The St. Mary banner., 1919-09-13

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Chamber of Commerce Al once. ara
| prevention CT the removal OF the state
normal school 10 Alexandria. and the
dismantling Of the Louisiana and
Northwest Railroad the Improvements
of roads hereabous ard tn adyer-
tising of The resources Of Cane River
Valley and Natchitoches parish
New Orleans = This city was Sc
lected as the meetiig place of the
1921 convention of the National Ma
sonic Relief Association of the bien-
nial session held in Minneapolis,
Mimi, August 27-29. The meeting Will
bring 10 this city q large number OF
men who are prominent in the Mason
ic fraternity from all portions Of the
country
New Orleans-A petition has been
filed by the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company before the
Railroad Commission of Louisiana, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
company Saturday, asking for an or
der authorizing the corporation to
continue its present rates for d pc
liod of not less than twelve months
after December l.
Branch-Clarence Hays. a hero of
the st. Mihiel drive, is home on fur
Tough visiting his parents at this
Llace. He he had started over the
top for the third time when a bursting
shell above him tore out his entire
right shoulder blade. rendering the
arm useless for life He also was
Gassed on previous occasion.
ColtaX.- Judge An1rtws has grant
cd an appeal from his order for the
bonding of the injunction in the cat
tie dipping controversy. returnabe In
thirty days. The appeal being suspen
sive in its operation, all dipping will
have to be discontinued until the
Supreme Court can pass on this i'm,
portant matter.
New Orleans. = Next to agriculture
'He idi StSt anu !iOSt important IluuS-
try in Louisiana and Mississippi Is
the fisheries. Approximately $50 00o.-
600 is invested in this business in the
;wo states. while the annual crop"
of fish. oysters. shrimp, turtles and
other varieties of water food is in the
neighborhood Of SO, 900 900.
Monroe.-The City Board of Health,
through lis president. DR.. D. p
Hirsch, has issued notice TO the
people of Monroe warning them
against drinking the water furnish
ed by the city or Monroe, without
first boiling it. due to the present
condition of the Cuachita river, from
which the city obtains its supply.
Lafave1te-M. Billeaud Jr.. presi-
dent Of the police jury. announced he
favored Lafayette parish building
its own main highways under the su-
pervisior Of the State Highway De
partment. He says this plan, ir his
opinion. Will be cheaper and the work
will be done much faster.
Crowley. - Professor ]. NJ. Baker,
Ir.. for several wears employed as
teacher in the Crowley High School.
has been appointed elementary super
visor to make such periodical visits
among the Acadia parish public
schools as will he conducive to the
Of school work.
Sparkman.-The annual county
school rally for the western distric'
of Dallas county was held at the Pine
Grove consolidated school near here.
with more than $50 persons from all
Iarts of the district in attendance.
Alexandria.-The double platoon
system was put into effect by the
Alexandria Fire Department. maxim,
the first city in the state to adopt !
this system. There will be two crew.
of twelve each.
Baton ROuge.-GovernOr Pleasant |
has been invited to make the opening
address at the annual meeting Of the |
American Public Health Association, |
which will be held in New Orleans.
October 81 to 30
ColfaX.-Millions of catterpillars, or
army works, have been at work IN
The cotton fielGs hereabouts for the
past week, and they have eaten all |
he foliage on the cotton plants, which
cuts off all hope for any further IN
crease in the fruit this season
Harrisonburg The police jury OF
Catahoula parish met here and pro-
mulgated the result of the recent
elections held in the parish to Issue