The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE

A large number Of farmers in hauf'
man county are spraying their cotton y
crop with oil The experiment has
been proven to be Il success.
The contract has been awarded for
the foundation ANA basement story OF
the new Y. NJ. c. a. Han at Sherman.
When completed it is to cost $4,000
1t is announced by the RinSling5
that they will establish their winter
quarters at Collinsyille, T., when the
present season is ended.
The Joseph Linz deep well in Dallas
has come in at 1885 feet with a flow
of about 250,0OO gallons per day II
is situated in the heart Of the city.
Austin city council has passed an or
dnance placing the lowest price fof
any public labor at $l75 per day.
This is to include labor on rebuilding
the dam.
Secretary Taft has finally arranged
to make his political speech at Okla
homa City, Okla. on August "a. three
weeks before the election while en-
route to the Philippines.
1t is stated that Representative
Burton will resign place as chairman
on Rivers and HarbOTs committee to
give his time to Inland Waterways
committee.
The Tioga Commercial Club is max.
ing extensive preparations for the an
nual picnic and celebration to be held
Aug. Is and l6 Senator Bailey is on
the list OF prominent speakers.
The statistics of the grand lodge or
Elks held last week in Philadelphia,
show that Texas, with As active lodges
and 7S43 members is sixth in rank in
the States.
There Is no truth in the report
which was circulated in Great Britain
and the United States that Count Leo
Tolstoi is dead The count is in eX-
cellent health.
A tornado and a tremendous rain
did heavy damage in St. Joseph and
vicinity Thursday night Houses were
wrecked street railway tracks torn
cut and cellars flooded.
Fort Worth is to have the first ne
gro bank established in the State II
Texas. 1t will also be the fourth TO
be placed in operation in the entire
South, according to local information.
Henry Dignowitz. while lunching at
Houston. was left by his train with his
grip containing papers valued OF $780,
600. The grip was held at Lafayette
for him.
Mrs. Aggie Birdsong, sentenced
from Lawrence county, Mississippi, to
five years in the penitentiary for kill
} ing DR. Butler, has been pardoned by
: Gov. Vardeman.
All stores with the exception OF one
at Brokston were robbed Wednesday
, night. The Texas and Pacific ticket
a office was also robbed. There is no
D trace of the robbers.
o A regimental reunion of the Con-
i federate camps of Brown, Mills, Nc
l. Culloch, Coleman and Runnels Coun
/ ties will be held at Brownweod in the
d new City Park on Aug. IA, IS and 16
@ Monday the mercury went up to 94.3
!. in Washington-th hottest day in the
present year.
Night riders. as Kentucky white
cappers are called, are terrorizing in
II dependent tobacco growers In the vi
}. entity of Hopkinsville. -
II At their home in Fort Smith Tues
!. day night, A. /, Holston. a'@ell known
n educator. kissed his wife and then GU
l. her throat, killing her instantly. Tbs
h cause of the snprder, was jealousy
d Hol8ton was arrested. = -..-
James Berry, comptroller of Ark
ansas under Governors Murphy anC
Clayton, of the sixties and early sew
Is entities, is dead at Waco, at the resi-
=. dence of his daughter, Mrs. William
=, Cameron. He was seventy-nine year
% OF age. ----- .--------.---
81 q Prof J. W. Pope has resigned a
D. principal Of the Lancaster schools t