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 `'UCM E 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, ranging lour 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 of ls will be completed with "THE E PATENT SHUTTER SCREENS are acknowledged by all who used them to be the greatest s ever built. f have perfected and thoroughly out "LAYNE PATENT TURBINE WITH ENCLOSED DRIVE AND FULLY PROTECTED NGS," which have economical 's from 500 gallons per minute gallons per minute. In fact, we Mly prepared to equip each and well which we may drill with a of "suitable capacity to most cally pump the well to its ca- having carefully noted the per- of our over 400 complete Rice Irrigating Plants which we installed during the past eight In Louisiana Rice Belt, and with of our Improved Screens and Patent Turbine Pumps with In- Drive Shaft and Protected Bear- we have found it feasible to raise uaarantees approximately 300 gal- pr minute in localities which have developed. This puts us in po- to "absolutely guarantee our wells to produce as much as gallons of water per minute"-or ,y. Furthermore. we stand ready guarantee for a period of two full seasons, ALL WELLS that we during this coming season. e the past two years we have been out a series of improvements the Layne Patent Pumps and have m000000 0020000 J UST a Few Words to the People of Welsh and Vicinity I have just opened up a Grocery Store and have A FRESH LINE OF UROCERIES AND PRODUCE which I am going to sell for cash, giving my customers the benefit of bad accounts. This Means a Big Saving to You Call and Olve me a Trial Order and get my prices lemember the place-in the brick building formerly occu- pied by L. I Barbee A. . ELOGNION Ph" 28 40000000000oo00000000C000 been able to very greatly increase the'r efficiency aud capacities. After having triea out these Pumps for a peried of over sixteen months, we have found them to more than meet with our highest expectations in every detail r and we are now ready to introduce F them in this territory. We expect to have a few of these 0 Improved Layne Patent Turbine Pumps with Enclosed Drive Shaft and Pro- t0'cted Berrings ready for sale and de- livery in this locality within the nex few weeks. Please remember that THE LAYNE t & BOWLER COMPANY has never offered in any locality, an experiment 8 for sale. Each and every "LAYNE PRODUCT" has been thoroughly tried 1 out at our own expense before ever being offered on the market. These "Improved Layne Patent Tur- a bine Pumps With Inclosed Drive Shaft and Protected Bearings" have been in actual use for over sixteen months on lifts ranging from seventy-five feet to one hundred and fifty feet "higher" than the highest known lift in the entire Louisiana Rice Belt. If you have one of those "Good Old Wells" equipped with a shallow dug pit or a steel pit, which is not a Layne remember that we can replace the old dug pit with a steel pit and install in same a Layne Pump, and also that we can install a Lavne Pump in your pres- ent steel pit and greatly increase the amount of water formerly produce and cut down the fuel bill to a very marked extent-YOU TO BE THE JUDGE. We solicit your inquiry. Our prices are strictly in keeping with the class of materials we use and the results ob- tained. Our terms are as liberal as is consistent with conservative business methods. 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 home we will do the rest. Cal- casieu Trust & Savings Bank. PARISH TEACHERS MEET The second institute of Jefferson Davis parish convened in Jennings last no Friday morning at 9 o'cluck with eighty as teachers present out of a total number po of eighty-two. Both Prof. Anderson, ag who is institute conductor, and Supt. tri Arnett, parish superintendent, were 11I there to open the discussions. The it teachers showed a very lively interest an in the program, principally because the co topics concerned everyone, and were it treated in the nature of general discus. w( sions. Kf The program opened up with assemb. Ki ly singing of patriotic airs, conducted tit by Supt. Arnett. Mtss Daisy McDowell M lead the subject of reading, and was wi assisted by Misses Maud McLees and in Kate Perkins. Miss McDowell very ab. to ly treated of the importance of reading, a and of the stress to be used on words we with regard to their relative impor. is tance. Miss McLees followed with an sa interesting discussion as to the means th of overcoming fault in word grouping, cc while Miss Perkins handled the subject in of connectives, Bi Mr. Crowell, principal of Lake Ar- di thur high school, gave the assembly a si short but animated discussion on war he news and national current events. sE Then the list of common mistakes in m