Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-10-18


Il has three banks in operation, and
their stockholders are receiving an
average dividend If Is per cent on
their investments. Another bank is
being org nized Al Kelly.
Baton Rouge Commissioner
Harry D. Wilson with his party left
Tor points in the Middle West. They
will stop at the University of Wis
cOnsin and inspect the dairies and
surrounding dairy farms. They will
go from there to the University Of
illinois to make further inspections.
then to Chicago. and will spend three
days at the National Dairy Show.
Alexandria. The Alexandria
Shrine Temple has been organized by
local Shriaers, who have elected the
following officers: George J. Gins
berg, PRESIDENT; Marshall T. Capped,
vice president; r E Galloway, sec
retaTy-treasurer. The club expects
to have membership Of $50 In
short time.
Bogalusa-The celebration which
was planned for the service men No
vember IL was called off at a meet
ing Of the executive committee this
week al the Elks' Home The dect.
sion was reached because the com
mittee did not believe Efficient funds
could be raised to defray the e1-
penses
Lake Charles.-F'ire at BanniSter
destroyed the saNmill. yards and
Commissary of the Brown Lumber
Company, causing u loss estimated at
100000, partially covered by tnsur-
ance. The mill. which had a $1,000
foot capacity, will probably be imme-
diately rebuilt.
Monroe.-Aimost continuous rain
did considerable damage TO the al
ready short cotton crop by beating It
into the ground. Catterpillars have
practically stripped all foliage from
the cotton fields, letting the sun hit
the cotton bolls and resulting in its
early opening.
Baton Rouge. DR.. E. P. Flower
visited Chicago to attend the confer
ence on tuberculosis between the en-
gloves Of board IF animal hushsndrx
and the state representatives Of the
several states.
Baton Rouge. - Another candidate
for the state treasurership has an
nounced. Howell Morgan, assistant
supervisor of public interests, has
resigned his Office and announced
himself for that post.
Alexandria. - The Citizens Loan
and Investment Corporation, a bank
ing institution, which has recently
been organized here, has increased
It's capital stock from 100000 to
100000.
Columbia. - A petition is now be-
ing circulated In Caldwell parish CALI
ing on the police jury to order an
election to determine the question OF
putting the parish under tire commits
zion form OF government.
Baton Rouge.-L. S. U. goods will
he allowed only two days a week IN
til 10 p. m. in new rules issued by
Mrs. Z. S. Tucker, dean OF women.
The rules forbid the girls from hav-
ing callers any nights except Satur-
cay or Sunday and then only until
10 o'clock.
Hammond.-Louis D. Nalty presid-
ed over IN adjourned meeting Of
Catholic men from all parts of the
parish forming a knights of Colim-
bus council for Tangipahoa parish.
Hammond - The First State Bank
and Trust Company of Hammond has
decided to establish a branch in In.
dependence, ten miles north Of Ham
mond.
Crowley.-Heavy rains have inter.
fered TO the rice rice harvest and II
will be several da:s before the Blue
Rose crop now being harvested will
be ready for the mills.
Leesville. Because Of the short
age of teachers in Vernon parish
emergency examinations have been
held to fill vacancies in lower grades
Baton Rouge. - With the students
coming in now much more slowly, II
is easy to estimate the enrolment OF
the Louisiana State University will
go over the 1000 mark this year
which will be the largest attendance
in the history OF the institution.
Misunderstanding Monroe with
Company D as captain in 1917, pro
noted to the rank Of major while al
Camp Beauregard and received no
tice of his promotion to the rank Of
lieutenant colonel is the record OF
Richard A. Young, Jr. of Monroe.
Houma.-A committee of member:
and directors OF the Houma-Ter
bonnie Association OF Commerce viii
attend a meeting to be held in Ma
poleonville October IS, called to or
sanize the Acadian Highway Associa
ton
/. PonchatouIa.-Large shipments o.
beans and other truck are MOVING
fIom this place daily.
Ponchatoula-The dry kiln be-