The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

committee OF the New Orleans Assc-
citation OF Commerce Agricultural
Bureau.
Alleged failure 10 provide the nec-
essary number of river barges to
move the sugar cane crop grown on
stanton plantation, in Iberville par
ish, last season. resulted in the FL
ing Of s22,6S7S2 damage suit in
the Civil District Court against the
Plaquemine Sugar Company, Inc, Of
New Orleans
First steps in the program of reli.
gious education in New Orleans Nv
the Baptist Church will be taken
when a complete religious census of
the city, compiled by local Bapr,st
pastors. is presented to the Home
Mission Board of the church at At
lanta, Ga.
Rev. r. J. Perkey, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church at Monroe. has
been appointed zone chairman of the
twelve northeastern parishes of
Louisiana and will direct the cam.
paign during the Boy Scout Appre-
citation Week.
The Alexandria Rotary Club has
endorsed the own Your Home"
movement. and also the proposed i'm.
provement bond issue of $525 900.
which will be voted on by the taxpay.
ers of the city on June II.
Heleven Graves. four years old, CT
New Orleans. while playing in the
street, almost In front of her home,
was knocked down and killed by an
automobile truck.
Steps toward the amendment ~
the city charter to give the city ~
Baton Rouge power to regulate pub
lie utilities was decided upon by the
Baton Rouge City Council.
Double daily passenger train ser
vice on the New Orleans and North
western branch of the Missouri Pa
cific between Monroe and Natchez,
Miss. has been inaugurated.
Hill & Smith of West Monroe have
been awarded the contract for the
erection of an improved cotton COM
.~~o.c r.. tho n,,oh;ta Co,o nraoc opJ
Warehouse Company at Monroe.
Residents Of the Third. Fifth, Sey-
enth and Ninth wards of Livings-o';
parish are clamoring for good roads
in favor of which they are circulai-
ing petition.
One hundred and eighty thousand
of New Orleans population of 10000
are without religion, according to a
recent Baptist census.
Mayor Mouton, of Lafayette, re-
Gently seated, has issued warning
to the public that every ordinanc
will be enforced to the letter.
Cheaper lard. cheaper soap and a
new variety of fertilizer Is the prom
Use that William H. Hawkins of New
Orleans holds out to the public. He
has invented a process by means OF
which these products are derived
from dried cocoanuts.
Dividend checks aggregating a IT,
tai Of s17,500 and representing the
sixth dividend to be declared by tte
institution, are now being distribut.
ed to the depositors by James p.
Armitage, liquidator of the Peoples |
Bank of Donaldsonville.
Following the decision of the State
Supreme Court, upholding the legal
ity of road bond issues, the po.:ce |
jury of Ouachita parish is expected |
to call an election to vote bonds for |
constructing roads in the wards west
OF the river.
The dancing conditions at L. s. q. |
were attacked strongly by T. II. Har.
riS, state superintendent of educa,
ton. in letter written to and pub
lished by the Reveille, the official
student body publication.
A steam pumping plant to cost $50.
coo is being installed on the Sweet
Lake canal in Cameron parish and
will begin operation by the middle Of
June.
The large sawmill of the Powell
Company at Barhanl, built
at cost of $150,000, will be ready