The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-07-08

form of Bowel Complaint may come
to anyone. Every family should be
provided with bottle of DR.. SETH
ARNOLD'S BALSAM. Warranted to
give satisfaction by Cooper Drug
Co., Welsh, La.
Mrs. G. A. Austin arrived yester-
day morning from a five weeks So
Journ spent in Waverly and Sumner,
Iowa, Chicago and Aurora, H., and
Kansas City. Mo. She says the at
mosphere was decidedly cool at all
the points visited.
Mrs J. H. Labit returned Wednesday
evening from a visit Of several days
with relatives in Abbeville. She vas
accompanied home by her mother,
Mrs. y. G. Stewart, of Orange, Texas,
TEo had also been visiting in Able
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Burgess, of
Jeannerette, visited the family of W.
E. Taught from Saturday until Mon
day. Mr.. Burgess is head Office man
of the Jeaanerette Lumber Co. and a
stOCkhOlder in the Lewis Lumber Co.
Miss Anna Hutchins returned Fri
day from visit with kindred and
friends in Lake Charles. She was &C
companied home by Misses Clara
Creaugh, Annie May Barnes and Es-
teIle GOQdeauX, who remained several
days guests at the Signal Hotel.
The railroad track to the Lake Ar
thur rice mill has been completed. and
the machinery is expected to begin ar
irving next week, and will he rapidly
put in place. Messrs. Tilberry and
Simmons have the boiler house we'll
under way and the Office rooms are
about ready to receive the furniture.
The ftteen-months-old child OF Mr..
and Mrs. c. a. Saxby died Wednes-
day morning, after an illness of only
few hours. Funeral services were
conducted yesterday morning in the
Adventist church by Ed. H. H, Dex-
ter, OF Jennings. The interment took
place in the city cemetery.
A horse belonging to C. Z. Carr
died Sunday evening with what vet
Urinary pronounced Charlton. The
animal became sick Saturday evening
and soon its head was swollen to
twice its usual size and died of stran-
gulation. Some express the belief
that the horse was snake bitten.
Miss Cynthia McKittrick, after a
visit of FIVE weeks with kindred and
friends at Tower Hill, ILL.,, arrived
hero yesterday morning and drove out
to the home Of her brother-in-law. Z.
b. ChriSulan, north of town. She has
been engaged to teach the Three Pine
school and will begin Monday.
Miss Emma Gallup entertained the
social club last Friday evening at her
home in the east end at Muggins.
Mrs. NJ. L. Prentice carried OF the
honors by winning every game in
which she played, while Miss Eva
Cline failed to score a winning point.
Delicious refreshments were served.
Miss Anna May Hutchins gave a
reception Wednesday evening at the
Signal Hotel in honor of her guests,
Misses Estelle Goudeaux and Anna
May Barnes. Music, dancing and
games were the features of the even
ing, after which refreshments were
served. A most enjoyable time is re-
ported by those who attended.
The screen was set in the Merchants
No. 2 last Friday and Saturday the
work of bailing began. Like other
wells salt water was very much in evil
denee, but some oil was brought up
with each ascent of the bailer. Bail
ing was resumed this week, but so far
the result is anything but encour-
aging.
Prof. j.. H. Hughes, president of
Keene Academy, Keene, Texas. stop
ped off here Saturday evening on his
return from trip through Cuba, hav-
ing been delegated to investigate the
educational conditions in the province.
He remained until Sunday evening
and was the guest of the family of H.
E. Head.
4. Scharff, of Welsh, was in Jen-
nings Tuesday and in conversation
said: ~ have cotton boil here that
l do not believe can be beat in the
South Sea Islands," The boil refer