The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-08-24

OF tons OF Seeu MOuudys III UhO
Alexandria Cotton Oil Co., for
which he is agent, paying $4,000
per ton.
According to verified tradition,
the first frost of the season will
occur on October 18th, sixty days
after the first fog IN August, last
Wednesday the 10Th, The En-
terprise makes point of obSerV-
ing and recording-this close to ma
ture sign each year which has
never failed. so get your blankets
and wraps ready tor October 18th.
Contract for the remodeling of
the Ducournau building occupied
by the Natchltoches Drug 20.
has been awarded to Corbin Bros,
the firm that is building the Opera
House. A solid plate glass front
and material, interior changes will
make the building as attractive
and up-to-date as any city drug
store and the work will begin
with the next two weeks.
The tremendous magnitude OF
the European war can be realized
when it's known that a careful STU
dent of military history states that
the German losses during the past
two years alone have been greater
than all the losses in the wars
of both the eighteenth aud nine
teenth centuries. more than three
million soldiers having been killed
and three times that number
wounded.
Visitors from South and extreme
North Louisiana, as we'll as our
own people who have been thru
different sections of the State, are
constantly commenting upon the
superiority in the crops in and
around Natchitoches compared to
those elsewhere. Reports from
every section state that they are
better and more promising than
has been the case in long time.
One of the largest number OF
guests that has ever been enter
tanned at Cinderella meeting, en-
ioyed the party with the Club on
Wednesday afternoon when Miss
Judith Carver was the gracious
hostess. As many were buslly en-
gagged in plying their nimble need
les as we're just as busily engaged
in watching the workers, but al
joined in the social entercourse
and in discussing the delicious
brick cream and cake served BY
Miss Judith assisted by her mother
and sister
The Ladies of the Baptist So
ciety will give an entertainment
in 9he near future for the benefi
of the Church Carpet fund. /
will be an Aud Lang Syne'
evening, and everybody is invited
to be present, and to tell some
true incident. anecdote, or stor!
/ relating to Natchitoches, happen
| ing 20 or more years ago. Every
thing will be done to make thi
excursion to ''Used-to-be" Lane
so ENJOYABLE that it will be re
called with pleasure 20 YEAR
thence. Watch for further in
formation.
Beautiful roses were used fo
| decoration and electric fans tenn
pered the atmosphere when Mrs
jeff DeBlieux entertained Th'
Round Table Club Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. A. Bath won tn
handsome first prize, Mrs. Nc
lClung the second and Mrs. Porte
the BOBBY, the prizes all beini
handwork of the hostess, who
noted for her beautiful needle
work. mrs. Deblieux was asst;
ted by her daughters in serving
delicious turkey lunch with sala
Jelly, ice tea. followed by brio
cream and cake to the club men
bers and substitutes, MINES. Rol
art Grain of Shreveport. Luca
Wemp, Lestan, Charles and Cla
cpce DeBlieux, Himel, Chatfe al
b. Breazele.
Quite faw changes in real :
aale have taken place lately and Il
carpenters boom will be on rig
within the next few weeks, as
number OF new houses are to
built IN the near future. NJ