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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Reduces His Estimate.

New Orleans, Oct 13.-The latest
communication received from the
West Point Mill Co., of Charleston,
S. c., by 5. Locke Breaux of this
city, is to the effect that reports from
the Atlantic seaboard rice section as
well as from the Louisiana and Texas
rice territory bear out the prediction
that it made regarding the shortness
of the years rice crop. The report is
decidedly bullish. The report states:
"Our planters are threshing out 20
per cent off of their estimates made on
the 1st of September, and Carolina
rice is likely to be scarce commod-
itY this season owing to a reduction
of per cent in the acreage, aud the aw-
full falling off in yield"
Commenting on this matter Mr.
Breaux said: 81 bad set my pegs at
1900, 900 bags of Louisiana and Texas
but the past three weeks have made me
change my tune and | am frank to say
that if we market 100000 l shall feel
agreeably surprised.'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED
Kansas City Southern Opens Up Pas.
senger Traffic as Far North
as FrierSOn.

| Agent 7. B. HutchinS. of the Kansas
City Southern. Yesterday received in
structions from the headquarters OF
the Kansas City Southern that, effect,
i've Saturday, Oct. II, trains Nos. !
and would carry passengers between
Lake Charles and Frierson, Is miles
south of Shreveport.
The orders state that all passengers
must be supplied with health certif.
Gates, stamped by agent at leaving
point and passenger can purchase
tickets to any point between this city
and Frierson, except DeRidder, Bon
Ami and Ludington.
These orders are subject to quaran-
tine restrictions and can be revoked
at any time without notice.
Troin No. leaves Lake Charles at
4 p. m. and the first train on the new
scedule left here yesterday afternoon
at that hour, bearing quite number
of people destined for points along the
line. Train No. is due to arrive
here at s p. IN. and the first train to
carry passengers in many weeks came
in on time last night with good pas.
senger list.
While the orders do not state, this
arrangement practically opens up
through business to the north over the
Kansas City Southern. The passen.
gers are simply inspected at Frierson
by the Caddo parish officials and if
found to have clean bills of health.
are permitted to continue their journey
Lake Charles Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Mrs. MuSCh Killed,

Word was received here Yesterday
morning announcing the sad death OF
Mrs. Much which occurred mile east
of Springfield, III. She had been in
Ohio on visit with Mr.. Musch and
was returning home when wreck oc-
Cured on the B. & O. train on which
She was riding. Mrs. Musch is the
mother of Mrs. Geo. Cosner and Mrs.
W. B. Conover. Mrs. Cosner and
daughter, Ruth, left Sunday afternoon
for Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musch have spent the
last three winters in Jennings and
were intending to come south again
the first of December. Their many
friends will receive the sad news with
sorrow.-Jennings Times-Record.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
NEW IBERIA FEVER SITUATION
The Total Number Cases to Date is
Believed That Fever
Has Existed in New Iberia
for the Past Six Weeks.

New Iberia, La, Oct. 1.-THE To,
tai number of cases officially reported
is fourteen, of which two we're origin
ally reported, eleven yesterday and
one case today. The last case is that
OF Walter Burke, the we'll known law.
yer. All the cases are confined to
one locality, the east end Of town. in
the vicinity of the Burke residence.
Mrs. Burke and Miss Brooks are
doing we'll and will recover. Mr.
Burke's case is a light one, and of
the fourteen, only three, have hard
cases of fever. 1t is believed that all
will recover.
1t is the opinion among physicians
here, that yellow fever has existed in
New Iberia about six weeks. a fever
that was diagnosed as dengue fever
has existed here for some time and it
is now believed that many. if not all
of the cases were yellow fever instead
OF dengue fever.
The health authorities expect to con-
fine the fever within the original focus
and to stamp it out shortly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
BLOWOUT CAUSED EXCITEMENT
M00nshine No. 4 Gives Demonstration
Of Old Time Blowout,

