The Rice belt journal., 1904-12-23
Miss Celia Spurgeon, of DetrC

Wi" cpuiScOu, Ol DelrOIt,
Mich, and Miss Minnie Spurgeon, of
Des Moines, Iowa, arrived the latter
part OF last week for a visit with
kindred. Miss Celia will return north
IN few days, but Miss Minnie will
spend the winter here.
{. a. Saxby went to Lake Charles
Tuesday evening and met his sister,
ln-Iaw, Mrs. Emma Suddarth, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, who arrived here
Thursday morning and will remain
until after the holidays visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. DeWolf.
Last Friday evening, the Christian
Endeavor society enjoyed most de-
lghttul evening at the home of the
Misses Yantis, at Rice. The regular
monthly business meeting was held in
connection with the social, and officers
for the next six months were elected,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Bertrand, of
Welsh, passed through here yester-
day en- route to Sloan Springs, Ark,
where Mr.. Bertrand will 90 into busi-
ness. Mr.. and Mrs. Bertrand have
many friendsin Lake Charles who wish
them success. s.-Saturday's American.
The public school closes this after
noon and the pupils will be given
vacation until Monday, January =.
The teachers will not be so fortunate.
Next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day the faculty will attend the state
teachers association to be held in La
fayette.
DR.. c. F. Hagius, of Kaufman, Tex,
formerly dentist associated with DR..
l.. u. Lewis in Welsh, was here We'd
nesday shaking hands with old frinds.
Yesterday he was united in marriage
to Miss Ida Shear, popular young
lady of Jennings. We extend cou-
gratulations.
The burning of small bridge be-
yond Iowa station Sunday night pre-
vented traffic on the Southern Pacific
for several hours. West-bound pas
senger No. 8, due here at 6:47 p. m,
was detained until after midnight, and
several freights took siding here until
the bridge was repaired.
Rev. F. c. Laslette left Friday
night for New Orleans to remain until
after the holidays visiting friends
and attending to business matters.
Mr.. Laslette will devote his time to
evangelistic work, and in all prob
ability will conduct revival in Lake
Charles the first OF the year.
At the annual election of officers of
the Armstrong Machine and Well
Works Company, Ltd, Tuesday
night OF last week. j. w. Armstrong
was elected president; J. C. Arm
strong, vice president, and N. G.
Armstrong, secretary and treasure.
The president will continue as general
manager.
Prof. and Mrs. S. A. Knapp passed
through here Saturday noon en- route
to Washington, D. c., to spend q
month. Prof. Knapp is a member OF
the committee appointed to ascertain
If possible ways and means of exter.
the boil weevil. He will
confer with Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson.
F. j. West has sold the E. E. Kim
ball property near the Congregational
church to Miss Evelyn Willard for a
consideration of 81, 200. This is the
property recently negotiated for by
the Congregational church to be used
as parsonage, but owing to a hitch
in the title at that time the sale was
not made.
Rev. Corwin Taylor, who has been
assisting Rev. Ryan in protracted
meeting at Jennings the past three
weeks, came home Saturday evening
and filed his Sunday morning engage
ment in the Methodist church, but re-
turned that afternoon to Jennings.
NJ. H. Hoag occupied the pulpit in the
Methodist church that night.
Merit Davis, who left here about a
month or six weeks ago ostensibly for
an outing up in the piney woods, ex-
tended his journey to St. Louis and
there joined the U. S. army and is
now stationed at Columbus, Ohio.
In a letter to his parents here he says
the company in which he has enlisted
will soon be transferred, but it is not
definitely known whether it will be
stationed at Boston, New Orleans or