The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-08-22

| convene sometime IN December, VIII
be held at Ruston instead of Oakdale,
i La. BY unanimous vote at the last
session of the conference, Oakdale
was selected but the invitation of the
Methodists of Oakdale was based up
on the belief that the new church
contemplated would be completed.
Lately it was learned that the new
edifice would not be finished until
next year.
New Orleans.-One of the strange
tricks lightning loves to play on au.
mankind was demonstrated during
the electrical storm recently when a
bolt entered an open window i'll the
| residence If Mrs. Maurice M Levy,
1903 Baronne street. and shattered a
pitcher in the middle of In luncheon
table without harming any of the
family sitting around the table or any
| other article in the room.
Vaudeville, Daniel Pardy, a
Union veteran, 81 years old, died Of
starvation recently in st. Tammany
parish, land of plenty. His body was
found in the woods few miles from
! this place by Maurice Sharp while
the latter was looking for some ca:-
tie and was identified by the clothing
worn. The verdict of Coroner Bull
| locks jury was Died of starvation
while wandering in the woods"
| New Orleans. - With the final Is
| sue of their Centenary bulletin. Meth
| odists announce financial subscrip-
lions amounting TO S113,740,00G, coz
ering q period of five years for pay
ment, and strengthening almost all
phases Of Methodist effort at home
and abroad. The amount fixed rs the
goal was SS0,00O,900. And the larger
sum pledged is not all, for subscrip-
tons are coming in still
Hammond. - In order TO stimulate
the live stock raising industry of the
parish and gets its citizens started
along the line OF thoroughbred stock,
w. L. Houlton of the Uneedus Farms
installment plan to boys and girls
throughout the parish, whose note
their parents will sanction and in
dorse.
Jeanerette. = The seventh session
of the La Teche District Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was called to order by Rev. Calvin s.
Stanley, "a. B., Rev. Cenelius john
son OF Donaldsonvilel was elected
secretary: Rev j. A. Williams Of
Gray, statistician; Rev. Cornelius
Spears, postmaster; Edward J. H.
Sorrell and ]. A. ReddiX, reporters.
Shreveport. Flowing at a rate
estimated at from seven to ten thou
sand barrels a day, the Standard Oil
Company's well on the Cakes lease
in Claiborne parish, Section %. TOWN.
ship 81, Range s, came in spouting
over the top of the derrick through
e-inch pipe.
Monroe.-A 10,000,000 cubic feet
gas well was brought in here four
miles outside the regular gas belt. II
is regarded as highly important
End in that it widely extends the
territory in which gas is found in
commercial quantities.
Jennings. - Mrs. Marie DeJean
and her six children residents OF
this city, are heirs TO the estate of
Juan Gradinego, the rich Venetian no
bleman, who is said TO have left $685.
100000 to the American heirs, It has
developed.
Estherwo5d = The sweet potato
crop is very promising. One grower
last year averaged 400 bushels iii
acre This year he predicts lie will
realize more than $500 an acre prof
1t. He has sixteen acres in potatoes.
Oberlin. - At an election held re-
Gently a parish-wide school tax, by
wards. was practically unanimously
carried, both in numbers and amount
of property voted.
New Orleans. John NJ Parker,
former food administrator for Louis
lana, will rebuild his organization 10
aid in the fight to cut the high cost
of living. He believes his old staR
will gladly render the service asked
by Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer. He has 50 notified Mr..
Palmer.
Houma. The Louisiana Associa-
tion of Commercial Secretaries plac-
ed itself behind Professor Dodsol
and the State Agricultural College
and its members pledged their assist
ance in the fight for more funds soon
to commence.
Clinton. East Feliciana parish
has been promised army trucks for
road work and they VIII be used ex
tcnstiyely in improving reads under
tho directions Of the Parish Good
Roads Commission.
Crowiey.-The automobile men If |
tho parish are to have an o-ganiza-
lion to further the interests OF this
industry and preliminary steps looS
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