New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-03-04

New Iberia will in the next
week Or ten days be the posses
sor OF another moving picture
house. the proprietors being
Messrs. Henry Guidry and Tony
Drago, who will open up in the
Clerc building formerly occupied
as restaurant.
The Lac our boarding house on
st. Peter Street changed hands
this week. Mrs. Boulder, a lady
of Breaux Bridge assuming the
management. Mr.. and Mrs. La
cour will again take up their resi-
dence on their beautifu: country
place about a mile from the City.
Bertrand Lumber Co. Ltd. for
cypress and pine. Phone l2s.
MIR. Louis Anglers and his
dredge boat in charge Of large
crew Of men are busy this week
filling in the bulkhead of the New
Iberia & Northern Railroad along
the Teche The mud being taxi
from the stream. thus giving not
only more depth for the steamers
plying the Teche, but cleaning
out all the stumps as well. When
completed this improvement along
the Teche will be beneficial To
everybody.
The large circle Of friends of
Mrs. G. A. Citizens. formerly Of
this City. but "a resident Of New
Orleans for the past two years,
We're shocked to learn yesterday
that the lady was in critic al
condition at Hotel Dieu, where she
has been since November. Mrs.
Citizens is sister of Mr. Cyrus
DeBlanc and Mrs. Henry Guidry,
both of New iberia, they being at
the bedside Of their sister at this
writing. We trust she will re
cover.
Moss Club Sauce now ]3c.
Buy a bottle.
The Fire Truck Of Iberia No.
| met with an accident yesterday
morning when responding to a
call to chimney fire at the home
of Mr.. Coutoy on the East Side
Of the Teche. When in the act Of
turning the corner at Main and
Bridge Streets, the truck skldded
and turned over, throwing the
driver out and breaking off one
of the wheels. The cause Of the
accident was partly due to the
fact that the street at that point
had been throughly sprinkled a
few minutes previous. The driv-
er while bruised as a result OF the
fall suffered no other injuries.
The case Of Mr.. u. w. Thorn
as, the original contractor of the
canal to New Iberia, versus the
New Iberia Drainage Board IS
scheduled to come up before the
United States Court in session at
New Orleans the coming week.
The citizens of New Iberia are
anxious to see a decision rendered
bv the Court in this famous case
The present Board did a wise
thing by continuing the work with
out waiting for the slow process
of the Courts which will mean ht-
lie. even after the case is con-
cluded.
Subscribe for the Times-Dem'
crat or Picayune through this OIL
flee.
Some three weeks ago we an
nounced that Mr.. Alphonse DAVIS
had sent broadcast thousands 81
circulars to prospective land seek
ers. inviting them to come to loe,
ria and look over the lands listed
with him. Mr.. Davis has already
received several responses to ms
letters and hopes to settle IN TINS
Parish within the next year "a
number of small farmers. 1t is
only by advertising that tins sec
t;on Of the country will ever be
come known and the sooner our
people realize that they will nave
TO put their own efforts INTO Tic
movement to bring immigration
here if ever they expect results
and not depend on outsiders. the
sooner will we realize what we
have been desiring for many
The Health Exhibit Train sent
over the State by the Board OF
Health. in charge of DR.. OrcaT
Bowling. the train being furnish
| cd without cost through the court
esy of the Southern Pacific Rail
road will make its appearance III
our City on Sunday, March ~ n
at y 40 p. m. and remain within within,
the confines of the City for about
twenty-four hours. 1t behooves
the citizens of New. iberia to get
busv and clean up their premises
many Of whom we are lnIormel !.