fijl Journal of the Police Jury and School Board of Jefferson Davis Parish . : : Official Journal of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Welsh

`'UCME XVI. VvELSH, JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1915. UMBER 20

E TQ RICE PLANTERSI e-It

-desire to announce that we are

prepared to dril, and complete on

RICTLY GUARANTEED BASIS"

wells for all purposes, ranginglour inches to sixteed inches in

ter, or larger if you wish. Wei

prepared to complete wells with

s of the following diameters:wells with 4 in screen.wells with 8 in screen.wells with 10 in screen.in wells with 11 in screen.

58 in wells with 13 in screen.

i wells with 14 in screen.dln wells with 16 In screen.

ofIour wells witu the exception ofls will be completed with "THE

E PATENT SHUTTER SCREENSare acknowledged by all who

used them to be the greatests ever built.

f have perfected and thoroughlyout "LAYNE PATENT TURBINE

WITH ENCLOSED DRIVEAND FULLY PROTECTED

NGS," which have economical's from 500 gallons per minutegallons per minute. In fact, we

Mly prepared to equip each andwell which we may drill with aof "suitable capacity to mostcally pump the well to its ca-

having carefully noted the per-of our over 400 complete

Rice Irrigating Plants which weinstalled during the past eightIn Louisiana Rice Belt, and with

of our Improved Screens andPatent Turbine Pumps with In-Drive Shaft and Protected Bear-

we have found it feasible to raiseuaarantees approximately 300 gal-pr minute in localities which have

developed. This puts us in po-to "absolutely guarantee ourwells to produce as much as

gallons of water per minute"-or,y. Furthermore. we stand readyguarantee for a period of two full

seasons, ALL WELLS that weduring this coming season.e the past two years we have been

out a series of improvementsthe Layne Patent Pumps and have

m000000 0020000J UST a Few Words to the

People of Welsh and VicinityI have just opened up aGrocery Store and have

A FRESH LINE OF UROCERIESAND PRODUCE

which I am going to sell for cash, givingmy customers the benefit of bad accounts.

This Means a Big Saving to YouCall and Olve me a Trial Order

and get my priceslemember the place-in the brick building formerly occu-

pied by L. I Barbee

A. .ELOGNION Ph" 2840000000000oo00000000C000

been able to very greatly increase the'refficiency aud capacities. After havingtriea out these Pumps for a peried ofover sixteen months, we have foundthem to more than meet with ourhighest expectations in every detail rand we are now ready to introduce Fthem in this territory.

We expect to have a few of these 0Improved Layne Patent Turbine Pumpswith Enclosed Drive Shaft and Pro-t0'cted Berrings ready for sale and de-livery in this locality within the nexfew weeks.

Please remember that THE LAYNE t& BOWLER COMPANY has neveroffered in any locality, an experiment 8

for sale. Each and every "LAYNEPRODUCT" has been thoroughly tried 1out at our own expense before everbeing offered on the market.

These "Improved Layne Patent Tur- abine Pumps With Inclosed Drive Shaftand Protected Bearings" have been inactual use for over sixteen months onlifts ranging from seventy-five feetto one hundred and fifty feet "higher"than the highest known lift in theentire Louisiana Rice Belt.

If you have one of those "Good OldWells" equipped with a shallow dugpit or a steel pit, which is not a Layneremember that we can replace the olddug pit with a steel pit and install insame a Layne Pump, and also that wecan install a Lavne Pump in your pres-ent steel pit and greatly increase theamount of water formerly produceand cut down the fuel bill to a verymarked extent-YOU TO BE THEJUDGE.

We solicit your inquiry. Our pricesare strictly in keeping with the class ofmaterials we use and the results ob-tained. Our terms are as liberal as isconsistent with conservative businessmethods. Catalog mailed on request.

Respectfully,LAYNE & BOWLER COMPANY,

Welsh, La, Crowley, La.C J 20 TF

Let us insure your rice;phone us from your homewe will do the rest. Cal-casieu Trust & SavingsBank.

