New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-07-29
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LOCAL NEWS.

"A call meeting OF the WOOD
men of the World is scheduled to
take place on Monday evening
next. A full attendance of the
members is requested.
The track crew of the New
iberia & Northern Railroad com
pleted a switch this week from
their Bayou front track to the
furniture warehouse Of Mr. R. S.
McMahOn which will prove great
convenience to Hmm in the opera
ton of his large business. The
road was also completed up to
Weeks street along the Teche.
Have your eyes examined and
glasses fitted by the we,l-knOwn
Optical Specialist, DR.. S. o. De-
coux, permanently located at the
Oaks. st. Peter and French SITS.
Phone 1872. Office Sunday.
Charlton among the stock is
creating much CONSERVATION
among the planters throughout the
Parish, several cases also being
reported just outside of New Ibe-
ria. Last week Mr.. Numa Drouet
suffered the loss Of several head
of mules and one. VIM. Parsons, A
colored man lost 70 head Of sheep
and. two mules from the disease.
-Messrs. Guilfoux and Robb,
the new Civil Engineer firm, are
now, comforts bly, and neatly DOM
iciled in their new offices above
the State National Bank building.
Mr.. V. P. Guilfoux. our Parish
Surveyor and Mr.. E. P. Robb, a
drainage specialist Of repute. COM
prises the membership Of the firm.
Mr.. Chas. A. Dupuy, is engaged in
the capacity as clerk and can be
found in the Office daily.
jefferson Street from Main to
Fulton. leading to the Station of
the New Iberia & Northern Rail
road is being graded, drained and
otherwise improved for the con-
venience of the patrons of the
new road. Mr.. E. H. Buffinton.
the General Agent is superintend-
ing the work and in the course
of few months the entire yards
of the New Iberia & Northern,
facing Fulton Street will be much
improved.
The Pythians held very in
teresting meeting last Wednesday
night, at their Castle Hall with
large number present to witness
the beautiful ceremonies. This
fraternal order with its present
management of young and active
officers is growing with leaps and
bounds and will in a few years
rank as the strongest Lodge in
New iberia.
Moss' Club Sascs new 1se.
Buy : bot4e.
The election to take the sense
of the property taxpayers relative
to the imposition Of one and one
half mill tax for ten years will
take place next Tuesday. This
tax is for the completion Of the
canal to the basin az originally in
tended and has many strong advo-
Gates. Whether it will be car
ried we are unable to state, but
if it fails to carry it will be the
first time the taxpayers have re-
fused to sanction an Improvement
tax.
Should be placed where it is
available without unreasonable de-
ay, yet EARNS INTEREST. 5
per cent on amount of $4,000 or
nultiples thereof. Il BE r I A
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
"A quiet wedding was solem-
nized last Saturday evening at the
Church, Rev. j. M.
Paradis officiating, in the presence
If "a few friends, the contracting
parties being Prof. j. B. Hull and
Yrs. Jennie Holman, both resi-
tents Of our little City for many
years. Their friends Of which
hey are legion are congratulating
hem.
WANTED-A good. reliable
White nurse for one child. Wages
rood if applicant satisfactory. APP
,ly this Office
Since the rice harvesting sea
on has opened up. some half-doz-
n buyers Of the grain for New Or
cans and Texas rice mills have
,een making the rounds inspect !
ng the crops of the farmers. From
enera reports there will be up
Yards of 10000 sacks raised in
IBERIA, which is said to be of SUI
erior quality and better than for
eyeral years. The New iberia
ice mill has not started operations
ct, but everything is in shape to
egin in a few weeks.