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FUNINTUIEo
Call and Examine our Goods.
Prices Away Down.
al Wo DaIn1LL59
LA, T*h Leade i*in Low Priea.
WaaR &oliooL
Ield in Congregational
umnday at 9:45 a m. A
Ij extended to all.
Mas. C. M. FiaLa,
, Superintendent.
Conmunication.
twe -aine children re
14 the Cath
`Chr . e. The ceremo
5, conducted by Rev.
of -Jeiuinga, Father Van
ley, and Father Placidus,
also in attendance. At
t afternoon the renova
al vows and consecration
Virgin and a redeption of
into the Society of the
took place.
ate Rice District.
LeBlanc, of"" rmilion,
current resolution be
Slature at Baton Rouge
for the appointment
ttee of five to visit the
Lpisiana. and make a
progress and develop
iustry, and as to the ad
S4 ing a rice experimental
evrgt of. this bcmaing
ROANOKE NURSERIES,
SJkAt&. CLICK, Proprietor.
i t Trees, Plants and Nursery
ck ays on Hand ... ...
t 5o,ooo r trees and plants of adl kinds adapted to this climate
as low or tower tl-an elsewhere. For further particulars call
* JAS. GLICK,
SdfEverjywh . ROANOKE, LA.
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S. -- OILS.
iha'v jit received a car load of Machine
sand can supply your demands with any
_ all kinds of Oils. Call and see us before
inug. Yours for business,
\ASIEU I PLEMENT Co.
sepP.. ...
ily Groceries
:, Cakes, Cigars and Tobacco.
-- . F. PRENTICE. S.et. Railroad Avee...
S o -lkJL.V l WfLSH, LA.
rult$,i
elsh Bakery..
1W. B. CRAIG, Prop.
Constantly on Hand Fresla Bread, Cakes, Cookies,
and Pies of All Kinds.
Trade Solicited.
iKeep
N YOU G TO BUgoods you seek are properly dis
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Our stock is conveniently arranged so that our customers can inspect any piece of Furniture they want and see what they want before they purchase. Our stock is selec
Sed especially for this section, and it is a cardinal point in our business to please and supply your wants. Every article sold is guaranteed and our prices will'compare with =
any other Furniture house. Our stock will bear inspection and you are requested t;o call and look at same. If you do not want anything in our line at present you may
* before long and then you will know where to go to get it. We have the most complete stock of RUGS ever offered in this town. Come and see them. Also our
BAMBOO PORCH AWNINGS. Don't let the sun burn you out, for a few dollars~invested in the cheapest, coolest aid'neateAt awning known. REFRIGERATORS,
all sizes-and styles; marked 'way down low.
S F : FURNITURBE: COMF LI,, UTED
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impracticable, that a series of experi
ments be made at the experimental sta
tion of the state. in the rice culture, in
order to extend tlie rice possibilities of
the state of Louisiana. But under the
rules the resolution was shelved for fu
ture consideration.
Sunday School Convention.
The fourteenth annual convention of
the Calcasieu-Camelron Sunday School
Association will be held at the Congre
gational church in Jennings next Thurs
day and Friday, June 12 and 13. A very
interesting program has been prepared,
and arrangements are being made for the
entertainment of quite a number of dele
gates from all sections. Each Sunday
.School is requested to send one delegate
for every one hundred scholars or frac
tion thereof. Pastors of all Evangelical
churches and superintendents of Sunday
Schools are entitled to all the privileges
of delegates, as also are alroficers and
members of the Association.
C. F. Taylor, of Raymond, is president:
Mrs. L. Bertrand, of this city, secretary,
and Prof. R. M. Briggs, of Jennings, mu
sical director.
FurnitureI Furniture!
At prices to meet competition.
PAUL W. DATELS.
Cooper's Drug Store is the place to go.
ANOTHER OIL GUSHER.
Southern No. 4 of the Jennings Field
Brought in Saturday.
Before the excitementncaused from the
bringing in of a mammoth oil gusher at
Jennings last week had subsided, the
citizens of that flourishing town were
thrown into another spasmodic state last
Saturday afternoon when news reached
the city that Southern No. 4 had shot
a solid four inch stream of oil 90 feet
in the air. The news of this gusher, how
ever, did not come so unexpectedly as did
that of No. 3, as it was almost assured
that the well would begin to spout in a
few days.
The liner was placed in position about
noon, and the work of removing the pipe
was immediately commenced. Profiting
by the experience they had in No. 3,
the drillers were more cautiousn and
succeeded in getting all of the pipe out.
