The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-28

men of the country. who have just
finished their convention in New
Orleans
Success Of experiments IN boil wee
VII determination at the Federal AZ
ricultural Station at Tallulah. La.
has Influenced the Senate committee
on agriculture to establish stations
for the carrying on of similar ex.
perimentation in Arkansas, Mississip-
pi and Georgia.
At a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee Of the South Louisiana Fair
Association at Donaldsonville. IT WAS
resolved to begin at once the con-
struction OF new grandstand. an
educational and an agricultural build
ing, all to be ready for the opening
Of the seventh annual fair. October >.
Governor Pleasant received infor-
nation from the secretary OF the
navy that 1,100 memorial tablets.
three deck planes end two ventila-
tors from the battleship Maine are
being held for distribution at Wash
ington. The souvenirs can be OBJ
tanned by paying certain fees fixed by
Congress:
The LaPIace Woodmen will hold
their regular meeting on the first
Sunday of July, at which meeting
preliminary plans will be arranged
for the grand annual Woodmen fest'-
val to be given in the latter part OF
August or early part Of September.
Mayor Adems and Chief OF Police
lies OF Alexandria announce they
will rigidly enforce the dog ordinance
which provides that all dogs running
at large upon the streets between
May 1 and October 1 shall be secure
ly muzzled.
A special election was called FOR
July % to vote on the 100000 park
bond issue in an ordinance passed by
the Baton Rouge CITY Commission
Council. The money will be used TO
purchase. improve and equip the park
site.
Houma is to have fine new Meth
odist Church. a structure that will
when completed be one of the most
modern and handsome church build
ings Of its size in louisiana. accord
ing to plants now under way.
Two hundred pupils are attending
the summer school at Monroe, which
is now held annually at the Monroe
city schools since the adoption OF
the twelve months pay plan for city
school teachers. ..
Whether the L. 8 L. barracks
should be discontinued and all stu
dents required to board in the city
of Baton Rouge was one Of the Ques-
tions referred to the executive COM
mittee by the board OF supervisors OF
the L. S. U. at their annual meeting.
Tony Balrano, Jr.. not seeing an
approaching train while at play az
Rcseland ran in front Of the locomo-
tive and was instantly killed. the en-
CINE passing over his body.
A committee of women from the
Alethean Club of La Fayette are
making a strong appeal to the busi-
ness men for a memorial in honor
of men who saw service in the world
war.
Albert NJ Dean was appointed
mavor Of Boyce. La, by Governor
Pleasant to succeed J. f. orissom.
resigned.
A car of sheep has been shipped
out TO Fort Worth from the Baton
Rouge Stock Yards on the coopera
tive plan.
The "shimmy" and tickle toe
dances will be eliminated from the
socials given in Carencro. according
to Mayor Preiean. who has engaged
several foorwalkers to attend recep-
tions to make sure that this edict IL
carried cut.
louisiana will be well represented |
at the Methodist Centenary celebra-
ton in Columbus. o., June sc to July
l3. Practically every large town in
the state will send at least one dele |
cate.