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THE STAR-PROGRESS
VOLUME
XI.NO. 5
OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1919
SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
jjjjfiois PEOPLE ARE
BIG INVESTORS IN
ST. LANDRY SOIL
More Than Thirty Thousand
Acres are Purchased Lately
Through J. G. Lawler
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Two Opelouseans Make Suc
cessful Trip to the North
ern State Recently
jj r j. G. Lawler, local real estate
dealer, accompanied by Mr. W. A.
Robertson, attorney, returned a few
days-*g° from Hanois, where they!
had been for the purpose of closing
jeveral large land deals.
Mr.Lawler recently purchased from
jjr. L M. Soniat of White Castle, Lä.,
seventeen thousand acres of cut
over land near Krotz Springs, and
œld an interest each to Dr. J. A.
fl... of Opelousas, Dr. A. E. Prince
w d Dr. Don W. Deal of Illinois.
This syndicate or copartnership, it
»understood, has recold about seven
thousand acres of this land to differ
ent individuals. The purchasers are
jrmeipally residents of Illinois, and
bought tracts ranging in size from
jjghty to six hundred and forty acres.
They contemplate developing these
lands into agricultural lands as fast
as released by Soniat & Deblieux,
who are cutting timber from the
tract. These investments made by
outside capital should prove very
beneficial to St. Landry parish, and
eopecially should mean a great deal
to the local community around
Krotz Springs. The land concerned
is some of the richest land in Louisi
ana and should be developed into
good farm properties.
Mr. Lawler also informs us that
he closed a deal with Dr. N. S. Pen
ich and Dr. John C. Moyer of Spring
field, Illinois, for the Miles Plantation
• comprising eighteen hundred acres,
located near Kortz Springs.
Mr. Lawler states that he has sold
t» Illinois people in the past six
months about thirty thousand acres
in the eastern part of St. Landry par
ish ,and that residents of Illinois own,
in addition to that amount,over twen
ty thousand acres in this parish, mak
ing a total of some fifty thousand
acres now held by Illinois people.
Mr. W. T. Steutz of Bloomington,
Illinois, who represents a large por
tion of these investors, will move to
Opelousas about the middle of De
cember and will have charge of a
large cattle enterprise. He expects
to raise considerable livestock and is
one of the best known Shorthorn
breeders of the middle west. Mr.
Steutz will have with him several as
sociates who' will look after the farm
developments.
Mr. Lawler feels very much pleased
over what he has accomplished, and
says that he thinks it will prove very
beneficial to this section of the coun
try, where we need more capital and
labor to help develop our resources.
While at Springfield • Mr. Robert
son called on Mr. James M. Garland,
a prominent resident of Springfield,
85 years of age and still active in
business. Mr. Garland is ai first
cousin of the late Captain Henry L.
Garland, being a son of one of the
brothers of the late Justice Rice Gar
land of this parish. Other members
of the Garland family at Springfield
had been in correspondence with
Mrs. H. L. Garland and her grand
daughter, Mrs. Robertson, as a result
of the article Mrs. Garland had pub
dished in the American Magazine
some time ago, relative to her old
servant. The Springfield Garlands
had seen this article and have since
been in touch with their Opelousas
cousins. Mr. Robertson reports that
he had a very pleasant call on the
Springfield relatives of his wife, and
also thinks he located relatives of
his own among Mr. Lawler's associ
ates at Springfield.
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CROWD HEARS
LAFAYETTE MAN
Rev. J. W. Dickens Addresses
Local Baptists on 75-Mil
lion Campaign
A large crowd assembled at the
Baptist Church in this city on last
Tuesday night to hear Rev. J. W.
Dickens, pa«« of the Baptist
Church at Lafayette, on the "75-Mil
lion Campaign."
Rev. D. R. Pevoto, the well known
local pastor, also addressed the con-
gregation on the importance of secur-
ing the Opelousas quota in the big
campaign.
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— Dr. F. O. Pavy and Hon. Dudley
L. Guilbeau spent several days in
New Orleans this week, attending to
business.
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REV. HARPER
HERE AGAIN
Annual Session Methodist Con
ference Returns Him as Lo
cal Pastor for 1920
The anual session of the conference ;
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, j
South, of the state of Louisana, was j
held this year at Ruston, the session
closing the first of the present week
when the appointments of the various
ministers was given out. Rev. J. D.
Harper, who has so acceptably filled
the Opelousas church of that denom
ination for the past several years, has
been reappointed as pastor and will
be here for next year. This news will
indeed be gratifying to the many j
friends of Rev. Harper, all of whom j
are no doubt delighted that he has |
again been stationed here. During !
the residence of Mr. Harper and his j
estimable family in this city, they j
have won for themselves the warm j
admiration of numerous friends, all
of whom hope that his religious work j
in 1920 will be crowned with success. !
