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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
New Fest Trains to st. Lolas via No.
bile and Ohio L. K.

Mobile and Ohio Limited leaves
New Creams at 1870 p. H., arriving at
st. Louis 5:44 next evening. ST. Louis
EXlress leaves New Orleans $40 a.
m. and arrives st Louis next morn
ing at 7:52. Both are solid vestibuled
trains OF the very latest pattern, car
rying the finest Pullman Sleepers,
Parlor and Library Observation cars.
New Orleans to st. Louis without
change. Dining cars with large cleo
trio fans, serving all meals a la carte
Patrons pay only for what they order
and get the best the market affords.
Worlds Fair literature maps and
time cards cheerfully mailed on appli-
cation.
T. f. GUEDRY, D. p. A..
229St. Charles, New Orleans, La
Phone Main 3639-L.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Quicker Time to st. Louis Fair
VIA MOBILE & OHIO RAILROA1

VIA MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Commencing June 9th, NE famous
st. Louis Limited of the Mobile &
Ohio r. r. (The Worlds Fair Route)
will leave New Orleans at 600 p. m.
and arrive at st. Louis the following
afternoon at j:52, instead of 1904 p. m.
as heretofore. This train is a solid
vestibuled train of the very latest
pattern, carrying one of the finest
Pullman Sleepers made, besidesL Libra
ry Observation and Parlar Cars,
Dining Cars with large electric Fans,
fine CUISINE and service ala Carte.
Extremely low rates for Is day, &C
day and season tickets to st. Louis
and return account of Worlds Fair.
F. f. GUEDRY, d. 2. A.
229 St. Charles Street,
New Orleans, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
P. W. Daniels was Lake Charles
business visitor Monday evening.


business visitor Monday evening.
Rice is unsurpassed for soups, dreS-
sing for fowls. Call on p w. Daniels.
he can fill your order.
A. E. Bell returned yesterday
morning from a business trip to New
Orleans.
Forty pounds good rice for $l.o0,
and 80 pounds good eating rice for
Sl,00 at Paul w. Daniels.
a fine 10-pound boy was born to the
wife of Harry La Coss, Monday, No
vember II.
Take spin in Moon Bros. buggy
ana you will ride in no other. Welsh
Carriage and Implement Co.
Dave Petersime wentto Lake Charles
Monday evening to work at the car
penter's trade.
Housekeeper, why otuserice on your
table? 1t is cheaper than meat or po-
tatoes. Go to Daniels for low prices.
Philip Miller went to New Orleans
Wednesday morning to attend to mat
ters of business.
Mrs. N. S. Craig and daughter, Miss
Clara, came over from Jennings Mon
day afternoon and spent the night here
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul W. Dan
iels.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Succession Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. 18th Judicial District
PARISH OF CALcAsIEU,) Court. No. 1857.
SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH V. AND AMEL1E
BERTRAND, DECEASED.

By virtue Of commission issued on the 9th
day OF November, 1904, and to me directed by
the honorable court aforesaid, will offer fol
sale at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, IN front OF the Davidson Martin Real
estate Office, in the town of Welsh, Parish OF
Caicasieu, State of Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER, Oath, 1904,
between legal hours, the following described
property on the following terms and condi.
tlons, to-wit:
The n. WA of Section 81, Township 9
south, Range 4 West, La. meri,. an, to be sold
IN forty acre lots and for no. u than $500
CHASER to execute his . . a pPomissory
notes. payable in one ali mo years for the
osiance thereof, said notes to bear interest al
siEht per cent from date and ten per cent ad.
ditlonal for attorneys fees and secured by
vendors lien and mortgage with all the usua
conservatory clauses.
u. ]. REID. Sheriff Calcasieu Parish, La,
sherif's Office, Lake Charles, I.s.,
November, 9th 1904
Attys for Succession.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
At Business.

