The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-25
They were voted down by a

pois Baptist Chautauqua. They were voted down by a
practically unanimous vote.
The International Telegraph Construction Company has
submitted scheme the or AuStfa-
ia for the erection of wireless telegraph stations linking
New Zealand and Australia direct.
If the postal authorities are in earnest in their expressed
desire to reduce the postal deficit let them compel the
railroads to transport the mails at reasonable price,
That is where the deficit finds it's origin.
Dr. White Marine Hospital, in charge of yellow fever
New Orleans advises women when they go out 10 wear
gloves and VEIL and not to wear low quarter shoes
This will prevent great extent the mosquito from get
ting ia its work.
Advices from Nome, Alaska to the effect that the
people there up in arms against government ohcaS
and their alleged actions in filing upon valuable mining
claims. 1t is charged that ring composed of public OFF,
GERS is reaping large profits.
Jennings, La, Aug. 2l-The Crowley Oil and Mineral
company has decided drill another we'll in the Jennings
field According to plans the hole will be put down
in the neighborhood of the company earhen tanks which
is northeast of any wells in the field. j. B. Tierce has
started drilling on his we'll No. g. Will Brown is day
driller and Mr.. Tierce handles the job at night.
Washington, La, Aug 2l-The following pledge was
signed by the leading merchants of the town.
"We, the undersigned merchants of the town of Wash
ngton ST. Landry parish La hereby promise and agree
that we will not buy goods from travelling statesmen visit
inc this town during the continuance of the quarantine and
in accordance with the wishes of the people, request
them not to come to this town.
The desperate efforts Of the health authorities to prevent
the spreading of the typhoid fever epidemic prevalent in
Brooklyn have not been successful so far and the situation
lis beginning to be quite critical 1t seems that Bath
Beach, Bensonhurst and Ulmer park, situated the
u booo no IN
Island form the hearth of the disease district
There various theories concerning the of cpl
demc The most plausible is that persons living in the
beach district insisted bathing at the wrong side OF the
tide when the water backed up by the rising tide, was
strongly contaminated by the contents of the numerous
empying into the bay Observation-Disclosures is constant
spreading and it is feared that before long the epdim(
will gain foothod the Manhattan side. Should tina
happen the result in the overcrowded and unsantary dis
trics of the East and West sides would be appalling VI
to the present time there have been nearly two housant
of typhoid this city and about four hundred death
caused bV that disease.
contract has just been closed whereby Of the arg
est systems of railroad in the world has purchased 10000
900 feet of long leaf yellow pine lumber to be shipped from
East Texas principally and partly from West Louisiana
The finally closed during the week just pas
and it the construction of road directly into Beau
mont, and by Contractors Stein and Cabe who doin
the present work on the Jasper Eastern the Santa
extension, which has been under way for time pas
and which held up account of the quarantine
strictons.
The lumber business already in hourishing cond
ton and the markets advancing every thirty days
six weeks but this will give another impetus to the umbe
trade that will great and rapid development in tia
line WE'LL The road will build this end first in
der the freight haul the lumber while the raj
on the other material is just the to Beaumont
any other point.
The remarkable prosperity that has been noted through
out East Texas and West Louisiana all through the
mer, has be due to the steady grind of the lumber mil
every little aud large town the Santa Fe Southel
f Pacific and Kansas City Southern. In many instance
they have been running night and day. and this will no
become permanent arrangement.
The order calls chiefly for ties and bridge tmbers whC
60 direct from the saw meaning quick return on the
vestments in instances, the tree will be cut in tt
forest and shipped the next day. and check is orhcor
ing the first of each month, practically cash tran
action and very large too.-Beaumont Enterprise.