The St. Mary banner., 1921-08-27
LOUISI A MA
HAPPENINGS
NeUs Of the Pelican State ArronR-
| ed in CONDEMNED Form

IHioi, Hcehiy pdpeI, COHlcIHpldter
Issuing a daily paper about Septem
Der l.
Baton Rouge Moyse was
elected representative in the State
Legislature from East Baton Rouge
parish in a special election held here
Major II. A. Sites OF
orsenville. S. c.. has succeeded Lieut.
Col. j. E. Dedman as superintendent
Of the u s. P. H S Hospital at Camp
Stanford
ThibodauI-At regular meeting
was decided TO discontinue the fee
OF 81 that has been charged for per
mits for building purposes.
Napoleonville-Rice planters are
busily engaged cutting and threshing
rice Some rice has been sold and
there are buyers in the parish every
ing corn this week. Crops are good
throughout the parish.
New Orleans-Mrs. Gustave J.
Felix, 48 years old. 3341 Canal street,
was killed, and her husband. son,
daughter and granddaughter were in
1ured seriously when the automobile
in which they were riding turned over
when 1t struck a hole near Raceland,
La. The family were on their way to
visit relatives in Napoleonvile.
EstherwoOd.-Ligh showers in this
section benefited rice, cotton, corn,
sweet potatoes and gardens. Rice
harvesting is now in full swing The
yields are satisfactory and the farm
ers are encouraged in the belief that
prices will continue good. The hot
weather hampered harvesting to some
extent
New Orleans.-The total Demo
cratic registration OF this city is 26,451
males and 1888 females. Registra-
tions as Republicans include 593 white
males. 102 white females, 404 negro
males and 191 negro females. The
total registration Of the city is 32,674.
This is compared with 81, 1,488 in the
presidential election last year.
Baton Rouge.-The following ap-
pointments were made by Governor
Parker: William Mills, Lafayette, no.
tary public; J. F. Sconyers, member
OF Red River parish school board;
Margaret Wooster, Centerville, notary
public; s E. Pool, Wisner, notary
public; H. A. Peltier, Thibodaux, no.
tary public; Sam Barksdale, Arcadia,
notary public; Viola Bell Houston,
Minden, notary public.
New Orleans designed
to confer on the women citizens Of
with men in the exercise of suffrage.
holding office, and entering into con-
tracts will be pushed at the Septem-
Der Legislature by the New Orleans
Federation Clubs. Mrs. Judith Hyams
Douglas, legislative chairman. pre-
Del eS ilc VI lliC blil at q oPt-
cially sailed meeting of the federation
at Hornes Hall.
Alexandria An ordinance was
adopted by the police jury at its
monthly meeting relative to the depre-
dation of hogs upon the hard-surfaced
roads Of the parish. The ordinance
provides that the parish road super
intendent or his agents shall take up
all hogs found running at large and
notify the owners, and in the event
the owner fails to take the animal 1t
is to be estrayed before the nearest
justice OF the peace and sold in ten
days. A fee of $50 is provided for
taking up each hog. and twenty five
cents q day allowed for its mainte-
nance
New Orleans-The Italian Bank Of
America will be organized in New
Orleans in the next few days. Its cap
ital stock will be 100000 The intent
OF the promoters is to begin modest
ly and expand eventually to the mag
nitude Of the Italian bank at San
Francisco.
Franklin.-Harvestin OF rice has
begun and the outlook for the re-
mainder OF the year is much brighter.
This parish has large corn crop and
the stand of cane is said to be the
best in a number Of years.
Plaquemine-Game Warden Walter
Marionneaux has been busy recently
working up evidence against violators
Of the state and federal game laws.
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