The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

! nOSeldnu.- Ho UullulH6 oSIupAo'
by the Roseland Herald caught fir
but was saved from destruction b!
the bucket brigade of the Veneer Fac
tory, which was near by.
Bunkie.-By an agreement entered
into between the local lighting com
pany and the merchants Bunkie's
main street has been lighted with 6
string of bright and colored lights
during the holidays.
Observation-Disclosures Council 1llA
X. Of C. has appointed a building com
mittee as follows: Charles A. b.
deaux, L. Edwin Caillouet, r. L.
Knobloch, X. J. Braud, E. R. Mar
ouette, P. A. Picau and Ismael kerne'
The committee will find a site and
get the funds to provide a handsome
home for the local council. Scuddy
Braud was elected as one of the out
er guards.
Bunkie.-The Bunkie Ice Company,
Ltd, recently purchased a ne" 2O0
horsepower oil engine to be added to
its present equipment for the purpose
of supplying electrical current. Work
on the buildings to accommodate the
new installation has already begun.
The engine will be shipped frola the
factory Dec. 80. This will give the
company two units.
COMMUNICATIVE of incendiary origin
destroyed the hay barn Of Marvin
Lively, a planter in the Ouachita river
valley, recently. J. J. Humble was
called to the scene with blOOdhounds
and the dogs took up a trail and fol-
lowed it to where the incendiary
horse and went into near.
by swamp where the trail was lost.
The loss was about $500.
Notwithstanding has been con.
Guided on the Gheens place, the prop.
erty Of Charles w. Gheens of New
Orleans, more than 100000 pounds
of sugar being made in a run of forty.
three days. Five hundred acres Of
cane have been planted. Mr.. Gheens,
said to be so years old, has been act
lively in charge.
Lockport.-At a meeting of the di.
rectors Of the Bank of Lockport held
recently, much satisfaction was shown
at the volume Of business done dur.
ing the year. They declared a 10
per cent semi-annual dividend, be-
sides carrying a goodly sum to the
plus.
Alexandra. -Judge Williams has
adjourned District Court until l
o'clock this afternoon as a mark Of
respect to Mrs. Francis E. David, wife
Of the sheriff Of Rapides parish,
whose funeral took place this morn.
ng, postponing further examination
II witnesses in the trial Of Jeff Gil.
christ, charged with killing Henry
Hilton, bridge toll collector.
Lockport-On the large gas boat,
Z. & B., Joe Doucet was injured ser.
ously while helping crank the large
engine preparatory to leaving for a
large load of sugar cane. AS he had
lis foot in the aywheel the engine
'ackfred, caught his leg fairly in the
Wheel and broke it. He was taken to
hospital in New Orleans for treat.
nent.
Oberlin.-An effort was made here
ecently to loot the safe of the Mis-.
ouri Pacific Depot. The depot was
'roken open, the safe loaded on a
land car and carried up the track
bout one mile and broken open by
ticks and hammers. The robbers
we're heard by Isaac Rarbonne, who
vent to investigate, and they fled
Without succeeding in getting the
money drawer open.
Bunkie.-Harvesting Of the cane
rop in this section and along the At.
hafala river will soon come to close
s most of the planters are rapidly
nishing. The Shirley Company fin.
she'd last week and Meeker, it is re.
orted, will finish some time between
christmas and New Year. The ton.
age in this section has run above
expectations but the price received
or the cane has been a disappoint-
lent.
Denham Springs.-At the recent
leeting of the police jury, Clinton
tegall and c. F. McNabb were elect.
d as members of the parish board
{ review.
Denham Springs.-Rayner Perry,
no came here from Tennessee and
established chicken farm, has sold
Is farm and stock of chickens to
r. c. c. Bloomfield of Baton Rouge,
Monroe.-Bishop Sessums Of the ,,
iocese Of Louisiana preached at ;
nrlst Church at Bastrop recently. ,
Monroe.-The Pope Hardware Com.
my has leased the second floor of
building at los and 107 North
rand street to Arthur A. Katten Of {
ew Orleans, president Of the Arthur r
Katten Company, Inc, which will g
anufacture shirts and overalls in