Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-09-11
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coIfsI The school board. when
wae IN session tnis week, budseied tne
revenues and expenditures al $Hoo0V'
of which s64 900 is estimated as sai'
aries for white teachers, and sA.0oo TOT
nesr oteachers The amount ot SS'4
Ia estimated as pay for demonstration
agents. which is supplemented VII"
like appropriations by the star" ana
parish. and the government All OF
the schools Of the parish are to open
September = The board let contracts
10 build an1 equip three new. Schools.
also domestic science cottage ca
pable Of accommodating the pupils OF
tw, schools which are situated near
each other.
Arcadia. An explosion Of gdSolln"
in one of The garages here caused a
sudden confederation which enveloped
in flames the whole building. small
wooden frame house, and threatened
to destroy il in few minutes Before
a wall of the building fell however
the fire department, had eHtlnEnlShed
the blaze. leaving the building almost
intact II is not aSrrrtaiurd as yet
how much loss was suffered TWO
ears we're destroyed in the garage
one. Chandler car. belonging To
T.. VI Tooke: the other. a Paige. be.
longing to r. H. Fisher The latter
was covered by insurance is Was the
garage.
/ Opelousas marty OF Opelousas
business men on their way in motor
car to Washington, and consisting OF
/ Gustave Tujaque, A. VI. Haas ana
Julius Stander, narrowly escaped
death when the automobile turned
/ owe ron the Washington road. The
accident resulted from the car s.. l.
ding in a ditch and the driver losing
control. when he made an effort to
/ right the machine. Mr.. Tulaque was
severely injured about the head and
also suffered a broken leg. He was
taken 10 the Opelousas Sanitarium
/ Mr., Stander suffered confusion OF
/ the forehead and MIR. Haas slight
bruise about the face.
! OpeIousas.- SuperintenGent A. p.
Thornton of the American Petroleum
Oil and Drilling Company started drill
ing an oil we'll near here last week and
Opelousas people are predicting one
Of the greatest oil fields in the country
Biologists and practical oil men, in
GLIDING Mr. Thornton, have expressed
the opinion that the field is an e1
tremely promising one. The drilling
contract calls for a depth OF 5000 feet
and a sufficient amount Of piping is al
ready on the ground for more thar
one-half Of that depth.
Opeiousas a period extend
ling over some days the citizens o
Opelousas were given light and waite
service last Wednesday under the su
pervision OF Mr.. Aymond, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Burgess as superintendent
of the light and water plant. Mr.. Ay
mond took charge and worked contfr
. uously to re-estabiish service. II
states that he found the plant in yer
bad shape, but he promises 10 IN
, people OF Opelousas his best efforts t
keep the service going until new mt
a chinery is installed.
3 Plaouemine.- land dredge {
the Huth Company has arrived at ID
d front of Jack Miller's store in In
Il Eighth Ward and will soon begin tn
; section. The dredge will go unde
l. some repairs before beginning worl
This leyee when completed will CIV
protection to the Lake Long Drainag
q District in the winter months by keel
" ing the water from seeping throug
ii the old ievee and flooding the drai'
age district.
Opelousas.- P. Dunbar who ha
been at Orlando. Fla, for the pal
four months engaged i'm business el
is terprise, became involved in a contr
70 versy with Perry Joiner, young ma
IL of that place, last week, and the rssu
lie was a clash inwhich bruises were su
g. fered by Mr.. Dunbar and also by h
" opponent. Mr. Dunbar was arreste
IN but was released later from impriso
rs ment. Joiner, who was removed to ii
local sanitarium, is much improved.
re Natchitoches-J. Y. Sanders. j
n spent several days here during Il
IN past week in the interest OF the canG
is dacy for the United States senate
Or his father, Congressman J. Y. Sa
lg ders. The latter also visited II
Id parish and addressed a large crow
Id of citizens at the court house.
I'd
Natchitoches-Att the request OF q
Natchit0ches Equal Suffrage Club a
DO bells in the city were rung and q
IN whistles blown al noon to celebra
Of the suffrage amendment victory
De
ye Plaquemine.-Chief OF Police Hebe
n has given notice that he intends
he enforce the law prohibiting girls
boys under the age OF Is years
driving automobiles.
h. Colfax-The new town council
le Colfax Is TO be credited with son
is fine street work. Eight streets ha'