The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-06

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er spending several months visit
ing Kindred here and in Jennings.
nrs. opdegraf is the mother of Mrs.
Edith Simmons and Miss Updeoraf #
OF this place.
| Aieer long, hard fight the leaders
Oh Inc Lily-White Republicans, in eau
gus IN New Orleans Tuesday, decided
against the negro and agreed to send
solid white delegation to the Chica-
go convention, instructed for Theo-
| dore Roosevelt for president.
5. e. Yandle, of LAFAYETTE. last
week purchased of Jones Bros. the
new brick store and lot on which it
STANDS on South street paying there
Tor S3270. H. B. Walling will contin-
ue to occupy the building, Mr.. Yandle
having made the purchase simply as
an investment.
William Murray, Of the Murray
Brooks Hardware Co., of Lake
Charles, and vice president of the
Armstrong Machine and Well Works
Co., OF Welsh. died Sunday at Hot
Springs, Ark, of chirosis of the liver.
Inc remains were shipped to his old
home in Virginia.
The second address in the present
series of Sunday evenings for the peo-
pie Will be given at the Congregation
al church May s at O'Clock. The
subject will be "The Right Estimate
OF Values" special to business men.
Their families and friends cordially
invited.
w. P. Cary spent Friday on the Ea-
gle plantation, near Welsh. In con-
Versation this morning Mr.. Cary said
the company had just installed an up
to-date pumping outfit and that the
rice in that locality was in flourish
ing condition.-Jennings Times-Re-
cord.
Mrs. S. D. Nc Goldrick, worthy
grand matron of the Louisiana East
ern Star order, and Mrs. D. B. Cor
ham and Mrs. c. A. Nc Coy, of Lake
Charles, were here Monday guests of
Mrs. P. w. Daniels, Miss Hattie
Daniels and other members of the To-
cal Eastern Star order.
Martin Van Heuyel, a. capitalist and
prominent business man Of Mobile.
Alabama, and president of the Van
Heuvel Oil Company, recently organ
lied here, is spending few days look
ing after his interests here.
J. NJ. Bowen began Wednesday the
task of drilling the Colorado-Texas
we'll 1000 feet deeper. AS no other
we'll in the Welsh field has been drill,
ed to a depth of 1000 feet the result Of
Mr.. Bowen's efforts will be awaited
with much anxiety.
The charter of the Gulf Rice Milling
Company, Ltd, of Welsh, was flee
for record in the clerks Office at Lake
Charles Saturday. The company has
a legal existence of ninety-nine years
and the S5O,OoO capital stock is divid
ed into shares of 500 each.
The PASTORS subject for the morn
ing service at the Baptist church vii
be 'FThe Four Twos of the Gospel. u
AT the evening service he will take a:
his theme, "The Three One Things
A protracted meeting will begin Sun
day, May Is. All are cordially in
vited to these services.
This afternoon the local team viii
go to Iowa to try for victory from
that nine, and tomorrow the Lees
vile high school team will play here
The Leesvil1es are the champion higt
school players of the state, and an in
teresting contest is anticipated. Al
admission fee of 25c will be charged
A. S. Dwigans, of Canada, Texas
came over Tuesday morning to spent
few days attending to business mat
tiers and visiting Welsh kindred ant
friends. Mr.. Dwigans says that ric,
in his section is about all planted ant
although the weather has been unusu
ally cool, the growing crop looks wei
and the outlook is promising. New
Dwigans accompanied him.
The Crowley Rice Exchange was or
ganized Saturday afternoon for trad
ing in rough and clean rice. The Of
ficers are Charles J. Bier, president
Miron Abbott, vice president: Wade
D. Marshall, secretary; j. F. Christ