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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
MUST GO HOME
PREACHER - WARNED TO
sKIDDoo QUICK.
THE REV. M. F. HAM
Conducting q Revival in New Or
leans, Received Anonymous Let
ter. Southern Flags to Be
Returned.

New Orleans,-A threatening letter
created excitement here at the recent
ly erected tabernacle Of Rev. F. Ham,
a Kentucky evangelists, who has been
preaching on "The Sins of Race
track Gambling and the Liquor Traf-
fic."
The letter declared the evangelist
will be killed unless he left town with
in forty-eight hours. 1t was elabor-
ately embellished with drawings Of
skulls and cross bones, and ended by
saying:
Remember that you will never
see sunset again in old Kentucky un-
less you leave Immediately.
(Signed)
GREE THINKERS SOCIETY OF,
TEXAS"
Mr.. Ham took the matter seriously
but the police say that the letter
was sent as joke.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Victim of Hallucination.

New York.-Application has been
made to the supreme court by Mrs.
]. E. Sankey, wife of the eldest son
Of Ira D. Sankey, for her appoint
ment to watch over her husband, who
is in an asylum in Astoria. Mrs. San
key, in her petition, cites the affida-
Wits Of the physician in charge Of the
sanitarium, which describe Sankey as
having the hallucination that he is
the greatest man living and fine crea-
tor of the world.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Charged With Bigamy.

Deputy Sheriff Browning of Mon
roe returned from Pine Bluff, hav-
ing in custody w. A. Cozart, alias W.
E. Kennedy, whom he arrested. There
are three charges against Cozart-
bigamy, robbery and forgery, all al
legged to have been committed in 1903,
when Cozart, or Kennedy, as he was
known then, was a member of the
Monroe Cotton States League team.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Fire Causes Panic.

The breaking out of fire in a
crowded school building at Esterwood,
caused wild panic. The door, open
ing on the inside was locked, and
teachers and pupils sought safety by
jumping from the windows. A fall
ing chimney narrowly missed five
children.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
PASSENGER Train Wrecked.

The Southern Pacific passenger
train which left Alexandria at $40
was wrecked one mile south of Wash.
ington, La. The engine and tender
were turned completely over and the
track torn up for quite a distance.
A telephone message from Washing
ton was received here telling Of the
wreck. No one was injured, but the
mail clerk and the baggage man had
Q narrow escape.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Arranging For Fairs.

Secretary Barrow bf the State
Board of Agriculture and Immigra-
ton, is busy working out the arrange
ments for the parish fairs that will
be held in the state this season. The
secretary is endeavoring to create new
fair associations at several points
where none exist and where one could
be readily maintained.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Fruit Growers Meet.

The Natchitoches Truck and Fruit
Growers Association met with Pres
ident C. NJ. Cunningham and Secre-
tary John Clark and large member
ship present. The association is en-
thusiastic over the prospects of its
first efforts. The crops are most
promising.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Takes Prisoners to Pen.

Deputy Sheriff David of Alexan-
dria left for Baton Rouge in charge
of the following prisoners, sentenced
to the penitentiary: Abram Rogers,
negro, who pleaded guilty to horse
stealing, and was sentenced to five
years, and Frank Gillette, forgery,
sentenced to one year. The latter is
the man who was charged with pass
ing worthless checks ON H. Fl. Bur-
nett, of the 7. P. Hotel, and others in
this city.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Strawberries Plentiful.

Between sixteen and seventeen car
loads of strawberries were shipped
from Independence and this shipment
will almost be doubled. This crop,
even at this early stage, is conceded
to be the finest in years. The fields
are in excellent condition, the plants
are luxuriant and heavily fruited, and
the berries themselves are unusually
large and of a delicious flavor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Twenty Year Sentence.

In the District Court at Amite City
Taylor Evans, the negro indicted at
special session of the grand jury
for assault with criminal intent on
white girl. was arraigned, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to twenty
years at hard labor in the state pen
itentiary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Historical Residence Burned.

The residence of j. W. Porter, three
miles east Of Mansfield was destroyed
by fire. This was a historical build
ing, being in the center of the old
Mansfield battle field. On the day
Of the battle the Federals had mask
ed behind it nine pieces of artillery,
which was the main point of attack
on the part of the Confederate forces.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Serious Smashup.

At Lake Charles a few miles this
side of Nebletts(Bluff serious wreck
occurred on the Lutcher Moore tram
road, when train No. / went into the
ditch, resulting in the death of En-
gineer Adam Michel and serious in
jury of Fireman Will Davenport.
The wreck was due to defective
bridge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Confesses His Guilt.

