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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06

f. F. Walker, prominent mer-
chant of Jennings was in Lake Charles
Monday. Mr.. Walker has closed ont
his mercantile interests in Jennings
and in few days will leave for New
Mexico, his future home. His reason
for leaving Calcasieu is the i'll health
of his wife which he hopes will be i'm
proved by the western climate. Press.
Texas seed oats at Jones Bros.
DR.. Mente, pastor of the United
Brethren church in Jennings, accom-
panied by his wife, came over Satur'
day afternoon and Sunday occupied
the pulpit in the Congregational, at
both the morning and evening SER
vices. His sermons were practical
and logical and an ADLER man is rarely
| found
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06
Gasoline at Davidson's

A young Swedish girl just from
the old country attended church at a
Minnesota town and the pastor hasten
ed to her with words of welcome and
expressed wish of calling on her
soon. The girl blushingly hung her
head and said: Tank you sir, but ay
have fella."
On account of the Christian Endeav-
or Convention at Kinder, the semi
annual Sunday school convention OF
wards two and nine. to be held at the
United Brethren church at Roanoke,
haSbeen postponed from Wednesday,
January IS, to Wednesday, January
.0E
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06

Drilers are in dilemma over the
Central City Company's well. The
wash pipe is in the bottom of the well
and all efforts to extricate it the past
two weeks have proved futile. Mana
ger Terry states that the indications
for a good producing we'll were splen-
did at the time the accident occurred.
The gas pressure was strong and the
showing Of oil was highly encourag-
ing.
William Jennings Bryan, of Lin
coin, Neb., twice the Democratic can
didate for president of the United
States, and to-day one OF the leaders
in his party, passed through on the
fast train early Tuesday morning en-
route from Houston to New Orleans
to pay his first visit to his daughter,
Ruth, since her romantic marriage to
the painter, W. H. Leavitt.
The members OF Welsh Lodge No.
rs [. o. 0. r. held their annual cleo.
ton Tuesday night, resulting as fol-
lows: ]. r. Rountree, noble grand:
S. A. Covey, vice grand; DR.. L. G.
Lewis, secretary; r. p. Willard,
treasurer. The installation will take
place next Tuesday night, at which
time the sppointive officers will be ap.
pointed.
For their literary work for the com.
ing year the Marys and Marthas have
taken up systematic Bible study, fol
lowing Steele's Outliner, which has
been extensively used, especially il
colleges. The society will meet thi.
afternoon with Mrs. Daniels and have
their second lesson, which will b,
found in Genesis 9 to 10 inclusive
Any lady interested in Bible work i.
cordially invited to join this class.
Sheriff Reid has compiled the pol
tax receipts and the result is tina
there were 1867 poll taxes paid durin.
1904, thirtyfve hundred of whicI
were paid in the last eight days of tn
year. Mr.. Reid himself sent GU
hundreds of personal notices appeal
ing to the people not to forget the pol
tax, and this is largely responsible
for the increase The payments G
1904 exceed those of 1908 by nearl
} thirteen hundred.
Julius kruttSchmitt, first vice-presi
dent and general manager of tn
, Southern Pacific, with headquarter
, in Chicago, General Superintendent
E. B. Gushing, Vice President Thorr
we'll Fay, and superintendent Owe
and Mcclure passed through her
Thursday evening of last week on
tour of inspection and Investigation
= Mr.. Kruttschnitt's private car, Gaut
r .alope, and Mr.. Fay's car, Teche, con
posed special train carrying IL
. officials.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06
Best Oil at DavidsOn's.

The Lake Charles schools will open
next Monday morning. The Calca-
sieu National Bank has decided to
furnish the school board with sufficient
funds to continue the schools for six
weeks longer. 1t is hoped that by the
end of that time arrangements will
have been made to provide means
with which to continue the schools
until the close of the term.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06
Gasoline at DaVidsOn's.

