Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-17

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tax; children 15c including war tax.
Balcony reserved for colored at
all shows.
PROGRAM STARTS EACH
NIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, SAT-
URDAY FIRST SHOW AT SEVEN
AND SECOND AT EIGHT.
Mr.. w. A. s. Wheeler of Natchez
was a visitor to st. Joseph this week.
Mr.. Louis Blackman left this week
for q business trip TO- New York
City.
Mr.. A. ]. Gibson paid a visit to his
sister, Mrs. G. w. Dry, at Lobdell,
La, last week.
Mr.. Mandal Blackman is return
ing this week from visit Of several
weeks to New Orleans.
Hon. w. M. Davidson attended a
meeting Of the State Central COM
mittee, held at New Orleans this
week.
Mr.. Chas. T. West, the real estate
man Of Memphis, formerly Of st.
Joseph, is q visitor to st. Joseph this
week.
Miss Evelyn Fleming Of Natchez
and her guest, Miss Katherine Ewing,
Of Kentucky, are visiting Miss Susie
v. McLemore, at Locust Land.
Mrs. M. D. Watkins of Natchez has
returned home after visit Of some
days with her sister, Mrs. L. A. MUIR
dock, during DR.. Murdock's illness.
Miss Edna Bondurant has returned
from Louisiana State Normal on ,ac-
count Of epi.;emic Of "flu" in the
school. She expects to return later,
The river is rising rapidly and a
Soft. stage is expected at Vicksburg
We have successfully withstood 81
feet, and the levees have since been
enlarged, hence there, is no need to
feel alarmed.
The Eastern Star is having a
kitchenette added to the Masonic
Lodge, which will serve as an aid te
the banquets following frequent in.
itiation Of candidates and annual
installation Of officers.
The Gazette can't publish wedding.
every week, consequently we have
none to announce this week, but !.
all We hear every day about the edo
Of orange blossoms is true there vii
probably be some more weddings t.
announce later.
Capt. Ollie Wilds and Mr.. B. H
Shannon, Of Vicksburg, are week en'
visitors to st. Joseph and Tensas par
ish. Prince & Wilds hold agency TO
the Studebaker automobile and MI
Shannon is one Of their travelling
statesmen. They sold beautiful six
cylinder car to Mr.. E. L. Gulley.
We are thankful to state that tn
condition Of DR.. L. A. Murdoch
SO greatly improved that he is no,
able to sit up and will probably b
able to resume his practice in fe'
days. For some time we were alarme
about him but the worse is passe
and he is now on the road to n
covery.
j Mr.. L. Blackman, builder Of th
l
St Joseph picture show building, hs
presented the management with tw
beautiful silver vaces, about 18 il
ches high, with the following el
craving: Compliments Of L. Blacl
man." The vaces are placed to a
vantage on either end Of the stag
holding beautiful roses.
DR.. Whitaker is in receipt Of con
munication from Rev. Walter Lenni
Smith, advising that he viii visit S
Joseph for Sunday, 10th March, a
irving on Friday the 18th, at 8 Q
clock a. m, and will conduct no
communion at Christ Church at
o'clock q. m. on Sunday. F'aren
having children to christen will
meantime advise DR.. Whitaker.
Mise Catherine Newell Wins Write,
Prize.
The Chattanooga Times Of the 9
inst. contains the following item tn
cannot but interest our people, WI
know the young lady, or rather Z
little girl, as she was when she liv
here: Z I
Miss Catherine Newell, daughter
DR.. and Mrs. Dunbar Newell, has be-
awarded the prize of S. by the Chs
tanooga Writers' club for the be
original story. This contest "
opened only to the senior classes
Chattanooga High school, Of viii
Mrs. Lucy Holtzclaw Mcdonald,
member Of the club, IL the instruct'
The next best two stories were WI
; ten BY George Kelser and Miss Glad
Boyd. Miss Newell's story IL entitl
= 1.-THE End Of Her Journey" and
!. an sxceptienally Ane piece Of va
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