Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23

Jacoby, of Waterproof, and Misses
Teresa and Mildred Kaufman, of Lar
gent. The home was tastefully dec
Grated i'm keeping with the event and
delicious refreshments were served,
all guests departing with the fervent
hope that the very popular couple may
live to celebrate their diamond ami
versary.
The Gem Saloon of Mr.. L. de Vries
was burglarized on Monday night and
money and other articles taken. The
next day a strange negro was spotted
at the depot by Mr.. Julius Solomon,
who became suspicious, and with dep.
uty sheriff Emmett Marion concluded
to make a search of his person, and
found three pistols aside from an
overcoat which was recognized as be-
longing to Mr.. s. E. Blum, the sa-
loonist at Waterproof, whose place
had also been entered but q few
nights before. The negro gave his
name as James Thompson, and, con-
fronted with the evidence of his guilt,
at once confessed not only to having
robbed the Newellton and Waterproof
saloons but also the saloon of Sam
Pedro at Vidalia. He is now in Jail at
st. Joseph.
Mr.. j. +. Trindle and Mr.. Steve
Triche spent Sunday in Natchez.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Burnside and
Mr.. J. E. Rorer motored to Matches
on business this week.
Mrs. A. L. Trindle and children, of
Natchez, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Trindle at NewelltOn.
We are delighted to learn that Mrs.
j. R. NARROW is rapidly improving af-
ter recent operation at the Natchez
Sanitorium.
Mr.. M. s. Kaufman, the progressive
young merchant of Quimby, spent
Sunday with his brother, Alderman
Henry Kaufman, of Newellton.
Messrs. Frank Lombardo. Street
Commissioner, and Julius and Lyman
Solomon, Leon Kullman and E. G.
Grace motored to Vicksburg this week
on business trip.
The Georgia Smart Set Minstrels
are billed for Newellton Thursday
the 20 inst. They will no doubt get
a full house here as amusements
are so infreqneut with US.
A very unfortunate accident hap
pened here on Tuesday evening
when a negro boy who was oper-
rating a stalk cutter, in some way
got caught in same and received an
ugly wound in the face and had
one leg broken in two places beside
other minor injuries. He was at
tended by DR.. Alverson.
Mr.. Will Poe has gone to Fort
Worth, Tex, for several car loads of
thoroughbred cattle with which to
stock his cattle farm near here. Mr..
Poe came to Tensas from Arkansas
about year ago and seems very much
pleased with this country, his ventures
here having proven entirely satisfac-
tory. 1t is likely that he will import
a colony OF his Arkansas friends to
this parish this year.
Mr.. Glass, a prominent planter of
Kentucky, who has been visiting Mr..
W. w. Burnside at "Franklin" the
past week, has returned home and
seemed greatly pleased with our coun-
ry and people. He carried back
With him to his old Kentucky home
souvenir of Tensas in the form a
ute little baby bear. The cub was
'aught by Mr.. d. Muir out on the
Tensas and was presented by him to
dr. Glass.
MIR. Morris J. Elgutter, one of our
popular Tensas boys, who has been
With the Interstate Electric Co. of
lew Orleans for some time, has sew
red his connection with this concern
D engage in business on his own &C.
cunt. The new firm will be known as
he Electrical Supply Co. of New Or
,ans and is located at 1928 1928 Camp
treet. We congratulate M. Elgutter
n his progressive step and wish him
nlimited success in his new enter