Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-07

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in the heart of the town, being one
block from two banks.
Monroe.-West Monroe business
me nand others held a community
meeting at the West Monroe School
auditorium for the purpose of organic.
ingthe community for trale and bust
ness development. ]. Boatner Carter,
secretary of the Ruston Chamber OF
Commerce, addressed the meeting.
Lake Charles.-Judge Winston Ov-
erton completed his twelfth year as
judge of the fifteenth judicial district
and vacated the bench to be occupied
by Judge-elect Thomas f. Porter, Jr.
Judge Porter will be sworn into Office
by the clerk of court, E. Cluade
House.
Basile.-NIiss jamie Milton, repre-
senting the Louisiana Sunday School
Association, has left for Kinder,
where she will conduct a Sunday
school rally. Miss Milton spoke be-
fore the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school here, giving much inspiration
and information.
Basile.-The Ladies' Aid Society
conducted a bazaar here. The young
women of the church operated booth
Of sweets" at that time, the proceeds
of which will go to the Sunday School
Christmas Toy Fund. Preparations
70 ra Christmas tree and program are
being made.
Monroe.-All plans have been COM
pleted by the Richland parish police
jury to ward the contract for the con-
struction of a network Of highways
throughout Richland and the work
will be awarded in the near future,
followed by an early opening of road
building.
University Station, Baton Rouge
Applicants for club memberships are
required to give reasons for wanting
to join, writes Miss Euphrozine Des-
notels, home agent in East Baton
Rouge parish. At oil club meetings
held applications for club member
ships were received.
Monroe.-Between4 400 and 500 men
employed on locks and dams on the
Ouachita river in Louisiana and Ar
kansas have been laid of on account
of high water. Government officials
say the layoff istemporary and men
ploy as soon as the water re1edes, but
this is not likely to result until spring.
Lake Charles. - Automobiles and
trucks that use the highways Of Cal
casieu parish will, during the coming
year. be assessed a tax which shall
go into the public roads maintenance
fund. Auto drivers will pay the par.
ish a license equal to one-half OF the
state license, log wagons will pay 50
annually, and trucks will pay from
$3.50 to $50 per year, based on ton
| mage.
Covington.-J. d. Grant of Slidell
chairman of the St. Tammany Parish
Good Roads Commission, has resign
ed. The letting of contracts involv
ingnearly 100000 for improving the
Hammond Covington-Slidell highway,
in the face of alleged evidence that
$40, 900 to $4,000 could have been saw
ed by readvertising the bids, led to
differences of opinion between Mr.
Grant and members OF the commits
sion.
Monroe.-Ouachita won first prize
among nine other states comprising
the fifth region for its exhibit OF a
peck ofoats in the Louisiana exhibit
at the International Live Stock EXPOSE
ton and Hay and Grain Show held in
Chicago recently, B. M. Jackson. 10
cal agricultural agent, has announced
! States that were in competition fol
the prize were Texas, Oklahoma, Ark
ansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ala
bama, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida.
University Station, Baton Rouge
Registered beef and dairy calves are
owned by a number of club boys II
Vermillion parish, and some good re
suits in club work are expected
writes T. H. Dutscb. assistant agen
in Vermillion parish. A number o.
schools were visited during the week
University Station, Baton Rouge
Club members were instructed in thu
selection of seed corn, and a program
outlined fer the pig club work, re
ports E. Z. Elliott, agent in Beaure
gard parish. The agent judged prod
ucts at the Sugartown communit.
fair.
Ruston.-A convention of the Nortl
Louisiana county agents came to
conclusion with a visit with auto
| furnished by members of the Rustol
| Chamber of Commerce to the A. II
Henderson Dairy herd, the sweet pota
to curing plant of the Ruston Potat
and Produce Company. and a tour o
inspection to the ground and build
ings of the Louisiana Industrial Inst
tute. soon to be called the Louisian
Tech.
University Station. Baton Rouge