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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
Notice to Farmers

The Irish potato beetle has appear
ed in great numbers in some parts
of the parish and to my surprise some
few farmers have stood by and look
ed on as the bugs destroyed all pros
poets of crop. This is real iazi-
ness and / wish to say the man who
allows his crops to be DESTROYED by
worms and bugs, etc., should join the
German army so that he might be
brought near the guns. A man who
allows his melons, cucumbers, po-
tatoes, or any crop to be destroyed
and never makes an effort to Kill
them is an enemy to his neighbors,
for next year the whole neighbor-
hood will be full OF these bugs, to
destroy ten times the amount Of vege-
tables as the year before, when .
few cents worth Of spray would have
stopped them. Spray now, even i
your potatoes are almost matured.
Kill those bugs before they spread
to other fields.
Directions for Making and Using
Spray.
Take arsenate of lead, in paste
form. mix with clear water and add
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

gressive and progressive, and above
all is a practical man, with the ex-
perience for the development of the
facilities at hand. We should judge
Mr.. Farris to be man of consider
able firmness, but he is easily ap-
proachable, inclined to listen to and
weigh suggestions, and his informal
visits along the line, mixing with
the people and searching for ihfor-
nation, shows that he is trying to
get at the bottom Of the situation
that has been so detrimental to the
advancement of Coyington and othe;
towns. Mr. Farris said that he con-
sidered the interests of the road and
its patrons mutual. He intends that
the best possible service shall be CIV
en-, and he asks that the road be
strengthened in its efforts to give
this service by an encouraging pat
ronage. Mr.. Farris further said that
he believed we had fine country, If
properly developed. That our va
cant lands should be settled and till
ed.
Mr.. Farris and party were met at
the depot in Covington on the ar
rival of the morning train by At
torney B. NJ. Miller, counsel for the
road, and F. ]. Heintz and A. u
Schwartz, counsel for the patrons be.
fore the commission, and quite a
of Covington citizens. Every
body looked pleased and expressed
hope for the new order of things.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

ing quorum could not proceed with
business, and adjourned to July 20,
1917. On July 20 the board again
met and unanimously appointed
Jonathan Floyd collector. At the
next meeting, August 5, 1917, the
rules and regulations of the board Of
trustees were adopted.
There seems no hatve been a lapse
of ten or twelve years before any
thing else was done, unless the rec
ords were kept in some other book,
but after that the proceedings were
continued in the same book. There
seems to have been little business Of
Importance transacted. A hog law
was passed one year and repealed
the next. There seems to have been
a great similarity in the council of
the early days and OF the present,
in fact that the most difficult thing
was to get necessary quorum to
hold meetings and transact business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

The following account Of the mur-
der Of Mr.. Bernard, taken fr m the
Tinles-Picayune, will be Of interest
to our readers, Decar Sc Mr.. Bernard
was formerly a resident of the sec
ond ward, not far from Covington:
New Orleans, May 12. Stoutly
Holmes, the alleged murderer Of
Louis Bernard, seveny-three years
old, of Liverpool, La, was arrested
at the home Of his brother, Eugene
Holmes. in Kents, suburb Of Kent
wood, La, at eleven o'clock Monday
night by Deputy Sheriff Joseph Var
borough, of St. Helena parish, who
is Holmes uncle, assisted by Deputy
Sheriffs Reeves and Dykes and Mar
shal D. A. Fendlas0n, Of Kentwood,
and was brought to New Orleans
Tuesday morning.
Virgil Sestrunk and Acy Boyd, two
OF the three boys Holmes is said to
have forced to dig a grave and bury
Bernard, were found in Enon, Miss,
and taken to Greensburg, La. where
they are being held as material wit
nesses. The third alleged witness of
the killing, Edward Foster, was plac-
ed under arrest in Kentwood, Tues
day morning by the city marshal OF
that town.
Although Holmes in his cell in the
parish prison Tuesday denied he
knew anything of the killing of the
aged farmer about the first Of Feb
ruary Of this year, and attempted to
throw suspicion on his own wife or
his step-sons, Sheriffs Marlborough
and Reeves believe they have enough
evidence against Holmes to obtain a
conviction when. he is brought to
trial.
Story of Murder.
1.-THE murder was committed Feb
ruary /, but the first we knew of it
was last Sunday, when received
telephone message from Deputy Sher
III Blunt OF Summit, Miss, telling
me to come to Summit Immediately,
said Deputy Sheriff Reeves Tuesday
afternoon when arrived in Sum-
nit he continued, Sheriff Blunt,
Of Pike county, showed me an anony-i
nous letter he had received from
Holmesville, Miss. This letter stated
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
Fair Committee Working to
Secure Grounds for Buildings
in Preparation for Fall Fair.

