The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-03-05

passage of a law putting the clerk IT
the Mpreme court on a salary basis.
They also agreed that any surplus re-
sultig from the supreme court files
should be used in the employment of
expect clerks for the members of the
court.
A suggestion Of Mr.. Farrar that
legislative commission be created to
pass upon the form, style and consti.
tutiolality Of all bills, except emer-
gency statutes, before being formally
introdaced in either branch of the
GENIAL Assembly, received the hearty
Endorsement of Mr.. Dart.
Differs at the well being put down
by tie Monroe Oil and Gas Company
abow Forsythe Park have reached
depthof 1000 feet. They are greatly
plead at the prospects so far and
are 6ntident Of striking oil or gas in
paying quantities. Drillers are now
goinJ Through a stratum of soil that
contSns oil. Several pockets Of gas
havebeen struck. Members Of the
compny putting down the we'll are
imnasely pleased with the prospects.
q
TIN convention of the Grand Grove
Women Circle Of Louisiana will
meetat Alexandria on March 9, 10
and I. 1t is announced there will be
fullytwo hundred delegates in attend
ance The local grove has appointed
committees and is perfecting other
Necessary arrangements for the enter
ta.uisl, CT the delegates, .s
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Il :. Miller, the young man who
talked into police headquarters at
latonRouge and surrendered himself
Ionfessing that he was wanted in At
hntafor an SIS forgery, was released
rom the city Jail. Chief of Police
Beavers Of Atlanta that the Texas Oil
Company, which he victimized, did not
bare to prosecute him.
After consultation with the other OF
Ulcers of the organization, President
William E. Krebs, Of the Louisiana
Press Association, eccepted the invi
tationof the Monroe Chamber Of Com
Emerce and fixed Monroe as the mex
meeting place of the association. TIT
annual meeting will be held June 8
10 and 10.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission
! of Baton Rouge had the Texas AM
\ Pacific Railroad before it to shoS
gcause why it should not be fined TO
failure to install its first twenty mile
5of block signals as it was ordered b
the commission to do over a year age
! There are several cases Of small-po
lin SULPHUR and an empedemic is fea1
ed. Health authorities have the ma
ter in hand and are working vigorous
gIy to stamp out the disease.
Work is being pushed rapidly on tn
> canal which is being dug in the hors
shoe drainage district near Ale
hndria and which will drain fol-
4 sthousand acres of land in that di
: trict.
Ell The city council approved the app
v cation Of w. E. Barrett for twent
ei year gas franchise for the City
y Lake Charles, and the ordinance gran
8 ing the franchise will be >lbmitted
81 the voters for their endorsement.
/ The Good Roads Committee h;
d awarded contracts for the building
d roads from Covington to Pontchatoul
y via jacksonville; from Tallisheek
a Bush. and from Slidell to Pearl Riv
y village
e An attempt is being made at Gro
d ley to organize a military company
4 a part of the National guard. Maj
1 BRET W. Eddy of Lake Charles, FIJI
Regiment, i. N. g., is here in char
Il Of the preliminary work
u Excessive rains have retarded IA
n work at Iota: The excessive fall b
n forced all small streams out of tn
Il hanks and the low lands are unt
III water.
4 The Lockwood Oil Company. II
with q capital OF $25,OOO. has just be
n organized at Alexandria.
IN nj. Willis, a prominent farmer
4 rorost,Hill has killed a hog Il
n .,,,ad the scales st $50 pounds.