1et' Journal.
SEvery Friday by
er & Company.
3OLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
'"Entered at the postoflico at Welsh. La., as
s eoad class matter.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBEiR 14, 1902.
* G gronm the Oil Field.
W. B. Conover, of Jennings, who
has holdings in the Welsh field, writes
that he expects to begin improving
and developing it at once.
Four car loads of piping arrived
here this morning for the well to he
sunk by the Southern Pacific railroad.
The machinery is expected in a few
days.
C. H. Howze, of I owison, Miss.,
who has eighty acres in the Welsh oil
field, is here this week for the purpose
of platting his land. He is also mak
ing arrangements to sink a well on
his holdings.
The JOURNAL is reliably informed
that another derrick will in all proba
bility be built next week near No. 3 of
the Welsh Oil and Development Com
pany. Further information will be
given next week.
The derrick for the Denver-Beau
"mont Oil Company has been erected
and the machinery and three cars of
Y: piping have arrived. The work of
boring will begin as soon as the ma
chitiery can be placed in position.
J. de Goeyen, Jr., a very wealthy
business man of Amsterdam, in the
INetherlands, was here this week in
V v dompany with a party of Port Arthur
b~ usiness men investigating the Welsh
Sfield. These gentlemen are members
aOf the Denver-Beaumont Oil Company,
A',and have acquired an entire section of
), lapd for development .purposes. Mr.
Goeyen stated that he would build a
refinery as soon as the Wood well
was brought in.
, W. L. Smith, of Welsh, La., who is
assisting in putting down an oil well
'. for the Denver-Beaumont Oil and Pipe
.Line Company. was here Saturday.
f.:r. Smith seems to think prospects
` very bright for the Welsh field. He
ihi~s quite a wide experience in the oil
gwell business as he has been engaged
'"in this line for some time. He helped
;:bring in several fine gushers on Spin
dle top and also finished up several
ewlls in Corsicana, Tex.-American.
,i'riday's Times says: "Scott Clay
ea.d driller on the Welsh oil well,
Eas here today, and in conversation
lnregard to the Welsh well said:
t'rhave completed the drilling of the
well and now have the casing in oil
asnd of fine quality, with one of the
h.viest pressures of gas I ever saw
i any well. The indications are sim
-r to those of the Jennings field, only
as pressure is much stronger.
nm iaduit"of a rood well, if not a
'gusher, an excellent pumper. I' an
s:now waiting for screening and cannot
ig;0farther down until this arrives, but
as soon as it arrives I will put it
f down and then bail and clean the
;well, and I have little fear that I will
ot secure a gusher'."
Welsh Real Estate Transfers.
S:The following real estate transfers
- we reported by the Davidson-Martin
teal Estate and Loan Company:
' Z Wesson to M. Buhlar, two
s of lot 4, in lot 4, southwest
"iquarter of section 27, township 9,
rin:' ge 9, consideration $5(i().
:,E. S. Wood to TI. A. Davidson, lots
$1 '38, 39, 40 in \VWood's sUl)division,
.c-dinsideration .5,000.
Knott Bros. & (Co. to C(. Icenoit.
west half of lot 6(, block 24, inchludin
__,improvements, consideration $2300.
J os. Moore to J.. I. Vright, norilh
half of northwest quartler of north
"west.qutarter, section 15, towntslip 11.
Srange 5, $400.
Jno. lHountree to WV. \. \Vlshl. ,lot
8, block 5;, in town of Welsh. $150.
A. Rangunt to 1V. \W. \Welsh, i1.
7, blocl :2.. town of VWelsh, $20,o.
"er~niv c·.'Velshi t, (;to. Smith :ntml
lots 7 and 8, Ilodck 5i;,
Thet~e -' omerg450.
tel P.. Auh~PRio t Jol-t IL. alarein
the ortih half of northwest ,utn ter
of tbwest half of northrleast o(Itn ihis.
.Ation 7. t twushiip a, rancge 5, cinsid
eration $1000.