PARISH TEACHERS MEET

The second institute of JeffersonDavis parish convened in Jennings last noFriday morning at 9 o'cluck with eighty asteachers present out of a total number poof eighty-two. Both Prof. Anderson, agwho is institute conductor, and Supt. triArnett, parish superintendent, were 11Ithere to open the discussions. The itteachers showed a very lively interest anin the program, principally because the cotopics concerned everyone, and were ittreated in the nature of general discus. w(sions. Kf

The program opened up with assemb. Kily singing of patriotic airs, conducted titby Supt. Arnett. Mtss Daisy McDowell Mlead the subject of reading, and was wiassisted by Misses Maud McLees and inKate Perkins. Miss McDowell very ab. toly treated of the importance of reading, aand of the stress to be used on words wewith regard to their relative impor. istance. Miss McLees followed with an sainteresting discussion as to the means th

of overcoming fault in word grouping, ccwhile Miss Perkins handled the subject inof connectives, Bi

Mr. Crowell, principal of Lake Ar- dithur high school, gave the assembly a sishort but animated discussion on war henews and national current events. sE

Then the list of common mistakes in mEnglish, compiled by State Superinten- bident T. Harris, was taken up. The dis-cussion became very excited, and so vipersisent that, for lack of time, it had rjto be brought to a close.

Probably one of the most interestingnumbers was that treated by Prof. JohnDominique, who is connected with thestate normal and the department of rieducation in the work of penmanship. OThough Mr. Dominique said that he hwas feeling very tired from his lengthy Etrip from Natchitoches, he spoke veryinterestingly and emphatically on the gpractical nature of penmanship, and the t,shameful neglect with which it is gen. aerally treated by school teachers. He aoutlined the important principals of acourse in penmanship, and explained a

the great work a teacher could do in nthis line. 1

Miss Margaret Graham, who is also a nmember on the instruction staff of the rstate department of education, spoke ,

effectively of the subject of readers and *reading. She limited her subject to Ithe first five grades and explained that cit was there that the good readers andthe bad readers were made. She shew-ed what advantage was offered by theprinciple of phonetics and d.flicultiesthat it would overcome. The purpose,she stated, should be to prevent the

sing-song, mechanical manner of read-ing, and to establish a reading whichwould be easy, natural, and effective.

The number that elicited most applause was the singing of popular songs

by the chorus of Jennings girls.The important speech of the evening

was delivered by Senator LeonLocke, of Lake Charles, on the subjectof "Woman's Suffrage."

School Election Carries.The election held in School District

No. 29 Tuesday, Oct. 19, for the purpose

of submitting to the property tax

payers the question of levying a specialS mill tax for additional aid to the pub-lic schools carried by a large majority.

The vote was as follows:

For, votes 36, property........$ 43,055

Against, votes 7, property......$ 3,400

Spoiled ballots, 9.In the election in District 10, Rice,

but one discenting vote was cast.

Presbytery Meets in Crowley.Rev. E. M. Stewart left Tuesday after.

noon to attend the fall session of theLouisiana Presbytery which convenedat the Presbyterian Church in CrowleyTuesday night at 7:30, continuingthroughout Wednesday and Thursday.

The meeting was one of the largestaId most interesting religious gathe-

ings ever held in Crowley, as shown bythe large gathering of delegates, amengwhom were Rev. T. M. Hunter. D. D.,of Baton Rouge; Rev. U. B. Currie, of

SClinton, President of Silliman College;.Rev. J. W. McKenize, Lake Charles;

Rev. D. F. Wilkls, of Plains; and Rev.E, M. Stewart of Welsh.

Rev. Stewart addressed the confer.

ence on "The Worth of a Young Peo-

ple's Society to a church," one of the

subjects on which the Rev. is keenlyalive.

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Bring your harness andshoe repairing to J. R.Robichaux, Off ic e onasouth street. 5-tt

DRILLING FOR IL AT WELSH L

Our old time driller, J. H. Bowen isnow drilling for oil on the tract knownas the Heald farm located in the cor. pporation of Welsh, La. About 11 years notago, Mr. Bowen drilled a well on this a citract, finding oil at a depth of about I1100 feet. After screen was set he found Serit was too coarse, and his well sanded Op,and at last was abondoned because he wilcould not pull out the screen to replace prcit with a finer mesh. Soon after this onwork Mr. Heald sold his land to Mr. A. HoKaplan of Crowley, La. While Mr. A. 1Kaplan was the owner he refused many lieitimes to lease the land, but recently R.Mr. J, V. Little became the owner and Dewhen Mr. Bowen heard of the change istin ownership, he at once got busy, cameto Welsh, and he with C. E. Carr madea satisfactory lease on this tract aswell as other lands in that vicinity, andis now busy with the drill. Mr. Bowen desays he has had many dreams about erthis tract and the oil thereunder and is

confident of opening up a new oil field fa;in the town of Welsh. We wish Mr.Bowen success as he is an experienced lindriller, and most all his life has been thspent in this kild of wolk and ishe deserves a rich reward for his neservices, we also know what it willI mean to our town should Mr. Bowenbring in a good well.

We are anxious to see the work ad-vance and believe we shall hear of goodl results.

The Death of Mr. Francois Benoit th

SMr. Francois Benoit, one of the oldestf residents of this section died Thursday,Oct. 21, at 6:30 o'clock at the home of

a his daughter, Mrs. T. K. Welsh at leY Hayes.

V Mr. Benoit had been enjoying verye good health, having attracted attentione to his spryness for a man of his years,

I and death came to him suddenly frome an attack of heart failure.

8 Mr. Benoit was 74 years, 5 monthsd and 15 days old. He was born in Ver-

n milion parish and had spent his entirelife in this vicinity. He is survived by t

a nine sons and daughters, all living1e near Welsh. They are Messrs. Cleopha,:e Jules, Felix, Ddplice and Alcee BenoitLd and Mesdames F. K. Welsh, Wm. Gibbs,

: Felix Hebert, of Hayes, and Chas. Far-it ouche of Rayne. h

Funeral services were conducted by A

' the Rev. Father J. P. Ferret at theCatholic Church in Welsh this (Friday)

afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and intermentin the Catholic Cemetery.

The Ladle's Guild.The regular meeting of the Ladie's

la Guild was held at Mrs. Shipman's home

on Thursday afternoon Oct. 7th.

Tne meeting was opened with scrip-ture reading and prayer. Nine regularmembers responded to roll call withquotations on prayer. The Guild wasglad to have as guests Mrs. Hookin andMiss Harlin,

After the business discussion, thelesson was taken up, led by the presi.dent.e The meeting adjourned to meet withSMrs. E,. M. Stewart, Nov. 4th,

ml Roll call to be responded to with

" quotations on love.SAfter adjournment, delicious refresh.

ments were served by the hostess.

10 Best line of Blankets and Com-forts at Miller Hardware & Fur-Sniture Company's. 16-2

Alpha Embroidery Club.The Alpha Embroidery Club meti

Wednesday evening at the home ofer Mrs. G. E. Boling. A most delightfulhe evening was spent at fancy work andid in discussing the books of the Readingle Circle.ing This being the end of the Club yearY. the business part of the meeting wasat devoted to the election of officers. The*" club beglns its sixth year with the fol-

bylowing officers: Pres., Mrs. L. H. Dau-8 tel; V, Pres., Mrs. J. Alf. Martin; Sec'y

D., and Treas., Mrs. F. B. Dennott; Presso, Committe, Mrs. R. S. Greer: Chm., Mrs.

rge; J. H. Cooper and Mrs. R. M. Gray.les; The Club will continue to meet theey. 3rd Wednesday of each month. The

next regular meeting will be held ater the home of Mrs. L. H. Dautel.

iny Bring us your cars. Weare well equipped to doauto repairing and we

nd carry complete line autoR. accessories, all makes.-Sn Welsh Uarage& MachineSShop.

L, AUSTIN FONTEiNOTANNOUNCES CANDIDACY.

From Ville Platte co nos the announcement that L. Au..st, t, ::tenot is pa candidate for Lieutetnanlt-Gveruor.

He will become the ruiiiim :in ,t ut d

Senator T. C. l;arret and h.:A•I( g ie L

Opelousas meeting, Fridayv i: h., he twill strike for north Loci-i],0 ,ii n will cprobably appear at the sh: v 1p•) t I rally Ion the same platform with Ex.-Gv.i

Hodges.Fontenot makes five in l'e rale f•r ti

lieutenant governor F. C. Claiborne, I'.R. Burke, Fernand Mouton aind H. J. ,De la Vergne, all said to be local option.ists on the liquor issue.

