New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-04-06
The Police Jury Of this Par.

4 ~>sscA y A'lI- L. l.. DuloAN WAN
reference to accepting the take:
from the timber land owners or
the assessment Of two years back
1t seems that when these large
property holders presented them.
selves to the Sheriff s office to pay
their 1911 taxes they had all been
increased by orders of the State
Board Of Reviewers. They
promptly refused to make any set.
Element whatever with the Par
ish, preferring to await the deci-
sion of the Supreme Court on the
matter involved which would have
taken several years to adjust.
The Parish officials very wisely
agreed to accept taxes on the old
bases being in need of the money
to conduct their routine business,
which, from what We were in
formed amounted to about 5000
and will go long ways to reduc-
ing the Parish debt and thereby
enable them to properly conduct
the affairs of the Parish.
Now is the time to have your
horse clipped. We will do it for
observation-disclosures Veteri-
nary Hospital.
Died, at his residence in New
Iberia on Monday, April LIST, 1912,
at three o'clock a. M. Mr.. Walter
Harry, aged so years and brother
of Mr.. Sidney G. Harry, one Of
our leading merchants. Mr.. Har-
ry had been i'll only for a few
hours and his death was a great
shock to his family who have the
sympathy Of the community. He
leaves widow and several chill
dren to mourn his loss. The
funeral was held from st. Peters
Catholic Church on Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock.
TALKING OF MONEY. why
not put your surplus cash in our
S.ocki 1t is safe. available and
earns interest.
Iberia Building Assn.
Indications point to New Ibe-
ria having a first-class and mod
ern hotel building within the
next year that should be pride
to all Iberians. Reports general
ly circulated upon the streets have
it that Mr.. Felix Patout and son,
Mr.. Fred Patout have fully decid-
ed to erect a modern hotel build
ing that will be an ornament as
i well as an advertisement to the
City, if they can find a suitable
site within a reasonable figure. 1t
behooves the property holders
that have suitable grounds for a
building Of this nature to make
little sacrifice for the good Of the
whole community and place rea-
sonable estimate on their property
if it is for SALE Very often hold
ers of large tracts often stand in
the way of improvements when
they are about to materialize by
making the purchase price of
their property prohibitive for the
use contemplated. a-
Lime, brick and cement at Ber-
trand Lumber Co
J The stockholders meeting of
the Elks Theatre Company was
held last Monday evening in the
Office Of Mr.. R. D. Southwell and
much business transacted that
was of Importance to the men,
bers. The Board elected for the
ensuing year is as follows:
Messrs. V. j. Smith, R. D. South
well, Will Bauman, DR.. Junius H.
! White, Nathan Davis, j. R, Perry,
! r. P. Ribbeck and F. 0. Schwing.
! The Magnolia School Of East
End, under the management OF
Miss M. Mestayer and corpse OF
able assistants are making i'm
provements to the property that
bespeaks for them great interest
and is pleasing to the large num-
Der of patrons of that public in
stitution. Among the improve
ments we noticed Is the beautiful
400 foot cement sidewalk front
ing the school grounds which IS
being carefully put down by Mr..
Joseph Hayes, the money being
raised by the efforts Of the teach
ers, assisted by liberal donations
from a number Of the residents
Of that part of New Iberia. Be-
sides this necessary adjunct to the
property the teachers have had in
stalled a sanitary drinking foun-
tain for children which will dis
pense entirely with the cup nuts.
ance. The fountain is known as
the Integral bubbling spout and is
of nickel plate with self-closing
cock. This work was done by Mr..
w. j. Condor at very reason
able figure and the amount raised
by each child subscribing the
small sum Of 1Oc., Several other
necessary improvements are con-
templated for the school by the
able Principal and her assistants.
On Thursday evening at about
,2:3O o'clock, New Iberia came
near losing by fire its beautiful
Opera House building and had it
not been for the presence OF Mr..
Louis Pfister with the assistance
Of the porter Of the building who
i Immediately turned on the water
-. 1o s>c<o1lo1 nnor Of hand