The Madison journal., 1921-09-10
L OUISIA MA
HAPPENINGS
NeUs Of the. Pelican State Arrang-
ed in! Condensed Form

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sion of the Lake Charles District Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopa
Church
Holloway.-A mass meeting attend
ed by 1853 cattle owners was held a
Holloway, this parish, recently t.
protest against the enactment Of the
mo fence law"
Estherwood.-Dr. Hunter of Raynt
received the highest price paid fol
new rice in this section this year
selling here more than 800 bags a
S4.02 a barrel.
Covington-Another election will
be held October to grant the school
board authority to issue bonds to the
extent of 100000 for the purpose OF
building high school in the vicinity
of Sun.
Baton Rouge.-That taxes in East
Baton Rouge parish will be less this
year than in former years is evidenced
by the fact that at a recent meeting
of the police jury the millage was re-
duced.
Monroe.-Mrs. E. l.. Kemper, living
about eight miles from Crew Lake,
was seriously hurt by large tree be-
Ing blown down and striking her
kitchen. A timber is said to have
struck her in the head. Her husband,
who was at work in the field, was
stunned at the same time by light
ming and was unconscious for some
time.
Lake Charles.-The Beauregard
parish police jury at its August ses-
sion passed a resolution asking the
State Legislature to increase the sal
airy of the district attorney of the
Fifteenth District, comprising the
parishes of Calcasieu, Beauregard,
Jeff Davis, Allen and Cameron, $500,
and that of the assistant district at
torney $2.S5o.
Columbia.-Farmers say that q
greater per cent of the cotton crop is
open than has ever been known be-
lore at this date. The acreage plant
ed to cotton has never before been as
small as it is this year, and it is be-
lieved that the entire crop will have
been gathered by the first of October.
There is a bumper crop in Caldwell
parisas this year.
Baton Riuge.-Word has been re-
ceived from A. A. Ormsby, state fair |
specialist, who is showing an exhibit |
OF Louisiana products at various fairs
In the North, that the display at the
Illi-ois State Fair received due share
OF attention from many visitors and
promises of attracting many Northern
farmers to the South. Particular at
fention was given to the varieties of
clover. alfalfa and oats.
Washington-A s6,O0O,0OO gas com
pany was incorporated in Delaware
to provide natural gas to the cities
tributary to the Monroe gas and oil
fields. While the program of the new
corporation with reference to pine
lines has not matured fully, It is alto
sether likely that the lines will be
extended to serve New Orleans, Hous-
ION. st. Louis, Little Rock, Beaumont
ana many smaller places.
fiaquemine.-Young Belfort Marion
neaux. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Maronneaux. sugar planter of this
.ovn, after spending several months
IN training camp at Baltimore, has
Arrived home. He made the trip with
nve other boys from New Orleans.
,ney vent to Louisville, KY, where
tney took two skiffs, the Louisiana
nc me Iigre, and rowed 1,5O0 miles
e0wn tne Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
senng all day and camping on the
.seI oank at night. The journey took
"Fee weeks and six days.
!, nomer-The first bale of cotton of
n ,,,. .ason mere was bought from A. 7
a. wilson by the Homer Chamber of !
erce at Is cents a pound. The ,
's's weighed about sos pounds.
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!. ls'eport.-Definite announcement
= MADE at the office of the State Fair !
association here that the Ionisiana I
se'sey breeders Association 10 or. 2
.;n ns 70 hold a Jersey auction sale /
o ns the 1921 State Fair onening 7
s.,s r 20 Sixty head of registered +
- are to be offered tho hidao 4
November ;. u 'ne bidders q
nomer-TAe second we'll IN .,o
cla,hp pooi OF the Homer-Haynesyille. /,
!. ~'0orne oil field, the Goree No : .
n. ihe' oil spouted half wav mn =
I, ~ se,riek with the drill stem stiII n
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A.a'eveport--wounds received ,n p
n,s. un duel between c. l. stawau. b
M |er' and members of the ,on,,,.
'tsnsas costello. Mexican plantation q
s,s- near Lucas. La. resuItsd - :, =
6rsr ueath- Two Costello chi1 =
covering. ~ wounded are re- Il
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-. Soiumoia-Ths board of .,s
issued unced n,o the $4,000 bonds h
~ u more than a year ayo DUnus Un u u
lfrh, o'a ana an up-to-date elec,r,e = :,
ins,s,,ass asu waterworks plant will, ~ a
asrt sd ~ AND and ready for use within the be = =
lsod. sod,0h;arhe s'h;., body of win McF., f.