St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-18
Slidell Notes
Slidell, La, July Is. 1908.

the sheep kind, but one to put
water into the tank of his water
tower. He will put it shower
bath and hot weather comforts.
E. F. Haley has the tall corn
of this vicinity, some being
twelve or more feet high.
Rev. O. D. Bowen will call
on his friends for a week or two
visit, and while here may preach
in the house of worship built
during his pastorate. The
writer broke bread with him in
his Handsbora home a day last
week.
F. Salmen was with the Bah
lists in the Vaudeville camp
Monday night.
J. D. Parker writes that him
self and family are we'll and
cool in the great West country.
He will bring some apples from
his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Liddle
were on the Mississippi coast
last week.
DR.. Outlaw and wife were
enjoying the Babtists camp
meeting last Sunday at Mande-
vile, with other citizens from
here.
slidell set the pace at the
camp meeting, and subscribed
literally for the great good
splendid work in hand.
Press Decker has joined the
Uucle Sam army, and now is a
new recruit.
A brave man has come to the
front and will start a paper
right here. Now let everybody
help and not knock a good
thing. There is room here for
such an institution.
Sam. Suter has almost COM
pleted arrangement to go into
the dairy business. He will
start about October or sooner,
and has secured one contract to
supply twenty gallons of milk
daily to one customer.
Shelston Carr, of New Or
leans, is here for a vacation
this week.
The Roosevelt policy of anti
race suicide seems to be in popu-
lar favor in this good old Demo
cratic community this year.
John Solberger is one of the
last to give adhesion to the doc
trine. There's more to follow,
and other endorsers of the
Presidents faith will be in
evidence.
In company with Oliver Aiken
this scribe rambed a few hours
in the jungles near to Slidell
Tuesday. The roads and crops
are as good as the weather per-
mits, and the people seem to be
leading the simple life amid
peace and plenty.
The city dads are having the
swamp south of the school
house made beautiful in the
cleaning out of the weeds and
shrubbery.
A new market house with
ceiling fifteen feet high is go
ing up at the corner Of Cousin
and First streets.
J. Haughten Shepherd was
out last Sunday, and rode to
Glendale.
The new saw mill of the Sal
men Brick & Lumber Co. is 60
ing up as fast as the workmen
can do the job. This will give
employment to more men and
thus help the town. The Sal
men firm have held up the town
more than any other institution,
during the panic and all the
past twenty years.
Candidates are coming to
town every few days, and the
end is not yet. Some people
are born candidates, some be-
come candidates and some have
candidates thrust upon them.
Marshal Badon will occupy
the dwelling fronting the bank,
and he will not have to walk
far for money.
DR.. Schroeder will occupy the
two story dwelling opposite the
Commercial hotel, and thus be
near the railroad activity.
The members of the school
board will have to be nominated
at the September primary. It
is a bad law which requires this
poorly paid official to be a Dem
ocrat, as experience proves that
a Republican has been the best
yet.
E. F. Haley has double
honors given this week. He
was elected Sunday school
superintendent and deacon of
the Presbyterian church last
Sunday.
Drainage work for the town
is now being done by the big
pile driver of the N. O. & N.
E. railroad, at the crossing on
Lee street, where the canal en-
ters into Rosa lake.
Miss Fannye Mae Moore. of