Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-19

Cbaylss into musical comedy 10TH
N.,eh,taches-A truck loaded VITA
.sv~r teu-xaHon cans Of coal OIL
caught fire on the main thoFOusHin's
bsre when the auto pa kfired. lhe
tryck wax destroyed in ths flames
Dsnham Springs-At the resnAA'
reeting of the directors, Odom SUN.
van Was elected assistant cashier OF
the Bank of Denham Springs MI
sullivan has been with the bank io'
three years.
Kentwood large box FAC
tories and industriais have uotitied the
local farmers that they viii advance
crates. hampers and fertilizers 10
them through the association, WIN
their crop as security
Plsquemine.-News was received
here that the Rev. Father Gerard
Bosch. after d 30-day voyage. mas
reached his old home, Amsterdam
and that the voyage had seemed TO in
Drove his condition somewhat.
De Ridder.-The high school audi
,orium at De Ri1der was filled 10 the
doors with an appreciative audience
which had gathered to hear the L. ).
T. Glee Club Wednesday evening. Mr..
:. W. Plauche. president Of the newly
organized local chapter of the l.. S. u.
Alumni Federation, introduced the
Glee Club The entertainment through
out was exceptionally pleasing.
Denham Springs.--A special election
will be held March Il. for the cleo
ton. OF an assessor 70 fill the position
made vacant by the refusal Of the
candidate. A. S LeBourgeois, who
was elected last April. The date OF
the primary has been fixed for March
|. Only two candidates have been an
nounced, r. R. Richardson Jr. OF Cor
bin. and l. D. Easterly Of the FIRST
Ward.
ThibOdaux- The entertainment for
The benefit Of the Catholic church
building fund Melted 1880. Besides
the orchestra proper the program was
participated in by Mrs. Joseph Wink
and her daughter, Miss Estelina
Frank and Richard Gibbons, Thibo-
deaux College students, contributed q
sketch and little Leslie Badeaux and
Gerard Coignet contributed an inter
esting feature.
De Ridder.-The auction sale at De
Rfdder January 20 was a means OF DIS
posing OF considerable farm products
household goods, etc, to the farmers
and others Of this community. The
next sal evil be held on Saturday
February 20. This will be an oppor
tunity for those who want TO buy ma
chinery for their spring work anC
those who want to dispose OF such ma
chinery as they do nOtneed, and Z
stock up with hogs, cows, poultry, etc
Lake Charles.-The Calcasieu com
' mite for European relief met at Ret
Cross rooms to settle the question a
to whether Lake Charles would sem
= money or rice to the starving Euro
pean children. 1t was decided tina
rice only would be sent in keepin
. with the promises made to the publ
2 when the subscriptions were solicited
: The money collected was this morl
a to p. G. Chaikley, who, viii the O.
n sistance of ]. A. Foster and w.
d Conover, will purchase the rice at Il
5 cal mills Immediately.
De Ridder.-Stock in the new ca
" ming factory for De Ridder is beir
q subscribed, as the citizens are great
ID interested in this factory. The cha
or ter has been prepared, and Secretal
I'd Fowler of the Chamber Of COmmer'
lie is now having the same signed up
n. the stockholders. 1t is estimated tn
nd canning factory will be able to tai
Sc care of 10000 cans a day. or appro,
on mately a carload of sweet potatot
DIS This is only one of the several indl
of tries contemplated by the Chamber
Commerce for De Ridder.
Denham Springs recent audit
a representative of the State sup
-, vising auditors office did not 81
IA the parish any compliments for
=. state OF its finances and the metho
NC of handling them, and this report
some influence on the decision of
police jury in regard to cattle dippi
to
An Kentwood-What promises to
ew one of the largest associations of
Ike kind in Louisiana. was formed Sat
NJ day. when &C farmers of KentwC
the and this vicinity met and organize,
ex- Producers Cooperative ASSOCIATE
der Much interest was displayed, and
r a cry farmer present signed for act
membership.
the Denham Springs.-There will be
of tick eradication work done in Livi
II. ston parish for the year 1921, ind
rm tions were Friday. At the regl
he meeting of the police jury this W
The a representative of the governn
sid work was present AID asked what
was members intended 10 do. He was
to that as the parish is already consi
so ably behind in its finances tina
Ugh would be impossible to do anytl
at all