Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-12-27


ton held in this town on the
proposition to issue $4,000 of bonds
for an additional unit Of the electric
light and waterworks plant Of this
town, The result was 10 votes againat,
representing an assessment Of 500.
sos. and 43 votes for, representing an
assessment Of $1S1,s2O
Judge r. Emmett Hingle, for twelve
years judge of the Twenty-ninth Ju.
dicial District, lost his life in Oak riv.
er, deep bayou about twelve miles
back Of Pointe la Hache when he
is believed to have lost his balance
and to have fallen overheard from
the gasoline launch.
New Orleans. - Joseph Rosalnano
the youthful bank teller, is to serve
six months in the parish prison, and
his brotherinlaw, Anthony J. Bag
gasse, must serve one year in Jail. for
the theft of $4,000 from the Algiers
branch Of the Whitney-Central Bank
and Trust Company.
Morgan City. Succumbing 10 an
attack of appendicitis Mrs Philip
Hebert of Rayne, La, died on board
a Southern Pacific train. Mrs. Her
bert was accompanied by her hus.
Land and was en- route to the hospital
at New Orleans for treatment
Patterson-Misses Coale and Mines
public health nurses of st. Mary's
parish, are examining the children in
the primary grades of the Patterson
High School for defects of eyes, cars,
nose, throat, etc. Those who need
treatment are sent to q physician.
Lake Cha1les.-Rice marshes and
bayous in the vicinity of Oberlin ara
rising from water from the Calcasieu,
which is flooding the lower streets of
the town. Many homes in the lower
levels are completely surrounded
with water.
New Orleans. - Fire originating, it
is said, from a lighted cigarette drop
ped by negro passing through the
building, damaged the building, stock
and furniture of the store of Victor
Valentinien to the extent of approx.
mately $4,000
Alexandria.-The police jury OF Ra.
pides parish, at a regular meeting.
sold the bonds issued by four road
districts previous to the issuance Of
'$2,O40,00O worth of parishwide road
bonds, to Joseph A. Bentley.
Plaquemine.-The grinding season
is nearing the end in this section. The
first factory to sound taps was the
Granada OF c: G. Barton, Jr., on the
East Bank which has finished, having
ground 1000 tons Of cane into syrup.
New Orleans. = Fourteen hundred
gallons of alcohol, stored at the Sew,
enth Street wharf and awaiting ship.
ment to Triest, Italy, have been
drained through holes drilled in the
bottom of the barrels by thieves.
Monroe.-Freight trains IN the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway have been equip
ped with passenger coaches and will
carry passengers between Monroe and
Alexandria and between Monroe and
Vidalia and Collipston.
New Orleans.-The historic French
Opera House, scene of the debut in
the United States of Adelina Patti
and whose audiences have heard the
voices of Jean de Reske and Jenny
Lind, has burned to the ground.
ST. Rose-Charged with having
shot George MARSHA, young son Of
Mike Marsela, in the back several
weeks ago, Joe Caronia of this place
has just been released under bond.
Shreveport.-Goods valued at
thousands Of dollars were stolen bv
burglars from the Buckalew Hard
ware Company and from the Heaorne
Dry Goods Company store.
Monroe,-A complete system of
good roads, which includes every
main thOroughfare in the parish a
bond issue of $1,6OO,0OO was voted In
parish-widc election.
New Orleans. Two white boys
entered the dry goods store owned by
Harry Sherman, while Mrs. Sherman
was marketing and stole five bolts Of
bingham worth S45. The young
thieves were seen leaving with the
plumber by girl,
Baton Rouge. - Leander H. Perez
has been commissioned judge of the
Twenty ninth Judicial District Court
at Plaquemine TO succeed the late
Judge Emmett Hingle.
Shereveport-A. Martin, mer-
chant of Hosston, was slain in pis.
toll battle between a posse from Hoss-
ton and two men sought for highway
robbery who resisted arrest at Mira.