At Business we make our living.
This being true every young person
should get business training. Most
commercial schools only give a course
of bookkeeping adapted to those who
expect to make professional book
keepers. The Tyler Commercial Col
| lege Of Tyler, Texas, gives in addition
| to this a thorough course of business
training and lectures on business
methods in general. Their course is
one of actual business work from
start to finish. They have from $50
to 200 students in the bookkeeping
department at all times, all of which
are actively engaged in actual business
work. There is in operation in the
large and extensively equipped com-
mercial room, three banks-a private,
State and National Bank-twO large
wholesale houses, two Commercial
! OftlceS, Postal telegraph Office, West
ern Union telegraph office, Freight
Office, Post Office, Insurance Office,
Bond Indemnity Co., Recorders office,
two large Emporiums, besides a mum.
Der of retail establishments. Each
and every student fills the various
positions to be held in these various
offices, stores and banks, they fill out
every business and legal paper that
would pass through that Office in the
business world, keep the books and
manage the business of these large
concerns.
Should you desire to know more
about this practical school of Learn
to do by doing, write for their large
illustrated catalogue of bookkeeping,
business, shorthand and telegraphy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

Do you want to rent a business or
dwelling house? See Chas. =. Mar
tin, Notary Public. Office Welsh Ma
tional Bank.
+. A. Chavanne, of Lake Charles,
was here Wednesday attending to
insurance business.
More than 100 dozen school tablets
to select from and a choice line of
other material for school purposes at
the Journal Stationary store.
The Journal and the Farm Progress
for one dollar year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
N0.Tsu. oh Carnival Excursion,

For the above occasion the sale of
round trip tickets to Houston, Texas,
is authorized at one fare plus ten per
cent. Dates of sale November 20 to
26 inclusive. Final return limit No.
vember 81.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

From my place at Thornwell, La.
Oct. 5, one baym weight 900 pounds,
with white stripe on nose and scar on
right hind ankle. Also one bay horse
weighing LOO pounds, with wire cut
on left front foot. A suitable reward
will be paid for their return to nv
place or to H. M. West at Welsh.
F. j. WEST.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
E1nSr BAPTIST CHURCH.

REGULAR SUNDAY SEEvIcEs.-l1 100 a; m. and
s:l5 p. M, preaching, Rev. H. I. Cornish,
Ii. ' Cooper, Supt. 80 p. m. Baptist Young
PeopIes, Union Mrs. S. ". Day, President
$40 y. m. Junior Baptist Union, Mrs; }. +.
Tubbs, Supt; Miss Cora Carr, Pres. Prayer
Meeting aud Bible Study every Wednesday at
s 200 u M Every one cordially invited to all
the services.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

Services every Sunday at II Il, m. and p
m. Junior CHRISTIAN tndeay0r at 1880 am
Senior at :: 30 pm. Prayer service and Bible
training class Wednesday evening ,7:45., +;
c. LASLErrE, Pastoral Supply. Sunday SGhooI
Sunday morning at 10 0 clock, PAUL W.. Dan
ELS, Supt a hearty welcome extended t.
citizens farmers. their families and friends.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Gasoline at DaVidSOn's

j. T. Boiling left Monday evening
to spend a month at Houston, San
Antonio and other Texas points.
Mrs. F. J. Hixon spent Saturday
night visiting her parents in Lake
Charles, returning Sunday noon.
Mrs. N. B. VanNess and children
returned Monday morning from a
visit with friends at Iowa Station.
Buggies, did you say? Yes, we
just received car load of Moon
Bros, and nicer line of vehicles
counot be found. Welsh Carriage
and Implement Co.
The Junior Union will have a con-
guest meeting Sunday afternoon.
Kate Robinson will be the leader.
Miss Mary Boutte, of New Iberia,
arrived Monday afternoon for visit
witt, her sister, Mrs. A. r. Arceneaux.
Merit Davis and Wiley Grossman
left for Glenmora Monday afternoon
for few days hunting and outing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
FLETCHER NJ. Z. CHURCH.

Preaching at II and s, every Sunday
Sunday school ut 9:45; Junior League at 5
Epworth League at pm. All invited; Ev
anyone made welcome. Rev. Corwln iaylof
pastor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
CHURCH NOTICES.
SEVENTH DAY .DVENTs.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

Services every Saturday at 10 4. m All are
ocdialIy invited to attend.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25

LosT-A Knights Templar watch
charm. Finder will notify T.. NJ. Pow
ers and receive reward
Martin Bros. have received their
fall and winter stock of ginghams,
outing tlannels, percales and all dress
goods.
J. /. Miller, of Roanoke, was in
town Tuesday morning and made the
Journal an appreciated visit.
The new game of Sherlock Holmes
is one of the best out, Laughter aud
excitement in it. At the Journal Sta
tionery Store.
S. w. Turner left for Houston Sun
day evening to attend the carnival
and transact business matters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
No. $3.50.
Report of the Condition OF
The First National Bank
az Welsh. in the State of Louisiana, at the close
of business Nov. 10, 1904.
RESOURCES,

