Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-09-21

G. Q. Jones. from the office Of the
state supervisor OF public accounts
has been at the courthouse at Den
ham Springs for the past week cheek
ing over the records of the parisE
treasurer and the police jury so as &c
install theFneW system Of records as
provided in the law passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature Put
putting the police jury records undor
| the supervision of the auditor.
Considering friction existing among
gin owners in and around Vile Platte
on account of the regulations put in
effect by the food administrator hav,
ing reference to ginning charges, and
the price fixed for bagging and ties,
many farmers have taken an interest
in the matter and are circulating petI.
tions protesting against and CritiCizins
| the regulations as being unfair to ths
| farmer.
All preliminary details in connec~
, tiOn with the annual parish fair at
| Hammond, scheduled for the middle
! of October, are being pushed ahea 1,
and the catalogue will be ready for
distribution next week The premium
| list is lengthy, as we'll as a liberal
one, and it is anticipated that thers
will be keen competition in all de-
partments.
The Colfax police jury which was
in session last week passed a resOlu-
tion asking the government TO include
the farmers in the hall regions of
Grant parish among those who are 10
share in the distribution OF planting
seed, fertilizer, etc, for which the
government has made general and ez-
tensive provision.
The Clinton police jury authorized
the president of that body to borrow
$4,000 from the Bank of Slaughter.
the fiscal agent bank Bills to the
amount of s4.19120 were ordered
paid. The assessment of the parish
will be about $5OOO.O00 this year. and
taxes will amount to so per cent more
than last year.
A movement is on foot to have a
public service flag dedicated to the
NJ no har rs
men from Hammond who have already
Joined the service. While some or the
churches have inividual service flags
for the boys affiliated with their con-
gregations, there is no general flag
With the taking of men so rapidly
the labor situation around Denhan
Springs is becoming increasingly Sc
rious. This is entirely an agricultur-
al parish. Negro women who have
worked all their lives have proudly
quit work now because Uncle Sam is
sending them enough money to live
on in idleness.
Gerstner Field will will be turned
INTO a bombing camp. it is officially
Buildings which were
wrecked in the recent storm are being
rapidly reconstructed, it being expect
I'd that bombing operations can be
lnder way within two weeks.
The Plaquemine Parish Council OF
defense met at Pointe-a-la-Hache re-
sently and business of much impor.-
ance pertaining 10 the war situation
the labor problem for tho
moving Of the sugar crops.
Two detachments of men left Gov
ngtOn last week for war service.
Many of them were popular young
men there, in whose honor farewell
eception was held at the Southern
Hotel the night before their depart
er.
A large barn, some old machinery
nd aquantity of oats and wheat straw
rere burned at the Louisiana Train
1g Institution for Boys at Monroe.
ackfire from the gasoline engine
sed in baling straw caused the blaze.
he loss is about $1,000.
S. T. Woodring, manager OF the
ong-Bell Mill is authority for the
,atement that not more than 5 per
ent of the virgin timber in Calcasieu,
lien and Beauregard parishes was
in the storm of August s.