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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Enoine Leaves Rails.

Pollock. train No. 1O4,
northbound, jumped the track near
the depot at Pollock just as it was
slowing down for the stop. The en-
CINE left the track and turned to the
right, going a distance of thirty feet
from the main track, knocking a box
car off the side track and burying
half side in the middle of the main
crossing. Engineer Gregory was in
jured slightly. He stayed at his post
until the engine stopped. Fireman
Herbert jumped through the window
of the cab and crawled to place OF
safety. No passengers were injured.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
seIinman Trial Postponed.

Monroe-The trial of Seely Selig
man, set for Thursday in the district
court, was indefinitely postponed on
account of the absence of the states
important witnesses, who have dlsap'
peared. Seligman is out on bond, hav,
ing been released after his arrival
Sunday in the custody of Sheriff Par
ker, who arrested him in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, where he had fled after
the recent trouble. Weldon Seligman,
who is now confined at his home
from the effects of wounds, and who
is under indictment for manslaughter
for killing a Syrian with billiard
cue, has never been tried because
important witnesses in his case dis
appeared before the date set for the
trial.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
DESIGNED. HER OWN ROOM
How one. Girl Carried Out Ideas as to
the Furnishing and Col
seoring.

Her brown study was the name d
girl gave to little room she had
made into a snrggery of her own.
where she .could' read and work and
have cory. chats with her friends. II
was the brown study because brown
was the prevailing color, enlivened
with yellow: Thisigirl did most of the
work herself, limiting the walls soft
yellow tan. with "a picture moldine
painted cream color near the ceiling
The floor was stained slightly dark
er shade than the walls, and on it were
laid rag rugs of browns, tans and vel
lows The girl braided these rugs
from white material she had dyed her.
self so that they would be just the
shades she wished.
So far 1t was all plain brown, cream
and buff. Now for variety and color
she chose a Powered cretonne with a
design Of little yellow roses. With
this she9made a slip cover for little
low rocker, a valance for the top Of
her window with side curtains just to
the sill, a curtain run on brass rod
instead of her cupboard door which
she had taken off, and slip cover for
her lounge. She preferred the slip
covers for her chair and sofa because
they could be. sent to the wash occa'
sionally, SO keeping her room fresh
and bright. She framed an oblong mir.
ror in the yellow rose cretonne, and
painted a, bureau, small kitchen
table, and two kitchen chairs in cream
colored paint. onsthe table she placed
her blotter with its dull-brown cor
ners and over the table hung her book
shelves, well filed Then she felt she
had q room to enjoy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
NJ NEWS Of ALL n
| 4 LOUISIANA N
Alexandria Administration.

AleXandria.-The city government
was turned over to the new admins
tration under the commission form OF
government Friday. Mayor I. e.
Wheadon and the old board of alder
men, with nine members, met in the
city hall and turned over the city gov
eminent. w. w. Wilmington, Jr,
mayor and commissioner of public
safety; Ed F. Hunter, commissioner
of finance; Irwin McGinnis, commits
sioner OF streets and parks.
The commissioners went into, SEES
sion and elected the following city
officers: Sol We'll, secretary, treas
urer and tax collector; Ira Sylvester,
city engineer; Robert A. Hunter, chief
attorney; John w. Buie, chief OF po-
lice; Ralph Neff, chief fire depart
ment; j. G.. Raxdale, superintendent
of water works and electric lights;
Miss Eva Dent, assistant secretary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Alice q Plantati. n Burns.

Franklin Fire completely destroy
ed the sugar house on Alice B planta-
ton, in lower Cypremort, Thursday
night. The house was modern in every
respect, and belonged to the Mrs. E.
D. Burguieres Planting Company, Of
which ]. B. Brown is president. The
loss is covered by insurance. The
burning of this sugar house leaves
only two in the Cypremort country
that of A. A. Bonvillain and the ]. M.
Burguieres Company, Limited.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
5000, COO Land Deal.

