The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-27
Iowa Items.

A. ~. Jones, one of our most pros
porous citzens, is in San Antonio
being treated by specialist Tor ca
tarrhal affection of the stomach.
w. 3. Gabbert OF Welsh, the local
sales agent for the Southern f'ce
Growers association, was IN Iowa
last Saturday, submitting prices ana
grades as arranged by the assocla-
tion. ON number of lots OF rice. we
understand that while there were sew
eral lots OF low grade rice IN Tue
SAMPLES submitted, that number Oh
Iowa farmers have rices OF eXcelleht
QUALITY, and that all were we'll pleased
with the associatlon'S grades ana
prices.
Eli. LYON and his son-in-law, Mr..
Fureerson. who is visiting him from
the State of Iowa, went to sulphur
Saturday to view the sulphur MINES
Both Mr.. Lyon and Mr.. Furgerson
EXPRESSED great surprise at the I'M
mense quantities OF sulphur that Is
being mined there.
Miss Ada Findley, who is teaching
the Fenton school, spent Saturday
and Sunday as the guest Of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Findley.
Miss Fuller of Lake Charles, who is
teaching the Pe,ticrew school, north
of town, was q Sunday guest at the
/ Findley home, of this city
' Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Foster were
transactinc business in Lake Charles
Saturday,
5 Iowa is on slight boom. Among
3 the recent new acquisitions is ne"
blacksmith shop, built on the rear OF
the lot upon which the City Drug
Store is located. This new shop Il
operated by Lee Clark, Que OF on'
we'll known machine men.
Ne.srs. Walter Baker and b, t
Tabor have recently opened up q ne'
General store in the building f0rmerl
occupied by Mr.. Storer. We are IN
formed the new firm is getting thel
share of business, and are we'll please
with their prospects,
Walter Daley was a business Vlsl
or to Lake Charles, Saturday.
Earl Foster, who has been connec
ed with the Missouri Canal for til
past nine years, has moved his tamil
onto his newly opened up farm Jus
north of town. Mr.. Foster is one
the planters who still has faith
rice as O money crop, when properl
handled He bought l2O acres
land Just north of town, some tin
ago, for ST. 200. This past season
planted 80 acres of this land to rlc
and, although selling when the mari
ct was much lower than it is now, |
= received within q few dollars OF 81
400 for his share of the rice, aft
lg payiag the water rent, and Still ne
about fifty sacks of seed rice lei
This is but an example of what ca
be done by intensive tllling OF small
areas of land in Calcasieu.
Miss Bertha Spaulding, one of tt
we'll known young ladies OF Iowa,
making strong race in the Amer
lot can.Press European tour contes
OF Iowa people, who are taking the Pres
sc should give Miss Spaulding the
nv votes and help her win this covet
ry prize.
ry
Mrs. Briggs, wife of the S.
agent here, ard her little son, went
Lake Charles Saturday for a she
gu visit with friends, us we'll as to
some shopping.
e eut Paul Brunette, the we'll known RI
rs. buyer, went to Chloe Saturday
be look at some lots of rice in that vic
ity.
Dr.. l.. G. Devils of Welsh and n
,os Walter Priest. OF New Orleans. WI
here the latter part of las: week, co
ing over in Mr., Lewis auto. TT
spent some little time in town, goi
Tee from here to the country, where tt
lew sold several cars of gasoline to r
planters, who have gasoline engiI
10y for operating their wells.
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