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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.
Officers and Directors Chosen for the
First National Bank of Welsh.

At a meeting last Tuesday evening
in the Office of Mayor L. E. Robinson
the organization of the First National
Bank, of Welsh was perfected and the
directors and officers, with the exception
of the cashier. were elected.
l.. E. Robinson was elected president
and Paul w. Daniels, vice-pres ident.
Following are the directors: l.. e. Rob-
inson, Paul w. Daniels, DR.. John H .
Cooper, III. A. Davidson, C. p. Martin,
Welsh; Frank Roberts, Lake Charles !;
and Geo. A. Courtney, of Illinois.
The necessary documents have been
forwarded to Washington city and bonds
have been arranged for as prescribed by
law. The building now occupied by the
Calcasieu Implement Co., will be re-
nodded and furnished, and it is the inten-
ton to have the new bank open and ready
for business by the first of September.
The gentlemen connected with the new
institution are well-to-do and substan-
tial business men and will doubtless en-
joy good business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
South Welsh Notes.


Wells are doing nicely south and south.
east of Welsh. All of them now have
deep pits.
c. W. Trays, who is at work at
Daniels plant, visited his family over
Sunday.
Dwight Plumb and family visited Mr..
Brockney, the melon man, on Monday
Geo. w. May was in Jennings on bust
ness one day last week.
Mr.. Fitch. an Adventist, visited
Welsh recently in the interest of the
Vegetarian Health Food Restaurant, of
New Orleans.
J. B. Clark is strong advocate of
deep sowing in well prepared ground in
dry year. He put his imported seed
rice in deep ground Although it is
now small, it has a good color and is
growing nicely.
J. Fl. Labit was in Roanoke Tuesday.
Mrs. r. F. Prentice, who has been ill.,.
with typhoid fever for the past two or
three weeks, is reported no better
John w. Armstrong, who we reported
last week as having an attack of typhoid
is improving slowly.
Julian Louvnier, while wrestling Tues
day evening, fell and badly sprained his
left ankle, besides breaking one of the
small bones
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
UNIFORM PRICES NEEDED.

1t is undeniable that if some system
could be adopted by which the prices on
various grades of clean rice disposed of
by the mills might be made more uniform,
a much better and more satisfactory re-
turn could be made to the producers for
/. the rice milled and sold.
Under the present method of conduct.
ing sales, the mills, whose products are
handled with careful intelligence by men
who have had an extensive experience
an the business are subject to the irregu-
lar and frequently very low prices quoted
by mills who are without proper post
Angs and information, and whose location
often tends to preclude them from OBJ
tanning broad knowledge of the con-
ditions governing the course of values
from time to time during the season,
and by reason of which they frequently
make prices ranging from Ia to l-2
cent per pound below ruling prices east
iy obtainable if only they were properly
posted.
instances are known where brokers
who represent such mills, had they been
dealers, could haye bought the rice on
samples and prices quoted to them, and
-resold them to their jobbing trade at an
advance of Ia cent and more per pound
These irregular and low gu stations
have resulted in demoralizing the buy
ers SO that they did not know what
rice was worth, and made them afraid
10 pay a fair price for it.
The effect of such conditions makes
buyers feel that rice is hazardous COM
naodity 10 deal in, and consequently in
<iuces them to buy only from hand to
mouth, thus causing dragging market
and depressed prices.
1t is to the interest of millers to make
rice safe risk for buyers to invest in,
and any plan having for its object the
accomplishment of this, and of bring
ing all of the millers and distributors
an closer touch with each other in the
Interchange of views on market values
and conditions governing the business,
should be given their hearty support and
encouragement. We believe that such a
plan has been formulated by the Rice
Millers and Distributors Association of
louisiana and Texas, and will be inaugu-
rated the coming season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
Illinois Prohibitionists.

Peoria, ILL.,, July 1.-The prohibition
state convention was called to order here
shortly after l o'clock this afternoon
by Hale johnson, chairman of the state
central committee. The convention will
place in nomination candidates for the
state officers to be voted for at the fall
election, and also candidates for con-
gress and for the legislature in all the
districts of the state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
Approaching Nuptials.

