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BOGALUSA, LA.| ? THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 1918.
NUMBER 52
'otitents of Elks'
Christmas Boxes
It's going to take a big box to hold
the Elks' Christmas gift to the needy
j|| Bogalusa. It has the intention to
id them out in baskets, but when
i&e baskets arrived it was found that
i-o baskets would not hold them, and
' three baskets would be too hard to
handle. As a result special boxes
»lire being made by the Great South
fern Lumber Company and the follow
ing is a list of what 1116 boxes W *M
fontain:
Four pounds of roasr,
One bunch of celery,
I One head of cabbage,
Five pounds of potatoes.
> Three pounds of rice,
One package of macaroni,
One can of tomatoes,
One can of corn,
One can of peas,
Three pounds of rice.
Three pounds of lard,
One pound of onions,
One pound of coffee,
One can of syrup.
Three pounds of sugar,
One package of salt,
Five pounds of meal,
Six oranges,
Six apples,
Two pounds of cakes,
Two pounds of cany,
Two loaves of bread.
MISS ALTICK'S PUPILS
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
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The first Christmas entertainment
of the season was given at the Y. W.
C. A. on Friday morning py the pu
pils of the kindergarten class of Misf
Bath Altick, and despite the fact
that it was raining, almost every
member of the kindergarten was
nt well as about fifty
-ups". Drills, songs and other
ainments were given by the
tots, the class consisting of chil
betvveen 4 and 6 years of age,
was greatly enjoyed. Later
was a Christmas tree and
irents "gifts, which were pre
by Miss Altick and her class
JARN CHILDREN
ABOUT FIREWORKS
Parents and citizens are urged to
the children of the dangers to
elves and property by the care
display of fireworks during the
days. If your children are too
to handle them, attend to the
yourself. A bad burn by a
acker wäll spoil any child's
las and cause them much pain.
Ils from fireworks are also dan
bus.
public should take an interest
this as well as the parents, and
they see children handling fire
retklessly, should caution
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BACK FROM FRANCE
P. Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. Powell, is the first Bogalusa
to arrive home from France and
be mustered out of the service.
Powell was with a company of
neers and had been in France for
»1 months. He is looking fine
• b»s been kept busy since his ar
horne telling his many friends
experience. He will make Bo
hig future home, saying this is
st city in the world.
JOHN MULLINGS HOME
-John Mullings, formerly with the
t 0. G. N., but who for the past
»1 months has been located at
Benjamin Harrison at Indian
arrived home last week, hav
béen mustered out of service.
i i® looking fine and states he was
in better health. He will go
to his old job on the engineer
' department about the first of the
MRS. DOBBS RETURNS
A. N. Dobbs, grand worthy
on of the Order Eastern Star,
for the past several weeks has
making her official visits to
ers of the state, returned home
ay morning. Mrs. Dobbs re
* most delightful visit to every
tm of the state.
MRS. HYMAN ILL
M. Hyman of Mississippi ave
has been confined to her room
öie past few days on account o,
having developed pneumonia,
her ^condition was reported as
stiy improved Saturday evening.
NEW "Y" SECRETARY ~
ARRIVED SATURDAY
Bogalusa's new secretary* of the
Y. M. C. A. arrived Saturday and
was on the'job bright and early. He
is F. D. Thompson, formerly of Tulsa,
Okla., and with his family started to
motor here from the big oil city, but
after spending eight days between
Tulsa and Shreveport they decided
to abandon the pleasures of motoring
and took the train from Shreveport
I here. They will remain at the Pine
Tree Inn until they get their home
ready,' which will be In a few days'
Mr. Thompson comes to Bogalasa
highly recommended.
Better Pay Your
Poll Tax Todav
While you are doing your Christ
mas shopping today or tomorrow,
drop into the First State Bank or
the Washington Bank and Trust
Company and pay your poll tax. Un
less you attend to the matter this
week you are very apt to find out
that you have overlooked the pay
ment of it and will not be permitted
tp participate in the elections next
year and the year fallowing and there
is no man in the parish who does
not want to have the right to vote
in the parish, state, congressional
and presidential elections.
