The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-05

Forest Hill.-Gravel Is being placed
now in the road bed at this place ON
the Pelican Highway.


De Ridder.-The Phil Simon gents
furnishing store has been transferred
TO the Greenwald Co., Inc. Isadore
Greenwald and his son Ellie will oper
ate the business.
Lake Charles.-The newly organ
lied Housewives League of Lake
Charles held its second meeting re-
Gently with a membership increased
by eighty-three persons.
Natchitoches.-The first rain in
three weeks fell in this section re
Gently. However. farm work is still
greatly behind. A fair acreage has
been planted in Irish potatoes.
Houma.-The fact that Houma
banks are lending money to the
planters and farmers of the parish
has its effect to instill confidence and
good cheer in business circles.
Forest Hill.-A series of Methodist
meetings began here recently and will
continue several days. Several more
ministers are expected to help the
local minister with the meeting:
Houma.-1n the manufacture of
granulated sugar great strides have
been made by the three refineries in
this parish which have been equipped
for making this high grade of sugar.
Houma.-Lee P. Lottinger has re.
Gently sold his entire interests in the
Pelican Lake and Oyster Company,
and In the store near Daigleville, to
his associate in business, Theodore
Engeron Of this city.
Houma.-On account of the long
spell Of warm weather which has pre-
vailed in this section, the farmers
here are expressing uneasiness as to
the fruit and early truck crop this
year. They fear the present cold
wave will have. the effect of destroy
ing the crops.
De Ridder-That De Ridder is
flourishing in a business way is evi-
denced by the fact that new business
concerns and persons seeking business
investments are locating here and
either buying out established business
concerns or else looking for locations
to open new lines.
De Ridder.-The Coco Cola Bottling
Works has been transferred from
s. w. Holland to d. d. Stevenson and
partners, who have taken possession
and will manage the plant. Mr.. Hol-
land has severed his business connec.
tions in De Ridder after many years of
successful operations.
Houma.-Good weather has enabled
the planters to make satisfactory prog.
ress with their planting operations
during the past week or two and plans
are being carried out, as far as the
financial situation permits to plant for
one Of the largest sugar crops in the
history Of the industry.
Lake Charles.-The absence Of in
huenza and pneumonia from Lake
Charles this winter is most likely due
to the extreme mild weather of Janu-
ary to March 25, 1920, 1890 cases of
Influenza and rs cases of pneumonia
were reported. This year there is a
notable absence Of these diseases.
Forest Hill.-Crawford Willis, aged
II, a pupil of the Forest Hill High
School, while returning home from
school recently picked up a dynamite
cartridge in the road and applied the
match to 1t. When the smoke died
way and cleared up 1t was found that
wo fingers Of his right hand were
.one.
Thibodaux.-Postmaster Albert Bou.
reaux. having found that closing the
ostoffice after distributing the D. m.
lail was not satisfactory to many
atrons of the office, wrote to the
ostal authorities for permission to
esume the former plan. He had
Greens and wickets placed in the of.
ce, as a safety measure, and the of.
ce remains open until $3.50.
Lake Charles. - The lowest egg
rices in many years was established
ere when retail stores hung out signs
25 cents per dozen. In the smaller
WINS in the eastern portion of the
arish the eggs are bringing only 20
,nts dozen. Hens are being main
ined by farmers at small cost now,
they are being fed crushed rice.
Thibodaux.-O. Songe, of the lower ,
lrt Of this parish, went to Morgan
ty and dismantled the canning fac
ry that was located in that town,
ID shipped the entire outfit, via
mails and bayous to this parish, ,
here 1t will be rebuilt at the thriv- ,
3 settlement of Golden Meadow, ,
out forty-seven miles below Thibo-
ux.
Lake Charles.-Judge Thos. F. Por.
:, Jr., in district court recently held
At the Fairview School District No.
Of Allen Parish was illegally Gre
ID. This decision was rendered in a
tax suit Of the Long-Bell Lumber b
. VS.. the Allen Parish School dis. r
ct. The Judge held that No. 8 over ''
ped district No. s. contrary to the v