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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
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Capital CITY Notes.

1he assessment rolls of Assumption
and st. Landry Parishes were received
Saturday. st. Landry Parish shows
an assessment of s11,195, $50, an in
crease Of 1913, 40 over last year. AS
sumption has an assessment of s3,738,-
25o for 1910, against an assessment of
S5.665, $50 for last year.
Mayor RGlx has named Fred Grace,
register of the State Land office, and
DR.. Charles McVea as the delegates
from Baton Rouge to the Southern
Conservation Congress to be held in
Atlanta, Ga, next month under the
auspices of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The Interstate Casualty Company of
Birmingham, Ala, has filed a petition
with the secretary of state and has
been granted authority by the Insur-
ance Department to do business in the
state.
Thirty-seven out of the sixty parish
assessment rolls for 1910 have been
filed by the assessors with the auditor
OF public accounts, leaving only twen-
ty-three yet to be received out of the
entire list. This is the largest num-
Der filed by this time since the crea-
tion of the State Board of Liquidation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Water Service This Week.

Morgan City.-The much talked-of
steamboat line which the Morgan
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company is to inaugurate
was put into service this week be-
tween New Orleans and Morgan City,
the initial trip to be made by the
steamer Jennie Barbour, which is
owned by the Texas Transportation
Company of Franklin, La, and Hous-
ton, Texas, but leased by the railroad
company for this service until boats
now in course of construction will
be completed. The Jennie Barbour
will carry the new steel hull barge
Saccharine, and within the next month
the Sugarland, another Teche steamer,
will be added to the line and about
Jan. ] the new steamer Saccharine.
now being built at Algiers. will COM
pose the Teche fleet of the Southern
Pacific.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
FROM ALL OVER LOUISIANA.

The cattle quarantine against Aca-
dia, Cameron and Calcasieu parishes,
where charbon has prevailed for a
year, was lifted September %, the
disease having been wiped out.
John Cain, convicted at Many OF
abduction, was sentenced to five
years in prison.
Hugh Connolly, accused Of killing
Deputy Sheriff Ed w Pierce. was re-
moved from Franklinton to New Or
leans. The grand jury will meet
October 3 to investigate tho case.
New Iberia has awarded the con-
tract for the completion Of the wa
terway and drainage canal from tho
gulf TO that city to A. G. Thomas OF
New Orleans.
L. G. Hagg of Kansas City has pur-
chased 14.S00 acres Of Louisiana
lands, which will be settled and de-
veloped.
Citizens of Hosston, near Shreve-
port, would enjoin the digging OF oil
wells proposed, claiming that it viii
endanger their lives and property.
j. Warren Foster, planter. filed
suit at Franklin to enjoin the collec-
ton of a 5-mill tax for bonus for
the iberia, St. Mary & Eastern Rail-
road Company.
Major ]. G. Lee will fill the chair
of horticulture and forestry at Lou
isiana State University.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
mes-Democrat Plant Burned.

New Orleans.-Practically the en-
tire plant of the Times Democrat Pub
fishing Company on Camp, near Ora
Vier street, was destroyed by fire.
which originated shortly before mid
night Thursday in the paper ware
house on the first floor Of the build
ing. 1t was only few moments be-
fore the entire structure was envelop-
ed in flames, and several employees
on upper floors had narrow escapes.
Other nearby buildings seemed DOOM
ed at one time. but the firemen sue
ceeded in confining the blaze to the
Times s-Democrat and to warehouse
in the rear of the building, where the
damage was not great.
Estimates place the loss Of the
Times-Democrat at more than s125.-
600, partly covered by insurance. The
paper is one OF the oldest and best
known in the South All other news
papers placed their plants at the dis
posal of the Times-Democrat imme-
diately.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Rtfinery Meets With Favor.

More auville-The farmers and busi
ness mfn of the community and vicin-
ity haye held meeting in the interest
of sugir cane culture to be adopted
in lieuI of cotton The proposition for
estaDlkhing a central sugar refinery
at thit point was also discussed and
indications are that when sufficient
amouit of cane will have been planted
modern sugar refinery will be erect
ed. several committees were appoint
ed tohnake a thorough canvass of the
territtry with view of ascertaining
the e iact amount of cane that will be
planted in this Immediate neighbor-
hood he coming season. A report is
to be eImade at meeting to be held
in October. at which time the whole
proposition will be gone over and
plans laid out for active work in the
matter.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Buried in Gulf Waters.

New prleans.-Miss Marjorie Mil
| Ter. the beautiful daughter OF Dean
| Walte, 5tiiler of Tulane University.
and ns, aut ,A her college class,
who was drowned at Tallulah River,
Gay has neen giysn as bride of the sea.
By Her own persistent and prayerful
request to her paents, her body was
carried far out in the Gulf Of Mex
ico' and buried at sea. It is perhaps
one of the stranges, at the same time
most romantic reqests of a young
college girl, 19 years of age, ev,r
known. kShe loved the ocean. She
was fond oftthe wate and had alawys
said she wanted to rest at the bottom
of the deep.
Her body was brought to New Or
leans from Tallulah Falls, and after
her father arrived from an extended
European tour, the UNUSUAL arrange
ments fpr the funeral yere made. The
party, With the body smothered in
fresh flpwers, went to sea, where the
sad rites were PERFORMED.
That she should met death in the
Tallulah River and hen rest at the
bottom Of the gulf closes a life of
poetic romance
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Louisiana Congressional Ticket.

Baton Rouge.-Wlth the nomina,
tions declared, the following will be
the congressional ticket voted upon
at the election November s. There
will be no addition to the ticket un-
less made by petition:
First District-Alhert Estoplnai,
Democrat: John A Wogan, Republi
can.
Second District-H. Garlant. Dupre,
Democrat Victor Loisel, Republican
Third District-Robert Brous-
sars Democrat; Jules Dreyfus. Re
publican. ssz4saasaas7T-va
Fourth District-J. F. Watkins.
Democrat.
Fifth District-Joseph E. Ransdeii.
Democrat.
Sixth District-Robert c. Wick
life, Democrat; George j. Kelley,
Republican.
Seventh District-A. P. Puio. Demo-
crat: J. R. George, Socialist.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08

THE FIG GROWERS MEET
ORGANIZED TExAS-LOuISlAN FIG
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Object Is to Promote Fig Raising and
Create Better Marketing
Facilities.

Houston, Textile growth of the
fig industry around Houston and in
the southwest territory Of Texas was
evinced thoroughly Monday when a
score of fig producers of Texas and
Louisiana met in the city hall in Hous-
ton and organized the Texas-Louisiana
Fig Growers association
The officers elected were: A. c. Van
Velzer, Houston, president; J. S.
Cranberry, Bon Ami, La, vice presi-
dent; R. H. Bushway, Algoa, secre-
tary; E. S. Stockwell Alvin, treas
urer. These with the following named
composed the directorate Of the asso-
citation: J. c. Carpenter, Houston;
Judge Jacob c. Baldwin, Houston;
William Volz, Mission; W. A. Stock
we'll, Alvin, and R. W. Holbert.
The object of the organization as
expressed in the constitution which
was adopted is the systematic promo
ton of fig raising in Texas and Loui-
siana, and the creation of better mar
keting facilities for the fig growers.
A committee was appointed TO do
vide the fig growing territory into ten
districts and put each district under
the charge of vice president to be
elected at subsequent meeting.
The question of marketing of figs
developed the fact that to the present
time the growers have never found
any lack of market. They have
found, however, that without organI-
Zation one market becomes glutted,
while another, unknown to them until
afterward, is unsupplied. To Offset
this and to keep in touch with all mar
kets, and create new ones, committees
from the association will devote much
time.
The association may lead to the es-
tablishment of gigantic fig preserV-
ing plant in Houston, or nearby. by
the fig growers. The affair will be a
large one if consummated, with the
capital stock running above S25o0o0.
Steps were taken to maintain the as
sociaton on an entirely business ba'
sis. instead of a social or educational
society. Only the four following
classes were declared eligible for men,
bership.
Owners of fig lands in their own
names ssssss,s.sssssssaz
ls@ Members of the faculty Of schools
teaching horticulture IN Texas and
Louisiana.
Directors or vice directors in Texas
and Louisiana experiment stations.
Investors in fig preserving plants.
Each member was allowed one vote,
and additional votes according to the
amount of land owned or money in
vested in fig preserving plants. In this
manner the monied interests will pre-
vail.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Young Lady Runs Up
Against the Tariff Wall

New York.-Miss Clara La Place
of New Orleans, scarcely more THAI
five feet in height and only just ou-
of school, was pitted against the full
force of the surveyors office in the
Customs house few days ago
Even the surveyor himself took Il
hand What she had regarded as
little joke she was surprised to fint
them taking so seriously.
rs When she was told she would have
to pay $500 or have the gowns she
had brought back with her confiscat-
ed, she thought there would be way
out of it.
Cant you make it $500 less, or az
least a hundred?" was her plea when
the verdict was made known to her
Sorry, miss. but it is not bargain
day today. The laws of the Medes
and Persians may have been hard to
change, but they weren't in it with
the tariff wall of the United States.
This was the cold kind Ct comfort
she got.
AS she wanted the gowns. Miss La
Place said she was willing to pay.
Miss La Place, who is only II
years old, and who is tho youngest
of those to whom Uncle Sam has had
to say, with something approaching
severity, that he really intends to
collect duties. returned from five
months tour in Europe. She lives IN
New Orleans, and had been abroad
with an aunt and two cousins.
On board, on the way back, there
had been a lot of talk about the Gus
toms laws, but Miss La Place became
confused when she tried 10 explain
to the customs officer where her dlf-
ferent things were made, with the re-
suit that all her goods We're taken
to the appraisers stores.
When the hearing was finished,
Miss La Place had to pay s6o5.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Little Attention Paid to Wheat

Grand Cane.-For a time the farm
ers thought they had solved the wheat
growing problem and that in the near
future wheat would be one of the sta
pie crops, but after the various expert
ments throughout this section last year
it was decided by some that the fu-
ture fortune for the hill planter was
not in wheat. Many things hindered
last year; one of the greatest dlsad-
vantages arose from the planting OF
the wrong kind of seed and another
was that of waiting until too late to
plant. Taking all of these things into
consideration, it is still true that the
Weld per acre in this section gave
evidence that it would hardly be
paying crop under the most favorable
circumstances.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
PARK Commission oroanizes.

Covington. The new park commits
sion, lately appointed by the town
council, held its first meeting this
week, and perfected its organization
and laid plans for improving the Bo-
que Falaya Park. The commission is
composed of ten members, instead of
fifteen as heretofore. They are: G.
E. Schonberg, n H. Fitzsimons. 5. f.
Brewster, W. j. Warren. Jack Boken-
fohr, D. J. Sanders, Anatole Beaucour-
ray, j. H. Heintz, Julian Smith and j.
L. Watkins The officers elected are:
D. ]. Sanders, resident; W. J. War
rem. vice president: A. E. Brewster,
treasurer; C. E. Schonberg. secretary
and parish game warden. Anatole
Beaucoudray was elected custodian OF
the property.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08

The ayiators, Dickinson and Ihom-
as collided while circling the aero
dome at Milan, Italy, Sunday at rap
id pace. The machines locked toseth-
or and crashed to the ground. DICK
inson was taken out of the Wreckage
probably fatally hurt internally. Thom-
as was injured about the head, hands
and legs, but his condition is less Sc
rious.
waItmer Poultsen. the Danish In
ventor has succeeded in lighting in
candescent lamps by the wireless
transmission of an electric current.
A long meeting of the representa-
t;yes of the English and continental
bankers was held in London THURSDAY,
when the subject of the guarantee 10
be required of American bankers on
bills of iading on American cotton was
further considered.
Sir Thomas Vesey Strong FRIDAY
was elected lord mayor OF Lohdoh
without opposition. Sir Thomas enjoys
the distinction of being the tlrst teeto-
tailor chosen as chief magistrate OF the
metropolis. He was born in 1897 ana
in 1900 married Lille. the eldest
daughter Of the late James Harthei.
Aviator Flochmann, who was injured
uhon his biplane collapsed at helsnt
If $50 feet Friday in Germany, died
Saturday. without having recovered
consciousness.
A large engraved gold medal, com
memorating the flight over the Alps
bv George Chavez, will represented 10
rho aviator's brother by the Aero Cluo
of France.
Cholera now has a firm hold IN Con-
stantipople. with an average OF a doz-
~, now eases a day. In TrebiZond the
situation is more serious. The desease
b.s snread so rapidly that the people
n.n;c-stricken and are taking re-
fuge in the hills.
special from Brussels says that
,;cture, Bath of Diana. by Ru-
hans has heen bought by an AmeFl-
40, collector for 100000
<aarlv one thousand persons have
Add of Asiatic cholera in the Naples
s,etrict since the scourge appeared
,here a month ago.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Lifted State Quarantine.

