Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-04

leading east from Mermentau. His
cheek bone was mashed from kick
BY the mule, and great patches Of
flesh We're torn off his body by the
gravel bed Of the highway.
Reports from AhbevilIe saw the con.
tfnuation Of showery weather assures
the certainty of the rice crop, al
thought it has. by interfering with
planting. caused an appreciative De-
crease in acreage. The cotton farm.
ers are not jubilant over their pros
poets. rs the plant is small and much
Of it badly in the grass.
The attacks on the dancing situa-
tion a. L. 8. u. bv T. H Harris, state
superintendent Of education, was
praised bv DR.. c. A. Battle in SER
mon at the First Methodist Church ~
Baton Rouge. The minister upheld
Mr.. Harris in everything except in
the belief that dancing can be regu
lated. Verk
+. M. R'ccue. parish agent. with
F. v. Moultnn. secretary of the La
fayite Parish Fair Association.
branch of the Association OF Com
merce. will make tour of the par
'shes NJ Acadia. Iberia. St. Martin.
Vermillion and st. LANDRY to stir up
interest in the district fair.
A movement to organize the BUSH
ness interests of the United States
solidly- behind Congressman ]. Y.
Sanders bill for the establishment Of
free port zones on the Atlantic. Gulf
and Pacific coasts has been launched
at nationwide meeting held in New
York.
The carload shipments from; the
strawberry producing sections Of the
country from March II to May 20. in
elusive totslled 1919 as follows: Lou
lfsiana. $50: Florida, 81: Alabama.
221: North Carolina, 427; Arkansas,
$40: West Tennessee. 1885,. all Others.
1.235.
The prospects Tor anything like an
average. cotton crop In the Columbia
section rs undoubtedly the poorest
the farmers have ever. known at this
season of the year. sgs
Word has been received from the |
congressional delegation at Washing |
ton that efforts win be made to pre-
vent the imposing Of high duty on
potash. 49,
Tho attendance of the State Nor
NAL Summer School continues to in
cfease daily. The total enrolment IL
now well above 1850. which is an in
crease over last summer.
With Grand Chancellor Charley
Hawkins of New Orleans, Deputy
Grand Chancellor ]. w. Compton of
and Grand Prelate C. e
Faulk of Monroe. the Monroe degree |
team. Knights Of Pythias, installed a
new Knights Of Pythias lodge at
Standard.
Upon a recent visit to different
points in Louisiana by representa-
tive of the Department of Entomolo-
CIV, it was found that the rough-heAd.
ed cornstalk borer was doing much
damage TO the corn and cane and in
some instances had attacked cotton.
A refund of $4,000 for erroneous
charges on coal shipments to Baton
Rouge shippers may result from the
recent decision Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission Mr. McAdoo's Cen
eral Order No. % was misinterpreted
by carriers north OF the Ohio river.
The cirizens of Morse, La. and VI
entity are expediting the building Of
gravel road from Midland to the par
ish line of vermillion. distance Of
about eight miles.
Mrs. Claiming Telfair is the nrstl
Monroe woman to take ride in an
airplane. making the trip over the
rity in a government plane. /
Twenty-Five musicians have enroll I
I'd in the reorganized Lafayette Con-
cert and under the auspices of the
of Commerce.
The early rice crops of Iota SEQ
lion are most promising and furnish
I'd with annie sweet vafar 70 ma |