The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Ii OUISIA A MA
HAPPENINGS
NeuUs of the Pelican State ArranR-
ed in Condensed Form

charge of the government works here
has been appointed a member of the
civil service commission in the New
Orleans district.
| New Orleans.-Wilson 6. CalIendar
NeW orleans newspaperman, has been
appointed secretary of the Retail
merchants Bureau of the New Or
leans Chamber of Commerce.
Monroe.-lmportant reductions in
freight rates for carbon black from
Monroe territory to all points in the
united States have been granted BY
| the railroads.
Vile Platte. - The weather has
oeen ideal and a great amount of bav
mas been moved and baled this week
Inc cotton and rice harvesting sea.
sons have practically ended and mora
attention is given to hay, potatoes
and corn.
Crowley. - Will A. Steidley. form
erly of Kinder, has moved to Crowley
and has assumed the duties of grand
secretary of the Odd Fellows in Louis
lana, succeeding Albert S. Wright
VINO was forced to retire because OF
other business Mr.. Stedley is a
newspaper man of twenty years stand
ing in Southwest Louisiana.
shreveport. - Reduced railroad
rates to the Louisiana State Fair
from all points in Louisiana. Texas
east OF Fort Worth and Arkansas
nave been announced by the Texas
and Pacific Railroad During the fair
october 26 to November 6, a rate OF
fare and a half is offered for round
trips.
Alexandria. - Smith Brothers. road
contractors Of this city, have been
awarded the contracts to grade and
gravel seventy miles of road in Cata.
houla parish. The firm has been no.
tlned that they were the successful.
bidders. 1t is announced that the cos,
OF the work will amount to about $3.50.
600.
Plaquemine. - The police Jury has
ordered the courthouse committee tc
advertise for bids to repair the
courthouse as soon as practicable.
committee Of six citizens also were
appointed from the Seventh and
Eighth Wards for the purpose of ad
justing differences among the people
OF that section regarding the cattle
dipping law.
New Orleans. - Louisiana win
open the first public duck hunting pre-
serve in the South and the largest in
the United States beginning Novem
ber l, when the open season for ducks
starts. This preserve is in the delta
Of the Mississippi river, comprising
the silt-made land between Pass-a
Loutre and South Pass. The track
contains $4,000 acres, approximately
1000 square miles and is one Of the
choicest duck hunting fields In the
world.
New Orleans. - Sugar cane is do.
ing well, but fell off slightly in con-
dition. compared with last month, ao
cordfng to the report issued by Lilo
mel l. James, agricultural statistician,
United States Department of Agricul
ture. The condition on October ]
was S4 per cent, compared with 7s
per cent October /, 1920, and with
1873 per cent the 1O-year average. The
condition forecasts a probable produc
tion of 222,974 short tons Of sugar. In
1920 169,127 short tons of sugar were
produced.
Baton Rouge. -, That Baton Rouge !
is to have a new hospital was further
assured when the committee for the
Franciscan Sisters closed a deal for .
site on the north side of University
lake. More than two acres Of land
were purchased and work will begin
at once on the erection of a s75,O0s
hospital.
New Orleans. President HARDING
will be invited to attend the triennia.
conclave of the Knights Templar oi
the United States at New Orleans
next April.
Monroe.-The Traffic Bureau has
that notification has been
from the Interstate Com
merce Commission announcing that
the reduction in railroad freight rates
On gasoline, which was announced sew
eral months ago would go into effect
on November /.
Alexandria. - The depot of the
louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company in PineEille, just across Red
liver from Alexandria, was robbed re
,ently. The safe was cracked ans
1886 in cash and checks are missing.
New Orieans.-This city will be host
o more than $4,000 visitors during the
asst week of April when the thirty
fifth triennial conclave of the Knights
remplar convenes in this city. Every
hing indicates that the meeting will
,e the largest event ever held in the
south.
CrowIey.-Committees are prepar1
ng the program for Armistice Day IN
his city. Arrangements have peep