The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-03-27

committee and the amusement com
mittee of the Thibodaux Lafourche As
ISOLATION of Commerce have determin
l ed upon program of amusements fol-
a detchment of soldiers from Camp
Pike, who will be nere with the mill
tary band of the Third Division IN the
near future.
Pioneer.-Judge John r. Mcintosh
will excuse himself when the case or
William Roberts, indicted for the muir
der of Van Mcdowell is taken I'D at
the Criminal term of court that begins
soon in Oak Grove. and Judge Felix j..
Ransdell of Lake Providence will try
the case.
Opelousas.-Pipe and other mate
rial to drill an oil well on the Thistle.
waite property north OF Washington,
ST. Landry parish, is being received
and actual work on the well is guaran-
teed by forfeit of $4,000 placed on
deposit in the Washington State Bank
by the driller who has the contract.
Monroe.-At meeting of, the stock
holders Of the West Logtown Planting
Company it was decided to dissolve
the corporation and sell the assets,
and A. II. Sweet and Theodore Walt
ger, as commissioners, sold the prop
erty of the company to Thomas L.
Flournoy for $4,000.
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White Castle. - The Fairydland
Theater, after being closed since Feb.
ruary l on account of the lid being
put on by the Municipal Board or
Health during the influenza epidemic.
started operation again under a new
management, the same owners still
being interested.
Monroe.-With more than enough
funds on hand to retire all bonds re-
naming unpaid Of bond issue voted |
in 1899, maturing serially over a pc |
riod of years up to June, 1889, the city |
OF Monroe is offering to buy all bonds |
OF this issue offered before June /,
1920.
Opelousas.-The state convention of
the Knights of Columbus will be held
in Opelousas May and 10. John X.
Wegmann, state deputy of the Knights
OF Columbus, announced after a meet
ing of the state officer and district
deputies in Lafayette.
OAK Grove. - Active operations in
drilling for oil on the Richardson Plan
tation. in Ward One, West Carroll par
ish, will be started soon. A large
area OF land has been leased and in
dications for oil and gas are reported
good.
oak Grove. - r. A. Brown. cashier
OF the First National Bank of Oak
Grove, and breeder of fine hogs, has
Just returned from Little Rock. Ark.
where he purchased at public auction
two registered Duroc hog. boar and
a gilt.
Colfax. - F. C. Porter. depot agent
for the L. X. and N. Company, has re-
signed his position here to accept as
agent Tor the same company at Alex.
andria, and expects to go there. He
will be succeeded at Colfax by Travel
ing Auditor Powers.
Pioneer. - Frederick Beavers of S
Ward Five, who was appointed re-
Gently TO a cadetship in West Point 6
Military Academy by Congressma I
Wilson. is grandson of Silas A. Stew c
enson of Kilbourne, a merchant and I
planter of that section. /
Monroe. - One mile of six-inch cast
ron pipe has been bought ana three
additional tons have been con,
racted for by the city in preparation .
or beginning the work of rebuilding =
he waterworks and sewer systems :
lere.
st. Martinville. - Planters are get b
ing ready to rally for Beef Cattle r.
Day to be held at the Iberia Live
took Experiment Farm operated by
he government for carrying on feeu-
ng experiments. e.
Ponchatoula. - The election for g,
mayor in Ponchatoula resulted in the al
ictory of NJ. F. Tucker over Bernard n
Intony by vote of 20 to As. Mr.. Il
'ucker was formerly mayor Of the
own for four years.
Plaquemine. - The drug store OF AL TT
ert j. Comeaux, in Eden street, was h,
roken recently and the cash register E
roken open, but no money was taken. fe
he thieves were seeking alcohol, as b
othing else was disturbed. OF
Franklinton. - Rev. F. n. Sweeney
this place was selected 10 fill the
nexpired term of the late ]. b. Full ..
ms pastorate of the Methodist "a
hurch. He will be able to give the -
hurch here half-time service.
Franklinton. - Mr.. E. l. Darlington
this place celebrated her ninetieth
rhtday recently. She was born in lila
arion county, Mississippi, March 10, C..
80. Her father, Rev. Stephen Ellis, re
owed here while she was young.
Baton Rouge. - A new oil refinery
expected to beb uilt in the near 80
ture on the Darling LUMBER Com. sir
my property. ist
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