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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
SHERIFF SALE.
MRS. ALINE PROVOST. WIDOW OF
JAMES SCHEXNAYDER
VS.. No. 745o
GABRIEL M. LANDRY.
10th Judicial District Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish OF iberia.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order Of seizure and sale issued out Of
the above entitled and mum bered cause
and to me directed, I, P. A. Landry,
Sheriff, duly sworn in and for the Parish
Of Iberia. La, have seized. and will offer
for sale ana will sell at public auction
ct the front door Of the Court Mouse in
the City Of New Iberia, La, between lc-
gal sale hours on
SATURDAY. DECEMBER II, 1918,
the following described property, to-wit:
LIST. A certain tract Of land situated
in the Parish Of Iberia, La, with al the
buildings and improvements thereon, and
thsrsuntob belonging, containing fifty (50)
arpents, having front ON the pubic road
ten (10) arpents, by depth necessary
to make the quantity of land above. and
bounded on the North by Vendor, on the
South by public road. on the East BY pub.
lie road, and on the West by Joseph JET
fersen.
End Another tract of land, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon
and thereunto belonging, situated in the
same locality and containing twenty five
and sixty two enc hundrsth srpents
(25 S2), bounded on the North by lands
Of Aartel Landry Jr. South BY Joseph
Jefferson, known ~ lot one Of the part
ition widow and heirs Of Martel Landry
ST., but dssiguatsd ~ lot Of the plat
thereto attsched.
To pay and satisfy the sam Of Two
Thousand two hundred dollars with per
cent. interest per AMMAN from Sept. l4th
1914. less the sum Of four handred dollars
paid jane 1st, 1915 on account Of the
fivs huadred dollar note antil paid, with
10 per cent. attorneys fees on the prin-
sipal and interest and the eest Of these
proceedings.
Given ofieially this 18th day Of Nov.
4. d, 1918.
?. 4. LANDRY, Sheriff
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Under the authority given the
Department Of Conservation. Of
the State Of Louisiana, by Section
Is, Act 127 Of 1912. and Sec ton
%, Act 2O4 Of 1912, as amended
by Act LOG Of 1918, /, NJ. L.
Alexander. Commissioner Of Con-
servation. hereby declare the
waters of Lake Peigneur, in the
Parish of iberia, be DESIGNATED as
wild waterfowl preserve. for the
purpose Of propagation and as a
resting place for birds, and all
hunting therein is prohibited,
from this day forth.
Under the rules and regulations
of the Department Of Conserva-
ton, provided by law, it shall be
unlawful to catch, kill, snare or
pursue, any wild bird or animal
thereon. and any person SO offend
ing shall be liable to the penalties
as are provided by law for the
violation thereof.
In witness thereof, | have here,
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the Department of Con-
servation to lie affixed this eight
day n October. ninteen hundred
and eighteen
M. L. ALEXANDER.
Commissioner.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
Stock Lost or Stolen.

Three animals, l sorrel mare
about IA years old, l male black
mule with white nose, about Ii
hands high and a young mare mule
about ~ years old. The stock
was stolen or strayed from my
place. at Youngsville on Novem-
Der 18th. Reward will be paid
for proper information as to
whereabouts.
Aristide Stoute,
Constable Youngsville. La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30

Know all men by these presents
That iberia Parish. Louisiana, for
value received. is indebted to and
hereby promises to pay Austin
Bond Co, Contractor, or Bearer
the sum of One Thusand (S1, W0l
lawful money of the United States
of America, on the It'll day of Nov
ember. 191-, with interest there
on from the date hereof at the
rate Of Ave percentum per annum,
payable semi-annutlly on the TIN
dav Of May and November in each
year, O. evidenced by coupons at
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
President,
~
Clerk.

