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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Railroad Issues Circulars.

Copies of a circular issued by the
immigration department of the llli-
nois Central Railroad, telling of the
soil, climate and value of the farm
ing lands along their lines have
been received from Captain J. F.
Merry, immigration agent. This chr
cular will be distributed by the rail-
road in the North and West, and 1t
is hoped that the result will be many
new settlers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Model Good Road Oil Test.

Within the next two weeks the
oil test on the model good road of
the Louisiana State University will
be made under the direction of w. E.
Cornelius, of New Orleans, repre-
senting the Standard Oil Company,
who has charge Of the road oil de-
partment of the Standard for this
section. Charles T. Harrison, rep
resenting the Good Roads Bureau of
the United States Government, who
four years ago built the Louisiana
State University model road, con-
ferred with Mr. Cornelius regarding
the test. Some shells will be put
on the road before the oil is
sprinkled over the roadway. and to
have this work done will take about
two weeks. The road can be built
for 1-2 cents a square yard, and
will last for over year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23

River Frontage For Standard Oil Co

The Standard OIL Company Of
Louisiana has acquired from the va
ZOO and Mississippi Valley Railway
1884 acres OF land, Az feet frontage
and 1400 in depth, adjoining the
lands of that company above Baton
Rouge and adjoining the river front.
This purchase gives the Standard Oil
Company an extensive river frontage,
which is soon to be converted into
wharfage facilities for the loading
of tank boats and ships for the ex-
porting of their refined products at
the refinery and the distribution of
their products along the Mississippi
river and it's tributaries.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Northern Capital Makes Investment
Northern syndicates ar= being al

Northern syndicates are being at
tracted by results obtained on De-
Soto soil since the idea of diverSifi-
cation has grown SO popular. Messrs.
Young and Rust, Of Grand Rapids,
purchased 2,O4O acres Of land from
DR.. r. Horn, of Keatchie. paying
him $40 per acre or s20.i00 for the
tract. The new owners will raise
fruit, truck, live stock and will de-
vote a part of the land to cotton and
corn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Boil Weevil Fight Of.

announced through its entomologist
that the picking up and burning of
infested squares in the cotton fields
will not be found profitable from
this date on. The commission has
approved of the gathering of fallen
squares and their destruction DUR
ing June and the early part of July,
but the season has now arrived when
so many squares and forms are fall
ing from the plants that the cost of
gathering them is prohibitive.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Prizes For Parish Fair.

Business men of Rayne have made
up a list of eleven special prizes to
be awarded to winners at the Acadia
parish fair this fall. The prizes
which consist of cash and valuable
articles of merchandise. are to be
awarded to winners in eleven differ
ent events, mainly events on the
race card.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Salt i'm Deep Wells.

Reports state that salt has devel-
oped in the deep wells of Vermillion
parish, showing 4O.41 grains of salt
as analyzed by Chemist j. c. Minis
of New Orleans. Twenty-Five grains
of salt to the gallon is injurious to
crops and land, making it therefore
necessary to close down the wells
until such time as rains have replen-
ished the fresh water supply beneath
the ground.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Fine Corn in st. Landry Parish.

R. B. Splane of st. Landry parish
has on exhibition corn raised at his
Atwood plantation, weighing, one and
a half pounds to the ear and averag-
ing $50 bushels to the acre. The
corn is said to be representative of
the crops in that section.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Robbery at EsterwOod.

The Kollitz Mercantile Company's
store at Estherwood was entered by
burglars and about SIS in dry goods
and jewelry stolen. Entrance was
effected by removing the shutter and
glass panes from a back window.
There is no clew as to the guilty par
ties,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
NEW SERIES VOL. XVI,
Times Problem.
By Elbert Hubbard.

always a puzzle philosophers
IDGNE They explain, tn be
l ginning and
IETSZLYt worlds solar systems
uncontrolled
from animals Is
his
sign specializing about time
dark get busy when light
chickens matter Of
forel eclipse
a calendar.
eye that
light?
prisoner the
0 approximately time
confinement
allowed him his watch thereby saved him
insanity.
We of endurabe
something ad
ditona-or he doesn't Anyway he should.
Where did the from?
Time produced half of it.
Is
the shadow OF
earth on he o
The
to a
carried his bill single
would gonebut
e o our
should fail to
all animal
imagne-New York
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Donation for Louisiana College.