M. L. Crowell to F. L. Lewis. hIt ,.
block I, (oople.:r-arrott suildivi0on.
town of Velsh, $200o.
'. L. Crowell to W. [. Lov. lot I.
block 1, ('ooper-.1 ~,rntt sbiidivision.
$200.
SEstray.
t' Taken up at V'. Aulstin's fa';L', sout!
f ftown OiOe'two-yetir old rtd lull.
belly and iitdl (fl tail. iio
bi rand. Oi two-year iold bl;lak Iull.
a.n color a ~ound mouth. "W\" on
-, iblt hip. Owner can hiave stnlllt) -
t,·ifrovin" p'oplerty and Ipayint dalnaitges
tand cost of this nIltice.
Velsh, JAI.
OFor nice go to Martin Bros.
Highest cash 'price paid for old iron
and brass. W. A. RO(XERS & Co.
J. H. H-otYman, cashier of the citi
zens bank of Jeunings, was here last
Fr:iday evening.
Car load of Rice Sacks
just in. Paul W. Daniels.
Those wishing fine Turkeys for
Thanksgiving can get them by ad
dressing J. H. BowEns, lRoanoke.
Mrs. D. M. Lewis went to Lake
Charles Tuesday evening to attend
the Christian Endeavor Convention.
A large number of people from
Welsh and vicinity went to Lake
Charles Saturday to see itingling's
circus.
J. D. Cline has bought of C. It.
Cline six lots in block A and four lots
in block B, Cline's addition to Welsh,
consideration $600.
N. C. Craig sold to A. E. Parent six
lots in block one, Craig's subdivision
to the town of Welsh, consideration
$436.50.
C. E. St. Clair, near Lacasine, has
lost three horses within the past two
weeks with a peculiar malady similar
to fever.
C. E. Carr sold to C. E. Taggart
lots 10 and 11, block 1, in the Jarrett
Cooper subdivision to the town of
Welsh, consideration $275.
Car load of Rice Sacks
just in. Paul W. Daniels.
F. E. Colbath and Al Buckingham
have formed a partnership and the
firm is Colbath & Buckingham, car
penters and builders.
Visiting and calling cards, wedding
and other invitations neatly printed
in the latest styles of type. Try us
for your next order of cards.
Dr. I. It. Arceneaux left for Vic
toria, Texas, Wednesday evening to
spend a few day, visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Arceneaux.
W. R. Dicks returned Sunday from
New Orleans where he had been taking
the examination before the State
Board of Pharmacists.
J. M. Hutchins, of Lake Charles,
formerly a druggist in this city, has
accepted the position of manager of
the Welsh Furniture Co., Limited.
The ladies aid society of the M. E.
church will give a sale of their work
in connection with a basket supper in
the near future.
Hlon. A. P. Pujo, of Lake Charles,
u as elected to congress from this dis
trict by a majority of about 3,500.
Mr. Pujo is an able, clean man and
will make his mark in congress.
While out hunting ducks last Thurs
day, C. E. St. Clair, of near Lacasine,
happened to a very painful accident.
He was crawling up on a flock of
ducks and in some manner the barrel
of the gun was plunged into the dirt.
In rcmoving the particles the gun was
accidentally discharged, completely
tearing away the little linger of his
left hand. He came to \Velsh and had
his wound dressed and is at present
suffering very little pain.
Mrs. F. J. West and Mrs. J. W.
Bower left Monday for Pollock, La.,
as delegates Lo the State W. C. T.
U. convention which is now in session
in that city.
J. T. Walker left Tuesday for New
Orleans to enter the Keely institute
for the treatment of the liquor habit.
Rev. A. W. Turner, of Lake Arthur
accompanied him to the city.
There is said to be quite a demand
for real estate in the vicinity of the
oil field. With the startinsr to boring
of a few more wells oil land will get a
hump on itself, so to speak.
1t. B. Knott and family and Proctor
Knott returned yesterday morning
from a week's stay in Texas. They
are vet undecided as to where they
will locate.
