St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-20

Meets on the first and third Thur,
Gays OF each month, at 7:30 p. M,
the Masonic building, Covington, La.
II. Fl. SUDDUTH, Noble Arc
JAKE Seller, Secretary.
District Attorney Morgan convicte
nine out Of ten cases. Pretty good.
y. +. Doty carries needles, oil an
parts for talking machines.
Don't forget to ring up rs for tn
Saturday Evening Post. Prompt de
livery.
F. J. Doty repairs all kinds O
monographs and talking machines
Also any part furnished.
The jewels that will be worn by tha
Queen and the Rex ball on February %
VIII be onexhibition at Doty's JeWelry
Store.
Lost or left while visiting, by Mrs
Mabel Trousdale Sutherland, a lone
grey fur boa. A gift, please return
to this Office.
Mr. Henry Dutsch was removed
from the Louisiana Retreat, in New
Orleans, last Sunday and taken to the
Asylum at Jackson.
Rev. j. w. Mount, OF Pulaski,
Tenn, has been asked to accent the
passionate of the Baptist Ceurch ir
Covington.
The entertainment given by Mr..
Fred Pape at his electric theatre last
Saturday, for the benefit of the Car
niyal, netted STATS.
For everything up to date in locket,
chains and belt buckles, go to Jno. F.
Doty, next to postoffice.
Mr.. JohnsA. Todd, Of Bonfouca, was
visitor to the Farmer Office last
Wednesday for q short chat. Mr..
Todd was here in attendance at court.
Jefferson Fire Co. No. i, tested
their new pump last Saturday and
found il perfectly satisfactory, throw
ing stream of over The warehouse at
the Ice Factory with ease. This COM
pany il now prepared to do effective
work in case of fire..
Watches, clocks and iewelry re-
paired and guaranteed by Jno. F.
Doty, next door to postofice.
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1t will be noticed in another col
unn that the contract for grading
the streets of Covington has been
given to r. f. blanche at $3.50 and
So. rs per hundred feet, according as
the street IS wide or narrow.
Rev. DR.. r. NJ. Parker, Presiding
Elder, will arrive Saturday night to
hold the first quarterly conference of
the year. Divine services will be
held Sunday. At the Ii o'clock ser
vice the rites of baptism will be OBJ
served Everybody welcome.
The Pineland, the handsome steam
er that Is to make the New Orleans
trips Of the St. Tammany and New
Orleans Railway and Ferry Company
over the Lake, is being fitted with
larger propellers so that she will be
able To make twenty miles an hour.
She now makes sixteen. She will
probably be running next week.
The New Orleans Great Northern
morning train from New Orleans was
DELAYED in reaching Covington until
4:3O b. nj. Monday, just in time to
make the return trip from Covington..
The delays was carsad by couple Of
wheels on the tender being deralled
between Slidell and Vaudeville. There
was no damage beyond loss of time.
Can't. A. j. Alpuente last Monday
rendered his resignation as Captain of
Troop g, First Squadron Cavalry to
Adiutant General Stafford, as have
also the following officers and mem
hers: Sergeants, Horace Bcurgere
and Ernest Biattner; Corporals, J.
Posey Ventress, w. r. Smith, Jack
Pierson and Sidney Frederick. Trum-
meter Godfrey Champagne; Troopers,
Il Il. Lafaye, John L. Crawford, John
II. Talley, Claude C. Champagne,
Lew Bush. J. r. Robinson, H. Clay
Hebert, Jules Pechon, VIM. Connaugh-
fon. M. Ell. Cantrell and Julian Smith.
THE withdrawal of these members
If the troop viii greatly weaken the
organization and it is to be very much
ra1ratted, in view of the fact that
canfain Alpuente has been years in
bringing it to q state of perfection
which was pride to Covington, and
also III view Of the fact that it will be
cssnynnelled to enter the Carnival parade
n s Z weakened condition and at time
sphen it's full strength should have
baar proudly exhibited to the many
,,;s;tnrs who are expected here on that
ercassion. Ii is to be hoped that il
sg;Il eventually rebuild itself and not
g,.sff into disorganizatio 1t IS use
III bofIv. whose functions can hardly
II rarried out by any other organlza-
s;os We hope 20 see revival OF IN,
ta,.ast III the troop and its restoration
e its DID standing
MED I'd Lake Charles, La, or
av February I, 1909, Lione
4 800 sullivan, aged 3 months, sor
81 M Sullivan and Angel Pechen
II ,ent in Covington.
ET1At the residence OF Henry
$50. .,s.s near Covington, on Wednes,
Y D ss Esebruary liz, 1909, at 1890 p: m,
~; Reiling, wife of John Steiner
800 a. wears. The funeral took place
go &C., II morning at II o'clock, Rev
oegerl officiating.