New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-01-24

has placed them in such financial con-
dtion that they are unable to buy seed
to make another experiment this year
and for that reason we are making IT
known that hundreds of small farmers
in the vicinity of Petite Anse would ap-
preciate being advanced seed this year
Oh the same condition Of last season, if
some one would interest themselves in
the movement in time to plant cotton
again this year. We are informed that
Mr.. Nura Drouet, one of the most in
telligent farmers in this section recon-
mends the H. G. Hastings seed of At
lanta, Ga, as the most suitable for this
climate, he having tried several other
varieties without much success We
would therefore suggest to our business
men that steps be taken to supply our
farmers with another batch of seed to
encourage cotton raising ii this Parish
as we feel cc~:a'l many of them will
again take advantage of the opportunity
if they can get assistance from our local
business men.
Last Sunday morning considerable
excitement took place on the truck farm
of Mr. Norbert Lemaire, just outside Of
the corporate limits due to a roaming
mad dog 1t seems the previous even
ing canine belonging to David Bros,
had acted very strangely and the wners
locked the animal up in crib, thinking
they would make an investigation the
next morning to see whether or not 1t
was suffering from rabies. The dog
however managed to get away and
roamed the streets and prairie all night,
biting every object that came within its
path and on Sunday morning ran into
an open lot of Mr.. Lemaire and in the
presence of Messrs Alexis VOORHEES, and
Julien Ewes bit fine hog on the place
owned by DR.. J. A. Goodwin, after
which it caught Mr.. Ewes dog and bit
II several times. II ulu uol tdhe 1hc"e
gentlemen long to observe the canine
was suffering from an attack of rabies
and Mr.. Lemaire ran into his house and
brought out gun which was placed into
Mr.. VOORHEES, hands and both dogs were
killed at once to prevent further con-
tagion The fine hog of Dr.. Goodwin
was then brought over to the Goodwin
Plapper Sanitarium where it is receiving
treatment in a scientific manner. There
is no telling how much depreciation has
been done by this one dog and for that
reason we would urge all owning dogs
to pay particular attention to their &C
tons in the future, as it is more than
probable the disease will spread. Some
time since we urged upon our Police
Jurors the necessity Of passing deg
muzzling ordinance which resulted in be-
ing passed law requiring tax of ST pei
annum for the keeping of canine on one
premises. While the law is good one
in 50 far as raising few hundred dol
lars during the course of year, it will
never prevent dog from going mad and
endangering the lives of the people. Had
this particular animal been muzzled ii
could never have bitten anything nor
would, there be any danger of a spread of
the rabies These muzzles are so made
that when properly adjusted an animal
can eat without them being removed and
causes no annoyance to dog other THAI
the fact that they can bite no one. The
cost of treating one person who has been
bitten by a mad dog viii pay for muz-
cling all of the dogs in the Parish and
we cannot see any excuse for the Police
Jury and City Commissioners not put
ing a compulsory muzzling law on its
statute books.
We were shown communication
from the City Commissioners to the
Frisco Railroad which we'll expresses our
own views and we hope will be pro-
ductive of the change in schedule asked
for. The people of Port Barre, Cecilia.
Arnaudville, Loreauville and all way
stations are anxious for this service and
are deserving of it. When this road was
projected, each of these localities, desir-
ing to be placed in more intimate asso-
citation with New iberia exerted them
selves to the utmost and imposed an
additional tax upon their property in o.
der to secure the road; while the people
of this City, already sorely burdened
with special taxes cheerfully voted the |
bonus required Of them. Such treatment |
is certainly deserving of some considera-
ton and when the railroad is requested to /
furnish more convenient service to ;
their patrons, fairness dictates compli-
ance, especially when the demands en-
tail no additional expenses. With
schedule which would permit residents
from all points to come to New Iberia and
could be made the trading center for the
entire section. The lower prices pre-
vailing in larger communities, the large,
and better selections to be made, the at
tractiveness of displays would invite our
neighbors and secure profits which we
believe the "a 'lroad should assist in
bringing to US. We hope that the man
agement of the Frisco will so view it
and provide the accomm odations which
Mr.. Fontelieu petitions them.
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR