The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-02
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STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS,
After a four days fruitless cruise
for a distance Of sixty miles along the
gulf coast Captain Wallace Reed OF
the Brazos island life-saving station
at Brownsville Monday that
absolutely-no trace could b. found os
the twelve missing sailors who were
among the number that abandoned
the steamship Nicaragua when she
was disabled off Padre island on Oc-
tober 16.
A $4,000 emerald ring, given to
General U. S. Grant by the emperor OF
Japan and inherited by the generals
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartorls
Jones, has been lost beyond recovery,
it is feared. Although the ring DIS
appeared six months ago, when 1t was
accidentally dropped in Fifth ave-
nue. New York; hotel bathroom as
she was dressing for dinner, the fact
of the loss is just made public.
Establishing a new record for at
tendance, both in regard to individual
days, as compared with previous falrs'
and as a whole, the State fair OF Tex
as closed it's gates Sunday night on
the twenty-seventh annual meeting at
Dallas ....
The great $7,OoO,OOO dam project
across the Medina river near San An
tonic, being financed by the Pearson
interests, will be completed early IN
February, and next year $4,000 acres
of land there will be put under lrrlga-
ton. The dam will be completed IN
time to store much of the winter flood
water. which il very important in or
der that such a vast acreage may be
irrigated. The dam is being so built
that the water now falling is being
conserved
The fourth annual convention of the
Texas Industrial Congress will be held
in Dallas in the auditorium OF the
Chamber of Commerce Thursday, De-
cember IL, 1912. The principal fea-
ture will be the awarding Of the $lO,-
900 in gold prizes offered by the con-
gress for the best yields of corn, cot
ton, Kaffir corn and milo maize pro-
duced in the state this year.
According to information received
at San Antonio, Sir Thomas Upton,
the noted English yachtsman, will visit
Texas while on his present visit to
the United States. He has written
friends to that effect.
Contributions totalling s591,023.20
and expenditures of $55S,311.25 in the
republican presidential fund were dis
closed in the financial statement OF
the republican national committee
filed Saturday with the clerk OF the
house of representatives at Washing
ton.
Perhaps one of the largest single
building contracts in number of resi-
dences awarded was given at Bishop,
Texas, to a contracting firm by F. T.
Bishop. There were one hundred
and four houses included in the con.
tract, in addition to number OF
barns. They are to be completed with
in forty-eight working days, twenty
five to be finished within two weeks
This is not only a large contract fol
a town of a thousand people, but is
perhaps the largest ever let in any
town in South Texas.
A shipment of 100 mules left Nc
Kinney, Texas, recently for Panama
and will be used in construction WORK
on the canal.
Over 1920 bushels of giant poe
stock beans were produced this sea
son off an eight-acre tract of lanG
near Palestine, Texas, owned by Lee
White. Mr.. White states that he is
selling the product at SIS per bushe
for seed purposes and that the bear
will grow profusely in any kind OF sol
and is an excellent hog feed
On account of number of threaten
Ing letters received by Colonel Roose
welt and the presence in Oyster Bay
Of a stranger who attempted to make
his way into the coloners house, step:
were taken Friday to guard the lift
of the ex-president. A tentative de
cision was reached to engage one o.
two men to protect Colonel Roosevelt
during the remainder OF the cam
paign and for time thereafter, l
the colonel has not recovered SUI
ficiently by election day to be able
to defend himself.
In the past five weeks in Angelina
county, Texas, 1906 persons have beer
examined by DR.. Hubert Ferrell O
the state hookworm commission. o
this number SGT were found infected
and free treatment was given 1174
This. according to DR.. M. H. Boerner
who has charge of the commission, i:
a new record for the work. In nin'
weeks in Jasper and Angelina coun
ties 372S persons have been examined
Seventeen hundred have been fount
infected and 1905 frss treatment!
given.
For tHe suFpoIl VI Incl po
ice the people Of the United State
next year will pay s2SS,SO5, ,76o, ia
more than for any other branch OF tn
government service. Estimates Tor
warded Friday to the treasury depart
ment by Postmaster General Hltcn
cock of appropriations necessary Z
the operation of the postoffice depart
ment during the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1913, propose an increase 0
s12,0S6, 500 over the appropriations Q
the current fiscal year.
The thirteen oil and pipe lines Il
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