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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13
MORE DIVERSIFICATION.
Louisiana Farmers Preparing to Beat
the Boil Weevil.
(Natchez Democrat.)

There will be very little doing
i'm the way of business for the
Mexican cotton boil weevll in
nearby Louisiana parishes next
year, as the farmers have deter
mined to GO in for canning fac
tories, and Investigation on an
extensive scale. 1t is most prob
able that the impetus to this
movement was given by the Farm
ers' InItitute held in Natchez n
few months ago, and the monster
Institute to be held here this
month will prove of great value
to Louisianians as well as to the
farmers in the cotton belt east of
the Mississippi river.
Besides, the Missouri Pacific
system has been sending its in
dustrial agents and cars down
through this section of the Louis
lana territory giving valuable in
formation to the farmers.
Mr.. Brownell made a trip over
the lines, giving Information as
to railroad rates and other items
bearing directly upon the question
of marketing the crops.
As has been stated in these
columns the owners of Tacony
and Minorco plantations will go
i'm for rice and will install a first
class irrigation plant before next
year.
| 1t is probable that a rice mill
will be erected at Ferriday, Con-
cordia parish.
| G. B. Brownell, vice president
and general manager of the Nat
chez & Southern Railway, yester-
day stated that there is a move
ment on foot to establish several
canning factories along the lines
nf the New Orleans and North
western; the Memphis, Helena &
Louisiana aud the Natchez q
Western Railways, and that the
famers would devote large acreage
to rice and sugar culture. fruits
and vegetables. All of these rail.
roads are part of the Missouri Pa.
cific system and operated in Louis,
lana. This plunge into diversifi
cation has been caused by the de,
structiDn To cotton wrought by
the Mexican cotton boil weevil
Mr. Brownell said that in the
vicinity of Rayville large acre.
age has been planted with peach
, trees and u crop is expected next
year. In fact it is believed that
ten or yelve carloads of fruit will
be shipped from that place.
, A five thousand dollar cannin.
company has been organized a
Mangum. Oak Ridge will go il
for corn and truck gardening will
. the probabilities favoring the in
Stallaiion of - canning factory
In Tensas parish around St
Joseph, Germ and rice will b.
Z planted.
I Florence has a canning factor,
i and will GO in for truck, suga
cane and potatoes Five cars o
! pnta,oes were shipped from thi
i. place last year.
Wisner, Winnsboro and Gilber
: will go in for diversification on
large scale.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13

The entire stock of goods OF
v. L. Sedden seized by tie Sher-
lffunder writ of attachment and
sold at Sheriff sale last Saturday
was bought in by W. R Baker
& Son, who conducted a general
clearance sale at the Sedden stand
all week, offering such attractive
bargains that practically the EN-
tire stock has been disposed of
Mr.. A. NJ. Smith made tril
TO New Orleans last week for hI'
house, the st. Joseph Drug Co
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13
The Game Law Of Louisiana as Regards
Posting Property.

The following clause of the
game law of Louisiana, as enact
ed by tho last Legislature, is clear
as regards hunting on the prop
critics of others and specifically
states that where hunting on GER
tain tracts is prohibited the said
property must be posted by
warning sign boards and Ivy notice
published in the nearest newspa-
per:
Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to give the holder of a hunting
license permission to hunt ON the land
of any person without written consent
of said owner, provided the latter shall
have posted conspicuously warning or
warnings against hunting on said prem
ises, and shall have given notice OF such
fact in three consecutive issues of the
newspaper published nearest said prop
erty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13
A CALL TO The SOUTH.

