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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
ORDINANCE NO. o5
Ordering sidewalks to be built on the &
aide of NichOlls Street:

Ordering sidewalks to be built on the south
side of Nichols Street:
SecTIoN l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees OF the Town OF welsh, La,
that in compliance with petition, properly
signed by the resident owners of majority OF
to be improved by the building of sidewalks,
said petition having been presented to the
Board Of Trustees at the regular meeting DC
tober o, 1908, and approved by the BOARD,
therefore in accordance with the authority
herein vested by Ordinance No. so, it is here
by or tered that a sidewalk be built according
to the specifications adopted Aug. Z, 1900 on
the South side of Nichols Street, commencing
at q point opposite the South East corner OF
side of Nichols Street. to point opposite the
South West corner of Block No. Forty-four.
That said walk be built on the grade line as es-
tablished by the town engineer, under ana by
the authority of this Board. That any prop
erty owner who may desire to lay brick or ce-
ment walks, may do so on the grade establish
ed by said Town engineer. ~
section .. Be it further ordained &c, That
it shall be the duty of all owners of property
Street herein named to construct, or cause to
be constructed n side walk, within twenty days
from adoption and omulgation of this ordl-
nance and in case of failure or neglect said
walk to be built according to the further pro-
visions of said Ordinance No. Fifty-two. -
SECTION 3. Be it further ordained Ike, That
this ordinance shall take effect AND be in force
G. p. Martin, aye; H. A. Davidson, aye; j. H.
Cooper aye; Frank Cotton, aye.
Passed the Council October 9th, 1903.
S. BLACKFORD, Secretary.
Approved October 9th. 1903.
LEE L. ROBINSON, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

The news comes from Crowley that
L. S. Scott has disposed of his inter
est in the Signal Printing company
and will locate elsewhere. Several
years ago Mr.. Scott published a pa
per in Welsh, going from here to
Crowley, where he became owner of
the Crowley Signal, then the property
of w. w. Duson. Mr.. Scott made
the Signal one of the best country pa
pers in the South and succeeded in
building up one of the most prosper
Gus printing concerns to be found
anywhere. He is succeeded by Frank
Randolph, who for the past year has
been editor of the Signal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
To NV Customers,

I will probably be unable to visit
you for orders this fall, but will be
sending an order about Nov. 1st for
California toilet articles, soap, pow
ders, creams, tooth paste, perfumes,
favoring extracts, ETC., and will be
glad to receive your order for any
thing you need and will deliver same.
Write or phone me, or call at my
home any Saturday.
MRS. LIONEL BERTRAND.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

Commenting on the fact that the
Jennings marshal had ordered the
gamblers to move their outfits to the
second floor of the buildings, the
Crowley Signal says: SIT seems very
evident that the Jennings officers are
not acquainted with the fact that there
is state law against playing either
poker or craps. This law is enforced
in Acadia parish, and gambling Iof
any kind is prohibited, be it up stairs
or down stairs.''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
Taken Up.

A bay horse, with white right eye
and main clipped in front, between
five and six years old, branded with
%. Has a sore on back, and both
shoulders have been galded. Was
taken up in the railroad right-of-way
Saturday morning, October TO- Own
er can have same by calling and pay
ing cost of advertising and other ex-
pense incurred in keeping said animal.
VROSAN BREAUx, Rice, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

Agricultural implements exported
from the United States last year
lars in value, and yet some people
have the nerve to say our industries
are paralyzed and our country is 60
ing to the dogs. Ten years ago they
amounted to only four and one-half
millions
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

Our trade with Mexico exceeds all
records. Figures compiled by the de-
partment of commerce and labor show
that during the last fiscal year our
Mexican commerce was greater in
both the export and import business
than in 1902, although that year made
q new high water mark in our trade
with our Southern neighbor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

The mayor and board OF trustees
have done we'll in passing the ordi-
nances prohibiting cattle, ETC., from
running on the streets, and requiring
that all chimneys be built of brick,
and we have no doubt they will see
that they are enforced.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

