Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-30
STATE NEWS.

tlred the first prize during the recent
cbr;rers' Convention in New Orleans 4,
for being the best decorated building +
donated that prize, which was @@OO' 10
two local charities, Rest Awni.e ana the
Home for l~ncurables. The Beckman I
clothing store, which won the Sec"'' .
nrize. $500. and the Hotel MonteIoh'' {
which won the third prize, 800 also
donated their prizes to charity.
The Eve, Ear, Nose and Throat Hos
initial. located in New Orleans, treated
nearly eight thousand cases during us
year lust ended, two thousand OF when
came from the country parishes. But
three of the country parishes made m
dividual money donations, those three
being Ascension, Lafourche ard 81"
Landry. each contributing 500,
Notice has been given that a bill Will
he introduced in the General Assembly
by Representative T. J.. Deep"hct u
prohibit gambling within three mlIeS
Of the Southwestern Louisiana Indus
trial Institute, located at Lafayette La
Frost wa, had at Bayou Chicot, La
on April 10. 1t was also reporte" from
Calhoun.
The Louisiana State Farm Lands
Congress met at Alexandria, La Oh
knril 20. with magnificent exhibits OF
tha states resources. Very able al
dresses were made by various speakers
and Lake Charles was chosen Tor Che
neyt ~semi-annuaI meeting, to occur IN
November, to be followed by Monroe
in May 1911.
Work has begun on the new jail III
St. Bernard parish. 1t Will De Oull'
BY the Pauly Jail Building Co.. oil 81
Louis. Mo. and will cost Sl2,4i1.
The town of Monroe, La. passed a
road tax at the recent election BY a
vote of iOl to 81.
Marks Isaacs, a prominent drysoods
mercbant of New Orleans died suddenly
Of heart disease at his home on APr''
q.
The Hotel Montelone of New Orleans
will construct a million dollar annex on
the site of the present Commercial
Hotel. It is rumored that another no
tel is also in prospect for New Orleans
DIR. Oscar Bowling of Shreveport, La
has been elected physician in charge u
succeed the late DR.. Gordon A. King a
the Eve. Ear, Nose and Throat hos
pital in New Orleans.
The women enumerators OF the ce'i
cus bureau in New Orleans are stale'
nv Superintendent Wogan to be among
tho most active and to turn IN TIT
largest number of names per day, on
woman enumerator turning in as man.
"a three hundred names in one day
while some of the men fell as low a
forty to fifty names per day.
The University Of Texas won IN tn
debate participated in by that unlVei
sitv and the Tulane University.
The Louisiana Live Stock Sanitar
Board mas submitted its first report I
the governor. In it the Board repor'
that Charlton prevails to a great eHee'
in the parishes of Acadia, AVoyelle
C.leaeieu. Cameron East Baton Rou&
Grant. jefferson, Lafayette, St. Ma
t,n Vermillion and St. Mary and tn
in the parish of Cameron alone the 10
of live stock due to Charlton was II
thousand head.
The Rice Association OF Amerlc
with headquarters at Crowley, La'.h
sent a rice exhibit to the iwauK
Wis. Pure Food Show.
Five of the leading New Orleans
tells. the Grunewald, St. Charles, NC
~te,eone. Denechaud and Cosmopolita
nave together subscribed SlOO,OVO
wards the Panama Exposition Fui
The Maison Blanche, one OF the lei
ing New Orleans department sto'
has contributed 500 0 towards
fund.
The inspectors appointed by the a
rine Hospital to reside in tropical pc
during the inspection season have b.
named by Surgeon General Wynn
and will begin service May |. DR.. A
.Jumel has been assigned to Biuenel
DIR. r. P. Ames has been returned
Port Barrios, DR.. Lawton has been
to Ceiba, DIR. Osterhaus is named
Rocas and DR.. Henry Goldthwalte
Mobile has been sent to Vera u
The inspectors appointed for the 81
coming into the port of New Orle
are DR.. j. Hope Lamb n Or. II.
Veeazie.
1t is reported that a statewide
hibition bill, with the exception OF
CIV of New Orleans, will be Offered
the coming session Of the Louis
legislature by Representative 10
Roberts jr. of the parish Of Webs
The roller skating craze, after S