The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-08-13


Opelousas.-DuO to breaks in ia
chinery at the local power plant, the
people of Opelousas have been with
out power and lights for TWO days
! and nights and without water part OF
the time. All three Of The oil Ell,
gines in use at the plant are badly il
need of repairs, cracked cylinders be-
ing mainly responsible for the shut
| down. Mayor Loeb has had extra
place the plant in running order. Re.
pair parts for the engine have arriy
ed and are now being installed.
Pointe d la Hache.-The parish
Democratic executive committee met
mere with F., G. Meyers as chairman.
to fix the date of the parish primary
election on September IA for members
of the School Board and other OtH
GERS. N. H. NuneZ, present district
attorney, and a candidate for the
Judgeship, with II. Z. Shaefer for as
trict attorney, has opened his cam
paign and viii hold meetings and Wis
1t every voter in st. Bernard and
PlaQuemines parishes.
Iota.-Heavy rainfall caused dam
age ii this section tlUUd.us the rice
al la y
great damage to leyees. in maIy
PLACES rice was washed down. Many
brio ses on the public highn avs we're
washed away and travel will be inter
rupted for several days to come. All
farm work and road building is at d
standstill and cotton greatly CAM
aged.
Sidell.-The employers il this dis
tract of the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company held their
monthly business melting mere recent
ly, with an attendance of eighteen.
The party took a trip 10 Lake Point
chartrain for the bathing. On their re-
turn to Slidell, dinner was served in
the Commercial Hotel.
Bluff Creek.-In the election to
vote four-mil ltax for a bond issue
to improve the roads III District NO. 6
of East Feliciana parish when VAS
held recently, the rOpOsition was a.
most unanimously carried. Citizens
propose to make this the banner ward
of the parish both as TO roads ami
schools.
Forest Hill.-The crops in this sec
ton of the parish are very good with
the exception Of cotton, which IS bad
~ infested with boil weevils, caused
from the continued sammer showers.
The melon crop is the best IN years
and a larger area of ground than
usual has been planted to sweet pota-
toes.
Estherwood.-Dr B. ]. Francez of
Crowley reports the Oklahoma Oil
Company has started drilling for oil
on the Francez farm near Gueydan.
The Pennsylvania Oil Producers Com
pany is drilling a new we'll on the
proven lands of the Crowley Oil and
Mineral Company in the kvangellna
field.
EstherWood.-R growers are &C
lively engaged in preparing for the
harvest and the grain is ripening IN
many fields. Binders are ueing pro-
cured and the planters will lose no
time in saving the crop.
SIidell.-The twentieth senli-annual
statement of the Slidell Savings and
Homestead Association, issued recent
ly shows a total amount of assets OF
SI7i, O0131 at the close of business
June 80, 1920 This report shows an
increase of $3.50, 469.37 since the first
statement made on January /, 1912.
Morgan City. = The steamboat
Grand. formerly in the excursion trade
in Little Rock section, has been pur-
chased by Captain Bertrand Chauvin,
and brought to this port, where she
will engage in local freight and pas
senger business. Captain Chauvin re-
Gently sold his steamboat Norman
here
Ruston. = The better baby cam
paign is being conducted in the Red
Cross room at present. 1t Is under
the direction of Mrs. Alpha, state d.
rector of public health nursing. She
is assisted by DR.. B. H. Talbot.
Napoleonville.-E.S undbery and Al
fred e. Wihkler recently purchased
from the Himelaya Co., Inc, the hold
ings of the company consisting OF SUI
gar plantation including the sugar
house for consideration of S35O,OOO.
SIidell.-The Community Hall was
filed recently when large crowd OF
friends gathered to celebrate the
fifteenth wedding anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. ]. D. Barron.
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