New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-08
The District Court, Judge Simon on

-, DASiNt Nourt, Judge Simon on
the bench convened into regular session
last Monday evening after the adjourn
ment OF the Circuit Court which had been
IN session here all OF last week. One
OF the trst cases to receive the att m
ton OF Judge Simon was that of J. A.
Gallery of Jeanerette versus the Nor
gar's Louisiana and Texas Railroad. in
Volvlng the cost of an automobile which
mad been wrecked by a train and nat
rowly escaped killing the occupants of
the car. Another case of much interest
was that OF Mrs. Alfred Dauterive,
formerly OF Loreauville which came up
on tuesday. Mrs Dauterive it seemed
mad arrived from New Orleans on Mon
day evening and proceeded to the home
OF MIR. Jos. J. Dauterive to take charge
OF her five year old boy who had been
IN custody of its father since July last
According to the statement of Mrs. Dau-
terive she had been persuaded by her
husband to leave the child in his care
while they are separated and he would
return the child to its mother at a
specified time which Mr.. Dauterive failed
to do. Not hearing from her husband
the lady proceeded to Loreauville in COM
pany with Deputy Sheriff Thomas Migues
and took her offspring, after which it
was made known to Mr.. Dauterive who
came at once to the Parish seat and Sc
cured from the Court a habeas corpus
writ charging her with kidnapping after
which she was placed under arrest until
the following morning when the Court
] exonerated her from the kidnapping
charge, holding the child in custody of
the Court until the Judge finally de-
cides who is entitled to it under the law
or until divorce proceedings are taking
out by one or the other interested parties.
Since writing the above the
Court has given Mrs. Dauterive
absolute control of her child with
permission that she permit her
, husband to see the child at the end
Of every year.
"A special meeting of the
j Civic League is called for next
! Monday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
at Hotel Frederic to consider the
action of the Police Jury and
otherwise prepare to take up the
work of embellishing the Court
House grounds as per the resolu-
ton of the Police Jury. A full
attendance of the membership is
desired.
! Mr. Abe Hirsch, the successful
Main Street haberdasher feels so
! confdene of the future of New
iberia that he has closed a deal
for the elegant building fronting
the Opera House owned by Judge
l.. O. Hacker. Mr.. Hirsch lis at
resent located in the buildino
owned by the Knights Of Column
bus and has built up large bust
ness since casting his lot with u.s.
Since the organization i'm this
City of Camp of Confederate
veterans a number of the old Con-
federates of Loreauville have
worked up a sentiment for an or
ganization in that vicinity and ex-
tended an invitation to Capt. f.
J. Carstens of Iberia Camp No
1888 and SenatOr-elect Broussard
to help them perfect an organiza-
ton next Sunday evening. From
what we are informed there are a
large number in that section anx-
ious to identify themselves with a
Camp.
Invitations have been issued
by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pierce
Russell of this City. announcing
the wedding of Their daughter Miss
Henrietta Sara to Dr. Frank
Field Courts on November the
26th at the Episcopal church OF
New iberia.
The Protestant Cemetery AS
ISOLATION will hold their regular
monthly meeting next Monday
afternoon at four o'clock at the
office af Murray & Smith. \
full attendance is requested as
business of Importance will be
transacted.
1t will be noted by the adj
vertisement which appears i'll
another column, General Manager
Crosby of the Southwestern Trac-
eion & Power Company announces
several changes in the sale OF
tickets issued to the patrons OF
the Trolley line after November
18th. The round trip tickets to
Jeanerette will be issued only
after the hour of six P. M. each
day, instead thereof will be sold
at the general Offices and at each
DRUG store in both cities, coupons
tickets of six at the price of 25c.
By putting that style OF ticket on
the market the local users OF the
cars will be given one free
ticket by making purchase OF
a 25c book, instead of pur-
chasing single fares. 1t will
in the long run be great saving
to those who 60 short distances.
Heretofore in order to get reduc-
ton it was necessary to buy a
$500 book which contained forty
five fares at SC value, while In the
future four free trips can be
obtained with only a dollar out
lay.
Among those leaving here
last Thursday for Shreveport to
attend the opening Of the Shreye-
port Fair Association was DR.. }.
Arthur Goodwin the veterinarian
of New Ibera. DIR. Goodwin s
visit there is to make a study and
Get in touch with the Southern
live stock breeders of stock those
are immune from local diseases
that he hopes to introduce into
Al. xoa4.o.. 90 tho country &C