Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-06

leans July l..
Plans for improving the roads Of
East Feliciana parish were advanced
at a mass meeting in the courthous,
at Clinton. w. A. West of Norwood
was chairman. end 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 70
fandle 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 Seco'd
Word is being done at cost of $500
mile, as against contract price
Of $725 which was bid.
At a "get together" meeting and
BANQUET held bv the Alexandria
wholesale mon. jnbbers and their trav.
cling men. w. d. Coleman. trs~>
manager IF the Alexandria Chamber
~ Commerce. r,ade an address in
which no explained the new tarin
rates. He said they were very favor
able to Alexandria.
A resolution PROTESTING against the
Smith-Towrer bill in Congress-. de-
signed to place schools. nublic. DrI-
vate and paroachial. under Federal
control. and a resolution asking that
the claims of Irelond for freedom be
recognized bv the Peace Conference.
were adopted bv the sixteenth annual
convention of the Louisiana Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies at its final
session at New Orleans.
The Methodists of the Abbeville
community are very much elated over
.he fact that while Louisiana was the
first state to exceed its quota IN tbs
centenary drive for q fund Of $35.000.-
coo. Abbeville has won the honor of
beine 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 TRAVIS
farrad from various points in the
United States to Louisiana points fo-
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 3 of Ouachi,a mar
ish. where similar offenses have &C.
CURED before. Opposition to dipping
cattle is very strone 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.
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The Hammond branch If st. 10
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 am
caught a fine string of trout. the to
ta' weight Of which was forty pounds
Fishing in the lakes and streams O
Grant parish is reported to be un
usually fine this year.
The official count of the votes cas-
in the road election in Caldwell paris.
shows the good roads tax was car
ried by a majority of $612.302 in prop
erty valuation. and by a majority o.
cl0 in ballots cast.
Cooling or receiving stations fol
milk are to be established soon Al
Hammond. Loranger and Kentwood
all in Tangipahoa parish, ACCORDING
to plans inaugurated at the recen
meeting of the Louisiana Dairymen,
Association.
The attendance at the World Cot
ten Conference to be held in New Or
leans in October will be over 5000
and each session will be presided owe
by the governor of a 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 thei
corn crops and planted them in cottol
and rice.
The Standard Oil Company, drilling
in 30-21-7 in Claiborne Field, brough
in 10000. 900 cubic feet day gas wei
at 1.417 feet.
1t is planned to spend close to s.,
100000 on good roads and grave
streets in the city of Lafayette with
in the next twelve months.