The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-20

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ernor and has made bond and quail.
fed He will also serve the city as
extra officer, his duties in the posi-
ton being to check the water meters
and assist the regular police force.
Hammond-Tse police jury has
called a parish-wide election for the
purpose of voting upon a one-mill tax,
Saturday, September 10. The fund to
| be derived from this tay. If il is car
ried, will be used to build new bridges
over the Tangipahoa river and to pay
for the improvements for the state
horticultural experiment station.
Shreveport.-Accord to a com.
munication received by Chief OF Police
d. d. BaZer from the Automobile
Theft Association headquarters, the
Shreveport police department is cred
tied with having captured a greater
number of auto thieves and recovered
more stolen cars than any other police
organization in the United States dur
ing the last year.
Thibodaux.-B. w. Bickert was in
Thibodaux trying to obtain a site on
the main street of the town for the
establishment of another moving pic
ture theater. He represents syndi-
cate and is out to line up f1fty-one
places where his promoters plan to
establish houses. Before coming to
Thibodaux arrangements were made
to take over the Community Theater
in Donaldsonville.
Alexandria-W. L. Duncan, an old
citizen of this parish, has a pair of
buck deer horns with thirty-nine
points, which were taken from a deer
killed by Hiram McCann and George
l.. Wilson on Wilson's Bayou near
Bunkie while deer hunting in 1880.
The horns were obtained recently by
Mr.. Duncan from the Wilson and Nc
Cam families and they are in q per-
feet state of preservation.
Basile.-The new faculty of Evan.
geline College, as announced by DR..
F. w. 10y, president, is as follows:
Karl Treen of Basile, dean and in
structor in science; Miss Ada E.
Findley of Iowa, La, English; Miss
Rita Walker Of Welsh, home eco
nomics and history; Mrs. F. w. 10y,
Basile, special mathematics teacher;
Mrs. Karl Treen, Basile. music; Miss
Hazel M. Kabecker, Wichita, Kan,
preparatory department. The second
session Of this college will open
September 19.
Monroe.-The board of directors for
the ensuing year has been named by
the Arkansas-Louisiana Tourists Way
which has concluded its
annual convention in Monroe, and
plans have been completed by the as
sociati0n to get the Lakes and Gulf
Coast Association to choose the
Tourists Way between Little Rock
and Alexandria as its route to Lake
Charles, Galveston, Brownsville and
,ther parts of the Gulf coast.
Hammond.-A committee represent
ng bankers, merchants and farmers
If the parish of Calcasieu, visited this |
section for two days. They were the |
,uests of the Hammond Chamber of !
Commerce and were here investi- |
eating dairying, trucking and general |
arming methods. They expressed |
themselves as very much impressed ,
With the system and methods in use |
" the farmers of Tangipahoa and |
poke highly Of the evident prosperity |
nd the bright future in store for this
ection.
Covington.-The charter of the Gov.
ngton Paint Company Is being pub ,
ished. The officers are ]. c. Cappell,
resident; M. p. Planche, vice presi-
lent; William Flicker, general mana.
er and secretary; and e. G. Barrin- /
er, treasurer. The new company pro-
oses to manufacture dyes, inks and
aints. Pine products Of local origin
Till be used in the manufacture of
he paints, and local clays will be
sed as a vehicle in the other prod.
cts.
Natchitoches.-The fourth annual
hort course for the Junior and senior
oys and girls and men and women
losed August 16. The course was
nder the supervision Of the Exten.
on Department. Louisiana State Uni
ersity, and the State Normal College
cooperating.
Monroe.-The West Carroll parish
olice jury has offered reward of
100 for the arrest and conviction of
~ and all persons guilty of dyna-
iting or otherwise destroying dip
ng vats in that parish.
Baton Rouge.vThe body of Carl
oses, travelling man and a resident
Baton Rouge, was found under the
'idge Of the Louisiana Railway and
avigation Company at Bayou Man
lac. A coroner's inquest was held
Id reported that death came as q re-
III of accidental drowning.
Baton Rouge-Governor Parker has
sued a proclamation declaring Sat-
day, September IL, as Constitutional
ny. The purpose Is to observe the
lniversary of the writing Of the Ma
'nal Constitution
PlaQuemine.-Mrs. i. G.. Kirk.