English, compiled by State Superinten- bi dent T. Harris, was taken up. The dis- cussion became very excited, and so vi persisent that, for lack of time, it had rj to be brought to a close. Probably one of the most interesting numbers was that treated by Prof. John Dominique, who is connected with the state normal and the department of ri education in the work of penmanship. O Though Mr. Dominique said that he h was feeling very tired from his lengthy E trip from Natchitoches, he spoke very interestingly and emphatically on the g practical nature of penmanship, and the t, shameful neglect with which it is gen. a erally treated by school teachers. He a outlined the important principals of a course in penmanship, and explained a the great work a teacher could do in n this line. 1 Miss Margaret Graham, who is also a n member on the instruction staff of the r state department of education, spoke , effectively of the subject of readers and * reading. She limited her subject to I the first five grades and explained that c it was there that the good readers and the bad readers were made. She shew- ed what advantage was offered by the principle of phonetics and d.fliculties that it would overcome. The purpose, she stated, should be to prevent the sing-song, mechanical manner of read- ing, and to establish a reading which would be easy, natural, and effective. The number that elicited most appla use was the singing of popular songs by the chorus of Jennings girls. The important speech of the evening was delivered by Senator Leon Locke, of Lake Charles, on the subject of "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 special S 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 the Louisiana Presbytery which convened at the Presbyterian Church in Crowley Tuesday night at 7:30, continuing throughout Wednesday and Thursday. The meeting was one of the largest aId most interesting religious gathe- ings ever held in Crowley, as shown by the large gathering of delegates, ameng whom 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 keenly alive. , . -.. ---- Bring your harness and shoe repairing to J. R. Robichaux, Off ic e on asouth street. 5-tt DRILLING FOR IL AT WELSH L Our old time driller, J. H. Bowen is now drilling for oil on the tract known as the Heald farm located in the cor. p poration of Welsh, La. About 11 years not ago, Mr. Bowen drilled a well on this a ci tract, finding oil at a depth of about I 1100 feet. After screen was set he found Ser it was too coarse, and his well sanded Op, and at last was abondoned because he wil could not pull out the screen to replace prc it with a finer mesh. Soon after this on work Mr. Heald sold his land to Mr. A. Ho Kaplan of Crowley, La. While Mr. A. 1 Kaplan was the owner he refused many liei times to lease the land, but recently R. Mr. J, V. Little became the owner and De when Mr. Bowen heard of the change ist in ownership, he at once got busy, came to Welsh, and he with C. E. Carr made a satisfactory lease on this tract as well as other lands in that vicinity, and is now busy with the drill. Mr. Bowen de says he has had many dreams about er this 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 lin driller, and most all his life has been th spent in this kild of wolk and is he deserves a rich reward for his ne services, we also know what it will I mean to our town should Mr. Bowen bring in a good well. We are anxious to see the work ad- vance and believe we shall hear of good l results. The Death of Mr. Francois Benoit th SMr. Francois Benoit, one of the oldest f 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 le Y Hayes. V Mr. Benoit had been enjoying very e good health, having attracted attention e to his spryness for a man of his years, I and death came to him suddenly from e an attack of heart failure. 8 Mr. Benoit was 74 years, 5 months d and 15 days old. He was born in Ver- n milion parish and had spent his entire life in this vicinity. He is survived by t a nine sons and daughters, all living 1e near Welsh. They are Messrs. Cleopha, :e Jules, Felix, Ddplice and Alcee Benoit Ld 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 the Catholic Church in Welsh this (Friday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and interment in 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 regular members responded to roll call with quotations on prayer. The Guild was glad to have as guests Mrs. Hookin and Miss Harlin, After the business discussion, the lesson was taken up, led by the presi. dent. e The meeting adjourned to meet with SMrs. 