New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-06-09

last Thursday which caused lin
to lose two fingers by amputa.
ton. 1t seems the Young man
was at the top of the derrick
busiIy engaged adjusting the
pipes when in some uuaccountable
manner his right hand became
damned and he was pinned in
that position until help could
reach him. It was fortunate he
did not lose control of himself
while in that position, otherwise
| he might have fallen to the ground
and been killed. He was .imme-
jdlate!y brought to town to receive
surgical attention but it was nee
eSsary that two of his fingers be
amputated.
No. 666 will cure Chills ard
Fever. 1t is the most speedy rem
edy we know.
The first benevolent order in
New Iberia to show its patriotism
! by subscribing for a Liberty Bond
Iof 5000 was that Of Cypress
Camp No. 81. Woodmen of the
World. New Iberia has several
other secret and fraternal Lodges
! that will no doubt follow the foot
steps of the w. O. WIS
From what We learn Mr.. Ned
Lee, the proprietor of the Lee
drug store has enlisted as a mem
Der of the United States Naval
Reserves Another of our young
men who has joined the Naval Re-
serves is Mr. Albridge L. Smith,
son of Mr. Frank Smith Of Olivier
Station. The young gentleman
has been assigned to one of the
Radio Schools which will be
opened at Algiers within the next
few days.
WANTED-10,00O lbs. of Ole
books and magazines.-G. Singer
Iron and Metal Co.
We were shown a communi,
cation addressed to Mr.. Owen II
McMahon from the President OF
the Mississippi Agricultural anC
Mechanical College rendering him
a position as instructor in dairy
ing in a county of that State. II
will be remembered Mr.. McMahor
spent several years in that insti
tuition studying scientific dairy
ing and this is the fruit of his
labor. Mr.. Mcmahon, like his
brother Philip, is now at Fort
Logan II. Roots training for ar
citizenship in the United States
Army, and we understand they
have both passed their third ex.
animation satisfactory and are
enthusiastic soldiers. In peru
sing the communication addressed
Ito Owen, we note that the Mer-
chants National Bank of the
thriving city of Vicksburg, Miss.
were instrumental in the purchase
Of some three hundred head of
Holsteins which they turned over
to the farmers Of that county on
reasonable terms, so as to help
make Mississippi one Of the lead
ing dairy sections of the South.
Several other banks in our sister
State have also interested them
selves in this laudable work and
the farmers will profit much
through their fOresightedness and
liberality.
Sash, Blind and Door Factory,
special work of all description
Cisterus and tanks.-Bertrand
Lumber Co.
"A mass meeting was held last
night in the Court House in order
to- enrouse enthusiasm in behalf
Of the bond issue Of this Govern
ment Among the speakers from
the outside were Hon. Andre La
fargue, attorney for the French
Consulate at New Orleans; Hon.
Walter D. Welborn, representing
he Federal Loan Bank and St. |
Clair Adams, the ex-district at
.orney of New Orleans. There |
we're several hundred persons
present and quite a good sum was
by our business men.
from what we are informed all
# the banks subscribed large
WANTEID-A loan Of $500 for |
line months, first mortgage on
located in New iberia
nd month &S0O0 Eor IN for,oo. ;oy |