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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
ian Among NeteId h"'

D'I o1rleans.-PasSing re resoIu o,',n{'
Nss .jnr the action Of the LOUISE
tondsTlnlneeo If the United Confeder-
,n' , Dlsss,Un at meeting held I'm In
ss Ve!s 81" aH Ia, Sept. 9 to 10 last year
Alexandra .saS attempted a to change a.' the
shsn !n 'I!omorial Day to June 3 WIN
date o. m no,ice" and declaring that the
out que used by the Louisiana les 5hotr
hE p paSoestlng veterans to write tne ae
tpie rev. 'esords is being taken adv nnsiage
oan f some veterans to secure pensions pensions
dOy sOLn ad,v Washington Artillery
ensss' Ts Is decided Friday to with with,
camp rs r'' membership in that nat, d Oous,
ifaT 10 that the law which seeks
they , asT facts of historical interest," resi-
to es'aO tate "extends too great iaVl
70 INC .o r the purpose of compllln NJ
Jude -, s,storv, and we deplore conan
'oFfs't n the Louisiana Division ina
IONS II veterans to make the conleo
inspire .onse a medium through |nlc
rs9n,t ;,s 's soaP6 % Of pensions that "
lea y .ho records now being complAe
:. ut only valueless but hur'l"' ~ -
y nj u the truth Of history, un.e'
t a,snisI records only shall be consuIte
ol aa not furnished by the memory
indiriduals."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Three Acres to Bale.

Colfax-It is the general opinion
Of the farmers that if they make
third hale to the acre of cotton, they
will be doing we'll. The size OF the
cron will depend now upon how many
If the present small bolls are unmol-
ested by the weevils. In some IaSol'
ID loca,ties it is said that half pale
To the acre will be made, but the
general average throughout the parish
will he about one-third of bale
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
E,.ven Miles of Good Road.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on graVelihs
tho first mile and a quarter or the
aood road from this city to Campu'
within the city limits, has begun
The first four miles OF good roaos,
under the Sanders plan, and ouil'
by state convicts, will then be prae,
tica,,v completed. Work On the roao
hovond Red river, on the way 10
Comnti is now in progress, and TINS
stretch of about seven miles run
ming through flat alluvial lands o
| tho Red river valley. will be spee1'ls
| completed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
MAMMOTH SNAKE
CAPTURED ALIVE
HUGE MONTANA MONSTER MEAS
UREs OVER EIGHTEEN FEET
IN LENGTH.
TERROR|zES 4 WHOLE TOWN
For Years the Village OF LAUREL !"
Little Pryor Mountains Has Sutfereo
From tho Depredations OF 'n's
Reptile.

Butte, Mont.-The story OF an ex-
traordinary battle between TWO
sheepmen and mammoth snake, COM.
ing from Laurel, remote section Oh
Montana, in the Little Pryor noun,
tains, has caused great excitement
among naturalists and others. Inc
huge reptile, declared to be larger
than any ever heard Of before To-
Gated in this region and of species
as yet unidentified, was taken all'e
after a thrilling hunt in a wild noun.
tain ravine whittier L. n. ODell anu
], w. Vaught had been guided oy d
number of terror stricken Indians
whose superstitlous fright sent them
fleeing from the neighborhood lons
before the actual capture OF the snaAe
was accomplished. The reptile Is x
feet in length and weighs 200 POUNDS
Around the body 1t measures mol'
than eighteen inches.
!, At different times in recent years
t O'Deu had heard from the Indians q
b the strange monster that maze ~
o home In a wild canyon few mile
:. from Laurel, but until three brave
y returned terror-stricken recent
r from the vicinity, he took II n
e. granted that the story had lts uii
d. in the superstitious Imagination OF u
ID redskins. He then became Impress
1s with the remYkable tale ana d..
he enlisting the aid Of Vaught' s'afo
ed forth with q party of Indians
ad guides.
At the entrance to the canyon
swarthy guides deserted precipita''
, and the two men ventured INTO
narrow ravine. where large hoie
III tering near the top Of ledge cover
on a with slippery shale rock and innun
VIZ able trails leading IN all oifeeli
'sS' from it's mouth gave unmistakaole =,
as dence that the opening was a
ISM Cutting a square hole sew
'om feet back from the en'rano'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
furniture Dealers Organize

