Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Claughton, o
Tallulah, were guests ct the Abrahn
hotel several days this week.
Mrs. P. w. Callahan, of HOllendale
Miss, was the guest of her brother
DR.. JOS. Whitaker, on Wednesday.
Mr.. X. 3. Graves, postmaster a
Waterproof, and his son, Robert, Jr.
were visitors to st. Joseph yesterday
Mr.. Geo. d. Fish, late Of Waterproof
has succeeded MIR. Sam ]. Firman q
agent at st. Joseph for the NJ, H. & L
Master William }. van Santen, o.
New Orleans, is visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Newell, In this
parish.
Mrs. Edgar Sewer, nee Miss Eliza.
beth Crothers, is visiting her mother
and grandmother. Her husband, Lieut.
Sewer, is "over there"
Mrs. Mvles Hopkins and little
daughter, OF Roosevelt, La, returned
home on Monday from a visit to Mrs
F. Nice. Hopkins, at lockwood"
We are pleased to state that the
general health OF Tensas parish at this
time Ia exceptionally good; doctors
and undertakes can take their sum.
mer vacation.
Mr.. Jno. Raymond Meng, Of Vidslia,
was a visitor to st. Joseph on Thurs.
day "a representative of the Waters
Pierce Oil Co. He will make this ter
ritory in future.
Mr.. J. R. Wooten of the Wooten-
Kyle Implement Co., of Monroe, and
Mr.. ]. B. Wright, manager of the Tai.
lulah Cotton OIL Co., were visitors to
st. Joseph and Tensas parish this
week.
Mr.. Sam Marks returned home this
week from q visit to his brother, Mr..
Joe Isaacs, in New Orleans. While In
the city Mr.. Marks received medical
treatment and we are pleased to learn
Is greatly improved in health.
BY notice elsewhere It will be seen
that meeting of the School Board is
called for Thursday, July 18th, when
the superintendent annual report
will be offered and teachers for the
coming term will be appointed.
The Newellton friends Of Mr.. Gus
Elgutter gave . farewell dance Tues.
day night in honor 1T his joining the
army. He left for Camp Pike Wed.
nesday. His brother, Mr.. Morris e.
gutter, is ut Camp Besuregsrd, whore
he has been for some time.
With the exception Of Sunday School
there will be no religious services con-
Quoted at any Of the churches in Ten
sas parish on Sunday, due to the fact
that this will be the fifth Sunday. In
the month and the three ministers
will be In attendance on other charges.
An electrical storm swept over this
section on Wednesday night and was
accompanied by considerable wind,
which tore limbs from trees and blew
down moro or less fencing, while .
great deal OF corn was leveled with
the ground. The blow was accom-
panied by beating rain but which
was OF short duration.
Mr.. w. J. Steen returned this wee (
from New Orleans whore he had gone
to visit his family, who are spending
the summer there, and also to consult
9 specialist. Mr.. Steen expects to re-
turn to New Orleans ct later date,
when In all probability he will under.
go an operation. Mrs. Steen and Miss
Amalia are expected home next week.
Mr.. Alex Blsckman entertained Q
crowd of his friends ct bis home on
Wednesday evening, when cards and
other games were played and . num-
Der of late records were played on the
Victrols, delicious refreshments being
served at intervals. The evening wa
most delightfully."- spent, not even the
inclement weather marring the &C.
casion.
The farmers have taken advantage
of the dry, hot weather that has pre-.
vailed OF late to work out their cotton
and today the crop looks about -
clean and promising - the most par
ticulsr would care to Gee. Corn has
suffered greatly from lack Of moisture
In many sections Of the parish, and
unless We have plentiful rain soon this
crop, generally speaking, may prove
q failure, which will be . great mis-
fortune at this critical time when food
stuffs are 80 scarce and high.
With our next issue the Gazette will
publish the opening installment OF the
celebrated story, "Over the Top", one
of the greatest war stories that has
been given the American public since
the beginning of the present world
war. The author OF this very exciting
and realistic narrative il Author Guy
Empy, an American boy, whose ex-
periences in the war zone, even before
the United States engaged In the fray,
were narrowing. The story cannot
fail to interest the most callus, and the
fund of information obtained from its