The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
ELTON DEPARTMENT
Conducted by Mrs. Lionel Bertrand.

Miss Hazel Broussard returned home
from New Orleans Saturday, where
she had been attending Loyola Uni
versity during the summer term OF
school. That her many friends were
enthusiastic over her return was clear
! ly evidenced by the almost continuous
string of callers she received at her
home the following day. Miss Hazel
is one of the teachers in the Catholic
school.
Rev. Father Borell went to Jen.
nings yesterday to attend the bene
diction at the Catholic church there.
He was accompanied by Mr. Joe Land
Iry.
Mr.. Mccormick is recovering from a
serious illness, something like pneu.
monia. He has recently moved with
his family into his newly acquired
property nthe north side, the Tom
Barnabus residence.
Miss Rena Hewitt, who has been
in FentOn the past week visiting Miss
Sadie Sutherlin returned to Elton
Tuesday.
Miss Marjorie Sutherlin of Fenton
came over Tuesday to spend two
weeks visiting at the home of her
uncles, Messrs. Will and Tom Suther-
lin.
AS was predicted, the army, or tent
worm, is making it's August visit in
large numbers seemingly taking the
very life from trees and shrubbery.
Mr.. J. D. Davis, living on the Scott
Carr farm, south of town, has recent
ly purchased of Mr.. D. S. Williams a
house on the old Hutcheson mill site,
which he will have moved into Elton
on Church Street, near the M. E.
church. Theb uilding will be remodel
ed and made in toa comfortable home.
Miss Phoebe Powell of Fenton came
in on the afternoon train Tuesday to
spend feW days visiting at the home
OF her uncle, R. E. Powell.
G. A. Courtney and K. Crosby of the
Calcasieu National Bank of Lake
Charles, motored over to Elton Tues,
day. They report having found mile
or so of very bad road in Calcasieu
Parish, however.
DOC" Marshall, former quill push
er in Elton, who has been located in
GlenmOra for &C Ouple of years, was
a visitor here Tuesday.
James j. Lewis, the hustling rice
buyer, is again located in Elton ready
for business at the old stand.
Very early last Tuesday morning
between three and four o'clock, the
writer was suddenly aroused from
sleep by the insistent ringing of the
telephone bell. Our first thought was
sickness at home" but were soon re.
lieVed Of this apprehension by a COM
fOrting () message from central
to the effect that some petty theieving
was being INDUCED in and that Mar.
shall Savie had asked her to warn us
and others that the thieves were in
our immediate neighborhOod. OF
course we knew we had nothing for
them, but they didn't, so we were a
bit nervous. Some ten or twelve resi-
denCe and &C ouple of joints in the
quarters" were entered and some
money, watches, and other articles OF
jewelTy were taken. 1t is reported that
four men were apprehended at Eunice
the following night, supposed to be the
same4paFties. They we're followed tc
Beaumont where they were caught
1 selling thei rplunder and were arrest
ed and jailed. This report, however
has not been verified.
One of the Bargeau men living al
Leblanc, was moving his family back
to Elton yesterday, and while crossing
the bridge over the Calcasieu river
Tin some maneT his team and Wagon