The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-12-26

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oE the Iaccasine Bayou near iIaye
Sunday apparently has resulted in
tragedy. c. w. Cossock of Hayes i
believed to have drowned By fallin.
from gasoline launch while reac!,
ing for a duck. A NJ Limbccker an,
J. G. Andfepont of Lake Charles wer.
in the party The men became sepa
rated from Cossack and when the,
returned they found the launch IL
which he was sitting empty.
Baton Rouge, La - There is N
lack of Christmas spirit in Bator
Rouge as the holidays approach, rep
resentatives of the Red Cross have
had their desks in the banks and
postoffice for several days disposing
of Red Cross Christmas seals and
health bonds and more than half the
citys quota of $4,000 has been raised
Baton Rouge, La. Judge Rufus
Foster presided at the December ses.
sion of the Federal District Court
here, at which the case of the
United States VS.. Veto Colina, Mike
Vincent and George Moore, charged
with breaking into freight cars on
the Y. & M. " r. r. was continued
Until the next session.
Lafayette. - The Sixth Ward of
this parish is planning to drain more
than six thousand acres Of low lan1
west of Carencro, bordering on the
Acadia and St. Landry parishes. The
farmers and other property holders
ere practically unanimous in favor Of
the movement.
Rayville. Colonel Thomas J.
Shackleford. national chairman of the
finance committee Of the American
Cotton Association, before a large
and enthusiastic audience at Wirns-
boro, declared fourteen Southern
states would unite in movement to
make New Orleans the world cotton
center
Franklin - The first freeze of the
present winter arrived, ice being 10
evidence everywhere Although the
freeze was severe enough to kill the
standing cane, most of the farmers
have gotten through harvesting their
nrovx ord k1,a 1;@&yo oono 4t,o+ Sc .,k,fy
in the fields will be saved without
any trouble
New Orleans. Mrs. A. L. Canla-
han, rs years old, stopping at the Cos
Hotel, attempted suicide
early Tuesday morning by swallow
ing antiseptic tablets. She was taken
TO Charity Hospital, but was released
from the institution later in tho 1av.
Family troubles she told tho police,
were the cause OF her act.
Shreveport, La. More than 50,-
600 barrels of oil were transported
daily from the North Louisiana fields
during the week. One of the most
notable gains in production was made
by the Claiborne osl field which show
ed an average of 14,6O0 barrels of
bill taken care of daily.
Covington, La. - Women here have
been active in aidiEg the Red Cross
Christmas seal campaign with Mrs.
J. c. Burns as the Covington chair
nan and F. G.. Davis parish director.
New Orleans.-Thomas Brown, sea-
nan on the ship Lake Fisher, anchor
"a at st. Maurice avenue, was acct
ientaly shot and died shortly after
yard in the Charity Hospital. T
Monroe, La. - T. E. Tourney.
PRESIDENT of tho Ouachita National
sank. has purchased the Endorl
lansfer property on Desiard street
or $4,000.
Shreveport, La Three of the
our big leases Of the Claiborne field
;cre each credited with a completion,
ne total new production Of which Ia
1880 barrels.
Monroe. - Herbert r. McDougal,
ecrctary and manager of the Fersh-
az Highway Association, was given
ssurance by G. T. Cross, secretary 0f
he Monroe Chamber of Commerce,
hat Monroe would have the good
Dads necessary to secure the high
'ay.
New Orleans Work at the big
nipbuilding plant of the Foundation ,
ompany on the Industrial Canal
as been resumed, when l,4e0 sheet
letal workers who quit returned to
leir jobs
Franklinton, La.-Bogue Chitto
yer has been rising and has reach
4 stage of Is feet. This is the !
Ighest stage this stream has attained i
nee 1900, when . stage of 70 feet ,
as registered q
New orIeans-Mrs. C Lacy was re- /