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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
School Girl ElOpes.

Miss Goldie A. Lyon, a student in
the public school here, and B. Smith
Pierce, a young farmer of Iowa Sta
ton, boarded the afternoon train here
Tuesday for Lake Charles, and that
evening at $50 O'Clock were united in
marriage at the home of Mrs. d. Pyatt,
Rev. B F. Deaton, pastor of the NJ.
E. church, officiating. Several friends
were present to witness the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce arrived in
Welsh on the noon train Wednesday,
1t had been currently rumored that the
wedding was in the form of an elope.
ment, and when approached by a
Journal reporter the blushing bride
stated that it was not exactly an elope-
ment, but her marriage to Mr.. Pierce
occurred without the knowledge or
consent OF her father, E. Lyon, who is
a progressive farmer and valued citi-
zen OF Iowa, and who objected to at
tentions being paid his daughter by
Pierce.
They went to Iowa Wednesday af-
ternoon to receive the parental for.
giveness and fathers blessing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Calcasieu Lumber Shipments.

A Lake Charles dispatch SAYS:
Lumber interests here are looking
much better for the beginning of the
year than at this time last year.
Prices have risen from 81 80 to $3.50
per thousand feet, and it is ANTICIPATED
that the highest point has not yet
been reached. From the mills near
Lake Charles $1,000, 600 feet were
shipped during December, and of this
amount $500, 600 feet went to foreign
countries.
Lumber shipments for the entire
year broke the record, amounting to
1865, 900 feet. The monthly ship
ments were: January, $4,000, 200; Feb
ruary, l6,500,0 600, March, $4,000, 900:
April, l6,500,0OO; May, 1900, 900;
June, l3,5oO,OOO; July, 1000, 900;
August, 100000; September, H.
100000; October, 1900, 600: November,
10000, 600; December, $4,000 900.
Mr.. Rosenthal has established a
new Shingle mill on the site of the old
Poe mill, which burned some time
ago. Rosenthal's mill has a capacity
of 100, GOO shingles daily.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
FentOn News Notes,

Died, Monday evening, Jan. 9, of
consumption, Mrs. Drew Breaux.
Blueield Calvert, of Iowa, was
here two days this week grading rice.
James Day and wife, of Welsh, are
visiting their daughter. Mrs. AL
Mills, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pullin and son,
of Crowley, returned home Monday
evening by way of Lake Charles,
after a weeks visit with friends here.
Guy Decker has moved into his
new home, although not quite COM
pleted, and M. <. Spurgin has moved
into the home left vacant by him and
will farm S. J. Fenton's plantation
this year.
There is great deal of sickness in
our small town this week. Among
them we note Mrs. A. F. Thompson
and Mrs. E. W. Thompson, who are
confined to their room, while lagrippe
seems to have a hold on q dozen
more victims here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
DR.. Mente Accepts Call.

DR.. G. r. Mente, until recently pas
tor of the United Brethren church at
Jennings, has accepted the call to
the pastorate of the Congregational
church to fill out the unexDired year,
ending April l, at which time he will
in all probability be given the charge
for full year. The doctor is a
scholarly man and an able minister
Of the gospel, and it is the consensus
of opinion among the members of the
church that valuable laborer for
christianity's cause has been placed
in charge of the work here. He &C.
cupied the pulpit at both the morning
and evening services Sunday. He
has rented one of F. L. Lewis cottages
on South Adams street, and the
doctor and wife are soon to become
residents of Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Y0utfnl Couple NJ FRIED,

