The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-04-10

Day was CeieD Tdleu dL Sdidt
Catholic Church where 800 men took
communion in a body. Archbishop
Shaw OF New Orleans said the mass
and Rev Father Gassler Of New Or
leans delivered the sermon. The arch
bishop confirmed about 300 and was
assisted by several priests OF the sur
rounding churches.
Monroe. La. Fire destroyed the
municipal water and power plant.
placed the city without fire protection
and put newspapers and other indus
tries dependent on electrical power
temporarily out of business. Water
will be provided ct once. but ii will
be months before electrical power
again can be produced locaps.
Monroe But eighteen true bills
were returned by the grand jury
which has just finished its inyestiga-
tions. setting a low record for the
parish Only a few OF the bills were
for felOnieS In the past as many as
SL-IllA II ut DlIlS IiiN Z be-Cti Il IA nv
by Ouachita grand juries. The eigh.
teen bills returned were against not
more than ten persons.
LeesVille - Three thousand dollars
worth of good were stolen from Geo.
Slimans store in South Leesville
when the store was entered, and the
thieves boldly selected goods and
hauled them away. Entrance was eff
fected by prying open the front door.
The thieves made their selections OF
goods with care, taking only articles
Of more than usual value.
Leesyille = Proposals have been
made by some of the leading citizens
of Leesville to organize a Commercial
Club Recent grow of the town. with
the coming Of several new industries
and the prospective development OF
this territory into an oil district, snow
the necessity of such a civic organl-
cation.
Donaldsonyille - At meeting Of
the joint committee of the Lafourche
and Atchafalaya Leree Boards held
at its office in this ely. Frank X. Sims,
of the Lafourche Levee Board, was
appointed executive chairman Of the
joint committee and placed in full
charge Of the work Of the committee.
GhroynDnrt Tho rIZDrcac N1trJP.
al Gas Company recently completed
it's Langston 1I6 in section z4-21-S in
the shallow sand with an initial pro-
ductiOn estimated at 2500 barrels.
The well duplicates the company's
ZIG brought in on the same lease
few days ago.
White Castle. = The question has
arisen in the municipal government as
to who is who. Mayor Barbay has
gone to Abita Springs, La, for his
health, and Acting Mayor Luke b. Ba-
week. leaves the town without
chief.
Baton Rouge. = Meigs o. Frost. of
the New Orleans Item, arrived from
New Orleans in an airplane with II.
G. Boonstra, pilot of the Service
Aviation Company, in a Canadian Cur
tiss blplane bringing with him several
acts of the airlane edition of the
Item.
Baton Rouge. - Percy Levert, an
employe of local motor company,
was seriously hurt near Denham
Springs recently when a crank flew
off of a tractor that was being crank
ed and hit him on the forehead
Monroe. = The right of the city
of Monroe to appropriate property for
widening Desiard street has been put
up to City Attorney Russell, who is
now preparing an opinion on the sub
tect.
Leesville. = Representative Frank
BBOlGiano, who is a member or the
Legislature from this district, is call
ing meetings of farmers 10 take steps
to prevent the ink boil worm from
making its appearance in this parish.
Roseland. = ooseland is becoming
large plant shipping station. E. E.
Bailey. who purchased the C. A. Tri-
bout farm, is making a success Of
raising plants for the Northern mar
kets.
Baton Rouge. = A motion has been
filed in the District Court for a new
trial for Dewey Key, Chris Shehan
and Howard Iaruau nbn mad ,..i4l.