The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-21

grand lodge convention and reunion.
July : to 13.
Hundreds Of acres Of oats have
been harvested in Ouachita parish re-
Gently, some planters being CON-
PEELED 70 run their reapers Sunday 20
insure getting the grain cut before
the rain ruined it,
Monroe Council 1887. Knights OF
Columbus, initiated a class of forty.
one Sunday. June Is, in the interest
of the campaign for a million new
members by December 81.
The Florida Parishes Summer
Normal. which is now permanent
feature for Amite. opened its term at
Amite with an enrolment of 130 stu
dent-teachers and more are arriving.
Tractors have played an important
part in the farming operations of
Jefferson Davis parish this season.
H. c. Fondren, farm demonstration
agent, reports.
Lafayette will get two trucks from
the War Department to assist the
parish in building many miles of
good roads which are included in the
schedule for 1919 and early in 1920.
The first car of high grade hogs
ever shipped from the Amite section
was shipped last week by J. =.
Prichard. proprietor of Liberty Farm.
A movement will be started alons
the line of the Baton Rouge, fiam-
mond and Eastern railroad TO obtain
a double daily passenger service en-
the road.
Ramon Ferriola. Spanish sailor
charged with assault on the high
seas. was taken to New Orleans from
BATON Rouge. where he will be de-
ported
Tulanians past and present and
friends of the university united in
honoring the memory of Tulane men
and women who died in war SER
vice.
The annual memorial services ot
the various lodges of the IndeDend.
cnt Order of Odd Fellows in New
Orleans win be held Sunday, June -,
in New Orleans.
Automobile dealers from ali sec
tiOns of Louisiana and Mississippi
will meet in New Orleans early in
August to form, Bi-State Automobile
Dealers Association.
Dellie Arlington. who was among
those reported missing in action and
was supposed to have been killed.
has arrived at his home at Black
Creek. Grant Parish.
Chef MCnteur-New Orleans State
Highway bonds amounting to $780, |
200. were signed by Governor Pleas
mt, Henrv Hunsicker. state treasu-
'er. and Paul Capdevielle. auditor.
md were attested by James Bailey,
secretary of state.
Charles Lohmann deputy assessor |
inder Parish Assessor ~ p. Vernon. |
,as completed the assessment OF |
hammond property or the uniform
-aluation plan under which the city |
assessment will total about s2,5O0,-
100.
The rainy season has proved a So
ious setback for the cotton crop
the St. Benedict district
)nly one-half of the normal yield per
Icre can be expected, and a number
{ farmers plowed down their cotton
or a crop of late corn.
The Terrebonne High School build
ng. one of the finest educational
tructures in the state. has just been
ompleted and is ready for use The
site and equipment cost
bout 100000
A statewide propaganda in the in
crest of the Louisiana Training In
titate. located near Monroe, has
cen instituted by the Monroe Rotary
lub.
A big Hoo-Hoo concatenation was
eld at Alexandria in which a large
umber of candidates were initiated
Ito the order.
The city Of New Roads lays claim
having the deepest artesian drink.
,g water well in Louisiana.