Thomas A. Pray, a guest at the Ma
jestic Hotel, was arrested charged
with burglarizing the room of Mrs
l.. S. Pearson, gold watch and a
small sum Of money being stolen. He
acknowledged the crime. Pray reg
istered himself to be- a drummer for
a grocery concern, but is thought to
be a professional crook.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Interest Taken.

Considerable attention is being paid
now TO the arrangements for the de-
monstration farms that are to be To-
Gated throughout Louisiana this sea-
son, and are to be worked under the
direction of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Bank Probes Theft.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-The Trib-
une says: When it is impaneled, April
Is, the United States grand jury will
be asked by by the directors of the
Utah National bank to investigate the
theft in January of $1Oc,25 from the
reserve chest of that institution. This
statement was made by w. S. McCor-
mick. president of the bank.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
On Maiden Voyage.

New York.-The Ancona, a new 8,
400-ton steamer has sailed from Ma
pies on her maiden voyage to this
port. She will come direct to New
York and then go to Philadelphia to
open up a new service from there to
Naples and Genoa. She is fitted with
accommodations for sixty first-class
passengers and $500 emigrants.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Killed By Train.

Huntington, Tenn.-Robert Walker,
former citizen of this county, was
struck and instantly killed by an III
inois Central railroad train at Bemis,
where he was employed as engineer at
the Bemis Cotton mills. He was walk
ing along between the tracks and
started to cross over when he was
struck by an approaching freight train
aad instantly killed, his body being
terribly mangled.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
First Regiment Paw.

Amounts due Louisiana volunteers
from United States government for
period from date of enlistment to
ulster into services for war with Spain
will be paid upon application to J. St.
Clair Favrot, secretary of the COM
mission appointed to disburse these
funds, with headquarters at Baton
Rouge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
New Schools to Be Built.

AT a meeting of the police jury Of
st. John Parish a special appropria-
ton of $4,000 was made to the school
board for building fund. The school
board has added 81 900 to the amount,
and will proceed at once to build two
school.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Glad He's Dead.

Leonardo an Nicolina Gebbia, con-
fined in Jail at Hahnville, La, ex-
pressed themselves as glad that Tony
Costa had died in the penitentiary,
attributing their present plight large.
ly to him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Bow Disappears.

Gabriel Miguel, the nine-year-ol,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Miguel, VIII
live on the lake front near the Meme
fee sawmill in Lake Charles, disap-
peared from home some time ago
and up to the present time no trace
of him has been found. 1t is feared
that he has been drowned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Oil Merger Denied.

The rumor to the effect that the
Haywood Bros, of Jennings, were
about to transfer their interests to
the Guffey Petroleum Company, of
Beaumont, is found to have been a
rumor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
St. Louis Brewery Strike Ends.

st. Louis.-In accordance with the
terms of the settlement of the Brew
cry Workers strike, agreed upon the
brewers began reinstating their $500
striking workmen. The boycott against
st. Louis beer, instituted by the strik.
ers, has been removed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Merry Burglar.

At Lake Charles a nervy burglar
entered the Majestic Hotel late in the
evening and paid visit to the apart
ments occupied by the landlord, where
he helped himself to a diamond
studded gold watch and a small
amount of money.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Lumber comnanx Formed.

The charter of the Jennings Lurn-
Der Company was filed for record in
the Clerks office. The Company is
domiciled at Jennings and is capital
lied at $4,000, divided into 400
shares of $25 par value each.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Guilty of Assault.

Sam Mansfield, a negro, pleaded
guilty in the District Court at Lake
Charles to attempting criminal as
sault on a girl of his own color and
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. The same term was CIV
en- to George Hill, who pleaded guilty
to burglary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Thrown From Train.

Willie Hayes, young white me-
ehanic Of New Iberia about twenty
three years of age, attempted to
board the eastbound Southern Pacific
train about two blocks from. the sta
ton on its way out. He was thrown
to the ground and had his right foot
cut off.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Child Seriously Scalded.

The young child, of Lazine Hebert,
living near the pumping plant at
Gueydan, was seriously burned by up
setting a tub of boiling water while
the mother was attending to house
hold duties.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Relic of Aaron Burr Pound.

New York.-Workmen engaged in
excavation work at Canal and Gen.
ter streets found section of wood
en- water pipe that was laid down Sc
years ago by the Manhattan COM
pany, whose counsel, Aaron Burr, had
laid a few years earlier the founda-
ton of the Manhattan company's
banking business.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Want Experiment Station.

A strong effort will be made by the
rice growers and millers of southwest
Louisiana to secure for the next gen
eral assembly rice experiment sta
ton In the rice belt.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
work Begins on Parish Jail.

