The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-26


duction Company Of Chicago, tneatft
cal producers. las accepted the paw
legs of whipping the talent OF Laxs
Charles into musical comedy form.
Natchitoches.-A truck loaded with
seven ten-gallon cans Of coal Oil
caught fire on the main thoroughfare
here when the auto backfired Ths
truck was destroyed in the flames.
Denham Springs.-At the regular
meeting of the directors, Odom Suih-
van was elected assistant cashier OF
the Bank of Denham Springs. MT.
Sullivan has been with the bank Ior
three years.
Kentwood.-Several large box fac
tories and industrials have notified the
local farmers that they will advance
crates, hampers and fertilizers I'd
them through the association, Wlta
their crop as security.
Plaquemine.-NeW was received
here that the Rev. Father Gerard
Bosch, after a 3O-day voyage, has
reached his old home, Amsterdam
and that the voyage had seemed TO i'm
prove his condition somewhat.
De Ridder.-The high school audi
torium at De Ridder was filled to the
doors with an appreciative audience
which had gathered to hear the l.. 5.
U. Glee Club Wednesday evening. Mr..
I S. w. Plauche, president of the newly
organized local chapter of the l.. 5. U.
/ Alumni Federation, introduced the
| Glee Club. The entertainment through
out was exceptionally pleasing.
| Denham Springs.-A special election
will be held March Is, for the cleo
tion of an assessor to 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
1. Only two candidates have been an
nounced, R. r. Richardson Jr OF Cor
bin, and |. D. Easterly Of the First
Ward.
Thibodaux.-The entertainment fol
the benefit of the Catholic church
building fund netted 13S.40. Besidsz
the orchestra proper the program was
participated in by Mrs. Joseph WINK
and her daughter, Miss Estel1na
Frank and Richard Gibbens. Thibo
deaux College students. contributed
sketch and little Leslie BaJeaux and
Gerard Coignet contributed an inter
esting feature.
De Rtdder.-The auction sale at De
Ridder January 20 was means OF dis
posing of considerable farm products
household goods, etc, to the farmers
and others of this community The
next sal ewill be held on Saturday
February 26. 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 tc
stock up with hogs, COWS, poultry, etc
Lake Charles.-The Calcasieu com
mite for European relief met at Red
Cross rooms to settle the question al
to whether Lake Charles would sene
money or rice to the starving Euro
pean children. 1t was decided tha
rice only would be sent In keeping
with the promises made to the public
when the subscriptions we're solicited
The money collected was this morn
to P. G. Chalkley, who, with the as
sistance of J. A. Foster and W. B
Conover, will purchase the rice at 10
cal mills Immediately.
De Ridder.-Stock in the new can
, ming factory for De Ridder is being
subscribed, as the citizens are greatly
interested in this factory. The char
ter has been prepared, and Secretary
Fowler Of the Chamber Of Commerce
is now having the same signed up BY
the stockholders. 1t is estimated thi:
canning factory will be able to take
care of 10000 cans a day. or approx
mately a carload Of sweet potatoes
This is only one of the several indus
I tries contemplated by the Chamber o
Commerce for De Ridder.
Danham SDrings-A recent audit b,