Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-27

y aeavy rain fell last Friday, which
was followed by beautiful clear off
and we have not had rain this week.
The Tax Collector is issuing notices
To all property owners that all delin-
quent taxes must be paid by May 1st
or property will be advertised.
The Mississippi River Commission
on board the steamer "Mississippi"
passed down Wednesday night, stop
ping at Vicksburg and Natchez.
The flag staff, 20 feet high, has been
erected in front of the Court House.
The flag mas not yet been received,
though the order was placed some
time since.
The early departure of the mail-boat
from Natchez and Vicksburg during
the high stage of the river enables her
to make most of her landings in day
light. On Monday she reached st.
Joseph at $3.50 p. m.
The river reached a stand at Vicks-
burg OH saturday with stage of 1873,
but continued to rise along the Ten
sas front until about Tuesday when
stand was reached. A fall is now re-
ported all along The line.
We are thankful to announce that
the general health of this community,
and the parish in general, is very
good, and no serious cases o! illness
any where are now engaging the at
'tenti1n of the physicians.
The volunteer corps of mounted
deputy sheriffs that have been riding
the levees during the high stage of
water have all been called off as the
river is now falling. There is certain
ly no parish in the alluvial district that
enjoys better levee patrol than Tensas
parish, which is deserved tribute to
our people.
A negro woman by name of Harriet
Williams was killed last Sunday at
Winter Quarters plantation by an
other woman by name of Willie Key
then, who was Immediately arrested
along with two other women, Lula
Greaer and Martha Williams, who are
charged with being accessories before
the fact. The weapon used was knife,
the woman's throat being cut.
Mr.. Howard Clark, deputy sheriff,
left this morning for Baton Rouge
with the five prisoners convicted at
the recent term of Court and given
penitentiary sentences, viz: John
Chase, Eel Jones, George Suther-
land, not less than one nor more than
two years; James Thompson, not less
than IL nor more than IA years; David
Baker. not less than nor more than
8 years.
TIE joint committee from Tensas and
Concordia parishes, appointed by the /,
police jury of either parish to adver- /
tise for bids for the bridge to be con-
structed across Tensas Bayou, near /
Clayton Station, met at Ferriday on
Saturday and awarded the contract to |
Mr.. B. F. Hornsby, of st. Joseph, for
the sum of s2,53O.4O. The bridge is to
be about 300 feet long, ~ feet wide and
32 it. high from bottom of bayou. IS
to be built on piling, creosoted under
l6-lb. pressure; the stringers and caps
are to be of heart cyress, while the
decking and rails will be Of heart pine.
The bridge is to be completed 30 days
after the material is delivered on the
ground.
One of the most progressive merch-
ants Of st. Joseph is Mr.. j. Il. Smitha,
who has installed the Dolce Lighting
system in his fancy grocery and meat
market. The plant was sold him by
MIR. r. A. Bourgeois, who also sold
MIR. Harry Goldman and Mr.. Abe
Marks each plant. The Delco-Light
Is an independent electric lighting sys.
TEN, which enables any one to have