Vile Platte.-A deed was filed
Thursday by the Calcasieu Timber
Company, corporation of the state
of Maine, to the Crowell & Spencer
Lumber Company conveying 2S,O7S
acres of their holdings in the parish
of Evangeline in consideration of pay
ment of $2.O42, 900, about $73 per acre.
The land transferred is about all vir-
gin pine lands, and is a part of the
41,739 acres bought by the Calcasieu
Timber Company during September,
1911, for $76O,OOO. This sale is indi-
cative of the increase in value of the
lands in Evangeline parish
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
May Revive Old Law.

An old, forgotten law, enacted IN
Kansas at time of great need and
never used, is to be called into action
after lying dormant in the statute
books more than a third of century.
1t is the old warning out" law, made
to fight the grasshoppers after the dis
astrous raids of the locusts in the
early seventies. There never has been
a time when it was needed heretofore
but Gov. George H. Hodges has been
petitioned to invoke its use IN central
Kansas to fight the chinch bugs, WHICH
threatened to do great damage 70
growing crops this year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
AIIeae infringement of Patent.

Shreveport-Claiming that the local
company infringed upon their rights
under patent issued to Howard R..
Hughes, the Sharp-Hughes Tool Com
pany of Houston, Texas, has filed suit
for perpetual injunction in the fed
eral court against the Caddo Rock
Drill Bit Company. The defendant
company proposes making drills UNI
der a patent by G. A. Humason, in
ventor, of Shreveport. who declares
that his device is not infringement
upon the Hughes dew ).
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
sanitarium VIII Soon Open.

Monroe.-St. Francis sanitarium, al
institution made possible by the gift
of Father l.. Enaut, the aged priest
who has made Monroe his home for a
long term of years, will soon be open
to the public. The building is located
on a plot of ground 800 feet square,
bounded by Jackson, Wood and Oak
streets, and faces the handsome city
school building. The building is three
stories high, with large, airy and
light basement. The sanitarium will
accommodate 100 patients and all the
necessary attendants and helpers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Buus Doing Damage.

Lucy, LA general complaint is
being made by the farmers in this
section of the enormous number of
bugs. The cane and cotton crops have
not been bothered, but the corn is
affected, and greatly dwarfed as re-
suit of the insect invasion. Sheriff
Paul Berthelot, large planter declar-
ed that he believed the conditions to
be due to the crevasse water from
Hymelia in 1912, stating that in the
new sediment deposited last year the
bugs have thrived and no remedy has
been found for the situation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Wanted $4,000, Got s1.oo.

Jennings. The damage suit for $751;
900 brought by Desire Hebert, Of
Lake Arthur, against Anatole NJ. Gau-
thier, of Jennings, resulted in a judg-
ment of 81 and costs for the plaintiff.
This included attorneys fees amount
ing to 5000. Plaintiff alleged SANDER
of his character by defendant, asking
$4,000 for injury to his reputation and
business, $4,000 for injury to his feel
ings and $1,000 attorneys fees. He
failed to prove financial injury had
been done him, so the court awarded
nominal damages only.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Buos Give Farmers Trouble.

Lucy.-A general complaint is being
made by the farmers of the enormous
number of bugs. The cane and cotton
crops have not been bothered, but the
corn is affected, and greatly dwarfed
as a result of the insect invasion.
Sheriff Paul Berthelot, large plant
err, declared that he believed the con-
ditions to be due to the crevasse
water from Hymelia in 1912, stating
that in the new sediment deposited
last year the bugs have thrived, and
no remedy has been found for the sit
uation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
School Has Good PROGRAM.

White Castle-The Samstown school
children gave an entertainment at the
Fairyland theater to a packed house.
The welcome address was made by
Master Allen Hebert, and the feature
of the entertainment consisted of an
operetta entitled Enchanted Wood"
Sc.ls by Mrs. E. 0. Trahan and Dr..
Guy A. Darcantel, followed by play,
"a Perplexing Situation" while piano
selections by Miss Carrie Danos and
Miss Gertrude Gautreaux closed the
program.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Pass Examinations.

