The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

affixed the great seal of the State c
Louisiana. Witness Luther Egber
Hall. Governor of our said State, a
the City of Baton Rouge, this Thirtiet
day OF April, in the year of our Lor
nineteen hundred and fifteen and o
the Independence of the United State
o. America, the one hundred ant
thirty ninth, and of the State O
Louisiana, the one hundred and third
BY the Governor.
L. Z. HALL.
. W. F. MILLSAPS.
Secretary of State.
Whereupon President Chas. N
Frost introduced Mr.. Provost te
the members of the Police Jury
and he took his seat in the body
as Police Juror.
A report from Mr.. E. L. Saucier
Demonstration Agent, was read
| Moved by Mr.. Gooch, sec.
onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, and
carried, the report was received
and ordered spread on the minutes
FRANKLIN, La, April 30th, 1915.
| To the Honorable Members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of St.
Mary:
Will submit the following demon
stration work done during the month
of April.
Will make my report brief in order
not to take up your time.
| travelled 405 miles, 345 by team
and 60 by railroad, made 10 official
visits to see farmers and planters in
their fields.
Va:cinated POS head of hogs against
cholera.
Vaccnated and showed people how
to vaccinate POI head Of cattle and
hogs against Charlton.
We hope to be able to stamp out
these dreadful diseases in a course of
time by vaccination, burying or
burning all dead animals: proper
sanitation precautions, and destroy
ing the buzzard.
have visited a number of oat fields
this past week and | find they are very
good. Some will yield as much as 40
bushels per acre.
do no longer consider oats an ex-
pertinent in this section. | am con-
vinced that oats will be a money crop
in this section as we'll as a feed.
Mr.. Oscar Berwick has just put in
reaper. binder, thresher and hay
press 10 take off his oat crop.
Other crops are suffering for rain.
| have few demonstrations where
land was put in proper condition,
good state of cultivation, and har-
rOwed sometime during the drought,
and the crop is growing nicely where
other fields adjoining have practically
died out.
Yours very respectfully,
Ed. L. SAUCER.
Local Agent.
A petition signed by a number
OF citizens of Charenton, asking
that Mrs. Lucien Rodriguez be
placed on the paupet roll was
read.
Moved by Mr.. Drackett, second.
ed by Mr.. Robertson, and carried,
that Mrs. Rodriguez be placed on
the waiting pauper list.
A letter from Mr.. Jules God.
chaux, President of the South
western Traction and Power Com.
pany, was read and received.
The following resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Robertson, who |
moved it's adoption, seconded by |
Mr.. Gooch:
"Be it resolved by the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Mary, in
regular session assembled, that
the letter written by the South.
western Traction & Power Com
pany to this Police Jury under
date of April Is, 1915, be received
and filed. That the Southwestern
Traction & Power Company be
notified by the President Of the
Police Jury that the ordinance
regularly adopted at the last
meeting of this Jury will be en-
forced and that proper proceed
ings will be instituted for the
protection of the rights of the tax
payers of this parish and of this
Police Jury as the governing
body.
"Be it further resolved, that the
President of this Police Jury be
and he is hereby authorized and
to take or direct such
action as he in his judgment may
see fit pending the next regular
meeting of this Jury"
The President then instructed
the Secretary to call the roll on
the motion, which resulted as
follows.
Yeas: Aucoin, Boudreaux, Robi-
chaux. Haydel, Thorguson, Drack-
EFT. Lebourgeois, Robertson,
Gooch, Provost.
Nays: None.
The President then declared the
motion carried.
A letter from Mr.. George r.