The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-04
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ELTON NEWS NOTES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Elton, La. June l, 1915

The Texas Oil Co, are having their
large storage tanks here reDainted, U
C. Topper is doing the work.
Mr., Lee Pilgrim is the night pump
man for Mr., L. P. Erickson.
Mr.. Sam Pilgrim has been employed
as night pumper at the plant of Mr.. G..
N. AvlSWorth.
Last Sunday while Mr.. G. W. AylS.
worth and family were coming to town
one of their children, a five year old
boy, fell out of the surry and before
Mr.. A. could stop the team one of the
hind wheels run over the boys chest,
but as the boy is of German descent no
harm was done him. Who says the
Kaiser wont win.
Mr.. A. P. Upper has re.roofed and
re.baniStered his Plaza,
The Misses Mildred and LESSEE Hart
returned home from Lafayette last
Wednesday where they had attended
school the past year.
Mr.. D. L. Brooks has placed a 5000
gallon cistern at the southeast corner
of his lumber shed.
A good shower of rain fell here
Thursday.
Mr., V. L. Bergeaux is selling out his
entire stock of Ladies, Gent and child
ren's furnishing goods. millinery etc,
and will sell at auction every Saturday
until all is sold.
MeSsrS. W, H. Monroe & Son received
forty ton car of coal Thursday and
are hauling it home to their pumping
plant for fuel. We were informed that
it cost them $40 per ton I. o. b. at
Elton.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
A. P, Topper May 18th, but she only
lived few minutes, she was buried at
the China cemetery the same day,
A very heavy rain fell here Thursday
night and Friday morning accompanied
with terrific electrical display, the
thunder came peel upon peel like an
onion while the lightning was very
vivid.
The Apostolic Divine healerS bap.
tized eight persons in Powell's lake a
week ago last Sunday and closed their
meetings here on Wednesday night
and left here on Thursday taking one
of our best and most highly respected
young ladies with them as convert.
Rev. Bramhall left last Friday for
Kinder, Oakdale and Shreveport before
returning to his home at Houston,
Texas.
Mr.. T. A., MCGUIRE of the Raymodd
neighborhood was tranSacting bust.
ness in our village last Saturday
Mr.. Hemp T. Merritt was over from
Lauderdale last Saturday on business.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Villemond
Bergeaux is on the sick list.
Miss Hazel Best was over from the
dredge boat near Kinder, Saturday
calling on friends and relatives for
few hours, and attending to some
minor business.
An oil tank car was derailed in the
switch yards here for few hours one
day last week, but as it was along side
the passing switch track it did not in.
terfere with traffic, no one was hurt.
Mr.. h. N. Daggett has erected a
couple of large iron tanks to hold gas.
oline for his pumping plants, so he is
now prepared to handle gasoline in car
load lots.
This section of the parish was visited
by another good rain last Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Gooch and wife visited
Mr., and Mrs. A. P. Topper last Sunday.
Mr. E. R. Topper contemplates going
with his family, in about two weeks to
Portland, Oregon, to recuperate his
health and may, if the climate agrees
with him remain there permanently.
We regret to lose so valuable and es.
timable family, but wish him we'll in
his determination to change climate.
Mr.. Archie Topper has accepted a
position in the store of Mr.. w. d.
Horn.
Mr.. Walter Anderson is now EN-.
ployed in the RouSS Racket store, Mr..
A. W. Langley, prop.
Mr.. j. R. Thibodeaux is holding a
clarence sale and many good bargains
are had there every day.
MeSSrs. P. j. Sabatier & Co. are hay.
ing reduction sale for few days.
MIR. James Vaughn and wife visited
MIR. VS. parents last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. B. F. KlSley came over from
Vile Platte last Sunday to visit friends
for few days.
Miss Beryl Barnhill returned from
4 G..