The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

Manuel Alcaron, Governor OF the
State of /Morelos, Mexico, died Tues
day after a short illness of Bright's
disease.
Walter Sneed. a prominent bust.
ness man Of Austin. dropped dead
on the streets of that city Tuesday
night.
| The Argentine legation in London
| has been instructed TO ask for bids
for two Dreadnoughts and six de-
stroyers. 4
The will of the late George Y. Hume
of Austin was filed for probate. The
estate of the decedent amounts to
about $4,000.
The sidewalk building has taken
new start in brentwood and many
contracts are now being let for &C.
ment walks.
Sunday another of the children OF
Dock Duke living near Henderson,
died Of pneumonia, making five to die
, within seven days.
The temperature Tuesday was the
highest for the 18th OF December
since the record has been kept; that !
:, is, seventeen years.
=, Renfro B. Creager was named THURS
day to succeed John W. Nann, re-
;, lieyed of duties as collector OF the
:. customs at Brownsville.
= Many of the senators left Washing
ton Thursday to spend the holidays
at their homes, as congress will adj
o iourn Saturday until January 1,
y statement iss&ed Friday by the
q National Ginners' Association est
=, mates the amount Of cotton gtnned
"a December IS at 11,S12 bales.
#. David Herman of Abilene, Tex, was
,d killed at the Texas and Pacific termi
n. nal in New Orleans, Monday, when he
10 was crushed between two freight cars.
The Postal Savings Bank bill was
:; before the Senate Thursday for over
=, an hour, Senator Burkett of Nebras'
ka making ID comprehensive argument
)" in favor of it's passage.
ne Thursday was known as Woodmaf
es of the World day in Cooke County
and nearly every member of the fra
nd ternity throughout the county wa:
IN. present as the guests of the Games
he Vile Camp.
.es William H. Taft, President-efect o
the United States, Friday announce
" the appointment of United States Sci
ator Philander c.. Knox OF Pennsy
ap yania as Secretary or state In n!
cabinet.
on The home of Mrs. Della Smythe
INV San Antonio which burglarized las
"o week and in which the robbers &c
iswelry amounting to 500 was IRE
a's' Thursday night, evidently by thre
'no negroes. and destroyed.
ear United States officers Friday al
be covered and destroyed two OF the lar
the est illicit distilleries ever found
Alabama They were in the mort
western part of Madison county, VIII
49, In few yards of the Tennessee In
that The steamer Cataiol'e'' 'hoo"'o
, in Roston. TO New York, collided WI
ices and sank the British steamer DagI
tbe stan south of Gedney Channel Frioa
Tho crew OF the Daghestan was say
..r.. and the Catalone anchored, apparent
cor. not greatly damaged.
,ern. Oklahoma State banks operatl
Con. under the State guaranty law, acco
uent ing to a statement issued FRIDAY
nro. the Banking Department showing
v Of condition as OF November u.
creased s4.47I.523.oo in individual
nosits compared with the previous c
hon for September %
so numerous are the cases OF pc
family difficulties brought before
'iseu courts Of New York that the board
ana magistrates has been asked oy
the aw Bureau OF the Legal Alliance
made form a special division to deaf ek'
lg Of siyely with cases bearing On aoine'
relations.
,own If Is reported in st. Louis that y
4 In. w ates will back up the Rhoda no
and show with 100000, being parl'
vern- ship deal and not stock company
co, After twenty rounds of hard nj
VIII ing the go between Hugo Kelly
solon. Chicago and Killy Papke OF keWs
vera was declared a draw In Los Ahs
Tuesday. >
the While loading sand five mics DO
souts west of San Angelo, Monday, WORK.
" unearthed buffalo head, the
bone and lower leg bone OF
nine feet below the surface.
saw Secretary Garfield submitted to
~ gress Wednesday the draft OF a pre-
aefo'A' ed bill to enable him to remove
was restrictions on the allotmeats o.
the rndiaas, other thaR inehbefs OF
com Five Tribes. living in what was
%, 900. snerly Indian Territory.
5 been Fire destroyed an Old iaho,
=. Dlv cnr;ngs in the Texas anG