The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-11-06

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jected al bids for the construction OF
roads in Road District No. 26, A bid
for the erection Of two steel bridges
across Cane river in Ward 10 was also
rejected and the board Of supervisors
of the district was authorized to exc
cute the work of the construction
with with their own forces and equip
ment and under their own superVi'
sion according to the plans and speci'
fications. The construction Of these
bridges has been long delayed as the
/ bids submitted before were also re-
jected,
Tanulah.-At a meeting of the Fifth
/ Louisiana Leyee Board Commission
ers the entire board was appointed
! committee to meet the United States
engineer in charge of the Third Dis.
trict at Kemp Bend Levee in Tensas
parish for arriving at some under.
standing in regard to the future pro
lection OF the levee at this point The
geological conditions at this point
which result in CaVing Of the bank,
and a high levee make the work at
this point one of the most important
Ofthe ever recurring problems which
have to be met by the Board OF Com.
missionerS in this part of the state.
Ruston.-LincOln parish will be rep
resented at the Louisiana State Fair,
according to report made by h. H.
Parish Lincoln parish farm demon.
strator and Mrs. j. B. Staples, hnme
demonstration. The exhibits will in
Clude poultry. pigs. canned products,
sewing, dairy club and garden club
exhibits. A portion Of these exhibits
will be on display in the lobby of the
Ruston Chamber of Commerce, during
the week and will be judged here be.
fore shipping to Shreveport.
Bastrop.-One of the most import,
ant industrial developments ever
known at Bastrop 81 now under way,
as a result of which 1t is expected the
MOrehOuse parish metropolis will
soon rank with the leading cities Of
North Louisiana. Several important
industrial plants begun year OF
more ago are now nearing compile.
ton and two or three additional cor.
Germs will begin work in the near FL
ture.
DeRidder,-The parish fair opened
in DeRidder with a splendid exhibit Of
farm products. cattle, hogs and pOul
try. Booths were arranged by David
Mcfarland president Of the Farmers
Association, and the many exhibits of
cane, sorghum, forage crops, silage,
corn and other field crops attracted
much attention and brought to the
realization of the visitors the great
possibilities Of this country for farm
ing.
DeRidder.-The Radcliffe Chautau-
qua, which viii be presented in De-
Ridder, October 20, 30 and November
/, will be for the benefit OF the high
school. The entertainments this year
consisting Of concerts, readings and
lectures Of the highest grade. The
meetings will be held under big tent
on the courthouse grounds, the com
mittee in charge will have q ticket
selling campaign soon to sell tickets !
for the season.
Alexandrta.-The traffic department |
Of the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce has received proposition |
from Captain j. B. Demere of st. |
Louis relative to the establishment Of |
steamboat line in Red river between
Alexandria and ew Orleans, and inter
mediate points. Captain Demere Of !
fers to furnish a side wheel steam
boat with a capacity Of 1000 tons OF
feight for this trade.
Tallulah. = George R. Goergens,
chief Cinematographer of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, has
been in Tallulah the past week max
ing motion picture film for the Del
ia Laboratory. The object of making
the film was to present the work of
fghtingthe boil weeVil by busting
with calcium arsenic in an interesting
form for public instruction.
Monroe.-Captain w. P. Renwick,
commander of Henry NJ Allen Post
1&2, United Confederate Veterans, re-
Gently celebrated his eightieth birth.
day. Captain Renwick despite his
years is in good health and vigorous
and would easily pass for man of
stxty-iVe. Large numbers of his
friends called on him in honor OF his
birthday.
Estherwood.-One Of the best yields
of rice hereabouts is on the farm of
w. NJ. Hoyt, more than thirteen bags
to the ace being grown there by Adam
Jejeune. A large amout of, rice was
sold recently in Vermillion parish at
$3.50 barrel
Estherwood.-For the first time in
six years, rain fell here recently, gar
dens and the sweet potato crop being
benefited greatly The rice threshing
was interrupted but the grain was not
damaged.