▁people ▁per ▁sq . ▁mile . ▁ ▁History ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Wel sh ▁R ice ▁B elt ▁Journal ▁says : ▁“ The ▁new ▁town , ▁on ▁the ▁Lac ass ine ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Western ▁( R . R .), ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁Bell ▁City , ▁after ▁A . ▁E . ▁Bell ▁of ▁this ▁place , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁and ▁prom ot ers ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁that ▁will ▁hence for th ▁bear ▁his ▁name .” ▁ ▁“ S ites ▁for ▁a ▁rail road ▁dep ot , ▁post ▁office ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁school ▁building ▁have ▁been ▁don ated ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁building ▁will ▁begin ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁proper ▁arrang ements ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁and ▁the ▁material ▁ha u led ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁Tw elve ▁lots ▁have ▁been ▁sold ▁, ▁on ▁which ▁business ▁houses ▁will ▁be ▁ere cted ▁, ▁and ▁scores ▁of ▁residence ▁lots ▁have ▁been ▁sold . ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁nicely ▁laid ▁off ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁grad ing ▁the ▁streets ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁progress .” ▁ ▁“ Mess rs . ▁P . ▁W . ▁Daniel s ▁and ▁I . ▁E . ▁W ess on , ▁of ▁this ▁city , ▁are ▁at ▁present ▁ere ct ing ▁a ▁large ▁feed ▁store ▁and ▁implement ▁w are house , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁until ▁Bell ▁City ▁will ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁little ▁places ▁in ▁this ▁section ”. ▁ ▁“ The ▁new ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁fifteen