Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-01-17

France. II viii be put on exhibition
by the society.
White Casle.-The Cora Sugar
Factory, half a mile east Of this place,
owned by the Cora Manufacturing
Company, was destroyed by fire The
flames originated from the inside.
The Waterman had left the factory
for the office to change his watch
clock and the cause of the fire is a
mystery.
Lake es.-Approximately ST.
100000 is available for good roads
construction in Calcasieu, Cameron.
Allen, Beauregard and Jefferson
Davis parishes. More than million
and half dollars in bonds have
been voted for good road construc-
ton during the year of 1919, to which
will be added about $4,000 govern
ment aid.
Baton Rouge.-Joseph w. Robert
son. 80 years old, employed as sub
foreman in the construction depart
ment of the Standard OIL refinery
north of Baton Rouge, was fatally
crushed when a heavy timber which
was being hoisted swung around and
pinned him against steel column.
Houma.-It took Just seven minutes
at a meeting at tie courthouse for
Houma and Terreboine parish to add
II membes to the Hershing Highway
Association after til objects and the
purposes of the Organization had been
explained.
Hammond = TanGp, farmers
,ipts,ssfs& R ~ ,at E2sk q
sheep raising viii Mol a meeting at
the courthouse in Aite to discuss
the marketing and sading OF this
years wool clip.
White Castle.-At ameeting of the
board of directors O the Bank of
White Castle, at tn close of the
years business repots showed the
bank was in phosphorus condition,
with deposits of morethan 81 100000.
Demonstrating iere caused a
heavy loss, burning DER half block
of buildings. The fin started in the
pressing shop of Wills Holloway from
an explosion of gaoline, destroying
the printing plant he Coast Herald.
New Orleans.--A ease affecting oil
leases on large tracts of land in De
Soto parish was decided in the Louis
lana Supeme Court, when that court
reversed the Judgment of Judge
Boone of Mansfield, La.
Mandeville.-Rsin came in time to
save the grass for the cattle. The
woods from Slhen to Vaudeville
have been burning several days. 1t
is said sparks from the locomotive
have set the fires Birds, rabbits and
other animals have been destroyed
by these forest fres.
| NatchitOches.- Sheriff J. w. Payne
reports all records for tax collections
were surpassed h 1919, due largely
to money received for leasing oil
rights to prospectus
New Orleans.-Two Chilean dele
| gates to the Pan American financial
congress to be held in Washington
this month are scheduled to arrive
in this city soon on the S. 8. Carriage
Jennings.-The Calcasieu National
Bank gave its employees banquet TO
celebate the deposit account having
reached and passed the two million
mark at the close of 1919.
Morgan City-Fire of unascer-
tanned origin destroyed the restau-
rant of S. Gaudet, entailing a loss
of probably $4,000, with insurance
about $4,000
Shreveport-Gas in an entirely new
locality of the Bull Bayou district
was struck by the Texas Company
in its Roberts Brown Lumber Com
pany lease in the southwest corner
of the northwest quarter OF section
22-12-12. The completion is rated at
100000 cubic feet.
Franklin.-Several persons were
hurt in an automobile accident just
below this place when the machine
of Arthur Provost, ST., of Cypremort'
turned over in the ditch at Abingdon
/ plantation.
New Orleans.-Large increase IN
the trade of this country with Mexico
through New Orleans is indicated by
statistics given out by the Mexican
consul here.
Thibodaux.-Scouts of Thibodau1
had contest upon the ThibodauA
High School ground with the Napo'
leonville troop.
Alexandria.-The Chamber OF Com
merce has formulated plans for an
automobile shour IN take place mere