The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-22

| NatcnltOcneS-Mrs. Weatherly OF
the extension department has returned
to her duties after visit to New Or.
leans and Kansas City.
AleIandria.-The Alexandria OIL and
Gas Company has resumed operations
on its well on the Archinard tract
seven miles from Alexandria.
Bunkie.-The general business CON.
ditien remains good with a great deal
OF building activity going on, both in
residential and commercial property.
Plaquemine.-The city tax collector
reports his collections in December.
lSzO. were better than the previous
year by several hundred dollars.
Ruston.-Much interest is being
manifested in the election of the
board of directors of the Ruston
Chamber Of Commerce to take place
on Tuesday.
Natchitoches.-The Normal basket.
ball team has left for a weeks tour
OF the southern part of the state.
playing its first game with L. m
on Saturday.
kuston.-Among the new concerns
just opened in Ruston is that of the
n. and X. Auto Paint Shop. The firm
is composed Of James B. King and R.
p. Ketchum.
bunkle.-Notwithstanding the cotton
and cane crops in this section were al.
most total failure and the farming
interests received a severe setback.
Bunkies two banks by their state.
ments issued January 1, proved to be
In very healthy financial condition
hoseland.-The Community Church
Sunday School. recently organized in
hoseland. has quite a large scholar.
snip, with several teachers. Rev. C.
e. Burch has been elected superin.
tendent; Miss Ella Harrell, treasurer.
and Charlie Strsat, secretary.
Roseland.-While Herbert GRAY vas
handling a small repeating. rifle he nc.
,cidentally shot Charles jenkins AGED
Il years, the ball entering his left
side, near the hip. A physician az.
tracted the ball. and yonng Jenkins
will recover.
Morgan City.-The cigar factory Of
Seidenberg & Co.. 1T is said, will re. |
sumo operations about the middle of
this month. This factory, which is q
branch OF theAmerican Cigar Com.
pany, closed down for the holidays. Ii
employs upwards of 100 girls.
Natchitoches.-The triennial physi.
cal exa--nation of Normal students
mas begun. This examination is thor.
ough and is intended to discover phys.
ical defects which an attempt is made
to remedy by recommending the
proper for moi physical culture.
Natchitoches.-The Normal Y. W.
e. A. put on a drive last month for
the European Child Feeding Fund and
$2S2 was realized from the e.faculty and
students. The association gave $25 to
the local Social Service Bureau and
$50 for medical students of Europe.
LaPlace.-At a meeting OF the La,
Place Amusement Company the resig
nation of E. H. Alexander as manager
was received and accepted and Henry
Maurin was elected manager and
treasurer, while e. H. Alexander was
elected to the post of secretary. Pres.
ton Montegut is president, with Wal.
ace Lasseigne as vice president.
Lake Charles.-Lucius l.. Moss. com.
nander Of the local camp OF the Sons
'f Confederate Veterans, has been ten.
Tered the position of commander Of
he Louisiana Division, vice B. P. Sui.
ivan, whose term of office has ex.
'ired. The position carries with II
many important duties, among them
'eing the appointment of an official
taft, the dividing of the division into
eyeral brigades and the selection of
'rfgade commanders.
Alexandria.-A cigar factory will Be
tarted here Februar / by the Seiden.
erg branch Of the American Cigar
,ompany in New Orleans. which some
line ago purchased the property in
Vheelock avenue formerly known as
he T. p. A. HotA. John Summers,
rho will be superintendent of thej
liant, has arrived here and ii. IN !
falling he machinery and equipment.
Is announced that the factory wfiJ
mploy several hundred persons. ~.
Natchitoches.-The following young {
omen are quartered this term in the Z
ractice cottage with Miss Margaret
Weeks. head Of the home economics
apartment; Miss Dorothy Skinner of
t. Joseph; Anna Cooksey, Shreve- Il
ort; Estamae Ballew, Crowley, and n
ois -Mears, Loranger. Different .
roups are extended this privilege h
ach quarter and are given a course n
practical housekeeping, consisting,
esides cooking. of buying and hand.
ng bills with the exercise of best
ldgment and economy. The board in
oney is turned over to the practice HI
'ttage and the young women are ex, G
ected to save money each month h,