New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-10


France engine built at Elmira, y.
Y. arrived here this week ana
for the past three days. Mr.. J. H..
DeNoc, the agent and demonstra-
tor has been inStructing Mr..
Messenger and one or two other
members of the Fire Company
how to operate it. The truck IS
of the sixty horse power capac-
itv and carries with it. besides the
hook and ladders two chemical
tanks and as much as twelve hun
bred feet of hose. It cost New
Iberia some $500 and is consid-
cred a good investment when TAX
on into consideration that it can
be operated at a speed OF sixty
miles an hour in times of GOOD
roads. The two black horses WI
be taken over bv Mr.. Victor Erath
at a consideration of $3OOW and
that together with the licenses
paid into the City treasury will
soon pay for the machine. The
saving in horse feed alone an
nuallv will meet the notes as they
fall due and the City Fathers will
have no trouble in NEGOTIATING the
payments. This same make ma
chine has been in service for SeV-
eral years at Morgan City and
we are told it is an excellent truck
and well worth its cost.
Sash. Blind and Door Factory,
special work Of all description
Cisterns and Tanks.-Bertrand
Lumber &c.
AS a sequel to the trial and
conviction (9f f. J. Derouen who
was charged with sIandering his
brother-in-law. Chas. Thcrlot,
which resulted in a three months
iaiI sentence. together with a fine
at the Court session of Tuesday
last. the day following. Attorney
Tsidore w. Gaian on behalf Of
his client Theriot, instituted a
damage suit for 10000 The
papers were filed on Wednesday
afternoon with Deputy Clerk of
Court Decuir before Derouen
could dispose of his real estate
holdings, which it was said he
was preparing to do Immediately
. fter his conviction in the District
Court on Tuesday. This makes
the second suit for SANDER filed
in this Court within the past thir-
tv days. SANDER is one of the
worst crimes that can he COM
mitted upon an innocent person,
no matter what the grievance
might be. and it has got to be
quite common with a few who do
not realize the seriousness of the
offense. The sooner those IN
clined TO befoul others are
brought before the bar of Justice
and made pay penalty for CIV
inc circulation to statements
without semblance of truth back
Of them. the better for those who
reside in our Parish.
FOR RENT Two rooms. one
upstairs and one downstairs.
conveniently located on East
Main Street. Apply to this office.
The friends Of Mr.. Fred De
CUR will rejoice with him when
they learn that Governor Pleas
ant has seen fit to appoint him as
Oil Inspector for this District
winch is in control OF the
State Board of Health. The pO-
sition at present is being filled by
Mr.. Rudolph p. Ribbeck and ex-
pired on the fifteenth of the
month. Mr.. Decuir is well quail
fed to fill the position rendered
to him and we feel assured no
mistake was made in the selec-
ton. Fred is worthy of most any
position Of trust.
Our fellow-citizen, Mr.. E. H..
Buffinton. general agent of the
New Iberia & Northern Railroad
returned home Monday from Bos-
ton. Mass, whittier he had been
called to the death bed of his
venerable mother, Mrs. Eugene
Tucien Bufinton, who expired
before he could reach his distant
home on January Goth, Mr.. Buff
fnton's mother was well known
here. having spent several months
in New iberia last winter and her
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