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D. I. MAsoN, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARX 1, 192t. OI.
VOL. 47 No. 7
RESTORING CUT
OVER LANDS IS
A PROBLEM FOR
ST. TAMMAINY
St. Tammany Parish Has
Unrivaled Possibilitits
for Agriculture.
REFORESTRATION
FOR THE FIRM
Drainage, Pasturage and
Cattle Will Make tie
Land Profitable.
(By A. E. Br:ggs)
The .proiblem of restoring glue tc
cut-over lands is not coni ned to tle
piney woods region of the G ul Coait,
of which we are reminded Oy . 1
art.c.ý in the current numberof The
Country Gentleman. For a whole
generation the states of Mchigan,
Minnesota and W sconsin hae more
or less unsuccessfully faed it.
Much of those lands in conrast to
our's are very fertile; but touslance
advantages they have to oatie with
long, hard, cold winters. tefores.
tration has not succeeded thre. In
that country today more tjnber is
standing in farm temberlotsthan in
forest areas. But neither h-ve they,
succeeded in farm settlement for the
yearly increase :n the cut-oer acre
age goes at much more raid pgace
than the clearings from farl lands.
The fact of the matter is that, in
spite of the fertility of the knd and
the proximity to the best gain and
livestock markets, it is no an at
tractive proposition to the farmer.
Instead he goes West and bts a new
Inmproved irrigated farm. I have
had a personal experience..f these
facts, and recall especiQlyan Iowa
farmer who sold his 100 are Iowa
farm for $30,000.00 and invested
$15,000.00 of it in 22 acre of :rri- i
gated land .n the Rio Gra:de river I
valley. No one ever head of St. t
'lI manly lands sailing atiiuch fig
uze for agr.cultural purpose, and yet I
there are acres in St. Tamiany par
ish which have yielded asslarge re- i
turns on farm produce as ýy in the c
... o Grande valley. Y - It
Thlue or four years agoine con
puny 1 was then connect-d pith made
a loan on a blue gras-i past re valued
4t X300.00 per acre. La! week 1
9.uoted author.ty at some ength as
to the com'parative value:o caarpU
grass, I now quote fror another
Government expert: "God carpet
grass will carry at leastes much
live stock as good blue brass pas
ture." Sti.l another saý of the
combination of carpet gras and les
pedeza (or Japan clover, rhich also
grows .wild here): "'bese two
plants .promise the produfison of pas
tures that can be excel.d d~ no
other secttlI9 of the coukry, as to
both the gqualty of thie gazing and
the length of the grazg period,
particularly the latter," lf this is
true, and it cannot be 4dabted, why
do we lag as a cattle cdntry, why
do we raise an lnferior =attle, why
do .we produce carrion a# a health
ier crop of buzrards thas are found
in any other section ofe;he United
States? Farm practice in North
WM:souri gives the ansar. There,
adjoining the blue gri~s pasture
grows a thrifty corn croO In other
wortis, general farmin makes the
value of the Misgouri fdm and the
farm in Iowa, Illinois an Nebraska.
a.il there -are sections ft Alabama,
]i$gif gippi and Georgia (n the same
'genearal tpe of land welave in this
parish) `Wh.h ,prove to ability of
this country to stand oi a par with
any section of the ..J.rttin the pro
duction of livestock, . Greene,
of the Coastal Experix#at Station,
says: "Nowhere can a4;reater pro
fusion of forage crops -bigrown than
In the piney woods. It i common to
goW two crops on thW sime land
@yery year and it is den possible
$0 grow three. This 'ges a handi
cap which jargely owcomes any
poslible deficieni.y in nil fertility.
Instead of the. practic of growing
a legume in the corp tafli.gn as is
common in the Nortievery third
year, it is ent-rely feable to grow
a legume lon every acr very year.
Such facts prove indiutably that
this country has agri tural possi
bilitise3 not excelled pr perhaps
equa:led by the North,"nd it mignt
be more convincingly sbwn that St.
