The GazetteApril 4, 1906 Mrs. John McKee, and sisters Miss Pearl and Wilba Peek, were visitors to Monroe Wednesday. Miss Auna Hay of Port Union spent several days visiting friends here last week. Miss Ida Ford who has been visiting in Monroe and other points for several days returned home Thursday. Mr. J. D. Cunningham and … Continue reading Ouachita Items
Newspaper Articles
Patton Got Lost in Winn
The TimesShreveport, Louisiana02 Jul 1976 George Patton and his armored tank division got lost during the Army maneuvers in Louisiana in 1941 after crossing Red River one night from Natchitoches Parish into Winn. Patton's orders were to wipe out the enemy infantry division that was supposed to be in the Cootchie Brake and Wheeling area, … Continue reading Patton Got Lost in Winn
Impeachment Ends
The Bernice JournalMay 23, 1929 On Thursday, May 10th., the impeachment trial of Governor Huey P. Long came to a close when fifteen state senators declared that the bills filed against the governor were illegal and that they would not vote for conviction. This brings to a close just another attempt of the old regular … Continue reading Impeachment Ends
Mrs. Buckley Honored
The Bernice JournalMarch 14, 1929 On Monday afternoon from 2 till 4 o'clock. Mrs. Ola Taylor entertained a few friends and relatives in honor of her mothers 80th birthday. Mrs. Taylor was assisted in receiving the guests by her sister, Mrs. J. W. Hunt. After the social hour the guests were invited into the dining … Continue reading Mrs. Buckley Honored
Bernice Local News
The Bernice JournalMarch 7, 1929 To The Public The patronage of all the filling stations of Bernice are asked to observe the following schedule for Sunday. All Stations will open to 9:30 a.m., thereafter all will be closed except that one will remain open thru out the day upon the dates designated below. Dendys Service … Continue reading Bernice Local News
Bernice High School News
The Bernice JournalMarch 7, 1929 BERNICE HIGH SCHOOL NEWS By Journalistic Club Basket Ball News The Bernice basket ball boys went to Junction City Tuesday to play. The game was hard fought but Junction City won by a score of 20 to 15. Junction City returned the game Thursday. This time the teams seemed about … Continue reading Bernice High School News
Dykes Taylor
The GazetteSeptember 28, 1932 Dykes Taylor of the Truxno community was shot and almost instantly killed at 7:30 o'clock Saturday morning September 24th as a result of a difficulty with S. J. Slade of the same community. After receiving a telephone call notifying him of the incident Sheriff Pat Murphy and deputy George M. Edwards … Continue reading Dykes Taylor
School Items
The GazetteNovember 8, 1905 By the Students: We were glad to have four new pupils this week, viz: Misses Minnie Honeycutt and Minnie Wilson, Messrs. Joe Merit and Edward Compton. Mr. Charlie Jameson was absent Thursday and Friday. He went to Monroe on business. We were honored by a visit from Master Byron Monroe Friday afternoon. … Continue reading School Items
Real Estate Transfers
The GazetteOctober 25, 1905 Mason Hollings to Mrs. Carrie O. Everett, 80 acres, consideration $300.P. M. & S. M. Turner to S. T. Love, 10 acres, consideration $150.Sandy Wayne to W. J. Remore, 2 acres, consideration $500.F. N. B. Moore to J. M. & O. P. Johnson, 320 acres, consideration $1600.Ellen Antley to J. F. Antley, … Continue reading Real Estate Transfers
Court Proceedings
The GazetteOctober 25, 1905 The district court disposed of the following cases up to Tuesday noon: State vs. Moreland Hendriks, petit larceny, nolle pros.State vs. Oliver Hally, burglary, plead guilty.State vs. Ray, killing hog of another, plead guilty.State vs. Leon Fields, carrying concealed weapons, plead guilty.State vs. Pat Defee, disturbing peace, plead guilty.State vs. Wince Ellison, … Continue reading Court Proceedings
Marion News
The GazetteOctober 25, 1905 Editor Gazette: I see you want correspondents from Marion and other places in the parish. Why did you not say, "Come again, Uncle Jasper," as there is no one here but myself that will write up the town. Well, it has been only a short time since I wrote you, since which … Continue reading Marion News
Shiloh Cemetery
The GazetteSeptember 13, 1905 The picket fence around the graveyard at Shiloh has decayed and fallen down, and leaves the sacred dead of this old cemetery exposed to be trampled upon by loose stock. Now, the few that are left of this once prosperous and densely populated community, feel themselves unable, without help, to build a … Continue reading Shiloh Cemetery
Old Jabber Again
The GazetteJune 28, 1905 The old Diagones in his tub over at Bernice continues to snarl at the Gazette in his puny, envious way, like things on the ground are supposed to regard thing over and above them. The gargled, treaky diction of his obscure sheet bearing about as much relation to legitimate newspaper work as … Continue reading Old Jabber Again
Farmerville Local News
The GazetteJune 21, 1905 A telegram brought the sad intelligence that Mr. Levy Glanton, a brother of Mrs. Harry VanHook and a nephew of Mrs. A. J. Bell, had died this morning at his home on Boueff river in Richland Parish. The tidings of his death was a great shock, as no knowledge of his illness … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
Lost An Arm
The GazetteJune 14, 1905 The facts of the case go to show that Guy Tucker, who was shot from ambush last week, was not so badly wounded as first reported. Both wounds taking effect in the elbow of his right arm shattering the bone so badly that the physicians found it necessary to amputate the limb, … Continue reading Lost An Arm
An Expensive Folly
The GazetteMay 31, 1905 When it was first proposed to replace the school building at Bernice with a $10,000 brick structure we were disposed to treat the matter as a joke, as we were inclined to view it as the emanation of some ambitious citizen, with more patriotism than judgment, as a school building of this … Continue reading An Expensive Folly
“Hit The Grit”
The GazetteMay 24, 1905 W. F. McQueen, of Calhoun, who together with the Daniels (now in jail) was indicted by the late grand jury for complicity in the killing of Jim Taylor, by a little trickery fooled Deputy Browning, of Ouachita (who was sent to arrest him) and as a consequence is in parts unknown, out … Continue reading “Hit The Grit”
A White Rapist
The GazetteMay 24, 1905 The people of Eros, Jackson Parish, are diligently searching for one Garratt, a white man, late of that community, who on Wednesday last made a criminal assault on a 14 year old white girl at Eros, and was only foiled in his purpose by the timely appearance of two white men. The … Continue reading A White Rapist
J. E. Webb Gets Damages
The GazetteMay 24, 1905 The damage suit of J. E. Webb vs. W. N. Farmer was decided in the district court at Ruston last week. Judge Dawkins rendering judgment in favor of Webb for the sum of $50 and cost of suit, the latter amounting to five times the sum of damages allowed, due to the … Continue reading J. E. Webb Gets Damages
The Daniels in Jail
The GazetteMay 17, 1905 Sheriff Taylor returned last Saturday night at a late hour with the Daniel Brothers (Floyd, Joe, Will and Guthrie) in charge, whom he arrested in the northwestern portion of Webster Parish, under an indictment returned by the late grand jury charging them with the killing of James Tayor, who was shot down … Continue reading The Daniels in Jail
Rebuilding Bernice School
The GazetteMay 17, 1905 The good people of Bernice held a public meeting last week to rebuild their school building recently destroyed by fire and promptly decided to replace the structure with a brick building to cost between $10,000 and 12,000. And notwithstanding the Herald, in alluding to our recent remark relative to "Spanish architecture," terms … Continue reading Rebuilding Bernice School
Investigation in the Killing of Dick Craighead
The GazetteMay 17, 1905 The Governor Moves Gov. Blanchard has ordered a vigorous investigation in the matter of the late killing of Dick Craighead in the Homer jail and has offered the following rewards, which will remain in force for the period of one year from date. The sum of $1500 for the identification and conviction … Continue reading Investigation in the Killing of Dick Craighead
“Had ‘Em Bad”
The GazetteMay 10, 1905 Jaques, the stranger who fell on the streets in a fit last week, but who seemed to recover his faculties later, subsequently developed a full-fledged case of "jimmies", walking about the streets in the "wee sma" hours, talking nonsense, in which "lions, bears, dogs, ant-eaters" and other quadrupeds figured. Marshal Atkinson found … Continue reading “Had ‘Em Bad”
Dick Craighead Dies
The GazetteMay 3, 1905 Dick Craighead, the account of whose assassination in the Homer jail, appears on the first page of this issue, died the succeeding evening, despite every effort to save his life. The body turned over to his brothers and conveyed for burial at his old home near Athens, where he was interred last … Continue reading Dick Craighead Dies
DICK CRAIGHEAD LYNCED
The GazetteMay 3, 1905 The Murderer of the McKee's Shot to Death in his Cell at Homer While Shrieking his Protestations of Innocence. Denies Crime With His Dying Breath. Special to The TimesHomer, La., April 26, 1905 A mob if seventy-five men early this morning broke into the Claiborne Parish jail, and locating Dick Craighead, the one-time … Continue reading DICK CRAIGHEAD LYNCED
An Interesting Case
The GazetteMarch 29, 1905 In view of the many persons holding commissions as notary public and the considerable business passing through their hands, we take occasion to note the particulars of an important case tried at this term of court, which may be of interest to this class of officials and those transacting business through them. … Continue reading An Interesting Case
“Booze” Man Gone Wrong
The GazetteMarch 29, 1905 Geo. L. Shields, of Winnfield, who represented the R. P. Webb Liquor Co., of Monroe, in the parish of Lincoln, Jackson and Winn, as a traveling salesman for the last four years, was arrested at Winnfield last week, together with G. L. Alexander, of Jackson Parish, on charge of systematically robbing his … Continue reading “Booze” Man Gone Wrong
1952 Spearsville High Has Successful Baseball Year, Earns State Title
Submitted by Ike Futch Spearsville LouisianaMay 26, 1952 Last March when the Spearsville High School baseball players began loosening up their arms, swinging bats and taking their laps, not a single player would have thought they would win the state championship, but with a few potential hitters, some good pitching and lots of hustle they … Continue reading 1952 Spearsville High Has Successful Baseball Year, Earns State Title
News Around the Parish
The GazetteFebruary 15, 1939 SPURLOCK PROMOTED TO SALES MANAGER The following appeared in a recent issue of "The Oil Weekly", an oil magazine published at Houston, Texas: "Fred J. Spurlock has been appointed sales manager for Mid-Continent Supply Company." "Mr. Spurlock has been connected with the company for many years, in various capacities, his most … Continue reading News Around the Parish
Resolutions of Respect of Brother G. Alex Albritton
The GazetteFebruary 15, 1939 Brother Albritton was born March 5, 1874, and died December 15, 1938; age 64 years nine months and ten days. He first united with Beulah Baptist church and moved his membership to Conway, and on November 20, 1897, moved his membership to Salem. And about 1904 he moved his membership to … Continue reading Resolutions of Respect of Brother G. Alex Albritton