l
6. It has been and is hereby
| found and determined by the Pc.
lice Jury of the Parish of Iberia,
that out of the ten (1O) mill Con
stitutional tax to be levied in and
for the years 1919 to 1928, both
inclusive, after making provision
for the payment of all statutory
necessary and usual charges Of
the Parish as we'll as any and all
|prior dedications or appropriations
Of any part thereof, there is and
will be available for lawful pur-
poses a residue of said ten (1Oj
mill tax equal to one and one
quarter (114) mills, which said
residue of one and one-quarter
1A) mills is hereby dedicated
and irrevocably pledged to the
payment of interest and principal
on said Certificates of Payment.
Z. Said Certificates Of Payment
shall be signed and executed by
the President and Clerk of the
Police Jury, and the interest cou-
pons evidencing the interest to ac-
crue thereon shall be signed by
said President and Clerk. or fac
SMILES Of their signatures shall be
printed or autographed thereon.
8. The President and Clerk of
the Police Jury are hereby author
lied and directed to execute said
Certificates of Payment as herein
authorized. and when executed to
deliver same to said Contractor
in evidence of the amount due him
under said Contract.
The votes on this ordinance be-
ing unanimous, said ordinance is
hereby passed and adopted by the
Police Jury. on the It'll day Of
November. 1918.
FRITZ DIETLEIN,
Viee-President of Police jury.
PAUL BASIN.
Clerk Of Police Jury.
Corporate Seal
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tice For Fiscal Agency Bids.

y Sealed bids are hereby solicited
from Banks desiring to be desig-
mated as the fiscal agent for all
the funds Of the Parish of Iberia
for the year 1919.
Said bids must be in the hands
Of the Secretary fthe Police
jury on or before December 5th,
1918 at 10 A. M.
The Police Jury reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
PAUL BASSIN. Sectv,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30

tached hereto. Both principal
and interest hereof are payable at
the National City Bank. of New
York, n. Y. and the said Parish
is hereby held and firmly bound,
and its full faith, credit and rev.
enue are hereby irrevocably
pledged for the payment Of the
principal and interest hereof at
maturity.
This certificate is one of series
Of 70 Certificates, numbered from
l to 70, inclusive, of like date,
tenor and effect. except as to time
of payment, aggregating $780,
10000, issued by said Parish to
said Austin Bond Co., Contractor,
to evidence the amount of money
to which said Contractr is entitled
for work done and materials fur
nished at the prices fixed by the
contract for the construction of
dipping vats, and for labor, mater
ials and supplies necessary for
maintaining and constructig high
ways, roads and bridges. in and
for said Parish, under authority
of Act No. 80, Of the Acts of LOU
isiana, 1902, as amended, and an
ordinance duly and regularly
passed and adopted by the Police
Jury of said Parish on the 7th
dav of November, 1913.
1t is hereby certified, recited
and declared that in and by the
contract for the construction OF
said dipping watts and furnishing
materials and for labor and ma
terials and supplies necessary for
maintaining and constructing
highways, roads and bridges,
there was dedicated in part the
excess of annual revenues Of sub
sequent years above statutory,
necessary and usual charges for
the payment Of the cost of said
public Improvements that the
amount Of future revenues dedi-
Gated by said contract. with other
prior dedications in force, do not
exceed the estimated excess of
revenues over the statutory, neces-
sary and usual charges Of the year
in which said contract was made
that said contractor has completed
the construction of said dipping
watts, and the construction Of said
highways, roads and bridges, and
has complied with all stipulations
of the contract providing there
for: and that the Indebtedness evil
denced by said contract and said
certificates of payment do not ex-
ceed any statutory or constitu-
tional limitation.
In testimony whereof, we. the
undersigned, President and Clerk
of the Police Jury Of iberia Par
ish, Louisiana, being duly author
lied to execute this obligation on
behalf of said Parish, have exc
cuted and signed this certificate as
of the 7th day of November. 1918.
, President.
Clerk.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
Implements For Sale,

One Steel Champion Road Ma
chine. One Moving Machine Of
the Walter A. Woods make. One
3-mule cane cart. One 4-mule
Bull tongue cart. One surry.
Three wagons. All in good condi-
ton. Phone 14S. Alfred For
ties, Jeanerette. La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30

Moved by Erath Mr. Derouen that the above
budget and expenditures of the Parish Of IBERIA La
for the 1919 be adopted and published according to law
The vote this motion resulted as follows:
In favor Messs Louis Dcuir Adren onsouln H. Derouen,
Dietlen, " j. Erah Numa Miguel and Dr. A. c. McGowen
Against None and the motion hereby declared carried
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
AN ORDINANCE