Tammany parish has privaled oP
portunities. I hope t et th's out
in more detail, but we re consider
ing now the means homwo realize on
our natural advantages
Reforestration in thidarish must
be largely confined to t~ farm tim
beriot, to which it Is liited indeed
by the pra'rie fires; an the prairie
fires will not be extingished until
Our cattlemen have abjidoned the
.gre yrge for the mol profitable
business p. livestock timing, for
thbn only wlll They ta. the care
to ma.ke such a pastyjye ý rival blue
grass and berniuda aem which we
have more than ayailaa des pet
-gras4. Only by farm i.rpoyegmn,
that is, by a rotation cr system ph
the farm, does livestock insiderably
,ncrease the value of l1d. As to
hogs this statement by Aaistant Ag
r cultu:r:st E. S. Haskell I the U, S.
Department indicates tb reason:
The piney woods hogs a4 underfed
during half of the yearihence are
small and of poor quality wnth the
result that the lower :jices they
bring on the market offse.he slight.
ly lower cost of productin, to say
1gtLfn1ng of the greater risl and loss
es from cholera and othelep'demics
resulting when thab-t etho of handl
NEW CEMETERY
BEING PLANNED
BY LUTHERAN
CHURCH, ABITA
Will Morgan Offers Square
of His Holdings for
This Purpose.
LARGE COMMITTEE
INSPECTS GROUNDS
No Pains Will Be Spared to
Make Beautiful Com
munity Cemetery.
A number of prominent menijers
of tile AD.ta bjil lgs LuLr"...
Unurcil have Deen aLtte.ptlung or
over a year to iocati alld acquire
p.ece of ground suitaoce for a ceme
Ltery. As th9 congregation grew
.rom year to year, tue lack of a
oJautLltIU spot to lay to rest the re
maiins of their loved ones as they
left their midst 'was strongly lelr.
T'uey ;ound on.y a few places in the
•mmediate vicinity of Ab ta Springs
that were really excellently draine
oy nature and that are 'easily attain
able in all kinds of weather. But
the. owners of these spats were un
willing to dis.ope of any of their
property for the use of a cemetery.
On November 28, Sunday after
noon, a large committee spent sev
eral hours inspecting grounds and
exchang.ng opinions. Among those
present were the following: Rev.
and Mrs. A. H. Kaub, visiting from
Dallas, Texas; Rev. and Mrs. O. W.
Luecke, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rauscb,
Mr. axd Mrs. Will J. Morgan, Mi. C.
T. Schmaltz, Mr. H. Roitzsch, Mr. ('.
B. Wills and Mr. Edwin Peters
IMr. Schmalz had offered a large
pece of ground; also Mr. Will Mor
gan on this occasion kindly offered
a square of his hold!ngs, providing
it should be des'rable. The -com
mittee, after thorough de:iberatLon,
decided to accept Mr. Morgan's kind
offer, and takes this occasion for ex
pressing its gratitude to the generou.
donor, likewise to Mr. Schmalz for
h:s generous offer, which probably
contrilbuted more than anything else
toward mak'ng the Abita Springs
Cemetery a reality. Hearty thanks
are also due the firm of Morgan &
Fredericks for .kindly drawing up the
act of donation, and to Mr. J. P.
Rausch, for having the square sur
veyed.
At a later meeting ways and means
of conducting the cemetery were ex
amined and it was decided to make
this cemetery, as much as possible, a
public cemetery, for the town and
vic:nity of Ab:ta Springs.
Lots 5 by 10 will be sold for $4.
Lots 10 by 18 for $8, and so on.
Square about 35 by 10 will sell for
$20 until enough lets are sold to
fence in the grounds properly, lay
off avenues, and plant desirable
trees.
SThe patronage of all friends is
urgently solicited. No pains will be
spared to make this a beautiful cem
etery, and a ,credit to the com
munity.
A FRIEND.
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SWEET ORANGES IN ST. TAM
MANY PARISH.
About a month ago, Mr. David B.
Smith brought to The Farmer office
some sweet oranges grown on hi.
place at Lewieburg, near Mandeville.
