Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-12-04

/ Crowley Crowley is arranging to
pull off something new and unique in
the school and fair line.
Monroe. -The second well Of the La
Del OH Properties, Incorporated, in
i6 10. 5. Of Ouachita parish will be
brought in soon, according to present
plans.
Monroe. - Kaplans Greater Shows
will winter in Monroe beginning jan
uary ! The organization Will bring
300 people to this city for the win
ter.
Monroe The Vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad will retain
all men in the service at Monroe and
elsewhere, with possibly some exCep-
tons, it is stated by officials Of the
railroad here.
Plaqusmine. - The town has re-
ceived a new smO&estack To replace
the old one at the waterworks plant,
and the work to install it will be be-
gun at once.
PIaquemine. Other improve
ments will be made among them be-
ing the installation Of water meters,
and every patron has been notified TO
have them installed Immediately.
Hammond.-A large audience heard
the recital at the High School Audi
forum given by the baritone. Cecil
flaming. under the auspices of the
Hammond Choral Society.
HammUnd.-Gaspart Dechiar,o an
Italian farmer. was accidentally killed
when he fell from load OF sugar
cane which he was hauling, the wag
on passing over him.
Crowley.-The Chamber OF Com
merce is also planning to spend
money in publishing paid advertise
ments In the newspapers in New Or
leans and elsewhere with the view Of
placing the advantages OF Crowley
and Acadia parish before the public.
Pointe la Hache.-The predicted
freeze to the Gulf coast arrived and
the coolest weather of the year was
experienced on the Lower coast. Ice
and a heavy frost did much damage TO
all tender vegetation and the entire
snapbeans and running lima crop
we're killed Seed beds were covered
and saved for feld transplanting.
University Station. - Much interest
was shown In peach pruning dem
onstration given at Lockport recently,
writes Miss Clyde Schilling home
agent IL, Lafourcbe parish The WON.
en- are especially Interested In that
line of work. A woman's club will
probably be organized at Lockport to
carry on demonstration work
Hammond-The taxpayers of the
parish are much pleased at the new
arrangement in the tai collector Of
hce, all receipts are made out and
when land owner wants to pay his
taxes the receipt is signed and deliv-
cred, requiring only about three min
utes where formerly it took from 20
minutes to As minutes to pay ones
taxes.
Monroe.-The steamboat Clipper,
owned by the Carter Packet Com
pany, Of New Orleans. will be placed
in service between Monroe and Boeuf
river points as soon as the river be-
comes navigabie, the Monroe Cham
Der of Commerce has been advised.
The Carter Company will resume boat
leans within thirty days.
Crowley.-The Crowley Chafber Of
Commerce has started movement to
organize a live stock association to
work with the authorities in making
Acadia parish 100 per cent tick free.
The parish is 80 per cent tick free
now by official announcement The
Chamber of Commerce will urge the
farmers of this section TO breed first
elias seattle and hogs, in addition to
growing rice. The purpose in this 10
to make Crowley a live stock center
as well as a rice growing center.
University Station - A demonstra,
ton in canning meat was an interest
in feature of the week. reports Miss
Beatrice V. Lilly, home agent in
Morehouse parish. Steak, roast. boil
ed beef, tongue, heart, soup stock. and
stew, from two-year-Old calf. were
put up. This is only one Of number
Of meat-canning demonstrations that
will be held In this community.
University Station.-A cooperative
shipment of hogs and some fat cattle
were sent recently from Madison par
fish reports T. j. Watson. farm demon
stration agent. Fall grains are doing
well. Farmers are being advised by
the agent 10 pillow or cut and burn
cotton stalks as means of controlling
the boil weevil
University Station. - Work this
week consisted largely Of collecting