Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-12-18

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jurors
l.. Paul Ristropb. Of Shrewsbury.
has received from the officials of the
South Louisiana Fair Association. tuo
grand championship prize. as we'll as
a check for $l5. won by his entry IN
the caitl" department of the fair held
at Doraldsonvillo October ~ to Il.
His only entry was a fine HolstoW
bull which. besides being declared
the grand champion. won the first
prize as senior yoarling
Grain exports from New Orleans in
November totalod l.2SO.5IG bushels of
wheat. 497.574 bushels OF corn and
23-1l0 bushels of oats. While exports
in wheat fell off nearly 1000. 600 bush
els as compared with the same month
last year. the Increase i'm the ship.
ment of corn was 379,71S bushels.
There are now on board ship not hav.
ing cleared about $4,000 bushels OF
wheat.
G. A. Ives. OF Baton Rouge. state
high school Inspector. has issued no
tiCes to high school principals that
the time on two of the athletic events
prescribed for competition for Tho
Times PiCayune athletic badges. has
been extended from Is to 81 seconds
and the time of the Indian club race
from &c to % seconds. Reports re
Ceived from tho schools indicate that
the original time set for the two
events was too close.
The Lafayette city council on the
petition of a large number of citizens
bought the parish fair site from the
Lafayette Parish Fair Association for
$1,000. The property consists of
twenty-five acres of land and some I'm
provements. FHty or sixty RESPONSE
BILE citizens stand surety for the debt.
This action insures the perpetuation
of the parish fair as a public institu
ton and the city will also adopt the
STOunuS lot puDllc park.
A resolution will be introduced IN
the commission council by Finance
Commissioner Ward to authorize the
Shreveport SECRETARY to advertise for
bids on $75O.OOO Of the $1,000 900 bond
issue recently voted to construct a mu-
nicipal waterworks plant The bids
and the bonds delivered on January
and the boPnds delivered on January
Is The city officials anticipate no
trouble in disposing of the issue at n
premium.
At meeting of the board OF SUI.
pervisors Of Louisiana State Univer-
sity at Baton Rouge. President Boyd
was authorized to make application
for a successor to Lieut.. George +.
Rozelle, as commandant OF the mill.
tary department. Lieutenant RozeIle's
four-year term at the university VIII
expire during the winter. Under the
rules OF the War Department he can
not serve two terms, must rejoin his
regiment.
At meeting between Assistant At.
tOrney General Harry =. Gamble and
various Shreveport lawyers. a salts
factory settlement and judgment OF
all disputes over ownership OF the
river bed in Red River parish was
reached between the state and its
lessee. the Cotton Queen oil Company
on one hand and J. Il. Richardson and
his lessee. r. w. Davis, and the lat
ters sub-lessees, on the other
Rev p. o. Lowrey, who has been
appointed to succeed Rev. r ID. Lips
comb as pastor of the Methodist
churches in the Donaldsonville cir.
cult. has arrived with his family to
take up his duties. Rev. Mr.. Lips
comb has been transferred to Zwolle.
the Shreveport district.
w. s. Wilkinson. Baton Rouge
mechanic. has invented an automatic
fire alarm system for residences and
business houses which operates either
with or without electric power. A pat
ent has been allowed on the device
and Mr.. Wilkinson is preparing to
market II.
A petition signed by six Lafayette
citizens praying for n referendum on
the city ordinance levying a $1,000 H.
quor license for 1916. was presented
to the city council. The council Will
resort to all legal measures to main
tain the license.
A thorough inspection OF the levees
in the upper district Of the Lake
Borgne board was made by Commits
sioner Auguste Estopinal and vii.
liam Nunez, inspector. All work was