The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-10

district meeting of the Epworth
League which was held for the purpose
OF arranging for the convention to lie
held in Lake Charles in Nav.
Mrs. J, NJ. Niebert came over from
Crowley Friday afternoon for a brief
visit with her husband, who is travel
ing representative of the Peoples In
dependent Rice Mill. They returned
to Crowley Saturday morning.
Christ, the Great Physician, is the
topic for next Sundays Christian En-
deavor Society. Luke 4: 1919; Luke
5: 1872; Peter 2: %. Miss Eldia
Yantis, leader, The meeting will be
held at 6:45 instead of o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Labit went to
Orange, Texas, Saturday afternoon
to visit kindred. Mr.. Labit returned
Monday, but Mrs Labit remained
over few days because OF the dan
grous illness of her grandmother.
The Parish Teachers Association
of Calcasieu will meet in Lake Charles
on the 18th of March. Purpose, in ad-
dition to program, to prepare for the
state association to meet at Alexan-
dria on the 9th, 7th and Sth of April.
Geo. w. Cosner drove over from
Jennings Wednesday to look after his
farming interests near town. He in
forms US that he will sooa put up a
windmill so that his cattle may be
supplied with fresh water at all times.
John J. Watt Monday sold his
farm of 480 acres near Jennings to
Geo. Christian for $40 per acre, the
place to be utilized as a stock farm
Mrs. Watt has gone to Tennessee for
a visit and Mr.. Watt will leave
shortly for trip to Oregon.
DR.. L. G. Lewis left Monday night
for Baton Rouge to attend the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel.
lows as a delegate from Welsh lodge
fiis sister, Miss Alburta, accompanied
him and will visit friends at the capii'
tai until the first of next week.
Peter Hellwege and Co., Of New Or
leans, sent queries all over the cotton
belt seeking views as to the result OF
holding cotton in the interest of bet
ter prices. Out of PAP answers III
were favorable and IS were unfavora-
BILE.
On the 10th inst, at 1870 p. M, the
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church will give a
Hard Times Social" at the residence
of Mrs. S. E. Carroll. Come appro-
priately dressed. Refreshments will
be served.
Wednesday an instrument was filed
in Lake Charles whereby J. r. Jar
rett sold to J. B. Watkins 142 acres
in section 2, 3, 10, II, township 10,
range 5, also lots l and in block 5,
McFarlin's original plot OF Jennings,
for consideration of $4,000.
Rev. F. D. Van Valkenburg, of
New Orleans, at one time pastor of
the M. E. church at Jennings, was
here two or three days the latter part
of last week representing the Pruden-
tial Life Insurance Co. He occupied
the pulpit in the Welsh'M. E. church
Sunday evening.
r. H. Maskrey, Of Maquoketa, la.
arrived in Welsh yesterday morning,
after spending the winter months at
the pleasure and health resorts in
Mississippi. Mr.. Maskrey represents
a party OF Iowa capitalists who own
a considerable tract of land near the
oil field, and it is the intention of the
owners to develope their holdings at
some future time.
The we'll being drilled for the Hig-
gins Oil Fuel Company of Texas,
about half mile west and south of
the proven oil field, is down 2000 feet,
but as yet no very remarkable indica-
tionS have been seen except gas in a
moderate way. Equally unsatisfac-
tory is the outlook of the "Romero
we'll" northwest of the Welsh oil field
about three aud half miles.