The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-12
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Saturday.
Miss Lena Pollock, of Jennings, is
visiting at the home of Rev. r. c.
McCUv.
Mrs.J. ]. Irwin is again in very poor
health. being confined to her bed most
of the time.
Mr.. J. J. Pridgeon is filling the po-
sition of clerk in the general merchan.
disc store Of L. +. Funk.
Paul Brusset, the popular rice gra-
der for ViterbO, of Lake Charles, was
gradingrice for Albert Gibbs Monday.
Mrs. Jacob Longenbach started
Monday on her return journey to her
home in Shelby County, Illinois. Mr..
LOngenbach will remain here several
weeks longer.
Mr. and Mrs. D. r. Read, of Welsh,
and Miss Campbell, of Bolton, Texas,
came over from Welsh Sunday morn
ing On the Oriole and returned Mon
day morning on No. 6.
Miss jamie Mitchell passed through
this place on her return from the
Teachers Association at Jennings.
Miss Mitchell teaches the public school
at Bell City.
Clark Bros. are making arrange
ments for running an independent
threshing crew. They will furnish all
the hands. board and lodge them,
leaving the rice farmer with nothing
to do but look after bis rice. 1t is a
progressive movement. and with the
Clark's splendid new separator We
propheSy a fine seasons run.
Miss Jessie Find1ey left Saturday
for Roanoke where she will have
charge of one of the grades in the
school at that place. Miss Gussie
Robinson, who is principal, is State
Normal graduate, former teacher of
Iowa and ranks among the best teach
erS. Miss Findley has been a success
full teacher for six years and we con-
graduate the Roanoke people, and
predict a profitable school year.
Rev. Louis May preached to a we'll
filled house Sunday morning. Scrip
ture lesson from the first and second
chapters of Nehemiah. Subject: The
power of prayer and fasting. Miss
Campbell beautifully rendered two
solos:-"One sweetlv solemn thought
in the morning and Calvary" at the
evening service.
Jim Miller, who for about two wears
has been clerking for l.. L. Funk, left
last Thursday with his family for
Normanna, Bee County, Texas. Mr..
Miller expects to open store at Nor
mama. While regretting his depar.
ture from Iowa, numerous friends
wish him success in his new location.
1t will be remembered that last Janu-
airy G.. G. Shrock. Alb Miller, Mr.. Ham
iltOn and Yves Troyer removed their
families from here and located in Bee
County, Texas. All are doing well
and are good citizens in anv country.
Last Sunday after church services
several friends were invited to dinner
at h. |. Longenbach's. 1t being the
last day Of Mrs. Jacob Longenbach' s
visit in the South. Those present
were:~-Mr. and Mrs. d. II. Read, Mr..
and Mrs. L. L Funk and children,
Mr.. f. 5. LOngenDach and family,
Mr., a. j. Findley and family. Mrs. |.
n. Jones, Miss Ollie Nicely, Miss
Campbell and {. II. Findley. Thirty
friends partook Of a sumDtuous din,
ner. That dinner, where every thing
available in the south was served and
completed with Northern fruits and
deserts. In fancy we can taste the
cherries and gooseberry pie yet.
Mother Longenbach never failed to
send or bring every year some of the
luclouS fruit from the orchards in
Illinois, knowing how hungry the ex-
snow diggerS are for them.
my thoughts are turning,
My heart is yearnlng,
Again am boy:
The sun. ShODe brighter,
My heart MAs limhtar