Lake Charles.-Local cattlemen and
shippers Of stock are much relieved
over the lifting by the state authori-
ties of the quarantine against Calca.
sieu cattle. imposed more than two
months ago. While the regulations
forbade the shipment of cattle from
Calcasieu into other parishes on ac-
count of the charbon epidemic. there
was nothing to prevent the shipment
into Louisiana of cattle from points
in Texas. where charbon was even
worse and more widespread than in
this parish.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Crowley Rice Market.

Crowley.-Japan rice has begun to
come into the warehouses in large
quantities, most cf the Honduras being
already under cover. The Japan ar
irving is of better than average quail
ty and the yield is reported good.
There is very little doing in the rice
market, the clean market beins, At
standstill and very little rough moving
AT the reduced figures. Farmers are
offering only. in cases where they have
to have the money.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Boiler Explosion.

Panama.-The steamer Chiriaui, be
longing to the Pacific Steam Naviga
ton company and plying between Pa
mama and Buenavenue. is reported
lost by an explosion Of her boilers of
Cahachic in the Gulf of Panama The
Chiriqui carried twenty-seven first
class passengers. Including the crew
there were seventy persons aboard
She was of 1874 tons register
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
JENNINGS Herald Has Suspe nded.

Jennings.-The Jennings Herald,
published here for three years by w.
r. Davis, has made its last appear
ance. The paper was published as
daily for six months and was then
changed to a semi-weekly. = year
ago Mr.. Davis leased the plant AMI
went to Lake Charles, starting the
Lake Charles Ledger, which he pub
lished until he was burned out in
the big fire last spring. He then re-
turned to Jennings, resuming man
agement of the Herald. 1t is his in
tention to again move to Lake
Charles and he will be associated
with the American Press.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
LAST Of Honduras Rice Received.

Elton-The last of the Honduras
rice has come in. Total receipts OF
Honduras are 10000 bags. with $500
unsold. Japan rice is beginning to
come in Total Japan receipts to date
are 1000 bags. with 900 bags sold TO
date. With present prevailing wealth
or conditions farmers will get through
threshing within the next three weeks
This is far ahead of last year, when
they got through some time in No
Xember.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
School Improvement Club.

yinton.-The School Improvement
Club met this week with Mrs. A. Per-
*. Twenty-Five members were pres
ent. Mrs. Coley reported that piano
had been purchased. The member
ship committee reported sixteen new
members with fifteen OF them business
or professional men Of the town. pay
ing dues in advance. The committee
10 see about piping artesian water re
ported that it was impractical at pres
ant on account Of great cost.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Building Sight Approved

Crowley. L. Lyons has received
letter from the treasury department
stating that the title of the site for
the Crowley government building at
the corner of Third Street and Avenue
G has been approved and the gov
ernment is ready to take over the title.
The sum of $4,000 has been appropr.
ated for the building and site. S5,09c
OF which is to be applied TO the pun
chase of the site and the balance to'
the building.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Gas and Mud Blow Out.

Lake Charles-Drillers in the Tip
TOP Oil Company's well in the VIM
ton field struck a pocket of gas this
week and a gas and mud blow out oc-
cured. 1t has not been ascertained
how much damage was done The
we'll was within few days of compile
-ion The flow of oil from the Cuff
fer-Producers' gusher has increased
10 about 1900 barrels a day
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Adventists Plan a Colony.