The JennipgS-TimeS Record of Sat
Wdav articled the following;
Intense excitement reigned at the oil
field today when the Moonshine well
No. had one of the Old time blOwouts
which were so frequent in the early
history of the field
W0rkmen were endeavOring to &c
some old pipe out of the well. which
had been dead for several months,
and put a charge of dynamite in the
hole IN order that the pipe might be
released at the bottom OF the hole
when the dynamite was set off. As a
number of wells have gone dead in the
past year, the owners of the wells save
a great deal by pulling out the old
pipe for use in new wells. This is
what they were trying to do with the
MOOnshine well but besides lOOSening
the pipe. the dynamite stirred up q
gas pocket and right then is when the
big thing begun.
Commencing with a mighty roar.
the gas shot out to a heighth of over
100 feet, bringing with it stones and
rocks which were thrown as high as
the eye could distinguish them and
which rained down on the Morse boil
er house with such rapidity that the
tiremen were compelled to put out the
fires in order to prevent any accidents.
That the gas pressure was strong.
was shown by the way it lifted the
heavy crown block off the top of the
15-fOOt derrick.
In few minutes persons from all
parts of the field had gathered as close
to the we'll as they dared 90 with safe
ty, for the MOonshine well had
blowout several months ago, before it
became producer and the people
knew what it was liable to do. The
wOrkmen succeeded in checking the
blowout in the course of half an hour.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
ORDINANCE NO. ia.

Ordering side walk on the east side
of Elms street from Russell Avenue tc
Hudspeth street.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the MAY.
or and Board of Trustees of the town
of Welsh, La: That in compliance
with petition properly signed by the
resident owners of ma ority of the
property abutting on the street pro-
posed to be improved by the building
of side walks, said petition having
been properly signed and presented
at the regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees on the Bird day of Octo-
Der, 1905, and by them approved,
therefore, in accordance with the au-
thority herein vested by Ordinance No.
80, it is hereby ordered: That side
walk be built according to the specifca-
tions adopted August It'll, 1900, on the
east side of EfmS street, commencing
at the S. W. corner of lot No. %, of the
Cooper Subdivision: thence north to
the n. e. corner of Lot No. 5. of Block
No. II.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained:
That 1t shall be the dnty OF all own
ers of property fronting on that part
of Elms street herein named, to con-
struct, or cause to be constructed, a
side walk as above provided, within
twenty days from the adoption and
PRONUNCIATION of this Ordinance, and
in case Of failure or neglect to build
said walk, it shall then be built &C.
cording to the provisions of said Or.
dinance No. SO.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained:
That this Ordinance shall take effect
from and after it's adoption and pro-
c. E. Carr, yea; E. H. Boiling, yea;
Philip Miller, yea.
Approved Oct. 6, 1905.
JNo. H. COOPER. Mayor.
Passed Council Oct. f. 1905.
SAMUEL BLACKFoRD, Sec.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20

Buy your ice fruit and vegetables at
the Welsh Meat Market.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20


Welsh, La, Oct. 6, 1905.-To the
Hon, Mayor and Board of Trustees of
the town of Welsh, La:
We the undersigned commissioners,
appointed by your honorable body at
your September meeting, to lay out
and procure right of-way for pub
lie road from the west end of Russell
Avenue, west to the corporation line,
beg to submit that we have procured
the right-of-way from all the adioin-
ing property owners along said route
with the exception of Paulin Fontenot
and A. Reeves, and we assess their
damage at the sum of one dollar each.
and recommend that you expropri.
ate right-of-way over their lands.
Fl. A. DAVIDSON.
E. NJ. Powers.
J. A. ANDERON.
0. FULTON.
F. d. CALKINs.
CHAS. DAUTEL.
Adopted by the town council Oct. 8,
1905. SAM'L BLACKFoRD, Sec.
Approved Oct. 6, 1905.
JOHN H. COOPER, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
For First-class Horse
shoeing and Blacksmith
ing take your work to
Armstrong;.
Town of Welsh, La.

