The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-08-30

| spectively, for which they were paid
| thirty cents pound.
The Hammond City Court is to be
| established at Hammond. in accord
ance with recent legislative enact
ment, within a very short time. At
torney A. Wood Spiller will be APP
pointed to serve as judge until the
November election when the office
will be elective.
Among interesting exhibits to be
made at the Tangipahoa parish fair
in October will be steam automobiles,
trucks and tractors by the Richard
Carter Company, incorporated, which
is being organized at Hammond with
DR.. A. r. Carter as the chief promo
ter
After filling all calls: Louisiana will
have left 10,410 men in Glass One ex-
elusive of 1919 Glass One registrants,
according to figures compiled by Adj
jutant General McCrory. These Glass
One men are composed Of 5,133 white
men and SPIT negroes.
The cane crop around Franklin
promises a splendid harvest. Ideal
weather has promoted luxuriart
growth. Many Improvements are
being added to the factories which
will facilitate the production.
The Extension Division of the
Louisiana State University, co-operat-
ing with the Bureau of Markets, is
encouraging sweet potato growers
throughout the state to store their,
product.
/ The first rice sold this season at
Elton was purchased by the Standard
Rice Milling Company, which bought
of F. E. Landry lot of $50 bags OF
Early Prolific. purchased at 81 a
barrel.
The, Elks of Lake Charles will not
attempt to rebuild their recreation
hall, which was wrecked by the storm.
At the present time their lodge rooms
were very little damaged.
The extraordinary high prices OF
building material and mechanics does
not interfere with the number of
buildings and other improvements go
ing on at Crowley. /.
Several mills in the rice belt will
add to their output rice -four as
substitute. While 1t may be used as a
substitute the price will be about the
same as -four.
The management of the Pearl Riv-
er Civic League has called special
meeting to discuss the building of a
modern school house.
White schools will open at Donald
sonville September Is. those for. ne
groes October IA.
The Evangeline parish school board
adopted a budget for 1888, appoint
ed teachers and transacted other bus
mess. The parish institute will open
September %, and schools September
80.
The Masonic Temple at Lake
Charles, which was badly wrecked
in the storm, will be temporarily re-
paired for immediate use pending
plans for complete reconstruction.
Troop No. OF the Boy Scouts are
encamped at Breckwaldt's, six miles
east of Hammond on the Tangipahoa
river, where they remain until the
opening of school in September.
A Red Cross benefit under the man.
agement of Misses Carmen VOORHEES,
and Leah Sandoz Melted good sula
which was turned over to the Ope-
lousas Red Cross treasurer.
The lumber mill of Weaver Brothers
and Looney at Couchwood. fifteen
miles north of Minden, was destroyed
by fire recently. The origin Of the
blaze was not ascertained.
The first two bales Of cotton for
Rapides parish OF this seasons crop
have been ginned and sold, one was
sold to Clint Hawerth, merchant Of
I4amothe, for theirty-five cents per
pound and brought $1s7.75.
The first bale of cotton was ginned
this year by the Picard and Geismar
gin at Gonzales.
Plentiful rains are proving benc-
fetal to the sugar cane crop around
Lockport.