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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in His Providence to call Col. F. l..
Maxwell to his eternal reward; and re-
alizing that Madison parish, and the
whole OF Louisiana, has lost one of its
best citizens
Therefore, be it Resolved, by the Board
OF Directors of the Louisiana Delta Fair
Association, in meeting assembled, that.
bowling in humble submission to the Di.
vine Will, We greatly deplore the loss of
Col. +. l.. Maxwell, our President; real
lzing that in his taking away we have
been rendered powerless to fill the place
OF a man OF his unbounded ability and
resourcefulness; and that we have lost a
member OF our Board of Directors whose
advice and wisdom on all matters was
always sought and always much to be de-
sired; and that there has gone from us
forever friend who made himself es-
pecially dear to every one with whom he
came IN contact, sid whose model life
and untiring energy placed him i'm the
front rank of our foremost citizenry.
Be it further Resolved, That a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the family of
our deceased President, and that a copy
be also sent to the newspapers in the
Parishes of East Carroll, Madison and
rensas for publication.
Adopted August %, 1915.
]. V. WRIGHT, President.
JEFF b. SNYDER, Secretary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
the JEWISH NEW Year.

The Jewish New Years day will begin
on Wednesday evening September Sth,
with an ornate solemn service in the
temples and synogogues. The Thursday
morning service comprises a more elab-
crate form of worship and combines some
vestiges of antique ritual expressions of
human experiences and feelings true and
real for everybody and at all times.
The Jewish New Years festival is the
oldest of festivals celebrated i'm the civil
lied world. But it is unique for its sig
nificance as well as for its antiquity. The
secular New Year ION January y is day
of qualifications; men rejoice in what
they have received; it is day for sordid
inventories. The Jewish New Years Day
is time for serious thought on the mean
ing of life; it evokes pious contemplation
of the difficult and inevaisable problem
as to right and wrong and its appeal is
not that we should get more out of prac-
teal life, but value more generally, more
truthful, more morally the life God in
trusted to us.
Much of the success and failure of our
work depend, not upon our equipment
but upon our motives. The Jewish New
Years Day, accordingly, is placed by
wise tradition at the beginning of August,
when men enter upon their enterprises
and obligations with zest and zeal. Just
then they need right Interpretation of
life and true measure of its value.
The antique features of the ritual of
that day express the aspirations all men
feel equally. The trumpet calls constitut-
ing the central part ofthe worship of that
day are appeals for the moral stir which
men should feel when they contemplate
their experiences and seek reinforcements
Of their hopes. The calls are also an APP
peal to the large sense OF life. Our week
day wishes and prayers are self-centered
and do not give us a perspective of our
and obligations to the commu-
nifty and fellowman, and their influences
upon us. But the New Years Day offers
rs an occasion to re-affirm our respect
ior and trust in Providence, which is the
of all lives into an all-com- |
passing justice. The Jew comprehends
his as comfort in the case of misfor-
unes and a monition in the successes he |
ne may have. The function of the New
Years day is to establish moral judge
nent i'm our lives and experiences.
The usual service will be arranged and
by Rabbi Rory for the temple
-Vicksburg Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
Registration Notice.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given
That the Registration Books will he Oper
at the various polling places Throughout,
the parish, for the purpose of registering
those persons not already registered, on
the following dates only:
FIRST WARD.
CABIN NEAR MARKS STORE
Monday, October 4th.
SECOND WARD.
FIRST PRECINCT-NEWELLTON
Saturday, October End
SECOND PRECINCT-NEW LIGHT
Wednesday, October 9th
FOURTH WARD
MAYFLOWER STORE
Thursday, September Both
FIFTH WARD.
AsHWOOD
Friday, October LIST
SIXTH WARD.
WATERPROOF
Wednesday, September Goth
SEVENTH WARD.
HIGHLAND STORE
Tuesday, September 18th
The books will remain open, however,
at my Office at the Court House i'm st.
Joseph on all other days except Sundays
and legal holidays, up to within 80 days
Of any election.
JOS. CURRY,
Registrar of Voters.
st. Joseph, La, September 8, 1915.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
NOSE LEVY.