Amite City. ". Maxwell, pres
ident of the Louisiana Conference,
Seventh Day Adventists, was here in
company with Charles L. Buck. agent
for the owners of cut-over timber
holdings In this section, and made an
inspection of these lands with view
of colonizing it with followers of his
faith. Mr.. Maxwell was favorably
impressed with his tour and will in
all probability purchase a tract OF
between 800 and 400 acres on which
he will settle about twenty-five fam
lilies of the Adventist faith.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Finds Glanders at Denhar1 Springs.

Baton Rouge-Secretary Flower OF
the State Live Stock Board has re-
turned to the city from Liv ngston
parish. where he discovered three
cases of glanders Dr. Flower went
at the expense of the police jury o.
the parish. The cases were discoV-
cred near Denham Springs. The
three horses afflicted with the dis
ease were killed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Corn and Feed Mill Installed.

Denham Springs.-W. I. Coekerham
has installed corn and feed mill
here to make meal and to crush corn
for stock feed. The corn crop in
this community is unusually large
this year, and many former cotton
planters will feed the crop to stock.
There is practically no cotton in the
parish. The local gin is net to op-
crate at all, and only two or three
gins in the parish will run, and then
On special days only.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Boy Farmers Obtain Good Corn Yield

st. Francisville.-Parish Superin-
tendent Hendon has been busy meas
uring the corn for the members Of
the Boys Corn Club Stirling Rob
erts, on 11-12th of an acre. made
81 IL barrels of corn. Willie Ford
Jr gathered 10 barrels on three-quar
ters of an acre. Some of this corn
was placed on exhibition, and will
shell a little over five pecks to the
barrel.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Louisiana Hiqh Wind.
PASSED

Estherwood-A cyclone passed
over the Hopson and Guidry farms,
two miles west. doing some damage
It was only about fifty feet wide and
tore I'D all the shocks of rice in its
path. also tore down a machine house
of Mr.. Hopson and tore up binder
and injured several large trees.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
New Railroad Located.

Somerville. Textile new railroad
chartered under the name of 'Hous
ton. Somerville and Western has
made another start. Work will begin
locating the line Wednesday, October
5. 1t is expected the work will follow
as fast as the line is located.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Bonaparte Resigns.

Philadelphia. Pa-Having served as
president of the National Municipal
League for seven years. Charles j.
Bonaparte, attorney general of the
United States under President RQose-
welt, announces that he will retire
from the office. His successor will be
chosen by the league on Nov. 14-1S.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Call issued for Special Election.

Baton Rouge.-Governor Sanders
has issued a call for a special cleo
ton, to be held ON November 8, IN
Caddo parish, to elect a judge of the
district court to succeed Judge
Murff. resigned. Judge Murff was
recent candidate for congress in the
Fourth district against Congressman
Watkins. and resigned upon his de-
feat. The election is called for the
same day that the general election is
held
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
"Gar" kinchen Escapes Hard Toll.

Amite City-Information has been
received by Sheriff Saal from the
penitentiary authorities to the effect
that Garfield kinchen, who was taken
to Angola two weeks ago. has been
brought back to Baton Roege and
placed in the hospital 1t IS under
stood that owing to his physical con-
dition he will be retained within the
walls to do light work after his re-
covery, since he is incapacitated ply
sieally to do the heavy work of the
farms. Kinchen is under a sentence
of As years. having pleaded guilty re-
completely in the murders Of The
Breeland family and Mrs Joe Eve9atrs
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Onion Growers Need Laborers

Laredo. Tex-Onion growers say
that they are in need of laborers to
weed their onion beds now and that la
Dor is hard to find. They say this Is
because most of the laborers have
some money and do not care TO work
until the weather gets cooler.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
County lax Rolls.

Austin, Textile controller receiv
ed the following tax rolls: Wichita
County-Valuation s12,210.621; in
crease over estimate, s35.16o. Polk
County-Valuation, s1.344.13O; in
crease over estimate, s193, 3,130. Denton
County-valuation s1S.777,735; in
crease over estimate, s271,1S0.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Southern Pacific Laying New Steel

Eola-The Southern Pacific has a
train distributing 75-pound steel along
its tracks here and the heavy rail
has been put down for some distance
south of Cheneyville. This road is
also doing considerable improvement
in the way of additional sidetrack
facilities for the purpose Of making
room for cane loading this season.