The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-08
LOUISA MA
HAPPENINGS
NsWs of the Pelican State Arrans.
ed in Condensed Form

cotton have been ginned by the two
local gins, compared to less han q
hundred this date last year.
Morgan City,-The All.American Ca
Bile Company within the next week OF
two will establish It's cable Office in
Morgan City. The establishment OF
this office will be the first between
Galveston and Key West, Fla. The
line will connect direct with Tam.
pico, Mex.
Plaquemine. = James Z. DUNLAP
former president, and +. e. Hubbard
former cashier Of Peoples Bank, now
In liquidation, were indicted, by the
grand jury recently on twelve counts
reading as follows. For asserting rc
and receiving deposits in Peoples
Bank of Plaquemine knowing said
hank to be insolvent and in failing cir
cumstances.
Alexandria. - Five hundred people
according to reports here, gathered
at Colfax, 30 miles from here, to wit
ness scheduled fight between a nine.
foot rattlesnake and a King snake
Odds favored the King snake. How
ever, after two hours Of waiting the
rattlesnake decided 1t was not his day
to scrap and the bout was indefinitely
postponed.
Monroe.-ouachita parish has nine
ty-one manufacturing plants, accord
Ing to the 1920 assessment for the
parish this being an Increase of six
plants over the previous year. The
Taluation Of these plants is fixed by
the assessor at $1,925,625, which Is by
no means commensurate with the
amount of money invested and the
worth of the plants.
Monroe.-Reports received at Mon.
roe are to the effect that there will
be at least ten lumber mills started
up within thirty days in Northeastern
Louisiana. Mills that operated during
the economic stress are increasing
their outputs by millions of feet and
taking on more men. Railroad men
say additional cars are likely to be
needed before Christmas to take care
Of the increased lumber traffic.
New Orleans.-Mempers of the Cot
ton Exchange formed a procession on
1 the old Cotton Exchange floor and
headed by brass band, marched to
their new building at the corner Of
Gravier and Carondelet streets, where.
after welcome by the president, e
S. Butler, the gavel was struck for the
first call in the new structure by H
G. Hester, secretary Of the institu
ton for more than half century.
Baton Rouge.-The organization OF
the Louisiana State Commercial Con
gress with Scion Farrenhacher of Ba
ton Rouge as its president and Col
A. T. Prescott as chairman of the
state executive committee was an
pounced by Clarence o. Owens, gen
eral manager Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress with headQuarterl
in Washington. Headquarters of th'
State Commercial Congress will b.
opened in Baton Rouge and paiC
; secretary will be placed in charge.
: ShreVeport-State Bank Examines
r L. E. Thomas announced the CLOSING
Of the Bank Of Marthaville, La, due L
a shortage approximating $4,000 II
the accounts of Cashier A. A. Ham
, mond, who also is vice president
Hammond practically had full charg'
Of the bank. With his bond and prop
erty he has promised the depositor
will be paid in full, but the bank vii
s be liquidated. Hammond is marrie'
+. and has several children and has bsel
;. with the bank IL years. Its capita
o was $4,000
st. Martinville. Baro Delaloire
% years old, was struck by lightnin
and killed instantly He had left
tractor in the field where he wa
working and carried a coil and som
batteries in his hands. His brother
a Liable, who stood few feet fror
!. him, was shocked but otherwise III
n hurt.
Il Lake Charles.--It was announce
V that attendance at the Broad Stree
y Methodist Church Sunday school II
tailed 1S,S46 during last year, and th
offerings, $1,4S090.
Mansfield The crew Of Kanss
n City Southern passenger train disco
n cred the body of ]. c. Hebert, brak
U man on a freight train of the san
q line, about six miles south Of Man
1fa field. two hours after the freight h1
stopped there for water. Hebert WI
shot through the head. He was
and married, living at Leesville, La.
N Houma. George A. Droz is here
r. the interest of the Woodmen OF u
se World, and anticipates making dri'
ss for 100 new members for Dupo
Camp No. 30S of this city.
New orleans.-Lonisiana estaolis
ed a champion strawberry record II
u year. according to data issued BY 7
1t Bureau of Markets Of the Unit
81 States Department Of Agriculture.
10 tai carlot shipments were 1898 ca
10 Last year only 64s carloads We
> shipped out Of the Louisiana distric