Some of the leading newspapers
of the North are calling upon the
South to assume the leadership OF
the Democratic party, and to have
a main say in declaring its pcli-
cies and debating its candidates,
a leadership to which she is fully
entitled, it is said, because she
furnishes the main strength OF
the Democracy. The Philadelphia
Record, for example, takes oc-
casion to remark that the South
has been too long satisfied to
maintain the attitude of a locker
on, and it is time for her to take
hold of the helm and do the steer
ing. In this connection our Phil
adelphia contemporary says:
1.-THE Record did what it could
before the meeting of the Denver
convention to persuade Southern
leaders to go the front and give
IL solid support to a candidate ol
their choice. Whether they should
name Northern or Southern
candidate was deemed of minor
importance Southern dominance
at the outstart of the contest Tor
the Presidency was necessary to
Democratic . qualification This
pleading was unavailing because
it was urged by Southern leaders
that the nomination of lSouth-
ern candidate, no matter what his
qualifications, would kindle afresh
the smouldering embers of section
al animosity, and that the South
ern dictation of n Northern cam
didate would be offensive to eth
er the radical or the conservative
wing of the party at the North.
As consequence the South walt
ed and deferred action"
The South has been charged
with being too modest and defer
ent in not presenting one OF her
own able sons as a candidate for
the Presidency, but the fact that
her action has been governed ~
the belief that the civil war is
not vet far enough behind us t.
cause Southern candidate fol
President to be acceptable to the
people of the North. But the con
viction is growing among her owl
people that the time has come foI
her to take the front of the col
umn and lead the forces of De
-mocracy regardless of whether thu
effort results in defeat ev"l
more complete than any the par
ty had previously suffered.
Some of the newspapers of thi
section contend that the holding
together of the Democratic part,
in the Southern States is Essential
tc the maintenance of white su
premacy in the South, and it Cal
best be done by the nominatio'
of a Southern man for Presiden
in 1912, with the distinct under
standing that it matters little
the North sees fit to vote for O
, against him. Whether this vie
{ Will become general the events q
, the next four years alone will de
y termine. But it does seem abou
| time for the South to take he
| place at the head of the table
!, I-StatpS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13

Mr.. Berry Phillips, night oper-
ator and lineman for the ST. Jo-
seph exchange. and Mr.. Tullis
Wal son, Jr,, for Waterproof5 have
temporarily exchanged places; Mr..
Watson is in ST. Joseph aud Mr..
Phillips in Waterproof.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13

Mr.. r. II. Whitney took par
w of friends to Tallulah in his
35 horsepower automobile this
week, making the run in three
hours. The return trip was also
covered in the same time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13

Dr. II. "A. MuruOck, VICE Iesl-
dent of the Tensas Parish Medical
Society and Chairman of the Mu-
nicipal Board of Health of St.
Joseph, with the object of having
our people thoroughly informed
on the very important subject of
tuberculosis, and the necessity of
guarding against the ever-present
dangers of infection by strict COM
pliance with the rules of SANTA
ton prescribed by the Anti-Tu-
berculosis League of Louisiana, is
corresponding with DR.. E. l..
McGehee, of New Orleans, Presi-
dent of the League, with the view
of having him deliver lecture
OH tuberculosis at St. Joseph for
the benefit of the general public.
DR.. McGehee advised DR.. Muir
dock that he would arrange to
visit St. Joseph in the early flu
ture, due notice of which when
determined upon will be given in
the public prints of the parish,
and large audience should greet
the distinguished visitor, who
ranks among the greatest lights
| in the medical profession of this
State, and DR.. Murdoch deserves
the greatest credit for securing
for us for the discussion of this
vital subject the services of so
eminent q specialist.
| Mr.. Joseph Reeves, popular
young attorney of the Concordia
bar and Mayor of Vidalia, and
also legal advisor to the town
of Ferriday, i'll that parish, was q
visitor to St. Joseph yesterday
lit is understood that Mr.. Reeves
is contemplating locating in St.
Joseph for the practice of his pro-
fession and will in all probability
effect co-partnership with Judge
!, Hugh Tullis, who, now residing
| in Natchez, will in future practice
law in Vidalia, Mr.. Reeves look
ing after this end of the bushes:
in conjunction with Judge Tullis
. who will also attend sessions o.
court in St. Joseph. Mr.. Reeves
is a bright and deserving younl
man, a perfect gentleman ant
will be q desirable acquisition t.
the social circles of our town.
i Mr.. P. G. Humason, of Natchez
, to whom the contract for paint
, ing the several steel bridges of thu
parish was awarded, is now en-
gagged OH the Choctaw Bayo,
| bridge. After completing this jol
} he will go mp to Lake St Joseph
: to work over Clarke's Bayou an'
Phelps Bayou bridges.
i by. Sheriff Clark made tril
up to Red River parish this weel
after two young negroes charge
with stealing five bales of cotto
from j. A. Veasy OH the Tensas
Mr.. Clark returned Wednesda.
with his prisoners.
by. Sheriff N. H. Clark con
veyed to Baton Rouge last wee
the negroes Ed Perrino, a lif
man, and Ike Nelson, two years
convicted at the last term @
| Court.
II The Grand Jury will meet mex
Monday to take mp the matte
of violation of the Hunsicker hi
as regards concubinage. The se'
sion promises to be interesting
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13

