The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-28

Covington-At a meeting Of the
st. Tammany parish police jury re-
Gently of the ST. Tammany parish po-
lice jury the subject Of drainage was
taken up and acted upon. Judge 7.
NJ. Burns presented the matter for
the drainage committee of seven rep
resenting the Parish Progressive
League and stated that the police
jury was in need of more revenues
from the parish to meet the general
expenses of the parish To get this
additional revenue, the lands would
have to be made more valuable SO the
assessments could be increased
Hammond-As an added attraction
at the coming Florida parishes fair
there will be the exhibition given by
the New Orleans Young Mems Gym
nastiC Club in front of the grand
stand on Saturday of fair week.
These young men, fifteen in number.
will come under the management Of
DR.. Soniat and will give the people an
idea of what can be done to improve
the physical man. They will visit
other fairs in the state.
Arcadia. - The Arcadia Chamber
o. Commerce was successful in con-
Quoting a good roads WORK day" re-
Gently. Every place of business in
town closed, according to agreement,
and every Hble-bodied man was ON
the job" bright and early. Conse-
quentlr the roads leading into Ar
cadia present fine appearance. Good
work was done by an army truck,
now the property of the parish, with
a large road scraper attached
Natitoches.-W B. Thompson of
New Orleans, chairman of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association, will address
the students who will attend the agri-
cultural short course which will be
conducted at the State Normal August
1920. Mr.. Thompson will visit Match
itoches August 20. Sheriff. j. P. Payne
reports 1883 dog licenses collected in
Natchitoches parish to date.
Arcadia - Arcadia has in the last
few years gotten paved sidewalks,
electric lights, municipal water works
with some of the best water in the
country, according to analysis; is
soon to have laundry and ice plant
and other improvements, and has at
present more than thirty new homes,
completed or under construction.
Roseland,-As Mrs. Walter Kline OF
Fluker was driving her car on the
model road through Roseland, Jesse
Wright, young negro boy, in at
tempting to cross the road was struck
by the car, knocked down and run
over. Medical aid was summoned
and prospects are that he will recover.
Roseland.-ReV. C. E. Burch, form
erly Of Jennings, La, for over year
past in charge of the First Uongrega.
tional Church in Roseland, has sent
in his resignation, which the member.
ship accepted. A larger field has
been offered him, with increased
salary.
Welsh.-Thieves entered the Benoit
grocery store here recently by max
ing entrance through the south side
door, robbed the safe of $55 and took
one box of cakes from the store. The
robbers entered by breaking the glass
in the door and unlocking the door
which latches from the inside.
New Roads.-The first bale of cot
ton from Pointe Coupee parish was
ginned recently by Mix and Jewell
the cotton was raised by A. l.. Jew
ell, Jr., in the Island of False River
at Ventress, and weighed SIS pounds.
1t was shipped by express to Norman
| Meyer, New Orleans, La.
Iota.-During an electrical storm
here attended by a three-inch rainfall,
lightning struck and almost demolish-
ed the local negro church and tore
out the side Of a small residence occu-
pied by Mrs. Deitz and her two
children. Luckily, no one was in eth
er Of the buildings during the storm.
| Welsh.-The local rice mill and the
two warehouses have about complet-
ed their overhauling and are ready
for the new crop. With dry weather,
threshing will begin in the near fu-
ture.
Iota.-W IS. Robertson of this place
reported twelve Of his sheep being
killed by dogs a few night ago
Natchitoches. = Cotton picking has
begun although the rcop is not open
ing rapid yowing to cool cloudy days.
I Baton Rouge. - The police chased
a burglar down Main street during
the early hours of the morning. The
chase was from Jackson street down
! toward the river. Five shots vara
fired at the fleeing burglars, none are
supposed to have taken effect.
Natchitoches.-On advices from Mo
bile, Ala, G. H. Brock, white, who, it
is alleged, left that city with a mort
gagged car and came to Montrose, this
parish, where he got work, was arrest.
! ed and the car seized and brought to