Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-11
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Mr.. D. NJ. Stevenson, of Monroe,
special agent for the Union Central
Life Insurance. Co., is a visitor to
St. Joseph this week.
As matter of information to the
public, we have been requested TO
state that during the high stage of
the water, it is necessary for the
boat mail to 60 to the lower landing
much earlier than usual, which
necessitates the closing of the river
mail at the post Office every evening
at 4 o'clock. All having letters to
go via the boat mail will take note.
Mr.. II. NJ. Rhodes, who has been
associated with his brother, Hon. E.
C. Rhodes, in Concordia parish for
the past several years, has accepted
position with the Chevey Chase
Land Co. for 1916, and will be To-
Gated near Wildsville, La, where
he has been joined by Mrs. Rhodes,
and also by his son, Mr.. Arthur
Rhodes, who, until the high water re-
cedes sufficiently for the resumption
of work in Arkansas by the Hutchin-
son Construction Co.. with whom
he has been valued employee for
some time, will be an assistant to
his father with the Chevey Chase Co.
Upon recession OF the waters, how
ever, Arthur will return to Yonco.
pin, Ark.
Determined to keep up with the
march of progress, st. Joseph, al
ways abreast of the times, has out
distanced many of our larger cities
and can to-day boast of three Mar
conf wireless stations, connecting us
with all the known world. The
young Americans who have installed
these stations are Masters Bunch"
Abrahm, w. H. Ward and Richard
Whitney, and with the receivers to
their ears, these young wizards can
hear, waited on the waves of sound.
anything going, from the boom of
the cannon in Europe to the fall of
the river at Cairo, from the roar of
Niagara Falls to the whispered gos-
sip of neighbors. With their COOP
Grafton the Gazette ought to be able
to publish some news that could not
fail to interest and that would prob
ably be rich, rare and racy.
Mrs. S. A. Winterton, who is To-
Gated at No. no State street, Nat
chez, advertises three we'll furnished
rooms for rent, suitable for couple
or small family wishing to do light
house keeping. Mrs. Winterton will
also be glad to rent the rooms to
transients, particularly from Ten
sas parish, who may prefer a private
home to a hotel. She is convenient
ly located, being just seven blocks
away from the depot and her rates
to transients are but fifty cents per
night. While Mrs. Winterton does
not serve meals it is worthy of note
that she is in close proximity to the
Weis house, conducted by some
Waterproof ladies at No. GOA State
street, and where the best table is
kept. Mrs. Winterton has good,
comfortable beds and will appreciate
the patronage of her friends.
The people of Tensas parish as a
whole were grieved to learn Of the
serious illness of Hon. Edgar H.
Farrar, the distinguished attorney
of New Orleans, who suffered a
stroke of apoplexy on last Saturday
morning. Mr.. Farrar is a native
of St. Joseph, where he lived until
reaching young manhood, and has
many friends among our people,
who are proud of his magnificent
record and brilliant attainments,
and feel keen interest in bis welfare
and entertain a prayerful hope that
his very useful life may be spared
yet many more years to the service
of his family and State. Latest re-
ports form his bedside, we under
stand. are encouraging and hopes
for bis recovery are now entertained
by his attending physicians. Mr..
Farrar is brother to Mrs. Jennie
Bass of Myrtle Grove" plantation,
Tensas parish.
Preparedness is the watch
word of the day, and is echoed all
the way from the Executive Mansion
at Washington to the humble cabin
of the plantation hand in the alu-
vial sections OF Louisiana. Whether
it be to resist invasion of man or in.
vasion of natures elements, the
trend of public sentiment to-day is
for preparedness against the enemy.
The clash of battle across the water,
the rush of moving armies meeting
in deadly conflict is to-day hushed
in the roar of the great Mississippi,
for man is still human and the in
terest of others is secondary to the
welfare of self, for self-preservation
is still the first law of nature. With
these preliminary remarks. we wish
to call attention to advertisement of
w. R. Baker & Son, who have made
Preparedness" their motto end
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