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The Tensas Gazette. ST. JOSEPH, LA. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909. ABNER E.

GREEN, EDITOR. iK. do Ir Atdwarr. For Coroner. We are anthloriz'A to annoulmn'et I1l.

.1. E. $LI('Elt as a calnli late for the ollic, of Coroner of the l'arish of to smeeedl l)r. E. T.

Nt.ewell, rlesignlel. are autht, to, n1111, 11111'4' 1.. .1 a1 14lIl ()'K id a fsr tin offtlt'e of of the, Pl'ariih of Tvnato Prurcrl Dl)r. E. 1'.

NeveIll, TK TAIIULAl IRAINAGE CONVENTION. Tallulalh, March I maanmeeting calkd Iy lri'ni-l'ent of the Fifth IA'tes' I)i-trict Board, pursuant to a restlhtion adopted4l at the January (of that for tlme purlpo of colsiderillg a drainage system for the l.iftll Levee District, convenl1l at the' lMadisonlll Parish Court in l'allulah, at nil ii to-day, with President Mct('kIllal aClainuan andl hwin ot Mounds, as Secretary. Mayor Powell and the Itlarld Aldermen of lake Davidlsnll and the Boarl of of St. Josephl, alld Mayor Diale and theil lIard of Aldermen of Vidaiia, with a large numtber of p)rolminenl nrlpr. setative planter.

and Iausimne rrme the four parishe, Madison, East Carroll, Concoldia and Tensas, the district, and repreCentatives of the two railroads traversing the district, were present and everyone was in full ac1cord with the purpose of the mreeting, which is conceded to lie te lw Inoluentoul one ever held in tilhl district. Mayor G. H. Ogbourne, of Tallulah, and his Board acted as a Recijeption (oummnittee. President outlinul the purpose of the meeting and read commnmnications from public men of prominence indorning the purpose of the meeting and pledging thenselves to its suplort.

Among the letters was one from Governor Sanders, expresing regret that absence from the State had lmade it inmpoible for him to attend, but pledged his support. DRAINAGE TIE ('CY. Major T. G. Dabney, Chief Enginteer in charge of the Tallahlatchie Drainage District, in the Yazoo delta of Miisissippi, made tile opening address, his subject being, "Drainage, the Itasic Rteluirement of which is a Thorough Tplographical Survey." He said that heretafore the battle cry had been levees: henceforth it will be drainage.

Not only will the cultivated area be increased, Ibuit tihe pwlductiveneln of that already under cultivation will be increased 5l per cent t1 more. In forming a drainage law there are two essentials: First, to Ilodge sufcilent power in the ontrolling boIdy; second to give this btxy funds to, work with. He dwelt in detail as to neces.ary peeliminary steps to be taken, the prIoblable coat and tle best means of startinllg the work. Major Frank Kerr, Chief of thil' tate Board of Engineers, next spoke "Th11 Necessity of Drainage for Bulildinig and, Maintenance of Revees." Tile integrity of the klevee ystem d(pellnds uponl the question of drainage, as the strongest levees are worthless if underminedl with seep water, tie speaker dellarel. lI.

emphasised the fact that any project tleating separately any limited area ill any common haimn illn oplpoition to a general project covering an enltire baill Would sooner or later involve complications, aid stated that work along a conmprenhensive and defined scale was neosary. GOVERNMENT TO CO-OPERATE. Hon. (iGeorge Otis Director of the United States Geological from Wamhington, D. spoke along tile line of the co-operatilon of the 'nitedl States with the local authorities to secunre surveys and drainage.

He outlimwl till upon which the departlmentt would ailt in making the lreiiiliu nary pmevg. His departineimt usually shamre half the monlletary cost of thle surveys witll time hal autlhorities and IllakIs no chrge for the tiue tihe different insmrasents sed anld engraves and flrnihes the neemmry maps free. Van 1. Manning, of te United Ntatee Survey, demonsrated thle scome of thie surveys Iring made by the department whiclh Iw represents. Hle furnished flgnr show ing that in tie Fifth Lewve Disiatrict tlhn' an' acres andi that this vast s'reage onlly aboult one-lfth is or ('all 14' celtivated because if tlwe lack of C.

Elliott, repreentuing tlw l'niteil Stats. Departinent of Agriculturef spoke on the auhiect of DIrainage Piractice sad Pley for iLnmisian.na" He said that te State i. entering inlto tie naist inmpalrnt epoch of the lt'velopnwnt of iwr regouree, and that as tle wealth of the -4Wte is in her soil, her strength lies in Ie iadRgent development of it. lhe al ephaied the neommwily of giving cumplcet control to a competent ('coullrllisalew, adid stated that tlhere is a betwen drainage uand k've work, as a is ot equal bwenefit to all protectedt b. it, ad-thb xl'pee i borni equallyii by all, but Ahe cost draintage must le I propuomost too the euxeltam rtcuived b3 tie divida.