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 of er Mrs. G. E. Boling. A most delightful he evening was spent at fancy work and id in discussing the books of the Reading le Circle. ing This being the end of the Club year Y. the business part of the meeting was at 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; Press o, Committe, Mrs. R. S. Greer: Chm., Mrs. rge; J. H. Cooper and Mrs. R. M. Gray. les; The Club will continue to meet the ey. 3rd Wednesday of each month. The next regular meeting will be held at er the home of Mrs. L. H. Dautel. iny Bring us your cars. We are well equipped to do auto repairing and we nd carry complete line auto R. accessories, all makes.- Sn Welsh Uarage& Machine SShop. L, AUSTIN FONTEiNOT ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY. From Ville Platte co nos the an nouncement that L. Au..st, t , ::tenot is p a 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 t will strike for north Loci-i],0 ,ii n will c probably appear at the sh: v 1p•) t I rally I on 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 Jim Watkins one of our most progressive farmers last week, paying a handsome price. Mr. Watkin's success in this line should stimulate others to engage their efforts in a like manner. There is always a ready market for hogs, at a neat profit, and they are very easy to raise in this section of the country. Yankee Yams. Mr. J. W. Bower has just finished harvesting his crop of Jersey sweet potatoes or Yankee Yams, as he calls them, produced on his place in the north part of town. His crop yield at the rate of 288 bushels per acre, are even of size, smooth and as attested by reputable connoisseurs are most excel. lent for eating purposes. Mr. Bower claims the distinction of being the sole producer of this variety in this section. 1 Every Home Needs A Faithful Cough And Cold Remedy. When seasons change and cools ap pear-when you first detect a cold after a 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 know positively that for myself and family. Dr. King's New Discovery is the best cough remedy we ever used and we have tried them all." SOc. and $1.00.- Adv.1. e _____ Do You .1 Want to Save Money IF SO Purchase Your Fall Hat From Me I have an exceptional line of fine Pattern Hats and also Shapes which I can trim to suit the most exacting purchaser I 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 Champion 101 RANCH WILD WEST SHOW .:::.::..:..:::::.•..:.:::::::'.::::-.. ..- ::. AFTERNOON AND NlGOT Wednesday, October 27, 1915 Fair Opens Tuesday, October 26, Closes Friday, October 29. Biggest Show of Thoroughbred Live Stock Ever 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 Indicate That it is Time to Get Underwear We have the most Complete line of Woolens, that we have ever secured for your selection, Light. Medium and Heavy Weights Suits and Unions-all sizes and, quality considered, our prices are incomparable MARTINS ' F, A. ARCENEAUX CANDIDATE TO SUCCEED HIMSELF The ta xlpa~yers of Ward seven will be pleased to kowkv that Mr. F. A. Arce- neaux has consented to become a candi. d(ate to succeed himself as Police Juror of his ward. Mr. Arceneaux has pro bably had more experience in this capa. city than any man in Jefferson Davis Parish, 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 was carved from Calcasieu Mr. Arceneaux was Police Juror from Ward two and was elected to serve ward seven of the new parish. At that time Calcasieu Parish was deeply in debt on account of loss of her court house and nearly all of her records by fire, therefore this parish started out burdened with its share of this debt, $1243.61, as shown by the audit of the State Supervisor of Public accounts Mr. W. N. McFarland. Had it not been for the forethought of Messrs. Arceneaux and Shove repre- senting Ward 2 and 10 the special Road and Bridge funds of these wards would have reverted to Calcasieu and the new parish of Jefferson Davis would have started on its career penniless- Through their efforts the new parish inherited $8,201.45, ward 2 special road tax and $8,392,42, ward 10 special road tax, a total of $14,593.87 which was in- deed a handsome saving, Mr. Arceneaux has given generously of his time and attention to serving the best interests of his ward, a single instance in refutation of this assertion is the improved condition of the public roads, in his ward, a section of the par. lsh which had been here to force with. out traversable highways, and in his official capacity as Police Juror he has been ever prompt in attendance at the meetings, always zealous of the in- terests of the taxpayers whcm he rep- resented; in all an excellent Police Juryman. His knowledge of conditions existing at present makes it imperative that he be retained for another term. What about Tornado t Insurance? We write it. SRing up 49. Calcasieu Trust & Savings Bank.