CHEAP FOOD TO BE
SOLD BY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
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Sale of Government Foodstuffs
Will Begin Promptly at
8:30 Tuesday Morning
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
FOR THE UNIQUE SALE
Indications are Carload Will
Not Last Entire Day and All
Urged to Be Early
All country roads will lead to Ope
lousas on next Tuesday morning, for
at 8:30 that morning the Chamber of
Commerce will throw open the doors
at its Main street headquarters and
offer for sale to the public one car
load of government foodstuffs at as
tonishingly low prices.
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Posters and advertising matter an
nouncing the arrival of the car have
been circulated thrpughout St. Lan
dry. Hundreds of people from every
section of the parish are expected
here to participate in the greatest
bargain sale ever undertaken in this
city.
It has been announced by t the
Chamber of Commerce that those de
siring to avail themselves of purchas
ing a supply of government food at
savings of more than one hundred 1
per cent must come to headquarters
in person, in order that everybody can
be dealt with in the same just and fair
manner. Only one case of each arti
cle will be sold to one family. No de
livery of goods will be made—every
body must take their purchases out
of the building. Nothing will be
wrapped and everything will be sold
for cash. The Chamber of Commerce
office will open at 8:30 Tuesday
morning and will close promptly at
4 in the afternoon.
Indications point to a rapid sale
of the car. In fact, Chamber of
Commerce officials are of the opinion
that the entire carload will be dispos
ed before Tuesday evening. Hun
dreds of people from the city and
country alike have poured inquiries
into the Chamber of Comerce office
as to when the sale will begin; how
many cases can be purchased by one
party, etc.
The country people will be given
the same opportunity of purchasing
this cheap food as tfce people residing
in Opelousas. No oredrs will be fill
ed or accepted before Tuesday morn
ing. No mail orders will be accepted.
Following are the prices of the va
rious articles ottered:
12-pound cans bacon, 6 to the
case, per case .............$16.80
2-pound cans Tomatoes, 24 to
case, per case............
2- pound cans green peas, 24 to
case, per case..........* *
3- pound cans baked beans, 24
to casfc, per case.......... 2,2
1- pound cans corn beef, 48 to
case, per case........... •
2- pound cans sweet corn, 24
to case, per case .........
In order to give everybody an op
portunity to secure some of this
splendid government food packages
will be broken and small quantities
will be sold whenever requested. For
instance, one can of each article can
be bought at corresponding figures.
No one should miss this splendid
chance. If there is not enough for
everybody and the sale provesvas suc
cessful as it is believed, the Chamber
of Commerce will immediately order
another carload—two if necessary—
to accommodate the people of St.
Landry in their endeavor to reduce
the high cost of living.
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11.50
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_Eugene Chachere an<f ether boys
motored to Crowley last Sunday.
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THE ENTIRE ROYAL FAMILY OF SPAIN X
A new and interesting group photo of the royal family of Spain and their guests at the Miramar Palace at San
Sebastien. King Alfonso is shown on the top step with his arms folded. Queen Victoria is seated in the
next row- center. The Prince of Asturias, heir to the throne, is seated in front of his mother with his young
er brother, Prince Jaime, to his left. Princess Christina and Princess Beatrice are shown in front row.
Prince Gonzalo and Prince Juan are shown seated with their mother, the Queen. Others in the group are
Queen Maria Christina, Prince Charles and Princess de Luisa, Prince Fernando, Prince Gabnelle, Duchess
de San Carlos, Marquess de Montezuma, Marquis de Virma and Prince Pio de Saboya.
de San Carlos, Marquess
Contractors Start Work on the
Christman-Riseman Mam
moth Hardware Store
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IN EVERY RESPECT
Opelousas Will Soon Have Big
Hardware and Furniture
Concern in Operation
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Opelousas will soon have one of
the finest and most up-to-date busi
ness places of Southwest Louisiana.
Contractors have started work on the
big Christman-Riseman Company's
main building, which will be fifty
feet front on Market street by one
hundred and fifty feet in depth. A
portion of the building will be two
stories.
The front of the building will be
plate glass, made up of three very j
pretty, modern and up-to-date dis
play rooms. One of these is known
as a "walk-around show-case."
The Christman-Riseman Company
was recently organized among a few
prominent business men, all of whom
have made a success in their respec
tive businesses, and friends of the
new concern predict that with R. B.
Christman as the managing head of
the company that it will soon
become one of the leading busi
ness enterprises of this section of the
state.
