Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-10

MISS Marion curry mas returned
from a delightful visit to Chicago.
Mr.. Emile Mayer is visiting his
family in New Orleans for several
days this week.
Miss Frances Curry is the week
end guest of her aunts, the Misses
Means, in Natchez.
All school supplies, such as pen
ellis. crayons, tablets, etc. can be
found at the st. Joseph Drug Co.
Phone AZ.
Mrs. James A. Clinton has re-
turned to her home in Natchez after
pleasant visit to Mrs. Lizzie Clinton
in St. Joseph.
| Mr.. Ralph Ally, Jr., will leave
Sunday for Natchitoches, where he
will enter the State Normal School
for 1876 session.
Mr.. w. NJ. Heckler moved this
week from the Austin cottage on
Magnolia Avenue to the Davidson
cottage on Oak Street.
School supplies, including the
well-knOwn and popular Rexall line
OF tablets, pencils. etc., can be
found at the ST. Joseph Drug Co.
Mrs. C. E. Ford, of Little Rock,
has been the guest for some time of
her aunt, Mrs. E. j. Walton, in St.
Joseph, and her brother, Mr.. d. A.
IO'Kelley, at Yelverton.
Rev. Geo. Fox and Mrs. Fox and
little son came in from Wesley,
Sunday where he had conducted
services in the morning and held
services at the Union Church at
night.
School books prescribed by the
State Board of Education, to be
used in the several grades in the
grammar and high schools can be
found at w. r. Baker & Son, St.
Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. German Baker have
returned home after a pleasant visit
to relatives in Arkansas. They were
accompanied by their niece, Miss
Dorothy Brown, who will spend the
winter in st. Joseph.
Mrs. Jackson and two little boys,
Masters Roy and Vernon, have re-
turned from visit to La Sale and
Calcasieu parishes. We understand
they leave about October 1st .sfor
Calcasieu, where Mr.. jackson is en-
ployed.
The w., S. & P. Rail Road and
the Iron Mountain Road have fixed
a 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-
Der 10th, the occasion being the first
meeting of the Inter-Parish Fair
Association to be held at Tallulah
on October 18th, 14th and 18th.
Hon. Thos. M. Wade was called |
to Frogmore, in Concordia parish,
last week by the illness and death |
OF Mr.. Gerard Wade, son of Hon. B. |
Y. Wade, of that parish. Deceased
was 80 years Of age and lived bis
entire life in Concordia parish, |
where he was universally esteemed
by his every acquaintance. Mr..
ThOs. M. Wade, Jr., went to Nat
chez to attend the funeral. Mr.. B.
Y. Wade has many friends in Ten
sas who will extend him deepest
sympathy in his bereavment.
The operations now so actively
at the Point Pleasant Oil i
Co.'s Well No. are attracting
many of our people, who make al.
most daily visits to the we'll to watch II
the progress the drill is making
through the bed of rock recently en-
The attention of practi-
cally every citizen in this parish is
being centered on this venture and
the earnest hope is heard expressed
on every hand that big producer
will be brought in, that a great i'm
petus may be given the business
pulse Of Tensas and cause us once
more to assume the scepter and be-
come again the Queen of the River
Parishes of North Louisiana-a title
beld for 10! many years and given
Statewide recognition, for in those
lays. as the Banner Cotton parish
If Louisiana, and in matters politi-
was 1T!
After lapse of several weeks the
st. Joseph Electric Theatre resumed
business this week andgave splendid
programs on Monday, Wednesday
md Friday nights to large and ap-
,reciative audiences. Owing to the
lelay in getting the bookings each
week the management will not be
bile TO announce the programs for
be forthcoming weeks in the Gal
ette as heretofore. but will continue
o give the public as high-class and
features as can be secured.