New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-12

MAIN street mas at last received
the attention of the Council. This
week MIR. Jos. Hayes, the cement
worker laid a good cement cross.
ing at that important corner and
hencetorth the pedestrians will
not have to jump across the holes
in the walk. We notice the ce.
'nent crossings along Main street
are also receiving attention, the
expense being borne by the
Southwestern Traction and Pow
err Co.
FOR RENT-Storc building
and residence, corner Of Main
and Swain Streets. Apply ia
Max Mates.
Mr.. A. -. Winters Of this
City. engaged rs a travelling sales
man in Louisiana, came very near
meeting with a serious accident
last Friday night while coming
from the West. Mr.. Winters was
aboard the train that was ditdhed
few miles south Of Midland and
was badly curt about the head and
arms, receiving several bruises
that has confined him to his room.
There were twenty people aboard
the i'll fated train that rolled
down the enhancement who were
badly crippled though fortunately
none were killed. Mr.. Winters
from what we understand is some
what improved ut this writing.
House for Rent, situated ut 42S
Charles Street, after September
list. Apply Murray 4 Smith.
MIR. II. s. Sealy, proprietor OF
the New Iberia Steam Laundry,
which was destroyed by fire last
Friday evening informs Us that
he will begin the erection in n
few weeks Of large two-story
brick building and will equip IL
with the most modern laundry
machinery ever installed. A tenn
porary receiving office has been
opened by him In the front Of the
Elk Theatre building. Adjusters
were this week settling his losses
which were quite heavy, having
only Four Thousand Dollars of
insurance on both buildings and
machinery.
10 DEBT CAN BE PAID
more easily or satisfactorily
than a loan from the
iberia Building Assn.
Work on the Model Road In
the East End portion Of New lbe-
ria il being pushed by the Chat
ham Construction Company just
rs rapidly az they can get avail
BILE men and teams to excavats
the dirN. This week the execava-
ton on the south side of the rail-
road tracks il being removed and
Lauled to the roads nearby under
the supervision Of Street Com
missioner Romero. The dirt TAX
en- from the Main Street will 90
long ways towards filing all Of
the surplus holes on the other
streets, thereby saving the ex-
pense Of purchasing shells ~ u
the general custom.
Plantation Of 300 acres for
rent. Terms reasonable. Weeks
4 Weeks, New Iberia, La.
Postmaster Thos. r. Morse
of this City, recently discovered
in the new Postal regulations
that it was optional with the
postmasters Of the United States
4, distribute the mails on Sunday
If they thought the patrons prs
ferred their regular mail dis
tributions on that day a. hereto
fore and promptly took advant.
are OF his right and commenced
the regular distribution again
last Sunday to the great pleasure
Of all Of the patrons Of the New
Iberia Post Office. IL other COM
m,mities fare a. well a. this City
IN that respect, they are very fort.
innate AZ II il left entirely TO the
pleasure OF the Postmaster. We
dare say no Post Office in the
South has more accommodating
set Of officials in the employ Of
Uncle Sam than Mr.. Morse and
h,s nhlo anaiatanfa.