Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-11
canal WORK PROGRESSING
One Dredge Digging 500 Feet
Every "a Hours
FARM LAND CONGRESS TO Be HELD
school Transfers are for Exclusive
Use of Pupils. Man Who Pass
ed Bogus Check Arrested.
Girl is Drowned.

An 1S-year-Oi1 girl was DuTueu tO
death near Keatchie.
General A. L. Chetlain, Of Chicago,
has been Ill at Hammond.
Six persons ere injured in an auto
mobile accident near Houma.
The Acadia Parish Boys Corn
Club was organized at Crowley.
Many Sanchez dropped dead in his
fathers saioon at Baton Rouge.
The Acadia Parish Truck Growers
Association was organized at Crow
ley.
Governor Sanders spoke at the
dedication OF the Breaux Bridge
Nigh School.
An irrigation canal was completed
on the rice farm Of Dix & Martin at
Rifle Point, La.
Jules Roux, the boss barber Of
Baton Rouge, was elected mayor
over George Osmond Maher.
The receiver for an Indiana bank
sued the Cosmopolitan Bank and
Trust COMPANY of New Orleans.
A special session of the st. Landry
grand jury was called to investigate
charges of prohibition violations.
The Opelousas military company
was directed to participate In the
Carnival parades in New Orleans.
August Royerre, a jeweler, mortal
" wounded his wife and slightly
wounded himself in New Orleans.
Rev. Father J. B. Plot, "a years
old. formerly vice president of JEFF
fsrson College, died at Convent, La.
The silver anniversary of the
State Normal School will be cele-
brated June 3 and 6 Natchitoches.
The body of Cap" Laughlin Of
New iberia, who was drowned a week
later near Franklin, was recovered.
The Iberia Police Jury will test
the right OF the sheriff to retain tax
money and pay bills approved by the
district Judge.
Miss E. Wessling, one OF the FIVE
women chemists in the government
pure food service, came to work in
the New Orleans laboratory.
Indiana investors purchased the
200 acres Justine plantation, in
Tensas Parish, La. and will convert
II into a model diversified farm.
The East Baton Rouge Parish
Fsrmers' Union adopted resolutions
commending the parish school board
for making public its proceedings.
c. s. Japaud, a negro, charged
With stealing money from the mails
In New Orleans was held awaiting
the action of the Federal grand
Jury.
The big Webster Oil Refinery, near
Msrmenta, has cluosed down and ar
nngen1ent to move to Orange, Tex,
this month is being amde by the
management.
Delegates from St. Landry, Acadia
and Lafayette Parishes met at Ope-
lousas and adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the proposition to
0am Bayou Courtableau.
Governor Sanders suggested that
the legislature. In a body, so to La
fayette May 2S for the celebration
OF the tenth anniversary of the
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
Institute.
At Lake Charles the impeachment
suit brought by District Attorney
Moore on behalf of the State against
Sheriff d. ]. Reid, was reinstituted.
The new petition for Sheriff Reid's
GIsmissal from Office is practically the
ome as the original inasmuch as
the allegations are concerned.
The Lafayette Police Jury instruc.
ted that all lands be assessed at
Valuations ranging from 80 to Sill an
acre, an increase over last year. This
3 In conflict with the figures pro-
nulsated by the State Board off qQqq
pulgated by the State Board Of
Equalization.