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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Sells Plantation for 5000.

Alexandria-The Flowerton planta-
ton, on Bayou Robert, was sold by
VIM. P. Flower of New Orleans to the
Cook & Alexander Land company for
$4,000. The sale includes all that
portion of the plantation on the Alex
andria side of Bayou Robert, as well
as the. old homestead. It is the pur-
pose of the purchasers to cut the
plantation into farms of forty to 100
acres each and sell to farmers. The
homestead will be reserved probably
for use as country club. Mr.. Flower
is deputy collector of the port OF New
Orleans.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
CATTLE AND HOGS PERISH
IN THE STOCK YARDS FIRE At
FORT WORTH.
TWenty-seven Acres Of Pens Swept
Bare, and Damage Estimated
From 100000 to $20o, 900.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Sunday the Fort
Worth stock yards were visited by an
other disastrous fire, the second since
the beginning of the present year.
. The fire swept bare twenty-seven
acres OF cattle and hog pens, destroy
ing property variously estimated at
from 100000 to 100000. A spark
from a locomotive is believed to have
caused the fire. So far as known
only about fifty head of cattle and
20O hogs were destroyed Of the thou
iands Ct head Of live stock In the pens.
Such hogs as died perished more from
heat and smoke than from the tire.
BOYS Aha me- dz'cye 1nemA Qlif 81 the
~ AneaQ ol the advancing flames ana
many excessively fat porkers dropped
IN the streets hundreds Oh yards 'IroM
the fire and died.
Armour and SWifts immense PACK
ing plants were not damagea, Inc
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Louisiana Christians.

Alexandria.-The State convention
of the Christian churches of Louis
lana, which has been in session for
three days, adjourned Friday after Sc
lecting Crowley. La, as the next meet
ing place and Rev. John A. Stevens
of Baton Rouge as the next conven-
ton president. r. l.. Porter of Cheney
vile was chosen corresponding Sec
retary and editor of the State paper
The following State board was chosen:
]. r. Thornton, w. c. Scott, C.. l..
Jones, w. e. Dodson, Fred Rose, E. s.
Ferguson, ]. e. Spigel, ]. A. Kerfoot.
J. f. Westbrook. The board elected
he following officers: J. r. Thornton,
president; G. l.. Jones, vice president;
w. G. Scott, treasurer; J. A. Kerfoot,
clerk.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
RLIeHTER HOPES.

What is there left for feiler to do?
What is there left?-I am askin' of you.
Amt any buffaIoes that he can Kill
Sence they was finished by Buffalo Bill.
Amt any fleets he san sail up an fight
Sence Dewey showed US his courage an
might
I've looked around an all over the
ground;
Nothin' is left. sence th' pole has been
found.
I'd been trinkin' O. goin' some day
Hittin' tn trail for tn plains far away:
Learnin' to iasso an handle gun,
But bein' cowboy now amt any fun;
Thought some o. bein' bandmaster, but
They got tn Photographs, open an shut.
All boys chances is bygone an past
sence tn north pole Is discovered at last.
Can't go kill Injuns-there amt none to
kill:
Most o.. them's workin' in somebody's
mill.
Or else they're farmin'; they don't any
Take to tn warpath an holIer for gore.
I've thought am thought till I'm puzzled
an blue.
There amt no place can run away to.
1 might as well get a job haulin' coal
Sence Mister Peary discovered tn pole.
Prize-fightin' used to suit me purity well.
But there amt no one like big old John L:
Brakin' train was a job that looked fair.
But nowadays they are brakn' with air.
Minstrel shows once had attraction Tor
me,
But there's no chance any more, can
Now my last hope has been busted In
smash
Sence tn north pole has been found In
dash.
Huh. have thought OF tn sIedges an
all,
Climbin' tn icebergs that doomed like
wall,
Livfn' on pemmikin. walrus an bear,
Eatin' my boot heels at last In despair.
Then to come home with tn bands play
In gay
An people cheerin' me all O. tn way
But there's no chance. an I've looked ali
around:
Nothin' is left. sence tn north pole is
found
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
A s2 500. 900 Hotel.

Houston, Tex.-2lans for the con-
,truction of the new Rice hotel have
oeen practically completed. 1t is now
expected that work on the structure
will be commenced about October l.
and that the new hostelry will repre-
sent an outlay OF about $500. .0eO for
building and ground. Additional room
las been secured, and the ground floor
Of the new structure will be much
larger than the present building. +
will be twelve stories in height and
will contain 500 guests rooms, besides
ii; other rooms necessary for q first
class hotel.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Forced to Contribute.

