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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07
the TRAGEDY Al. MDAIIA.

Vidalia, La, May 5.-District Court
OF Concorlia parish convened Monday in
VidaKa.
After the usual routine the Grand Jury
was drawn and empaneled, and immedi-
ately proceeded on its duties.
One true bill was found and returned
late last evening. Joseph VI. Miller, Tax
Assessor of Concordia parish, was indict-
ed, charged with the murder OF Town
Marshal ]. II. Ohlsen, in the saloon
OF Sam Pedro, in vidslia, on Saturday
night last, about 10 o'clock.
1t is said that Miller had been drink
ing for several days, and on Saturday
night went to the saloon of Sam Pedro,
and drawing his revolver, told the saloon
keeper he was going to kill him. It is
said that Pedro did not take Miller
threat seriously, as the men were cup
posed to be on good terms.
Marshal Ohlsen, however, on being told
that Miller had a revolver and was Great
ing disturbance, went to the saloon, and
tried to persuade him to 90 home. Words
passed between the two men, whereupon
Miller turned his revolver upon the Of
ficer and fred, the bullet striking Ohlsen
in the pit of the stomach and inflictine
q wound from which he died shortly at.
ter.
1t is claimed Miller was disarmed by q
bystander after the shooting and placed
in Jail.
The indictment returned by the Grand
Jury yesterday charges Miller with the
murder of Ohlsen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

One Gasoline Launch, length Is f. t,
width 2 IT,, ~ h.p., Ferr0 Special.
Suitable for passenger or towing
purposes. For further particulars,
apply to JAMES JENKINS,
st. Joseph, In.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

Mr.. J. Tullis Watson received a
wire Tuesday night advising the
death of his venerable mother, Mrs.
Susan Tullis Watson, which &C.
CURED at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ellen Morrison. of Louisville.
KY, in the Oath year of her age.
Mrs. Watson leaves two sons, j.
Tullis Watson of st. Joseph and E.
Jansen Watson of Memphis, and
one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Morrison,
of Louisville, at whose home she
died and with whom she spent the
evening of her life. Deceased was
the grandmother of Miss Katie Wat
son, the stenographer, who former
ly lived here, and who now resides
in Memphis, and Mrs. Jos. S. Rod
riguez and Miss Susie Watson OF
Chattanooga, Mrs. Sidney Watson,
of Cary, Miss, and ]. Tullis Wat
son, Jr., all of whom are we'll known
in Tensas parish, besides many 9th
er relatives. Mrs. Watson was al
ways an earnest and sincere Christ
ian and lived long and useful life,
and having completed her labors
has answered the call Of her Maker
and gone to her reward. In COM
mon with our entire people the Ga
zette extends sympathy to her fam
;1x,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

Notice Is hereby given that all lands
on outside Of levee at St. Joseph,
formerly cultivated BY r. e. Fulton,
are posted against hanting and gen.
eral trespassing. Vlolat0rs will be
vigorously prosecuted.
G. r. DARDEN, Lessee.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07
lDvER1lsED LETTERS.

Remaining in the st. Joseph Post Office for
week ending May /, 1915.
Brown, Dude Hardy, WI
Brown, Jonas Hartly, Marietta
Blemons, Hattie Hills, Mary
Galway, Eaner Howard, Willie
Davis, Luler Louis, Ames'
Dugano, Paul Louis, Harriet
Ellis, T. ]. Richardson, Fannie
Egner, Annie Sheppard, Elex
Elias, Willie Stewart, Isaac
Wymond, V. Co. Chess
Persons calling for the above letters will,
please say Advertised, - and can procure
came By paying one cent for each letter.
ID BEAuBIEN. ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07
HsWs This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known F. j.
Cheney for the last IL years, and belive
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any OBLIGATIONS made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 15 cents per bottle. Sold
By all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
FL. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, Ohio,
Sold BY Druggists, 76cts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

