Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-09-13

prevention OF the removal of the stats
normal school to Alexandra, and tbs
dismantling Of the Louisiana anC
Northwest Railroad, the improvement,
| OF roads hereabouts and the adver
Using OF the resources Of Cane River
Valley and Natchitoches parish.
New Orleans. - This city was Sc
Iected aS the meetiig place OF the
1871 convention of the National Ma.
sonic Relief Association of the bien.
NAL session held in MINNEAPOLIS
Mimi. August 37-29 The meeting will
bring 10 this city large, number OF
men who are prominent in the Mason,
ic fraternity from all portions Of tbs
country.
New Orleans.-A petition has been
filed by the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company before the
Railroad Commission of Louisiana, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
company Saturday, asking for an or
der authorizing the corporation to
continue its present rates for a Pc
riod Of not less than twelve months
after December 1.
Branch.-Clarence Hays, a hero Of
the st. Mihiei drive, is home on fur
Tough visiting his parents at this
Llace. He he had started over the
top for the third time when a bursting
shell above him tore out his entire
right shoulder blade, rendering the
arm useless for life. He also was
gassed on a previous occasion.
Coifax,- Judge Andrews has grant
ed an appeal from his order for the
bonding of the injunction in the cat
tie dipping controversy, retunable In
thirty days. The appeal being suspen-
sive in its operation, all dipping will
have to be discontinued until the
Supreme Court can pass on this im-
portant matter.
New Orleans. - Next to agriculture
the largest and most important indus
try in Louisiana and Mississippi IL
the fisheries. Approximately S30,000,-
900 is invested in this business in the
TWO states, while the annual Crop"
of fish, oysters, shrimp, turtles and
other varieties of water food is in the
of $10,000.0OO.
Monroe.-The City Board of Health,
through its president, DR.. D. p.
Hirsch, has issued a notice to the
people of Monroe warning them
against drinking the water furnish
ed by the city or Monroe, without
first boiling it, due to the present
Of the Cuachita river, from
which the city obtains its supply.
Lafayette.-M. BiIIeaud, Jr., presi-
dent Of the police jury, announced he
favored Lafayette parish building
its own main highways under the su-
pervision Of the State Highway De-
partment. He says this plan, in his
opinion, will be cheaper and tine work
will be done much faster.
Crowley. = Professor J. NJ. Baker,
Jr., for several years employed az
eacher in the Crowley High School,
has been appointed elementary super
visor to make such periodical visits
among the Acadia parish public
schools as will be conducive to the
of school work.
CDorIyrcar rAn nn-ay n4-
school rally for-the western distrfc! |
" Dallas county was held at the Pine
Grove consolidated school near here,
With more than $50 persons from al, |
arts of tbs district in attendance.
Alexandria.-The double platoon
ystem was put into effect by the
Alexandria Fire Department, making
he first city in the state to adopt
his system. There will be two crews
Il twelve each
Baton Rouge.-Governor Pleasant
las been invited to make the opening
ddress at the annual meeting OF the
american Public Health Association,
Thich will be held in New Orleans,
october 27 to 80.
Colfax.-Millions Of catterpillars, or
rmy works, have been at work in
he cotton fields hereabouts for the
asst week, and they have eaten all
10 foliage on the cotton plants. which
uts OFF all hope for any further In
rease IN the fruit this season.
Harrisonburg-The police jury OF +
atahoula parish met here and pro-
lulgated the result Of the recent
ections held In the parish to issue
s0e, 900 good road bonds. The result
as largely in favor of the PROPOSE
on. the number being at the ration
to and in amount Is to /.
New Orleans. The campaign
yainst venereal diseases in the state
Louisiana win be terminated un- ,
SIS the state undertakes Jointly with
Ie federal government to continue
. work according to DR.. Oscar Dow !
ag.
Slaughter. Scott Douglass of
ouUbter hns rocnivnd a message cnn.