New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
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Jury last Thursday to fill the po-
sition of Secretary pro tenn made
vacant on account of his son, Mr.
Chas. Basins departure for the
Army. Mr.. Basin, the newly
elected Secretary Immediately as
sumed charge of the office and we
believe his selection will meet with
the appreciation of the taxpayers
of the Parish. He is profes'
sional bookkeeper with a lifelong
experience in that occupation and
he has always been held in high
esteem by those who know him.
Sash, Blind and Door Factory,
special work Of all description.
Cisterns and Tanks.-Bertrand
Lumber CO.
The nuptials of Mr.. Mathurin
La Pence and Miss Marguerite
Grand, a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Grand Of Little Fausse
Pointe was contaminated last
Monday afternoon at st. Peter $
Catholic church.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Protestant Cemetery Asso-
citation will take place next Mon
dav evening at five o'clock in the
parlors of Hotel Frederic. A full
attendance of the members are
invited to be present.
We. are in receipt Of a COM
munication from Mr.. Eldridge 4.
Smith. a son Of Mr.. Frank II.
Smith to address the Enterprise to
him at Harvard University, Cam
bridge. Mass. Mr.. Smith is tax
ing a five months course in gen-
eral electricity and hopes to be OF
much service to Uncle Sam after
his course is completed. He wrote
us aboard the steamship Massa-
chusetts.
y-Tism-Antiseptic. Anor
dyne kills pain. stops putrefactlon.
The attention of our readers
is directed to the advertisement
of Miss Ida May Cheatham in
another column of this Journal.
Miss Cheatham has just returned
from St. Louis and other Eastern
markets where she purchased
some of the latest fashions In
millionery and her establishment
in the Eureka building is now
carrying assortments the equal OF
many of the millinery stores In
larger cities.
The funeral of Mrs. j. E.
Lietemeyer whose remains were
shipped here from CINCINNATI.
Ohio. where she expired on
31st. took place from st.
Peters Catholic church on Sun
day afternoon September End in
the presence Of large concourse
of sympathetic frinds. The mem
bers of her family have the SYM
pathy of the community.
New Iberia will very soon
have another frst-class furniture
store. From what we learn Mr..
Leon j. Minvielle has already
bought a large assortment OF
choice furniture and leased for a
term Of years the two vacant
stores in the Duperier block ad-
joining the Minvielle grocery es-
adjustment. Mr.. Minvielle will
therefore soon be bidder for Il
share of the furniture trade.
The members of. the Police
Jury have taken steps to call an
election to issue bonds for the
building of gravel roads in the
Sixth Ward of this Parish at al
near distant date. The call will
be published in the next number
Of the Enterprise. From what
We learn. it is also the intention
If the Board Of Trustees Of New
IBERIA to call an election for the |
purpose of crawling the streets
If the entire City. Main Street
will be paved from the Post Of
ice corner to the upper limits
md part of the tax will be used
O meet the portion that falls
ipon the City to assume. OIL
course this work will not be done
Until after the sewerage system
s completed. There are but few
Main Street property holders OPP
,osed to this Improvement and II
,egins to look like the present
administration will witness the
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