The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25

an unprecedented attendance"
Monroe, La.-Sealed proposals for
the purchase of 100000, serial bonds
at per cent will be received by the
board of commissioners of the Ten.
sas Basin Levee District, comprising
Ouachita, Richland, Morehouse, Cald.
we'll and other parishes. at the office
Of the secretary and president of the
board at Rayville, August 30.
Monroe, Lac. s. Thompson has
been awarded the contract for erect
ing number of bridges for Tensas
parish between Somerset and Frank
lin, contracts having just been award
ed. The building of the bridges calls
for an outlay by the Tensas jury OF
100000 and will be part Of the good
roads program of the parish, calling
for the construction of 100000 worth
Of good roads.
Thibodaux, La.-There will be no
fireman's parade in Thibodaux this
year. The high water during the
early part of the year caused the fire
men to give up their annual parade
September 13.
Amite, lathe town council Of
Amite will sell $4,000 worth of bonds
to improve city streets at the town
hall August o. The bonds will be
negotiable serial coupon bonds bear
ing 6 per cent interest.
Ballard Post of the American Legion
has elected Ray D. Magruder, Dwight
Morgan and Thomas Gillen as dele
gates to the state convention of the
American Legion in Baton Rouge
The Women's Auxiliary of the Nor
ganSpencerBallard unit also will
send delegates to Baton Rouge.
Donaldsonville, La-George H De-
Russy, president, and Robert L. Bak-
err, member of the executive commit
tee of the South Louisiana Fair AS
ISOLATION, addressed the police juries
Of Lafourche and Terrebonne parish
es on behalf of appropriations for the
tenth annual fair in Donaldsonville
October to Is. Both the parishes |
voted appropriations of $3.50.
Amite, La. George Stratham
brought in the first bale of cotton
or this section this season. 1t was
vas ginned at the Mayer Ginning
Company. The bale classes past mid
ling, was in good shape and weighed
80 pounds. Mr.. Stratham's farm is
cross the Tangipahoa river east Of
unite City.
Shreveport, La.--Colonel Glenn M.
ninth of the United States Geologi-
al Survey is here for the purpose
f comforting with parties interested
a the proposed survey in which the
department. Of Conservation joins the
United States Geological Survey.
-mong those Colonel Smith will con-
Or with are members Of the South
-estern Geological Society and the
ida Continental Oil and Gas Associa-
on.
Vaudeville, Lain the municipal
lection here all officers Of the town
ere reelected as follows: Mayor, {
r. w. E. Van Zant; alderman, E, H.
audot, James Band, William Grit
n, E. Josza and W. r. Smith; mar. |
lal, Philip Smith. t
Point Bleu, lathe parish cleo
On commissioners are purging the :
III books. 1t is believed that large !.
lmber Of voters will be stricken !;
ON the rolls, due to misunder- 6
anding of the extension of time for :.
yment. of taxes. ;,
Monroe, lahore than 100 stu s
nts and other visitors were in at
ndance at the Louisiana Baptist En- a
mpment as participants in an inter- d
ting and special program at the 81
.ptist church and tabernacle at Mon a
3. n
La.-Fifty young Baptists D
I'M all parts Of Louisiana who are
ending the Louisiana Baptist en- .,
mpment at Monroe have voluntarily =,
nsecrated themselves to a life of !,
rk in church activities at home and V
foreign lands.
Point Bleu, lathe 1349 men and !,
men at Marion, registered in I'm .,
parish included 1853 men. In Ber- .
e, Marion and Farmerville fifteen -
men registered. -
Baton Rouge, lathe progress of Ia
Ku Klux Khan in East Baton ~
uge parish was revealed Saturday IL
hit when nearly 200 candidates vi
re initiated into the ranks of the
al realm. The initiation took place Ii
the Brookstown road three miles WI
m Baton Rouge in the midst of a tn
&c pecan grove. se