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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Boy Falls Out of Window.

Lake Charles.--While he was sit.
ting in an open window in the Viterbo
building, where he was employed, Leo
Robichaux, age 13, lost his balance
and fell two stories, alighting on the
cement sidewalk. He sustained a
compound fracture of the hip and
internal injuries which may prove
fatal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Decision on a Foul.

Shreveport. - The Tarver-Morris
fight at the Grand Athletic Club Fri
day lacked two minutes of going two
rounds, Morris getting the decision on
foul. Morris had the best of the
bout in the first round. In the second
round he knocked Tarver down and in
a clinch which followed Tarver struck
Morris three times below the belt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Bullet in Head; Pistol on Floor

ShreVeport-A stranger, aged about
50 years, bleeding from a bullet
wound in the head, dropped dead on
the floor of the lavatory in the Rem
dali building Friday, Immediately
after the sound of a pistol shot. There
was bullet in his right temple, and
pistol was found on the floor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22

~, s1n. en- scorn: 81 am no longer
III " mtS' Melllngton's confidence"
had 80. Excuse me-" said Mallory. He
nau noted that the Welllngtons occu.
p1, b separate compartments, but for
oil ne Knew their reason was % ~
mantle as his own 90 "S fo-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Levee Work Progressing Rapidly.

Batchelor.-Owing to the excellent
weather the work of rebuilding and
reinforcing the leyees on the Missis.
sippi river in this vicinity Is progress.
ing rapidly and the Bella Vista levee
which encircles Old river, which is
around Raccourci island, with the
Mississippi just on the other side, is
nearing completion
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Parish Fioht Continues.

Lake Charles.-The parish seat
fight that was waged In the new par
ish of Jefferson Davis, ending three
weeks ago in the selection of Jen-
nings, is to be carried into the cleo
ton of parish officers, which will be
held December H.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
School Tax Voted.

Norwood.-At a special election for
voting on four.mill tax for four years
for school purposes the tax was car
ried by large majority. This will
insure a nine.month school term for
each of the next four years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Many Arrested on Serious CHARGE

Abbeville. - Joseph Comeaux, a
young white man living near Kaplan,
was arrested Friday aud incarcerated
in the parish Jail upon a serious
charge, that of criminal assault upon
the person of his little 9-year-old
niece.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Eiahty.Fiye True Bills Returned.

Alexandria.-The grand jury came
into the district court Friday and re-
ported eighty-five true bills and forty
six no true bills. The true bills were
docketed and bench warrants issued
On same.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Oil Operations Near Jennings.

Estherwood The Crowley Oil and
Mineral Company is drilling new
we'll in the Jennings field, One dollar
and twenty-five cents barrel is the
price now laid for crude OIL.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22

Woman Acquitted Of Killing Husband.
Lake Charles.--Ella Terrell, ne
gress, was acquitted in the district
court Friday of the murder of her
husband. The testimony developed he
was attacking her with knife when
the shot him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22