The following extract reciting the
death of Mr.. Nose Levy, which was
chronicled in these columns last
week, is taken from a Birmingham
paper, and reproduced here that the
many friends of the deceased in this
parish, where he formerly lived,
may know how well he stood in his
adopted home:
Nose Levy, vice president of the Mer-
chants & Mechanics Trust & Savings
Bank, and one of the most widely known
of Birmingham's citizens, died Monday
morning at Atlantic City Heart failure
was the cause of death. With Mr.. Levy
Levy, and his sister, Miss Ella Levy.
Mr.. Levy was 43 years old and had
been in poor health for about year.
About week ago he went to Atlantic
City for treatment by famous specialist
there, in the hope of regaining his health.
But death came suddenly Monday morn
ing. Details of the death have not been
received in Birmingham as yet.
The remains of the deceased will be
brought to Birmingham and funeral SER
vices will be held here.
Mr.. Levy was one of the most popular
business men in the city, and was wide
ly known throughout the county.
He was born in st. Joe, La, and came
to Birmingham when only Is years old. He
came here poor boy. However, by hard
work, by frugality and by real ability he
was enabled to build up fortune and to
become one of the most prominent bust
ness men of that city. He was also prom
inent in fraternal circles.
Mr.. Levy was always active in the
business world, and in 1909 he helped to
organize the Merchants 4 Mechanics
Trust & Savings Bank. The steady growth
and development of this bank was aided
by his influence, his ability and the con
fidence OF Birmingham citizens in him
and in his interests.
Mr.. Levy is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Jennie Levy, and three sisters, Miss
Ella Levy, Mrs. Ben Spears, of Memphis,
and Mrs. Marcus Bear.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

Miss Natille Guthrie, of Tensas parish,
La, is visiting Miss Gretchen Guthrie
Port Gibson Reveille.
Mr.. Emmett Guthrie, of Tensas par
ish, La, spent last week with his BROTH
ers here.-Port Gibson Reveille.
Chief of Police A. A. Maddox of Port
Gibson, is in Monroe today, having
come over to take into custody John COL
burn, an escape convict from the State
penitentiary. Mr.. Maddox will leave
with his prisoner tonight.-Monroe News
Star.
Miss Bessie Guthrie and Miss
Pearl Hornsby are visiting Mrs. ].
F. Gibson ct DickArd.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

We wish to congratulate the peo-
pie OF Louisiana on having defeated
the proposed Convention. We con-
gratulate the Pleasant Thomas-San.
ders combination, or what ever the
combination is, on having defeated
1t, and We want to congratulate
everybody, for we feel so happy
that we are just in the mood for
congratulations to everyone, and last
but not least we congratulate our
selves, for We really think that we
did our part in the great conflict.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

The w.. S. 4 P. Rail Road and
the Iron Mountain Road have fixed
q rate Of one and one third fare be-
tween Jackson and Shreveport and
between Lake Village and Adds to
take effect October IL to Is, tickets
to Be good until midnight Of Octo-
her 10th. the occasion being the first
meeting OF the Inter-Parish Fair
Association to be held at Tallulah
- octohsr 10, IA and 18th. !
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
IEnsAs OATS EQUAL TO WESTERN OATS.

