Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-16
w. s. S.


Mr.. Pierce this week sold to Mr.. Pat
ton and DIR. Clarke the "Bellevue'
plantation on Lake Bruen Island, in
Gliding all farming implements, live
stock and the growing crop. The con
sideration has not been made public.
Mr.. J. w. Bateman has as his guests
his brothers, Mr.. Jason Bateman, sher.
iff of Washington parish, and Mr.. viii
Bateman, and cousin, Mr.. Frank Bate.
man, and nephew, Master Silton Bate
man, all of Franklnton, La. They
made the trip by car.
Mr.. Percy Gordon left, Wednesday
for New Orleans, where he will enter
Tulane as a volunteer to take up the
study of radio for the u. s. service
Thus the stars in the service flag for
Tensas parish are constantly increas-
/ ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. A. Richter and son,
Master Raymond Richter, who are
living for the present at "Wavertree"
and engaged in gathering the crop
raised by their uncle, the late Mr.
Joseph Giser, were visitors to st. Jo-
seph Friday.
Miss Annie Johnson, stenographer
for Dale &: Young, at st. Joseph, has
returned from visit to her home at
Weir, Miss. Miss Johnson spent some
time i'm a sanitarium at Memphis while
away. We are glad to know that she
is improving.
Miss Anna Maude Van Hoose has re-
turned from visit of several weeks to
Chattanooga, where she and Miss Mar
jorie Davidson have been devoting
their time and talents to playing and
singing for the soldier boys i'm the big
encampment.
Quite a party motored from Newell
ton to Browns Wells, Miss, last week
to remain two weeks. Those COM
posing the party were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Kullman, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
de Vries, Mrs. Rosa Jacoby and Mr..
Earl c. Grace.
Prof. L. A. Smith shipped his furni-
ture to Bunkie, La, this week and
leaves Friday for that little city, where
his family will join him later. 1t is
understood that Mr.. T. L. Bozeman.
the barber, will take the house vacated
by Prof. Smith.
Mrs. Jas. r. Lynch, who have been
living at Baton Rouge for some time,
! has moved to Shreveport and is with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Sharpe. The
many friends Of Mrs. Sharpe, who has
been so i'll, are gratified to learn that
she is rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Buelow have as
their guests his mother, Mrs. r. W.
McClendon of Monroe, her mother,
Mrs. j. s. Heller of Pine Bluff, Ark
and her sister, Mrs. Kimple of Holly
Grove, Ark, and nephew, Master
Clarence Faulk, of Monroe.
The Bud Scott dance at Ferriday on
Thursday, August 8, was attended from
this place by Misses Ruby Smitha,
Beatrice Levy, Annie Sowar, Mrs.
Edgar Sowar, and Messrs j B. Walker,
Holman Smitha, Robert Wimberly,
Bernard Kaufman and John Blanche.
Mrs. J. w. Losey left this week for
Alexandria to assist her daughter,
Mrs. j. E. Byram, to get ready to 90
to Colorado for visit. Mrs. Byram's
health has not been good for some
time and it is hoped that stay in the
high altitude of that state may prove
beneficial.
The picture, "My Four Years in
Germany" shown at st. Joseph on
Thursday and Friday nights, was mag
nificent and all who attended felt we'll
repaid. The attendance was very good
each night and the management as
well as the pubic was well pleased IN
every way.
Mrs. A. L. Holland, who has been at
Alexandria for some time, while her
husband, Lieut.. Holland, was at Camp
Beauregard, has returned to Tensas
and will remain with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Bowman, at "Ridge-
land" while Lieut.. Holland serves his
country "over there". Her sister,
Miss Mamie Bowman, also returned
from Natchitoches, where she has been
attending summer term at the Normal.
Miss Mamie has accepted the chair of
mathematics in the high school at st.
Martinville, La, for the coming term.