The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24
News

Mr.. L. a. Jacobs went to Crowley
Tuesday morning to have a physician
examine his finger which has been
given him very great pain the past
few days. it appears to he bone
feli"M.
Miss Jennie Bear, who is teaching
The Mprmentau school, visited rela-
1iyes and friends last week
Messers. D. w. Gum and +. c. |
Robinson paid Welsh business |
visit Tuesday evening.
MeSdames Gum and Morris were
shopping III Jennings Saturday.
Miss Ollie Chris, of Kinder is visit
ing her aunt Mrs. Al. McMilIen.
Mrs. 5. Scoggins of Welsh came
over Saturday to spend Easter with
her sou Q, b. ScOggins
Mrs. J. j. Crumpacker and Miss
Leona Lewman drove over to jennings
Saturday.
Misses Vena Morton aud Margaret
and Chas. Gum, were passengers
for Jennings Saturday on No Is.
Floyd and Wheeler Jacobs came in |
last week from Kansas and will spend
the summer here, both having been
engaged to run pumping plants for
the tlrestone Brothers south of
town.
Roanoke can already boast Of it's
good roads compared with the other
towns near it, but after the new
grader which has Just been received
here last week COTS to work Roanoke
will make some of the adi0inino
towns roads and streets wish they had
a new GRADER too.
Quite little excitement took place
here Sunday at noon when train No. 10
that is due here at LIB a. m struck
and killed colt just in trout of
the depot.
Mr.. Oscar Suffer, transacted bust.
ness in Jennings Monday.
Mr.. j. w. Meeks of Jennings was
over Wednesday looking after his
farms north of here.
The election was very quiet here
only % votes having been cast out of
So eligible voters, Pharr received ii
and Sanders 8. The voting here was
as follows:- Democratic: Sanders S,
Lambremort 10. j. r. Mitchell, lO|
Guion 10, Steele 10, Capdeville 10,
Ashwell 10 Schuler 10, Grace 10,
Moore 10, Drew 9, Lock IA, Shattuck
8, Reid Is Gardener Is Richard Isl
Fisher 10 Arceneaux IS, W. P.
Russell Jr. IS, Fontenot IS.
Republlcans:- Pharr IA, Leonhardt
- Wilmot -, Waguespack Is,
Bowlinger Is. Weaks Is, Paul l3.
Barnett ID, Robinson -, Foster IL,
Calkins y Washeford Spencer s,
Beatty 7 Malancon 8. The Socialist
got it, "In the neck' here, as not a
single vote was cast for any Of their
candidates. There were republican
candidates received this "lucky"
number "13'' votes here. No Den O.
crat candidate receivd this ''luckvr
number "13" votes.
Mr. and Mrs Ellis were visiting in
Jennings Wednesday.
The recent rains have been a great
benefit to the young rice that was I'D.
while it was good shower there are
only few that were unable to con-
| VlhuO oCculuS.
Mr.. r, S. Richard went to Lake
Charles Wednesday to visit his son
Oscar, who has just returned from the
navy at Manila, having served four
years as engineer Mr.. Oscar Rich
ard is visiting his sister Mrs. D. C.
Powell while in Lake Charles
We have been very fortunate in
securing Miss Kinkaid of Jennings to
favor US with an Evolutionary enter
tainment at the school house Friday
evening April oath. beginning at
seven thirty, Miss Kinkaid has given
several of these entertainments and
has always met with great success
and we believe Roanoke will fu~,ioh
a good audience too. Ice cream and
cake will be served by the ladies at the
! close of the entertainment. Admission |