Saturdays Press has the following to
say of one Welsh's popular young men
who is soon to lead to Hymen's Altar
one of Lake Charles fair daughters:
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Mark L. Prentice, of Welsh and Miss
Anne Cessford, of Lake Charles, at nine
o'clock of the evening of July ninth Mt
the residence of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. R. J. Cessford, s32 Lyons street
this city. Mr.. Prentice is member of a
prominent family in the neighboring city
of Welsh and himself is a young gentle
man of the highest character. The bride
is one of the lovely Lake Charles girls
who has an immense concourse of friends.
Miss Cessford was one of this years grad
yates of the Lake Charles High School,
ompleting the course high in the gradual
ing class. After July 10th the happy
young people will be at home to their
friends at Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04
which they will supply the faremrs along
the canal with fresh water.

If only one-half of the people in the
North and East could but be made to
realize what a valuable food stuff rice
really is. and the hundreds of palatable
dishes that can be made from 1t, the ques-
tion of overproduction would immediate
iy cease to be problem. The rice kitch-
ems are doing splendid work but what is
needed Is more of them-lots more.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

Now is the time to put the roads in a
good condition. In few short weeks the
work of moving the crop from the fields
to the mills will begin and every farmer
knows that he can haul twice as much
on good roads as he can upon bad ones.
Putting the roads and bridges in good
condition now means the saving of both
time and money a few weeks hence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

j. E. Caldwell, of Crowley, represent
ing the Southern Lyceum Bureau, was
in Welsh Tuesday interviewing our citi-
zens upon the advisability of holding a
lecture course here some time during the
coming fall and winter He laid his
plans before the city council Tuesday
night and committee was appointed by
that body to investigate same. While
a lecture course would be an excellent
thing for our city, yet at the present
time there isn't h hall in town with a
seating capacity sufficient to Justify the
sending here OF high priced lecturer
here: Why not build an opera house
and be prepared for these occasionsH
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

We of the rice belt can but wonder
what fools men are to move from the
Middle West States into Canada, when
wealth and happiness awaits all enter
prising and progressive immigrants who
make their home in the rice belt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

A writer to the Louisiana Planter from
'Gueydan, La, says: "The demand for
deep wells is something wonderful, es-
pecially in the Klondike section, which
lies twelve miles to the west of Gueydan.
Ihe Klondike canal has been forced to
sink deep wells in order to save the rice
in that section. They have just COM
pleted four l2-inch deep wells, from
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

The Rice journal and Gulf Coast Farm.
er is the leading publication of its kind
in the world.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

And the rice belt continues to grow.
Every week we hear of some new milling
company or irrigation corporation being
formed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

If your cook does not know how tc
prepare rice get one that does. Eat YOU
share of the crop.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-04

Rice is brain and health food of the
highest quality.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
LIST OF BOOKS
On Sale at The Standard Catholic
Book Store.

On Sale at The Standard Catholic
Book Store.
Among the books that can be se.
cured ut the Irish Standards New
Catholic Book Store, 81 Fourth street
south, End floor, are Mitchell and Nc
Geoghegan's History of Ireland,
Moore's History of Ireland, McGee's
History Of Ireland, Life of O'Connell,
Wild Irish Girl, Life Of st. Patrick,
Father Firms Works, Mrs. sadlier's,
Banim's, Lovers, Gerald Grtfln's,
Christine Faber's, Irish Saints, Burke's
Reply to Froude, Faith of Our Fathers,
Ny New Citrate, Life of Emmett, New
ireland, Michael Dwyer, Collins,
Davis Fairy Tales, Story Of Ireland,
Willy Reilly, Speeches From the Dock,
Dalaradia, O'Neills and O'Donnells,
Plain Facts, Mirror of True Woman
hood, and many others. Handsome
prayer books, bibles, rosaries, st. An
thony pictures. and everything in the
line of religious articles all at lowest
prices. When in need Of anything in
this line be sure to call and look over
the stock. Mail orders receive prompt
attention.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
BURIED BY AVALANCHE.
Snowflake i'm Colorado in Which
Seventeen Persons Are Re-
ported Killed,