naria-The furniture dealers
A lex state met this week and or,
o. ,n' tho tho Retail Furniture Dealers
s location Of louisiana with 'ne
, s,,o1lra" members present: A, A
i S.,,Iuau Lake Charles; M. NJ. MuEno OF
s s.nd T. J, Kavanaugh, Monroe; A H. n
n an~, . Richard Maestry, William Al
l Dan,s'' IT., J. Creighton Matthews,
, Talte, Grant, ]. P. Schaeter, MAX y
v wan. Martin Heiderich, H. utnon'
D p.m orleans; R. S. Walsh "lnn
s sS A. Wettermark, Alexandria y
I' Campbell and R. c. Gunn' Lah -
= S,.rloe. \. Markle, Jennings, and )
y Terrel. Kentwood. The folloWins
officers we're elected: ]. P. scnaelel
New Orleans, president; A, H. :, Dumas n
] Campbell, S. H. Terrell Il. d
Walsh, j. c. Matthews, vice pres
dents. A. A. stillman, Lake Cnarle'
secretary; s. H. COBB Monroe, urea
,rar The executive commlttee
1anpOsed Of Max Barnett, A. Wette
mark. H. Uthoff, c. J. Campbell al
Nm MuIholland.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
PASSENGER Train Wrecked.

Leesville. Passenger train NO. 5,
southbound, was wrecked this week at
Noame, a station twelve miles south
of Leesyille. The engine and first two
coaches completely turned over. Fire
man Walker was probably fatally
scalded and Engineer Stokely danger
ously hurt, but the mail clerk and bag
gageman were only slightly injured
The cause of the wreck is believed
to have been a split switch. The
engineer and fireman were sent TO the
Shreveport hospital The wreck caused
a complete tie-up of traffic on the roa'
for eleven hours.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
n;r plantation Sold.

Alexandria "Hardtimes,' a beau
tiiul and historic plantation of l'6Oo
acres located six miles south OF Alex
sndris, and owned by w. c. Harris
vas sold Friday to Ed. Rand, prom
inent citizen of San Antonio, Texas
He paid $4,000 for same. He bought
the plantation as an investment,
moving that the time is not far dis
tant when a large number of investors
and homeseekers will invade the sec
ton Six hundred acres of the place
isin high state of cultivation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
CAPTURING the Huge Snake

tb,s wild abode, they discovered 'ne
.o,,s of a monster even larger 'n"n
thew had been led to expect.
stirred to wrath by the disturbance
the snake began to make a great notee
and the few remaining redskins WIN
nod retired thirty or forty rods, scam
ns.od off ON their feet-footed ponies
at a gallop. AS the monster seal s'a
~ leaye the entrance, O'dell thre"
gunnv sack over its head and claspeo
s sta orms around it's throat Then one
n tho w,erdest struggles ever record
~ ~ Montana history was on. Bach
ena forth over the narrow ledge inc
huge snake writhed and twisted n IL aa
" tightening itself about oDell . n'p'
,,t,, he was lifted from the ground
yaught seized the snake by the ta,'
"a forced It to release its hold upon
ON The strange contest continues
mon the yielding floor of the llttle I'd 70
. up for almost three-quarters OF d.
sonr before the two men succeeoe'
IN firing the snake, when they ounu, .o
Il into a sack and took 1t alive, s.,u Z
cling to Laurel, as living PROOF
Z. their strange story. . -
: The reptile is marked WIN 'al 8
r ,o.s mahogany spots, outlined WIZ !
r ga ,,anter color, and extending across i
v nent It's method Of killing prey
!. o 0nnarently by construction, but u
d snots are not the shape and colol
boa nor is 1t an anaconda do
body is much too large
o,Deu. who has had vast exp 9
nth snakes of all varieties, 90
~ ent t believe the snake Is a natl'e
n. II n Montana. but thinks it has drl1'
NJ NV from the Sierra Nevada mo'
" . nshu The Indians claim .. the S nn'
os has been seen in the Llttle ~ o
naS ntains for more than twenty ye'
lho nave associated its doings W
s sso actions of the "evil one. VI
E. t soes not believe another snake AXE. OF ,
six aoes . n be found In the state.
ell. sls. , nrssent the huge reptile to
rel, society for the Preservation u ''"''
elk. I,story Of Montana
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
.... will Have a Good Fair.

