Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-04


University bids fair to be the most
successful in the history Of the insti-
tutien.
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Secretary Marshall. Of the State
Council of Defense says many thons-
ands of dollars worth Of building con-
struction is being held up in Louisia-
ma by the new law and that probably
the majority Of these applications
will have to be denied.
That Morgan City officers are rigid.
ly enforcing the work or fight order
was evidenced BY gambling raids
made when officers arrested q score
of negro gamblers. who faced Mayor
Shannon and were fined SIS and costs
or given Jail terms.
Pointe-arla-H ache Exemption Board
owing to the scarcity of labor to move
the growing crop. has notified all la
Dor agitators of draft age that entic-
ing Of other laborers to leave will
cause them I'd be indicted into milf
.tary service at once.
The Catholic Church at Grand Isle
Is nearing completion and win be dell
icated in one month. The fair given
for the purpose Of furnishing the In
terror Of the church Melted . good
sum.
Harvesting of corn on the lower
coast was finished this week and
larger crop was produced from . small
Ter acreage than last year. Large
quantities Of hay are being GU; and
put into the barns.
/, Seventy-five delegates attended the
Monroe District conference held near
LoStown recently, representing the
Monroe Baptist and Methodist schools
and the Sunday schools Of Logtown
and Risor. t
Work on the new lifesaving station
at Grand Isle is being pushed to COM
pletion, but 1t will require several
months yet before the station will be
ready for service.
Both the parish police jury and the
city commissioners each have voted
sums Of $500 each to Shreveport Con-
federate veterans toward their es-
pense fund out of which the aid will
give them to attend the reunion at
Tulsa, Okla.
Rice farmers around Pointe-ala-
Hache have harvested all of their
first-planted rice and threshing is be-
ing pushed to q finish. The yield is
good, with an average yield Of eigh-
teen sacks to the acre.
L. M. Ffrrberg, cotton gin inspector
for Rapides parish. reports that there
was a total of 1896 bales Of cotton
ginned to September 1, this year. as
compared with 68l ginned to the same
date last year.
The oyster season has opened on
the lower coast and the fishing boats
are brining in large quantities to mar
ket with good prices paid.
Cotton growers around Estherwood
are protesting against fixing the price
of cotton sa7 wv
The planters of st. Mary parish
have decided on the wages of the ia
borers during the coming sugarmak-
ing season. Women laborers will re-
ceive $1.75 and the men Sass per day.
twenty-five new buildings were
erected in Shreveport during the
month of August New construction
entailed an expenditure Of $24,3S5.
One hundred and twenty-five hunt
ing licenses have been issued at Mon
roe for the hunting season.
The corn crop around Pioneer is
short, barely sufficient for home
needs. The hay crop is almost fail
ure. Peas. potatoes. peanuts and tur-
nips were cut short by drouth.
The public gin at Pioneer has re-
sumed operations with . full crew
and is running At full capacity. aver
aging q turnout Of forty bales daily.
A. total Of 1911 whites and 1.45S
negroes registered under the seleo
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