The first issue of the Progress,
three-column, 10-page twice-a-week
paper PUBLISHED in Jennings, made
its appearance last week. John A.
Schmink, formerly of the Times, is
editor and publisher.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
PARISH OF CAICASIEU.(

Be it known, that that on this SECOND day Of Sep
tSmbeG A isl the
lie, in and for the State and Parish aforesaid,
personally ,S came end appeared F. F. Walker
s spec OF the E. F. walker Dry W Goods
Company, Limited, a corporation organized
place of business in the town of Jennings,
State and Parish aforesaid, who declared to
cor poration, held at its Office in Jennings, on
which meeting. over three-fourths Of the CAPT.
tai stock of said corporation, was represented
ton was unanimously. adopted and made
part of the record of said meeting, to-wit:
Walker Dry Goods Company, Limited; be and
is hereby amended, changed and altered, in
corporation shall, be the holder in his own
itaI stock thereof. instead of not less than
| five, o. as said charter now indicates. and
I'D stockholders, who shall! be elected on the
any meeting specially Called for that PURPOSE,
instead Of as sad charter now reads, the fol
said board Of directors: S. A. spencer, +. 1.
Hall, e; r. Cline, NJ. H. Adams, U. S. Phillips,
six (6l shall be- and is hereby amended chang
ed and altered to read that the offices of Sec
be held by the same person, instead of SHALL
be held by the same person, and that the man.
| uBSI u pO1dOlon ludy DS eIeCI6u Dy Clle
| board OF directors and shall not necessarily
| be the President of said company.
| Article Nine C9) shall be and is hereby
amended, changed and altered to read: This
charter may be changed, modified or altered,
tai stock of the corporation, represented and
voting at any general meeting of the stock
holders, convened for that purpose, instead OF
| as said article now specifies.
| Whereas, said appearers, acting in their said
official capacities for said corporation, did de.
clare and direct that by this act said amend
ments shall, from the date hereof, have the
full effect of revolving and superceeding all
articles or parts of articles of said charter in
conflict Herewith.
| In testimony whereof, witness the signatures
of said appearers and me, Notary, on the day
and date first above written and after reading
E. +. WALKER, President.
E. p. SHEAR, Secy and Treas.
Witnesses:
G. V. LAMB,
| +. r. PHILLIPS.
| CHAS. r. CLINE, &C.,,
HD,,1,I l..
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1908.

1t is reported that A. D. McFarlain,
of Jennings, will be candidate for
representative in the legislature from
this parish So far, he is the only
candidate for any Office from this part
of the parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
believes in Diversified Farming.

A. LIE Jeune, an old subscriber of
the Signal who lives about three miles
north of Iota, was Crowley visitor
last Saturday. Mr.. LIE Jeune is be-
lever in diversified farming, and rails
es on his farm rice, cotton, cane, corn,
vegetables, poultry and live stock.
He has already threshed 400 sacks OF
rice, and his crops of cotton, corn and
cane were all unusually good. He
states that part of his rice crop is
s'Providence" rice, while he also rails
es considerable canal rice. The ''Prov
idence" crop was very good this year
and the canal crop was above the
rage.-Crowley Signal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.C

Office of Clerk of Court-15th Judicial District
hereby certify that the above. and forego-
ing Is "a sno n e OF ae e anne ID
corded Sept. 9th, 1908, in Book 10" of Mort
5;SGI In testimony whereof, witness my
}sEAL. official signature and seal at Lake
~ Charles, La this September 10th,
1903. A. j. GILL,
Dy Clerk of Court.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

E. T.. Pratt, tenant on the South
western plantation south of Welsh,
shot negro employe in the right leg
with % calibre revolver Thursday
of last week. Some of the negro en-
ployes struck for higher wages, it is
reported, and because the advance
was not granted, several of the de-
scendants of Ham tanked up pretty
freely and began to make it unpleas-
ant for Mr.. Pratt. A little pistol
play, however. had the effect of caus-
ing the dissatisfied employees to return
to their work under the old wage
scale. DR.. Arceneaux removed the
bullet from the wounded mans leg and
he was sent to his home in Lake
Charles to revoyer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

