Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-07-31

dNlACFl3leatiFe source mere. Inc Wen
was declared good for 100 barrels as
it stood recently by a Standard Oh
Company official, who said that Il
would be drilled a few feet deeper to
ievelop an anticipated better produo-
ton short distance below 2l32 feet
whore II stood then.
Houma.-The second annual meet
ing OF the Houma TeTTeb bonnie Associa-
ton Of Commerce was held with
large attendance. The meeting was
held in the gymnasium OF the new
Terrebonne High School. which was
fitted up especially for the occasion.
The report OF the secretary showed q
large amount of work accomplished
during the past year with considera-
Bile under way and a great deal stilI
to be done
Plaucheville.-Two weeks ago this
section had the best cotton crop pros
pect in ten years and since then al
most daily showers and heavy ralRs
have reduced the prospect about equal
to last years crop AS the present
weather IS favorable to the boil Wee
Wis they are multiplying in such
numbers that in a week or two thccot.
ton Will cease to bloom entirely which
means a short crop as the cotton ID
fully two weeks late.
MOnrOe.-Desplte quarantInes and
lnnoculation anthrax is still raging in
parishes adjoining Ouacita and to
some extent in this parish. In parts
OF Caldwell parish the disease is less
prevalent than few weeks ago. but
in other parts conditions show no i'm
provcment. One Caldwell planter who
owned eleven has lost ten of them. A
negro tenant who had just paid for a
span Of mules lost them both and also
lost his COW by anthrax.
Hammond.-While diving in the
Tangipahoa river at his home near
Breckwaldt, Monday, William Attic
Wittie, the 20-year-old son of Frank
Wittie, struck his head on a submerg.
ed log, sustaining severe injuries. He
was taken to New Orleans on the
train the next day for hospital treat
ment, his condition, due to high fever
and his being unconscious, being re.
garded as serious.
Colfax.-During a thunderstorm
which occurred here recently, Renza
Box and Allen Brady, white men EN-.
ployed by the Big Pine Lumber Coh-
pany, were struck by lightning. Box
being killed and Brady being render
ed unconscious for several hours. Box
is survived by his wife and four chill.
dren. The men were standing be-
meath a tree when the lightning
flashed.
AleXandria.-Dr A. B. Dinwiddie.
president, and DR.. Isadore Dyer, dean
of the medical department of the Tu-
lane University delivered addresses at
the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis
Club here in the interest of the cam
paign now being waged for funds for
Tulane University.
BunHe.-Congressm James B. 40
well, in his tour of Avoyelles parish.
spoke in Bunkie at the Delite Theater
AleXandria.-Judge Al Hundley, OF
the Alexandria City Court, is DESTROYS
of having the traffic laws of the city,
as well as other laws, revised to meet
existing conditions. Judge Hundley
asserts that many of the existing laws
were enacted when Alexandria was a
village, and they are nov obsolete
Houma.-While experimenting with
a wireless outfit erected on a platform
and anchored III tall tree. four boys
fell. one being fatally injured. They
are Robert Calvert, IA years old; Rus.
sci Daussat, Is; Allen Munson, Jr.,
II of this city, and Chester Van Pelt.
H. native of New Orleans. They
fell approximately forty feet
MOnroe.-Though late. cotton that
was not abandoned on account of wet
weather during the spring has been
showing up fine for the past few
weeks with good prospects for a large
yield.
Baton Rouge.-Thirty-s parishes
Of Louisiana, according to DR. f. p.
Flower, head of the live stock sani
tary board. now have epidemics OF
Charlton.
Slldell-At the regular monthly
meeting Of the Slidell Commercial and
Civic League the following officers
were elected: W s. Sebastian, presi.
dent: U. G. Neuhauser. first vice pres.
ident; Mrs. NJ. Mcdaniel. second vice
president: W. G. HUH, secretary and
treasurer.
Hammond-The new modern Rialto
Theater has had it's formal openeing,
on which occasion the proprietors.
Miss Christene Foltz and Ben Monte
leone donated the proceeds to the nsw
community house.
Oberlin.-Quite number of cattle
are sick and dying here from anthrax
or Charlton. Very few horses or mules
have ben attacked by the disease so
far. Continued heavy rains during
the past ten days have retarded road