Telluride, Col, March 1.-Seven-
teen dead, AS many injured and a
score or more missing is the result,
SO far as known, of a series of snow
slides which occurred Friday in the
immediate vicinity of the Liberty Bell
mine on Smuggler mountain, 3h
miles north of Telluride. The roads
between here and Liberty Bell are al
most impossible, and details are hard
to obtain.
The Liberty Bell mine is one of the
three largest mines in the district, the
Smuggler Union and the Tom Boy be-
ing the other two. It is owned by Kan
sas City people, the name of the COM
pany being the Liberty Bell Gold Min
ing & Milling company. Mr.. Winslow,
Of San Miguel county, is the manager.
The Liberty Bell is located about q
mile and three-quarters north Of Tel
luride and has an altitude of about 49,
900 feet at the mouth of the tunnel.
More than 200 men are employed in the
mine and both day and night shifts are
worked. The buildings Of the mine
occupy a bench on the mountain side,
and were erected in q location that
was supposed to be protected from
snowslides by a ridge which it was
thought would divert the course of any
avalanche that might be started. The
vast accumulation Of snow within the
past two weeks, however, gave the
slide Friday such q volume that moth
ing could stay its progress until it
reached the bottom Of the canyon.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
GUESTS FLEE FROM FLAMES.
and Other Buildings Burned and
Many Persons Injured.

Marshalltown, Ia, March 5.-Fire
early Tuesday morning destroyed half
a block of buildings in the heart of the
city, entailing loss of $4,000, result.
ing in injuries to several guests and
employees of the fremont hotel.
THE INJURED: Lulu Stephens, wait
ress, back severely sprained, internal in
juries" serious.
Mrs. Bessie Madden, waitress, leg bro
ken.
Birdie Myers. waitress, ankle broken.
J. H. Jayne, landlord. feet burned.
Jacob Kunkle, cook, hands and face
burned, serious.
George c. Steffe, salesman, John Church
company, Chicago. ankle sprained.
Forty guests of the hotel had but lit
tie time to escape as the flames spread
rapidly, cutting off avenues of escape.
The screams of girls aroused the
guests, many of whom jumped from
first floor balcony to the pavement in
their night clothes. The three injured
girls jumped from the third story to
the front balcony, and others jumped
to the areaway and escaped uninjured.
The fire caught at the base of the ele-
vator in the hotel.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
MEMORIAL TO Mckinley.
with Appropriate Services
Eulogy by john Hay.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-At noon
Thursday in the great hall of repre-
sentatives, in the presence of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Prince Henry of Prus-
STA, brother of the German emperor;
the members of the cabinet, the
justices of the supreme court, the gen.
eral of the army and officers of the
army and navy who have received the
thanks of congress, the ambassadors
and other diplomatic representatives
| of foreign countries, the senators and
Representatives in congress and a
large number of distinguished guests,
Hon. John Hay, McKinley's premier,
pronounced eulogy upon his dead
chief.
BY strange coincidence Thursday
was the twentieth anniversary of that
on which the peerless Blaine in the
same hall delivered his eulogy upon
the martyred Garfield, and stranger
still the subject of Thursdays memoir
ial service was the chairman of the
committee that had charge of the ar
engagements on that occasion.
Throughout the delivery of the
speech the audience listened with
great interest, but the peroration
coupling together, as if for all time,
the names of Washington and Lincoln
and Mckinley, seemed especially to
impress the hearers, and as Secretary
Hay uttered the last solemn words the
spectators burst into a perfect storm
of applause which lasted for several
minutes. The president himself
seemed as deeply impressed as those
about him and both he and the mem
bers of his cabinet were quite as en-
thusiastic as the remainder of the
audience. One hour and rs minutes
was consumed in the delivery of the
| grafton.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
DUE TO JEALOUSY.
Husband Stay. Wife, Aged Man and
Himself at Woodstock, 1ll.-Doy
Plays SPY on His Mother.

Woodstock, ILL.,, March 1.-Murder-
Gus jealousy filed the heart of Benja-
min f. Ellsworth, of this place, Friday
morning, and, after Staying his wife
and Amos w. Anderson with revolver,
he turned the weapon upon himself
and ended his own life. His son, Earl
A. Ellsworth, was q witness of the
tragedy and is prisoner in the Nc
Henry county jail. The triple tragedy
was brought about, apparently, by q
prearranged plan formed between the
father, now dead, and the son, now q
prisoner. The son set himself to watch
the suspected actions of his own moth
er, and at certain moment ran
stealthily to a window, whence he sig
nailed with a gesture to his father
across the street. The father came
and the killing followed. A coroner's
jury returned verdict recommending
that the young man be held to the
grand jury as an accessory before the
fact, and agreeing that the three dead
persons "came to their death as re-
suit of bullet wounds"
Ellsworth was As years old and a
prosperous mechanic, who conducted
general repair shop near his resi-
dence. His wife, Alice, was AZ years
old and prepossessing in appearance.
Mr.. Anderson was ~ years old, of
fine physique for one of his years,
and for nearly four years had made
his home with the Ellsworths. He
was a retired farmer. owning proper
ty estimated to be worth over $40, 900.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
DAMAGE IS IMMENSE.
Report of Great Ruin from East and
south-Many Lives Reported
Lost.

Chicago, March 3.-Reports from the
storm-stricken east and south show
little relief from the distressing con-
ditions. Rivers and smaller streams
are out of bounds, destroying bridges,
tearing away roadways, inundating
houses in the lowlands, flooding great
manufacturing centers and throwing
thousands of people into idleness.
Conditions in Pennsylvania and Ohio
are improving. That railroads have
suffered severely and are still in bad
way is shown by New York dispatches,
which announce that the Southwest
ern limited, due there at 1858 Sunday
morning, was seven hours late, while
the Chicago express, due at ten q. M;
the second section Of the Southwest
ern limited, the Buffalo express and
the Atlantic express, all due in the
morning, had not been heard from up
to late hour in the evening.
The Dakotas and Minnesota lie un-
der three feet of snow. Trains are
delayed and blocked.
Drownings reported from various
localities in the eastern and south
ern flood districts bring the total Of
deaths to 20.
Five lives are reported to have been
lost in Marshall, N. c., during the
storm and reports from the section
of western North Carolina say that
two other persons are known to have
persisted in the food.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
TO CALIFORNIA
Wis
Via
IN
THROUGH
TOURIST
CARS
Every Tuesday and
Saturday Morning.

On TUESDAYS, leave Mime
apolis $50 A. N, St. Paul 1000 IN.
via NORTHWESTERN LINE to Omaha
thence via Union Pacific and Ogden. and
arrive San Francisco 1926 p. N. Fri,la,
and Los Angeles 700 Am Saturday
thus Avoiding Sunday Travel.
On SATURDAYS, leave Mime
apolis $50 AM, St. Paul 1000 AM, vic
THE NORTH WESTERN LINE to Kansas
City, thence via Santa Fc Route, through
interesting New Mexico and Arizona
and arrive Los Angeles s:2OA.M.
These are the most popular routes t.
California, and enable one to travc
at small expense in comfortable anf
pleasant surroundings through thu
most picturesque and grandest parts O
America.
Those contemplating visiting Cali
Eornia this winter will be furnished, FIRE,
Of charge, maps, rates and all informa
ton by applying to ] A. O'BRIEN, Cit,
Passenger Agent, 413 Nicollet Ave-
Minneapolis; e. A. whitaker, Cit
Passenger Agent, 1872 Robert Street. s.
Paul, or address, T. w. TEASDALE
General Passenger Agent, st. Paul.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Ask Congress for Total Of
960,7OO,O0O.

Washington, March 3.-The rivers
and harbors committee agreed to re-
port its bill to the house. 1t carries
an appropriation of $60,700,0 900. OF
this amount $24,0oo,00o is in cash ap-
preparations, to become available on
July 1, while s36,700,0OO is provided
for continuing contracts. The items
of interest to Illinois are: Five hun.
dred thousand dollars for construct.
ing turning basins in the Chicago
river; 100000 for survey for deep
waterway from Lockport to St. Louis,
and $4,000 for the improvement Of
the Illinois river.
Other items Of interest to the peo-
pie of the Mississippi valley are for
the improvement of the Mississippi
river below Cairo, s., 1000, 900; improve
ment of the Mississippi river from
Cairo to the mouth Of the Missouri,
$2,4oo,ooo; for the improvement of
the Mississippi river from the mouth
of the Missouri to St. Paul, 81, 600, 900;
Hay Lake channel, st. Mary's river,
$4,50o,o00; improvement of Detroit
river, $1,75o,0OO; St. Clair Flats canal,
$33O,OOO.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
HELD BY COLOMBIAN REBELS.
Mich, Has a Hard Experience
in South America.

