Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-14

Miss Geneva Gresem is a week
end guest of Miss Louise Johnston.
Miss Katie Clark spent several
days with relatives at Rodney this
his week.
Miss Bessie Muir is visiting her
sister, Mrs. c. V. Ratcliff, on Lake
St. Joseph.
Mr.. E. L. Gulley left Wednesday
for New Orleans, where be goes to
consult specialist.
Mrs. Henry Cole, of California,
who has been the geust of Mrs. F.
King at "Justina" for some time,
left, Wednesday, for her far West
ern home.
Mr.. Howard Byram, of Ida, La,
has joined his brother. Mr.. ]. E.
Byram, at st. Joseph, and will
make his home here for some time.
We are glad to welcome him to our
town.
Mrs. G. D. Fish, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. Hunter, at Waterproof, has
returned to her home in the West.
She was accompanied as far as Saint
Louis by her mother.
Reports from Hon. w. M. David
son, who was operated on for
appendicitis, in New Orleans, last
week, are very encouraging, and it
is announced that he will be able to
return home next week.
Hon. John Murdoch, Newellton,
agent for the Killodon Planting
Co., advertises a number of second
hand plows, sweeps double shovels
and cultivators for sale, cheap. I'm
pliments can be seen at Newellton.
The Presiding Elder, Rev. Mr..
Schulz, and the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Henry, of the NJ. E. Church, will
conduct quarterly conference at the
Union Church in St. Joseph on Sat-
urday evening and will occupy the
pulpit on Sunday morning and
night.
The marriage of Mr.. Joseph A.
Farks and Miss Mary Wyatt was per-
formed at the Court House in st,
Joseph on Saturday evening last by
Magistrate E. F. Newell. The bride
and groom spent Sunday at the Lo'
sey House and left next morning fol
Natchez, where they expect to ioir
theatrical company with which
they are travelling.
Mrs. Kate Johnston, the widow
of Mr.. Jack Johnston. this weeh
purchased the cottage in the Pric'
Field section of st. Joseph, belong
| ing to Mr.. w. P. Roberts, consid
Grafton 81 10000. She will move t.
St. Joseph during the spring. The
present occupant of the house, Mr.
IF. D. Childress, will take the Bara'
COMA house, Immediately adioinini
the one vacated.
Colored teachers that passed tn
examination on February 28th, ant
secured certificates, are:
A. L. Parker, 8S per cent; Mar.
Ewell, 90; Gertrude Washington
lS4; Eva Carter, rs; Idella Waters
70; A. E. Scott, 70; Amanda Ran
dal, 80; Mary L. Sykes, Is; Arthu
Shaifer, SO; Pearl Shaifer, S5; An
ME Logan, "a; Sallie Turner, rs
Annette Mitchell, "a; Sophia AT
kins, 70; M. B. Williams, SO; j. P
| Mitchell, 88.
Parties in search Of good see
corn can obtain from Mr.. Jas. R
Clark, ESQ well known in Tenss
parish. az "Oneonta Clark" of whic
place he had charge 80 man
years. and who now lives in Talll
la, Issaquena county, Miss, VIII
offers a choice selection Of exit
prolific seed corn at $500 p
bushel. This corn is guaranteed
stand three or four stalks to hill ar
is rain, bird and weevil proof. II
stock reserved by him for plantir
and sale has been carefully nubbe'
shelled and sacked.
Capt. Victor Won Schoeler,
New Orleans, was visitor to Sail
Joseph this week, while en- route
his plantation in Jefferson count
Miss. The Captain has great hop
of developing the immense gray
. bar abutting bis property and b
: bad survey made for propos
| tap line from the NJ. FL. & L. fro
| Chambelee Spur out to the rive
| where he would expect to cross
the gravel pits by means OF a line
I barges. Capt. Won Schoeler has gre
| faith in his project and hopes to
| his plans materialize at no dists
date.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, I
L Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that h
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Che
| 4 Co., doing business in the City OF II
} do, County and State aforesaid, and
said firm will pay the sum Of ONE HI
DRIED DOLLARS for each and ey