The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-24

ton clears up and you will be noti-
fed as soon as the new date is set. ,
Please inform those whom You have
annointod as delegates. of the post
poncment Of the congress"
Howard Mclaughlin, 16, and Tatlta
Hannie, IA. two Baton Rouge white
boys sent recently to the Reform
School at Monroe for having broken
into the Joubert store here and steal
ing about $500 worth of iewclry, and
for other thefts attributed to them.
have escaped, according to notice
from H. W. Moore. superintendent, 10
Sheriff Day at Baton Rouge. This IS
McLaughlin's second escape.
The Round Table Club of Hammond /
is taking up the study of South Amer /
lean topography and is circulating /.
works by standard writers on the sub |
iect. The Government Bureau OF
Plant Culture has advised the club OF
its willingness to send few Chinese
oil trees for experiment and the men,
bers have decided to plant them on
the highway between Hammond and
Ponchatoula.
The Red River Atchalafaya and
! BAYOU Bouef Levee Board let the con-
tract to Douglas, Burt and Buchanan
for enlarging the state drainage cana!
from Alexandria to Chapln's lake for
approximately 100000.
Supervisors Of the First road dis
trict met at Crowley to consider
number of applications submitted By
road engineers for the construction or
the 100000 worth of metal roads ID
be completed in this district.
The date of the Southern confer
ence in New Orleans to discuss plans
for the colonization and sale Of tie
cut-over timber lands of the South
has been advanced to April II to 13
from April II to 10.
Indications are that there will not
be any strawberries wasted at Ham
mond this year, as has been the case
in the past through overproduction.
The Parents Club of Patterson
, with membership of seventy-twO, has
, recently been organized for the mu
tual benefit of parents and children.
, Another infant organization in Pat
' terson which promises to grow will
rapid strides is the Mothers Cultur'
Club" an association.
Two walking clubs have been ol
ganized among girls of the Hammon
= schools and tramps are being arrans
! ed for during the spring.
= p. d. LeBleu, for the last fou
years conservation agent in Calcasic
parish, has severed his connectio
with the commission.
x The Grant Parish School Boar
Is held special session for the transa
n tion of business pertaining to the Pc
'e lock school, which was burned fe
le days ago.
is
rs The Music Club is another organiz
ton OF note in Patterson. under Il
direction of Miss Margaret Smith.
Of recital was recently given to a c
"a pacity house.
re
s State penitentiary bonds totalil
s400. 900 have been registered by Sc
retary of State Bailey. The bon
n. were bid in by the Hibernia Bank
n New Orleans.
The Calcasieu fair at Lake Charl
is formally a closed episode. t
as fair grounds having been sold Il
az week to ]. w. Tooks of De Ridder,
$500.
M. DIR. c. J. Ballowe, Hammond e
ire ernment veterinarian, is having c
ng tie dipping watts cleaned up and put
ry- order for dipping, which will &C
he mence April l. There are ninety
these watts in the parish and I
more in course of construction.
ice
,as The Crowley city council has pa
I'm cd an ordinance to prevent pers'
to of the restricted district from appe
md ing on the streets Of the city exc
on. between the hours Of 10 in the me
ing and 2 in the afternoon.