The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Grosele Topics.
F, Fenton, La. Feb. 5 1914.
ITn late for last week

think our Parish Father mas uone a
wise thing as a bridge at that place is
very much needed.
Mr.. David Marcantel will now be
found at his old home near Fenton, nav
ing moved back there several days ago
He will farm there this year.
Mr.. A. B. LaidlaW is daily waiting
for a part of carload of fruit trees
which he will put out on the McLaugh-
lin place near WoodlaWn, where he
has Is acres of very fine land ready to
plant. He also expects to put down a
deep well in the near future to irrigate
the orchard.
Mrs. F. L. Peloquin spent Sunday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. David
Augustine near Iowa.
Mr.. M. Stanley made flying trip to
Welsh Saturday to get some necessary
highland implements for the 1914 truck.
ing of corn, potatoes, peas, sorghum,
etc.
The surrounding vicinity is making
a showing. Several of the rice farmers
have commenced their pIoWlng and
there is about 10 per cent of the ploW'
ing now done. There is also some
blowing done for corn and many expect
to put out their spud crop during the
next few days and if the weather con-
tinues as it is at present there will
probably be some planting that will be
done too early.
Mr.. Nell Peloquin of WoOdlaWn spent
a couple. of days at Mr.. Oscar MillerS,
repairing Mr.. MellS motor buggy.
Nell left Saturday evening for Wood
lawn with his motor buggy in full tilt
and working fine. He was to take his
girl out Sunday if the buggy run o. X.
A light foot fantastic tWo'Step was
enjoyed at Mr.. AL MilIer'S Saturday
night and they report fine time and
the crowd too large for the hail.
Octave Peloquin left Sunday for the
Rose Marsh district, where he is EN-.
ployed for the spring season with MIR.
Ozeman Marcantel of that vicinity.
The present prospects are very
favorable for much heavier corn and
potato crop than has been put in in
our district for several years. Some
rice land is being prepared for corn,
new sod is being broke for sweet pc.
tatoes and there will be considerable
larger crop of Irish potatoes put in
than is usual in our vicinity. The best
we can learn at present is that the rice
acreage will be cut down considerably
in this section of the country. Mr..
Oscar Miller in order to let his old rice
land rest will put in about four hundred
acres or more of new land and will use
the best seed the market affords.
We are sorry to report that Mr..
Sherman Pitre has been ill for several
days with fever, We hope to see
Sherm out again in few days.
A report from the turpentine camps
about two miles northwest of here is
| to the effect that measels and Whoop'
ing cough are in the camps. Two Of
Mr.. j. B. Richardson's children are re
ported to be sick with the measels.
MeSsrS j. S. Fuselier and Isaac Fonte
not of Jennings were here last week
and arrested negro, Prince Louis
who was i'll and apparently insane.
| C. j. Phelps of Fenton is fitting up 8
mill in his ice house for the purpose o.
| grinding feed, such as corn on the col
rice and shelled corn.
| The new saw mill for Woodlawn
known as the Carbello & Salyg mill, il
about completed and will be turning
out lumber in the next few days. Thi
makes two saw mills for Woodlawn.
The Miller boys, west of Fenton, hay,
erected rice and feed mill and are nov
ready to grind out head rice, screen
ings, brewers rice, polish and bran
The work is good and the grade
fare fine, Prices to suit.
The wedding bells are ringing plail
nowadays. and the next issue of tn
Journal will have the echo in it.
Mr.. Michel LeBleu of English Bayou
was the guest of his brother.in.lay
Tuesday.
MIR. c. j. Phelps has a force of me-
making posts. Mr.. Phelps means t
supply the demand for posts thi
spring.
Mr.. Paul Hebert and Miss Leas
Hebert went to Lake Charles TueSda
to be married Wednesday. They expec
to make their home near Fenton Whe
1 they return and we wish the ne1