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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
WELSH SETS PRECEDENT.
Builds and Furnishes Church Without
Calling on Church Extension Board,

The people of Welsh may we'll feel
proud of the new Methodist church
that was dedicated here Sunday.
This church is not only beautiful
structure, being furnished throughout
in an up-to-date way, but was paid
for by the people of Welsh and vicin-
ity. Presiding Elder Hines said,
Sunday evening, that this church had
done something that so far as he had
been able to learn, no other church in
the Gulf Conference had done, name
ty: to build and furnish their new
church without calling for aid upon
the church extension society. He said
further along this line, that the vari-
Gus churches throughout this confer
ence district, were watching the work
OF the Welsh church, and that he felt
sure the good work done here, would
have stimulating effect upon church
building in other sections of the dis
trict. The total cost of the new i'm
provements were between $4,000 and
$1,000, all of which amount had been
raised excepting about 1915. 90, before
the collection was taken Sunday. The
contributions of the day amounted to
nearly 1000, so that all obligations
we're covered and nice balance left
for contingencies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
GOOD ROADS.
The Parish COnvlcts Are Now AT
Work.

Lake Charles, La, May 1.-The be-
ginning of new era of road work in
Calcasieu Parish, was ushered in this
morning, when thirty-nine prisoners
were taken from the parish Jail, with
Supt. j. K. Martin and four guards
in charge, and with all the movable
cells, camp equipment and parapher-
MALTA, took up their march to begin
work on the parish roads.
The parish roadmakers will begin
their work in Ward 9, just south of
Chi oe, and will 60 due east to Iowa
Station. The best road now in exist
ance out there, is mile south, but it
compels farmers from the Iowa neigh
borhoOd, to drive two miles out of the
way to reach town. The road passes
through a portion of the English Bay
GU marsh, and In places will need to
be graded up several feet. A road
way twenty-four feet vide will be con-
structed.
when this road is constructed,
said Police Juror Geary today, I'VE
will build a road through the Laea-
sine marsh and the Grand Mirias, be-
tween Roanoke and jennings We
can work on the low places during
dry weather, and on the high places
during wet. weather. and by thorough
drainage and good, solid construction
work, we expect TO make road, due
east and west from Lake Charles TO
Jennings, second to none 10 the state. "
In j. K. Martin the police jury has
secured an ideal man to superintend
the construction work. He is thor.
oughly experienced and capable, is
accustomed to handling large gangs
of workmen and can be depended up
on to get good, substantial work
done. If the use of prisoners in max
ing roads is success, and it has ey-
cry appearance of being SO, the parish
will have one of its gravest problems
solved, for it has enough road work
to keep them busy for een.ssry
Jennings Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
NEW M. E. CHURCH DEDICATED SUNDAY.
Excellent Services During the Day..
Nearly 81 900. 90 Contributed.

The people of Welsh enjoyed g
spiritual and intellectual treat Sun
day in the various services that were
held in connection with the dedication
services of the Methodist church.
Rev. King addressed we'll filed
and attentive house Saturday evening.
Sunday morning, after a half hours
song service, Presiding Eide" Hines
delivered strong and forceful SER
mon, setting forth the tenderness and
compassion of the religion of the
Lord, Jesus, as compared with that OF
other religions.
Following the sermon brief state
ment of the financial condition of the
church was made. 1t was stated that
the new improvements had cost $3.50
and that of this amount there re-
NAMED to be collected, less than
5000. The offerings of the day ap-
proximated $1,000, exceeding what was
asked for by nearly 500.
A baptismal service was held in the
afternoon, at which time the two
children of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Hart
were baptized.
The evening service was conducted
by Rev. (. r. Houck, who read for
the evening lesson, the 10Th chapter of
Isaiah, and spoke from the text "Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose
mind is staid on Thee" In his
straightforward, .businesslike way Rev.
HouCk delivered the message in a
manner that carried conviction to the
hearts of his hearers.
The service of dedication was then
conducted by the Presiding Elder,
assisted by Reverends King, NICK aig,
Houck and Carruth, on the part of the
church, and the board of trustees on
the part of the building committee.
At the close of the services Rev.
Carruth heartily thanked the several
ministers present, the friends and all
who had made it possible to erect the
splendid new building.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
Chas. E. Chambliss. Expert Rice In.
spectOr Visits Welsh.