At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning at II o'clock Prof. Fl.
a. Wood, of Bell City College, will
deliver .an address. Everyone cor
daily invited to be present. La the
evening at 1870 the Epworth League
officers for the ensuing year will be
installed, and an address given on
The Origin and Workings OF the
Young Peoples Movement.
The officers of the Epworth League
for 1905 are as follows: John J. Mil
Ter, president; Mrs. E. G. Willard,
first vice president; Miss Cora Miller,
second vice president: Miss Ethel
Moore, third vice-president; Miss
Myrtle LaRue, fourth vice-president
E. c. Willard, secretary and treas
urer, and Miss Belle Moore, Organist.
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Lively came
over from Crowley Saturday after
noon and Sunday morning the former
held quarterly meeting in the Metho-
dist church. The sacrament of the
Lords Supper was administered al
the morning service. DR.. Lively also
occupied the pulpit in the evening
The doctor and Mrs. Lively were
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Corwin lay
lor while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r. Read, Ward
Anderson and Miss England returned
Friday afternoon from attending the
State teachers association at Lafay
cite. Misses Cora Miller and Mar
garet Bowel remained only two days
On the last day the teachers were givel
an excursion to the salt mines a
Weeks island, and there spent som
time more than 600 feet down in th
mine. x
"Wiggs," the great new card game
Like Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbag
Patch, it is interesting, amusing an
entertaining. \For sale at the Journa
Stationery Store.s
The wildcat well on the Romer
farm north OF Rice is nearing CON
pletion, a depth of over 1000 fee
having been reached. Driller-ir
charge Switzer says the we'll will b
finished with an eight-inch pipe. II
says there is an abundance OF gas
the we'll and a fairly good showing c
oil for a wild cat proposition. How
ever, he claims, he will not be disoF
: pointed If he fails in bringing in
producer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06
Stolen or Strayed.

From my place at Thornwell, La,
October 9th, 1904, one bay horse
weighing / 100 pounds, with wire cut
on left front foot. A suitable reward
will be paid for it's return to my
place or to II. Nj. West at Welsh.
+. J. WEST.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06
Southern Pacific Time Card.

Get your school shoes and school
dress goods of Martin Bros.
Miss Evelyn Willard visited in Jen-
nings Saturday and Sunday.
Chas. P. Martin was Lake Charles
business visitor Tuesday morning.
lie. Robinson transacted business
in Lake Charles Tuesday morning.
Born, Friday, December 80, to the
wife of A. G. Fontenot, daughter.
VIM. Terry was confined to his bed
with the grip several days this week.
Ed. Calkins and H. E. Head were
Lake Charles business visitors Friday.
Mrs. H. NJ. West returned Saturday
from visit with kindred ct Crowley.
A. s. Sturgeon transacted business
In Lake Charles Wednesday nlerning.
Fancy skirt and waist goods for fall
and winter wear just in at Martin
Bros.
Intake Charles twenty seven saloon
licenses were granted by the city
council.
RI. Barry, of Mermentau, visited
friends in Welsh from Saturday until
Monday.
After ten days holiday vacation
the public school opened Monday
morning.
Blue Blunt pillow, the best made.
ANY size. Davidson Wess0n lmple-
ment Company.
Mrs. J. W. Dennis, of Crowley, Wis
tied her husband here from Saturday
until Monday.
Ring up Prentice & Prentice for
anything you want in either staple or
fancy groceries.
A son was born Wednesday, Jan
uary 4, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Far
sons, near Roanoke.
Al Mills and family, OF Fenton,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
visiting Welsh kindred.
Philip Miller is victim of the GRIP
this week, having been confined to his
bed for day or two.
Jas. Click and A. G.. Fontenot at
tended to business matters in the par
ish seat Tuesday morning.
Mrs. E. Jacobs returned to Ganado
Texas, Tuesday morning, after
visit with kindred near town.
A. R. Miller and Isaac r. Miller
spent Friday viewing the big sulphur
mines in Western Calcasieu.
W. H. Bridges, after two weeks
siege of rheumatism, returned tc
Mermentau Monday morning.
= +. A. Arceneaux and Isaac ton
tenot we're Lake Charles bushes!
visitors Wednesday morning.
Take spin in Moon Bros. bugg,
and you will ride in no other. Welsl
Carriage and Implement Co.
DR.. Keel, the Dallas Opt clan, vii
De in Welsh the first three days Q
next week. See him about your eyes
All legal papers carefully executed
CHAs' T. MARTIN, Notary Public.
Office Welsh National Bank
B. 3. Parker and family, of Jer
nlngs, visited Mr.. and Mrs. M. (
morse from Saturday until Monday
Mrs. ]. W. Armstrong and Mis-
Leota Robinson spent Saturday ant
sunday with their parents at Roanoke
Keep your property insured agains
nre, lightning and tornado Chas. T
Martin, Notary Public. Office Wells
National Bank.
mrs, Sam Kinder came, oyer fror
Lake Charles Wednesday noon for
slslt With her daughter. Mrs. W. W
Welsh. =
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06
A Busy Place