news: I'm just little while we core
- . ,ne oeah line--then we're safe
GOD bless Utah."
Inc rapture died from her face A.
she caught sight Of Or. Temple who
happened to stroll in and 90 to the
uuooAsheives. and taking cut a book
u'ppehed to glance near-sightedly her
| way. -''
BE careful of that man. dearie, .
Mrs Fosdtck Kissed out OF one side
OF her mouth. lies a very STRANGE
character"
iier husband was infected with her
own terror, He asked, huskily: What
uo you think he is?"
"A detective. I'm sure he's watch.
,ns U.s. He followed you right In
Wen be very cauttous-tilI We xet
to Utah" Wv
lie Old clergyman. a little fuzzy in
O'a'n from his debut In beer, contln.
0eu lhnocently to confirm the appe.~.
once OF a detective by drifting aim.
lessly about uo wos ,oo,,,, ,,' g. :" III ~.
we OUT he kept glancing at the I'M
easy FoSdicks. He went to the door.
opened 1t, saw Mrs. Wellington finish
ing a cigar, and rotrootod 9n W. ,,,,a.,
" cooia. , N''0 leu ea'eu pfeclp'tate-
the corridor ba ,not;onaa w. -
chair near the FosdirTo md sro 90,
by his side. wondorinm -, 49, s,s S"s
eyes. $3.50 "'"''
The Fosd.cns o..
ably at Dr Taa,,i e'''.o'''e n'''o''lIo''
other cbajrs gnnt,, ,o ''l'u 'e'o .',
Roger Ashton cona.o """S' nen
coorot;,, ''"i''e'eu ILL., HIS eyes
throroh tbo trrno, P'''o' companion
IL Wv 'N"''e!'
from tba niatt n, " 0i-I''5 20" returning
hor oi,a p-"''U, A. just tossing away
it's gratofn, .aaa ~ b ou' 'De last ol
WIN 49, ro''
n bor on5 ox,y 'S'' '"'A'' lie went
ciqaro sr,i,ina' .,I 1e' one VI MS own
cbo too,. 'e "tot"et'
married. III. looH1u a. over ana
nod bo.rd AVA 4" wi i1U'" sue
10 roe,,. ~, ""et 'HeS hdte
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"cb ,au
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w. ,S,., U"-N "i'iAi'' 'Ui'"el'
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
Ill.,-,.bt, i9lI, BY II. K. Fly Co.
SYNOPSIS

,.,,v Mallory Is ordered to the
He and Marjorie Newton
,iooa but wreck of taNicab pre-
y, ivy .sseipg minister on the way to
= TraBscontinental train is TAX
" s,,ssnggrs. Porter has a lively
n N Englishman and Ira Lath-
Ss,S ~ business man. The clippers
ia% s,cI,ing time getting to the
aiitIs Jimmie" Wellington, bound
!. .', ~ pet divorce. boards train
s X, y condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie
stS il also bound for Reno with
~ sp' Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
4 ,t,er blameS Mrs. Jimmie for
Z I sI' troubles Classmates Of NAL
,,.s "a bridal berth. Rev. and Mrs.
,,syt on a vacation. They decide
u. y" and Temple removes evidence
.siIng Marjorie decides to let
nroceed alone. but train starts
IN are lost in farewell, Passen-
\ Nallery's classmates In giving
,,SdIng hazing. Marjorie is dis
A fra Lathr0p. W0man-hatinS
discovers an old sweetheart.
e.,fle q fellow passenger. Nal
I'm hunts for a preacher among
.,.ssgers. Mrs. Wellington hears
rmTle's voice. Later she meets
IFslcomb Mallory reports to Mar
I. allure 10 find a preacher. They
= - - = ,.orr,l ar1 NTa il,rt--
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
XXII-tContinued).

- ny stPTER XXlI-tContinued).
oos - telt that he vas the greatest sin
- sA IA earth, but worst of all was the
10 aa,l.'., ss when he had fallen, the for
1865 brew was not sweet. He was
.., edenced enough to sip it and it
ro -. sa's = Ike foaming quinine on his pal
But be kept at 1t from sheer
-, and bis luxurious transgres-
~ '"h's sss Its own punishment.
aoleful Mallory was on his way
~ h the Club" Crossing the YES
~ 4 he had met the conductor, and
RUG | Nntured to quiz him along the
SSj hes;
lEuse be, haven't you taken any
gnen on board this train yet?"
MIA one"
bit you ever carry any preachers
XIII Ii ioad"
g9Ratl aalT We get one or two. Last
Llis8| se carried whole Methodist
sIOn.'
Mole convention last trip! Just
W.
kz anenllghtened conductor turned
M back Say, up in the forward
got q couple of undertakers.
Y OF any use to you?"
NIIh yet"
Mallory dawdled on into the
~ & =, Eng room, where he found his
+ !. h porter, who explained that he
wen promoted to the bottlery."
M. y We come to a station ston
800 49, Mallory asked.
ssl, not for considerable inter.
you want to get out and walk
md DOWN."
lest Cos WV i said Mallory, taking from
MS coat snoozleums, whom he
it an 'nuggled past the new conductor.
not tal aaSaile, Porter, could you give
% eOar s'uetling to eat to distract
as man n n porter grinned, and picking up
ghea y lafe held 1t out. q got a
fOr g .'A IL amt written in dog, but
l0cna ~ = explain It to him. What would
q At anime desiah, sah?"
aea 0aeums put out a paw and Nal.
aa II sm NAV "aat 1t indicated: HE says
lFapes LAY -, . niet Chateaubriand, but if
3 u = ave any old bones, he'll take
g F.. - Inc porter gathered Snoozle-
ass anu disappeared with him into
sas .se1 Mallory calling after him:
re' the conductor see him"
hss temple advanced on the dis.
q Y 'a'e youth with an effort At
cut l'al afternoon?" '
~ 9 Defy glanced at his costume. T
s.s RAINBOW gone wrong. Just
z " nave to borrow from
sns !. Look at me! This collar
!. Nm. = e'on makes me feel like
n gasdlck '''e' lie turned
~ Nj. Fosdlck, what ,,,. oo,.
Irs Y Tou wear?" ' ''Se COZ
G 8. Iss,,s zen and hail." said Fosdlck.
~ 'a ana half!-why don't |
1es - aeckI You haven't pot O !
g y, white shirt, have , you? 90 opr
u ", and Mr.. Ashton's s soc Ju' a :"
b Unhappy" o'0e 'is is
ean Mt you out" said Fos-
4 I you had an extra pair .,
!, Mallory pleaded-"just one
, NOV. you my repertoire"
So. 'sat' Ill see You later" Then
e ap to Wellington. with much
Rss, = manner. by the way.
's,a ans'0a, do you suppose Mrs.
Iss s could lend Miss--Mrs.-
is. a Marjorie some-some--"
a'0h waved him aside with
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-22
stake.

aurch ! BIT
in ny d
a quarter
earl antId
horiasa |
VIC IViWuI
" replied ial
quarter.sl.s
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
FARMER BOYS
Visit Newspaper Plant See The
Evening Post And Home And
Farm In The Process Of Max.
ing.

The publishing plants of the Evening
Post and Home and Farm were in
spected Friday by the 120 farmer boys
who constitute the Farmer Boys State
Encappment at the Kentucky State
Fair. They came on invitation from
Mr.. Richard w. Knott, editor of the
Evening Post. and we're brought up
from the fair grounds on special cars.
They visited every department of the
two papers, under the chaperonage of
David b G. Rose, circulation manager
of the Evening Post, and were delight
ed with the marvels of the composing
and press rooms.
After their tour of inspection they
we're the guests of the Stewart Dry
Goods Company, where they were
treated to ice-cream sodas. Then they
had their pictures taken in front of
the Offices Of the Evening Post and
Home and Farm, after which they re-
turned to the State Fair grounds on
chartered oars.-Louisvlle Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
STATE FAIR
Attendance Surpassed That Of
Last Year, Members Of Board
Are Well Pleased With Results
For 1912--CIosed Saturday
Night.

While the gates of the State Fair
grounds are closed to visitors today a
busy scene is presented, nevertheless,
as result Of the presence of officers
and employees who are busy disposing
of odds and ends necessary to the final
wind-up Of the fair of l9l2 President
Newman, Secretary Dent and the other
members Of the board we're enthusias-
tic today when asked concerning the
success of the past week, and predicted
bigger things for next year. The total
attendance for the week was 9S.450,
as compared with total Of 89,l0t in
1eIl, and Il3. 491 in 1910. The wealth
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
LOCAL BREV|T|ES