.Ratifying and confirming contract
entered into by and between
Austin Bond Company, Con-
tractor and Iberia Parish, Lou
isiana, for the construction and
operation of dipping watts and
cost Of dipping materials; for
labor and materials for main
tanning and constructing roads,
bridges and highways; and pro-
viding for the issuance of Ger
tifcates of payment covering
the cost Of said work to be
borne by Iberia Parish. Louisi-
ana. under said contract, pay
able out Of revenues Of subse-
quent years.
Whereas, by contract made by
the Police Jury of iberia Parish,
Louisiana, with Austin Bond Co.,
under date of November 7th, 1918,
for the consideration of certain
dipping watts, the operation Of said
dipping watts and furnishing Of
materials therefor, in and for said
Parish under authority Of Act No.
% Of the Special Session Of 1917,
and for labor and materials for
|. maintaining and constructing
leads. bridges and highways. UNI
der authority Of Act - of 1902. as
amended, there was dedicated in
part excess Of annual revenues for
the wears 1919 to 1923, both in
elusive, above statutory, neces-
aarv and usual charges, which ded-I
ication Of future revenue, with
other prior dedications in force,
do not exceed the estimated ex.
cess Of revenues over the statu-
tory. necessary and usual charges
81 the wear in which the said con-
tra.t was made. and which said
contract is in words and figures
a follows:
CONTRACT.
State Of Louisiana.
Parish Of Iberia.
Know all men by these presents:
That this contract made and en-
tered into this 7th day of Novem-
Der 1918, BY and between the Po-
lice Jury Of Iberia Parish. Louisl-
ana and Austin Bond Co.; Con-
tractor Of Austin. Texas, wit
nesseth:
A.
The said Contractor hereby
agrees to furnish all materials,
labor. supplies and equipment
necessary to complete the con-
struction Of dipping vats and to
furnish necessary labor and ma
terials for operating said dipping
watts, and for labor. materials and
supplies necessary for maintaining
and constructing highways, roads
"A bridges, in and for said Parish
of Iberia, Louisiana. for the con-
tract price Of $7O,00O.00, and to
accept in payment therefor legally
issued Certifc ates Of Payment of
said Parish maturing serially over
/ period Beginning One ID year
from date. and up to and includ-
inc Ten (10) years from date. !
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
Interest Coupon.
$500.
No. J..

NU. I. DIC.UV.
On the 7th day Of - 49,.
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, will pay
the Bearer Twenty Five no-10O
Dollars. f$25.0O) at the National
City Bank. New York, N. Y, be-
ing six months interest then due
on its Certificate of Payment,
dated November 7th, 1918.
President
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-30
SHERIFF SALE.

Nineteenth Judicial District Court, State
Of Louisiana, Parish of iberia.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22

A clergyman while going Il
church one Sunday morning lost .
pocketbook containing valuable pa
pers. After the service hn made
known his loss and said thss who
ever found the pocketboos and re-
stored It to him would bp well re-
warded
A old man Immediately rose up
at the back of the church and cried
nut:
T.'s found. sirl"
oh, thank you, thank you, my
aanl" said the clergyman. "Havs
jou got. i With YOU ?"
NO. sir answered the man
but | comed that way myself after
lou did. and it wasn't there than
London Answer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
Time, Not Space.

Mrs. Frink was a trusting soul
and rarely questioned tile opinions
of others about matters concerning
which they we're supposed to be in
formed. One day she came home
with new pair of shoes under her
arm. eco: hem at Brides" she
explained I'D they're the best l
ever bougt ,"u.
"What Is SO very good about
them ?" inquired her son. for whom
the shoes were intended.
"Why, the salesman said that you
could walk farther IN them than in
any others without getting tired,
and | said that you couldn't walk
very far just now on account of
your knee. you know, and he said
that he meant farther for the same
distance. So bought them, and
here they are. Save the string,
please"
She did not notice the smile ON
her sons face as he undid the pack
age, and he was spared the trouble
Of explaining. - Youths CompaD-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
Your Business.

