The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-11-01
New Olenna I >ouisiana Is slowly

6uction in Louisiana during the last
year was $4,000 pounds. the largest
In the history OF tn state. The crop
Is said TO have brought an estimated
total value of 1861. 900 to the wool
growers.
Esther-Livo wire rice farmers ars
greatly interested in procuring some
OF the grain dry kilns which dry the
sheaf rice and grain CUES ly for the
thresher. Thousands of dollars
worth OF rice is lost yearly BECAUSE
of rains and excessive moisture, and
the United States department of Ag-
liculturc has been called upon to fur
n;sh at once approved plans of the
cry kiIns.
Lake Charles. - At a meeting OF
tie w e Williamson post OF the
American Legion at the city hall. the
charter was presented to the club,
1 constitution and bylaws adopted. and
the following officers elected: d W
lddy post commander: r. s. Porter,
vice commander; David w Eddy
post aajutant, and Gordon Lake.
/ treasurer
/ Leesville.--l1Xcessive rains during
! October besides doing considerable
miscellaneous damage to crops. ser
iously cut down attendance at the
+ Vernon Parish Fair, the big event of
/ the year in This parish Notwithstand-
ing roads which were bad. a fairly
good attendance is reported. with
visitors from an portions of the par
lsh and adjoining parishes.
Shreveport last week has
witnessed decided awakening in
interest in parish policies and in place
Of the dearth of candidates for va
rjous Offices. particularly for repre-
sentative from Caddo, there are now
twenty-five candidates for office IN
which Shreveport is particularly IN
tnrested and eight candidates for tho
lower House OF the Legislature.
Alexandria-Plans are rapidly be-
ine formula ed for the big Armistice
Day celebration to take place here
November II, at which 1t is expected
that returned soldiers will be present
from Rapides and surrounding par
lshes Preparations are being made
to entertain the largest crowd ever
seen In Alexandria.
Cooper. Redman, a wealthy
Kansan. is putting up sawmill east
Of Cooper and expects to get out
ruch hardwood timber. He is much
Impressed with tho live stock and
agricultural possibilities OF this par
Isl and believes many Northern men
will come In when good roads are as
sured.
Natchitoches. Continuous rains
and combined with the warm weather
r. making cotton seed sprout In the
feds. Nearly all seed has been sold
as soon as the cotton has been ginned
end as seed In the fields now Will b.
unfit for planting, may VIII be COM
PEELED to buy seed for next years
crop.
Baton Rouge-H. r. Estarge Of
OpeIousas has filed nomination pa
pers for state treasurer. He Is the
second man to enter the race for that
office. Howell Morgan Of Baton Rouge
entering several days ago. A. V. Coco,
attorney general, also filed his papers
: for reelection.
Alfalfa.-More than Ave inches OF
fell here in one day after much rain
fall for two weeks. What little cotton
was made is rotting in the bolls Cow,
peas and sweet potatoes also are
spelling in the fields.
LAFAYETTE. Tho school board has
set November 20 as the date for the
calling OF special election to vote
$50 600 OF bonds with which to erect
End equip a brick school in Youngs
Vile.
Washington, D. e. The United
y States Railroad Administration
, through It's agricultural section. has
issued an illustrated booklet abou
Louisiana, to be sent to home seek
:. ers who have made inquiries abOu
- the exceptional farming opportunitie!
In that state.
Washington, D. C.-Opposition b.
" the Louisiana producers to the licens
= ing Of sugar may We withdrawn AZ
!. result Of the proposal OF the Suga
= EQUALIZATION Board to pay highe
rrice for Louisiana sugars than viii
j. be allowed the producers of beet su
4 gar.
Is The item which states that diamond
81 are now worth 1900 per carat doesn'
disturb lot of people half as much a
the price of potatoes per potato.
- Soviets continue to be promoted l
spite of the fact that there are no ties
l. timonials indicating satisfaction o
the part of those who have used then
y One hundred American soldiers hav
Il taken Czech brides and nobody woul
be so rude as to deny that they are Gel
tilted Czechs and worth their face va
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