The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-08-18
LOUISA MAJ
HAPPENINGS
News of the Pelican State Arrdng'
ed in Conds"ssd Form

Der !.
Baton Rouge. -Hermann Moyse was
elected representative in the STATE
LEGISLATURE from East Baton Rouge !
parish in special election held here
Alexandria. Major Fl. A. Sites OF
Greenylle, S. c., has succeeded Lieut.
Col. J. E. Dedman as superintendent
of the Z. S. P. H. S. Hospital at camp
Stanford.
Thibodaux.-At regular meeting
OF the mayor and commissioners II
was decided to discontinue the Zee
Of 81 that has been charged Tor per-
mits for building purposes.
Napoleonville.-Rice planters are
busiy engaged cutting and threshlhs
rice. Some rice has been sold anu
there are buyers in the parish every
day. Some planters will begin pull
Ing corn this week. Crops are goou
throughout the parish.
New Orleans.-Mrs. Gustave j.
Felix, 4S years old, 3341 Canal street.
was killed, and her husband, son.
daughter and granddaughter were IN
iured seriously when the automobile
in which they were riding turned over
when 1t struck hole near Raceland'
La. The family were on their way to
visit relatives in Napoleonville.
Estherwood.-Light showers in this
section benefited rice, cotton, corn
sweet potatoes and gardens. Rice
harvesting is now in full swing. Inc
Yields are satisfactory and the farm
ers are encouraged in the belief that
prices will continue good. The not
weather hampered harvesting to some
extent.
New Orleans.--The total Demo
cratic registration Of this city Is 26,4ol
males and 4,933 females. Registra'
tons as Republicans include 5S3 white
males, 1O2 white females, 4o4 negro
males and 1911 negro females. The
total registration Of the city is 32,e14'
This is compared with S1,4SS in the
presidential election last year.
Baton Rouge.-The following ap'
continents were made by Governor
Parker: William Mills, Lafayette, no
tary public; J. F. Sconyers, member
Of Red River parish school board;
Margaret Wooster, Centerville, notar!
public; s. E. Pool, Wisner, notar!
public; H. A. Peltier, Thibodaux, no
tary public; Sam Barksdale, Arcadia
notary public; Viola Bell nous'on
Mindep, notary public.
New Decentralization designe'
to confer on the women citizens Q
Louisiana equal rights and privilege
with men in the exercise OF suffragN
holding office, and entering into COZ
tracts will be pushed at the Septen
ber Legislature by the New Orlean
Federation Clubs. Mrs. Judith Hyam
Douglas, legislative chairman, pr
ser led the draft of the bill at sp
cially' called meeting Of the federatio
at Holmes Hall.
Alexandria. An ordinance WI
adopted by the police sjury at !
monthly meeting relative to the depr
dation Of hogs upon the hard-surfacf
roads of the parish. The ordinan'
provides that the parish road supe
intendent or his agents shall take
all hogs found running at large al
notify the owners, and in the eve
the owner fails to take the animal
Is to be estrayed before the neare
Justice Of the peace and sold in Il
days. A fee Of $3.50 is provided I
taking up each hog, and twenty-h
cents q day allowed for Its main
nance.
New Orleans. The Italian Bank
America will be organized in N
Orleans In the next few days. Its CT
ital stock will be 100000. The Int
Of the promoters is to begin mode
" and expand eventually to the M
nitude Of the Italian bank at 5
Francisco.
Franklin. Harvesting OF rice
begun and the outlook for the
mainder Of the rear is much bright
This parish has large corn crop
the stand Of cane is said to be
best in a number Of years.
Plaquemine. Game Warden Wal
Marionneaux has been busy recen
working up evidence against violat
Of the state and federal game Ia
The first charge Of the season
made against local man for haV
In his Ice house ducks killed out
season.
Monroe.-The board Of trustees
the Louisiana Training Institute
awarded q contract for the const
ton Of the schools dining
amusement hall and kitchen, all
one building, to Monroe contrac
Alexandria. movement to
vert Alexandria into a SouthV
trucking center will be launched
monster all.South meeting to be
in this city In the early fall.
movement will be under the ausp
Of the local Chamber Of Commerc
Covington. The Covington t
council has adopted an ordinance
1h,on voiIl nuhlic imnr