The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-08

LOUISIAN MA
HAPPENINGS
NeWs of the PELICAN State Arrang-
ed in Condensed Form

hundred this date last year.
Morgan City.-The All.American Ca
BILE Company within the next week O.,
two will establish its cable office in
Morgan City The establishment O,
this Office will be the first between
Galveston and Key West, Fla. The
line will connect direct with Tam.
pico, Mex.
Plaquemine. - James E. Dunlan
former president, and +. E. Hubbard
former cashier of Peoples Bank now
In liquidation, were indicted. by the
grand jury recently on twelve counts
reading as follows. For asserting re
and receiving deposits in People,
Bank OF Plaquemine knowing saio
bank to be insolvent and in failing cir.
cumstances."
Alexandria - Five hundred people
according to reports here, gathered
at Coifax, 30 miles from here, to wit
ness scheduled fight between a nine.
loot rattlesnake and a King snake
ODDS favored the King snake. How.
ever, after two hours of waiting the
rattlesnake decided It was not his day
to'scrap and the bout was indefinitely
postponed.
Monroe.-Ouachita parish has nine
ty-one manufacturing plants, accord
ing to the 1920 assessment for the
parish, this being an increase of six
plants over the previous year. The
valuation of these plants is fixed nv
the assessor at s1,925,625. which Is bv
no means commensurate with the
amount Of money invested and the
worth Of the plants.
Monroe.-Reports received at Mon.
roe are to the effect that there will
be at least ten lumber mills started
up within thirty days in Northeastern
louisiana Mills that operated during
the economic stress are increasing
their outputs by millions of feet and
taking on more men. Railroad men
say additional cars are likely to be
needed before Christmas to take care
OF the increased lumber traffic.
New Orleans.-Mempers of the Cot
ton Exchange formed a procession on
the old Cotton Exchange floor and
headed by brass band, marched to
their new building at the corner OF
Gravier and Carondelet streets, where.
after welcome by the president, E.
S. Butler, the gavel was struck for the
first call in the new structure by n.
G. Hester, secretary Of the institu.
ton for more than half a century.
Baton Rouge.-The organization OF
the Louisiana State Commercial Con
gress with Solon Farrenhacher of Ba
ton Rouge as fits president and Col
A. T. Prescott as chairman of the
state executive committee was an
nounced by Clarence o. Owens, gen
eral manager Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress with headquarters
in Washington. Headquarters of the
State Commercial Congress will be
opened in Baton Rouge and a paid
secretary will be placed in charge.
Shreveport.-State Bank Examiner
L. E. Thomas announced the closing
of the Bank Of Marthav'lle, La, due tc
a shortage appaoximating $4,000 in
the accounts of Cashier A. A. Ham
mond, who also is vice president
Hammond practically had full charge
Of the bank. With his bond and prop
erty he has promised the depositors
will be paid In full, but the bank will
be liquidated. Hammond is married
and has several children and has been
with the bank Is years. Its capital
was $4,000.
st. Martinville. - Baro Delaloire
% years old, was struck by lightning
and killed instantly. He had left
tractor in the field where he, was
working and carried a coil and some
bate.ie in his hands. His brother.
Labbie, who stood a few feet from
him, was shocked but otherwise un.
hurt.
Lake Charles.-It was announced
that attendance at the Broad Street
Church Sunday school to-
tailed 1886 during last year, and the
offerings, s1,4S0.90.
Mansfieid.-1'he crew of a Kansas
City Southern passenger train discov.
sied the body Ct j. C. Hebert, brake
man on a freight train of the same
ine, about six miles south Of Mans
ield, two hours after the freight had
stopped there for water. Hebert was
shot through the head. He was 2:
md married, living at Leesville, La.
Houma.-George A. Droz is here in
The interest of the Woodmen of the
World, and anticipates making drive
Tor 100 new members for Dupont
camp No. 308 Of this city.
New Orleans.-Louisiana establish. |
ed champion strawberry record this
year, according to data issued by the
Bureau of Markets of the Uniteo
States Department of Agriculture. To-
al carlot shipments were 1898 cars
Last year only 649 carloads were
shipped out Of the Louisiana district.