Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

0pelousag.-Due to breaks d n
chinery at the LEGAL power plant th
people Of Opeleusas have been ~
out power and lights Tor two days
and nights and without water part 2
the time. All three Of the oil en.
gines in use at the plant are baasy
need Of repairs. cracked -ylinders b
ing mainly responsible for the shut
down. mayor Loeb has had e1fa
mechanics at work in an enort to
place the plant il running order. Ro.
pair parts for tho engine have arFip
ed and are now being installed.
Pointe la Hache.-The parish
Democratic executive COMMITTEES 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 ofh-
GERS. NJ H. Nunez, present district
attorney, and a candidate for the
Judgeship, with M. E. Shaefer for dis
trict attorney, has opened his CAM
paign and will hold meetings and vis-
it every voter in St Bernard and
Plaquemines parishes.
Iota.-.Heayy rainfall caused dam
age in this section hood the rice
fields with several fee a0lng
great damage to leye ia
places rice was VIA 41
bridges on the publo
washed away and ttavsl
Tupted for several day.
farm work and road b.
standstill and cotton sJ ,..--l-
aged.
Slidell-The employers in this dis-
trict of the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company held their
monthly business melting here recent
ly, with an attendance Of eighteen.
The party took a trip to Lake Ponts
chartrain for the bathing. On their re-
turn to Slidell, dinner was served Ia
the Commercial Hotel
Bluff Creek.-In the election to-
vote a four-mil ltax for a bond issue
to improve the roads in District No. G
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 and
schools.
Forest Hill.-The crops in this see
ton of the parish are very good with
the exception Of cotton, which is bad
ly infested with boil weeviIs, caused
from the continued summer showers.
The melon crop is the best in years
and a larger area Of ground than
usual has been planted TO sweet pOta~
toes.
Estherwood.-Dr. B. ]. Francez or
Crowley reports the Oklahoma OH
Company has started drilling for oil
on the Erancez farm near Gueydan.
The Pennsylvania on Producers COm-
pany is drilling a new well on the
proven lands of the Crowley Oil and
Mineral Company in the Evangeiine
field.
Estherwood-Rice growers are ac-
lively engaged in preparing for the
harvest and the grain is ripening in
many fields. Binders are being pro
cured and the planters will lose no
time in saving the crop.
Slidell.-The twentieth semiannual
statement of the Slidell Savings and
Homestead Association, issued recent
ly shows total amount of assets Of
S171 ,501.31 at the close of business
June 30, 1920 This report shows an
increase of $50, O,469.37 since the first
statement made on January /, 1919,
Morgan City. - The steamboat
Grand, formerly in the excursion trade
in Little Rock section, has been pug-
chased by Captain Bertrand ChaUvin,
and brought to this port where she
will engage in local freight and pas
senger business. Captain Chauvin re-
Gently sold his steamboat Norman
here.
Ruston. The better baby cam
paign is being conducted in the Red
Gross room at present. It is under
the direction of Mrs. Alpha, state di-
rector of public health nursing. She
is assisted by DR.. B. H. Talbot
Napoleonville.-E. Sundbery and Al
fred E. Winkler recently purchased
from the Himelaya Co., Inc, the hold
ings of the company consisting of a su-
gar plantation including the sugar
house for consideration Of $35O,O0O.
Shdell.-The Community Han was
filled recently when a large crowd Of
friends gathered to celebrate the
fifteenth wedding anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. D. Barron.
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