Have you been accustomed
to think that a bank is a very
busy place, and therefore your
business of small proportions
would not be acceptable to it?
Well, we are busy, but nev-
er too busy to give courteous
attention to any one who may
be disposed to do business
with US. Indeed, the buster we
are, the happier We are ::
Call and see how nicely we
will treat you
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06

Consult DR.. Leslie +. Keel at the
Signal hotel next week if your eyes
bother you. He will be in Welsh I'M
til Wednesday.
Competitors say we cant make
smoke stacks. Try US and see.
WELSH MACHINE SHOP.
Garland Hayes has accepted a po-
sition with the Welsh Carriage and
Implement Company and entered upon
his new duties Monday morning.
Miss Sophia Carlson, stenographer
in the Kansas City Southern office in
Lake Charles, came over Wednesday
morning for visit with friends in
Welsh.
NJ. E. Morse will lead the Christian
EndeavOr prayer meeting at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
Topic: The Making of Christian;
His Birth. John BIS.
A dispatch from St. Louis says
John L. Sullivan is going to lecture
on historic spots. He should not
forget to include the jaw; a rib and
the solar plexus.
Julius Fink, who had been conduct
ing gents furnishing goods store
here for several months past, left for
Vinton Wednesday afternoon to work
in the store OF L. S. Cohn.
Miss Pearl Huckleberry is back al
her old post of duty in the telephone
exchange after an absence OF several
weeks in Jennings in the employ OF
the Cumberland company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac +. Miller and
Mrs. Christopher Waggerman. after
a ten days visit here, the guests o
the family of A. r. Miller, left Mon
day noon for their home at Versailles
Ohio.
A dance was given in Martins hal
Friday night of last week. Quite {
large crowd was in attendance, in
Guiding several of the young people
from Jennings and splendid TIM
was reported.
T. G. Hart went to New Orlean
Tuesday noon to meet his mother
Mrs. Isabella Hart, of Shelbyville
Ill.,, who arrived here Wednesda.
evening and will probably spend tn
winter visiting her son.
A young man in Texas built fin
house for his wife and cyclone ble'
the house away with her inside. w
have always cautioned people abou
building fine houses; if you do, you
| wife is sure to be carried away with il
See Coverdale for loan
on improved farms. Low
rates and easy payments
Mrs. j. A. Costley, who was calle
to Pawnee' ILL.,, to be at the bedside {
her father, arrived home FRIDAY eve
ming, her father having been out {
danger. She said the mercury regi:
tered eighteen below zero when sf
left Illinois.
The plant of the Bos & McFaGde
Oil Company has closed down becaus
the water supply heretofore furnishe
by the Hill Top Oil Co. has been sill
off. 1t is probable that the foHn'
company will become defendant in
suit for water rent.
Gasoline at Davidson's
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Miller Of Fen
ton reached the city Friday night with
Pierre, alias Valet Sarvsnt, in
custody charged with outrage on the
person of a fifteen year old girl. Sar-
want is married and about thirty-eight
years of age and the charge is that he
induced the little girl to leave that
section of the country with him. when
he returned the girls father swore out
q warrant against him and his arrest
followed. Il. G.. Press.
Bran and polish at Jones Bros.
The charter of the Roberta Plant
alton Company was fled Saturday
morning, with a capital stock of
49,, 900, domicile at Jennings, with q
life of twenty-five years. The objects
of the company are to plant and
raise rice, own and operate canals
and pumping plants, rice mills, etc.,
and do a general rice business. A.
NJ. Arthur is president, c. n. Nc
Laughlin vice president and +. +.
Fox secretary and treasurer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Day enter
tanned a number of their friends Tues
day evening at their home on South
Polk street, the occasion having been
in honor of their guest, Miss Ollie
Adams, of CerrA Gordo, Ill. The
interesting game of Jerks" occupied
the attention of those in attendance
until about IL o'clock. when luncheon
was served. a highly enjoyable
evening was spent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-06

For Sale-LOt 8, block
p. located at the corner
of South and EIms street
and one of the most de-
sirable business locations
in the town of Welsh.
Apply to w. w. Welsh.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29
ROOM AND BOARD
Lawson Says He Is
To Ruin Standard Oil

