Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-15


ing friends Ia St. Joseph.
Mrs. James. A. Clinton and son, Mr..
Jim Clinton, were visitors here this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owen are
spending a weeks vacation In Nat
chez.
Mr.. Louis Blackman has gone to st.
Louis to lay l. his winter stock OF
goods.
Miss Mable Rowan left this week
for Natchitoches TO resume her studies
at the State Normal.
Mrs. John Blanche and son, Mr..
Fred Blanche, have returned from
visit to relatives at Monroe.
Mrs. B. F. Young has returned from
visit Of several weeks to Browns
wens. Miss. Mr. Young went over
for her at end If the week.
The urinary election held in the
Fifth Ward If Tensaa rarish IN Tues
dav for n,erhar of School BOARD re-
sn,tAd in the nomination of Mr.. W.
Fl. Scott.
Mr.. Mardal Rlackman has returned
from a visit of several months TO New
York. where he went for medical
treatment and also had employment
tor some time.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Davidson, now OF Wash
incton Civ, and secretary to Senator
Rarsdell. IL visiting his parents. Joe
is looking we'll and seems delighted to
be at home again.
A big crowd If gentlemen has gone
ont 10 the Tensas for few DAYS out
ing. which will he spent at the club
house, the diversion being principally
hunting and fishing.
Mrs. Murray and children, Of Vidalia,
came ND this week for a few DAYS visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Stanley be-
fore the opaning Of the Vidalia High
School. next Monday.
DR.. Dunbar Newell was visitor to
st. Joseph this week. DR.. Newell was
called from Chattanooga nv the the ILL
nesa of his father, Mr.. E. H. Newell,
at Newellton. We regret to learn that
Mr.. Newell ia not considered much
better and his recovery is almost I'M
looked for.
We understand q six million foot
gas we'll has heen brought in on
the property Of Capt. J. K. Skipwith,
about six miles South OF Bastrop. The
many friends Of the Captain congrat-
ulate him on his good luck and sin
cerely hope that it will prove gold
en- harvest.
A meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
OF the Union Church of st. Joseph is
called for next Tuesday, September
10th, at the residence Of the Presi.
dent, Mrs. @. G. Skinner. The purpose
OF this meeting is to elect officers for
the ensuing wear, and full attend
ance il requested
Mrs. John G. Lindsay left on Thurs.
dav with her daughter, Miss Hazel
Lindsay, for Jackson, Tenn, where
she will resume her studies at the
Memphis Conference Female Insti-
tnte at Jackson. Returning Mrs.
Lindsay will visit relatives at Lam
bert, Clarkesdale and Meyersville,
Mississippi.
DR.. H. 9. Trice is visitor to st.
Joseph this week. and received
warm welcome from all of our people.
The doctor was compelled to leave
St. Louis because of bad health and
returned to his home at Tupelo, Miss,
where he has improved considerable
and IL now looking very well. This Is
indeed good news and is learned with
greatest pleasure by our people, with
whom he is universally popular.
The many friends in this his native
home Of Mr.. Garner H. Tullis, will be
pelased to read the following very in
teresting business announcements:
We hereby announce that the partnership
now existing between
c. W. Waller & A. A. Wilson
under the firm name Of
Waller q Wilson
will expire by limitation on August thirty first
nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Commencing September first
Mr.. A. A. Wilson will form q partnership
with Mr.. Garner q. Tullis
and the husinesss will he conducted as here.