The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-06

ChaS. Abel, of the Armstrong Machine
Shop, went to Iowa Wednesday to do
some special work ON o. N. Englands
pumping plant.
Geo. W. CoSner went to Lake Charles
on matters OF business Wednesday.
Rev. E. M. Stewart was the guest of
friends in Lake Charles, Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva Mott started Wednesday
for her home in Nashville, Tenn. where
she expects to spend a couple of months
Mrs. C.. M, Shoemaker, went to
Lafayette Wednesday to meet with her
cousin, Mrs. lone Crouch, enroute from
her home in Western Texas to Shelby.
vile, Illinois, for the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. j. B. Lee spent Friday
the Both in Jennings, attending the
Memorial services held there by the
Grand Army of the Republic, return.
ing to their home Saturday morning.
Simeon Benoit went to Gueydan
Saturday morning for his daughter
Beulah, who had been spending the
week there visiting friends and rela.
tives.
Fred Brasher. formerly of this city,
but now located at Vinton, La. and his
family consisting of his wife and four
fine children, were the guests of
friends here Saturday, Mrs. Brasher
and the youngest child, who has been
i'll for some time, going on north for
the summer, while Mr.. Brasher re.
turned to his work at the oil field the
first of the week,
Rev. E, R. Carruth returnee Satur.
day morning from a short visit at
Crowley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan were the guests
Of friends in Lake Charles Saturday.
Mrs. Book, who is one of the tele.
phone girls here, went to Vinton Fri.
day to take temporary charge OF the
board there during the absence of the
regular operator.
Telephone manager, Hamilton, of
Jennings was business visitor here
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T. Coyle, of
Torras, La, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Vera Lee
Coyle, to DR.. Henry Hobgood, of
Welsh, La, the wedding to take place
the latter part of June. New Orleans
Item.
C. M. Norman. the progressive
liveryman of Elton was in Welsh
coming down for an auto.
mobile which he purchased here to be
used in his livery business.
Mr.. Kennedy, cashier of the Elton
bank, and T. S, Plunket, one of the
prominent business men of that grow
ing little city were transacting bust.
ness in Welsh Friday.
Ed. Doan is one of the latest pur.
chasers of an automobile, having
bought new Ford the latter part of
last week. Ed. expects to do general
carryingsbusiness with it.
Ozeman Hebert, one of the promin.
ent north of town planters. was a
business visitor to Jennings Saturday.
Sidney Yantis and Bennie Gabbert
arrived home Saturday evening from
Baton Rouge, where they have been
spending the past school year attend.
ing the Louisiana State University.
MIR. Yantis is taking an electrical
course, while Mr.. Gabbert is working
on the sugar chemistry course.
w. C. Peters. plant foreman of the
Cumberland Telephone Company, was
over from Jennings Saturday inspect.
ing the condition of the plant at this
place. He was well pleased with the
conditions of the plant here, and spoke
very highly of the work of the local
plant man. Mr. Bertrand Of this place.
R. Smith, our well known merchant
went to Lake Charles Saturday, in
order to take out his final naturaliz.
alton papers. We are glad to be able
to state that he stood the examination
all right and is now naturalized
citizen of the United States and voter
in this parish.
Miss Alice Miller was the guest Of
friends in Lake Charles Saturday.
Samuel Scar, of the Signal Clothing |
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