The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-28

mere. IL Will be on DeSlar0 stree
where the Endom Transfer Compan!
property which was recently sold u
Thomas z. Flournoy is located. Mon
roe, with a population estimated a
10000, has only one picture theater
except in summer when an open all
theater is operated.
I Mandeville.-Green and Company
has established a sawmill near here
on tract of timber which will re
Quire a year to cut over An Okla
homa City resident has purchased
2,400 acres of land near here from
the st. Tammany-New Orleans Elec
trio Railways through Richard &
Riggs.
Tallulah.-At a meeting of the
American Cotton Association held in
the courthouse in Tallulah, Grundy
Cooper of Alexandria gave a talk on
its history and purposes, and nearly
everyone present enrolled for some
form of membership, giving evidence
that Madison can be depended on to
again go over the top.
Natchitoches. - Post Commander
Schaffer of the American Legion is
chairman of the campaign for mem
bership ending February Is. The To-
( cal post has been named the Gordon
/ Peters Post, No. 8, in honor of a
Natchttoches man who was killed In
action.
/ Monroe.-Between two and three
thousand Monroe people would be d.
rectly and indirectly effected should
the strike of railway shopmen and
maintenance OF way employees take
place as planned. Don Stroud of Mon
roe has been named as one of the
executive officers to conduct the
strike should it occur.
Monroe.-California interests are
now preparing to drill for oil within
quarter OF mile of the corporate
limits OF West Monroe, it is said here.
Timber for the derrick is on the
ground, piping is on cars on a siding
and machinery for the well will be
unloaded in a few days.
Donaldsonville. - The st. Emma
Plantation, three miles from this city,
was adjudicated to T.. c. Barton at an
administrators sale here for the
sum OF $4,000. The place comprises
about sixteen hundred acres of land,
with a sugar house.
Hammond.-Hammond Council. No.
2O63, Knights of Columbus, which was
inaugurated here last November. will
have second initiation of candidates
March IA, when about so from various
points in the parish will be admitted
to the order.
observation-disclosures train No. -
from Shreveport OF Atlanta, III. J..
Hood conductor and s. j. Watts engi.
neer, left the track near the depot.
The engine tank turned over and the
mail car and three others were de.
rallied, but no persons were injured.
Hammond.-A meeting will be held
here to form a Tangipahoa Parish
Duroc Association, the objects being
permanent organization of Duroc
breeders for pushing this class of
hog and holding sales and swine
shows.
Marksville.-Wade Normand and
Samuel Moreau. attorneys-atlaw. are
prospective candidates for district at.
torney. to succeed G. L. Porterie, dis.
trict attorney, who is out for United
States congressman to succeed ]. B.
Aswell.
Marksville.-Lee Sanders, arrested
February2 for stealing fur hides from
A. j. Brouillette, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to a term Of not less
than two years nor more than FIVE
years In the state penitentiary.
Marksville.-Rain has interrupted
the farmers work of preparing for
the 1920 crop. Farmers, business and
professional men of Avoyelles are
manifesting enthusiastic interest in
the American Cotton Association.
Crowley.-The appropriation to
build a ferry across Bayou des
Cannes that would be short cut to
connect the oil field via Mermentau
and the gravel road to Crowley was
turned down.
Estherwood.-Active operations in
drilling for oil on the Hutch farm.
near here, are to be started soon. A
large area of land has been leased
and indications for oil and gas are
reported good.
Tallulah.-The Commercial Hotel
has again changed hands, being
bought by Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
OF Vicksburg. Mrs. Pollard, who has
managed the hotel for Mr.. Goff in the
past, will assist the new owners.
MISUNDERSTANDING met Nor.
NAL in two games on the Normal bas-
ket ball court February IA. and Pine
vile and Normal will meet in two
games on the Normal court.
Natchitoches.-Prof. A. w. Burrs of
Beloit College, Wisconsin, spent the
week at the Normal school, deliver
ing series of lectures on the sub
jects Of teaching Latin and English.