Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-14
Hon. Tbos. M. Wade. Parish Su

perintendent of Education, has re-
quested the patrons of the st. Jo-
seph High School to meet him at
the school house on Tuesday even
ing next at 3 O'Clock. The purpose
OF this conference between Superin-
tendent and patrons is to enter into
full discussion of all matters of in
terest pertaining to the St. Joseph
school, and Mr.. Wade specially re-
quests that all patrons attend as he
wishes to hear the opinions of all
as to the needs and requirements of
the local school. By resolution of
the School Board, at its meeting
held on the 9th inst, and published
elsewhere to-day, the faculty of the
st. Joseph school was reduced from
six to five teachers. This change
will be discussed in full, both pro
and con, and all who object to this
reduction of the teaching force are
urged to attend the meeting. An
other subject to be considered will
be the recall to St. Joseph of a most
popular teacher who has been as
signed to another school, petition
to that effect having been literally
signed by the patrons.
Mr.. Cooper Curtice, of Washing
ton, d. c., veterinary inspector
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, was visitor to St. Jo-
seph this week. The purpose of Mr..
Curtice's visit to Tensas is to look
into the condition of cattle as re-
lates particularly to tick infestation.
Mr.. Curtice is sent to Louisiana by
Secretary Wilson to educate the peo-
pie as to the necessity of tick eradi-
cation and will confine his labors
for the present in this and the sew
eral river parishes Immediately adj
iaceni toward interesting cattle rails
ers to build dipping watts to be filled
with an arsenical dip according to
the following formula and into
which the cattle or to be immersed:
Sodium carbonate (sal soda) "a pounds
Arsenic trioxid (white arsenic) s .
Pine tar gal
Sufficient water to make 500 gallons.
Mr.. Curtice left to-day for Tallu-
lab but expressed his willingness to
returning to st. Joseph on request
at any time and make a public ad-
dress along lines of tick eradication.
1t is with much regret that tie
Gazette chronicles the death of Capt.
John Conner, so well known in Ter.
sas, which occurred at his home in
Natchez on Wednesday morning, af-
ter a brief illness of diabetes. Capt.
Conner was member of the Tepsas
Cavalry during the Civil War, hav-
ing enlisted at st. Joseph. He served
throughout the war, being twice
wounded, but never gave up the
Lost Cause" until its doom was
entirely sealed. His remains were
conveyed TO jackson, Miss, for in
terment, the home of his bereaved
widow, who before marriage was
Miss Cravanaugh. Their union was
never blessed with issue. He was
a candidate for Treasurer Of Adams
county, and appeared to be in line
for the succession. The Masonic
Order, of which he was a prominent
member, conducted the funeral SER
vices at Natchez.
Mr.. R. C. Showers and family Of
Mt. Ararat plantation were called
to his home at Church Hill, Miss,
last week to the bedside of his faith
err, Mr.. l.. B. Showers, Sr., who
was very i'll and whose death oc-
Cured several days after his sons
arrival. He was Sc years of age
and had spent the greater part of
his life in Jefferson county, where
he was universally esteemed and en-
ioyed the confidence and friendship
OF his every acquaintance. He was
man of high character and unim-
peachable integrity and had reared
large family who he equipped for
useful lives. The sympathy of Mr..
Showers many friends in Tensas is
extended him in bis affection.
A most delightful dance was Civ
en- at Waterproof on Monday even
ing, complimentary to the young
ladies. and invitations were extend
ed to their st. Joseph friends to at
tend. A hack load of young peo-
pie from st. Joseph, chaperoned by
Mrs. Snodgrass, and consisting of
Misses Annie Snodgrass, Mary Bell
Murdoch, Annie O'Kelley, Mary
Riddle, Carrie Hopkins and Willie
Lewis and Messrs. L. HI. Brigham
and ]. C. Macpherson, went down
and were most royalty entertained
by the good people, of Waterproof
and all report having had most
enjoyable time.
Gravel trains continue to pass
down the line heavily loaded with
gravel for ballasting purposes, but
no steel has yet been laid in this
parish, though work of laying same
is under way from Eudora, south.
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