PUMPING W.ATiRFOtr IRRII.GATION Prof. W. R. Gregory, of the Depart- nlisant of Irringation of tlw I Naited ik'partelr'tt lf Agriculture, Ii speke of the "Problemt of WaIer ft a Irrigation," and lla rMmarks were of interet tfhe planters of tiw ditrict who are entering into tlw culti- fI vallo of rie. Caoespcas of tlseIaiuan Boa rd ai of AaeIlahes odd of what LouMema a.

Lufag ue msed imedgratio tI phasized the fact that (opecially the northern pltrtion, have to Ite drainel before inmuigration could I be itltleel this way. Bi Iton Smith, of Menmphis, controlling a vast acreagte in this it' rict, and 1W. E. WVing, of Illinois, spoke of the I.tmftits from Ith sanitary and standpiloints to Ibe frn a cnmpn heensive draina'ge systettl. lI.elr'-.nlltatie E.

l'andehll, imeneImr of ng1ress fronm thii- di-trict, tlade the "oncldihig adhirew, and among other things said that all things the' distrit not afford mt toldrain, and tot shtw where in di, tri'tt that had draiedt. as it is propora to drain thi- value have incr'a r'd tl. drainage.II N. II 'Theriy enw folo lby local of the several parishes-F. L.

1laxwell, MaIdison; Jut F. X. East Carroll; S. att ner, c(ncrtlia; A. E.

Tln-as; F. G. llut dsin, for the Pacific and II. lh arn, for the awl P'arific, pledh ilng the '-ole'rati on of the ditii'reint internsts. The( 'ounitte'('on of hich la aI lItt.

tlltttti rt the l' I lice J.urie" of thet four pa.trit hes and the Fifth I.eiVer arIat to appropriate raindg tol at lltce arralicet, for a sur'ey of the district to awertain tlhe prob.Itle rest of a enLin'hLinsive drainage system. Ti lE PIE' I'TIONS. The cunltittee olfered the following rer- prt, which was unaninusly adipteEd: the wholeof thelTeansasy Basin includedt in the Fifth Iaetuisiana Leave re District, which is conlsetd of the par r- ishtn of last Carroll, Mladison, Tensas and ('oncordia, is alluvial, and therefore drainage is ahbslutely necessary, and, S1 hlereas, it is ntlecessary have a thorugh toigra phical surveyf ot this Hasin to determine the practicability tan feasibility of the formation of a comprehensive Drainage District, and, r' lhereas, it is ret'ogniized, by Engii- ners that it is of paramonunt i to have the water draintit away from the levees, making drainage one of the adSjunc'ts to secure the safety of the levees, and, i wihereas, the whole of the Fifth luist iana Lever Board of the Fifth Lynisian. I Ave District, in co-oleratin with the Striet, he reluestil to enter any agreemenrt, deeal advisable by it, the United States or anly IDepartmnenit thereof, through the tticials iof the State of other( ise, for thl making of a topographical survey teii basi maps, e.1111f the Fifth luisiana rvee District, which will enable it to Ij determinesl what the cost laid expense ,1 a thorouge and comprehensive a ralina Ssyste will be, looking to the e.0lactnut of a bill cto this end at the next ssioni the leneral Asel lly. A pamphlet giving the proceedings ol lI the oeting in) full is to pblishetd and distributed to every tax-payer in the disS trict.

re Mr. Adolph Elgutter to Locate in f- iBaton Rouge. r. Adol tlh Elgutter, one ofll ehllr most ei nle rl)risifg and success'ul enproo, haytrs cofleted irrlrve. for a large wholesalo groRouge.

