New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-01-03

1T is with regret that W,
chronicle the news to our read
ers of the resignation of Mr.. Il
w. Crosby as general manager OF
the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company which took eff
feet last Thursday, he benz
temporary succeeded by Mr.. W
| A. Henning. who has had charge
of the engineering work since
the line was constructed. The
removal from this City of the
gentleman is a great loss TO New
/ Iberia, more especially when his
every effort has been for the
material advancement of our
progress. 1t was through his en-
crgy and at great personal sac
rificc that we can boast of an In
terurban Railroad and if was
| hoped he had become a fixture as
far as this little City concerned,
1t was only within the past three
months that Mr.. Crosby built
for himself and family a beauti-
full country home few miles
below the City limits, feeling as
sured of his permanent residence
here, but circumstances arose
that compelled him to tender the
Company his resignation which
is generally dcplored by all Of
our citizens. We understand
that he has accepted a better po-
sition with an interurban rail
road, in the State Of Mississippi
where he will make his residence
i'll the future
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Died at his residence near
Burke Station, Sylvanus Gall,
aged sixty years. Mr.. Gall, a
native Of Patterson, La, came
to iberia with his parents, the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Gall,
when an infant, and spent prac.
tlcally his entire life in this Par
ish. Home loving and retiring in
disposition. Mr.. Gall took but
little part in public affairs and
was known to comparatively few
people. Honest, truthful and
ever ready to extend helpful
hand to others, each acquaint-
ance was also friend. These
formed a sorrowfuI cortcge which
accompanied him to his grave
from the Methodist church last
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Gall was
twice married. His first wife,
Miss Porter. daughter Of Judge
Porter of Opelousas, died several
years ago leaving three children,
Messrs. Jasper and James Gall
and Miss Lillian now the wife Of
Mr.. Erwin Bernard. Some years
later, he married Miss Katie Win
ters Of this Parish who survives
him with several children. Be
sides these he is mourned by
three sisters, Mrs. Clement
Young, Mrs. +. A. Pharr and Mrs.
Leon Lemaire. Another sister,
Mrs. Jno. C. Curtis preceded him
to the grave some years ago.
SALESMAN WANTED to
look after our interest in iberia
and adjacent. counties. Salary
or Commission. address The
Harvey Oil Co., Cleveland, o.
Last Tuesday at about one
o'clork, the uncommon sight of
a negro by name of Guess Will
liams marching another of his
kind through the Main Street at
the point of a rusty old double
barrelled shot gun, created a
good deal of comment among
those who witnessed the incident.
1t seems the negro Williams who
resides in one of the cabins on
the Liettemcyer properly discov-
cred another negro taking his coat
off clothes line where it had
been hung to dry and immed-
lately ran into his house and
grabbed a shot gun and held the
thief. After recovering his coat
he induced other negroes, in the
vicinity to tie up the arms of the
black, which was done, and he
proceeded to march him to the
seat of justice. Just before reach
ing the CITY Hall, Officer Do
mingne spied the pair and took
them both in charge, placing
them in the lookup for trial,
one for keeping his gun pointed
ON the other and the other for
theft. The next morning both
were tried and while the thief re-
ceived fifteen days on the public
road, Judge Davis lectured the
other, telling him he could not
take the law into his own hands
and if it happened again he
would be punished. The NEGRO
was given his liberty, taking his
gun with him and from the scare
he received we feel certain he
will call on the officers in the fu-
ture instead Of taking the law
into his own hands. Had the
negro thief attempted to run
away from him while on the long
march there is no doubt he
would have been foolish
enough to believe he was justified