+. r. Stafford and Maud n. Martin
OF Grand Chenier. La. arrived in
Orange Sunday morning secured H.
cense and were married at the court
house by Judge J. j. Ball, Justice of
the peace, says the Beaumont Enter
prise. When the couple appeared be-
fore the county clerk he decided that
he would not issue the license on ac-
count of the youthful appearance of
the girl, but gentleman accompany
ing the couple claimed to be her only
guardian, and the clerk was finally
induced to issue the license upon an
affidavit being sworn to, to the effect
that she was over eighteen years old.
She did not appear to be over sixteen.
1t was inferred from their converse.
ton that they were cousins and their
marriage was prevented in their own
state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
ShipWreCked on Grand Lake,

j. c. Corbett, a contractor: M.
Wyatt, professional ball player,
and Rodney Heath, all residents of
Crowly, have returned after having
been lost on the southern shores of
Grand Lake, in Southern Louisiana,
for over week. Heavy winds had
driven them to take refuge among the
islands and swamps, where they lost
their provisions and camp equipage.
They were found in an exhausted con-
dition by an expedition sent out from
Crowley in q steam launch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
RURiL NAIL DnLIlE Y ROUTES.
Louisiana Has Seventeen, One Of Which
is in taICaSitu

Congressman Rausdojl gives the
following interesting information re-
garding rural mail routes.
"There are nearly thirty thousand
OF these routes now III operation in
the United States. wide Louisiana
has only seventeen. t"J Of which are
in our district. We are certainly en-
titled to several hu,r!red.
1.-The conditions ,,rc as follows:
First. Good roads are essential.
Second. : The routes must be
served by postoniye, having daily
mail service and which is on a rail,
way. The carrier mast 90 out into
the country by one road and return
by another, SO as to traverse from
twenty to thirty miles and serve at
least one hundred families.
Third. a petition asking it must
be signed by one hundred heads of
families and be endorsed by the sena-
tor and representative.
The carrier, who is always select
ed from the citizens of the commune
ty, receives a salary of $72O per an
mum for route of twenty-four miles
or over. He is to all intents and pur-
poses postmaster, who receives and
collects mail in front of each man S
door, sells stamps, registers letters
and packages, gives receipts for
money orders, etc. People who live
along these routes are mnch pleased
with the service, as it enables them
to keep in close touch with the world.
They subscribe to more newspapers
read more and are more cultured GEN
orally.
IF we could get thirty or forty of
these routes in our district, it would
mean twenty-five or thirty thousand
dollars annually paid to some of our
young men by Uncle Sam and that
alone is rather an important item.
Il can do nothing in this matter
unless the people will assist me by
signing petitions. believe they will
gladly prepare the petitions if they
are made TO understand the situation
by the newspapers. +"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Bell City Items.
(Too late for last weed.)

Too late for last weed.)
Affairs at Bell City are booming
more enticing every day.
Streets are about completed.
School is on a boom. Several new
students, and others are expected.
Misses Henry and Derese, from New
iberia, arrived the % ult. and are
doing good work in school here.
Master Adam Meme, from Mermen-
tau, arrived Tuesday to enter school.
Mr.. Swinney, of Leesburg, is in
town on business. He has purchased
two lots here with the view to building.
He expects to enter school here next
year.
Miss Mary Smith, of Leesburg, who
spen: the holidays at home, is back in
school.
Miss Wood made a flying trip to
Lake Charles Wednesday. We sup
pose it was to complete her wardrobe
as she is preparing to visit her home
at McComb City, soon.
Bro. Walker is away this week
holding revival meeting at Ray
mond.
Bro. Dan Hayes left Thursday after
noon to assist in the meeting at Resey
school house.
DR.. Brown and family visited Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Hayes this week. They
spent part of the holidays in Bell
City. Mr.. Brown has purchased
property in and around Bell City.
Bro. Smiley, of the Lake Arthur
charge, brought gladness to many
of our town Sunday night by his
presence.
Bro. Ellis with his crew is making
improvements in Bell City today by
preparing railroad station.
Misses Rebecca and Rita Walker
have just returned from a visit to
Raymond where they have been assist.
ing their father in the revival.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
A Letter to H. A. Davidson.
Welsh La.

Welsh La.
Dear Sir: What's the penalty for
making or selling short-measure paint
in your state?
And does it make any difference, if
three-fourths of the paints are short
measure?
Is seven pints a full-gallon or a
fool-gallon?
What's the penalty for making or
selling whitewash for paint?
Is whitewash paint, if mixed with a
little paint and labeled "Pure mixed
paint, or something like that?
Bat we don't intend to go into the
business. We make Devoe lead.and.
zinc full-measure and true.
Yours truly
FW DEVOE & co
"a New York
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Painter Meets Horrible Death.

