The St. Mary banner., 1922-09-16

Baton Rouge, lathe state land
office is having an estimate made
of the timber on Sabine Island, 40
cording to Fred ]. Grace, registrar,
and as soon as the estimate Is COM
lie auction, the date to be yet set
It Is said there is good growth OF
tupelo gum on the island.
Monroe, Last Matthew's school,
which will replace ST. Hyacinth's Aca-
deny at Monroe, will open Septem-
Der II in the St. Hyacinths Acade-
my building.
Alexandria, La-As a result Of a
Louisiana and Arkansas railroad
and the Louisiana Railway and Nav
igation Company at the crossing OF
these two roads in South Alexandria,
the engine Of the Louisiana and Ar
kansas train was turned over and bad
ly wrecked and James Jones, better
and Roy Andrews, fireman, were
scalded severely by escaping steam.
They were conveyed to the Baptist
Hospital for medical attention.
Eunice, lathe contract for a
modern high school building at Nam
ou, La, was awarded to Thurston
Mckinney, Opelousas contractor. by
the Evangeline school board. The
building will cost approximately $751;
000 The bonds for the erection Of q
modern high school building at Ba-
sile were sold by the Evangeline
school board. Plans and spicifica-
tions are ready and the contract will
be let Immediately, having been de-
layed by the sale of the bonds. With
the recently completed high school
building at Vile Platte, costing $115,-
900, Evangeline parish goes on record
with three modern thoroughly equipp-
ed sechool buildings erected in .
year.
Napoleonville, Lathe white pub
lie schools throughout the parish will
open for nine-month term on Sep
tember A.
Alexandria, lathe bonds voted
for by the taxpayers of Alexandria at
an election June 6 to be used in
making municipal improvements were
sold today at the City Hall by the
mayor and city commissioners. They
brought accrued interest and q pre-
MUM Of $3.50 above par. The sue
cessful bidders were L. E. French
and Company of Alexandria and M.
W. Elkins and Company OF Little
Rock. The total amount Of the bond
issue is $36O,0O0.
Monroe. lathe Reverend Frank
Tripp, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church Of Monroe, has been called to
fill the vacancy which has occurred
at the Highland Baptist Church in
Shreveport. Mr.. Tr1pp, 1t is said, has
not definitely made up his mind as
to accepting the call.
Lake Charles, La-As a termina-
ton Of the boys garden club con-
test, which has been in progress
since spring, prizes were awarded.
Michael DeBakey won first prize. a
gold watch. Second and third priz-
es, a gun and watch were won by
Hamilton Brown and Earnest Do.
Bakey.
DonaldsonvilJs, lathe first semi
annual convention of the Sixth Dis.
trict Medical society, is scheduled in
Donaldsonville October II, according
to DR.. Allen Martin OF this city.
Shreveport, lathe cattle tick
eradication movement started In var.
ious North Louisiana parishes since
the government threatened to with
draw its aid from some delinquent
sections, was endorsed in a telegram
recently from Governor Parker to 9.
B. Hicks, one of he prime movers in
the anti<ick fight, which It Is plann-
ed. will become statewide, and in the
interest Of which a meeting of rep-
citizens Of sixteen Louisi.
ana parishes, six East Texas countiez
and one Arkansas border county win
take place here.