The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-11-08

New Orleans-The Baptist Bibls
Institute of New Orleans is to re-
ceive 100000 of the 100000 cam
paign which begins November 80.
Hammond Catholics from all
over Tangipahoa Parish met in the
St Thomas Aquinas Hall, being pre-
sided over by Louis d. Nalty, with
state Deputy John X. Newman, OF
tne New Orleans Council present to
assist in the election of officers The
Hammond Council was SOLICITED IA
the name Of the organization after
which officers wer, elected aud will
he installed November so
DonaldsOnviJlc - In ordor to raise
money to assist in paying" off the in
debteduoss which remains on the
new buildings AS a result of adverse
weather conditions during three DAYS
Of the recent South Louisiana Fair,
the citizens of Donaldsonyille have
planned to hold a hig tWo-day festi-
val at the fair ground Saturday and
Sunday November IL and 16, respec-
lively.
Shreveport-News of the compile
ton OF the largest oil we'll that has
ever been completed in Louisiana,
whether light or heavy oil. reached
Shreveport in a report of a compile
ton of Giliand and Fosters Cakes
No 6 In no half of tho Ganth-
west quarter of section 30-217 Clai-
borne parish, which, when gagged
was producing $4,000 barrels of high
grade oil per day.
Plaquemine. The assessment
rolls for the parish of IberyilIe were
flied with the clerk Of court recently,
Passed on a one hundred per cent
valuation the total for the parish
shows St4,574.E06 of property diyid-
ed INTO lands $91i}304 and other
property $5.431. 202 With total tax
Of $S97i504 with $50 poll taxes to
bc added. he increase in tax over
1915 is S1S,i34.06,
Lafayette. - Miss Caroline Bou-
dreaux, home demonstration agent in
this parish. who recently returned
from France, where she worked I'M
der the direction of the French gov
eminent, will be one of the principal
speakers at the meeting of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs. The
session at which Miss sBoudreaux will
sreak will be held November Is in
Jennings.
Shrevepor-That there is not
enough cotton seed In the United
States for planting purposes is the
opinion expressed by A. w. Jordan,
of Lockhart, Texas, in charge of a
cotton seed exhibit at the Louisiana
Fair, prior to his departure for his
home due to the rains" said Mr. /
Jordan, "the Mexican crop is an alb |
solute failure
AIexandria-In his charge to the .
grand jury, Judge Blackman instruct. /
ed them to investigate the alleged .
profiteering in all commodities. Re.
ferring to this subject he said: ut .
is your duty to investigate these YAM
Tres who are sucking the very life
blood from the existence of women
and children"
Baton Rouge. - Along with the
daylight saving system, Baton
Rouge threw a war relic into discard
when the Canteen Pavilion staged its .
farewell dance recently. The canteen
PAVILION was built ons the grounds OF
the State Capitol during the war and
was used for dances given to soldiers,
sailors and the community
New Orleans-The test case
brought in New Orleans in July. to
determine the application of the war
time prohibition Law to 2.75 beer has
been fixed for Argument before the
United States Supreme Court De-
oember s, according to dispatch
from Washington.
Hammond-Rev. z. w. May, pre-
siding elder of the Methodist EpiscO.
pal Church. South, has extended the
Iastorate of the Rev. Leon /. Mccain
in Hammond another year.
Iota.-Rice threshing and harvest
ing was resumed after. the bright
weather of the past few days. The
warm temperature, however. con-
tlnues with grain still sprouting in
the shocks of cut rice, and some
sweet potato crops reported souring
in he ground. Prices Of both cotton
and rice firm and advancing.
Alexandria, business deal Of
considerable Importance was consum-
mated here. when A. Bauer sold his
Wholesale grocery business to H. T.
Gotham and Company Inc, of New
Orleans, who will assume charge on
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