New York, March 5.-Having been
detained on Colombian rebel gum
boat for nearly month, in spite Of
repeated protests, Frederick E. Walk
er, of Pontiac, Mich, has landed
here from the steamer Orizaba from
Colon.
Mr.. Walker says that he went to
South America to look over mining
properties. He left Panama January
3 on the government schooner San
Juan, which carried two soldiers
with dispatches from Gen. Castro.
The vessel was bound for Aqua Dulce,
a town on the coast, and got within
ten miles of it when the rebel gum
boat came along and made all hands
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
MARC0Nps NEW RECORD.
Communication Received Over 1900
Miles and Signals Recorded
at 1000 Miles.

New York, March 3.-Mr. Marconi
has again bridged the Atlantic with
his wireless telegraph system, this
time in a practical way that gives as
surance that soon it will be possible
for ships crossing the ocean to keep
in constant communication with the
shore during the entire voyage. Mr..
Marconi reached this port Saturday on
the steamer Philadelphia. He an
nounced that during his whole trip
across the Atlantic he was able to talk
with his station at Poldhu, Cornwall,
without any difficulty. The greatest
distance at which communication was
maintained was 1000 miles.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
Plaintiffs Attorney, Minneapolis, MINI.
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
STATE or MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
IIenncpln, rs: District Court, Fourth
judicial District.
Mclanie Manettc, Plaintiff,
Against
IsadOre Manctte, Defendant,
TlID STATE OF MINNESOTA, to the
Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint OF the Plaintiff
In the above entitled action, which COM
plant has been filed In the office of the
Clerk Of said District Court, Mt the City
Of Minneapolis, County of Hcnnepin, and
State of Minncsota-and to serve COPY
OF your answer to said complaint on the
subscriber. Mt his Office, III the City of
Minneapolis, In the said County of Hen.
nepin, within thirty dnys after service of
this summons upon you, exclusive of the
dny or such service; and II you fail to
answer the snid complaint within the time
aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded
In said complaint, together with Plaintiffs
costs and disbursements herein.
Dated February 4, A. ID. 1902.
]. II. CORRIGAN,
fmihtlH's Attorney, Minneapolis, Mimi,
400 New York Life Bog.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
FOUGHT DESPERATELY.
in Which British Were De.
feated by Beers.

London, March 5.-Telegrams re-
ceived here from Klerksdorp describ-
ing the attack upon and capture by the
Beers, February "a, at point SOUTH
west of Klerksdorp, of 467 British SOL
diers who were acting as convoy to an
empty wagon train show that Gen. De-
larey laid his plans with consummate
care and precise knowledge of the
ground. The third Boer attack upon
the convoy was delivered from various
points, and was most determined. BY
sheer recklessness they sought to ride
down and overwhelm the British de-
Tense. The British guns shelled the
charging Beers, but nothing stopped
their onslaught, which was delivered
with unusual impetus. The convoy
mules were subjected to heavy fire
and deserted by the native drivers, the
mules stampeded, putting many of
the defenders temporarily out of ac-
tion and causing the widest con-
fusion.
For two. hours the British held out.
They then divided and were over
whelmed. A few minutes of incau-
tions fighting and all was over. The
Beers galloped along the line, firing at
every man who showed the slightest
tendency to resist, until they reached
and captured the guns. In the excite
ment the Northumberland Fusiliers,
who had been cut off, succeeded in
fighting their way out for some dis
lance. When their ammunition be-
came exhausted they charged with
bayonets, but were speedily overpow-
cred.
By seven o'clock in the morning all
resistance was at an end. The dead
and wounded were scattered all over
the field. Broken wagons and panic
stricken horses and mules made a
scene of INDISPENSABLE confusion. Not
until Gen. Delarey came in person was
anything like order restored. He
stopped the Beers engaged in strip
ping the British wounded by the free
use Of the sjambol, but they con.
tinued the work of despoiling directly
his back was turned.
London, March 5.-A dispatch from
Harrismith, Orange River Colony,
says that Boer prisoners report that
Gen. DeWet was shot in the arm dur
ing the recent attempt to break
through the blockhouse line, held by
the New Zealanders, in the vicinity of
Harrismith and Van Reenen.
The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
Will Attend Exposition.

Washington. March "A delega-
ton of prominent citizens of Charles
ton, S. c., had conference with
President Roosevelt Monday in re-
gard to his attending the Charles
ton exposition. The delegation
strongly urged the president to keep
his engagement to visit the EXPOSE
ton and assured him most cordial
welcome. The president told the
delegation that if nothing inter-
vened to prevent he would take great
pleasure in visiting Charleston and
the exposition some time in the near
future.