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WALKER, L W) OF JENNINGS, g g42h naLOR 3NI4 Sells I t SeollIt, for Less. for O.uA VOL. III. WELSH, CALCASIEU PARISH, LA., FRIDAY, OCTO +,R 24. 1902. NO. 3 1 To those desiring to open an account or contemplating a change in existing banking arrangements, we say without hesitation, WE DESIRE YOUR BUSINESS, and will grant you every favor consistent with safe banking. We care for valuable papers belonging to our patrons free, or will rent them a safety box at one dollar per year. We invite correspondence or a personal interview with a view to business. L. E. RO INSON, President. PAUL W. DANIELS, Vice-President. F. D. CALKINS, Cashier. Elegant Line of . . Millinery and Dress Hats Just Received from Chicago. Alne of Big Dress Good and Trimmings inst Call and see some of the latest patterns. PAUL W. DANIELS, Welsh, La. The Leader in Low Prices. r A Pleasant Surprise Party. The following persons assembled at at the home of O. S. Carr in the south end of town, last Friday evening for the purpose of surprising his son George, the occasion having been the latter's twenty-third birthday: Mr. , and Mrs. A. C. Shipman, Wm. Fear, J. V. Kelley, Webb Wilson, Wm. Terry, C. J. Wildman, C. E. Hooper. Frank Suydam, Mert Morrel, Wm. Russell, Hugh Craig, Wm. Labit, C. A. Austin, Ed Carroll, Misses Carrie Thomas, Carrie Bailey, Willie Ham mett, Edna Coley, Lizzie Fear, Kate 'Buckingham, Minnie Griffith, Eldia Goodreau and Grace Morrell. The crowd met at the home of Miss Eldia Goodreau and with the Welsh brass band to furnish music a hay ride was enjoyed to the home of Mr. Carr. Music and various games were the .principal features of the evening's entertainment. At midnight a lunch was served, after which the jolly crowd of merrymakers departed for their homes, all expressing themselves as having had a most enjoyable time. Jim Younger, one of the mnembers of the James gang, the noted bandits, and who was last winter parole& from --thie Stillwater, Minnesota, peniten tiary, committed suicide Sunday at St. Paul because he was unable to marry the woman of his choice. The law forbids paroled prisoners from marrying. Arceneaux-Robicheaux. Aldez Arceneaux and Miss Mollie Robicheaux were married Tuesday afternoon in the Catholic church in this city. Preceded by Armour Arce neaux, brother of the groom, and Miss Eva Benoit, the bridal couple entered the church to the soft strains of Mendohlson's "Yesterday and To day," played by Mrs. A. G. DeLoach, and in an impressive manner Rev. Father Peeters spoke the few words that forever linked the lives and hearts of these young people. The bride was tastily attired and the groom looked his best in the conven tional black. After the ceremony cake and wine were served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fontenot with whom the bride has been living for some time. Both parties are wall and favorably known here and the JOUR NAL joins their legion of friends in extending warmest congratulations. Ready for Delivery. My stock of fruit trees will be ready for delivery from about the middle of November on. Those desiring nur sery stock for this season's delivery should send in their orders as early as possible. JAS. GLICK, RIoanoke, La. E. S. Wood's plat of the subdivis I ion containing the Welsh oil fields have been placed on record with the clerk of court at Lake Charles. The plat is a very complete one and the I first that has bccn ]placed on file. Ringling Bros.' Excursions. Special excursion rates on all lines of travel have been arranged for by the management of IRingling Bros.' World's Greatest Shows, and those who wish to go to Lake Charles, Sat urday, November 8, or Crowley, Mon day, November 10, can do so at com paratively small expense. This will be the only points in this vicinity where the show will exhibit this sea son, and no one should miss the op portunity to see it. Itingling Bros.' circus has been the leading arenic exhibition of America for several years, but the show is never permitted I to exist upon its reputation. Although it long ago passed the point of com petion, every year sees a greater and grander show. This year's perfor mance is entirely new, and the mag nitude of the exhibition dwarfs any thing of the kind ever before attemp ted. There is a great triple ring ex hibition given by 300 high-salaried artists from all parts of the world. a trained animal department, present ing marvelously educated bears, seals, dogs, ponies and elephants; a mag nificent horse spectacle; a vast men agerie, which exhibits the only giraffe on earth; a gorgeous revival of the old Roman hippodrome and many other great features. Circus day opens with a brilliant street parade, two miles in length. Don't fail to see it. MIushrooms. BELL & CO. National Rice Milling Co. Pay Cash for Rice Mill on