Ieanerette.-Active work has pes"a
- tha fair grounds, and from now on
o force of men will be kept busy . ge,
a s;n ,o' a. everything ready for the tit y.
annual district fair, whicn WIN can
held on October 6, 7. s and D. ue ns
oral Manager Roane is getting ,nlns :,
IN shape, and the racetrack IS a'r sao,n
in II, fine condition. The people s.t sse.a
IN the fair. The benefits OF the lar.
II, he, ,Ie in Jeanerette are made app 9'a
aut this year by the large en'rle'
en- es ,,nelv bred young stock. The sam Z
thing msy be said OF the n =. eA stia Sea
poultry, and this exhibit 'h ho,S ~ :;
will surpass anything ever he'u
the South.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
er;doe Gano Member Injured.

Crowley.-O. B. Robson Oh Wv"
low an employe of the Southern "a
cific bridge gang at Mermentau, was
hadlv injured on the Southern Pacinc
right of way by being struck by
switch engine. Robson haa sta''eu
from Mermentau for Midland on a
track speeder, and when within mlle
of Midland Jennings swltch enslne
which was on its way to Laiayet'e'
struck him, badly bruising his shouluei
and back.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
n.niiIar Quarterly Muster.

Amite City.-The regular quarterly
MUSTER Of the Tangipahoa Scouts
Company I, First Infantry LOUISIANA
ystional Guard, was held this week
CAPTAIN Thomas NJ. Bankston acting
as mastering officer. Forty-hVe men el
answered roll call. Lieutenant b. N
Bsnkston, Lieutenant G. H. Burnham
and First Sergeant W. D. Morgan were
wesent, sergeants Eldridge, Johnson
and Kemp, together with a full corps
d other noncommissioned officers
we're in line. The company was pu'
through skirmish drill on the commons
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
u. Arr,v. 20 Work on Gas Line

shreveport.-Five hundred "n NV.
,aborers, mostly Italians nave ,. su on
arrived from Pennsylvania to WORK i,s on IN
the natural gas line being ouils 10
1 = ;tt,a Rock from the Caado me-"
by the Arkansas Gas Company. o nH1
~ D,on were brought here on a speclal
twain which will bring 500 more WIN,
:, ~ ON, - faw weeks to work on the same
line, Half of the laborers wena ~. ~
iine. Arkansas from Shreveport
aud the other $50 were put to wolh
near Vivian, in the northern .L pat' or,
this parish, where the wells , tnat ar
N supply the new line are located
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
-;.h nvnamiter Loses Eye and Arm

summerfield. - Whlle ash"in.. na.
;.b IN Little Cornie Bayou, he"'
here, Ora Harris had his rigns s a na n,
torn h1 off, lost his right eye and , nsu
. tsn e o right side of his BODY
, noengled, If he gets we'll 1t is likely
the sight of the left eye viii oe 81 lN a
rni ae Harris was advancing on IL a a
l n with a dynamite cartridge III 4 n,s
, r,snt hand, A companion noticed the
advanced state Of the burning r ru,s
aus s advised Harris to drop. Harris
however, had sighted gooh place y
In fish and held on too long
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
c,o, ate and Short.