The branches were loaded with beau
tiful oranges just tinted with yel
low. He gave us one switch with
:;even large oranges so close together
that they touched each other when
laid down. We kept these oranges
until they were golden yellow, per
fectly ripe, sweet and juicy. T1.e
skins were very thin. They were all
orange meat and juice. A grove of
such oranges as these would make a
fortune for any man who took care
of them.
'Mr. Smith said that quite a num
ber of visitors were attracted to the
place to see the trees when they are
in full bearing. , They are qu'to old
and picturesque and have come thru
some very coldi weaher. It was our
i*ntention to get a picture of the trees
but the bad weather set in and spoTl
ed the roads, so we gave it up. But
any one Wr0q believes qranges can
not be raised in St. Taxaminy should
vl.lt the Smitjh place at Iewisburg.
Regular meeting of the Schcul
Improvement League will be he:ld
Monday, January 34, at 3 p. inm.
iMembers are urged to attend on ac
count of election of officers.
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Coming to Covington in a seri!s
of Gospel services, Rev. A. H.
Sargent, with his singer, Mr. Rock
well, on January 17th. Don't miss
them.
:ng hogs is followed. Furthermore,
the method in que3tion requires a
large area of land per hog and is not
ap.kcabllgto raising hogs on a large
scale." Ii9;gul1i be clear that the
interests of the laa}powner and -agri
culture are one in this parish, and
not in any sense con!ilctiig, Wihe
landowner minet depend on-agricu'
ture to raise the values of his lani.
and the whole, problem resolves
itself to this: What can be done to
establish agriculture in this parish?
How can we speed up the clearing
of these lands and put a value: into
them which l_ attract farmers?
Let us noft¶'edeteived into think
(Qontinued on pageM , 2)
PROMINENT FOOTSTEPS OF NATION LEAD TO HARDING FRONT PORCH
'These fays are almost as oast
for the photographers in Marion.
O.. as those at Washington in the
matter of picturing the visits of
important personages. President
elect Harding is keeping to his '="
campaign promises of inviting the
leading minds of the nation-to ex
press opinions on the dominant
questions and problems of the
day. regardless of party connec
tions.
Upper left picture shows Mrs.
Harding and Mrs. Coolidge, wife
of the vice president-elect, in the
most friendly of chats. while their
Illustrious husbands confer Up
per right shows the presldent
elect and the Democratic leader,
W J Bryan. Lower. Herbert
Hoover, former food administra
tor. and Mr Harding. Hoover,
himself a prominent candidate for
presldcntial nomination, has been
mentioned as a possible cabinet
member in the Harding adminis
0 CADEL 6 HER3ERT
HUNDREDS GET
PRESENTS ON
COMMUNITY
XMAS TREE
The Community Christmas tr
was a demonstration of what com
munity interest means. It was a
demonstration of what community
interest and commun'ty sympathy
will do in the development of good
citizenship and the education of the
youth of the community in social
responsibility and christian duty.
it was a connecting link .n the cha.n
that brnds the rich and the poor in
respectful regard and charitable
duty.
It was wonderful to note the equal
pride w th which every child, rich
and poor alike, received the present
which Santa picked from the tree
when the numoer was presented. If
Santa had missed a child among the
Aive hundred present, it would have
been a commun ty disaster, and it
would have taken Santa years to re
ga:n his reputation as a dispenser of
C'hr.stmas joy.
This was the first Christmas tree
of Community House. There were
some circumstances connected with
it that prevented a full realization
of the program that had been pre
pared. Some of the singers did not
put in an appearance. It was so
bitterly cold that the musicians were
afraid to tackle the piano, an4 the
great crowd, that silrrounded the
green in front of the Epscopal church
got pretty well chilled b'efore Santa
got busy, due to delays .in the pro
gram that were not anticipated. But
it is a-tribute to the popularity of
the work of Community House man
agement that you could not have
driven one of the children away with
a shotgun, and that every child en
joyed a more merry Chr'stmas be
cause of the Community Christmas
Tree-and it was the whole Christ
mas of some children. Taking
everything together, IMr. Mackie
should feel rejoiced at the result of
his labors, and all who ,participated
in the effort to make the children of
the community happy Christmas
should wish themselves a happy New
Year w:th confidence that they de
serve it.