]. c. Rives, the Mansfield capital
ist, has made a donation to the Lou
isiana Female College, the only dis
tinctive Baptist girls school in the
state. This donation is to be used
In renovating the building, erecting
a water plant and otherwise equip
ping the building so that girls from
the very best homes of the state may
so and find as we'll equipped quarters
as at any of the larger colleges.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Tax Assessments to be Increased.

Considerable speculation IL being
INDUCED in as to what classes oil
property will be raised to make up
the apparent s9,000,000 decrease in
state revenue. AS it is scarcely prob
able that the farmers and agricul-
tural interests will be raised, the
timber lands and other property own
ed by corporations are likely to get
good healthy raise in their rate Of
assessment. A large number of per-
sons who will appear before the
bSard in the interest of their prop
erty will no doub: be in Baton Rouge
for the meeting of the board IL the
governor permits the board to be
lobbied as in the past.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Mill To Extend Operations.

The William Pollock Mill and Ell
evator Company is making extensive
improvements to its large plant here,
and proposes adding machinery for
the manufacture of a high grade
meal, also grade suitable for feed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-07-23
Dies From Burns.

Frank Williams, white man. who
was seriously burned by gasoline in
a gasoline boat in Houma died from
the result of his injuries.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-13

pie have a host of friends in this sec tion, all of whom wish them long and prosperous life.
 The riding fever seems to have full sway through our camp now, and Jack Bates is guessing how lie can handle the calls for horses these lovely even ings. and especially Sundays. Quite a bunch of ladies were out Saturday for an all-day trip to the hills and Sunday a much larger party took in Dagger Wells. eighteen miles distance and over quite a rough trail Several of the party have been conspicuously absent today after the thirty-six mile mountain ride.
 Rev. MT. Kennedy of Florence came over today to try his hand on our heather here and a large number at tended services in our school house in the morning. Mir. Kennedy who has given Kelvin a monthly visit and ser mon for some months, now thinks he can visit our camp semi i-monthly. In this way he can organize the work here much better and we trust do much good.
 It is to be regretted that we were not able to have some of Phoenix's many base ball teams with us for an Easter egg tossing. but only a little practice was indulged in. Keep up the interest shown a few weeks ago boys. and lets have a team. The base ball
Arizona republican., 1909-04-13

hop of last week didn't phase those who are footing up that St. Patrick ball in the least, but there was a well attended meeting of the Masons in camp at the Hercules store on Satur- day night and among other things passed upon the one which has the Irish guessing is the present plan for a Masonic ball. probably about the 22d inst. We all know what It means when the Masons start out to have something nifty and the writer is hop ing to see even the great Irish func- tion laid cold by the morning of the 23rd. May it all come true and why can't We get those Massie kids from Phoenix to do the ''tat-tat-er- rat tat bum" stunt for us in the way of good dance music?
 We can not pass, even at this late date. without word of sorrow at the recent sad ending of a young life us. The Republican. which had business relations for a considerable length of time with our friend, Thos. Trook, announced his death last week, but some who may have been looking in our Kelvin space for views of him overlooked the above announcement. MT. Trook was unable to continue his trip to the coast further than Phoenix. and died there in the hospital, on Thursday last.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-13
THE STOCK OF COPPER.
An Increase of Nearly Nine Million
 Pounds in a Month.

New York. April 12-The monthly statement issued today by the Copper Producers association shows that the stocks of marketable copper on hand in the United States on April l were 1S2,279,902 pounds. an increase of S. 995,654 pounds as compared with March l. The production of copper dur ing March was IT., ,05S. .661 pounds. and the deliveries were 1OS,O63,O07 pounds
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
Too Much Efficiency.