While the policy of the new estab
lishment has not been made public, it
is generally understood that it will
handle a complete line of furniture,
hardware, agricultural implements of
the very latest patem and thoroughly
adapted to the requirements of the
farmers of this section of the state.
Other lines much in demand will al
so be handled and it is the intention
of the promoters of the company to
handle everything that is in demand
by the urban and rural population.
It is also stated that the store will
conduct its furniture department on
the installment plan and as a large
and thoroughly complete stock will be
on hand at all times, it is expected
that it will build up a wonderful bus
iness along this one particular line.
In addition to the lines mentioned,
other lines usually kept in a first
class establishment of this character
will also be sold. While all plans are
not thoroughly complete, it can be
said that the new store will soon blos
som forth as one of the leading es
tablishments of its kind in this sec
tion of the state. ,
The pretty brick j|||Hwng which
will soon grace Market sixeet, direct
ly opposite the rear entrance of the
parish court house, will be ready for
occupancy within about sixty days.
Building material is difficult to se
cure and contractors have to await
the pleasure of the producers before
they can bank on the time that their
work of erecting a building can be
completed. But it is expected that
the new structure will be ready for
occupancy within sixty days, or about
the first of February next.
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_Mrs. J. T* Stewart and Mrs.
W. T. Stewart left Friday for Marlin
Texas, where they will spend several
days.
Montezuma, Marquis Virma
churchtobe
Many Years Ago, to Be
Completed in 1920
Rev. Father A. B. Colliard, pastor
of the local Catholic Church, an
nounced on last Sunday morning
that lumber and material for the
completion of the church was arriv
ing and that contractirs would be at
work by the first of the new year.
The Opelousas church was planned
many years ago by that beloved anA
welf remembered prelate, the late
lamented Father Engberink, and had
it riot been for the boll weevil and
hard times generally would have been
completed ere now.
Father Colliard i* determined to
make the local éfctnxh as complete
as possible and in the shortest time
possible. Several thousand dollars
will be spent in making the Opelou
sas church one of the finest and most
beautiful in Louisiana. Marble altars
will be installed shortly and as soon
as the contractors complete the
church, other
will be added.
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PLANTERS BANK IS
MILLION INSTITUTION
to
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Austin Perkins Has Built It Up
to Be One of Best and Lar
gest in Southwest La.
Opelousas has another million-dol
lar bank. The Planters Bank and
Trust Company now boasts of more
than one million dollars resources.
Robert Chachere, president, and
J. Austin Perkins, cashier, who have
been the moving spirits in this rap
idly growing banking institution,
greeted the editor of the Star-Prog
ress with "one grand smile" on last
Tuesday morning, and cheerfully an
nounced that the baby bank of Ope
lousas had surpassed the "million
dollar mark."
The growth of the Planters Bank
is really phenomenal. Not a bank
in Southwest Louisiana can boast of
I the wonderful record achieved by this
institution in so short a while. While
only a few years old, it is now num
bered as one of the biggest banks of
this section of the state and one that
has some three thousand accounts.
The officers and employes of the
Planters Bank are to bp highly com-
mended for their splendid achieve-
ments. Their efforts go to 'how
vthat can be accomplished by Opelou-
business men, whenever they
make up their minds to "go nfter
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HOME SERVICE SECTION
MOVES ITS QUARTERS
Owing to the office being needed
for the census, the Home Service sec-
tion of the American Red Cross office
has been moved to the residence of
Dr, R- M. Littell, 505 South Court
street, Opelousas, La. Office hours,
9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 2 p. m. to
4 p. m.
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—There will be services at the lo-
cal Methodist Church tomorrow,
Sunday, morning at 11 o'clock and
agiln at night at 7:30 o'clock. Also
Thanksgiving services next Thurs-
day morning at 11 o'clock, to which
all members of the congregation and
^ others are invited to attend.
BETTER SERVICE IS
ASSURED BY THE
EXPRESS CO.