Pay attention to your business
and it will return the cOmpll'
ment.
How hard he shall work is a
question every man unconscious
ly answers and dismisses from
mind.
HIS decision is determined by
the depth of his ambition and
the height o. his aspirations.
A sense of duty to d pende nts
or a feeling of obligation to lam
ily may also be factors in the
formation of his pol cy. But be-
fore these elements enter into a
mans life he should have clearly
shaped in mind a goal. a we'll de-
fined objective toward which ms
energies will be directed
1t may mean the accumulation
of a certain sum, the attainment
of a coveted position, the accom-
plishment of no eworthy voca
tional or professional prowess-
but it should be based upon lndl'
vidual effort no matter what Its
nature.
Everyone of us shou d cheer
fully and eagerly dedics tie the
major pat of wo decades to in
tensive work. purposeful app lea
ton.
TIE degree Of success resultant
depsrds upoa the foresight AND
vision which chose and planned
the casner
Talents, inclination, education
and pec mary needs each and al
should b. considered in the selec'
ton of ones lifework.
But once the field of endeavol
is decided VI n, wten the die is
cast let nothing defect you from
ihe chart d course, hew straight
to the lie, make departures only
after ma ure deliberation.
Pay sttvnlcn to your business
ar! t wi, return the compliment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22

Dr.. Jenner, the famous English
physician, was a great tea drinker
and very abstemious, never taking
any stimulant except q measured
glass of brandy when he had indi-
gestion. Once fer that cause be
lived on stewed chops and rice tor
luncheon and dinner, With tea, for
. couple of years, but ordinarily be
was a great feeder.
81 recollect," said his friend, Dr.,
Cooper Bentham, con one occasion
Reynolds came to see him. Jenns1
was at dinner. He had soup, fish,
the greater part of chicken, and
be was in the middle of huge rice
pudding when Reynolds entered and
asked him how he was. Jennel
drew a pitiful sigh and replied, q
Am not at all well-no sppetts.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
School Notes.
By Co, Supt. Robert E. Eckert.

By Co, Supt. Robert E. Eckert.
The date for the first semi an
ual examination for the common
schools has been set as January
1917. The questions will be dis
tributed in ample time by the
county superintendent They
must be used on dates fixed by
the State Department. The ques-
TORS for the high schools for the
first semester will he available at
the same time, but may be used
after four months of works has
been done. These examinations
are postponed because of the en-
Orced closing of schools during
tee recf mt epidemic.
The ban with regard To school
house construction in lndlana has
been lifted S, hool authorities
will be given a free hand ~ this
particu ar. wherA he eX )endi
ture docs not succeed $4,000 CO.
The Unit d War Work cam
paign is progressing mic. ly in the
schools. TIE word has o ZEN sent
out to all partsHof the county to
enroll as manv victory fo5s aid
girls "a possible TeacheIs from
six different townships are re
ortinp I'D to this time.
An appreciation of BENZ. },
Ellis, late teacher of this county.
who en- isted last summer in the
navy and died this fall of inf1u-
enza, is being prepared for the
records of the STA { teachers
Association b. the county super
ntendent.
Two very good ways f pre-
venting the spread of influenza
among pupils are by having the
floors oiled and ventila ing the
building more than ordinarily.
This year the personal Of our
teaching force is made up by a
large per cent of non resident
teachers. The fol- wing counties
have helped Us co fiji oar acan-
cies: Wayne Jasper, arrick,
Parks, Madison, Pike. Putnam.
Washing on, Orange, Randolph,
Spencer. Fountain, Lawrence.
Monroe, Hendricks, Grant, FlLyd
Tippecanoe. uenry. Hancock,
Mon gomery. Shelby, Boone and
Vlgo
Do you teach your beginners to
print? 1t Is useless. HoweS err.
the blackboard NAV be used very
advantageously for the prin ed
lesson. Does your assignment
have a purpose and does it 81 g
cup Is a definite task for tie hex
day? Do you call t. mind all
the arts and devices to make the
1ecit alton of such a nature that
the child will be recipient? Are
you cultivating good oral ana
writ n language? The superln-
tendents have been visiting some
of the schools in several town
ships and fnes much that IS COM
mendable
DR.. Lyman Powell, of Dana.
Miss. ard d FIR derrick Glenn
ents Howe, of E lis island. N. 7.
will be the principal speakers at
the annual meeting of the South
west'ln Teach RS Association,
which will he held at Evansville
November % and 80 1t Is ex
pected that ebont l, 500 teachers
from the Is counties in the south
western part of the state will at
tend
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22

