The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-05

Fred ]. Grace, registrar of the
State Land Office. and Major Frank
Payne of the Conservation Depart.
ment visited Lake Felicity to inspect
the sites of the gas wells which NAV
be used to supply the city of New
Orleans with natural gas. The state
lands may be leased to the city of
New Orleans
Little Robert Champagne, CT
Franklin, lad about years old,
and negro boy about the same age
were playing SOLDIER with their
fathers guns which they supposed
| were not loaded, in Capritoes woods
near their home. The negro's gun
was fired killing little Robert in
| stantly.
Bids were opened at Jennings for
$150,000 worth Of special road bonds
for the construction of a road in the
| northwest part of Jefferson Davis
parish, the successful bidder being
joint contract between Whitney-Cen-
trai National Bank and Commercial
Bank and Trust Company of New
Orleans.
w. r. Hirsch, secretary of the
Louisiana State Fair, who has Just
returned from the Fort Worth Live
Stock Show. where he conferred with
leading live stock men from through
out the Southwest, announces that
the live stock exhibit at the fair this
year will be the largest in It's HIS
tory.
1.-TWO things must be done quickly
to save the public school systems Of
this country" said James B. Still
man. president Of the School Teach
ers' Union, in an address to the AS
sociate Teachers League No 30 at
New Orleans. School teaching must
be made self-supporting to make
self-respecting teachers"
The biggest project ever undertake
en- by Avoyelles parish Is now I'M
der way. By virtue of an ordinance
adopted by the police jury, road
tax election is to be held in the va
rious wards of the parish on April
26, authorizing million dollar bond
issue for the purpose of constructing
100 miles of road in Avoyelles.
Twenty-eight dead and several
score injured, with a property loss of
more than 100000 was the toll Of
Sundays tornado which swep, a far
ming section near Delhi, La, crossed
the Mississippi river and wrought
greater havoc in Issaquena, Sharkey.
and Washington.
A reconstruction conference" was
held at Alexandria. The purpose was
to discuss the entire problem of the
returning war service man, soldier,
sailor or marine, and the opportunity
OF the community to serve him and
also to use him as an asset in COM
life and betterment
The Natchitoches parish Council of |
Defense is preparing to hold a mass
meeting in Natchitoches April to
celebrate the anniversary of the dec
laration Of war and to extend well
come to the returned soldier boys.
Dipping Of more than $4,000 head
of cattle and horses in Caddo parish
has begun. Parish Agent Anthony
announced that he will be placed in
charge Of the los watts throughout the
parish.
The first crate of strawberries for
hi sseason was shipped from Amite
by the Italian Farmers Association.
It is stated they will bring between
81 and $40.
Cameron parish will hold an cleo
ion on April Is to vote on 100000
road bond issue for the purpose Of
a system of shell high.
ways throughout the parish.
Owing to the good weather prevail
ng, near White Castle, the farmers
ire busy planting cane and blowing
some report the seed cane in fine
hape. while others report 1t bad.
Simon Segari, Sc years old, lead
ng fruit and produce merchant OF
lew Orleans for thirty-f1ve years,
lied suddenly at his home following