The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1919-12-20


ion held in this town on the
proposition to issue $4,000 Of bonds
or an additional unit Of the electric
light and waterworks plant OF this
own, the result was 10 votes against.
an assessment OF ST.
IO5. and 43 votes for, representing an
of S131, 320.
Judge r. Emmett Tiingle, for twelve
years judge OF the Twenty-rinth JH
dicial District, lost his life in Oak riv'
er, a deep bayou about twelve miles
back of Pointe a la Hache when he
is believed to have lost his balance
and TO have fallen overheard from
the gasoline launch.
New Orleans. - Joseph Rosamaro.
The youthful bank teller, is to serve
six months in the parish prison, and |
his brother-in-law, Anthony J.. Bag |
gasse, must serve one year in Jail. for |
the theft OF $4,000 from the Algicrs |
branch of the Whitney-Central Bank
and Trust Company.
Morgan City. - Succumbing to an
attack of appendicitis Mrs Philip
Hebert of Rayne, La, died on board
a Southern Pacific train. Mrs. Her
bert was accompanied by her hus-
Land and was en- route to the hospital
at New Orleans for treatment.
Patterson-Misses Coale and Mines.
public health nurses of St. Mary's
parish, are examining the children in
the primary grades of the Patterson
High School for defects of eyes, ears,
nose, throat, etc. Those who need
treatment are sent to a physician.
Lake ChaIles.-Rice marshes and
bayous in the vicinity of Oberlin are
rising from water from the Calcasieu,
which is flooding the lower streets Of
the town. Many homes in the lower
levels are completely surrounded
with water.
New Orleans. - Fire originating. it
is said, from lighted cigarette drop
ped by negro passing through the
building, damaged the building, stock
and furniture of the store Of Victor
| Valentinien to the extent of approx
mately $4,000.
Alcxandria.-The police jury of Ra-
pides parish, at a regular meeting,
sold the bonds issued by four road
districts previous to the issuance OF
S2,040,000 worth Of parishwide road
bonds, to Joseph A. Bentley.
Plaquemine.-The grinding season
is nearing the end in this section. The
first factory to sound taps was tia
Granada of c. c. Barton, Jr., on the
East Bank which has finished, having
ground 1000 TONS of cane into syrup
New Orleans. - Fourteen hundred
gallons of alcohol, stored at the Sew
enth Street wharf and awaiting ship
ment to Triest Italy, have beey
drained through holes drilled in thu
bottom of the barrels by thieves.
Monroe-Freight trains IN the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway have been equip
ped with passenger coaches and vii
! carry passengers between Monroe an,
J Alexandria and between Monroe an
; Vidalia and ColliDston.
New Orleans.-The historic Frencl
, Opera House, scene Of the debut i
, the UHited States of Adelina Pat
and whose audiences have heard tn
voices of Jean de Reske and Jenn
Lind, has burned to the ground.
4 st. Rose-Charged with havin
I shot George Marsha, young son
d Mike Marsela, in the back sewers
Y weeks ago, Joe Caronia of this plaC
has lust been released under bond.
= Shreveport-Goods valued
J. thousands of dollars were stolen b
S burglars from the Buckalew Har
g ware Company and from the Heaorr
Dry Goods Company store.
" Monroe.-A complete system
IS good roads, which includes eVel
q main thoroughfare in the parish,
It bond issue of s1.600.0OO was voted
a parish-wide election.
- New Orleans. - Two white DO,
IL entered the dry goods store owned
IT Harry Sherman, while Mrs. Sherms
Ia was marketing and stole five bolts
,r Bingham worth $45. The your
O. thieves were seen leaving with Il
plumber by girl.
Is Baton Rouge. - Leander H Per
" has been commissioned judge OF c
Or Twenty ninth Judicial District Gov
a. at Plaquemine to succeed the la
Judge Emmett Hingle.
)e Shereveport-A. Martin, Ms
ne chant of Hosston, was slain In a p
o. toi battle between posse from Hos