Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14


Plans for improving the roads of
East Feliciana parish were advanced
at mass meeting in the courthouse
at Clinton. w. A. West Of Norwood
was chairman and every ward in the
parish was represented. The parish
wide good roads bond issue was urg-
ed, the east and west sides of the
parish having been somewhat divided
in the matter Of the proposed In
debtedness.
The value of having an engineer to
handle all details of road work has
been proven in Lafayette parish. w.
p Robert was recently appointed to
this position and under his supervi-
sion grading work in the SecoAd
Word is being done at a cost Of $40O
a mile, as against contract price
Of $725 which was bid.
At a "get together" meeting and
banquet held by the Alexandria
wholesale men, jobbers and their trav.
cling men, w. D. Coleman, traffic
manager of the Alexandria Chamber
of Commerce, made an address in
which he explained the new tariff
rates. He said they were very favor
able to Alexandria.
A resolution protesting against, the
Smith Towner bill in Congress, de-
signed to place schools, public, pri-
vate and paroaclial, under Federal
control, and a resolution asking that
the claims Of ireland for freedom be
recognized by the Peace Conference,
were adopted by the sixteenth annual
convention Of the Louisiana Fedora
ton Of Catholic Societies at it's final
session at New Orleans.
The Methodists OF the Abbeville
community are very much elated over
the fact that while Louisiana was the
first state to exceed its quota in the
centenary drive for a fund Of $S5, 0O0,-
600. Abbeville has won the honor OF
being the first town in the Lafayette
District to raise its allotment, and
that district was the first in the
state.
Mexicans to the number Of several
thousands probably can be trans
ferred from various points in the
United States to Louisiana points for
agricultural service. This was re-
vealed when Senator Gay laid before
nthony Caminetti, commissioner gen.
eral Of immigration at washington
the situation which confronts agricul-
tural activities in Louisiana.
Two more dipping watts have been
destroyed in Ward of Ouachita par
ish, where similar offenses have oc-
Cured before. Opposition to dipping
cattle is very strong in parts of the
parish and at the last term of court
more than thirty persons were con-
victed for failing to dip cattle and
given suspended sentences.
The Hammond branch of St. Jo-
seph's Society, Of which v. Gianno-
bile is president, celebrated the end
of the war and the prosperous season
the members have experienced this
spring.
J.H. Corbett and R. E. Carnahan Of
Colfax went to Black Creek and
caught fine string of trout, the to-
tai weight of which was forty pounds.
Fishing in the lakes and streams OF
Grant parish is reported to be un
usually fine this year.
The official count of the votes cas-,
in the road election in Caldwell parish
shows the good roads tax was car
ried by a majority of $612, 3O2 in prop.
erty valuation, and by majority OF
21O in ballots cast.
/ Cooling or receiving stations fol
milk are to be established soon Al
Hammond, Loranger and Kentwood
| all IN IanBlpanOa parish, according
to plans inaugurated at the recenr
meeting Of the Louisiana Dairymen''
Association.
The attendance at the World Cot
ton Conference to be held in New Or
leans in October win be over 5000
and each session win be presided owe
by the governor Of different state
officials announced.
The thirteenth annual convention
Of the Louisiana Division Of the Ma
tional League Of Postmasters held
two days session at Franklin.
Owing to severe ravages Of insects
many farmers have plowed up thel
corn crops and planted them in cotton
and rice.
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