New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-03
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Hon. L. Tasker Dulany received TIL
appointment last Monday as temporar
District Attorney of iberia and ST. Mar
tin Parishes vl~a A NJ Muller decea zed
Mr.. Dulany qualified on Tuesday after
noon before the Clerk of Court and ha
already set to work arranging for thu
appearance before the Grand Jury o
fifty three cases, the Grand and Pet
Jury being called to begin work next
week. The appointment of Mr.. Dulany
was no surprise to the citizens of New
Iberia as it was generally understoo-
Governor Hall would comply with the
wishes of the Democratic committee who
recommended the gentleman to perform
this important duty. Some fifteen years
ago Mr. Dulany acted as District Attor-
! new filling ~ the time between tho res
;rra'on of Hon. Robt. F. Broussard and
the election of Judge James Simon. who
succeeded Mr.. Broussard. This appoint
ment meets the general approval rs a
majority of our citizens and there is no
doubt Mr. Dulanv viii make a good
showing in the capacity of a prosecut-
ing officer.
See Bertrand Lumber Co. Ltd
if you are in market for EllwoOd
Hoo fence.
The members of the Civic LEAGUE is
urgently reminded that their presence IS
requested at the next regular meeting
which will be held at Hotel Frederic on
Monday, July 5th. Business of import
ance will be transacted.
The friends of MI. Willie Weeks Hall
will be pleased to learn that he is rapid'v
recovering from the wound he received
in his right foot some weeks ago while
visiting the Mines at Weeks Island. 1t
seems the young man was riding an ami
NAL with loaded rifle pointing down to-
wards the ground and in some unacount-
able manner the gun was discharged in
flictin a dangerous wound in his foot
A special train was chartered at once
and the young man taken to New Or
leans for treatment.
No. 666 will cure Chills and Few
err It is the most speedy remedy
We know
Mr.. Walter F.. Villermin, our expert
electrician has just completed several
contracts wherein not only wiring was
done, but he has set up a private lioht
plant in the home Of Mr.. Harry Smedes,
Jr. at Cades, Station. Two commodious
residences and one business house at
Morgan City was also wired by Mr..
villermn, in fact he has several
o.he- "~r+--"'s 70 install private cleo
trio light plants.
Thieves continue to play a high
hand on the outskirts Of the City where
there is no police protection. Last Fri
day night the daring scoundrels invaded
the property of Mr.. Maurice Lemaire and
killed two of his fine pedigreed hogs
y ~ .-a-e ~o-'d L" found. The same
night a wagon was driven in MI Berg
cries yard not so far distant and
whole load of stove wood stolen and
hauled away. 1t IS very probable that
the same thieves did the stealing 1t s
devoutly wished that they be run down.
Some two weeks since a horse was stol-
en- from Mr.. Oscar Darby who resides
4 few miles north of this CITY. In this
we understand Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Migues traced the party to Lake Charles
where he was arrested and brought back
md placed in Jail last Wednesday.
In another column appears
a charter of the Chain Oil Com
pany which is domiciled in New
Iberia whose officers is composed
IF the following gentlemen: G. p.
Sims, president; DR.. Paul N. Cyr,
vioe-president; Harry j. Smith,
secretary; J G.. Broussard, treas
1rer; Robert G. Taylor, |. S.
Wooster and F. f. Delahoussaye.
)ne Of the active stockholders
Who interested himself with 9th
RS to form the Company was Mr..
+. s. Suttle and though his efforts ,
he bulk of the stock was sold in
Jew Iberia. From what we I'M
Ierstand work will be begun next
week on their first well on a tract
f land situated in st. Martin j.
'arish near the Parish line. Ev-
ry one who visited the site Of the !
proposed well were highly pleased !
With the indications that are so :
renowned at that particular
lace. Those Of our citizens who :
ave few hundred to spare !
hould assist in developing an oil :
cid i'm this section Of the country
{ would be the making of New ;
IBERIA in more ways than one :
specially at this particular time {
hen things are so quiet. Oil {
elds have not only made Beau ,
,ont known all over the world. ;
Mt hundreds Of its citizens have :,
ecome wealthy as a consequence. !,
here is several spots in this 500