The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

ed Sl5 for damage to a COW. These
are aftermath claims to the dipping
which Is a thing OF the past in Yer
non parish. The constant flow OF
damage claims or loss claims hal
quite an influence on the police jury
in causing 1t to take a stand against
dipping.
Shreveport. The highest price
ever paid for oil land in Louisiana
was given here when John w. Gill;
land and ]. B. Foster of Tulsa, Okla,
Paid at the rate of $4,000 per acre
for forty acres of land directly be-
tween the Standard Oil Oakes No. .
well in Section 80. estimated at 20t
coo barrels, and the Rowe-Show No.
2, in Section 20, completed recently
and reported flowing 10000 barrels
daily.
New Orleans. - Silavrio Apo3tol,
of Manila, p l., chief Of the Plant In
dustry Division of the Philippine Bu-
reau of Agriculture, has arrived in
New Orleans on an Official mission
for his government in the interests
of rice growing Mr.. Apostol, a na-
tive Filipino, was educated in the
American schools IN the islands and
later graduated from Purdue Univer-
sity. He is on a two years trip
around the world to study rice condi-
ticns.
Monroe.-Nineteen new houses
have been completed within a radius
of four bloocks in West Monroe in
the past five months, and more than
100 houses of the better class have
teen built on the west side this year.
Besides the residences, a large gin
has just been completed, large cot
ton compress is in course of construc-
ton, and a $4,000 Methodist Church
is being erected.
Monroe.-Former service men who
have been asked to give their pref
erence of the form to be given the
memorial to be erected by Ouachita
parish to those who went from this
parish to the war, are unanimous in
preferring some form of building
which can be used by the men them
selves instead of a tablet or shaft
suggested by some others. More sug
gestions have been asked for.
Baton Rouge.-More than seventy
| dairymen and others have notified
Professor c. H. Staples, dairy hus-
bandmen, Louisiana State University,
| OF their intention to join the Louis
| lana dairy farmers observation tour,
/ which will include visit of three
days to the National Dairy Show at
Chicago and two days to the leading
dairy sections OF Wisconsin.
Leesville.-Muscadine grapes are
ripe now and troupes Of townspeople
are out pillaging the vines. They are
difficult to get but the flavor makes
them supreme favorites with house
wives. Wild crabapples for making
jelly are also being much sought.
Wild grapes are quite plentiful this
season.
Grand Isle.-The last Of the sol
diers have returned home from over
seas service, the island death list
being but two, one drowned at sea
by the sinking of transport, and
another killed in action at Chateau
Thierry. A memorial tablet will be
placed in the little chapel here in
their honor.
New Orieans.-War is to be waged
against profiteers, both wholesaler
and retailer, in New Orleans by the
fair price committee of the Associa-
tion of Commerce, according to Ed
ward A. Parsons, chairman of the
committee.
Abbeville. - A. Kaplan of Crow
ley has purchased for $15p00 the
Fenurick Sanitarium building, erect
ed at a cost of $4,000, and will re-
move 1t to the town of Kaplan, where
il will be remodeled for a hotel.
Ld1dyetle.-lH Il He l<dldycllc pdiioii
police jury has fixed October 16 as
the date upon which bids will be
opened for the sale of $S0b00 good
roads bonds for improvement of high
ways in the third ward.
Columbia.-C. NJ Moore fell into a
boiling vat at the Price Veneer &
Lumber Co.'S plant here and was
scalded so badly his skin ali came
off when his colthes were removed at
the hospital.
Ponchatoula. The recent rains
have greatly benefited the crops in
this section and the farmers are
busy. All crops are most promising
at this time.
Lake Arthur.-The election held
here for the purpose of voting s110,-
900 bonds for the erection of a model
school building carried by a great
majority.
Crowley. The district Sunday
school meeting was held at Esther
wood. Miss Tompkins. or the Louis
lana States Sunday School Associa-
ton, presided.