The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-15

ers against the boards new system
OF taxing such vehicles was uncalled
for because the average assessment in
forty-eight of the sixty-four parishes
this year is materially less than the
average assessment in those parishes
last year. In the other sixteen par
ishes this years average assessment
is very little more than that of last
year.
A patriotic mass meeting will be
held at Oak Grove Sept. Is, the day set
by Governor Pleasant for the organi-
zation of a Parish Council of Defense.
j. Martin Hamley. representative
from East Carroll. and local speak
ers, will make addresses Oak Grove
will be decorated with flags and bunt-
ings and preparations will be made
to entertain number of visitors.
The fact that State Highway Engi-
neer Buie has promised to visit Match
itoches and look over the site of the
old Camp Salubity. where Lieutenant
Grant, later President of the United
States, was stationed during the Mex
ican crisis in the forties, as a possi-
bic site for one of the Infantry
School of Arms and Machine Gun
School, has caused much interest.
The Louisiana Railway and Naviga-
tion Company has purchased eleven
new steel coaches to be used in the
shuttle train service soon to be inau-
gurated between Alexandria and
Camp Beauregard, according to infor-
nation received in a message by
Commercial Agent C. N. Nesom from
H. B. Helm and E. c. d. Marshall,
who are in Chicago.
The first bale of cotton Of the 1917
crop was ginned at Forest It was
raised by Fred Gronsol of Oak Grove,
weighed 462 pounds, and was sold to
Parkman & Co., Inc, at Forest for 25
cents a pound.
Subscriptions are being raised to
rebuild the Catholic church at Thi-
| bodaux, which was destroyed by fire
several months ago. The new church
will cost about s25,000.
The first rice brought to Welsh this
year was from Oscar Sutter of Roam
oke. It was of the Early Prolific va
riety and while it was classed as No.
2, it brought a good price
The Red Cross Auxiliary at Ham,
mond continues its daily meetings and
is now engaged making hospital gar
ments in addition to surgical dress
ings and bandages.
The temporary road to Camp Beau
regard will be oiled by the govern
ment to do away with the dust, pend
ing the completion of the macadam
highway.
A large number of Amite people
visited Greensburg and participated
In tf.e patriotic celebration which was
held in honor of the men who were
drafted for the new national army.
The Parish of st. Martin voted a |
bond issue of 100000 for the pu..
pose of constructing 100 miles of grav.
ell roads. The majority was small. |
and has not yet been announced.
Cotton is coming in rapidly. the |
gin at the cotton oil mill at Natchi- |
toches having ginned 200 bales 10 |
date. The Cloutier gin at Starlight
reports the same number.
The National Emergency Food Gar.
den Commission Of Washington has
allotted the Tangipahoa Parish Fair
Association one of the prizes and ma.
tional certificates of merit it is offer
ing for the best canned vegetables
grown in war gardens, to be completed
for the October fair.
More than so per cent of the draft.
ed men whose claim of exemption
was not approved by the Amite local
board have appealed to the district
board