Washington.-Two Louisiana and
four Mississippi boys have successful
ly passed entrance examinations fol
the United States Naval Academy. The
Louisianians are, r. D. Matthews, st
FrancisviIie, and Robert w. Fleming
of Bowie. Mississippians who passed
are, James C. Gathings, of Prairie; Ell
lott NJ. Semi, of Greenville; c. G. Hal
fell, of Laurel, and NJ. A. Jacobs Of
Vicksburg.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Would Stop Seating of Juror.

Lake Charles.-Declaring that Alex
ander Perry was not eligible to serve
as police juror from Calcasieu parish
because he had not complied with all
the laws of the state, and particularly
the one which compels candidates to
file list of their expenditures, R. l.
White and others, of Vinton, filed a
suit in the District Court to prevent
Mr.. Perry from qualifying.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
ORGANIZATION Founded.

Donaldsonville.,-An organization Oh
the Donaldsonville Truck Association
was effected by the election of officers
as fellows: Sam Fontano, president;
Charles Pizzolatto, vice president;
Walter Lemann, secretary. R. P. Ell
rod, of the Texas and Pacific, pledged
his cooperation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
MORE THAN EVER
increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving of Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform, day aft.
er day, have found q better capacity
and greater endurance by using Post
UNI instead of coffee.s An Ills. Woman
writes:
81 had drank coffee for about twenty
years, and finally had what the doctor
called coffee heart | was nervous
and extremely respondent; had little
mental or physical strength left, had
kidney trouble and constipation.
THE first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from sbffee to Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels! In two weeks my heart
action was. greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then ! became less respondent, and
the desire TO be active again showed
proof Of renewed physical and mental
strength.
~ \ am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. formerly
did mental work and had to give it up
on account Of coffee. but since using
Postum am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich.
Postum now comes in new concen
trated form called Instant Postum. II
g regular Postum, SO processed at the
factory that only the soluble portions
are retained.
A spoonful of Instant Postum will
bot water, and sugar and cream t,
taste, produce Instantly delicious
beverage.
Write for the little book. "The Roat
70 Wellville.
There's q Reason for Postum.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Nav Have Baseball.

Baton Rouge. - A city baseball
league is proposed by c. C. Reuben
stein. who has promoted number of
amatuer athletic events in Baton
Rouge Baton Rouge should have
baseball this summer, and | believe
that a city league can be organized in
Baton Rouge among the firms" said
Mr.. Reubenstein.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
SUFFRAGE Club ORGANIZED.

Baton Rouge.-The Sixth Congress
sional District Annual Woman's suf-
frage Club has been organized in
Baton Rouge, with Mrs. A. B. Single
tary as president, Miss Nellie Spyker,
vice president; Miss Alma Sabourin,
treasurer, and Mrs. A. Doherty, Jr.,
secretary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
To Move Oyster Plant.

Franklin. 1.-The Clark oyster factory
and cannery in the near future will
begin operations at this place. Mr..
Clark has recently moved here from
Abbeville, where he conducted fac
tory. On account of this place being
some 20 miles nearer his oyster reefs,
he decided to make the change. The
new factory will be situated on the
Franklin Canal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Oyster Factory for Franklin.

Franklin. The Clark oyster factory
and cannery in the near future will
begin operations at Franklin. Mr.
Clark has recently moved to Franklin
from Abbeville, where he conducted a
factory. On account of this place be-
ing some twenty miles nearer his
oyster reefs, he decided to make the
change. The new factory will be sit
uated on the Franklin canal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Want Mater FREIGHT Rate.

