The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-26

Gently.
Natchitoches.-The second concert
OF the season by the School of Music
and musical organizations of the
Louisiana State Normal School was
given recently.
Lake Charles.-Elma Stafford. an
S-year-old girl, who is in class lib al
Central School, was struck by an au
tomoblle while crossing Kirby street
Is front Of Central School
Plaquemine.-The Lower Coast Con
struction Company has moved the
large levee dredge above Plaquemine
and has begun to enlarge and straight.
en- the levee at that point.
Monroe.-A parishwide meeting of
/ farmers has been called by the Com.
mercial League to be held in West
Monroe, at which time speakers from
Baton Rouge will be present.
Bogalusa.-ln an effort to assist the
farmers Of this section the Bogalusa
| Chamber Of Commerce has ordered a
car or FERTILIZER, sixteen per cent phos-
plate, which will arrive soon.
Polnte la Hache.-The local Red
Cross chapter donated $500 to help
defray the $4,000 expense in combat
ing the smallpox epidemic incurred
by the Parish Board of Health.
Forest Hill-Gravel in large guam
titles and fine grade has been discov-
cred on the land of d. c. Warner, on
the Pelican road. The highway au.
thorities expect to use it one the new
roads.
Forest Hill-Work has been resum-
ed on the Meller-Hineston Highway.
Forest Hill-The graveling of the
Pelican Highway from LeCompte to
Forest Hill, will be completed in a
very short time.
Natchitoches.-The afternoon recit-
ais held by Miss Carter in her studio
have proven quite interesting. In ad.
diuon to piano numbers given by her
pupils, papers are read on the lives
and works of the composers.
Plaquemine.-The home of Charles
T1rcuit, about a mile above PLAQUE
mine was destroyed by fire recently.
The building, with contests was lost.
with no insurance. The loss is est.
mated at about $4,000. The cause If
the fire was not learned.
Monroe.-The Missouri Pacific Rail-
way and the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad, which have been at
loggerheads because of trackage
rights in the new oil field, have reach
ed an agreement through arbitration,
it is announced by officials here.
De Ridder.-The canning factory for
De Ridder is an assured proposition,
provided the necessary amount OF
stock is sold. Up to the present time
about $4,000 worth Of stock has been
$4,000 more stock be subscribed.
La Place.-At a regular meeting Of
John A. Refine Camp No 504, Wood.
men of the World, held recently, Sow
ereigns Wallace Lasseigne and Har
ry Maurin were elected delegates ia
the Head Camp Convention to be held
in Lafayette March Is, 16 and IT, Sow.
ereigns John A. Refine, Wilhelf Hy- |
mel and William Clement were elected |
alternates.
Monroe.-Steps to organize every
village in Ouachita parish as partici.
pants in an important plan for the es-
adjustment or farm bureaus were tax.
IN at a meeting of the Commercial
League OF West Monroe recently when
committee of twenty leading busi-
less men OF the west side were ap-
pointed to hold meetings in fifteen or
more communities Of the parish for
hat purpose.
Natchitoches. - BY defeating the
louisiana Industrial Institute by the
cores Of 43 to % and 81 to q, the
louisiana State Normal School basket
al lteam has won eight straight
ames. This practically eliminates all
Their teams in the association from
he contest and assures the champion
hip for the Normal five.
Covington.-Farmers and townspeo-
lie have been shown by practical
demonstrations that the local mild !
inters andearly springs enable them
, profitably grow early vegetables and
lick maturing fruit. Cane and pota-
,es are money crop, and the resi-
ents Of Waldheim, near Covingtol.
anded to erect a potato kiln of sub
antial size.
Pointe a la Hache.-Plauuemin 3
arish A. R. C.held a meeting at the l
to raise funds to erect a '
onument in honor Of the soldiers
ON this parish who died on the bat
efields in the world war. The meet
G was a success and $1,000 was rails =
to defray the expenses of this me 4
orial shaft, which will be erected in =
e courthouse suuare