The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25


bonding company would be liable.
IOta.-During the past few days o.
dry weather, the threshing machlne'
have been busy in all directions
threshing out the early crops OF rice
that are hauled in without delay tC
the mill and warehouses. The price Of
So per barrel has been fixed for choice
Nos. and 2 grades and less for low
er grades. Comparatively few crops
will reach the maximum prices, as
most of the rice is badly infected W',H
red rice and The yield per acr" "t
be reduced owing to heavy -1o"ers
and excess Of moisture duriEs t.ie har
vest season.
Denham Springs. N line with the
recent act OF til State Legislature
the police jury of Livingston parish
at its meeting recently, adopted an or
dinance prohibiting the operation OF
trucks and tractors with steel or iron
fanges on the wheels over the public
roads of the parish. On account OF
the activity in moving timber mum
Der of trucks and tractors are being
used, and it is claimed that some OF
them are doing serious damage to
the roads.
Alexandria. - Fire entailed an es'
timated loss of more than s$SO,O0O de-
stroyed the establishment of the Crap
leo BOttling Works at the corner OF
Tenth and Lee streets and five other
smaller buildings located in close
proximity The Grapico bottling es,
tablishment was a twO-story frame
building, which wit hthe machinery,
equipment and stock was entirely con-
sumed. The fire originated in this
building, and the flames were brusting
through the roof when the fire depart
ment arrived.
Colfax.-The town Of Colfax was
thrown into total darkness recently,
and upon investigation by the citizens
of the town and officials of the light
plant it was found that an immense
bull frog was in the water pipe to the
light plant engine. Having become
fastened in the pipe it stopped the
water supply from the engine, causing
them to become hot, and had to be
shut down until the frog could be ex-
tracted from the pipe.
Lockport,-At a meeting OF the
stockholders of the Peoples Bank Of
Lockport, it was decided to increase
the capital stock to $4,000 and to es-
tablish branch at Larose, twelve
miles below here on the west side Of
Bayou. .Lafourche, where a site has al
ready been obtained from the Ledet
family. The present capital stock and
surplus combined is $4,000.
Lake Charles.-Six new canal sys.
TENS were completed and the capacity
OF one plant doubled during the spring
and summer of this year. This made
possible the increase Of several thou.
sands of acres Of rice this season. The
new canals are: Green Canal. Jones
Brothers Canal, Carlyss Canal, Bayou
Dinde Canal, House Canal, Jones, Nal.
10y and Foster Canal.
Lake Charles.-The Brown and
Moore families of Orange, Tex, have
sold tehir timber holdings ip Calca-
sleu, Beauregard and Vernon parishes,
along the Sabine river, to the Lutch-
ers and Starks, who in turn sold to the
Lutcher-Moore Lumber Company Of
Orange. According to the deed fled
in the courthouse here the money In
volved is S5,74O,199.29.
Roseland.-The Roseland Junior
High School has opened under favor
able auspices with an enrolment of
no pupils. Following is the faculty:
Prof. Sam c. Rose, principal; Mrs.
Edith Turner, Miss Mary Reilly, Mrs
E. W. Smith, Mrs. Viola Hendry. Miss
Nartie Beard.
Natchitoches.-The Planters Cot.
ton Oil Mill has resumed operations
after being idle for two seasons. The
Did stockholders have reorganized and
purchased the plant from the Elk.
change Bank and fol this season are
operating the, mill on its present site
at Grand Ecore on Red river.
Vaudeville. - A meeting will be
held at the town hall soon when the
Bayou Castaing Harbor Company will
'e permanently organized, dredging of
ne bayou being planned to start next
spring.
Arcadia.-An American Legion Post
Or Bienville parish was organized
lere recently, when a representative
punch of eX-service men met and
sleced officers and transacted other
important business.
Arcadia.-A god roads meeting was
leid here recently, in which the mat
er OF the Dixie Highway was dis.
'ussed. 1t was the sentiment of tie
meeting that full cooperation should
'e given the officers responsible for
the highways of the parish,
Thibodaux. -Lafourche parish has