OFFICE OF L. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
Shreveport, La.
The Federal law for the protection Of
Migratory Birds prohibits the following
acts:
l. Killing Migratory Game Birds dur
ing the closed season.
2. Killing Migratory Game Birds be-
tween sunset and sunrise.
3. Killing Migratory Insectivorous
Birds at any time.
4. Killing Swans, Cranes or any birds
of the Snipe and Plover families (shore
birds) except Woodcock, Wilson or Jack
Snipe, Yellow-legs and Black-breasted
and Golden Flowers, until 1918.
Migratory game birds include ducks,
geese, rails or marsh hens, gallinules or
mud hens, coots or poules d'eau, Wood
cock, Wilson or Jack snipe, yellow-legs
and black breasted and golden plovers.
The open season on these birds in Louis
lana is November february /, except
on woodcock, for which the open season
is November-January i.
Migratory insectivorous birds include
all species feeding chiefly or entirely on
insects and occurring only or principally
at certain seasons. Among the more i'm
portant migratory insectivorous birds are
the cuckoo or rain crow, certain species
of woodpeckers, nighthawk or bullbat,
whip poor-will, kingbird or bee martin,
meadow-lark, oriole, cedarbird or wax.
wing, martin, swallows, catbird, thrash
er, wrens, thrushes and robin.
Birds protected until 1918 include prin'
cipally curlews, upland plover or papa
bottle, killdeer, and all the sandpper'
and smaller species Of plover.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

Mrs. Jno. G. Blanche was called
to Monroe last week by the serious
illness of her sister, Miss Lily Wet
eel, whose condition was 30 critical
as to arouse gravest alarm. We are
glad to hear that she is considerably
improved and sincerely hope she
will soon be restored to health.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

Ri. Rev. Davis Sessums. Bishop
of the Diocese of Louisiana, advises
that he will visit st. Joseph on Sun
day, May 18th, and will conduct
services at Christ Church in the
forenoon and at Newellton in the
afternoon.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

A big revival service that has been
in progress at Pilgrim Chapel Bap.
list Church (colored) for several
weeks, came to a close last Sunday
with a public baptising at the lake
in front of town, when some TWEEN.
ty-two candidates, recent converts,
were baptised. The revival was con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. Isaiah
Carpenter, assisted by several visit
ing ministers. Those baptised were:
John johnson, Alfred Pollard, Sam
Pollard, Emanuel Mason, Geo. Mil.
Ter, Jr., Olivia Jackson, Pearl Mar.
shall, Sadie Middleton, Carrie Jack
son, Elma Jackson, Florence Jof-
rion, Mary Franklin, Thelma Frank.
lin, Gladys Jones, Emma Stewart,
Mary Lemonds. Willie Sexton, Mary
Dixon, Mary Pollard, Marie Friend.
ship, Helen Friendship, Leomy
Mason and Martha Reynolds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

We are glad to learn that Mr..
Wallace Paul, who suffered paral-
ytic stroke some time since, at
Washington City, is so much i'm.
proved that he has left the hospital
and returned to his room. His
mother is still with him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07
AGRICULTURAL MEETING At IAlLUuu.
The Northeast Louisiana Agricultural

The Northeast Louisiana Agricultural
Association will hold special meeting
at Tallnlah. Tuesday. Nav 18th. 1915.
The following gentlemen have been in
vited tn deliver addresses on the follow
ing subjects:
Hon. Bradford Knapp. special agent
in charge Of demonstration work. WASH
inQton, u. g.. will discuss the new agri-
culture of the Sonth.
DR.. w. r. Dodson. director Of the FIX
pertinent Station. will discuss the subject
OF live stock and rotation of crops.
Mason Snowden, State Agent Of the
Demonstration Work, will dscnss rota-
ton of crops.
Mr.. L. n. Broegcerhof. Secretary Of
the State Fair. will discuss the orgsniza-
ton of parish fairs and their relations to
the State fair.
Hon. d. C. Welty, Commissioners Of
Agriculture of the st. Lonis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern Railway, on marketing
and freight rates.
H. B. Herne of the @. & &. route, will
also discuss freight and other subjects OF
interest to the Association.
Senator Ransdell will deliver an ad.
dress on Rnral Credit and its relations to
agricultural interests.
The meeting will be called to order
promptly at 10 a. m. Every one cordial.
ly invited to attend, and especially the
ladies.
The colored people are requested to
send delegates to represent them. +
F. L. MAXWELL, Pres't.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

lily
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

We are glad to learn that the
condition of Mrs. ]. Maury Stanton,
who has been so ill, is considerably
improved. Mrs. Stanton is with her
aunt, Mrs. Bonney, in St. Joseph.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

Miss Gertrude Bowman has re-
turned from Concordia parish, where
she has been teaching the past ses-
sion
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-07