The experience gained this year
will make the Community Christmas
t.o the children a still greater success
next year.
LOUISIANA YAMS WIN PRAISE IN
CHICAGO.
"Louis'ana yams'" were featured
on the menu at the annual banquet
of the International Association of
Fairs an4 Expositions held recently
at the Audqitoripn Hotel, in Ch-cago.
A. A. Ormsby, exhibit specialist of
the State ULivers ty Extension De
partment, who staged an agricultura.
exhibit from Louisiana at the Inter
nat.onaI Show, attended the banquet
and he sa:d the "yams" were very
.avoracly commented upon.
"The Size of our sweet potatoes,"
said Mr. Ormsby, "was a revelation
to most of the Northern people.
They are accustomed to seeing home
grown potatoes which are appreciab
ly smaller than the Southern sweeut
potato. I th nk with concentrated
effort we can make the Louisiana
'yam' a universally popular product."
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NOTICE.
Notice is hereby giverq that the ex
elusive privilege of operating a ferry
witlln -a radius of two miles of the
point where the' Houltonville Ferry
is now being operated by Ernest
Guitteau shall be let for a period of
ten years, by the Police Jury, after
thirty days' advertisement in The St.
Tammany Farmer.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
jl-6t Secretary Police Jury.
'MILL WHISTLE
GIVES SULLIVAN
TALK TO THE
EMPLOYEES
In the January nuinber of the Mill
Whistle, published, at Bogalust, W.
H. Sullivan makes the following
statement to the mill workers. It i"'
characteristic of Mr. Sullivan's loyal
ty to the company and of his des're
to cultivate in his employees the ef
'fic:ency that brings self-respect and
independence. Aside from this it is
interesting in its indication of the
future pol cy of the Great Southern
Lumber Company, the biggest thing
of its kind in the country:
"When this issue of The MIL.
Whistle gets to you, we will probably
oe at the end of the year 1920, and
-.t the beginning of the year 1921.
I want to express to you all my ap
preciation of the splendid efforts that
you have made during the past year
to assist the managelhnent in conduIr
.ng the business of our various com
panies.
"It is a wonderful thing to be as
sociated with men who are willing
to go the limit to protect the fa
terests of the company and it is to
be regretted that we look ahead into
the year 1921 for the first few
month at least, and see no encour
agement in the way of improved
business conditiops, but we are for
tunate to be connected w:th a com
pany that is willing to operate its
plant, as long as they possibly can,
and as long as there is storage ca
pacity to take care of the production.
Must Sell All Lumber.
"However, commencing the year
1921, the executive ofhcers of the
company have advised us that we
must sell all of the lumber that we
make-tor instance, if we only sell
ten million feet of lumber in Janu
ary, we will only be allowed to run
time enough to cut ten in lion feet
during that months.
"The Sales Department has been
instructed to make 'every effort to
move lumber enough so that the mill
can run at full capacity.
"You can all aid in this by helpi
ing the Shipping Department to see
that every car is loaded to its ca
pacity, and that every car is shipped
promptly. We will all have to rely
more than ever on the Shipp ng De
partment, for if they fall down, it is
going to cost every man in the city
a little something.
Help Shipping Department.
"If there ,is any way that we can
aid the Shipping Department in logd
ing out cars promptly and keeping
sh pmenits up to the production, it
will help uis all to do it,
"W'e are all somewhat optimistic
and feel that conditions will improve
within the next four to six months.
We ought to be happy over the fact
that we are living in one of the best
cities 'n the United States and that
there are not so very many men out
of employment-that we have fine
churches and schools and the best of
all is that the health conditions are
splendid."
