Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-11

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Mr.. Julius Morris took in the car
niyal at New Orleans this week.
Mr.. ]. w. Losey is visiting hi:
daughter, Mrs. Byram, at Alexandria
Mrs. C. C. Brooks has returned
from a visit to her parents at Shreve'
port.
Miss Louise Johnston made trip to
Vicksburg and other points in Mis-
sissippi this week.
DR.. G. N. Clarke and daughter
Miss Wealthy Clarke, made a week
end visit to Natchez on Friday.
Mrs. M. L. Paul is spending the
carnival season with her daughter,
Mrs. Lizzie Davis, in New Orleans.
Mr.. ]. T. Birdsong of Vicksburg is
offering frost-proof cabbage plants
at very low figures. See his ad. else
where to-day.
An impromptu dance was given at
the Masonic Hall on Wednesday night,
but the storm interferred with the
pleasure of the occasion.
A slight change has been made in
the schedule of the M. H. & L. as
applies only to the north-bound pas
seneer, which is now due to arrive
Is minutes earlier than heretofore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence WATSON, of
Meadville, Pennsylvania, are receiv-
ing congratulations on the coming of
a fine boy, on January %, who will
bear the name Jack Conger. Grandpa
WATSON at St. Joseph is still cele-
brating.
As will be seen by advertisement
elsewhere the Fordson tractor has
been reduced in price $165.00, making
the price of this remarkable farming
implement now only $625.0O f. o. b.
factory. See the Conner Motor Co.,
for further information.
Attention is called to advertisement
of ]. C. Lindsay & Co. of "Wilsonia"
plantation, near st. Joseph, offering
200 bushels selected Moseby seed
corn q 1925 per bushel, and SO
bushels Vardman seed corn q $3.50
per bushel, all f. o. b. St. Joseph.
DR.. L. D. R. Houk, of New Orleans,
doctor of dental surgery, has located
at St. Joseph for the practice of his
profession, and is associated with DR..
Geo. N. Clarke, and will be found at
DR.. Clarke's office regularly in flu
ture. DR.. Houk comes to US well rec
commended and we bespeak for him a
cordial reception by our people.
Master Hughes Bondurant suffered
painful accident on Sunday while
cranking a Ford car, when a back
fire caused the crank to fly backward,
striking his wrist with such force
as to fracture the bone. He has suf-
fered considerably but is bearing his
affliction like a little man and in
tends to get even with the "tin Liz
zie" when his arm does get well by
riding the wheels off Of her.
A storm accompanied by some hail
and wind and heavy rainfall visited
this section on Wednesday night,
The electrical display was beautiful,
while the peals of thunder were not
unlike the roar of cannon. Rain also
fell the previous night, but the wealth
er has SINCE peen ioveiy, though cooi,
and the skies are blue and without a
cloud, and trees and shrubbery are
gradually putting on their spring TO-
liage.
Prof. Turner, of the faculty Of the
st. Joseph High School, leaves on
Saturday for Monroe to attend a
conference of high school represent
atives, to be held at that city, for
purpose of organizing a Northeastern
Louisiana Basket Ball tournament,
it being the intention of the St. Jo-
seph school to become identified with
same and swing around the circle,
when we are sure they will bring
home the bacon.
The European Relief work now
under way in this parish has made
considerable progress at st. Joseph
under management of Mrs. Alice
Baxter, who with her assistants, has
raised the sum of $4,000 for that
deserving cause. We have not heard
from Newellton and Waterproof, but
presume the work is being pushed
in those towns also. TensaS ought
to raise at least $250.0O for this
truly worthy purpose.
The novelty of seeing a star and
the moon just after midday was en-.
joyed by many Of our people on Fri.
day afternoon, when through the
clear blue of the sky could be seer
the moon in its first quarter and just
to the right some distance removed
the faint twinkle of the brilliant
evening star was observable, which