F. w. Buckner, of Houston, adjust
or for the New York Underwriters In
surance Co., and II. 1. Nelson, of
Memphis, representing the st. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance Co., were
here Tuesday in conference with FL.
w. LAM, of Houston, F. B. CAT
fall, of Jennings, and E. H. Boiling,
of this place, owners of the Welsh
Machine and Well Works Co., which
plant was recently destroyed by fire,
with view to adjusting and settling
the insurance on the building and ma
chinery, but because of the failure OF
Representatives of two other insurance
companies against whom policies were
held, nothing was definitely done to-
ward settlement.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
lWEBB'S NECK IS SAVED
GOVERNOR : COMPUTES SEM
 FENCE or DALLAS NEGRO.
He Killed His Wife and Was to Have
 Beer Hanged in/ Selma Yesterday at . Noon.

Within two hours of the time he was tc have been hanged, Governor Jelks yes terday snatched Cicero Webb. a Dallas County negro. from the gallows by com muting his sentence to life Imprisonment
 Webb, who is represented as having been a good laborer, was a young negro who worked on the Hunter plantation al Berlin, Dallas County, at the time he kill ed his wife because of her infidelity. In January, 1903, he was convicted of murder In the first degree by the City Court of Selma. and was sentenced to be hanged in August. .-T '.sS't t--
 On August 14 Governor Jelks reprieved Webb until yesterday to give his lawyers opportunity to make further statements in his behalf.
 ] Yesterday morning the State Board Of Pardons recommended to the Governor that Webb's sentence be commuted to life Imprisonment. -t Webb was to have been hanged at 10 o'clock and the Governor acted at once. At 10 o'clock telegram was sent 10 Sheriff F. M. Blackwell of Dallas County, notifying him that the Governor had com muted the sentence of Webb.
 In committing the sentence, Governor Jelks said:
 This man, it is represented. killed his wife, who had deserted him for another man. The killing was in hot blood. Elev- en of the jurors ask that his sentence be commuted to life imprisonment. The Board of Pardons recommends imprison- ment for life in lieu of capital punish ment.
 Ut is ordered that the sentence of the court be commuted to imprisonment for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
NEW CIRCULAR ISSUED.
Ex tension of Courtesies to Foreigners
 Are Restricted.

Washington. Sept. I7.-Secretary Shaw has issued a new circular of instructions to collectors and other officers of the GUS toms regarding the extension Of couFte- sies to persons from foreign countries:
 The new regulations are more restric- tive than former circulars on the subject No courtesies are to be extended to any one except foreign ambassadors minis ters. the members of their suites tnVahos and persons arriving in charge Of lr thelr dead or persons summoned home In haste by news of aflictions or disaster or other imperative emergency
 A change. however, is made Tn the @ Sases of ladies travelling alone, when p1oceuehce in the examination of their baggage N au thorized The issuance of passes on rev enue cutters is allowed only in very ex- ceptional cases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
RIGHT WAY 10 FARM
WASH HINGToN EXPERTS AD
 VICE TO oNE-MULERS.
Secretary Wilson Wants tc Combat the Nothing -But-Cotton Fur
 rough Which Many Men s.., Are Following.

