The St. Mary banner., 1921-09-10
LOUISIA A MA
HAPPENINGS
NeUs OF the Pelican State Arrang-
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Monroe. Ouachita cotton gin own
ers expect to begin operating their
cotton gins within a few days.
Patterson. = Walks around the pa
vilton and in the park here have been
covered with pulverized shells.
Estherwood-Mo than a dozen
rice mills are expected TO be running
within a short time in this section.
Kentwood the management
OF Robert Collie. large poultry farm
will be started here on the Morris
farm.
Forest HilI-Grading work begun
some time ago on the Forest Hill
Glenmora highway is progressing
rapidly.
Bunkie-The new SIS. 900 home' for
the Bunkie Lodge, F. & A. NJ, is ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy by
September Is.
Alexandria-This city has received
q proposition from a local company
whereby natural gas will be furnished
for fuel purposes.
Shreveport - Norwood Broadwell,
aged 27. who just one month ago was
married to Miss Mary McNeely, died
ct a sanitarum here
Lake Charles. - One thousand bags
OF early prolific rice was sold at Crow
ley for s3.77 per barrel or little more
than $425 bag.
Vile Platte.-The first bale Of cot
ton ginned In the parish was brought
here recently by Marius Lafleur.
weighed 500 pounds.
Estherwood.-Ho Chin of Hong
Kong. China has been stationed here
for some time to study the American
methods of rice culture
Oak Grove.-A farmers meeting
was held at Oak Grove, when an or
sanigation was formed to find a wider
market for next years crops.
Monroe.-Organized band OF dyna-
miters have blown up nearly every
cattle dipping vat In West Carroll par
ish, according to parish officials.
Jennings.-The first rice Of the sea-
son was sold here last week, produced
by Charles Dommert. The grade was
number four and sold at 1913 a bar
rel.
Forest Hill-The 16-year-old son OF
B. Sawyer of Melder, lost two fingers
from his right hand when a shotgun
he was cleaning was accidentally dis
charged.
Crowley-The executive committee
OF the parish school board has auth
orized additions to be made to the
North Crowley, Rayne and Mermen-
tau schools.
Lake Charles Federal Inspector OF
Cattle Dipping, II X Midkiff reported
for his district that by October Cal
casieu parish will be in shape to have
the federal quarantine raised
Egan.-The 5-year-old daughter of
William lie Jiene. and William Camp
bell. a rice planter, were drowned in
the Abbott -Duson canal near here An
attempt to rescue the child failed
Estherwood.-A Hank OF Morse,
La. harvested twelve bags OF rice to
the acre on the Charlie Dormert farm
six miles south Of here. It graded
number one and sold for 1856 a bar
rel.
Arcadia.-This city received its first
bale Of the now crop last week. The
bale was sold by G. NJ Smith. was
ginned by tho local gin and was pur-
chased by Lyons Brothers, Inc. at 12A
cents.
Morgan City-The National Guard
Company Of Morgan City has been
given the title Of Company IT," First
Infantry. 1t WAS organized two
months ago.
New Orleans-Harry Lagarde. IS
years old. lineman for the New Or
leans Railway and Light Company.
was killed recently when he fell from
IN electric light pole at Carrollton
avenue and Uilba street. Lagarde Is
said to have come in contact with a
live wire containing 230o volts. In the
fall his neck was broken.
Pioneer.-W. c. Buchanan, of Floyd,
has secured many thousands Of acres
Of timber In the vicinity Of Pioneer.