The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

Commerce, requested all local shtp-
pers 10 furnish his department with
the amount Of tonnage received by
them from New Orleans, New York
and Eastern seabosru points and
points on and east of the Mississippi
river in Central Freight Association
territory so that the amount Of ton
nagew hich may be handled by steam
boats and barge lines may be deter
mined. Because rates will be greatly
increased September l, the establish
ment of boat and barge lines between
Monroe and New Orleans would save
many thousand dollars annually to
Monroe shippers.
Shreveport.-After drilling four feet
deeper in the S. s. Hunter we'll at
Stephns, Ark, the bit went past the
oil sand and into q sand mixed with
shale, according to reports from an
authoritative source here. The wen
was declared good for 100 barrels az
it stood recently by a Standard Oil
Company official, who said that it
would be drilled a few feet deeper to
leyelop an anticipated better prodto-
ton a short distance below 2182 feet
where it stood then
Houma.-The second annual meet
ing Of the Houma-Terebonne 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 a
large amount of work accomplished
during the past year with considera-
BILE under way and a great deal still
to be done.
Plaucheville.-Two weeks ago this
section had the best cotton crop pros.
peet in ten years and since then al.
most daily showers and heavy rains
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 thecot-
ton will cease to bloom entirely which
means short crop as the cotton is
fully two weeks late.
1 Monroe.-Despite guarantees and
innoculation, 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 a few weeks ago. but
in other parts conditions show no i'm.
provement. 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 neal
BreckWaldt, Monday, William Attic
Wittie, the 2O-year-old son of FRANK
Wittte, struck his head on a submerg
ed log, sustaining severe injuries. He
was taken to New Orleans on tht
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, REM;
! Box and Allen Brady, white men EN-
: ployed by the Big Pine Lumber Com
] pany, were struck by lightning. Bol
: being killed and Brady being render
! ed unconscious for several hours. 30.
5 is survived by his wife and four chi
3 dren. The men were standing be
meath a tree when the lightning
3 flashed.
q klexandria.-Dr. A. B. Dinwiddie
!. president, and DIR. Isadore Dyer, dea
!. of the medical department of the TT
o lane University delivered addresses a
4 the weekly luncheon of the Kiwani
n Club here In the interest of the can
: paign now being waged for funds TO
4 Tulane University.
= BuRke.-Congressman james B. Al
well, in his tour Of Avoyelles parish
spoke in Bunkie at the Delite Theatel
b Alexandria.-Judge 81 Hundley, c
n the Alexandria City Court, is desirou
!. Of having the traffic laws of the cit!
l. as well as other laws, revised to NEE
5 existing conditions Judge Humble
\ asserts that many of the existing law
e were enacted when Alexandria vas
S village, and they are now obsolete.
D HOuma-While experimenting wit
a wireless outfit erected on a platforl
and anchored in a tall tree, four boy
R. fell, one being fatally injured. The
y are Robert Calvert, IA years old; Ru
10 sci Daussat, Is; Allen Munson, il
le II of this city, and Chester Van Pei
lie II. native of New Orleans. The
/. fell approximately forty feet
es Monroe.-Though late, cotton thi
b. was not abandoned on account of W,
G. weather during the spring has bee
d. showing up fine for the past fe
ic weeks with good prospects for larl
yield
ct Baton Rouge.-Thirty,six parish