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The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
THE WATER WORKS QUESTION.
Remedy Suggested by ga Citizen'' Un.
til System is Established.

Editor RICE BELT JOURNAL:
AS it is through your valuable pa
per ideas can be placed before the pub
lie, adopt this plan of presenting my
views of the fire question.
The city council sometime ago ap-
pointed committee on water works.
which is proper, they should do, and
if possible the city build them, but in
the mean time what are the property
holders and citizens going to do? Re
Gently by the merest chance large
cont1agration was averted by the
prompt action of citizens who fortu-
nately were standing near. | have
reference to the fire at the Signal Ho-
tel. Had it caught fire two or three
hours later the whole business part of
town would have been DESTROYED. with
an immense loss of property, besides
the usual drawbacks which always
happen to most towns of this size.
Now, here is suggetion to help out
until the city can have water works.
NJ. B. Van Ness has lately put in a
very large pump, about ten times the
capacity of the old one. He has a
two inch pipe from his shop to the
Eureka Hotel. He could put fire plugs
on each corner of the same capacity of
pipe, the city buy six hundred feet of
two-lnch hose and with one inch
nozzle We could fight fire pretty we'll
by playing on it with two streams of
water. Mr.. Van Ness could shut off
pipe from pump to tank and force di-
rectiy through pipe to fire, putting on
pressure of one hundred pounds or
more which would force water over
any building in the city with two one
inch streams.
1 suppose the city could make ar
rangements with Mr.. Van Ness so as
in case of fire he would start up his
engine, (Which would take about three
minutesl and perhaps avoid a large
cont1agration. A CITIZEN.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
"Dago Pete, Lodged i'm Jail.

Pete Gabia, an Italian, better known
as "Dago Pete, who had charge of
A. b. Halls barber shop until about
a month ago, when he took a sudden
dislike to the town and left between
suns with a few razors and about $45
belonging to Lake Charles laundry
besides leaving behind several unpaid
bills amounting in all to about $40.
has been apprehended. A warrant
was sworn outfor his arrest mn edi ate
ly after he left town but no clew to his
Whereabouts could be obtained until
last week when information was re-
ceived from New Orleans that a person
answering the description of Gabia
had been arrested by the police in that
city and would be held until an officer
arrived. Accordingly Deputy Sheriff
Isaac Fontenot went to New Orleans
and identified the prisoner as the man
wanted here and was brought back to
Welsh and locked up in the calaboose
over night. The following day he was
taken to Lake Charles and turned over
to the parish officers who lodged him
in Jail pending a preliminary hearing.
The charge preferred against Gabia is
embeZZlement, and he is likely to serve
a sentence in the state penitenti ary as
a result
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
RATsON A CHANGED MAN.
DevOtes His Entire Time to Reading
Books and Thrilling Stories.

A. E. Batson, the alleged murderer
of the Earl family, now confined in
the Calcasieu parish jail, at Lake
Charles, has become an incessant
reader of books since his death SEN
tence. He reads all the time. He
lies in the steel cage and pursues the
pages of thrilling novels. Visitors
from Lake Charles, who were in town
recently attending the meeting of the
state democratic committee, say Bat
son has become a changed man in
many of his personal habits. He
vstill maintains that stolid Indifference
that has always characterized him as
one of the most remarkable prisoners
on record. He has fallen off in flesh
since he lived at the parish prison in
New Orleans. The days in the con-
demned cell did it, so the eyewitnesses
say. During the time the death sem
tence was hanging fire in the supreme
court BatSon was confined IN the
death cell, and he grew thin and pale,
but since again placed in the steel in
closure he has gained in weight and is
devoting all his time to literature.
He eats breakfast in the morning and
then takes up his book, 1t is the
same thing day in and day out.
Batson formerly never read. He did
not like print, and he did not even
follow all of his case in the papers.
s'Women send him the books said
one of the Calcasieuans that evening.
"They provide him with the rarest of
literature, and he wades through it.
But if the story isn't thrilling it
doesn't catch Batson, and he soon
lays down the volume. You would
be surprised to see the latest novels of
the day, some only out d few days. in
Ed Batson's cell. He likes detective
stories and tales of thrilling adven-
ture. 1.-THE trial will hardly come up
before November. 1t has been talked
for the September term, but that is
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
MORE LAND PURCHASED.
Another Big Transaction In the Welsh
Oil Field.

