Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-31

n f1calLn IRAN Oh Lle LOulSldNd
Board Of Health is reported to be work.
ing wonders in the way Of persuading
the various towns visited to clean up.
Judge r. T. ~Beauregard died at his
home in New Orleans the evening Of
Wednesday. December ID, of Bright's
Disease. Judge Beauregard was a ne
tive Of p~laquemines Parish, where he
was born s~iXty-seven years ago. His
funeral occurred last Saturday,
Governor Sanders, who has been in
Washington for some time in the in
terest Of the Panama Exposition. was
confined to his room several days with
a severe cold.
The Louisiana Poultry Fanciers' As
sociation held Its first show in New Or
leans, beginning last Friday with $50
birds on exhibition.
The Pullman Car Co. has offered one
Of its cars free of any charges to the
Louisiana Health train. to be used as
living quarters by the health corps.
Another courtesy extended to them is
the free use Of the wires Of the
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
The Louisiana Naval Brigade may
secure the cruiser Baltimore for the
purpose of cruiser practice.
The cooking main opened in Monroe,
La. has been closed by Acting Cover
nor Lambremont, as being in violation
of the state laws.
Gov. Sanders, who has been i'll in
Washington with tonsilitis, necessitat.
ing the attendance of a trained nurse
returned to New Orleans Tuesday.
The Baton Rouge Board of Trade is
going to spend $l5, GOO advertising the
capital city.
The post office at Grand Cane. La.
was burned by robbers early this week
Congressman Robert F. Broussare
has a bill before Congress which, il
passed will enable the beef cattle from
Central and South America and Mexi
co to be shipped to New Orleans fol
immediate slaughter, eventually rem
dering the Crescent City one Of tn
largest meat packing centers in tn
union.
The great success of the poultry SHOW
in New Orleans that has just ended ha
assured the continuance of the projec
and it is now planned to have the mex
show in January 1912. Some twelv
thousand people attended the show dur
ing its four days session.
The Texas Oil Company is preparin
to erect a one million dollar oil refiner
one mile from Shreveport.
Reports from Washington are to tn
effect that San Francisco people ar
T busy circulating false rumors abou
New Orleans. stating that the Crescer
, City would be willing to give San Frar
cisco the Panama Canal Exposition i
exchange for a Waterways Expositio
! in 1918.
Ex-President Roosevelt is schedule
to visit New Orleans on March II, {
- the guest of the Progressive Unio,
A big fire occurred in Baronne Stree
in New Orleas last Friday, destroyin
4 the buildings occupied by the Unic
Furniture Co., F. F. Hansell & Br'
and Schwartz ustis Co.
: The Salvation Army in New Orlea1
' provided Christmas dinner for 2,5(
9 poor.
A model dairy will be established
: the State Normal School at Match
n toches, the Peabody fund appropriate
the necessary money for the purpos
y The Louisiana State Board of Pa
). dons issued twenty Christmas pardon
d to convicts at Baton Rouge.
An exhibition of Louisiana's produc
e and resources is being installed in Il
e Ebbitt House, Washington, D. c., Il
headquarters of the Panama Expositi'
6 Committee and remain there during II
rest of the committees stay in Was
ington, or until we get the cxpositio
: The Louisiana Aero Club has be-
formed. A committee, with Mr.. GRAY
- ford H. Ellis as chairman, has been a
pointed to draw up a charter.
a 1t has been suggested that New @
h leans celebrate the arrival Of the fir
'e steamboat in port, which occurred
IS 1871.
New Orleans is getting good. T
city police report the arrest of few
D. intoxicated persons on Christmas d
A. than ever before.
of Moissant the aviator, is reported
ut saying that New Orleans would be
ideal site for the government Aerons
tic School.
. The gross profits of the a crop
49,. the state convict farm at Angola, l
10 10000. H1CO InO Tbo o~2~ uoonh