The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-10-21

The COlorado-Texas we'll, which was
attached with a pump last week, con-
tinues making an average of between
fifty and sixty barrels of oil daily,
says J. Fl. Bowen. The we'll had
been abandoned for almost two years.
Jno. E. German, of Prairie Home,
H., arrived here Wednesday to visit
friends and look after his landed in
terests near town. Mr.. German was
an acquaintance and neighbor of VIM.
Fear and a. r. McBurney during
their residence in Illinois.
Keep your property insured against
fire, lightning and tornado. Chas. ?.
Martin, Notary Public. Office Welsh
Nation al Bank.
W. 7. Lee left Saturday noon for
Elizabethtown, KY, in response to a
message announcing that his son,
William, was very low. The young
man has been a long sufferer with that
dreaded disease, consumption, and
no hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
p. M. and J. f. Billion received a
message Tuesday informing them that
their aunt, Mrs. A. NJ. Guedry, of
Burnside, Ascension parish, had died
suddenly of heart disease. Her re-
mains were buried in the Catholic
cemetery at Donaldsonville Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
A novel sight was witnessed Tues
day afternoon says the Jennings
Progress, when team of six oxen
hitched to big lumber wagon was
driven through the streets. The
wagon was loaded with 100 sacks of
cotton. The weight ofithe load was
$500 pounds.
Rev. Father Martin Schmidt, of St
Martin, Mimi, arrived here Satur-
day morning for brief visit to the
family of his cousin, P. Unkel.
Sunday morning Rev. Martin preach
ed in 1.-THE Catholic Church to crowded
house, and that evening left for his
northen home.
"The Roll Call OF The Mighties"
is the morning subject, and in the
evening Rev. F. C. Laslette will speak
on, THE Power Of The Gospel"
These sermons will be pointed, Pity.
practical An illustrated service of
song will precede the evening sermon.
Drop around to the Congregational
churchill a. m. and 7: p. m.
Boys, Leap Year is not at an end
yet. Buy an Enterprise buggy and the
girl will surely do the rest. Davidson
Wesson Implement company sell
them.
(Mrs. Henry Pitcher, colored, whose
love for her "worser" half has been
waning for some time because his at
fections had been alienated by her
single sister, imbibed too freely the
other night and sought revenge by
making target of the sterner Pitcher.
Several lights were shot out, but
Pitcher failed to stop asolitary bullet.
Judge Julian Mouton, who was re-
Gently elected judge of this, the First
Court of Appeals Circuit, has receiv-
ed an invitation from che National
Democratic campaign committee to
deliver political addresses In French
in the eastern and middle states. He
left Friday for Indianapolis, Ind, to
be assigned to his new field OF labor.
For Sale-Lot s, block
q, located at the corner
of South and Elms street
and one of the most de-
sirable business locations
i'm the town of Welsh.
Apply to w. w. Welsh.
Fully three thousand people stood
IN Canal street Tuesday night watch.
ing the battle OF the stereopticsn
slides, both Home Rulers and Regu-
srs having added fresh cartoons to
heir supply OF repsrtes. The Inde-
oendents having adopted the Liberty
Monument ss their emblem and have
'een roasting the Regular Rooster.
Rev. T. D. Bush, of Collins, Miss,
arrived in Welsh Tuesday afternoon
Ind that night preached an interest.
ng sermon in the Baptist church.
Wednesday afternoon he left for
oil &o