What is considered by many to have
been the most important deal that has
been consummated in the vicinity of
the well now being put down for the
| Welsh Oil and Land Development Co. 4,
was the urchase of two and one-half
! acres Saturday afternoon by S. O.
keoughen, who has charge of the drill
ing for the Jones Development CON-
pany, of Beaumont. A half acre lies
Immediately adjoining the well and
tae two acres are located only few
hundred feet away. The consideration
was 81 500.
Mr.. keoughen is an oil expert of
many years experience and consider
ing the fact that he has five outfits in
operation in as many various fields
and this the only place in which he
and his company have become indi-
vidually interested, convinces many
that there is an inexhaustible supply
of oil in the Welsh field.
AS soon as his contract is completed
with the Welsh Oil and Land Develop
ment Company Keoughen will begin
the Development of his holdings and
1t is quite probable that before winter
begins a good portion of the Wood
farm will be dotted with oil derricks.
Oil men from various sections of the
country are here watching the situa-
tion and Investigating the conditions
and propositions are daily being
made to land owners in that vicinity. |,
excitement was never so intense as at
the present time.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01

not likely. The chances are that a
Der to try Batson. Curious people
still want to see the noted prisoner,
and the sheriff has found it necessary
to set regular visiting days and to
abide by them strictly. Otherwise
there would be a continual string of
people going to the Jail merely to get
a look at Batson. He doesn't mind
the onlookers and reads while they
peer through the cage. '-Picayune.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
To Expropriate Right-of- Way.

Through their attorneys, Pujo and
Moss, the Louisiana Western railway
Thursday began suit against VIM. L.
Mitchell and three others to expropri-
ate right-of-way through their land
for the Lake Arthur branch. There
are likely to be but few suits more, as
the company is getting along very
amicably with most of the property
owners. The North American Land
& Lumber Co. donated the right-of-
way through all of their possess
ions. Other suits begun are Colum-
bus Pitre VS.. Emma Lafnette: c.. B.
Richard VS.. Nathaniel Prentice;
James Leffel & Co. VS.. S. B. Slay-
don, eXecutory.-L G.. American.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
Iting the

gentleman submitted g..
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
Estrayed From Indian Bayou Canal.

The following horses have strayed
from the Indian Bayou Canal planta-
ton.
One white mare, branded on left hip
and shoulder; about, 10 hands high,
weight about 1000 pounds, 10 yrs. old
One dark bay mare, black name and
tail, weight about 800 pounds, years
old, branded but not known: IA hands
high
Tall, rangy, brown mare about 154
hands high, branded, about ten years
old, weighs about LOCO pounds, roam
on hips, two white feet.
Any information leading to the re-
covery of these animals will be liber-
ally rewarded by applying to
PAUL w. DANIELS,
Welsh, La
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
Shot a Negro.

A gang of toughs said to have come
from Orange, shot negro in the
shoulder at Vinton Saturday night.
Five of these men had been to Lake
Charles and started for home on a
freight train. On the train was ne
gro. When the train neared Vinton,
the bullies made the negro jump from
the running train and all of them
opened fire upon him. One bulle t
struck the negro in the shoulder and
made an ugly wound. The negro
came to Lake Charles on passing
train and is being cared for here by
some of his friends.-L. c. American.
Found A POcketbO0k
The owner can have same by describ.
ing property and paying for this no.
tee. 0 S. CARR.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01
Lacasine { amp Meeting Closes.

The Lacasine camp meeting closed
Sunday afternoon with several addi-
tions to the church. 1t was one of the
best ever held in that community.
Rev. A. w. Turner planned the
meeting and had it under control, and
the good spirit and fine order which
prevailed throughout the meeting de-
monstrated the wisdom of his plans
and the tirmneSs of his control
DR.. L. w. Cooper, of Brookhaven,
Miss, did most Of the preaching, and
strong preaching it was. Rev. A. c..
Smith, of Lafayette, rendered efficient
help.
From the beginning three services
were held each day, making in all
about twenty-five sermons preached.
Surely those twenty-five earnest mes
sages, coupled with a hundred and
more fervent prayers, will live for
days and years to come.
On Sunday night DR.. Cooper preach
ed at this place to Il large congrega-
tion. His sermon was clear and strong
and this writer saw that a large num-
Der were deeply impressed.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01

Van Ness oil burner is recommend
ed by the best people of the country
for economy, etc. 1t is the only one
of four recently tried that stood a~per-
feet test. See him.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-08-01

No Good Buggies so cheap nor no cheap
Bugges so good as those sold by The
CALCASIfU INiPL LEMENT CO., Ltd.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22
THE SUDDEN DEATH
Of P. W. Ream, a Most Worthy
 Man.