The Fair Association has been quietly pulling
OF the best fair ST. Tammany parish
Eemonssiatcr Lewis has
been approached to lend aid that making
interesting
There fair grounds that are
being considered
the charter soon be ready for publca
Public interest in the matter strong, especially among
whose
depends ths quarter
=
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
Prizes That Count

| wish to state to all Of my club
members, both corn and canning
clubs, that here are some valuable
prizes offered to members of the
club that deserve it. These prizes
are worthy of the attention Of all
h9ie country people, and especially
THE young people. The Covingt6n
Bank & Trust Co. will pay the ex-
penses of one girl and one boy over
to Baton Rouge to attend the short
course next January. This trip will
be worth many dollars to the boy aud
girl whose record and efforts deserve
it. There they will meet other boys
and girls from different parts OF the
State and learn many pointers that
will be of much value in after life.
Lessons in home economics, dress
making, and many other things, will
be given the girls. Lessons in corn,
hay, cattle and hog Judging will be
given the boys. Lectures on poultry
raising and all the different subjects
of Importance will be given, which
will be of great Importance to those
present.
The National Canning Co. will give
canning machine to the girl who
makes good record. The German
Kali Works will give grand prize
to the boy who makes the largest
number of bushels of corn, at the low
est cost per bushel. The Nitrate
Agencies CO., of New Orleans, Will
give a grand prize, also. Several
other business houses will give
prizes. These prizes will not be Civ
en- to one boy or girl, but will be
given out in first, second, third and
fourth prizes. Let each boy and girl
who has joined with me in the club
work keep the record book in order,
and try to produce good results.
I want the mark set from 78 BUSH
els of corn on one acre, in 1914, to
100 in 1915. And let every boy do
his utmost to pass this mark. The
girls this year are taking more In
terest and have a better chance to do
something than they had last year.
Let every girl try to beat her friend
and produce good exhibit IN the
fair this fall. We must have the ex-
hibits to have fair. and every cne
who expects to- win a prize must
make an exhibit. Otherwise we do
not know what you have at home.
Literature will be sent to all club
members regularly each month. and
I expect all to read and study it,
Any information not given in this
literature will be gladly given ~ me,
If possible, upon request.
Those who are interested in can
ming machines will please call on or
write me, and l will gladly advise as
to best kind and size and also show
you how to use same.
With the assistance Of all the peo-
pie, both town and country, let US
have. fair this fall that will do all
men good to visit. The boys and
girls can help us much in this
Yours for service,
G. C. LEWIS,
Farm Demonstrators.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
LOUIS BERNARD, AN OLD MAN BRUTALLY
MURDERED NEAR KENTWOOD, FORMERLY
LIVED FOR SOME YEARS NEAR CONVICTION

