The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-02-21


tate aid and supervisors and 10
ederal aid in the construction OF tn'
LAFAYETTE New Iberia highway alont
he Southern Pacific railroad mail
inc from Burke station connecting
With the Lafayette gravel road nea
8fllaud Refinery.
Alexandria,. E. Oliver, who for
several years was manager of local
printing establishment, and who re
Gently returned from overseas, where
he spent a year in the service OF the
Y. M. c. A, has been chosen as bust
ness manager of the Louisiana Col
lege in Pineville, and will look afSel
the financial affairs of the institution
This position has just been created.
Alexandria.-W. d. Coleman. traf-
fic manager of the Alexandria 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 al
the Board of Trcde rooms.
Natchitoches-Miss Edith Grazing
err, Y. w. C. A. worker, who served
in France, gave a 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.-The Black Lake OIL |
Company has made location in sec |
ton Is, township 10, range 6, this |
parish, and its derrick will be complet |
ed in about ten days. All materials
are on the ground and drilling will
begin at once. All citizens as we'll 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 i'll
history, and the prospects are thai
the rice crop in the parish will b
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 pro
gram for the unwilling OF their mon
ument.
Monroe.-Wiring, metering and
piping so many new houses built toe
late to be placed on the 1919 tax
rolls has put the town of West MOI
roe to such an expense, it is claim
: ed, that 1t has been found necessary
| tn increase the rates for electric cur
rent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Road District
I. No. 8 of the Fifth Ward to the amount
/, of $4,000 and the issue Of $S5,OOO bI
!. the Third Ward District OF the Th1rc
. Ward were purchased by the three
hanks of Opelousas, Planters Bani
and Trust Company, st. Landry Banl
! and Trust Co., and the Opelousas Ma
}. tional.
Opelousas.- police jury at 1t
d session recently authorized an apprc
u priation of $500 for defraying the 81
o penses of two boys from st. Landr
8 parish on the trip promoted by 81
q perintendent of Education Harris
q the farms and experiment stations
y the states OF the Middle West.
Alexandria.-The establishment G
Hustmyre Brothers was entered by
h thief who stole goods worth $1b'
z. Entrance was effected from the rea
a. The articles stolen consisted OF ncu
a. cigarettes and tobacco. The thit
" made his exit through the 'front.' doc
which was left open.
a. Donaldsonviile.-The case of 10
le eph Gonzales VS.. H. A. Morgan ar
es r. s. vickers, contesting the nom
IN nation OF the latter to the office
nv representative from this paris
ly which was decided in favor Of the d
10 PENDANTS, has been appealed to Il
Circuit Court Of Appeals.
or Monroe.-E. Jack Selig has purchs
es ed from the city Of Monroe plot
of ground fronting two hundred and
cy ty fest on Louisville avenue by Sc
H. enty-six feet deep. for $3.50. The ne
as city fire station will be erect
of nearby.
MISUNDERSTANDING from a we
of end fox hunt in the Dan Bankst
ed thicket, near Chesbrough. C. r. A
gn derson, master of the hounds, and
DR. win Kent, bugler of the Hammo
lst Fox Club, report three days splen6
be- sport.
Monroe.-The $4,000 quota
CT Ouachita parish in the campaign
ed the American Cotton Association "
,rs oe raised this week, it is believ,
mt The campaign committee expects
ng raise 800 among thirty charter me
bers and the balance from indivual
lys Lake Charles.-Two new ca