The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1919-12-06


Church for The year "a
Inch Rev. Albert B. Lltz has served g
S presiding elder. 3
Winfield. The buying, selling 8
nd recording of oil leases and bring /:
ne suits to annul them in this parish e
$ keeping a large number Of peopit 2
,usy in the courthouse and causing
mineral rights to advance rapidly. .
The clerks office is crowded to over
lowing al 1.-The way and all Of the al
stractors are working overtime IL Is e
believed a large oil field will be dis
covered near this place.
Now Orleans. - Fire losses IL
Louisiana in 1919 will be greatly de-
creased over those of last year, the
number of fires occurring in the state
will be much smaller and there VIII
be practically a total absence OF IN
cendarism when the report for the
wear is compiled in the office of the
fire marshal, w. NJ. Campbell, accord
ing to L. A. Haggerty, chief clerk Oh
the department.
Shreveport - Congestion in the
Claiborne field is reflected In reports
from Homer operations. But two COM
pletions yielding about 1900 barrels
new production were made and both
wells were Immediately closed IN on
completion. Some of the operators,
according to reports are drilling
merely to the sand to conserve the |
oil as much as possible.
Monroe. - Committees composed
of the leading business and pro1es'
sional men Of the parish nave been
appointed by the presidents of the
Monroe Chamber Of Commerce, ami
the Rotary Club, to take the leader
ship in the campaign for the good
roads bonds issue election here this
month.
Baton Rouge - To aid the Red
Cross Christmas seal movement for
funds with which to combat tubercu-
losis, Governor Pleasant issued
proclamation calling upon the people
of the state to observe the period to
December 10 as a special time for
cooperation with the Red Cross.
Lafayette.-This city wants a real
, band, and to raise the necessary
| funds the association of commerce
, has closed a contract to give a car
, nIvai here the week Of December g.
!, ID. With the net proceeds uniforms
will be purchased, complete library
> of classical and popular music will be
bought.
Washington, D. C-Sugar grower:
in Louisiana were considerably re
y neved when informed by John NJ
Rogers, representative of the Ameri
. can Cane Growers Association o
u New Orleans, that the Railroad AID
u ministration would furnish sufIlcien
car equipment to handle transports
. tion of sugar in Louisiana
u Shreveport. - Delays in gettin
y material combined with inadequat
70 TRANSPORTATION facilities. is acting l
10 nearly all North Louisiana fields. Re
~ River is the only field which is plci
ing I'D in production as pipe life
a are being rapidly extended in tn
le Bull Payou district
81 New Orleans. The last Of the ~
q. neer Dominican nuns who came froI
IN Ireland sixty years ago to found me-
oil ,cational order in New Oflea1
90 nasseG away a few days ago whe
:. Sister Mary Xavier died at the y
ri. minican College in st. Charles az
w. Mo.
OK Anite. - The director Of ths
cal light and power COMPANY y
Ill. place have decided to e. ''Ts
nv plant and add the necessary Heolr q
,ts cry for giving Arnite a daytime -
rent fer lights and power.
Monroe-Masonic Grand Lodsf ol
- 1cere laid the cornerstone of thsneV
u Methodist Church in West pnro'
,ev with L E. Thomas. past sFan lias
ant ter of Louisiana. n'as'@
monies.
:. uommond - since the naugura
~. ~ lion OF the cooling plant asolal,s1 =,
ON The latter mart of SeptemF' dali'
tat s sa Of 800 gallons milk ha
ally saam maintained. bringi9 the dairy
men rich returns.
,,ond - RreakinF ground am
ear .,,nn material foV the cane.n 1,
otal nauL" :, the strawberu Growers os.l
hoa p ."m company is angst the to-
va building activities.
81. larges
nonham Springs = The ~
cold ION of potatoes ever grown a-T.
fish n O is being gathered. the us"
ping pr,ce is 50 low. however, thai n ov,
ries the crop will be stored and A'p
until next spring.
nor Notchitoches At q called "a. s. s
,svl- sion of the Natchitocnes
nan. school Board, beginning Dece aa ma
. at and ending December ~ We"
Christmas holiday with pay
the N.no,eonvt,,e = citizens OF =
ding marshes of Ascension, tho cor
ef- and Lafourche, who met :" ,rd,,cc
ILL., - steos to lnducc