The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-24

the lower portions or CdIntIOi' II 49,
300 acres. according to the local rep
of the Southern Rlce
Growers Association. OF the 10000
acres $4,000 is in Blue Rose, 1000 IN
Japan and the remainder in early pro-
life Louisiana Pearl and Edith. IL IS
estimated that % per cent Of the acre
age is watered by deep wells and that
the entire crop is in fair shape Doth
as to stand and growth. There are
no last years stocks of rice IN the
hands of farmers in this district.
Baton ROuge.-A carnival company
of ten concessions is being added 10
the amusements of COmite Park. the
park is being improved and the pros
poets of a first class amusement PARK
are in sight. The stockholders are
scheduled to have a meeting soon 10 |
raise the capitalization of the COM |
panv from $4,000 o $4,000. a horse |
shoe driveway will soon be completed |
around the park and plans for further |
lighting of the river is being consid'
cred.
Alexandria.-Th Irish potato grow
ers of Rapides parish met at the city
hall and effected a permanent organl-
cation to be known as the Rapides
Parish Potato Growers Association
by the election of the following o Il
GERS: w. S. Warner of Lamourie,
chairman; w. H. Humble OF Alex
andria, secretary. An address was de-
Iivered by S. L. Tiebout, horticultural
list of the Louisiana State UnlVer-
sity.
Estherwood.-A new Mermentau
river ferry seven miles west OF THIS
place has been assured and acton
will be taken soon by the Acadia par
ish police jury TO cooperate with the
jefferson Davis parish board In pro-
viding it. This will mean safe trans
port for the many automobiles and
other vehicles travelling between the
two parishes, the present ferry haV-
ing been condemned as unsafe.
Natchitoches. - Three candidates
have announced for the judgeship IN
this district, composed of the par
ishes of Natitoches and Red River.
They are NJ. L. Dismukes, j. w. Jones
and Judge w. T. Cunningham, the
present incumbent. Three candidates
| for district attorney have also an
I nf N1fRhltOHhpS
and Steve NJ. eagle and S. r. Thomas
| of Coushatta.
Jennings.-The committee investi-
| gated the ferry at Beaumont, Tex,
and the general scheme of that ferry
will be followed out in the Mermen-
tau ferry. 1t is intended to build this
new ferry large enough to hold about
eight automobiles with free toll dur
ing the busy hours of the day, and
about the same toll as now existing
between the hours of six at night and
six in the morning.
Springyille. - The police jury OF
Livingston parish met recently and or
ganized by electing the following Of
ficers: II. B. Berthelot, president; l..
f. Harris, secretary; ]. o. Sullivan,
parish treasurer; II. E. Ramsey( own
er of the Livingston Times, parish
printer: Bank of Denham Springs, ifs
cal agent for the parish.
Jennings.-The large barn on the
Wilkins ompany plantation, two miles
west of Jennings, was destroyed by
fire recently. The origin of the fire Is
unknown. The building contained
, about $4,000 worth of machinery, in
, Guiding several tractors and farm i'm
elements, all of which were totally de
} stroyed.
Pointe a la Hache.-J. c. De Armas
civil engineer. begins work surveying
: the route of the roads in District Two
= and Three, extending along the wes'
f bank from the Orleans parish line Il
: the Fort Jackson reservation, dis
+ lance of seventy miles from New Or
leans.
q Estherwood.-The Lake Arthur CAM
e meeting in Jefferson Davis parish, l.
). miles south of Jennings and 10 mIe
h south of Estherwood, opened recent.
q and closes after days meeting. Rev
q TT. c. Maitland, evangelist, will be as
sisted by pastors from surrounding
communities and Professor c. c. Cor
s. ley, song leader.
# Alexandria. - The Rapides paris
s police jury met in monthly sesslo
a ad received bids for the constructor
of what is known as the Lyle-Rhode
Highway, but none of the bids nav
a. as vet been accepted and parish Ell
IS gineer has not been selected.
" Baton Rouge. - The Weinman
e. bill providing for the creation OF
state boxing commission TO regulat
boxing will be reported favorably b
ID the Senate city affairs committee. Th
to committee recently so decided.
:. Estherwood.-This section was vi
tied recently by heavy rain whic
greatly benefited the rice crop. Ralp
D. Cowan of Midland has $50 acres cor
of ing in head of early Prolific rice TIL
was planted in March.
Of.