Virgil Sestrunk procured work in
Enon. Recently he always seemed
sullen and afraid to talk to anyone,
and his peculiar actions attracted the
attention Of his employer, who ques-
toned him. Sestrunk finally con-
fessed to his employer how he, Boyd
and Foster had been compelled to
bury the murdered man. The en-
ployer told sestrunk's story TO q mail
carrier, and the latter wrote the let
ter to Sneriff Blunt. +
Arriving at Kentwood Monday
night we went to Eugene Holmes
house, asked for Claude Holmes, and
arrested him before he could offer
any resistance said Sheriff Reevs.
Claude Holmes Story.
Claude Holmes, the prisoner, gives
a different version Of the killing, in
sinuating that his wife, the niece OF
the dead man, or his step-son, Acy
Boyd, committed the crime.
Holmes said Bernard told him Mrs.
Holmes had beeA guilty Of improper
conduct in Picayune, Miss, before
her second marriage, when she be-
came the wife Of Holmes. II be-
lieved the old man." said Holmes,
$50 informed my wife of what he
had said. She went to him in fury,
and told him she would get her son,
Acy Boyd, to kin him. This was one
or two days before the murder was
committed. On the day under
stand he was killed Bernard ended
his visit with us, and left for Kent
wood, where he was to take train
The same time the three boys also
left my house. They said they were
looking for some horses, and probab-
~ would travel into Mississippi.
II never saw the old man again,
and supposed he was travelling on.
l did not know him we'll enough to
pay close attention to his where
abouts, as had only married my
second wife, the present Mrs. Holmes,
in January Of this year, and had
known her only few months before
our marriage. I did not run away.
When / left merely carried out
plans had made. l had no motive
for killing Bernard, because he did
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
Fifteen Hundred Lives Lost, Among Them
Hubbard, Frohman. Vanderbilt and
Other Prominent Americans.
Situation Tense. Presi-
dent Calmest Man.

We will have to ask the patienc,
of those readers who take the dali,
papers, for giving SO much space tt
the Lusitani, disaster, because man,
of our subscribers in the countr,
have not this opportunity and vii
get their only account of it through
The Farmer:
Although nothing definite was t.
be learned in London late Friday
,, night it is generally believed thai
at least 400 men, women and child.
rem went down with the Lusitania.
The German submarine that deal,
the blow to the liner fired two tor.
pedoes without warning, as the pas
sengers were at luncheon.
The vessel sunk with half an
hour; some reports say twenty min
utes.
Estimates vary OF the number OF
saved, but the highest put the total
at 600 out of 2O7O persons on board
No deailed list Of the dead and
injured was obtainable. The Cum
ard company's officials when asked
for it, said that they were over-bur-
dened with caring for the physical
needs of the survivors, and would
make list public this morning.
Washington ofiicialdom received
the news Of the death Of Americans
on board the ship in shocked silence.
1t was admitted, however, that the
most serious problem of the war to
date now confronts the United States.
So intense was the feeling created
in New York by the blowing up OF
the Lusitania, that Germans were at
tackled in the streets, and boys sell
ing German papers were robbed OF
their bundles and the paper torn to
shreds.
Col. Roosevelt, when told Of the
destruction Of the ship declared that
1t is pure piracy Of q Kind infinitely
worse than anything dreamed Of by
the old buccaneers.
London, May 8.-But Ave or SIX
hundred OF the two thousand sols
on board the big Cunarder Lusitania
escaped when the ship was sunk to-
day by German submarine that
sneaked up on her as she entered the
Irish Channel. and blew a great hole
In her side with torpedo.
Never has British courage shown
to better advantage than during the
twenty minutes tina followed the ex-
plosion of hat torpedo. Even as the
big ship keeled over under the force
Of the shock, the work Of saving her
passengers ari crew began, and that
no more did escape this list illustra-
ton OF German "frightfulness'' is not
due to amp lack ON the part Of the
officers and men OF the liner.
Her lifeboats, already slung over
the side, we're dropped into the water
and in less than five minutes they
were filled with women and children.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