J. MONROE SIMMONS APPOINTED.
Mr. J. Monroe Simmons has er
ceived fromi Governor Parker hie
comm'ssion as legal advisor to
Sheriff Walter Galatas in the coller
tion of licenses, the inheritance
tax, etc,
Mr. Simmons is a well known at
torney of Covington, and his ape
pointment will meet with general ap
proval. He was a strong supporter
of Governor Parker in the recent
election, and while a member of the
Legislature for St. Tammany parish
made a record for the cleanness of
h's politics and his faithfulness to
his convictions.
MASONS DINNER
AT, SOUTHERN
ENJOYABLE
AFFAIR
lThe Masons had a wonderful time
at their dinner at the Southern Ho
tel, Tuesday evening. Not only for
the good fellowship that prevailed,
but especially because of the strength
of character represented in the. re
cent growth of the order. Some of
the best young men of Cov'ngton
have recently become members, add
ing young and enthusiastic tempera
ment to the mature and conserva
tve thought of the long-time mem
bers. But when we speak of con
servative thought we are not in any
way referring to that 'part of Mr.
Morgan's address that was of special
interest and application to those
whose conservatism is located on a
bare spot on the top of the head.
Mr. N. H. FitzSimons presided' as
Worshipful Master and requestod
Mayor Robt. W. Badon to act as
Master of Ceremonies.
A feature of the after-dinner talks,
in which many of the members ,par
ticipated, all voicing appreciation of
the big stride of the local order.
Mr. Lewis L. Morgan particularly at
tracted the attention of every mem
ber in his eulogy of deceased mem
ber Arthur L. Bear. 'Mr. Bear lived
closely to the teachings of Masaonry.
Those who knew him intimately and
had his confidence grasped fully the
meaning of Mr. Morgan's tribute t9
his loyalty and cleanliness and ap
preciation of human worth.
There were about fifty present,
and among them were the'following
visiting members: E. L. Williams,
H. L. Gilbert, New Orleans; Dr. R.
V. Rafnel, A. B. Colomes, Chas. Ell
erman, M. C. Huckaby, Donald Dunn.
FIRES OF THE WEEK.
Christmas day the residence of A.
W. Jones caught fire from fireworks
being set off by children. iSome of
them lodged on the roof, which was
dry, and caught fire. The alarm was
sounded, but the fire 'was put out
before the tire apparatus reached the
scene.
Wednesday the large dry kiln on
the place on the Tchefuncta river
owned *'py Mr. John Friedlander,
about a mile ronm Covington, was
destroyed. Mr. Friedlander puts the
lo:s at about one thousand dollars,
but his main loss is in the destruc
tion of his orange seed (the Tri
foliata) which he plants to secure
grafting stock for his Satsuma
oranges. The loss is irreparable, as
no more seed can be obtained at
this time.
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METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Several attended our last Sabbath
evening's service despite the rain.
This is as it should b'e. When chris
tians, can attend the "means of
grace" our Lord has proviided, with
out injuring their health, they should
enjoy the priv:lege, and thus prove
to the world their lovtty. to their
King, and that His business is much
more important than -worldly mat
ters, amusements, or anything else.
We enjoyed an excellent Christ
man. entertainment at Mandeville last
Wednesday night.
There was an interestiing stew
ards' meeting at the pastor's home
last Tuesday night.
Services at the courthouse every
Sunday evening and every second
and fourth Sundays at 11 a. m. At
Mandeville each first Sunday at 3:30
p. m. and 11 a. m. At 'Poitevent's
Mill each third Sunday at 3:30 p. m.
and 11 a. m. At Madisonville each
second and fouth Wednesday even
ing.
L. R. SPARKS,
Pastor.
ABITA HOTEL MAN LMAKING
IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Alexander .Mutti, 'who owns
several hotels in Abita Springs, is
preparing for a good season for next
year. He is building four cottages
at the Abita Springs Hotel and is
build.ng three others nearby. Two
cottages he is building near the
Catholic church will ,be modernly
equipped family residences with all
the conveniences that are attractive
to the city man who spends the set
son at Abiita. The hotel improve
ments will make accommodat:ons for
quite an increased number of guests.
