Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-04-02

| lHe uitCncs VI tONH, Dut us ytt
! has not impaired the roads to any
great extent.
Quite an interesting municipal
campaign is in progress in Ferri-
day. Mayor Sewer is opposed for
reelection by Mr.. Flemming,
cashier of the Bank of Ferriday.
and Marshal Worsham by Mr..
Sneeds. Both sides seem sanguine
of success.
Mr.. NH. Clark, deputy sheriff, ,
last Sunday conveyed to the in
sane asylum at Jackson. La. the
colored woman Annie Butler, who
has been confined in the parish
Jail for thu past nine months.
awaiting vacancy at the Asylum
The unfortunate's father, Mingo
Butler, also accompanied them as
aid to Mr.. Clark.
The st. Joseph Drug Co., with
its usual enterprise, has antici-
pated the warm summer months
by re-opening the soda fountain,
and has lain in full stock of fines
syrups and fruits, the J Hunger
ford brand. which they use, being
perhaps the most popular. The
drug store will be prepared to
serve the most delicious beverages
aud cooling drinks all summer
On Thursday morning, 1st April.
% pupils of the St. Joseph High
School, true to their number, and
in keeping with the modern Gus
tom, "skiddooed" just as the gong
sounded for. school, and took to
the woods, where they had royal
time and good dinner, prepare
for tile occasion. But oh! what
a difference in the morning when
they came face to face with the
irate faculty!
The many friends in St. Joseph
of Hon. Louis Buckner, of New
elton, were delighted to SEE him
i'll St. Joseph OH Wednesday, hav-
ing come down to attend the meet
ing of the Parish Executive Com
mittee, of which he is q member.
The Squire has not been so well
in some time, being a great suf-
ferer from rheumatism, and his
friends were right glad to see him
able to be about.
Mr.. Chas. Johnston, game war
den for Tensas parish, attended
the Convention of Game Wardens
of the State, held in Baton Rouge
last week. We are pleased to note
that Mr.. Johnston was made men,
her of several important commit
tees, and his name was proml-
nently mentioned in connection
with Craftsmanship of the Conven-
ton, but withdrawn by him, as
he preferred that honor to pass
to another. Mr.. Johnston reports
having had fine time and met
number of old friends whom he
had not seen in years.
Mr.. Leon Karpe, of Delhi, La,
has located in St. Joseph and
purchased the stock and store
fixtures of the business of Mr.. w.
J. Steen and will continue the
business at the same stand. The
actual transfer was made on Thurs
day and the business under the
new management will be formal
ly opened tomorrow. 1t Is Mr..
Karpe's purpose to fully complete
the heavy stock of goods conveyed
with the transfer and to further
enlarge as trade needs Justify. He
proposes TO he fully equipped IN
every department to offer the best
attractions both il point of price
and quantity of goods and pre-
pared to meet competition i'll every
line. Attention is called to his
formal announcement to-day.
Mr.. F. w. Joplin, late of the
Crowley section, but whose home
is in Kentucky, has located on
Mount Ararat plantation, near St.
Joseph, and has become interested
with Mr.. J. P. Harrison, who is
cnltivating about a thousand acres
of rice. Mr.. Joplin is an expert
ence rice planter, having been en-
gagged in rice culture i'll this State
for some time, and Is very hope
full of making a success of that
product in this parish. Mr.. Har-
rison has put in an immense guam
tity of very costly machinery.
necessary for the culture of this
cereal, and the success of the ven-
ture is most earnestly hoped for
and will be eagerly watched by
our entire people. Mr.. Denny. OH
Lake St. Joseph, is also putting
in several hundred acres in rice
and has installed pumping plants.
etc. Altogether there will prob
ably be some two thousand acres
planted in rice in Tensas parish
this year, and if the venture proves