The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-04-17

he states that six Of the graduates,
yoh took the public school eXamina-
ton for first grade teachers license,
received the highest average mark
among the list o. high school grad
yates.
Monroe.-Because of the recent re-
sumption of active opposition to the
enforcement of the title dipping law
in Wards Seven and Eight OF Ouachita
parish, DR.. J. H. Yoder. federal agent
in charge OF the work, declared that
he was authorized by the president of
the police jury TO announce that body
will pay a reward OF $1,000 for the ar
rest and conviction Of the parties dy-
namiting dipping watts.
Leesville. - School children at
Stables are dramatizing Mrs. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" supplying
spoken words for the descriptive parts
and working out the roles hey expect
to take. They will costume the per-
formers and dress the stage. They eX-
pect to produce the play in the COM
munity the&ter at Stables as a demon
stration of what can be done by chil-
dren.
Lake Charles. The heirs of Rob-
ert II. Mason, Mrs. Ida Jackson and
George VI. Mason of Chesaning. Mich.
have sold the Mason Villa property to
Samuel Levy for $4,000 The proper
ty sold includes all of the Mason Vii
Ia property to Samuel Levy for $780,
900. The property sold includes all OF
the Mason Villa block with the exec J.
ton of two residences.
independence. The first carload
of strawberries shipped out of Tan
gipahoa Parish for the present season
was loaded at Independence under the
supervision of the Agricultural Sup
ply Company. The Car was bought by
Jerry Paxton, a strawberry buyer ana
broker for the sum of 5000, and con-
signed by him TO Pittsburg.
Monroe. - Cold, windy weather
here did not interfere seriously with
the Easter parade and religious cere-
monies. Special services were held at
the Methodist Church, attended in a
body by knights Templar. Subscrip-
tons for the RustOn orphanage were
taken at the Monroe and West Monroa
Methodist churches.
Tallulah. - The unprecedented fall
of 6.07 inches Of rain in period Of
in temperature which has remained
unbroken. The heavy fall Of water,
followed by sun and wind, has put the
roads in better shape than they have
been in for several months.
Hammond. 49, Thomas L. highland.
who purchased the Loranger comm IN
ity model farm last fall for daryl 6
purposes, is making good. His herd ii
forty Holsteins is producing 10 gal
Ions of milk daily, two of them CIV
ing as high as ten gallons each.
Marksville. - The mercantile BUSH
ness OF the late L. j. Coco OF this place
passed from the Coco estate 10 Jof-
frion and Barham recently. The deal
involved prL ,erty valued approximate
iy at 100000, and was a cash transac-
ton.
Monroe. - Frank l.. Rain, Of Fair
bury, Neb., grand exalted ruler. b. p.
o. T., his wife. private secretary and
the latter's wife, arrived in Monroe
and will be guests at an elaborate ban
quet given by Monroe Elks.
Donaldsonville. - Ground has been
broken for the erection of the new
theater and store building on Missis-
sippi street, to be completed within
ninety days
Baton Rouge - The state superin-
tendent of education, T. II. Harrish.
left recently for Merryville to dedi-
cate the high school building recent
ly completed.
Monroe.-A light frost was visible
in exposed places, but not sufficient
to damage vegetation, excepting gar
dens and truck farms there is very 1t
tie vegetation to be hurt as heavy
rains at frequent intervals during the
past sixty days have greatly retarded
form operations.
Thibodaux. - The Thibodeaux park
pavilion was thrown open to the pub.
lie for jitney dancing throughout the
summer. Despite the cold wave,
large crowd assembled at the pavilion
for the dancing.
Hammond. - While the cool unset
tied weather is keeping the strawber-
ries back, the local market is well sup
piled with the fruit which retaiis az
% cents per pint.
Lake Charles. - There are at the
present time ten cmpalies operating
in the Vinton-Ged field with a daily
net production of approximately 1850
barrels of oil.
Monroe. - For the second time in
thirty days the Tidwell-Larche Mer-
camille Store in West Monroe was
broken open and robbed.
Hammond. - This years Florida
parishes summer normal will open in
Amite City June Z. Superintendent or
Education Harris and Professor Sise-
more, who have the arrangements in