The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-22
Natchitoches.-The new annua.
catalog of the Normal School is soon
to be in the hands of the printers.

Natchitoches.-Mrs. Weatherly o.
the extension department has returned
to her duties after a visit to New O.,
leans and Kansas City.
q Alexandria.-Th Alexandria Oil and
Gas Company has resumed operations
on its well on the Archinard tract,
seven miles from Alexandria.
Bunkie.-The general business con-
ditiOn remains good with a great deal
of building activity going on. both in
residential and commercial property.
Plaquemine-The city tax collector
reports his collections in December,
1920, were better than the previous
year by several hundred dollars.
Ruston.-Much interest is being
manifested in the election of the
board of directors OF the Ruston
Chamber of Commerce to take place
on Tuesday.
Natchitoches-The Normal basket.
ball team has left for a weeks toul
of the southern part of the state
playing its first game with L. S. u
on Saturday.
Ruston.-Among the new concerns
just opened in Ruston is that of the
K. and K. Auto Paint Shop. The firm
is composed of James B. King and R.
p. Ketchum.
Notwithstanding the cotton
and cane crops in this section were al
most a total failure and the farming
interests received a severe setback,
Bunkies two banks by their state
ments issued January l, proved to be
in very healthy financial condition
Roseland.-The Community Church
Sunday School, recently organized in
Roseland, has quite a large scholar.
ship, with several teachers. Rev. c..
e. Burch has been elected superin.
tendent; Miss Ella Harrell, treasurer,
and Charlie Streat, secretary.
Roseland.-While Herbert Gray was
handling small repeating rifle he &C.
cidentally shot Charles Jenkins, aged
IA years, the ball entering his left
side, near the hip. A physician ex.
tracted the ball, and young Jenkins
will recover.
Morgan City.-The cigar factory of
Seidenberg & Co., 1t is said, will re.
sumo operations about the middle of
this month. This factory, which is a
branch of theAmerican Cigar Com.
pany, closed down for the holidays. 1t
employs upwards of 100 girls.
Natchitoches.-The trienniai physi.
cal exa-.nation of Normal students
has begun. This examination is thor.
ough and is intended to discover phys
ical defects which an attempt is made
to remedy by recommending the
proper for moi physical culture.
Natchitoches.-The Normal Y. w
c. A. put on a drive last month for
the European Child Feeding Fund and
1882 was realized from the faculty and
students. The association gave S25 to
the local Social Service Bureau and
$50 for medical students of Europe.
LaPlace.-At meeting Of the La
Place Amusement Company the resig.
nation of E. H. Alexander as manager
was received and accepted and Henry
Maurin was elected manager and
treasurer, while E. H. Alexander was
elected to the post of secretary. Pres
ton Montegut is president, with Wal.
lace Lasseigne as vice president.
Lake Charles-Lucius L. Moss, com.
mander of the local camp Of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans, has been ten
dered the position of commander of
the Louisiana Division, vice B. p. Sui.
livan, whose term of office has ex.
pired. The position carries with it
many important duties, among them
being the appointment of an official
staff, the dividing of the division into
several brigades and the selection OF
brigade commanders.
Alexandria, cigar factory will be
started here Februar l by the Seiden-
berg branch of the American Cigar
Company in New Orleans, which some
time ago purchased the, property in
Wheerock avenue formerly known as
the T. P. A. Hotel. John Summers,
who will be superintendent of the
plant, has arrived here and is in.
stalling he machinery and equipment.
1t is announced that the factory will
employ several hundred persons.
Natchitoches.-The following young
women are CHARTERED this term in the
practice cottage with Miss Margaret
Weeks, head of the home economics
Miss Dorothy Skinner of
st. Joseph; Anna Cooksey, Shrexe-
port; Estamae Ballew, Crowley, and
Lois Mears, Loranger. DiffersSlt
groups are extended this privilege
each quarter and are given a course
in practical housekeeping, consisting,
besides cooking, of buying and hand
ling bills with the exercise of best
judgment and economy. The board
money is turned over to the practice
cottage and the young women are en1-
pected to save money each month.