Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

safe bet they went back to their old
home at Mrs. Sections. Comrades Lo-
berg and Darth arrived for a look over
the coIony-they have been down in
Mexico on a hunt for land and an in
tended location for cooperative col
ony. The physical culture class met
as usual tonight. after which play
was rehearsed at the club house for
May Day, to be given at the theater.
Saturday, SApriI 23-Van INLAND
and Kemp left early this am. to COM
plete their job of hauling Mrs. Sex
ton and her belongings into her new
home. The job was done and we now
welcome Comrade Sexton home. The
Fordson is PVT in order to-day by Sat
nan and will be on the job Monday.
Joe .Valek and V. Boyce went after
Baldwin's stray cows and brought
them from their old home again. They
knew their way home better than some
people used to. Comrades Darth and
ILoterg came into the office this am.
and signed up as members, and will
start to work Monday. They seemed
well pleased with what we have &C
compHshed and with our methods.
They are especially welcome among
us, as they wish to become farmers,
and intend to study it as we'll as just
to work with their hands. Merrel is
steadily hauling wood for the boiler
and Ed Landberg is kept busy keeping
up steam for both the saw mill and
the brick machine. Our print shop is
a busy place these days; they are get
ting out the May Day issue of the
democrat and the May number of the
News, are printing several books and
doing the regular work: besides this,
several of our comrades are sending in
jobs from many states. Comrades
Buck, GIeeser, EweII, and Cantrell are
busy as beavers all day. while Clar-
ence Shut and John Dougherty assist
them during their industrial halliday.
Say, Comrades, why not patronize our
shoe shop, printery, laundry, etc-that
is, if you are not too far away2 We
are not just at present prepared to
launder white collars and shirts-but
will BE- soon. Comrade Hartman was
compelled to return to California again
to-day; he will return here as soon as
possible. A letter from Baton Rouge
states that our new sweet potato crates
are "the best they have ever seen.
Now, we are manufacturing them fol
the market and invite you to see us be-
fore buying elsewhere. Comrades
IMorrissey, Mollard, and Mcbride re.
port they have enough logs cut to keeE
Al and the Fordson busy for some
time, hauling to the saw mill. Berg.
man is looking forward to the delivery
of the oak, and expects to saw it as
fast as it arrives at the saw mill. The
regular dancing school and dance were
held tonight.
Sunday, April 24-Yes, this was the
day of rest-but what rest can a fel
low have when he knows he ought t.
, do an important job? Well, JOIN
. Bergman knew we needed new batl
r house, so he called for volunteers ant
more than twenty men. responded, ant
: the house is now a reality. Now, Johl
l better be careful or someone nigh
e name him Bathhouse John. Fine work
: boys; the whole population at New
= lIano appreciates and will enjoy tn
5 fruits of your labor. Another volun
d teer crew overhauled the brick engin,
; and | did my share to overhaul goo
e dinner down at Comrade Quero
IS house. Myrtle Kemp with Nellie an
n RUBY is going to handle the pou
h try work until Comrades Linn an
Is Rooney get back among us. COmrac
1t Lindsey started to Baton Rouge 10 tai
o short course in serum inoculatio
n As he was getting on the train, h
@ friend, Comrade Mcdonald, of Ne
h Mexico, got off, to make us Wis
n. Both said. 81 am sorry" but as Cor
p rade McsDonaId expects to be with
u for some time, Comrade Lindsey W
E. return in time to entertain him. II
he Mental Science class was well-atten
W ed this evening, and the visitors EXPIRE
sed their pleasure at so progressive
meeting. Our object in these studi
is to learn to control ourselves