Chas. e. Chambliss, expert in
charge OF Rice Investigation Attached
to Office of Grain Investigation u. s..
Department of Agriculture, who has
charge of the federal side of the rice
experimental station, recently located
q Crowley, spent Monday in Welsh
and vicinity, looking over different
4 pumps, engines and we'll equipments,
preparatory to the installation of a
pamping outfit on the experimental
ssrrn at Crowley.
Mr. Chambliss says they will put in
y acres OF rice at the station this
year, and will use something over 800
varieties of seed. This great variety
1i seed has been selected from at
least twenty different rice producing
countries throughout the world. This
4 Asatlon is only one of six similar ones
Vyer which he has charge, These six
asaslons are located in the following
s.ases: Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
south Carolina, Florida and Cali
lornia.
y IS the purpose of these various
ssaslons, to develop the varieties of
Eye pest adapted to the varying eli
Matlc and soil conditions OF the state
y which they are located, and to en-
usaVor by proper cultural methods.
3 increase the yield and improve the
auality Of the crop.
4 cordial invitation is extended to
sls rice planters throughout the
sulsfg, TO visit the station and study
as Methods employed, as we'll as to
YES lgate the results of these meth.
slfs Ihambliss left here in the after.
!. EVE ior Beaumont, where he goes to
Isl. al'er the Texas station, after
sA'ea ne expects to return to his home
s y ashington, D. c., for a short
s s. While he will be unable to give
y slme and attention to this station,
81 g expects to visit it several times
s1us sne summer, and will have a
sa y his place representing the
49, KS !. sue OF the work, practically
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
Barbed Wire Fences ShOnId BE Ruled
Off Lots Fronting on Walks.

Many and frequent are the com.
plants that have been made from
time to time, of the damage done to
ladies', and sometimes to gentlemen
clothing, by being caught in the
barbed wire fences, with which some
of the lots of the city are still decorat.
ed. Sunday, with its crowds going
to and from the dedication services,
many of whom had to pass along an
ugly stretch Ut barbed wire fence,
north of the Welsh Carriage and I'm
plement company's establishment,
furnished it's full share of catastro.
phies of this class. The actual dam
age done by this fence on this one
day alone, would more than pay for
the putting up of a respectable fence
that would be a credit to the town,
rather than an eye-sore. Nor is this
the only offending fence in the city.
There are a number of such scattered
throughout the town. We believe that
Welsh has reached a sufficient stage
of civilization for the town council to
be warranted in taking some definite
action, calling for the removal of
this class of fences, especially along
the more frequented streets of the city.
international Stock Food
at Jones Bros,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
Residence Burned Near Rice.

The seven roomed residence of
Martin and Olsman Hebert, two and
one-half miles north of Rice, burned
to the ground Monday night. The
building was new one, having been
completed less than three months,
and was located on land that the
Martin brothers recently purchased
from Thos. Stegall. The origin of
the fire is not definitely known, al
though it is reported that there was a
hot fire in the cook stove when the
family retired for the night. The loss
was complete, as nothing was saved
except small quantity of clothing
and the building carried no insurance.
Fountain pens and fountain
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07

Fountain pens and fountain
pen ink at the journal Book Store.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Warning to ThresherS.

The attention of the Commissioner
of Insurance has been called to the
alleged fact that many threshers are
violating the law under which every
person owning or operating steam
threshers are required to take out
either a bond or an indemnifying in
surance policy to the amount Of $500
to secure the farmers for whom they
thresh against loss occasioned from
fires set from the machines.
Before farmers allow threshers to
begin they should inquire whether
the thresher has taken out bond or
policy: and If he has not, to at once
report to this department.. My rea-
son for asking this will be seer from
reading the last section Of the law,
which reads as follows, to-wit:
VIOLATION
Section 3146] Any person who shall
fail to execute a bond or take out and
keep in force the policy OF insurance
required in the preceding section
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
Shall be fined not less than humid
red (s1OO) dollars nor more than three
hundred $4,000 dollars.
Let threshers govern themselves &C
cordingly. Respectfully,
0. S. BAsFORD,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Grand Valley, Sept. Is, 1909.

Miss Julia Torkelson, who was very
successfully operated on for appen-
dicitis and a tumor at her home by
Drs. Gulbrandsen of Canton, and A.
Zetlitz Of Sioux Falls, is now rapidly
improving under the skillful care Of
DR.. Gulbrandsen and her nurse Miss
Olson of Sioux Falls. Her many
friends will be glad to know of her
rapid recovery.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Not q Candidate.

