Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-04-01
ROASTING EARS Will Be
SHIPPED IN QUANTITIES
Very Fine Crop of Corn Ex-
pected at New Iberia
BUSINESS PART OF Welsh BURNED
Twice Married i'm One Day. Quick
ness of Engineer Prevents
Wreck. Government May
Make Soil Survey.

Prof. ] C. Monaghan lectured on
Opportunity" at Thibodaux.
Two new banks are proposed for
Lockport. A bottling plant will be
established there.
A colony from Holland will settle
cut-over pine lands near Liberty Hill,
Bienville parish.
Rev. H. r. Singleton, Sr., 62 years
old, of Covington, La, died at Ell
Paso, Tex.
A rally of st. Tammany public
schools will be held April 23 at Gov
ington.
Mrs. w. A. Hood was seriously
burned at Onvil, La, when alcohol in
a chatting dish lamp exploded.
Rev. John I. sawyer, d. D.. be-
came pastor of the Gibson Street
Methodist church at Covington.
The case of George Rayhorn and
his son. Clyde. charged with killing
Tom Johnson, was continued at Ar
cadia until July.
Sylvester Owen was convicted at
Pioneer Of murder without capital
punishment for killing Allen Comp
ton and the latter's stepdaughter,
Annie Hall.
The suit of Patterson taxpayers to
declare unconstitutional the 100000
water works bonds and the 5-mill
special water tax was decided by
Judge O'Neill at Franklin in favor
of the town, upholding the validity
OF the tax and the bonds.
Lumber dealers along the line of
the Kentwood and Eastern Railroad
demand better service, and will APP
peal to the Railroad Commission. 1t
is said that an accumulation of three
months of feright is stored along the
line.
Mrs. Alfred T. Mitchell, slain by
her husband. who later suicided, in
New Orleans, was buried at Amite
City. Mrs. Falk, her daughter was
in an unconscious condition during
the services. The aged mother OF
Mitchell remains in ignorance Of the
details of the tragedy.
The Hammond Progressive Lea
que Endorsed New Orleans as the
site for the Panama Exposition.
State Treasurer Steele, in his re-
port to the Louisiana Legislature
will recommend that provision be
made for caring for the floating debt
and the baby bonds.
The Shreveport Chamber of
Commerce was organized, with E
Kirby Smith, banker, president.
The Iberville Parish grand jury
returned twenty-three indictments
for Sunday law violation.
Lake Charles business interests
are after the next state convention
OF Louisiana teachers.
The Bank of Franklinton failed
to furnish bond for depository Of
the State Board of Agriculture.
The Louisiana Horse Breeders
Association met at Alexandria, but
did not select a place for futurity
races.
The Lincoln Parish Farmers I'm
ion oppose a chattel mortgage Law
and hog cholera serum stations. ant
urges abolition of speculation in flu
lures.
A Woman's Civic League was or
ganized at Amite City.
Mrs. Lille Gale Williams turned
up as widow of Jacques Pelloat, thu
wealthiest citizen of st. Tammany
who was supposed to be a bachelo
when he died last week.
The perjury trial of J. Zach Rich
ardson ended abruptly at Clinton
but the district attorney filed ney
information.
z. w. Robertson and ID. ]. Ewini
will represent the State Universit
In the debate with the University o
Texas.
c. J. Burget, Jr., while intoxicatet
was dragged to death by runawa,
horse near Lafayette.
The Railroad Commission won it
suit regarding the location of tn
depot at Franklinton, on the Grea
Northern.
Sam Crispino's store was robbie
at Houma.
Capt. FISHER was injured on tn
United States dredgeboat at Lafay
cite.
Robert Raymond. of Baton Rouge
won q stroke at the University O
Pennsylvania and also got on tn
baseball team.
Theodore Brown, 10, and Mrs. Ju
liza Belucci. 81, are supposed to hav
eloped from Vidalia.
Colonel Charles Schiller broke hi
right arm in a street accident a
Baton Rouge.
A Sunday program was arrange
for the Acadia Parish Fair, at Crow
ley, for the five days beginning, No,
16.
The Williams Goes Through Locks
The steamboat F. b. Williams an
no hA1