The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-04-03


will excuse himself when the case o1
William Roberts, indicted for the mur
der of Van Mcdowell is taken up al
the Criminal term Of court that begins
soon in Oak Grove, and Judge Felix j.
Ransdell of Lake Providence will try
the case.
Opelousas.- Pipe and other mate
rial to drill an oil well on the Thistle
waite property north of Washington,
st. Landry parish, is being received
and actual work on the well is guaran-
teed by forfeit of $4,000 placed ON
deposit in the Washington State Bank
by the driller who has the contract
Monroe.-At meeting of the stock
holders of the West Logtown Planting
4 Company it was decided to dissolve
the corporation and sell the assets,
and A. II. Sweet and Theodore Walt
ger, as commissioners, sold the prop
erty of the company to Thomas l..
F1ournoy for $4,000.
White Castle - The Fairydland
Theater, after being closed since Feb
ruary | on account of the lid being
put on by the Municipal Board or
Health during the influenza epidemic
started operation again under a new
management. the same owners still
being interested.
MonrOe.-With more than enough
funds on hand to retire all bonds re-
naming unpaid of a bond issue voted
in 1899, maturing serially over a pc
Rod of years up to June, 1889, the city
of Monroe is Offering to buy all bonds
of this issue offered before June l,
1920.
Opelousas.-Thes state convention of
the Knights of Columbus will be held
in Opelousas May 8 and 10. John X.
Wegmann, state deputy OF the knights
of Columbus, announced after a meet
ing of the state officer and district
deputies in Lafayette.
Oak Grove. - Active operations in
drilling for oil on the Richardson Plan.
tation. in Ward One. West Carroll par
ish, will be started soon. large
area of land has been leased and in
dications for oil and gas are reported
good. M
Oak Grove - r. A. Brown, cashier
of the First National Bank of Oak
Grove, and breeder of fine hogs. has
just returned from Little Rock, Ark,
where he purchased at public auction
two registered Duroc hog. boar and
a gilt
Colfax. - f. C. Porter, depot agent
for the l.. X. and N. Company. has re-
signed his position here to accept as
agent for the same company at Alex
andria, and expects 20 go there He
will be succeeded at Colfax by Travel
ing Auditor Powers.
Pioneer. - Frederick Beavers OF
Ward Five, who was appointed re-
Gently to cadetship in West Point
Academy by Congressman
is a grandson of Silas A. Stew
enson Of kilbourne, merchant and
planter Of that section.
Monroe - One mile OF six-inch cast
iron pipe has been bought ana three
hundred additional tons have been con-
tracted for by the city in preparation
for beginning the work of rebuilding
the waterworks and sewer systems
here.
st. Martinvlle. - Planters are get
ing ready to rally for Beef Cattle
Day" to be held at the Iberia Live
stock Experiment Farm operated by
he government for carrying on feeo-
ng experiments.
Ponchatoula. The election for
mayor in Ponchatoula resulted in the
yictory of M. F. Tucker over Bernard
Antony by a vote of 70 to As. Mr..
Tucker was formerly mayor of the
own for four years.
Plaquemine. - The drug store OF Al
,ert ]. Comeaux, in Eden street, was
'roken recently and the cash register
'roken open, but no money was taken.
The thieves were seeking alcohol, as
lothing else was disturbed.
Franklinton. - Rev. F. N. Sweeney
# this place was selected TO fill the
term Of the late J. B. Full
ons pastorate of the MethodIst
,hurch. He will be able to give the
hurch here half-time service
Franklinton. Mr.. Z. |. Darlington
t this place celebrated her ninetieth
irhtday recently. She was born in
Tarion county, Mississippi, March 10.
$50. Her father, Rev. Stephen Ellis.
loved here while she was young.
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Baton Rouge. - A new oil refinery ,
expected to beb uilt in the near
lture on the Darling LUMBER Com =
any property.
Opelousas.-The committee having
charge the erection of the new Bap-
st church, the site now occupied by :
lie old Budd building, received from e
le architect the building plans of the !
iifice Actual construction will be- :
IN in the early fall. =
st. Martinville. The steel tour
t boat Polly, with a party of North
n people was at St. Martinville.