St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-08
Slidell Notes
Slidell, La, August 7, 1908.
Special Correspondence.

Miss F. NJ. Moore, of Meridian,
after a few weeks with Miss
Vivian Comfort, has returned
to her Mississippi home. A large
number. of neW-made friends
were at the trainside to see her
go.
A chess and checker club was
formed at the residence of J. B.
Semple Tuesday night. Appli-
cations for membership should
go in soon, in order that the
players can get together.
There was a meet of some
members of the Progressive I'm
ion Monday night last. The en-
gineers have completed the sur
Vey of the proposed drainage
canal to the lake. The blue
prints have been received and
figures showing the cost Of the
work will soon be ready for the
consideration of those interest
ed. The matter has been dis
cussed, and the consensus Of
opinion is the work will help
the town more than any other
thing in sight or out of hearing.
E. Elmo Bollinger, attorney,
has gone to his home in the
show me" State near St.
Louis. He may go to Denver.
and if so, has promised to bring
a snow ball to Slidell in proof
of his trip to the cool mountain
country. It will be different
snow than seen by C. A. Ever
tit on his visit a few years ago.
Mrs. Outlaw, of New Or
leans, mother of our DR.. Out
law, has been here for some
| days with her son and family.
Edw. Schinnie will soon go
on his yearly vacation, and take
a long journey. Says he will
go to New Orleans for a week.
Why not cook with gas? A
gas plant will cost less than
some other things, such as wood
and oil, and the satisfaction is
much greater. Gulfport gets
cooking gas from Biloxi, four
teen miles distant, and that
proves the matter.
The brass band will reorgan-
ize some of these cool winter
nights. The boys got so they
could play very nicely, but the
warm weather, or something
else, took the ginger out Of
them somehow.
H. E. Badon complaines of
the weather and says his crops
will be a failure if the rain don t
stop soon. His rice cannot be
harvested now, the potatoes
are going to vines, cotton is
getting the rust and worms,
pumpking growing soft, gourds
spreading sideways, the ground
too soft to plant turnips, and
bad luck all over the patch.
Such things hurt the poor farm
ers like the mischief.
DR.. Outlaw aud EdW. Cause
are the candidates for member
of the school board from this,
| Ninth, Ward.
Judge Burns was in these
parts last week, talking to
friends upon politics. He ex-
poets to be his own successor.
How about a street railway
to the lake, and on to Mande-
vile? 1t can connect with the
road to Covington when built.
A double rail track from here
to New Orleans is coming. It
shows right here at the railroad
station as a starter, look at it
now.
Sidewalks are needed in some
parts OF this town right at the
present day and date. It is
however the business Of the
property owners and not of the
town to build the same, if ever
they come.
Water works are now on at
the new city hall. If any doubt
upon the subject, a look Will
show how the water works.
Look and get wise.
Nothing doing at Sans
Souci' this week. Capt. Col
lier, Skipper, is alone in his
glory, and has the ozone all by
his lonely self.
Capt. John Schneider was
telling friends goodby Wednes-
day. He will start Monday for
a trip to California and on to
Portland, Ore. He will take
his rifle for big game, and also
promises to bring back a gold
nugget, and a fresh Pillow Rock
salmon. We shall miss him.
wR FEys