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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Willard-Radeke NuptiaLs.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
Radeke. five miles southeast OF Welsh,
Wednesday evening at O'CLOCK tne
lives of two of Welsh's popular a.
promising young people we're llnKeo
together. The wedding was that Oh
Edwin G. Willard aud Miss Nettle
Radeke, Father Wilkinson, OF Lake
Charles, tying the nuptial knot.
The wedding was quiet home al
fair. only members of the families
and a few immediate friends OF TIE
contracting parties being present.
Mr.. Willard, the groom, is pos
sessed of all the qualifications thai
combine to make gentleman, is as
sistant cashier of the First Natlona
Bank of Welsh and a leading plllai
in the Methodist Episcopal chnrch
while the bride is exceptionally popu
lar. both in Welsh and her own com
lmunity. She formerly taught in tn
public school here and is dlllgen
and faithful church worker.
They have engaged rooms at Tn
home of r. F. Prentice where they VII
90 to housekeeping until Mr.. Willard
can build residence.
| The JOURNAL, with their numerou
| friends, extends it's heartiest congra1
ulations and wishes Mr.. and Mrs
| Willard successful cruise acros
life's billowy sea.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Hello. Teacher. Louisiana for one Cent

Hello, Teacher! Louisiana for one Cent.
You are thinking of attending a
spring and summer normal for teach
ers. Then why not send for special
circular of the Welsh Normal-Busi-
ness Institute, school giving the
oretical and practical professional
instruction to teachers in all grades
of school work, including the kinder
garten? This school will prepare you
for examin alton for any grade of GER
tificate. Announcement for spring
| and summer of 1904, two terms of ten
weeks each, March Ia to july 49,.
At the expense of a postal card you
can receive pocket map OF your
| State. Address
j. M. NELSON, A. M. Principal,
Welsh, Louisiana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19


The rice number of the Crowley
SIGNAL is about the most handsome
specimen of the accomplishments of
the printers art that has come to this
office in many moons. The special
number contains forty pages of inter-
esting matter to rice farmers and cuts
illustrating many scenes in the rice
belt. 1t was printed on book paper
with beautifully colored covers.
The first we'll of the Proven Oil
Field Company has been abandoned
because of the failure of the drillers
to extricate the pipe that became
twisted off after reaching a depth OF
about 500 feet. The derrick and ma
chinery used in drilling the abandoned
we'll have been moved and Monday
the work of drilling a new we'll began
only a short distance from the ole
one The rig will be in operation
both day and night, and barring ac
cidents the required depth is expected
to be reached by the latter part of thu
month. J. w. Champion has tn
contract, and will be assisted by S. w
Clay.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Farmers.

The Jennings Rice Milling Co.,
Ltd, have few thousand barrels OF
fuel oil that they will contract to de-
liver this summer at so cents per bar
rel. Call and see them if you are go
ing to use fuel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Farmers!

Get your discs sharpened at Kim
balls shop. We have special ma
chimes for that purpose.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
For Sale.

A good six-room house in the south
part of Welsh, Will sell for bar
gain. For particulars call at the
JOURNAL Office.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Rev. Harrison Goes to New Orleans

Rev. Harrison Goes to New Orleans.
Instead of Rev. Jackson having
been assigned the charge here as was
announced last week, the passionate OIL
the Welsh Methodist Episcopal church
was given by the Gulf Mission Con-
ference held at Hughes Springs, Tex
as, last week to Rev. Corwin Taylor,
of Sioux City, Iowa, who preached
his initial sermon to a crowded house
Sunday evening.
Rev. Harrison occupied the pulpit
at the morning service at which time
he delivered his farewell sermon. Mon
day he left for New Orleans to take
charge of the new work assigned him,
| and with him go the blessings and
best wishes of the citizens of Welsh.
| Rev. Taylor, though a young man,
comes highly recommended and has
already made a favorable impression
upon his congregation and gives
promise of accomplishing much goot
for the cause of the Master.
Rev. Ryan has been returned tt
jennings, Rev. Hickman sent to Beau
mont, Rev. Elliott to Crowley AM
Rev. Weldon to Raymond.
The district heretofore known a
the New Orleans district has been di
| vided. The new district is to be know
as the Lake Charles district, with Rev
! Lively as presiding elder. Rev. W
r. Chase will continue as presidln
elder of the New Orleans district.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Local and Personal.