Chamber of Commerce Suc
ceeds in Inducing Company
to Make the Improvement
ADDITIONAL MAN AND
WAGON IS PROMISED
Kenenth Sandoz, Manager, is
Happy That Portion of His
Worries is Eliminated
The Opelousas Chamber of Com
merce showed its influence when it
succeeded in getting the American
Railway Express Company to consent
to the improvement of the local ex
press service. A few weeks ago the
Chamber of Commerce, urged by the
citizens of Opelousas and co-operat
ing with Kenneth Sandoz, local agent
of the company, communicated with
E. G. Wetzel of Shreveport, superin
tendent, • with a view of relieving
matters here affecting the local serv
On Wednesday Mr. Wetze} was in
Opelousas and went over the situa
tion with their local representative
and R. E. Budd, traffic manager of
the Chamber of Commerce. He was
convinced beyond a doubt that the
claim of the people of Opelousas was
a just and fair one, and on Thursday
morning announced that he had or
dered an additional wagon and driv
er to relieve a congested situation
Mr. Sandoz is happy now that he
will be able to givq the people of
this city better service; He and his
co-workers Jiave been working over
time for many months, giving their
best efforts to improving conditions
but the task was too great and much
unjust criticism was passed about the
express boys." Now that the offi
cials of the company have seen for
themselves that the fault of ineffici
ent service was all due to the com'
pany, matters will be altered and Op
elousas will shortly have one of the
best express services in this section
of Louisiana.
Mr. Sandoz asks the public to be
patient until the new wagon arrives
and the new employee of the com
pany engaged. He assures the pub
lic the best of service and of his
whole-hearted co-operation to please
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The part the Chamber of Com
merce played in this matter again
proves the advisability of Opelousas
maintaining such an organization,
because without ;its influence Mr.
Sandoz would have been utterly help
less to remedy matters.
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[ SURPRISE PARTY IS
GIVEN YOUNG LADY
A surprise party was given last
Friday night by. a member of the ju
nior class of the local high school,.at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. La
Combe, in honor of their pretty and
accomplished young daughter, Mis»
Barbara. Dancing was indulged in
throughout the evening and delicious
hot chocolate, sandwiches, cakes, can
dies and fruits were served. It was
one of the most enjoyable events of
the season for the younger sdt.
Among those in attendance were:
Misses Helen Harmanson, Della
and Lena Bourdier, Irma and Rosa
lie Roos, Xine Dupre, Geraldine
Brown, Alma Lasaalle, Miss Reynolds
TRACTORS SELL
HERE READILY
Leon Chachere Disposes of
Two Rumleys and One
Separator in a Week
Leon Chachere, the popular and
well
the Rumley tractors, disposed
16-30 Oil-Pull tractors during the
past week and also sold a rice separat
known young representative of 1 | 3
lumlev tractors, disposed of two
Louis and Albert Cailliet were the
purchasers of one of the tractors,
while R. Lee Mills and T. Bourque
were the purchasers of the other
tractor and rice separator.
Mr. Chachere says that his tractors
are ideal for rice farmers, since they
can do practically all power work on
a rice farm, including the operation
of the separator. He expects to sell
many of these machines within the
next few months, preparatory to the
planting of St. Landry's 1920 rice
crop.
MR.B0AGNI SUGGESTS
WAY FOR CITY TO
GET ROAD
Combination of Three Road
Districts Would Insure the
Pershing Way for Parish
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO AID NEW PROJECT
President of Evangeline High
way Association Says Some
thing "Must Be Done"
be
Hon. E. M. Boagni,president of the
Evangeline Highway and one of the
most ardent good roads boosters in
this section of the state, is of the
opinion that Opelousas should imme
diately get busy to be placed on the
"Pershing Way," a new national
highway connecting Winipeg, Canada,
and New Orleans. ^
Something simply must be done,"
says Mr. Boagni, in a leter to Hon.
K. Eastham, president of the Op
elousas Chamber of Commerce. Op
elousas can hardly sit supindîÿ by and
let this great national artery of trav
el pass it up. If we could get the
Pershing Highway through our rity,
it would put us on the map. If we
don't, I fear that we will suffer se
rious injury."
Mr. Boagni suggests that in view of
the fact that the parish-wide good
roads proposition appears to be a
failure, the three road districts be
tween the Avoyelles and Lafayette
parish lines be combined. In this
manner St. Landry could offer suf
ficient inducements to the officials
of the Pershing Way Association to
secure for this parish one of the prin
cipal national highways. "
The secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce has Been in communica
tion with the secretary of the Per
shing Way association for some time
and indications point to Opelousas
securing for St. Landry this impor
tant national road, if proper support
is giveh the measure by the people
and taxpayers of this parish.
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9 STUDEBAKERS
SOLD IN 15 DAYS
Local Representative of Popu
lar Automobiles'Has Fine
v Run of Sales
Osie Bordelon, proprietor of the
Main Motor Company, local repre
sentative of'the Studebaker cars, an
nounced this week that within the
past fifteen days he had sold nine
new Studebaker automobiles.
The Studebaker cars, says Mr.
Bordelon, needed scarcely be demon -
strated to be sold, their efficiency
Mr.
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comfort, beauty and durability being
well known throughout the country
—so much so that prospective cus
tomers flock into the Main Motor
Company to "sell themselves a car."