that Louis Bernard had been killed
at Liverpool, La, and buried in
swamp, and that two witnesses, Vir-
gil Sestrunk and Acy Boyd, were liv-
ing in Enon, Miss, and the third,
Edward Foster, in Kentwood. Sher-
if Blunt and / proceeded to Enon
and arrested Sestrunk and Boyd.
They led us to a place about half a
mile northeast from Liverpool, and
pointed ont to us where Bernard had
been buried. The body was dug up
and identified by Health Officer w.
B. Travis and Representative B. w.
Newsom, both of st. Helena parish.
'.At the inquest Sestrunk and Boyd
swore that Claude Holmes told them
two or three days before the murder
that he was going to kill Bernard,
and they begged him not to kill the
old man. This he promised, they
said. Two or three days after this
Holmes asked the old man to walk
over the field with him, and they left
together. Shortly afterwards Holmes
returned and told the boys he had
killed Bernard, and commanded them
to return with him and bury the
body. At first they refused, but they
said that Holmes got his shotgun and
forced them to walk before him to
the scene of the crime.
when they arrived where the old
man lay, Holmes, the boys declared,
said: The old man isn't dead yet,
backed OF few PAGES and shot the
top Of his head of. Turning to them
the boys swear, Holmes remarked:
That's the way to pull of stunt. ;
He then made the boys put the body
behind log and cover it up with
leaves, keeping them covered all the
time with his shotgun. ~
.'They went to their home, but
later in the evening Holmes made the
boys return to the scene and dig q
grave, in a clay root hole, in which
the body was put and covered up.
Holmes threatened the boys with
death If they told Of the murder.
Shortly after the killing Edward
Foster left for Kentwood, La, and
Sestrunk and Boyd, some weeks later
got away from Holmes by saying they
wanted to go to Enon, Miss, to get
some horses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
Strawberry Growers Contract With
Crescent City Carbonate Company
To Take the Overripe and Surplus

The Crescent City Carbonate Com
pany has agreed to take all over
ripe and surplus Strawberries OF the
st. Tammany growers, the price be-
ing s 1-2 cents a pound. Az this
will require NO Grating or grading,
berries being handled in bulk, we
understand the profit to be as great
as on the Grated berries, at the
prices being given. The Canning
Company will assist In handling the
berries. All the growers will have
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
FIRST MEET
PR0VESE EASY
FOR St. PAUL
It Captures Nearly Every
Event and Outclassed the
New Orleans Catholic As
soclation. A Large Num-
Der of Ladies Attend.

The Catholic Athletic Association
were mere tyros compared to St.
Paul's. The competition was not
strong enough, in most instances. to
be interesting. It II doubtful if
Grimmer would not have won the
mile race. had not the three-mile run
for which he was entered required
that he should not over-exert him
self. Quite number Of ladies were
among the spectators, and those Who
came over with the Catholic boys
rooted for them bravely. Following
Is the record Of events:
100-yd. dash -Delcambre. ST. Paul
drst: Richard. st. Paul, second;
Chauvin. st. Paul. third. Time 10
As seconds.
16-lb shot put-Delcambre, st.
Paul, first: Richard, St. Paul, Geo
ond; Didier, st. Paul, third. d.
Ter. st. Paul. third. Distance. 81 II.
s Ia in.
Running high jump Tycer, Bt.
Paul. hrst: Sporl. Downtown Catho-
lies, second; Mouton, Downtown
Catholics, third. Height. s It 10 IN.
Mile run-Mouton, Downtown
Catholics, hrst: Grimmer, st. Paul,
second: Simoneiux, st. Paul, third
Time, minutes.
Javelin lin-Delcambre. st. Paul,
6rat Didier. st. PAIL, second; Lan-
dry, 81. Paul. third. Distance, 167
feet 8 inches.
Pole vault Richard. ST. Paul,
first; Sporl. Downtown Catholics,
second. Height. II fest.
Halt mile wall Joanen, Down
town Catholics, ATst; ylynR DoWns
town Catholics, second; Burke.
Downtown Catholics, third. Tire,
3:52 3-5. 1
Hammer Tycsf, 81. Paul, art:
Chauvin. st. Paul, second: rraeoud.
81. Paul. third. Distance, 113 1oet
s Ia inches. :
Running broad jump Dolcambro.
st. Paul, first; Tycer. sc. Paul. -.
ond; Fragoud. st. Paul third. Dis
tance 20 fest 4 Ia inches. 6porI,
Downtown Catholics, Was tied With
Chauvin Tor third placs, but q the
iump-o6 Chauvin won.
40 yards low hurdles Daiglo, sc.
Paul. frst: LafAgue, st. Paul, 80
'ond: A. J, Cobb, Downtown Ca1hc-
lies, third. Time "a IS seconds.
56 pound weight Fruguo, sc.
Paul, drst; Delcambro, st. Paul, go.
ond; Tycer, st. Paul, third. Dte
t2nco, 13 feet 3 Ia incho9.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

to do will be to pick the berries and
bring them in. Deducting the cost
Of picking and hauling, considering
the fact that these berries would
practically 60 to waste, there should
be very fair profit by this arrange
ment. Secretary Warner and the
Canning Company are very much
pleased over this arrangement.
Those having berries to dispose Of
should see Mr.. Warner and make ar
rangements.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

