The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-11

signed; J. ID. Smith, member of Fi,sr
Sewerage Board os De Ridder v;ra
W. West, resigned; Norelle NJ
Milburn. alderman of Vile Platte.
vice Oscar Reed; Bruce Smith Of rms
ton, student at L. S. L.. was an
pointed messenger in the governor
office.
Baton Rouge. - Congressman 7 Y
Sanders has introduced A resoIutin,
IN the House calling for an invasti-
cation of the cotton seed si+,,or.o.,
Harry ID. Wilson, state commissioner
or agriculture, was informed The ar
tlon resulted from a recent decision
OF the control committee OF the mee.-
ing OF cotton farmers and ginners and
cottonseed dealers and oil mill ope-
rators at Alexandria recently tina.
the refners were profiteers.
University Station. Baton Roucs
La--Sweet potato storage houses
should be thoroughly cleaned and d..
injected prior to the storing of a new
crop. This precaution is made neces-
sary by the presence Of certain dis
ease-producing organisms that H..
ever IN the storage house from one
season to the next. Disease-free no.
'atoeS stored in houses where these
organisms are present are likely 10
suffer heavy losses from decay.
University Station. Rouge. La. -
The survey Of the sugar cane belt IF
louisiana Just completed by the Uoit-
ed States Department Of Agri-ui,n,,
furnished valuable DATA on the pr.s-
ent distribution Of the Mosaic 4. ,r;.s..
IN the tate. The disease is NJ. 2:
erai as vet but seems to be SPREADING
10 a considerable extent, according
10 c. w. Edgerton. plant patholoeisr
experiment station, L. S. U.
Covington.-W. E. Farris of the
New Orleans Great Northern railroad
came to Covington to discuss win
the Association Of Commerce the
erection of a new railway station. Ac.
tlon has been slow on account of tba
government control, but if the roads
go back into private managemen5
January l, said Mr.. Ferris. a station
will be begun within ninety DAYS.
Alexandria. - Representatives of
several colleges in Louisiana met
here and reorganizea the Louisiarl
Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Those in attendance were: O. y
Fayne OF Louisiana College. Pine
vile; H Lee PraUner of State Nor
NAL; Natchitoches, F. N. Hamilton of
Southwestern Industrial Institute. l.a-
fayette. P. A. Roy of st. Charles Co.
iege, Grand Coteau.
Houma. - After months of prepa-
ration Terrebonne parish is now in
shape TO build soma roads. This was
brought about by The sale of bonds
of three road districts. Bonds with n
face value of $685. 90 were purchas-
ed by the Peoples Bank and Trus.
company at a premium.
honroe.-An allegoricaI pageant
representing Monroe 100 years ago
frd 100 years hence will be present.
cd at Ouachita fair here in October.
celebrating the Tooth anniversary of
the existence of the city under its
present name. Over a hundred chill
orn will participate in the event.
Monroe. - Colonel J. E. Morris.
who has been placed in charge at
Omaha. Neb., to deal with the stu
alton there arising from race trou-
Bile, is a Monroe boy. having former
ly lived in West Monroe, where he
was Familiarity known as Legs" MOI.
ris.
shreveport. - Special attention is
being paid by the Texas and Pacific
railroad principal shops, at Marshall.
Tex, to concentration and repair Of
cars at that place preparatory %
sending them to the South Louisiana
sugar district for handling the pre,:-
ent crop.
lexandria.-Seve,a local civic Or
sanizations are formulating plans ro-
a soldiers homecoming celebration
10 take place here November IL, and
the anniversary Of The signing Of tn,
armistice.
Bunhe.-The cotton crop, which is
the shortest since 1892. is about pick
ed. The planters will go more into
cane next season, dividing their acre
age equally into "ane, cotton, corn, |
1--we stock and forage crops.
CenterVille. Heretofore cotton |
has not been grown to any extent;
this year, however, about 500 acres |
were planted on lower Bayou Sale |
a. an experiment, and has proved a |
success. Picking is now in progress.
Grand Isle. - The cauliiower and |
eggplant crops that were not killei |
ty the recent storm water are most
promising. The eggplants are being
shipped to market and the caulifiower
is heading nicely.
Oak Grove - The fifty-seventn an
nual session OF the Bayou Macon As
scciation met with the Oak Grove
BAPTIST Church October rs.
Baton Rouge.-A meeting of the /