The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-06
Il LOUISA MA
HAPPENINGS.
MsWs of the Pelican State Arrong-
ed in Condemned Form

Ponchatoula.-Bids have been re-
seived for the construction of APPROX
lmately 81 miles of graveled roads in
the Seventh Ward of the Parish of
Tangipahoa. About 20 contractors
filed bids.
Aexandria-Adjutant General L. A.
Toombs OF Baton Rouge was at Camp
Beauregard to make preparations and
get the site in readiness for the en-
campment of the State National Guard
which opens August Is.
Plaquemine.-The drill of the well
being put down for oil near Marin
gouin is down seven hundred feet, and
the driller put in 500 feet of 10-inch
casing. Reports from the we'll say
that the formations encountered are
favorable for flow Of oil before they
reach a depth of 5000 feet The we'll
being drilled at Bayou LaRompe has
reached what is called the second
strata
New Orleans.-Following up their
surprise attack, prohibition agents re-
Gently swooped down on restaurants,
cafes and soft dyink establishments,
conflscated large quantity of liquor
out of all but one of them, and. in one
instance. used a sponge to sop up and
preserve evidence which a bartender
II alleged to have attempted to de-
stroy.
Covington.-T. H. McAfee, late prin-
cipai Of the Slidell High School, has
been reinstated by the School Board
on the recommendation of school pa
irons and citizens of Slidell. Prof.
NcAfee was dismissed at late board
meeting on the charges of incompe-
tency, lack of respect for the student
body. failure to keep records and non
cooperation with the teachers. This
action leaves C. T. Orr, recently ap-
pointed, unprovided for.
New Orleans-An endeavor to grow
ut the leper colony at Carville, La,
the chaulmoogra tree, from which Is
obtained an oil said to possess cur
ative qualities for leprosy, will be
made by the federal government. This
announcement was made by Major
( Denny, in charge of the Carville col
eny, who declared seeds of the tree
have been obtained from Hawaii, and
win be planted at Carville.
Point a la Hache.-The state high
way department has let contract for
the resurfacing and filling in with a
sand binder the shell road extending
from Belle Chasse Sugar House to
the Jefferson parish line connecting
with the newly completed shell road
running into Gretna. The work to be
completed by September Is. The
parish is having all district reads
placed in the best of condition for
motor vehicles in Road District No. 2.
Monroe.-Representa T. T. Webb
and Mayor Arnold Bernstein, both of
Monroe, have received letters from
Governor Parker in which he prom
ises to give relief as soon as possible
IN the situation growing out Of the
large number of insane patients that
have accumulated in Ouachita Parish
during the last few weeks. Governor
Parker satd he thought it might be
possible to admit the Outchita pa
tisnts at the Jackson Hospital within
. few weeks.
New Iberia.-The Women's Council
ef the Chamber Of Commerce last
week made their annual flower awards.
1TAfo hA thu |
chosen flower. Cooperation among
he women of New Iberia was great
and 1t was hard for the judges to
award the prizes. The first prize went
b Mrs. Homer Dupuy, for geraniums
IN the garden. she having three hun
dred plants. The first cut flower prize
vas awarded to Mrs. Jack Blanc, who
sxhibited bowl Of ten varieties.
!. Monroe.-Believing that radical
steps are necessary to fight the spread !
Of tuberculosis in Northwestern Lou ,
isiana and especially in Ouachita
parish. the Ouachita Parish Tuber-
csnosis Association at meeting at the {
city hall began campaign whereby
= 40 Hopcu W udke OudCnltd tuDeI-
eulosis free within few yearc.
Natchitoches.-Miss Lucille Pear
con. who resigned as registrator of
ne State Normal College last April, c
WI resume her work here Septem- I
bsr /. Y
Pointe la Hache.-The rice harvest
segins this week in Grand Prairie on Z
several large rice farms. The stand a
most promising. Harvest hands are C
se'ng paid $1.25 this year against $3.50 v
ssst year, with board included, and are I
pentiful. The rice will be threshe6 r
= soon as harvested and shipped to e
aarket In New Orleans. q
foint la Hache.-The recen.
svy rains are beneficial to the lead. n
g rice and truck crops. A bumper "
uop OF corn and pea vine hay is Z
Dfomised. =
Lake Providence.-officers for the
Carrill Parish Fair Association Il
'e Deen elected, but no definite date e
= - ne iair has been fixed, although a
p'oDaoly will be held in October. ii
ns.. oiucers are: President, Leo a
oolelds; yice.nresiSar. N .