The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-11

baton Rouge. Several minor A.
pointmenta by Governor Pleasant
were announced They were " q
Phillips. police Juror. Ward Seven.
Natchitochee, vice G. c. Sanders. re-
signed. J. H. Smith. member OF ri .,
Sewerage Board Of he Ridder vice
u w. West. resigned Morelle NJ
Milburn. alderman OF vile Platte.
vice Oscar Reed: Bruce Smith OF Rus
ton. atudent AT l.. s. n. was ap-
ONCE.
Baton Rouge. 49, Congressman ! Y.
Sanders has introduced a resolution
In the House calling for an investi.
cation OF the cotton seed situation.
Harry ID. Wilson. state commissioner
OF agriculture. was Informed The ac-
ton resulted from recent decision
OF the control committee of the meet
Ing of cotton farmers and ginners and
cottonseed dealers and oil mill op,.-
rators nj Alexandria recently that
the rehners were profiteers.
University station. Baton Rouge.
La.-Sweet potato storage houses
should be thoroughly cleaned and d.
infected prior to the storing of new
crop. This precaution IL made neces.
sary by the presence Of certain dis.
ease-producing organisms that live,
ever in the storage house from one
reason to the next Disease free no
'atoes stored in houses where these
organisms are present are likely to
suffer heavy losses from decay.
University Station, Rouge. La. -
The 'urvey OF the sugar cane belt of
Louisiana just completed by the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
furnished valuable data on the pres.
ent distribution of the Mosaic Il ,cps.
IN the tate. The disease Is no gtn-
"ral az yet but seems TO be spreading
to considerable extent. according
10 G. w. Edgerton. plant pathological.
experiment station. l.. s. II.
Covington.-W. II. Farris of tho
New Orleans Great Northern railroad
came to Covington to discuss with
the Association of Commerce the,
erection of new railway station Ac.
ton has been slow on account of The
government control. but If the roads
go back into private management
January /, said Mr. Ferris. a station
al.
Alexandria. - Representatives OF
several colleges In Louisiana met
here and recognized the Louisiana
Intercollegiate Athletic Association,
Those In attendance were: O. u
Payne of Louisiana College. Pine
vile: II. Lee Prather of State Nor
mai; Natchitoohes. n. N. Hamilton of
Southwestern Industrial Institute. La
fayette. p. A. Roy of St. Charles Co.
lege. Grand Coteau.
Houma. After months of prepa.
ration Terrebonne parish ia now in
shape to build soma roads. This was
brought about by the sale Of bonds
of three road districts. Bonds with
face value of 1895 900 were purchas.
ed by the Peoples Bank and Tru..
Company at premium.
Monroe.--An allegoricai pageant
representing Monros 100 years axp
srd 100 years hence will be present
cd at Ouachita fair here in October.
celebrating the Tooth anniversary Of
the existence of the city under it's
present name. Over a hundred chill.
6rn will participate in the event.
Monroe. - Colonel j. r.. Morris.
who has been placed In charge nj
Omaha. Neb., to deal with the stu
alton there arising from race trou.
BILE. is Monroe boy, having former.
ly lived in West Monroe, where hs
was familiarly known az "Legs" MOI
ris.
Shreveport. ~ Special attention Ia
being paid by the Texas and Pacific
railroad principal shops. at Marshall.
Tex, to concentration and repair OF
cars at that place preparatory 70
sending them to the South Louisiana
sugar district for handling the pres.
ent crop.
Acknowledgement local civic or.
CARNATIONS are formulating plans for
soldiers homecoming celebration
70 take place here November IL. and
the anniversary of the signing OF tbs
armistice.
Bunkie.--The cotton crop. which IL
the shortest since 1892. ia about pick.
ed. The planters will go more into
cane next season, dividing their acre.
age equally into ,ane. cotton. corn.
live stock and forage crops.
Centerville. Heretofore cotton
has not been grown to any extent,
this year. however, about 500 acres
we're planted on lower Bayou Sale
az an experiment, and has proved a
euccess. Picking iH now in progress.
Grand Isle. The cauliflower ard
eggplant crops that we're not killsj
by the recent storm water are most
promising. The eggp.ants are being