Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-06-10

Mr.. J. w. Bateman made business
trip to Baton Rouge this week.
Mr.. Clarence Johnston made q
weekend business" trip to Vicks-
burg.
Hon. Geo. Spencer Of Tallulah was
weekend visitor to st. Joseph and
Tensas parish.
Winborne Drake has returned from
Baton Rouge, where he attended L.
S. u. the past winter.
Mrs. H. s. Weidman has Joined her
husband at St. Joseph. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weidman are for the present with
Mr.. and Mrs. WATSON.
Miss Marie Ashford, who has been
attending Randolph Macon Women's
College, Lynchburg, Virginia, mas re-
turned home for the summer.
Mrs. Georgia Lyon, MrA Chas.
Heckler and Mrs. w. W. Dent visited
relatives at Rodney and other points
in Claiborne county, Miss, this week.
Mr.. ]. A. Walls Of England, Ark,
is visiting his brother-in-law, Eddie
Yeagle, Mr.. Walls HAVING married
Eddie's eldest sister, Miss Josie
Yeagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Scott Of
Mounds, La, were visitors to st. Jo-
seph on Tuesday, having moEored
down to visit their SON, Mr.. Wesley
Scott, and his interesting little family.
Misses Marian White and Louise
and Fay Seaman, who have been At
tending Southwestern Industrial In
stitute, at lafayette, La, are Il
home, at Waterproof, for the vaca-
ton.
The Ford Motor Co., headquarten
at Detroit, has announced . slight ~
duction in price Of Ford cars, effse-
tive June 7th. The Conner Motor Co.
Of st. Joseph win announce these re-
auctions next week.
Rains are Of daily occurrence 1t St.
JJosepsa though happily are not gen.
eral. Some sections Of the parish ara
crying for rain. St Joseph would
gladly give to other parts Of the par
ish needing it some Of the precipita-
ton we ana getting every single day.
DR.. Clarke, street commissioner for
st. Joseuh, has opened the ditch along
Court House square down to the
woods, and as result the drainage il
much better. Other drains in town
also need to be opened, when further
Improvement in our sewerage system
will be seen.
Miss Alice Bondurant went ia
Natchez this week to undergo oper-
alton for appendicitis, which was per
formed on Friday morning 1t s O..
clock. Her condition h reported a
good as can be expected and ne oper.
alton was q success Nrs. Bondurant
is with her daughter. The many
friends Of Miss Alice are delighted
to know that abe b dong well
Mr.. and MrA Marion p. Guthrie
of Lake st. Joseph are receiving con.
gratulations on the coming Of . fine
s-lb. boy on Monday, June Oh, who
will bear the name Of his father
Marion Philip Guthrie. Nrs. Guthris
was Miss Josephine Ally. The many
friends of this popular couple an
delighted to know that both she and
the baby are doing well and extend
the proud parents land grandparents
too) neartiest congratulations. Shake
Grandpa Ally, shakei
Attention is called to the program
of the Electric Theatre elsewhere in
these columns. They have booked
plays for four days next week, Of
which two days KISNEr win be pre-.
scented at eight o'clock Wednesday
and Thursday EVENING". This picture
the Electric Theatre has gone to con
siderable expense to secure and have
raised their admission only . txifls
and unless they secure . very large
patronage cannot possibly make end
meet The reading Of the program vii
show two other high class production
which also deserve . good patronage
The Ladies' Aid Society Of ia.
Union Church Of st. Joseph win Civ
an ice cream festival on next Wed
nesday, 18th inst, ct the office o!
the Delta Land Co. on gravel road
adjoining store Of C.'Z. Blouin, Esq
The festival viii begin at 3 o'clocl
p. m. and ice cream and cake win b
served to the public. the proceed
TO be devoted to paying off debt in
cident to painting and repairing Uniol
Church. Everybody II invited and !