The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-21
Shreveport Building operations

Shreveport Building operations
were brisk in Shreveport during 1921.
| and prospects are that the activity
Will continue during 1922, Judging by
plans announced for new buildings.
During the year there were 1868 per-
mits issued, representing building ac-
tivities costing $3,871,4S5, cofpared
with the previous years record OF
22S4 permits and total cost Of $5,734.-
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Houma.-S boys of ages 13
| 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 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
Rayville 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 tha 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-
kins in the cases Of the Mulholand-
Danwitz, the |. Baer and the Monroe
Groceries Company against Joe Han
ma, Ouachita assessor, in which the
Louisiana Tax Commission has been
a party to the three suits. Judge
Odom in his decision held that the tax
cnmmisson by legal right should also
be defendant.
Monroe-A movement has been
started among the former residents Of
the little village Of Spencer. which
was wiped out by disastrous tornado
last Saturday, to have the site of the
town removed two miles to the south
on the Ouachita river at place which
is declared by those in favor of the
removal to be more suitable for the
new Spencer
Monroe.-Oil is pouring down the
Ouachita river to Monroe. The cons
tant flow of oil, which has been noted
here for the past few days, has Great
no one believes that the oil coud pos
sibly have come from any we'll in this
section. AS number of streams flow |
ing into the Ouachita have their |;
sources in Arkansas, it is thought that |
the oil has gotten into them and is
coming this way.
To Mr 7
ard Sicily, their son, Melba, two years,
daughter, Malinda, one year old and !
Isadore Morvant, all of Mauriceville, |
were killed by Southern Pacifis train |
No. 7 striking their automobile on a
crossing at Cade. They had spent the
day with relatives at St Martinville
and were on thir way home when
killed. Mr.. Morvant is survived by a
family
Monroe.-J. A. Blake, representing
the conservation department of Ar
kansas, and A. d. Pope, prosecuting
attorney, have filed a suit for an in
Dorado to restrain him from complet-
ing his well olp the Thurlkill lease in
section 29-18-15 of Union county until
he has complied with the-conseryG.
ton law of the state
Shreveport.-The City Council here
has received bids from E. ]. Deas, R.
A. Gibson and the Fleniken Construc.
ton Company for paving Claiborne
avenue, extending across town from
The Cedar Grove road to the Fair
Grounds, which will cost $4,000.