Crowley.-Efforts will be made by
the local Board of Trade the coming
year to induce immigration and Sc
cure water freight rate on the open
ing up of Bayou PlaQuemine this fall
by the government, whose engineers
and snagboats are now at work. 1t
was stated that the freight rate to
be thus attained would be from Is to
rs per cent lower than the present
rates by rail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Purchase John crlchton place.

Shreveport.-Honore and Potter
Palmer, Jr, of Chicago have pur-
chased the John Crichton place, one of
the finest plantations on Red river,
near Shreveport The price is not
disclosed. This makes the second
Louisiana plantation they have pur-
chased, besides making other large in
yestments here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Hard Luck for Farmers.

Eden.-An extremely heavy ram
overlooked the streams in this section
to such an extent that several families
were driven from their homes to the
hills and their crops washed partly
away. Insects are also playing havoc
with vegetables. Hog cholera is prev
alent again in this section.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Reduced Rates to College Fair.

Thibodaux Arrangements were
made Friday by the committee in
charge for reduced rates to Thibo-
daux on the day of the festival and
fair for the benefit of the new Thibo-
.daux College building fund. The at.
fair will take place May 25 and 26.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
TWO Million Timber Tract Deal.

Vile Platte.-The clerk of court is
in receipt of deed from the Cal
casieu Timber Company of Maine to
the Vrowell & Spencer Company,
Limited, of Louisiana, conveying their
holdings of 2S,O7S acres of land sit
uated in Evangelifie. The price paid
was $2O42,000 The above land is a
part of 41,739-acre tract bought by
the Calcasieu Timber Company dur
ing September, 1911, for $76O,OOO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Pointe coupee Election May 20.

New Roads.-The election commits
sioners of the parish of Pointe Coupee
have set May 20 for the election of
coroner, justice of the peace, First
ward; constable, Third ward; con-
stable, Tenth ward, and police juror,
Fifth ward, Second precinct.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Vendor Given Usual 500 Fine.

Shreveport. The second violation
under the blind tiger" ordinance
means Imprisonment, as well as fine.
according to City Judge Lal Blanch-
ard, who fined Charles Zagone the
usual 500 and sentenced him to ten
days Imprisonment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09

Change OF Lie that
/ could hardly live.
My husband had to
nail rubber on all the
gates for / could not
stand it to have a
gate slam.
~ also had back
ache and a fullness
in my stomach. l
noticed that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table COMPOUND was
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Week Of Infantry instruction.

Bogalusa. The infantry officers
camp of instruction will be held at
this place from May Il, including May
II. A detailed program of require
ments mas been received with the or
der issued by Adjutant General Nc
Neese.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Want Water Freioht Rate.

Crowley.-Efforts will be made by
the local Board of Trade the coming
year to induce immigration and secure
a water freight rate on the opening
up of Bayou Plaquemine this fall by
the government. 1t was stated that
the freight rate to be thus attained
would be from Is to % per cent lower
than the present rates by rail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Man and Horse Drowned.

Winnfield--While on his return
home from Alexandria, Drew Mayse,
of Hinton, was drowned in some man.
ner upon entering Castor. He was
driving a horse at the time. which
also was drowned.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Louisiana Medical Students Graduate

New Orleans.--A class of ten young
medical students Wednesday grad
uated from two years training in sur
gerry and practical experience at the
Charity Hospital and received their
diplomas. R. c. Webb, Jr., of Dayne,
La, son of DR.. R. C. Webb, was presi-
dent of the class.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
industrial Commencement.

Lafayette President E. L. Steph-
ems of the Southwestern Industrial In
stitute, has arranged for the twelfth
commencement exercises, beginning
May rs with sermon by Rabbi Max
Heller Of Temple Sinai. New Orleans,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Inspect Agricultural Conditions.

Crowley.-C. S. Schofield, of the De-
partment Of Agriculture, and Henry
Morganthan, both of Washington, were
here inspecting the experiment station
and gathering data relative to agri
cultural conditions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
MRS. wickIlffe Returns,

Baton Rouge.-Mrs. Robert c. Wick
life, wife of the late Congressman
Wickliffe, arrived in Baton Rouge to
make her future home hore and to SUI.
pervise the erection Of her modern
apartment house.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Want City to Own Plant.

