New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-12
This. section of tho countrv

This section Of the countr,
for the first time since February
18th. 1914 was visited by one OF
the heaviest snow falls in the his.
tory of South Louisiana. The
snowfakes began falling here at
II 40 yesterday morning and 4,
the time of closing our forms on
Friday afternoon. continued to
fall until the ground was com
pletely submerged and hundreds
Of women and children were out
on the highways and by-ways
enjoying the sport Of throwing
snow balls. Through the kind
ness of Mrs. John a. Gebert who
is the Cooperative Weather OBJ
server for the United States IN
New Iberia, we were informed her
records showed that on the 18th
! of February 1899 we had two
inches of snow and on February
25th of 1914 as much as three and
one-half inches.
/ On Saturday evening last, Mr..
Joe Terrell. an employee in the
New Iberia Foundry and Machine
Shop through some unaccountablc
manner received some severe burns
on both of his hands. From what
we learn he is doing as we'll as
could be expected under the cir
cumstances.
This being the week when the
Grand Jury was in session. some
fifty or more citizens of our sister
town of Jeanerette. Loreauville
and other Wards were here at the
summons of that inquisitorial
Body. The Jury was composed Of
Messrs. F.. O. Schwing. foreman;
Oscar d. Romero, Fred Decourt.
Frank Greig Chas. Mestayer, Mai
rice Bergerie, Edgar J. Borg.
William Tof1ier, Geo. Robichaux.
Aug. Wattigny. w. O. Hug6nin
and Ike Moritzsky. On Monday,
morning the first day Of the ses-
sion. Judge Simon delivered 10
them an oral charge Of their dut-
les as sworn officials Of the law.
covering every detail Of the i'm
portant work which they were to
"es'me and there is no doubt
their Investigations will be such
that none will go unpublished who
violates the laws of the State.
Ruby My Tism-Antiseptic, Re-
lieves rheumatism, Sprains. Neu-
ralgia, Etc.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Mar
Gus DeBlanc. one of our energetic,
sterling young Iherians was made
aware that he had successfully /
passed civil service examination as
a Government stenographer and to
report at Washington at once. He
will be assigned to permanent
position in the Income Tax De-
partment and will leave to-mor-
row to assume his duties in the
Capitol.
The st. Martin Messenger Of
our sister Parish, contained last
week glowing account Of the
liberality of Glen. J. B. Levert to-
wards the education Of the chill
dren of that Parish.N Mr.. Levert s
towards the public
schools during the last few years
to some $13.OOO.00. $780,
DOO for the establishment and
grounds of their high school $500
For a gymnasium; $1,000 to high
school at Breaux Bridge; $4,000
10 the agricultural department Of
The st. Martinville schools and
100000 to the schools at BreauxI
Bridge. IF there were more Of
such men in Louisiana interested
n the education Of the children
throughout our State. much good
would be accomplished along those
ines.
The high license, war taxes,
md general inclination towards
lsin" less intoxicants is RESPONSE
lie for New iberia having two less
'aloons during this year. The,
,1aonc that u,oro c1nend IF their,