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.ersona---But Not Too Personal And Local Items of Interest I You Are Not Ashamed of Your Visitors Tell Us , Who They Are-Telephone 222. F. G. Seward Phone 158 or 96 N1 Noble of Lake Charles `. Welsh last Saturday on go, Clark of Crowley was ding business here Wed L Baldwin of Lake Charles, ;,oking after business inter Wednesday. ely furnished room for rent in. Apply Mrs. Beatrice Phone No. 90. j18tft r, and Mrs. Mike Schmidt of n South Dakota, and Mrs. -McCulla, of Sutherland, Ia., visiting at the home of F. 0. ,ka. j.gi. Woodeii of Lake tCilriuRs ;sa Welsh business visitor on ay. Frank Lovett, a former resi. dent of this place, but now of Lake Charles was a business visi. tor Tuesday. R. F. Weichert, who left Jan. on a visit to Decatur, Ill., New York City, Bridgeport and Danrt bury, Conn., Kansas City, Mo., has just recently returned. Mi. Weichert combined business with pleasure and to visit his mother who has been in poor health, but is now much improved. Insurance All Kinds W. M. Colbert, Mgr. Phone 66--Night go Prof. J. H. Wilhelmi of Crow. ley was in Welsh Tuesday and Wednesday looking after his piano tanin; bu siness. L. L. Richard, parish assessor, has been in Welsh several days listing the 1918 assessments of local taxpayers. 'or Sale.-Cary safe, practi, .1 ,( re s it), \ e h.vce various ether : second-hand safes for sale. j't t; - -', SCharles Mooreleft Wednesday for Ladonia, Texas. where he .wii join his wife and baby who h's been visiting hcr p,.rerts ilr. :,rd Mrs. A. B. Welslh since befo:re Christmas. Mr. Moore will s'pnd only a few days. One 90 horse power fire box boiler, practically new and in first class condition. Appiy to John Carradine. ianlltf Judge S. E Carroll and R. A. Todd were in Jennin;gs \Vednes day attendiing the session of the district court. Two valuah!c inifih cows have - been found! dead during the past month in the to',vn of Vinton. 'ihe CirClumstances are SuspliciOUS and Vinton peop:e are beginning to be on the alert for the cause. For Sale -'npolished table rice in 25, 50 and 1((00 pound lots, de livered to you. Phone .K-: for prices. Lantz & Lantz. (ldcctf B:ue Rose and Louisiana Pearl :Seed liCe for :::. Also a few bags of Edith. Lantz & Lantz, Welsh, La. Phone 287-20. febltf Life Insurance W. Ii. Colbert, Mgr. Phone 66-Night go Mr. and Clr.A. . .'Caphe! of Vermilion parish were th wel Port Arthur, 1exas. h *h\* had been visiting friends and :were makiiag the trip in the well known Ford. Cement Blocks - C. L. Davis, phone 85, Welsh, La. Two scholarships in the Ibest LBusinc:s Colircee in the south, for sale. If yvou contemplate a busi ness course, talk with us before you decide, ,ourn al office. Break your Cold or LaGrippe with a few dozes of 666. Richard Mason, assistant agent for the Southern Pacific at Edger ly, spent Thursday in Weish,visit ing his parents and friends. S. 0. Scoggins was a Lake Charles visitor Wednesday. E. A. Greer and Ben Hinche were in Jennings Thursday ap pearing before the local exemp tion board for esamination. FRESH OYSTERS in cans and bulk. Also oleomargerine at the I Ice House Phone 198. jwtf Rev. T. e. Webb and II. G.Piat terson of Fenton were in .elsh Tuesday on business A. R. Areeneaux, G. R. Boling, Lionel Bertrand, Malrk Fontent, 0. C. Yantis. E. A. Lovett and Wmn. Stegall. petit jurors, have been in Jennings this week at tsnding the session of the district Scourt. Ben Hinche who has been ework ing at Lafayette and Biaton Rouge came over Wednesday to appear i before the local exemption board. Rice Farm For Rient. Rice farm of 480 aceres for rent, six Inies northwest of Welsh and 1 1-2 miles from Lacassine station. Good well, T ma.hiery and build ings. At Fenst o;n acres of clean land. Apply to S. J. Johnson, Jennings, La. janl3tf iA thororele Jack. weight 950i Shoun i; h hands hibh; l0 for service--$S cash and balance when colt sucks. Adiol Bourgeois, 4 1-2 miles sounth of Welsh. j4-8t Office Over Mlathieu Drug Store DR. D. C. ILES Ear, Eye, aNose and Throat Phone 150 nLa. Charles, La. John T. Hood ATTORNEY AT LAW and Notary Public illpractice in all hie Cocrts of this parish, and Supreme and iledeal Office in Calcasieu Trust & Savings Bank building. Welsh, La. - Phones Office82 : : Residrence o50 John J. Robira ATTORNEY AT LAW P reterson bldg.. Jennings, La. Any party at Welsh desiring my ser