Minneapolis (Minn.), July 13.-In
one of the most sensational speeches
ever listened to by a most interested
audience Thomas w. Lawson Of Bos-
ton, author OF "Frenzied Finance" and
big chief of the roundup Of the "sys-
TENS yotaries now going on in East
ern financial quarters, declared before
the Commercial Club of Minneapolis
that he had been guilty of stealing his
many millions from the American peo-
pie, but that he did not know 1t at
that time and he would pay 1t all back
at an appointed time.
81 am going to ruin the Standard Oil
Company. John d. Rockefeller is to-
day worth $500. 100000 and I can tell
you where he made every cent of 1t.
officers of the Equitable Assurance So
ciety stole one hundred and fifty mil
lions in thirty years. and you all know
how rotten that company is" declared
the Boston man.
II will do what say. / fear no per-
son at violence, as is evidenced by my
coming away out west here alone.
shall never retreat as long as life is
spared to me-"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29
THE PEAcHERiNE.

Lodi, July 31.-John Phillippi. a well
known fruit nurserymani Of this place,
has perfected a new fruit from the
peach and nectarine, called peach
crime. Authorities on fruit state that
the nurseryman has made the natural
blending of the two fruits, and the re-
suit is firm, sweet, white meat, with
a palatable mixture of the fiavors OF
the fruits from which 1t Is cross.
1t will make one Of the best shippers
on the market.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29
RECIPE FOR GAME PIE.

Selected from Good Things and
Graces." San Francisco; Paul Ell.
der & Company
Search for your game carefully until
you find II; observe It well, and then
leave It to the full enjoyment of life
and Its native haunts. You will soon
have, in a green dish Of rarest design
and ornamentation, with cover of ra.
diant blue. filling Of happy memoir
les, seasoned with vigor and beauty.
Every time the pie is opened these
memories will begin to sing.
Isabel Goodhue.
4 = 4
Purple Peaks Remote" by John Mer-
rite Driver. Cloth, 12mo. AIS
PIP. Illustrated. Laird & Lee,
Chicago. $3.50.
This story is called Romance OF
Italy and America" as the chief Incl
dents occur In Naples, Chicago and
Rome. and the author is the Pastor OF
the Peoples Church in Chicago where
Dr. Thomas preached for several years
The reader who likes plenty OF ac-
tion-quantities Of undiluted love, Sc
duction, abduction. scheming and muir.
der, will find abundance Of them In the
reverend Mr.. Drivers book.
Percival Howard. a wealthy Ameri-
can who is idling away his time in
Naples, comes across a beautiful Italian
girl who has been ruined" by a priest
who was her confessor.
He falls in love with the girl and de.
termines to marry her despite the diff
ference in their stations, beliefs. the
objections Of parents, and the good
sense of the girl itself.
On Percival's insistence hinges the
stirring events that are detailed in thu
sixty-two chapters.
The villain-priest pursues his vic
tim, attempts to kill her American low
er. and finally does kill her and he!
brother.
Then the hero goes home to Chicago
and In due time becores infatuated
with Miss Agnes Medium who re-
turns his love.
Along with the account Of theil
courtship descriptions OF several goot
and bad characters In Chicago are Civ
en-.
Agnes Medium is the best drawr
character In the book. and represents
type all too common among cul
women.
She has beauty, is educated, bu
heartless. Her desire is to be the wifi
of man Of position, and with this low
aim she Is willing to tilt one for an
other In kaleidoscope style. wearing
love as she would hat. For a HON,
she will marry an ignorant, old. o.
immoral man. Percival is shameless
ly Tilted, but he lets the girl and he
persuader go. II there is anything
more in this book than story 1t nigh
be an inference here that man VIII,
makes love to an engaged girl is In tn,
same category with the one who court
another mans wife. Both are utterl.
devoid Of morality That the girl 4
willing to transfer her watery "affec
tons" does not alter the situation
Had Agnes Meldrum's second suite
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29

The critics are shaking their heads
and dropping their pens over the
Sidney Mccall novels. Such books
as Truth Dexter" and "The Breath Of
the Gods" do not pass by unchalleng-
led. They are strong.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29