Crowley.-A movement is. on foot
here to have the city operate an Ice
plant There is only one plant here,
and the high prices at which ice is
sold has caused agitation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Black Robber Finally Landed,

Plaquemine.-A negro named Elijah
Johnson has been arrested charged
with having robbed the store of Jo-
seph D'Agostino Sunday night. The
officers believe he has been commit
ting numerous robberies about town.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Drills in 200. Barrel Oil Well.

Shreveport.-C. D. Reeves. of Shreve-
port, has just drilled in a 2OO-barrel oil
we'll near Mooringsport in section 10.
in which sect:o2 six other producers
were recently completed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
To Buy Parish Records.

Lake Charles-At meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce it was decided
to take up the matter of buying the
records of Calcasieu parish, which are
owned by the Mayo-Knapp Abstract
Company. The parish records were
burned during the big fire three years
ago, and have never been replaced.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Bishop Van De Ven Confirms.

Alexandria Bishop c. Van De Ven
administered confirmation Thursday
in the cathedral to a class of thirty
three boys, thirty-eight girls and
eight young ladies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Week of infantry instruction.

Bogalusa. The infantry officers
camp of instruction will be held at
Bogalusa from May IL. including May
AZ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't ynfs
The worst cases no matter Of how long SanosS'
are cured by the wonderful old reliable Dr. PoneLs
Antiseptic Healing OIL. Relieves pain ano nsas
Ut the same time. 2Sc, DOC, &l.U9.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
shreyeport's Population increases.

SnrSVcPoTtS FoP"'0e'Su sbSi SaoSS.
Shreveport.-The new city Director.
lust issued. places Shreveport's popu.
!ation at 34,963. an increase of 3,64s
for the year and an increase of s,94S
over the census of 1910.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09

A satisfactory husband is capaoie Oh
approaching her or has sense enough
to lie about it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09

Too bad, but some people Simply
can't exchange their dollars for sense
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
HUSBAND NAILED
RUBBER ON GATES
Vie so Weak and Nervous
Could Not Stand Least
Noise How Cured.

Munford, Ala. -" / was so weak and
nervous while passing through the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-09
Fire Causes Bio Loss.

Observation-Disclosures place at $780,
600, partly insured, the loss resulting
from a fire which practically wiped
out the business section of Saline, La,
The blaze started in the general store
of J. @. Bridges 6 Son. The fire, the
cause of which is unknown, was fought
by a bucket brigade.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-22
BISMARCK.

W. G.. Eversolc Of ST. Louis spent
Sunday on his farm here.
O. ". Ramsey motored to the
Iron Mountain lake Sunday.
Mrs. Belle Sandman of Elvins ,is-
tied the family of B. T.. Barrett sun
day.
Judge breckenridge and d. II. Hut
chins of Belgrade visited the family
Of Cyrus Dent Friday
The Degree of Honor held memorial
services and decorated the graves of
members of that fraternity Sunday,
Edward f. Major OF Bowling Green
No., brother of the Governor,
was the guest of y. 7. Eaton Thurs
day.
The mule team of G. o. Province of
Irondnle ran away In town here
Sunday aud Lartly demolished a
new buggy.
ID. II. Gregg, one OF our Oldes,
citizens, died Thursday of pneu'
monia. He was 81 years of age, and
prominent Mason.
The family of Emmett BelknaI
went TO Caledonia Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. X. Vivian
Mrs. Belknap's mother.
a benefit ball game Fats VS.. Leans
was played here Saturday for thu
assistance of a family near tow
that is In needy circumstances.
DR.. Eaton, Mrs. Ella Monahai
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Forhe
we're in Pennington tuesday, Ma.
F2Oth, probating the will of the lat
David II. Gregg.