Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29

~4oAS SHdEles. - Inc rice acreage
for Calcasieu parish and the ellis go.
ton Of Beauregard, but not including
the lower portions of Cameron, ID 76..
600 acres, according to the local rem.
resentative Of the Southern Rice
Growers Association. OF the $4,000
acres 10000 is in Blue Rose, 2,Oo0 IN
Japan and the remainder in early bro.
line Louisiana Pearl and Edith. It ia
estimated that rs per cent of the acre
age is watered BY deep wells and that
the entire crop is in fair shape both
as to stand and growth. There are
no last years stocks of rice in the
hands Of farmers in this district.
Baton Rouge-A carnival company
Of ten concessions is being added to
the amusements of Comite Park. The
park is being improved and the pros
poets Of first class amusement park
are in sight. The stockholders are
scheduled to have a meeting soon TO
raise the capitalization Of the com
pany from $4,000 $4,000. A horse.
shoe driveway will soon be completed
around the park and plans for further
lighting of the river is being consid-
cred.
Alexandria.-The Irish potato grow.
ers Of Rapides parish met at the CITY
hall and Effected a permanent organi.
cation to be known as the Rapidsg
Parish Potato Growers Association
BY the election OF the following off,
GERS: w. s. Warner Of Lamourie.
chairman; w. H. Humble of Alex
andria, secretary. An address was de-
hvered by s. L. Tiebout, horticultural
list Of the Louisiana State Univer-
sity.
Estherwood.-A new Mermentau
river ferry seven miles west Of this
place has been assured and action
will be taken soon by the Acadia par
ish police jury to cooperate with the
Jefferson Davis parish board in pro
Yidtng it. This will mean safe trans
port for the many automobiles and
other vehicles travelling between the
two parishes, the present ferry hay
ing been condemned az unsafe.
NatchitOchea. - Three candidates
have announced for the judgeship in
this district, composed Of the par
ishes Of Natitoches and Red River.
They are NJ. L. Dismukes, ]. w. Jones
and Judge w. T. Cunningham, the
present incumbent. Three candidates
for district attorney have also an
nounced. ]. o. Gunter OF Natchitoches
and Steve M. eagle and 8. R. Thomas
Of CouBhatta.
Jennings.-The committee investi-
gated the ferry at Beaumont, Tex,
and the general scheme Of that ferry
will be followed out in the Mermen-
tau ferry. It Is intended to build this
new ferry large enough to hold about
eight automobiles with free toll dur
ing the busy hours Of the day, and
about the same toll as now existing
between the hours Of six at night and
six in the morning.
Springville. - The police jury Of
Livingston parish met recently and or.
ganized by electing the following Of
hcers: H. B. Berthelot, president; L
F. Harris. secretary; J.. o. Sullivan,
parish treasurer; H. E. Ramsey( own
or Of the Livingston Times, parish |
printer; Bank OF Denham Springs. fls-
cal agent for the parish.
Jennings.-The large barn on the
Wilkins ompany plantation, two miles
vest of Jennings, was destroyed by
ire recently. The origin Of the IRE is
Unknown. The building contained
ibout $4,000 worth of machinery. In
,luding several tractors and farm inn
Elements, all OF which were totally de-
itroyed.
Pointe a Ia Hache.--J. C. De Armas.
,ivii engineer, begins work surveying
he route Of the roads in District Two
md Three, extending along the west
,ank from the Orleans parish line TO
he Fort jackson reservation, a dis
ance Of seventy miles from New Or
cans.