Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-01-27

By George. ! can make that Old
cutter cut brick at any angle you
want, now: / believe can cut out tie
doors and windows in brick house,
Tor a lsdy's dress. And I'll bet on AL
doing It. Order your brick nov. for
the new kiln is scheduled to start soon.
ISome big crowd attended the dancing
Iclass tonight and the dance was run
a listle longer than usual. Our dances
and dancing school are free, and If
lyou haven't attended them, you are
the loser, and many Of our neighbors
Twill say the same, too.
Sunday. Jan. % Someone report
ed that vandals were in our cypress
timber, so Ole and | drove down to
look il over. We took Mother" Ad-
am. Of Illinois. and Myrtle Kemp with
us. Mrs. Adam picked out a fine
piece Of land and bought it to keep
the good work going on, and also to
make for herself farm. We return
ed late for dinner, but Mother Craw-
ford served us just the same in her
good-natured and business-like way.
and we we're made happy. Burton re-
ported a stranger in Leesville for me
to go after, so Ole. and / tried out the
shoe truck and started after the stran-
ger. Well, we started the truck, and.
after much starting and restarting, II
started on foot to the Ford Garage for
supplies to get Lizzie started right
Well, ! stopped at the LeesviIIe Hotel
and started past portly, capitaIistic-
loqRg "animule, " when it jumped at
md ID grunted. What was itp Why,
it was. Ed Hudson, (''FIuddfe" from old
Llano days. and just as joviaI and
good-natured as ever, but not SO lively
Tor over in France they took shot at
him and tried to carry off leg-but
"Huddie" kicks it on even if It isn't
as good as it used to be. We walked
down, met Ole. and drove home, where
a fitting welcome was handed out to
our visitor. Later Lindsey, Ole and
| went out to look over neighbours
ranch which they want us tc take care
OF this year. The day closed with the
mental science class from s to 1870
pm. and then the moving picture show
at the theater. The pictures we got
from the Agricultural Department
were SO good and instructive that we |
loaned them to the LeesviIle theater |
to be, shown through the week and !
then we will show them here again
next Sunday.
$500
Monday. Jan. -Comrade Lind /
sey went to Rosepine last night and !
did not get back, until evening to-day; |
now, know Lindsey, and am sure bus
mess detained him-besides, Mrs.
Lindsey was along. Haynes and Nor
rissey have made big showing in the ]
Underwriting. and the clearing crew
are nearly through with the north
field. DeVine, Waters. and Fred An
derson are clearing the floor, preparing
room for a large cargo of brick, may
be tomorrow. The sawmilI sawed out
all the logs on the skidway and are
now maxim git into, sized lumber. Ro-
Dertson and Caron went on their south
shoe trip to-day and got back in fine
lime. Old Lizzie is making up for bad
behavior now DeBoer was alone in
he she's shop all day. am afraid
Bill will be lonesome a great deal af-
er the mud-eater is started. Com
'ade Bailey, of Kansas City, came
o town this morning and Uncle Jake
oiloted him and Huddie over the place.
IN the meantime, attended to busi-
less at Leesville, then thew drove out
over part of the place with me. Re-
'ults, Bailey joined the Colony and
Will start work in the brick factory to-
morrow morning; and Huddie, being
IN old colonist who can't stay lust
now. showed his big heart and big
wallet and bought forty acres of land.
Now, Huddie doesn't want the land,
but he wants to keep it in the coop h
srative movement: that is the shirt
that will make cooperation win. Why
don't you. nv comrade. put your spare
money in few acres of this Slipper
acre land and help hold it for future
use. Never again will
there be SO good a chance to do it as
now, and it may have to be your only I
source Of eating in short time. too.
Do your part now. We have paved
the way and can help YOU When Won