year:
Street Com. and Marshall sal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
GOVERNMENT QUARANTINE CONVENTION
There Will Probably be Marked Di.
vergence OF Opinion Over the CUES.
ton Of Federal Control of Interstate
as Well as Marine Qnarantines and
Regulations.

heguiatlOnS.
Governor Blanchard's appointment of
delegates to represent Louisiana at
the conference on Quarantine and I'm
migration, has created fresh interest
in this important gathering which
will be held at Chattanooga, Tenn, on
Nov. 8 and 10.
Governor Blanchard regards this
gathering as highly important one
to all of the southern states and he is
taking much interest in it.
1t is evident from the expressions
that have been made that a fight is CO.
ing to take place on the floor of the
convention when the question of rec
ommending to Congress that the Fed
eral government take control of the
interstate quarantine, comes up for
consideration.
Governor Blanchard is greatly in
favor of the National Government TAX
ing over the interstate. as we'll as the
marine guarantees. He thinks that
the prime usefulness of the coming
conference would lie in making such
recommendation to congress.
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
while favoring federal control of ma
rine quarantine, is strongly opposed
to the general government having any
ting to do with the state or interstate
guarantees.
AS Louisiana is even more interest
ed in the conference than any of the
other southern states, the indications
are that there will be q strong delega-
ton from Louisiana in attendance.
Baton Rouge Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Reading Notice.

Every man owes it to himself and
his family to master trade or pro-
fession. Read the display advertise
ment of the six Morse Schools of
Telegrapy, in this issue and learn how
easily a young man or lady may learn
telegraphy and be assured a position.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Total
ORDINANCE NO. 113.

Levying taxes on all property sub
lect to taxation in the town of Welsh
La, for the year 1905, and a specia
School tax for the support of Public
Schools of the town of Welsh La.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the May
or and Board of Trustees, of the towr
of Welsh, La: That a tax of 10 mills
on the dollar, of the assessed valua.
ton for the year 1905, of all the taxa.
bic property situated in the town OF
Welsh, La, be, and the same is here.
by levied for general revenue perpos.
eS.
Sec. ,. Be it further ordained bv
the Mayor, and Board of Trustees, OF
the town o. Welsh, La: That a spec
ial tax of j mills on the dollar, of the
assessed valuation tor the year 1905,
of all the taxable property situated in
the town of Welsh, La., be, and the
same is hereby levied for the maintain
ance OF Public Schools.
: Ebj i d HiIss y yss Vote of Council
Passed the Council Oct. 6, 1905.
S. BLACKFoRD, Sec.
Approved Oct. 6, 1905.
JNo. H. COOPER, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
Get milk of the Welsh
Dairy. They sell the best.

Fresh meats of all kinds at the
Welsh Meat Market.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-10-20
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

| am now ready to receive the taxes
for the year 1905. All taxes are due
now, and all taxes not paid on, or be-
fore the lst day of January, 1906, will
become delinquent and two per cent
per month will be charged.
SAMUEL BLACKBOARD,
Tax collector.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18

TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3, 1879.
Notice for Publication-U, 8. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, June 10.
1906.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the act
Of congress of June 8, 1878, entitled.
AN act for the sale of timber lands
In the states of California, Oregon.
Nevada and Washington territory
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892.
JOHN JOHNSON,
OF Lewistown, county of Fergus, state
Of Montana, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No. 1876,
for the purchase Of the swA sell,
sec 81. tp Is n, 81 e, and lot 1, sec s,
and lots l and 2, sec 6, tp IA n, r 81
e, Mont. p. M, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to es.
tablish his claim to said land before
the register and receiver of this of.
nee at Lewistown, Mont, on Tues.
day, the 29th day of August, 1905.
He names as witnesses.
Swend Holland, BENJAMIN Hill. Thor
Nielsen, Sam Haaland. all of Gil,
Edge, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said 29th day OF
August, 1905.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register
First publication June 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
CONTEST NoTlcE.-Department o,

