The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-02

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Police records of Baton Rouge
show only tWenty-One arrests for all
causes were made during the first
seventeen days Of prohibition. Dur
ing the first seventeen days Of July,
1915, records show lightweight ar
rests, more than four times as many
as this year On July Is, 1918, TWEEN
ty-fOur persons were arrested, three
more than the entire period in 1919
Joseph Mcdonald, nod carrier en-
ployed at Lake Charles for $3.50 a
day. was notified by Felix VOORHEES,,
Dallas, Texas, attorney. that an es-
tate of more than $7G00,00O had been
left Kim by a bishop Of the Catholic
church in Rome. Mcdonald will Of
fer proof he is a relative Of the be-
Queathing bishop, said to be broth
er of the late Pope Leo XIII.
Vernon parish police jury has, by
unanimous vote. decided to withdraw
the cooperation Of Vernon parish in
cattle dipping by refusing to pay
further claims for such purpose, stat
ing the reason that the members are
of the belief that public money IS
being wasted, and that furthermore,
systematic and conscientious dipping
has not been followed TO eradicate
ticks.
The contract for the construction
of the new Methodist Church in West
Monroe has been let and prepare
tons for immediate building are al
ready under way. The new building
will contain two auditOriums ami
twenty-three Sunday school rooms,
and will be constructed entirely Of
brick. It's cost, exclusive of furnish
ilxgs, will exceed $4,000.
The board Of directors Of the
Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce
unanimously adopted q resolution CIV
ing Endorsement to the movement by
the city commissioners which is pro-
posed to make a further lest to as
certain whether there is gas in pay
ing quantities to be found in the city
well now being bored.
The police jury OF Allen parish met
and promulgated the returns Of an
election held recently in Ward 5 on
proposition to issue 100000 OF
good roads bonds. The proposition
was carried, 161 votes with a proper,
ty valuation of $4,000 voting in IA
vor, against votes with valuation of
S5,4O0, against.
Electrical workers from all parts
Of the United States will gather in
New Orleans for the meeting of the
International Brotherhood of Elec
trikal Workers to be held at the St
Charles Hotel September Is to 80
Samuel Gompers. president Of tbs
American Federation Of Labor, will
be one Of the principal speakers.
The cotton crop in the Forest Hill
section of Rapides parish is being
plowed up and Irish potatoes are be
ing planted for a fall crop. The cot
ton crop here will be almost a com
plete failure on account of the rain
fall during the spring and summer
and the boil WeeVil.
An election has been called for Au
gust 10, to be held in Drainage Dis
trict No. 2 Of Lafourche parish. TIL
election is for the purpose Of ascer
tanning the will Of the TAXPAYERS re
garding an acreage tax Of % cent
per acre to continue the work o
dredging and draining.
A salt water natatorium for Mir
den is in prospect. It may be com
pleted and ready for use at the open
ing of the season of 1920 Bushes
men have shown their interest in tn
matter by announcing their readiness
to take stock in the enterprise.
ST. Tammany, parish will be tickfre
this fall If the cattle owners of tn
ten wards of the parish keep on dit
ping their cattle as per instruction:
So said DR., Claude Levy, in charg
of the work in ST. Tammany, to tn
police jury of this parish recently.
Rain greatly benefited the ric
crop in the Estherwood section, an
some varieties of the cereal are neal
ing maturity. Farmers are arranf
: ing to use more modern methods i
the harvesting of their crops an
are buying tractors
John L. Durand, made a shipmer
; of hogs to Dallas, Tex, from st. Ma
! tinville. which sold at 10 Sd cent
per pound and lot of sixty hog
! netted him over $1,7OGt which h
considered very good.
The unprecedented building boo1
in Crowley is stimulating all name
Of industries and property owner
are having all the principal street
and avenues graded and graveled.
The political campaign for AsceI
SioD narochia1 offices has heen opor