Shortly after the pipe was removed a
rumbling noise was heard and was fol
lowed by, first the water, then the oil,
slowly at first and gathering strength
each minute, it soon reached the height
of No. 3.
This well has a peculiar history. Ever
since drilling commenced they were great
ly handicapped by gas pressure, which at
times threatened to overpower the pumps.
When No. 3 went wild and the men
from this well went to its relief, it was
then that they came near losing the well.
The spray of oil from No. 3 was blown
over the boilers, causing the drillers to
bank fires in the boilers, and it was ,ily
by the prompt work of Drillers Cham
pion and Noble, who made the connection
with the Jennings Oil Company boilers,
and kept the pumps going, that they
saved the well. The officials of the
Southern Oil Company are greatly pleas
ed with this well, and with the exception
of the size, being a 4-inch, it is in every
way equal to No. 3. They estimate the
capacity of this well to be over 50,000.
barrels per day. As soon as the well is
thoroughly cleaned it will be connected
with the other wells in the field in sup
plying the pipe line.
Concerning the other wells in the
field there is but little news reported.
Since losing the pipe in Jennings Nc. 2,
the men have been going on stealily
with the drilling and expect within a
few .days, a week at the longest, to
bring this well in as a gusher.
The Pelican people successfully pass
ed the gas pocket at 200 feet, which has
caused all of the others trouble, and are
proceeding with the well as fast as pos
sible.
Estray Notice.
Two ponies, one bay gelding
branded, and one mouse colored
stallion, branded, have been tak
en up on my farm 1 1-2 miles
.northeast of Welsh. Owner can
obtain same by proving property
and paying for care, feed and cost of
this notice.
J. S. FORD.
Elegant Instrument,
If you intend purchasing a piano and
want something good, then see the WEG
MAN PIANO, positively the finest in
strument on the market. Catalogue fur
nished by CHARLES GRAY,
Crowley.
I bought my belting before the rise
and will give you the bentfit of it.
H. A. DAvimsoN.
Gentlemen, go to Bell & Co. for a nice
pair of spring shoes, or low quarters.
WEL8E SCHOOL CLOSES.
Exerciseo Hold in the chool Hal Psidav
I v-.
The closing exercises of the Welsh pub
lie schools were held in the hall of the
school building last Friday evening, May
30. Perhaps the largest crowd that ever
assembled in this entertainment room
collected on this occasion to hear and see
the rendition of a very interesting pro
gram. All of the available space in the
hall was occupied and numbers were
turited away, unable to gain admittance.
There were about twenty numbers on
the program, consisting of recitations,
dialogues, band and other instrumental
music, and conceuding with a beautiful
tableau.
The first number was a hoop and drill
march by sixteen boys and girls. These
children acquitted themselves very ad
mirably, showing that they had been
under the tutelage of a very competent
trainer.
Recitation, "A Hundred Years Ago,"
by Ralph Taylor, was followed by six
little girls appearing on the stage, each
expressing and- representing her desired
occupation. The recitation of Rosalie
Prentice entitled "Writing to Grandma,"
and that of A. M. Cockrell, "What a Boy
can Do," was received with much enthu
siasm by the spectators. A dialogue,
"Playing Doctor," by two boys and a
girl, was very comical throughout and
evpked an outburst of applause.
Bong, entitled "The City Band," was
t sung by fifteen little girls with an organ
e accompaniment. At the conclusion of
She song twelve little. boys appeared on
the stage with tin flutes and were intro
6 duced to the audience by the master as
I Welsh's second band. Immediately' fo'
t lowing this number Eddie Pyther and
Elmer Goodreau recited "Contentment
Better than Riches." "
A recitation entitled "Seven Days in
I the Week" was very creditably rendered
d by seven little girls, each representing a
certain day in the week and illustrating
the duty of the average housekeeper on
t that respective day. "The Seasons," was
e another particularly interesting illus
trated number. Three little girls repre
sented the spring, summer and fall sea
sons, while King Winter's representa
tive was a boy attired in furs, bedecked
with huge snow flakes.
The Mother Goose reception and drill
was another evidence of constant and
h efficient training, which was preceded by
t recitations, "Advice to Mothers," Boun
bell Doane; "Send for the Doctor Man,"
Belle Welty; "A Problem," Osmand Hu
benner. "Real Elocution," by four boys,
was followed by a two-act comedy enti
tied: "A Queer Fit." "Trials of a Can
vasser," was the name of a dialogue in
a fotf acts in which the tribulations of the
latter day book agent was put into prac
tical demonstration, and was loudly en
cored.
