The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-15


Mrs. w. H. Robinson, who had
been here the past several months the 6
guest of the family of her son, L. E. Il
Robinson, and Miss Mary Nc Dowell, W
niece of Mr.. Robinson, departed t;
yesterday for Bentonia, Miss. Miss T.
Nc Dowell will visit that city short n
time before leaving for her home at t
Westerville, Ohio. q
Z. A. Saxby arrived Friday from o
two weeks stay in Missouri, visiting 1.
friends and looking after his land in
terests near Versailles. Mr.. Saxby
says the weather was intesely cold
during his stay in the north, and is of
the opinion that all crops will be late
this year because of the backward
spring.
| Mrs. Eliza Mayo, the Oldest lady in
Calcasieu parish and probably the
Oldest living native in the State of
Louisiana, celebrated her ninetieth
birthday in Lake Charles Tuesday.
This venerable lady was born in st.
Landry parish, possesses good eye
sight, eats heartily and bids fair to
enjoy many more birthdays.
Ludington, Wells s. Van Schaick
; Co., organized under the laws OF
: Michigan, has transferred to Luding-
ton, Wells & Van Schaick Co., Or
ganized under the laws of Wisconsin,
quit claim deed to tracts OF land In
Calcasieu parish containing 1896. IL
acres. Same company, same transfer
q to other tracts containing %, 54o.O W
acres.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Bapt-
1T list church entertained their husbands
and ..Dr. Cooper's Sunday School,
class at the home of DIR. and Mrs. j
81. Coopr Tuesday evening. A mum
Der were in attendance. Music ant
y. games were INDUCED in. after which
y. delicious refreshments were served
d. An enjoyable time is reported by al
present.
.ry The eighteenth annual conventio
- of the Louisiana Sunday School AS
pit. section will be held in Crowley, ne'
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursda!
,g, April 10, 20 and q. Several fro
ar Welsh are expected in ATTENDANCE
During the Thursday morning Sc
nor vice DR.. Jno. r.. Cooper will talk {
Of Overcoming Difficulties in COUNT
for Sunday School Work. "
On Sunday, April IT, at the NOR
tne ing service Evangelist Laslette "
as speak on "Queen Esther. or the pow
ltn- of intercession.'' At 1880 there
ION be 9 service of song followed by
Fer- eyangelistic address. "Strew gladne
on the paths of men; you Will
ock, pass this way again" Conquer yo
ons, self: that is the great victory Vlr
day makes US brave.
lille, A. tho nolice iury meeting held
'he Lake Charles last week, r. y. On
In recommended that c. F. Jeter, w.
welsh, E. M. Clark, Bertrand Fol
Tex, not. Jessner Prudhomme and =. i
-elsh Mon be appointed commissioners
was layout and procure right-of-way
mess nnbIic road from southeast corner
d in southwest quarter section Silva
mess to southeast corner VI "oo'
southwest uarter section 4-lo-o "
The recommendation carried.
,sday 1t has been rulioreu' o''
south thoratively stated, for several
.ting. that the planning mill built here
,onor wear by Messrs Matthews and 81
yeral If Mermentau would begin operat
soon. AS neither of the gentle
ara here the report cannot be con
FRI ad. A transfer was recorded In
overs charles Wednesday, however
moleo wbich John d. Matthews deede
d the NM Nellie Bennett q hair 1ntere
anna, iand and planning mill at Welsh
furn- consideration "a 'A
las. Ellis, who spent last wee
.+h q southern vermilion and Can
Cove- parishes, had occasion to take
t,b..h nm the Mermentau from the mou
lrch?7' the locks, anu no 80. ord
Ran. That in his opinion the locks ana
II ara will be of inestirnable value to
,,ih1es ers in the Mermentau basin. n
the benefit to be derived is Tar o
even his expectations. Though 1ncon
Louis the work is progressing in wa
taken practically insures rice farms a
roperty invasion by salt water.
N n Tho hardware firm of L. l.. M