The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-12-25

| opPtoAiLiAtely Slo,VUU III
Christmas saving recently.
Morgan Cfty.-The Elks Lodge oI
Morgan City, will give the poor chill
dren OF this city a Christmas tree Oh
Christmas eve. Several hundred dol
lars of presents will be distributed.
Polnte a la Hache.-The weekly
protector has resumed publication al
lts once here after a lapse OF two
years. 1t Is under the management
OF A. leafrance, who was for ten years
its former editor and publisher.
| Plaquemine. - The civic league ot
the town of Plaquemine will provide
none to assist the league in its work
b holding bazaar. The league in a
bod called upon DR.. R. c. Caliateau,
candidate for mayor endorsed his can.
didacy and assured him of their SUD.
! port.
Alexandria.-The safe in the of.
/ fce of the Meeker Sugar Refinery at
| Meeker, near here, was opened and
robbed Sunda ynight of approximate
/ ly $500. The sheriffs's office was in.
formed Immediately. 1t is supposed
/ that the safe had been left unlocked
| andthe thief had no trouble in omen.
ing 1t.
Franklin.-Bishop Partridge of the
Episcopal diocese Of West Missouri
preached twice at the st. Mary Epis.
copal Church recently. A large con-
gregation greeted the bishop at both
services and his message was we'll
received. Rev. Mr.. Gault, local rector.
assisted in the services.
Monroe.-The Sixth District Court.
which was delaed fort days by the
quashing the grand jury, will be con-
vened in Monroe soon. Judge Fred
NJ. Odom Of Bastrop will be on the
bench. Large numbers of important
criminal and civil cases will be tried
at this term.
acknowledgements w. S.
Lafargue has notified all the public
school teachers of the parish that
the yare to close their reaDective
schools December %, to remain clos
ed until January 3, so as to permit
the teachers andthe pupils 20 enjoy
the Christmas holidays.
Thibodaux.-The Lafourche Trans
fer Company, having met with great
success in running a line of auto
busses between Thibodaux and Dom
aldsonville. has also started to operate
a line between Thibodaux and Houma,
and there is some talk of the com.
pany starting a line 5bet~eeen Thibo-
daux and New Orleans via Bayou Des
Allemands
Monroe.-Robbers are believed to
have set fire to the home of John
Adams on Lovers Lane in the south
ern part of Monroe. The Adams home
was destroed, together with most of
the contents. Members of the Adams
famil were away at the time of the
fire, and a theory advanced is that
robbers looted the house and then set
1t afire to hide their work. The loss |
is $4,000 with some insurance.
Pioneer.-A s35, 900 issue of school |
bonds was voted at special election
in West Carroll parish. The bonds,
which were voted in the Eighth Dis |
trict, will run for twenty years, and
bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent.
They will be issued at once and put
On the market as the increased tax
ordinance has already been passed. II
Is expected the issue will be sub
5cribed locally.
Bogalusa.-At a special meeting OF
he board of directors Of the Cham.
Der Of Commerce of Bogalusa, held at
Pine Tree Inn, at which C. A. Stair, Of
he Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
,raph Company. was the invited guest,
lie presented facts about telephone
conditions in Louisiana. The chamber
'assed resolutions unanimously rec
to the Railroad Commis-
ion Of Louisiana that the proposed in
rease in rates be allowed.
Thibodaux.-This week, It is believ.
d. will see the conclusion Of the
rinding season at practically all Of
be sugar houses in this parish, the
being one Of the shortest
n record.
Thibodaux-The campaign in Thi-
odaux in behalf of the Louisiana An.
League will begin next
unday, young women being selected
} solicit for the fund and booths be-
lg erected near the postoffice and the
rand Theater to get contributions. l.,
Franklin.-A part Of engineers tour.
lg this section Of Louisiana visited
rankin recently. They were met at
le Southern Pacific railroad station
y a committee Of the business men
nd were conducted to the club rest. /,
lrant where a Creole breakfast was
'rved. After breakfast the party Wis. I.
ed the large Sterling Sugar Refinery !.
list above town and were shown over
le plant and the process OF the man
'acture Of sugar explained to them.
fter inspecting the refinery they left
train No. for New Iberia, from