The St. Mary banner., 1921-09-03
LOUISIA A MA
HAPPENINGS
NslCs Of the Pelican State Arrang-
ed in CONDEMNED Form

Auctioneer. sold wAtermelOns for as
much as four dollars. All produce
brought a fancy price.
Thibodaux The rice planters in
this section are busy harvesting their
crops. although the rains have held
them back somewhat The yield is
geod and cars are moving daily.
Monroe. Several thousand people
attended q big barbecue and good
roads celebration held al Clayton 10
celebrate the completion Of fine
highway from Clayton to Nidalia.
Crowley-The knights OF Colum-
bus Of Crowley will have an observ.
anoe OF Columbus Day, October IL. A
committee wifi be appointed for the
celebration.
Baton Rouge The Jefferson High.
and passed on loans apprOximating
1000 More applications have been
made for loans lately than could be
cared for.
Gueydan. - Members OF the Ameri-
can Rice Growers Association here
have elected the following officers:
H. L. Gueydan. chairman: Leo p. Bon
min. secretary; Caesar Broussard. Fl.
G. Hardse, Fl. l.. Gueydan, J. w.
Do~
Caesar Broussard and II. l.. Gueydan.
representatives to the central board
from the Gueydan section
Sldeil-M Mcdaniel, recently cele-
brated the fifteenth anniversary OF
her entry into business. In 1906. Mrs.
Mcdaniel began business in Slidell In
q small one-room building selling fruit.
Later added shoe. and notion to the
stock carried. BY hard work and
business efficiency. Mrs. McDaniels
store is today one OF the leading de-
partment stores in this section OF
Louisiana
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Covington complaint that cat
tie hogs and horses are being killed
and injured by the reckless driving OF
autoists, the parish police jury has
authorized the placing OF bumper"
at each end OF a lane through which
q gravel road runs. and to mark said
bumper by culvert sign 200 feet
fIom the bumper. in large letters
easily distinguishable. The bumpers
are logs partly buried on the roadbed
Monroe.-Officers OF the Arkansas
Louisiana Tourists Way Association
with headquarters at Monroe have
been notified Of the completion OF the
last remaining link Of gravel road
from one end OF East Carroll parish
10 the other in the building OF the
highway between Williamson anc
Gossypia. There is now an excellent
highway OF thirty-fve miles in Eas
Carroll connecting with the Arkansa:
son parish highway in Tallulah, where
II connects with the Dixie overland
highway to Monroe.
De Ridder-One Of the latest indus
tries In this section is watermelon
syrup. The unprecedented crop pro
duced this year caused slump in IN,
mellon market and many melons wer'
being given away, fed TO hogs. or lef
to rot In the field. This condition
- Ii ~ DnSantna
experiment on making syrup from th'
melons. The results have been mos
gratifying He now Is marketing hi
product here at the rate OF thirty-fi
cents quart, or s1.25 gallon. Mr.
Ruehlman claims his melon syrup Il
superior to ribbon cane syrup. ant
that It can be produced at goo'
profit He Is finding q ready rnarke
for all he can make.
Hammond.-The people OF Ham
mond will have an opportunity sool
OF voting up public improvements
The municipal improvement commit
tee OF the Chamber OF Commerce ha
completed its work OF estimating tn
needs Of the city and the estimate,
cost Of such Improvements.
Hammond.-The principal OF cit
schools has announced that the higl
and graded schools Of Hammond viii
. open for the 1922 session Monday
September u. The date set IS on
week later than formerly.
Hammond.-The Florida Parishe
Fair Association has let the contrac
for the erection Of several new build
ings. among them being the admins
tration building. grand stand and race
track and the agricultural exhibi
h,tfldinR