Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-30
NEWELLTON NOTES.


at Chrisman, Ill.
Mr.. c. ID. Woodall visited his family
at Vicksburg this week.
Mr.. Ben y. Newell left this week for A
visit to his brother, DIR. f. Dunbar New
ell, at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. f. f. Morris and daughter, little
Miss Jennie, and Miss Rosa Elgutter were
visitors to st. Joseph this week.
Mrs. Helen Abrahm of st. Joseph spent
several hours with her daughter, Mrs. l..
de Nries, one evening this week.
Mr.. Salvador Baragona and family
and Mr.. Julius Morris motored to Vicks-
burg last Sunday from st. Joseph, re-
turning same day.
Messrs. Willie Muir and Hyman Salo-
mon and Miss Inez Gordon motored up
to Providence last Sunday and spent the
day with Misses Pearl.
Miss Susie Maude Muir spent several
days at st. Joseph this week, with her
cousin, Mrs Ratcliff, having gone down
to attend the teachers examination.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. de Vries motored to
st. Joseph accompanied by some OF our
young people last Sunday evening to show
his new Overland" car, of which he is
so proud.
MIR. j. II. Netterville and family
motored to Natchez this week to visit his
mother while he and Mr.. Burnside go to
Louisville, Ky, and while there will at
tend the Kentucky State Fair.
The kitchen in the rear of Mr.. d. Ros-
enbaum's store caught fire Thursday
evening and but for the prompt arrival OF
the Volunteer Fire Brigade which soon
extinguished the flames, the loss because
Of the dry weather might have been con-
siderable. Fortunately but little damage
was done.
Mr.. Herbert S. Cloud, representing the
American Snuff Co., was here on Mon
day, leaving next morning by car befor,
we could interview him relative to the
Dallas, Texas, dynamite episode. We
understand Mr.. Cloud was registered I
Ferriday on the night of the uniortuna,.
occurrence.
DR.. and Mrs. j. d. Rogers went to
Memphis recently, where, we learn, Mrs.
Rogers underwent and operation for ap.
pendicitis, from, which trouble she has
suffered for some time. Her friends ART
delighted to know that the operation was
successful and that she is reported to bt
doing nicely. They are expected home
within the next ten days.
DR.. and Mrs. Lucian Bland, of New
Orleans, are visiting his mother, Mrs
Lucian Bland, at "Buckridge." Tn,
many friends OF the doctor and his goot
wife are delighted to see them. DIR. Blanc
is here to watch the progress of the drill
ing of the Well No. for the Point Pleas
ant Oil Co., of which he is principa
promoter and large stakeholder.
The community received a shock OF
Wednesday when the news came of thu
sudden death of Mr.. T. +. Grace which
occurred at Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ills son, Mr.. +. G. Grace met the re-
mains at Memphis. The funeral will take
place at Hampton, Miss, on Sunday ant
quite number from our town and sur
rounding country will attend. Mr.. Grace,
death is attributed to Bright's disease.
Mr.. John Champion, the oil expert ant
contractor, who is engaged to drill Wei
No. for the Point Pleasant Oil Co., ha.
arrived and has been busy this weel
moving his his machinery to the base O
operation. The drilling outfit is said t,
weigh some sixty-odd thousand pound
and may require several days next weel
before it can be placed in position. Tn
derrick is now being erected and actua
work of drilling will commence soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Ratcliff, accompa
panied their little girl Virginia, to Nat
chez last week, for purpose of undergoing
operation for appendicitis but after con
sultation with the physicians it was deeme'
advisable to defer the operation to an in
definite time owing to the child's weak
ened condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Ratclil
returned to st. Joseph with Virginia OF
Tuesday night and to "Glenmuir mex
day. The many friends of little Virgins
sincerely hope she will soon recover he
, strength and be fully restored to goo'
|, health