The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-16

Monroe. Fifty candidates from sur
rounding towns were initiated into
the mysteries of the Dramatic Order
of the Knights Of Khorassan at large
ceremonial in Monroe recently under
the auspices of Ell Miro Temple No.
1877, D. 0. X. X. The ceremonial be.
gan with a parade. The "Dokeys''
then went to Stonewall Castle Hall. A
banquet was served at 9 p. m. I'm.
perial Prince Cue Meese of Spokane,
Wash, and the imperial princess, were
the guests of F] Miro Temple. They
are making a tour of southern tenn.
pies and will go from here to New
Orleans.
Monroe.-Kate Carothers Cole has
sold a One.half undivided interest in
the Mcclure or Masonic plantation in
sections Al, AZ and Is, township /,
North, range 4, East, of Ouachita par.
ish, consisting Of 1000 acres Of land,
to Herbert G. Cole, of Monroe, for
$4,000 cash.
Natchitoches. women Of
this city met at the offices Of the
Parish Health Unit and formed q
Community Welfare League with Mrs.
J. J. Alleman, president; Mrs. Ed.
ward Phillips, first vice-president;
Mrs. Henry 1rwjp second vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Edgar Levy, secretary, and
Mrs. A. E. Ewing, treasurer. While
the League will assist in al commun.
ity welfare work, its prime object
will be to assist the health unit in its
work.
Monroe e-Mrs. Monroe Smith, wife
Of Monroe Smith, former state tax
commissioner of Arkansas, and a resi-.
dent Of Hamburg, near here, is quot.
ed as saying that her husband, who
Is wanted in Pulaski county because
of an alleged shortage amounting to
approximately $4,000, will give himself
up to the authorities.
Shreveport.-H. H. Hucksbx Of vi.
Wan has been appointed a member
Of the Caddo police jury, succeeding
G. E. Dunson, resigned.
Shreveport. Police Chief Bazer
has announced receipt Of a message
from the sheriff at Atoka, Okla, ask.
ing him to hold Joe Graves, alleged l.
W. w., who was sentenced to the To-
cal parish farm q few weeks ago for
vagrancy, as Graves Is badly wanted
at Atoka for burglary and larceny.
Graves, Chief Bazer reports, has by
finger prints been identified as Joe
Kulick Of Atoka.
Monroe. e.-The allotment for Ouach.
ita river improvements during the
next fiscal year will amount to ap.
proximately 100000, to be expended
under the direction Of the chief Of
engineers for hte completion Of unfin.
ished locks and dams, according to q
letter received by the Monroe Traffic
Bureau from Congressman Riley j.
Wilson. The 'Figth District Congress.
man, in a letter explaining detailse
for improvements Of Louisiana wat.
erways, says that recommendations
have been made by the bureau Of the
budget for a lump sum appropriation
Of $27,0O0,000 for rivers and harbors
for the fiscal year, and II the bin is
passed in this form allotments to the
various projects would be made BY
the board Of engineers, this sum be.
ing about 50 per cent Of the esti,
mates, and out Of this sum the allot.
ment for Ouachita would come.
Natchitcc II. L. McEachin Of
Little Rock, contractor, and H. A.
Mentz Of Magnolia, Miss, engineer
In charge Of the installation Of the
sewerages system here, are spending
several days in this city looking after
The connecting up Of the sewerage
Ind installing the pumping plant |
which viii finish their work.
jennings Tho First Christian |
Church here has just called to its
pastorate Reverend Melvin Menges of
Harrisburg, Pa, his service to begin
he first Sunday in February.
Patterson. Work is to begin soon
N an addition to the high school
Natchitoches .-P. A. Cloutier, agent
or the Department Of Conservation ~
4auisiana Of the parishes Of Caddo.
3ossier, Red River and Natchitoches.
eports 142 arrests for violating the
'ame ard hsh laws in 1921 Of, which
linety.two violators have been tried
md eisht-eisht convicted, four mol.
'rossed and fifty pending. An IN.
rease In all game except deer il r..
'orted.
Patterson. There was 4 800 Marty