The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-14

due. The building cost the parish
$4,000, and final payment will be
made next year. President J. B. Fes
with the state conservation commits.
sion relative to getting for the parish
for the maintenance and construction
OF the shellroads being built on the
east and west banks all clam shells
and gravel needed from the bottoms
or the bays and bayOus free of any
| cost and only few miles from the
| river front. The parish is at present
paying s1.35 per yard for the shells.
and the cost for getting out the $4,000
barrels needed would be but IS cents
a barrel.
A mortgage OF considerable import
ance was filed for transcription at
Jennings with Clerk of the Court l. X.
Price, by the Central Trust Company
or Illinois, the mortgagor being the
Longville Lumber Company OF Kan
sas city, and the mortgage being for
sS,oOOOOO. II covers large timber
holdings in Jefferson Davis, Calca-
sieu' Allen and Beauregard parishes.
Governor Pleasant appointed J. F.
Mcmahon, P. W. West. X. r. Caxle.
w. d. Smith and J. Y. Dempsey as
members Of the Board Of Commission
ers OF the First Sewerage district OF
DeRidder. The five men were elect.
ed November 7, last, but failed to
qualify, and the governor now has
appointed them to the board. They
still have to qualify
Announcement has just been receiv-
ed at Baton Rouge Of the appointment
OF Harry A. Granary, member of
well-known Baton Rouge family and
graduate Of the Louisiana State Uni.
versity and of the Audubon Sugar
School. class Of 1913, as manager of
the Havana Office of the Cuban-Amer-
lean Company, large sugar con-
Germ.
Charged with having left LeesvilIe |
with the wife Of neighbor, T. d. Nc
Allister, described as feet inches
tall, weighing 145 pounds and aged
10. Is being sought by his wife and
The authorities. The woman is said
10 be feet 6 inches tall. Sheriff Jones
says McAllister left a month ago and
reward Of $50 is offered.
The information that the Postoffce
Department was considering the sus-
pension of Sunday mail service on the
New Iberia and Eunice branch has
'aused the patrons of the Abbeville
to circulate a petition pro-
esting against the change.
The Insurance Federation Of Louis
ana, through its president Henry
Fighter Of New Orleans. has written
o Governor Pleasant, Offering the ser.
ices of the federation in connection
With the war emergency work.
The Oakley Sugar Company, Incor. {
GRATED. has been formed with a cap
al stock of 100000; permitted in
rease OF capital stock, 5000, 900; do.
licile near the Oakley factory in this c
arish. g
Application Of the compulsory at {
'ndance law by Calcasieu school au- q
lorities has resulted in the enroll.
ent OF practically all children of
'hool age, and an attendance percen.
lge of 81. G
The Hammond Farmers Associa. 4
on sold solid carload Of strawber. r
es for shipment to Chicago at $3.50 O
n crate. BY the middle Of April the
season will be at IFS
light
John A. Ross, Of the First State .
ank and Trust Company of Ham. =
ond, has been notified of his ap- =
ointment as one OF the appraisers .
r this territory of the Farm Loan
INK.
The car shortage problem is ser.
lsly affecting road contractors IN =,
Ilcasieu parish, and there are more :,
an fifty teams Of mules idle as a :,
suit OF the failure of gravel ship :,
ants.
The embargo laid on all ocean.
und freight by the Southern Pacific 4.
'rgan Line, will seriously interfere ~ ~
tn export rice stuff from Crowley. :,
Cutworms are reported TO have -
ne much damage to the early plant. IL
corn around Abbeville and much
it will have to be replanted.
twenty applicants for teachers .
'tificates took successful examina. "
ms at Amite City. There were no ~
ored applicants. lie
lie was produced aud q glass hand
10 her. M
Ma, M, Mrs.. Mitchell" said the gss- III
Il have sigAed tie pasdEs Asier &c