Mrs. F. King has returned to her
home at "Justina" from an extend
ed visit to relatives in Missouri.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
DEATH ENTERS HOME OF
NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE

Under the above heading In the ast
! issue Of the Whitehall IN. " Times
appears the following;
Seldom is II newspapers duty to
record so sad a death as that which
came TO the home of Robert c. Medic
at one o'clock Sunday morning and
took from him the wife 70 whom he
was married less than year and thus
disrupted home where happiness and
contentment reigned and where there
was marital bliss unalloyed News OF
the sudden summons was a shock 10
acquaintance, and from friends it
brought forth expressions Of the ten
derest sympathy.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Sara Coffey, had been resident
of Whitehall eight years. February
Ia of the present year she became the
wife of Robert c. Neddo, son Of Geo.
Neddo, former email superintendent.
She was the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Coffey of Manchester, W,
where she was born. Tn, deceased
was a person of pleasing manner and
her numerous admirable qualities
made her many friends, all Of whom
express sincere sorrow over her UNI
timely end which was caused by dia-
betes, with which she had been i'll
only three days.
A large number of friends gathered
at the church Notre Dame DIES Vic
torres Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock to
attend the funeral service. Rev. FIR.
Peter Benion ofiiciated The body was
laid at rest in the Neddo cemetery in
this village.
Among the out-oftown people at
the funeral were Mrs. H. l.. Johnson
and Mrs. Joseph Champagne of Man
VT, sisters of the deceased,
and the formers son; William Nc
Laughlin and family of Schenectady,
and Mrs. John Morris of the last nam
ed city.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
Has sown the seeds Of health and
length Of days

Has sown the seeds II health and
length ~ DAYS
And 40 Ne look IN hone 10 see YOU still
In vour accustomed Mace In Church
and home
ana cba,oe
And many times the twelve months
80 and come
WINE iohy goa"eu 'iNes 'fop ana
u,N.
,,ss !,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
GOOD BACKS FOR BAD

Manchester Residents are Learnin,
How to Exchange the Old Back fol-
a Stronger One.
Does your back ache, feel weak ant
painful?
Do you suffer headaches, languo,
and depression?
Is the urine discolored, passages ir-
regular?
The kidneys may be calling for help
Weak kidneys cannot do their work
Give them the help they need.
To cure kidney bachache you must
cure the kidneys.
Use tested and proven kidney
remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test.
Convincing proof of merit in the
following endorsement:
Joseph Brown, Hampton, N. l.,
says: my back was very weak and
sore and every cold ! caught aggravat-
ed the trouble. | finally used Doan's
Kidney Pills and they removed the
trouble in a short time"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Brown had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo, N. Y. adv-342
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
SOUTH DORSET

Fair sleighing here.
Xmas is the coming event and the
shoppers are humorous.
Henry Ford is in Europe looking for
peace. Also w. j. Bryan with his
little plans.
The work at the quarry is still going
on and large surface is being strip
ped for marble.
Xmas approaches, that day of peace
and good cheer. May everybody be
merry is the wish of 81 Clone.
Autos still run; also wagons and
sleighs are in evidence. We seldom
have good sleighing from Manchester
to Pawlet through this valley.
Joseph Hanlon and Florence Colvin
of this place were married at Benning-
ton, Dec 8th After short bridal
tour they will live in her cottage here.
Chan. Allen had the misfortune to
have log roll onto HIM and break his
leg below the knee while working in
the woods on Mt. Merrick last week.
He has just bought farm there.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16

But 0 how sure through all and owe
all
Is seen the guiding of our Father
hand,
Is felt the presence of His tender low,
Fen when He made the most severe
demand
Upon your faith, your patience
and your strength,
For through such trials comes re-
ward at length.
Our thoughts review the service you
have given
To His own Church as leader of its
praise,
With music's gentle power uplifting
souls,
In worship pure long years on Sab
bath days,
And as in all its work bearing
your share
And making its prosperity your
care.
To some of weak descent and living
fast,
Six years and seventy might old age
appear.
But It's not old for one whose mother
trod
With feet ambitious past her hun
dredth year,
And whose own life in quiet, tenn
perate ways
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
HIS SEVENTY SIXTH
MILESTONE PASSED

