The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-10-27
STATE NEWS.

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building is to be OF brick, and We
are told that the plans have already
been adopted, and that it will be
located where the Chauyin build
ing now standing corner Main
Avenue and Third Street.
This is an institution that has
been badly needed for a long time
and we hope that it counts among
its stock holders many farmers
and all the business men Of the
town.
Success to theBank of Gueydan.
-Gueydan News.
The Atchafalaya Levee Basin
Board has authorized the instance
of quit claims to certain lands on
presentation of reception purchase
money signed by eX-Land Regis.
trar ier.-Crowley Mirror.
The first dirt for the Ouachita
Cotton MIL was broken Tuesday
The digging of trenches was start
ed for the laying of the foundation
Engineer S. W. Hill surv eyed and
gave the levels for the four corners
of the building Monday. Brick
laying will begin as soon as the
trenches are dug and the building
wi ! go right up. Lumber is being
placed on the ground in big guam.
titles; and the brick burned by
contractor Duffy will be ready in
sufficient quantities. The lumber
was brought of Mr.. II. T. Benoit,
of Cheneire.-MoDroe Bulletin.
During the past week the weather
has been comparatively cool, and
thi, has been welcomed by sugar
planters, a number of whom. owing
to the large amount Of cane they
have to handle, have been Obliged
to start grinding, and su table for
ripening and sweeteniDg the canes
is what they earnestly desire. The
crop is quite green as yet, and
grinding under such conditions is
more or less of a thankless opera
ton. A number of large houses
are billed to begin on the 18th inst
and from now on every day will
see accessions to the ranks of the
active campaigners. 1t does not
now seem likely that the crop will
nearly approximate the sanguine
predictions made early in the
season, but it is still good crop
and with a rich juice, satisfac-
tory and encouraging output of
sugar may be expected. Louisiana
Planters.
Crowley police officers now wear
uniforms. Next time we go through
Crowley son the hog" wen know
EN- and won't get pulled --Rayne
Tribnne.
While walking along therailroad
track near the sugar refinery yes
terday a black dog, owner unknown
was attacked by a tame cat that
has gone wild, and who leaped
from some heavy underbush and
sprang at the dog, knocking him
down and springing upon his pros
trate form and scratching him
with his sharp claws One blow of
the sharp claws Of the cat and the
poor dogs face was covered with
blood. His ears and neck were
frightfully scratched, causing lin
to halloo with agony. In a moment
more the dog would have been
killed, but passers by heard the
screams of the injured dog and
hurried to the spot, and with a well
directed blow from an ak made
the cat let go his hold. The dog
will get over the wounds but some
of the scars he will forever carry.
Baton Rouge Advocate.
The largest number of bales OF
cot on ever bauled to the New Or.
leans warehouses was seen in tina,
city on Thursday, when 90, sos bale,
we're received for Shipment. l, re-
laired 1859 floats to transport the
cotton, 500 teams, 1000 mules and
over 1000 men. The cost incurred I
was heavy, much more so than is
'sua', owing to the strike, which
advanced the prize Of hauling.