P. w. Ream. one of the pillars of the
 Presbyterian church of this city. died
 on Thursday night at his home on the
 Mcdowell road. He died alone somc
 time between eight o'clock and half
 past nine. The cause of death was val
 vular disease of the heart. He had
 been ill for only one day. Late in the
 afternoon his condition was improved
 and there seemed no likelihood that the
 ailment would result fatally. At eight
 o'clock one of his sons went to his bed
 and found him resting apparently con- fortable. An hour and a half later when his son put his hand upon his forehead it was already cold.
 MT. Ream came here from near Ada,
 O.. about two years ago, accompanied
 by his wife and two sons, Jay A. Ream and Earl s. Ream. Both sons are scientific farmers. having graduated from an agricultural college, and were for some time employed at the eXperi- mental station. They afterward bought
 8 farm on the Mcdowell road where they engaged in scientific farming. All the members of the family were active and useful workers in the Pres byterian church. Mr Ream was q teacher of a class or Indian pupils at
 the Sunday school, and in all the school there was no more energetic teacher. He and his sons seemed to live only for the church: their worldly occupations were only incidental.
 MT. Ream was fifty years of age anu Q member of the Grand Army. The funeral vii take place at the parlors of the church at ? D. m. today. The pail bearers will be the elders of the
 church. M. w. Messinger. L. L. Plank.
 J. l. Brooks and Dr. J. C. Norton. w
 H. Robinson. the superintendent of the Sunday school, and D. C. Hinsdaie.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22
TRANSPORTATION OF LOGS.
Contracts Made for Hauling of 100000,
 000 Feet of Lumber.

Minneapolis, Minn., March 21.-Con- tracts with a number of Minneapolis lumbermen for the transportation of G0,0O0,0GC feet of logs from the north ern part of the state to the Minneapolis mills have been made.
 The lumbermen hope by shipping q large amount of timber by rail to make up for a possible shortage in the log supply, due to the early breaking up of the roads in the woods.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22

Bighead-Why are you wearing ear muffs?
 Jumpuppe-Because this is the ami versary of the blizzard of 'SS.
 Bighead-What. are you expecting one like it this year?
 Jumpuppe-No. but I don't want to hear the same old yarns over again. New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22

If troubled with rheuma tism. give Chamberlain's Pain-Balm a trial. It will not cost you a cent if it does no good. One application will relieve the pain. It also cures sprains and bruises in one-third the time required by any other treatment. Cuts, burns. frost bites, quinsy, pains in the side and chest. glandular and other swellings are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle warranted. Price 25 and 50 cents. For sale by Elvey & Hulett.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22
Winter Clearance Sale

Many goods at cost, many below cost. For Friday only we will sell 800 pounds of Arbuckle's Coffee, at 1Oc per pound.
 The following goods go as long as they last:
 bars Diamond c Soap, 25c: reg ular, BOG.
 bars Cudahy's Borax Castile Soap, 25c; regular, soc.
 Uncolored Japan Tea, 331sc; reg ular, COG.
 5000 pounds of good fresh roasted Coffee, regular price 2Oc, during this sale it will go at 15c. It's roasted daily.
 1 box Parlor Matches, (50O matches to the box), 5c; regular 10c. New Texas Pecans, 1Oc per pound; regular 15c.
 New Paper Shell Almonds. 15c per pound; regular, 20c.
 l bar Tar Soap, 5c; regular, 1Oc. 25 bars Toilet Soap for 25c; regular, 45c.
 1000 pounds good green Coffee, 15c, regular, 20c.
 500 sax fullweight rolled Barley, DOC; regular, 95c.
 200 pounds shredded Cocoanut, abso- lutely fresh, Poe; regular, 35c. 1 big can eastern Table Apples. 121ac; regular, 200.
 1 big can eastern Table Plums, 1215c; regular, 20c.
 1 card California white sage Honey. 151sc; regular, 25c.
 100 Brooms, 2Oc; regular, soc. can Bishops Jelly. 1Oc; regular. 15c
 Grape Nuts, 10c; regular, 2Oc. 1 dozen fresh ranch Eggs, 171zc; regular ,20c.
 1 pound fresh ranch Butter. 22c; regular, 25c.
 1 pound creamery Butter, 25c; reg ular, soc.
 1 can Sardines. 5c; regular 1Oc. 1. can Red Salmon, 121sc; regular, 2Oc
 1 pound mixed Candy, 1Oc; regular. 200.
 Now don't wait and then come in ex- pecting to get these bargains any time, as they wont last long and we will not replace them. First come, first served. "These are the prices that make them
 dizzy. And crowd the store that's always
 busy"
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22
TON
Notice to HOrSeff1e Tine English Shire Sfaliion..