Ct Francisville.-The cotton s''ao
.,on is not at all encouraging. An
, ,nrsua,lv small acreage was planted
This wear and some of this was prov, nS =
~ m after the spring rains. Inc
CROP is maturing very slowly anu a; ~
s ,,p MT single bale has been GIN
u mod However, one of the local gins ,I
aynects to turn out bale thlS "eeA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23

Shreveport Voted Commission Form
Shreyeport-The commission form
q government was voted upon Friday
resulting in its adoption by a MAJORITY
q S57. Strong opposition to the com
mission. form was developed a Re"
days prior to the election, but those
opposed to it were unable to muster
sufficient strength to defeat the mea
sGre.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
-.... New oil Wells Brought III

1ennings.-Three fine wells s s.,s
, u,u"S week, producing a tota' OF about
, , ooo barrels a day. ]. A. Harper
d ar,,,er for the Guffey Company
brought in a eoo-barrel producer, ANU
Mr. Wbiteman of the same company .as
w. W., of 200 barrels. John Brown 1ol
o .ne producers' brought in one pro
ducing about 400 barrels; Ihes ss,, as'
u n,mher Of other wells being drlile'
that are expected in soon'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
r. improve Quality Of Seed Corn.

To improve Qud''y -
Baton Rouge.-The importance =,
native-bred and thoroughly accllmateu
seed corn, now that Louisiana mas
become a corn state, is generalls
recognized, and will receive the at
tention of the Agricultural Extension
bureau, in charge of V. L. Roy. II
is claimed that one of the reasons
why I.ouisiana's average yleid Vi
corn per acre has never yet come
nm to that Of the country a. a Whoie
&c fonnd in the lack Of properly DTeu
Good corn Among the plans that
are being worked out for me IN
provement of seed corn in TINS S'aI ,
is the proposition to have this "oFs
undertaken on the state coh'lc'
farm.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
n;v;sion Headquarters.

ots Charles.-The joint parish DIV
,a;nn committee in charge OF the cam
naign to divide Calcasieu - ln10 oc ccu,
pa rishes, a vote on which Will occur S..,,
pa Nor So opeped headquarters in the Guy
with C. S. Miller of Jennings III .n a"s aa
w. Sa'f for the coming election has aroused
,;ttIa interest locally.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Maladroit.

"Your boy Josh is something OF an
expert at golf" 81 reckon repl,eu
Farmer Corntossel discontentedly.
"But he can't make two ticks win the
scvthe without foozlin'." -Washins'
ton Star.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
ohioans Buy Louisiana Meadow rae'

Raceland.-The Louisiana Mpauo"s
Company has closed contract WIN
Milton s Timer, farmer in south.
ern Ohio, for 500 acres of reclaimed
lond at Raceland. This farm IS IN
the company's drainage district, no.
2 and the sale means the estaoilsn'
Mont Of an Ohio colony at Racelano'
Tbo purchase was made by Mr.. TN
nor as a representative Of four other
families, and theY will come to Lo'''
| isiana at once.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Shot While at Play.

Shreveport. Malcolm McElroy, aged
= years, son of Charles ]. McElroy'
vas accidentally shot through the
aody and mortally wounded Friday Dy
als brother, Douglas, three years MS
seaior, while they were playing with
. 2acaliber rife.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Races Among Fair Features

Monroe.-The Monroe Fair Ass s
.,o MAS has signed a contract with an
s AVIATOR for daily flights in a = Cuf russ
q aare Oct. rs and so W. e. san
ders in charge of the racing, is pun, IL,
ting 25o carloads of dirt on tn eo .lSon
, ,naling a surface that will develop s,, o
sneed Automobile races VIII NC
run daily.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Married Life.

