The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-25

Baton Rouge-Dr. E. P. Flower re-
turned from Chicago, where he at
tended the conference for tubercu.
losfs eradication ana control moor
poration with the bureau OF animal
industry. By all act Of Congress the
bureau pays one-third and the stats
rays one-third of the appraised value
u all cattle slaughtered for the pre-
vention of the disease. Heretofore the
owners OF the cattle received no conf
pensation for diseased cattle that were
killed. The bureau allows as much
as $50 for grade ccttle and $3.50 for
rure-bred.
Opelusas.-The Chamber OF Com.
Merce Is planning tie establishing Of
the most elaborate parish fair in
Louisiana. Work on the 1920 fair has
already begun. The police Jury recent
lE unanimously appropriated the sum
O. $500. the business people of Ope-
lousas will contribute considerably
Il ore than that amount, the city coun-
eli and parish school boards will be
ssked to give 81 80 each, and the
farmers Hf st Landry several thou
sand dollars.
Alexandria. T. Rayscale. super-
intendent of the Alexandria electric
light and wafer works system. an
nouncos the service of an ex-
pert driller has been procured
to complete the drilling of the
Alexandria gas we'll. He has arrived
and will begin at once active opera
tiOns. 1t is expected to push the work
until IL has been definitely deter
mined whether or net gas or oil can
be obtained
Lake Charles.-Dishop Thirkield ot
New Orleans and DR. Paul Vogt, rural
Church specialist, board o. home mis-
Sims, Methodist Episcopal Church,
closed two days conferences at Hous
ton and Lake Charles districts with
tees OF the Gulf and Southern con-
ferences, making provisional sppro-
rriations of Centenary funds covering
more thar 100000.
Bogalusa. = Preparations are being
made to take the fourteenth census
end there will be about 175 enumer-
aIors appointed fer the Sixth Con.
gressional District. Preference will be
given to returned soldiers, sailors
trd marines who saw service over
seas. Actual enume ration will begin
January 9, 1920, and should be COM
pleted in thirty davs.
st. Martinville.-Farmers living
near the Lady of tho Lake plantation.
near here, have been missing sheen,
goats and small calves. for some time.
ind thought the losses were being
caused by wolves. they watched and
success, until this week, when three
cf then, were seen on E. c. Smede's
cattle ranch.
New Orleans-Tta next conven-
tinn of the Amer;can Medical Asso.
citation will he held in New Orleans.
april 26 to 80. according to an an
Lnuhcene1t by DR.. Oscar Bowling,
president of the Louisiana State
BOARD of Health, and a member OF
ibc board of trustees of the associa-
tion.
Napoleonville-Pl.n are busiiy
engaged with fall planting of sugar
cane and gathering hay. Most OF the
rice planters are through .threshirg
and from present Indications a larger
acreage of rice will be planted in this
Parish next year.
Notwithstanding { h
fact that cane crop conditions are
rot as favorable as tho planters and
others would like them to be, the
quarterly statements from the three
ranks in Thibodaux and the Raceland
bank indicate prosperity.
AlexanGria.--A number Of mem
hers OF the General Education Board
cf The United States. who are making
a tour OF the South. inspecting var
ious coll. ges and schools, both white
and colored, are In the state.
Grand lsle.--Captain John Ludwig
has begun making shipments North
from his pens of diamond back ter
rapins, containing more than $4,000
they sell for $50 Il dozen to the res
taurant trade.
Forest Hill.-Siy head Of cattle
we're badly injured when struck by
train while a large numb,r Of cattle
were being driven ecross the railroad
tracks on the way TO a dipping vat
east of this place.
Plaquemine-The Fair Oaks plan.
tatIon of Theodore Dreyfus located
hear Fordyce in the parish Of Pointc
Coupee has been sod to Messrs. Rob
tiIs and Mclean of Mississippi for
s36.526.
Forest Hill-Tha local Baptist
Church has elected Rev. II. B. Mer-
Ger pastor for another rear. Dele
rates tc rho pantis- AsSnci.tiou moai