The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-03-26

h''o'S central Railroad en- route to
the 81 Louis stock yards. It was tha
hS' Shipment to that market from the
LOUISIANA farm.
Ill charge Of the cattle were ! u
eeof' manager Of the Cedar
hooSe' Prof W. r. DOdsou, dean Of
the Louisiana state demonstration
la III "' Baton Rouge, and DR.. John N.
ihollaS' superintendent of the Louis.
laiia hospital for the Insane at Pine.
vile, La
iol' DodSon is making the trip be-
cause he is studying the productio, -
'a''ie ana desires to know all about
shipping and marketing cattle. He be.
neVes that the experience he gains
VIII be of inestimable value to him,
III lhomaS is making the trip be-
fcause he is interested in learning
soihelllng about raising cattle in the
Soath and marketing them in North
fern cities. He has large plantatio,
he" Baton Rouge which he recently
converted into a stock farm.
used to raise cotton on nv nlan.
latlon, but the boil weeyil drove me
OUT OF that business" said DR.. Thomas
linen converted it into a sugar plar.
atioh' but the new tariff put me ont
OF business So have turned to stock
raising and believe ! am all right at
last"
| Dr. Thomas has 500 head Of cattle
90 MS place and intends to get more.
ne 1ayors Aberdeen Angus cattle and
crossing all his stock to that grade.
This year he added four registered
bulls to his herd.
Prof. Dodson DR.. Thomas and Mr..
McGregor believe that the South is
destined to become the cattle-produc.
Ing section of the United States. They
say Southern farmers are becoming IN
trested more and more in the produc.
Ton of cattle, and that many already
lave started stock farms.
Mr.. McGregOr is manager of a group
u farms owned by w. P. Connell OF
aton Rouge, and has 5000 acres de-
yeted largely to cattle.
~ M
Woodmen Circle of Louisiana, which
, Ms been in session at Alexandria com
peted its labors, elected officers, ant
&;fiussed. - An'ent5re day was con
saaed in selecting the officers as spir
ltedcontests took place in filling thu
varioss position. The country out
VotedNew Orleans and captured ma
Jorlty Of the offices, the city having
secured five places among the list O
those clOsen. Mrs. Ida d. Schwartz
or kenMood, was reelected for thu
fourth time as grand clerk.
investigation OF the railroad funt
alleged to have been used against tht
tax reform amendment in 1912 will b.
maze In open court, before Judg'
Baker. The order for the inquiry wa
entered by Judge Baker, ON petition
OF Attorney General Pleasant and Dis
trlct Attorney Gutenberg. In the peti
non the allegation is made that none,
was given voters in the parish of Or
leans for the purpose of influencing
them against the proposed amend
ments to the constitution.
Every effort is being made to sc
cure representative attendance a
the Slate Sunday School Convention
to be held in Baton Rouge April 1916
With an idea to increase the interes
in the meeting, those promoting tn
convention have addressed a commu
n1cation to practically every churc
worker In the state.
Police Juror William Winter o
Shreveport was deposed as presiden
pro tenn Of the Caddo Police Jury be
cause ne recently refused to sign, il
the absence Of President w. T. Grow
ford, the Police Jury's petition for al
injunction to restrain the city council
from permitting the opening of So
looms in Shreveport.
The trial of the damage suit 70
$1O5,oo against the New Orlean
Terminal Company, entered by San
uel Jeroiiman, who was seriously ir
jured when his wife. son, mother-lr
law and the chauffeur Of the auto
mobile were killed, was begun befor
a jury in Judge Ellis division of tn
Civil District Court.
Prof. A. F. Kidder OF L. s. U. ayr
cultural department, in company wit
Superintendent l.. j. Alleman, an
Prof. J. A. Anders. parish agent an
demOnstrator,, toured the Lafayett
parish IN the interest of the schot
corn clubs.
Governor Hall issued DrOcla matiO