1t has been reported in some parts
of the county that Frank Kuhns, son
of A. J. Kuhns of Lynn township, is
a candidate for the legislature from
this county. Frank requests the
LEADER to state that he Is not a can
didate for the legislature and will not
be a candidate under any circum.
stances.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Wiley who live
zeal Kadoka, have a fine farm and
raise the best Of everything including
water melons and chickens. They
sent their old friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. D. Morris of this city, a big water
melon Wednesday with a request that
Bro. Morris give the LEADER office
force a sample. This Mr.. Morris did
and the entire LEADER force are will
ing to affirm that they never tasted
sweeter melon. The Wiley farms and
the Warner farm joins and all are
prospering.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Horses for Sale.

Twenty young horses for sale three
to five years old. All have been in
harness and some are we'll broke.
Suitable for driving or work.
S. A. TODD Ii tt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24

from the Minnesota state 1alr MONDAY.
Mrs. Gerry Freeman returned from
a visit with her parents at Elk Point.
Mrs. Filing Opsal is visiting at the
home OF her sister, Mrs. S. j.. Lukken.
The Priscilla club met with Mrs.
Joseph Bragstad Wednesday after
nOOn.
Mrs. S. G. Thornton of Dayton was
a LEADER visitor and a renewal sub
scriber Tuesday.
The G. G. Club held a business and
social meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Whitmore Monday.
Miss Pearl Peterson left Tuesday
for Waxahachie Texas where she will
study music under Miss Palma Ander-
son
Carl Glaettli entertained his brother
Athenians last week with a banquet
and when the Athenians meet ora
tory and feasting is in order.
Mrs. Claudia Rudolph is home from
a visit to St. Paul, where she accom-
panied her son, Earnest, who entered
St. Thomas College as a cadet.
Boarders wanted and rooms furnish
ed at the Hichborn house on Cedar
street. Berger Moe 1914
Miss Bertha Dahl, the obliging and
efficient bookkeeper for Pickett
Pidcoe, is enjoying her annual vaca-
ton. With her mother she is visit
ing friends at Madison.
Mesdames Oehman and Benz en-
tertained the Ladies Aid Society of
the Congregational church at the
home of Mrs. Oehman on Wednesday
afternoon.
Prof. Engh arrived Saturday and
took up his duties as assistant princi-
pal Of the High School Monday. He
is a young man of pleasing personality
and seems to thoroughly understand
his work.
Mrs. James Lewis entertained her
friends on Wednesday afternoon OF
this week. Mrs. Lewis has an envi-
able reputation as a genial, gracious
hostess, which she fully maintained
on this occasion.
Mrs. j. D. Cloud and Mrs. Bacon
entertained a number of their friends
at the home of Mrs. Cloud on Tuesday
afternoon of this week. 1t was n
of the largest and most enjoyable
social functions of the season
Mrs. Ole Satrum and children re-
turned to Canton last Saturday after
a delightful visit of three weeks with
| relatives at Niagara Falls, Buffalo
and Chicago, and about the happ1est
man in Canton last Saturday was Mr..
Satrum.
Attorney August Frieberg Of Beres-
ford was in Canton Monday on bust
ness relating to a Norway Pleasant
township ditch, over which there is
some conflict OF opinion. The parties
pro and con may get together and
arrange the drainage matter without
requiring action by the commits
sIoners, and this is the proper thing
to do. Drainage bitches are a neces'
sity and all parties interested should
get together in a friendly way.
The entertainment given by Mrs.
John Sogn to a large party of ladies
at beautiful %Sunnyside last week
Thursday, vas n Of the most en-
joyable social events Of the year. Be-
fore the guests departed for their
several homes they were provided
larpe napar bags and told to 90 into
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Thanks For 8 Donation.
Orphan Home, Beloit Iowa.
September 10. 1909.