"Leaving Jonah" was the title of a
very comic farce in which an old maid's
ever-burning desire to procure a hus
band was realized. The scene also por
trayed a boy's love for doughnuts and
e his subsequent humiliation upon learn
ing that the pretended doughnut-maker,
who had promised to be his bride, was
I to become the wife of another..
The flag drill by twenty girls was one
of the most interesting features of the
evening's entertainment. This was im
mediately followed by a tableau in
which the young ladies represented in
the drill were kneeling with flags ap
e parently at half mast. "Three Cheers
for the Red, White and Blue" and
"America" were sung.by this chorus.
The term just closed has been a very
successful one and that Prof. C. E. Hoop
er and his assistants, Misses Mary Mc
Naspy and Nettice Radeke, gave excel
lent satisfaction as teachers is evidenced
by the fact that they have *been em
ployed by the board to teach again the
coming year.
The increase in school enumeration has
necessitated the enlargement of the
school and the entertainment hall on the
second floor will soon be remodeled, the
stage removed, and utilized as a study
and recitation room. At some future
meeting another assistant will be em
ployed and at the same time just what
a higher branches of study to be introduc
a ed this fall will. be decided upon.
S Prof. Hooper will leave next week to
f spend the summer vacation at his old
home in Mississippi.
For Sale.
One 60- horse power boiler and 24-inch
Menge pump for sale cheap. Huskey &
Coverdale Welsh, Ia.
Office Miller Building, Cor. Elm and
South Sts.
BELTSI BELTS!! BELTSII
e I have a quantity of first class rubber
belt which I am closing out at cost. Call
and see me at my office in the rear of
i Bank.
] H. A. DAVIDSON.
GO TO
Martin .Bros.
FOR
Bargains
IN ALL LINES.
br. Palmer's Funeral.
s The funeral of the beloved Rev. Dr.
Benjamin M. Palmer was held 'iday
-afternoon from the First Presbyterian
church in New Orleans. This large place
of worship was crowded to overflowing
a and a large crowd congregated on the
g square outside the church to hear and
see what they could of the last hours of
the great minister. Thousands of all
classes and creeds were in attendance,
and in point of upmbers no such funeral
has been seen in New Orleans since the
death of Jefferson Davis, who died in
d that city.
Dies of Heart Trouble.
Y Ovide Landry, a very prominent and
C perhaps one of the oldest residents in his
i. neighborhood, died very suddenly Satur
day night at his home near Lacasine, as
a result of heart failure.
Up to the time of his sudden illness
e Mr. Landry wa" appLarently in excellent
health, having attended to his farm du
ties during the day and that evening
partook of a hearty meal. Shortly after
a supper he was seized with a peculiar
a malady and soon lapsed in to uncon
sciousness from which he never recover
ed. Medical aid was summoned, but be
I fore assistance arrived life was extinct.
Several of the children were attending
a dance at a neighbor's house some dis
a tance away and knew nothing of their
father's illness until they were informedl
e of his death.
e Deceased was a native of TIouisiana
Prentice & Powers,
Successors to H. A. bavldsob.
Welsh, -- - - - LouIslana.
DEALERS IN
Hardware, Shoes, Groceries Etc.
We Meet Competlon at all times.
Our line of
GROCERIES
Will be constantly replenished, thereby giv
Ing our customers fresh goods at all times.
Call and be convinced.
Prentice & Powers,
Masonic Temple- Welsh, La.
and was about 61 oaa a,
a Oonfederate .oae .
war and was a ,vwi o>.
a wife and nine olildru , .
three girls.
Welsh School Report.
Report of primary room for thie l
ending May 30:
Number enrolled during month, .:: .
Average during month, 65,
The following were present every da i
during the month:
Paul Denton, Chester Denton, Eh "
Denton, Lorena Bourgeous, Alodie Ve i"
rett.
WIBST GRADe. -
Alma Fontenot, Edward Sloane, .
Sargeant, Aline Russell, Nit4
eaux, Viola GardiolAlaire Verrett,
nie Bel Doan.
Osmond Hubener, A. MJ. Cockrelil, N S'
ward Ryther, Arita Bourgeous,
Taylor, Esther Verrett, Esther R
Mable Taylor. %A.
NarrTm RAnAE,
Buggies. Buggies.
Davidson-Wesson mplement Co ea
In stock an extra larg e of the igs
makes of buggies, which are sold at t
lowest possible price. Remember thaE
with every buggy sold is given a free
unbrella.
Phroso ice cream freesers at Daniel's.
Heath-Milligan ready mixed paints
complete line at Daniel'e.