The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-01

Monday Jas. Click, residing two
and half miles southeast of town,
sold his farm OF PASS acres to E. ].
downing, of Mound City, Mo-, for a
consideration of 3,O25, or $45 per Z
acre. The sale includes the transfer
10 Mr.. Downing of all horses, mules
and farming machinery formerly be-
longing to Mr.. Click
VIM. griffith and family, who have
been at Whitehouse, La, the pastsev-
erai weeks for the benefit of the form
er's health, arrived in Welsh Satur-
day evening, Mr.. Griffith having re-
covered sufficiently to return home.
HIS friends are glad to know of his
improvement and hope to soon see
him at his post of duty.
After delightful sojourn of four
months spent here the guests of their
daughter, Mrs. S. A. Spurgeon. Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. De Witt departed |
Tuesday afternoon for their home at
New Providence, Iowa. Mr.. De Witt
was very much impressed with our
winter climate and it is probable that |
he and his wife will spend the remain
} der of their winters in the South.
A Jennings special says: A deal
was closed here Saturday whereby the
National Rice Milling Company OF
New Orleans purchased of the Nc Far
lain Irrigation Company it's entire
I, plant, just on the outskirts of the city
: on the north, consisting of the largest
r pumping plant in the rice belt, twenty
miles of canal and large and valua-
?. BILE tract of rice land. The amount
# paid was $4,000.
10 DR.. L. G. Lewis was in New Or
j. leans Saturday as delegate from
70 Welsh lodge to attend the Widows
and Orphans General Relief Associa
Id ton of the 1. o. o. F. lodge of tn,
I'D State of Louisiana. While in the cit,
m Doc had the pleasure of witnessin,
O. the big automobile races between
I'll Barney Oldfeld and "Dare-Devil
Housman in which the former wa
no victorious.
ag The following are among the Wells
n real estate transfers recorded within
n the past week: Mrs. Lucille Welsh
I'D lease to Martin Bros. lot near post
office building in Welsh; Otis W. Blisl
p to E. M. Clark, warranty deed, 2 lot
h, in Welsh, $3.50; Charles M. Field
- to E. M. Clark, S acres of timber
o. land, 800; Simeon Benoit and Arts
"a tile Benoit to James L. Byerly prop
'erty in Welsh 1920; Mrs. Mary MI
Miller to j. Berry and Lee Miller,
If property in Welsh, $215.
Monday afternoon Andy Louvvier
was arraigned before Mayor Robinson
on an affidavit filed by Mrs. Adam
Ringuet, charged with peace disturb
ance. Louvvier was fined five dollars.
: Later in the day Mrs Louvvier filed a
g counter charge against Mrs. Ringuet,
: alleging the use of obscene language
by the defendant The mayor also
imposed a fine of five dollars in this
! case. Wednesday morning Mrs.
Ringuet was drought before Justice
of the Peace Sam Blackford for the
purpose of being placed under peace
bond, but for lack of evidence on the
part of plaintiffs the case was thrown
out of court.
The supervisors of elections in this
parish have completed the list of cleo
7 ton officers for the coming State cleo
ton to be held Tuesday, April 10.
Following are the names of those to
serve in this ward: precinct l, Welsh
{ H. A. Fontenot, j. A. Singleton
and A. G. Fontenot, commissioners,
and r. L. Craig, clerk; precinct 2,
Fenton-Ambrose Pitre, Arsen LeBlue
and Tully Ferguson, commissioners,
and 1. j. Mills, clerk; precinct 3, Ro-
enoke-J. NJ. Booze, T. Fl. Walton
and j. Berry, commissioners, and j.
E. Gillet, clerk; precinct 4, Joplin
w. H. NcManus, Ed Morris and John
Tibbett, commissioners, and Henry
Precht, clerk.
DIR. j. W. Lively, of Marshall, Tex
as, presiding elder of this the new Lake
Charles district of the M. E. church,
arrived here Friday afternoon and ~
NAMED until Tuesday the guest Z
Rev. Corwin Taylor, pastor of the
Fletcher NJ E. church. He occupied
the pulpit in that church at both the
morning and evening services Sunday
and Monday afternoon the regular