Miss Pearl Hall spent Sunday at Holt.
Iaul Lewis went to Hardinsburg yes
| terday.
Rev. and Mrs. Nelson spent Sunday
! In Holt.
Miss Evelyn Hicks was in Louisville
last week.
Chadwick McCracken was in Louis
vile last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sable were in
Hardinsburg Monday.
Miss Annie Raitt has a large size
private school this year.
Misses Alma and Bertha Perkins at
tended the Fair last week.
Misses Margaret and Isabel Burns
went to Louisville Monday.
Mrs. Ira Behen and Miss Eva Plank
spent Monday in Louisville.
Marion M. Denton has been i'll sever
al days at the Burns Ho:re.
Miss Eta Walls, of Hardinsburg, is
the guest of Miss Pearl Hall.
t. F. Sawyer and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
SAWYER visited the State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Daugherty have
returned home from Louisville.
Forrest Freeman and Miss Carrie Lee
Tucker spent Saturday at the Fair.
Miss Cleona Weatherholt spent Tues
day in Louisville with Miss Heyser.
Miss Michal Miller, of Owensboro,
spent Sunday with Mrs. E. O. Cottrell.
Miss Susette Sawyer has opened a
Kindergarten at her home on the East
Side.
Ebaree load of shells came in from
Derby last week for the Button Fac
tory.
Mrs. Ed. McAfee. of Irvingtcn, was
the guest of Mrs. Henry Yeager Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Downward and baby
of Lewisport, went to West Point, Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs James Penner and
children visited relatives in Henderson
Sunday.
Miss Zelma Strother, of Big Spring
has been the guest of Mrs. Farnsley in
Louisville.
Amiel Pate, of Louisville, spent Sun
day here the guest of Miss Beatrice
McCracken.
If you have new millinery goods, let
the people know it through the Brock
enridge News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Pierce visited Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Pierce at Linda Vista,
Ind, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. eastman, of
Union Star. visited relatives in Louis
vile last week.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
Additional Stephensport.

Mrs. P. d. Hawkins brought to town
a cucumber that weighs four pounds,
10 inches long and l2H inches around.
1t is on exhibition in Il, w. Payne's
show window.
Leonard Rudolph, of Louisville, was
the guest of jennie Owen Hawkins
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lelah b. Hawkins. who is teach
ing at Chenault, came home Friday
night and returned Sunday afternoon.
Eli Brown is improving.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
Return From Oklahoma.

Irvington, Sept. 49, -(Special)- MIR.
and Mrs. Sam Rice, Miss Iva Rice and
Master Alvin Rice returned Friday
from a months visit to relatives in
Oklahoma and TT. Scott, Kansas. In
the latter place they were guests of the
Rev. A. X. McGrew.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
Miss Young The Examiner

Miss Harriet ID, Young, auditors
agent of Frankfort, has been at Hardins-
burg for the past two weeks examining
the assessors book and making list of
property not appearing on the assessors
record. Several parties have been noti-
fed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
Foot Ball At Hardinsburg.

The Owensboro High School Foot
Ball team will meet The Breckenridge
County High School team on the Grid
iron at Hardinsburg next Saturday,
September 2lst.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
Irvington People Coming.

A number of the Sunday school
teachers are planning to attend the
Sunday School Institute, which will be
in session in Cloverport the latter por-
ton of this week.-Irvington Cor
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18

