The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-09-06

ton Association in New Orleans Sep
TENDER and 8. At this meeting, &C
cording to a Geographic dispatch from
Dallas. Texas, recently, the executives
at the various states and the cotton
dealers will fix minimum prices on
I cotton.
Alexandria.- sawmill of the
Pawnee Land and Lumber Company
of Pawnee, La is being moved TO n
new site, Kurthwood, La.
Pointe la Hache.-The live stock
| department at Baton Rouge has grant
ed the farmers a delay Of thirty days
III dipping their stock during the busy
rice harvest, where no ticks have
been reported by the inspectors,
New Orleans.-The Louisiana allot-
ment for the $5,O00O00 Roosevelt Me.
mortal fund is $4,000, according to
an announcement made recently by
Louis A. Burns, secretary of the
Louisiana committee. The $5000,000
for the memorial is to be raised in I
| nationwide drive beginning October
20 aud ending on Roosevelt's birth
day, October q.
Shreveport-Huey P. Long, state
railroad commissioner, announced
here the commission had been inform.
ed by the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company the company nov
has on the press a new scherule nf
rates to be put before the commission
for approval at its Shreveport meet
ing during the state fair,
Monroe books for
the parish of Ouachita are now open
for inspection and show taxable
values Of approximately $300OO,O00.
Of this amount the city of Monroe
shows values of about $170O0,0OO, an
increase over 1918 of approximately
100000.
Monroe.-With view OF prevenc-
ing accidents such as have occurred
in nearby towns recently, Mayor Ar
mold Bernstein has issued warning
that the law prohibiting the driving
Of automobiles by persons under tho
age of seventeen years will be strictly
enforced
New Orleans.-EIaborate entertain
metn is being planned for several
thousand Shriners who are to be IN
New Orleans September 27-28 for the
Southern meeting, it was stated by
Potentate Charles Weinberger, who Is
taking an active part in arranging for
the visitors.
Lafayette.-Th Acadia Baptist AS
sociaticn, including the Baptist
churches of Acadia and contiguous
parishes, held it's first annual meeting
with Pilgrims Rest Church, near Eu-
nice Fifteen churches, with a few
more than fifteen hundred members,
are embraced in this body.
Baton Rouge. - Alexandria will
make a fight at the next session Of
tn Legislature to have the Louisiana
State Normal School transferred from
Natchitoches, according to resolutions
passed by the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce, which have been sent to
Governor Pleasant,
Baton Rouge.-Twenty scholarships
in the French Iycees will be offered
young women Of Louisiana, according
to a letter received by T. H. Harris,
state superintendent Of education,
from Robert L. Kelly, executive sec.
rotary of ire Association of American
Colleges.
Monroe. -Reorganization of the
Monroe Labor Club, which was first
organized immediately preceding the
late municipal campaign. is being con-
sidered by members of organized Ia
Dor here.
Leesville. The Vernon Lumber
Company is preparing to open up n
mill WITH two bandsaws at its hold.
ings in the central part of the parish.
where there is about 12-year run Of
timber
Hammond,-Petitions are being cir
cuiated in Hammond, Ponehatoula
and other points and signed freely by
the voters, praying that the police
jury call an election TO get the sense
OF the citizens in regard to a commits
sion form Of government.
Baton Rouge. - Delegates from the
Baton Rouge AID Club to the New Or
leans convention will carry "red
sticks along with uniform style Of
dress.
Colfax.-Rice lands touched high
prices here when a tract in the
Fourth Ward, close to the Hunter ir-
rigating canal was sold by the sheriff
for $40 an acre cash.
| st. Northumberland & Cranker
/ Of this place sold 241 sacks of Edith
rice at 1920 per barrel This is the
highest price on the Teche for rough
rice this season.
colfax. The $4,000 Jefferson
Highways bond issue for Road Dis.
triet No. 5 was carried by an over.
whelming majority, the vote being
1853 to %.