Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-25
$4,000 Loss FROM FIRE
OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
Barn and Contents, Horses,
Mules, Etc. Burn
GAS FROM WOOD AT SMALL EXPENSE
Blackbirds Eat Newly Planted Corn.
Family Shooting Occurs at Dance.
Steamer st. Tammany Makes
Trip in Lake Trade.

Judge William Evans Naples, SO
years old, died at Shreveport.
Judge Woodside granted change
of venue to Baton Rouge in McKowen
The steamer st. Tammany made
its initial trip In the Lake Pontchar-
train trade.
f. T. Carter, farmer, claims self
defense in killing J. B. juneau, n
fisherman near Pollock.
H.. Fl. Williams was kicked and
probably fatally injured by a fire
horse at Baton Rouge.
Grant parish will vote May 10 on
the. proposition to levy a 5-mill five-
year tax for good roads.
Eight murder and two manslaugh-
] ter cases are on the docket of the
Tangipahoa Parish District Court.
William H. Booth was appointed
| probation officer of the Juvenile
Court of East Baton Rouge Parish.
An old cotton stalk penetrated the
abandomen of James Gay, a plow-
man, at Pine, La, inflicting a serious
| wound.
Judge Charles ". Porter. of Nat
| chitoches, denies he will become a
candidate for governor on the dry
ticket
The Equitable Life will make loan
to a Baton Rouge concern for the
erection of a large building in Third
street
Marked physical defects in the
public school pupils of Lafayette
Parish started agitation to engage a
specialist.
w. l.. Tannehill, 20 years old,
charged with killing his cousin, Clay
Smith, at Rosefield, was captured at
Woodwork.
School of Iberia Parish will close
March 20. The buildings are offered
free to teachers who desire to op,,
en- special terms. r,
Returns give B. Henry Pavy ma
jority over P. r. Sandoz for the DEM
ocratic nomination for district Judge
of st. Landry Parish.
The estate of L. d. McLain was
appraised in this state at over
100000. The whole estate win
amount to $750,000. X
The Lake Charles Board OF
Trade fixed the years budget at
$4,000 and will endeavor to secure
a membership of 1000.
The Ethel Beach casina has been
leased by the Calcasieu ChautauQua
Association. The dates decided upon
are from June 81 to July 4.
Fourteen workmen were injured
by the wreck of log train on the
Baton Rouge. Hammond and Eastern
Railroad near Albany.
L. B. Aldrich and R. ]. Hummel
| are mentioned as candidates for
postmaster of Baton Rouge in OPP
position to Frank Burnett.
Section Foreman Cunningham, al
legged to have assaulted Miss Stone,
station agent at Jones. La, was
captured and placed in jail at Bas-
trop.
Peace was declared in the Kent
wood School war, the old corps OF
teachers being retained and the
Parish Board agreeing to supply
funds.
Announcement was made of mem
bers of the Second Louisiana Regi-
ment and Battery who have failed to
draw their pay for services in the
Spanish-American War.
The Board of Trade at Baton
Rouge passed resolutions asking fol
more consideration for railroads. II
also indorsed the Panama Exposi'
ton at New Orleans.
Jack Nolan and Arthur Nolan were
killed and four Of their clan wound
ed during a pistol battle following
dance in the Nip and Tuck
neighborhood In Union Parish.
Eli Dempsey, a negro, who killed
Deputy Sheriff J. c. Adams, neal
Delhi, was shot to death by a poss'
near Archibald when he resisted ant
fired on his pursuers. .
An alleged bigsmist from Missis
sippi was captured at Ramsay b.
Deputy Ed Lacroix after. the officer
buggy had overturned, he being com
PEELED to continue the chase on foot
Opelousas will be a spotless tow
when the Louisiana Press Associa
tion meets there May 3, 4 and 5. Tn
services of DIR. F. ]. Mayer. sanitar
expert. of Mississippi, were secure
in order to present clean city t
the editors.
Alex Mcneil, a negro, charge
with attempting to murder Tom Coz
a turpentine manufacturer, of Altor
was captured after being shot an
wounded by officers, and carried t
Slidell. Because of threats to lyme
the prisoner he was removed to Gov
ington.
The little daughter of Besa
Breaux, twelve years old, living a
Mermentau Cove, fifteen miles sout
of Estherwood. has contracted leprt
sy. The girl is a niece, it is said, {
A. Breaux, who has the diseas'
Eight other cases are under invest
CATION.
The United Irrigation and Mi
Company mill at Etherwood starte
up last week for threc-week's ru'
in which time II Is expected to clea