Will make the % 1902 ending July h the ranch of 1 
 s. Numbered On time interest until paid with privileges Will
 
 E. O..
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22

You will never find my razors dull nor will they pull Shaving and hair cutting a speciality, by M. Peloso, at the Commercial Barber Shop.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22
EASTER PREPARATIONS.

are made very pleasurable by the use of our brilliant Easter dyes for color ing eggs the most gorgeous rainbow hues. They are easy to use, harmless and the colored eggs an endless source Of amusement to old and young.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22

Good things to eat, served 1n the best style in our pretty private dining rooms upstairs.
 The Coffee Al Restaurant Co.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22
Use Gala Lily bordX Soap.

This is now 1902 times we have told you that the Curio stock of Navajo rugs is the finest ever seen.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22

Keep one eye on this space, the other on 0uf show window.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-22

Great variety of Indian baskets from all western tribes at the Curio.
 Mermaid Washing Powder coupons ir each package. Presents free.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
HOW lie DID 1T.

Arkansaw Mother Ito her SOM -
Did you go mp an visit the editor
of the Weekly Warwhoop, like yon
iiggercd on doinH
Son (back from town. lesum.
Seen him a-editin', too.
"Lawzy! How'd he do it,"
"Wal, shucks! It hain't nuth'n'
to do when you no how. All in
the world he done was to stand ON
the south side of a thinkumbob
that looked sorter like Il slider mill
an scoot little black roller across
it., an, then turn II thingamajig
down on the top, twist lolligigger,
pull II lever, open her, AN thar
was the paper all edited MS slick
as you please. Shucks! | could
edit myself now't Pve seen how its
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

That made her cry a little, nut all
ile same she went to work and
dressed up in her new spring d. s.
twas gray jacket suit and milky
sort of green silk waist, and hat
trimmed In violets. put on my
Sunday clothes. too, and she carried
n big bunch of violets he had brought
her that evening, and we stole down
stairs and let them in; and as sure
as you live, Just az the clock struck
one they was standing there under
that big bunch of electric lights and
getting married for dear life. And I
will say. twas as pretty a wedding as
| ever saw, and as pretty bride,
too"
We'll. | declare!" calculated the
thin Rachel; but. Carrie, thought
you started out to tell me about your
own marriage"
so did. Well, when all was over,
and had locked up again. | went back
upstairs and eat little snack and
went to packing my trunk. | had been
there n month, and | want going to
stay there much longer, anyway, but
naturally | didn't care to see Mr.. Fox,
though | want anyways responsible.
So In the morning. as heard him
stirring. | sent him Agnes note.
There want any train till evening,
and ! stayed In my room In fear and
trembling. About nine o'clock Mr..
Fox sent for me. My sakes! he
want mad n bit; he told me after
wards he was just rip.snorting at
irst but. you see, reporter hap
pened along and saw the wedding and
rushed back to the Office and wrote
1t up with great big headlines, and
Mr.. Fox said twould advertise his
store like all the world
Besides he said I've been think
ing there might be wedding after
all
Il was SO relieved he want raging.
! felt real faint, SO | dropped in
chair and said | wished there could be.
he got red and sorter hummed and
hawed. but soon | made out he want.
cd he and | To do II. You could haye
knocked me down with a feather; I
didn't say n word; and then he began
to beg and said 1t want anything
sudden with him-except OF course
the window part-and knew 1t want
either, and altogether 1t ended by my
doing It,"
well. If that don't beat the beater!"
calculated the thin lady.
We'll. amt ever regretted It," re-
sponded the other, positively. You
ought to have seen that crowd, Mandy.
How did feel? Well, to tell the
truth | did feel foolfunnv."
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
MOTHER DRANK BEER.

May never such story as the
following taken from the Kansas
City World, go out from this city:
Mrs. Margaret Stewart, re-
spected hard dworking woman of
Stewart, Ill.,, was found huddled on
the floor of Il wine room in the
Chicago tenderloin daistrct, dead.
BY her side was a bag of ba-
nanas she had bought for the four
little children at hame.
In an hour this woman had been
changed from a ri ghteouS wife and
mother to a corpse of the slums.
How!
Perhaps no one will ever know,
but this much is known.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Stewart went to
Chicago to visit friends. Mrs.
Stewart drank beer with the others
enough to feel its effects. Starting
from the depot, husband and wife
were separated. Mrs. Stewart got
lost. She either wandered or was
led into a saloon.
After she was seen near the de-
pot, where rhe bought thebananas.
She fell in the street. a man,
hurrying to the train, picked her
up and sat her on a beer keg in
front of a dive.
Eddie Cough, wharf rat, saw
her. He got her into n wine room.
The woman threw her arms around
his neck, thinking it was her hus-
band, and called him Dear Jim. "
So the waiter testified.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
THE "JlM CROW" NEGRO.