@4Vashington, Sept 17.-(Speciai0-The Department of Agriculture is devoting potable attention nowadays to combating the cultivation of the one-man farm in the South with the view to demonstrating what can be accomplished by scientific methods Senator Wilson wants to com bat the nothing-but-cotton through in which too many unprogressive farmers have walked and watched a mules hind legs for immemorial seasons.
 The idea of diversihcation has been largely accelerated by the mischief of the boil waevil and the inevitable conclusion that the only way to escape havoc of all lemunerative returns is to vary the crops and flank the voracious enemy of tine staple. Agents of the Department have been visiting the weevil-infected planta- fions and advising the farmers the best way out of their difficulties.
 Thus it is hoped that much can be achieved toward the diversification of Southern farm products in the cotton belt. menaced as it always will be by a deadly blight. The agricultural experts have also gone into the comparatively dry regions of the South where the rain- fall is only about fifteen or sixteer inches year, to demonstrate the possi- bilities of what is called dry farming.
 Another recent feature of Department work in the South is instruction in the raising of drug crops. This country i'm ports every year $5.0OO.oo0 or se.ooO,oo worth of vegetable products that enter into drug compounds, including such pro ducts as hoarhound. peppermint and pop py. Certain parts of the South are wei adapted to growing these plants and tht Department will give special attention tc the subject pointing out handsome profit: to he made from their cultivation.
 In many instances the special work oi the Department is facilitated by private contributions from persons interested 1T the development of the South. There are four or five large capitalists who ar' following the work with great interes and who have furnished most of tho funds for the lectures on the possibilities of nroducing good crops with one mule and one man to the farm.
 N R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
BURIAL GROUND FOR VETS.
Camp Lomax Names Committee t
 Appear Before Council.

A committee was appointed at a meet ing of Camp Lomax. United Confederate Veterans, last night to go before the City Council of Montgomery in the interest of securing new burial ground for the Confederate dead.
 Of account of the number of deaths among the Confederate Veterans of Mont gomery since the Confederate lot was granted the veterans, the plot of land on the hillside at Oakwood has become crowded with men. who for four years wore the grey. No more room remains in the Confederate cemetery.
 On motion of James Simpson commit tee composed of James Simpson. T. F. Leak and B. Nj. Washburn was appointed to wait on the Council to secure a ne . let for the dead soldiers
 No ether business was taken up and the Camp adjourned until October 15.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Erwin,s Bail is s5, ,oo0.

San Francisco. Sept. 1s.-Postal Inspec- tor James w Erwin, indicted by the Federal grand jury of Washington. D. C.. for alleged conspiracy to defraud the Gov ernment, was arrested this afternoon by the United States Marshal. Bail, which has been fixed at 5000, was promptly furnished Thomas Richard, chairman of the Berkeley Town Trustees, and c. R. Witter qualified on Erwin's bond.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Unions Will Have the Grip.

Wheeling. W Va. Sept. 16.-At todays session of the International Union or Steam Engineers steps were taken toward formation of secret signs and grips. A resolution was adopted recommending to the American Federation of Labor com pulsory arbitration of disputes between rival labor bodies. Delegate Bradley or Michigan fought hard for a resoiutlon ralling on the federation to compel ma chinists to eliminate clause oarFin6 colored men but it was ruled out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Cured of Asthma
After Years of Terrible Suffering.

Mary Josephine Bezy, Floyd Knob, Ind, writes: After suffering untold agonies for 32 years from Asthma, I was cured by ,Schifmann's Asthma Curo. fused to be so bad that could not move without holp. but I can now do all my own work" Another writes: My little bey7 years old has been a sufferer for several years, some- times 90 bad of that VIC could not hold him in bed, expecting any moment for him to breathe his last. Doctors did him no good and we had almost given up in despair, when through accident we heard of Schiff- mann's Asthma Cure, tried it and 1t almost instantly relieved him" Mrs. D. c. Harris, Elbow P. O., Va.
 Sold by all druggists at soc and $1.00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Geo. P. Haardt X Bro., "a Con- merce St. Telephone 3oo

Minister for War, has issued decree for bidding non-commissioned officers and privates to have in their possession or to distribute any revolutionary or socialistie writings without the permission of the higher authority, or to sing songs or utter cries, giving expression to any socialistie sentiments or to attend any meeting, tc contribute money Or to belong to any so
 ciety without the permission of their of | ncArn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Owes His Life to a Neighbor's Kind
 ness

Mir. D. P. Daugherty, will known throughout Mercer and Sumner Counties, w Va. most likely owes his life to the Kindness of a neighbor. He was almost hopelessly afflicted with diarrhoea; was attended by two physicians who gave him little. if any relieI. when a neighbor, learning of h,s serious condition, brought him a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic CloheTa and Diarrhoea Remedy. which cured him in less than twenty-four hours
 For sale by all druggists. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
TIT TUsKEaEE NEWS.
Son of Congressman Thompson Buys
 the Paper.