The following letter from Mr.. J..
f. Edmonds, Manager of the Land
and Immigration Department of the
New Orleans Association of Com
merce to Mr.. w. NJ. Davidson, and
the letter from Mr.. E. E. Lafaye,
Commissioner of Public. Property Of
the City of New Orleans, together
with an extract from q letter from
Mr.. H. S. Herring, Secretary Of
the New Orleans Board Of Trade,
should be Of interest to planters of
this parish who raise oats and Les
pedeza hay.
Of special interest should be the
letter from Mr.. Lafaye to Mr.. Ed
monds, as it shows that Louis
lana oats are considered in New
Orleans to be the best oats on the
market, while dealers in Natchez
and Vicksburg have always in
formed US and claimed that LOuisi-
ana oats did not bring the market
price for the reason that they were
considered of inferior quality and
grade and would not bring the price
that the consumer was willing to pay
for Western oats.
New Orleans, La, August 5, 1915
Mr.. w. NJ. Davidson,
st. Joseph, La.
Dear Sir:-Harry d. Wilson, of Rose
land, La, informs me that Mr.. James
Jumonville, of Hammond, La, is in the
market for some oats, Lespedza and Al
falfa hay in car lots and wants to be put
in touch with growers of the above as he
wants to deal direct. Perhaps this may
be of interest to you.
Yours very truly,
]. E. EDMONDS,
Manager Land 4 Immigration Dept.
New Orleans, July 8, 1915
Mr.. ]. f. Edmonds, Manager,
Land & immigration Dept, New Or
leans Association of Commerce.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of II ulto. RI.
ceived.
1t is a fact that the city government
used considerable quantity Of Louisiana
Red Oats, and those in charge of the care
and keeping of our animals, as well as
most of our officials, deplore the fact that
these oats are not available at all times
The Louisiana crop is very limited and is
usually disposed of within 40 to 60 days.
l consider these oats to be the best feed
ing oats on the market today. Our invest
igation on the subject of the food value
of Louisiana Red Oats developes the fact
that these oats weigh on an average of As
lbs to the bushel; next in point of value
is the Texasoats, weighingApproximately
"a to IS lbs. to the busbel; and the |
Western oat, upon which We have de-
pended exclusively up to recently, weighs
from q to 80 lbs to the bushel.
Trusting this will serve your purpose,
am,
Yours truly,
f. E. LAFAYE,
Commissioner of Public Property |
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

About 70 per cent of the country
voters voted against the Convention
and the city press suggests probe
OF the vote. All right, but when
you start, be sure to also probe the
city vote. where about 81 per cent
OF the voters voted for it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

Tensas is small. but very loud,
when the interests Of the people are
assailed. We pride ourselves that
we cast q greater per centage of
votes against the Convention than
any other parish in the State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

The Tax Dodgers" Camp Fol-
lowers" and Relics" and other
dead and forgotten people, rose up
Tuesday and gave solo plexus to
the Convention. Myl who would
have though itp
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

The several white schools Or the
parish will open for the 1866
session on Monday, September 18th
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
GOffOnSeeG

When the Ginning Season opens again. remember the BIG
INDEPENDENT made it possible for you get FAIR PRICE
for your COTTONSEED last season. We saved you from
QEEZE OLD PLANTER" and added hundreds of thousands
of dollars the value of your Coonseed CROP This Mill de-
serves your help and will appreciate it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

One thing Il want impress upon you lie
that all of our members have assured me
that the quality of Louisiana oats for
feeding purposes is as good as any oats
raised and they will pay the same price
to Louisiana dealers as they are paying
for the same variety coming from other
States and there would be no difficulty in
obtaining satisfactory price here.
The custom of trade at New Orleans, as
well as all other large towns, is that all
trades are made OH cash basis. In other
words carload of oats or corn shipped to
dealer in New Orleans for which a
Shippers Order Notify Bill Of Lading is
sent out can lie collected Tor s. per cent
OF the value on draft attached to the
Bill Of Lading, and as soon as weight and
grades are determined at New Orleans,
the balance is RENTED to the shipper.
ii. S. HERRING,
Secretary, New Orleans Board of Trade.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

Now that the Convention is de-
feated, what next?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03

Dealers and Brokers ir
Grain, Members Of The New
Orleans Board Of Trade.
EXPORTERS AND DEALERS.
A. F. Leonhardt & Co.
J. I. Gibbons
Langenberg Hay & Grain Co.
DEALERS. $50
Benedict Commission Co.
Milan Morgan Co., Ltd.
Jos. v. Ferguson & Co.
w. c. Beck, Inc.
Geo. B. Matthews & Sons
ii. b. Schneider & Bro, Ltd.
EXPORTERS.
Hall Baker-G Co.
G. b. Fox
Steinhardt < Co.
Chalmette Export Co., Inc.
BROKERS.
r. l.. Barr
G. M. Rodd
Chas. r. Matthews & Bro.
j. s. Waterman & Co.
Paul f. Mary
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
The GOffOnSeed
Market Place

The literally square deal and the BEST in price and
Gnners and seed shippers will find to their advantage
not up the price, write u.s. we'll help YOU We
buy car lots anywhere in the State. NEW BLOOD.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
ADvERTIsED LETTERS.

