The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-23

Episcopal Church. South, which VIII
convene sometime in December. VIII
be held at RuRton instead of Oakdale,
La. Nv unanimous vote at the last
session of The conference. Oakdate
was selected but the invitation of the
Methodists of Oakdale was based ny
on the belief that the new church
contemplated would be completed.
Lately II was learned that the ne"
edifice would not be finished un'li
next year
New Orlcans.-Onc of the strange
tricks lightning loves to play on HH
mankind was demonstrated during
the electrical storm recently when a
holt entered an open window III th'
residence Vt Mrs. Maurice NJ Levy,
o6ng paronne street. and shattered 4
pitcher in the middle of tn luncheon
table without harming any of the
family sitting around the table OF any
other article in the room.
Vaudeville. Daniel Pardy, n
Union veteran. 81 years old, died of
starvation recently in st Tammanv
parish. n land of plenty His body was
found IN the woods n few miles from
this place by Maurice Sharp Whl"
tho latter was looking for some ca -
tie and was identified by the clothing
worn The verdict of Coroner Bu'-
locks Jury waa Died Of starvation
while wandering in tho woods.
Now Orleans. - With the final Is
sue of their Centenary bulletin, Meth
odjsts announce financial subscrip-
tions amounting to $1l3.740,000, GOV
erlng period of five years for pay
ment. and strengthening almost all
phases of Methodist effort AT home
and abroad The amount liked as IN"
goal was $S0.00o.O10 And the larger
sum pledged is not all, for subscfip-
lions are coming in still
Hammond. 49, In order 10 stimulate
the live stock raising industry or inc
parish and gets it's citizens started
along the line Of thoroughbred stock,
w |, Houlton OF the Uncedus Farms
has offered to sell bred sows on tic
,netallmcnt plan to bows auo girls
throughout the paI,sh. whose note
their parents will sanction and In
dorse.
Jeanerettc. - The seventh session
of tho La Teche District Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was called TO order by Rev. Calvin =.
Stanley. A. b.. Rev Cenelius John-
son ci Donaldsonvilel was elected
secretary: Rev. J. A. Williams OF
Gray. statistician Rev. Cornelius
Spears. postmaster: Edward j. H.
Sorren and J. A. Reddix, reporters.
Shreveport. Flowing at a rate
estimated al from seven to ten thou
sand barrels a day, the Standard Oil
Company's well on the Cakes lease
in Claiborne parish Section ~, Town
ship 81. Range 8, came in spoutlng
over the top of the derrick through
G-inch pipe.
Monroe.-A 100000 cubic feet
gas well was brought in here -four
miles outside the regular gas belt. lt
is regarded as a highly important
find in that it widely extends the
territory in which gas is found In
commercial quantities.
and her six children residents OF
this city. are heirs to the estate OF
Juan Gradinego. the rich Venetian no.
hleman, who is said to have left $685.
600 DOC to the American heirs. II has
developed.
Estherwood. The sweet potato
crop Is very promising. One grower
last year averaged 400 bushels all
acre This year he predicts he viii
realize more than $500 an acre prof
it. He has sixteen acres in potatoes
Oberin At an election held re-
Gently parish-wide school tax, by
wards. was practically unanimously
carried, both in numbers and amount
of property voted.
New Orleans John M. Parker,
former food administrators for Louis
lana. will rebuild his organization to
aid in the fight to cut the high cost
Of living He believes his old staff
will gladly render the service asked
by Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer. He has SO notified Mr.
Palmer.
Houma. The Louisiana Associa-
lion of Commercial Secretaries plac-
ed itself behind Professor Dodson
and the state Agricultural College
and it's members pledged their assist
ance in tho fight for more funds soon
to commence.
Clinton. East Feliciana parish
has been promised army trucks for
road work and they will be used ex
tensUvely in improving roads under
the directions of the Parish Good
Roads Commission.
Crowley--The automobile men IF
the parish are to have an organiza-
lion to further the interests of this
industry and preliminary steps looa-
ing towards an organization were dis
cussed over banquet table.