The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05

| Natchitoches.-The Masonic Order
of Natchitoches is planning to erect
handsome three-story brick building
on the site of it's present lodge.
Oberlin-Gravel is being laid on
Main street from the St. Louis and
Iron Mountain depot to the court
house.
Natchitoches. - The first lyceum
number for the winter term was a
very enjoyable musical recital given
by the Harold Proctor Company.
Lockport-The Bank of Denham
Springs submitted its quarterly state
ment to the bank examiner this week.
showing total resources of $233, ,652.
Lockport-The Lyon Lumber Com
pany is the largest single taxpayer OF
the parish, and this week paid to the
tax collector a total of $61,33S.16.
Monroe.-St of the Ouach-
ita National Bank of Monroe, in an
nual meeting, have authorized an in
crease in the banks capital stock
from 100000 to 100000
Natchitoches.-Pho Yam
cey and Rayner of Alexandria are at
the normal making pictures of the fac
ulty and students for the Normal an
nual, "Potpourri.'
Natchitoches. Professor George
Williamson Of the department OF biolo-
gy addressed the student body recent
ly on the Importance and worth of our
forest trees.
Lockport.-The police jury sold the
public ferries of the parish at low
prices. The Port Vincent ferry brought
s5; the Colyell Bay and Rome ferries
only SO each.
Lockport.-The tax collector began
work this week on the largest roll
Livingston has ever had. The total
valuation is $S,6S4,932, which is about
81 100000 above last year.
Eunice.-A fire was checked in the
building on Second street owned by
Mentor and Anastas Guillory and oc-
cupied by the Red Rose Restaurant
and Mrs. Verret's grocery store.
ST. FrancisviIIe.-The parish super
intendent of schools, P. c. Garris,
who was elected last fall for one
year, has been reelected by the
school board for a term of four years.
Basile-Dr and Mrs. C. M. Mccain
are at Touro Infirmary with their little
son Rudolph, who has developed a
mild case of tetanus as a result of a
toy pistol wound Christmas Day.
Hammond.-Many are going from
this place to Amite, the parish seat
to register as Hammond is to have a
municipal primary in the near future
and the law requires that voters must
register 80 days before primary.
Natchitoches Unusually warm
weather prevails here and fruit tree
buds are beginning to swell. endanger-
ing the crop. Although the weather
has been favorable to breaking land
hardly furrow has been plowed.
Farmers seem demoralized and still
undecided as to what to do.
Lockport.-The Association of Com
merce meeting, held here, was attend
ed by Superintendent Glover of the
Southern Pacific railroad. who came
to confer with the commercial body
relative to some changes in the time
card between Lockport and Raceland
Junction.
Natchitoches.-Miss Dorothy Gregg.
Of Lincoln parish has been elected fac
ulty representative of the present
graduating class and Miss Marguerite
Steckler, of Iberia parish, class repre-
sentative. These are the honor stu.
dents Of the class and are always chos-
en- fromthose students showing the
highest class averages.
Columbia-The crime wave evil
IDENTIFY has not reached Caldwell par
ish for at a session OF the grand jury
last week there were but three true
bills found, and none of them were
for serious violations of the law
Observation-Disclosures H. Gay, pres
ident of the A H. Gay Planting Com
pany, has been selected by the State
Board of Affairs and w. B. Middleton,
cashier Of the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company Of Plaquemine, and