The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-08-02

church in Rome. Mcdonald will Of
Queathing bishop, said TO be a broth
er of the late Pope Leo XIII.
Vernon parish police jury has, by
luminous vote, decided to withdraw
the cooperation of Vernon parish in
cattle dipping by refusing to pay
further claims for such purpose, stat
ing the reason that the members are
Of the belief that public money ls
being wasted, and that Furthermore,
systematic and conscientious dipping
has not been followed TO eradicate
ticks.
The contract for the construction
Of the new Methodist Church in West
Monroe has been let and prepara-
tions for immediate building are al
ready under way. The new building
will contain two auditoriums ami
twenty-three Sunday school rooms,
and will be constructed entirely Of
brick Its cost. exclusive of furnish
ings, will exceed $4,000.
The board Of directors Of the
Alexandria Chambe- of Commerce
unanimously adopted a resolution CIV
| ing Endorsement to the movement by
the city commissioners which is pro-
posed to make a further test TO as
certain whether there is gas in pay
ing quantities to be found in the city
we'll now being bored.
The police jury OF Allen parish met
and PROMULGATED the returns Of an
election held recently in Ward on
a proposition to issue $4,000 of
good roads bonds. The proposition
was carried, 161 votes with a proper.
ty valuation Of s130,O0O voting in IA
vor, against 2 votes with valuation of
$5,400, against.
Electrical workers from all parts
of the United States will gather In
New Orleans for the meeting Of the
International Brotherhood Of Elec
trial Workers to be held at the St
Charles Hotel September Is to 30
Samuel Gompers, president of the
be one Of the principal speakers.
The cotton crop in the Forest Hn
section of Rapides parish is beinl
plowed up and Irish potatoes are be
ing planted for a fall crop. The cot
ton crop here will be almost a com
plete failure on account of the rain
fall during the spring and summer
and the boil weevil.
An election has been called for Atl
gust 10. to be held in Draininage Dis
trict No. 2 of Lafourche parish. TIL;
election is for the purpose of ascer
tanning the will of the TAXPAYERS re
garding an acreage tax OF 20 cent
per acre to continue the work o
dredging and draining.
A salt water natatorium for Mir
den is in prospect. II may be com
pleted and ready for use at The open
ing of the season OF 1920. Busines
, men have shown their interest in tn
matter by announcing their readiness
10 take stock in the enterprise.
st. Tammany, parish will be tickrrc
, this fall if the Cattle owners of tn
ten wards of the parish keep on dir
ping their cattle as per instructions
J So said DIR. Claude Levy, in charg
Of the work in ST. Tammany, to tn
police Jury of this parish recently.
Rain greatly benefited the ric
, crop in the Estherwood section. an
some varieties of the cereal are nea'
ing maturity Farmers are arrana
ing to use more modern methods =
the harvesting of their crops an
are buying tractors.
| John l.. Duranu mdue Snlpmen
, OF hogs TO Dallas. Tex. from ST. Ma
t tinville. which sold at 10 "a cen,
| per pound. and a lot Of sixty hog
, netted him over s1.7OU. which h
considered very good.
The unprecedented building boor
, in Crowley is stimulating all manne
, Of industries and property owner
!, are having all the principal street
I and avenues graded and graveled.
The political campaign for AsceI
sion parochial offices has been oper
1 ed with the launching of two ticl
: cts in the field.
0 The ST. Martin parish authorize
+ received this week two army truck
to be used in hauling road materialI