The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-08-20
LOUISA MA
HAPPENINGS
Net0s of the Pelican State Arrang-
ed IN Condensed Form

Donaldsonyille.-The Donaldsonvillt
Chief, a weekly paper. contemplates
Issuing a daily paper about Septem
Der 1.
Baton ROuge.-Hermann NOyse was
elected representative in the State
Legislature from East Baton Rouge
parish in a special election held here
Observation-Disclosures H. A. Sites OF
Greenville, S. c., has succeeded Lieut.
Col. J. E. Dedman as superintendent
Of the U. S. P. H. s. Hospital at Camp
Stanford.
Thibodaux-At a regular meeting
OF the mayor and commissioners ii
was decided to discontinue the fee
of 81 that has been charged for per.
mits for building purposes.
Napoleonville.-Rice planters are
busily engaged cutting and threshing
rice. Some rice has been sold and
there are buyers in the parish every
day. Some planters will begin pull
ing corn this week. Crops are good
throughout the parish.
New Orleans.-Mrs. Gustave j.
Felix, 4S years old, 3341 Canal street,
was killed, and her husband, son,
daughter and granddaughter were in
Jured seriously when the automobile
in which they were riding turned over
when it struck a hole near Raceland,
La. The family, were on their way to
visit relatives in NapoleonVille.
Estherwood.-Light showers in this
section benefited rice, cotton, corn,
sweet potatoes and gardens. Rice
harvesting is now in full swing. The
yields are satisfactory and the farm
ers ara encouraged ia the belief that
prices viii continue good. The hot
weather hampered harvesting to some
extent.
New Orleans.-The total Demo-
cratic registration Of this city is 26,451
males and 4,933 females. Registra-
tipns as Republicans include 500 white
males, 102 white females, 404 negro
males and I91 negro females. The
total registration of TIE city is 32,674.
This is compared with SASS in the
presidential election last year.
Baton Rouge.-The following ap-
pointments were made by Governor
Parker: William Mills, Lafayette, no
tary public; j. F. Sconyers, member
of Red River parish school board;
Margaret Wooster, Centerville, notary
public; s. e. Pool, Wisner, notary
public; H. A. Peltier, Thibodaux, no
zary public; Sam Barksdale, Arcadia,
Notary public; Viola Bell Houston,
Minden. notary public.
New Orleans.--Legislatio designed
20 confer on the women citizens Of
Louisiana equal rights and privileges
with men in the exercise of suffrage,
holding office, and entering into con-
tracts win be pushed at the Septem-
Der Legislature by the New Orleans
Federation Clubs. Mrs. Judith Hyams
Douglas, legislative chairman, pre-
scented the draft of the bill at a spe-
cially called meeting of the federation
at Holmes Hall.
Alexandria An ordinance was
adopted by the police jury at its
meeting relative to the depre-
dalton of hogs upon the hard surfaced !
roads Of the parish. The ordinance
provides that the parish road super
or his agents shall take up
ell hogs found running at large and
notify the owners, and In the event |
the owner fails to take the animal It
Is to be estrayed before the nearest
Justice Of the peace and sold in ten
days. A fee OF $3.50 is provided for
taking up each hog, and twenty-five
cents q day allowed for its mainte-
nance.
New Orleans.-The Italian Bank OF
America will be organized in New
Orleans in the next few days. Its cap
Ital stock will be 100000. The intent
Df the promoters is to begin modest
" and expand eventually to the mag
nitude OF the Italian bank at San
Francisco.
Notwithstanding of RIG has
begun and the outlook for the re-
nainder Of the year is much brighter.
This parish has large corn crop and
he stand Of cane is said to be the
lest in number of years.
Plaquemine.-Game Warden Walter
aarionneaux has been busy recently
Vorking up evidence against vioIators
{ the state and federal game laws.
he first charge of the season was
lade against local man for having
a his ice house ducks killed out of
eason.
prrroe.-The board OF trustees Of
hs louisiana Training Institute has /
va ID a contract for the construc- 1
% of the schools dining hall. ]
1nussment hall and kitchen, all in 9
= Hding, to Monroe contractor. I
aAlexsRdria.--A movement to con-
est Alexandria into a Southwide b
fucssns center win be launched at q I
D ef allSouth meeting to be held '