The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1899-12-13

! pIeScHIS LII great quantities at TIL,
n. |. Furniture Co.'S.
Maria Refinery at Loreauville
closed down on Friday evening a
o'clock after having a season O
less than a month of grinding.
a canal having sufficient capa
city to flood 1900 acres Ofland vii
be dug from the BONN place bacl
to the 80 arpent line. 1t will b,
begun very soon and be ready fO
the coming crop. Mr.. III. Romer,
tells us that he will plant abou
$50 acres of rice this next year.
Beautiful white kid gloves a
cts per pair warranted.
j. Ct. ARNANDEZ.
Mr.. A. j. BrOussard, the fore
man of the Grand Jury, notified
the Judge on Monday morning
that he was leaving the parish Oh
that day, to be gone permanently
and requested of the Court the
appointment of his successor in
order that the parish's criminal
business might not be interrupted.
We extend our very hearty thanks
to Mr. Arnaud Broussard chairman
of the Broussard Excursion Club of
Breauk Bridge for ticket to New
Orleans on the 7th of January,
good until the 10th. The cost of
this round trip will be s2.75 from
New Iberia and we do not doubt but
that many of our citizen will take
advantage of these cheap rates.
On Saturday last Mr. J. E. Kerri-
gan, was engaged in establishing the
line of The curbing on Main street.
He started at point on the bayou at
al the foot Of Corinne street which
was established by Mr.. ii. 9. Minor
IN 1854 when he made a map of the
western end of this city for Mr..
Harvey Hopkins. Mr.. Kerrigan
found the curb line very much out
Of position III some places.
The Blanchet store on Main and
iberia streets, is being thoroughly
renovated and repaired to be used
by Mr.. Paul A. Ross in the very
near future as a grocery store.
Messrs Keller and Carlin have the
contract. These gentlemen have
also taken the sub-cOntract from
Messrs A. L. and A. c. Etie for
the wood work in the DOerle build
ing corner st. Peter and Iberia
streets.
The WoOdmen of the World
elected officers on Monday night
at a meeting where there was a
very large attendance, and where
good fellowship and the true
spirit was in full force:
G. +. Reynolds, G. c.; J. E. Keeny,
A. L.; f. G. Blumenthal, Banker;
f. J. Mestayer, Escort; S. A. Ben
thall, Clerk; Joe Kramer, Watch
man; r. Frenzell, Sentry; w. Ber
nard, Manager; j. E. Keeny, dele
gate to Grand Lodge, with w. r.
Farmer as alternate. After the
business of the evening had been
finished, supper was served and
The members were sufficiently
hungry to thoroughly enjoy it.
In company with Mr.. Emile
Capt.) Moresi, we drove out to
he Grand Mararie bridge on last
to view the dredge boat
which is being constructed to dig
he iberia and st. Mary drainage
anal. A force of about fifteen
men are engaged at work, and are
apparently making rapid Roadway |
N the job. The boiler and smoke
tack have been hauled out, with |
,art Of the machinery and other
material. The boat will be 81 feet
n length and 30 in breadth, and
,uilt with the best hard cypress,
nd all other appurtenances that
viii add strength and durability.
some of the material to be used is
econd- hand, but will doubtless
erve as good as new, and the fact
hat the contractor, Mr.. Rogers, is
man of long experience and vast
in this line of work in
ures it being done properly. An
Their pit is being dug in which to
lace the boat as soon as the hull
completed.-Iberla Parish Times.