The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-10-20
LOUISA MA
HAPPENINGS
News of the Pelican State Arrong.
ed in CONDEMNED Form

~ CIVIL service commission in the Ne
= Orleans district.
New Orleans.-Wilson S. Callenda
new Orleans newspaperman, has bee
appointed secretary of the l;eta
merchants Bureau Of the New O
Il leans Chamber Of Commerce.
6 Monroe.-lmportant reductions
g freight rates for carbon black fro,
Monroe territory to all points in II
:. United States have been granted h
!. the railroads.
+ vile Platte. - The weather h,
been ideal and great amount Of ba
mas been moved and baled this weel
The cotton and rice harvesting 90,
sons nave practically ended and NOR
attention is given to hay, potatoe
and corn.
crowley. - Will A. steidley, form
cry OF Kinder, has moved to Crowle,
and has assumed the duties of gram
secretary of the Odd Fellows in Louis
lana, succeeding Albert S, Wright
VINO was forced to retire because o.
o'ler business. Mr.. Stedley is E
newspaper ms man of twenty years stand
ing IN Southwest Louisiana.
shreveport. - Reduced railroad
rates to the Louisiana State Fair
from all points in Louisiana. TEXAS
east Of Fort Worth and Arkansas
nave been announced by the Texas
ana Pacific Railroad. During the fair.
oclooer rs to November 6, a rate Of
lare and a half is offered for round
trips. A0
alexandria. - Smith Brothers, road
contractors Of this city, have been
awarded the contracts to grade and
gravel seventy miles of road in Cata.
noula parish. The firm has been no.
tlhed that they wore the successf,,,
bidders. 1t is announced that the coz,
OF the work will amount to about sSs0
900. ''00'
rlaquemine, - The police jury has
ordered the courthouse COMMITTEES tn
advertise for bids to repair the
courthouse as soon as practicable. A
commlttee OF six citizens also were
appointed from the Seventh and
Eighth Wards for the purpose Of ad
'usting differences among the peonl.
OF that section regarding the cattle
dipping law.
New Orleans. - Louisiana will
o open 'ae irst public duck hunting pre-
:. serve IN the South and the largest in
! the United States beginning Novem
Der !, when the open season for duck.
starts This preserve is in the delta
d the Mississippi river, COMPRISING
Inc sllt'made land between pass.a
Loutre and South Pass. The track
$4,000 acres, approximately
,ooo square miles and is one Of the
world. 40 'De
view orleans. - Sugar cane is do.
'lt well, but fell off slightly in con.
ll'lon, compared with last month, ac 6
ordlng to the report issued by Lilo :
lei L. James, agricultural statistician '
'nlted States Department Of Agricul I
are. The condition on October !
'as "a per cent, compared with 7: ,
er cent October 1, 1920, and with q
So per cent the 1o-year average. The /"
'ndition forecasts a probable produc A
on Of 222,974 short tons Of sugar. IN q
'zo l6s,l27 short tons Of sugar were q,
WAY "
BATON Rouge. - That Baton Rouge -,
10 nave new hospital was furthe, -,
sured when the committee for the r. r.
'anclscan Sisters closed deal for 2 ~ ~
g on the north side Of University IN
Re. More than two acres Of land "
're purchased and work will begin
once on the erection Of a s75,Oo(
Spital.
Nor o., no
view orleans. - President Harding Nh
\ De invited to attend the triennia N,
lclave OF the Knights Templar ~ nh
United States at New Orleans IN
It April. =. :"
aonroe.-The Traffic Bureau has ""
bounced that notification ha, been ' ,'a'
elVed from the Interstate Com s w.
rec Commission announcing tha1 T., ua'
reduction in railroad freight rates -,
gasoline, which was announced sev WI, =
months ago would 20 into etfec, ~,
November !. slo'
the
- The depot Of tha mo-
lslana Railway and Navigation e g,
lpany in Pineville, just across Red s'a.
from Alexandria, was robbed re- :. es's
'ly' The safe was cracked ans II
in cash and checks are missing. 'as s.
ew Orleans. This city will b host TO :,
'ore than 10000 visitors during tho poll'
week OF April when the thirty am
trlennial conclave Of the Knights was
plar convenes in this city. Every. uns'
! indicates that the meeting will. one
no largest event ever held in the Sc
b. worl
bill,
wley.--Committees ara nrenar Wilt
he program for Armisttce Dav N get 1
city. ARRANGEMENTS have Mo-, and