The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-01-22

For Pure Seed Oats call at Jones
Bros. Feed Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hagood return
ed yesterday morning from visit
with kindred at Iowa Station.
H. j. Saunders, of New Orleans,
came out "Wednesday morning to look
after his business interests and to visit
his sister, Mrs. A. E. Bell.
Miss Bessie Barnes returned to
Lake Charles Wednesday evening, al
ter ten days. visit in Welsh the
guest of the family of her aunt, Mrs.
A. A. Singleton.
G. r. Boiling and Ulysses Verret
have purchased J. T. Boling's inter-
est in the livery business of j. L. Boil
ing & Co. and the business will hence
forth continue under the firm name OF
G. r. Boiling & Co.
Mrs. c. E. Taylor has bought the
stock of millinery and notions of Mrs.
I. M. Abbott & Daughter in Jennings,
and she and Miss Hettie Johnson are
now in Jennings closing out the stock.
Mrs. Vim. Barton is clerking in the
Racket during their absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Walker arrived
= in Welsh Wednesday, after spending
week at New Orleans and other
points. Mr.. Walker has decided to
y cast his lot in the thriving city of AL
= exandria and will engage in the sta
: tionery business and conduct job
printing Office in connection.
r Driller Whitsett informed JOUR-
+ NAL representative Wednesday even
). ing that the second rock in the Nc
Faddin well had been penetrated and
9 the drill was now in blue gumbo at a
depth of $40 feet. The cable tools
have been withdrawn and set aside, ii
is thought permanently, and work is
1, now being pushed with rotary rig.
IT The we'll is making a showing OF both
l. oil and gas.
At the Congregational church mex
l. Sunday morning the pastor will speat
or on the "Transforming Power" Ii
1T the evening his subject will be 'Sun
day Religion with Introductory re
a
a.. All are cordially invited to these ser
vices, also to attend the Sunda
school which meets at 10 a. m. Morn
ing service follows Immediately an
~ the evening service at 1880.
SIS The Blanchard meeting held
Martins hall Friday afternoon was
very satisfactory and enthusiast
~ one. Congressman A. P. PuJo we
ne the principal speaker and delivered
re- ringing address in behalf of the Cadd
ILL., man. w. Fl. Cline, of Lake Charlie:
os- also spoke for Blanchard. S.
81 Shattuck, candidate for represent
a tive, and Aladdin Vincent, candida
re for sheriff, made short talks on loc
issues, pressing their own claims II
nomin alton.
lie At last Welsh is to have a reside
e. attorney. 7. P. Lee, who has pra
ticed in the states of Illinois, Indian
cen Wisconsin and Iowa, but for the pa
iys five or six months connected with t.
Jay Merchants Oil Company at this plac
'rt- has decided to locate in Welsh al
me- as rented an office over the sto
O f the Cooper Drug Co. Mr.. Lee Fl
leu ished his law studies at Y alpara1s
nd Ind, and was admitted to the bar
~ that state shortly afterwards.
OF A Corsicana dispatch says: A.
Foster and Mrs. Clara Smith we
On married here Saturday evening
md Rev. J. S. York. This is one instan'
do at least, where man loved his moi
.re er-in-law, for the bride in this instar
was once the mother-in-law OF L
present husband. Some three or TO
,an+ wears ago the groom married daug
49,. ter of the bride. A year or so
ing thew separated, and last night Eos
1rly married his former wife'S mother.
''" Arthur L. TAYLOR, an employe
- the Mayville plantation south OF toV
and Miss Goldia McCarty, of Well
OF who had been teaching school at M;
are Vile for some weeks past, stole
re- march on their friends last week
on slipping away to Lake Charles on
ling evening Sunset Limited Thursday a
Friday morning were united in m
riage. They arrived in Welsh F'rio
an, noon and drove out to the Plantat
with where they will make their home.
Des- The ladies of Welsh have arrane
and for Leap Year party to be held
loon Martins hall this (Friday) event
,,,;11 of home