New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-06-27

ihNnueu our community and taken from
thence the faithful wife and mother
Mrs. Thilma M. Bertrand, wife Of
our old friend and citizen Mr. Alex
Bertrand. Deceased had reached the
age OF 53 years and over. She had
well and truly filled the station in
life allotted to her, and her devotion
I and fidelity to all duties will be an in
, SEPARATION to those left behind. The
, remains were buried in the Catholic
cemetery. after the beautiful ceremo-
nies at st. Peters Catholic church.
You can SOW those rent dollars
III the field Of easy payments and
reap Z home Of your own.-IBERIA
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
An ambitious colored man desir-
GUS OF being examined for the posi-
ton of letter carrier at this place was
asking n white friend what were the
requirements and what were the
branches and subjects in which he
would have to be examined. His
friend told him that he must have m
intimate knowledge Of Bugology, Or
thmithology, Dentalogy, Sychology,
Melality. Physics, locomotion and
hydraulics. well boss, il dat's de |
case dis nigger's gwine to let er alone.
! fought dey wanted some one to tote
de letters, | not gwine to stan no such
| fool IN m M In, "a dat
Agricultural implements Of all
kinds ut Erath's Hardware Elm
pOrinin.
Invitations are out Announcing
the wedding at Patoutville, on Tues
day. July 18th, 1908. at st. Nicholas
Church, Of Miss Agnes Junca and Mr..
Hiliare Abadic. both of the above place.
See the elegant limo Of mattings
Noalfs Ark has in stock at prices
to suit.
Our good citizen and popular me
chanical engineer, Mr.. Joseph Bouttc,
has been having hard time Mt his
home owing to n severe attack Of Per-
ritonetis. BY the skillful aid of his
physician and the loving ministration
Of friends, he il out Of danger, a
source Of great satisfaction to his many 9
friends and brethren
Bric-a-brac at popular prices at
Noah's Ark, Clerc building. 7
On Wednesday the gath inst, His
Grace Rev. Bishop Rouxel of New
Orleans administered the sacrament
Of confirmation to class Of 43S per 6
SONS. The ceremony was very i'm
pressive and was attended by a large /,
number Of people. The Bishop was !,
assisted by Rev. Father Merteus, "
Vaudebelt, Langlois. Baulard, Van
Jouan and Fhron. G
Our wall paper line IL full and 8,
g. Mcmahon. n
Without base ball just now, what
,ould New iberia do to keep awake ? r
Push the hotel proposition. :.
Hammocks, go-carts and Rattan :;
rockers at Noah . Ark, Clerc build - =.
ng. "a
Money will again be sold by the
IBERIA Building Association on We'd "
iesday, July list, 1908. nj
Finch sets at the Enterprise Store.
"A very interesting part Of. our :. ,
,aper today il the portion Of our front y
,age wherein Mistrot Bros. & Co. s, .'pl
orth the many advantages Of thei
wentieth century ice cream freezer. u,
We commend careful reading thereof.
Guilty? Side lights on the Batson &:
ase At the Enterprise Stationery Store y
i 50c per copy. We
---Col. A. A. Morrow, director of the =
IBERIA Parish Farmers Institute de- 90
Tres to return his thanks for the
learty cooperation Of the Parish and -.
)ityO officials who 80 generously extend =
d financial aid, and to the Attakapas =
Tub for its courtesy to visiting men, us
ers. to Capt. Avery and Messrs.
)has. Henshaw and H. N. Pharr for IN
heir entertainment Of the gusets Of ~,
he Parish Institutes, also the mer- :,
hAnts Of this city and citizens gene- 81
ally for their encouragement and CO.
peration, which made the Institute a ch
success. VI
We still have full line Of Ham, no
rocks. -R. 3. Mcmahon. pr
=, .,....a~ - ,.,,..., SCI
rom Hon. r. f. Brou ssard making 90
Inquiries about the status Of the Pla- j.
locks, we reproduce the fol r.,
wing from the Chief Of Engineers,
,hich should be Of interest to many
berians: VII
fiice Chief Of Engineers, U. s. A. Oh
Washington, d. g. June 10. 1903
Ion. r. #. Broussard, New Iberia:
Ny dear sir-I have the honor to a.
cknoweldge the receipt Of your letter a.
the S5th May, asking - to the
atus Of the work 1t Plaquemane, La. !.
have delayed answering you inquiry
ntil l could give you somewhat de-
mite information. Il now gives me rel
luch pleasure to inform you that the Lo
,ntract with Messrs. Stewart y Co,
no had undertaken to do this work
~ been terminated; that the new reI
notifications for al the remaining Or
ork have already been approved and =
'turned to the officer In charge with :
lrections to invite proposals 1t once
it'll view to getting this work md
! contract and pushing II to compile
on At the earliest practicable date.