The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-10-13
STATE NEWS,

Jared no better than did the Mlssi
slppi mob Of few months ago. Th
Tangipahoa people even went tn
Mlssissippians one, or rather tw
better, for instead Of hanging tw
men, one of whom was innocent
they hung four men, neither 0
whom were guilty as subsequen
events have proven. Crowley Sigma
Morgan City has the "whlppins
post in small way, and it ba
pro-en a "howllng success" -
Two young colored boys received
five lashcs for stealing sugar cane
took them in preference to ten day'
in iail. Another one kicked little
girl, and the mayor ordered biz
father to give himtwenty five lashes
and the old daddy LAID them OF
pretty hard. 1t is a real good way to
punish these young kids. Morgan
City Review.
Crowley held a town election last
week for the purpose of voting on
the question of issuing $4,000 in
5 per cent bonds for tbs purpose of
constructing a public high schcol
building and an annual . mill tax
to pay the same was carried by a
large majorlty.-Westla Herald.
Mr.. f. p. Bowen, OF Savanna,
Ill.,, an expert water and light man,
is in Monroe examining the plant
of the Monroe waterworks, light
and water plant to ascertain and
report to the city Its real condition
and value. to be used by the city In
the negotiations now pending to
purchase the plant.-Monroe Bull
letln.
Of late the police officers have
been arresting all negroes who are
found In town not working. They
are brought before Mayor Campbell,
who fines them from $500 TO $500
or an equivalent number of days.
AS result, our streets and bitches
are being put in first class condl-
ton. It's capital idea. Keep 1t
mp.
There is positively no necessity
for either negroes or whites to lie
around idle, if they want work.
Never a day passes by but what
what numbers of farmers are In
rown in search of laborers to help
with the harvest and are Wiling to
pay good fair wages.
The negroes now in Gro wiley must
either work or walk.-Crowley Sig
ual.
In the columns of the New Or
eans Daily Item we find the charter
of the Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama Railway Company, cor
ocratlon formed on the 22nd of Sep
.ember, for the purpose Of building
. line of railway to extend from
Baton Rouge by way of Hammond
md Covington to the eastern boun-
larry of Louisiana, with the right
% cross and connect with the Ms.
,isslppl Valley, Illinois Central and
,ther railroads. The capital stock
g $5O,OO0 divided into 500 shares
If 800 each, and the first board Of
directors Is to be composed Of Henry
y. Braud of Burnside, FL. w. Rob
nson, Geo. H. Rlchey, Fritz Jahncke,
A. J. Grief, y. M. Dunn and Hunt
.r C. Leake, who will hold their
places until the first Monday IN
Nov, 1901, and have power to elect
The other officers, including pres
dent, vice president, secretary,
treasurer and attorney. The mem
bers of the board OF directors hold
one share of stock each, and the
only signer Of the act of incorpora-
lion is A. P. Hamburg, who takes
100 shares. es.-Donaldsonville Chief.
An Irish farmer went to an iron
mo lger's shop to buy a scythe. At
ter serving him, the shopman
asked him if he would buy a bl-
cycle. "What is thats" queried
the Irishman. otis machine
to ride about the town on.o "And
sure, what might be price of it bes"
'.Fifteen pounds" 'pd rather see
fifteen pounds in a cow" but
what a tool you would look riding