The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-10-16

ternoon to spend few days. He says |
the crops in that section are hardly as |
good as here, consequently the mer-
chants are not enjoying as an extern
sive fall trade as are the merchants of
Welsh and other Calcasieu towns.
1t is learned that the condition of f.
L. Lewis, who has been in San Anto-
MO. Texas, for several weeks receiy-
ing treatment for paralysis, is slight
ly improved. He has been suffering
recently from pains in his lower
limbs which his physicians claim are
encouraging symptoms.
Get one of our standard high grade
watches and have the right time all
the time. WELSH JEWELRY CO.
The Lake Charles American remarks
that the only thing that will keep that
city from having 10000 population in
1910, is that everybody is for himself
and very few for Lake Charles. The
same may be said of large number
of the towns in this section, and we
regret to say that Welsh is included
among the number.
c.. Il. Parker, of Green Valley, ILL.,,
G. A. Richmond, of Peoria, ILL.,, Jno.
G. Keller and Jno. G. Lee, of Decatur,
Ill, all officers and directors of the
Merchants Oil Company, came down
| last week and will probably remain
here until the first of November or
until the well now being drilled by
! that company is COMPLETED
| We have few more of those high
grade Elgin, Waltham, Hampden and
| Rockford watches.
WELSH JEWELRY Co.
E. S. Wood came over from Nc
Gregor, Texas, Sunday to remain a
few days looking after his interests in
the oil field. He reports an enormous
rice yield in the Immediate vicinity of
McGregor, and says that the farm
ers everywhere are eXultant and pros
porous times are certain for year at
least. He has just finished harvesting
and threshing his big crop.
Rev. A. w. Turner and son, Mar
vim, came over from Jennings Satur-
day evening, and Sunday morning the
\ former filled his regular monthly ap-
pointment at the M. E. church, South.
Rev. Turner returned Friday from
Opelousas where he had been assist
ing in ten days revival. He re-
ported twenty conversions and thir-
teen accessions to the church during
the meeting.
| PAUL W.,DANIELS, located corner
Railroad Avenue and Adams ST., larg-
est general merchandise business in
Welsh.
A.. Kaissee, who was last week
found in ditch on E. M. Clark 5
farm southeast of Welsh, suffering
from paralytic stroke, died early
Monday morning, and his remains
were inferred that afternoon in the
city cemetery, after funeral services
in the Methodist Episcopal church.
conducted by Rev. d. M. Lewis. Mr..
: Kaissee was native Tennesseean and
q leaves wife and one child; who left
: Tuesday for New Orleans to reside
= with relatives.
AlSA SISCl ctllo IeuluS SiIy, UoUl
colored, were arrested Sunday after
. noon by Marshal Hall for gambling
and fighting and lodged in the Gala
boose over night. Monday morning
l. they were arranged before Mayo
e Robinson who fined each $25 on tn
st two charges. Both Crechan and Ter
d ry carried their heads in sings 70
st two or three days as the result of
vs. chewing match between them durini
rs an alteration Crechan's lip wa
e bitten off and his an tagonist'
e face was badly lacerated.
~ This section of Louisiana is bein
-" flooded with letters from Texas graf
~ dealers who wish to place orders TO
Texas corn. 1n-aS-much as Texas
infested with the destructive boil wee
I'd vii, that can be imported into Louis
a ana in corn, hay and other farm pre-
d, ducts, we think it would be we'll fo
r. our farmers and dealers to let Texa
corn alone as we have plenty at HON
;s to supply the demand. North Louis
w ana we understand has quarantine
to against Texas farm products; it ma
RI be necessary for us to do the same.
tv Rayne Tribune.