The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

Ark., ftuBH OOIIy, VI AicAohNiA~' -
c. Tomlin, of Glenmora, and w. ID.
Lurry. of Colfax. The company, which
is capitalized at 100000, has Vur-
chased the hardwood mill of Carey
and Davidson together with their tim
Der holdings. The domicile of the
company is in LaSalle parish.
Houma.-A continuation OF the
same interest and cooperation in and
between the various communities be-
tween Bunkie and New Orleans that
has been shown during the past ten
DAYS will assure the routing OF the
Pershing Way via the Eyangellne
Trail and the Lafayette-Houma-New
Orleans highway without interruption,
according to General Manager Herb
ert F. McDougall in a statement In
Houma.
Leesville.-Work on the Leesvi!le,
Slagle & Eastern railroad is almost
finished, and a locomotive for the
new lumber road is in the local yards.
The road connects with the Kansas
City Southern at Leesyille and may
eventually be connected at the east
ern end with other chartered roads
and become a link of an east and
west road.
Lake Charles.-The bid of the Hi
hernia Bank and Trust Company OF
| New Orleans at par and accrued in
terest for the 1885, 900 parish-wide bond
issue to completeh the Vinton-Orange
! link of the "All Southern Highway
has been accepted by the policy jury.
New Iberia.-New Iberia will be on
the Pershing Way as well as on the
Old Spanish trail This became an
assured fact when II. F. McDougal,
representing the highway, which will
extend from Winnipeg to New Or
| leans, addressed the members of the
| Chamber of Commerce on the project
and received assurances of support.
Shreveport-The Homer field has
yielded a giant gusher for the Stand
ard Oil Company Of Louisiana, its
Cakes No. roaring in from the deep
sand at 2,097 feet at the rate of
$4,000 barrels a day.
New Orleans-Alleged adulteration
with to 10 per cent of water caused
the seizure by the United States Dis
trict Court Tuesday of ESQ cases of
blue Dot" brand tomatoes, said to
have been recently shipped here from
Maryland.
Lake Charles.-The contract has
been awarded locally for the con
struction of a sawmill at Glenmora
sixty-five miles north of here, for
the Louisiana Saw Mill Company, al
an approximate cost of 100000.
Lake Charles.-The Lake Arthu.
Drainage Company will complete the
reclamation of approximately $4,000
acres of land in the Thornwell drain
age district in jefferson Davis parish
at an early date.
Natchitoches.-With Paul NJ. Potts
ST., of Natchitoches, as parish chair
man, Natchitoches parish has beer
organized for the big membership
campaign of the American Cotton As
ISOLATION.
Convent.-The parish Democratic
executive committee of the parish o
st. James met at the courthouse ant
| .oIoo.od oo,or,isc;oparc opd cIarIxc N
election for the Democratic primar
election.
Franklin.-At the quarterly mee'
; ing of the school board Of st. Mar
parish held recently, Superintendent
: of Schools Charles Colt offered hi
,, resignation to take effect ON Febr'
airy next.
Alexandria.-The city council ha
awarded a contract for the resurfa'
ing of Second street from Lee to ID
Soto with vertical fibre brick to H.
; Clark for the price of $3.50 per squar
, yard.
Lake Charles.-Grould will
broken within a few days for the col
: struction of the four-story brick al
mex to St. Patrick's Si-hitariun
! which will cost approximately $15C
: 600.
Thibodaux.-The Strangers Hot
of Thibodaux has again change
hands, being purchased by Bloomel
stiel & Boston of Donaldsonvill
owners of the Grand theater here.
Q LAFAYETTE. - The First Nation
bank and hte Bank of Lafayette an
Trust Company have purchased II
issue of $425, 900 worth of municip
bonds at par and accrued interest.
It Jeanerette.-The Jeanerette Who'll
9 sale grocery store was broken opt
and a large amount of groceri'
stolen. Four negroes are hel
y charged with the robbery.
s Clinton.-The Ethel school distri
IS in East Feliciana parish, voted So
g 600 bond issue TO build two scho
houses, one at Ethel and one at Ne
!. Road.
e Abbeville.-The bids for the BON
j. of the Gueydan road district ha'
IL been rejected because of the 10
D. price offered.
e Donaldsonville. - The Communi
II Stock Company, with a capital of 81