The St. Mary banner., 1920-08-21

chinery at the local power plant, the
people of Opelousas have been with
out power and lights for two days
and nights and without water part OF
the time. All three Of the Oil en-
gines in use at the plant are badly IN
need of repairs. cracked cylinders be-
ing mainly responsible for the shut
down. Mayor Loeb has had extra
mechanics at work in an effort 10
place the plant in running order. he
pair parts for the engine have arrlV-
ed and are now being installed.
Pointe a la Hache.-The parish
Democratic executive committee met
here with F. c. Meyers as chairman.
to fix the date of the parish primary
election on September IA for members
of the School Board and other oft1-
GERS. N. II. Nunez, present district
attorney, and a candidate for the
judgeship, with NJ. E. Shaefer for dis
trict attorney, has opened his cam
paign and will hold meetings and Wis
it every voter in st. Bernard and
PlaQuemines parishes.
Iota.-Heavy rainfall caused dam
age in this section flooding the rice
fields with several feet and doing
great damage to levees. In many
places rice was washed down Many
bridges on the public highways were
washed away and travel will be inter
rupted for several days to come. All
farm work and road building IS at
standstill and cotton greatly dam
aged.
Slidell.-The employers in this dis
trict of the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company held their
monthly business melting here recent
". with an attendance of eighteen.
The party took a trip to Lake Pont-
chartrain for the bathing. On their re-
turn to Slidell, dinner was served in
the Commercial Hotel.
Bluff Creek-In the election 10
vote a four-mil ltax for a bond issue
to improve the roads in District NO. .
| Of East Feliciana parish which was
! held recently, the roposition was al
/ most unanimously carried. Citizens
| propose TO make this the banner ward
of the parish both as to roads ana
schools.
Forest Hill-The crops in this SEQ
ton of the parish are very good with
the exception of cotton, which is bad
ly infested with boil weevils, caused
from the continued summer showers.
The melon crop is the best IN years
and larger area of ground tnan
usual has been planted to sweet pota
toes.
Estherwood.-Dr. B. J. Francez OF
Crowley reports the Oklahoma Oh
Company has started drilling Tor OIL
on the Francez farm near Gueydan
The Pennsylvania Oil Producers Com
nany is drilling a new we'll on the
proven lands of the Crowley Oll ano
Mineral Company in the Evangellne
, field.
Estherwood.-Rice growers are &C
lively engaged in preparing for tne
harvest and the grain is ripenlng II
many fields. Binders are being pro
cured and the planters will lose nc
time in saving The crop.
Slidell.-The twentieth semi -annua
statement of the Slidell Savings ant
Homestead Association, issued recent
ly shows a total amount of assets O
s171.5O1.31 at the close OF business
June 80, 1920. This report shows al
increase of $15O,469.27 since the frs
statement made on January l. 1912.
Morgan City. - The steamboa
; Grand, formerly in the excursion trad
i, in Little Rock section, has been pur
. chased by Captain Bertrand Chanvin
, and brought to this port, where sh
will engage in local freight and pas
S0nSer business. CdpLdlu Chou'iu ~
Gently sold his steamboat Normal
here.
/, Ruston. = The better baby cam
, paign is being conducted in the Re
|, Cross room at present. 1t Is unde
, the direction of Mrs. Alpha, state d
= rector of public health nursing. Sh
ia assisted by DR.. B. H. Talbot.
Napoleonville.-E.S Sundbery and A
q fred E. Winkler recently purchase
:. from the Himelaya Co., Inc, the holt