The patriot., 1922-05-19


all records in legislative history Of
the state. After being in session two
| days, not one bill had been introduced
Shreveport.-With an attendance
estimated at approximately two hun
dred, the forty-ninth annual conven
tion of the Louisiana Dental Society
held it's meeting here.
sermon for the Foster Hall School for
Girls, of Shreveport, was preached at
the First Presbyterian church by DR..
]. K. Smith, pastor
Monroe.-The town of West Mon
roe will hold an election June Is when
mayor and five aldermen will be
elected.
Natchitoches-The members of the
Parish School Board have donated
their voucher checks, totaling $45, to
the flood relief fund.
Baton Rouge.-Passag Of a vo1un-
tary bank guaranty law providing a
method for Teorganizing state banks
that have failed or whose capital has
been impaired, fixing of the statute
of debtors and creditors of insolvent
banks, broadening of the examining
powers of the banking department, re-
strictions on loans to stockholders Of
banks and the purchase of their own
stocks by banks are among the recon-
mendations of L. S. Thomas, state
bank examiner, in his biennial report
to the Legislature.
Monroe-John NJ. Breard, president
Of the parish police jury, announces
that the jury will secure bids for the
construction of the Monroe, Jonesboro
road and the Columbia extensioH a
distance Of II miles, on June 10. This
highway will be built without state
aid and will cost approximately 100000.
The highway will be the first hard
surfaced road ever built in the south
western part of Ouachita parish and
will open up fertile farming coun-
try.
Ruston-The police jury of Cald-
well parish has declared it necessary
to suspend traffic over the new Colum-
bia-Monroe model road on account of
the food waters encroaching upon the
new roadbed. 1t is the opinion of the
police jury that if traffic is allowed
to continue on this new road while
in an overfowed condition, it will des-
troy those sections Of the road COW
cred by water, and thus necessitate
the entire reconstruction and regravel- F.!
ing of those sections Of that road
Monroe-Relatives and others who |
have been searching since May 8 for |
William Jackson, Monroe musician and |
painter, express the opinion that he |
may have lost his life in the swollen |
waters of Ouachita river. Jackson left !
home on May 3. with $100 in his pock- |
ct, telling his wife he intended getting |
4 job at the Missouri Pacific railway |
shops. All efforts of the police de- |
)artment to locate him in Monroe as
we'll as elsewhere have been unavail-
ng.
Monroe.-The executive committee
or the Ouachita parish club rally to
,e held at Monroe on May 20 has been
appointed.
Marion.-The Union Parish Singing
association convention, held in a grove
'etween Marion and Farmerville, has
'een brought to close. .+0out 1900
'eople attended ]. C. Rocket, presi-
ent, presided. The next session will
e held at Camp Creek Church.
Monroe. - Northeastern Louisiana
utside of the flooded areas of Cata-
oula and Concordia will have the
est huntingseason in years this win
er. According to officials fthe Qua
hita Game and Fish Protective
'eague of Monroe, Ouachita, Caldwell.
rankin, Richland and other nearby
arishes will be sportman's para
Use, it is stated, because so many
eer and other animals as well as
Irkey and some bear have been driven
! this direction by the Catahoula and
oncordia food
Shreveport.-The Louisiana Oil Re-
ming Corporations Fee No. 5 well in
'-19-11, Bellevue district, blew in a
onster gasser at $50 feet. It's capa.
ty is estimated at no less than 25.-
10000 cubic feet.
Monroe.-Members of the Tensas =
asin Levee Board, state that there
IL be a renewal Of the fight begun
'metime ago before the Mississippi
yer commission for more equable
vision Of the funds available in the
bird mississippi river district for
bod control
the rise in the wa
RS of the Ouachita river has dropped 4
during the past few days B
e people do not entertain much S
pc of escaping a general overflow B
d they are continuing to drive their
e stock to higher grond. 4
Cedar Grove.-According to reports \
9 factory Of the Louisiana Motor y
r Company will probably resume B
pratiorc soon The ,poy.;ooI 49, n