Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-02-17

THE COLONY DIARY
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is driving right ahead and now Kemp
is using four mules to pull out small
stumps. and we will soon have stump
.puIler pulling the larger ones. To-day
while buying the disc harrow. neigh
Dor jumped me for trade, and before
we got through. he was the owner Of
some land and house and we acquir-
ed some cattle and two automobiles;
and guess we were all satisfied. P.
Caron and Robertson drove to Slagle
to-day and returned we'll repaid for
their trip. These two fellows make
a good team and are capable of get
ing results. Satnan and Waters al,
putting on new parts to the brick ma
chine, and it will soon be doing bus
mess again. Many compliments are
being handed us as reward for our In
itiation in clearing up the land and
with good example set | am sure the
farmers of this district will soon COM
pletely clear their farms of stumps in
stead Of farming around them. Com
rade Thurman went to work at the
dairy. but hurt his leg and is now nurs-
ing this part of his anatomy; he ex-
poets to be on the job again soon.
Comrade Stackhouse is busy at the
school, in his office, and also puts in
his spare time at the garden, helping
Comrade Buck. Mrs. Herman and
the kiddoos are enjoying the garden
work during the fine weather we have
had all week. The physical culture
class was we'll attended tonight, and it
looks as if we will soon have TO move
to larger quarters. Mrs. Cuno is pre-
siding as a volunteer Librarian. and her
work will be much appreciated; for
the rest of us are so busy we don t
have time to look after this necessary
work. Mrs. Cuno. we thank you for
this extra assistance.
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Saturday, Feb. l2-Another fine
day and everybody busy The saw mill
is still going at full blast, as the brick
machine will not be ready to go until
Monday. Several visitors were up yes
terday from Rosepine to look the Col
ony over, and to-day twenty people
stopped over on their way from Texas
to some northern point in La, and are
camping here for a few days to look
around the Colony. The clearing crew
is on the job as usual and Comrade;
Brostrom and Gallo have joined the
crew east of the road. Lindsey and
the Fordson are running the new disc
around the newly cleared field just as
if they were at home; well, they are,
and we are glad for them to extend
their acquaintance. Mrs. Lindsey.
Robert and David were up from Rose
ipine for couple of days. Kemp is
still extracting stumps with his -four
mule power and is doing good work
too. Morrissey and Haynes are appar-
emily trying to saw themselves out Of
job, and in the process are thinning
! out the trees around our lower fields.
The small trees are hauled by Merrill
and Scharrer to the wood saw, anc
Kemp takes the larger ones to the saw
mill for lumber. The print shop crew
Cantrell, Buck and Gleeser, and De.
Vine were in the berry patch to-day
and will soon have a two-acre straw
berry patch as well as other berries sci
out. This is a natural fruit country
and the fellows are doing a job thai
will be much appreciated little later
Waters and Satnan say the mud-eatel
will go Monday. and no one will OBJ.
ject. Daddie Crawford is kept busy
these days delivering bread and tend
ing to the laundry delivery. He is 1
real live roustabout and always on tbs
LOB. Received word that a certain
| farmer wants to dispose of a large croE
of peanuts; it looks as if the peanut
butter factory will soon be running a
gain-but sayI who will have time tc
operate ftp Many calls are being
made for seed Irish potatoes; thoss
who wish to secure this seed shoulc
speak now, or they may be too late