The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-11
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

birth to four boys, and has christened
them Cleveland, Hama, Roosevelt
and Bryan.
r. Fl. waddelI., freight conductor on
the Frisco, was stabbed and perhaps
MORALLY wounded at Olmulgee, L. IT,
by a negro.
Three more children of Mrs. Bailey
have the smallpox near Rugby, Red |
River County. This makes nine case5
In this family
Firemen with a thirst for fire water
In the Indian Territory are now In
the happy hunting ground from drink
ing lemon extract.
It is not much to Texas credit that
two preachers were thrashed because
the father of the thrashers were ex'
PEELED from the church.
Efforts have about simmered down
to securing two states, one composed
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
: the other composed of New Mexico
and Arizona.
Bailey Springs of Hugo, l. T.. was
held up by an unknown negro with
revolver at Paris, near the Union De-
pot. and was relieved Of watch and
$12 in money.
The Minnesota State Dairy and Pure
Food Association is planning an ex-
hibH of a model dairy and also an ex-
bibit of creamery authorizations, pro-
10000 yroHucts
w. III. Goodwin, an old time citizen
of Laredo, committed suicide by shoot-
ing himself through the heart Win
sixshooter. He left note saying ne
was tired of living.
In difficulty between tenants on a
farm near Minter, Lamar County, VIII
liam Henry was shot through the
shoulder. Jim Nobley surrendered
claiming self-defense.
Colorado City's waterworks and cleo
trio light plant are using Beaumoh
oil for fuel The gross cost Is aoou
that of coal, but great saving ~
made In handling Oil.
Lum Rollins and Andrew William
pleaded guilty to burglary OF the Co
ton Belt depot at Ridgeway some
weeks ago, and were given two year
each in the penitentiary.
Euesoio Escobebo, boy of 10, Will
bathing with three companions, nea
the coal mines at Ell Paso, was seize
with cramps and drowned. The Boo
t,.e MT bca0 recovered
Russta's yIistrust of Germany COZ
tinues to grow. The warm protests
4ions of Germany's friendship, tt
Muscovftes figure, will cost them dea
w when a return is asked.
The State house and other publ
buildings at Austin were closed
day on account of Texas independent
a legal holiday. Appropriate exerc1s
were held in the State University.
Rersorts from all over Indian TER
tory and Oklahoma tell OF many min
damages from windstorms last wee
Houses were unroofed, fences destroy
and property generally damaged.
A big steel skeleton of ten-sto
apartment hotel that was bel
erected In New York collapsed Thu
day. carrying a score or more of wo
men down in the wreckage. EleV
narsons were killed and twenty-five
more we're injured, and four more hs
since died.
Boodler Kratz, of St Louis, abb
hcsa e1-tYadftion from Mexico
much excitement was raised some II
since, it is thought, has returned
Mexico. His bond is $4,000, and
date of trial Is set for May 2.
A bill to raise the Presidents sal
to STE. 900 year has been introduc
1t is not a Roosevelt benefit, beca
constitutionally the raise could
amply to his administration even
ing this term or the next If he w
elected.
House Committee on Electi
agreed to report the contest of d.
against Sims, involving the seat in
House from the Eighth Tennessee
trict In favor of Sims, the sitting m
Der.
Charles Spalding of Chicago. in
der to reach the bedside of his mot