The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-04

Checks to be made payable to the
Lafourche Basin Levee District.
The right to reject any and all pro
posals is reserved
New Orleans.-The Associated Rice
Millers of America estimate the rice
yield for 1922 at 100000 bags, an
increase of almost 100000 bags over
, last year The crop is estimated to
produce 80 per Cent of the normal
yield, against a production OF SO per
cent Of normal last year. The 1922
crop, according to DR.. H. NJ. Blain,
manager Of the Associated Rice Mil
sers Of America, will give a larger
yield and better grade of cereal than
was harvested last year. The total
acreage Of the United States this
year is 1,O4O922 and the acreage in
louisiana is 554,402, an increase of IA
per cent for Louisiana.
Baton Rouge-'W. H. Hochbaum and
/. o. Schaub, field agents in extension
methods, United States Department Of
Agriculture, will address the farm
agents during their meeting at the
Louisiana state university which will
be held in collaboration with the ninth
annual boys and girls club short
course July 80 to August S. These
agG1ts will dicuss the problems that
| the farm agents meet in the execu-
| ton of their extension activities.
Alexandria, La Mrs. G. w. Slocum
and two grandchildren and the young
son of Fred Wade, all of Latannier,
near here, were bitten several days
ago by cat. 1t was killed and the
head sent to the Pasteur Institute in
New Orleans for examination. A mes
sage was received advising them that
the cat was suffering from rabies and
they all went to New Orleans to take
the Pasteur treatment.
Oak Grove.-The Standard Oil Com
pany will within a short time com
plete the bulk storage station plant,
consisting of warehouse and office
combined, double garage, filling sta
ton and pump house, outhouses and
two large tanks, at Oak Grove. The
tanks will hold approximately $4,000
gallons and the buildings and machin-
cry will cost $4,000.
Covington.-Bids are to be received
by the town council up to August Is
for the purchase OF 100000 thirty-five
year, serial payment, $500 denomina-
of the town of Covington, maturing |
serially July l up to 1857 and bearing |
interest at the rate of IL per cent |
per annum, payable semi-annually. |
These bonds have been voted for an |
extension of the sewerage and water |
system of the town. Bids are also
being advertised for a general index |
of all parish conveyances from 1917 |
to 1920
Crowley.-Interest is focused on the |
Evangeline oil field, near Crowley, be-
cause of the come back" of Well 40.
The old producer is making 1913 barrels
day.
Monroe.-The Tensas Basin Levee
District board Of commissioners has
asked for bids for the purchase of
100000 per cent serial bonds to be
submitted August Is. The sealed
proposals are to be accompanied by a
deposit of 2 per cent of the bid.
Covington-The Ozone Creamery,
conducted by the Ozone Dairy Associa-
ton has opened it's plant for public
Bright new machinery and
sanitary floors and walls is feature
and a successful business is predicted
for the enterprise.
Observation-Disclosures F. Couvillion,
Jr, of Marksville was drowned at
Shreveport. He was % years old,
son of DR.. w. F. Couvillion, Sr, of
Marksville, and was employed in
Shreveport.
Arcadia, La.-Much building is be-
ing done in Arcadia New residences.
new business houses are being con-
structed in line with the anticipated
in this section. The moral
forces of the town are active. A slo-
gan has been started by one band, to
Keep Arcadia Arcadia"
Thibodaux-Thes sum Of $3.50. IS was
realized at the fair for the benefit Of
Protector Fire Company No. g Henry
o. Braud, Harry Toups and Judge
Charles Riviere were praised by, all
who attended.
Covington.-In the report of Elmer
E. Lyon, superintendent of public edu-
cation for st. Tammany parish, to the
school board appeared a caustic ar
ragnment of women who paint and
The standard Of morality is given pre-.
cedence over literary qualifications in
the selection Of teachers.