The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-17

Association mas named It's Objects IOE
the ensuing year and has also selected
the heads of departments for the fair
to be given at Rayvills for three days,
beginning October s.
French Settlement.-A number of
the citizens here escaped death re-
Gently when a large oak tree under
which they were standing was struck
by lightning. Only one Of the party
was stunned.
Baton Rouge.-Senator c. NJ. Cum |
ningham Of Natchitoches, who repre- |
sented the Twenty-first Senatorial
District in the State Senate, tele'
graphed his resignation to Governor
Parker, effective at once. The TWEEN
ty-first District is composed Of the
parishes of Natchitoches and Red
River. j. |. Freedman of Natchitoches
was selected to fill the vacancy.
Washington, d. C.-The number OF
negroes on farms in Louisiana de-
. creased from 553se29 in 1910, to $685.
! S44 in 1920. This is shown by the de-
tailed figures Of population for Lou
isiana which were made available by
the Bureau of the Census. Despite the
decrease of the negro population OF
= the State, the number of negroes IN
cities In Louisiana has increased from
: 100, ass in 1910 to 1so.41s in 1870.
Baton Rouge.-The Farmers Union
IL preparing for q hard fight before
the Legislature to have "no-tencs
10 law" passed. A legislative commission
r. composed OF Lucien Gautreaux OF A.
n. sumption parish, william Woods Of
~ East Feliciana parish and Francis
I'd welcek of Pinsville, are here and an
NJ nounced their intention Of sticking
to around" until the Law was put int
fe effect
NC Baton Rouge.-As evidence OF tn
interest being taken In the election z
be held In East Baton Rouge parish
October 4, for the purpose Of voting
IN no-fence law, the largest registration
ms in the history Of the parish was re
Ia corded. Coming from the rural sec
gs ton of the parish in automobiles, bug
ne ed the clerks office from early morl
Oh ing till the closing hour in the ever
ing. in an effort to qualify to vote b
fore the registration books closed.
by oe.-Prohbiitionists In five
the s,x different North Louisiana towI
Of are circulating petitions to be presen
ed to the Legislature, asking TOT su
: nort of the bill to be introduced
re- Senator T. L. Hood of Monroe, whiC
,or- ia similar in all respects to the w
stead Act and is designed to brll
airy about the aid of State and city OF
the Gals for the government in Its 6
forcement o. liquor laws.
law
Arnaudville.-Clay Quebodeaux. 81
.ble of Ceraseime Quebodeaux. was stabb
TO death by Jean Louis Sicily.
Mr..
the washington, d. C!-According
an. census figures, Of the 1.7sS,5os inha
reet tans OF Louisiana, S24.1s4 are II yea
Tu- of age or over. Illiteracy In the Sti
10 In given as 20 per cent Among
New whites IL per cent are nliterate, Wh
the among the negroes 3S per cent.
the population 81 years OF age 9
mile over. ass, 66s are males and 4S4.'
cans are females.
act MoreauviIle.-A parisE-wide m
. of meeting In the Roule Theater at NJ
attic sura adopted resolutions against
passage of State nofence law.
Mr.. :.
,-,rg New Characterization OF
,v,rg a,eate of New Orleans business \
lama | % purchase the Napoleon avenue
: oil for the big Baptist Hospital and
late sent it to the Baptist convent
we're when it meets next May. was the
decided on by the general citiz'
mr committee to save the institution
,,ou- New Orleans.
Pointe q Ia Hache.--A strange
M ease is killing many valuable =
49, horses and mules. They fail 70
-, ground helpless from an attack =
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