The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-04
Monroe. Ouachita Chapter OF the
Red Cross launched it's campaign for
the fourth annual roll call

Red Cross launched its campaign Tor
the fourth annual roll call.
Plaauemine.- During the week Tay-
lor Liberty. negro, and Andrew Mar
tinez a Mexican. were conveyed to
the Insane Hospital at Jackson.
Monroe Lawrence -. Cade has
sold TO Walter Powell his forty acre
farm in 3-17N-2E of Ouachita parish
for 5000
Monroe s. Silverberg store on
DeSiard street was robbed in the early
morning a few days ago Many boys
suits We're stolen.
Monroe. c. r. Hester. assistant d.
rector Of the North Louisiana expert
mental station at Calhoun has been
appointed farm agent in East Carroll
parish
Monroe Monroe business men
have signed contract with tbs Red
path Chautauuua Bureau at Chicago
to put on a chautauqua in this city In
april.
Monroe. Paul Gerhart OF New Or
leans, Louisiana manager for the
fourth annual Red Cross roll call, ia
expected to reach Monroe Thursday
Miss Frances Youngblood Of New Or
leans, field representative, Is here.
Monroe The Victor Emanuel III
Benevolent Society of Monroe and
West Monroe has been organized by
the members of the Italian colony OF
the twin cities with seventy
members.
Monroe-Joseph M Jones OF Mon
roe has sold 6059 acres OF land III
Ouachita parish to John A. Iiller OF
Lake Village, Ark, for $72,71S.S0. THIS
property, it Is understood, will be de
veloped for it's timber and agricultur-
al interest b ythe Arkansas capitalist
and a number of lumber mills viii be
established.
Bogalusa The Thomas Construc-
ton Company. which is building the
Franklinton highway, moved its crews
TO place near Pearl river this week
and is now at work grading the road
from the city to the river. A new
bridge will be built across Corbn 8
Creek and washed gravel will be used
inside the city limits.
Lake Charles.-Th local post OF
the American Legion plans TO hold a
victory festival and business mems
industrial exhibit in Lake Charles
from November 20 to December 4, in
elusive Thirty booths representing
local business firms will be in place
There will be music, dancing and
vaudeville.
| Lake Charles.-A waterways con
freence to which the Louisiana dele
alton in Congress, as well as the con
gressmen- elect, Governor Parker and
| United States engineers are invited
| has ben called for the near future, a.
which time the visitors will be takeI
on tour of the atwreways as guests
of the local Association of Com
merce.
Lake Charles-Work Is progress
ing rapidi- on thirty-seven and one
| half miles of Intercoastal Canal from
the Mermentau to the Calcasieu river
on which construction began las
February. A number of miles of ca
nal hvae already been dredged by thu
dredge boats in operation. The con
tract calls for the excavation of 200,
600 cubic feet of dirt at cost .
$4,000.
notwithstanding the last weel
the sheriff's office, through Deputies
J. b. Powers and Gus Markins, seizet
about $500 of silks. serges, mohairs
calcos and other goods belonging Il
Wellman 4 Spozer, peddlers at White
Castle. on account of failure to pa!
the license for state and parish
The license, with an additional pen
atty, was paid, the peddlers acknowl
edging that they had been doing bus
mess throughout the parish withou
a license.
plaauemine- I. Comeaux
formerly of this town, and now locat
ed in Memphis, and Miss Nancy Val
Meter of Clarksdale, Miss, were mar
ried in Memphis on October ~. The.
will make their home in Memphis.
Monroe.-The proposed rate rev
sion of the Cumberland Telephon
and Telegraph Company for Monro
submitted to the Louisiana Railroa
Commission, calls for an indlVldua
line fat rate of $500 for bushes
houses and $3.50 for residences.
Monroe-The Louisiana CarDo
. Company. composed of West Nirgini
CAPITALISTS. has completed eight or tie
l cottages for employees, warehouse
and other buildings on the Phillip
farm. near Monroe. The company ha
begun work on its s250.000 carlo
plant.
, Lake Charles. THE town of ID
| Quincy will advertise within the mex
j few DAYS for bids for the constru'
ton of four and onehalf miles {
| paved sidewalks in that town. Th
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