The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27

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The extent to which cotton culture is
invading the rice belt is shown by the
report Of the director Of the census of
the number Of Nales ginned in each
parish in Louisiana up to Dec. H.
The figures for this part of the state
are as follows: Acadia, ll,5l0; Cal
casieu, 2,l42: Cameron, l,064; Lafay-
cite, %, 1874: Iberia, 9,7l2: Vermillion,
STOP and Vernon 3, l33.-Lake Charles
American.
Bran and polish at Jones Bros.
The board of directors Of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition company
have decided to notify the federal
government that it wishes to turn back
for melting and reminting 100000 of
tho 100000 gold souvenir dollars
coined for the Worlds fair. Only 49,
600 were sold, but the company wishes
to reserve 10000 for future sales.
The coins are sold for So each.
Bran and polish at Jones Bros.
DR. and Mrs. G. II. Mente and Mr..
and Mrs L. E. Robinson attended the
meeting OF the Good Templars held in
the M. e. Church South, at Jennings.
Friday night of last week. DR.. Mente
gave lecture on Ten Nights in the
Bar ROOM" splendidly illustrating it
on large canvas by means OF
stereoptican. The meeting was a de-
cided success.
Cashier Frank Roberts, of the Cal
casieu National Bank of Lake Charles,
was here Wednesday morning to at
tend the directors meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the First National
bank. No change was made in the
officers of the institution. the roster
being as follows: l.. E. Robinson,
president; Paul w. Daniels, vice-pres-
ident; Fred d. Calkins, cashier, and
E. G. Willard, assistant cashier.
Frank Hixon, formerly proprietor
of the Modal bakery and restaurant,
who decamped between suns a few
weeks ago leaving several unpaid ac-
counts to the amount of 5000 or $500,
writes from Odessa. Mo-, that he
realizes he did wrong, but declared
that was his only recourse. Before
departing from Welsh he left note
saying be was going to Indian Ter
ritOry.
DR.. J. w. Lively, presiding elder of
this the Lake Charles district of the
Methodist Episcopal church, was here
Tuesday and that night attended the
fourth quarterly conference of the
Welsh NJ. E. church. Every item OF
business was gone over and cred
liable showing was made of the years
work. All of the outstanding Obliga,
tons have been adjusted and the
church will pay about $500 for mis-
sions and benevolent purposes.
Mrs. Ed LOuvvier, who was thought
to have been dying Sunday night, is
considerably better, but not out Of
danger. Mrs. LOuvvier has been suf'
fering with female complications for
some time. Saturday Drs. Cooper
and LaTour held consultation. Sun,
day night her condition continued tc
grow worse and for time it was
thought life was extinct, 80 it is said
but she was resuscitated and has since
been slowly improving.
Pay yonr subscription.
A large number of dailies through
out the country received telegram
Saturday from Thos. w. Lawson, o.
"Frenzied Finance" fame, In which ht
stated that exact knowledge of the
operation of trusts will cause the
American people to peaceably ant
legally revolt. He says that he gives
that knowledge in the February mum
Der of the Every body S" magazine
at cost to himself of from $40, 900 tt
$50, 600 and that all he asks is that thu
people will read what he has TO say
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