Griggs-"You talk a lot, Briggs
now what have you got against mar
ried life?" Briggs-"What have so'
against it? Why, man take this ter
rible divorce evil; it hourishes
amongst married people exclusively
Boston Transcript.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Panama Fair Boomers
Enlist St. Louis Aid

Ct Louis. Mo.-St Louis, at o"n
met given by the Business men
eague to the boomers IRON NJ"
Or,a.ns at the St. Louis Ciuo'
through Mayor Frederick H. hre'S-
mann officially indorsed New ~
leans as the logical point lot t.o
panama Canal Exposition for W.
and Governor Herbert S. l!adley' III
q telegram from jefferson Cl'y' aou
cd his Endorsement for the S'a'e ~
Missouri. IT, ,,oet
1,r. banouet was one of the most
brilliant affairs ever given at 'he N'.
1ouis Club. The most prohlihe'''
business men of the city repfeSen,;;
tivos and managers Of the ST hou'.
nross and the executive Officers "
tha> CITY turned out 10 oller 'i'. e..
Endorsement to the Crescent o''S i'l
the great exposition. -,,,,
The five New Orleans boomers WIZ
made a strenuous campaign LOT Wv
citvs Endorsement were the s"eStS " y,
honor They we're Governor D.
sanders, Mayor Martin Behrmah u u
New orleans, T. P. Thompson, ''l','
man Of the executive colnlhi'Vee
tho Worlds Panama hApo'i''O,
samuel Blum, chairman OF lhe pa
rcitv committee, and Aleha .'
} puiol, public building conim'SS''n'
of New Orleans. ;, ~.
3 The keynote of the evening W.
8 "New Orleans is the logical POM
) and this slogan was brought out We
J. forciblv in every speech OF the e'e
. ing The congress of interests ,"e g.
ing these of the South, Neh''"l a
8. Northern American Republics was
IF foundation for the arguments III
Is yor of New Orleans getting 'he
% nosition, and San Francesca as
es onnonent Of New Orleans fo' the
ly bibitiop, received some very Gam
or ing remarks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
,;o,,or Fine for a Lawmaker.

New Orleans.-State Legislator
THOMAS c. Anderson. who Is also
nroprietor of several saloons mere
was convicted Of violating the law
prohibiting the sale of liquor On
Sunday The prosecution and con-
viction is the outcome of crusade
against Sunday selling started os n .n'
Rev Mr. Lawrence of the First bap'
fist church.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Alexandria institute Closes.

alexandria. Hon. Leo NJ. Favr0t OF
nal0l Rouge, state high school inspec-
" addressed the teachers of the IA
s4es Parish teachers institute, IN
.ssslon Friday. The institute closed
y I'VE days session at noon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Fiohts Her Way Through.

"Do YOU think she means everything
she says? I'm sure she doesnt I, ohe
frequently processes not to ike a
crowd, but you ought to see her nght
her way into hotel dining-room.
Detroit Free Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
uo,u IN Remove Paint.

To remove paint take two POUNDS
of salsoda, one-half pound OF lime one
gallon hot water. Stir all together
and apply while still warm to the OLD
paint, The mixture will soon loosen
the paint SO you Can easily scrape IL
off
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
.Aotorinn TO Galveston.

r,ton-An automobile trip lion'
,,,1 nl.o ~ galveston, Tex, is being under
taken oy Messrs Oscar ana Nd, : Z, Il ~ y
1aa and their families the parry
Ia, pss9 his place in their Overland autos
via Lake Charles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Rains Cause Shedding.

Minden.-The cotton crop of TINS
section has undergone a change lot
Ae worse. The rains which fell the
ffst week in August, of which so rhtch
vas expected, proved disastrous, as
aedding set in as a consequence,
md very little fruitage has appeared
since, and the weeyil has been exceed
hgly destructive in many places.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
To Invite Engineers to New Or'ea'e

New Orleans.-At the monthly
meeting of the Louisiana Engineering
society it was decided to invite lhe
American Society of Mechanical En-
c,nears IN hold its December meet
ing in this city. The organization IS
going to make trip to Panama, ana
tho local society wants to use us
endeavors to have one Of the most
important engineering bodies meeI
here A committee Of five Will De
named to get in touch with the OF
ficers and make an effort 10 ai'aNs'
all the details.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Effects Of Yellow Pine Company sofa

Franklinton.-The effects OF .he
Yellow Pine Company, of which Carl
George is president, and when was
n,aced in receivership, were sold lot
sum aggregating sl,llS.0'' al
amount in excess of two-thlrds or 'he
anpraised valuation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
Dad Machinery Is Purchased.

