The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-24

The and oil blowout at the New Vancng IN value
IBERIA we'll Little Bayou discloses good roads syste
that the immense gas vein encounter drainage.
cd while the drillers bang the -
we'll of sufficient strength to Interest in opera
throw shower of mud and oil far nings oil field duri
top of the derrick and had was chiefly
control effected at the outcome of the we
well probably would have been ruined the Gulf Refining
northwestern sectio
Louis Storey aged IL years Old Of the field whs
Of John Storey of Grand Cane, La Clement tract The
accidentally shot while out hunt ed below the usual
ing Mansfield by Rudolph Leo tion and the show
pold. Rudolph walking in front encouraging The
sh target rifle his shoulder and and the well baile
in some way the rife discharged days.
the bullet entering the shoulder of -
young Storey. The wound is slight The Radclif Cha1
of Washington, D. {
The British steamer Upcerne load fourday session at
ed with wheat and corn, sailed from mens have been
Port Eads La, for European port nual chautauqua
The Oscar Fredrik Swedish steam look forward to its
e, carrying pig iron, cleared for Go -
thenburg via Mobile, the Portu The first pint of
guests schooner Adamastor carrying 1917 strawberries
slaves cleared for Oporto Portugal. Hammond local m
was well developed
The Powell Lumber Company ope ripe for shipping.
rating two sawms at Lake Charles present cold wealth
and at Edna has added to the berry crop bach
timber holdings by the purchase of -
1900 acres OF timber land near Foreclosure proce
Reeves north OF Lake Charles from instituted by
the Elton Lumber Company. The con- liff Of Napoleonv
sderation Of the deal ceiver of the Hima
Manufacturing Com
The boys and girls of the Mt Her s7S32O5O The
mon Agricultural School are very and other tracts inc
enthusiastic the club work for will be sold March
the coming Many names have
already been handed in to the princi The Nssissppi
{ pal and others have indicated that L. Eam is now al
they will join later. building Companv
some repairs and
The Kentwood City Council let the Vessels now under
contract for the upkeep Of the streets contract with the
and graveling Of about four miles If pany will amount
the principal streets to T. G. Womack lion dollars
a local contractor. The contract is
O' n''eeh months work ]. w Smith and
Little Rock. Ark '
Plans and specifications Of Ham tects for the nav
SoooVo postoce TO be erected parish house
~ 'ne ooItoh square during the year Monroe by comm
are in the hands of Postmaster WI the council and no1i
son and have been inspected by con- fcent structure S
tractors.
The Gum Springs School visited tho parisb grard IT, .
Oak Grove School and was an old ments against -,
fashioned spelling bee MANY Of legged vioIatiors :.
s'Oo'hoou were present Gum Several other with
Springs is expecting return engage 10 have tess5 -
ment. tr.cl- orar.i ~
a week.! newspaper, the Slidell The Hornbeck Hi
sun will shine for ALL" beginning is being nusbod b
"eeA' HeoISe "A. bailey late of Caldwell Bros. Sh
NE POntchatoula Guide is the man has made tho nro
behind the gum" o
Taylor P HimeI
Fire which broke out in the Kant has sold his Ido MI
- ouluihg at Ryan and Broad courtville TO August
sfeets Lake Charles caused an es Brulee ST Vincent
mated loss of $4,000 before it was
oaen under control >-- o-, =.
estimator all its oy
NJ T. j Vance died at Minden in will ooen beadoua
= eishty-thifd year Jnlv