The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-26

Natchitoches.-R. c. Forman o.
Alexandria lectured at the Normal re
Gently.
Natchitoches.-The second concert
Of the season by the School of Music
and musical organizations of the
Louisiana State Normal School wal
given recently.
Lake Charles.-Elma Stafford. an
S-year-old girl. who is in class lib al
| Central School, was struck by an au
tomobile while crossing Kirby street
is front of Central School.
Plaquemine-The Lower Coast Con
struction Company has moved the
large levee dredge above PlaqueminC
and has begun TO enlarge and straight
en- the levee at that point.
MOnroe.-A parishwide meeting OF
farmers has been called by the Com
mercial League to be held in West
Monroe, at which time speakers from
Baton Rouge will be present.
Bogalusa.-In an effort to assist the
farmers of this section the Bogalusa
Chamber of Commerce has ordered a
car of fertilizer, sixteen per cent phos
phate, which will arrive soon.
Pointe a la Hache.-The local Red
Cross chapter donated $500 to help
defray the $4,000 expense in combat.
ing the smallpox epidemic incurred
by the Parish Board of Health
Forest Hill.-Gravel in large guam
titles and fine grade has been discov.
cred on the land of d. c. Warner, on
the Pelican road. The highway au,
thorities expect to use it one the new
roads.
Forest Hill.-Work has been resum.
ed on the Meller-Hineston Highway.
Forest Hill.-The graveling of the
Pelican Highway from LeCompte to
Forest Hill, will be completed il a
very short time.
Natchitoches.-The afternoon recit-
ais held by Miss Carter in her studio
have proven quite interesting. In ad.
diuon to piano numbers given by her
pupils, papers are read on the lives
and works of the composers.
Plaquemine.-The home of Charles
Tircuit, about a mile above Plaque.
mine Was destroyed by frs recently.
The building. with contests was lost,
with no insurance. The loss is esti-
mated at about $1,000. The cause If
the fire Yas not learned.
Monroe.-The Missouri Pacific Rail-
way and the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad, which have been at
loggerheads because Of trackage
rights in the new oil field, have reach
ed an agreement through arbitration.
it is announced by officials here.
De Ridder.-The canning factory for
De Ridder is an assured proposition,
provided the necessary amount OF
stock is sold. Up to the present time
about $4,000 worth of stock has been
subscribed for II is necessary that
$4,000 more stock be subscribed.
La Place.-At regular meeting of
John A. Refine Camp No. 504, Wood.
men of the World, held recently, Sow
ereigns Wallace Lasseigne and Har.
ry Maurin were elected delegates to
the Head Camp Convention to be held
in Lafayette March Is, 16 and II. Sow.
ereigns John A. Refine, Wilhelf Hy-
mel and William Clement were elected
Monroe.-Steps 10 organize every
village in Ouachita parish as partici-
pants in an important plan for the es-
or farm bureaus were tax
en- at meeting of the Commercial
League Of West Monroe recently when
a committee Of twenty leading busi-
ness men Of the west side were ap-
pointed to hold meetings in fifteen or
more communities of the parish for
that purpose.
Natchitoches. - BY defeating the
Louisiana Industrial Institute by the
scores of 43 to % and 81 to 81, the
Louisiana State Normal School basket
Oal lteam has won eight straight
games. This practically eliminates all
other teams in the association from
he contest and assures the champion.
ship for the Normal five.
Coyington.-Farmers and townspeo.
pie have been shown by practical
demonstrations that the local mild
winters andearly springs ensble them
o profitably grow early vegetables and
quick maturing fruit Cane and pota-
.oes are money crop, and the resi-
tents Of Waldheim, near Coyington,
banded to erect potato kiln Of sub
Itantial size.
Pointe a La Hache.-Plaquemres
Parish A. r. C.held meeting at the
to raise funds to erect a
monument in honor OF the soldiers
rom this parish who died on the bat
lefelds in the world war. The meet
ng was a success and 1900 was rails.
d to defray the expenses OF this me-
norial shaft, which will be erected in
he courthouse square.
De Enthusiastically Fowler, OF |
he De Ridder Chamber OF Commerce,