i
mess visitor Saturday.
Miss Nettie Shaw spent Saturday
and Sunday in Jennings.
Fancy Box Paper at JOURNAL Sta
tionery Store.
Aug. l.. Chappius, of Rayne, was
welsh business visitor Friday.
A. L. Sutherlin transacted business
in Lake Charles Monday morning
Carl D. Silven, of Jennings, was
welsh visitor Monday afternoon.
w. C.. Brown attended to business
matters in Jennings Wednesday.
Stoves, in both heating and cook
ing. at PRENTICE & PRENTICE
e. C. Willard transacted business
in Lake Charles Tuesday morning.
Leave orders for Polish
JONES BROS.
A. T.. Bell transacted business IN
New Orleans several days this week.
Get your stationery at the Journal
Book and Stationery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Kelly visited
friends in Jennings Sunday and Mon
day.
w. e. Black and family left Nor
day morning for Victor, Montana, 10
reside.
Hardware, tinware, CLASSY
queensware and groceries.
PRENTICE & PRENTICE.
]. r. Senseney, an attache OF the
JOURNAL, was in Jennings Sunday al
ternoon.
For Pure Seed Oats call at Jone:
Bros. Feed Store.
S. J. Miner, of Lake Charles, wa'
a Welsh visitor from Friday unit
Sunday.
Kit mackerel and New Englan'
faxed fish, delicious breakfast dish
att,7.l G. BENoIT 81 Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Convey and G
ID. Ryther are spending the week
4 New Orleans.
See Weber & vanNess before cor
tracing for an irrigating or artesia
well. - a.5s
Born, Saturday, February ID,
the wife of Columbus Slime, at BE
City, son.
s Fountain pens from S1.oo to s2.I
at the journal Book and Stationel
Store.
Z. Mrs. j. B. Lee went to Midlal
Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
c.. Carlisle.
During Lent try box of our M
England Breakfast Flaked Fish.
most inviting dish.
G. BENoIT 81 SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Billion and Nj
Noemie Billion visited frirnds in il
nings Sunday.
When you see man using an
terprise buggy, ask him how he LII
it Then call on Davidson-Wess
Implement Co., they will do the re
Capt. B. T. Walshe went to n
Orleans Saturday to spend few d.
with his family.
When you buy buggy insist
having an Enterprise. For ease
durability there is none better ma
WEssoN IMP. Co.
agents.
A daughter was born Thursd
February IL, to the wife of Eut
Landry, near Rice.
Look through our stock of ia
edibles before preparing your 81
luncheons or dinners. We have
erything that is desired:
PRENTICE 81 PRENTICl
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w. Daniels
turned wednesday morning from
tending Mardi Gras.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Shoes and Harness Repaired.

If you want your shoes and harness
neatly repaired, take them to j. @
Kiplinger at the S. P. House
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-19
Estray, Notice.

A small, red roam three-year-oles
COW with short horns and rope tlea
about them, estrayed about the first o.
the month. Any information LEADING
to the recovery of the animal will De
literally rewarded by notifying
YVES JACOBS, Welsh, La.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
RESERVES TOTAL $4,000.
Manchurlan Administration Orders e
LIST Drawn Up,

Port Arthur, Jan. 23.-After a con.
ference of the heads of all the depart
ments of the Manchurian administra-
ton orders were issued that list of
every available army and navy reserve
man in Manohuria were to be drawn
up, as we'll as list Of those indispen-
sable for the civil administration,
which 1t is impossible to send to the
front.
1t is claimed that the resrves total
$4,000. The bulk of the Port Arthur
feet is stationed just outside the har-
Dor.
Naval and military authority stores
in unusual quantities are being bought
on condition of immediate delivery.
The admiralty authorities answering
inquiries on the part of shipowners
decline the right of neutral ships
bound for Japan Shipping rates have
advanced hundred per cent during
the last fortnight, otherwise the traf-
tic of foreign ships, especially in Jap
anese coal, which is obtained in direct
purchase, continues normal. The ship
ping companies, however, are prepar-
ing to withdraw from here. The au-
thorities are considering the question
OF removing the non-combatants for
whose transportation ships are in read
mess.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
D ATH LIST PLACED
AT THIRTY EIGHT
Casualties From Sweep OF
Tornado at Moundville.
SIETY-EIGHT WERE INJURED.
Of Those, 1t Is Said, Probably a Dozen
VIII Die-ReIlef Measures Are Be-
Ing Taken by the Towns and Cities
of Alabama.