Ioans and discounts S3,s13s3
0vsrdrsfts secnred and unsecured 4,937.65
U. s. Bonds TO secure cremation 6'S50 w
Ranting honse. furniture, fixtures 5000 90
Due from State Banks and Bankers 1887 "A
Dne from annroved reserve agents 3,013 70
f1bects and other cash items 794 SO
Notes of other National Banks loo oo
Fractional paper currency, nlckels
and cents - 80
Lawful money reserve in bank. viz:
Specie -$l,oo6 w
LEGAL tender notes 1,760 90 3,12S 90
Is Der cent OF circulation) - 312 so
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
$113,342.64

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF CALcAs1Eu, ss.
I. Fred D. Oalkins, cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. FRED d. CALKINs, Cashier
oofTect--Attest:
Ire L. ROBINSON,
JNo. IL. CooPER, Directors.
PAUL. w. DANIELS,
t-6a Subscribed and sworn 90 before mo
SEAL this 10th day Of Nov, 1904.
NSsar-y LKTANJ, II. Moss,
Notary Public.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
$113,342 81
Total
LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in s25 900 90
Undivided profits, less expense
and taxes paid 1906 80
National Bank notes outstanding $3.50 90
Due to other National Banks 5,214 "a
Individual deposits subject to check 38,155 06
Time certificates Of deposit 1851 73
Cashiers checks outstanding w $50 SO
Notes and bills redisceunted = - $4,000 90
Liabilities other than those above
stated. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S441
Total -. -. S113,342 "a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-25
Stolen or Straved,

.EWIS LUMBER CO., Sell Our Paint.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14

was quite satisfactory. giving credence
to the oft repeated statement OF mills
generally resuming full time and the
healthy condition of Manchester busi-
ness. Trading at our opening was
somewhat brisk and In the ABSENCE Of
an ideal weather map. a higher level
of prices would have been observed.
The cessation of rain damage reports,
and in their stead advices Of new
bales and anticipated early movement
from Texas. was not without emphatic
influence on the minds Of operators.
While the plant throughout the greater
part of the cotton belt IL as yet in the
early days of existence, 1t ie undenia-
bly, doing well. has passed through
some OF its trials quite successfully
and only an eminently satisfactory con-
clusion can be drawn from present crop
conditions. With, traders thoroughly
oognizant of this state of affairs the
prices adjusted to this belief, our
fluctuations will be from day to day in
accordance with the future advices re-
ceived from the fields. Trade condi-
tions though against the market at
present, will be OF small moment pend
ing the arrival OF date when a some
what definite idea OF the ultimate yield
can be formed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14

sumption on a small scale OF recently
suspended traffic on the lakes Is ar in
fiuence in diminishing the traffic of
railroads to which 1t was diverted DUR
ing the effective period OF the lake tie
up. The domestic exports for May
make a poor contrast with the relative
Improvement in April, which 1t was
hoped marked the turn for the better In
our export May exports OF domestic
products, on the contrary have decreas-
ed over S15.000,000 from those of May
last year and upwards of $4,000, 900
from April of this year. OF the de-
crease from last year, more than $11,-
900 600 is in value Of breadstuffs and
over S3,000,000 in value of cotton. The
s4,474.010 of the breadstuffs exports
makes the lowest valuation of any one
month for years past. The advance in
the grain markets today helped to I'M
settle the stock market as did a re-
duction in the price of copper. The
circular to stockholders of the North
ern Securities Company renewed atten-
ton to the tieing UP of the dividends
on the 1896. 900, 900 of stock of this cor
poration. A momentary advance Of a
point in Ontario and Western was in
effective to hold the market which
closed heavy at the lowest of the day.
There was good inquiry for bonds
and prices were firm. Total sales, par
value $1,S55,O00. U. s. bonds were I'M
changed on call.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, July 13.-Cloudy wealth
er and the decline in futures checked
the movement in spot cotton. Sales
$50 bales including 100 to arrive. Quo
tations, lac. lower.
Futures were irregular and IA to 20
points lower at the opening The low
er prices were attributed to the de-
cline in New York. 1t was a narrow
market and neither bulls nor bears
showed any special disposition to oper-
ate In the summer positions fuctua-
ttons of 10 points were frequent while
there were some bulges and breaks of
20 points between succeeding sales
The bulls appeared to be well satisfied
with the position and did not attempt
to boost prices. At the lowest levels
cotton was quietly picked UP, presum-
ably for the account of the leading
longs. In the trading July first lost IS
points from Saturdays close at 1928
advanced to 1880, declined to 1902, re-
covered to 1925 and declined to 1908
There were also frequent fluctuations
in other positions. The market closed
quiet with net losses of % to as points.
New Orleans. June 13.-Cotton quiet
~. 40; net receipts, 1874; gross, 2,720;
sales, 125; stock 1859; exports to
Great Britain. $50; continent, 400. To-
tai today: Net receipts, 2,309: exports
to Great Britain, 1870; continent, 500;
stock. 241.49S. Consolidated: Net re-
ceipts, 3.946; exports to Great Britain,
s.0s6; continent. $3.50. Total since
September /: Net receipts, 7,o22,546:
exports, Great Britain. 2.394,621;
France, 6S0.453; continent. 2495S2S:
Japan, 41,s36; Mexico. 2s.67s.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14
WALL STREET REVIEW
OUT OF SPECULATIVE
UPWARD MOVEMENT.
No Evidence of the Backing OF the
Buying By the Great Financial In
terests-PrOfessiOnaIs SOreIy
Disappointed.

