Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-02-07

Tor the debates have been held at the
university and the men selected to
represent L. s. U. in all intercollegiate
debating are as follows: w. II.
Polmer, schriever; ]. B. Nachman,
Alexandria; J. s. Jordan, Pickering:
r. M. Bauer, Patterson; John s. Pat
ton, Lisbon, and @. Lindsey, oakdaIe.
Debates will probably be arranged
with the University Of Arkansas and
the University of Florida
New Orleans.-Sunday afternoon be-
tween 1 and 2 o'clock bicycle riders
from all parts of the city gathered at
Lee Circle for the bicycle run given
under the auspices of eight local
dealers. Fred st. Onge, professional
cyclist and vaudeville performer, had
charge Of the run and on the way out
to the destination at Audubon Park,
performed many vaudeville stunts on
his bicycle for the entertainment of
his riders.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Pershing highway from Winnipeg.
Canada, OF New Orleans, met with
the business men Of this community
and formed an organization to have
the highway routed through here.
Patterson's membership quota is SO.
Officers were elected as follows:
b. F. Martin, president; L. X. VIII
liams and Oscar Zenor, vice presi-
dents; j. B. Senareus, secretary; ]. e.
Lassus, treasurer.
Shreveport.-William Bucholz. pres
ident, and w. j. Kennedy, trustee.
representing the Kansas City Syndi-
cate, group of Kansas City inves-
tors, recently announced the acquisi-
ton of tract OF 4,6OO acres in Web
ster parish which they propose to
develop for oil and gas, beginning i'm
mediately with location on the
Walter lease in section S-17-9.
Shreveport.-A 50O-barrel oil pro-
Queer is reported by the Claiborne
Louisiana Oil Company, their Nc
Chung No. coming in from the shall
low sand around 1900 feet. The well
is in the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 29-21-7,
and marks an extension of proven ter
ritory quarter of mile to the north
east.
Natchitoches.-Mi Ella Brand,
graduate nurse from New Orleans, has
assumed the duties Of public health
nurse for Natchitoches parish. The
work is being carried on by the Red
Cross as outlined by the peace pro-
gram and will continue three months
and longer if needed.
Alexandria-Parish School Superin-
tendent Avery announces all of the
public schools of the parish are now
in operation and are progressing sat
isfactorily with the exception OF
three which hyae been unable to open
so far by reason of the fact the school
authorities have been unable to get
teachers for them.
New Iberia-A midday luncheon
and "get-together" meeting, which
nearly one hundred of the leading
citizens of the city attended, was the
latest innovation M2ugurated by the
Chamber Of Commerce in its fight
to put New Iberia once more on the
commercial and industrial map in
southern Louisiana
Columbia grand jury session OF
the Thirtieth District Court was con
vened and after a two days session
that body reported the finding of five
true bills and adjourned. Among the
true bills found was one against s. S
Gregory, charged with the killing OF
Aaron Marley,
DonaldsonVille.-Th vote in Ascen
sion parish, complete except for five
small precincts, gives Parker 796
Stubs $50, Bouanchaud 518, Gilbert
667. For state auditor, Capdeveille
7S9, Mecom 319. For state treasurer
Estorge 1858, Morgan 773.
! New Orleans.-The Louisiana His
torical Society has accepted an invita-
Shipbuilding Company to participate
In the launching of the New Orleans
Alexandria.-The Liberty Pool Hall
owned by Steve Manteris, together
with it's furniture and fixtures, was
damaged by fire to the amount OF
4 $500 1t is believed that the build
ing was fired to cover up robbery
Shreveport.-B Blowing in around
100000 cubic feet of gas mixed with
. a flow of 1000 barrels of oil the Four
| somebody No. 4 well has been added
to the list of North Louisiana pro
ducers.
New Orleans.--A boatride on the
steamer Sidney on February 16 was
voted as the Mardi Gras party Of the
Charles A. Kaufman Company En-
! nlOves' Benevolent Association al