Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-04-22
late news CLEANIN,S
FROM ALL LOUISIANA
Forty Per Cent of Deaths in
Parish Due to tuberculosis.
chicken Raising FOR THE MARKET
Truckers Preparing to Ship Large
Qualities Of Potatoes. PneumO-
mia Claims Two Brothers
Within Three Hours.


j. c. Kemp was elected mayor of
Independence.
The Producers Oil Company paid
$4,000 for 163 acress in the Caddo
field.
The Wichita Shriners were pres
ented with pet alligator at Alex
andria.
A law and order league was form
ed at Bogalusa to begin a crusade
on blind tigers.
Opelousas Is preparing to enter
tain the Louisiana Press Associa-
tion early in May.
The Pascagoula Commercial
Club indorsed New Orleans for the
Panama exposition.
The nineteenth annual session of
the Louisiana Teachers Association
was held at Baton Rouge.
The Acadia Parish Fair Associa-
tion will hold its annual fair in
Crowley. commencing May 1.
Two men were killed in a head
on-collision between Illinois Central
freight trains at La Branch, La.
Schools of Livingston Parish held
rally at Denham Springs. where a
new building was dedicated.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
the Louisiana Presbyterry held its
session at Baton Rouge.
The case Of R. s. Carson, charged
with killing ]. NJ. Gam, was re-
assigned at Franklinton to the next
jury term.
Joseph Pizzottota, an Italian, was
arrested by an immigration officer
near Plaquemine, and was conveyed
to New York.
Lake Charles is preparing to en-
tertain the Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias and the Sisters,
May Is and 16.
The levee commissioners Of the
I'LL AOuioiouo ACNCC OiotiiC( WCue
on record as favoring the divorce
ment Of the Red River.
The Fifth Ward of st. Mary Par
ish including Patterson. voted a tax
and bonus in aid of the iberia, St.
Mary and Eastern Railroad.
The United States commissioner
of the Land Office recommended Ba-
ton Rouge for the two consolidated
land Offices in Louisiana.
The first annual meeting of the
Northwest Louisiana Literary and
Athletic League will be held Satur-
day April %, at Grand Cane.
Baton Rouge's City Council in
structed the city auditor to take up
the remaining outstanding bonds OF
the city, amounting to $4,000.
John D. Archbold and other off,
cials Of the Standard Oil Company
inspected the Caddo field. 1t is said
that the Standard may purchase the
holdings of the Benedum Trees Com
pany.
In the United States Court. at
Monroe, $S,710 was granted by jury
verdict in the suit of the NJ. s,
Hast Bridge Company W. the Parish
Of Union.
A meeting was held at Alexandra
to consider q proposition to remove
the domicile of the Natchitoches
Diocese from Natchitoches to Alex
andria.
A delegation of lady patrons OF
the Lake Providence School de-
manded the resignation of Parish
superintendent C.. c. Lewis and the
dismissal of four lady teachers.
Joel'F. Johnson. of Jackson, Miss,
failed to appear in the Federal
Court at Monroe. to answer q charge
of peonage, until . warrant was is
sued.
Will Varnado, convicted of man.
slaughter at Amite City for killing
JET Amacker, was denied q new
trial and appealed to the Supreme
Court. Warren Kicks pleaded guilty
to manslaughter In connection with
the same crime, and was sentenced
to Fifteen years.