The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-20
GROSELE GRAPES.

In last weeks Journal the writer an.
nounCed the moving of Mr.. j. t. Mar
cantel to Gray Bluff to farm. We are
TODAY informed that j. T. has given up
going to Gray Bluff and will probably
locate near Woodlawn and put in the
year doing public work for change
from rice farming.
MIR. Yves Pitre of Fenton sold his last
lot of rice Monday. The price and the
grade are both very low, still we have
been Encouraged by the Association as
to better prices, but the grade of rice
that is in general on the market can
not command the price that the farmer
would like TO realize from same.
Mr.. Yves Fitre, our parish father,
from Ward 8 left on the 4th of March to
attend the regular meeting of the Pc.
lice Jury at Jennings THURSDAY.
Mr.. John Hay of Ward 9, our mem.
Der of the School Board, went through
our suburbs Friday enroute to the
county seat to be present at their regu.
lar meeting.
Mr. Editor, your scribe was talking
over the news problems with Mr. and
Mrs. Nell PeloQuin, who have just recent
ly been Solemnized in the holy bonds of
wedlock, one day this week, Mrs Nell
PeloQuin said, Have the Journal sent
to us at WoodlaWn, La. for IL months
as the Grosele Grapes is news from
home" and she wants them weekly.
Hon. H. C. Fondren of Jennings was
visiting our schools in the 9th Ward
Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr.. Fondren
is very much interested in the child.
ren'S corn club, and was distributing
seed corn among the boys. On account
of the rain Wednesday he was com.
PEELED to postpone his visit to some of
the schools but promised the boys to be
back in the near future, at least before
time to plant. We also have some of
our girls who expect to take up the
tomato club work while some of our
boys are going to try the hog raising
and one or two of the girls will take up
the poultry club work, and we wish to
see Mr.. Fondren back very early so as
to start the young ones out soon. Mr..
Fondren is a great advocate and we
wish him success.
Mr.. Alex Pellerin of Lake Charles
was mingling with friends here one day
last week. Mr.. Pellerin is looking after
the Gibson Portrait Co.'S business in
this parish, such as taking orders for
charging and delivering the pictures.
A heavy rain fell here Wednesday
morning and has delayed the spud and
cane planting which was Just in full
blast.
The oil we'll at Fenton is moving.
The derrick and boarding house is 60.
ing up and drilling is expected to start
at once. The contract for the wood for
fuel is let and the parties are now at
work on the wood. The company ex.
poets to 90 down with the same well
that was drilled few years ago as they
feel certain that there is oil in the old
hole. The company is composed main
ly all home men if not all, and the pros.
poets for oil are very promising.
Fenton is going to be fitted up with
an up.to-date barber shop and pressing
Office, so the boys can get good shave
and their coat pressed while they are
in the chair, with Mr.. Oscar Fontenot
proprietor.
Mrs. Beatrice Bertrand and Miss
Marceline Chackeman of Coverdale
were the guests Of the Formers sister,
Mrs. A. V. Peloquin, Wednesday, Thurs.
day and Friday. Mrs. Beatrice Bert.
rand orders the Journal forwarded to
her at Coverdale, La, for one year.
AS she is we'll acquainted with all the
Grosele boys she can get the news
through your paper.
Friday was the last dance of the
season, celebrated for the long expected
wedding. Mr. Nell Peloquin and Miss
Mandy Johnice were united in the holy
bonds of married life. The burden was
read in the presence of many friends
and relatives by Judge A. V. Peloquin
The guests were called and one and
all were made welcome to all the coffee
and fine cake they could store away.
Born, on the 9Th, a big girl to Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Hebert of Woodlawn.
Homer Peloquin is quite i'll with
measels this week, and the country is
full of measels and whooping cough.
o. U.oHOG.