Commenting on Gen. Castle
mans appointment as Commits
sioner of Louisiana Military Rec
ords, the Picayune says:
"The selection of Gen. Castle.
man was not unexpected in this
city. His name had been men,
toned in connection with the new
law almost ever since its passage
by the last Legislature. He is at
the head of the Louisiana Divis.
ion, United Confederate Veterans,
and is regarded as in every way
qualified to fill this particular
position.
"Gen. Castleman was until re.
Gently Tax Collector of the Sew.
enth District, or until the adop.
ton of the single tax collector
amendment merged his district
along with all others, into one
Office, presided over by Capt. Johr
Fitzpatrick. He has long beer
an advocate of the preservation
of Louisiana military records ant
was one of the strongest advocates
before the Appropriations Com
mittee at the last session."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-13

Send your inquiries for lumber,
shingles and building material Of all
l.inds to CARROLL LUMBER CO.,
It'd, Lake Providence, La.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
THE o'NEILL EXTENSION.
More Gossip About Railroad Building
in North Nebraska.

Lincoln Journal: In one section OF
Nebraska the residents are looking for
railroad construction to begin in the
near future, and for road now being
surveyed to be constructed and put
in operation before winter comes.
Surveyors are now running a line
southwest from O'Neill, and it is said
that they will strike the main line
Of the Burlington in the vicinity OF
Dunning. 1t is supposed they are
running a new survey for the con-
struction Of the connecting line be-
tween the O'Neill line and main line
northwest. 1t is settled in the minds
of the residents Of O'Neill that It is
a Burlington proposition,
1t is said that last week a party OF
surveyors got off the train at O'NeiH
and started out across country. The
party was quite a large one, divided
in two sections, the larger section
carrying eight men and several sup
ply wagons. Where they came from
what they were there to do, and who
they were to do the work for, they
did not tell the eager questioners who
crowded about them and asked ques
tions, Reports from O'Neill say that
the men were particularly reticent'
about their business.
Railroad men here are not inclined
to doubt that the surveying party is
out in the interest of the Hill roads
They say that the Burlington, during
its expansion in Nebraska, has sur
rounded and paralleled the Union Pa
cific; that when it built the SiouI
City.Lincoln line it began parallelint
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
Battle Creek.

