St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-04-04
Slidell Notes
SlidelI, La, April 2. 1903

o"ing 20 Ice war between two loci
dealers, the price on Thursday wa
nve cents per hundred. Everybod
kept cool, but the sellers,
MISS Meta Harper has returned t
Hattiesburg.
Mrs. B. P. Durham is visiting rels
tives in Mississippi.
Rev. B. Lawrence of the New Or
leans Coliseum Baptist church is to be.
gln a protracted meeting here thi.
Sunday night.
me Baptist Ladies Aid Society mel
with Mrs. Everett, Thursday evening,
Col. Cornelius Cooper has sold his
town residence to Joseph Bosouet and
VIII try politics and farming.
Capt. Henry Chattelier is home from,
forced health visit to the Hotel D;eu
improved in health.
Marcel j. Cousin, the honorable and
able mayor of Bayou Liberty, was a
visitor Wednesday last.
The temperance meeting in the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday night,
Dy the several Sunday schools, was q
complete and gratifying success.
Forceful articles were read by F. P,
Quinlan and R. Smith.
Misses Florence Lonsdale and Edna
Rlckett are guests of Mrs. A. B.
Porter.
OWlng to i'll health caused by the
demands of business, and attendance
upon the recent special session of the
legislature and port commission of
New Orleans, F. Salmen has been
forced to take rest from too strenu-
Gus life. He is now at Mineral Wells,
Texas, with Mrs. Salmen, for a month
or more.
The coming election on the 21st of
this month is causing some interest.
Ihere are too many local candidates,
and some folks say few of them
ought to retire in the interest of har-
mony and good government. All can
not be elected and now is the time for
good men to come to the aid of their
country and town and firesides.
Wonder how many Republican votes
viii be cast here this coming election?
The town went for Pharr in 1896 by a
large majority.
Capt. A. R. Redden in now the man
behind the books in the Slidell Stores
Co., merchandise business.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Quinlin cele-
GRATED in quiet way their sixteenth
Wedding anniversary last Sunday.
Their hospitality was enjoyed by J.I
D. Parker and family, E F HALEY |
md family, Misses Benson and Nehls,
ind W E Eddins and j H Shepherd.
After long spell of sickness, A. |
9revost is out and will soon be able to |
lat rations as in war times, he says.
E E Bolinger is recovering from q
'ussle with the grippe.
J F Coleman addressed the citizens
lpon the subject of drainage, in the
Red Men Hall, Monday night. People
ealize that canal and road to the
AXE will help the town more than
Millions of dollars. Some day it will
ome
After nearly years sickness, Mr.
1ottlieb Solberger died at the family
lome here Tuesday night, at the age
# seventy-seven years He is survived
" widow, five sons and four daugh-
ers. Those who reside here are Mrs
A Salmen, Mrs L T Miles, John P
acob, Charles and Samuel Solberger.
inc daughter is in Michigan, one in
'exas, and one son in New Orleans.
he family came to America from
'Wltzerland about twenty-five years
go, and located in Atlanta, Ca, and
ave been residents of Slidell for near
Y twenty years The funeral services
we're conducted by Rev M Williams,
nd the Rathbone Lodge Knights of
'ythias attended with badges of
1ourning in honor of John and Samuel
rho are members
The present town council will soon
Q cut of Office, and no doubt some of
f the members will be re. elected.
his council will go into history as the
est ever for the town thus far AS
esult Of work, two story, $4,000
rick town hall, flowing well on the
lty lot, well worked streets, a vote
500, 900 for modern school house,
nd $1,000 for Cousin street. The Ii
anse for retail dealers in intoxlcants
as been raised from $500 to $3.50, and
lany other good works are to the
redit of the members who have
'orked for the public without salary.
L.
Have your pictures framed at Law
snce M. Bourgeois.