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

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William Cox. Bell City: Earl Richard
Lake Charles; J. z. Webre, Sulphur
d. N. Smith, Starks; W. E. Lyons
De Quincy, and r. c. Lyons, Vinton.
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.
Time for the filing Of a list Of pres
ent commodity rates and proposed
commodity rates, in the matter Of thu
Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Rail
way Company, ct ais, in re, applica
ton for authority. to advance such
rates on the lines involved between
points west OF the Mississippi and be
tween such points and Mississippi
river crossings. was extended by the
Railroad Commission Of Louisiana
from April to April %.
In a recent report from Napoleon
vile, it was said that Judge Walter
Guion, who has just resigned the Of
fee of federal district attorney. would
open law Office in this town under
the nrm name Of Guion and Guion,
when II should have been Guion, Lam
Fremont and Guion, as former lieu
tenant governor, Paul Lambremont
Will also be Of the firm and an Office
Will also be maintained at Convent.
Advocates OF good roads in Tangi-
pahoa parish scored another victory
when the people Of Road District No.
l. in which Ponchatoula is situated.
voted in favor Of ten-mill tax for a
period OF ten years. The vote stood:
For the tax, 1902; properly valuation,
sl27,7S0; against the tax, AZ; proper
ty valuation. $50.560.
Theodore (alias "Sadum") Johnson.
q young negro ex-convict residing in
Donaldsonville, was arrested by Off,
Ger Lucien Acosta, Jr., on suspicion
Of being implicated in the recent
theft OF mail pouches from the local
Texas & Pacific depot
Captain Stanley Davis, of Amite
City. commander OF the Tangipahoa
Scouts" is acting under instructions
to recruit his company up to war
strength.
Harry Wilson, secretary OF agricul- |
ture. was in Convent, where he ad-
dressed a meeting Of farmers as to |
how to raise vegetables for the mar.
ket.
The Covington Association of Com
merce has set the wheels in motion
for staging the Redpath Chautauuua
in Covington May ~ to II, inclusive.
The last big rice sale Of the sea-
son, which was held at Iowa, result.
eed in the disposal of 5000 sacks for
a total Of $4,000.
Calcasieu parish cattle continue to
gravitate into the hands of big land
owners. at prices ranging from $40 10
s35 head
Judging by the uanqtity of bios
SONS, this seasons pecan crop will
prove a record-breaker for Louisiana
AT the Pythian convention at Crow
ey May 1920, the merchants will de.
,orate all business houses.
A movement to organize Red
Cross Chapter in Amite is in active
progress.
At special meeting Of the Ope-
ousas lodge Of Elks resolutions were +,
Idopted pledging the support of the
odge and its $50 members to the ,
resident and the flag. and urging full
measures OF preparedness to be taken
( once
PROFESSOR Casanova. United States G
ountr farm demonstration agent Is
Ipecting carload Of blooded calves
hitch have been ordered by the far. .
'ers In the vicinity of Kaplan for =
re.ding purposes.
Latest n. G. l. Outrage. ID,
Il the msher cost Of living = e. Q,
ace everythins7 Complaint Is made
pathological expsrtmenters In Q.
ashington that monkeys. once p,en- t.
tul at s. each. ara now scarce and II
st $18.-New York World. Ia
How She Got Around Il
An old Scotswomsn. very fond Of q
ssap and Ia dram, was induced . b. I,
the neF year By signing the tenn d
rance plfdse. b
Calling 4poll Q friend one day. the A