This ut siot ass will as tile ctnpid oti allr corprasivte ioI" Cohn-Elgutter Gr'cery eny, the ofpital stck of wlhit ch 0lcompany is r. Elgutter has sincle 18lt leeni it the mie rcas til busies in Newill Lwelltin, aLd has also owned Le rests ii that lprtin if the arSish. atis handsome two-story Sbrick storie Newellton is tha eclarges in the warish tid he trohadI)ltd anlnl lly flolll. 1IOK) to, 1200 bales cu glas ctt hina wel came tt this parish wheti lifteew yw rs ago attl started tas ia clerk i the ownrtf Neweslluctn, from which heli has wilorked nhimself upto the position of impIortanee which h. now holds.

lie owns if necessar fine nd Burd is the imrgst Klstock hLoldr in. I). h'. Bank of Nwellto, of whichd Iorwhich he is Bresident, ank is i teroi ated in ird totuer of thtre stockwn of Ni(welieon aud has been one, of the most- en tter agetis promoters of the improve tOlects in thalt tiown as we ll as ther to r. Elguttor will coirtiiuo hisd ruminess that INeweit.

on and willg divide his timk and atteution beTho rC Police Dulartmlent and th. re.Law and Order League have jed there. Snmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmit SEED i- GARDEN SEED, 0 ONION SETS. AT-- -BAKER SON'S Good Things to Eat BAKER'S. M.

23 i EUIVERYu MRS. CORNELIA SMITH. ()ur conumtity was shcwked and saddeted to hear of the death of Mrs. Corinelia Snith, which toesk plahy at 10::30 PI'. 11.

Friday, Marlh lith. Mrs. Smith thas for a Ilong tiume ie.en a snfferer from heart which was the caluse of Iher death. Se'rvictes were held at the I hec at A. M.

Saturday ceornitle, froml where the r'emains were taken to earthly resting place at Chapel, in this parish. Mrs. Smith was the widow of the late Le nard F. Smith. She was the daughter of Rev.

William McGaughey, a pinonteer minister of the Methcodist Church of I muisiana, and for many years Presiding Elder of the Delhi District of the M. E. ('Church. She was aged (t3 years. She leaves two seons, A.

Magruder Smith and Steplhen W. Smith, both residents of this parish. Although Mrs. Smith has long known that her condition was serious, she was not afraid to answer the summons that must cinme to all sonme time. She was cheltrful and bright, encouraging others and by her example teaching the lessons of ('hristian faith.

As a wife, as a mother and as a friend she had gained the love cf others as shie had given her labor and her love to their happiness and their laetterment. God in His wisdome has called her to the Home beyond, and we know tleat the earaned blessings of the a punr and ('hristian life have deserved the rest and eternal happiness that is her reward. AYLETTE W. BUCKNER. Aylette W.

Buckner died at 4:4.3 o'clock, Friday March 12, at Buffalo Texas, where he had gone in searchn of health. lon. Iouis Buckner of Newellton, uncle of the detrVased, was at the la-side of his nephew wllen the end having lxvn smuinoned by telegrame two days previous. MCr. lluckner was a native of this pIarish, the son of the late Capt.

Iluckner and Lucy Myers, and was Isern on the Remelino plantation, July lth, I81. lie received his primary at the Newellton public from there he went to Jetterson ('olege at Washington, and later to the Stato University at BPaton Rouge, whlere lhe graduated in June, 11)5, with the of Bachelor of Science. lie Ssl ldied law at the same institution, reeciving degree of Bachelor of laws, in May, lItS, aned in the sante monlth went the Supreme Court and was admitted to practice. He was a young man if unusual promise and(I great anmbition, but the dn.euad disease which so untimely toek his life prevented hiem from entenring Ulpns the active practice of his profesmion. Ite was widely connected in this parish and State, bling a descendant of one of our oldest and most prominent families and had many friends, both here and in cther portions of the State, who learn of his death with deepest sorrow.

IIe leaves a sister, Miss Margaret Buckher. To the bereaved family and friends tic extend our meost sincere alld c-1 la 1Ie 1c- e. Interncent took place at Newellton, I.a., Mlarch 135th, at the Routhwood Iur3ing ground. Mrs. Leob, a very highly esteeomned lady of Natchez, died onl She was an aunt of Mr.

Sam Wexler of St. Joseph. Mr. P. Burns, the well-known popular shoe manl of Nat.

chez, diced on March 17th at the advanced age of 72 years. Mr. Burns was a good man and citizen, and his loss to Natchez will ble seriously felt. Mr. Burnis bore the of his Ipatrot sainit, Saint I'Patrick, the anuiversary day cf which proved the Alpha and Ihe Ocmega of his life-he was horn and also died on Saint.

Patrcck's Day. AIERTISEE LETTERS. Remaining in thie St. Joseph Posti Olice for week ending MCh. 12 Briley, Willie RoIberson, Malindas ahl'y, Ida Hlight, Maah Chancey, Milic liadley, David W.

