The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-04
INTERESTING HAP
PENINGS IN NEW
IBERIA'S HISTORY
DURING THE YEAR
JUST CLOSED.

- Chatham Construction Go.
awarded Sl6..}i contract for gravelinG
lower Main street.
- SO. Pa. resumes traffic over It's
own lines after the river oyertInws.
lo-The State legislature passes
to New Ibcrias Commls
sion Government Charter,
T. Mass Meeting held AT CttS Han.
advocated S21H 0oNn bond ISSUE iOr
Good Roads for Iberia parish
l3-New Iberia Poultry Association
organized and elected officers
22-Marsh Island sold to T. A Nell
benny for Sll1, ,97l,1S, for game bird
haven.
AUGUST.
10 Definite shape was given the
movement for q $50 600 hotel for this
city bv Mr.. Felix patout Site pur-
chased on 23rd inst.
lI-Segnra Refinery DESTROYED hy
fire.
l6-The Home Coming of L. s. Sen
ator elect K. +. Broussard.
26---Motor Car service over the New
iberia & Northern Railroad lines be-
came effective on regular schedule.
3l-The establishments Of the East
side School decided.
SEPTEMBER.
3-Primary Election.
2l-Delegates left for Alexandria
Segregation Convention.
23-Public Schools opened for 1912
Is session with over thousand enroll
ment
2S-Candidates for membership on
the Sanitary Sewerage Board were an
nOunced.
29-The Iberia, st. Mary K Eastern
X. K. opened its new extension to
traffic and sent first train through to
Shadyside.
OCTOBER.
2-The Louisiana Veterinary Med.
Assn. held its semiannual meeting
here.
IN. I. Steam Laundry destroyed
by fire. Fireman Jennaro killed by
the falling stack.
S-First Sanitary Sewerage Board
elected.
l3-Gen'l Mgr. Scott, of So pa. K.
K. Co, received a delegation Of New
1beria's business men on his private
car and discussed features of interest
to this city.
E-Judge E. H. Farrar lectured IN
the Elk's Theatre on Segregation OF
Taxation.
19-Statement Of expenditures for
rebuilding and undermining city light
and water plant tOtaled S5l ,20I3l,
while the city owes the Plant for serv-
Zee. for same period, $43,4lo.o6.
20-Gov. J, Y. Sanders, president Of
the Pethrolithic Good Roads Co, Vis.
tied the work being done between New
Iberia and Jeanerstte.
2l-The New Iberia Extract of Ia
basco Pepper Co., Ltd, wins suit in
State Supreme Court agaiast +. Nell
henny's Son of Avery's Island, and is
awarded 5000 damages.
| 25-The regular Republican party
held Mass Meeting at the Elks Thea
ire in the interest of Pres. Taft's can
didacy to succeed himself
NOVEMBER.
IA continuation Of Henry Street,
Eastside, opened to traffic.
3-The first ice of winter appeared.
liberia parish. including New Ibe-
ria, gave its vote for Tax Reform and
Segregation. In the Presidential Elec.
ton Wilson's vote about equaled that
of the other candidates combined..
7--Bourgeois and Beaullieu sold
coastal swamp lands, located in this
parish. to the Baldwin Lumber Co. for
l{74O,OOO.
9--The cane crop proves dlsappoint-
ing in it's results in tonnage.
Fl 12-The Preferential Ballot was put
} into effect by the adoption of an or
, dinance by the City Council.
12-The City Council adopts the
Board Of Trade resolution, Offering
tax exemption for 10 years for new IN
dustries having an annual pay roll Of
10000 or more.
l2-The city's eastern boundaries,
on Eastside, were extended from
Teche to Teche.
14-Western and Northern bankers
visited this section. via Frisco, going
south as far as Shadysde.
/. I8-Curfew Law re-established, at
the instance a the Civic League.
19-Bishop' Laval confirmed about
; 1000 persons at st. Peters Church in
: 1.-TWO days.
r. A--The N. l. & n. r. r. put into eff
e feet new schedule for the motor
cars, extending the passenger service
down to Shadyside.
= "a. Bishop Sessums visited the Eps
copal lcongregation.
al 24--Edw. G. Laughlin, victim of {
:. roilroad wreck at Alexandria, laid Il
rest here.
III 25--.A steam heating plant is heinz
l Installed in the Parish Court Hous,
and Jail.
III 29--City Board of Health ..bdrrie
! the hatchet' and reinstates lnspecto
Indest.
DECEMBER.
I'll IA Catholic College Is a aprospes
- for the near future.
THE Protestant Cemetery Ass
~ publishes statement OF expenditufe
- Of past twelve years, $6, ,2O7 SO.
l7-Parish School Board elects Pro
e1 L. A. Valet superintendent, 10 su
= ceed Prof. Frame next July.
het 27--Jno. Newman fatally injured /
railroad accident
th 3l--The clouda cleared away u
the saashles lse.ssnsa. --.