The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22

cided 10 bore one Of The deep wells in
that city down to 5000 feet, more
or less, in search for hot water, sim
liar to that at Marlin.
News is received that Senator Clark
of Montana, has purchased the union
mine on Mother Lode" in EldOrad0
County. The purchase price is said
to be $1,750,OOO,
Fireman F. Craigo was killed and
three trainmen hurt in wreck OF
a freight train on the Santa Fee rail
road near Temple Thursday. Four
teen cars were demolished.
Mr.. LOWcry is making preparations
to open coal mine at Edgewood.
The stratum is from six TO ten feet and
is located near the TOWNSHIP and
east for several miles.
Mcdowell & Burl;s OF Killcen have
secured a fifty year franchise from the
city to operate an electric liglt plant
They have installed a 2l-hossepowcr
gasoline engine and the house wiring
will he completed by Dec. 20.
H. A. Landes was elected Mayor
President Of the city of Galveston
Thursday. Seven hundred and TWEEN
ty-four votes were polled, all of which
were cast for Mr. Landes, with the
exception of one ballot
With many improvements, the re-
suit of experience, the third annual
banquet of the Central Texas Possum
and Tater Club tCCk place at Waco
Thursday, in the floral temple.
Brentwood will have a gas plant in
operation within thirty days, SO say
the promoters. A part of the machin
cry and some of the piping is now on
hand.
A message is received to the effect
that the supreme court Of the state
has affirmed the verdict Of the lower
court in the case of Johann HOch now
under sentence of death for poison,
ing his wife.
The citizens Of Lawton are prepar,
ing to memorabilia Congress to plat off
a section of land centrally located in
reference to Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, to be designated as the cap
ital of the state formed from these
two territories when they are admit
ted to the union.
The canal payrolls showed 1900 |
names Dec. /. AT the present rate Of |
increase they will show $4,000 Jan /. !
A whipping post for the District Of
Columbia will be established if con-
gress should enact a measure which
Representative Adams Of Pennsylyan,
ia has introduced.
Miss May Sader is in a frightful !
condition in hospital at Oklahoma
as result of having been burned, and
may die. She was starting fire, |
when can filed with kerosene ex-
ploded, igniting her clothing and al |
most cooking her body from head to !
foot. ;.sM.:'.:
Judge W. D. Harris will be the Dem,
ocratic nominee for Mayor of Fort
Worth. He was nominated for the
Office at the Democratic primary in
that city by total vote of 1851. Of
his competitors, n. II. Lassiter recei-
we'd $50 votes.
The Pennsylvania lines have deci-
ded to establish freight offices in Dali
las on Jan. l. and TO this end quarters
have been secured in the Scollard
Building, and w. B. Turner CONNER
cial agent of the Pennsylvania, will
take charge on Jan. /.
Moran State Bank of Moran. Shack
letord County, capital stock $4,000;
purpose to operate bank of deposit
and discount. lncorporators, S. Webb,
X. j. Patterson, A. Thomas, and 9th.
ers
DR.. Lafayette 0Mahoney of Column,
bia Mo-, en- route to South Texas for
his health, dropped dead In his car.
rage while being conveyed from
train at Denison. The deceased was
wealthy and was accompanied by A.
G. Newman, a friend.
The city schools at Dunkirk, n Y.
were closed owing to the spread of
cerebro spinal meningitis among the
children. Five cases are under omar
antine. The schools will be thorough
ly fumigated before being re.opened