New York, June 13.-The fattening
OF the speculative upward movement in
prices was sore disappointment to-
The rise which developed in the latter
part of last week had aroused great
hopes that the market was at last stir
red out Of its rut The presumption
prices had received countenance and as
sistance from some of the large bank
ing and railroad interests, whose coop
Grafton in the market has been vainly
looked for by the traders for many
weeks past. There was no evidence
today of buying of this character and
when the smaller class. of spectators
the holdings taken over last week they
found they had the market to them
selves and no absorptive power for their
moderate offerings. The reason which
the habitual traders expect always to
be present for a movement of prices
were variously assigned. Probably the
sitions as to the influential character
of last weeks buying we're mistaken.
The opening advance was promptly
chilled by the heaviness of U. S. Steel.
were drawn from the personality of the
brokers employed in that stock. who
were supposed to be informed on trade
affairs The weekly discussion of rail-
read trafic by officials was decidedly
pessimistic and served to upset the cal
culations that better traffic conditions
for the railroads Would result from the
better crop conditions of last week. On
the contrary railroad officials were
rather generally agreed in the opinion
tTat the merchandise movement over
the lines was markedly smaller than
last year and that merchants and man
ufacturers were still persisting in their
conservative hand TO mouth methods
of buying. Accumulation of empty
cars was an item of many OF these
weekly interviews. The discussion
bears on the traffic of last week. but
IL anticipated reports of gross earnings
to appear in regular course in the fu-
ture and whose influence will then
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14
VIRGIN D FAUNCEs COTTON LETTER
lover Private Leased Wire.) lts


NEW YORK, June 13.-In the cotton
market today there was a series of
price variations which served to create
uneasiness among traders on both
sides of the account The market gave
every appearance of being under the
control of big interests and the wide
movements generally served to limit
the operations for the account Of out
siders. Withal. however, the market
was good trading affair and the more
confident interests made several good
turns on both sides of the market
There was a weak opening with first
prices at a decline of Is to 20 points
the decline being a response to the
cables which were a Disappointment
The weather reports generally were
from various sections of the belt sug-
gested reasonably satisfactory aver
age crop condition. Liverpool did not
respond to any of the rallies in the
local market and here the bears were
encouraged to attack the advances
The business throughout the day was
feverishly active. Wall Street, the
South and Liverpool interests were all
quite active in the room and they
worked on both sides of the new and
old crop positions. Throughout the
day there was an uncertain feeling on
part of speculative interests and the
latter were in many cases satisfied to
scalp the market. Up to the last there
the future, but some of the larger in
terests were still satisfied to scalp the
market The estimated port receipts
for the day were figured at 1900
against 1,477 for the same day last
year,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14
MARKETS, FOR FUTURES
Low CABLES AND GOOD WEATHER
CAUSE OF DECLINE.
Covering Brings About Violent Re-
covery, But Demand slackens-
Fluctuations are Irregular
throughout the Day.

