The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-29


Natchitoches.-The Masonic Ord,
OF Natchitoches is planning to erect
handsome three-story brick buildir
on the site of its present lodge.
Oberlin.-Gravel is befnp laid =
Main street from the st. Louis an
iron Mountain depot to the cour
house.
Natchltoches. - The first lyceu,
number for the winter term was
very enjoyable musical recital give
by the Harold Proctor Company.
Lockport.-The Bank of Denbar
springs submitted its quarterly state
ment to the bank examiner this week
showing total resources of s233.652.
Lockport-The Lyon Lumber Com
pany is the largest single taxpayer O
the parish, and this week paid to tn,
tax collector a total of SCI. .3SS16.
stockholders of the Ouach
ita National Bank of Monroe. in an
nuai meeting, have authorized an in
crease in the bark's capital stock
from 100000 to $4,000
Observation-Disclosures Yam
cey and Rayner of Alexandria are a,
the normal making pictures of the fac
uity and students for the Normal an.
nual, "Potpourri.,
Natchitoches. - Professor George
Williamson Of the department of biolo.
gy addressed the student body recent.
ly on the importance and worth of our
forest trees.
Lockport.-The police jury sold the
public ferries Of the parish at low
prices. The Port Vincent ferry brought
30; the Colyell Bay and Rome ferries
only So each.
Lockport.-The tax collector began
work this week on the largest roll
Livingston has ever had. The total
valuation is sS,6S4,932, which is about
$1,OOO,o00 above last year.
Eunice.-A fire was checked in the
building on Second street owned by
Mentor and Anastas Guillory and oc.
cupied by the Red Rose Restaurant
and Mrs. Verrets grocery store.
st. Francisville.-The parish super.
intendent of schools, P. C. Garris.
who was elected last fall for one |
year, has been reelected by the
schooi board for term of four years.
Basile.-Dr. and Mrs. C. NJ. Mccain
are at Touro Infirmary with their little
son Rudolph, who has developed a
mild case OF tetanus as a result of a
oy pistol wound Christmas Day.
Hammond.-Many are going from
his place to Amite, the parish seat
o register as Hammond is to have a
municipal primary in the near future
nd the law requires that voters must
egister 80 days before a primary.
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Natchftoches. - Unusually warm
Teather prevails here and fruit tree
uds are beginning to swell, endanger-
lg the crop. Although the weather
as been favorable to breaking land
ardly furrow has been plowed.
armers seem demoralized and still
ndecided as to what to do.
Lockport.-The Association of Com n
cree meeting, held here, was attend. L
by Superintendent Glover of the ! g
'uthern Pacific railroad, who came v
confer with the commercial body Il
lative to some changes in the time {,
rd between Lockport and Raceland
notion. "
Natchitoches.-Miss Dorothy Gregg
Lincoln parish has been elected fac. :, :,
~ representative of the present -
aduating class and Miss Marguerite 8,
eckler, Of Iberia parish, class repre- n
ntative. These are the honor stu. ~
nts OF the class and are always chos.
fromthose students showing the
'hest class averages.
crime wave eyi- WI
ltly has not reached Caldwell par. pr
, for at session of the grand jury IN
week there were but three true lal
s found, and none of them were pa
serious violations of the law. IT
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'laquemine.-Andrew H. Gay, pres.
Mt OF the A. H. Gay Planting Com.
y, has been selected by the State :
Ird OF Affairs and w. B. Middleton. the
hier OF the Citizens Bank and the
st Company of Plaquemine, and wit
'rles W. Row of Rosedale, a sugar So,
tier and merchant. have been Sc
ed by the police jury of Iberville
sh as board Of equalization un. 6
A'' |'A oi iszo. cid
laequemine.-The police Jury. at -.
last meeting, withdrew the appro-
ton of $50 per month to Parish Ia -
Mt H. Lesseps, and $25 per month
drs. l.. G. Kirk, home demonstra-
agent. The two agents receive :,
majority of their salary from the
and Federal government, and it mei'
of the no,;ca ,,,u,,,. "n brol
sr. " nor.