The Madison journal., 1921-09-10

| Louisiana State Highway Commission
| for funds to handle the highway
building. The plan is to extend the
highway to Bastrop, connecting the
governments of three parishes.
Columbia-The farmers of Caldwell
parish have become fully alive to the
value of the velvet bean as a stock
| food, and there is scarcely a farmer
| in the parish who has not a sufficiency
of these beans to maintain his cattle
| throughout the fall and winter The
| hay and sweet potato crops. too, are
abundant, and from the standpoint Of
| food and feed stuff, the farmers Of
better condition.
Arcadia.-The local post of the
American Legion has decided to start
a fund for the building of home. The
first plan was a game of chance A
large rooster was placed in each of the
drug store windows of the town, to-
gether with a fruit jar containing
grains of corn. Ten cents was paid for
rooster would eat after fast of two
days and a prize of $3.50 was given
to the winner in each case.
Napoleonville.-The boys of AS
sumption parish who served in the
world war have organized the Oncale-
Solar Post of the American Legion,
named in honor of two boys from this
parish who died on the battlefields of
France. The following officers we're
elected: Charles A. Landry, COM
mander; F. ]. Montagna, vice-com-
mander; Charles G. Dugas, adjutant;
]. Boyd Marks, financial secretary;
Edmond Templet, sergeant-at-arms.
Plain Dealing-A new banking in |
stitution to be known as the First |
State Bank Of Plain Dealing has been |
organized at Plain Dealing, Bossier |
parish, and opened for business Sep |
tember 1. 1t is capitalized at $4,000,
and its officers are: Dr. A s. Prince.
president; G. T. Mays. vice president;
DR.. w. F. Bell, j. E. Wyche, w. H. |
Matin, r. c. Purcell, Arthur Turnkey,
and M. S. Bolinger, directors. A bar
becue was given to celebrate the open
ing.
Lake Charies.-The bodies of Miss
Ruth Suffers of Roanoke, La, andSl
Walter Simon, son of T. Simon, presi-
dent and manager of the Simon rice
mills of Crowley, were found near a
wrecked automobile on the road be-
tween Crowley and Rayne. 1t is re-
ported that Simon left Crowley to go
to Rayne and stated that he would re-
turn in twenty minutes. The accident
evidently was caused by the car strik-
ing a stump. Miss Suffers was killed
Instantly, while Simon died few min
utes later with fractured skull. He
vas about 19 years old.
Mouroe.-Senator T. L. Hood of
Monroe, has announced he will intro
luce bill at the special session of
The Legislature as q replica of the
Volstead Act, which would require
,ity and parish officials of Louisiana
% enforce the national prohibition
avs, working with representatives of
he internal revenue department. The
Measure to be introduced by the
)uachita senator would confer equal
'owers with government liquor law
officials on police de-
artments and sheriffs throughout
louisiana.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. petroleum
PRODUCTION during July totaled $780,.
O0 barrels. according to the official I
eport of the United States Geological
'urvey. The extent to which the
lump in oil output has gone is indi-
ated by comparing the production
nth that of July, 1890, when 3,431, 900
arrels of petroleum we're brought to- {
ne surface. The increase In produc- ]
ION of petroleum since January, in U
pite Of falling prices. which was {
hecked in June, gave way during @
uly to a reduction of almost $4,000 s
arrels a day, according to the United 4
tates Geological Survey.
villa Platte.-At a meeting of the n
1llCt jury, Wulldm SldIht Ilue GIdl. II
e. was appointed registrar of voters. +
inning over Remy Ardoin by a vote
three to five.
Clinton.-A chapter of the State
armers' Union was organized here at r
re courthouse, officers being elected e.
] follows: r. A. Dilly, president; I. c.
Wall Jr., vice president; w. L. m
oney. secretary-treasurer; Clay Nc ly
night, doorkeeper; j. Durham, con. IL
ictor. Another meeting will be held in
eptember 10. b
leonville-Planters are gather
g corn and hay. Rice planters have
t most of their crop and marketed n
lite a portion. Prices are fair but q,
e yield is proving very disappoint- T.
g. A general rain throughout the N
rish fell recently, which was very tb
dly needed by cane.
Observation-Disclosures of the World
this parish have started a member
ip drive to end Sunday. September re
. The drive is expected to add at lie
ast 200 new members to the rolls Of ti'
e order. he