New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-03-28
-Presiden+ A. Daiera of the

President A. Daigre Of the
T. P. Association of this City
and a committee composed of
Messrs. Chas. w. Outhwaite,
Jules Dreyfus, j. S. Power and
A. G.. Barrow made a canvas Of
the City last Monday soliciting
subscriptions with which to en-
terrain the State Convention
which will be held here on the
18th. 18th and 10Th Of next
month. The gentlemen succeed
ed in collecting upwards Of $500
in a few hours time. The COM
mittee have not as Yet hnlshed
their task as it will require q
large amount to entertain our
guests in a manner betting
| CITY the size of New Iberia.
Don't fail to smoke 1.-The
Trade" Cigar, sc. Manufactured
in New Iberia.
Grim Reaper Claimed all
that was mortal of Mr.. Homer
Broussard, a planter Of the 18th
Ward last Thursday night at
O'Clock, after a brief illness. Mr..
Broussard had reached the age
of 50 years. He leaves to mourn
his demise five children among
them being Mrs. Madison Lee
Blanc. Mrs. Camille ComeauX,
Miss Lillian and Messrs. Esau
and Cyrus. The remains were
Inferred in the Catholic cemetery
at Broussard yesterday afternoon
in the presence of a large con
course of sympathizing friends.
DIR. Edwin Lewis Stephens
| will deliver the third lecture in
| the series Of lectures being given
| to the New Iberia public this
| winter. DR.. Stephens subject
will be Robert Browning from
| whom he will give selected read
ings. He will interpret Brown
ing's style, philosophy and op-
timism as he finds them in those
| wonderful poems Pippa Passes,
My Last Duchess, Rabbi Ben
Ezra and The Ring and the
Book. This will be rare OPP
portunity to learn Of one Of the
worlds most inspired and most
inspiring poets from one of his
most appreciative students. The
interested public are invited go
be present at the lecture which
will be delivered at the New
Iberia High School Auditorium,
on Tuesday. April 7th at eight
o'clock P. NJ.
The contract for the removal
of the large building at one time
used as a warehouse on the Ba-
you front and which will now be
converted into a Creamery BY
the New Iberia Creamery Co.,
recently organized here to pro-
mote the raising of fine dairy
stock, was let to Mr. Stephen
F. Hale. This week he had
large force of brick layers lay
ing the foundations. The
building will be placed on the
rlot of ground in the rear Of the
New Iberia Electric Light and
Power Plant when it is the in
tention to get sufficient power,
both steam and electricity to sup
ply all of the machinery Of the
Creamery. Mr.. G. G.. Nelson,
president of the Company in
forms US that all Of the necessary
equipment will reach here within
= short space Of time and pros
poets are excellent for an
suspicious start. The erection
of a Creamery here to- meet the
requirements of those who have
butter fat to sell in Southwest |
Louisiana will soon enable more
of our farmers to purchase high |
grade cattle and engage in a
wholesale scale in the dairy bus
mess.
Another burglary took place
last Friday night in which the
grocery store Of Mr.. H. H. Win
ters, located on the corner of st
Peter and Jefferson Streets was
plundered of $500 in cash and
about $1,000 worth Of cigars and
smoking tobacco. Upon opening
his place Of business on Saturday
Mr.. Winters soon dis
covered that his front door had
been broken open. showing evi-