The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-23
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

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Judge T. w. Morris of Brennan, a
leading lawyer of that section of the
State die2 Thursday.
Streams Of strong salt water struck
fl deep wells at LampaSas have put
parties to figuring on a salt plant for
that place
l.. V. Wharton. a cattIeman Of Mot.
fey County was stricken with paraly.
sis Tuesday night on a train en- route
to St. Louis.
A nude man was arrested walking
the streets of Oak Cliff Sunday night.
He was a stranger and offered 10 re.
SiStanCe to arrest
BY vote Of 81 to Tuesday the
city of Pittsburg decided to issue
bonds for the construction of a sys
tenn of Waterworks there.
J, A. Copeland of Purdon Navarro
Co. says his son, Ell, 9 years Of age,
and very small for his years, picks $50
pounds of cotton per day.
w. F. Mallory, who was injured in
a runaway accident Just outside the
city limits Of Denison Thursday morn
ing, died Friday morning of internal
injuries.
John C. Murphy, the railway con-
duCtOT who was stricken with paraly-
sis at Temple on the 10th, died Friday
without ever having regained con-
sciOusness-
Hon. Frank Andrews, chairman of
the Democratic executive committee,
sent out notices to the members of
the committee calling them to meet
iR Dallas Sept "a,
OVertOn had big day Wednesday
On account Of the laying of the corner,
stone Of the new Masonic Temple,
which was largely attended by neigh.
Boring lodges.
The Farmers Union Of Mccoy is dis.
satisfied with the price of cotton gin,
aing and has appointed a committee
20 secure a reduction from 6Oc to SOC
per hundred.
O. Capt. James R. Church. assistant
surgeon is relieved from duty at Fort
Brown, Tex, and ordered to Fort
Robinson, Neb., for duty in the Depart.
ment in the Missouri.
Sherwood, Irion County, is having
its FIRST cotton gin ierected, the first
10 be built in that county. The cotton
crop in that section will be very short
on account of drouth.
j. S. Lawrence fell from his horse
at Van AlstyRe Tuesday morning and
sustained injuries which may prove
fatal. Wednesday he was at his home
In an unconscious condition.
Uncle Dad Jordan, a negro, said
TO be 100 years of age, died southeast
of Denis0n Sunday. He was former
slave of United States Senator Rhett
Of South Carolina, before the war.
A franchise has been granted T. L.
Smith Jr., for waterworks system
to extend over the entire business
and residence portions of Eagle Lake.
When complete it will cost $4,000.
The Y. NJ. c. A. of Palestine has
received word that Miss Helen Gould,
who has done so much for the work
here and elsewhere, will make a visit
to the association for nalf a day in
October.
The Grand Jury has returned indlct.
ments against members of the Com.
misSioners' Court of Smith county.
charging them with collecting more
pay for road and bridge supervision
than the law allows.
Horses for the coming five days
races at the Fair Grounds during the
Harvest Festival and Kaliph's cele.
bration are beginning to reach Dallas.
The pecan crop around San Angelo
Is now ripening. The crop is decid.
eddy short in that section.
Several cars of yam sweet potatoes
are being shipped from Tyler to West
Texas, The price is from SOC to GOc
per bushel to the grower. The yield
IN many, tnstanoes-here is from 1925 to
us bushels per acre..
Wednesday night President Frank
W. Wood Of the Brennan cotton mills
payc tbof fbo ro;ty zL,-,