Dennis ID. Sullivan of near Meadow
Grove died last week in the Mercy
hospital at Council Bluffs. He lived
thirty years in this county and was
seventy-one years old. He has been
suffering with complications of all
ments for some years, and his wife
died about four years ago He is sur
vived by nine grown children and lots
of other relatives. The funeral was
held here in Battle Creek Friday
from the Catholic church, conducted
by Rev. Father Walsh of Norfolk, and
the remains were laid to rest in the
Catholic st. Patrick's cemetery north
Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Reeves, who
live south of town, lost their last child,
a little two-year-old daughter, of scar
let fever Sunday night. The two old
est children died of the disease about
a month ago.
E. F. Hans, Prof. M. G. Doering, T.
d. Preece and Fred Brechler were
visiting Sunday at the home of r. G
Rohrke at Meadow Grove.
A. H. Gardels moved into the old
Reavis house in Highland park. The
property is owned now by C. A. He'd
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse D. Wilcox, a
newly married young couple, have
moved into the Mrs. Kirby house on
the corner of Herman and Seventh
streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Setback were
visiting Sunday with relatives at Oak
| dale.
A base ball game was played here
Sunday afternoon, Tilden Juniors VS.
Battle Creek Juniors. Score, 3 to Q
in favor of Tilden. Philip Lund, UNI
pire.
Fred Kuhrts was here from Neigh
Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs. So
phia Kuhrts, and other relatives.
Joseph F. Srb, who quit the saloon
business, is following his old trade as
practical wagon maker. "Handwerl
hat einen goldnen Boden."
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hanan is on the sick list.
Mail Carrier ]. r. Risk was visit
ing from Saturday till Monday will
friends at Omaha. Rev. ]. r. CalloW
was his assistant.
John Studts and Chris. Weltz were
here on business Friday from Madi
son.
James Blahoveck, the restaurant
man, has bought the corner of SeconC
and Main streets, and takes possession
soon. c. A. Martin is in the building
now running a fancy grocery store
The trustees of our burg have or
derd a large fire bell for the town
1t will also announce in the evening
when it is time for the kids" to g
| home
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
WEEK WAS COLD AND WET.
Northerly Winds and Less Sunshine
Than Normal.

Lincoln May IL. The weekly
weather bulletin issued this morning
says:
The week was cold and wet, with
northerly wind and less than the nor
nal amount of sunshine.
The daily mean temperature was
between 49, and SO, which is 50 to
120 below the normal. Frosts occurred
very generally Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. The minimum tempera-
lures We're below 400 most of the
time, while on several days they were
near freezing, and ice formed at sew
eral stations on two or three days.
The rainfall was above normal in
nearly all parts of the state. Rain
began falling very generally Sunday,
May 3, and showers occurred Monday
and Tuesday. Cool, fair weather pre-
vailed from Wednesday to Saturday
while cloudy, showery conditions were
general Sunday, the 10th. The rain
fall from April / to date is about &C
per cent of the normal in most coun
ties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
Railway Notes.

The Baltimore & Ohio is to expert
mcnt with natural gas as an illumi-
uant for its passenger coaches.
The Canadian Pacific will spend
$l25,000 in improving the line of the
Esquimault and Nanaimo this sum-
mCr
Missouri Pacific officials declare that
the report of an enforced resignation
by A. w. Sullivan, general manager,
is absurd
Shops for the Idaho & Washington
Northern, are to be built at Spirit
Lake, Idaho, the buildings and equip
ment of which will cost 100000.
Merchandise traffic of the Reading
during the month of March decreased
80 per cent, anthracite coal traffic, 10
per cent, and bituminous coal traffic
Is per cent.
The National Express company has
displaced the United States Express
on the Alton, between Chicago and st.
Louis, and all the Illinois branches
of that road.
New York Central officials are said
W We us lllS VII Slttl pdSStuStl Cal
equipment. Specifications for add.
tional cars of that character are said
to have been proposed by the Pennsyl
vania.
Transcontinental rates on ground
iron ore for paint making from Chi
cago and defined territory west to
Portland and Pacific coast terminals
have been fixed at 60 cents per 10C
pounds.
Powers & Brewer, of Woodstock
Ont, have been awarded heavy con
crete contracts on the Grand Trunk
Pacific between Grand Falls and the
Tobique river. 1t covers about $4,000
cubic yards of concrete, and will be
worth $350,000.
Agreed judgments have been en-
tered for 800 each against the Texas
& New Orleans and Galveston, Harris
burg & San Antonio, for violation Of
the Texas railroad commissions or
der requiring passenger trains to bt
operated within thirty minutes o.
schedule time or stub trains run.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15

