The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-14

f. P. Mills, OF the District Court, heid
in his review that the evidence sub
mitted was insufficient to warrant
conviction. The officers in their de-
Tense offered an abb which was Sus-
tanned by other members Of the force
Alexandria-A meeting was held al
the City Hall in the interest or the
American Cotton Association. W. b.
Thompson of New Orleans was the
principal speaker He reviewed the
conditions which have confronted the
cotton farmer of the South for years
and explained the objects and pur-
poses of the American Cotton Asso-
citation. An address was also dellV-
cred by Grundy Cooper.
Colfax-The Pershing Highway has
created great deal Of interest here
abouts, and the citizens are hoping
and working for it to be routed by
way of Alexandria, Boyce, Colfax,
Verda and Winfield. Steps are being
taken to at once enroll the ninety
members expected in Grant parish,
and practical organization will begin
Immediately.
CoIfax.-Colfax is to have electric
lights at the intersection of every
street. About a dozen new lights have
been added and the announcement IS
made that Railroad avenue, Main and
! Second streets, over which the Jeffer-
son Highway is routed, is soon to be
| supplied with lights.
Colfax-Main street was graded
this week by B. S. Simmons from the
courthouse to the railroad crossing, a
distance Of several blocks, without
cost to the town or any Of the citi-
zens. Mr.. Simmons doing the work
with his tractor and grading machine
in order to try them out.
ShreVepOrt.-FOu thousand three
hundred and fifty license plates have
been issued to automobile owners OF
Shreveport during the month. Six
hundred and fifty remain uncalled for.
An additional supply may be neces-
sary. The revenue from the licenses
to date is about $4,000.
Shreveport charter OF the In
dependent Oil Corporation was filed
for record in the office of the district
clerk recently. The company is cap
italized at 100000. The officers are
Kenneth w. Forbes, president; August
c. Murphy, vice-president, and Her
bert S. Turner, secretary-treasurer
PIaucheville. - Complete returns
from every precinct in AvoyelleS
parish show that the following have
received the nomination for the Vari
Gus offices in AyoyelleS parish Fol
sheriff, A. Guillot; clerk, M. A. st
Roman; for representative, l.. B. Gre
million of this town and l.. A. Roy o
Marksville.
Patterson.-The F. B. Williams Cy
> press Lumber Company is reWardinl
, all employees who have been on thu
!. company's pay roll for the pas
!. twelve months by an extra month
:. salary. All returned soldiers ar
!. given credit for time in service, ant
are included
|, Thibodaux-Very Rev Father A. N
f Barber, pastor of st. Joseph Catholi
= church, being confined to his bed b
e sickness. was unable to celebrat
masses, but Father Martin, from 5
Benedict church, New Orleans, wa
here to officiate in his place.
# Baton Rouge.-At meeting hel
g at Baton Rouge, the leading farmer
y of East Baton Rouge parish effecte
II an organization which will ally itse
with the American Farm Bureau Fe'
Grafton.
g. Jeanerette.-The planters in tn
" section are all busy installing ne
% and up-to-date machinery on the
a. farms, thus keeping their tenant
busy, even during the rainy weathe
N Hammond.-Local physicians repo
" a gradual increase in the number
f. influenza cases, with the reassurir
70 information that the situation is we
ID in hand the malady being In mi
s. form.
- Colfax.-J. w. Duncan of Cola
who attended the Jefferson Highws
q convention at St. Joseph, Mo-, as
OF delegate from Louisiana, reports VOL
n. on the highway in progress or pr
~ vided for practically at all points.
Ia Baton Rouge.-A dog suspected
10 being mad ran amuck in the east Ell
III of town and attempted to bite sever
people. The police were called
:. several residents in that section
~ town and the dog was killed.
ne Baton Rouge.-The appointment
e. Leon Locke of Lake Charles as
IN member of the Board of Affairs
ID. succeed Judge T. NJ Milling, who
resignation went into effect Janua
ne /, was announced by the governor.
he
as Forest Hill-The work Of repairil
IN the Pelican Highway, damaged by Il
*. recent heavy rains, is going forwa
steadily