Owing to the fact that the parish
taxes cannot be paid, many people
are going to neglect paying their poll
tax, as it has been their practice in
the past to jpy their poll tax with
the general and'special taxes. Ow-
ing to some delay the parish taxes
cannot be paid until after the first
of the year, and thfn It will be too
late to pay yoèr poll tax.
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Nt RO PRISONER
T RIES TO ESCAPE
When Patrolman Charles Fiour
ney went to take three negroes from
the jail to the City Court Saturday
to regain his balance Mr. Floumey
fell to the ground.
The negro started for the wooded
swamp at a rate of speed which
would have done justice to one of
the large army airplanes, but Offi
cer Floumey pulled his revolver and
fired a shot which came so close to
the negro that he suddenly halted and
was brought into court.
PICO PRESENTED
WITH FINE WATCH
Victor Pico, formerly of the N. O.
G. N. office, and in whose honor a
dance was given at the Elks' Home,
was presented with a handsome gold
watch and fob by the employees of
the N. O. G. N. The gift was pre
sented at the dance and C. J. Wade,
auditor of the road, made the presen
tation speech, which impressed every
one present.
Mr. Pico was taken by surprise,
but expressed his appreciation in a
few well chosen words. He is one
of the city's most popular young men
and the fact that he is located in
New Orleans will not keep him from
retaining his friends in Bogalusa, as
he expects to visit here frequently.
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CLAUDE BLANCHARD HOME
Claude Blanchard, son or Mr. and
Mrs. R. Blanchard, arrived home Sat-
urday night for a week's visit with
his parents and many friends. He
has not been mustered out of service.
He reports that Lutcher Cook and J.
C. Haney and the other Bogalusa
boys located in Washington are get-
ting along fine.
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WILL LEAVE JANUARY 1
Governor and Mrs. Sanders are
preparing to leave Bogalusa on Jan
uary 1 for Washington, where they
will likely remain for several months,
as important legislation is expected
to come up after the first of the
year, and the new congress will meet
on March 4.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
W. J. Burbach, of the R. L. Rob
inson grocery, is the proudest man
on the North Side this week as the
result of the arrival of a daughter,
who weighed eight pounds. Mrs.
Burbach and the little lady are get
ting along splendidly.
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Governor and Mrs. J. Y. Sanders
left Sunday afternoon for New Or
leans, where they will spend Christ
mas with Colonel aijd Mrs. Hester.
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WORK TO START ON
SHORTLY AFTER
Work is to start shortly after the,
first of the year on one hundred four
and five-room houses, to be built on 1
Pleasant Hill. Several of these |
houses will be built oh the street
facing the road to the gravel pit, and
the remainder will be built back to
ward the upper Franklin ton road.
The land was purchased by M. Marx
several w<eeks ago, and a few days
ago Mr. Marx sold the land to the
Columbia Road Land Company, pi
which he is president. All of the
houses will be built of the most mod
em type and will be rented to white
residents. The fact that the Colum
Road Land Company will own the
property has changed the original
plan which Mr. Marx had to sell the j
houses to residents of the etty. How-j
ever, no definite announcement has!
Been made on this point.
E. 0. S. Has GreaJ
Installation Meet
Bogalusa Chapter of Order East
ern Star had one of the largest at
tended and most enjoyable meetings
in its history last Friday evening,
when Mrs. Lorena Dobbs, grand
worthy matron, assisted by Mrs,
Idalia Waller and Mrs. Winnie Res
ter, installed the officers for the en
suing year. Following the installa
tion refreshments were served. Be
low are the officers installed.
Mrs. Lane Ott, worthy matron; O.