IlC IdpSI'
 Tuskegee. Sept. 16-(Special.)-Th Tus- kegee News. which has been edited by C. w. Hare for the past eight years. has been sold to Ernest w. Thompson. MT. Thompson is the son of Hon. Charles w. Thompson, member of Con- gress from the Fifth District. and a young man of fine business capacity and training. having spent large part of his life in his fathers ofice In charge of a large insurance business, and having add ed to his experience by trip of severa months to South Africa. where he joined the British army.
 The first issue of the paper under Mir Thompsons management will appear to morrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

ed over to whatever branch of the civil authority that may be determined upon later. This conclusion was reached this morning after consultation between Captain Grote Hutchison, United States Attorney Young and District Attorney Haymaker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Rank Robbed of $5. GOO.

Enid, O. T.. Sept. l7.-The Doueiass State bank at Douglass was roone1 Ias' right of over s5 NOo, The safe was blown onen with dynamite A posse is now securing the country for the thieves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

If your food does not digest well, few doses of Prickly Ash Bitters will set mat ters right. 1t sweetens the breath strengthens the stomach and digestion creates appetite and cheerfulness.
 adv-wed-fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

A cold wave arrived here after hard rain last night. and the thermometer reg istered 62 degrees at s a. m. Farmers say the three preceding days of unusual heat did much damage to vegetation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

Rev. R. H. Cobbs has returned from his trip to Mobile and Anniston, much improved in health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

Misses Irene and Emma Hanna enter tained eight couples of friends last night at Pig Party" in honor of their guest. Miss Nelson of Columbiana. This game is new here and caused much merriment. It is played with finch cards. The prize, a metal pig with thermometer, was won by Mir. Ed Powers and Prof. Colelick carried off the 'booby," a huge pig.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

Garland" Stoves and Ranges bake the bread and roast the meats that make the man adV-deXSu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

To Suppress Socialism. Berlin, Sept. 1s.-General won Einem,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18

The Disposition of the Sentry.
 Pittsburg. Sept l7.-The sentry at the Alleghany arsenal who ohot and killed William H. Crowley last Thursday will be first tried by court martial. then turn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
FALL SUITS CLEANED.
Everything They Need Done We'll by
 Holt's Dye Works.

We steam-clean, press and repair clothes, doing everything necessary to put them into flrst-class wearing order. Work sent for and delivered. Telephone l32.
 adV.-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Opens With Unusually Bright Pros
 uects for the Year.

p8CLB IUI C14G 1CW1'
 Greensboro, Sept. I7.-(Special)-The Southern University opened yesterday with interesting exercises and 100 stu dents Addresses were made by Hon. Charles E. Waller. . graduate of this in stitution. and by Professors D. F. Chris tenberry, Burt Richardson and others.
 President Hosmer says the University has unusually bright prospects. The fa- cuity has Professor Andrew Sled of vir- ginia in the chair of Creek,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Ward Seminary fer a..''i':. .'an: tsa':' I..:'

ssth year begins Sept 7a. Lssrayy Courses. 9asle A Elssu.IoA csrtsHes siisA to wsleslsy Baltimore Won. ans College FssuIsy 90. IId and easaAls siiseas1 For esaalea sddresS l. Q. 0LANToMs 9s1 SsSs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
.The Largest Clothing stofs q MontEomery." Fall and Winter of 1903 and 1904.
bur Stock is Complete in Every Department

I It makes the man---the suit he wears. It writes ''style' in big, bold letters all over him, or else it writes something else. The fit of the collar, the way the $ shoulders are made. the length of coat, 2 all must be right, or you're marked man. so far as good taste is concerned. You can only find this kind of clothing here. They fit.
 See our young man suits
 S.5G, slO, $l2.5O up to $25.