The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24

rranklfn.-Bayou Teche Is com
pletely damned from bank to banh
from Shadyside Plantation up to New
Iberia with water hyacinths and small
boats are unable to navigate the
stream.
Lake Charles.-The calcasieu police
jury has postponed. until its October
meetings, the question of buying part
OF the Richard property, adjoining the
courthouse. to be used as a city and
county park.
Morgan City.-A movement is on
foot to reorganize the Boy Scouts in
Morgan City. c. p. Lynch, Joe Far.
rar, F. d. Winchester, Henry Loeb, M.
Z. Norman and ]. L. Fisher have the
matter In hand.
Arcadia--The local American Le
gion post is planning 10 make ARMS
tice Day a large" event. A number
OF features will be added to the pro
gram and arrangements for a nam.
moth crowd will be made.
Monroe-The corner stone of the
Marion High School building was laid
with exercises in charge of the Ma,
sons. The program consisted OF the
Masonic ritual, vocal and instrumental
music and a number OF addresses.
Work on the, new Marion School be-
gan some time ago. II will cost $780,.
900.
Monroe.-Cotton gins In Northeast.
ern Louisiana are working overtime in
turning out bales Of cotton. This fact,
together with the rising price OF cot
ton, is causing optimism to prevail
throughout this region as to better
business conditions.
Shreveport.-V. B. Pimenta, aged 20.
81 Boston. who several days ago held
up the Exchange National Bank here |
and robbed it OF $1,000, which was
when Pimenta was arrested |
3 few minutes later, was sentenced by |
the district court to serve from two to
tour years in the Louisiana peniten-
.iary
New Orleans.-A new decision in
the reopened Natchez rate case by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, just
by the New Orleans Joint
Traffic Bureau. has resulted in reduc-
ions In the freight rates on grain and
grain products. brick and hay with
more liberal descriptions provided foE
he shipment of junk.
Lafayette.-A negro healer and q
preacher Of radical ideas, created so
much excitement among the negroes
Iere recently that Chief Of Police
made him leave town. When
rdered to go, he informed the chief
hat he had received no orders from
iod to move on, but the chief per-
uaded him to overlook this discrep-
ncy.
New DEMONSTRATING fiagons Of
cal beer-countless stems and seidls
nd pints-were emptied into the
ever here by federal prohibition
gents. When the sorrowful task was
yer the agents wrote into the record
lat 300 cases and IS casks Of beer.
: 31,S16 pints, had been diverted from
ie channels for which II was In.
,nded.
Lake Charles.-While in an automo. 4
lie. driven by Hardy Hart OF Calves !
IN, Miss Rena Materne and Miss
ladys Racial Of Lake Charles mar.
'wly escaped death in a wreck near
lie Crowley road. The trio were re.
lrning from a funeral at New Iberia
hen the car struck Q bump in the
ad and turned a somersault. The
rec. slightly injured, crawled from /.
ider the machine.
New Orleans.-The complete aboli- g
IN OF cotton planting throughout the q
tire cotton belt, through legislative o
ton. for one year was advocated es A
e only sure method Of Kidding the !
nth OF the boil weevil, by Paul M. a
it's, planter of Natitoches, La, be- n
re the Louisiana and Mississippi di. Il
iona of the American Cotton Asso- N
Ition meeting here in conjunction n
h the Interstate Farm Congress. =
- The parish has just
seived two ten-ton Holt tractors
rough the State Highway Depart =.
mt and Bureau Of Public Roads.
ese tractors were made during the
r for use by the Ordnance Depart. n
mt. but were never used. They are =,
d to be the best type of tractor ~
de. They will be used in road con- q
uction and 1t is claimed for them ID
L one tractor win do the work Of tls
live teams.
dorgan City.-lThe Community Club
Morgan. City. composed OF women
this city, formally turned over to IN
boys OF Morgan City q splendid or
s. community club fitted up with ~
lefic features and games. -
ointe Ia Hache.-O. Aucar. live -
X raiser on Grand Bayou who has
Irke drove Of goats on his prairie -
reports that q Wild buck deer =.
bropagated y IN the fetnale goats -