The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-20
10 OUISI A MA
HAPPENINGS
NeUs of the Pelican State Arrong-
ed in Condensed Form

News of the Pelican State Arrons-
ed in Condemned Form
Donaldsonville.-The Donaldsonyille
Chief, weekly paper, contemplates
issuing a daily paper about Septem
Der /.
Baton Rouge.-Hermann Moyse wa.
elected representative in the State
Legislature from East Baton Rouge
parish In special election held here
Alexanchia.-Major HI. A. Sites OF
Grsenville, S. c., has succeeded Lieut.
Col. j. E. Dedman as superintendent
OF the q. s. P. H. s. Hospital at Camp
Stanford.
Thibodaux.-At a regular meeting
OF the mayor and commissioners IL
was decided to discontinue the fee
OF u that has been charged for per-
mits for building purposes.
Napoleonville.-Rice planters are
busily engaged cutting and threshing
rice. Some rice has been sold and
there are buyers in the parish every
day. Some planters will begin pull
Ing corn this week. Crops are good
throughout the parish.
New Orleans.-Mrs. Gustave ].
Felix, 4S years old, 3341 Canal street,
was killed, and her husband, son,
daughter and granddaughter were in
tured seriously when the automobile
IN which they were riding turned over
when 1t struck hole near Raceland,
La. The family were on their way to
visit relatives in Napoleonville.
Estherwood.-Light showers in this
section benefited rice, cotton, corn,
sweet potatoes and gardens. Rice
harvesting is now in full swing. The
yields are satisfactory and the farm
ers are encouraged in the belief that
prices will continue good. The hot
weather hampered harvesting to some
extent.
New Orleans.-The total Demo-
cratic registration of this city is 26,451
males and 1888 females. Registra-
tions as Republicans include 593 white
males, 102 white females, 404 negro
males and 191 negro females. The
total registration of the city is 32,674
This is compared with S1,4S8 in the
presidential election last year.
Baton Rouge.-The following ap-
pointments were made by Governor
Parker: William Mills, Lafayette, no
fary public; J. F. Sconyers, member
OF Red River parish school board :.
Margaret Wooster, Centerville, notary
public; s. e. Pool, Wisner, notary
public; H. A. Peltier, Thibodaux, no
tary public; Sam Barksdale, Arcadia,
notary public; Viola Bell Houston, |
Minden, notary public.
New Orleans.-Legislation designed |
to confer on the women citizens of
Louisiana equal rights and privileges
with men in the exercise of suffrage,
holding office, and entering into con-
tracts will be pushed at the Septem-
Der Legislature by the New Orleans
Federation Clubs. Mrs Judith Hyams
Douglas. legislative chairman, pre-
ser led the draft of the bill at a spe-
cially called meeting of the federation
ct Holmes Hall.
Alexandria. AN ordinance was
adopted by the police jury at its
monthly meeting relative to the depre-
dation Of hogs upon the hard-surfaced
roads Of the parish. The ordinance
provides that the parish road super.
intendent or his agents shall take up
an hogs found running at large and
notify the owners, and in the event
tne owner fails to take the animal II
y to be estrayed before the nearest
Justice Of the peace and sold in ten
days. A fee of s1.50 is provided for
aking up each hog, and twenty-five
cents day allowed for its mainte-
nance.
new Orleans.-The Italian Bank of
america will be organized in New
orieans In the next few days. Its cap
nai stock will be 100000. The intent
VI tne promoters is to begin modest
" and expand eventually to the mag. .
Nude Of the Italian bank at San
Francisco.
Misunderstanding of rice has
gun and the outlook for the re- !
.ainder of the year is much brighter.
ms parish has large corn crop and q
stand of cane is said to be the I
u IN number Of years. +
faquemine,-Game Warden Walter
eionneaux has been busy recently \
Ang up evidence against violators G
ne state and federal game laws. /
nrst charge of the season was \
against local man for having c
neason. 1 ou' VI
.nroe.-The board of trustees of
louisiana Training Institute has |,
|f ueo contract for the construc. N
N the schools dining hall. T
ment hall and kitchen, all tn a
s se'iding, to Monroe contractor. Il
anona--A movement to con-
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