the Northwestern, and the proposition
to build from O'Neill to the southwest
would further cut into Northwestern
territory.
An ONoill paper says that the Bur.
lington has begun TO place new and
heavier steel ON the ONcill line This
is denied at Lincoln headquarters,
where II is said that the new steel on
the O'Ncil line is really heavier than
much of the steel ON other Burlington
branches and that heavier rails are
not needed there
The Burlington has about complot.
ed the placing of twonty-iour miles of
new steel between Ashland and
Omaha and will soon place about
thirteen miles of now steel west OF
Aurora, but there is no placing of new
steel on the O'Ncill line ordered yet
The Great Northern has made sew.
cral surveys between O'Neill and the
Burlington main line in the vicinity
Of Cunning and Thodford.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
YOUNGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
Entertainment Given by the Pupils to
Parents and Friends

Johnstown, Neb., May 11.-Special
to The News: On Friday evening,
May s, the pupils of the Johnstown
High school gave an entertainment to
their parents and friends which has
no parallel in the history Of the school
for its varied character and perfect
performance, and in which the pri-
mary and intermediate departments
carried their parts with wonderful ex-
actness. 1t consisted of music, school
songs, declarations, dialogues, recita-
tons and tableauX virants.
When all did so we'll it would be
inyidious to select for praise, but a
tribute must not be withheld from the
Misses Blanche Wales and Nellie Holt,
teachers of the intermediate and pri-
mary departments, for the patience
and skill which resulted in such per
feet satisfaction to all present.
Between the acts Miss Hazel Holt
demonstrated the beauty and power
OF the Edison photograph.
The past year has marked unusual
progress by the pupils in their studies
and it is the intention during the
coming year to introduce into the
school the fun course, recommended
! by the University of Nebraska and
the state superintendent, so that the
students will be thoroughly prepared
to enter college if they intend to fol.
low professional career.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
COMPANY USED An AUTO
RUSHED THEIR APPARATUS TO
FIRE BEHIND TOURING CAR.
At THE HOME OF E. C. ADAMS

Noon.hour Alarm Calls the Depart
ment--AIarm Was Caused by Elk.
ploding Coal OIL stove--No Damage
to Residence.
An oil stove used for cooking pur-
poses exploded in the basement of
Conductor Il. c. Adams home at COS
South Sixth street, resulting in a
noon-hour alarm being turned into
the fire department. No damage re-
suited from the fire.
Mrs. w. II. Fleetwood, an old lady
who makes her home at the Adams
residence, was about the stove when
the explosion occurred. She was not
burned by the flames which dashed
out from the stove and helped put out
the fire. Beyond the house being
filed with smoke little or no damage
resulted.
The services Of the fire department
were not needed despite the fact that
one Of the hose companies pressed a
passing automobile into service, max
ing spectacular dash to the scene
of the fire with the hose cart trailing
along behind the powerful touring car.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-15
CAMPBELL CIRCUS ACCIDENT,
Young Man Employed in Dining Car
Burned by Gasoline Explosion.

Sioux City, May 12.-While Harry
Wallace, aged IS years, was filling the
tank of gasoline stove in one of the
Campbell Bros dining cars between
II and II O'Clock yesterday the stove
exploded and so seriously burned the
young man that he has since died,
AS the victim of the accident in
his fright rushed out of the car into
the open air, the flames were famed
into greater fury, but companions
overlook him and covered him with
clothes and rolled him on the ground,
extinguishing the flames, but not be
fore the entire upper part of his face,
neck and arms had been burned.
The victim lives at Fairbury, Neb
the headquarters of the Campbell
Bros show, and he has been with
the circus some time. He is an EN-.
plOye in the dining car. Wen Wal
lace, a brother is one of the prin
cpal clowns.