New York. June lathe cotton mar
ket opened weak at a decline of $50 "a
points In response to lower English ca
pies and the generally favorable aver
age of weather news over Sunday. The
declines attracted a continuation of the
covering noted toward the close of last
OF or points on the active months,
the list rallied violently. recovering
most of the early loss. But demand
siackened at the advance. 1t looked as
ests had covered and with private crop
advices continuing favorable the mar
ket soon lost Its firmness and began to
york downward under LIQUIDATION. New
orleans selling, the continued weak
ness of Liverpool, where prices did not
respond to the local rally, and talk of
renewed bear pressure from Wall
Street sources. AS the list declined
There were frequent short periods du-
ring which there would be a slight re-
action as result of room covering but
IN general way prices ruled easy
right up to the close which was within
point or two of the bottom, but a
steady decline of 2S@51 points, August
estimated at 100000 bales. 1t was re-
ported that two bales of new cotton
had been brought into sight at Brown
wood, Tex, one of which was to be
shipped to st. Louis and the other to
Galveston. This is much earlier than
usual, but the trade seems to take 1t
that the cotton in question has been
the result of an extra effort in direc-
ton and that the actual crop is rather
behind than ahead of the average.
Selling was encouraged by expecta
tions that the weekly crop report to-
morrow would make favorable show
ing barring possible illusions to the re-
cent complaints of overfows in the
Southwest and by bearish advices re-
ceived from private sources concerning
the slackness of spot demand in the
Southern markets.
The cotton exchange will be closed
Saturday, July Q.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-14
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

ChlCAGO, June lS.-Wltn coarse
grains here strong and rumors of
flooded fields in Kansas and Oklahoma,
there was a sharp upturn today in the
price of wheat: Compared with
Saturdays close, final figures on July
were "a to 7-sc higher. Corn shows
gain of rs to 1c, oats OF Ia to S-S
and provisions of 10 to IT 1-2.
Sentiment in wheat was bearish DUR
ing the early part of the session. July
opened Ia to 12c lower TO IS Ia. to-
IS 10. Lower cables and improved
weather conditions were elements that
tended to depress prices, but perhaps
the greatest factor was the report of
the worlds shipments for the past week
showing a decided falling off. Traders
were strongly indicative of the Euro
pean indifference to American wheat.
Many bearish crop advices were receiv-
ed early. Toward the middle of the
and prices started upward. Strength
In corn and oats was largely RESPONSE
bic for the change, some bullish crop
reports were received from Kansas
tons and predicting a late harvest.
Shorts were active purchasers during
the latter part of the session, the mar
ket continuing strong to the close.
After advancing to Sc SIS to ga, July
closed at Sc 1-2 to SIS. Clearances
equaled 10000 bushels. The amount
on passage increased 100000 bushels
and the visible supply decreased 2,12S,-
uUu uuSHels. PRIMARY receipts were
100000 bushels, against 460,800 a year
ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported 344 cars, against 352 last week
and 457 year ago.
The strength in corn was rather sur
prising in view of moderate volume of
trading. There was a good demand
for September from provision interests
and a prominent commission house.
Shorts also were active bidders. Pos
sibly the source of greatest strength
was report of the secretary of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
claiming a bad condition throughout
the State. Smaller receipts than ex-
pected were an early bull factor. The
market closed well toward the top.
July opened 1-s to lac higher at 4S 1-2
to 48 5-S. showed up to 40 1-2 and
closed at 40 Ia to 3-S. Receipts 439
cars, 4S contract
There was a big general commission
house trade in oats with the demand
largely conferred in September, although
there was also an Increased demand
for December. Distant deliveries made
an advance of abou ia cent, but July
showed only moderate gain. July
opened unchanged to Is higher at
80 1-2 to 80 SIS. ranged between SO ga
and 80 81 closing at 80 ga to rs Re-
ceipts 1856 cars
Provisions were strong on covering
by shorts under the leadership Of
prominent packing interests. Light
hog receipts with higher prices and
strengthening corn helped along the ad-
vance. At the close September pork
was up Is to II lie at 1896; September
lard was up 10c at 7.05 and ribs were
15c higher at TSP 1-2. Estimated re-
ceipts tomorrow: Wheat. AZ cars;
corn, 6O4; oats, 1876; hogs. 1900 head,
The leading futures ranged follows: