The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-09
WELSH NEWS NOTES.
Farmers Can Vow Get TO Town WITH
out Trouble.

across the East Lacaslne in the north
east part of town, east OF the cemetery.
was completed a rev days ago and Beau
fort street has been nicely graded TO Il.
This VIII be the entrance fer farmers
east aud northeast OF town. The bridge
across the same stream at the east end
OF Nichols street is now finished and
work is being done upon Its approaches.
BY this course there is well graded
ro3d southeast Of town. On the south
side all the east and west streets have
been graded and also Adams and Elms,
running north and south. The grading
outfit has been at this work to the tune
| Of $500
Prof. j. G. Haupt has been having all
| the grip he wants for awhne since tbs
latter part OF last week, but kept brave
~ on duty except a part OF Tuesday. lie
| is well on the mend.
There Is no keeping tally upon the
| quantities Of lumber and other building
material coming into town lately ex-
cept by railroad experts. and they can
do ii only by carloads.
Mr.. Paul W. Daniels has prepared the
| block bounded by Ad.nIs. crowley, Mich
olls ana Hudspeth streets for the finest
nome pat in town. This is preparatory
to the erection of a palatial residence.
The charter OF the town Of Welsh has
been amended for the Incorporation OF
adjoining territory. Thereby the town
becomes two and half miles square and
gains In poDul4gion.
Messrs. Charles Martin and Martin J.
sloane are members OF the grand jury.
Mayor l.. Il. Robinson moved the of
noes OF the Calcasleu Rice Mill com
pany and the Robinson Canal company
into the new Robinson block yesterday.
The old office is being taken possession
OF today by Mr.. and Mrs. Perry D. Drury
FOR Uncle Sans mailing establ ishment.
The old postoffice will be occupied to-
morrow for Medus restaurant and the
old restaurant building will be at once
converted into DR.. j. II. Coopers drug
store.
The council is doing commendable
service to The streets and crossings OF
the town. The town tax and all the sa-
loon and fine income will be almost en-
tirely used for improvements. Jennings
gives flve-tenths of the latter to public
school purposes and Lake Charles four
tenths. and thus their schools have every
advantage financially. 1t is very likely
that similar share may be given here
another year so that another teacher
may be added snd thus greater interest
kept up,
sure evidence of the growing import
ance of Welsh is the fact that ali the
parish dallles and the most important
papers of New Orleans and Texas have
correspondents here. These, il Is true,
give but brief news notes. not to DO
compared with the we'll edited columns
OF the local Welsh Rice Belt journal. but
1t all shows thst there is a vigorous
growth here in which the Southern bel
at large Is interested. Welsh. TOO, Is
| benefited by this we'll deserved atten-
ton
The Knights of Equity. under State
Orglnizers T. 4. Bate and A. e. savers,
established a vigorous lodge here Tues
day. The Odd Fellows took in a big
patch Wednesday. Masons, Eagles, Buff
laloes arc getting their shire The
Nightmares only seem 10 be standing
still. but their time also will come
Rev. c. W Campbell preached an able
! sermon Sunday evening. Presiding Elder
J' g. Campbell was visitor a few days
ago. Rev. J. y. steele OF the Congrega-
tlonal church spent Tuesday with his
Iriends' Not long ago ministerial visits
were FAR between.
Mr. j. G, Neeis was caned by bis
Hammond business friends last week.
when he and Mrs Neelis were on the eve
Of leaving for their new home in Welsh.
Ihoy are paying visit to rela and
friends in Crowley. In a few DAYS Mr.
Neelis win be here to SUPERVISE The
''N'N'NA " a NV uH4lViuS at the SOUTH
east corner OF Films and South streets
for the First National bank of Welsh, a
ch'rter Tor which has been granted and
OF which Mr.. Neelis will be cashier The
building a present upon this site will
be moved immediately upon the adjoin-
ing lot for the Cooper drug store.
Misses Beal OF Mermentau, sister OF
Mrs r, J. West have been visiting hero
for several days and now Mrs. Bsal also
has come. They are most estlmlble
ladies' and will always be welcomed here
DR.. c. w. Loom.s spent some DAYS
here early this week and incidentally
took trip into the country. He will
probably become one of our rice farmers
by proxy.
Joseph Delbuouo has been promoted
from night operator here to the sam,
position in Lake Charles. He Is a most
worthy young man, without the bad
habits so common nowadays j. Bats
has the vacated place here.
The southern Plciic derrick crew is
driving piles for a large new tank.
gasoline en2ane is to be used hereafter
for pumping
Agent ]. +. Ttbhs has been having
severe tussle TO keep the grip from TAX
Ing him entirely from duty, He is to b..
compassionated, for his place is hard
one for sick man to fill and keep even,
tempered.
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