"An American tourist" said an auto
mobilist, went to Germany in his car
to see the army He was
impressed with what he saw and espe-
cially with the brigade Of motor am
balances, motor baggage wagons. and
so forth. AS the tourist watched the
maneuvers from a seat under a tree
the axle of a motor ambulance broke.
Instantly the men leaped out, ran into
the village, returned in a jiffy with a
new axle, fixed it in place with won
derful mechanical skill and rushed off
again as good as new.
"'There's efficiency said the Amer
lean tourist. There's German eff
cheney for you. No matter what breaks,
there's a stock at hand to supply the
needed part from. These Germansv
"And, praising the remarkable exam
pie of German efficiency he had just
witnessed. the tourist returned to the
village and ordered up his car to find
he couldn't use it, as an axle was miss
ing"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

II we are to believe Thornbury. the
wonderful Burning of the House Of
Lords and Commons was almost en-.
tirely painted after the canvas was
hung on the walls Of the Royal acad-
envy. So certain was Turner Of him.
self at that period that he would send
to the exhibition just a laid in sketch.
trusting entirely to vanishing days to
complete the scheme. He would arrive
at the academy as early as 4 o'clock in
the morning and be among the last to
leave in the evening.
Unlike Lawrence. who had to step
back constantly to Judge Of effects.
Turner would work, so to say. with
his nose to the canvas. When Lord
Hill at too close quarters looked at the
houses of parliament picture he con-
demned 1t as nothing but dabs.'
Catching its magical effect from a just
distance, however. he exclaimed en-
Enthusiastically: Painting: God bless
me! So it Isl" According to Thorn.
bury. Turner made a number of
sketches of the fire. but produced two
pictures only.-London News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
The Wealth of Croesus.

Croesus was the king Of Lydia, a
state in Asia Minor, and assembled the
throne about 562 B. G. His name has
ever been a synonym for wealth, las
rich as Croesus" having been a prov
erb from his own time. but the most
liberal estimates of his property, so
far as descriptions Of it have come
down to us, make it worth in u
money about $10,O0O,000. His riches
were derived from gold mines ear
Sardis. the capital Of Lydia, and from
the plumber Of numerous surrounding
states. The kingdom of Lydia was
overrun by Cyrus, the Persian con
queror, and, according to the best au-
thorities, Croesus was taken prisoner
and kept in the train of Cyrus. The
court of Croesus was considered one
of the most refined and elegant Of an
cient times. and the ruins Of the royal
palace and the other magnificent build
ings are still to be seen on the site Of
Sardis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
- The -
Scrap Book
Never Had Them.

During the .Spanish-American war
there was a regiment recruited from
Conshohocken, Cinnaminson, Wawa
and Manunka Chunk, and the ladies
of those Pennsylvania towns got to-
gether after the regiments departure
and made a lot Of pajamas for the SOL
diers. Pajamas were a new thing in
those ~days-smart, exclusive, etc. TIL.
ordinary man wore a nightshirt.
Those pajamas, in a half dozen big
packing cases, went duly Cubaward,
but no word of their arrival ever came
back. The ladies waited about a
month. They then wired to the colo
mel, a genial. whole souled Consho-
hockener:
anxious to know If you got the pa
jamas last month"
The colonel had never heard Of pa
jamas. He wired back:
"Story is a lie out Of whole cloth,
probably fabricated by enemies to
ruin me politically. Admit am not to-
tai abstainer, but never had pajamas
last month Or any other timev-Phil-
adelphia Bulletin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
A Costly Experiment.

An enterprising Australian million
aire named Leonard took a trip to
Peru some years ago. He saw great
hocks of the alpaca wandering on the
Andes. Being a woolgrower himself.
he was struck with their splendid
fleece. he resolved to buy some and
take them home. He found that the
Peruvian government absolutely pro-
hibited their export. He tried by
chartering a special ship to smuggle
some off, but was unsuccessful. Then
the idea occurred to him of taking
them out Of the country eastward. He
bought a large flock. engaged trusty
men and had the creatures driven
over the passes. $4,000 feet above sea
level, and then clean across the cont.
nent to Buenos Aires. This little ex-
petition cost him $4,000. But the
long march had so weakened the al
pacas that they all died on the voyage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
THE STOLEN BICYCLE.
An Exciting Chase That Ended In an
All Around Capture.