C. Murphy. foreman for the F. B.
Hull Construction Co., commenced
work on the new Jail recently con-
tracted for by the Police Jury at
Franklinton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Disappears.

Robert Keller of Plaquemine Grand
River, and has not been seen or heard
from since he left the camp in
pirogue with his gun for the purpose
Of going in the woods to kill some
squirrels. Two scouting parties are
out looking for him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Epidemic of Measles.

Franklin is right now in the clutch
es Of an epidemic of measles, there
being not less than FIVE hundred cases
in town. While it is considered
child's disease, several full-grown
men have had it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Charged with theft Of Logs.

Norma Lavulet and son, of Mer-
'mentau, were arrested on the charge
of stealing cypress logs belonging to
the Callahan Lumber Company, Of
Midland, valued at 500. The logs
were marked, and it is said an effort
was made to deface the stamp. but
part of tie mark was left on them.
1t is said the accused were making
posts Of cypress logs and selling
-them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Return of Confederae Flags.

Trenton, N. 1.-The House passed
the senate joint resolution for the re-
tarn of Southern flags taken during
the civil war. The flags are to be
given back to organizations from
which they were captured, the return
to be made under the direction of the
governor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Good Oil Well.

A good well has been brought in
by the National Oil Company on its
acre No. in the southwestern sec
ton of the Jennings oil field. This
well is reported as flowing 5000 bar
rels daily Of good fluid.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Escapes Gallows.

In the District Court at Plaque
mine, Dan Carter, a negro, was con-
victed Of murder without capital pun
ishment. Carter killed another black
in a saloon at Maringuoin last No
vember. r - .li g.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
New Steel Bridre.

Material for the construction of the
new steel bridge across Bayou Plaq-
uemine at that place,is received daily,
and the work Of building the bridge
will begin soon.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Ask For Lower Assessments.

Resulting from a plan adopted at
a meeting of the police jury of Red
River parish few weeks ago to low
er the assessments on agricultural
lands ravished by the boil weevil, a
meeting was held at Shreveport by
representatives of the police juries
Of Caddo, Bossier, Bienviile, De Soto,
Rapides and Red River parishes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
To Hold Up Price of Fish.

About one hundred fishermen from
Melville, Happy Town, Lake Round
an Bayou Chene, met and agreed to
strike unless the price of fish is main
tanned at four cents per pound, the
fish dealers having cut the price to
three cents per pound.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Kings Sister injured.

Dresden.-Princess Mathilda, of
Saxony, sister of King Frederick Au-
gustus, met with a serious accident
while riding in the meadows outside
the city. Her right collar bone was
broken and her shoulder severely
bruised.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
OLD EMPIoYEEDEAD
Pierre Fuhck Worked AZ Years For
Marshall Field & Co.

Chicago.-After long brooding over
the death of his old employer, Mar
shall Field, and after innumerable dis
consulate visits to Mr.. Fields grave in
Graceland, Pierre Funck, the oldest
employee of Marshall Field & Co.,
was laid away in the same cemetery.
having died Of broken heart.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Law and Order League.

A mass meeting has been held in
Alexandria for the purpose of TAX
ing steps to bring about law and
order league in that city and Kidding
it of the criminal class.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Offers Reward.

The Iberville Sentinel offers a re-
ward of 81 900 for the arrest and con-
viction Of the party or parties who
closed the valves of the water works
plant on March &c.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Boil weevil Appears.

The boil weevil was discovered in
numbers from Capt. as far as East
Point, which means that if their raw
ages prove as severe as last year
there will be practically no cotton
raised in Red River valley.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Court Meets.

The twenty-ninth judicial district
court is in session at Pointe-a-la-
Hache.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
School To Be Moved.

The American Railway Training
School now located at Bastrop, will
be moved to Monroe, May 1, accord
ing to a message received here 'from
President W. B. Limerick.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
New Postmaster.

John A. Logan has been appointed
postmaster at Connolly, Bienville,
parish, La, vice ]. Fl. Simmons, re.
signed
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Ginhouse Fire.

The ginhouse and contents belong
ing to R. L. Vining, of Forest, was
entirely destroyed by fire. The origin
Of the fire is unknown.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Petition in Bankruptcy.

Browning Bros, merchants of Wv
ian, La, filled voluntary bankrupt
cy petition. Liabilities s1O,699, assets
$8,445
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Residence Fire.

Fire destroyed the residence Of
Mrs. Richard cha L. Pugh at ThibodauH-
Loss $1,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
New Ice Plant.

Monroe has new ice plant to be
known as the Peoples Ice Company.
1t has a capacity of forty tons per
day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10

The contract has been let for the
erection of a new building for the
Bank of Oak Grove at Floyd, La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Cheap Ice at Glidell.

Owing to rivalry between two local
dealers the price Of ice is five cents
per 100 pounds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Building improvements.

A number of fine residences are be-
ing erected by progressive citizens at
Eunice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Of the First Class

Figures show that the post office at
Baton Rouge is soon to be rated
among the Offices Of the first class,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Rural Free Delivery.

Napoleonville is to have a rural
free delivery route.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
How's This for a Cow?

]. Krouch, of Midland, has a COW
that gave birth to three calves, max
ing five calves in less than two years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08

The leading editorial in the last
issue of our esteemed contemporary,
The Bingville Bugle, is reproduced
below:
There is by far too many cats and
dogs in Bingville at the present writ
ing. We have been thinking of writ
ing an editorial on this question for
some time, but something always in
terfered. In the meanwhile the cat
and dog population of Bingville has
been on the increase until life with
in the invirons of our placid village
has almost become a burden as you
might say. Take the cats for IN
stance. It's as much as body can
do to get nights rest some nights,
and on other nights a person can
sleep at all Only last Thursday
night the editor and proprietor OF
the Bugle, which is the best advertis-
ing medium in the county, was awoke
in still watches of the night by the
internal walls of two tomcats who
had met under our window and was
saying things to each other that
wasn't fit to listen to. Rising softly
from our warm couch we raised the
window, and picking up door
weight we threw it with all the force
of our being at said cats, skinning
our knuckles on the window sash
and breaking out two lights of glass,
also missing the cats, who adjourned
to our back yard and kept up their
awful walls until daylight.
It is hard to retain a christian
shirt and love your neighbor as
yourself when he owns half dozen
cats who insist on singing solos and
duets when your head is aching to
sleep the sleep of the just. When a
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
Put the Loafers to Work.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Be he white, be he black, or brown
or yellow, no human being has
right to loaf, or lounge, or idle about
the streets, or upon the highway, day
or night
The creature that sleeps in the day
and prowls in the night should be ar
rested on general principles and
made to give an account of himself.
The vagrant is a curse to the land
and a menace to honest workers of
the blacks as well as whites.
Since we are reforming things
since we are paternally looking after
the habits and the businesses of hon
est men and workers-why not go
down to the bottom of things and
get after the sorriest specimen of
humanity-the loafer? Put him to
work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
Cats and Dogs in Bingvllle.

cat has kittens in Bingville what is
done with them? Are they drowned
as they ought to be? No, they are
pampered in luxury and reared up
to become a nuisance and a horrlole
blotch on the fair reputation of Bing-
Vile. What Bingville needs is less
cats and more babies to increase our
population and give us place along
with other metropolises of this
country.
Then as to dogs. Dogs are all
right in their place when they amt
too many of same, but when per-
son can't go out on the street to
pursue the vocation of hunting news
without stepping on some durn cur
and having him bite you in the leg
or somewhere else, then it is high
time for public attention to be called
to the matter. IL Wilkins has bull
dog that amt got emmy more right
to live than a delinquent subscriber.
He is the ornriest dog we know of
in this neighborhood, and that's say
ing a good cal. IL Wilkins dog
chased us on the street only last
week without provocatiOn, and catch
Ing up W US LUX HOlu VI Jul PC
son and hung on until we had to
walk a quarter of a mile to Izze's,
with the dog hanging on to our
pants, in order to get IL to coax the
dog off. IL laughed and said it was
good joke, which only shows what
a depraved sense of humor some peo-
pie have When we examined our
self we found the portion of our
pants which we had formerly used
to sit on was missing.
Why don't the Bingville board of
health look into this cat and dog
nuisance? Something ought to be
did about it. Subscribe for the Blu
gle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
All for the Manufacturers; Nothing
for the People.
rom the Athens Banner.

From the Athens Banner
The people of Georgia, in common
with the people of other states, are
now paying the price for reform.
A short while since they lost their
heads and swept aside the arguments
of reason in a mad rush at the rail-
roads and other corporations. In a
desire to regulate some things they
went far beyond the proper limits,
and through certain adverse legisla-
ton proceeded to do the tearing
down act They were warned by
some of the newspapers that the re-
suit would be disastrous, but would
not heed the warning. The day of
settlement has come.
1t is one thing to tell the people
that four million dollars could be
saved by reduction of freight rates
and quite another thing to effect the
saving of that sum. 1t was a good
plank from a demagogic standpoint
on which to ride into Office, but one
that had no soundness in it. The
people who did most of the shouting
have found out the emptiness of the
promise
The freight rates have been re-
duced, and a few manufacturers
have pocketed the reductions. The
people have not been benefited
copper