New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-10-04
The heavy rains through this

lace circus cancelling their dates
here last Wednesday and wa,
a great disappointment to many
who had contemplated witness
ING their attraction. On Thurs
day one of their advance agents
arrived here to settle the differ
ent accounts created in advertis
ing the show and stated that nc
exhibitions would be given unit
they reach New Orleans owing to
the Indictment weather. Neve'
in the history of the HagenbeclS
show had they ever encountered
such weather which struck them
when at Houston, Texas and FOL
lowed them into the City OF New
Orleans. lie stated that their
losses were $4,000 per day.
Mr.. Ralph ID. Southwell ar
rived home last Sunday after an
absence of several weeks in New
Orleans to accept "A position as
manager of the Suhcrbielle Fire
Insurance Agency. the Office of
whom are located in the Citizens
Bank Building. Mr.. SOuthwell s
experience in that line Of bust
ness, coupled with the strong
companies the Agency is repre-
senting in this City should place
him in position to command big
line of business.
Last Wednesday night soue
providers ont on Iberia Street
when Just in front of the home
of Mr.. Clement Young. delib-
erately fred two shots at his
house and had it not been for
the bullets striking some iron
work would have penetrated the
interior of his bed room and
wounded members Of his family.
The next morning Mr.. Young
found the two cartridges lying
on the balcony where they had
fallen after striking the hard ma
terial. An effort is being made
by the Sheriff S office to run
down the perpetrators Of the
cowardly act and it is hoped they
will be brought before the bar OF
justice.
Miss Blanche Hulin has taken
over the management OF the old
Miguez Restaurant and hopes to
bring it up TO the high standard
as it was when it was in the
hands of the late Mr.. Migues. For
the past five months the restau-
rant was operated by Mr. Mequet,
formerly of Jeanerette, but who
has since departed for Hot
Springs, Ark, where he will en-
gage in the same line of business.
The rains throughout this
section have damaged the rice
crop to a large extent which will
inhict heavy losses on our rice
farmers. Word comes here from
the Crowley section that fifty per
cent of the crop is a total loss.
Last Monday evening was
the grand opening of the doors
of Hotel Frederic. The proprie
tors had engaged band of music
for those wso cared to trip the
light Fantastic. A delicious
punch was also served the hun
drels of visitors who lent their
presence at the opening. The
first guest who attached his name
to the large hotel register was ex-
Mayor Broussard of Breaux
Bridge at present the Chairman
of the Police jury of that Parish.
The hotel starts out very auspi-
ciously considering the very in
element weather.
Preparations being underway
for a big Interstate Roadway
Convention at Orange, Texas, on
October 18th and 18th, His Honor
Mayor Fontelieu has delegated
the following gentlemen to repre-
sent the CITY of New Iberia.
Messrs. Edwin L. Estorge, GEO. ".
Dallas. Fritz Dietlein, T.. s.
Broussard, A. G Barrow, Louis
Pfister, A Daigre, +. F. Millard,
Victor Erath, Jr. and M, ".
Fisher. The meeting will be one
of the largest ever gathered to-
gether for the purpose of inter
esting the Government in con
strueting a National Highway
connecting all of the States, and
for that reason we hope major
ity of the delegates appointed
will attend the session, ~-
The Police Jury met in reg
ular session last Thursday in
the Court rooms with a full at
tendance of it's members, Mr..
Fred W. Bauman acting as Sec.
rotary pro TEN during Mr.
Burke's absence. Much business
of Importance was transacted
among which was changing the
proposed Model Road to the Lake
from upper Main Street straight
through which will extend ont
Main Street until the old Lake
road is reached to connect with
the Segura road. A committee OF
citizens composed of Messrs.
Jules Dreyfus, j. w, Eckart. Ed
win Estorge. Henry Smith, p. A.
Landry, Alphonse Davis and 9th
ers were present and gave
their approval to the change
of location. During the dis