The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-04-03

bishop confirmed about 800 and was
assisted by several priests Of the sur
rounding churches.
Monroe, La - Fire destroyed the
municipal water and power plant,
placed the city without fire protection
and put newspapers and other indus
tries dependent on electrical power
temporarily out of business. Water
will be provided at once, but it will
be months before electrical power
again can be produced locaDS.
Monroe. - But eighteen true bills
were returned by the grand jury
which has just finished its investiga-
tions. setting low record for the
parish. Only few OF the bills were
for felonies. In the past as many as
AiGhty true bills have been returned
by Ouachita grand juries. The eigh-
teen bills returned were against not
more than ten persons
Leesville. - Three thousand dollars
worth of good were stolen from Geo.
Sliman's store in South LeesVille
when the store was entered, and the
thieves boldly selected goods and
hauled them away. Entrance was ef-
fected by prying open the front door,
The thieves made their selections Of
goods with care, taking only articles
of more than usual value.
Leesville. Proposals have been
made by some of the leading citizens
of Leesville to organize Commercial
Club. Recent grow Of the town. with
the coming Of several new industries
and the prospective development Of
this territory into an oil district, SHOW
the necessity of such civic organi-
cation.
DonaldsonVille - At meeting Of
the joint committee of the LafourChe
and Atchafalaya Levee Boards held
at its office in this ely, Frank K. Sims,
of the Lafourche Levee Board was
appointed executive chairman Of the
joint committee and placed in full
charge of the work of the committee.
Shreveport. - The Arkansas Natur-
al Gas Company recently completed
its Langston 11S in section 24-21-S in ;
the shallow sand with an initial pro-
duction estimated at $500 barrels. ]
The well duplicates the company's
116 brought in on the same lease a
few days ago.
White Castle. - The question has
arisen in the municipal government as
to who is who. Mayor Barclay has
gone to Abita Springs, La, for his
health, and Acting Mayor Luke B. Ba-
bin being sick in bed for the past
week, leaves the town without q
chief.
Baton Rouge. = Meigs o. Frost, of
the New Orleans Item, arrived from
New Orleans in an airplane with H.
g. Boonstra, pilot of the Service
Aviation Company, In a Canadian Cur
tiss biplane bringing with him several {
acts Of the airlane edition of the
Item.
Baton Rouge. = Percy Levert, an
employee of local motor company,
was seriously hurt near Denham
Springs recently when crank few
off of tractor that was being crank
ed and hit him on the forehead.
Monroe. - The right of the city
Of Monroe to appropriate property for
widening Desiard street has been put &.
up to City Attorney Russell. who is
now preparing an opinion on the sub
ject.
Leesville. - Representative Frank
BBolgiano, who is a member OF the
Legislature from this district, is call
ing meetings Of farmers 10 TAKE steps
to prevent the ink boil worm from
making its appearance In this parish. !
Roseland. = aoseland ia becoming
q large plant shipping station. Z. u.
Bailey, who purchased the c. A. Tri.
bout farm, is making success of
raising plants for the Northern mar
ksts. :
Baton Rouge. - A motion has been
filed in the District Court for a new
trial for Dewey Key, Chris Shehan
and Howard Harvey, charged with
robbing James Melville on Deem
Der 16.
Alexandria. - A special train over
the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
arrived here with four outfits of the
drm who have the contract to lay
pipe line from the Homer Oil Field
to New Orleans.
Lake Charles. - The farmers are
much exercised, so 1t is said, over the
prohibition against raising cotton, al
though no one questions the fact that
the weeYil Is here and in quantities.
Thibodaux. Thibodaux took a
holiday to properly welcome forty-one
men from Camp Pike, who were here
spreading propaganda to get recruits
for the army.
Lake Charles. - One Of the mnst