Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-26


at St. Joseph on Monday next, March l.
The rising lake in front OF town Is Civ
ing the -usualfmpetus to sailing and row.
ing on the water.
Spring gardening is now general, tho
a good many cold snaps may yet await
the tender vegetation.
The river is rising rapidly and the head
Of the lake In front of town was levied
this week to withhold the water.
The Natchez left New Orleans on We'd
nesday and il due here about night. She
will only make monthly trips for the
present due to the dsarth OF business.
As seen by notice Of Alien sholass,
Referee in Bankruptcy, meeting OF the
creditors of W. ]. Steen will be held at
the Court House in St. Joseph on Satur-
day, February 9th.
Mr. II, r, Guthrie of Tensas parish,
La, has been visiting his brother, Mr..
W. C. Guthrie, for the past few days
He has acquired property in Claiborne
and will move here.next..year.--Port Glib
son Reveille.
One day last week while the street lamp
lighter at Neweiitos was in the discharge
of his duties, during a thunder storm,
the lamp he was lighting was struck by
lightning and wrecked and he badly
stunned and rendered unconscious for
some time.
Mardi Gras passed off quietly in St.
Joseph, the very inclement weather pre-
veating much celebration, Late in the
dAy, however, after the rain had ceased,
a few masked figures, nearly all negroes,
appeared on the streets and paraded
awhile to their great amusement.
Mr.. s. o. Johnson, the well known
and popular barber, has again located in
st. Joseph and has bought the barber
shop outfit from Nr. ID. B, Lewis, who
will locate elsewhere Mr.. Johnson Is nc
stranger to Us, having lived here before,
and his friends are glad to welcome his
return to our town.
The Gazette desires to thank its cor
respondents at New Light and Delta
Bridge for their newsy letters and beg
to state that its columns are always open
for correspondence, a. we earnestly seek
TO enlarge our news service whenever op-
portunity offers and would greatly ap,
preciate reports from all sections OF the
parish each week.
Mr.. ]. D. Fultz, who has for some
years been engaged in raising fine chick.
ems, is advertising his ''Tensas'' White
Rock settings of Is eggs from chickens
from choice coops at 500 and from the
yard at sl.OO. These are very fine chick
ems, large heavy and snow white II in
terested in fine poultry write Mr.. Fult1
at Newellton for setting Of eggs.
Mr.. Chas. Johnston, Tensas' game
warden, is in town to-day on one of the
regular tours Of the parish he is required
to make by law. Mr.. Johnston is great
ly delighted over a compliment recently
paid him by the Game Commission,
which body thanked him for his activities
in their behalf and congratulated him on
being one of the best game wardens in
the seryice.--Waterproof Enterprise.
The Natchez Mardi Gras celebration Is
reported by those who attended to have
been a great success despite the bad
weather Of Tuesday. Mr.. S. y. Malone,
a popular business man Of Natchez, was
King, and Miss Laura Green, Q great
favorite in social circles, was Queen. The
two torpedo boats sent there by the gov
eminent proved great attractions and
were visited by large crowds.
The death of Col. Geo. l. Walton oc-
Cured at his home in Concoriia parish
on the 23rd inst at the advanced age
70 years. In former days Col Walton
was very prominent in his parish and
rose to the position of Lieut.. Governor of
the State. He was man OF great intel
lect and strength OF character and q typ
ical Southern gentleman. He Is survived