The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-20

Napoleonville.-Att the special cleo
ion held in this town on the
to issue S3C,00O Of bonds
Tor an additional unit of the electric
light and waterworks plant OF this
town, the result was 10 votes against.
an assessment of $22.-
S05. and l3 votes for. representing an
of $131,320.
Judge r. Emmett Ifingle, for twelva
years judge of the Twenty-Einth Ju-
dicial District, lost his life in Oak riv.
er. a deep bayou about twelve miles
back of Pointe a la Hache when he
is believed to have lost his balance
and to have fallen overheard from
the gasoline launch
New Orleans. Joseph Rosamano, |
the youthful bank teller, is to serve |
SIX months in the parish prison, and |
his brotherin-law,. Anthony ]. Bag |
gasse, must serve one year in Jail. for
the theft of $4,000 from the Algicrs
branch Of the Whitrey-Central Bank
and Trust Company
Morgan City, - Succumbing TO an
attack of appendicitis Mrs Philip
Hebert of Rayne, La. died on board
a Southern Pacific train. Mrs. Her
bert was accompanied by her hus-
Land and was en- route to the hospital
at New Orleans for treatment.
Patterson-Misses Coale and Mines.
public health nurses of ST. Mary's
parish, are examining the children in
the primary grades of the Patterson
/ High School for defects of eyes, ears,
/ nose, throat, etc. Those who need
treatment are sent to d physician.
/ Lake ChaIles.-Rice marshes and
bayOus in the vicinity of Oberlin are
rising from water from the Calcasieu.
which is flooding the lower streets Of
the town. Many homes in the lower
levels are completely surrounded
with water.
New Orleans. - Fire originating, it
is said, from lighted cigarette drop
ped by negro passing through the
building. damaged the building, stock
ana furniture of the store of Victor
Valentinien to the extent of approx
mately $4,000.
. Alcxandria.-The'p police jury of Ra
pides parish, at a regular meeting
sold the bonds, issued by four road
districts previous to the issuance o.
S2,040,000 worth of parishwide road
bonds, to Joseph A. Bentley.
Plaquemine.-The grinding season
: is nearing the end in this section. TIL.
. first factory to sound taps was thu
: Granada of c. c. Barton, Jr, on til,
o Fast Eank which has finished, havin:
. ground 1000 tons of cane into syrup
:, New Orleans. Fourteen hundre'
gallons of alcohol, stored at the Sey
/, enth Street wharf and awaiting ship
q ment to Triest, Italy. have bee
:, drained through holes drilled in tn
= bottom Of the barrels by thieves.
'f Monroe-Freight trains IN the Mi'
souii Pacific Railway have been equiv
d ped with passenger coaches and Wi
d carry passengers between Monroe an
rs Alexandria and between Monroe an
60 Vidalia and Collipston.
q New Orleans.-The historic Frenc
n, Opera House. scene of the debut
n the United States of Adelina Pat
and whose audiences have heard tn
voices Of Jean de Reske and Jenn
Lind, has burned to the ground.
m ST. Rose-Charged with havir
,rt shot George Marsala, young son
ed Mike Marsela, in the back sever
'ry weeks ago, Joe Caronia of this plat
has just been released under bond.
er- Shreveport-Goods valued
OPP thousands of dollars were stolen
les burglars from the Buckalew Har
les ware Company and from the HeaorI
y Dry Goods Company store.
OF Monroe.-A complete system
has good roads, which includes eve
ing main thoroughfare in the parish,
at bond issue of s1,GOO,600 was voted
a parish-wide election.
- New Orleans. Two white bo
ria entered the dry goods store owned
act Harry Sherman, while Mrs. Sherm
his was marketing and stole five bolts
or gingham worth S45. The you
'ro- thieves we're seen leaving with t
plunder by girl.
ins Baton Rouge. - Leander n. Pei
DIV has been commissioned judge OF I
her Twenty ninth Judicial District Coz
ea- at Plaquemine to succeed the y
Judge Emmett Hingle.
De Shereveport-A Martin, nj
me chant of Hosston, was slain in
uo- tol battle between a posse from Ho
to ton and two men sought for hielW
robbery who resisted arrest at Nj
eet- Denham Springs.-The Brown
As tel, owned by t. w Stafford. was
Ield stroyed by fire of unascertained
ear gin, tho occupants barely succeed
in getting out in time.
ap- Shreveport-Fire caused, IL Is
nv 1;o,-od h. doFaotivC wiring in