ARMOUR'S . DAUGHTER
IS TOWED
Announcement ct the engage
meat of Miss Lolita Armour, onl.
child of the famous packet, J.
Ogd~a Armqur, to J. J. Mitchell,
Jr., son of a leading Chicago
banker, marks the career of one
American girl which has been
watched with interest by the ei
tire nation. Born a eripple ritl
a hip disease, she was healed
when her father summoned a ta
monu European "bloodless" sa
geon here to operate at the
of more than $1o0,600 She
now t. She was ves aetti i
war work, this pletnre haring
been taken at that tlas
ONE KNIGHTS'
CARS GOES TO
SKANSAS
The Knights of Columbus ,ball at
the Southern Hotel Wednesday night
made good the prediction of its
social success. It was a very enjoy
able affair.
One of the cars was drawn .by P. J.
Keating, of Norton, Kan. Mr. Keat
ing is a brother to Father Bernard
Keating of St. Paul's College, who
bought five tickets, sending some to
his brother, one of which drew the
car. The other oar was drawn by
Joseph Quave, of Madisonville, La.
It is said that Mr. Quave had re'
marked a few days previous that his
car was getting shabby and he guess
ed it was about time for him to get
a new one. It's good to be born
lucky. Mr. Keating's ticket was No.
1178; :Mr. Quave's No. 153.
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Dr. R. A. Hail, of Mobile, Ala.,
spent several days in Covington, this
week, looking it over as a prospect
for premanent residence. Dr. HIil
as an eye, ear and nose -specialist.
He is leaving 'Mobile 'because of ill
health and has decided that he will
take up practice in Covington. He
has returned to Mobile to make final
arrangements for this move.
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MADISONVILLE 400 PARTY.
Among the many holiday parties
in Madisonville, we wish to. say-the
one given in honor of Mrs. Rosen
berg, by Mrs. Manuel Perea, was an
absolute success, many prominent
young people partoipating, among
them being Miss Vera Tyson, Miss
Margaret Tyrney, Mr. and Mrs. G.
T. Eason, Mrs. M. Perea, Dolly Tyr
ney, Ernest Tyrney, Mrs. Rosenberg,
Mrs. Tyrney, Mrs. A. Tyrney, Fred
Klein, Foster Morgan, Mamie Perea.
Music was del'ghtfully rendered by
Prof. R. Morgan and Mr. Fred Klein.
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BOYS TO RECEIVE $500.00 FOR
TREE GROWING.
New Orleans, Dec. 29th.--Prizes
amounting to $500 will Ibe awarded
during 1921 to the winners of the
great tree-growing contest among
members of ;Boys Reforestration
Clubs, now being formed in Louisi
ana. This is the announcement of
M. L. Alexander, state conservation
commissioner, following the recent
meeting here of- the general forestry
advisory board. The Reforestration
Clubs will be organized and conduct
ed along the lines of the Boys' Pig
Clubs and Corn Clubs, which have
been meeting with such success
among the country boys. Colonel
W. H. Sullivan, president of the
Great 'Southern Lumber Company,
at Bogalusa, who is a member of the
forestry board first conceived the
idea of the Reforestration Clubs and
offered the $500 for prizes during
1921, has outlined his plan as fol
lows: "To be a member of a Re
forestration Club each boy should'
have charge of a tract of land being
rpfprested either naturally or arti
ficially, and on his success in pro
ducing a valuable forest of young
trees would depend his capture of
of a prize. In most cases the re
forestration would be natural, 'from
(Continued on, page 6)
A. L. VARNADO
SHOT, KILLED BY
SHEPPARD AT
PASSIMANCHAC
Buckshot Entered Back At
Side and Death Follow
ed In Two Days.
SHEPPARD SAYS WAS
NEVER IN ST. TAM.
Varnado Taken to Hospital,
New Orleans, By
Dr. Bulloch.