ice mi Call me in JenniuT s by tele pon ; t n etpoesi. y Mr. and Mrs. A E. iE. otestine II are rejoicing over the arrive:! of' sa son, who came to th,.i !,, e on: ýr ftlhiy n "orning.J , *i -., e iSection foreman W '. I. Kc; Shas i ten transferred to (: , cy, the :'.cti(on he iformerl'ev e! , o'ore coring to Welds;. :ail ''r Swhich place the famiiiiy ditclar't 1 Friday afternoon. The RIcee s have made many friends during their stay here,and they announce that they regret to leave on ac j:eount of the pleasant associations here. It is understood that T. A. Thackston will be returned to this a station as section foreman. , Corn for Sale, in cr 1 lots, in shuck or shucked j delivered at any Ily st;r tion. Write, phone or ) see D. C. Bottorff, pholne r S.unea Bourgeois, prominent Rice merchant, was a Welsh busi I ness visitor Monday. R. MI. (Gray and family visited relatives and friends in Crow'ley Sunday. Mrs. Charles Ryder returned Sunday evening from Lake Charles where she had been on a visit to friends. lion. J. M. Booze and Carl lic Mi'lan of Roanoke were business visitors in town Saturday. .:Iter Todd and A. C. M'ow, we ;.e . c.nnings and Cro v .ey busi hess visitors Wednesday. For Sale--1917 Model Ford, practically new, well equipped. febltf A Benoit. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. I':.tes re turned to their home at Crowley Tuesday after spending a few days with their children here. I. R. Ayleworth was a Lak;e Charles visitor last Friday. At the naval recruiting station in Lake Charles Monday, Elmer Brown and ChesterThornhill stood the test and were accepted as re cruits. Frank Ryan, who took the examination at the same time failed to pass. 0. H. Robinson of Protection, Kansas, is here on a visit to his uncle, E. T. Robinson and other relatives. Mr. Robinson will spend som time here. 1Seed Potatoes! ++++++ If you expect to plant Irish Potatoes this season it is time now to secure the seed. At ý present prices potatoes are a very profitable crop, and offer a source of income that should not be overlooked. Estimate Your Available Acreage and Prepare to Plant the Crop. Give us your orders for seed now, that you may be protected. The available supply is limited. CITY GROCERY " V. L. Romero, Prop.. ax)RnxxZxxxxx3 1xxxxx xxxx Our Stock of LADIES' and fISSES' COATS AT Best Easy Payments Lowest Rates SOUTarHWEST LOUIIANA FARMs MORTGAGE CO., Inc. O Oo. A. Courtney, Vice Pres Lake Charles, La Paid up Capital $250,000.00 Interviews and Correspondence Invited- 5 O0000 0000X00000000000 L1 TE TAILOR SHOP i A. E. NOTESTINE, PROPRIETOR Suits Made to Order-FIT Guaranteed Up-to-d ate Cleaning, Pressing Hats Cleaned and Reblocked pltness Work Called For -' Motto and Delivered PA iONEO NO. 178 SutsMae o rerFI GarnIe W. M. COLBERT Resident Agent American Mutual Life Insurance Co. Office up-stairs over Bank. Phone (;66. - - Welsh. La. DRY CLEANING MEANS, And Clothes Restored to their original appearance. For the sake of cleanliness and econ omy become informed about the latter day triumphs of our scion titic method of dry cleaning. IPei icate fabrics and textures are sle in the hi'hly skilled hands of cur operators. The cost is nominal the benefit great. PLEZOL TAILOR SHOP A. L. Hebert, Proprietor. ake Your Watchword the Hamilton-be cause Hamilton means accuracy, precision, faithful performance of duty day in and day eut--as well as beauty. Greer Bros. e Sell the ,The Watch f Railroad. e COL. STEVENS' CASE DISM!SSE' f 1 .' 4t, , F' P t :(' h- iing srt tinedr ill the ' tion by Judge vr )vr tor. fra: ud: on the ('a;, , l!. the , t' ( tl r , ,, V.!1!Ilitt'N , ll ýI:{ l 'I1 ; tl, ' l( - t i(,I t ti v.iu'h to irellre .eir ( 0 Thi le Ii ti ('-ttl t cuirt h iee, , ii i it par,!sh rictr( t wt(. ib' it 1 io(,i (iin' ' i ' tad o 10t' l i t',.! inthi!l'g fl c1 , lti in i1y iiy +lold l J cu'e ( ,rt;(' "o l ,v tl ,('( ate vc1 0ii ,1 t not guilt}' in the turnter cra ,e (t4l( a jtry of five bhro l.,ht ill a verdict fit ;uitpul tuil ill t!he atter. S.th]t ri ankle of thir not \ery initer , r ei i 1 broughtl) to 1ight when'( the presidt' nt 4of the I.l'ire [ jry i ;'gh:ted to Ibring into court evtdeuce to convict hiuirself, the prose(utiion thu.; acknowledging their inability totur;ish ulllcietnt ev '',: -ll e to suo taiil their coln. t-nttion. 41 ilt- aodo aborut nothing." H. C. Fondren, parish dmcion stration ag'nt was in \Velslh Tues (d:y. . Mr. Iun'irh'n is highly ac compllltshedl as an ai;ri'u tur'. 