The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-01
For Liability Insurance
see w. II. Colbert.

The George West Insurance
Agency, of which Mr. w. H. Colbert
is the manager, was moved to the
rooms over the bank Thursday. The
new quarters were fitted up express
ly for the insurance agency, and are
commod:ous and we'll appointed.
Get a Certified Dealer" guaran-
teed smoke at the Plezol.
Mrs. Avery Hsbert, who has been
visiting relatives here the past week,
was joined Sunday by Mr.. Hebert.
They returned to their home at
Orange, Texas, Monday evening.
Mrs. Clara Goodreau, who has
been here for some time visiting her
sen, Mr.. P. H. Goodreau and family,
left Saturday for Blessing, Texas,
where she will spend the summer with
her daughter, Mrs. Chas. White. She
was accompanied by Mrs. P. H. Good
reau, who will visit awhile with Mr..
and Mrs. White before returning to
Welsh.
Mr.. Ionic Fuselier and family,
of Elton, were here Tuesday paying
short visit to the families of Emile
and Eli Langly. While in town Mr..
Fuselier paid the Journal office q
pleasant call.
Mrs. W. B. Turner returned Mon
day evening from New Orleans, where
she had been to see Mr.. Turner, who
is at the Hotel Dieu recovering from
broken limb. The accident happen
ed to Mr.. Turner about two weeks
ago while he was driving a team for
C. L. Davis, hauling some heavy ma
,erial. The team he was driving be-
came frightened, jumped and threw
him beneath the wagon wheel. The
heavily loaded wagon passed over his
limb, crushing it badly. He was taken
at once to the Hotel Dieu for treat
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Turner came
here recently from Kentucky.
E. D. Lewis and sister, Miss Ber-
dine, are spending a few days in
Welsh.
Miss Essie Bourgeois, of Jen-
nings, was the guest of Miss Edna
Bourgeois last Saturday.
Miss Edna Bourgeois left Sunday
for Lake Charles, where she enters
the Lake Charles Business College to
complete a course in practical book
keeping. ----
Mrs. Arita Wilson, after spending
week with her mother, Mrs. Adam
Bourque, returned Sunday evening to
Beaumont, Texas, where she is en-
ployed as stenographer by one Of the
Texas city's progressive firms.
Mr.. Otis Fisher left Monday night
for New Orleans, where he will I'M
dergO a minor surgical operation be-
fore being accepted in the U. S. navy.
Otis expects to be transferred to the
Great Lakes Training Station as soon
as he is sufficiently recovered from
the effects of the operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALBION Estilette left
Sunday evening for their former home
in Lafayette, where Mr.. Estilette has
accepted a situation. Mr.. Estilette
has been employed here for several
months in Mr.. Anthony Hebert's ton
serial parlor, and it was during his
stay here that he joined the ranks of
the benedicts. The best wishes of
their friends accompany them back
to the old home town.
MIR. Cohn, a member of the Louis !
lana Medical Corps, who, backed by
the New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce, is making a pedestrian tour of |
this part of the state in behalf of the |
recruiting work and good roads, de-
livered a short address at the audito-
rum last Saturday night following
the picture show.
Mr.. A. R. McBurney has about
completed model residence on his
ranch north of Welsh. 1t had been !
rumored that the genial stockman was |
erecting this magnificent mansion ex-
pressly for residence for his bride
and himself, but Mac says this is not !
the case at all. He is just building
comfortable house for his tenants, i
and such being the case, his tenants
will have 9 very fine home. The
house is afmodel for beauty and con-
venience, fand will be furnished with
all facilities, including hot and cold
water, electric lights, etc. Mr.. E. D.
Lewis has just completed the electric
wiring.