The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-02-24

hibition was held at st. Charles Col
lege recently
Monroe.-Work has begun on thu
Thermatomic Carbon Company's plant
which will be built at Sterlington, sew
enteen miles north of Monroe
PonChatoula.--The resignation of H
G.. Hungate as city attorney was reaC
and accepted, A. Sidney Burns being
elected to fill that vacancy.
Monroe-The membership of the
Tensas Basin Levee Board has been
named as delegates to the Nation a
Rivers and Harbors Congress in Was /
| ington March and 3.
Monroe-Members of the Monroe
| Woman's Department Club will confer
with. Oliver Hinsdell of New Orleans
| relative to the establishments of a
Little Theater" in this city.
! Mengel-Captain j. w. Swimm
and E. L. Haynes, manager and assist
ant manager of the Menge1 Lumber
Company at Mengel, Richland par
ish, have been transferred to the COM
pany's main plant at Memphis
Monroe.-Ten Cattle dipping vats,
which were dyamited by farmers a
year or moe ago in the Western half
of Ouachita parish as protest against
dipping, are being rebuilt and all viii!
be completed within thirty days.
Ponchatoula.-Thet town council re-
Gently discussed plans for the install
lation of water and sewage sys-
tenn. Az engineering contract was
read, offering to make all plans esti-
mates and to supervise construction
for stipulated percentage of the
total cost
Ponchatoula.-The residence of JOS
eph Perrin was burned last week en-
failing loss of $500. 1t was partly
insured. The high wind which was
blowing at the time carried flying
embers to the adjoining residences,
but the local fire department and Cit
izenss prevented it from spreading.
Shreveport.-A recent test showed
salt water at 267O feet in the Ram
sey 1 of Crawford and Sebastian in
29-21-1 Union parish. According to
information reaching local oil circles
the well, which. if successful, meant
Monros--Rev Frank Trip, John
S. Ramona. religious director, and S.
G. Blackmans Monroe messengers to
the Baptist Organized Bible Glass Con-
ference at Mobile. Ala, have returned
to Monroe, Louisiana had more than
fifty representatives at the confer
ence. according to Rev. Tripp
, Monroe.-H. j. Fernandez, Monroe
traffic bureau manager, in a report to
the Chamber OF Commerce said that
numerous conferences and communi-
cations with United States engineers
and officials OF the War Department
had shown that if the Mississippi
Warrior river transportation service
is extended to Monroe that federal |
for 100000 could be
obtained for the construction of Qua
chita river waterway terminals at
Monroe to take care OF freight.
Jennings, La, Feb. 12-Judge Por-
ter of the Fifteenth Judicial District |
has empanneled the grand jury here
for six months term. Blass Spiller |
was named foreman.
Baton Rouge.--ReaI estate in Bat
on Ruoge has shown renewed actiyi- I
ty. Sales to the amount of S65, 900
have been closed within the last few
lays.
Shreveport Following a meeting
here by the Louisiana State Highway
Commission and w. H. Rhodes of the
Federal Bureau of Roads, a contract
was awarded to Lawrence, Nixon and
Phillips, Jackson, Miss, to build
line and one-half miles Of paved
highway on the Mansfield and Ar
ransass state line highways in this
parish at a cost of approximately /.
'1s5 900. representing aid from the
ederaI government l.
Monroe.-H r. Speed, city CON-
of Monroe, has been ap-
'ointed receiver for the Ellis.G .Golson
derchantile Co. Inc, of Mer Rouge
which has been granted a decree OF
'ankruptcy IN the United States Dis
rict Gourt. +
Monroe Chamber OF Com
nerce has taken up with the Mis-.
orri Pacific Railway Company pro
osition whereby 1t IS hoped the com.
any viii give through Pullman sleep
ag car tservice between Monroe and
lew Orleans.
Pioneer The pcstoffices at Floyd
nd Pioneer were broken into and
obbed Of packages and other articles ,
scently. .
Monroe. .-H =. Underwood, con-
actor Of New Orleans, appeared be.
IRE the Monroe Chamber OF Com