The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-08-20
ELTON DEPARTMENT
10y Mira. Lionel Rsrtrandl

Dumartrait cam home Wednesday
from a visit with friends in Houston
Mrs. H. Tietje entertained the
Kinder Congregational Ladies Wed
nesday at their aid meeting. A very
pleasant social afternoon was spent
Mrs. DR.. Odom remained over for {
visit Of a few days.
Mrs. L. E. Robinson and daughter
returned to Make Sunday after a few
days visit with her step-daughter
Mrs. Oscar Clark.
Rev. Wallace held services in De
Quincy Sunday, Rev. Teddlie occupy
ing his pulpit in the Baptist church
here.
Engine No. 113, said to be the same
one wrecked near DeQuincy a few
days ago, was derailed here Friday
evening while switching in carload
Of ice for MIR. Bacque. No one was
injured, but because of the long trair
left on the main line, traffic was de
layed several hours.
Mrs. Electa Norris and mother, Mrs
Roberts, returned Friday from a visit
with sisters and brothers at Beau
mont, Port Arthur and Port Neches
Texas. Mrs. Roberts was quite Ill al
the time they returned, but is much
better at this writing Mrs. Norris re.
ports delightful vacation and resum
ed her work in the Racket Store
Tuesday.
Mrs, Myrtle Clark, who spent the
past month at Make, returned home
last week.
William Mccain. Oldest son Of DR.
and Mrs, Mccain, had his arm brok
en- Sunday evening while attempting
to crank an obstinate Ford. His father
not being in town DR.. Fletcher was
called and soon had the fractured bone
set and the boy is doing very nicely
Sylvan, Grace and Myrtle Phenice
Mrs. Free and Mabel, Ralph, Nettie
Iva and Emily Brown, Of Raymond
attended services in the M. E. church
here Sunday evening.
Mrs. ]. w. Stokes is again doint
some Of the bookkeeping in Putnam
Bros. store, being on duty part Of
each afternoon.
Miss Rena Hewitt is assisting in the
general work In theb ank this week
Anderson's three weeks vacation, be-
ginning the 21st.
Lionel Bertrand took Rev. Hardin
of Raymond and DR.. Smith of Port
Arthur College over to Kinder Sun
day morning, where the latter preach
at the morning service. In the even.
ing DR.. Smith preached to an appreci.
alive audience In the M. e. church
here, On the text: "Is the Young Man
Absolom Safe?" He is very earnest
and forCeful speaker and gave his
hearers much food for thought. His
close Of the sermon were brief but
very interesting.
Mrs. Emma Pilgrim is again on duty
as chief operator at the central tele,
phone Office, after a delightful vaca
ton of two weeks, the last week be-
ling spent in Jennings with her sister
Mrs. Pratt
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Putnam and sons
Miss Sue Farley, Miss Mabel Dumar
trait, RObt Hart and Lee Pilgrim mo.
tored to CharentOn Thursday for an
outing, returning Sunday evening.
Miss Grace Pilgrim had as hel
birthday dinner guests Sunday Misses
0ma and Denana Scott.
Earl Stokes went to Port Arthur
Monday in company with DR.. Smith
where he has employment for few
weeks and will then enter Port Ar
thur College and take up a full course
Of studies. His friends here are GLAD
to see Earl have this opportunity and
wish him success.
lobe Lognion has a new rice hui
ling machine erected on the old site
which ne will soon have equipped fol
| business. The new mill Is somewha
larger than the one that burned.
Rev. Paul Leeds Of Kinder held ser
vices at the Indian church north o.
town the greater part Of last week
He held three services daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. HILBERT, Doroth.
and Weldon went to Bell City Friday
| to visit relatives. They will also spend
some time in Lake Charles and witt
their daughter, Mrs. Blanton, at Sui
phur, being gone about three weeks
Misses Ruth and Sadie Ray Hig
ginbotham OF Baton Rouge are tn
charming guests of their sister, Mrs.
ErolI Christian, having arrived Satul
day.
John Barnett and family visited
friends at Raymond Sunday.
Miss Ruby Kenser who spent par
of last week with Mrs. ellis Heber
returned to Oberlin in comapny wit
her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Kenser who ha'
been spending some time in Tennes
see and returned via Elton.
e. s. Hart went to New Orlean
Friday night on postoffice business
returning the following evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Azenor Butler an
son were in Elton the fore part Q
1.-THE week.
| The base ball boys came home froI
| Jennings Tuesday evening feelin
rather blue over their defeat In II
game, having lost by 5 to 0.
Miss Leah Hebert, who has bee
VISITING her brother and wife, Mr. an
Mrs. ]. G. Hebert, returned Saturdf
to Beaumont.
Mrs. Minnie Harmon, Of Lal
Cares returned home Monday fro
a SHIRT visit with her father, !.
Henderson and sister, Mrs. butoro'
n D. Wallace and family returnt
Mnndav from visit to Marlin.
Miss Carolyn DeLarue went 20 N "
IOrleans Monday to enter Souie "
Ilege. Miss Carolyn finished MI
school last spring with honors and '
3 predict for her great achievement
DR.. Mccain, who has recently NOV
\ ed here from Basile, has rented ON
3 rooms over Bacque's market until
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