The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-12-11

Monroe ne SeCOHu wen "a ''4N 800
Del Oil Properties, Incorporated In
16 1g, 5. Of Ouachita parish Will Dc
brought in soon, according TO present
plans.
Monroe. ~ Kaplan's Greater Shows
will winter in Monroe beginning Jan
uarv /. The organization will bring
300 people to this city for the win
ter.
Monroe. - The Vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad will retain
all men in the service at Monroe and
elsewhere. with possibly some eXcep-
tons, it is stated by officials of the
railroad here.
Plaquemine The town has re-
ceived a new smokestack to replace
the old one at the waterwOrks plant,
and the work to install it Will be be-
gun at once.
Plaquemine. Other improve
ments will be made among them be-
ing the installation of water meters,
and every patron has been notified to
have them installed Immediately.
Hammond-A large audience heard
the recital at the High School Audi
forum given by the baritone, Cecil
Tanning, under the auspices Of the
Hammond ChOral Society
Hammond-Gaspart Dechiar,o an
Italian farmer, was accidentally killed
when he fell from a load of sugar
cane which he was hauling, the wag-
On passing over him.
Crowley-The Chamber Of Com
merce is also planning to spend
money in publishing paid ADVERTISE
ments in the newspapers in New Or
leans and elsewhere with the view Of
placing the advantages of Crowley
and Acadia parish before the public.
Pointe a la Hache-The predicted
freeze 10 the Calf coast arrived and
experienced on the Lower coast. Ice
and a heavy frost did much damage to
all tender vegetation and the entire
snapbtans and running lima crop
were killed Seed beds were covered
and saved Tor field transplanting.
University Station ~ Much interest
was shown in peach-pruning dem
onstratlon given al Lockport recently,
writes Miss Clyde Schilling home
agent IN Lafourche parish. The wom-
en- are especially interested i'll that
line of work A woman's club will
probably be organized at Lockport TO
carry Oh demonstration work.
Hammond.-The taxpayers of the
parish are much pleased at the new
arrangement in the tax collector Of
nee, all receipts are made out and
when a land owner wants to pay his
taxes the receipt is signed. and deliv-
cred, requiring only about three min
utes where formerly it took from 20
minutes to 45 minutes to pay ones
taxes.
Monroe.-The steamboat Clipper.
owned BY the Carter Packet Com
Iany, Of New Orleans, will be placed
in service between Monroe and Boeuf
river points as soon as the river be-
comes navigable. the Monroe Cham
Der of Commerce has been advised.
The Carter Company will resume boat
service between Monroe and New Or
leans within thirty days.
Crowley.-The Crowley Chafber OF
Commerce has started a movement to
organize a live stock association to
work with the authorities in making
Acadia parish 100 per cent tick free.
The parish is 90 per cent tick free
now by official announcement. The
Chamber OF Commerce will urge the
farmers Of this section to breed first
elias seattle and hogs. in addition to
growing rice. The purpose in this 10
to make Crowley a live stock center
as well as rice growing center.
University Station A demonstra-
ton in canning meat was an interest
in feature of the week, reports Miss
Beatrice " Lilly, home agent In
Morehouse parish. Steak, roast boil
ed beef, tongue, heart. soup stock, and
stew. from a two-year-old calf, were
put up. This is only one of number
of meat-canning demonstrations that
will be held in this community.
University Station.-A cooperative
shipment of hogs and some fat cattle