The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-06

and dedicated three parsonages built
and seven rebuilt. 1854 members So
cured. salaries OF pastors more than
doubled, and the debt on the district
parsonage paid and extensive repairs
made on 1t is the record made by the
| Monroe District of the Methodist
| Episcopalian Church for The year
which Rev. Albert B. Lutz has served
as presiding elder.
Winfield. - TIE buying, selling
and recording of oil leases and bring
Ing suits to annul them in this parish
| is keeping a large number OF people
busy in the courthouse and causing
mineral rights to advance rapidly
The clerks office Is crowded to over
flowing al 1.-The way and all Of the ab-
stractors are working overtime It is
believed large oil field will be dis
covered near this place.
New Orleans. Fire losses in
Louisiana in 1919 will be greatly de-
creased over those Of last year, the
number Of fires occurring in the state
will be much smaller and there will
be practically a total absence of in
cendarism when the report for the
year is compiled in the office of the
fire marshal, w NJ. Campbell, accord
ing to L. A Hasgerty, chief clerk of
the department.
Shreveport - Congestion in the
Claiborne field is reflected in reports
from Homer operations. But two com.
pletions yielding about 1900 barrels
new production were made and both
wells were Immediately closed in on
completion. Some of the operators,
} according to reports are drilling
merely to the sand to conserve the
! oil as much as possible.
Monroe. - Committees composed
OF the leading business and profes
sional men of the parish nave beer
appointed by the presidents Of the
Monroe Chamber Of Commerce, ant
, tho Rotary Club. to take the leader
ship in the campaign for the good
roads bonds issue election here this
month.
! Raton Rouge. - To aid the Ret
e Cross Christmas seal movement fol
: funds with which to combat tubercu
h losis. Governor Pleasant issued (;
], proclamation calling upon the peopl,
= OF the state to observe the period Il
o December 10. as a special time 70
cooperation with the Red Cross.
7 Lafayette.-This city wants a rea
y band, and to raise the necessar.
d funds the association of commerc
q has closed a contract to give a car
n nival here the week Of December 5
a IL, With the net proceeds uniform
Z will be purchased, complete librar
of classical and popular music will b
bought
Washington, D. C.-Sugar grower
in Louisiana were considerably re
=, lieved when informed by John n
.. Rogers, representative of the Amer
a can Cane Growers Association G
"A New Orleans, that the Railroad Al
- ministration would furnish sufIlcier
car equipment to handle transport;
re tion of sugar in Louisiana
a. Shreveport. - Delays in gettin
70 material combined with inadequat
,o transportation facilities, is acting
49, nearly all North Louisiana fields. Re
River is the only field which is picl
ing up in production as pipe linz
4 are being rapidly extended in tn
lie Bull Payou district.
~. New Orleans. The last of the pi'
"a neer Dominican nuns who came frol
Ireland sixty years ago to found the
educational order in New Orlear
les passed away few days ago whe
es, Sister Mary Xavier died at the D
Idi- minican College in st. Charles av
w. nlc.
,ck
Amite. - The directors of the
cal light and power company Of tn
ell place have decided to enlarge Il
by plant and add the necessary machi
ate cry for giving Amite a daytime Gu
rent fer lights and power.
l. Monroe.-Masonic Grand Lodge 2
OF ficers laid the cornerstone Of the ne
Igo Methodist Church in West Nonrt
ley with L E Thomas, past grand ma
ent ter Of louisiana, master of Ger
monies.
The Hammond Since the inaugur
on. ton OF the cooling plant at Lorange
at the latter part of September, dai
.lly shipment Of 500 gallons OF milk b
his been maintained, bringing the dair
men rich returns.
,,, Hammond. - Breaking ground al
t.l hauling material for the cannil
~, plant Of the Strawberry Growers Sc
va. ing Company is amongst the rece
= building activities.
Denham Springs. - The large
crop of potatoes ever grown In {
-. parish is being gathered. The mark
-. price is so low. however, that most
the crop will be stored and kept ov
until next spring.
nor Natchitoches. At a called 81
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