The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-12-04

Red Cross launched its campaign 1ol
the fourth annual roll call.
Pla0uemine.- During the week lay
or Liberty, negro. and Andrew Mar
.inez a Mexican, were conveyed 10
he Insane Hospital at Jackson,
Monroe Lawrence D. Cade has
sold TO Walter Powell his forty-acre
farm in 3-l7N-2E of Ouachita parish
for $500
Nonroe.-S. Silverberg's store on
DeSiard street was robbed in the early
morning few days ago. Many boys
suits were stolen.
Monroe.-C. E Hester, assistant di-
rector of the North Louisiana expert
mental station at Calhoun, has been
appointed farm agent III East Carroll
parish.
Monroe Monroe business men
have signed a contract with the Red
path Chautauqua Bureau at Chicago
to put on a chautauqua in this city In
april
Monroe.-Paul Gerhart OF New Or
leans, Louisiana manager for the
fourth annual Red Cross roll call, is
expected to reach Monroe Thursday.
Miss Frances Youngblood of New Or
leans, field representative, is here.
Monroe.-The Victor Emanuel III
Benevolent Society of Monroe and
West Monroe has been organized by
the members of the Italian colony OF
the twin cities with seVenty-tive
members.
Monroe-Joseph NJ Jones Of Mon.
roe has sold 6059 acres of land i'll
Ouachita parish to John A. TIller OF
Lake Village, Ark, for $72,71S.SO. This
property, it is understood, will be de.
veloped for its timber and agricultur,
al interest b ythe Arkansas capitalist
and a number Of lumber mills will be
established.
Bogalusa.-The Thomas Construc-
ton Company, which is building the
FranklintOn highway, moved its crews
to a place near Pearl river this week
and is now at work grading the road
from the city to the river. \ new
bridge will be built across Corbin s
Creek and washed gravel will be used
inside the city limits.
Lake Charles-The local post OF
the American Legion plans to hold d
victory festival and business mems
| industrial exhibit in Lake Charles
from November 30 to December 4, in
elusive Thirty booths representing
| local business firms will be in place
There will be music, dancing and
| vaudeville.
Lake Charles.-A waterways con
freence to which the Louisiana dele
| alton in Congress, as we'll as the con
| gressmen-elect, Governor Parker ano
| United States engineers are invited
has ben called for the near future, a
which time the visitors will be takeI
on tour of the atWreways as guest:
Of the local Association of Com
merce.
Lake Charles.-Work is progress
ing rdpiG:. on thirty-seven and one
half miles of Intercoastal Canal from
the MIrmentau to the CalcaSieu river
on which construction began las
February number of miles of ca
Lai nvae already been dredged by thu
dredge boats in operation. The con
tract calls for the excavation of / 200
600 cubic feet of dirt at a cost o
S144,0 900.
notwithstanding the last weel
the sheriff's office, through Deputies
j. B. Powers and Gus Markins. seizet
about $500 of silks, serges, mohairs
calicos and other goods belonging L
Wellman Il SpoZer, peddlers at Whit
Castle, on account of failure to pa,
the license for state and parish
The license, with an additional pen
atty. was paid. the peddlers acknowI
edging that they had been doing bu:
mess throughout the parish withou
a license.
Plaquemine.-Ge T. ComeauS
formerly of this town, and now Local
ed i'll Memphis. and Miss Nancy Va
Meter of Clarksdale, Miss, were MAJ
ried in Memphis on October 20. The
will make their home in Memphis.
Monroe.-The proposed rate rev
sion of the Cumberland Telephon