The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-07-09


rels, an increase of more than 500.. !
900 barrels over the production OF
April. but approximately 100000 bar. |
rels less than the production in May.
1920. The figures are those OF the
United States geological survey.
Lake Charles. Graduation exer-
cises of ST. Patrick's Sanitarium
School of Nursing were held in the
main auditorium of St Charles Aca.
DENY recently. The graduates are
Misses Edna Kaough and Avis Portie.
DE. ]. G. Martin addressed the grad
yates and awarded the diplomas.
Baton Rouge.-A lot at the corner
of Third and Convention known as
the Holt property, owned by the Rey.
mond interests, has been purchased
by the Louisiana National Bank for
$4,000 and twelve-story office build.
ing will be erected. 1t will be fire
proof and constructed OF concrete,
steel, stone and vitrified brick.
Lake Charles.-Arrangem were
closed recently between the police
jury of Calcasieu parish and the banks
of Lake Charles whereby all warrants
drawn against the general funds Of
the parish issued to and including
June 80. when signed by w. ]. Prater,
president of the police jury, will be
paid by the banks.
Haynesville.-Three new brick
buildings are nearing completion here
| and two more are in the process of
being erected. Baucum Brotherssafave
their two-story combination office and
store building ready for occupancy
as likewise has NJ. ]. Bozeman with
( the same class of building. T. U. Nor
ton is rushing his new store building
to completion.
acknowledgements of the State
Department of Conservation are en-
gagged near here in a study of the
rate of growth of second-growth pines
of all kinds. Cooperating in the pro
ject is the National Research Csunci
of Washington, which a year ago re
ceived donation for this study o
$4,000 from the Southern Pine AssC
citation.
1 De Ridder.-The club rally held re
Gently at De Ridder was a great SUI
cess, according to E. E. Elliott, count
agent. Beauregard parish. More tha
two hundred members from organize
clubs were present. A number c
demonstrations we're put on, anon
them being the use Of a tractor l
plowing, narrowing, discing, plantin
and various other phases of belt worl
: Haynesville. - Persons desiring
continue the search for oil In fh
.nwn of Haypecville will not harea
ter be restricted by any prohibitiy
ordinances. One may drill in h
front yard, within one foot Of the sid
+ walk. IL he so desires, according +,
h action of the Town Council at a sp
Z cial meeting at which the 200-fo
II drilling ordinance was repealed.
A Vidalia-A Masonic Lodge was
. stituted in Gilbert. Franklin paris
by the district deputy grand maste
The new Masonic hall. which is pro
T. ably the hest equipped in this sectit
d. Of the state, was crowded to capacit
1t The officers of the lodge are: s.
Il, Ward. Sr., master: l.. NJ. Calhoun,
s. senior warden; H. B. Roundtree,
of nior warden, and Charles E. Cra
c. secretary. >,
~ Crowley.-His Grace, Archbish
c. Khouri, of Syria, and his secretal
the Reverend Father Moshey, we
IN visitors to the Syrian colony in Gro
8, ley the past few days. They left he
L. recently for Lake Charles. The p
af late is visiting this and other COZ
e. tries wit ha view of stimulating
W faith Of the Syrians in the Catho
is religion and also urging them to HI
ry fast to the traditions Of the mott
Ir- country while being loyal to the 9
i'll of their adoption. The Syrians
We tended mass said in the mott
tongue at st. Michaels Church.
m Lake Charles.-Federal Inspec
TX Major N. p. Morrow and Captain
at car w. Deslatte of the state adult;
&C. generals Office will be here Tues(
lel to give Company X final inspect
ma and formally enlist the company i
the federal army.
De- New Orleans.-This city's first b
a ness show, to be staked in The Tin
is Picayune building during the w
IFS beginning october 3, under the dil
ng ton of Robert Hayne Tarrant, pr,
rk ises to be an event of considers
magnitude in local business circle.
IN, Haynesville. - Mayor John W.
on ton received s105 for the city treas
ly. from a poker game that was raj
m at a local hoted The mayor sta
re- that this is only the first Of such rs
ew that he has instructed the police
to make and that gambling must ce
in Haynesville.
,ge Franklinton "A special jury t
en- of court called by Judge p. B. Ca
Use convened July to clear the doc
ate before the summer vacation. TT
Of are about fifteen jury cases inclut