Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-05-20

on High.
1O-Benediction.
Miss Marian Curry spent several
DAYS with friends at Vicksburg, this
week.
Mr.. ]. L. Mecklin of Learned,
Miss, spent several days at st. Jo-
seph this week.
Mrs. Martin and grandson, Master
Willie Heckler, of Waterproof, are
weekend visitors to st. Joseph.
Mrs. Wilson, nee Miss George
Lynch, of Baton Rouge, with her son,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Minnie
Lynch, at Mound Bayou"
Miss Cora Rucker and Miss Alice
Durbin, of Waterproof, who have
been teaching at MONTE, La, the past
session, have returned home.
District Court convened in regular
monthly session at st. Joseph on
Tuesday. Judge Tullis and Mr.. G. P.
Bulls from vidalia were in attend
ance.
Mrs, Arthur Scudamore has re-
turned from Ell Paso, Texas, where
she has been visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Prickett.-Natchez Democrat.
The river has fallen so much from
its highest stage this spring that the
road leading to the landing, at st.
Joseph, is now dry and passabie 70
motor trucks, though rather rough Tor
cars.
Mrs. Carneal Goldman and little
SON returned to their home at Gold
man, La, on Friday last. Mrs. W. M.
Scott accompanied them home and
she returned to Tallulah on Thurs
day-Madison Journal.
Mrs. C. w. Van Hoose, who has
been visiting her daughter, MRS. W..
A. Cooper, at Baton Rouge, has re-
turned to St. Joseph for brief stay.
Mr.. Van Hoose is now in Shreveport,
where she will join him later.
Mr.. Jno. G. Rucker left this week
to attend annual session Of Grand
Lodge of Grand Domain of Louisiana
of the Order of Knights Of Pythias,
being held at Lake Charles, repre-
resenting Teisas Lodge, No. "a.
The weather has behaved beautiful
" this week, dry and pretty all week,
with an occasional light shower. In
deed a heavy shower would not be
objected to by the farmers, while the
town people find the dust annoying.
Mr.. John Hughes has returned
from a visit to New Orleans, where
he went to see Mrs. Hughes, who has
been ill at Hotel Dieu for the past
five weeks. Mrs. Hughes underwent
operation recently, which we are
pleased to learn was successful and
she is now reported to be doing very
well. We hope to have her back with
us again in another fortnight.
The public schools Of Tensas par
ish will close the session Of 1920-21
next week, all with appropriate exer'
cises, following which the teachers
who live elsewhere will leave for theil
respective homes. The teachers. a
well as the children will no doub,
enjoy the vacation, with the rest ant
recreation to which they are entitled
The Gazette wishes all, teachers and
children alike, most enjoyable
summer.
While the work Of street improve
ment is going on at st. Joseph it ma!
not be out of place to suggest thai
drainage outlets be now opened from
the corporate limits Of the town down
to the drainage canal, in process Of
building. The canal is now fully
mile long and is wide and deep ant
can easily accommodate the drainag'
of this town in its present unfinished
. state. This matter should be presentet
to the Board of Aldermen at its mex
meeting.
Mrs. Sam Hornsby entertained OF
Wednesday Afternoon at bridge. Tn
, guests playing were Mines. w. b
Marks, L. H. Lamkin, A. c. Morgan
Will Martin, Eugene Enochs, L. d
Lamkin, David White; Misses Rutl
Alright and Lilly Carson. Mrs
Marks won the first prize and Mrs
Will Martin cut the consolation.
Additional guests for tea -wer
Mines. Kirby Grafton, w. F. Ogden
]. G. Lilly, Balfour Miller and Mis-
Josephine Raymond.--Natchez Dam
ocrat.