New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.

Thursday night the City Conn
Gil took up the police appointments.
Mr.. Felix N Mrstayer was appoint.
ed Chief Of Police, vice Haley M.
Carter. The other appointments
were made Yesterday by Mayor
Langhlin, though only temporarily,
as on next Monday permanent APP
polntments will be made, which
will mean an entire change in the
police department. The new Chief
Mr.. Mestayer is a man to inspire
confidence, by reason of his un-
doubted courage and indomitable
will. We feel assured that he will
enforce the laws and be a terror to
evil doors, and raise the standard
OF this town for order and law
abiding citizenship. No better APP
pOintment could have been made,
and we trnst the community will
give him hearty co operation in his
often unpleasant and arduous du-
ties. Ia retiring officer James
Finney, the community loses zeal
ous public servant. whose duties
we're faithfully discharged, he had
the unthankful task Of imponnding
stray stock which made him enc
mics, but this fact shows that he
was enforcing the law, even at the
expense Of his own popularity.
Some one must do these unpleasant
duties and no one should be
thought the less OF on that account.
THE RENTER PAYS
for landlords houses. Onr Dor
rowers get the HOMES their rent
pays for LIBERIA BUILDING
ASSOCIATION.
During the exceedingly high
water 1t the Bayou and the continued
rainy spell the bridge at end Of Lewis
Avenue and Cypress Co., was with.
held from traffic, but now that dry
weather has come again it is possible
that traffic will be resumed. This
bridge lie great convenience to those
living on the east side of the Bayou
and those living in Fausse Pointe, as
it cuts of considerable distance by the
new road, running from the Loreau-
willie road south, till it connects with
the bridge. This section is sure to
be in the near future an annex to
New Iberia. fine place for our in
dustrial population and truck garden
ers and dairymen. |
Noah's Ark has "in their siren
nous business getting" finally cap.
tured the New York Clearing
Honse. Ii You doubt it just look in
their show window when yon pass
by.
--Rumor has 1t that Forty Thou
sand Dollar Hotel is being advocated
for our City. The plan is proposed
BY one of our leading hotel proprie-
tors Mr.. L. X. Marion, who is en-
1savoring to raise the necessary funds
BY subscription to stock company.
We trust his efforts may be crowned
with success, ms every one KIN ows Of
The prime necessity for such build
ing In New Iberia. If Mr.. Marion
should not be able to realize his plans,
Aa may be able to get enough funds
% secure . site, which could be Of
erred - bonus to some capitalist to
rect I flrst- class hotel. The COM |
nunity appreciates Col Marion's ef-
Iorts. II
Have your rubber buggy tires ,
put on at A. Nj. Demands Wagon ,
Works.
Died, 1T the Smith House. in /
lew Iberia, on Thursday, June goth /
{ $50 p. m. Mr.. Theodore Edmond
vestphal, born in the year 1856, in
he Parish or Terrebonne. Deceased
vas : brother Of Mrs M. II. Smith
nd Mrs. Finley Of this City and re-
ided here, on and ON for the past i,
welvs years. Mr.. Westphal was Of
inform sunny disposition and had
sgion Of friends all over the South.
he funeral took place last Friday
at 10 O'Clock. Rev. G. G.
Lrames, oaiciating May his body
- II peace Houma and New
)rleans papers please copy. 4
Law ofices OF w. j. Durand re-
noved to Estorge builling, mp i
Mr.. s. A. Benthal. our noble son
Vatican, has gone to Shreveport As /
representative OF the United Work !
len Tor AttakapAs Lodge No 70. at
~ place. No better man could have
sen ssnt. Tor hn can hit harder blows +
60 nu,1G my man IN town both in : i
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