Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19
Personal Mention.

Coleman of the 18th, were visitors to
st. Josenh this week.
Miss Bessie Mcdonald of Jones'
boro, La, has returned to her home
after a pleasant visit to Mrs. Walls
worth.
Miss Wilson of Natchez has accepted
employment temporarily with Messrs.
Dale & Young, at st. Joseph. She is
stopping with Mrs. Abrahm.
The friends of Miss Louise johns
ton, the efficient assistant at the post
office, are delighted to see her at her
post again, after a weeks indispo-
stion.
The Department of Commerce an
nounces the preliminary report OF the
cotton ginned in Tensas parish up to
January LIST, 1917, as 1880 bales, as
compared to 6,S26 to same date last
year.
We are pleased to learn that the
condition of Miss jamie Newell, who
has recently suffered an attack of
diphtheria, is so greatly improved that
she is now able to sit up and is con-
sidered out of danger, which affords
much relief to her friends.
! Mr.. Fred G. Klein of South Bend,
Ind, spent several days in st. Joseph
this week. Mr.. Klein held interests
in this parish for several years and
lived on the Tullonia property in the
9TH ward, for some time, and made
many friends among our people. His
visits here are always enjoyed.
We understand Mabel, the bright
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Skinner, who has had quite Sc
we're attack Of scarlet fever, is re-
ported conyalescent, and is practi-
cally out of danger. Little Mabel is
an unusually attractive child and has
many friends, who are greatly pleased
to learn that the crisis is past and her
recovery is assured.
Reports from the bedside of Miss
CouvillOn, who has been i'll with diph-
iberia for the past two weeks, are
very encouraging, but she is still con-
fined to bed. That she will soon be-
come convalescent is the sincere hope
of her friends. Her place at school is
being supplied by Miss Elise Hazlip
during her indisposition.
Hon. W. M. Davidson has returned
from Washington, where he went to
convey the electoral vote of Louisi-
ana. He reports delightful trip but
encountered some cold weather. While
in Washington Mr.. Davidson saw his
son, Mr.. Jos. NJ. Davidson, secretary
to Senator Ransdell, and his daugh-
ter, Miss Marjorie Davidson, who is
taking voice at the National Capital.
Hon. q. II. Clinton returned today
from Baton Rouge, where he went to
represent local shipping interests be-
fore the Railroad Commission of Lou
isiana, to protest against increase of
freight rates by the railroads of the
state. The commission was busy all
the week taking testimony, and will
probably be similarly engaged all of
next week, hence the arguments will
not begin for possibly two weeks yet.
We invite attention to the adver.
tisement of the Waterproof Hotel,
which has succeeded the Lancaster
Hotel, at Waterproof, and which is
under the management of Mrs. o. H.
Gaugh, who, with her husband, has
recently located there and taken over
the hotel from Mr.. R. G. Lancaster
The Waterproof Hotel is neat, clean
and comfortable, while the table is
supplied with the best obtainable. The
popular rates of $500 per day prevail
and the service is all that could be
desired.
The many friends in this parish of
Mr.. T. G. Crowell, who served as
principal OF the Neweliton High
School for some time, will regret to
learn of the accident that recently
happened to him i'm New Orleans. The
Item says: Tolbert c. Crowell, aged
30, student at Tulane University, sus.
tanned dislocation of the shoulder Sat.
urday night, when he was struck
shortly after ten O'Clock bv the auto
mobile of DR.. Harrison n. Emerson,
222 Elmira avenue, at st. Charles and
Canal streets. The doctor rushed the
injured man to the Charity hospital,
where his shoulder was dressed, and