The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-01-03

believed TO have drowned b. falling
from gasoline launch while reach
ing for a duck. 4 NJ LimboCkeI aad
I. G. Andrepont OF Lake Charles We're
in the party The men beca ne sepa-
rated from Cossack and when they
rot""red they found the launch il
which he was sitting e'np,y
Baton Rouge, La = There is no
lack o: Christmas spirit in Baton
Rouge as Tie holidays approach. rep
Iesentatives of the Red Cross have
had their desks in the banks and
postoffice for several days disrosing
of Red Cross Christmas seals and
health bonds and more than half tho
city's quota of $4,000 has been raised
Baton Rouge, La. Judge Rufus
Foster presided at the December seS-
sion Of the Fedela District Court
here, at which the case of tn"
United States VS.. Veto Colina. Mike
Vincent and George Moore, charged
with breaking into freight cars on
the Y & NJ " R. R. was continued
Until the next session.
LAFAYETTE - The Sixth Ward Of
this parish is planning 10 drain moro
than six thousand acres Of low land
west Of Carcncro, bordering Oh thu
Acadia and st. Landry parishes. The
farmers and other property holders
are practically unanimous in favor OF
the movement
Rayville. Colonel Thomas ]
Shackleford. national chairman of the
finance committee Of the american
Cotton Association. before larg"
and enthusiastic audience ut Wins
bnro. declared fourteen Southern
states would unite in a movement t.
make New Orleans the world cotton
center.
Franklin. - The first freeze of the
present winter arrived, ice being in
evidence everywhere. Although the
freeze was severe enough to Kill the
etarding cane. most Of the farmers
have gotten through harvesting their
crop and the little cane that is still
i'll the fields will be saved without
any trouble
New Orleans. Mrs. A l.. Canla-
han, % years old, stopping at the Cos
mopoitan Hotel. attempted suicide
carly Tuesday morning by swallow
ing antiseptic tablets She was taken
to Charity Hospital, but was released
from the institution later in the dav.
Family troubles she told the police.
were the cause OF her act
Shreveport, La. = More than So
0G0 barrels of oil were transported
daily from the North Louisiana fields
during the week. One OF the most
notable gains in production was made
by the Claiborne oil field which show
ed an average of 14.G00 barrels Of
oil taken care of daily.
Covington. La = Women here have
been active in aidirg the Red Cross
Christmas seal campaign with MIS-.
J. c. Burns as the Covington chair
man and F.. G.. Davis parish director.
New Orleans.-Thomas Brown, sel
man on the ship Lake Fisher, anchor
ed at ST Maurice avenue. was acct
dentaly shot and died shortly after
ward in the Charity Hospital.
Monroe, La = T, E. FlourrcE.
president of the Ouachita National
Bank, has purchased the Endorl
transfer property or Desiard street
for s62 900
Shreveport La. Three of tho
four big leases of the Claiborne field
were each credited with a completion,
the total new production of which IL
1920 barrels.
Monroe. - Herbert F. McDougal. |
secretary and manager of the Fersh- |
ing Highway Association, vas given
assurance by G. T. Cross, secretary II |
the Monroe Chamber of Commerce,
that Monroe would have the good I
roads necessary TO secure the high |
way
plant of the Foundation
Company on the Industrial Canal
has been resumed, when 1,4c0 sheet |
metal workers who quit returned to