The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-19

Inc lLtuleS AuAllldfy OF Une Dap
fist church will give a uniqe social in
Martins hall next Wednesday even
ing, September "A. Everyone is re-
quested to come and bring a dime,
u lead pencil and aslemon. You will
miss treat if you fail TO attend this
social.
Furniture sold on installments.
WELSH FURNITURE CO., LTD.
Saturday. September 20, is the day
for Bell & Co.'S millinery opening.
Miss Jones, of Memphis, Tenn, an
experienced milliner, will be pleased
to meet the ladies of Welsh and vicin-
ity that day and show them the up-to-
date line Of millinery on display.
Furniture sold on installments.
WELSH FURNITURE Co., LTD.
Mrs. d. NJ. Lewis received a tele-
gram Wednesday conveying the sad
intelligence of the death of her brother,
Edward Riggs, which occurred at his
home in Elmira, N. Y. MIR. Riggs
was an engineer on the New York
Central railroad and whether his
death was the result of an accident is
not known, but it was sudden.
Those wishing to have up-to-da ate
carpenter work done would do we'll to
call on w. 3. Friesner, contractor.
"oIh d Sl)cCldlUN
Saturday was the chilliest day ex-
perienced in Southern Louisiana dur
ing the month of September in many
years. In some instances oyercoats
were in evidence. Saturday morning
the mercury registered as low as forty
eight, drop of about forty-fve de-
greeS in twentytOur hours. The same
conditions prevailed throughout the
country and in some states heavy
froSts were reported.
Now is the time to take out Deer
ing Binder. They will save your rice
Others may. Always at Davidson
Wesson Implement Co. S.
The Welsh base ball boys who bur-
led the Lake Arthur team in an avail
anche OF runs the Sunday before, had
the ta bleS turned on them Sunday by
losing to the boys from the Lake.
After the sixth inning the game was
listlesS and uninteresting and was
veritable sluggish match. The tie
game Will be played in two weeks.
The business men will in all proba-
bility organize a team to combat the
regulars next Sunday.
See Jones Bros. for wheat bran,
corn chops and all kinds of feed.
Fire broke out on Spindle Top, the
heart of the Beaumont oil field, last
Thursday and for a time it seemed
that the whole field was doomed.
Thousands of persons locked to the
city from all sections of the country
and once more Beaumont was remind
ed OF scenes when oil was first diScOv-
cred. The flames ragged until Sunday
afternoon when they were eXtingui sh-
ed by the same process as the Jennings
oil fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Ellis. of near
town, and their daughter, Mrs. Oscar
Suffer, Of Roanoke, returned We'd
neSday from Il two week. trip to
Sloan Springs, Ark Mr.. Ellis in
formed JOURNAL reporter that Capt.
Sweet, of Jennings, who has been
there some time with the hope of bene-
fitting his health, Is very low and no
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Capt. Sweet is Il sufferer from heart
disease and cancer of the stomach.
The Balm wagon is known to be the
best wagon and has less draft than
any wagon on the market. See David
son WessOn implement Company
about them.
The charter for the Welsh National
Bank has been issued by the Comp
troiler of the Currency at Washing
ton, ID. c., and It's number is 64lS.
and Monday that institution began
transacting business under its new
name. The officers are: l.. Kaufm an,
president; y. tultOn, vice-president;
w. w. Welsh, c;. Shier. The directors
are: /. kaufman, y. Fulton, Il. y.
Pujo, Geo. Lock, Or. X. Il. Arceneaux,
a. h. Bell and +. l.. Lewis.