The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1919-11-01

miscellaneous damage TO crops ser
iously cut down attendance at the
Vernon Parish Fair the big event OF
the year in this parish. Notwithstand-
ing roads which were bad, fairly
good attendance is reported. with
visitors from all portions of the par
ish and adjoining parishes.
Shreveport.-Th last week has
witnessed a decided awakening I'M
interest in parish policies and in place
CT the dearth of candidates for va
rious offices, particularly for repre-
sentative from Caddo,there are now
twenty-five candidates for Office IN
which Shreveport is particularly
terested and eight candidates for
lower House of the EegislatBH
lexandria-PIans are rapi
ing formulated for the big Arr
Doy celebration to take placer
November II. at which it is expo
that returned soldiers will be pres
I from Rapides and surrounding pa
/ fshes. Preparations are being mads
! to entertain the largest crowd ever
I seen In Alexandria.
Cooper.-Henry Redman. wealthy
Kansan, is putting Gp a sawmill east
Of Cooper and expects to get out
much hardwood timber He is much
impressed with the live stock and
agricultural possibilities OF this par
isl and believes many Northern men
: g.
sured.
Natchitoches. - Continuous rains
, and combined with the warm weather
is making, cotton seed sIrout ia the
feds. Nearly all seed has been sold
, as sooI as the cotton has been ginnej
spd as seed In the fields now win be
unfit for planting, may will. be com
: PEELED to buy seed for next years
crop
Patton Rouge-H. e. Estarge of
!, opelousas has filed nomination pa
: ners for state treasurer. He IS the
i second man to enter the race for that
i cffice. Howell Morgan OF Baton Rouge
entering several days ago. A. V, Coco,
attorney general. also filed his papers
l. for reelection.
= Alfalfa.-More than five inches OF
=. fell here in one day after much rain
a fall for two weeks. What little cotton
- was made is rotting in the bolls. Cow
- meas and sweet potatoes also are
Il spelling In the fields.
LAFAYETTE. - The school board has
-. SET November 20 AZ the date for the
calling of a special election to vote
:, 1000 of bonds with which to erec
;, End equip a brick school in Youngs
vile.
;. washington. d. 9. The, Unite'
j. States Railroad Administration
- through its agricultural section. ha
- issued an illustrated booklet abou
!, Louisiana, TO be sent to home seef
~ ers who have made inquiries abou
the exceptional farming opportunitie
=. In that state.
~ washington, d. Cs-Oppositior b
-. the Louisiana producers to the licen
~, ing OF sugar may Ne withdrawn as
~, result Of the proposal Of the Sugs
EQUALIZATION Board to pay hight
rrice for Louisiana sugars than wi
lair be allowed the producers Of beet $
ad gar. 4
the - a.,
'e@ her weather In. twenty-fvs years WI
registered in st: benedict, j.. K'
8as buck; a local farmer. lost a big mu
~ which was. Frustrated by heat viii
re- doing some light blowing.
an Hammond.-Emnlett A.. Hcrrir
secretary Of the Hammeud sChamb
,ces Of Commerce, has been appoint
,rch parish chairman of the Roosevelt N
FL mortal Fund Campaign to start he
soon.
er,rf Baton Rouge.--Fred ]. Grace, reg
/ B. trar OF the state Land once mas
.ndi- nomination papers with James
ming Galley. secretary of state, for reel
tate ton.
Oak Grove.-Rain has caused
we're damage to the cotton and CO
IS at crops in this section. and poth
CENT spTouting in me Geld, due to the
log cessive moisture
d by
of Abbeville. ice farmers 2;
4 by Leon seriously Handicapped bx
almost continuous aims
r.ooal Lake Charles -S7he Vs1
ga 80 campaign for q 5000 Hs
~ ~ Tor three 'yv'Ers 60
rove mos fmene z
-. roach tie mil
s - a eeadltio