The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-10-03

" Anu VuC why There Is Sucn WlQe
difference between the prices OF re
fined Oil and the prices the oil mills
are able &c obtain for crude oil were
the chief subjects considered by the
control committee Of the cotton seed
industry at its meeting here.
/ Winnfield-A sensational report
was filed by the Winn parish grand
jury which has just adjourned in
which the parish coroner and clerk of
court are censured for acts of cora-
mission and omission. The report says
the clerk of the court, has not record
ed an indictment returned by grand
]uries for the last seventeen years nor
kept a recorder inquests held by the
parish coroner in that time.
Pointe la Hache. - In the back
levee district from here up to Harlem
| Plantation, eight miles above where
the back levee was not rebuilt after
the hurricane Of 1916, all of the truck
crops were killed completely by the
Gulf salt water coming in the fields
four feet deep. Eighty per cent of
the rice crop. the entire sweet rota-
to crop of over 1000 barrels and
the grass were ruined.
Hammond. La. Through the eff
forts OF Joseph Graziano president
OF the Hammond Farmers Associa-
ton, new school building will be
erected three miles east of Hammond
for the benefit of the Italian colony.
Alexandria, carload of govern
ment provisions arrived here and was
sold to citizens calling at the car. The
car contained bacon. corn, tomatoes
and string beans.
New Orleans. The Young Peoples
Societies of Christian Endeayor hell.
convention rally to formulate plans
for the biennial All-South Christian
Endeavor convention to be held in
this city next July. 1t is expecte
1000 delegates viii attend the 1929
convention, which was obtained for
this city during the organization y
conclave in Memphis in 1918.
New Orleans. Father, you have
shot mel" This was the cry that came
to the ears of John Russell, 1912 FL
sian Fields avenue, early Sunday.
after he lad fired one shot at sup
posed burglar in his yard His son,
John Russell. Jr., died a few minutes
later in his fathers arms, trying to
explain his presence in the yard at
that hour.
Washington d. C.-New Orleans |
supplanted Philadelphia as the sec
ond most important port of the coun-
try in the handling. of foreign com.
merce, while New York easily main |
tanned first place and increased her
proportion of the county's total, dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30,
according to statistics of the Depart
n1ent of Commerce just published.
Baton Rouge. - Legislation In Ia
vor of the travelling man was dis
cussed by State Senator Simmons of
st. Martin parish al a get together
meeting of the Louisiana Travellers
Association at Baton Rouge recently
George L. Richards, secretary, report
ed large number of new members
enrolled.
Natchitoches. The publicity COM
mittee OF the Chamber of Commerce..
composed of Sheriff J. w. Payne, j.
j. Nixon. farm demonstration agent,
and G. M Cunningham. has under
taken the work of having Natchitoches
Parish represented in the parish fair
exhibits at the State far in Shreve-
port.
Monroe Mayor Arnold Bernstein
called upon the people OF Monroe to
contribute to a fund for the relief of
the people ins-the storm-stricken
towns along the Texas coasts and
named q committee of four to canvass
the funds
Shreveport Completion by the G.
w. Strange Oil and Refining Com.
pany Of its Nelson No. 8 in S-121n.
Red River parish, was announced. The
well came in flowing at rate Of
I. 500 barrels.
Natchitoches. = D. J. HUMANS.
clerk Of court In the Eleventh District
for the past ten years. has announced
that he will not be a candidate for
reelection but win take up the prac.
lice of law
Pointe la Hache.-Packing houses
are being put in condition for the
opening Of the season that begins iu
. few days for the early variety Of
oranges.
Denham Springs. People of WarI
TWO are enthusiastic over the cree
ion OF abig sawmiiT five miles north
i Denham Springs by the firm Of
Houghland q. Hurst
Angie. Cotton picking and ginning
s under full Roadway, but the croDI
s short It viii not exceed fifty per
:ent here. The sweet potatoes and
sorn crops are good.
New Orleans. - It is proposed to