The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-12-13

Monroe.-Seven new churches built
and dedicated three parsonages built
and seven rebuilt, 1854 members se-
cured, salaries of pastors more than
doubled, and the debt on the district
parsonage paid and extensive repairs
made on it is the record made by the
Monroe District Of the Methods:
Episcopalian Church for The Year
which Rev. Albert B. Lutz has served
as presiding elder.
Winfield The buying, selling
and recording of OIL leases and bring.
Ing suits to annul them in this parish
| is keeping a large number of people
busy in the courthouse and causing
mineral rights to advance rapidly.
The clerks office is crowded to over
| flowing al 1.-The way and ali of the al
stractors are working overtime. 1t il
| believed a large oil field will be dis
covered near this place.
| New Orleans. - Fire losses in
| Louisiana in 1919 will be greatly de
creased over those of last wear, the
number of fires occurring in the state
will be much smaller and there will
| be practically a total absence of in.
cendarism when the report for the
| year is compiled in the office of the
fire marshal, w NJ. Campbell. accord
ing to L. A. Haggerty, chief clerk of
the department
Shreveport = Congestion in the
Claiborne field is reflected In reports
from Homer operations. But two cons
pletions yielding about 1900 barrels
new production were made and both
wells were Immediately closed in on
completion. Some of the operators.
according to reports are drilling
merely to the sand to conserve the
oil as much as possible.
Monroe. Committees composed
OF the leading business and profess
s1onal men of the parish nave been
appointed by the presidents of the
Monroe Chamber of Commerce. and
the Rotary Club, to take the leader
ship in the campaign for the good
roads bonds issue election here this
month.
BATON Rouge. To aid the Red
Cross Christmas seal movement for
funds with which to combat tubercu-
losis. Governor Pleasant issued
proclamation calling upon the people
of the state to observe the period to
December 10 as a special time for
cooperation with the Red Cross.
Lafayette.-This city wants a real
band, and to raise the necessary
funds the association Of commerce
has closed a contract to give a car
nlval here the week of December s.
IA. With the net proceeds uniforms
will be purchased. a complete library
OF classical and popular music will be |
bought i
Washington, D. C-Sugar growers
in Louisiana were considerably re
lieved when informed by John NJ
Rogers, representative of the Ameri
can Cane Growers Association of
New Orleans, that the Railroad Adj.
ministration would furnish sufficient |
car equipment to handle transporta.
tion of sugar in louisiana
Shreveport = Delays in getting
material combined with Inadequate
transportation facilities, is acting in
nearly all North Louisiana fields Rel
River is the only field which is pick
ing up in production as pipe limos
are being rapidly extended i'll the
Bull bayou district.
New Orleans. The last Of the pio-
neer Dominican nuns who came from
Ireland sixty years ago to found their
educational order in New Orleans
passed away a few days ago when
Sister Mary Xavier died at the Do
College in St. Charles ave
MO.
Amite. - The directors of the To-
cal light and power company of this
plant and add the necessary machin-
cry for giving Anite a daytime cur.
rent fer lights and power.
Monroe-Masonic Grand Lodge Of.
ficers laid the cornerstone of the new
Methodist Church in West Monroe
with l. E. Thomas, past grand mas
ter of Louisiana, master of cere.
Hammond - Since the Inaugural
Inn Of the cooling nlanf of oran1or |