The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-08-20

extra officer, his duties in the posi-
| ton being to check the water meters
and assist the regular police force.
Hammond.-The police jury has
called a parish-wide election for the
purpose of voting upon a one-mill tax,
Saturday, September 10. The fund to
be derived from this tax, if it is car
ried, will be used to build new bridges
over the Tangipahoa river and to pay
for the Improvements for the state
horticultural experiment station.
eveport.-According to a COM
munication received by Chief Of Police
d. ID. Bazer from the Automobile
Theft Association headquarters, the
Shreveport police department is cred
tied with having captured a greater
number of auto thieves and recovered
more stolen cars than any other police
organization in the United States dur
ing the last year.
Thibodaux.-B. w. Bickert was In
the main street of the town for the
establishment of another moving pic.
ture theater. He represents a syndi-
cate and is out. to line up fifty-one
places where his promoters plan to
establish houses. Before coming to
Thibodaux arrangements were made
to take over the Community TheateT
in Donaldsonville.
AleXandria.-W. L. Duncan, an old
citizen of this parish, has pair of
buck deer horns with thirty-nine
points, which were taken from deer
killed by Hiram Mccain and George
L. Wilson on Wilson's Bayou near
Bunkie while deer hunting in 1880.
The horns were obtained recently by
Mr.. Duncan from the Wilson and Nc.
Cam families and they are in a per-
feet state of preservation.
Rasile.-The new faculty Of Evan
geline College, as announced by DIR.
F. W. 10y, president, is as follows:
Karl Treen of Basile, dean and in
structor in science; Miss Ada E.
Findley of Iowa, La, English; Miss
Rita Walker of Welsh, home eco
Monies and history; Mrs. F. w. 10y,
Basile, special mathematics teacher;
Mrs. Karl Treen, Basile, emusic; Miss
Hazel NJ Kabecker, Wichita, Kan,
preparatory department The second
session of this college will open
September IS.
Monroe.-The board of directors for
the ensuing year has been named by
the Arkansas-Louisiana Tourists Way
Association, which has concluded it's |
annual convention in Monroe, and |
plans have been completed by the as !
ISOLATION to get the Lakes and Gulf |
Coast Association to choose the
Tourists Way between Little Rock |
and Alexandria as its route to Lake !
Galveston, Brownsville and
other parts Of the Gulf coast.
Hammond.-A committee represent.
ing bankers, merchants and farmers
Of the parish of Calcasieu, visited this
section for two days. They were the
guests Of the Hammond Chamber of
Commerce and were here investi.
eating dairying, trucking and general
farming methods, They expressed
themselves as very much impressed
with the system and methods in use
BY the farmers of Tangipahoa and
spoke highly of the evident prosperity
and the bright future in store for this
section.
Covington.-The charter Of the Gov.
Ington Paint Company is being pub
lished. The officers are J. C. CappeIL
president; M. P. blanche, vice presi
dent; William Flicker, general mana.
ger and secretary; and E. G. Barrin.
ger, treasurer. The new company pro.
poses to manufacture dyes. inks and
paints. Pine products of local origin
will be used in the manufacture Of
he paints, and local clays will be
Used as q vehicle In the other prod.
tets.
Natchitoches.-The fourth annual
hort course for the junior and senior
Toys and girls and men and women
'losed August 16. The course was
Inder tne supervision of the Exten.
ion Department, Louisiana State Uni.
'ersity, and the State Normal College
= Monroe.-The West Carroll parish
olice jury has offered a reward Of
500 for the arrest and conviction of
ny and all persons guilty of dyna.
hitting or, otherwise destroying dip
ing watts in that parish.
Baton Rouge-The body of Carl |
loses, travelling man and a resident I
I Baton Rouge. was found under the '
ridge of the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company at Bayou Man
hac. A coroner's inquest was held
nd reported that death came as a re-
llt Of accidental drowning.
Baton Rouge.-Governor Parker has I
sued a proclamation declaring Sat I
rday. September IL, as Constitutional
ay. The purpose is to observe the
of the writing Of the Ma
onal Constitution.