The following story no doubt
will apply to quite number Of
Mexico negroes:
A negro clergyman, Rev. W. w.
Lucas by name, recently delivered
an interesting sermon at Macon,
Ga, In this sermon the negro was
urged to cultivate ambition and
to "do things" Mr.. Lucas said;
! have decided that the only way
to get rid Of the Jim Crow ear is
to get rid of the Jim Crow negro.
If could use POO, 900 bars of soap
on The nnwashed negroes that tray
cl on trains and hang around de-
pots | would solve the negro prob.
lem about 20 percent. Lazy ragged,
bare footed fellows, longing for
silver slippers and long white rob
es and counting themselves
worthy; ncglecting to provide II
home for their families on earth,
and yet claim a house not made
with their hand in Gods heaven!
The white man is trying to make
the earth blossom as II rose, and
the negro is getting ready to die.
The white man is organizing bus
mess enterprises and the negres or
ganizing societies to turn out their
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

palms and white roses. You bet
there was crowd around the store
that day.
We'll that Wednesday Agnes work.
ed like she always did-shc was her
pas cashier In the furniture store
thinking all the time about it's being
the last time, ! reckon. and Mr.. Mar
tin came round like he always did, at
half-past eight.
Il was beginning to undress, about
eleven. when Agnes come in.
Don't undress, Aunt Carrie she
said
Il asked her why not.
"'Because III need You soon she
said. DO you reckon papa is asleep?
Il thought then she must be fixing
to run away, and ! asked her. real
indignant If she was, because I never
did have any patience with running
away-it's so commonplace.
She shook her head and came close
and whispered to me so her pa
wouldn't hear, but, Ia! he couldn't
have heard if he'd been wide awake
and listening, much less fast asleep.
My life Mandy, what do you reCk-
on that girl told me?"
What" questioned the thin Rachel
eagerly.
She said they were going to be
married in that window In two hours;
that would be one o'clock Thursday.
a. m. you know; twas EuGcne's idea,
and everything was fixed.
You know, Mandy. human nature
is Il mighty selfish thing, and first
thing thought of was poor me left
there with her pa; but | didn't say
anything, and she went on to tell me
that Dc. Holmes knew all about it,
Ild that he was coming, and Eugene 8
brother, and that she and | were to
go down to the store and let them In
and then they were going to Niagara.
Then she went on with a lot OF stuff
about dying before she let her we'd
alr" nc made a show of-she always
,.aG real sentimental and wound up
by asking if | thought she had told
her pa story.
II told her twas mighty like whip.
ping the Old Boy round the stump;
that she was foOling her pa, and that
in my opinion she might as well run
away and he done with it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
STILL IN PRISON.
No Habeas Corpus Granted
in the st. Clair County
Case.

st. Paul, Nina. Aug. 29.-The
United States court of appeals, in
an opinion by Judge Sanborn,
denied the applications for writs
of habeas corpus or other relief
yesterday in the case of Thomas ID.
Nevitt and Samuel Peden, judges of
the county court of st. Clair coun-
ty, Missouri. This ease dates back
to period shortly after the close of
the Civil war. st. Clair county, i'll
aid of the construction of rail
road, issued Il large amount of
bonds and when these bonds be-
came due and the road had not
been constructed, the county sought
to cvade payment and to have the
courts invalidate them. Judgment
against the county aggregatlng
more than 5000, 900, however, was
rendered in the United States court +,
Judge Philips, at the instance of
one of the Judgment creditors, is
sued writ of mandamus directing
the county clerk to levy II tax for
the part payment of the indebted
ness. The Judges refused to obey
this mandate. The Judges evaded
the federal court officers, who
sought to serve the writ of com
mitment, hiding in the woods and
other places. Recently, however,
the marshal arrested them. Their
counsel petitioned the court of APP
peals for their release on bail.
In denying their application
Judge Stanborn declined to enter
into the merits of the original con-
troversy as to the legality of the
bonds, and holds that a writ of
habeas corpus cannot be made
to perform the Office of IL writ of
error.