The St. Mary banner., 1922-04-15

| in the succession ct the late Mrs. Eet
bert P. BoudFeeux.
| New IberiA.-Fire recently damaged
the home Of James r. Grimes in Yves!
Main street to the extent Of about
| $500.
New Iberia.-Ffre destroyed an su
tomboile belonging to the Jules Landy
estate on the Loreauville road ThA
car was insured for $500.
Oak Grove.-R Jarmin, OF FLOYD,
has sold to the Darnell Lumber Co.,
OF Memphis, 80 acres Of Land vest ol
Floyd as site for q mill
Oak Grove.-Rev. H. B. Merca, pas.
torevaneelist. preached a special ser
mon to Nasons and members Of The
Eastern Star at the Baptist church
Longstreet.-A new homo economies
building has just been completed, a.
an addition to the high school here.
The building cost $4,000
Monroe.-At a mass meeting recent
ly held, citizens Of Spearsville organ
lied vigilance committee to suppress
violations of the liquor laws.
Observation-Disclosures Of all schools
in Lafayette parish met here last
week to arrange program for the
annual rally day exercises this month.
Shreveport. - The United States
Drilling Corporations Giles / we'll tn
12-23-11, Webster parish, has tested
salt water at 2750 feet. 1t will be
drilled deeper.
Crowley.-Because Of the unusual
conditions encountered in drilling the
first we'll of the Acadia Petroleum
Company, the drillers will add extra
boilers to get sufficient horsepower.
Haynesville.-A meeting Of legion
members and former service men took
place recently at the Baptist church
for organizing legion post here. A
petition for temporary charter was
signed by all present.
Shreveport.-The nurses home Of
the Shreveport State Hospital, for
which a contract has been awarded
to W. H. Werner, local contractor.
will be three-story building with 90
commodations for sixty nurses.
Lafayette.-Ons Of the features OF
the style shows Of Better Business
Week, which began recently, is the
dispatch of wireless messages TO the
surrounding country within q radius
OF $50 miles.
Ida.-An additional building has
been provided to care for the over
flow Of the high school here. The
school now has an enrolment Of 236
students. School authorities are cd
vocating the building of a new strue-
ture to accommodate the students.
Monroe.-Baptist associations OF the
Northeastern Louisiana district met
here for the purpose Of assisting in
the roundup for the $75,000, 900 cam
paign. A number of addresses were
heard.
Lafayette.-It ls planned to begin
work on the paving OF. streets in the
business section Of the city this month. |
Provision has been made by the city
council and bids have been invited.
The bids will be opened April II.
Monroe.-Citizens OF Bernice have
subscribed $1,000 to continue the
grammar school there for the remain.
ing two months Of the term. the parish |
having announced that the |
public funds were insufficient to pay
the teachers.
Estherwood.-There has been con.
siderable rice planting here during the |
past week. Farm tractors have been
Of great help to the growers and the
recent cut In the prices Of the trac.
tors has brought many to this section.
Lafayette--The Woman's Bureau OF
The Chamber OF Commerce has decid.
Cd to stage flower show here in May.
the exact date to be selected later. A
doral parade is planned and prizes
Will be given for the best floats
Ruston.-The agricultural commit.
Tee of the Chamber Of Commerce dis.
cussed dairying questions at q con.
terence called by c. H. Staples of Bat.
On Rouge, state specialist, recently.
Crowley.-F. F. Hansell and Broth.
'rs, Of New Orleans, were awarded