The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-05


Donaldsonville.-At a regular meet.
ing Of the police jury held recently, a
parish budget of expenditures, for the
fiscal year, amounting 70 $4,000, was
adopted.
Slaughter.--Mrs. Henry Harvey has
sold the Slaughter Hotel to Mrs. Will
lie Moore, who will remodel and ope-
rate the hotel under the name of Ho-
tel Moore.
Thibodeaux.-Some rice planters in
Lafourche still are harvesting the crop
that was supposed to be all cut last
August. The fields are overrun with
rodents.
Lake Charles.-Directors of the
Prairie Farm Lands Company and
the Kinder Canla Company will meet
soon to transact annual routine bust.
ness and to decide upon a policy re-
garding farming for 1921.
DeRidder.-A meeting OIL subscrib-
ers to the canning factory to be erect.
ed in DeRidder was held recently in
the police jury room at the courthouse
at 1880. The charter was signed and
board Of directors was elected.
Vidalia.-At a meeting OF the Vida
liza Civic League at the courthouse,
the president, Mrs. L. X. Purcell, ask
ed for reports Of committees appoint.
ed In regard to the proposed new
town hall.
Thibodaux.-Oleus Leonard, mana
ger on the Coulon plantation for a
number Of years, has resigned the po-
sition at the beginning or the year and
will move his family to Alexandria to
reside with his son, Charles Leonard.
Slaughter.-At an election held re-
Gently Homer Appleby was elected
mayor and d. w. Felps, ). T. Felps, H.
T. Munson, DR.. w. c. Ratliff and ]. F..
Spug. alderman, and James Monhan,
marshal.
Eunice.-The Eunice high school
opened it's school term recently with
large increased enrolment. The
second number of the Continental Ly.
ceum Bureau was presented at the
high school.
Lake Charles.-J. o. Modisette.
grand master Of the Odd Fellows Of
Louisiana, was given a reception in
Lake Charles recently by a large gath
ering of Odd Fellows of the city and
many of the surrounding towns.
Welsh, Vinton, West Lake and Sui
phur being well represented.
Charles women and several men met
recently in the Bed Cross room, City
Hall, to discuss the present status OF
charity work in this city and the ad-
visibility of reorganizing the United
/ Charities Association disbandec sew
eral days ago.
Franklin.-The vesty OF the st.
Mary's Episcopal Church thanked all
who assisted in saving the church
building from destruction by fire. The
vestry also authorized the women Of
the church to go ahead with the re-
pairs to the rectory. The church is
now renting house for the rector.
DeRidder.-Another big auction sale
was held in DeRidder recently, and
everyone having anything to sell in
the way Of household goods, farm
products, machinery, tools, cattle,
horses, mules, live stock, and poultry
entered same and it was sold to the
highest bidder for cash.
Donaldsonville. = The stockholders
OF the Bankof Ascension elected the
directors as follows: J. Libermuth.
Clark Libermuth, L. Henry Schexnay-
der, w. Blumenthal, ]. E. Blum, Hen
ry Meter, E. ]. Caire, s. Prejean,
Charest Thibaut. The officers are J..
Libermuth, president; Charest Thi,
baut. vice president and cashier.
Eunice.-The st. Tammany Parish
Fair Association met and set October
13 to 16 inclusive as the dates for the
next parish fair. Leaders said they
desired that attention be called to the
dates so they may not conflict with
those of other parish fairs.
Eunice.-The Pine Mill Of the New.
ell Lumber Company will resume ope-
rations after being shut down since
September 20. The hardwood mill Of
the same company will resume work
in few days, having been shut down
for repairs since the Christmas holi-
days. Business In Eunice Is begin
ming to improve and q decided feel
ing Of optimism Is spreading through
out the community.
Thibodaux.-Bills have been pre-.
sented to a number Of people for tolls
for crossing the Thibodaux bridge.
Some pay the bills, but others are
playing for time," hoping that the
decision Of the district Judge will show
that the parish has no right to operate
the bridge and charge tolls since the
joint owner, the town of Thibodaux,
refuses to sanction a continuance Of
the fOll svetau