1 demonstration agent. but his wife ;s also a domonctr-,tion agent. On thtit . -.an she fu.ly ieni', str',0 i to her \\' thy " ,'t the advistbijitv ov ii-, tnir n` t )i' good advice of one's better hal.' Spurning the wife's r'cpeatd ai pl)als to take rain coat and pa! a sol, Mr. Fondren braved the ele ments all day long. We would like to know just what reply he made to the "I told you su."' when he arrived home. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Bushnell a.l children who have been vMiit ing: relatives here the past few weeks left Tuesday morning for; their home at Flagstaff, Arizona. ! lion- John. T. Hood was in Jen nings Tuesday attending to legal matters. "Bob" Todd, now of Oberlin, st)ent Monday and Tuesday here antd at Jennings. S. 0. Scoggins was a Lake1 Charles visitor Saturday. B. B. Jones was in Lake Charles Sunday, paying a visit to Harry Brown at the St. Patrick sanita rium. An airship from the Gerstner aviation field alighted in the west part of town on Friday afternoon last, caused by a slight defect in its machinery. A number of jpeo pie visited the spot and got an opptortunity to examine the aero plane. On Sunday afternoon the oilicieer in charge flew on the re turn trip, his departure being witnessed by a large number of our peopie. 0 o Second Call!I O o4 Our appeal issued through the medium of 0 0 0 10 this space last week met with a good re- o sponse, but there are still a number of mem bers of the Journal family who are in arrears We can, by the closest economy, issue the ) S Journal at $1.00 per year, but we cannot af- o a ford to spend a percentage of that dollar for its collection, therefore we ask you to look S ic , 0 0 o at the yellow label on this paper, or on the O 0 wrapper if an out of town subscriber, and if 0 4 you fi:11d you are I i ;tre<rs, please remit. O - 0 0Mrs. J ohnr Jones 15dec 17 'lattsl,urg, Maine I O 4, , PThe above facsimile of a label is used as an illustration and shows 4 4) that the subscription expired December 15, 1917. $1.00 would pay 0 in advance until December 15, 191. 4. The post oflive department requires all newspaper subscriptions to '7 be paid in advance. Help us to obey the mandate. 0 THE RICE BELT JOURNAL 4) SEy R. S. Greer, Editor ......... ***- ******** ** 4* WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY TIlE. UNITED STATES COVEP.NMENT hiý t ! ,:tioital rally is in progress ,it the Awl r1(111 T as we go to pre.ý.s tti: ·· atter Il(,lll. .\t thu - litt'ting; j ltktr-s ofilttnatiral 141)1?'l A1(1 \WIT tl,( 1lS-cu the 1\CaT Say., It ctht-r paitri-oti du Ilties r;'l~o,ýrliitwýinthe .!reatt war 111 iiit;-1-t gt~ prtogouaii has betin tIe pal-ie 1it tlh' s Intel faculty, including tII.' " tt i tn",i· r!Pt.h a numbter oft the iI' :d c-~ -- llt attend~iung the meet in ini, a I (IX'. AS I I1ýt(iiu5 hnlwUe, i11 We1lc nIPe citim I4( foit thlie llut ting, tI .d r.. t ,.; ` .·tr * '*.i. 'I 4 - .i 4. patronC iz the. ic r ýj: ;Il. o ...USE... o SBULL DOG o 0 0 ) ,, a 0 Brand Fertilizers 0 0 O 0 for Your Rice to Insure 0 0 BIG YIELDS o 0 We manufacture various grades of Rice 0 0 Fertilizers, both with and without Potash. 0 Use BULL DOG BRANDS this season and 0 double your rice yields. 0 0 O }0 UNION SEED & FERTILIZER CO., 0 )0 Gretna Plant 0 "0 1018 Hennen Bldg., New Orleans. 0 lo o Braud Fertilizers N 0 For sale by 0 - A. R. ARCEI~EAUX 0 0 Globe Warehouse Welsh, La. 0 SO0 B)e69^ C "9V~ 0 0 0 WELSH ASSURED LANDING STAT!ON >it, Donated by Pau'in Fontncot One-Ilalf Mile ý\ est of Town. Welsh will now be placed on the aor. s ial map. Mr. Paulin Fontenot has do. s nated the use of a suitable plot ot Iground on his farm one-balf mile vi I of tywn. R. A. Estes is at present superintend. ing the preparation of the plot actord. ing to specifications and promises to have the work completed within a few Sdays, when the plot will be tendered to P the Gerstner Aviation Field as a land e ing station The plot is well situatt d - and very little work will be required to place it in condition. ARE YOU GUILTY I A FARMER carrying an express package from a big mail-order house was accosted by a local dealer. I So f g , r;.' I ! co..id .t h & 1 ': s. ,; t ý.ds .L' V', w ..:'. /. L !e b cen pjti:njin? j " .t . J. lp !o'- a! I.ie rar chn a imomnc ad tI,.' n r ,r: f ORAý ltADV[EIa -WRi'imSEl A '