Toll: for 25cts per Barrel. No other charges except freight, clean rice pockets and insurance. Returns guaranteed in 15 days after rice reaches our mill. No brokerage or discount for cash. Liberal advances made without interest. Before selling or consigning to others show your rice to our representative, PHIL COVERDALE, Welsh, La. BATSON ATTEMPTn LIBERTY His Plans Upset by the Discovery of an Improvised Saw by an Officer. An attempt to escape from the par ish jail at Lake Charles was discov ered last week, which showed that there is at least one artist in that line confined in the same cell as the noted Batson, the Missourian awaiting a second trial on the charge of having murdered the Earl family near town. It is believed that Batson was the leader in the attempt. The plan pur sued was unique, and had been in op eration for several days. A number of needles were secured and forced through a stick about ter, inches long, , forming an almost perfect saw. With this tool it was carefully planned among eight of the prisoners to saw through the bars of the cage to lib erty. D. C. Lyons, the jailer, had had a feeling all week that matters were not as they should be, and in consequence had been keeping a close watch on the jail for several days. Thursday, however, when the time for I feeding the prisoners arrived, he made his usual rounds inspecting the cells, and at that time Batson and an other prisoner were singing, "The Last Day On." Later in the day Mr. Lyons commenced a more rigid exam ination, and ordered one of the pris oners, whom he suspected, into the office and there questioned him thor oughly, until finally the prisoner ad mitted that plans for a wholesale es cape were on foot, and told the jailer where the paraphernalia was hidden when not in use. With this informa tion Jailer Lyons reported his impor tant discovery to Chief Deputy Rich ard, who in turn informed Sheriff Perkins. The officers at once pro ceeded to the jail and were joined by Deputy Harmon. The improvised saw was discovered concealed be tween the bathtub and wall. Further investigation developed the fact that the bars had been cut through about an eighth of an inch, and the job would doubtless have been completed within a few days, Chief Deputy -Richard and Officer Lyons say they had good reason to believe that Bat son was the leading spirit in the at tempt to escape. The revival meeting at the Methodist church, conducted by the pastor and Evangelist W. W. Hopper, of Merid ian, Miss., is becoming quite interest ing. RIev. Hopper's sermons are re ceived with marked attention. The altar is filled each service with seek ers for pardon or purity. The evan gelist is a forceful preacher and pre sents the doctrine of santification in a clear and scriptural way. His sermon ) Wednesday night on "The Wages of ! Sin is Death" was one of the best yet ) preached. His illustrations of the different points of his sermon are clear and convincing. The meeting will continue indefinitely. Services each day at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. Strayed. A dark red cow, very small. Owner can have same by calling at the Law son farm. northeast of town, and I prying expenses and cost of this notice. A. W. WELLS. Besides having a social club, two or three baseball clubs and various other forms of amusement, Welsh is soon to have a lawn tennis club. Dr. L. G. Lewis is organizing one and has alreadv ordered a complete outfit, V. H. Taylor has moved from the building at the rear of the Itacket store to the residence belonging to the estate of Theo. Bertrand, in the south part of town. BIG BARGIINSIN SHOEI Having recently bought the entire stock of shoes of Prentice & Pren tice, at a very low figure, I am prepared to offer special induce ments to the public in that line. I am offering all grades of Regent and Dinsmores at greatly reduced prices. Regents for Men, a $3.50 Shoe, now for $2.25. Dinsmore, for Men and Women, same price. Ladies' Shoes, a fine Assortment, 5oc. and up. Children's School Shoes, Soc. and up. Now is the time to secure the greatest bargain of your life. Call early. I have All assortment of children's shoes from 2 to 5 yneait, which I will give to families that cannot afford to supply their little ones with 4 footwear absolutely without cost. Just received a big line of FALCON, the standard brand of hats. i J. S. GEIRSON. I 1 . • iGo to MARTIN BROS. SB AR GAINS IN ALL LINES. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1++ + f ...........f................f.4 44+~eý~ýrr ý PRENTICE & PRINTICE Successors to Prentice & Powers, .... DEALERS IN.... Hardware, Shoes, Groceries, Etc, We Meet Competition at All Times. 00 Our line of Will be constantly replenished, thereby giving our customers fresh goods at all times. Call and be convinced. Prentice & Prentice, Masonic Temple, Welsh, La.