The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
STATE NEWS.

Shreveport has at last broke
ground for it's new cotton mill.
You cannot get out too many Fl
trees. The time will come when tn
| fig will be canned here if everyon
will get plenty Of bearing tire S.
Morgan City Rural Topics.
Crowley is likely to reform or e
bankrupt. 1t costs fifty dollars o
three months Ii Jail to get caugh
carrying concealed weapons il
Acadia parish.-Lake Charle
American.
Sunday the straw hats were sho1
Of, IN obedience to the proclamation
of General Anthony Sambola, the
"Boom boom King of New Orleans
indicating the close of the summer
headgear season.-Baton Rouge
Advocate.
The brick work on the Industrial
School is.about completed, and the
Advertiser congratulates Mr.. Che
Waller on the splendid success he
has scored in this work. Mr.. Che
Waller has contended with many
difficulties since work was started,
and the manner IN which he sue.
ceeded places him at the top notch
of first class workmen.-Lafay ette
Advertiser.
You will find that ros,s do much
bette. planted i'll fall and early
winter months. Further north it If
Advisable to plant in the spring.
Here fall planting gives you plenty
of bio ,ms in the spring as the roots
continue to grow during the winter
and the plants become well estab'
lished.-Rural Topics.
The City has offered the Water.
works Company $3.50 for its
water and light plant, this being the
value placed upon it by the City's
expert. The Company's expert
values the plant at $2ss,000. The
Company has not answered the
City's proposition to buy. If an
amicable agreement is not reached,
the City may expropria'e the
property, and in this event the
appraisers appointed by the court
would determine lis value. Al
much litigation a. will likely follow
such proceeding will, if possible,
be avo,ded.-Monroe Bulletin.
Very little has been seen yet IN
the way Of building the eide walks,
in compliance to the side walk ordi-
nance recently adopted By the Town
Council. Our people are not in the
habit of obey,ng ordir ances for the
reason that they are very seldom en-
forced, they stand on the books
simply for feet. We do not believe
that the ordinance Is gong to be
enforced vigorously, and we will
await the expiration Of the limit of
time with some interest. st
Messenger.
In speaking of number of per
sons being fined $50 or three
months in jail for carrying con-
cealed weapons, the Marksville
Review says:
'Judge DeBalllon certainly hit
'em hard and this is the only way to
stop the carrying of concealed
weapons. II oil the Judges in the
state would impose such heavy
sentences on pistol toters we ars
satisfied that within . very shor1
time no charge Of carrying con
cealed weapons would appear CT
the docket Of any criminal court il
this State"
1 There la a move on foot on tn
part of the Town Couucil 10 ge: th
public approval for the issuance Q
I42O, 900 of bonds At $1,000 each
The irss bolds to mature in twent,,
years from their issuance aud th
second series TO mature IN fort
1 years from issuance; $4,000 of thl
amount is expected to be used TO
the purpose Of street improvement
and $4,000 Of it is - be used for til
repairing Of the water works an
electric light plant