The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
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michael birmingham HulCIu'u a. b'i
las Sunday night by gas asphiXiation.
Owing to a falling off of immigra'
tion the force Of officials at Ellis IS
land will be materially reduced.
1t is stated By some that deposits in
New York savings banks are heavier
now than before the recent furry
Governor Horace Boise Of Iowa is
suffering from pneumonia in FL Paso,
and while very sick man, the doctors
cay his condition is satisfactory.
The population If Chickasha Ok, as
shown by C. R. Willing IS S,G67, while
the directory will give only the names
of persons over 16 years Of age.
1t is believed that the first and
most important direct result Of the
Farmers Union meeting at Memphis
will be wide diyersfication of crops.
The annual convention Of the South.
ern Cotton Growers Association will
meet in Dallas February 1920. 1t Is
expected that $500 delegates may be
present
Henry Coleman. carpenter about
40 years ola, working in Dallas, was
arrested a few days since on charge
of having murdered james Curdry in
Alabama In 1901.
An erecting plant will be used in
cement work on the Gatum dam, to-
cost $225,000, and power plant to
cost 100000, have been ordered from
the United States.
While switching in the local Texas
and Pacific yards at Texarkana, VI. d,
Bowles, switchman, slipped from the
fo0tboard of the yard engine and was
run over and killed
Monday night r. T. Robinson, an en-.
gineer, had his left hand cut entirely
off while attempting to crawl under a
freight car at Baird, the train starting
while he was under it.
A bill to refund to the several States
the cotton tax realized by the Govern
ment under the cotton tax laws of
1862 and 1864 was introduced Friday
by Mr. Thomas of Georgia.
Chief of Police Maddox Of Fort
Worth has asked the grand jury to in
yestigate the alleged conspiracy which
he declares has been plotted to dis
grace and drive him from Office.
The United States Geological Sur
yey Is to make thorough inspection
of the Llano-Burnet mineral country
and to that end DR.. c. Willard Hays,
chief geologist, has gone to Burnet.
While hunting with two companions
one mile south of Palestine, a son of
Rev. G. A. Baty, pastor Of the Colored
Methodist church, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge Of q gun.
"Caliph,' the great hippopotomus
which for twenty-five years has been
in the Central Park Too. New York is
II dead Galiph was the largest animal
of his breed in America, weighing
something like four. tons.
At mass meeting of prohibition ad-
Vocates from every section of Missis.
sippi held at Jackson, resolutions were
adopted condemning the C. o. d.
liquor traffic and memoralizing the
State Legislature to pass statutory
prohibition measure.
At Des Moines Charlie Hacken.
schmidt of Des Moines, who claims
the light heavyweight wrestling cham.
pionship of the United States, Friday
night defeated Walter Evans of Knox
Vile, Tenn. in fierce struggle
It is estimated that 10000 pounds
of pecans have been marketed by the
farmers of Oklahoma, this being only
a.aif of the crop in the new State The
low prices are said to be responsible
for the holding of large ?art of the
crop.
Gov. Vardaman has sent his fare
we'll message to the Mississippi Legis
lature. 1t was the longest document
ever submitted to the lawmaking body
In that State, consisting of nearly 20j
900 words.
While going through fence while
out hunting Marvin Lynch was killed