VIII Dle-ReIlef Measures Are Be-
Ing Taken by the Towns and Cities
Of Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 23.-A staff
correspondent of the Birmingham
Vile, which was destroyed by a tor
nado early Friday morning, says that
the total death list stands at 38-six
whites and thirty-two negroes.
The sixth white victim was a farm
er who was killed miles from Mound
Vile, and whose name has not been
ascertained The other five were
Arthur H. Warren, Of Montgomery,
travelling salesman; g. P Seymour,
night telegraph operator, home in
Nashville; Robert Powers, of Tusca-
loos j. H. Redman. of Dayton, Tenn.
supervision of water tanks Of Ala
bama Great Southern railroad and
Miss Nettie Farley, Of Moundville.
The number Of wounded Is estimat
sd at 65, of whom about a dozen are
expected to die.
The whites who are fatally hurt are
Mrs Kasiah Farley and Jack Griffin
Ten negroes are also expected to die
from injuries.
Relief measures are being taken by
the citizens of Tuscaloosa, under the
leadership Of General ". W. Brandon,
adjutant general of Alabama
Six hundreds dollars was raised for
the sufferers yesterday afternoon,
while the pupils from the female col
lege at Tuscaloosa went to Mound
vile and served hot coffee and food
to the destitute and wounded.
kilograms have been sent from Bir-
mingham Offering assistance.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Those who Held Up Seaboard Air Line
Train Are In Jail

Those who Held Up Seaboard Air Line
Train Are In Jail
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 23.-S. A.
Petty and NJ, Petty, two of those who
held up and dynamited the Seaboard
Air Line passenger train at Sander
son, in this state, on the night of the
17th instant, were captured yesterday
by Detectives Fitzwalter and Newman,
Of the railroad company, and Detective
Burns, of the Southern Express com
pany at Starkey in Bradford county.
They were followed by the detectives
through three counties and when ar
rested had dynamite in their posses
sion
They have been identified by the
engineer in whose cab they rode for
miles and by the baggagemaster of
the train.
They have been operating in Ala
bama, but their home is in Folkston,
Ga. They are in jail in this city.
The United States authorities will
charge them with firing into mail
coach and jeopardizing the life of the
mail agent
The federal statutes provide life
sentence for this offense
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
FAKE PAUPER eURIALe.

tentIary for Three Years.
Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 29-W. Nc
Coy. a prominent business man and
undertaken, was sentenced to three
years in the state prison, Being found
guilty of the charge Of false pretense
in connection with the so-calied fake
pauper burials discovered in the coun.
ty cemetery last February
Mccoy had the undertaking con.
tract for county burials and
1t was charged that he bur.
ted coffins containing things
other than human bodies and charged
the county for the same
Motion for new trial was entered.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
CORPSE IN WATER WHEEL.
Superintendent of Richmond Ire
Works Meets TraaIo Death.

superintendent of Richmond lren
Works Meets Tragic Death.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 23.-Robert M.
Blankenship, general manager and su-
perintendent Of the Old Dominion Iron
and Nail Works. was drowned about
noon in the forebay of the horseshoe
department of the works.
The fact did not become known for
three hours, when a search led to the
finding Of the body inside the casing
Of the ponderous water wheel which
operates the machinery Of the depart
ment
1t is supposed that Mr. Blankenship
slipped and fell from the top of the
forebay, whittier he had gone to exam
me some timbers, and was sucked into
the water wheel.
TIL body was somewhat mutilatsd
by the revolution Of the wheel.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
VIII Make China Bio Loan

New York, Jan. 23.-A dispatch
from Toxic to The Times says the In
dustrial bank has agreed to lend about
$1,5O0,000 to the Chinese government
on the security OF the Ham Yang iron
mine at 6 per cent for a period of 80
years on condition that the mine fur
nishes annually minimum of 10000
tons of ore for the use of the Wake
matsu foundry.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
HUSBAND RAN AMUCK
Attempted to Murder Wife and Son.
klIls Himself.

