Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-04


Some excitement was created a
hammond over a mysterious shootins
atiair near the city limits on the
north side. o. w. Cole. a poolroom
employee. and Leo. LIrette, an en-.
eineer' both Of Natalbany. accompan-
led by two women. were driving to
Natalbany. when they were fired up-
on by an unidentified man. Three
shots were fired, but all went wide
OF their mark. The man disappeared
Immediately after firing the last shot.
programme for Literary Contests.
At the parish school literary and
athletic meet. which will be held at
Columbia April 20, will include the
subjects Of spelling. writing, arith-
metic and reading. An exhibit OF the
school work from the various schools
OF the parish on several subjects
VIII be q special feature. A prize
VIII be awarded the writer OF the
best essay on any subject.
Safe Blowers Fail In Attempt.
Tho fourth robbery within the
past two months for Amite was perpe-i
tratsd, and this time 1t was the post
once. The mauradsrs, however, fail
Cd to get away with any booty to
amount to anything for the reason
that the vault door proved too tough
. proposition for their crude tools,
consisting Of q sledgs hammer. nle
and a ch!ssl.
Tom Gillespie Kills Himself.
Tom Gillespie shot and killed HIM
self at q store of the Morris Mercan-
tile and Planting Company near
Burnside. He had been a clerk in
the store for a number Of years and
had room In the rear of the place.
He has been In poor health for some
time, and to that is attributed his
act. As far as is known he has no
immediate relatives.
Helped Brother-in.Law to Escape.
Andrew Bui, brother-in-law of
Tony Chicarello. who shot an dan
gerously wounded Pietro Degliomini.
was locked up in the city jail. charg-
ed with aiding Chicarella to escape.
ChicarellO had not been seen since
the shooting. 1t was thought that
he went In the direction of the Ital-
Ian settlement near Independence.
"Kick" Of Fatal Shot Wounded Boy.
Tosan Lijer was accidentally kill
Cd near Morse Station by his ten
ysar-old grandson, while the two
were hunting. When the gun was
1t rebounded and the butt
struck the lad in the face, tearing
out one eyeball. The boy is In a |
condition.
Get Money and Escape.
The large safe of the Avoyelles
Grocery Comapny at Bunkie WAS
blown open and several hundred dol |
lars in cash and q number Of checks |
to about 3400 were stolen.
The loud report of the explosive was |
heard by q number of citisens Of that |
place.
To Extend Railroad.
Page Harris. general supsrinten-
dent Of the Texas and Pacific, has
been La New Roads looking over the
ground to extend the railroad from
there to the proposed sugar refln-
cry. and said that he would recon-
mend 1t to the general ONCE.
School Established at Riceville.
A public school has been establish
ID ut Riceville. eight miles south OF
where efforts have been
made for some time to get one. This
9 the first school in that section for
number of years.
Residence and Barn Burn.
Fire broke out In the barn Of H.
. Daughenbaugh at Iota. His resi-
Ienee was soon enveloped in flames
Almost all Of his furniture was saved
'ut both structures were destroyed.
Ie carried no insurance.
Rice in Pointe Coupee.
Mr.. Wagusspack of Thibodaux leas-
d from different parties In New
loads community about 1000 acres
4 land to grow rice. This makes
bout 10000 acres of rice that will
e planted In this parish.
Big Pump Installed.
The Roller Canal Company, five
,ilss east OF Esterwood commenced
'eb. 1 to fix up the camel. and will
nftall q cew 40,000-gallon pump
lrnost doubling the capacity.
Breaks Leg I'm Fall.
Albert Funderburg. the seventeen
ear-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
of Natchitoches, La. fell
rom a wagon and fractured his left
g in two places.
5ATCHEZ
J, MISS. Ill