The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-05-07
DEMAND FOR DAIRY
AND TRUCK FARMS
Fine Irish Potatoes are Being
Shipped in Carload Lots
LAND AROUND OIL STRIKE GOES UP
Negro Woman Prays as House Burns
and is Cremated. Boguc Falaya
1, Lowest It Has Bccl in
IE;Sf Twenty Years.

st. Martinville voted a school tax
A French steamship line is propos.
ed for Baton Rouge.
The Arkansas Gas Company struck
oil near Houston, Caddo Parish.
Cotton seed for replanting is very
scarce, and commands 500 per ton.
The Catholics Of Lake Charles will
spend 100000 on their new church
property.
F. ]. Hargrave has purchased an
interest In the Calcasieu Iron Works
with A. McKinnon.
Blind tiger keepers at Opelousas
we're fined $50 ana sentenced to
six months in jail.
The Union Bank and Trust Com
pany capitalized al 100000 was or
ganized at OpeloCsas.
The sheriffs Of Louisiana will meet
at Opelousas simultaneously with the
State Press Convention.
Former Judge e. D. Miller, OF
Lake Charles, fell from a platform,
sustaining broken leg.
The potato acreage in East Baton
Rouge is said to have been increased
more than 100 per cent.
Charges Of attempted jury fixing
were made at New Roads in connec-
tion with the Ioor case.
The Calcasieu Police Jury leased
quarters at Lake Charles for the
District Court and parish officers.
A. J. Poteet, Texas cattleman, who
disappeared while on a visit to Many,
was seen aboard train April 80.
The bar of Napoleonville has drawn
up resolutions of respect to the men,
ory of the late Judge E. B. Talbot.
Jack Fountenot was shot and kill
ed at a country dance near Church |
Point by his brother-in-law, Fedelice
Leger.
T. l. Ioor, Jr., was acquitted at
New Roads of the charge of murder
ing Justice of the Peace ]. A. Bel
zona.
Police Lieutenant w. w. Nolan,
Of Shreveport. although suspended
several weeks ago, is still drawing
salary.
Jim Flanagan, a youth, shot and
killed Emmet Make at Many, after
the latter had attacked him with
gun.
Based ON a technicality, suit was
fled at Plaquemine to set aside the
recent election by which a school tax
was voted.
Judge Edward Blount Talbot, IS
years old, nestor Of the Iberville bar,
died suddenly at his home near Pla-
quemine.
Camille Gilbert, the young son of
Eloi Gilbert, accidentally shot little
George Webb, aged 7, his playmate,
at Lafayette.
]. H. Caldwell, grand lecturer of
the Masonic order, exemplified the
work of the E. A. degree at Lake
Charles.
The losses to the insurance COM
panies as a result Of the Lake
Charles conf1agration aggregate
s20o,S25.
The Bogalusa Law and Order
League perfected plans to drive out
blind tigers and other objectiona-
Die resorts.
A large number of ladies in court
It Springville, applauded when Ben
was acquitted Of the muir
Ter of Joe Everett.
Lake Charles is already planning
o rebuild the burned district. A spe-
'lal tax will likely be levied to re-
'tore the municipal structures.
Percy Johnson was acquitted at
Monroe of the charge of peonage. !.
'oel F. Johnson, who pleaded guilty
Q the same charge was fined $1,000.
u is authoritatively. reported at
shreveport that the Standard Oil
company has offered $5,00O.000 for I
ne Caddo holdings, which has been I
efused. !
The police force Of Baton Rouge I
'as reelected by the police commit
ee OF the City Council. Chief Hare
I'LL strictly enforce the auto speed
ng regulations. Y
Drauzin Baines, a negro, who muir Z
erously assaulted Arestile Delaune, 9
bridgekeeper at Labadieville, was
lreatened with lynching by an in
1riated mob. :.
Pietro Corrado, charged with the ;,
lurder OF Michael Maltiz on Rush
ere Plantation last summer, was
at Abbeville, and sentenced "
life Imprisonment. n
b. 8. Dunbar, wanted at Alexan- Il
Ia on the charge of embezzling $571
ON hotel where he was clerk, was
rested at Columbus, Ohio, on the o
large of counterfeiting G.
Texas Life Convict Captured.
Sherig Smith assisted by Deputy
leriff Williams arrested Chester v