Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-22


w. j. Ward.
Miss Louise Johnston and nephew
Master James Johnston, visited Nat
chiz last week.
Miss Louise and Miss June Mcdowell
of Natchez are visiting their sister
Mrs. Louis Buckner, Jr.
Mrs. w. e. Swallow and Mrs. o. L.
Watson made shopping trip &c
Nicksburg last week END.
Next Friday, 29th, will be Good
Friday, which will mark the ending OF
Lent and the close season for festiv-
tiles.
Mr.. f. c. Higley made a trip to New
Orleans this week and during his alb
sence Mrs. Higley visited her parents
at Quimby.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Jackson of
Matches and her brother, Mr.. Barber,
of WildsvilIe, La, were visitors to St.
Oseph this week.
Mr.. R. H. Twiddle paid visit to Tai
lulah last Sunday. Mrs. Twiddle and
little daughter Elizabeth are visiting
friends there to day.
Mr.. w. G. Mnllin, levee contractor,
now located near Newellton, is offer
ing RumIey 1890 Oil Pull Tractor
for sale cheap. See ad. elsewhere.
Mr.. j. w. Bateman has moved his
family to st. Joseph and they are
comfortably ensconced i'm the Hornsby
house, which he has purchased and
repaired.
Mr.. Will Abrams went to Natchez
this week to consult DR.. Kisner, the
throat specialist, who informed his
patient that his trouble was purely
local and OF minor importance.
Judge E. R E. Kimbrough is visit
ing his sisters at San Antonio, Texas.
The Judge will also visit Dallas and
other cities i'm the Lone Star State be-
fore returning to Tensas parish.
Mr.. Jno. L. Smith, president Of the
Delta Land Co. Of Memphis, Tenn,
and Natchez, Miss, was a visitor to
St. Joseph this week, in company with
his associate, Mr.. Charles West.
Messrs. John r. and Holman L.
Smitha went to Tallulah last Sunday
to take dinner with their ster-in-law,
Mrs. w. B. Smitha, who has just re-
turned from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Nader, in Porto Rica.
Wright Bros, among the oldest
hardware dealers of Vicksburg, an
pounce their willingness to aid the
farmers to cultivate the soil by sup
plying every kind Of farm implement
made. Their stock guarantees their
offer.
Capt. VIM. s. Fulton, Coast Artillery
San Francisco, has recently been pro-
NOTED to the rank of Major of Coast
Artillery, National Army, and is
stationed at Fort Winfield Scott, Cal
ifornia. His friends extend him
heartiest congratulations.
Miss Alma NARROW, of Newelltou,
who has been attending Belhaven
College at jackson, Miss, was oper-
ated on for appendicitis at the Nat.
chez Sanitorium by Drs. Sessions,
Beekman and Lamkin. She is re.
ported to be getting along nicely
Natchez Democrat.
Mr.. B. Stewart of Memphis has
bought that part of "Holly Wood"
plantation belonging to Mr.. o. ]. Rob-
erts, of Roberts, Illinois, and has locat-
ed on the property with his bride.
Our people are glad to welcome Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart to Tensas parish and
extend them a cordial greeting.
Mr. ]. T. Birdsong, 1918 Clay street,
Vicksburg, advertises cabbage. plants,
potato slips, tomato plants, pepper
plants, egg plants, etc., for sale. See
his quotations. Now that foods are 80 |
high and particularly since the need is
impressed upon US by the President to
plant war garden in every back yard,
the demand for vegetable plants
should be great.
The sympathy OF our entire COM
munity goes out to DR.. and Mrs. Jos.
Whitaker in the death of their little
girl Marie Elizabeth, which occurred
at st. Joseph on Thursday morning,
aged about five years. The remains
were taken to Canton, Miss, for bur-
ial, which was the former home Of
Mrs. Whitaker. Several friends ac-
companied the parents on their sad
journey.
Mr.. Q. L. Clark, agent for the Dodge
car, announces that while the car has
advanced $4,000 in price and the pro-
duction of the factory ordered re-
duced 30 per cent, he is selling a mum.
Der of cars and has no trouble In get
ting his orders filed. The Dodge is
considered one of the best bargains in
the automobile line on the market,
and it is always servicesble and de-
pendable.
The public is reminded of the Easter
Egg Hunt to be given in the yard OF the
Episcopal Church at st. Joseph on Sat-