The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

city MANAGEMENT plan which was yor.
ed down by the people of Nonr,.
nearly year ago will in effect pr.-
vail for the next four years if a con-
tract entered into between thirty COM
missioners and Walter G. Kirkpatrick
rs adonted. according to the view ct
many citizens.
Notices to appear and make bond,
or $50 each. pending hearing OF
charges against them, were served on
majority Of the fifty-two persons in
ditced by the grand jury at Shrevs-
port on allegations OF having slot m1-
chimes, punch boards or candy cards
in their possession.
Cyrile Thibodaux. aged 26. who re-
turned from France a few weeks ago
and who since his return had shown
signs Of being demented, sho, ana
killed himself at the home of relatives
in Berwick. Thibodaux was one OF
the Chateau Thierry heroes and had
been gassed and wounded in that
battle
Farm tractors are coming to the aid
OF the rice farmers of Louisiana dur
ing the situation brought about by
the late planting, Harry ID. Wilson,
state commissioner of agriculture
said on his return from trip to Lake
Charles and the rice-producing Sec
ton of the state,
Final tabulation Of the subscrip-
tions for Victory Loan notes shows
that Livingston made a 100 per cent
record. taking more than $4,000.
French Settlement, the Third Ward.
took $4,000.
The police jury for the parish Or
Iberville has called special election
in the Second, Sixth and Eighth
Wards for the purpose of passing on |
a 3-mill tax for good roads in the
three wards.
At meeting of the Shrevepor,
Commission Council Commissioner
Leon Kahn announced the experiment.
OF municipal ownership OF the water
and sewerage system had proven q
success.
The home service conference of III.
American Red Cross convened at
Lake Charles. Representatives OF
chapters in Central and Southwest
Louisiana were present.
victory bonds amounting TO S56s.
05O were sold by New Orleans Rov
Scouts In the campaign Just closed.
when 71S scouts sold $3.50 subscrip.
tions.
Agricultural courses will be added
10 the curriculum of the University
Demonstration High School next ses.
zion.
Baton Rouge Boy Scouts are max
ng plans for the observation of An
probation Week, which will be held [
rom June TO H. The purpose of the
week is to get the mothers. fathers |
nd other citizens to take an interest s
n the Scout movement.
Joseph A. McCord of Atlanta. chair.
nan of the board of directors of the I
'ederal Reserve Bank, Sixth Distric.. A
aid In New Orleans reports to the +
oard show the cash trade of the peo- v
lie with merchants in the Sixth Dis
-ict has increased 20 to 25 Der cent
Major Charles Miller. United n
tates Army representative in the Of Ii
ce OF the Louisiana adjutant general b.
uring the greater part of the war.
as Deen ordered 10 report To the
nited States adju,ant general for
ity at Washington a
",
l. Paul Amiss. secretary of the IA. 10
n Rouge Chamber of Commerce. re.
lived information from Key West
at the anti-submarine fiotilla would
W o' Datum rSouse on lts Trip from m
orida to ST. Louis. III
G.
The annual session of the Grand
'dge of the Knights of Pythias of
e Louisiana domain was held at the
asonic Temple at New Orleans. co
re
In the Methodist Centenary CAM re-
ign begun Sunday at p. m. Min tai
n overpledged its allotment of sl0.. tic
by Sl,147s the first day.
The Amite Methodist Church sub
'ibed its quota three minutes after be,
opening Of the Centenary cam fer
Ign. ins