Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
NEWELLTON NOTES.


visiting relatives here.
Prof. 7. c. Crowell made business
trip to Baton Rouge this week.
Hon. Martin Jacoby and Mr.. c. l..
Clark motored to st. Joseph this week
Mrs. c. V. Ratcliff and children ar.
visiting Hon. and Mrs. w. Ii. Ratcliff,
at Washington, Miss.
Hon. John Murdoch left this week for
a visit to Cooper's Well. We sincerel,
hope he will be greatly benefited.
Little Miss Rosa Lee Preis and broth
er, Louis Preis, Of Waterproof, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kullman.
Constable Lyman Solomon this weel
arrested "A negro named Robert Bell al
Somerset, who is wanted ut Talluah foI
grand larceny.
Mr.. Morris de Vries has returned t.
his home at Magnolia, Miss, after :
| pleasant visit to his brother here. Hi
friends were delighted to have him will
SIS again.
Mr.. and Mrs n. r. Pendery left thie
week for the San Francisco Fair Theil
friends sincerely wish them pleasant
trip and safe return. Mr.. J.. ID. Jarvi,
has taken Mr.. Pendery's place during hi
absence.
Messrs. l.. de Nries and T.. G.. Grace
went to Nicksburg and Jackson, Miss.
this week to look at some cars with tn,
view of investing in one Mr.. de Vries
| has disposed Of his ear to Mr.. w. :
White at Waterproof.
The "As You Like 1t Club" met Will
Mrs. J. II. Nettervile on Thursday even
ing with full attendance. The popular
came of Five Hundred as usual wa.
played, followed by refreshments, inelud
ing Johnson's chocolates.
| The new sidewalk, extending from the.
| Union Church to the line of the cit,
limits, has been completed and is a de
cided addition to both appearance and
comfort of the town. Newelton can nov
boast as complete a system of pavement
as any town OF similar size i'm the State.
We had the following distinguished
visitors with us last Monday: Hon. Rile,
J. Wilson, Congressman from this Dis
trict, Hon. +. G.. Rhodes, President Of
he Fifth District Levee Board, and Col.
| Marshal L. Robertson, of the State Board
| II Engineers. These gentlemen were OF
| an inspection tour of the levees i'm thi
| wee district. They went from here t.
st. Joseph.
The rain which fell here lately wa
| gladly welcomed and came at the right
ime. The long dry spell was taken adj
vantage OF by the planters to get the cot
| Jon clean and give it IA last working. TIL,
plant Is well fruited and an occasional
| ppen boil Is seen. The weevil iniestation
Is possibly below fifty per cent of last
year and the increase in the corn acreage,
is marked. The outlook for the present
| It least is good and more encouraging
than for years.
The Progressive Co.'S store at Newell
| ton, as is well known, was burylarized
'ome three months ago. and despite ev-
cry effort on the part of the official.
no clue could be discovered that would
Justify arrest. However, this week ne
gro named Hosten Smith was detected
with some of the stolen goods in his DOS
session and was at once apprehended. He
| implicated white man, but search of
| the latter's premises did not reveal any
| Of the missing goods. a negro now said
TO be in the hospital at Vicksburg is
| bought to have been connected with the
| rJbbery. An effort will be made to bring
i'm back as soon as he is able to leave
the hospital.
Mr.. G. V. Ratcif. who had the con-
r vet to haul the lumber from the depot
iere to the site of the proposed oil well
nd To he used IN constructing the derrick
"r the said well, has completed his con-
ract. Mr.. Champion, an oil expert from
oklahoma, has been engaged for the
work and expects to begin drilling with
In the next ten days. The site selected
tor the first well is on the Bland front,
bout 2oO feet from the public road and
thout 100 feet from the Limerick line.
What success will attend his efforts to
'ring in a gusher of course is yet to be
'een, but it is the earnest wish of every
me OF our people that his labors may be
:rowned with success.