The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

Shreveport. - A consular agency OF
the Italian government will be estaD-
Esled in Shreveport within the next
two months or ten weeks, IL was an
nounced here recently, as the result
Of the visit OF Chevalier Bruno Zucu-
lin. Italian consul at New Orleans,
and the response OF Italians and 9TH
ers OF Shreveport and its vicinity TO
the solicitation of subscriptions 10 a
recent Italian government bond issue.
The appointment is expected 10 he an
nounced by June 1.
lie Moyen. - Smith and McCor-
mick of Shreveport began drilling for
oil On the Andrews lease near lie
Moyen. Surface indications for oil i'll
this sectiO. are favorable. 1nd the de-
velopment IT new large field seems
likely. The Sims OIL Company has
leases adjoining the Andrews leases
on the north, and is expected to start
a well soon.
Baton Rouge. The Baton Rouge
Elks voted TO extend the privileges OF
their home TO the members of the
State General Assembly during the
coming session of the assembly. Ba-
ton Rouge citizens are planning every
means of making the legislators stay
in the city as pleasant as possible and
the courtesies OF the Elks' Home will
bea means OF passing off many weary
hours for the visitors.
Minden.-A modern steam laundry
is 500 nto be a reality in Midne. Such
an institution will I'LL long felt need
here. II. c. Drew, Arthur f. Dupuy
w. T. Chaffe, A. ID. Turner and Z. e.
Howe are behind the proposition, and
have interested with them a number
of other business men OF the town.
The MARTY Of the capital necessary
to the enterprise has already been
subscribed.
Plaucheville. - With forty men,
bers, the Plauchville overall club was
organized here with the following
agreement: I'VE, the undersigned,
hereby agre to put on and wear over
alIs, blue shirt and jumper, to take
the place of spring clothes and con-
tinue the same and act according to
similar organizations in other places.
The overalls are selling here for $3.50
without the jumper.
Baton Rouge - The City Council
has approved the campaign for funds
meeting soon with representatives
to eradicate mosquitoes, ana T1I hold
OF the several civic bodies OF Baton
Rouge to devise ways and means of
ing out the program. The lnterna-
tional Health Board will furnish one
third of the funds.
Monroe. - Agents of the Federal
Horticultural Board are In Monroe
preparing to establish the ten-mile
cotton zone surrounding Monroe as a
precaution against the appearance of
the pink boil worm. The zone will be
established because a cottonseed mill
here last year handled seed from an
infected parish.
Natchitoches.-Bids for the city i'm
provement bonds, amounting to $780,
900. and also bids for constructing a
asnitary sewerage system in the city
| of Natchitoches, were opened by the
city authorities and were found unsat-
| lsfactory, so at a conference of the
present city authorities and the incom-
ing officials, all bids were rejected.
Monroe. - Fire did $4,000 damage
to the residence at Hart and Gram
mont streets occupied by ]. d. Butler
and owned by c. E. Bynum. An ao-
joining house was damaged to the ex-
ten of $500, both losses being partial
ly covered by insurance. Defective
wiring is reported al the cause OF tne
fire.
Opelousas. - l. Chapman, proprie-
tor OF the Boston Electric Shoe Shop,
purchased from Miss Z. NJ. Labyche
the property on Main street now occu-
pied by ]. A. Dejean as a grocery
store for the consideration of $4,000.
Mr.. Chapman will remodel the proper
ty for. his shoe store.
DeRidder. - The men of this city
began to register their protest againsu
the high cost of clothing by signing
up to wear overalls. Some of the lead.
ing young men are taking the intiG.
tive in the matter.
Roseland. - The Roseland Junior
High School. one of the best in the
parish, will close its 1920 term or
Friday, May 16. There is senior
class this year composed OF five stu
; dents. four girls and one boy.
Natchitoches. - c. F. Hope, secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce
represented Natitoches parish at the
Southern Cotton Association meeting
in Alabama.
, Forest Hill. - Fire of unascertain
) ed origin destroyed the large mercan
tile establishment of Duck. Session
Phillips here with $4,000 loss, partial
ly covered by insurance.
. Morrow.-The derrick has beer
t completed, machinery installed anC
= drilling begun on the oil well that il
:. being sunk near here by The CaddC