The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-09-13

dismantling Of the Louisiana and
Northwest Railroad. The improvement,
Of roads hereabouts ard TIL adver-
Using Of The resources Of Cane River
Valley and Natchitoches parish.
New Orleans This city Was Sc
Iected as the meetiig place of the
1921 convention of the National Ma
sonic Relief Association of the bien-
NAL session held in Minneapolis,
MINI, August 1923 The meeting will
bring 10 this city q large number OF
mon who are prominent in the Mason
&c fraternity from all portions of the
country.
New Orleans.-A petition has been
filed by the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company before the
Railroad Commission Of Louisiana, &C
cording to an announcement by the
company Saturday. asking for an or
der authorizing the corporation 70
continue IFS present rates for a pc
Rod of not less than twelve months
after December l.
Branch-Clarnnce Hays, a hero 81
the st. Mihiel drive, is home on fur
Tough visiting his parents at this
Llace. He he had started over the
top for the third time when bursting
shell above him tore out his entire
right shoulder blade. rendering the
arm useless for life. He also was
eassed on a previous occasion.
Colrax- Judge Andrews mas grant
Cd an appeal from his order for the
bonding Of the injunction in the cat
tie dipping controversy, returnable Ia
thirty days. The appeal being suspen
sive in its operation, all dipping viii
have to be discontinued until the
Supreme Court can pass on this im-
portant matter.
New Orleans. - Next to agriculture
the largest and most important indus
try in Louisiana and Mississippi Is
the fisheries. Approximately $50. 000.-
900 is invested in this business in the
two states, while the annual crop
Of fish. oysters, shrimp, turtles and
other varieties Of water food Is in tho
neighborhood of $10,000000.
MOnroe-The City Board OF Health,
through its president. DR.. d. r.
Hirsch, has issued notice to the
people of Monroe warning them
against drinking the water furnish
ed by the city Of Monroe. wthou;
first boiling it, due to the present
condition of the Cuachita river. from
which the city obtains It's supply.
Lafayette Billeaud Jr., presi-
dent Of the police jury, announced he
favored Lafayette parish building
lis own main Highways under the su-
pervision Of the State Highway De-
partment. He says this plan. in his
opinion. will be cheaper and the work
will be done much faster.
Crowley. - Professor j. NJ Baker.
lr. for several wears employed as
teacher in the Crowley High School,
has been appointed elementary super
visor to make such periodical visits
among the Acadia parish public
Improvement of school work
Sparkman.-The annual county
school rally for the western distric,
of Dallas county was held at the Pine
Grove consolidated school near here
with more than $50 persons from al,
Iarts of the district in attendance.
Alexandria.-The double platoon
system was put into effect by the
Alexandria Fire Department. maxim,
the first city in the state to adopt
this system. There will be two crews
of twelve each.
Baton Rouge.-Governor Pleasant
has been invited to make the opening
address at the annual meeting of the
American Public Health Association,
which will be held in New Orleans,
October 27 to 30.
Colfax.-Millions of catterpillars, or
army works. have been at work IN
the cotton fields hereabouts for the
past week. and they have eaten all
the foliage on the cotton plants, which
cuts off all hope for any further in
IN, fr,,;f
Harrisonburg-The police jury Of
Catahoula parish met here and pro-
mulgated the result OF the recent
elections held in the parish to issue
$500. 900 good road bonds. The result
was largely in favor OF the PROPOSE
ton. the number being at the ration
If to l and in amount IS 10 1.
New Orleans. The campaign
against venereal diseases in the state
Of Louisiana will be terminated I'M
Jess the state undertakes jointly with
the federal government to continue
the work. according to DR.. Oscar Dow
ling.
Slaughter Scott Douglass OF
Slaughter has received message con-
veying the news of the death of his
only son, Private Henry Hamilton
Douglass. 20 years old, who lost his
life in action overseas.
Natichitoches. The Natchitoches
Chapter Of the American Red Cross Is
preparing 10 give course Of lessons
in home hygiene and nursing under