DR.. s. Weir Mitchell denies the au
thorship of 1.-THE House Of Cards.
Who next.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29

been half man he would have scorn-
ed woman who held on to one man
until she was anchored to another.
However, that Is small incident In
the train Of tragedies which sweeps
through purple Peaks Remote"
"The World To Day" August. 10
cents a copy; $1.OO year. The World
To Day Co., Chicago. Contents: THE
New Social Conscience "(editorial),
"World Politics." 1.-THE Nation" Art
and Letters" "The Religious World"
"Norway's Past and Future" Some
Aspects Of Southern Education "A
Great Museum in the Making" "Pic-
torial Journalism" Russia and Fin
nish Education" Men Of the Month";"
"Naturalizing the Silk Cocoon" THE
Gunnison Tunnel" Socialism and the
Recent Strikes in Italy" "The Educa-
ton Of Business Men," THE Interna-
tional Railway Congress" 1.-THE Com
ing Thing in Fiction" Main Issues
in the Anglo-French Treaty." Togeth-
err with no end OF interesting illustra-
tons.
1.-THE Christian Register" July 81.
So a year. The Christian Register AS
ISOLATION. Boston. "The Joys OF In
dependence" or the modern revolt
against the bonds of marriage is we'll
discussed by the editor. DR.. Bacon's
sermon delivered before the General
Association Of Massachusetts, entitled
Concerning Spiritual Selfishness" Is
given In full, and good sermon It Is
too. There Is a notice Of the death
OF DR.. Pearson whose book 1.-THE Car
penter Prophet" was reviewed in these
columns while ago.
= . .
Lectures on Commerce." by vari--
GUS successful business men OF Amer.
lea is receiving the attention 1t de-
serves. No one interested in any bus
mess or profession ca nafrord to be
without the book, and those without
business, or profession need the work
most OF all. 1t is issued by the Uni.
versity OF Chicago Press.
Lovers Of Mr.. Oppenheim's novels
Twill not fail to secure 1.-THE Master
Mummer' for summer reading. Mr..
lOppenheim has made success of
novel writing. He is an Englishman.
lives in Leicestershire and has mar
ried an American girl.
= .
THE Black Cat" August. cents
copy; 90 cents year. The Short
Story Pub. Co., Boston. Contents:
Key to the Gate Of Romance" "Star
Eyes" I'm the Cane Belt" 1.-THE New
Minister" 1.-THE Turning Worm"
| The critics are shaking their heads
and dropping their pens over the
Sidney Mccall" novels. Such books
as Truth Dexter" and "The Breath OF
the Gods" do not pass by unchalleng
led. They are strong.
= = =
"Browning's Magazine" August
Browning, King & Co., New York
"Fashions and Fancies" in good sup
ply.
DIR. s. Weir Mitchell denies the au
thorship of 1.-THE House of Cards
Who next.
Fine Job Printing at The Bulletin
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29
FOR SALE.
TO LET.

Two modern two-story houses, on XII
nan street; mosquito proof; electrin
light and servants quarters. Rent
SIS and $50. Inquire 736 Lunalilo,
phone 1861 Blue.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29
The Adventure oil
the Six Napoleons
No. 8 Of the Series
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Ahefe uit tHc pOSSiDit'
files Of monomania." answered.
There Is the condition which the mod.
ern French psychologists have called
the 'idee fixe,' which may be trifling In
character and accompanied by com.
plete sanity in every other way. A
man who had read deeply about Nnpo.
leon or who had possibly received
some hereditary family injury through
the great war might conccivably form
such an idee fixe' and under Its influ-
ence he capable Of any fantastic out.
rage"
THAT won't do. my dear Watson"
said Holmes, shaking his head, "for no
amount Of 'idee fixe' would enable your
interesting monomnniac to find out
where these busts were situated"
swell. how do you explain tT'
IL don't attempt to do so. l would
only observe that there Is a certain
method In the gentleman's eccentric
proceedings. For example. In DIR. Bar
nlcot's hail. where sound might
arouse the family, the bust was taken
outside before being broken, whereas
IN the surgery, where there was less
danger OF an aiarm' II was smashed
where II stood. The affair seems alb
surdly trifling. and yet dare call moth
ing trivial when reflect that some Of
my most classic cases have had the
least promising commencement. You
VIII remember, watson. now the dread
fui business OF the Abernetty famiiy
was hrst Drought 10 my notice by tne
uepth "nich 'he parsiey hau SUNK INTO
ihe butter upon not dny. ! can't ar
ioni' tnereiore, 10 smile at your tnree
broken pusts, Lestrnde' ana l shh'I DC
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