W. Knight, worthy patron; Mrs. Ella
Tate associate matron; Mrs. May
Poole, secretary; Mrs. Georgine
Flanders, treasurer; Mrs. Georgia
Gentry, conductress; Mrs. Ada Quick,
associate conductress;- Mifes Ophelia
Kent, chaplain; Miss Cordelia Kent,
warder; Mrs. Lana Moak, marshal
A. N. Dobbs, sentinel; Mia, Mollie
Lee, organist; M,rs. Bkmrmer Blenn,
Ada; Mr* Mayfield Ruth; Mrs. Dol-i
lie Richardson, Esther; Mts. Leb»
TREE BLOWN ON
TWO PORTO RICANS
One Porto Rican is in the Bo&a
lusa Hospital with every indication
that he has a broken back, while an
other is receiving treatment for
bruises and lacerations as the result
of being struck by a tree which was
blown down during the high winds of
Thursday. The exact condition of
the one thought to be seriously in
jured could not be determinëd, ow
ing to the fact that it is hard to im
press upon him the necessity of hav
ing an X-ray picture made.
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FLU SITUATION
NO WORSE HERE
Bogalusa folks who might have be-
come alarmed over the recent num-
ber of cases of influenza in the city
have no reason to worry, for the
cases which exist here are of a very
mild form, and if figures could be
secured it is believed that there are
fewer cases here now than at any
time since the schools and public
meeting places were closed several
weeks ago. When the "flu" lid was
removed a month ago it was esti-
mated that there were between forty
and sixty cases in the city, and today
there are not more than that num-
ber and the mildness of the sickness
should remove all fear. The public
is urged to follow the several sugges-
tions how to prevent the disease and
to call a physician the minute you
think that you might have it-
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DANCE BIG SUCCESS
The dance given at the Elks' Home
on Friday night was a complete suc
cess and was enjoyed by about one
hundred couples, being one of the
largest attended dances held in the
city in many months. About $800
was added to the fund for Christmas
baskets for the needy.
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LEAVES THIS WEEK
Mayor Sullivan will leave Boga
lusa before the end of the week for
an extended business trip in the
North and East. Mr. Sullivan is very
optimistic over the prospects for a
Wg growth in Bogalusa during 1919,
and is of the opinion mat business
will be good in every line, starting
shortly after the first of the year.
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H. E. Rester returned Sunday
evening from a business trip to Pop
larville.
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sNEW HOUSES
>F NEW YEAR
been decided, however, that
l wiil be sold or offered for
6pt to the present holders of
Road Land Company stoek.
agany has been unusually
and the stock has paid far
dividends than any similar
the state. The company
number of houses in the
? quarters, which have always
demand.
past two years there has
; great demand for rental
the city, and those who are
|on to know state that those
les*will not fupply the-pres
*nd hud that it will be nec
persons and companies to
at many more houses in Ho
noring 19IS if the.-city is to
of the newcomers who want
her*.
Pierce Is Bride
Prof. C. Harvard
arriage of Miss Amanda
Professor Cary Harvard at
Church at 1:30 Saturday
Was pno of the prettiest
eddings that has been held
As Miss Inez Blanchard
wedding march the bridal
ched to the altar, »where
[j!. Brakefield performed thé
the father, Dr. J. E.
giving the bride In marriage.
Silmore was matron Of honor
ide's attendants were Mrs.
Mrs. Fritt^Mrs. Frank
and Miss Dorothea Wade,
aughn Oliver was best man.
the ceremony an infor
ption was held 1 at the home
dohey. The happy couple
afternoon train for a
aeon and were given a
shower of rice and old
station where two scorq
athered.
one of the city's most
5» tfis BOga
schools, but at the outbreak of the
war tendered her services to the gov
ernment and was called to Wash
ington, where she remained until a
few' months ago. The groom is une
of the popular teachers of the Boga
lusa High School and has been lo
cated here for two years, coming
from North Carolina. They expect
to return to Bogalusa on Thursday
and will be at home to friends after
January l.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
DANCE BY ELKS
If you want to dance the old year
out and the new one in you can do
so at the Elks' Home on Tuesday
evening, December 31, for a public
dance will be given to which all are
invited. The proceeds will go to
make up the deficit jh the Elk's
Christmas fund. By the time the
Elks began to add to the list that was
figured upon, the Christmas baskets
ran much higher than was first es
timated, but they decided, regardless
of the cost, it had to be done in such
a manner as to induce most every
thing, and as a result the cost was
about $200 more than first planned.