In the st. Joseph Post once for
week ending Aug. q, 1915.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
Married at Duluth

Philip A. Maurice, secretary OF
the U. S. Forest Service in this city
and Miss Ida Ella Gordon of Tower
were married by Rabbi Lefkovitz
in Duluth Friday. After the cere-
mony the couple left for a brief
wedding trip to Minneapolis.
The bride has been a teacher in
the Tower schools for several years
and has many friends both there
and in this city. The groom has
been a resident of Ely for the past
year being in charge of the office of
the Superior National Forest.
Both have many friends here who
wish them all possible happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice returned
Tuesday and will make their home
at the Lake View.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
Insurance Records

S. D. Works, state insurance
commissioner has sent out a
pamphlet in bulletin form showing
the amount of insurance in the
state, the losses and premiums paid
during 1914 and for the past p
years.
During the past years there were
paid in the state Sc, ,657 1929 in
premiums and $3,667 ,793.S9 in
losses. During the past 22 years
the premiums amounted to over
S104 900, 900 and the losses to over
$50, 100000.
The bulletin shows that in the
City of Ely the premiums collected
for 1914 were $18, ,483.30. Losses
sustained during the year 81 oil
Al. During the past p years the
premiums collected in this city
amounted to $245, ,331.01 while the
losses sustained amounted to $45,'
$685.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
Operate at Once

To conquer cancer requires only
S per cent of the energy required
to conquer tuberculosis, according
to figures given before the Ramsey
County Medical Society by the
executive secretary of the Mime
sofa Public Health Association.
This is true because the treatment
of cancer is so much simpler and
acts so much more rapidly than
the treatment for tuberculosis.
Although deaths from cancer have
increased p per cent since 1910
and are now almost three-fourths
as frequent as deaths from tuber-
culosis, early operation would re-
duce the death by half and if re-
sorted to in every case would save
practically all.
The great cause of deaths from
cancer is the neglect of the growth
in its early stages. At the present
time, the patient goes to the
physician just one year too late.
If every member of the Minnesota
Public Health Association would
make it point to advise every
cancer case to go to physician
early for treatment, the cancer
menace in Minnesota would dis
appear.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
We Have Il

Listen to Tom Noodle of the
Virginia Enterprise speak his
piece on the Tourists Paradise"
as the Vermilion country is called.
Tom says:
A vast tourist travel, which
heretofore annually at this season
of the year has been diverted to
Europe will this year turning its
attention to seeing America first.
The result will be that many
Americans will have opportunity
to learn of the scenic wonders we
have at home, the pleasant sum-
mer places, and to learn that right
at home there are many things to
be enjoyed which they have here
tofore quite neglected. When one
starts out at this time of the year
to see America his thoughts first
turn to such places as the Yellow
stone National park and the Grand
Canyon country in Colorado.
That's because they are SO we'll
advertised. If half as much had
been written of Minnesota lake
region more of them would come
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18

covers forty-four feet in a second.
The leisurely OK moves over only
two feet second when hitched to
wagon, and about twenty inches
when attached to plow.
The elephant, which can pull
more than six horses, moves over
about four and one half feet in a
second, and running as rapidly as
it can, is able to travel but eighteen
feet second.
The lion is claimed to run faster
than the swiftest hunting horse,
which is from eighty to one hund-
red feet a second, according to the
country through which it is COM
PEELED to travel.
Tests differ greatly as to the
speed of a hare. Some claim it
can travel at the rate of sixty feet a
second, while others claim it can
not travel more than half that
distance.
The great variety of deer are all
speedy, but in certain localities
they can travel much more rapidly
than in others. A roebuck has
been known to cover seventy-four
feet second when pursued by
dogs.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
Minnesota Leads

