Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-01-31


Lumber Company has been organ
lied with the following stockholders:
J. o. Nesson and Charles Horn of
Chicago; f, w. Woolfert, OF Callcion,
Ark; Hugh Cory, of Alexandria; J,
G. Tomlin, Of Glenmora, and w. d.
Lurry, of Colfax. The company, which
is capitalized at 100000, has pur-
chased the hardwood mill Of Carey
and Davidson together with their TIM
Der holdings The domicile of the
company is in LaSalle parish.
Houma-A continuation Of the
same interest and cooperation in and
between the various communities be-
tween Bunkie and New Orleans that
has been shown during the past ten
days will assure the routing Of the
Pershing Way via the Evangeline
Trail and the -Houma-New
Orleans highway without interruption,
according to General Manager Herb
ert F. JMcDougall in statement in
Houma.
Leesville.-Work on the Leesville,
Slagle & Eastern railroad is almost
finished, and a locomotive for the
new lumber road is in the local yards.
The road connects with the Kansas
City Southern at Leesville and may
eventually be connected at the east
ern end with other chartered roads
and become a link of an east and
west road.
Lake Charles.-The bid of the HI
hernia Bank and Trust Company Of
New Orleans at par and accrued in
terest for the $4,000 parish-wide bond
issue to completeh the Vinton-O Orange
link of the "All Southern Highway"
has been accepted by the policy jury
New Iberia-New Iberia will be on
the Pershing Way as well as on the
assured fact when H. F. McDougal,
representing the highway, which will
extend from Winnipeg to New Or
leans, addressed the members of the
Chamber of Commerce on the project
and received assurances of support.
Shreveport Homer field has
yielded a giant gusher for the Stand
ard Oil Company of Louisiana, its
Cakes No. roaring in from the deep
sand at 2,097 feet at the rate of
$4,000 barrels a day.
New Orleans.-Alleged adulteration
with to 10 per cent of water caused
the seizure by the United States Dis
trict Court Tuesday Of 28O cases of
blue Dot" brand tomatoes, said to
have been recently shipped here from
Maryland.
Lake Charles-The contract has
been awarded locally for the con-
struction of a sawmill at Glenmora,
sixty-five miles north of here, for
the Louisiana Saw Mill Company, at
an approximate cost of 100000.
Lake Charles.-The Lake Arthur
Drainage Company will complete the
reclamation Of approximately 10000
acres of land in the Thornwell drain
age district in Jefferson Davis parish
at an early date.
Natchitoches.-With Paul NJ Potts,
Sr,, Of Natchitoches, as parish chair
man, Natchitoches parish has bsen
organized for the big membership
campaign of the American Cotton AS
sociation.
Convent-The parish Democratic
evecutiva oOror,ittoo ~ tho oo,i,L -
st. James met at the courthouse and
selected commissioners and clerks of
election for the Democratic primary
election.
Franklin.-At the quarterly meet
ing of the school board of st. Mary
parish held recently, superintendent
of Schools Charles Colt offered his
resignation to take effect on Febru-
airy next.
Alexandria.-The city council has
awarded contract for the resurfac-
ing of Second street from Lee to De-
Soto with vertical fibre brick to H. t.
Clark for the price of $3.50 per square
yard.
Lake Charles Ground will be
broken within few days for the con-
struction Of the four-story brick an
mex st. Patrick's Sanitarium,
which will cost approximately $780,
900.
Thibodaux.-The Strangers Hotel
of Thibodaux has again changed
hands, being purchased by Bloomen-
stiel & Boston of DonaldsonviIle,
owners of the Grand theater here.
Lafayette. = The First National
bank and hte Bank of Lafayette and
Trust Company have purchased the
issue of $425,OOO worth of municipal
bonds at par and accrued interest.
Jeanerette.-The Jeanerette whole
sale grocery store was broken open