The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12

! ti'ltlcS Cootlu5 300 IL 400, compared
with the previous years record OF
1854 permits and total cost of s5,734.
100.
Houma Sixteen boys of ages u
to II were guests of the Rotary Club
of Houma at the regular weekly
luncheon. Sam Achee presided and
there weres hort talks for the benefit
OF the boys by several of the Houma
men, after which a number of the boys
responded.
Shreveport.-Brs. Bette Scott You.
rec, one Of the wealthiest women and
largest property ownrs Of Northern
Louisiana, who resides here, has
brought suit against the Louisiana
Tax Commission seeking injunction
against the collection of taxes on min.
eral lands known as Dogwood planta-
ton under the assessment valuation
ordered entered on the Caddo rolls by
the commission.
Rayvilie.-Richland parish soon will
have one of the best systems of i'm
proved highways in this section of the
state. Work is under way between
Rayville and Crew Lake, a distance
OF six miles. This will complete a
stretch Of twenty,four miles of mod.
ern highway running east and west
through the parish, which will form
a part of the Dixie Highway.
Ravill.-Another highway project
under construction runs south from
Rayvile via Mangham to the Franklin
parish line, where it will connect with |
the good roads in tina tparish, giving
a model road as far south as Winsboro. !
Monroe-Judge Fred M. Odom in
the Sixth Judicial District Court at
Monroe has sustained the exception Of
nonjoiner filed by Attorney ]. M. Daw.
klns in the cases Of the Mulholand.
0anwitz, the |. Baer and the Monroe
Groceries Company against Joe Han
Ia, Ouachita assessor, in which the
Louisiana Tax Commission has been
party to the three suits. Judge
doom in his decision held that the tax
commission by legal right should also
70 a defendant. |
Monroe.-A movement has been
tarted among the former residents Of
ne little village of Spencer, which
vas wiped out by disastrous tornado
asst Saturday, to have the site of the
own removed two miles to the south
n the Ouachita river at place which
declared by those in favor of the
to be more suitable for the
ew Spencer.
Monroe.-0il is pouring down the
'uachita river to Monroe. The cons. l
Int flow Of oil, which has been noted ,
ere for the past few days, has Great. /
considerable excitement, although {
Q one believes that the oil coud DOS. t
bly, have come from any we'll in this +
'ctlon. AS a number Of streams flow. /
g into the Ouachita have their q
'urces in Arkansas, it is thought that
le oil has gotten into them and il S
ming this way. d
q. u,, Il
st. Martinville.-Mr. and Mrs. Leon. 9
d Sicily, their son, Melba, two years, .
'ughter, Malinda, one year old and \
adore Morvant, all Of Mauriceville,
ere killed by Southern Paciis train h.
0. striking their automobile on a -,
osslng at Cade. They had spent the D
y with relatives at St. Martinyille -,
% were on thir way home when y,
lied. Mr.. Morvant is survived by A -
mily. I "a
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Monroe. ~. A. Blake, representing 10
9 conservation department of Ar CT
nsas, and A. D. Pope, prosecuting m
.orney, have filed a suit for an in.
action gainst R. ]. McMurrey at Ell m
RADIO to restrain him from complet. m
! MS well on the Thurlkill lease III ae
'tlon 29,1S-15 Of Union county until pa
mas complied with the conserya. do
n law Of the state. fir
'hreveport-The City Council here wi
) received bids from E. ]. Deas, R. he
Gibson and the Fleniken Construc. to
4 Company for paving Claiborne so
'nue, extending across town from
Cedar Grove road to the Fair pr
FUNDS, which will cost $4,000. tic
lonroe'-The Ouachita Parish DO. CHI
} jury has ordered the construction thi
three miles Of the Prairie road in ha
southern part Of Ouachita parish
Meeting Fondale, Logtown and to
er communities with the Columbia. the
nroe highway. hin
AXE Charles.-With four extra po,, ~,
stations opened there was a slight Inn
ease In the number taken out but IN,
re still remains some 1868 vet to sur
PAID and all organizations are AZ. Inc
ting in the determined effort to th e
ect as many as possible. no,
axe Charles.-Mrs. r. D. Mead was
red severely when she was thrown +
her car in collision with a car an(
on BY Mrs. J. H. Holloman, D. go
tin carried the woman to her resi 10
20 and announced that she will re-. mai
n. car
hau
home Of Chafie spen. l,
"eu known farmer living six chi1
3 west or this nlapo woo dn.A lc =