The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-09-02
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

build either out OF Fort Worth or Dai
las to the gulf.
Owing to a rate war and the search
ty of journeymen plumbers in Dallas
the daily wages of plumbers have been
raised to S..
The big butchers strike, notwith
standing, butchers say that meats are
one cent lower in price in Dallas than
for some time.
The new Citizens National Bank of
Ennis opened for business Thursday
with a good number Of accounts. This
is the third National bank for Ennis.
Jim Woods, the negro well digger
who was so seriously injured in the
premature powder explosion in a well
at Mckinney on Thursday, died the
next day.
Governor Lanham has issued a proc.
lamatiOn setting aside the 5th day Of
September as a labor day, a day on
which to do no labor, and to observe
as holiday.
1t is said that the commissioners Of
Travis County are not of the opinion
mat they cannot do much for the road
improvement now being agitated il
that county.
Mrs. MaybriCk is now in New York
having sailed under the assumed name
of Mrs. Rose Ingraham, in order tc
avoid the publicity she would have
otherwise created.
Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans
capitalists are arranging to construct
new paIatial steamboats, after new
pattern and will attempt to revive the
old time river traffic.
Congressman Jack Bealse of the Dali
las District is making a tour of the
district speaking at all prominent
points. He is opposed b !. ]. Cypert
a Republican, of Meridian.
The little son Of Sam F. Stewart, Of
Dallas, fell and broke his arm Friday
The child had barely recovered from
a broken leg, caused by a fence fall.
ing on him some time since.
Chas F. Baker and Clyde King have
been notified of their appointment on
the hospital corps under DR.. Miller, Of
Sherman, who goes to the Manassas
maneuVers as Tegimental surgeon.
Each Of the several successive cheap
coach excursions from Texas to the
Worlds Fair has grown larger an6
larger. That leaving last Saturday
was by far the largest run this season.
At an election held at Bartlett to de.
termineWhethera taxor 25con the S100
should be levied for free school pur.
poses, the tax was defeated, IA for and
As against, tWo-thirds being necessary
A local company has recently been
doing some prospecting for oil near
Bruks Station on the Denver Road in
Wichita County. Oil was discovered,
but not in sufficient quantities to pay.
It is reported that Samsonoff, the
assassin of NJ Won Plehve, has been
sentenced to death. Reports which
have been circulated about Samsonon
having escaped and also that he is
dead are declared to be false.
Work on the new Busby Hotel at
South McAlester has commenced,
which, when completed, will cost
over 100000 exclusive of furniture
and fittings. Col. William Busby is
promoting the new hotel.
Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas,
opened the Democratic campaign il
Brooklyn Thursday night. He was the
principal speaker at a meeting held
under the auspices of the Kings Coun
ty Democratic club.
John Burley, a negro, 40 years of
age, was hanged at the District Jail 8
in Washington on Friday for criminal
assault on a 4,year-old negro girl,
committed in July, 1904. 1t was ths
first death penalty in the District for
this offense.
Peter Sells, the well-known show.
man. has suffered a stroke of PARALYSIS
1t seemed slight at first, but soon af.
fected his speech and he failed tc
recognize his daughter and othe,
members Of the household
Arrangements are being made for
a Confederate reunion and citizens