The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29

lOrthWard on the west side OF the
liver through Port Allen and Nell
lille, to Alexandria, thence through
'ineville and Bagdad to Colfax.
The highway, leaving Louisiana at
will run to Denison,
Texas. Muskogee to Joplin. From Jop-
in to Kansas City the east route will
,e through Carthage, Mo, and the
vest through Fort Scott and Pitts
burg, Kan. From Kansas City the
quite will run through St. Joseph.
No.. to Des Moines. Mason City, Iowa
St. Paul and north to
Mr.. Clarkson announced that fully
50 per cent of the paved highway al.
ready was constructed on the money
in local treasures to cover cost OF
while the other 50 per
cent was in good condition for travel.
The East Baton Rouge parish jail
again is condemned in letter receiv-
ed from DR.. Oscar Bowling, president
OF the State Board of Health, by Jo-
seph Gebelin, president OF the police
Jury, announcing the findings Of the
health departments employees on a re-
cent inspection. Sheriff Day, when
told of the letter, said he was power.
less to act. The Jail is kept as clean
a. an old Jail Of its character will per-
mt. President Gebelin said the police
jury did not have sufficient money
to build Z new jail.
It is announced that the Louisiana
State Rice Milling Company has de-
cided to build 4 rice mill, at. Kaplan~.
Tue machinery and outAt Of the Mu'
tual rice mill at Gueydan will be 70.
moved to Kaplan and work Of con-
strucuon will begin early next year IN
order that the mill may be in readi'
ness for the crop Of the coming sea-
son. The town of Kaplan is surround.
ed by some Of tho finest rice lands In
the state. ..... -
The surveying party sent out from
the United States engineers ofifce Il
New Orleans to get data on the pro
posed construction Of a lock in Bayou
Lafourche at Donaldsonville, finished
its Investigations at this end Of the
bayou. 1t began work November ~.
The party is headed by Engineer W.
3. Smith, and includes ]. B. Cable. K.
C. Smith, c. A. Bush and John Doaan.
Robert Harp, Of Donaldsonville
won the beneficiary cadetship to the
Louisiana State University from As
cension parish. Mr.. Harp, the son d
Mrs. John Harp, scored a general Az
erage OF IS IL per cent in the c0mpotl
tive examination held November a.
He will enter the University at tn
beginning of the second term.
Organization Of foreign selling
corporation to market American pitch
pine was discussed at New Orleans a,
an executive meeting Of specia
committee OF the Southern Pine AZ
ISOLATION. A resolution was adopted
authorizing the secretary Of the as
sociation to appoint a committee I,
work out details.
Several small boys of New Orlean
spent $4,000 in real money for cand!
the other afternoon. The money
$1,000 Of it in federal reserve bills o
the issue Of 1914-was found jamme'
In tomato can in an excavation aA
Joining the City and County Hospital
All Of tho bills were Of the S. demon
inatioo.
". W. Bailey, Of Abbeville, the ne,
district Judge, has qualified and he'll
court. William p. Edwards, the retil
ing Judge. who has served for I
years, will resume the practice Of Law
Preston J. Greene, the newly electe
district attorney, was likewise swor
in. and has assumed the duties Of hi
Office. g,-E<- IL,
The recently appointed board Of .,
pervisors Of the First road district I
Ascension parish has completed 4
rangements for the extension Of Il
gravel road along the river below Dol
aldsonvi1le from its present terminr
in A bend to the 81. James line, q di
lance Of approximately four and 90
en.tenths miles.
The importance Of a Monthly ma
ket day is again being Advocated
, Crowley. The advent Of the autom
bile and good roads shq uld result
the establishment of y certain d,
eeach month when the: whole pari.
could meet. barter, tra3 e and becou
acquainted, Il ID asserted.