New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-09

NJ o' stdteIHenC Oh tn
New Iberia National Bank pub
hshed in our last issue, the thir,
on the honor roll in the Unite,
States, issued at the close of busl
ness, February Goth, 1912, P. 1
henoudet cashier, shows them t.
have raised their surplus from
three hundred thousand to fiv
hundred thousand dollars. TIL
officers of that financial institu
ton as well as the citizens of New
Iberia have reason to feel prou,
OF the excellent advancement
made by them and we hope er,
long to see it the first on tn,
honor roll in the United States.
| WirIow glass cut to any siz,
wanted.-Bertrand Lumber Co.
Died, at the residence of hi
sister, Mrs. Alpha Fontelieu OF
Tuesday, March 5th, 1912, at ;
o'clock a. M, Mr.. Frank Ledger
in the prime of life. Deceased
had been in bad health for severa
years and finally succumbed, SIR.
rounded by his relatives wht
mourn his demise. The funeral
/ services were held the same even
ing in the presence Of a few init
mate friends, the pail bearers be.
ing Messrs. A. c. Boas, Jules Ian.
dry, Alpine Fontelieu, Clifton
Vest, A. Chargois and Cyrus De.
Blanc.
Moss Club Sauce now 15c. Buy
bottle.
Several rehearsals have taken
place by the cast Of fifty taking
! part in the beautiful play "Queen
Esther" to be staged at the Elks
Theatre the second Tuesday after
/ Easter for the benefit of the
Presbyterian church of New Ibe-
ria. The cast is in charge of DR..
j. B. Hull, musical director and
all of the young people taking
part are enthused with the parts
allotted them on that night. I'm
less we are mistaken the Theatre
will be unable to hold the big au-
dience promised to witness the
play.
Moss Club Sauce now l5c. Buy
a bottle.
Died, at the residence of her
son. Mr.. M. Crouchet on Sunday,
March Sd, 1912, at 5:35 o'clock
p. m, Mrs. Mary Ann Walker, WI
dow of the late Jean Crouchet,
aged 81 years, months and II
days. The esteemed old lady
leaves to mourn her death, seve-
raj children and grandchildren,
among them Mrs. Bertha Platts-
mier. Mrs 0. Savoy, and Messrs.
John and Michel Crouchet. The
remains were inferred in st. Pet
er's Catholic cemetery on Monday
afternoon at 5 clock and attend
ed by sympathetic friends and
relatives.
Monday night last being the
first Monday Of the month, u
number of citizens gathered at
the City Hall expecting to witness
the election of new Police officials
for the City Of New Iberia, the
terms Of the entire force having
expired. There being no quorum
present owing to illness and other
pressing engagements the meeting
had to be deferred to later date.
From what we are informed there
are dozens Of applications to
serve the people in that capacity
and our City Fathers will exper-
fence no trouble in making selec-
tions for those responsible duties.
The first meeting of the
Loyal Order Of Moose, = or
ganized by Mr.. J. M. Braud o.
New Orleans was held last Mon
day evening at the hall OF the
Odd Fellows. There were pres
ent forty-eight members. On
Monday night next the election
Of officers will be held and ad-
ditional number of about twenty
FIVE young men from New Iberia
will also be initiated. On that
occasion National Organizer Ed.
F. Pellie of New Orleans will be
present and the meeting promises
to be of much interest to the new
members.
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