An Exciting Chase That Ended In an
All Around Capture.
A cyclist had left his machine out
side a shop. and he emerged just in
time to see a man riding away on it.
Three other cyclists had put up for
refreshments close by, and q Of
their machines, a tandem, was seized
by the victim Of the theft for the pur-
pose Of pursuit. This hasty act was
observed by a passing pedestrian, who
instantly and Indignantly mounted the
remaining machine and dashed after
the cyclist who was chasing the thief.
A second later the owner Of the last
mentioned bicycle rushed wildly out,
and, seeing no other bicycle handy on
which to give chase, jumped into a
cab. Here there were three men on
stolen cycles and the fourth man in a
cab all racing as if mad. The man on
the tandem finally caught the thief,
the mex mar caught him and the
next caught him, and so on, until
there was a very complicated row.
In the end there was an explana-
ton. The thief was locked up and
ultimately sentenced for two months.
Evidently his pride was more wound
ed by the street episode than by the
sentence, for he boastfully declared
that no single man on a tandem ever
would have caught him had he not
been riding in long trousers.-Ex-
change,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
The Honorable Board.

Sam Rawson occasionally said a good
thing, and one of these occasions
CHANGED to be the town meeting. The
people Of Sans village could not un-
derstand how the money appropriated
for the roads had vanished with such
poor results. A stretch of road run
ming past Sans house was in notori-
ously poor condition. although Sam
declared that he had paid literally to
have it put in good order. and there
was general interest when Sam rose to
make his statement before the select
men.
"I'd just like to say one thing" he
drawled, needless of the fact that he
had interrupted an indignant neighbor.
II don't want to make any fuss, but
I'd just like to ask the honorable board
Of highwaymen''-
That was as far as he could get. \
roar of laughter swept over the town
meeting and showed it's effects in the
red faces of the ENCOURAGEMENT"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
Stolen Place Names.

There are many stolen place names
outside Lancashire. the most fragrant
instance of theft being afforded by
Etruria, in Staffordshire, which IN.
nexed this name because Wedgwood's
copies of Etruscan pottery were manu-
featured there. Then in Wales we
find Bethesda and Hebron, and in
Scotland Joppa. Alexandria and Porto
bello. Valentia. off the Irish coast, is
named after the Spanish town. but this
is hardly a case Of theft, as the Span
iards themselves bestowed the name
on the island. Aspatria, in Cumber-
land. looks like a name flched from
Italy, but is in reality a corruption of
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

Mr.. Newrich. the multimillionaire,
was furnishing the library Of his mag.
nificent mansion. LET me see," he
unused. you've got the order for that
5000 edition de luxe Of Dickens
bound in levant?"
eyes. sir" replied the bookseller.
"And the $4,000 set of Shake.
speare?"
Eyes. sir"
"And the standard authors bound in
calf-Thackeray. Scott. Washington
Irving. Cooper and all them there
other f~eIlers?"
Eyes. sir: I have a memorandum OF
the entire list"
"Well, then. that's OF my mind
said Mr.. Newrich Of Pittsburg. with q
sigh of relief. Now. what I want IL
something to read. Say. have you got
a complete set of old Sleuth? '"-New
York Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

His knowledge Of the World.
A newly appointed Scottish minister
on his first Sunday Of Office had rea-
son to complain Of the poorness of the
collection.
"Mon.' replied one of the elders,
"they are close-vera close. But" con-
identially, the auld meenister he put
3 or 4 saxpence into the plate hissel'
just to gle them a sart. OF course he
took the saxpenses AVA with him aft
erwards.'
The new minister tried the same
plan, but the next Sunday he again
had to report a dismal failure. The
total collection was not only small, but
he was grieved to find that his own
sixpences were missing.
Eye may be a better preacher than
the aud meenister," exclaimed the
elder, but if We had half the knowl-
edge O. the world an O. yer ain flock
in particular ye'd ha' done what he
did an glued the s%ixpences to the
plate"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. 16, l9(

UNITED STATES M OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. 16, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
MARY CAMERON,
of Great Falls, Montana, who on November II,
1903, made homestead entry No. 1928, serial No.
Osll7, for the Mex SEX, SEX NEA section 30,
and VIZ NWk section q, township "a north,
range 8 east, MOntana meridian, has hled notice
tablish claim to the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver, U. s. land office,
Great Falls, Montana, on the cath day of No
vember, 1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Robina Cam.
eron, Robert Cameron, Hector Mckenzie, of
Great Falls, Montana, Donald Bell, of Portage,
Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
The Spirit of Nature.

That spirit which suffices quiet
hearts, which seems to come forth to
such from every dry knoll of seal
grass. from every pine stump and half
imbedded stone, on which the dull
March sun shines, comes forth to the
poor and hungry and to such as are of
simple taste. If thou fill thy brain
with Boston and New York, with
fashion and covetousness, and wilt
stimulate thy jaded senses with wine
and French coffee, thou shalt find no
radiance Of wisdom in the lonely waste
of the pine wOods.-Emersor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
HEARD ENOUGH.
AIgy Changed the Playful Greeting In.
tended For Miss Edythe,

Algy Changed the Playful Greeting In
tended For Miss Edythe.
Algy was calling on his best girl,
Miss Edythe st. Claire. Miss Edythe
was not in. but her mother was, and
Algy was cordially invited to wait.
Suddenly light footsteps were heard
in the hail, and Algy, being of a play
full disposition, said gleefully:
"I1l just stoop down behind the big
easy chair, and when Miss Edythe
comes in l will appear suddenly and
surprise her."
eyes, do" said Edythe's mother. 1T
will be such a good joke"
But something had occurred to dis
turb Edythe's self poise. She vas out
Of sorts when she came in. "Any one
here while I was out?" she inquired.
"Why do you ask"" questioned her
smiling mamma.
Because that i%nsufferably tiresome
Algy Vervain"-
my dear! My dear!"
-"said he was going to come poking
up
"Edythe! Edythe!"
"And l am so glad he didn't, for ~
"Edythe. my daughter"
-"abominate the sight of him. He's
so stupid and c%onceited, and"-
"Edythe, / beg of you"
"Now, mamma, you have said so
yourself many and many a time,
and
"Oh. Edythe, I'm sure
"Why, indeed you have, mamma!
You said the other day that he remind
ed you Of that organ grinders monkey.
and
"Edythe!"
II think so tool"
"Edythe st. Claire. will you keep
still?"
Edythe's girlish Shrek arose as Algy
did. and instead of the playful "Boo!'
he intended to utter nothing remained
but to say, as stifly as possible, II bid
you good night, Miss st. Claire" and
to depart and return no mOre.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. 16, 1909.
Notice is he reby given that
AME NJ. GAUNT
of Great Falls, Montana, who, on October 6, 1903,
made homestead entry No: 1924, serial No. O30s2,
for the SWA NWA, ny SWA, and NWA sen
section 8, township % north, range 3 east, Mon
tana meridian, has filed notice of intention to
make dnal fve-year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before the Register
and Receiver of the U. s. land office at Great
Falls, Montana, on the 23d day of November,
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Hector McKen-
zie, Herbert NJ. Gaunt, Robert Cameron, Ed
ward r Mumper, all Of Great Falls, Montana.
j. M. RuRLINGAME. ReDister.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
A Real Joy Ride.

A gilded young Philadelphia, with
a boon companion who had been his
guest. drove tandem in q very high
cart from the Country club home to
Chestnut Hill on a very dark night
after a very elaborate dinner.
The pace was terrific. The horses
were invisible in the black gloom, but
their hoof beats made a sound like
thunder. The cart bounced, jolted, ran
on one wheel. and then the friend held