The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
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box were discovered among the ne #
groes in Jennings Tuesday Ihey
were hurried to the pest house, ana
the necessary precautions have been
taken to prevent a spread of the dis
ease.
Steele and Smith have each WIN
drawn from the State treasurershlpE
race, leaving that Office to be supplleo
nv the State central committee. 1t is
understood, however, that the com
mittee will select either Steele or
Smith for the position.
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Renfroe MISS Cora
Suffer entertained a number OF frlenos
in honor of her cousin, Miss CaroHne
Frees. of Des Moines, Iowa. Ihere
were about sixteen guests present.
Progressive finch was the order OF
the evening, and a most en]oyaple
time was had. -e
The first wreck on the Lacaslne
| branch of the Southern PACING oc-
CURED Thursday of last week. ~
e work train near Hayes was dl6cheo'
the caboose turning completely over
The wrecking train arrived shortly
after. and it, too, was ditched, the
!, roadbed being so soft that the rails
. snread. No material damage was
done.
,, w. A. Hervey, of Dunlap, Ill, and
~ T. Y. Hervey, of Chenoa, Ill., Wno
had been here the past two mon'hS
improvimg their rice land near Bayou
Chene south of town, left Tuesda!
er morning for New Orleans to atten'
n, the Mardi Gras festivities before re
n, turning to their Illinois homes. ines
'er gentlemen have erected resloenc
ond harm and made other extenslV
,ra improvements on their land and cor
In template putting in something ike ''
The acres OF rice this season.
- Mary Marguerite, the little oaug
ter of Rev. and Mrs: ID. MI. Levi
~, celebrated her fifth birthday ann1ve
ore sary Tuesday afternoon by giving
,set marty to which about twenty OF
em- little friends were invited. AFTER
delightful time spent at games d
other gchildren's amusements, tne ILL
zen Miss served her guests with refres
'eek nents. Although it was intended
10 d Nv as a little social, Mary Marguer
7"'ii was graciously remembered oy seV
|eh- al of those present in the way OF pr
ents.
the Tn Martins hall Friday night,
aries de,. the auspices of the Ladies Aux
Con- .ry Of the Baptist church, was 81
Inc n valentine social and supper TO WI
some Ill, ,,nber was present.
social was truly Valentine in all
d E. the word implies as red ana
,resi- hearts. pierced by the penetfa
| Oil darts of Cupid, were in evidence
here a,yvbere about the hall. An i'm
COM vised post Office in one corner Oh
hall was one of the featurers, ana
some time the genial acting post
esSon +ress Mrs. Fred Grossman, was
legree tress' "is. a.+i,o valentine re
ng Of pussy
NIGHT. ents.
1unchl Row 8. q. Horton, well know
I was welsh, having on several occa
lconducted special meetings a.
4 Seventh Day Adventist church
l neA' Of town. made the startling ammo
u o,e nent in the Seventh Day Adv
i INV, temnle in New Orleans that
opinion the present war between
20 <'n VIZ, STA and Japan would cause IN
no an tional conflict and fulfillme
Biblical prophecies of the world
lildren, During his discourse Rev. I
ormer's said he believed that in the tuih
Austin, Of the prophecies Russia will tr
Satur- and will progress even to the
in Chi of Constantinople, which will
SIGNAL for the final great cha
Iron. Of the worlds history to begin.
visiting The branch house of the Oh
Mrs. q. Supply Company at JennlnS
Sunday. closed the contract with the I
, in Jen- Oil and Mineral Company, one
heaviest operators in the 81
racentlv field, for quantity of four-ln'
49, M sufficient to construct an oil pl
:, in lem six miles in length, running II
ming to Jennings oil field to the canal
Che will on the Southern Pacific rallro;
summer a. dispatch from that city. W
orooress. the line will begin at once
be completed about the first
message This company owns and oPer