To impress on the farmers OF
other states the justification for
his Come to Minnesota" slogan
Fred d. Sherman, commissioner OF
immigration, has prepared statistics
to show that the North Star state
has a higher average fertility and a
better general crop-producing re-
cord than any o. group of seven
nearby commonwealths. The fig
ures cover a period of five years.
In that period Minnesota has
produced more rye, potatoes and
hay to the acre than Iowa, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Indi-
ana, Ohio or Illinois.
In potatoes it leads them all, its
average for the fve-year, period is
1O7 bushels. The next highest
state was Ohio with 83.
In hay this state yielded an aver,
age of 1873 tons the acre, leading
all others. The next highest was
Ohio with LIS tons.
In rye Minnesota again leads,
averaging 1915 bushels, to 1875 fol-
Iowa, in second place.
While the state is fourth as tc
corn production per acre during
the past five years, yet its average
of 35.3 bushels is but 3.3 bushels
below Ohio, which stanus first with
record of 3S.6 bushels. Next
comes Indiana with 81. and lowe
with 1914.
But even more remarkable is
Minnesota's position when the rec.
ord is compared with that in South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and
Illinois, reputed to be the big corn
states. Kansas during the last five
years produced 1913 less bushels tc
the acre than has Minnesota, prov.
ing Sherman contention that
while Kansas has the reputation
Minnesota grows the corn. The
Kansas average is but Is E bushels.
Nebraska averaged 22.6, South
Dakota $50 and Illinois, also far
famed as corn state 1872 bushels
Minnesota is we'll up with the
leaders as to the crop of oats. Its
average is 31.S bushels, and Iowa,
the high state, averaged but $40
Ohio and Illinois coming in be-
tween. Nebraska averaged 24.8
Kansas, 26.6; Indiana, 800, and
South Dakota, 23.9.
Although little known as a bar
ley producing state, Minnesota
stands fifth in this group with 2c
bushels. Illinois leading with 29
Kansas averaged but 16.1.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
Granted New Trial

Advlces from St. Paul Friday
state that the supreme court had
granted a new trial in the case of
David H. Lawrence, former probate
judge of Lake county.
Lawrence, who is a practicing
attorney at Two Harbors, was con-
victed in December, 1913, on one
of several counts in an indictment
charging him with misappropria-
tion of funds. The supreme court
reverses the decision of the district
court in refusing to grant Lawrence
a new trial after he had been found
guilty by the jury.
The indictment under which
Lawrence was convicted charged
that on May l, 1909, at the city of
Two Harbors, while acting as the
agent of Celia Barrett of Winton.
Lawrence had in his possession
$500 belonging to her and that he
appropriated the money to his own
use.
After the jury had found Law
renee guilty, ]. B. Richards, de-
fendant's attorney, moved for an
order of acquittal and discharge,
and, in case that should be denied
for an order setting aside the ver-
dict and granting new trial.
Both motions were denied and an
appeal was taken to the supreme
court.
The high court lays down this
principle of law as applied to the
Lawrence case: Where an in
dictment charges that the defendant
was the agent of B, and as such
agent had money in his possession
belonging to B which he feloniously
appropriated to his own use, it is
incumbent upon the prosecution tc
prove that he was such agent and
that the money was the property oi
the principal.
Authority on the part of the de.
fendant to receive payment of the
principal of loan secured by notes
or mortgage which were not in de.
fendant's possession, cannot be
inferred from the fact that the loar
was originally made through him
and that he had transmitted pay
ments of interest to the mortgage
as they became due"
The Ely miner., 1915-06-18
The Stock Market

The present American note tc
Germany appears to forecast
amicable agreement and the un,
certainty which has hung over the
market, and which was emphasized
by the resignation of Mr.. Bryan, is
rapidly disappearing, says Skill,
ling's Market Letter. The news is
all good. The increase of untitled
tonnage of the Steel Corporation,
of 1O2 900 tons, for the past sc
days preceding June l was deci-
dedly good. Iron and steel bust
ness is improving steadily, and iron
ore will be sure later to reflect the
conditions. There should be
several years of prosperity in the
iron ore business, beginning with
the latter part of the present year
The great strength of copper,
spelter and lead is impressive. 1t
appears from present stock price
levels of producing companies that
the public is still rubbing its eyes
and wondering if it sees what il
sees. The dividend announcements
from now forward will open the
eyes of the doubling ones. The
iron ore industry is going to share
in the new and great prosperity tc
the mining business of this country,
though it will be little slower in
coming.
Barring the appearance of any
unfavorable news the metal and in
dustrial stocks should have sub.
stantiaf advances next week.