Last Saturday at Oakdsle, in the
northen part of the parish, an I'M
known man employed in painting a
of the Oakdale Lumber
Company, fell from height of seventy
five feet and was instantly killed. He
was at the top of the smokestack and
the rope supporting the Suspended plat
form On which he worked slipped and
the platform fell. The unfortunate
man grabbed the top of the smoke
stack, but it being so hot he was
roasted into insensibility and dropped
to the roof below, his head striking
first and bursting open.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Should q Wife Work!

Some heartless editor dug up from
|the archives of his brain the following
concerning the duties of the queens
of cur households, God bless them:
Yes certainly wife should work.
Ever since Eve inveigled Adam to eat
That Ben Davis apple, her daughters
have been doomed to toll. But some
men are unreasonable about the wife S
work. They want her to chop all the
|EOod when they could save her lots Of
fard labor by buying a sharp saw for
Der. She can easily be taught to file
|he saw, keep it in good order, We
|inoW man who makes his wife get
PIP and curry the mules before she
Pets breakfast. This is wrong. She
|hOuld get breakfast first, as she is
lot so apt to shed mule hairs in the
lutter. Horse hairs are bad enough
|at mule hairs are an abomination.
There is a great deal in properly
raining a wife. She should be taught
P mix her bread sponge with a pad
|le' If she uses her hands she is apt
P tender them and incapacitate her to
|0ne extent from using a brush scythe
aectually, She should also be
Fught to split her kindling and get it
at night especially in the winter.
She has to hunt around in the dark
|elore the sun is up for kindling it is
|p' TO make her cross all day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
CITY WE'LL COMPLETES.
Manager n. VI. Terry Claims lie Has
an Excellent Producer.

Operations on the we'll Of the Cen
trial City Oil and Development Com
pany closed Monday evening, and
much to the delight of everyone the
efforts of Manager n. NJ. Terry were
crowned with satisfactory measure
of success.
1t required seven or eight weeks to
finish the well, but half that time was
spent in fishing for q wash pipe that
became lost in the bottom of the hole.
At the time the pipe was lost indica-
tons for we'll of the gusher variety
were strong, in fact it was feared the
well would blow out because of the
strong pressure of gas. The well,
however, rapidly filled up with sand,
and the difficulty of removing the
washpipe so the bailing process could
begin was the result The pipe was
taken out last week and with it the
screen was brought up. The latter
was replaced and the meShes being too
coarse for the fine sand, found only
in the Welsh field, the well filled up to
within 800 feet of the top of the well,
Monday the well was washed and dur
ing the two and a half hours the
pump was in operation oil covered the
top of the water in the slouice pit and
filled the slush pool, demonstrating
beyond doubt that when the we'll is
properly bailed it will be good pro-
Queer.
Mr.. Terry is pleased with the result
and to the Journal stated that in his
opinion it would prove the equal of
any producer in the field.
The well was capped and Mr.. Terry.
accompanied by his wife, left Wednes-
day noon for Jackson, Mich, to con-
fer with other members of the company
relative to further developments of
their holdings here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Iowa News Notes.

Mr.. Lyon and Oscar we're in Welsh
Sunday.
The protracted meeting at the Reese
school house is still in progress.
Prof. Wood, Of Bell City, made a
short call on friends Sunday evening.
Mrs 0. S. Dolby wished her father
and mother, DR.. and Mrs. Hundley
Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. A. D. Harlan, of
Lake Charles, visited A. J. Findlev
and family Saturday.
Mrs Bushart and Miss Morris left
for Illinois Saturday. Mrs. Bushart
was called to her former home by the
serious illness of her father. Miss
Morris will attend school.
Quarterly conference of the NJ. f.
church will convene at this place
Saturday, Jan. IA. Sacramento SER
vice Sunday morning. Presiding
Elder Lively, Rev. Deaton and other
ministers will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cox, of Deep
water, Iowa, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Funk Saturday and Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Cox will go from
oui nm m Cul;fo,n;, ,,o,,,,: A..
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Vincent Land Foreclosure.

