Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-07

The river is rising slightly at
practically every point from St.
Louis down.
The Town Marshal has been bus y
this week making Improvements in
the plank walks about town.
Messrs. A. Isaacs and son, Hen
ry Isaacs, of Paradise were visi-
tors to Natchez last Sunday.
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Sun
day morning at the Union Church
and prayer meeting at night.
The America passed down yester.
day and is advertised to leave the
city next Monday evening, the 10th.
One prisoner was released from
Jail this week and with no new ar
rivals the list now numbers fourteen.
Mr.. Siegfried Jaeger, of Vicks-
burg, has accepted position with
Mr.. L. Blackman, in St. Joseph.
The School Board was to have
met on Monday but due to the alb
sence of a quorum the meeting could
not be held.
Our Jewish citizens will on next
Thursday celebrate Yum Kiper, q
very prominent holiday in the He
brew calendar.
Mr.. w. T. Lanius and nephew,
Master Lanius Durbin, spent last
Sunday morning with Mrs. w. E.
Lanius, in St. Joseph.
Miss Jennie BOnney and Miss
Carrie Hopkins spent several days
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. F. o.
Adams at Locust Ridge.
Mr.. Adolph Elgutter, now of
Baton Rouge, returned to the Cap
itOl on Sunday last after a stay of
about two weeks looking after his
business interests in Newellton.
Mr.. w. M. Rogillio, seed buyer
for the Tensas Cotton Oil Co., was
accompanied to St. Joseph last Sun
day by his sweet little girl, Miss
Erma, who made many frienes dur
ing her visit.
The regular quarterly statements
of the Banks of Newellton and st.
Joseph are published to-day aud the
showing made by each Of these in
stitutions reflects most creditably
upon their management.
DR.. Jas. M. Adams, Parish Health
Officer, having moved to Oklahoma,
and having rendered his resignation
to the Police Jury, that body at its
meeting this week, elected to fill the
vacancy, DIR. L. A. Murdoch. The
choice is good one and the Board
is to be congratulated on its selec-
ton, as well as the parish on secur-
| ing DR.. Murdoch services.
Mrs. A. S. Lewis has accepted the
position Of night operator at the
telephone exchange in st. Joseph.
Her duties are not new to her: she
has been there before, and the pa
irons of the company are to be con-
graduated on her return to her
former post, which she filled in time
past with such entire satisfaction to
company and patrons alike.
Messrs. Karl Lehman & Son,
the popular jewelers. of Natchez, are
advertising that they will give a free
ticket with every cash purchase Of
one dollar between now and the first
of January on a beautiful 5-piece
solid silver Gorham Tea Service.
which will be ratified on that day, the
lucky holder of the winning number
capturing the prize. Their jewelry
stock is complete and one OF the
most magnificent ever brought to
Natchez.
Quite little CONSERVATION was
created by the interested in St. JO-
seph this week when several gentle.
men found themselves subpoenaed
| to serve on the Federal Grand Jury
to convene at Monroe next Monday.
Those summoned are: T. H. Snod-
grass, N. H. Clark, D. F. Ashford.
Ashford O'Kelley, German Baker,
Chas. C. Skinner, A. M. Smith and
A. Bondurant. And they did all
with one accord begin to make ex-
cuse" to Judge Aleck Boarman, re-
questing His Honor to excuse them
from serving. With what success
they had we have not learned, but
certain it is that the laws of the
Modes and Persians were not more
unchanging or unmerciful than
Uncle Sans are, and unless their
requests are granted It ID highly
probable that several 81. Joseph
Sentltmon will epioy & free tfir %