The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-07-23

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visiting her aunt, Mrs. Harry Monroe
went to Jennings Wednesday.
The Methodist Ladies are to give a
social Friday night July .29th for the
members of the church and Sunday
school and their friends. Special games
will be planned for the young people
under the supervision of Miss Mabel
Free of San Antonio. Refreshments
will be served but no charges made
All who feel so led will be privileged
to give silver of fering which will be
used on the piano fund. The City Au,
ditorium has been secured for the
place Of social. Right here is good
place to remind the people that there
are services every Sunday night now
in, the M. E. church.
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The Ladies Aid Auditorium and the
grounds are now town property, the
result of sale consummated at the
last meeting of the town council. This
give the town an ideal and much need
ed building for public meetings, etc..
and the council are to be congratu.
lated. 1t is understood that the ladies
will retain their organization for some
time and the proceeds of this sale will
mostly be used in buying alibrary for
the public school thus perpetuatine
the good work these ladies began
years ago. When Elton was in it's in.
fancy with no room for Sunday school
or church services, these ladies or
gained and with courage undauntcd
sought to fill that need, which was
done sooner and better than any could
have anticipated The building will
yet stand as a monument to their good
works as will also the much needed
and longed for school library. We
would very much like to give brief
write-up of this organization but can,
not we'll get the data. Think we are
safe in saying, however that hut
three of the charter members are left
in Elton.
Lewis Vaughn was the victim OF
an automibile accident one day last
week at which time his buggy was
overturned and badly smashed, Mr.
Vaughn receiving but one bad in
jury, that of fractured collar bone
He was attended by local physi
jician at once and is doing nicely. Mrs
Putnam was driving the car, but since
we have heard so many different YER
sions of the accident we will not ven
ture to tell how it all happened.
Velma Monger, the eight year ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, l. A, Mongel
was thrown from a horse and quite
badly hurt one day last week. Wher
she fell the horses hoof struck hel
chin cutting quite cash which hat
to be sewed up, She is getting along
very nicely at this writing and il
thought will be all right in a few days
| Elton hads a little blaze Monda!
morning abQat nine o'clock when Mr.
LogniDn's al rice mill on the nortl
4 side was led with all its contents
He was jila tarting up for work whel
the gasoline engine back fired an,
there being considerable gas accumu
lated the building was in few sec
onds burning freely and beyond cor
I troll. The arrival of the two chemica
Iengine saved their residence and othe
NEARBY buildings. Mr.. Lognion had il
stalled the machinery only about
| year ago and everything is con
plete loss. estimated at $4,000. H
!, will rebuild on the same site at ones
\ New subscribers to the Journal are
| L. J. Keys, Miss Lola Pennington, v
+ H. Laugenberg, Herbert Christian,
II M. Henderson, Miss Maude Anderson
w. N. Fontenot and f. e. Landr!
There are many more that should tax
!. advantage of the special $100 Jul
subscription price and the writer wi
i be glad send in the names and dollar
{ at any time. Ring telephone Numbt
: 46.