The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-03

Crowley Signal: When corn was
down to fifteen cents the farmers of
Illinois kept on raising corn. but they
also raised on their farms enough
other crops to live on while they we're
pushing the consumption of corn.
Corn is around forty cents today, but
the corn farmer finds it pays him to
continue raising his supplies at home,
instead of buying them in tin cans.
While in jennings Monday after
noon attending the Carey Baptist as
ISOLATION, Rev. J. L. Wise, pastor of
the Welsh Baptist church, received a
telegram from his brother, w. H.
Wise, at Bernice, La, stating that the
latter's wife was in dying condition
as the result OF an attack of typhoid
fever. No other message has been re-
ceived and it is hoped Mrs. Wise is
improving.
Miss Harvey Gibson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Gibson, and H.
r. Ketchum, one of the earthen tank
contractors at the oil field, went to
Lake Charles Thursday night and
were married. They were accompan-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hoag.
The party returned to Jennings on the
early morning train and registered at
the Mahaffey. The marriage was OPP
posed by the parents of the young
lady.-Jennings Progress.
The lumber has been hauled to the
field with which to build the derrick
for the we'll of the Higgins Oil and
Fuel Company, of Beaumont. No
definite information has been received
here as to who will drill the we'll or
when active operations will begin,
but it is known that considerable
tract of land has been leased in the
wood subdivision by the Higgins Com
pany.
A discharge from bankruptcy has
been granted Col. S. +. B. Morse,
| one of the partners who failed with
the firm of Daniel J. Sully and Co.,
cotton brokers, by Judge Holt in the
United States district court in New
York City. Morse is relieved oil
partnership debts to the amount OF
over four and half million dollars
and individual debts amounting tC
twenty one thousand dollars.
A jolly crowd of Young people from
town drove out to the home of p. }
Unkle, six miles southeast of Welsh
Tuesday night and spent several hour:
pleasantly popping corn, playins
games and singing songs, Those com
posing the party were Misses Stella
Terry, Eldia Goodreau, Edith Carlson
Matte Bell and Myrl Stewart and w
7. Labit. E. S. Goodreau, Garland
Hayes. Chas. Coverdale, Claude Mar
tin, VIM. Terry and Hugh Craig.
Rev. Corwin Taylor completed his
years work in Welsh Sunday, anC
Monday noon left for Gloster. Miss.
to attend the annual Gulf Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
now in session. Rev. Taylor has
rendered excellent service here and il
the will of the membership of the
church 10 Welsh is to be con
sidered, he will be returned. Ar
effort will be made and in all proba.
bility the next conference will be held
in Welsh.
The revival meeting at the Baptist
church conducted for fifteen days by
Rev. Ivan Nj. Wise, OF Greensboro
KY, closed Sunday night. During
the meeting ten members were added
four by letter and six by baptism
Those by letter were Mr.. and Mrs. J
W. Tanner, f. L. Tanner and Mrs
May Cockrell, and those by baptism
Mrs. F. L. Tanner, Mrs. L. Whissett
Misses Mayme Curtis, Mae Marler
Lucy Carr and Jack Cunningham
Sunday night the ordinance at bspt
ism was administered to all excep
Mrs. Whitsett and Mrs. Tanner.