The amount lacking after the New
Yearis dance will be donated by the
members.
RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS
The Police Jury and the Commit
tee of Citizens, who have charge of
the building of the half a million dol
lars worth of good roads and bridges
for this parish, are being congratu
lated on the fact that they have en
gineers on the job and are getting
everything line so that work can be
started on the actual construction of
the roads early in the spring.
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. TO PACK BOXES
Elks, their wives and daughters
who will assist in preparing the
Christmas boxes for the needy of Bo
galusa, are invited to be at the Elks
hall at 7:30 Monday ana assist with
the work. It was the intention to
call a special meeting or the order
and have the members pack the
boxes, but someone suggested that if
the packing was to be done in fine
condition that the assistance of the
ladies had better be called.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. La Besse left
last week for Lake Charles, where
they will spend the holidays with
their daughter. They expect to re
turn shortly after the first of the
year.
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BIG BARBECUE AT
COV INGTO N JAN. 11
What promises to be one of the
greatest barbecues which has been
held in this section of the state in
many years will be held at Coving
ton on Saturday, January 11. Gov
ernor R. G. Pleasant and M. L. Alex
ander, commissioner of conservation,
will be present and deliver addresses.
Livingston, St Helena, Tangipahoa,
Washington and St. Tammany par
ishes are expected to send large dele
gations.
J. K. Johnson of Bogalusa is look-
ing after the arrangements and prom-
ises one of the most enjoyable events
of its kind in the hi^ory of the state.
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Crowds Coming to
to See Tractor Work
Great interest is being taken in the
proposed demonstration of the Ford
son tractor, which will be given at
the vacant property adjoining the
Armory on Avenue B Saturday.
Farmers are coming from all parts
of Washington parish and several
from St. Tammany, and Pearl River
and Marion counties, Mississippi, will
send a number of farmers if the
roads are such as to permit them to
reach Bogalusa. With good weather
prevailing, * it is expected that a
thousand people will see the demon
stration.
. Aside from showing the remark
able work which the tractor will do
on the farm, there will be interesting
addresses made. Governor Sanders,
who, by the way, has demonstrated
that he is one of the most successful
farmers in the state, is going to mal<è
an address. Harry D. Wilson, com
missioner of agriculture, with also
respond with a talk, as will Judge
Prentiss P. B. Carter of Franklin
ton. Citizens of Bogalusa are ex
tended a, eordial invitation to attend
the .demonstration and no farmer
should miss the event.
OF RECOVERED
Boston, Dec. 21.—Dr. Eugene R.
Kelly, commissioner of the state de
partment of health, today recom
mended that hospitals with labora
tory facilities for blood examinaiton
undertake to use the blood serum of
recovered influenza patients in
treating those aflieted with influ
enza pneumonia. Dr. Kelly made
this recommendation after being in
formed of the success obtained with
the treatment at the naval hospital at
Chelsea.
YOUR ENTERPRISE
EARLY THIS WEEK
Don't think that because you get
your Enterprise Monday afternoon
that Christmas has passed and that
the day is Thursday. Holidays this
year fell rather hard on the Enter
prise, as several have come on our
publication day, which forced us to
get the paper out from one to three
days ahead of time. However, we
think you will find the Enterprise up
to its usual standard this week, even
if it was published on Sunday. Next
week you should get your Enterprise
on the Wednesday morning delivery,
because New Year's day comes on
press day again and, rather than have
the paper a day late, you will get it a
day earlier next week. Printers are
hard to get along with these days, as
they do not care to fail to observe
any holiday. They join with the pub
lisher in wishing our readers a very
happy Christmas.
RETURNS NOT COMPLETE
The complete returns of the Red
Cross drive in Bogalusa and Wash
ington parish have not been received
and the work will continue through
out the week, and it is expected that
by next Saturday night that every
man and woman in the parish will
have answered the Christmas Roll
Call.