City of Mexico.-Among those re-
ported to have been compelled to con-
tribute toAa post-reyolution fund are
w. FL. Barlow, once consul general OF
The U44ed States in the City OF Mex
leo. and A. e. Wilbur. According to
these men, they were held up last
week at Tequesquitlan, Jalisco, by
,and OF armed men styling themselves
Maderists, and robbed of 10000 pesos,
their arms and horses. On their be-
aaH Ambassador Wilson will make
representations to the Mexican gov
eminent.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
New Orleans Rice Market.

New Orleans.-No trading was re-
corded In the market Saturday for
rough rice It was difficult to judge
samples under the unfavorable wealth
er. Receipts were light and were main
ly for local mills. Nothing was offer
ed from store. Clean rice was steady
with a fair inquiry for Honduras
grades, while little or no trading was
done in the line of Japan grades,
which were in light supply. Quota
tions: Rough-Honduras quiet at
$1.50@3.00 per barrel; sales reported,
654 sacks at $2.0002.7o; Japan quiet
and nominal Receipts-Rough rice.
799 sacks; millers, 799 sacks.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Rush Lock and Dam Work.

Monroe-The government has put Il
force of men at work on the lock and
dams below the city, getting erery-
thing in readiness to push the work
to completion at this point. The pre-
Iiminary work of getting the machin-
cry into shape, clearing off the
grounds and pgsApfHg the water out OF
the cofferdam1 MI being pushed rapid
ly so that the actual construction
work may be started as soon as the
river is low enough. not to interfere.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

wave OF economy is sweeping the
@salfy. according to figures of the
saesa OF statistics of the department
commerce and labor. which dis.
seses the fact that Americans cut
asf imported champagne bills in two
~ saurned themselves with $1,000
Wy sorth OF diamonds fewer during
~ nSs eleven months than in the
.@a'e peFiod last year. At the same
1lAs Gs United States managed to in
- - Imports over the CORE
oaaals period Of 1910 by more than
sslcian H. G. Askew, represent
= ae leading railroads of Texas, has
! sslp'isd reports received from thirty
W tne business done during the
AOhtns Of the present fiscal year
ag April 80 last. This compila
s. SHOWS q total operating revenue
:. sst.sss,s s,ss7.l7, as against ss0.31s,-
~ nor a corresponding period of
! = preceding year, the increase being
Asisss2l7.
~ g Saturday moderate to heavy
80 nave fallen in South Carolina,
lana. Mississippi. Tennessee,
as'aiaa, Arkansas. Oklahoma and in
n and Southern Texas.
aseofding to a statement prepared
= y. soan t. Rosser, State registrar of
CO statistics. pellagra claimed the
scedented number OF twenty-five
I. rs IN Texas during the month Of
VI this number, fourteen were
-'Aes - apparently confirming the be-
s nal this sex more susceptible
= maiady than is the male.
il ~ governments petition to en-
~ ne Union Pacific Railroad COM
Fom continuing TO control the
aefn Pacific Railroad company
! n dismissed Saturday by the Unit
Ssates circuit court of the Eighth
ct at ST Louis.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
!, Mills VIII Shut Down.

Boston, Mass.-Many of the cotton
milfs in New England and the South
ern States will be shut down during
the first week In July, according to In
formation received in mill circles alo.a.
lay. The unsatisfactory state Of the
market and the Independence Day hol.
Iday are given as reasons for the fur
ther stoppage of machinery. Prac,
licalIy all of the mills which have
their offices In Boston viii curtaii
their output during the summer and
many of them viii be idle from June
30 to July 20.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
As IT HAPPENS
.,.t. STATE, FOREIGN. OF
.ayrREsT TO READERS.
fgHOLE WEEKS O0iNGs
u.,,,on OF interesting Happen.
. cram Day to Day Through.
out the World.
WASHINGTON.