How can We hope TO give stability
TO our great national asset. Industry
when from 1900 TO 1916 our state and
national assemblies enacted 7s.7iS new
statutes. many OF which related o.
ousinessf
Neither employer nor employee can
expect benefits from a business where
the balance sheet does not show dol
lars and cents 10 pay with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
Thanks.

To the Votcrs OF Dubois Co:
thank each and every voter
who so kindly helped me- to be
elected Clerk of the Dubois Cir.
cult Court Tuesday November 5
1918
Will show my appreciation of
your lpport while in office
Very sincerely.
CHAS. II. BARLEY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
Pie Supper.

10 :henour ard Oakdaie
schoo will have a pie sup yer at
the Loeb enour building Saturday
n ght Nov. %. for the benefit of
the two schools There will be a
box of candy for the prett est
girl present. Everyone is invit-
ed to come and help make it a
success Remember the date.
Hazel Webb, (Lochenour)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22
klneiake Stories.

Einglakc. the author Of "Eo
then was afflicted with govt. and
he had fancy to Try q lady doctor
and wrote to one to ask if govt was
beyond her scope. She replied
"Dear sir. govt is not beyond my
scope, but men are"
1t was Kinglake who uttered one
Of the ueatest of mots on the pecul-
lar character of the Times. He had
little fon3ness for that journal. in
spite OF personal friendships which
might have been expected to softer
his views of the question. The pa
per was still to him sort OF jug
gernaut, irresistible ard fateful Or
ieeing the announcement OF the
new editors marriage he exclaimed;
.Heavensl That brings the Times
- DalaHona With humaniJr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-22

Now we may expect to hear it
charged thai the Kaiser is a Re-
pu'i'icsu .nf Laat Re waited un-
Ri - { lee ion of a Repub-
lie cons 10 Surrender so
y he Is 3aD cans could get
tn Il. Cor il -Cannelton En-
quAer.
Thy cete'aly he's a Republi-
= d. he get the name
no Gar Cd, republican boss =?
(eA.1 Sure b did.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
Our Red Cross and Our Allies

ica had done nothing but lend money 70 Italy and
take back obligation with interest attached.
There was then official organization that could
speak. but the American Red Cross spoke. and
she spoke that the work resulted in the display
of the American flag from ono end Of Italy TO
the other.
-Four days after war was declared by the
United States against Austria, the American
Red Cross Ambulance Service swung into the
Piave Line and took its place beside the brave
Italians
The Red Cross record in Roumania Is ono
which will never be forgotten by that unhappy
people. IT was only when forced from the coun-
try by thc capacity Of Germany to compel
humiliatfng peace on Roumania that the Amer
ican Red Cross left that people to its woes.
The turn Of affairs in Russia seriously affected
the Red Cross program in that country, but the
permanent portion Of the Red Cross Commie-
sion to Russia is still on hand ready 10 express
Americas sympathy and friendIiness in terms ~
fact when that distracted land is ready TO receive
them
In Great Britain the American Red Cross Is
carrying on large work, and one which IS hav-
ing an excellent effect. The Red Cross IS oper-
ating a number Of hospitals, supporting a num-
Der of good works in Great Britain, in co-opera-
ton with the British Red Cross and the British
Government.
During the Fall Of 1917 the American Red
Cross made a gift to the British Red Cross OF
million dollars. At the time Of the great German
attack against the British in March, 1918, gift
of an additional million dollars was made TO the
British Red Cross to purchase hospital supplies.
as evidence Of Americas sympathy in the grca.
trial which Great Britain was enduring.
AS so it is in Greece, in Serbia, in Palestine
wherever the ravages Of war have gone, the
American Red Cross has gone helping armie.
and peoples.