The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-10


MISS Clara, came over from Jennings
Wednesday afternoon to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Paul W. Daniels.
A. Z. Bourgeois slipped on an icy
sidewalk Saturday and struck his
hand against a nail, inflicting a deep
cash about two inches in length. He
has since been carrying his hand in
sling.
l.. w. and Clarence Fuller and L.
4. Avery, after fifteen days visit
with the families of NJ. L. Fuller and
L. NJ. Clark, south of town, left Satur-
day for their home in Hancock county,
Iowa.
10y makes good Smokestacks.
Mrs. NJ. c. Sabn, of Laurel, Neb.,
is here on prOtracted visit to her faith
er, NJ. l.. Fuller, and sister, Mrs. f NJ.
Clark. Mrs. Sabin formerly resided
here, but this is her first visit to this
section in twelve years.
II. M. West, for the past year or
two engaged in the feed business on
railroad Avenue, has secured q posi-
ton with Kelly, Weber & Co., of
Lake Charles, and this week left with
his wife for that city to reside.
WANTED am on thsImsrket for
good second hand, 81 or 4O-horse pow
or engine and 40 or 50-horss power
boiler. Address GEO. w. COSNER,
jennings, La.
Rev. and Mrs. Vinton Lee arrived
Monday to visit a few days with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Lee. Rev. Lee resides in Chicgo, but
is temporarily supplying the Congre-
gational church at Lake Charles.
Guy Britton, who had been travelling
for baking powder house the past
several months, in Mississippi, Lou
isiana, and Texas, was laid Off for an
indefinite period Saturday, and ar
rived in Welsh Monday morning.
J. B. Clark, manager of the local
telephone exchange, spent Sunday
and Monday in Jennings assisting
manager Carmouche in repairing the
crippled telephone service in that city,
ocoasioned by the recent heavy sleet.
o. F. LaRue, at present engaged on
the Majestic hotel in Lake Charles,
came over Monday. Wednesday he
moved his family and household goods
to Lake Charles and expects to per.
manently reside in the parish metrop.
oils.
]. V. Saum, Of Des Moines, Iowa
for some time manager of the Big
Mound Oil Company's interests here
came down the first of the week from
Shreveport Mr.. Saum has purchas
ed farm near Shreveport and viii
probably make Louisiana his home.
K. B. George, OF Jennings, vel
known here as collector for the Par
sons Feeder Company, has accepted
the position of assistant general agen
for Oklahoma and Indian Territory
of the above company. He left the
first of the week to assume his new
duties.
A. F. Roach, for the past year and
a half resident manager of the Rio
Bravo Oil Company, has been trans
ferred to Houston and departed Friday
afternoon for his new home. Roach
numbers his friends in Welsh by the
score, and it is hoped the Rio Brave
people will decide to resume opera
tons here and return him to thi!
point.
E. H. Boiling, W. H. Bridges, w
T. Labit, Gordon Crank, Garlant
Hayes, l. 0. Wade and Misses Cor;
Suffer, Ada Boiling, Stella Terry ant
Pearl Miller were in Lake Charlie
! Wednesday night to witness the per
Torrance of Rose Coghlan's revival O
Sardou's master piece diplomacy.
The play was thoroughly enjoye,
throughout.
The reported earthquake felt a
Plaquemine was due to academia
discharge OF fifty pounds OF dynamite
which was stored on Meadow Grow
plantation, belonging to A. WILDER
& Son. The dynamite was used il
connection with the dredge boat il
blowing up stumps. The conclusion
was felt for miles about. Nobod
was injured, though several person
within hundred feet of the dyDamit