The Rice belt journal., 1904-07-01

Lake Charles, spent Sunday here Wis
tting Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Tanner and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Day. Mr.. Jones
is preSSman in the Daily American Of
flee and made the Journal fraternal
call while in town.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday evening there will be a service
of song entitled "The Man Who
Spoiled the Music." This will be a
delightfully."- interesting and profitable
service. Bring the folks, Strangers
always heartily welcomed.
a dispatch from Cameron says that
an artesian we'll on the courthouse
square was brought in Friday at a
depth of 80 feet. 1t is flowing twenty
gallons of water per minute. There
are now ten flowing wells between the
Calcasieu and Mermentau rivers.
Why not buy good buggy while
you are at it? Only a few dollars
higher in price, but oh. so much bet
ter and more satisfactory in use. The
Enterprise line is sold and guaranteed
by Davidson Wesson Imp. Co., who
take pleasure in pointiug out the
many features of superiority over
others.
The bad man with the gun is still
getting in his work in Calcasieu. Sat
urday Oscar Lyons, prominent citi-
zen of De Quincy, was shot in the face
by an assassin while bathing his face
and hands at his residence. A. w.
Coward, another prominent citizen,
has been placed under bond charged
with the shooting.
DR.. n. S. Craig, of Jennings, was
called in consultation with Dr.. Ar
ceneauX Sunday afternoon upon the
case of Otis DOhnam, who had been
very low for some time. The doctor
returned to Jennings Monday morn
ing at which time the patient was
resting easier and his condition was
considerably improved.
O. a. Laughlin, of Nappanee, Ind,
spent week here the guest of his
cousin, A. r. Me Burney, returning
north Wednesday. Mr. Laughlin is
engaged in the canning factory busi-
ness. This was his first visit south,
but he was so fayorably impressed
that to Journal reporter he stated
that he would likely become interested
in rice land here,
Drilling on the Merchants Oil Com
pany's second well ceased Wednesday
and yesterday morning Driller Clay
and his assistants were engaged set
ting the screen at a depth of about
100 feet. A splendid showing of oil
is reported at this we'll and it is eX-
pected to be brought in producer
either today or tomorrow. President
j. c. Lee, Of Decatur, H., is here to
watch the proceedings incident to
bringing in q well.
DR.. J. W. Lively, presiding elder
of this, the Lake Charles, district of
the Methodist Episcopal church, ar
rived here Saturday morning on the
early train and drove to Meadow
Prairie where he held Quarterly meet
ing and occupied the pulpit at the
Sunday morning service. Quarterly
meeting in the Welsh church was held
Sunday evening, during which time
some new members were baptized.
Francis Moyens, recently from the
sulphur mines of eastern Calcasieu,
died suddenly in a restaurant at the
Houston market house Sunday. A
story was put ahoat that the man had
81, 900 in cash on him when he first
reached the city, but it has disappear
ed. This report is denied, and it is
said that he had only a small sum
with him, and that this was found on
his person after death, which resulted
from a hemorrhage.
Developments Monday in the mur-
der case of Mrs. Celestine Gautreaux,
who was assaSsinated recently a few
miles northeast of Rayne, led to four
arrests. Joe Gautreaux, father OF
the murdered woman, swore out a
warrant before Lyman Clark, Justice
of the Peace, charging conspiracy to
murder, against Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund Caruthers, at whose house his
daughter was killed, and Thobert Co.
mesux and Clobure Doucet, son of
Duprelon Doucet. They have been
arrested and lodged in the parish
jail.