!. democratic house scored an
victory Saturday when the SEN
.nmittee on Territories decided
,,sept the house solution OF the
srd problem and ordered a
~ report on the house resolu-
ntjfying the Arizona and New
]. constitutions. One change
"a ID the house resolution and
~ 10 further safeguard the Aus
], ballot in the New Mexico elec-
N the proposed amendment to
,r.titutioE. The separate vote in
sdrona recall provision. as ap-
y d Judges, and on the New Mex
.uspdment to make easier the
sdug Of its constitution as pro-
I i the house resolution, are re-
q in the senate measure.
.,,or McCumber has introduced a
,neuding the pure food and drugs
b conform with the recommends
10 congress by President Taft.
srO1imately 2o.ooo,ooo gallons of
= annually are shipped by ex-
principally from mail order
= directly to consumers in pro-
sOn States. This startling fact
developed Saturday in an inquiry
lac,ed by the interstate commerce
ssaon In Washington.
,ht The American Sugar Refining
any owns 81 per cent Of the COM
ecck and SIS per cent of the pre-
Z stock OF the Michigan Sugar
k|hg company, a beet sugar re-
company controlling six re-
Is In Michigan, was declared
ssdzy By C. B. Warren, president
naeral counsel of the beet sugar
sxfn. In testimony before the house
trust committee of inquiry.
house refused Thursday after
atars debate to concur in the
bx amendment to the resolution
1he election OF senators by the
IL TIE vote being 112 for concur
= snd 172 against.
|ithfk On the Root amendment to
kpIint paper and wood pulp section
I1e Canadian reciprocity agreement
II violation OF the agreement" was
I'LL the house Wednesday by Rep
zizfive Mann Of Illinois. He de
IL HAT the practical effect Of the
Iinent was to say: This section
Y never take effect"
he most spectacular democratic
Tory Of this session of congress was
y In the senate Wednesday when
| democrats and republicans pro
ssiHes united and by a vote Of 80
. adopted a motion made by Sena-
Gore of Oklahoma to refer the
ul bin passed by the house to the
znee committee with instructions
lhe committee to report the bill
u 10 the senate by July 10.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Raee Track Sold.

New Orleans-The liauidators OF
the New Orleans Jockey club accepted
the bid OF George G. Friederichs for
tie purchase of the City Park race
track property and notice to this et-
feet was sent the stockholders. Mr..
Friederichs' bid of $263.274 for the
property, payable $4,000 in cash and
the rest i'm one, two and three years,
with per cent interest
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
eeneral Rain at Crowley.

Crowley.-A heavy rain, which was
general throughout this section, fell
Thursday, the government observation
station showing 2.22 inches. This eff
fectuaIfy broke a drouth that had last
ed for several weeks and had threat
ened the rice crop. Corn has been
badly damaged by the drouth, esfi-
mates going as high as 30 per cent
damage. Cotton is not hurt.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
canai Pumns shut Down.

Jennings.-On account of the prevG-
lence of salt water in the Mermentau
river several of the large pumping
plants have been compelled to stop
pumping. J.. NJ. Sowell, manager of
the Grand Canal company, one of the
largest in this section, closed down
Friday. Unless heavy rains come, to
this section very soon. good many
of the deep well pumps will be shut
down.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
New Orleans Sugar Market.

New Orleans.-The local sugar mar
ket was practically bare of supplies
Saturday. Not a single barrel ar
rived from plantations and nothing
was offered from store, and as a re-
suit the market developed very dull
tone. Prices were unchanged. Mo-
Iasses and syrups were nominal. Re
ceipts from plantations were 500 bar
rels of low grades, which were all
taken up.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
lnsnector All Bio oil Field.

Shreveport.-Cwing to the enormous
production OF the Producers Oil com
pany's well known as Levee Board
No. 1e, near Vivian, which is esti,
mated at 10000 barrels daily, the
Caddo levee board has decided to
place a special inspector on the scene
constantly. The board receives royal
ty of one-sixth the production.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Hunting Rebels.

Tijuana, L. C.-Mexican troops Mon
day were scattered in all directions
for many miles from Tijuana hunting
down rebels who escaped the slaugh-
ter Thursday. 1t is now believed that
q total of nearly sixty rebels were
killed. There are barely ninety pris-
oners at Fort Rosecrans, San Diego,
and the rest of seventy or eighty men
believed to have been engaged Thurs
day are missing.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Citizens Greet Reclamation Train

=
Kentwood. The Illinois Central rec
Iamation train passed through this
week and illustrated lectures were
given by C. ]. Blanchard OF the rec
lamation service and NJ. @. Leighton,
chief hydraulic engineer for the gov
ernment Vice President Parks and
other Illinois Central officials were
ON the train and mingled with citi-
zens.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Cut With Knife.

Estherwood - Aristeel Quibedeaux,
who was cut with knife between
the oil field and Egan, is reported
dying from the wound. julie Gotreaux
has been put under. heavy bond to
await the action Of the grand jury OF
Acadia parish.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Revised Proverb.

s'r wishes were horses" began the
man who intended to show his friend
the futility of idle hopes. But the
friend interrupted:
IF wishes were automobiles" he
said, they couldn't land us up against
1t any oftener than they do"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
New School Building.

Saratoga, Tex. The school trustees
report that they have placed the
school building bonds and made an
other contract for the erection of the
school house, to be completed by Sep
tember. The building complete is To
cost $4,000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
p,of. criffIs Elected Principal.

Dodson.-At a meeting of directors
of the agricultural high school Prof.
C. B. Griffis of Athens was elected
principal Other members OF the
faculty have not been selected. Prot
w. w. Bennett, principal fer the last
four years, has accepted a Ike POSI-
ton in the school at Jonesboro.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Car Of Sweet Potatoes.

Harlingen, Tex.-G. FL. Fletcher OF
Harlingen raised the first car OF sweet
potatoes this season and sold them fcI
S400. These potatoes were raised or
two and half acres Of ground. Mr..
Fletcher has in forty acres OF pota-
toes and expects to make fifteen cars
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
ships Thirty-three Cars Of spuds.

Ships Thirty-three Cars Of Spuds.
Angleton, Tex. The Trammei
brothers, on the Retrieve plantation,
have already shipped thirty-three cars
of potatoes for which they are re-
ceiving fine prices and they win real
ize several thousand dollars profit on
about three hundred acres.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Skull Crushed.

Lake Charles During a fight in his
own home at DeQuincy Friday Charles
Eyener was struck on the head with a
piece of scantling and his skull crush
ed. Officers are searching for Adams.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
JULY 4TH, 177s.

Fare thee vel" sighed the colon.
tal lover. II go to defend my coun.
try. Who knows what the future may
have in store for us?
"Adieu. whispered the colonial dam.
sell my earnest hope is that when
we both figure in the historical nov
els the authors will neither misspell
your name nor fail TO properly de-
scribe my appearances.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Iinhtnina 1 Strikes Barn.

Gueydan.-LIghtning struck the
,arn Of WORTHY Querau Friday, setting
It on fire and burning with it five
head Of mules
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Injured by Falling Bar.

Estherwood.- Morgan, an old
resident of EstherWood, had the mis-
fortune while at work to let an iron
bar fall ON his foot and was painfully
injured.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Rear Admiral Norton Dead.

WestfieId, ". Rear Admiral
charles Stewart Norton, U. s. NJ, re-
tired, died at his home Sunday from
heart disease.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
Also So.

Some people listen 10 cur Jokes
As II they had the blues.
They're Ike the bogus fireworks which
To do their part refuse ~sa L..
The pessinEstie cracker
The optimistic fuse iaDD. Fss,--.-sss ~
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

We are as patriotic as the next man,
and we love our country dearly, but
we are not SO constituted that we
can sit up in bed and sing THE star
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

Some men have a genius for max
ing explanation, but lack the clever
ness to make them fit.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

The outlawed toy pistol will cfaim
as many victims as the prohibited
whisky of Kansas.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
CANNON CRACKERS
BY w. D. NEsBIT.

Happily, the fifth of July, like the
day after Christmas, comes but once
a year.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

1t is unnecessary TO tell man not
to hold a dynamite cracker In his
hand after it is lighted. He cant hold
it-iong
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
JoHNNIE's ADVISERS.

my pa showed me how to set OH
my frecrackers this morning
'.Whaijer ma do Y
''She showed me how to tie up pas
fingers"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

Usually when opportunity knocks at
q mans door. he utters few remarks
on knockers in general.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01

Sanding Of Southwest Texas teams
Teams PLAYED. Won Lost. Z. C
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-07-01
DOM ESTIc.

sanding Of Texas League teams:
IfGms- PIarad Won I nSt p c
The evening world., 1911-09-11
BANK CASHIERS
CARELESS, SURETY
COMPANY FINDS
Have Certified Checks Drawn
by Clever Forger Without
Identification

As the result. OF demands made upon
OF alout $l2, 900 In claims under the
provisions o. forgery policies issued by
II, the National Surety Company OF No.
lis Broadway. has sent out a warning
to banks OF the city that an expert
forger. who so far has bafrled le:ec-
lives. is at work.
The surety company also delivers an
ultimatum to the banks that, unles,
greater care Is taken 10 Identify these
Offering checks for cert!hcltion. this
class of checks will be barred from the
list of papers the senuiness of which
the company guarantees by its forgery
policy.
This class of Insurance was instituted
a little over a yeaS ago by the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
OF Baltimore and the National Surety
Company followed.
The former company found the busl-
ness so Improbable that 1t discontinued
writing the policies several months ago.
The National company has raised the
price OF a 5000 policy. tle limit It Will
accept. from $3.50 to $3.50.
The William j.. Burns National lie.
tective Agency. which has the contrac
to take care of the business OF tn
American Bankers Association. ha'
been unsuccessful In running down tnc
forger. whose operations have created
little short OF a panic among bank OF
hcials. After getting the checks Ger
titled he has cashed them In Canada
800 900 Is lost throughout the United
States every year.
The evening world., 1911-09-11
ATTACKS MILK SYSTEM
OF NEW YORK HOSPITALS.
Bidding Plan Responsible for Sick
ness in Institutions, Says Editor
of Journal Of Surgery.

The plan OF letting contracts TO the
lowest bidder is responsible for New
York hospitals and asylums getting the
poorest supply OF milk TO be found or
the market. according 10 DIR. Ira s.
VILE, one OF the editors OF the American
Journal OF Surgery. lie declares the
system under which the milk is sold to
the hospitals Is responsible for a sacri-
nce OF quality for quantity, and that
many of the epidem,cs In hospitals can
be traced back TO the poor milk. DIR.
VILE further asserts that when the
nurses and internes In the hospitals
are supplied with bad milk there Is an
instant. cry OF distress and a prompt
investigation.
But" he continues. "when the poor
patient objects he Is looked upon as a
crank and a kicker. and no inyestlga-
ton Is made"
He sees a national disgrace In the at
tempt TO retire Or, Wiley. the foremost
advocate Of pure food, and recommends
that those agitating his removal be re-
buksd.
The evening world., 1911-09-11
Jay GOULD CAN
GET MOTORCYCLE
BACK FOR $40
Police of Lakewood Hold Ma
chine and Also a Pillow of
Mrs. Drexel for Fine.

Mrs. George J. Gould has = young
nephew. Arthur X. Hamilton. whom
fashionable Lakewood voted to-day as
r othlng short Of "a hummer" What he
and his friend. Reginald Pye, did TO
sleepy society folks m that neighbour
hood was the subject OF n little one-act
comedy enacted In the Lakewood Police
Court. which resulted in Arthur and
Reginald being fined $ each for racing
a motorcycle through the streets. there
by disturbing the peace OF the vihage.
Arthur chuckled when II was all over,
and so did Pye, and thought the joke
was on Uncle Jay" 1t all happened
like this:
Arthur and Reginald got wind OF the
fact that their cousin. Jay Gould. had
his motorcycle stored in the family
garage. The lamp and license number
had been removed. but that didn't
bother the boys. They broke the pad
lock which restrained the iron steed and
mounted II. after Arthur had taken u
pillow from the bed OF Mrs. Anthony j.
Drexel. his aunt, that Reginald might
have a soft place to perch on the front
of the machine.
Then they cut loose. Out OF Georgian
Court they sped, pulled open the throt
tie n let her go. Witnesses say they
passed by Observation-Disclosures IIo-
tel at such q gait that many thought
It was a meteor. Policeman Mason al
ways thought he was the boss OF Main
street. but his pride got a solar plexus
blow. however. when he attempted to
stop the boys. Reginald from the
downy seat ave him the laugh. while
Arthur intimated that he'd see him
later"
Policeman Hays Further up the stree,
saw them coming. He had the same
success as Policeman Mason. But the
boys made a mistake then. They hat
forgotten just how the streets run ir
the outskirts OF the village and turned
up a blind street. A deputy sheriff
named Riley, with a posse OF citizens
cornered the racers there. and after
display of shooting hardware forceS
them TO hal,
I'm sorry" said Arthur to Magistrate
, Soaring, but l haven't a penny witt
100" Tho magistrate let the boys &c
, but kept the motorcycle and piIlo,
! as security ior the fines. and jay Goul
II expected to redeem them.