The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-24
Montgomery Dots.
Montgomery, La, Nov. 81. L

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Mr.. X. n. Oliphant IL again with
"us." These visits are getting some
what suspicious, Bob.
Mr.. Henry Weaver boarded the
train at this place Thursday morn
ing EN- route to NatchitOches, to be
at the bedside of his brother, Mr..
Jesse Weaver We hope Mr. Jesse
will soon he able to be up again.
Mr.. Tom Kimble, of st. Maurice.
was among our Friday visitors.
Mr.. j. NJ. Plunkett has been sick
for the past week. but we are glad to
say is better at this writing.
Dow WardlOw spent Wednesday
night i'm Colfax.
Mr.. Ebb Dyson. wife and two
adopted children. came up from AL
exandria on Friday mornings train.
We understand they will make this
their future home.
Mr.. Lem Self. of Clarence. Is visit
Ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Self, this week.
A number of our population intend
taking advantage of the cheap rates
the Valley IL Offering and attend the
Fair
MIR. TheO Smith and family return
ed Friday night from Mansura. where
he has been employed for the past
two months as engineer and night
Waterman for the Valley. He came
us far as Aloha on the windy"
train, and transferred to wagons,
and came on here that night.
MIR. j. A. FOrno. representing b.
Rosenburg K Bro. was in town Fri
day In the interest of his house.
MIR. RUDE Garrett, Sr.. of Ver1a,
was among our Fridays visitors.
John Neal and w. X. Adams, of
Wheeling, were In town Oh business
Saturday.
Mesdames +. G. Wardlow and G. l..
Ethridge returned Saturday lnOrn-
Ing from Iowa. where they have been
attending the w. T.. Il. u. Convention.
DIR. and Mrs. L. j. Harrison enter
tanned the young people with an old
fashioned candy pulling Friday night
From all accounts they had very
enjoyable time.
Alex Marseberg and sister, Miss
Louise, OF Wheeling were In town
shopping Friday morning.
Mr.. T.. V. Dyson, of Alexandria
visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. j.
W. Dyson, Sunday.
Mr.. A. NJ. GOODWIN. of Coifax,
spent Saturday night AMI Sunday In
our town.
ylrs. Z. III. Mccain left Sunday
morning for Shreveport, where she
will visit friends and relatives for a
few days.
Les Lurry was with us again Sun
day. A few more like Les, and the
liveryman would get rich.
Eugene and Olin MegisOn visited
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Meg
ison, sunday.
Allen Fortson left Sunday night
for Atlanta, where he will go to
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Woods are at
tending the fair this week
The town council received car
of brick from the Colfax Press Brick
Co. Saturday. for the purpose of
erecting brick calabOOse Some
one burns the wooden ones up as
fast as they have them built.
Clair McCain attended to business
at st. Maurice and other points
Wednesday,.
The bad weather hluffed several
people out from attending the Fair
Monday and Tuesday.
j. NJ. Wardlow attended the Fair !
Monday and Tuesday. All that have
returned from the Fair say that lodg-
ing Is at a premium In Shreveport.
Several drummers were water
bound at this place Tuesday. The
Nantachie and Low Fred creeks were
SO high that IL was dangerous to |
cross them. ] think 1t il up to our
police juror to ask for an appropria-
tion to bridge the swamp between
these streams.
Will ring off until it quits raining
so much. DREAMY EYES.
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