The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-15

ailu tAe ponce jury elect the registrar
in the other parishes.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
Rayville.-The Richland Parish Fair
Association has named its officers for
the ensuing year and has also selected
the heads Of departments for the fair
to be given at Rayville for three days,
beginning October 5.
French Settlement.-A number of
the citizens here escaped death re.
Gently when a large oak tree under
which they were standing was struck
by lightning. Only one of the party
was stunned.
Baton Rouge.-Senator c. M. Gun.
bingham Of Natchitoches, who repre-.
Sented the Twenty.first Senatorial
District in the State Senate, tele.
graphed his resignation to Governor
Parker, effective at once. The TWEEN.
ty-first District is composed Of the
parishes Of Natchitoches and Red
River. ]. |. Freedman OF Natchitoches
was selected to fill the vacancy.
Washington, D. C.-The number Of
negroes on farms In Louisiana de.
creased from 5S3,o2s in 1910, to $685..
S44 in 1920. This is shown by the de.
tailed figures of population for Lou.
isiana which were made available by
the Bureau Of the Census. Despite the
decrease Of the negro population Of
the State, the number Of negroes in
cities in Louisiana has increased from
160,4S5 in 1910 to 190,413 in 1920.
Baton Rouge.--The Farmers Union
Is preparing for a hard fight before
the Legislature to have a "no-fence
law passed. A legislative commission
composed Of Lucien Gautreaux of AS.
sumption parish, William Woods Of
East Feliciana parish and Francis J..
Welcek Of Pineville, are here and an.
nounced their intention of sticking
around until the law was put into
effect
Baton Rouge.-As evidence Of the
interest being taken in the election to
be held in East Baton Rouge parish,
October 4, for the purpose of voting a
no-fence law, the largest registration
in the history Of the parish was re.
corded. Coming from the rural sec!
ton OF the parish in automobiles, bug.
gies, wagons, men and women crowd
ed the clerks office from early morn.
ing till the closing hour in the even
ing, in an effort to qualify to vote be.
fore the registration books closed.
Observation-Disclosures in five or
six different North Louisiana towns
are circulating petitions to be present.
ed to the Legislature, asking for sup
port of the bill to be introduced by
Senator 7. l.. Hood of Monroe, which
is similar in all respects to the Vol
stead Act and is designed to bring
about the aid Of State and city Off
Gals for the government In its en-.
forcement of liquor laws.
Amaudville.-Clay Quebodeaux, son
OF Geraseime Quebodeaux, was stabbed
to death by Jean Louis Sicily.
Washington, D. C.-According to
census figures, Of the 1,79S,5O9 inhabi
tans Of Louisiana, 924,1S4 are q years
OF age or over. Illiteracy in the State
is given as % per cent. Among the
whites II per cent are illiterate, while
among the negroes 80 per cent. OF
the population Il years Of age and
over, 469,669 are males and 454,5l5
are females.
Moreauville.-A parish-wide mass
meeting in the Roule Theater at Man.
sura adopted resolutions against the
passage OF State no.fence law.
New Orleans.-Formation OF syn.
dictate of New Orleans business men
to purchase the Napoleon avenue site
for the big Baptist Hospital and pre-.
sent 1t to the Baptist convention
when it meets next May, was the plan
decided on by the general citizens
to save the institution for
New Orleans.
P0inte a la Hache.--A strange dis.
ease is killing many valuable work
horses and mules. They fall to the
ground helpless from an attack in their
spine and die at once.
Baton Rouge.-The women of the
State have united on a legislative pro.
,ram. They will urge the passage
II four acts at the special session, all |
lealing with the civil and political
lights OF women. Two of these mea-
lures propose amendments to the |
,ivil Code and two are special bills.
Patterson body Of R. Lee
'autrreau, who lost his life in the |
7orld war, arrived here and was re.
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