New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-10-31
Assessor Derouen completed

after several weeks hard work
with his assistants. These rolls
had to be made the second time
owing to the fact that the cane
lands were reduced. The def
cheney was made up by Slight
increase Of the two salt mines.
The amount of property upon
which taxes will be collected this
year is white $6,S92, S31.2S; col
ored, $444,150.0O, a remarkable
showing for the colored people.
The difference between last
years total assessment being
$154,114.00. AS soon as the
rolls are accepted by the State
Board of Equalizers, Mr.. Frank
j. Mestayer, the Tax Collector of
the Parish will begin accepting
the taxes.
Moss Club Sauce now 15c. Buy
a bottle
On Wednesday morning the
Southern Pacific wells opposite
the depot which supplies water
for the tanks afterwards to be
converted to their large engines
went completely dry and the City
Commissioners had to be called
On to come to their relief. We
understand that on Thursday,
Commissioner Villermin closed a
contract with them to supply all
of the water in the future which
will add a nice little revenue for
that department of New Iberia.
For several weeks this well has
showed indications of giving
trouble due to the volume OF
gasses eminating from it.
On Saturday evening when
Mrs. w. L. Grant with her little
daughter, Emily, were alighting
from the Trolley car, preparatory
to getting upon the sidewalk in
front of her home, her little
daughter came within a few inch
es of being knocked down by an
automobile that was making its
way to New Iberia. The car
was unnumbered and it was I'M
possible to find OFT who were its
occupants. Had Mrs. Grant not
had the presence Of mind to grab
the child from in front Of the
auto it would undoubtedly have
been seriously injured. The mu-
nicipal ordinance requiring all
auto drivers to stop when the
Trolley lets off passengers is vio-
lated with impunity by ninety
per cent Of the auto owners A
few arrests for speeding on the
lower limits of Main Street and
a heavy fine by the Court would
also break UP that practice. I'm
less something is done to check
mate these abuses soon, someone
will suffer serious injury. 1t
would be well for our Police o.
ficials to visit that portion Of the
City in the afternoons. more
especially on a Sunday evenings.
Cures Old Sores. Other Remedies Asa't Cure.
The worst cases. no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c. Soc. Sloo
For several months it was
generally known that Mr.. R. S.
Mcmahon our furniture dealer,
contemplated, owing to the con-
dition Of his health retiring from
the business which he has been
actively engaged in FL: upwards
Of twenty-four years. This week
all Of the necessary doclmeuts
We're drawn up to transfer his en-
tire stock Of furniture to the
Da,,eriv Furniture COMPANY
who have leased the large build
ing for a term of years. From
what we are informed the store
will be closed on the 18th of the
month to be re-opened to the
trade again on the 21st of Novem-
Der under the name Of the new
proprietors, who will also continue
operating their present store
where they are now located. The
retirement from business of Mr..
Mcmahon is loss to New Iberia,
as he was always identified with
every moment calculated for the
betterment of our little City.
The gentleman intends to devote
all of his time to his farm just
outside of the corporation. He
to make his place one of
the model farms of the Parish.
We wish him success in his ven
ture. His successors who are
expert furniture dealers will be-
yond douht confinue RI hu;ld