The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-03-20

stole all that dirt cut C the haia-
i he trees ant 80 WAT pace Il
.-as la..e.:.
TAe hardware scores are busy sell;
ng screen wire End doors now. Bet
er get your screen early if you have
cpy screening to 10.
The T.lluiah Mercantile Company
have stock of grape fruit which are
selling for two for twenty-five cents.
Setter phone your order FOR a few
while the stock lasts. The ~eascn
fruits CT this kind are so high in Tai
'ulah is that when the case is received
here will be possibly twenty-five rer
cent rotten. Tbs being the case they
have to sell at a high price Tor the
merchant to even break even.
The Coltharp residence in he
.orthern portion of Tallulah which
was recently purchased by Capt. J.
H. Collins, has been reprinted and
repapered recenth. It's appearance
certainly has been impr6Ved.
The now residences built in the
northern end If T'alluiah by tie Tai
lulah Cotton Oh Company have now
been about completed and one is oc-
cupied by Er. Montarra. Chimist at
the Oil Mil, one by Mr.. Dale Ellis,
and the other will be occupied by MIR.
Tom Lucas, Manager of tire Guerard-
Lucas Drug Company IN Tallulah.
Friends of Mrs. J. S. Agee will be
glad to know that she is recovering
from her recent illness.
Mrs. W. ]. Ward has as her guest
his week Miss Willie Kingsberry, of
Washington, D. C.. Miss Kingsberry
was on her way to st. Joseph, La,
where she will. visit in the Davidson
home. .'A.
Mrs. Howard Sewer is improving
rapidly from her attack of influenza.
She is at present in the hospital of
Vicksburg.
The many friends of Mr.. Sheriff.
SEWER will be glad to learn that he
has been able during the past week
to return to Tallulah.
p Mrs. Edgar Pdrheli has recovered
from her recent illness, but we re-
greet to say that Mr.. Purnell has been
striker. Maybe Mr.. Purnell is Just
trying to get even, as he told US the
other day that everybody in the house
was sick and he had to play nurse.
Now he is being nursed.
Mrs. H. L. Fudua, of Baton Rouge,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Scott at Shirley plantation near Tai
lulah.. We are glad to report, that
both Mr.. Scott and his little son are
much improved after an illness Of
influenza.
We roorof Il, 4. ..,.iclo that Mr. I
S. Agee was taken i'll at his home on
Thursday. We hope that he will soon
be able to be out again.
. The new town council have received
their commissions and Mr.. w. S.
Craig has assumed the office of FL
nance Commissioner, Mr.. Geo. Spen-
Ger Street Commissioner, and Mr.. W.
]. Ward Commissioner of Public Util-
tiles.
Several trainloads of gravel have
passed through Tallulah during the
week over the Iron Mountain en- route
to Lake Providence to be used in the
road building. We hope that the
Highway Department will receive sat
ifaetery bids for the work in Madison
which is now being advertised.
Four trucks have been received in
T'allulah, having been allotted to the
Parish to be used CT the the roads. II
vas quite interesting to see them i'm
'oaded from the cars, the same bSinc
accomplished by the A. & v. wreck.
er. Quite large crowd was present
to see the unloading.
We understand that the Tallula,
Building Corporation has purchase
two squares of ground in the north
ern portion of town, same being pur
chased from Mr.. N. T. Holt, the coz
sideation being $4,000 each. "
hope it will not be long before tn
construction will begin. We under
stand that three types Of houses vii
be built, viz: one type or two families
pne type for one large family anc
IA tyne for one sma,' family.