The Madison journal., 1921-12-31

puukie BY an agreement euteTeu
into between the local lighting COM
ronv and the merchants Bunkie's
main street has been lighted with a
s,,,np of bright and colored lights
during the holidays.
Observation-Disclosures Council 1114
x of C. has appointed building COM
,,t,tee as follows: Charles A. Ba-
deaux. L. Edwin Caillouet. F. L.
Knobloch, X. ]. Braud, E. R. Mar
ouette, P. A. Picau and Ismael Kerne.
The committee will find a site and
get the funds to provide handsome
home for the local council. Scuddy
BRAND was elected as one OF the out
er guards.
Bunkie.-The Bunkie Ice Corupany.
nd recently purchased a new zoo
horsepower oil engine to be added to
its present equipment for the purpose
of supplying electrical current. Work
on the buildings to accommodate the
new installation has already begun.
The engine will be shipped ,frora the
factory Dec. 80. This will give the
company two units.
Columbia.-Fire of incendiary origin
DESTROYED the hay barn of Marvin
Lively, a planter in the Orachita river
valley. recently. J. j. Humble was
called to the scene with bloodhounds
and the dogs took up trail and fol-
lowed it to where the incendiary
mounted a horse and went into a near
by swamp where the trail was lost.
The loss was about $500.
MISUNDERSTANDING has been con-
cluded on the Gheens place, the prop
erty of Charles W. Gheens of New
Orleans, more than 100000 pounds
of sugar being made in run of forty
three days. Five hundred acres Of
cane have been planted. Mr.. Gheens,
said to be so years old, has been act
lively in charge.
Lockport.-At a meeting of the di-
rectors of the Bank of Lockport held
recently, much satisfaction was shown
at the volume of business done dur
ing the year. They declared 10
per cent semi-annual dividend. be-
sides carrying goodly sum to the
plus.
Alexandria.-Judge Williams has
adjourned District Court until 1
O'Clock this afternoon as a mark Of
respect to Mrs. Francis E. David, wife
of the sheriff of Rapides parish.
whose funeral took place this morn
ing. postponing further examination
of witnesses in the trial of Jeff. Gil
christ,s charged with killing Henry
Hilton. bridge toll collector.
Lockport-On the large gas boat,
r. & B., Joe Doucet was injured SER
iously while helping crank the large
engine preparatory to leaving for a
barge load of sugar cane. As he had
his foot in the fywheel the engine
backfired, caught his leg fairly in the
wheel and broke it. He was taken to
hospital in New Orleans fer treat
ment.
Oberlin.-An effort was made here
recently to loot the safe of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Depot. The depot was
broken open, the safe loaded on a
hand car and carried up the track
about one mile and broken open by
picks and hammers. The robbers
were heard by, Isaac Rarbonne, who
went to investigate, and they fed
without succeeding in getting the
money DRIVER open.
Bunkie.-Harvesting of the cane
crop in this section and along the At
chafala river will soon come to a close
as most of the planters are rapidly
finishing. The Shirley Company fin
ished last week and Meeker. it is re
ported, will finish some time between
Christmas. and New Year. The ton.
mage in. this section has run above
expectations but the price received
for the cane has been a disappoint,
ment.
Denham Springs.-At the recent
meeting of the police jury, Clinton
Stegall and C. F. McNabb were elect
ed as members of the parish board
of reyiew.
Denham Springs.-Rayner Perry
who came here from Tennessee and
established a chicken farm, has sold
his farm and stock of chickens to
DIR. C. c. Bloomfield of Baton Rouge
Monroe.-BiskSp Sessums of the
Diocese of Louisiana preached al
Christ Church at Bastrop recently.
Monroe.-The Pope Hardware Com
pany has leased the second floor oi
its building at los and 107 North
Grand street to Arthur A. Katten OF
New Orleans, president of the Arthur
A. Katten Company. Inc. which will
manufacture shirts and overalls in
Monroe.
Collumbia.-Roy Banister, young
son of Henry Banister, who was ac
.cidentally shot, is reported to be on
the road to recovery after an opera
ton in st. Francis Sanitarium at Mon
roe.
Monroe.-The Louisiana Sand and
Gravel COMPANY, which will operate