The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-08-25
STATE NEWS.

Saturday Aug. 1ltb, Ambrose Sou
raier coiored shot and killed Hebert
| Baptiste. As usual it occurred at a
grand ball"
MeIIte Mou;on an old colored
woman died IN Acadia parish recent
! lY at the advanced age of 10 years.
The shirt waist man. has struck
New Orleans. That is sensible, why
not dress at al! seasons of the year
with a view Of comfort.
There are several cases Of small
pox on oakland and Payne pIauta
tons, sevs0 miles across the bayou.
A negro man died with It. We are
not guarantining against it.-Was-
hIngton Enterprise.
We have heard it rumored that
none Of the old priests of the duo
cese are wiling to accept the charge
of 81. Martins church, at this place,
an appointment of honor, and for
life, and the reasons gwen for them
refusal is there is too much. work
and too llttle money.-St. Martins
VILE Messenger.
The two story frame building use
as fire engine house, secret Socie-
ty hall, ect., at Morgan City was
destroyed by fire on last Saturday |
night. Their steam fire engine was
burned in the building, Origlne of
the lire unknown. No insurance
If you Will come IN and express a
desire to subscribe for The Journal,
the editor IN person will 90 to- your
place OF business with a wheelhar
row to haul your dollar to the public
opinion foundry Welsh
The Republicans of Vermllion
parish met at Abbeyille last Satur-
day and selected delegates TO the
Republican Third District Congress
siunai Nominating convention which
VIII he he'd in New Iberia on
Sth, and the delegates
were instructed to ''cast the vote OF
VerinIlion for Hen. f. b. Williams
as the Republican nominee as long
as his name was before The conven-
lion.
The les, Issue OF the county papers G
lnite generally complained of too '
much rain in all sections, and espe-
'ially of bad raods.
Thieves entered the postotfice Sat Q
lrday night at Pattersonville, La,
md carried away about $3.50 in t
money and an old pistol. I
The Waterman, Of Franklin, La,
avs q at many Of their carpenters
ave gone TO Lafayette to work OF
he Industrial School, which must !,
e completed within a certain time
ccording TO the specifications OF =
be contract.
The firm of Foster, Milling & II
anders has been chosen as attorneys Of
the Iberia and St. Mary Drainage D,
Instruct. This is quite distinction
" Franklln's heavy law partner pe
up. : The Watchman. bC
a steel grain barge. 264 feet long,
40 feet beam and IA feet deep. 20
as recently been launched al St. =.
ouis. This barge is destined for the ~
raln tlade between New Orleans
I'd st. Louis. 1t will carry So 900 =
lshels on draft of 9 feet of water. "
Rayne, La, made her first ship so
ent of this years new rice on lasi
1000 sacks to Lake A,
laries.
New Iberia Is to have water work pa
q extra electric lights, the amoun; oil
be thus expended is $4,000. New de
e'ii will continue to forge as for lie;
rd the leading city between N W Nj
leans and Houston, Tex Wash DO
on Enterprise. en-,
nan Ks for the complimentary sci
ard prediction, but we do
AFRAID yon are assisting in futher off
olllng an over-grown child We !,
'nld have had many of these WI
hgslong ago we might hsve saved. wa
we had acquired them liz the the
ing ago" many thousands of hard SIM
ned and accumulated wealth. !
The Southern Pacific r. r. and tue
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