vile last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Perkins and Miss
Virginia Harris attended the State
Fair Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis and
children, of Louisville, spent Sunday
here with relatives.
Marcus Miller and Robert Mattingly
were guests of friends in Cannelton
Thursday evening.
charge 1t" is Irving B1cheller's
new book. lie is the author Of Keep.
ing Up With Lizzie"
Mr.. Fitchiner and Mr.. Weber, of Lou
isville, we're guests of Miss James and
Miss Norman Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Ferry and daughter, Miss
Annie Murray Ferry, have been i'll of
malaria fever two weeks.
Harry Weatherholt, of Bloomington,
ILL.,, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Curt Weatherholt.
Miss Elizabeth Young Skillman, of
Morganfeld, has returned to Belmont
College in Nashville, Tenn.
G. A. Wright and J. William Ditto, of
Hardinsburg we're day and night
watchmen at the State Fair.
Ernest c. Babbage, who is at DR..
Simous' infirmary under treatment this
week, is getting along nicely.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. V. G.
Babbage in Elm street is being extern
sively repaired and improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selby McCracken and
daughters, Misses Beatrice and Lillian,
spent Saturday at the State Fair.
Subscribe for the Breckenridge News
it is good company, friend in trou-
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Keith and
children, of Elizabethtown, are visiting
their mother, Mrs Elizabeth Keith.
Miss Kathrine Norman entertained
informally Friday evening in honor of
Miss Nettie Belle James, of Louisville.
Brabandt, photographer, will be at
his studio in fiardinsburg Wednesday
Thursday and Friday Of next week.
Dwight Randall, Andrew Ashby,
William White and Virgil A. Babbage
represent Cloverport at Kentucky Uni
versity this year.
Mrs. Laura A. Hayes has gone to
Bardstown to spend the fall and winter
with her son and daughter, DR.. Ray
Boone and Mrs. Boone.
Mrs. Sallie Dean Bailey, of Glen
Dean, attended the State Fair and
spent a day with her niece, Mrs. Rob-
ert Crider, at Irvington.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Pate, of Hopkins
vile, and Mrs. Stun, of jacksonville,
were among the Breckenridge county
visitors at the State Fair.
Mrs. Linnie Embry has returned
here after spending the summer at
Holt with friends, and is now the guest
of Mrs. Nathaniel Tucker.
Ruther Pate said he had splendid
time in New Mexico. He came home
with Mexican shoes and hats and is
having great sport in them.
Mrs. John Burks and children, Ella
nor aud Stephens, of Louisville, have
returned home after visit to her par
ents,. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowmer.
Miss Ray Lewis Heyser, assistant
cashier of The Bank of Cloverport, LETT
yesterday to be the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Heyser in Cincinnati two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Ireland, of
Skillman, attended the State Fair.
Their children, Francis and Thomas,
stayed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon McGavock in this city.
Mrs. Hugh Barclay Donaldson, of
Bowling Green, arrived Thursday even
ing for short visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. {. Jarboe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Donaldson will attend the State Fair at
No. l.,.ll
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18

or during the past week was ideal, and
this, doubtless, was responsible for
the big attendance on Wednesday and
Thursday. -Louisvil Monday Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-18
The Company
We Keep

VIZ hSSp
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enridge News are divided in
to two classes-those who
read the paper and pay for it,
and those who read the pa
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up of those who have stood
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ever since it was first pub
lished and those who will
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or later.
Meanwhile, a word or two
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place.
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public, there is not country
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-23
WOMAN RETURNS
CLAD IN RAGS
WEALTHY WOMAN UNABLE TO
TELL OF TRIP OR WHAT Be
CAME OF $780,

Saltm, Ohio. Aug. 22-Oneof the
most puzzling mysteries with which
the authorities of Franklin square,
near here, have had to deal has just
come to light. Mrs. Susan McCon-
nor. a wealthy and prominent wom-
an OF that place, lost $500 in "a
manner that is puzzline both physic-
ians and detectives, who are trying
to unravel the mystery.
Several days ago, Mrs. McConnor,
who is 60 years old, sewed up $l,SOo
in her dress and started for Minerva.
She told Mrs. Jeanette Thomas, a
sister, with whom she resides, that
she intended to buy some property.
She also carried pocketbook con-
tanning ST.
Mrs. McConnor returned to Frank
lin square yesterday in an au;omo-
bile apparently demented and her
dress in rags. Several dollars in
small coins were scattered on the
floor of the car, but her S1,S00 was
gone. She declares she knows no.
thing of the trip or what befell her.
The whole affair is a mystery,
which the detectives. who are work
ing on the case. seem unable to
solve In view of the lack of know
ledge the authorities in the differ
ent cities where Mrs. McConnor Wis
tied of anything happening to her
the police are inclined to believe
that the woman was suddenly strick-
en- with some form of insanity.
According to the chauffeur who
drove the car that brought her
home, she hired him at Leetonia and
gave i'm So, saying if that was not
enough he could have s. more and
if he still felt that he wasnot
fully recompensed she could easily
spare another S..