A number Of friends and ncighbors
spent the day and took dinner on Fri.
day, December 10th, with Mr. anc
Mrs. Thomas j Hoyt, the occasion be-
ing the celebration Of Mr. Hoyt's 10th
birthday
After partaking Of the good
things" provided by the skill Of the
hostess, the birthday cake, all ablaze
with candles marking the years, was
brought in and placed before Mr..
Hoyt TO be by him cut in due form and
distributed among the guests. At this
point Rev Joseph s. Brown. read a
number Of greetings from absent
friends, and in few words expressed
the good wishes and congratulations
Of those present. And Miss Celia M
Reynolds read the following poem:
Birthday Anniversary
We meet to-day our brother, neighbor.
friend
To bring you birthday greetings
kind and true,
While at your hospitable board we sit
And friendships ever cherished
bond renew,
There waken memories Of many
years,
Some scenes of joy and some Of
bitter tears.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Factory Point National
Bank of Manchester Center, VT, will
be held at their banking rooms on
Tuesday morning, January IS, 1916,
at ten o'clock, for the purpose of
electing Board Of Directors and for
transacting any other business proper
to come before the meeting.
w. H. ROBERTS, Cashier.
Manchester Center, VT, Dec. 10, 1915.
35-4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-08
MAINE
ALREADY REPAIRED
Head of Navy Yard Says Acct
dent Could Not Have Caused
Vessel to Sink.

Rear Admiral n. r. Usher, command
ant Of the navy yard in Brooklyn
Yesterday said that the battleship
Maine was in no danger OF sinking at
anv time during the accident which oc.
Cured Saturday morning and noooeo
mart Of her engine room. tie also oe
MED that the Names keel ever touched
hottom and characterized the mishap
as insignificant and trifiing:
According TO Admiral Ushers YER
sim. the accident was due TO STRAIN
inc ~ one of the valves Of a sixteen
inch intake injector. The valve seat
snapped and water used for cooling
the steam in the engine room spouted
in The water in her hold was not two
or three feet at any time, and TINS
quantity. according to Admiral Usher,
was not sufficient TO cause the vessel
70 sink. She listed slightly to star
board, but owing to her watertlghi
compartment she would have fioated
even if her entire engine room had
ben submerged, he said.
The admiral added that the repair
work had been completed and that the
Maine would leave Drydock q some
time to-day. An investigation has been
ordered by the commandant Of the
navy ward 10 ascertain the cause OF
the accident. Ii is thought that a
workingman tinkered with the valve
and overstrained it.
The Maine is more than ten years
old. but is in first class condition.
Admiral Usher declared that she will
serve many years more before being
placed on the retired list.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-08
1900 In THEATRE
MENACED BY FIRE
Crowd at PrOctOr'S Does
Not Know Building Next
Door Is Burning.

With a three-alsrm fire raging next
door, the audience at Proctor's Tween
ty-third Street Theatre sat through
the last act on the programme in calm
ignorance, and then filed out into the
street before they realized that the
GOODNESS Of officials and actors had
averted what might have been q STAN
pede. Twelve hundred persons were
in the theatre.
The fire. which started at 10:30
O'Clock, burned out three floors OF
six story loft building before it was
got under control.
Proctor's programme was nearing It's
close when q fireman informed the
manager that the adjoining building
was in flames. A negro minstrel ag-
the time. They finished their act with
out emitting a line, then the asbestos
curtain fell and the orchestra began
the exit march. The audience knew
that another act was billed TO follow,
but supposing that some minor acct
dent had taken place, rose from their
seats and filed out into the street in
ORDERLY fashion. IL was only then that
thew appreciated what had happened.
When the first engines arrived the
flames were spouting from the fourth
and fifth floor windows Of the building
Deputy Chief Martin, who was in com,
mand. turned in second alarm, and
rapidly followed it by third, which
brought Commissioner Adamson 10 the
scene. Within an hour the blaze was
practically extinguished.
The damage ia estimated at $4,000:
Tho floors which were destroyed
housed the firms Of Cohen & Co., col
lar button makers, and the Manhattan
Plating Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-08
Prof. Bemis Reports Up
ward RevisiOns That At
feet Small User.
ADVISES ADHERENCE
TO $3,OOO,OO0 CUT
Company's S2,700,000 Plan, He
Says, Is Not Sufficient to Meet
City's Requirements.

