The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-03

Z. 8 Morse, of the Jennings Rice
Milling Company, was over from
Jennings Tuesday looking after his
interests here.
Children's Day will be observed at
the Congregational church Sunday
evening, June 18th. A fine program
is being arranged.
Rev. F. c. Lsslette returned Friday
noon from Lake Charles where, the
previous evening, he addressed a Sal
walton army meeting.
Pope Jordan left Tuesday morning
for ten days visit with his mother
and other kindred and friends at his
old home in Yazoo City, Miss.
W. F. Keiheran and Misses Ada
Jones and Ida Brdarick, of Jennings,
were here Sunday guests of J. B.
Clark, local manager of the Cumber-
land Telephone Co.
The ice cream supper given by the
Msrys and Marthas in the vacant
building south of the First National
Bank, was we'll patronized, neat sum
having been realized for the benefit of
the church.
Ed. s. B. Horton and family, who
had been here for some time past, the
former assisting in the organization
OF a Seventh Day Adventist church at
Hayes, left Monday night for their
home in New Orleans.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
w. Kimball is quite i'll, and Mrs.
Kimball has come in from the oil
field in order to be near a physician
and is stopping with her mother, Mrs.
D L. Doan.
Mrs. A. T. Renfroe and son, CIar-
ence, left Wednesday noon for a six
weeks sojourn at the formers old
home at Carrollton, Ala. Mr.. Rem
froe accompanied them as far as New
Orleans.
Through District Clerk ]. w. Gar
diner Isaac Fontenot Wednesday re-
ceived his commission as constable
of Ward Two, Calcasieu parish, sign
ned by Governor Newton c. Blanch-
ard and Secretary Jno. T. Michel.
The delegation from Welsh which
spent several days in Baton Rouge
working vigorously in opposition to
the division of Calcasieu, returned
home the latter part of last week. All
we're jubilant over the defeat of the
measure,
Look out, boys; a court has
ruled that after IL o'clock pm. the
young lady belongs to her pa and he
has a right to constitute himself a cur
few law and ring out the young man,
politely, if possible, but violently, if
necessary
Rev. COrwin Taylor has been con-
fined to his bed at the home of G. W.
Ingle the past several days, but we
are glad to note is better. Rev. W.
Lumpkin, of Jennings, filed his ap-
pointment at the Methodist church
Sunday night.
r. c. West, who had been attend.
ing Bayler University at Waco, Tex,
arrived here Tuesday morning for
brief visit with the families of his
brothers, F. j. and II. NJ. West. He
left Wednesday morning for his home
in Crowley.
Father Van Alien, of Crowley, Very
Rev. Father Van de Ven, of Baton
Rouge, and Very Rev. Father Peet-
ers, OF Jennings, we're here the latter
part OF last week guests of Father F.
Cools and admiring WelSh's new
Catholic church.
81. E. Wesson returned Tuesday
noon from a ten days stay at Dallas
ard Mineral Wells, Texas, where he
had been in quest OF pleasure and re-
cooperation. He says that portion Of
the Lone Star State is enjoying pros"
perity in the extreme.
Another case of particular interest
to Calcasieu residents will be given
hearing before Governor Blanchard
to-day, that of the contest against the
issuance of the sheriff's commission
to Kinney Ried. Paul A. Sompsrac,
who hes been looking after the inter-
ests of Mr.. Reid's opponents, an
n0,lBe"s that he has withdrawn from