The Rice belt journal., 1919-12-06

Moproe.-Seven new churches builS
and dedicated three parsonaSes Dui''
and seven rebuilt, 1884 members se'
cured, salaries Of pastors more thah
doubled. and the debt on the district
parsonage paid and extensive repairs
made on it is the record made by the
Monroe District of the Methodist
Episcopalian Church for The year
Which Rev. Albert B. Lutz has served
as presiding elder.
Winfield. - The buying, selling
and recording of oil leases ana oTlns-
ing suits to annul them in this parish
is keeping a Jorge number OF people
busy in the courthouse and causing
mineral rights to advance rapidly.
The clerks office is crowded to over
f,owing al 1.-THE way and all of the ao-
stractors are working overtime. 1t is
believed large oil field will be dis
covered near this place.
New Orleans. - Fire losses IN
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 total absence OF IN
cendarism when the report for the
YEAR is compiled in the office OF the
fire marshal, w NJ. Campbell, accord
ing 10 L. A. Haggerty, chief clerk OF
the department.
Shreveport - Congestion in the
! Claiborne field is reflected in reports
I from Homer operations But two COM
pletions yielding about 1900 barrels
new production were made and both
wells were Immediately closed i'll Oh
/ completion. Some of the operators,
/ according to reports are drilling
merely to the sand TO conserve tho
oil as much as possible.
Monroe. Committees composed
of the leading business and profes-
sional men of the parish nave been
appointed by the presidents of the
Monroe Chamber of Commerce. and
the Rotary Club, to take the. leader
ship in the campaign for the good
roads bonds issue election here this
month.
: Raton Rouge. To aid the Red
Cross Christmas seal movement for
, funds with which TO combat tubercu
losis, Governor Pleasant issued a
, proclamation calling upon the people
of the state to observe the period tt
December 10 as a special time fol
cooperation with the Red Cross.
Lafayette.-This city wants a rea
t band and to raise the necessar.
/ funds the association Of eommerc
. has closed a contract to give car
. nival here the week Of December S
D Ii. With the net proceeds uniform
t, will be purchased, a complete librar
of classical and popular music will b
bought.
a. Washington, D. C.-Sugar grower
= in Louisiana were considerably n
Q lieved when informed by John n
ia Rogers, representative of the Amer
4 can Cane Growers Association {
a New Orleans, that the Railroad Al
ministration would furnish suilicieE
car equipment to handle transport
e ton of sugar in Louisiana.
Shreveport = Delays in gettir
~ material combined with inadequa
transportation facilities. is acting
~ nearly all North Louisiana fields. RI
y River is the only field which is pic
ing up in production rs pipe lin
a are being rapidly extended i'll Il
lie Bull Rayou district.
New Orleans. The last of the pi
neer Dominican nuns who came FRO
- ireland sixty years ago to found the
educational order in New Orlea
es passed away few days ago VIII
as. Sister Mary Xavier died at the |
di. minican College in ST. Charles a.
w. mo.
elk NJ ,.4 90 +ho
cal light and power company of II
all. place have decided to enlarge
by plant and add the necessary mach
ate ery for giving Anlite daytime c
rent fer lights and power.
T, Monroe.-Masonic Grand Lodge
of ticers laid the Cornerstone of the n
,so Methodist Church in West Nom
lev with l. E Thomas, past grand m
emf Ter of Louisiana, master OF CT
monies.
tha Hammond Since the inaugr
or. tion OF the cooling plant at Loranl
tat. the latter part of September, d'
,llv shipment of 500 gallons of milk
his been maintained, bringing the da
men rich returns.
Hammond Breaking ground
-, hauling material for the cam
9'"' 1 plant of the Strawberry Growers S
i,a ~ ing Company is amongst the rec
~ building activities.
Dcnham Springs. = The lar'
cold crop of potatoes ever grown in
nsh parish is being gathered. The maj
ping price is so low, however that mos
mes the crop will be stored and kept c
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