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u- , e 1i e al. VOLUME IV. WELSH, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY 5, 1904. NUMBER 86. Express charges prepay on all orders of $5.00 and over where Cash accompanies order. We refund the purchase price on any goods sent not satisfactor. Mail orders filled Same Day as Received. P-t" - BAK itNW WoANT IT. ART NEEDLE WORK'P' l ,: l., s.* . _Interested in Fancy Work you will find here a complete assortment of Mount Mellick Silk, Filo Silk, Wash Twist, Royal Floss. Dresden o. O RYAN DIVlSONN ST Floss Yarns, Zephyrs, I .attenberg, Lakes Charles' Biggest, Best and Busiest Store. Braids, Stamped and Lithographed Pillow Tops, Plain and lHemstitched Stamped Linens, etc. An Important Feature of this week's showing at Mullee's will be the Novelties for Spring 1904. We name bel ow a few of thenew things we are daily receiving, which will specially appeal to those contemplating a trip away. The Correct Waists Modes. Our Waist deparment is filled with many Dainty Novelties such as Jap Silks. Fancy Tailor-Made Linen Waists, all modeled with the long shoulder affect a1.00, $1.60, $1.75. $2.00, $2.50, $8.00, $8.59, $4.00 and $5.00. S Spring Neckwear. An important showing of Novelties in Turn Over Collar Effects, etc. in White and the new Hungarian Embroidered Designs at each 15 25 30c Turn Over Sets. Collar and Cuffs to match at 25c, 50 and 75c a set. Black Dress Goods. New 1904 Weaves. Qualities, Styles and Varieties-in both Foreign and Domestic Goods. The showing includes Voiles, Etamines, Mohairs, Zeb elines, Nule Effect, Shark SklnsEoliermies, Brilliantines, etc. The prices are the yard 50c, 66c, 75c, ..................:........ ................................... . 90c. $1 00, $1.50 and $2.00. $1.00 American Lady Corsets. The Enthuisiam of our patrons over our several showings of American Lady Corsets has enabled us to make special Arrangements with the manufacturers of this famous famous corset, whereby we are enabled to show twenty distinctively different novelties, designed for as many different styled figures, which will make Sthis showing of unusual interest. - These Corsets are made in both straght and bias gored effect---some with hose suspenders attached, and are priced at at ..................................................... ..... $1 and il.50 the pair. The Lake Charles Press of Tuesday Sys: Last Thursday evening at 6 o'lock, at Moss Bluff occurred the Leath of perhaps the oldest person in alcasieu parish, white or black. It ras that of Kate Hawkins, colored, bTegrandmother of Joe Berry, the ateran hack driver in the city. Kate Si Winter Goods All my Winter Clothing going at 25 per cent. off of the regular price. Overcoats at Cost. Also have a fine assortment of $3.00 Comforts going in this at $2.00. Ladies' Skirts going below Cost. A No. 1 line of men's and ladies' shoes going at a very rea sonable price. We are exclusive agents for' ladies' Crescent Queen shoes and the celebrated Edwin Clapp shoes. J. S. G ERSON, Welsh, La. %-fF -L 4+4+.+++++++++++++++ 4++ ++ +++ + -++4 ý4+++f4 4N1 CJEWEL STOVES It is Not Accidental that genuine Jewel Stoves keep the fuel bills low and last so long. It is just because they are built that way. They are made in the Largest Stove Plant in the World, where they know how. Every genuine Jewel has the name "Detroit Stove Works" cast on it. Jewels are sold and recommended by he Right L.L. .MORSE & SONS. Welsh, Th PlaceRight Louisiana4 "++++ • . +o0e4444+4 00l*.n,+li#++e9ael u . et. , . - a . Notice to Rice Farmers. Why rent rice hinds and give to the land Sowner each year half your crop raised, when we can sell you with a very small payment downugood lands and let the land make the payment on your home by giving each year half of crop raised as a payment each year. For further information call on 2 Robinson & Carr, WELSH, LA. 44+44++++ 444++ 4+++++++*++4+4 444*444++4+*4+44 +4 99999999999999999 999 999 *99 999999 ++9 9999., Hawkins was one hundred and twenty years, one month and four days old. The cause of her death was extreme old age. When you see a man using an En terprise buggy, ask him how he likes it. Then call on Davidson-Wesson Implement Co., they will do the rest. FINAL RETURNS OF THE PRIMARY. of lac Caleaslen Pays the St. Mary States- ha, men a Handsome Compliment. the The tabulated statement published vol by the committee shows that the vote sec of Calcasieu for State otflcer., ; as as ant follows: pri Blanchard, 1,473, Jastremski. 1,437. 5 Sanders, 1,740,Barksdale, 861; Steid- opt ley, 1,769, Steele 591, Smith, 303; vol Behrman, 698, Frazee, 1,153, Smith, she 717; Reid, 1,602, Guion, 861; Michel, ant 2,198; Aswell, 2,094; Foster, 1,808, to Jonas, 812. Senator Foster got the sot biggest vote of any man who had op- act position and his majority of 996 is the vol largest he received in any parish in del the State outside of Orleans. Calca- rot sieu gave J. Y. Sanders similar good ab treatment but could not beat his ma- me jority in St. Mary. Calcasieu also gave Judge Blanch- pa ard the biggest vote he received out- tic side of Orleans and more votes than neo he received in his own parish of Cad- lat do. Still she had enough left to give ca Gen. Jastremski more votes than he sti would have got in East Baton IRouge, So if he had got every vote cast. She fet gave Frazee his third highest vote for 101 auditor, gave Ledoux Smith more ca than he received anywhere outside of en IRapides and yet stands third in Mar- na tin Bebrman's list of biggest country Th( parishes. She also gave Judge Reid at his biggest vote outside of Orleans. co in fact she came pretty nearly giving cih him as many as the live Elorida par- ne ishes put together. m Regarding the uncounted precinct ini be Calcasieu, tle Picayune says: ic The committee yesterday decided to th stick to the decision to compile the re- tr turns of Calcasieu without the missing w precinct, fiom which Secretary Som- I payrac, of the parish committee, sent " in unolficial returns. Judge Blanch- V, ard has :3 majority in Calcasieu, the ri vote for governlor having been 1,473 ri to 1,437, and the admission of the pre cinct would have made it something over 50, and would have sliightly. but not matcrtially, changed the vote c for auditor and treasurer. The three memibers of the committee who voted to reject the precinct, Porter, Lawra son and Dawkins, declined to recon sider, though Judge Blanchard has !signified his belief that it would he proper to receive the returins, and so ( the original action stands. r Following are the commnissioners t and clerks of election for ward tawo, 1 ppointed by the.su,-eimmnittee of the s Calcasieu Parish Dnemocratic Exe((:u tive committe!, to serve at the second 1 primary election (on 'l'hursday. eth Srunary 11th, 1!.i1: i'rccinct 1, Welsh. , SI. A. Fontenot. I. I. Arceneaux, WV. I I. Jc tlanus, lonmnissioners. 1l. L. ('raig, clerk. I'reinet 2, Arsene Le SBlues', ,lake (line, Ambhrose Pitll, John IcF'atter, commissioners . I.a. Mills, lr 'k. Prcin't 3, Joplin, A. + G iInrray', V 51. luchanan, Wil liam Cro-h. eomnissio-i rs. IE'd l1nr ris, clerk. I'ceeinmit 4, lIoanoke, (G. I . G illett, J. .1. lit,,zc', It. T. \Val +ton, ,onulnissioners. 1.. E. Martin. f clerk. * With a live dollar ca i pIurchase of groceries we will give yoii I twenty +pounds of standard granmultit .d sugar * for $1. (. I3EN(oTr SON. '.4 C.LCASIEU'S POLITICAL IIX-UP. Hot Contest on Between the Opposing Candidates for Sheriff. Monday's New Orleans States thus sizes up the situation in Calcasieu politics: The second primary to settle * who shall fill the parochial offices of Calcasieu has been fixed for Thurs day, February 11. While contestants for parish clerk of the district court will be run in that orimary their race and that of all others who must con test again are lost sight of almost 0 completely because of the over-shad owing interest and intense excitement centered in the second race for sheriff " of the parish. As may be remember ed there were four competitors for sheriff in the first primary. A re markable feature of the campaign was the absolute confidence of every one of the four that he would win in the first primary over his three competit ors. Even Aladin Vincent, whom the r result of the primary showed to have been scarcely in it, was so confident " that, during the boll weevil session of the legislature he was proclaiming " to his colleagues and friends in Baton * Rouge, "May God forgive me, I'm elected. ' But those who were keep- " ing tab recognized that former Sher- " iff D. J. Reid, popularly known as " "Kinney" Reid, was leading his com- t" petitors easily, with strong chances of pulling out a majority of the total vote that would 13e cast for sheriff in first primary. That that forecast was very nearly correct was shown by the returns: D. J. Reid, 1,370; J. A. Per kins, 764; S. M. Lyons, 712, and Ala din Vincent 235. It can be seen that of the total vote cast, 