The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-07

New Orleans Will open MdICn IL q"
the Lelgado Museum, City Park, II
was announced Friday by the assocla'
ton. The exhibit will consist Of origi-
nal works in oil, water color and pas
tel painting, black and white draw
ing, etching, sculpture, pottery, en-
broidery, boOkbinding, iewelry, china
painting, weaving block printing, met
al work etc., not before exhibited IN
New Orleans.
Covington A. Redhead, assist |
ant state farm demonstration agent
visited the Association of Commerce
and Of the Parish Progressive League
to discuss the work of the farm dem
onstration agent who will take up his
duties here within short time. Far
mers are active buying fertilizer, SEED
and better implements, preparing Tor
big crops. The Association OF Com
merce is seeking better markets for
the syrup, sweet potatoes and other
produce Of this section.
Baton Rouge. Returns OF the
election are coming into the secre-
tary Of states office slowly on &C.
count of the fact that no postage was
sent out with the return envelopes
and In numerous instances they are
being held by the postoftice authori-
ties for postage. Notice was re-
ceiyed from the New Orleans postof-
fee this morning that the returns
there were being held for 81 postage
Shreveport.-Friday furnished an
other giant gusher for the North
Louisiana oil fields, the Rowe Oil Cor
poration's shaw No. 10 coming in with
an initial daily production Of 10000
, barrels, estimated The we'll is in the
Homer field, Claiborne parish, the
northeast corner Of the southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter o.
Il section 9O-21.7. The flow is from tht
l deep sand at 2,072 feet.
g Lake Charles.-Bids for the con
n structi0n of the drainage system il
{ Ne Bell City Drainage District No.
Il and bids for the sale OF $225,OO
u drainage bonds will be received at tn
IT office of the North American Ian
" and Timber Company, at Bell Cit
'e February 144. One million, two hui
e. dred thousand cubic yards Of dill
must be excavated.
Up Marksville. Complete tabulate
10 returns as compiled by the Paris
Do Democratic Executive Committee #
IN the parish of Avoyelles for the ele
SO ton held were as follows: GOvernC
&C. Parker 1858, Stubs 1868; lieutenal
5h governor, Bouanchaud 2542, Gilbert
1877; auditor, Capdevielle 2456, M
pg com 1929; state treasurer, Estort
at 1888, Morgan 2053.
lg,
m, Houma.-St. Frances de Sail
an Church of this city was the scene
cir one of the most interesting anniVt
nd sary celebrations that has ever be-
recorded in Terrebonne parish
at was the golden wedding anniversa
est of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Thibodaux Porcl
ie- both natives and lifelong residents
by Terrebonne and among the be
or known families in the parish.
ons
me Shreveport. - Making an estimat
SITS initial production Of 1900 barre
yer. Keen & Wolf Oil Company's Nels
No. 2 well was brought in from
ON deep sand at around 2,796 feet 7
will new producer is in the northe
ans quarter Of section 6-12-10. Bull Bay
ion District, Red River parish.
~ Gueydan.-PhiI Rettig, the R
'.o1 Growers Association agent, h
,,,4h while turning his car on Main str
l., In Gueydan, struck a buggy In VIII
were an aged woman and several C
dren. They we're thrown out Of
buggy, but suffered only a few mi
bruises.
bar st. Martinville. - St. Martin pal
add will give Parker and Bouanchaud
mer majority. He carried every "
It in with the exception of Ward I
21-7, which gave Stubs one vote major
bar A light vote was cast in Wards
ap- Two and Three. A total in the WI
parish of 1856.
the Monroe.-Clear and cold wea
First prevailed here, but many reside
Ioyd blocks In low parts Of the city rem
jus- ed under water as result OF re
and rains. Fields and woods are Overt
ed and some sections of the gray
roads of the parish are under VI
re- All other roads are quagmires.
7 of
IN Of Shreveport. - Guy Empey, mel
votes "OVer the Top" is in Shreveport
q for plans to Aim new play entitled I"
The scenes will be laid in the
borne oil fields and in Shrevepo
ident
Trust Judge Firmin Thibodaux filed
Jones to contest the vote cast in the
9re is he, Parker supporter, was the
n the enth ward for police juror, VIII
nent Of H. L. Lacroix
from Franklin. Percy Saint RI
ct are ed his commission as Judge OF
a and Twenty-third Judicial District
They and was Immediately sworn l
Clerk of Court Wilbur H. Krame
trac- Covington - The Parish DENT
v was lie Committee met here to canvas
being returns of the recent primary
q bad found all to be correct as report
the election officials.