New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-18
LOCAL NEWS.

was heard by US in reference to the
article in our last issue urging our
country citizens to be loyal to the
merchants of New Iberia, when max
ing their purchases, as advancement
made by the City enhances the value
of their little farms, surrounding
the town, etc. Our attention was
this week called to the fact that
great many of our towns people
are buying goods through catalogues,
issued to them by Eastern and West
ern houses, goods which can be bought
ut home at almost the same figures,
even merchants residing here buying
elsewhere articles not handled by
them. This is very bad principle
and will never build up New Iberia.
We are told that thousands of dollars
annually are sent off for articles that
can be bought at home. If so. it will
tear out the very foundations of our
town, and those of our people in
dulgng in such habits should at least
give our local merchants the prefer
ence.
THREE MOVES ARE AS BAD AS A FIRE
You can expect to move when
Won live in rented house. -
IBERIA BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
We notice the City Council
through Street Commissioner Fisher.
have at last got to work on lower
Main street, which was becoming
somewhat unsightly, they are having
the roads properly drained and graded
which will make that throughfare
more pleasant to travel upon. They
are making arrangements, so we under
stand, for Smelling the streets and we
hope in few weeks more to see our
throughfares in much better condi-
As-sion. Considerable ditching has been
done on Madison street where the gut
ters were all filled in, thus causing an
overflow in the rear of town after
each heavy rainfall. Keep up the good
work.
For Rert-3 unfurnished rooms
for light house keeping. also small
cottage. Apply 7O7 East Main st
Died. at his residence in New
Iberia last Monday evening at 500
O'Clock, Charles Samuel Points, aged
as years and months. Mr.. Points
was for many years Deputy Sheriff
of this Parish and was highly esteem
ed by all who knew him, having many
good qualities. He had been suf-
ferer from dropsy for several years,
which caused him to have one of his
limbs amputated from which he suf-
fored very much, losing his strength
as time Increased. until he was almost
compelled to remain indoors altogeth-
er. Last Saturday and Sunday he be-
gan to grow weaker and Monday even
ing passed to the great beyond. He
was a member of several fraternal or
ders, principal among which was the
Societe de Renaissance and Iberia
Lodee No. 1856, knights OF Honor,
@N4ch societies participated in the
funeral obsequies. Mr.. Points leaves
q devoted wife, nee Odeille Romero,
the daughter of the late Devezin Ro-
nero and one sister Mrs Joseph In
dest Of New Orleans to mourn his de-
mise. He was burietf from the Cath
Ollie church last Tuesday evening,
Revs. Father Jouan and Corgnais Of
Rotating. The. pail bearers consisted
OF Messrs. o. p. Romero. Nora Ko-
nero. Porteus r. Burke, George Hen
derson, Henry Suberbielle aud M. ".
Fisher. The Enterprise extends Its
sympathies to the afflicted widow and
sorrowing relatives.
Through Hon T. Don Foster. at
torney for one Walter Shepard, (col-
ored), last Wednesday petition was
filed in the District Court OF this
Parish praying for the quashing OF
the Grand aud Petit Juries, which
has been in session for the past two
weeks, the accused making the demand
is the negro who this summer entered
the home of one of our citizens, pre-
sumably with intent to rob and as
suit His counsel claims irregular
tiles, etc. Should this demand be
granted by the District Judge IL
1v1suld entail considerable expense to
tia Parish and all of the work OF the
Present Grand Jury would be declared
null and void. It is to be hoped that
these demands on the Court will not
materialize