The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-26


known as the short route between
New Orleans and Thibodaux has
again demonstrated its utilit-- Az
soon as a local firm learned that
barge load of 240 motor cars had ar
rived in New Dreams, the barge
route being used on account Of the
strike tieUp in ST. Louis, it sent Toys
to New Orleans by truck ana eacn 10Y
GROVE Jack a car, twenty one OF tne:p
cars coming to Thibodaux. fourteen
! gong to Jeanerette and others lert
..ere destined for towns that had also
! to make use of the Thibodaux New Or
| leans route to avoid the delay that
would have been occasioned in wait
ing upon the railroad strike to be-
come adjusted
NapoleOnville - The newly
ed parish officers have received their
I commissions and the sheriff, Abel Ian
| dry, who was a reelected, and the
clerk of court, Thomas A. TruXillo,
who also was reelected. qualified AMI
had their bonds approved by the pres
ident of the police jury. The police
jurors, justices Of the peace and the
coroner also have qualified George
w. Dodge was elected president OF the
police jury and Francis J. Rodrigue,
secretary-tr
Thibodaux.-The twelfth annual
commencement OF the ThiDodaux
| High School took place here recently.
the diplomas being awarded to the
following graduates: Misses Carrie
Stevens, Louise Stark, May ROud-
reaux. Cecile Boudreaux, Edna Bour-
geois, Celeste Gouaux, Ammo Lorio.
Odessa Richie, Nellie Shaw, EOgenie
Pitre and Celeste Gouaux, j. Z. Keeny,
president of the Industrial Institute Of
Ruston made an address.
Baton Rouge. - t. G. Lawrence, a
former Louisiana State University
student and now identified with Paul
Pfeiger and Company, cotton brokers
of New York and Belgium, arrived in
Baton Rouge. He is visiting his faith
er, B. T. Lawrence of Baton Rouge.
Lawrence was accompanied by Ben
Prescott, also a former Louisiana
State University student, who is
! studying in Harvard. Prescott is a
son of Colonel A. T. Prescott OF Louis
/ lana State University.
De Ridder.-The question Of Sunday
motion pictures and Sunday baseball
has been raised again here. There
have appeared two unsigned articles
In the past two issues of the local
paper in favor of the Sunday motion
picture. AS a result of this agitation
three of the churches OF the city pass
ed resolutions in opposition of the
Sunday opening and calling upon the
/ city lawmakers to prohibit it.
Hammond. - Aviator r. H. Blox-
ham, of the Bloxham Airplane Com
I pany, of New Orleans, who recently
made q number Of passenger carrying
/ flights here, is concidering Hammond
as site for the establishment of an
aero school Being well pleased with
the landing facilities offered, Mr.. Blox
ham is comforting with business inter
ests here regarding the proposition.
Monroe.-A span of highly priced
horses were badly hurt and c. r. John
son and T. Z. Hicks were severely
cut and bruised when an automobile
driven by Tim Tippit Of West Monroe
ran into buggy on River FroIt
street. Both vehicles were coming
toward town when the car crashed in
to the buggy, smashing it UP, render
ing Johnson unconscious, bruising ana
cutting Hicks.
Plaquemine. - ]. Z. Daigre & Son,
who have been engaged in the mer
camille business for the past twenty
years. sold out their business to 10
seph Colura The Messrs. Daigre will
give their entire time to the manu-
facture of soft drinks, which business
they have been engaged in for the
, past several years.
Hammond.-Rev Even Herbert, for.
mer pastor of the Congregational
/ Church, leaves next week for a visit
to his old home in the Isle of Wight.
Denham Springs.-The special com
mittee of the school board of Living
ston parish, after considering applica-
tons for the position of school super
intendent left vacant by the resigna.
ton of Superintendent ]. E. Coke. has
selected Ernest S. Easterly for the DO.
sition.
Denham Springs. - Professor d. NJ.
Brewer, principal of the local high
school for the past session, has been
named to fill the position for the com
ing year.
Grand Isle. = Truck growers are
preparing their lands for the planting
of large cauliflower crop, that grows
so prolific on the island. Seed TO be
planted cost $50 a pound.
Jeanerette. - The pumping plant CT
the Providence Irrigating Canal. 10
catd below Jeanerette, was DESTROYED
by fire. The origin of the fire is I'm,
known.
4 Grand Isle. - DR.. Theo Englebach
has qualified as justice of the peace
for this ward with his office aera