The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-06

southern States agreed to attend
twoday meeting of the American Co..
Ton Association in New Orleans Sep
tember and 8. At this meeting. ac-
cording to telC(raphic dispatch from
Dallas, Texas, recently. the executives
1t the various states and the cotton
dealers will fix minimum prices on
cotton.
AlexanGria-The sawmilI of the
Pawnoe Land and Lumber Company
OF Pawnee, La, is being moved 10 n
| new site, KurthwOod, La.
Pointe a Ia Hache-The live stock
department at Baton Rouge has grant
ed the farmers a delay of thirty DAYS
Ill dipping their stock during the busy
rice harvest, where no ticks have
been reported by the inspectors.
New Orleans.-The Louisiana alloc-
ment for the $1,000. 900 Roosevelt Me-
mortal fund is $4,000, according to
an announcement made recently by
Louis a. Burns, secretary of tn,
Louisiana committee. The $4,000 900
| fer the memorial is to be raised in I
nationwide drive beginning Octobe:
20 aud ending on Roosevelt's birth.
day, October 81.
Shreyeport.-Huey p. Long, state
railroad commissioner, announce I
here the commission had been inform
ed by the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company the company nov
has on the press a new scherule ~
rates to be put before the commits jlcn
for approval at its Shreveport meet
ing during the state fair.
! Monroe.-Assessmen books for
the parish of Ouachita are now open
for inspection and show taxable
values Of approximately $4,000, 900.
OF this amount the city of Monroe
shows values of about $4,000, 900, an
increase over 1918 of approximately
s2,0O0,O00.
Monroe.-With a view Of preven5-
ing accidents such as have occurred
in nearby towns recently. Mayor Ar
mold Bernstein has issued a warning
that the law prohibiting the driving
of automobiles by persons under the
age of seventeen years will be strictly
enforced.
i New Orleans.-Elaborate entertain
metn is being planned for several
thousand Shriners who are to be IN
New Orleans September 27-2S for the
Southern meeting. it was stated by
Potentate Charles Weinberger. who Is
taking an active part in arranging for
the visitors.
Lafayette-The Acadia Baptist AS
sociaticn, including the Baptist
churches of Acadia and contiguous
parishes, held it's first annual meeting
with Pilgrims Rest Church, near Eu-
nice. Fifteen churches, with few
more than fifteen hundred members,
are embraced in this body.
Baton Rouge. - Alexandria VIII
make fight at the next session of
tn Legislature to have the Louisiana
State Normal School transferred from
Natchitoches. according to resolutions
passed by the Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce, which have been sent 10
Governor Pleasant.
Baton Rouge.-Twenty scholarships
IN the French Ivcees will be offered
young women of Louisiana, according
to letter received by T. H. Harris,
state superintendent of education,
from Robert L. Kelly, executive Sec
Ietary of tire Association of American
Colleges
DIFFERENTIATION of the
Monroe Labor Club, which was first
organized Immediately preceding the
late municipal campaign. is being con-
sidered by members of organized Ia
bor here
| Leesville. The Vernon Lumber
Company is preparing to open up y
mill with two bandsaws at its hold
ings in the central part of the parish.
where there is about a 12-year run Of
timber
| Hammond.-Petitions are being cir
culated in Hammond. Ponchatoula
and other points and signed freely oy
the voters, praying that the police
jury call an election to get the sense
OF the citizens in regard to a commits
sion form of government.
Baton Rouge-Delegates from the
Baton Rouge Ad Club to the New Or
! leans convention will carry red
sticks" along with a uniform style Of
dress.
Colfax.-RiaE lands touched high
prices here when a tract in the
Fourth Ward, close to the Hunter t.
rigating canal. was sold by the sheriff
for $40 an acre cash.
st. Martinville.-Durand & Crankar
of this place sold 241 sacks of Edith
rice at $500 per barrel This is the
highest price on the Teche for rougn
rice this season.
Colfax. - The $4,000 Jefferson
HIGHWAYS bond issue for Raad me-