The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-15

ueCaue from hwy 10 lylJ, DOM LOu'
isiana and Mississippi showed marked
decreases in the output Of this prod.
uct. according to preliminary figures
made public by the Bureau of the Gen.
sus at Washington. Milk production
In Louisiana fell off 1876 per cent dur
ing the period.
New Orleans.-The Boys Club team
that will represent Louisiana in the
International Judging Contests at At.
lanta. October Is, has good chance
Of winning over all other teams, &C.
cording to W C. Abbott, State agent,
In charge Of Juvenile club work. The
Louisiana boys will be pitted against
q number Of other State teams in the
Judging Of live stock. The winners
will got as q prize a free trip to the
Royal Live Stock Show at London.
Monroe.-The Caldwell parish po.
lice Jury has asked the Louisiana State
Highway Department to take over and
operate the Ouachita river traffic
bridge at Columbia. The Jury Nom.
bers state that 1t Is advisable that the
State Highway Department assume
control at the earliest possible date,
as the bridge is greatly in need Of
repairs, and 1t is impossible for the
parish to make these repairs. having
expended all its funds on the construc.
ton Of the Pelican highway.
Shreveport-Major John New. Ford
and Finance Commissioner L. F. Claw.
son officially announced the sale Of
$1.o40,0oo Of local municipal improve.
ment bonds, being the balance Of an
issue Of $1,000, 900 authorized last Sep.
TENDER. to Caldwell & Co., Nashville,
Tenn, at part 6 per cent and accrued
interest The sale was made subject
to an enabling act to be passed by the
tho State Legislature. A public Ii.
brary, municipal courthouse apd Jail,
now central fire station, storm sewers
and parks and Fairgrounds are to be
built from this bond issue.
Monroe.-The Bayou Macon Associ.
alton, which is composed Of rs Bap.
tist Churches In four or five parishes
Of this part Of the State, will hold its
fifty.ninth annual convention at Mer
Rouge, October 2.6 inclusive. Moder.
ator L. P. Arrender of Oak Grove will
preside. The executive committee,
composed Of: L. P. Arrender, Oak
Grove; H. L. Driskell, West Monroe;
8. D. Bachman, Mer Rouge; s. w.
Sprolles, Rayville; L. W. Sloan, Bas.
trop; c. e. Reed, Sorest, and Walter
Bassett, Kilbourne, will meet here to
outline plans for the coming conven.
ton.
New Orleans.-Census figures re.
ceived here indicate that in East Car.
roll, Madison, Tensas, Concordia and
West Feliciana parishes, negroes con.
stitute Is per cent or more Of the pop.
ulation. In Bossier, M0rehouse, East
Feliciana and West Baton Rouge par
ishes the negro population varies be.
tween 81 IL and Is per cent. In Clai.
borne, Richland, DeSoto, Natchitoches,
st. Landry, Point Coupee, East Baton
Rouge, st. Helena, Iberville, St. James,
st. John the Baptist, St. Charles and
PlaQuamines parishes, the negro pop.
ulation ranges from, so to 621-2 per
cent.
New Orleans.-Suit brought by for
mer Governor Luther E. Hall against
Judge Emile Godchaux, contesting his
recent nomination by the Democrats
as a justice Of the Louisiana Supreme
Court, was decided in Civil District
Court in favor Of Judge Godchaux.
The contest was entered by Mr.. Hall
who ran second in the race, who
claimed that Judge Godchaux was
resident of Pass Christian, and not
eligible to hold office in Louisiana.
Forty-eight hours is allowed for an
appeal to be taken to the Supreme
Court, and that court must meet and
hear the case and hand down the de.
cision within five days.