S0pCemUcT ~. I3U5.
To the Sixth Grade School children
of Canton, S. D.
1 hereby acknowledge the receipt OF
ten dollars from you through your
teacher Miss Nellie Holsey, for the
benefit Of our Orphant Home, and
hereby extend to you all u sim
cere and heartiest thanks for your
kindness and sympathy,
Th. GUNDERsON, Manager.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Otto Tysland is home from his Iowa

visit.
Miss Edna Lee came up from Eden
Saturday for a Sunday visit.
George L. lies Of Sioux Falls was a
Canton visitor Tuesday.
P. A. De LANCE of Lennox SAYS he
is going to be a candidate for Clerk
of Courts.
A poor unfortunate had a case of
snakes" Tuesday night and he
brought the snakes to Canton.
State Treasurer johnson & wife and
Obey Thompson were among the Can
tonites who took in the Minnesota
State fair.
Peter Skartvedt is home after a
splendid trip from St. Olaf college to
Seattle. He was a member Of the
famous St. Olaf band.
Miss Maggie Sorlie, daughter of A.
G. Sorlie who lives in the southeastern
part of Highland was among our new
subscribers this week.
Andrew Syvertson and wife came
home last week from their western
trip which included Seattle and other
coast cities. He saw no county as
handsome as South Dakota.
Paul Fossum sent the LEADER a
great big tomato Wednesday morning
by Mr.. Holsey that weighed Is ounces.
Mr.. Fossum got his seed from Mr..
Muma and his vines are 7 feet high.
Mrs. William Hartman of Tea,
mother of Mrs. George Sherman, came
down to Canton Saturday evening for
a visit with her daughter, and John,
a brother, of Mrs. Sherman, was also
a guest at the Sherman home.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Luers and little
daughter, Of CreSco, Iowa, arrived in
Canton last week for a visit with re-
latives and old friends, and departed
for their Iowa home Monday. Mrs.
LuerS is a daughter Of Col. Cuppett
and Mr.. Luers was in business in
Canton several years and is a brother
inlaw of DR.. Lewis.
H. G. Wolfe and Ed. G. Warner are
lovers of duck roasted, broilcd or fried
and they in obedience to law and re-
gulations covering the open season,
hied themselves hence to duck retreats
early last Friday morning. They re-
turned about noon with 25 nice fat
ducks, and claimed II a piece in shoot
ing but declined to say who shot the
odd number. They remembered their
friends and we're generous in their
gifts.
J. G. Cornelius with his wife and
five children returned last Friday
from a visit with relatives and friends
at Bellevue, Iowa. John made the
trip down and back in his new REQ
Car. and the distance covered going
and returning was close to n thou
sand miles. He said he found good
roads in many places where mcadam
| had been used and in other places the
loads were fine from regular use OF
the King drag. John is getting to be
a good road enthusiast and realizes
the advantage Of good roads for far.
mers as we'll as for the other fellows.
Peter VanHouten vas selling sweet
corn last Friday and Saturday raised
on ground on which he had raised a
fine crop Of early potatoes. He says
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24
Black Bass Placed in River.

DR.. Mold received a telegram Mon
day from a u. S. Fish Commissioner
to meet him at the train In Canton
and be prepared to receive a consign-
ment of black bass for the Sioux River.
DR.. Mold and Game Warden Collins
were on hand when the train arrived
and received four ans of young bass
which we're placed in the river for
breeding purposes. The number OF
young fish was estimated at 900 and
these properly protected for a few
a will multiply rapidly. This will
be good news to honest fishermen.
A. Durham bull 3 years old for sale.
S. A. Todd. q tt.
Wanted--Party to take job Of TIL
ing. Work to begin II possible by
Oct. l. Address ENGEBRET Hotter,
1914 Canton, 5. ID.
The ladies aid society Of the N. e.
church will give a Is cent supper at
the home Of Mrs. David Bremen, on
Wednesday Sept. 22nd. Everybody Is
cordially invited.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24

