The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-18
LOCAL AND Personal.

c. j. Wlldman was in Jenning.
Sunday.
>. {. Barry visited home folks nea,
opelousas, Sunday.
j. H. Conley, the contractor. was II
Jennings Sunday.
The New Home Sewing Machine q,
A. E. Bell and Co.'s.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Prentice visited
the latter's parents in Lake Charles
sunday, returning Monday.
ROBERT Craig was in Colmeisneil
Iexas, last week, the guest of his
brother, j. L. Craig, editor of the
Tyler County Times.
Try Force Breakfast Food.
BELL & Co.
MIS-. +. w. Daniels went to Jen-
nlngs Saturday morning and remained
over Sunday visiting her parents, DR..
and Mrs. N. S. Craig.
Miss Ella Newhouse, of Lake
CHARLES, was in this city Sunday, the
guest of friends. She was accompanied
home by Miss Eva Clyde
Just received carload U. S. Patent
hard wheat flour at Prentice & Powers.
w. c. Stewart, of Orange, Texas,
stopped off here Sunday on his return
from Crowley and spent the day visit
ing his sister, Mrs. j. I'll. Labit.
P. M. Billion returned Sunday after
noon from weeks stay in Convent
La, where he was called by the death
OF his brother, Oscar D. Billion.
Calcasieu Implement Company, Ltd,
headquarters for nice buggies and
harness.
Rev. Self preached to the Baptist
congregation in Martins hall Sunday
morning and evening. Both services
were attended by good audiences.
Fine commercial printing artistical-
~ and satisfactorily done at the
JOURNAL Office. See samples of our
work and give US your next order.
S. H. Keough, who has charge of
the boring of the oil well west of town
for the Jones Development Company,
spent Sunday in Jennings and visited
the oil field while there
VIM. Labit, who has been recupera-
ting at his home in Abbeville for the
past two weeks, returned to Welsh |
Saturday and has resumed his posi-
ton with the Labit Lumber Co.
See Davidson Wesson Implement
Co. for your buggies. They handle
the famous Enterprise.
One of the brakemen on the east
bound local freight which passes here
about 10 O'Clock, was overcome by
heat Saturday afternoon and was
two hours regaining consciousness.
Capt. B. T. Walshe, of New Orleans,
came out Saturday to look after his
farming interests near town. The |
Captain owns considerable land in
the vicinity of the oil field and is very
hopeful of realizing handsomely from
IL soon.
[ have recently unloaded a car of
doors and windows from ST. Louis, |
and can sell them at low prices.
F. l.. LEWIS.
The Welsh baseball team has been
organized and is composed of nine
first rate players. j. V. Kelly was
elected captain, DR.. L. G. Lewis man
ager and Gordon Crank secretary and |
treasurer. The first game will in all
probability be played with the Laca
sine club.
The recent rains have greatly en-
the rice growers of this sec
ton and confidence has been restored |
in a great measure. 1t is now thought
by many of the farmers that the price
rice will command this fall will in part
offset the shortage caused by the
drouth and salt water. The outlook
for good crop of that cereal is at
present much more hopeful than a
week ago.
The Champion is considered one Of
the best binders made. Robinson &
Day, Welsh, La, are the agents.
f. ID. Calkins, formerly of Call<inS,
Spalding & Co., bankers, at this