The Public Service Commission may
not accept the offer of the New York
Telephone Company to reduce rates
81, 10000.
"Hold to the proposed reduction OF
s., OO0, 0OO," is the advice OF the Foley
committee investigating the telephone
problem for the Legislature in a state
ment issued last night at the Park
Avenue Hotel through its expert, Pro
fessor Bemis. He declares that the
reduction suggested by the company
would amount to only s2,386,o91.
The company maintains that a re-
duction OF 100000 in rates within
the city would Involve other reductions
in revenue, or increased expense OF
more than 100000 in the city and its
immediate neighborhood.
"Note at the start" says Professor
Bemis, "that with respect 20 actual tel
ephone rates within the city the COM
pany's schedule, which Is to be acted
upon by the Public Service Commission
Tuesday, proposes a reduction in tele-
phone charges within New York City
Of S613,90 less than was recommended
by the Foley committee. This i'm
portant matter deserves careful exam
ination.
"The company's changes in toll rates
amount to Sl56,179 year. For indi-
vidual lines the Foley committee pro-
posed that messages from 1900 to 24OO
should be given at cents. The COM
pany raises this rate to 4. Likewise
the rate of 212 cents each for messages
from 5000 to $500 is raised to 3 cents.
Another blow is given to the small
individual user. During the last year
he has been able to get an extension
telephone for S5.40. The Foley com
mttee left it at that figure. Now the
company puts il back to the So that
prevailed before February Of last year
This adds S26,614 to the burdens of the
small subscriber.
at was the intention. of the COM
mttee to make the rates so low for
the owners of hotels and apartment
houses that they cfould afford to give
their patrons the fve-cent rate. The
company, however, has destroyed this
possibility in a majority of the apart
ment houses, particularly in the small
err ones, by it's proposed rates, which
are SIS more than the committees
schedule for minimum installation. In
larger apartment houses the difference
is S. Changes in this private branch
exchange schedule increase the bur
dens on the telephone user S227,3l9 a
year over what was recommended by
the Foley Committee"
at may be there is a net loss to the
company" the statement continues
"in these various items of somewhere
between 100000 and 100000, but in
view of the large profit still left to the
company after the reduction proposed
by the committee, there seems nothing
here to justify the cutting off of s6l3,-
900 from the reductions recommended"
In the latter part of the statement
Professor Bemis discusses the demand
of the Telephone Company that it be
allowed a return of 8 per cent on prop
erty worth s84,000,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-08
Il" TRAIN JUMPS
TRACK ON BRIDGE
Women Among Forty Passen'
gers Assisted to Roadway
Traffic Tied Up.

Forty passengers on West End
elevated train bound for New York
clambered down from the platforms
of the train to the roadway early this
morning and continued their trip by
trolley. Fifteen were women. When
almost to the Brooklyn tower which
marks the end of the up grade, the
forward truck Of the first car jumped
the rails. Motorman Roland Scott
threw on the brakes and stopped the
train.
In the three cars there were about
forty passengers. Patrolman John
Beatty helped them down to the road
way. 1t meant a descent of six or
eight feet across a gap through which
the water Of the river cleaned. Cables
and pipes were wet and slippery. For
moment the women held back. Re-
assured by the patrolman's brawny
arms and the advice Of their escorts,
they made the jump. Beatty caught
each safely.
Until after o'clock-an hour after
the car hurdled the rsils-elevated
traffic was tied up. At both ends Of
the Bridge passengers transferred TO
trolley cars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-08
AUTO AND TROLLEY
CRASH KILLS FOUR
Victims Members of Two Fam.
lilies on Their Way Home
from Church.

Albion, y. Y, March -Four per-
sons are dead and two injured as the
result Of q collision this afternoon be-
tween an eastbound Buffalo, Lockport
& Rochester baggage express trolley
car and a seven passenger automob lie
at Knowlesville, six miles west OF Al
bion. Three persons were instantly
killed, the fourth dying An hour later
at the Medina Hospital.
The dead were Mildred Skinner,
eighteen years old; Helen skinner,
twelve; Herschell Harding, ten, and
Marion Harding, fourteen. The in
jured are Dorothy Skinner, fourteen
years old, and A. J. Skinner, forty.
Mr.. Skinner was the owner OF the
automobile. The SINNERS and Hard
ings lived on adjoining farms near
Knowlesvile, and Mr.. Skinner had
taken members of both families to
church. They were returning home
soon after noon, when the accident &C.
Cured. Buildings hid the view from
the highway of the approaching troll
ley car, which struck the rear wheel
Of the automobile, hurting il forty
foot