The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-06

Baton Route-Goyernor Parker has
appointed Miss Dorothy Richardson
Shreveport, La. daughter of d. c.
Richardson, as Louisiana princess to
the cotton palace exposition to be
given at Waco, Texas, October %.
Baton Rouge.-It is planned by the
Chamber of Commerce to distribute lit.
erature to the agricultural, industrial
and educational elements. A sum OF
between $4,000 and $4,000 is to be
expended for this purpose.
Houma.-Plans are on foot to es.
tablish a semi-weekly newspaper and
modern job printing plant in Houma,
Terrebonne parish. The promoter OF
the enterprise is John Fl. David and
he is assisted by his three brothers.
Pioneer.-Seven more cattle dipping
vats were destroyed with dynamite by
unidentified persons in West Carroll
parish in one week and great indig.
nation has been aroused among citi.
gems who appreciate the value of cat
| tie dipping to eradicate the fever tick.
Monroe.-Representatives of Ash.
ley. Drew, Lincoln, Jefferson and Pu.
laskl counties in Arkansas and OF
Morehouse, Ouachita, Caldwell, La
Sale, Grant and Rapides parishes OF
Louisiana, are expected to take steps
at meeting of the Arkansas and Lou
isiana Tourists Way Association at
Monroe on August to formulate plans
to bring large numbers of motorists
and other tourists into Arkansas and
Louisiana from the North and West.
New Orleans.-Gratificati at the
passage of the Sheppard -Towner bill
for the protection of maternity and
infancy, and censure of Senator Ed
win A. Broussard of Louisiana, one of
seven senators who voted against il
was expressed recently by leaders
in the League of Women Voters and
the New Orleans Federation of Clubs
both OF which organizations wired
support of the bill.
Monroe.-The Lincoln parish police
jury will sell its 100000 worth OF
road improvement bonds on August
~, IL is announced by the jury. Qua.
chita bonds for s1,00O,0OO will be sold
on September IA. The building of the
Dixie Overland Highway from Monroe
10 Ruston, distance of thirty miles
or more of the highway from West
Monroe to the Lincoln parish line al
cost of approximately s15O,OOO, fol
which state aid is expected.
Lafayette.-For the second time in
two weeks, the dipping vat on the
farm of Ludovic Billeaud, two miles
southwest of Lafayette, has been
blown up by dynamite, and no clue
to the perpetrators in either case has
Seen found. After it had been dyna
mited, Mr.. Billeaud asked the police
jury for materials to repair it and had
Just finished the job. This is the
seventh vat and the eighth case OF
dynamiting in this parish in the past
Six months, and w. A. Montgomery,
president. who recently raised the re
ward Of 500 to $3.50 for evidence
leading to the conviction of the dyna,
miters. is redoubling efforts to appre
hend them.
Lafayette.-Ths new drainage sys-
tenn is about completed, sewer con.
nections are In q similar state and
the new City well. No. s, with a ca
pacity ample for a city Of $4,000 in.
habitants and furnishing water of sp
proved purity, is now being connected
with pumps. The next big task to
which the trustees will apply them |
selves will be the improvement of the
city water and light plant, a quarte,
of million dollar undertaking. Prac
tically half million dollars already |
is involved in the street car and water |
improvements, and all the improve |
ments are being completed in less |
than a year after the bond issue was |
voted last October.
Vidalia.-On account of the contin |
ued rainfall the construction engineer
and their large force of workmen have
been unable to complete the lower
Tensas end of the gravel road known
as the Louisiana division Of the Ozarh
Trail. The celebration planned to be
held on Lake st. John on Tuesday
was postponed until some future date,
probably about the middle OF August
Lake Charles.-Actual drilling fol
oil has started on the sAmarido Petr6
eum Company's operation at the
Woodring Farm, southeast of the city.
Waterproof.-Du to the steady rain.
all over various portions Of Tensas
md Concordia Parishes the cotton
,rop is in bad condition. The boil
veevil are present in large numbers.
The cool days and nights during q
'ainy season such as this section ha,
experienced lately allow the pest t.
ret in its deadly work.
Amite.-A revival meeting at the
Methodist Church was held here last
week. 1t was conducted by the Rev.
elmer Gum of Rayne. He is State
chaplain for the Aperican Legion.
Monroe.-On recommendations OF
he chief Of the limited States armv