CONTEST NOTlcE.-Department of
the Interior, U. S. Land Office.
Lewistown, Mont, May II, 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav.
ing been filed in this Office by
WALTER l.. billiard,
contestant, against homestead entry
NO. 3O16, made January %. 1903, for
the wiz swA, sec 25, sh sell, sec
26. tp II n, II e, Mont P. NJ. by
John e. Robinson, contestee, in which
1t is alleged that John e. Robinson
left said land and said county of Fer.
gus more than nine months ago; that
he has not resided upon said land or
occupied it since the first day of Aug.
ust, 1904, and has wholly abandoned
said entry.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on August %, 1905, before the
register and receiver at the United
States land office in Lewistown, Mont.
The said contestant, in a proper
affidavit, filed May II, 1905, set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this no.
tice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given due and proper publication.
l.. W. ELDRIDGE, Receiver
First publication July 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1872
Notice for Publfcation-U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, June II,
1906.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
Of congress of June 3. 1873, entitled,
IAN act for the sale of timber lands
In the states of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington territory" as
extended to all the public land states
by act of August 4. 1892,
LARS ]. LEE,
of Gilt Edge, county of Fergus, state
Of Montana, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No. 1856,
for the purchase of lot 4, sec 30. tip Is
n, 81 e, Mont. P. NJ, and will Of
fer proof to show that the land is more
valuable for it's timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to es-
tablish his claim to said land before
the register and receiver of this office
at Lewistown, Mont, on Monday, the
2Sth day of August, 1905.
He names as witnesses:
Abraham Hogeland, of Lewistown;
Swend Holland, Benjamin J. Hill, Of
Gilt Edge; Mons P. Teigen, of Grass
Range, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 28th day OF
August, 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register
First publication June FL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18

TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE 3, 1879.
Notice for Publication.-U. 8.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana,
June 20. 1906. -
Notice 10 hereby given that In COM
pliance with the provislons of the act
Of congress Of June 8, 1873, entitled,
IAN act for the sale Of timber lands
In the states Of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington territory, -
- extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892, /
ALLISON r. FRAME,
Of Uewistown, county Of Fergus, state
Of Montana, has this day filed In this
Office his sworn statement No. 1877,
for the purchase Of the swA swk,
sec l, and nwA nwA, sec IL. tp Il
n. r 10 9, Mont. p. M. and viii offer
proof to show that the land sought ID
more valuable for its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes. and
to establish his claim to said land be.
fore the register and receiver Of this
office at Lewistown, Mont, on Wed
nesday, the 30th day of August, 1905
He names as Witnesses:
Abraham l.. Lang, George Culver
John H. Willard, Of Lewistown; Al.
bert 8. Sellers, Of Gilt Edge, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said goth day OF
August, 1905.
EDWARD BRASsEY, Register.
First publication June %.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1879.
-N0&ica for P,ahlio q tim n q

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1879.
Notice for Publication.-U. 8.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana.
June IA, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3, 1873, entitled
IAN act for the sale of timber lands
In ythe states of California, Oregon,
Nevada. and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892,
BEN BERVEN,
of Flatwillow, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No. 1874,
for the purchase of the seN neN, nk
seA, seA seA, sec No. 81, in tp Is n,
r 81 e, Mont. P. NJ, and will offer
proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and to establish his claim
to said land before the register and
receiver Of this office at Lewistown,
Mont, on Saturday, the 26th day Of
August, 1905.
He names as witnesses:
John Berven, Thomas Raister,
Lewis HOMELAND, of Flatwillow;
Swend Holland, Of Gilt Edge, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 26th day Of
August, 1905.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication June 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
CONTEST NOTlcE,-Denartmon+ =,

CONTEST NoTIcE.-Department Of
the Interior, U. s. Land Office, Lew.
istown. Mont, July Is, 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit hay.
ing been filed in this Office bv
LEE PERRINE,
OF Utica, Mont, contestant, against
desert entry No. 1888, made July Is,
1904. for the sell swA, sec IS, eh
nwA, lot 2, sec 10, tp - n, 10 e.
Mont. P. NJ, by John White, contestee.
IN which 1t is alleged that said John
white died on or about the 18th day
OF February, 1905, and neither he. his
heirs or legal representatives have
done the work as required by the des.
ert land laws, in that $1.OO per acre
mas not been expended on the above
described land during the first year.
and the land is now in it's wild, orig.
mai condition, open public range.
SAID parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on Wednesday, August %, 1905.
before the register and receiver at the
United States land Office in Lewis.
town, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed July Is, 1905.
set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of
this notice cannot be made, it is here.
by ordered and directed that such no.
tlce be given by due and proper publ.
cation.
L. w. ELDRIDGE, Receiver.
First publication July 21.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
CONTEST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of

CONTEST NoTIcE-Department of
the Interior, U. 8. Land Office,
Lewistown, Mont, July Is, 1905.
A sufficient contest AFFIDAVIT having
been filed in this Office by
LEE PERRINE,
contestant, against H. E. No. $685.,
made July Is, 1904, for the MI seA,
SEA sen, sec 10, tp IL n, IL e,
and lot 4, sec IS, tp u n, r 13 e, Mont.
r. NJ, by John White, contestee, in
which it is alleged that John White
died on or about February II, 1904,
and that during his life time he did
not reside upon or improve said land
and since his death, the heirs or legal
representatives Of said John White
have not lived upon, improved or cul.
tivated said land and the same is now
open public range and said absence of
defendant, his heirs and legal repre-
sentatives was not caused by being
in the army or navy OF the United
States.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. M on Wednesday, August %, 1905,
before the register and receiver at
the United States land office in Lew
lstown, Mont.
The said contestant having, in
proper affidavit, filed July Is, 1905,
set forth facts which show that after
Que diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
De given by due and proper publica.
| ton.
L. W. ELDRIDGE, Receiver
First publication July Fl.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
MINING APPLICATION NO. 11S-U.
S. Land Office. Lewistown. Montana,


S. Land Office. Lewistown. Montana,
June Is. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that David
Scott. Jr.. whose postoffice address is
Gilt Edge. Fergus County. Montana, as
attorney-in-fact for The Mammoth Group
application for patent in behalf Of the
company for 1896 lr It OF the Hawkeye
n Sas min'n direetion a Ssinf ss
course Of the vein from the center Of
the discovery shaft, situate in Warm
County Of Fergus. State Of Montana.
designated in the Field Notes and Onl-
cial Plat, on file in this office az Min
eral Survey x me- and IL
described as follows:
Beginning at cor No: I from which the
Ger Of sec tP 1S n ro9th Sea +,
west 5sS6 It to cor No. 2; thence south
10 80 east 1896 II to cor No. 8; thence
south So II east 500 It to cor No. 4:
No. l. place Of beginning. containing an
area Of 1924 acres with magnetic varia-
ton on all courses given Of 49, 80 e;
The declaratory statement Of this claim
| Is Of record in Book Of Lodes at page
2Oe records Of Fergus county Montana.
The adjoining claims are: On the west
the Cheyenne lode (unsurveyed). Nam
moth Group Gold Mining COMPANY claim
| ant.
Any person claiming adversely any
! portion Of the said mining ground Is re-
quired to file their adverse claim witt
| the register and receiver Of the U. >
land office. of Lewistown. Fergus coun'
ty, Montana, during the sixty days per,
iod Of publication hereof or they vii
be forever barred by the provisions OF
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
First publication June 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication-Depart
ment of the Interior. U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, August @,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that
HERMAN G. EVERS,
of Everson. Fergus county Mont, has
filed notice of intention to make proof
on his desert land claim No. 1715.
for the seA seA, sec l, nh neh,
neA nwA, sec IL, tp 81 n, Is 9.
Mont. P. NJ, before the register and
receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of September.
1905.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said lands:
William E. Evers. Edward Evers
Ole Rutlin, George F. Fleming, all OF
EversOn, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Aug. 4.