NiIIW NImSStT'
New York, Jan. 23-Apparently be.
cause his wife and son had deserted
him on account of his Incorporate
habits, Frederick T. Thrush, lithog.
rapher, has attempted to murder his
wife and son of Frederick, II years old
in the vestibule of an apartment In
East Fifty-fourth street
There was a terrible struggle be.
tween Thrush and his son, the latter
endeavoring to protect his mother.
Immediately after the shooting
Thrush ran into the street as if to es.
cape, but suddenly halted and fred
shot into his own head causing
death.
Mrs. Thrush and the boy will proba.
bly, live.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
MILITARY ACTIVITY
Continues on Extensive Scale at the
Black Sea Ports.

Continues on Extensive Scale at the
Black Sea Ports.
New York, Jan. 2S.-Mllitary activity
at Black Sea ports continues on a
more extensive scale than ever, ca
hles the Russian correspondent Of The
Times. Men are arriving for shipment
for the Far East. The railroads are
gorged with military stores.
Private freight is side-tracked in or
der to expedite the shipment supplies.
Five transports, carrying $4,000 tons
Of cargo, and large number OF troops,
will be despatched as soon as possible
The transports will take guns and
ammunitions which are needed at Port
Arthur. The Russian officers are wag.
ering on the chance Of this or that
regiment reaching its destination in
advance of the opening Of hostilities.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
Fears AlIayed at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Jan. 23-The sudden fall
In temperature last night has done
much to remove apprehension cf a
food The river here has actually
fallen during the night, and In almost
clear of ice At Portsmouth. O.. the
river is still 10 feet lower than here
and there has been no phenomenal
rise at Pittsburg, an dthere ia NO cor.
responding inflow from the Kapawh.
and other southern tributaries. The
condition makes it reasonably certain
that there will be no disastrous Hood
on the part of the river.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
CREST OF THE FLOOD
REACHES PITTSBURG
Heavy Ice Continues to Rum
In the Two Rivers.
PROPERTY LOSS WAS st.ooo.ooo.

Railroad Traffic on All Limos In the
Flooded District Is More or Less A.
feeted--5ia Ice Gorge In Moncnga'
hela River Breaks and Moves.
Pittsburg, Jan 23.-The crest OF the
food which is sweeping down the AL
legheny and Monongahela rivers viii
be reached in Pittsburg today and 1t is
expected the maximum stage OF water
will be 80 feet This morning the
marks registered 2S feet. 8 inches and
still rising three-tenths of foot an
hour.
Heavy ice was still running in both
streams, but it was thinning out. All
the lower parts Of the two cities and
the sorth side are submerged. In
Allegheny the entire section south on
South avenue and Robinson street and
extending to Grant avenue to Pine,
is covered with from 2 to 8 feet OF
water Exposition park and the Ma
tional League ball grounds are under
nearly 5 feet Of water, and portions
of the fourth and eighth wards are
also flooded.
An extra force of police was patrol
ing this district in skiffs to protect the
residents and minister to their needs.
In this city Duquesne way, Water
street and many side streets as far
east as Ninth street, are partially sub
merged, while on the south side nearly
all mills and manufacturing plants
fronting on the Monongahela river
have been forced to suspend operation
on account of the high water.
Traffic Greatly Affected.
Traffic on every railroad entering
Pittsburg is more or less affected by
the flood, but the greatest sufferers
are the Pittsburg and Wsstern. Ale
gheny Valley and the Panhandle d.
vision of the Pennsylvania railway.
Freight traffic Is almost at q stand
STILL and officials are dev0tinR their
time to making plans to operate pas.
senger trains to care for the public
demands.
The big gorge in the Monongahela
at Point bridge, which menaced the
many coal fleets tied up .alenK the
river landings, began to break this
morning, the ice on the south side of
the stream commencing to move first.
Gradually the movement spread. un.
til the whole mass was moving, and
the ice was again passing out quietly.
@f oA A
by the river coal combine, which came
floating along right in the middle Of
the pack of ice The boat had been
torn loose from its moorings at Becks
Run and owing to the heavy ice she
was in no attempt could be made to
save her while passing down the riv.
or. The tow boats Tom Lisle and
rhe Delta reported last night turned
up all right today. They had not been
successful. however, in capturing the
runaway barges which broke from
their moorings last night.
No Lives Lost SO Far.
Up to this time there has been no
lives lost so far as known. The prop.
erty loss will probably reach 81, ,O0O, 900,
A passenger train on the West
Pennsylvania road leaving Tarentum
for Allegheny was caught by the rising
water of the Allegheny river at Gas.
simere and the passengers were taken
from the boat in skiffs, the rescue
work going on for an hour. The tracks
from Tarentum to Springdale are un.
der water, and much damage is being
done by the ice.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1902