'ot, wria tenson, Dave iteCvenson, Tom iolelins, usuie Tibs John ilayne. Triplett, Eslevier Ilarden, Hannah Watson, James Graurviile Williams, Jue harlie Williams, Matilda Kinep, Uctsie Wilson, Annie hMerritt, M1rs. Li Wilson, Persons calling for the abovs-letters will pleasu say "Advertised," ad eas prwNare -mace by paytag one east for sah leter. LL lamMlM, N. TIe regulcr serviee, will heeoniueted at the Union Church, St.

foeph, Sunday, list Msreb. LOUIS FRY, 0 Merchant Tailor, NA TeHEZ, MISS. 123 NORTH QOMMERRE ST. Sluits Made to Order IN NAT6HBZ from $15.00 to $60.00. Work done at Home by Skillful Tailors.

No Middle Man's Profit to Pay. aus5 tomer Gets His Money's Pall Value. Best Workmanship. Latest Style. Perfect Fit Guaranteed.

LOUIS FRY, ir 123 North eommerce Street. 123 NATeHBZ, MISS. LONG DISTAN6B PHONE No. 73 Gasoline Engjines. ALL SIZES-BOTH STATION -RY AND MARINLE.

dI IIK Reliable, Well Designed, Heavily Built, Slow Speed Eagines. Usaurpmed for Operating Feed Grinders, Milk Separators, Chmrns, Wood Sws and. Splitters, Mills, Machine Shops, Printing Pumps and Electric Ughting. MARINE ENGINES ANS MOTOR BOAT UPPULIES. Our Prices are Very Low for First Class Enagres.

C. T. PATTERSON Field and Garden Seed Seed eorn anD Onion Sets! SNATCHEZ DRUG COMPANY, 'E PEARL ST. 'flm'Ph 170 for RETAIhepvt. ad 27 for WHOLESALE Depalrtt NeW orEANA LA.

assh. ciee altoDlth ae mn astuosssoe os rah bar'hseoth Il deem a IL Friday evening, March 12th, "Elk Ridge," the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. F.

Litoblitir, was filled with a gay coterie of young ladies and gentlemen, assembled to participate in an entertainment given by Mrs. Litchliter and Miss Couvillion, complimentary to Miss Annie Muir. The "old time house" that has passed through sonmany decades, seemed to take on its youth once more, and in spite of the frowns of Mcther Nature all within was merry and gay. As one approached the house innumerable Japanese lanterns, like so many dancing stars, shed a welcoming light. The reception hall was handsomely decorated with choice potted plants, exquisite hot house flowers, hearts and Cupids, suggesting the idea of the entertainment.

The first feature of the evening was, "The Choosing of Brides," and although it caused many heart aches, was more easily accomplished than was a like event by our Jamestown ancestors. In this case each gent selected the hand of his, not life-time, but evening, partner, thrust through a hole in a green porteriere, and placing a ring on the finger of his fair and renown bride, thus sealing the evening's compact. When all were chosen the bridal vails were donned and the bride's went forth to the strains of delshon's wedding march, to be claimed by their lucky and expectant husbands. Next came "Economical Housekeeping," the bride's figuring on the expense accounts, the hasbands giving the simplest recipes for preparing dishes "just for two." Then "Do You Know Your Wife?" the husband having to describe his bride blind-folded, and as love is always blind the descripticns were slightly exaqgerated. Now followed very animated discussions on subjects such as "The Ideal Husband," "Ideal Wife" and "Good Housekeeping." Certainly all these were handled in a most learned manner and just to the pointas expectation is always more correct than experience.

Delicious refreshm served, during which souvenirs of the evening were given, tiny Cupids to the ladies and gilded wishbones to the gentlemen. Prizes were awarded for "Econuemical Housekeeping," Miss Sevier winning the ladies' a handsome double-heart brooch. Mr. Landry carried off the gents' prize, a stick-pin formed 9f a wish-bone set with pearls. Those who enjoyed the evening with Mrs.

Litchliter and Miss Couvillion were, Miss Anniie Muir, Misses Lucie and Rose Bland, Mrs. Whitney, Miss Bessie Muir, Miss Bell, Misses Mary and Rosa Sevier and Carrie Muir, Miss Inez Gordon and Misd Rosatre Calder of Vicksburg. The gentlemen, Messrs. Kell, Rateliff, Moore, P. O.

and J. A. Denny, Frank, Darden, Muir, Bland, O'Quin, Landry and Martinier, with Dr. and Mrs. C.

L. Horton, Mrs. A. B. Couvilliou-and Mrs.

C. B. Muir. G. H.

ST. JO9BPH, LA. eaes the Kees ad Tul EVES, iisla La. st. The have formed a pertnership for the practice of law, under the firm name of Tallis Reeves, with of.

flees at Vidalia and SLt. Joseph, and will practice in C(omeords, Terns, sad adjaent psrishe. Judge Tull will be located at the Vidalia oltae, sad will vit St. Joseph whenever ellents desire to see him themre. Mr.