O, J. Rommerein Is home from a
pleasant visit with friends In North
Dakota.
Our old friend John J. Rommereim
of Norway was a visitor and a renew
al subscriber Monday.
Arthur Sogn, the popular justice OF
the peace in Norway township was III
Canton on business Monday.
L, l.. Peters and James Glaze are
among our new subscribers this week.
Ten new subscribers in 16 days.
Edward Linde a prominent young
business man of Beresford was among
our e wal subscribers Monday. Ed.
was interested in drainage bitches
and full of business.
Misses Minnie and Elsie Goodroad
returned from Hawarden last Satur-
day after a visit with their sister,
Mrs. Sedgewick, wife of the postmast-
err of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Luers left Mon
day morning for Sioux Falls for a
brief visit before returning to his
home at CrescO, Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs.
Luers we're guests OF DR.. and Mrs.
Lewis while in the city.
DR.. Rogers received a wedding
announcement from Washington
which stated that Miss Georgia
Hubbard, formerly of Canton, was
married Sept. 8, to Guy Edward
LaSalle.
P. A. DeLange, proprietor of "The
Health Store" at LennOx, was among
our new subscribers Monday. He is
a dealer in drugs, chemicals, school
books, musical instruments and silver
ware, and an excellent penman from
the writing on his check.
Edward Twedt and wife of Norway
township, left Monday for the State
fair at Huron and after the fair is
over they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Strand and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jacobson
at Woonsocket, the Woonsocket
ladies being sisters of Mr.. Twedt.
The big genial gentleman and
lawyer--August Frieberg of Beresford
accompanied by ]. V. Parker a promi-
nent retired farmer also Of Beresford.
we're LEADER visitors Monday. The
latter gentleman was interesting in
drainage matters and the other was
looking into the legal side Of the
question.
George w. Engle left Tuesday for
an extended trip and his first stop
was at Faribault, Mimi. from there
he was going TO Bull River, then to
Seattle. From Seattle he was going
down the coast on a steamer, intend
ing to visit all the coast cities, and
then homeward through Mexico and
Texas. He will certainly have a good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Wiley who live
near Kadoka, have a fine farm and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24

a. Durham bull 3 years old for sale
S. A. Todd. q tt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-24

Peter VanHouten was selling sweet
corn last Friday and Saturday raised
on ground on which he had raised a
fine crop Of early potatoes. He says
his September sweet corn is the finest
he ever tasted. 1t is sweeter and
more toothsome than the corn raised
earlier, and he believes this late
corn will find a ready market here
after. His neighbors laughed at the
idea of raising sweet corn for Septem-
Der delivery, but he has convinced all
that the fall variety can be raised
successfully. He is also going to try
to raise a bug proof potatoes as out
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-30
Jottings Among the Bookmen

Less than a month after the death
of its author, comes from ~ress Marion
Crawfords last novel, 1.-THE White
Sister, (Macmillan), and admirers will
see many points of similarity between
this latest volume and Saracinesca. A
young girl, robbed by a legal techni-
cality of rank and fortune, and bereft
by fate of her lover, devotes herself in
his memory to the service of the sick
in one of the merciful orders of the
Roman Catholic church. Then, when
remuneration is all but complete, the
lover returns and the story moves with
swift and ruthless directness to its eli
max. The woman has taken her final
vows, and the sweet nobility of her
decision in this crucial moment of her
life is instinct with all the finer sem
timents which actuate so many of Mr..
Crawford's characters. Reminiscent
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-30
George Meredith

HNHE death of George Meredith fol-
lowing within five weeks those of
Il Crawford and Swinburne, reminds
the world that there still is such a
thing as English literature. Interest
is reawakened, not only in the widely
varying talents of the three illustrious
dead, but in their possible or actual
successors in fiction and poetry The
ranks of the great Victorians are thin
ming sadly. Few of the later group of
writer's find the nantes of the mighty
a fitting garb Today we have Hardy.
We have Kipling. We have Barrie.
America offers Howell and James. we
can spare a sentence for each; they are
soon named
Most versatile of the three whose
work is now history, Meredith never
theless makes easily the most limited
appeal. His "obscurity' already threat
ems to become as famous as that of
Browning And the difference, if any,
is in favor of the virile author of "Sor-
dello" Browning'S ideas were almost
childishly simple. 1t was his method
of expression which was really child
like in it's involution-in itself poetic
if little appreciated quality. But Mere
dith thinks in a coil of complications
which are a perfect ritual of the in
volved and perverse. 1t is a mistake to
say that his style is hard to under
stand. 1t is crystal clear. 1t is the
correlation of thoughts, the dazzling
succession of incidents and phrases, all
with an internal relation not readily
discerned which make the average
reader yawn over Richard Feveril.
And yet the glorious company of
Meredith admirers is a constantly
growing quantity. His poetry, it may
be hazarded, will remain always the
cherished treasure of the few. His
novels, it is safe to expect, may be-
come as familiar to the next genera
ton as are George Eliots today. For
even the Meredith love scenes are food
for the analyst and the modern mind
is famished for literary vivisection.