New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-12-18
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tomorrow night at 10 o clock,
with Rev. Paradis in the pulpit.
The public is invited.
On Friday. December 31st,
Evergreen Camp No. 691, w. Q.
w. will entertain their friends
and the public with dance at
their hall. Those who want to
see the old year out and the New
Year will have the opportunity
of enjoying themselves at the
same time.
In mentioning the names il
our last Issue of the young ladies
and gentlemen who are taking
examinations for the completion
Of their studies at the New Iberia
IIi"h School, we inadvertently
omitted that Of Miss Nina Gates,
the amiable young daughter of
our fcllov-,itizen, Hon. HORACE
Z. Gates.
See Bertrand Lumber Co. Ltd.
if you are in market for Ellwood
Hog fence.
We received an appreciated
visit from lion. .. b. steele, OF
Baton Rouge, last Saturday. Mr..
Steele is running for the position
Of Auditor in opposition to the
present encumbent, lion. Paul
Capdeville Of New Orleans. While
here Mr.. Steele met many her
ians who promised him their sup
port.
The Leblanc & Broussard
automobile agents, sold last week
two handsome Studebakers to
two Of our fellow citizens, Messrs.
Emile Simon and George Baum
gartner. This firm disposes of
an average of four automobiles a
month despite the strih:ency Of
the money markets.
The nuptials Of Mr.. Sidney
Gary, an employee of the Estorge
drug firm and Miss Maggie Lee
Blanc, the daughter of Mr.. Sam
uel Leblanc took place last week
at the Catholic church. Rev. j..
M. Langlois officiating.
Friday. Dec. Oath. at Pastime
Theatre, Hazel Dawn, Paramount
feature.
MIR. X. A. Kramer Of Magnolia,
Miss, the civil engineer who has
the contract for making the plans
and specifications for the sew
erage system, the Board con-
templates building in New Ibe1i,
if the project is approved by the
people arrived this week and has
been in consultation with the
Board daily since reaching New
Iberia. 1t is probable the cost
and other data which is being
compiled will soon be put before
the taxpayers in such form that
it will be readily understood by
our people.
We had an appreciated call
last Thursday from Mr.. George
Begley Of Poplar Bluff, Mo. The
young gentleman is known in his
state as the "Rice King of Miss
ouri," and besides Offering in
another column for sale several
hundred barrels of seed rice
also anxious to secure an exper-
, fenced tenant farmer to handle
one OF his tracts Of land in that
State. Mr.. Begley was much i'm
pressed with our section and met
number Of people engaged in
the rice culture here. See his adj
vrtlsement elsewhere.
Lime, bricks, cement, gravels,
white and yellow sands.-Ber-
trana Lumber Go. Ltd.
We notice in recent issue of
the bulletin Of Pharmacy which
Is published at Detroit, Mich,
one of the leading publications in
the United States Of that kind.
an excellent cartoon drawn by
Mr.. G. A. Hitter of the Estorge
Drug Company Of New Iberia.
the picture, as portrayed repre-
sents a druggist making a sale
to purchaser Of quinine and an
inscription appears just below
with the lettering "a Poor Man s
Medicine $3.50 per ounce. Since
that has appeared in print, how
ever. the price of quinine has
dropped considerably to the poor
man S delight. Mr.. Hitter is
making quite an enviable reputa-
ton for himself as a cartoonist
and does this work at his leisure
for his own amusement.
One Of the important civil,
suits which came up before {