The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-02-20

/ Lurry, of Colfax. The company. which
is capitalized at S6000 coo, has yur-
chased the hardwood mill Of Carey
/ and Davidson together with their TIM
Der holdings. The domieile OF The
company is in LaSaIle parish,
Houma, A continuation Of the
same interest and cooperation in and
between the various communities be-
tween Bunkie and New Orleans that
! has been shown during the past ten
days viii assure the routing Of the
/ Pershing Way via the Evangeline
| Trail and the Lafayette Houma- New
/ Orleans highway without interruption,
4 according to General Manager Herb
ert F. MeDougau in a statement in
| Houma.
Leesville Work on the Leesylle,
I Slagle & Eastern railroad is almost
/ finished, and locomotive for the
new lumber road is in the local yards.
+ The road connects with the Kansas
! City Southern at Leesvilie and may
| eventually be connected at the east
! ern end with other chartered roads
/ and become a link of an east and
west road
! Lake Charies-The bid of The Hi
4 hernia Bank and Trust Company of
/ New Orleans at par and accrued in
4 terest for the 125, 900 parisb-wide bond
I issue to completeh the Vinton-Orange
I link of the "All Southern Highway
has been accepted by the policy jury.
/ New Iberia New iberia viii be on
/ the Pershing Way as well as on the
Old Spanish trait This became an
! assured fact when H. F. McDougal,
+ representing the highway, which viii
extend from Winnipeg to New Or
leans, addressed the members OF the
Chamber of Commerce on the project
and received assurances of support.
| Shreveport The Homer field has
yielded a giant gusher for the Stand
ard Oil Company Of Louisiana, its
Cakes No. 5 roaring in from the deep
sand at 2,097 feet at the rate Of
5000 barrels a day.
New Orleans Alleged adulteration
with to 10 per cent of water caused
the seizure by the United States Dis
trict Court Tuesday Of $50 cases of
Blue Dot brand tomatoes, said to
have been recently shipped here from
Maryland.
Lake Charles The contract has
been awarded locally for the con
struction of sawmil1 at Glenmora.
sixty-fiYe miles north of here, for
the Louisiana Saw AIill Company, at
an approximate cost of 100000
Lake Charles. The Lake Arthur
Drainage Company viii complete the
reclamation of approximately 1900
acres of land in the Thornwell drain
age district in jefferson Davis parish
at an early date.
Natehitoches. With Paul ". Potts.
sr., of Natchitoches, as parish chair.
man, Natchitoches parish has been
organized for the big membership
campaign Of the American Cotton As
sociation.
Convent The parish Democratic
executive committee of the parish Of
st. James met at the courthouse and
selected commissioners and clerks OF
election for the Democratic primary
election
Franklin. At the quarterly meet
ing Of the school board of St Mary
parish held recently, Superintendent
Of Schools Charles Gott offered his
resignation TO take effect on Febru>
airy next.
Alexandria The city council has
awarded a contract for the resurfac
ing of Second street from Lee to De-
Soto with vertical fibre brick to Fl. T
Clark for The price Of $3.50 per square
yard
Lake Charles. Grculd will be
broken within a few days for the cen
struction of the four-story brick an
mex to St. Patrick's St-litarium.
which will cost approximately $780,.
900.
Thibodaux The Strangers Hotel
Of Thibodanx has again changed
hands, being purchased by Bloomen.
stiel e Boston of Donaldsonyille.
owners of the Grand theater here.
Lafayette. The First National
bank and hte Bank Of Lafayette and
Trust Company have purchased the
issue Of sf25, 900 worth of municipal
bonds at par and accrued interest.
Jeanerette The Jeanerette whole
sale grocery store was broken open
and q large amount of groceries
stolen. Fonr negroes are held
charged With the robbery.
Clinton. The Ethel school district
in East Feliciana parish, voted $50,
600 bond issue to build two school
houses, one 1T Ethel and one at New
Read
Abbeyille The Uids for the bonds
Of the Gueydan road district have
been rejected because Of the low
price offered.