I This estimate of the saved. and It
| is SO far only an estimate, was given
by #. v. Jones, one of the chief Of
ficers Of the steamship, and would
indicate that 400 or 1900 persons
are believed to have lost their lives,
in the most important incident to the
United Safes.
Gravest apprehension concerning
the action that may be taken by the
United States government is felt in
official circles here tonight. There
seems to be little doubt that the lives
OF many American citizens have been
sacrificed in this last assault Of the
German under-sea raiders ON British
commerce, and 1t is believed that Of
these lives sacrificed scores were OF
men and women of wealth and such
prominence that the United States
cannot longer delay definite action.
No Names Yet Available.
Late dispatches to the Admiralty
tonight state that the survivors are
being landed, and that the wounded
are being sent o he naval and mill
tary hospitals. No names Of the
wounded were available at the time
that dispatch was sent, and it indi-
Gated that the greatest excitement
prevailed In Queenstown.
There Is no doubt here tonight that
many OF the passengers and crew
were wounded by the explosion OF
the torpedo under the hull Of the
Lusitania. The vessel was sunk early
in the afternoon in clear weather and
the water while chilly, was not cold
enough to cause suffering BY ex-
posure. Az u, dispatches from
Queenstown specifically mention the
wounded, it is inferred that their
wounds were inflicted by the torpedo
discharged by the German torpedo
boat.
No word Is obtainable concerning
the fate Of the prominent persons
who left New York on board the Lusi-
tania. These included Alfred g. Van.
derbilt, Charles Frohman, Justin n.
Forman. Mr.. and Mrs. Elhert Hub
bard and Julian do Ayala, Cuban
consul-general at Liverpool.
ThesLusitania was due TO arrive
at Liverpool this evening. She had
entered st. Georges Channel. lead.
ing to the Irish Sea, In which Ger
man submarines havt been reported
recently. and was proceeding to her
destination when the submarine crept
upon her and, according to the Of
6cers Of the Cunard Line, without
warning fired two toFpedoes ct her
hull.
Submarine Escapes.
The Titanic. Of the White Star
Line. remained afloat four hours afr
ter her hull had been stove In By IN
iceberg. and % the Lusitania went
to the bottom 80 quickly, II II be-
heved that her hull was damaged
much more extensively than was that
Of the Titanic. Not . word has
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

a. st ( ~ f . is {
a small piece of soap, to soften water.
Add lead in small quantities and keep
stirring and dropping in more lead
until water is white, like rich sweet
milk. Spray is then ready for use.
Any amount can be made, but it
is best to make up only as needed.
This same spray will be needed for
the beans, squash, cabbage, in fact,
any plant bothered with leaf-eating
insects. Get few pounds and keep
it on your place in readiness. It
will cost about rs cents per pound
and probably be worth $500 to you.
Spray. fight, destroy the insects.
There are too many now. Don't let
them increase any more.
G. G. Lewis,
Farm Demonstration.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
KINGS DAUGHTERS.

The Kings Daughters will meet at
the Ne. C. B. Library, Monday, May
II, at 4 p. m. All members are
urged to be present at this meeting
as there will be an election of Of
ficers.
MRS. D. l. ADDISON,
Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15

| am showing for the spring and
summer the greatest assortment of
straw and felt hats for men and boys.
All shapes and colors. Prices from
soc, $1.00, $3.50 up to $500. III. j.
OstendOrf.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
$25 REWARD.

A reward Of $25 will be paid by
the undersigned for any information
that will lead to the conviction of
any person or persons discovered de-
stroying any Of his property.
CHAS. X. OLSEN.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-15
LADIES AUXILIARY AT METHo-
DIST CHURCH.

There will be a meeting Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Methodist
Church Tuesday, May Is, at $3.50 p.
m. Members are especially asked tc
attend, as there are matters that
need urgent attention.
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