James Bowen, head driller for the
Denver-Beaumont oil company, has
began the erection of a neat five-room
cottage on one of the lots recently
purchased in the Cooper-Jarrett sub
division.
Bourgeois & Hebert have let the
coutract for a two-story building at
the corner of north Railroad avenue
and Polk street. The building will be
3ti6x50 feet and will be completed about
the 15th of next.
J. M. Maddux and family left for
Ft. Scott , Kan., to reside. Mr. Mad
dux made a failure in a rice crop this
season and decided to forever cast his
lot in the state of sand storms and
grasshoppers.
"Send in your items of news when
they are fresh," says the Salisburg,
(Mo.) Press. "We don't like to pub
lish a birth after the child is weaned,
a marriage after the honeymoon is
over, a death after the widow is mar
ried again, nor the notice of an enter
tainment after the job work is done
elsewhere and the editor is charged
for admission."'
The young men are at the front.
Look about you in any place of busi
ness, in any court and note how far in
the majority are the young men every
where. As the old fellows drop out
the ranks close up instantly. There
are the weak in youth as well as the
weak of yellow years, but there are
great things ripening on all sides for
the grasp of strong young men.-Ex.
TRev. J. B. Gonzales, of Jennings,
occupied the pulpit at the Congrega
tional church last Sunday and deliv
ered two eloquent and forceful sermons
to good congregations. In the after
noon he made an excellent talk to the
men and boys whichwaswell attended.
On Monday evening he gave a lecture
on "The Problem of Life," which he
presented to his hearers in his usual
clear and forceful manner.
Murder at Roanoke.
While a gang of negroes were en
gaged in a game of craps at liodnoke
last Sunday a dispute arose between
John Itig's and Thornton Collins two
of the participants which resulted in
Collins being shot by Riggs and in
stantly killed.
Both men had been losing heavily
during the day and words passed be
tween them, whereupon Riggs left his
opponllent. but returned shortly after
wards and took ui) the discussion with
C'ollins. In a lit o(f rage Riggs pulled
his revolver, a 44 calibre and deliber
ately shot his victini through the
heart. The iurilerler is now in jail
with two witnesses who saw the d(eed.
Racket Store,
Welsh, Louisiana,
For the next ten days offc-s special bargains in
the following lines:
IMen-'s P~ants.
w'.~l 'tQ
Mwen's
llackiritoshes.
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25i to 50 per cent.
on these goods.
Boy's School
and I_)resc- Suiits
l.:. 1.25
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Lace
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I inter Clothing
In our dry goods store will be found the cream of the mar- -
S ket in stylish and attractive winter clothing for any and all -
members of the household. We have the nobbiest line of Men's
S and Boys' Ready-to-Wear Suits ever brought to Welsh, and we
,2 we can please you in quality, workmanship and price. Our
S clothing are perfectly designed and made to wear. In our gents' .
S furnishing goods department you will find just what you are
S looking for. Some of the latest creations in Shoes, Hats, Shirts, _
'Z and Neckwear.
SFor the Ladies.
~_ In mrking our winter purchases special attention was
- given the ladies, and we have a very pretty line of Cloaks, -
- which you well do well to inspect before making your purchase.
S We can suit you in either style, quality and price.
BELL & COMPANY,
S Phone 12. WELSH, LOUISIANA. A
StationeryCooo
You can find almostanything in
the Stationery line at the
Journal Office.
Blank Books, such as Ledgers,
Journals, Day Books, etc.: tab
lets and pencils, pens, paper,
etc. Call and see us.
TIHE JOURNAL,
WILSH. LA.
C. E. vcOOT'EN,
(Formerly of North Louilana.)
Attorney at Law,
JI:NNI N(;. LA..
Will practie ill the Courts at Lal:e Charles.
Lon distiancc phone to \'cilsh.
R.R. olel .a.ux, 1.i.i
Physician and Surgeon,
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