The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-04-10
Monroe. = A literary asd athletic


announced recently. The literary con
test will include tests in reading,
spelling. writisg, calculates, compost
ton and defamation. The athletic
contest includes potato race, sack
race, broad jump. high jump, Hayward
dash, hundred-yard dash and basket
ball
Lafayette. = AS an evidence of his
interest in the Industrial Institute,
from which le graduated, Lorne D.
Nickerson, profinent business man
of Lafayette. has notified Dr. Steph.
ems that he will give cash prize Of
SIS to be awarded to the student who
shows the best college spirit during
the session. The donation is an an-
nual one.
independence. - The strawberry
season, which was set back several
weeks because of the recent freeze,
will begin about the first of April.
The plants are again white with bios
SONS and indications point to one Of
the finest yields in years. A box
shortgae is threatened and crates ara
being imported from every available
center to I'LL the demand.
Pointe a la Hache - Planters re-
port most favorably conditions for
field work They have planted
large acreage in corn as well as cane.
The first and second years stand of
stubble is very promising. The cane
crop will be heavily fortified this year
after having been cultivated without
any last season. Cotton seed meal
will be used.
Monroe. = Another industrial plant
to cost 100000 will be established in
Monroe soon, according to the Home
Realty and Development Company,
wyhch announces that the Motor
Wheel Corporation of Lansing, Mich,
is preparing to establish a branch
here. A site has been procured in the
city's factory addition on the M ssou-
ri Pacific railroad.
Ponchatoula. - The Frank B. Will
liams Lumber Company has fitted mp
offices In the Edwards building and
large force of men are at work
clearing up on the five hundred acres
acquired by the company on the south
side of the town for the erection Of
their sawmills and houses for en-
ployes.
Independence. - March Is was eel
ebrated throughout the parish by the
Italian citizens as ST. Joseph's Day.
The affairs in the several Catholic
churches were loaded with offerings
of food and drink for the patron saint
of their sunny land across the seas.
An impressive parade by the Society
Of st. Joseph YVES held.
Opelousas. = Eorks1en have been
engaged at the Catholic church here
building scaffolds for finishing the in
terror of the editce, and 1t is ex-
pected the work will be pushed to
early completion. The plans include
the installation of heating apparat-
US, plastering the walls and building
steel ceilings.
Pointe la Hache.-A movement to
establish branch here of one of the
largest banks in New Orleans is be-
ing supported, this town being without
any bank. A branch to handle the
growing business along the lower
coast would prove big advantage
to planters an merchants generally.
Monroe. Monroe's aviation colo
ny, which was established last fall,
came to an end recently and the last
plane of the squadron left in charge of
Pilot Henry F. Fawcett on its flight to
headquarters at Welsh, Ind. Some of
the airplanes in use here were sent
to Havana, but several days ago.
Monroe Street car service, which
has been suspended since the destruc-
ton Of the city officials. Mechanics
are now putting another engine In
condition and it will be run soon.
Monroe. = After three years, SER
vice as rabbi of the Jewish Temple
here, Dr. David Fischman has tender
ed his resignation to take eceet June
1, when he will go to New Orleans,
where he viii be executive director of
the Jewish Educational and Charita-
BILE Federation.
! Tallulah. - T. F. McGehee, who has
been connected with the Delta Labor.
atory in its work with the boil weevil
for several years, left recently to be.
gin farming operations on a planta-
ton near Rayville.
Lafayette. - Auguste Manner, Louis
Delgisle, of Carencro, and Paul Pier
ret, of the eighth ward, are going to
visit Europe for several months. They
viii leave in April.
Lafayette. = Lafayette will be rep
resented by large delegation at the
meeting of the Louisiana Commercial
Secretaries Association which meets
in Alexandria.
Tallulah, La. 4 Four trucks have
been received for use on the roads OF
Madison parish. They were unloaded
I by the A. & v. wrecker.