New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01
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LOCALS.

Only night services will be
held at the Presbyterian church
tomorrow at the usual hour The
public is invited.
"A civil term Of the District
Court will convene in the Parish
Court House, commencing next
Monday, Judge James Simon on
the bench. There is said to be
many cases of importance that
will come up before the District
Court this session.
Secretary Southwell of the
Elk Lodge has issued notices to
the members to attend the regular
annual election of officers of that
fOurishing Order on Thursday,
March 9th, 1913. There being a
number of aspirants for the hon
orary positions of the Lodge a
l'large attendance is expected that
evening.
Sad tidings reached New he
ria last Monday of the death at
| Natchez, Miss, of Mr.. G. A. Bes-
sac, well known here and brother
Of Mrs. M. Farley of this City.
Deceased was aged respectively 10
years. He was Confederate
veteran and is survived by wife
and two sons, Messrs. Henry and
Fred Bessac, residents also OF
Ma chez, Miss.
Mr.. Joseph Davis, the East
End butcher has ventured into
the business of purchasing hides
of all kinds, having opened an Of
fee in the upper limits of the City.
We understand that he is paying
handsome prices for hides which
he ships to Eastern markets in
carload lots.
The Parish Democratic Elk
| ecutive Committee will convene
into regular session to-day at ii
O clock by order of Hon. A. }
Maumus, it's chairman, for the
purpose of arranging for Dem
ocratic Primary election for a
Constable for the Sth Ward Of the
Parish.
Floyd Calhoun, a bright
young man attending the l.. ). U.
at Baton Rouge as beneficiary
student from this Parish; has just
completed his first session s work.
A report Of his class work re-
ceived by the Police Jury shows
him to have attained a general
average of 80, and marks him as
a splendid success. 1t is crafty
ing to see a young gentleman OF
this character, approaching the
honor conferred upon him by his
Parish and using his time and tai
ents in efforts to improve the OPP
portunities given him. We con
graduate him and wish him all
measures of success.
The warehouse Of Mr.. Jules
Mayors, purchaser of old iron,
bones and other articles that have
been allowed to go to waste, IN
this section for many years has
been removed to the Valet build
ing on upper Main Steret. Almost
daily can be seen dozens OF wa
CONS hauling articles of that ma
ture to be disposed of at a gooc
profit to those who have the en-.
ergy to gather them together.
Few of our people realize the mon
ey that has been put into clrcula-
|! ton by Mr.. Mayors since he has
Located in our midst.
| New Iberia is now in posses
| sion of a Broom Factory which
has been started on Field Street,
under the management of Messrs
INuma Babin and Theoge ne Au
Icoir0 We are informed that they
are making first-class articles and
meeting with great deal OF sue
cess in disposing of the products
of their Factory This is really
the second establishment in this
Parish, Messrs. Duboin Bros, Of
| Duboin having engaged in that
business for number of years
! and built up a large business
!, their brooms being the equal OF
any in the United States.
| On Thursday last the Sew
erage Board of New Iberia, con
sisting Of Messrs. Edwin Estorge
Jules Dreyfus, Lazard King, Chas
IL. Provost and Charles Gouguen
helm accompanied by Councilman
RibbecIk made flying trip to Nor
gan City to Investigate the sys-
TEN that is being installed IN tina,
town. We understand they vii
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