The largest foreclosure sale ever
held in Calcasieu parish took place
Saturday in Lake Charles in front of
the court house to satisfy a judgment
obtained by j. G. Gray against
Aladdin Vincent. The entire property
was bought by J. G. Gray for the
total price of $4,000. The sale was
of the Aladdin Vincent ranch, extending
from one mile south of Vinson into
the Cameron marshes, and embracing
$500 acres. The Vincent ranch is
conceded to be the finest in Louisiana.
There was also the homestead and
eighty acres of land a number of lots
in this city and Vinton and consider
able other property and cattle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

A special meeting of the stock hold
ers of the Welsh Oil and Land Devel-
opment Co. is hereby called to meet at
the office of the corporation in tbetown
of Welsh, Louisiana, on January 81,
1903, at s O'Clock p. m. The object Of
this special meeting is to elect Board
of Directors (seven to serve for the
ensuing year. and receive the reports
OF the secretary and treasurer.
LEE E. ROBINSON, Pres.
Welsh, La, Jan. II, 1905.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Notice to the Farmers.

nave purchased a thoroughbred
'lack Spanish Jack, IA haads high,
\: seSrs Ola. | will stand him from
n ~ lst, 1919, to Aug. lst, 1905. Terms
y, WIN guarantee Of a colt. This
will only last between
S Sses ABOVE mentioned, as [ will
large more thereafter. The animal
y ls,o oe seen at any time at my home
iace In the town of Welsh.
A. 0. FONTENOT.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
LEWIS LUMBER CO.. Sell Our Paint.
Stolen OF Strayed.

From my place at Thornwell, La.
October 9th, 1904, one bay horse
weighing LOO pounds, with wire cut
on left front foot. A suitable reward
will be paid for its return to my
place or to H. Nj. West at Welsh.
f. J. WEST.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
For Sale.

Good dwelling, barn and other
buildings, with twenty acres of land,
the incorporation; also dray bust
ness and teams; liberal terms.
S. A. COvEY, Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13
Notice.,
TO MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS:

| will be with the Welsh Carriage
and Implement Co. for the season Of
1905, where | would be glad to have
all my former friends and customers
call and see me. The same courteous
treatment will be accorded you az in
former years. GARLAND HAYES.
.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-28
An Abundance Of Cars

The shipment of wheat has begun
In earnest according to the freight Of
ficials Of the roads running through
Topeka.
The regular freight trains on the
Rock Island are being run through To
peka at night but now that the heavy
traffic is beginning special trains are
being sent through at all times. At
present the Rock Island is having no
trouble In supplying enough cars to
carry all the grain presented for ship
ment.
The Union Pacific officials report
that they are handling the usual
amount OF freight and are beginning
to send large shipments of wheat
through to eastern points. Probably
about one-fifth Of the wheat which
goes TO Topeka Is delivered to local
grain dealers and millers. During the
last few years st. Louis has become
more OF a wheat shipping center and
a very large per cent OF Kansas wheat
Is being sent to that city. AS yet the
Union Pacific Is able to meet all de-
mands for cars although larger ship.
ments are daily being made. when
the wheat Is just sent to Kansas City
said n official, I'VE Fan send
the empty cars back In short time but
when the shipments are for eastern
points the cars are lost. We have a
string OF empties going back to the
west most Of the time"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-28

return to Prescott ] hope to be able to
induce them to visit the southern
part of the territory, and will offer
them the use of my car. From what
conversation | have had with Mr..
Tawney ! should infer that he Is in
sympathy with us in our fight against
annexation to New Mexico. He is
one of the Influential members of the
house. and after he has gone yer the
territory ! would not hesitate to have
him act as umpire, so to speak, upon
the fight when 1t is renewed in the
house.
Congressman Brown and Goebel are
men Of power in the halls of congress,
and we feel certain they will return
home friendly to Arizona when they
shall have become acquainted with it's
wealth, its resources and industries
and its magnificent possibilities.
I'VE had expected w. L. Clark of
Jerome to have Joined us in the con-
ference today, but he was unable to
be present"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-28

