Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-02-28

federal aid in the construction % 'he
Lafayette New Iberia highway along
the Southern Pacific railroad nan
line from Burke station connecting
with the Lafayette gravel road near
Billaud Refinery.
Alexandria,. f. Oliver, who for
several years was manager OF "A local
printing establishments. ana VINO re-
Gently returned from overseas, where
he spent year in the service or the
Y. NJ. c. A.. has been chosen as bust
ness manager of the Louisiana COL
lege in Pineville. and will look after
the financial affairs Of the institution.
This position has just been created.
Automatically. d. Coleman, traf'
fic manager of the Alexandra Cham
Der OF Commerce. left for New Or /
leans to attend the hearing before the /
Interstate Commerce Commission on /
conditions growing out of that case. /.
He will also attend a conference OF /
the Natchez rate case and shipping
representative Louisiana shippers 1t
the Board of Trade rooms.
NatchitOches-M Edith Grazing
er, Y. w. c. a. worker, who served
in France, gave lecture at the Bap-
fist Church in the interest of the as
sOCiation. She told of the activities
of the Y. w. c. A. during the war and
the possibilities for further usefulness
among young women of America, es-
pecially those who are earning their
own way.
NatchitOches.-Th Black Lake Oil
Company has made location in sec
ton 10, township 10, range 6, this
parish. and its derrick will be compiet
ed in about tell days All materials
are on the ground and drilling will
begin at once. All citizens as well as
oil prOspectors are much interested
and the progress Of his well will be
closely watched
Donaldsonville. - Every available
acre of rice land in this section has
been rented and is now being plow
ed preparatory to being planted in
rice. Bayou Lafourche will have the
largest acreage of rice planted in its
history, and the prospects are that
the rice crop in the parish will be
the largest ever harvested.
Opelousas.-After many delays the
monument of the veterans of the
Confederacy and the world war have
arrived and the two shafts are be
ing placed in position on the Court
Square. The local camp of COnfed-
crate veterans will prepare a pro
gram for the unveiling of their mon
ument
- Monroe Wiring metering and
= piping so many new houses built too
| late to be placed on the 1919 tax
rolls has put the town of West Mon
l roe to such an expense, il is claim
: ed, that it has be8n found necessary
to increase the raGes for electric cur
rent. -
Opelousas.- Bonds of Road District
! No. 5 Of the Eth EsSs Y the am0ra
~ 7 OF $50, 600 and the issue Of sS5,oOO b,
the Third Ward District of the Thir'
~ Ward were purchased by the thre
~ banks of Opelousas, Planters Ban
n and Trust Company, st. Landry Ban
"A and Trust Co, and the Opelousas Ma
o. tional
Opelousas.-The police jury at it
90 session recently authorized an apprt
ST priation of $500 for defraying the e.
10 penses of two boys from st. Landr
as parish on the trip promoted by 81
al perintendent of Education Harris
ne the farms and experiment stations
ny the states of the Middle West.
he
v Alexandria-The establishment
Hustmyre Brothers was entered by
CHI thief who stole goods worth Sl5
liz Entrance was effected from the rea
m The articles stolen consisted of fiou
On cigarettes and tobacco. The thu
by made his exit through the front doc
which was left open.
m Donaldsonviile.-The case of 10
he eph Gonzales VS.. II. A. morgan di
les R. s. Vickers, contesting the non
ion nation of the latter to the office
lry representative from this paris
My which was decided in favor of the q
10 PENDANTS, has been appealed to u
Circuit Court Of Appeals.
for Monroe.-E. Jack Selig has purchs
les cd from the city of Monroe plot
of ground fronting two hundred and
ICY ty feet on Louisville avenue by sc
H. enty-six feet deep, for $3.50. The ne
has city fire station will be erect
of nearby.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from we
of end fox hunt in the Dan Bankst
ted thicket, near Chesbrough, c. K
ign derson, master of the hounds, and
for win Kent, bugler of the Hammo
last Fox Club report three days splent
be- sport.
Monroe.-The $4,000 quota
Of Ouachita parish in the campaign
tied the American Cotton Association
,ors be raised this week, it is bellev
lent The campaign committee expects
ling raise 300 among thirty charter me
bers and the balance from indivual