3,081, Reid lacked 172 votes of a majority. He had scored a plurality over Perkins, the present sheriff of the parish of 606 votes. As the present incumbent had secured the next largest vote, Reid and Perkins must go into the second primary. Since the result was made known, open boasts have been made that the vote of the three competitors who ran short will be combined to defeat Reid, and some tall hustling has been done to accomplish that end, but Reid has some very strong friends and their activity was shown in the handsome vote polled for him. They are confi dent now that the contest has nar rowed down to two, that they will be able to secure enough to land their men over Perkins. "Kinney" Reid was sheriff of the parish from 1884 to 1892. His reputa tion for bravery almost to reckless ness in handling the toughest kind of lawless characters who came into Cal casieu from Texas and other western states was known throughout the South and West. In 1892 he was de feated through the bitter fight over the lottery question, the issue of that campaign, by A. L. Lyons, the pres ent assessor. Charges of a criminal nature were then preferred against Jleid, it being claimed that discrep ancies in his accounts had been dis covered. After a long time, he was cleared, but the expenditure in attor ney's fees, costs of court, almost made a financial wreck of him. He became very bitter and though he did not figure prominently in politics, he threw whatever support he could con trol to the Rlepublicans. However, when lion. A. l'. P'ujo, of Ca(lasioeu, -Itielame a candidate for0' congressmanll, t "Kinney" leid suppot'ted him and - voted for him, thus establishing his aright to vote and participate in tie 3 recent Democratic primary. Allen's Minstrels Coming. The biggest crowd for the sac:e oc oc cupied ever assembled in L'aris turned out last night to attend A. (. Allen's New Orleans ilinstrels, who gave their entertainment in a tent stretched on Grand avenue opposite the Avenue hoLtel. Therle werei fully ithree thousanid pIIsons pIreslent, ai(d the onlly reason that there were tot more was that they could not re pack ed and jammnned any tighter inside tiei ' tent. Most liersons who patronizl rin-i t str'el shows lprefer burnrit cork artists a- becaruhe tlhey portray thie ild-timti i i plantatien darky to better tadvantage V. ongrn chiaraitr was toi rteay rl iailh L,. fully by trhe t ll 'glir, i s htliiise'til's. i'- 'lhi(rei is a ivast dii'firer' ,l ,' in iti i p" erire rf nnurrisIniri h'fii', }b th i-;li i. l ; piii i V thai w' tl i~ i rlall ' hi'a d A' bI mn ti tr l c l m nii- ( , ii ' \ ,l h .ll t , of imiluilort('d off ntf 10'w nusirl, fliir -ii'. ity3 lii" lipri0es ilUrIl' i ,f the Wxi lllh i 'i" I nton, the nil! or (tiail'ies Iiii'r int tire IWE SELL THE CELEBRATED Hamilton-Brown Shoes LARGE STOCK OF T " Finest Line When You F i LnCome to Welsh S -o- Take a Ltook st STYLES in GOODS f Ever Brought - AND - Clothing and to Welsh 0 of the Gents' S LATEST * STYLES BLANKETS Furnishings ": A full line of Groceries. SMARTIN BRos., SI WELSH, LA. *·o"o .,-ARE YOU INTERESTED IN flAKING YOUR HOME COMFORTABLE. If so we can Help you make your selection. Rockers, Center Tables Folding Lounge, Chairs, Book Case. 3 PIECE BED ROOM SUITS 3 IRON BEDS, CHIFFONIERS EXTENSION TABLES. KITCHEN TABLES, CHAIRS. MATTRESSES and PILLOWS. Heaters, Cook Stoves. Everything -- IN--- House Furnishing. --ALSO A- Pure and Fresh Stock of Fancy and Staple -Groceries. PAUL W. DANIELS. O+O+++++++00000+00+++ Horte Thief Capi u rea. Williani.1eUCkson , alias .Jack Y~,unin, lhsi I)('(FI c( Llught eiedh flatie st'utl ik, a vamuable muiile anIdt is now' ]htIgrre( in .Iatl. HIec wvas djet((i((d by ( ity MlaI' he tried to sell the animal. .1aCk(son hIut alt ph an sib he stort, inflorhtti ng I . 'h'totti thLit his motthter htatrl died&l a~i. he (lQsirte to iLtsce 501110 IIoIuy tot (ftaLy fluneal (XJ enis*5. I eo Irequoested a loanm of tiat, ttfferitt the 8 Welsh Jewelry Co., 8 o8 IReliable Jewelers, Velsehl, Loulsiana. II 8800000000:moooo /, . inlll as coliat4'ral. I , ri'.i\J (I I 1h $P1 and lat-r (11] r'ltu nt 'd an1 1 l :a5,.( for morl'. This a;roull d tl unif su.s icion anld a liltle investiigation iproved that the negro's mlother was not dead. Mlr'. Sparks in the mean timie receiwved a complaint from A. J. F'indlay, o(f Iowa station, that oniie of his milles had been stolen and the ur rest followed.-- L. C(. American. 'lor I'ure Seed(l Oats call at Jones Ilros'. Fted Store.