Former Governor l.. Bradford
Prince OF Espanola. was In the city
Yesterday on business and incident
ally saying a word or two TO his
friends Of the coming trans Mississippi
congress and Irrigation congress to
be held c~onsecutively at the Portland
exposition next month.
Governor Prince has been promi.
nent In the work Of the trans.Missis.
sippi congress and the Irrigation con-
gress since the organization Of both.
lie has been president OF both CON
crosses and Is at present a member OF
the executive committee OF both.
II Is TO be hoped that New Mexico
will be we'll represented at both con.
crosses In Portland next month" said
Governor Prince to the Morning Jour.
nal Yesterday. II think that Albuquer.
que in particular should be able to
send a strong delegation to Portland.
] have attended all of these congresses
and ! have never yet seen the repre-.
sentation from New Mexico that
bUOuiu nave Decu tuSiSs 9 " uo'"'"
result Of the importance OF the work
done to this territory.
"This year the work Of both conven-
lions will be OF especial Importance to
New Mexico. We have several large
irrigation projects under considera.
ton. Irrigation will receive the most
careful attention. There will un.
doubtedly be action In both conven.
lions on the question OF statehood for
the territories and other questions OF
vital interest to us will be brought
forward. There should be a large rep.
resentation from New Mexico. and Al
buquerque should head the list.
THE appointment Of delegates II
left to the mayor. chairman OF county
commission. president Of Commercial
club or board OF trade, etc, SO tha'
any representative man who cares t.
attend can be supplied with creden
tials. There are plenty OF New Mex
leo people on the Pacific coast. 4
whom the trip to Portland would b.
a small matter. These people shout
be urged to attend the congresses an
take an active interest In their dell
erations."
Governor Prince Is deeply Interes
ed in the proposed fruit exhibits .
the coming territorial fair. He Is tn
owner OF one Of the finest orchards J
the West at his home at Espanol'
and has given many years Of clos
attention to the growing Of thos
fruits especially adapted to the cl
mate and soil OF New Mexico. A
president of the New Mexico hort
cultural society he Is Just now pr,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-28
WONDERFUL CURE
OF SORE HANDS
~ cutlcuva After tho
Most Awful Suffering
Ever Experienced
EIGHT DOCTORS
And Many Remedies Failed
to do q Cents Worth
Of Good

~ was troubled with sore hands, 20
eose that when l would put them in
water the pain would nearly set me
crazy, the skin would peel off and the
fesh would get hard and break. There
would be blood flowing from ut least
fifty places ON each hand. Words could
never tell the suffering endured for
three years. l tried everything, but
could get no relief. l tried at least
eight different doctors, but non did
me any good, as my hands were as bad
when l got through doctoring as when
began. l also tried many remedies,
but n Of them ever did me one
cents worth Of good. I was discour-
aged and heart-sore. would feel so
bad mornings, to think l had to go to
work and stand the pain for ten hours,
! often felt like giving up my position.
Before l started to work l would
have to wrap every finger up sep
arately, so as to try and keep them
soft, and then wear gloves over the
rags to keep the grease from getting
on my work. At night ! would have
to wear gloves in fact, l had to wear
gloves all the time. But thanks to
C~uticura, that is all over now.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-28
GOOD GROUND
TO CONSIDER
ONE INSANE
Private Writes Letters 10 Alice
Roosevelt and Charges Moth
e. With Standing in
his Way.

New York. July 21,-Private J.,
Jones OF the regular army who has
been serving q term OF Imprisonment
on Governors Island for desertion has
been removed 10 Castle Williams on
the charge OF insanity. Although
great secrecy has been maintained.
the World states that II has learned
that Private Jones has been writing
love letters to Miss Alice Roosevelt.
More than a score have reached her
through the mail and the matter was
placed In the hands OF the secret
service agents. when finally Jones
wrote a sharp letter to Mrs. Roose-
welt In which he charged the latter
with standing between the presidents
daughter and himself.