The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-26

Alexandria lectured at the Normal re
Gently.
Natchitoches.-The second concer
OF the season by the School of Musi,
and musical organizations of tn,
Louisiana State Normal School wa.
given recently.
Lake Charles.-Elma Stafford. ar
6-year-old girl. who is in class l-B a
central School, was struck by an au
tomobile while crossing Kirby street
Is front Of Central School.
Plaquemine.-TheL Lower Coast Con
struction Company has moved thu
large levee dredge above Plaquemine
and has begun to enlarge and straight
en- the levee at that point.
Monroe.-A parishwide meeting OF
farmers has been called by the Com.
merciai League to be held in West
I Monroe. at which time speakers from
Baton Rouge will be present.
Bogalusa.-In an effort to assist the
farmers OF this section the BogaIusa
Chamber OF Commerce has ordered a
car of fertilizer, sixteen per cent phos.
phate, which will arrive soon.
Polnte a la Hache.-The local Red
Cross chapter donated $500 to help
defray the $4,000 expense in combat
ing the smallpox epidemic incurred
by the Parish Board of Health.
Forest Hill.-Gravel in large ouan-
titles and fine grade has been discov-
cred on the land Of D. C. Warner, on
the Pelican road. The highway au-
thorities expect to use it one the new
roads.
Forest Hill-Work has been resum-
ed on the Meller-Hineston Highway.
Forest Hill.-The graveling of the
Pelican Highway from LeCompte to
Forest Hill, will be completed in a
very short time.
Natchitoches.-The afternoon recit-
ais held by Miss Carter in her studio
have proven quite interesting. In ad.
dluon to piano numbers given by her
pupils, papers are read on the lives
and works of the composers.
Plaquemine.-The home of Charles
T1rcuit, about a mile above PLAQUE
mine was destroyed by fire recently.
The building, with contests was lost,
with no insurance. The loss is esti.
mated at about $1,000. The cause Of
the fire was not learned.
Monroe.-The Missouri Pacific Rail- |
way and the Chicago, Rock Island and |
Pacific Railroad, which have been at |
loggerheads because of trackage
rights in the new oil field, have reach
ed an agreement through arbitration.
It is announced by officials here.
DE Ridder.-The canning factory for
De Ridder is an assured proposition.
the necessary amount of
stock is sold. Up to the present time
about $4,000 worth of stock has been
for. 1t is necessary that
$1,000 more stock be subscribed.
La Place.-At a regular meeting of
'ohn A. Refine Camp No. 5O4, Wood.
nen of the World, held recently, Sow
reigns Wallace Lasseigne and Har.
y Maurin were elected delegates to
he Head Camp Convention to be held
n Lafayette March Is, 16 and II. Sow.
reigns John A. Refine, Wilhelf Hy-
1el and William Clement were elected
lternates.
Monroe.-Steps to organize every
illage in Ouachita parish as partici-
ants In an important plan for the es-
lblishment or farm bureaus were tax.
at a meeting of the Commercial ,
eague of West Monroe recently when
committee of twenty leading busi-
ess men OF the west side were ap-
ointed to hold meetings in fifteen or
ore communities Of the parish for :
lat purpose. /,
Natchitoches. - BY defeating the
Industrial Institute by the
ores Of 43 to % and 81 to q. the
State Normal School basket.
i lteam has won eight straight
mes. This practically eliminates all o
her teams in the association from
e contest and assures the champion II
ip for the Normal FIVE. 1
Covington.-Farmers and townspeo-
have been shown by practical
that the local mild
nters andearly springs enable them X
profitably grow early vegetables and o.
lex maturing fruit Cane and pota- +
IS are money crop, and the resi-
nts OF Waldheim, near Covingtol.
nded to erect a potato kiln of sub
initial size. in
'ointe a la Hache.-Plaquemine &C
rish A. r. C.held a meeting at the Ia
irthouse to raise funds to erect a w
nument in honor Of the soldiers
m this parish who died on the bat.
helds in the world war. The meet
was success and $1,000 was rails q,
TO defray the expenses of this me- 40
rial shaft, which will be erected in 90
courthouse square. =.
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