The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-06-13

Stanton plantation, in Iberville par
fsh, last season, resulted in the fl
ing of a $22,6S7.S2 damage suit in
the Civil District Court against the
Plaquemine Sugar Company, Inc, of
New Orleans.
First steps in the program of reli.
gious education in New Orleans oy
the Baptist Church will be taken
when a complete religious census OF
the city, compiled by local Baptist
pastors. is presented to the Home
Mission Board of the church at AT
lanta. Ga.
Rev. R J. Perkey, pastor of the
First Baptist Church at Monroe, has
been appointed zone chairman of the
twelve northeastern parishes Of
Louisiana and will direct the cam
paign during the Boy Scout Appre-
citation Week.
The Alexandria Rotary Club has
endorsed the "Own Your Home"
movement, and also the proposed i'm.
provement bond issue of $525, 900,
which win be voted on by the taxpay-
ers of the city on June IL.
Heleven Graves, four years old, CT
New Orleans, while playing in the
street, almost in front of her home,
was knocked down and killed by an
automobile truck
Steps toward the amendment ~
the city charter to give the city OF
Baton Rouge power to regulate pub
lie utilities was decided upon by the
Baton Rouge City Council.
Double daily passenger train SER
vice on the New Orleans and North
western branch of the Missouri Pa
cific between Monroe and Natchez,
Miss, has been inaugurated
Hill & Smith of West Monroe have
been awarded the contract for the
erection of an improved cotton COM
press by the Ouachita Compress and
Warehouse Company at Monroe.
Residents of the Third, Fifth, Sew
enth and Ninth wards of Livings,o'.
parish are clamorfng for good roads
in favor of which they are circulai-
ing a petition.
One hundred and eighty thousand
of New Orleans population of 100000
are without religion, according to "a
recent Baptist census.
Mayor Mouton, of Lafayette, re.
Gently seated, has issued warning
to the public that every ordinances
will be enforced to the letter.
Cheaper lard, cheaper soap and a
new variety of fertilizer is the prom-s
Use that William H. Hawkins of New
Orleans holds out to the public. He
has invented a process by means OF
which these products are derived
from dried cocoanuts.
Dividend checks aggregating a r.
tai of s17,5OO and representing tbs
sixth dividend to be declared by tie
institution are now being distribute
ed to the depositors by James P.
Armitage, liquidator of the Peoples
Bank of Donaldsonville.
Following the decision of the State
Supreme Court, npholding the legai-
ity of road bond issues. the police
Jury Of Ouachita parish Is expected
to call an election to vote bonds fo.'
constructing roads in the wards west
of the river.
The dancing conditions ait L. s. o.
were attacked strongly by T. H. Har.
ris, state superintendent of educa-
ton, in a letter written to and pub
lished by the Reveille, the official
student body publication
A steam pumping, plant to cost $50.
600 is being installed on the Sweet
Lake canal in Cameron parish and
win begin operation by the middle OF
June.
The large sawmiil Of the Powell
Lumber Company at Barhanl, built
at cost Of 100000. will be ready
for operation in about fifteen days.
Al a meeting Of the Iberville par.
ish school board teachers were nam
ed for the following year.