Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-13
Correspondent.

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Mr.. Seldom has been a sufferer fror
rheumatism for some months.
Messrs. Lacy and Schumacher
district manager and plant chief
respectively, of Natchez Exchange
Cumberland Telephone Co., wer
visitors to Newellton this week on in
spection trip and expressed salts
faction With affairs Of this branch
Judging from the number Of trav
cling men here this week, who ar,
generally accented as index Of tn,
times, prosperity must he in stor'
for US this year. Those here were:
Messrs. Smylie, Fairly, Holstet
Sky, Montgomery. Star, Hershey
jarrett, Seddon, Drumwright, Whit,
and Others.
The addition to Mrs. Ed Morris
hotel ia rapidly approaching com.
pletion and the Morris House viii
will soon he prepared to accommodate
any demand that may he made by
the travelling public. when We will
have as modern and convenient 9
hosiery as many a town Of greater
pretentions can boast.
Mr.. Elma Willard and Miss vii.
lie Stroud were married at the resi-.
dence Of the brides parents, on the
NARROW plantation in Adams county
Miss. Last week. the Rev. J. ].
Chisolm, Of Natchez, officiating.
Bbth bride and groom were resident.
Of this parish last year and have
many friends among our people,
who are a unit in extending heet
wishes for a long and happy welded
life.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. A. Winterton
entertained at an elegant dining this
week at their hospitable home,
Cypress Grove" Several delicious
courses were served. the menu be-
ing completed with delicious des.
sert Of cakes and cherries and coffee.
The guests were: DR.. and Rogers,
Mr.. Ralph Roberts, Mrs. Woodall,
Messrs. Lewis. Lester. and Glynn
Winterton, Hollis Rogers and
Eugene Woodall.
The construction of dipping watts
for this section is under way and
barring bad weather will be CON-
pleted by next week. All that will
be needed to insure determination
Of the cattle tick within the next
year or two will be the hearty CO.
operation Of t he public, and this
seems now assured. as every one is
in the proposed work,
which means 80 much to the gener-
al welfare of the parish.
The Farmers' Meeting held at Tallulah
last week was great success and was IT.
tended by the following gentlemen from
this section, all Of whom were pleased
with the program rendered, viz: Messrs.
John Murdoch, W. M. Sigrest, B. Y.
Newell and Mckinley.
The principal speaker at the meeting
was Mr.. vanz, from Red River. Mr. Vans
Is connected with the Department of Ag-
riculture, Washington, D. c., and il an
accepted authority on the boil weevil prob
em. Mr.. vanz stated that when the wee
vii first appeared in the Red River section
HE people became greatly discouraged.
The banks withheld money and IN ex-
,dus Of labor began. The outlook was
lark and many farmers we're disposed to
quit raising cotton. Then the department
,ent their men among them, preaching
The doctrine of burning the stalks and
picking up the punctured squares. This
course was adhered to faithfully and the
methods recommended BY the Department
carefully. The result was that
The Red River section has raised quite "a
much cotton since the coming Of the wee
vii a. before its arrival, the people are
happy and prosperous and many have
engaged in the cattle business and having
sradicated the tick, are introducing the
purer strains of cattle and the country is
enjoying the greatest prosperity in its his
tory. =
Mr.. vans contends that what has been
done successfully on the Red River can be
accomplished equally - well here, and
he earnestly urges our people to pursue
The plans that have been advocated BY
his Department since the coming Of the
weevil and which have been adopted with
greatest success in the Western part Of
the State.