Reeves will be located at st. Joseph and will vislt Vidalla whenever needed there. HUGH TUIJIS. TOl. M.

REEVES. Dr. G0O, N. CLARKE, ENT IST. St.

ehAph, OPllOR IN NEWELL SLDO. PLANK ROAS. J. L. JAd M.

ADAS. Drat a I (Sucoemorm to Drs. Newell Newell.) ST. JOSEPH, LA. aOe-B mk Ruidig--Upgtafrs U.

3UPU. s'a, OFO. iROAD. Ofice 12-3 Reidenee 12-2 FOR SALE. PLANTATIONsituatsuca lake Bruem con7tinin 1000 ise mule acre in twnber; 8O fall eqnnd of 2000 eu crn.

Rail Road dep am popert. Pro as.t QA UTIR I JURY VENVIRE. (10th District Court.) UAPR TU. To Appear Monday, April 19th, 190., Jease Knowles John Murdoch Newelta Andrew Wavet J. A.

Ve Wik W. C. Vail. T. D.

Diamond Frank Lombardo weflhs W. 8. J. G. Kline ara F.

A. Compton Mayflower us Robt. French Josep R. D. H.

L. Jo J. G. Harris Hi. R.

Guthrie 1imeri Ed Fore Tilman Strange R. H. Whitney St. Joseph Frank Fuaes Waterproof Pttit Jry. To Appear Monday, April 26th, 1909.

Salvador Baragona Joseph Henry Marks Waterroof Jeff Bend Emile Josh Tab H. S. P. Hornsby Jose E. F.

Guthrie LiUmrr John W. New Light Spire Boyd eola W. W. George Joseph Herman Ed E. Morris Tim E.

J. Walton Josepir C. V. Rateliff Mulir' H. C.

Miller Highiand A. Bondurant Joeseph Frank Tra. J. W. Goodrich J.

A. Walker J. W. Whittaker ..............8. Pbstr W.

M. Joseph B. F. Robt. Grimes D.

Ha B. W. Berry Balmordl H. B. Conner Leo Jacoby ltom J.

M. Rid Anderson Riley Ridge, A true copy. E. F. NswsLL, Dy.

Clerk 10th Die. Court. JUDICIAL ADVUNTISIMiT. sawms AM State of Louislana, Parish of 10th Distriet Court. BLUM HYMAN vs.

No. 531 MARTIN JACOBY. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of a writ of SuIstre ad Sale to me directed by the above aso Honorable Court ln the above style matter, I will onSAIu AT th 1 lt er AaPR, offer for sale at the Court House doew, In the town of St. Josepb. In this parish, between the hours of 11 o'eloek a.

an. and 4 o'cloek p. to the hghe bidder, for cash, the followin deserlbed property, situated in said par lsh and State, seized na the above styled matter: That certain cotton plantation known as Locust Girove, situate in above pujerh and State, and composed of West half fractional section twenty seven (27) and Northeast quarter of Section twenty eight (28), in Townshtp thirteen (18) Range twelve (12) East, in districtl lands North of Red River, the whole plantation eontaiinlg 400 aem more ao there being excepted therefrom portion of said land situate in Hectim twenty seven (27) lying East of the eater of Coppers or Cammnack Beyou, ecmtining 913-100th acr heretofore to James M. Gllapl, and being th same propsCty sqid by liabeth A. F.

Piteher as follows: one undivided half theredo by act-of le recorded in Conveyance Hecord pages 149 ad 1.50, on December 22nd, 1S90, of reord of Teness Parleh, and the other undivided half thereof by act of sale in ConveyalceRecord age613, on July 27th, 1880 of Tnes Beeordr. Terms of Sale: Oh. JOHN HUGHES, Sheri. Sr. Joims, Maretk 100.

It Im, Omir nL NW PHONE No. 13. 8hop on Levee St. Clothes called for sad delivered. 8ATISFAiTION GUARANTEED.

Planters. Notice! I HAVE REMOVED to Wet amd -m engaged la The Ibulea Cattle and ive Stc Trale. I crn ddYvwr CATfLE, SHEEP, 1005 or OATS Car-Lts et wiy stallern Tnewse, Csoordi or Alex McLeod, WEST MONROE, LA. NOTICLE. PUBLIC NOTICE i hereby given that pdWinl fora pardon rmoaW.

T. RAINEY. UA a.