The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-10
General Passenger Agent Frank f

General Passenger Agent Frank f.
Batturs, of the Southern Pacific, re-
ceived a large bottle Of rice oil which
had been manufactured from the rice
bulls at one of the mills at Crowley.
Several chemists who examined this
oil said that it could be used in the
manufacture of soap. and Mr.. Bat
turs is of the opinion that this in
dustry will add considerably to the
income OF the rice mills in the future.
Last Sunday was Christian Endeav-
or and Decision Day, and the local
society prepared special program
for the occasion which was partici-
pated in by several Christian En-
deavorers. DR.. G. II. Mente delivered
special address to the society. There
being no preaching OF the other
churches many members OF other de-
nominations worshipped at the Con-
gregational church.
Mrs. Ed. Louvvier, aged twenty-four
years, after an illness of three weeks,
died Friday morning of last week OF
a complication of diseases. Funeral
services were held in the Catholic
church Saturday morning, conducted
by FIR. Cools. The interment took
place ia the Catholic cemetery. Be
sides a husband the deceased leaves
a daughter aged five and SON one
year old.
F. c. Hart, W. H. Bridges, Alfred
Martin, Wuf Terry, G. r. Boiling,
Gordon Crank and Misses Eva Cline,
Ada Boiling, Cora Suffer and Stella
Terry went to Lake Charles Friday
night to witness the performance oil
Rip Van Wrinkle by Thos. Jefferson
only to find upon arrival that Mr..
Jefferson had taken suddenly i'll and
was unable to appear. His engage
ment at New Iberia was cancelled and
he left for New Orleans Saturday
morning.
Buggies, did you say? Yes, We
just received a car load of Moon
Bros, and a nicer line Of vehicles
cannot be found. Welsh Carriage
and Implement Co.
Rev. J. L. Wise left Saturday fol
Bernice, La, in response to a tele-
gram announcing the dying condition
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. w. Fl. Wi, g.
At the hour of going to press nc
word had been received from him. II
the event he is detained over Sunday
Rev. Trice. of Lake Charles, will oc
cupy the pulpit in the Baptist church
here next Sunday.
Edd Morris, manager of the South
western plantation, arrived on thu
early train yesterday morning from
St. Louis, where he purchased fifty
eight head of sturdy mules of thu
Missouri variety to be used on hi:
plant. Before breakfast yesterda!
morning he purchased six gang plow'
from the Welsh Carriage and Imple
ment Company, and will begin i'm
mediately preparing for large rie'
acreage.
The past ten days up to and includ
ing Wednesday were the most severe
experienced in this section in many
years. Saturday the entire country
was a mantle of ice and sleet and thu
enormous damage to stockmen, tele
graph and telephone companies as {
result cannot be estimated. Telephone
and telegraph wires are yet in a Grip
pied condition. The line south O
town was out of commission severa
days, and between Jennings and tn
oil field it is said seventy telephone
poles gave way under their burden
} 1t rained continuously until Wednes
day noon, filling all the canals ant
bayous. Yesterday, however, had tn
appearance of spring day, and it il
hoped we may have settled weathe,
; for awhile.
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