The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

Lne lOFb pdEb vi tIe Weeh, uc says uO
will seed about four thousand acres
Of ground this year. He no" has
about fifteen hundred acres plowed.
Armstrong has one of the best
equipped machine, blacksmith shop
and supply houses in the entire rice
belt. Call on them and see what lines
they carry and see the class OF ma
chine work they turn out.
Hutcheson and Scoggins, the Pion-
Ger Well Drillers, of this country, are
prepared to drill irrigation wells on
short notice. Call on or address W.
II. Hutcheson at the jennings Rice
Mill, Welsh, La.
Hutchinson and Scoggins, the Pion-
eer Well Drillers, OF this country, are
prepared to drill irrigation wells on
short notice. Call on or address W.
7. Hutchinson at the Jennings Rice
Mill, Welsh, La.
Mr.. E. NJ. Clark sustained b very
painful accident the latter part Of
last week; while inspecting his levy
work he slipped and fell, dislocating
his shoulder. DR.. Cooper reduced
the dislocation, and Mr.. Clark is
about again.
Bert McBurney sold 2400 sacks of
rice Saturday. This rice was sold on
sealed bids, to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Postalwaite buying for the Don
aldsonville mills, was the winning
man out of the six competitors who
bid on this rice.
Dulva Benoit has bought his faith
er's interest il the meat market, and
in the future the firm name will be,
Benoit Brothers. They have put in a
stock of staple and fancy groceries
and will conduct strictly cash bust
ness 10 the future. GIVE them a call.
Mr.. John Lederer, who has been
visiting the family of Chas. Dautal
returned Tuesday to his home near
Baldwin, Kansas. after q stay of two
weeks. Mr.. Lederer said that il his
business interests were not in Kansas,
Louisiana would be good enough for
him.
J. S. GerSon has added ladies
department to his establishment,
which is practically separated from
the remainder of the store. The
ladies entrance is by the door on
Elm street. This is expansion in the
right line and will be appreciated by
the ladies.
MessrS. Calkins and Powers have
finished blowing the ground for their
five hundred acre crop. The before
handed farmer is the one who may
most reasonably expect to win out or
the rice business. These gentlemen
seem to be at least neck in the leai
OF most of our rice raiserS.
Tuesday, January 30. Mr.. Elmer
U. Plumb sold two unimproved lot:
in the north part of town to Eli Lou
Were for the consideration OF $500
Mr. Plumb, who has long been ;
citizen of Welsh expects now to re
turn to his old home in northern New
York and will make that his home il
the future.
John Doescher, who has a say
mill near Fenton, was In Welsh Sat
urday and left dollar with the edi
tor for the Journal during the com
ing year. Doescher Brothers ar
turning out all kinds of rough pin
lumber at their mills, and will trea
customers right. See their lad" i
this weeks issue.
| Mrs. Kelly, wife of Jesse V. Kell!
formerly in the employ of Paul v
Daniels is visiting her sister Mr.!
Gray, ofthis city. Mrs. Kelly's HON
is now in COoper's Town, South ID;
: kota, where Mr.. Kelly is Assistar
Post Master. We congratulate Je:
on having securedso good a positiol
and know that he will fill the san
with honor.
A very pleasant time was Ell
joyed by the Library Committee an
their families last Monday evenir
at the Robinson home. While tt
wise ones sat in solemn conclave b
hind the closed doors OF the librar.
the others in we'll modulated tones, {
course "flnched". Refreshment
chatting and music closed the evening
and all went home declaring cor
mitteemeetings most enjoyable affair