East Lake. AIa.s DeC. OLH, l0UZ.
Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Au-
gust lst went to Verbena, Ala, to hold
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, SO feeble was
scarcely able TO preach. Mr.. F. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family was ssstop-
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
JOhnsOn's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis.
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks was was much
better. In three weeks had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully we'll.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
j. M.SMcCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
EDITOR OF OUTINGS FATE.
Reported that He Starved to Death In
Wilds of Labrador.

Wilds of Labrador.
Quesbec, Jan. 23.-WCrd was re.
ceived here from Chateau Bay, Labra.
dor, that a courier had arrived there
from Northwest river with the infor.
nation that Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.,
of the exploring party sent out by the
magazine, Outing, of New York, had
died from starvation in the wilds of
Labrador on Oct 18.
The remains are on the way to Que.
bee, SO the report says, by dog train
with the other members of the expedi.
ton, which is expected to reach Cha.
teau Bay some time in March
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
Train Manqles Watchman,

Greensboro, N. c., Jan. William
D. Weaver, watchman for the South
ern railway here, was struck by a
southbound passenger train, receiving
serious internal injuries. He was
tagging vehicle when the train threw
him so feet against an emhankment
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
TEN MURDERS PER WEEK.
Chinese Bandits Make Streets of Har
hin tinsafa a. Nioh%

New York, Jan. 23-The town is
quiet, except for a few murders of
Russians by Chinese bandits and sew.
eral suspicious fires, cables The Her.
AIDS Port Arthur correspondent.
At Harbin there are ten murders
weekly, and the streets are unsafe at
night
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
Serious Native nlsturhance,

New York, Jan. ga serious ma.
tive disturbance has occurred in the
interior near Pieng Yang, cables the
Seoul correspondent of The Herald.
rhe authorities are apprehensive that
it may spread.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24

at times I could not leave my bed. I was badly
crippled Tried many doctors and two of them
gave me up to die. None Of them did me much
good. The pains in my back, hips and legs
me My appetite was very bad. Everybody
who saw me said must die. took FIVE bottles
of the Golden Medical Discovery and tour
vias of Pellets and to-day my health is good
after suffering twelve years with rheumatism"
The sole motive for substitution is to
permit the dealer to make the little
more profit paid by the sale OF less
meritorious medicines. He gains; you
lose. Therefore accept no substitute toT
~Goiden Medical Discovery"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the sluggish
liver.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24

Girls nave way Of getting a lot o+
special scenery on when they wait m
table at a church social.-Atcb,se..
Globe.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-24
Heard Woman's Screams.

No one heard screams until 9 O'Clock
when Mrs w. D. Elliott, who lives at
Eleventh and Elm streets, near where
the body was found, says she heard
woman scream. She went to the
door, but the scream was not repeat
ed.
The conclusion is taken from this
that Miss Schaefer might have been
merely rendered unconscious by the
first attack and recovered later, when
she was struck again wit h the brick
and killed.
Blood splashes found on the cab in
the shed indicate that Miss Schaefer
was struck in the shed and was in a
standing position when struck.