HAVING BIG RUSH
Southern Express Agent Cox and
Charles Blanchard, of the parcel post,
arc having an unusual rush of busi
ness. Mr. Cox and his force are com
pelled to work until late at night to
keep up with the arrivals and ship
ments, and having no trucks makes
Die delivery slow. Mr. Blanchard re
ceived his new truck last week, which
has enabled him to render extra good
service.
Keep thé kiddies pleased—all sizes
of roller skats at M. Marx',
in
Baumgarten and
Miss Roberts Marry
H. E, Baumgarten, chief clerk to
Manager Cullen of the Louisiana
Fibre Board Company, has left for
New York. Mr. Baumgarten spent
much time Friday night telling his
friends good-bye and wishing, them
a real big Christmas. It did not de
i elop until daylight Saturday, how
ver, that he was going to have com
pany on the trip "back home, 1 ", when
Baumgarten were married on Sun
day and they left the same' evening
it was learned that Miss Mamie' Rob
erts, a popular young lady, and Mr.
for New York. On their return, here
they are going to receive a big wel
come.
Mr. Baumgarten is one of Boga
lusa's best known young men. He
came here several years ago and moat
all of his time has been spent with
the Louisiana Fibre Board Company.
He is a young man of fine' qualities
and has every qualification to make
an ideal husband. ^
The bride is a charming little lady
and has been employed at the N. O.
G. N s master mechanic's office. She
a sister to Leslie Roberts, a for-
mer well known Bogalusa business
man. After their honeymoon in the
East they will return to Bogalusa
and occupy Mr. Baumgarten's bun-
galow on North Border Drive.
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NURSES GIVE DANCE
AT THEIR NEW HOHE
The nurses of the Bogalusa Hos
pital gave a dance to a number of
friertds on Saturday evening at the
new arses' home, which was enjoyed
by tljeir many friends.
The home was prettily decorated
for "the occasion, Christmas colors be
ing used. Refreshments were served
and music was furnished by an or
chestra.
It is expected that the home will
be furnished during the present week
and it may be that the young ladies
will be able to take their New Year's
Yj.lmi.Si .TimV. 'ftwfcjfe
has been purchased fbr every room
and every convenience is to be found,
including a fine sleeping porch. Miss
Winters the superintendent of the
nurses, as well as the nurses, have
just reason for feeling proud of the
new home.
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CHRISTMAS RECITAL
GIVEN ON SATURDAY"
The Christmas recital of the pupil»
of Miss Inez BlAnchard was given at
the Magic City Saturday afternoon.
The downpour of rain did not kefp a
large crowd from attending andt
every number of the program was
rendered. Songs by the class, and
solos were rendered and each num
ber brought compliments and praise
to the pupils and Miss Blanchard.
Those on the program were: Misses
Julia Singerman, Marie Lee, Harriet
West, Ada Scott, Francis Johnson,
Juanita Bean, Dorethea Wade, EKs
aebth Mullings, Maud Ard, Ida Mae
Lee, Margie Brumfield, Josephine
Dorsey, Marguerite Pigott, Blanche
Johnson, Grace Altick, Francis John
son and Master Norman Sellers.
TRAFFIC HEAVY
Records for travel from Bogalusa
came very near being broken on Sat
urday, when scores of Bogalusa peo
ple went to New Orleans and other
nearby cities. City Ticket Agent
Timberlake has been able to handle
the rush and is preparing for an
extra big business today, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Boston Opened Door of
United States to Flu
New York, Dec. 21.—Spanish in
fluenza, which has claimed hundreds
of thousands of victims throughout
the country, invaded the United
States through the port of Boston.
Dr. W. C. Woodward, health commis
sioner of that city, admitted in an
address here today before the confer
ence board of physicians engaged in
industrial practice.
The board's session, attended by
representatives from ail the Eastern
states, was devoted almost exclusive
to the discussion of measures for pre
vention of further spread of the dis
ease ip industrial establishments.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lively and
daughter. Miss Katherine, were
among the Bogalusa folks who spent
Saturday in New Orleans.