The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-05
FLASHES FROM THE
PARISH SEAT

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Miss GLADYS Latham, who has been
in New Orleans under treatment os
q nose specialist, has returned to her
home in Franklin for few days De-
fore going on to Lecompte to take up
her duties in the school there.
After spending the holidays IN
Franklin with her parents, Judge
and Mrs. Chas. O'Neill, Miss kathe-
,ven O'Neill has returned to Column
bia, La, where she is assistant
principal Of the schools
Miss Rosa Levy of New Orleans,
formerly of Franklin, is the guest OF
Miss Clarice Levy.
Miss Myrtle Loustalot will return
Sunday to New Orleans where sne
ia attending school, after two weeks
vacation spent in Franklin.
Mr.. Ed Milstead spent two days
this week with his sister, Mrs. Felix
CASTLE.
An extremity sad and deplorabls
accident occurred on Oak Bluff Plan
tation. near Franklin, Friday short
" after noon. A young white boy,
named Hugh Cowan was out hunting
with some older men with guns, ne
not possessing any. During the
hunt, he borrowed gun from an
older boy in the crowd and IN at
} tempting to discharge it, shot and
killed the man, from whom he bor-
rowed the gun. The hunter died
instantly. He was young Olivier, an
adopted son of Mr.. Joachim Bou-
dreaux. DR.. Smith, the Coroner and
Deputy Sheriff Marted reached the
scene very shortly after the accident
and made a thorough investigation,
finding the killing purely accidental.
Dudley A. Sanders, United States
Deputy Marshall arrived in Franklin
Friday from New Orleans, La, took
charge Of the two colored men in
Jail, charged with failing to register
for the military draft, conveying
them to New Orleans to be tried be-
fore IL. Federal Court. There is
st:ll in the Parish Jail colored man,
charged with desertion. On account
Of sickness in and the overcrowded
condition of the camps and army
posts, there is no immediate place to
send him
The Clerks office shows that SIX
teen explosive licenses were issued
during the month Of December 1917
to handle dynamite. The swampers
and mill people handling explosives
are not applying as rapidly as they
should for this permit. A Govern
ment inspection is expected in the
near future.
All Aliens, subject of an enemy
country, who have not applied fol-
naturalization papers, should register
as quickly as possible with the near.
est police authorities, applying to the
Mayors Of the towns and the Sheriff
Of the Parish,
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Hon. P. H. Saunders, State Director
of War Savings, New Orleans, La.
has designated Tuesday January 8
1918, As THRIFT DAY Throughout
st. Mary Parish. Arrangements ar
now being perfected for meetings il
Morgan City, Berwick, Patterson
Centreville, and Franklin, La. Tn
members Of the War Savings Com
mittee Of these towns, together witt
the citizens thereof and the children
and teachers Of the High Schoo
grades are urged and cordially invit
ed to attend these meetings, whicl
will possess the highest educations
and patriotic value. Hon. P. Il
Saunders, State Director and Mr..
S. Hecht, Vice Director, will be pres
ent at these meetings. Both Of thes
gentlemen rank highly in the finan
scial world of the United States.
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