The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-04-06

annual rally day exercises this month.
Shreveport. - The United States
Drilling Corporations Giles l we'll in
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 a three.story building with &C.
commodations for sixty nurses.
Lafayette-One 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 a radius
of $50 miles.
Ida.-An additional building has
been provide dto care for the over
flow Of the high school here. The
school now has an enrolment Of 236
students. School authorities are ad-
vocating the building Of a new struc-
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,OOO,OOO CAM
paign. A number of addresses were
heard.
Lafayette is 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
authorities having announced that the
public funds were insufficient to pay
the teachers.
| EstherwOod.-T 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-
ed to stage flower show here in May,
the exact date to be selected later A
floral 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 con.
ference called by c. H. Staples of Bat
on Rouge, state specialist, recently.
Crowley.-F. F. Hansell and Broth.
/ ers, Of New Orleans, were awarded
the contract to furnish opera chairs
for use in the auditoriums of the
Crowley High School and Egan
+ School. The Everett School Supply
: Company Of Baton Rouge, got the con
tract for the laboratory furniture fol
the schools.
J. Monroe.--The Chamber Of Com
i. merce recently issued an invitation tc
0 the Louisiana Farm Bureau to appoint
5 delegates to conference to be heli
at Monroe soon, to establish the Louis
lana Cotton Growers Association.
d Laplace. The Catholic Mission or
% ened at st. Peters Church at Rsserv,
.. at high mass and continued through
Il out the week with exercises in morn
ID ing, Afternoon and night. The mis-
IS sion was conducted by Fathers Loren
and Prieto. Saturday night was 70
men exclusively.
Ia Monroe Representatives of tn
x Arkansas-Louisiana Tourists Way 8
lg Monroe have been advised that sine
Sc the completion of the Arkansas.Lo ui
lana Highway in Southeast Arkansa
so per cent of the freight in that Sc
a ton is being hauled by motor truck
al
I'd, Baton Rouge.--G. L. Burleson,
RS charge of swine work of the exte
ty' sion division of the State Universit
nd urges cattle raisers to sell their fl
Of ished hogs but to retain their co,
and fatten their feeders.
.al Homer.-A. c. Lea and H. C. Lee
ed Of Shreveport, who recently acquir
IDS the property site and plant of t
er. Homer Oil and Refining Compar
tie have let the contract to F. G.
he Clanahan, local contractor, for
modelling the plant and putting it
operating condition.
in
Ing Thibodaux.-Th store OF @.
en-. Mire on Greenwood plantation was
1t tered last week, A safe was TAX
ing some distance away and rifled ],
MI. no much cash was obtained has /
yet been ascertained.