A. L. Varnado was shot at Pass
Manchac, Tu'esday evening at 7:30,
at the 'mith general store. A man
named Chas. lneppard is said to have
done the shooung. Snerlff Lenm
Bowden, of Tangipahoa parish, ar
rested Sheppard and has aim 'a jail
at Amite City. The Item states that
it is reporced that the shooting was
the result of an old grudge, but it
is said that Sheppard claims that
he was never :n St. Tammany parish
and that he haa been in Tangipahoa
but two weeks. He refused to tell
Sheriff Bowden where he camie from,
as lie did not wish any one at home
to know the predicament he was in.
He says that he went to the SmiLh
store to buy some things and that
Varnado attacked him with a knife.
That he left the store and went
home, returning for the.groceries in
the evening with his gun for pro
tection, and that he Was again at
tacked by Varnado. He then sbot.
him. But it is reported that Smith
said the shot was fired from ambush.
However thie' may be, the ,buckshot
entered Varnado's back and he could
not have been facine Sheppard when
he fired, it is claimed.
Varnado was taken to the Charity
Hospital in New Orleans, where he
died Thursday. The Item gives the
following account of the shooting, as
gained from Varnado's friends who
broughtt him to the city:
"Archie L. Varnado, 38, a .isher
man of Pass Manchac, is in Charity
Hospital fighting for his life, with
a charge of buckshot in his body.
Varnado was` shot from the rear,
the missies steiking himf in the left:
side of his back just below the '
shoulder as he stood in the doorway
of the Smith general store at 7:30
p. m., Tuesday, in Pass Manchac.
"An old grudge is said to have.
been the cause of the shooting. A
man, whose name was not known ,by
the friends who brought Varnado to
New Orleans, is reported jailed at
Amite in connection with ,the shoot
ing.
"Dr. Lucas iMcGee, of Pass Man
chac, stayed in the Smith store all
last night attending the wounded
man, whose brother, Captain Frank
B. Varnado, of McComb, Miss., jump
ed a freight train to get to his
wounded brother.
Varnado was brought to New Or-=
leans Wednesady morning by Dr. H.' :
D. 'Bulloch, of Covington, his son,
Donice ;Bulloch and Thomas A. Long;
n I. . C. passenger engineer of Pass
Manchac.
"Varnado has a chance for life,
sa'd Dr. Bulloch, who believes that
the lung of the wounded mran is not
penetrated."
NOT1OE.
The next regular meeting of the
St. Tammany Parish School Board
will be held in the office to the Sup
erintendent in the courthouse in
Covington, on Friday, January 7.
ELMER E. LYON, *
Secretary.
ST. TAMMANY POUllRY ASSO
CIATION.
Mr. W. P. Minckler, secretary of
the St. Tammany Poultry Associa
tion, announces the election of the
following officers for 1921: Dr. R.
V. Rafnel, president; L. F. Pechon,
vice-president; Wm. P. iMinckle:,
secretary-treasurer.
An effort is being made to bold a
show in January. There is no doubt
that there will be fine birds enough
to make a very interesting exhibit
and one that would class well with
any of the South, but the show will
depend upon action of owners. In
quiries have been sent out and re
sponses are being awaited.
Mr. Minckler states that he wouli
like to have the names and address
es of all poultry dealers in St. 'Pam
many parish, as well as those inter
ested in poultry. Write to him
Covington.
OLASSIFIEi D ADVERTISEiMENTS
FOR SALE--Two automobiles, 1
Ford and 1 E. M. F., both in good
condition. Cheap. Apply to W. N.
Patrick, Covington, La. Jal-3t
FOR SALE--Rough rice, $4 per
100 pounds. Feed for chickens-
makes hens lay. Also 100 bundles
of rice straw hay, 50c per bundle.
W. N. Patrick, Covington. jl-3t
FOR SALE-A good pair of small
young mules, 4 and 5 years old, iboth. 'r
broke and gentle, $200 for the pair. :
Also buggg!es and surries, cheap. '
Horses and mules to hire. Glasers
Branch, Phone 216.
FOR SALE-Two fine Red Du
Jersey sows, will soon have pige. '
Must sell. See and make ofler;,
Phone 124-W, Abita Springr