Natchitoches.-The city has close"
q contract with the kelly,opiiis s;s,S
E Road Roller Company of Sprinsfielo'
Ohio for a lotion steam road roliei '
road harrow and road pillow, Tor use
IN street improvements under way
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
c,oad 1; INIT for Autos.

uouma-The board OF aldermen
has passed an ordinance resulalins
automobiles. The speed limit is now
fixed at p miles an hour, aufoilloDi'es
- hlow. their horns at all corners
and to carry lights at night.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
,u,.on OF, Field Develops Gusher'

Lake Charles.-Vlnton 1o"
,.ovon oil field. The Benckensleih
rau No i came in a gusher, aver,
aging over 500 barrels. me ws,.
asnn ,e IN with a great rumble and roar
and and shot high into the air over 1ne AZ.
anu sn soo otI derrick, The gushes was not
v unavnected. Oil in paying quantities
s 49, heen found in the Vinton fiel'
a at shallow depth for years. ar'
shortly after the discovery Ct s on d d
9 nna,mout a deep we'll was started a
v v;nton, The oil just struck Is SAL
70 he Of a superior quality
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
c;,cere Word Never Lost.

Mover was a sincere word utterly
lost Never a magnanimity fell TO
tho ground but for one man who can
stand prosperity there are hundred
that will stand adversity-Carlyie.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23

e,vmi,I to Be Erected at Areau'''
Arcadia-The Benoit Lumber Co.,
onerating a planning mill here is 60,
,ne to put In a large sawmill anu
make other improvements cos'ihs
several thousand dollars.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
az Through Locks.

plaquemine. The steamboats, m5+n j. s IL,
l IL uaes Of oil, and the tug Haskell
With wit a barge of sand and ;. graz nosn
w wsSz let through the locks this ~esA'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
louisiana RankruntcY,

eport.-Voluntary bankruptcy
s'ee eedings have been filed by Lewis
Lucky, Insurance agent and former
81 ssaant Of Bienville, La. Debts
''sSi, assets 1880.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
panafit Church Fair.

Chacahoula. - Members Vi W.
Catholic church gave a fair for inc
benefit of the priests household lur'
niture. and cleared $loo'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
mo.,,, Lines Raise Subscriptions

New Orleans, ray, e s
ora, manager of the Morgans LOUIS,
,ana E. Texas Railroad & Steamsh,p
Con- in a letter to the M o,itio ,
ponama exposition Company, notllleS
that organization Of the fact tnat ,s ,nd
.l ssioors of his company have added
ean 200 to the original subscriptio'.
70 the capital stock OF the eApos' tbo
&c The addition brings tn 1t
totoi subscription of this particular
abroad company up to s7o'oVo'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-23
VOTE A TAX FOR A NEW RAILROAD
| ine to FarmersviIIe to Connect with
Rock Island to Be Built

!
Rock Island to Be Built
Monroe.-The election held in West
Monroe to decide on the question Oh
voting 5-mill tax in favor OF 'n1
nronosed road TO Farmersville ana Oh
to Rock Island connection "eiI
favor of the proposition by large ma
iority. The tax IS to Jun uh'll ="
$4,000 bonus has been paid. Monroe
will vote later On a proposllion 10
give bonus Of $4,000. Inc ioau
will connect with the Rock Island @'
Junction CiCty OF Ell Dorado, Arh'
thence to Hope. Ark. The fnahc'"'
arrangements have ALREADY Deeh Ioin
pleted in New York and work VIII os
gin as soon as The bonuses are 'o'eo