The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-13

normal school to Alexandria. and IN
dismantlirg OF the Louisiana an
Northwest Railroad, rhe improvement
OF roads hereabouts and the adyer
using or The resources Of Cane Rive
valley and Natchitoches parish.
We" orleans. This city was Sc
Iected as the meetiig place of tn.
1871 convention of the National Ma
sonic Relief Association of the bien
nal session held in Minneapolis
Mimi, August =7-29. The meeting will
bring TO this city large number o
men who are prominent in the Mason
&c fraternity from all Portions of the
country.
New Orleans-A petition has been
tiled by the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company before the
Rallroad Commission of Louisiana. ac-
cording to an announcement by the
company Saturday, asking for an or.
der authorizing the corporation 10
continue its present rates for a De-
riod OF not less than twelve months
after December /.
Branch.-Clarence Hays. a hero of
the st. Mihiel drive, is home on fur
Tough visiting his parents at this
Llace. He he had started over the
top for the third time when a bursting
shell above him tore out his entire
right shoulder blade, rendering the
arm useless for life. He also was
sassed on a previous occasion.
Colfax- Judge Ah1rews has grant
cd an appeal from his order for the
bonding Of the injunction in the car.
tie dipping controversy, returnable IN
thirty days. The appeal being suspen.
sive In its operation. all dipping will
have to be discontinued until the
Supreme Court can pass on this ia,-
portant matter.
New Orleans. - Next to agriculture
the largest and most important indus
try in Louisiana and Mississippi is
the fisheries. Approximately s3O. .0Oo.-
600 is invested in this business in the
Two states. while the annual "crop"
OF fish, oysters, shrimp. turtles and
other varieties Of water food is in the
neighborhood Of $4,000. 900.
Monroe.-The City Board Of Health.
IFS president, DR.. d. p.
Hirsch, has issued a notice to the
people of Monroe warning them
against drinking the water furnish.
ed by the city of Monroe, wthou;
first boiling it, due to the present
of the Cuachita river. from |
which the city obtains its supply.
Lafayette-M. Billeaud. Jr. presi.
dent Of the police jury, announced he
favored Lafayette parish building
It's own main highways under the su.
Of the State Highway De.
partment. He says this plan. in his
opinion. will be cheaper and the work
will be done much faster.
Crowley. - Professor ]. NJ. Baker.
IT.. for several years employed as
eacher in the Crowley High School.
has been appointed elementary super
'isor to make such periodical visits
Imong the Acadia parish public
chools as will he conducive to the
of school work.
Sparkman.-The annual county
chcol rally for the western distric.
4 Dallas county was held at the Pine
rove consolidated school near here.
nth more than $50 persons from al.
arts Of the district in attendance.
Alexandria.-The double platoon
ystem was put into effect by the
lexandria Fire Department. maxim,
ne first city in the state to adopt
MS system. There will be two crews
twelve each.
Baton Rouge.-Governor Pleasant {
as been invited to make the opening
1dress at the annual meeting of the [
merfcan Public Health Association. 4
hich will be held in New Orleans. I
ctober 81 to 80.
Colfax.-Millions Of catterpillars. or
my works, have been at work in
e cotton fielGs hereabouts for the >
st week. and they have eaten all /.
e foliage on the cotton plants. which u
ts of all hope for any further In.
ease in the fruit this season. u
Harrisonburg.-The police Jury of
tahoula parish met here and pro-
ilgated the result of the recent II
'ctions held in the parish TO issue W
]c.OOO good road bonds. The result W
Is largely in favor Of the -proposi- tr
n. the number being at the ration vi
z TO l and in amount IS 10 1.
New Orleans. - The campaign
ainst venereal diseases in the state
Louisiana will be terminated nm % %
s the state undertakes Jointly with ~
federal government to continue 'u
work. according to DR.. Oscar Dow. III
g. IN
Scott Douglass OF
ughter has received 2 message con.
ling the news of the death of his ie
Y son. Private Henry Hamilton lei
rglass. % years old, who los- HIS "
in action overseas. ie,
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