The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-22
GROSELE GROWLS


home place west Of FentOn and III just
few days Mr.. and MIS-. Ledger will
. be at home and ready to welcome there
many friends to their comfortable fire
side MIR Ledger is from Iowa, La.
and we are GLAD TO have him cast his
lot with us in the rice culture, Mr..
Ledger IS a prosperous rice farmer,
and we welcome him here and hope
him prosperity in his new home.
Mr.. Yves Pitre has engaged Mr.. Joe
Doggy Tor the year 1915 TO farm, and
| has huilt MIR Doggy nice little cottage
on his highland farm between Fent0n
and Wooulawn: where Mir. Doggy moved
last week. MIR. PItre expects to DO
some extensive highland farming this
year. MIR. Doggy is from Acadia, haV'
ing lived in JEFF Davis tor two years.
A heavy rain fell Saturday. Flowing
is all stopped now and probably Tor the
week, Quite d number OF farmers
have started their plOWS this week as
the land was in good shape, but now 10
wet.
Three new plants going in south OF
Fent0n one well now going down ana
two more to follow soon. Mr.. James
johnson has all well preparation On
the ground and has considerable lanu
planted The other two plants repre-
sent about Cor 10 hundred acres OF new
| land in rice in 1919,
| Mr.. Oscar Miller of FentOn has
bought bull tractor and Will DO DIS
blowing with same this year and we
are expecting to see one more tractor
| in our midst now soon il the rumoPS
are true.
Mr.. Ira Peloquin Of Fenton is quite
i'll at this writing. DR., Holman OF Edna
was called Friday night and he pro.
nounced the trouble Of the bowels and
OF serious nature
! Mr., Frank Hebert and Miss Mltilda
JOhnlCe stepped in to the married
peoples union last week, after cele'
brating their marriage III Lake Charles
Many wishes Of JOY and happiness
| tOl0W tl6ln III lllE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Doggy went 10 Edna
Sunday morning via the Watkins to see
the Doctor tor their little one year old
baby who has been ill for several days
with what was supposed lagrippe.
Mr.. L. M. Marcantel and wife OF the
NJ. o, Canal spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. L. NJ. MarcanterS father,
David MarCantel near FentOn.
Mrs. Alex Miller took her little boy
Edwin to Kinder one day this week for
medical treamtent bv DR.. Buck. Edwin
! is looking better and we hope to see
his chubby cheeks grow fat and PINK
again soon, Edwin has been praotl.
cally under the weather since having
typhoid lever about a year ago.
Mr. Mariel Aribia made flying trip
to Jennings an the 18th inst to attena
the Fabian Reed case and returned the
18th. .-. ..r-.- .... r. -.......
The vicinity of the Grosele is having
a siege of what is known as the chicken
pox as reported by Mr.. Fred Miller
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Rldder
at Prattern Camp on the Dec, 3, III A. a
fine boy. The baby was born with two
test well cut and about developed. II
appears that no one around here.
among aged people have ever known OF
a similar case. Mother and child are
dong fine while MIR. Ridder wears a
happy smile. The above facts were
given by Mr.. Ridder himself ana We
feel that that they are correct.
Mr.. and Mrs, Alphus isrnge lost a
little girl Saturday about seven years
old we are informed that the deSea e
| that caused the death was diptherla.
| The writer Joins the family in their sad
ness and hopes that the departed one is
with the angels, enjoying eternal hap
piness in the bosom OF our saviour.
| MIR and Mrs Alex Miller receiVeda
telegram Monay from Mrs. MillerS
sister Mrs, Steadder of Tidgo, La. to
the effect that their infant child was
not expected to live but a few hours.
Mr.. j. F, Fuselier sheriff OF Jen.
nings spent a couple Of hours at A. v.
| Peloquin Wednesday while his deputy
was serving Subponea on witness 10
appear in the Wilkin Bushnell case
A. B. and H. B. Mills are the owners
of new Bull Tractor blowing machine
and are doing some fine work on the
Jim johnson farm south of Fept0n.
MIR. Miller said that the cost of running
one is equal to a four horse team.
While running. But that the expenceS
stop when you stop the machine, as the
team must be fed working or not work.
ing.
The Hebert School closed January
Z, 1915. Miss Cox being offered a higher
salary anda longer term to teach at
Reeves, La.
Mr.. David MarCantel Oh Fenton has
we understand sold his home place near
Fenton to G. j. Mills ara bought other
property about five miles west OF Fen
ton, and is busy building and will move
to the new place as soon as the house is
completed. MIR. Marcantel has wanted
to move to the timber for several years
and has finally decided to do so.
b. A. HOG.