The Light Six is the only car in
the world selling for less than $2,000
which has Goodyear cord tires. Many
other necessary improvements over
other cars have been added to the
Studebaker which is now recognized
as one of the few standard cars of
America.
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_The many friends of Miss Gertie
Fux will be sorry to learn of her ill
ness, and hope to see her out again
very soon.
of New Orleans Adelle Lawler, Lu
cille Trosclair, Martha Mistric, Helen
Fux, Corinne, Barbara and Mabel
La Combe; Messrs. Nathan Roos, Han
non Jackson, Edwin Goodloe, Robert
and Rayburn Pevoto, Fel« Richard,
Nathan and Leonce Roof, John
White, Eugene Fields, Henry Bur
leigh, James Ware, Melvin Creswell,
and Bennie D-i.o.
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PARKERITES HELD A
LARGE MEETING
HERE SUNDAY
3 u( j] e y Guilbeau and DoneUon
Caffery Deliver Stirring
Addresses
BOAGNI PRESIDES AT
POLITICAL GATHERING
Enthusiastic Audience Greets
Parker Orators and Cheer
Republicanism Charge ,
One of the most representative
gatherings ever assembled in St. Lan-*
dry was present at the Parker meet
ing in this city last Sunday afternoon .
to hear Hon. Dudley L. Guilbeau and
Hon. Donelson Caffery espouse the
cause of the independent candidate
for governor. A conservative esti
mate places the crowd in excess of
500, most of whom were voters, ac
tive citizens backing the candidacy
of the New Orleans man for gover
nor of Louisiana.
Hon. E. M. Boagni, who made him
self popular and prominent during
the late war as chairman of the St.
Landry Council of Defense and as
head of various welfare campaigns,
presided at the meeting, and before
introducing the speakers, spoke brief
ly of the qualifications of John M.
Parker, as well as his absolute inde
pendence.
Dudley Guilbeau, the Parker dis
trict chairman, and one of the leading
figures in the independent fight,
pressed into service on account of the
inability of Walter Burke, who was
prevented from attending on account
of sickness, delivered one of the
ablest political speeches ever heard
in this section of the state.
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One of the first things referred to
by Mr. Guilbeau was the sudden
change of front of some of St. Lan
dry's "leading democrats" who in
1896 were found in the thickest of
the "anti-regulators" camp, and who
were now declaiming Parker because
he was a Bull Moose in 1916. Mr.
Guilbeau ridiculed their inconsisten
cy and their attempt to blacken th*
name of the independent candidate
for governor, when they themselves,
years ago, were republicans. He
mentioned no names, but the audi
ence seemed to apprecixCe the situ
ation and who*, ped.
The speaker did not fail to "touch
up" Phillip Gilbert, candidate for
lieutenant governor, for "once I was
young and his participation in* the
republican fight of 1896. He re
ferred to George King Favrot as
"that champion of white democra
cy" who once cherished the support
of the "black and tan" party of East
Baton Rouge, and who was a candi
date on the same ticket with three
negroes. He alto alluded to the ex
emplary democracy of Jnn Wilkin
son, one of the first orators to de
claim Parker because he once left the
democratic party.
Mr. Guilbeau predicted that Par
ker would carry St. Landry by a tre
mendous majority. Evidently the
crowd agreed with his opinion be
cause this statement was greeted with
prolonged applause.
Donelson Caffery, the orator of the
day, well known in St. Landry, where
he has delivered many forceful polit
ical addresses, spoke for nearly one
hour, decrying the intention of the
New Orleans organization to rule
Louisiana as the lottery once did. He
spoke upon the independency of the
country parishes, and of how the
New Orleans leaders would throw suf
ficient votes against the wishes ôf the
country to overrule whatever rural
majority there might be for any
measure.
Mr. Caffery dramatically referred
to the former champion of independ
ent democracy, who has since passed
into the Great Beyond, and made
particular reference to Judge E. D.
Estilette and Hon. Thomas H. Lewis.
The speaker attacked Stubbs—not
on account of his persbnality, he said,
but on account of his followers, re
ferring particularly to Thomas C.
Anderson. He charged the ^organiza
tion with having attempted to force
I Parker to accept the senatorship, pro
vided he would keep out of the guber
natorial contest.
Sunday's meeting was proclaimed
one of the most successful ever held
by any faction In St. Landry and
Parker leaders were thoroughly sat
isfied with the results attained.
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—Rev. J. D. Harper returned on
Thursday from Ruston, La., where he
attended the conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South. Mr.
Harper will be here again next year
and all the members of that church
will be delighted to know that there
wffl \k services twice daily every