The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-07-31
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Laughlin orange farm. The barn is a
28x44 structure with IA #. walls, max
ing ample stall room for necessary
stock on the farm, with large granery
below and loft overhead III several ton
capacity. The citrus fruit farm
promises to be one of the garden spots
of Jefferson Davis parish. Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin will in the near future sink
IL inch deep well for irrigation of the
trees, and will also build a fine resi-
dence. Mr.. A. B. Laidlaw. the general
manager of the farm, reports the &C.
600 trees doing fine, with the exception
of a very few trees.
Mr.. o. Carbeno made flying trip to
Lake Charles Wednesday in the inter.
est of his grocery store at Woodlawn.
Fig days are here and the by.word
with the women is canning figs" The
amount of figs being put up is enor.
nous.
On July the 18th Mr.. Dock Wither.
wax became the owner Of fine pas.
senger Ford car and is now trying our
new roads with much success.
MeSSrs. Dock Witherwax, Mac Sharp
and A. B. Laidlaw made flying trip to
Jennings on the 21stiin MIR. Witherwax'
new Ford auto. in the interest of the
Woodlawn graded school, and we are
always glad to see ur;ffiends move to
the front in the interest of public edu.
cation which has for many years been
neglected by the masses.
Charlton is still working but some.
what moderated at this writing. While
some stock is still dying, yet it is moth.
ing to compare with 8 orI10 days ago.
Messrs Oscar Miller and James Au.
| gustine were visitors ito Kinder Mon.
day, returning the same day. Mr..
Miller is feeling better over the heavy
raios on his plant, and Mr.. Augustine,
his partner, is glad to have day Off
from the throttle and the chug of the
exhaust.
Wednesday MessrS. o. Peloquin and
H. Peloquin made flying trip to Jen
nings, the latter having become 81 by
cutting his eye teeth felt as if he
should be voter and was registered
Now Mr.. Homer is ready for the con.
gressional campaign and election. One
more vote for Jefferson Davis Parish.
Mr.. T. j. Davis. as Singer Sewing
Machine agent of Kinder, was in our
midst Thursday. Mr.. Davis is agent
mostly oyer the Charlton district here
and he reports Charlton is still killing
some stock but very few compared to a
few weeks ago, VIII CHI is quite en-.
couraging to the community.
Mr., Thoredel Thibedaux of Evangel.
inc is spending a few days with his
sister, Mrs. Joe Dauget OF Fenton.
We are sorry to report Mrs, Nell
Peloquin under the weather this week.
She was taken by Mr.. Peloquin to
Welsh for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs, Collins Ledger Of Iowa
spent Sunday with Mrs. Ledgers' par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Miller were the
guests of Mrs. Mrs. Miller's father and
mother, MIR. and Mrs. Collin Hebert of
| the M. o, Canal district.
Mr.. Yves Pitre and Mr.. Oscar Miller
of Fenton were in Welsh Saturday in
the interest of the Charlton meeting.
Mr., Pitre reports that according to all
they could learn and from the appear.
ance that the worst siege of Charlton
| is about over, which we certainly hope
to be true.
/ Heavy rains have fallen during the
| past week and the knock in the cross.
head of the engine has ceased. Practi.
cally all the rice in this section is food
ed and is looking fine.
/ Mrs. Edmond Pitre has just returned
| from Texas where she has been visiting
her son Ambrose Pitre of the lone
star state.
We are sorry to report Mrs. Sidney
Pitre CT Fenton having been ill, but
some better now. We wish Mrs Pitre
a speedy recovery and to see her out
again in few days.
Mr.. Yves Pitre is bending some of
his corn this week, which means corn
ready for the grainerY in about ten
days.
Now Mr.. Cow Buyer if you want
some cool old fat cows and some fine
sucking calves just call Messrs. A. v.
Peloquin and Yves Pitre of Fenlon.
| They are ready for market.
Mr.. D. Hebert and Mr.. M, Stanley
drove to Hecker Thursday of last week