Hogs Are Profitable.S. M. Newhouse of the firm of Bor.

deau & Newhouse, Lake Charles deal-ers, purchased a car of hogs from JimWatkins one of our most progressivefarmers last week, paying a handsomeprice. Mr. Watkin's success in thisline should stimulate others to engagetheir efforts in a like manner. Thereis always a ready market for hogs, at aneat profit, and they are very easy toraise in this section of the country.

Yankee Yams.Mr. J. W. Bower has just finished

harvesting his crop of Jersey sweetpotatoes or Yankee Yams, as he callsthem, produced on his place in thenorth part of town. His crop yield atthe rate of 288 bushels per acre, areeven of size, smooth and as attested byreputable connoisseurs are most excel.lent for eating purposes. Mr. Bowerclaims the distinction of being the soleproducer of this variety in this section.

1 Every Home Needs A Faithful Cough And

Cold Remedy.

When seasons change and cools appear-when you first detect a cold aftera sitting next to one who has sneezed,then it is that stried and tested reme-dy should be faithfully used. "I never' wrote a testimorial before, but, I knowpositively that for myself and family.

Dr. King's New Discovery is the bestcough remedy we ever used and wehave tried them all." SOc. and $1.00.-

Adv.1.e _____

Do You .1

Want toSave Money

IF SOPurchase Your Fall Hat From Me

I have an exceptional line of fine Pattern Hatsand also Shapes which I can trim to suit the

most exacting purchaserI have a complete line of Ladies' Notions and

Fancy Work, too; call for them

Mrs. W. T. flcAffrey,Proprietor of the Ladies' Bazaar

YW !REBAT ATTRACTIONS!At the Calcasieu-Louisiana Fair

LAKE CHARLES, LA.

HJESS WILLARD Champion101 RANCH WILD WEST SHOW

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AFTERNOON AND NlGOT

Wednesday, October 27, 1915

Fair Opens Tuesday, October 26,Closes Friday, October 29.

Biggest Show of Thoroughbred Live StockEver Given in Southwest Louisiana

Liberal Premiums on all Entries; Paid by Parish Warrant

Upon Certificate from Fair Officials-No Waiting.REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS

Come to the Fair That's Different

The Signs IndicateThat it is Time to Get Underwear

We have the most Completeline of Woolens, that we haveever secured for your selection,

Light. Medium and Heavy Weights

Suits and Unions-all sizes

and, quality considered, ourprices are incomparable

MARTINS '

F, A. ARCENEAUX CANDIDATETO SUCCEED HIMSELF

The ta xlpa~yers of Ward seven will bepleased to kowkv that Mr. F. A. Arce-neaux has consented to become a candi.d(ate to succeed himself as Police Jurorof his ward. Mr. Arceneaux has probably had more experience in this capa.city than any man in Jefferson DavisParish, having served the old Par-ish of Calcasieu for twelve years, hav-ing been chosen four times by the vot-er> of the old Ward 2.

When Jefferson Divis parish wascarved from Calcasieu Mr. Arceneaux

was Police Juror from Ward two andwas elected to serve ward seven of thenew parish. At that time CalcasieuParish was deeply in debt on accountof loss of her court house and nearlyall of her records by fire, therefore thisparish started out burdened with itsshare of this debt, $1243.61, as shownby the audit of the State Supervisor ofPublic accounts Mr. W. N. McFarland.

Had it not been for the forethoughtof Messrs. Arceneaux and Shove repre-senting Ward 2 and 10 the special Roadand Bridge funds of these wards wouldhave reverted to Calcasieu and the newparish of Jefferson Davis would havestarted on its career penniless-Through their efforts the new parishinherited $8,201.45, ward 2 special roadtax and $8,392,42, ward 10 special roadtax, a total of $14,593.87 which was in-deed a handsome saving,

Mr. Arceneaux has given generouslyof his time and attention to servingthe best interests of his ward, a single

instance in refutation of this assertionis the improved condition of the publicroads, in his ward, a section of the par.lsh which had been here to force with.out traversable highways, and in hisofficial capacity as Police Juror he hasbeen ever prompt in attendance at themeetings, always zealous of the in-terests of the taxpayers whcm he rep-resented; in all an excellent PoliceJuryman. His knowledge of conditionsexisting at present makes it imperativethat he be retained for another term.

What about Tornadot Insurance? We write it.SRing up 49. Calcasieu

Trust & Savings Bank.