The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-06-05

Baton Rouge. The City Commits
sion heard complaints recently on I'M
proposed street car switch ana the
council advertised the Africa anu
Spain streets. The Baton Rouge Elec
trio Company asked permission sew
eral months ago to put in the swltcn
and the council advertised the fact
and getting no complaints, felt thal
there was no objection to the proJecl
on the part of the citizens III thar
section and granted permission TO TIE
electric company 10 lay the tracks.
Alexandria. Graduating exercises
Of Bolton High School will take place
at the City Park auditorium on May
u. Colonel A T. Prescott of Louis,
lana State University will deliver the
commencement address and j. w
Bolton, president OF the parish school
board, will deliver the diplomas to the
graduates, of which there are forty
four.
Baton Rouge. = The citys suit IL
to get possession of the north end OF
st. Hipolite street, the block between
University Walk and Boyd avenue
This property had been used as a pub
lie thoroughfare for thirty years IN
til Hart and Cross closed the street
two years ago. The street had been
filed in and plans were made to erect
residences on the lot.
Pointe a la Hache.-The new Dun
bar & Dukate shrimp factory at Myrtle
Grove Canal is canning large quanAl
ties of deep sea shrimp, when are
very plentiful The company is plan
ming putting in an oyster-cannlng ad
dition to the factory. The cucumber
crop on the Lower Coast is moving
freely to the Northern markets, sell
ing for $40 per crate.
New Roads-At a meeting of the
Democratic executive committee OF
the parish of Pointe Coupee j. 7. Cos
serand was selected chairman and J
H. Morrison, vice chairman and r
Eucher Decuir, sAretary. Flfty-three
delegates, including Governor-elec'
Parker, were selected to cast the par
igh as a unit at the convention to DC
held in Baton Rouge.
1920 strawberry crop have been ship
per from Hammond, the fruit bringing
SO per crate. While there are berries
in the fields, they will not stand ship
ping, but are being disposed of at the
preserving plants, which are now pay
ing Is cents per pound, giving gooc
return to the farmer, who saves the
expense of packing and cost OF crate
Pointe a la Hacne.-At public auc
ton here the sheriff sold the sugar
factory and five arpents Of land on
which the plant is located, belonging
to the Plaquemines Sugar Company
Inc, owner of the Stella Plantation
Ernest Loeb of New Orleans purchas
ed the factory and right-of-way on the
river front for $4,000.
Hammond.-With the milk strike
nearing its second week a price set
Element seems as far off as ever, with
the bulk of the milk producers stand
ing by their guns. d. A. Dalton.
dairyman Of Ponchatoula, was here ar
ranging for the shipment OF skim mill
to some of the charitable institution!
in New Orleans.
Baton Rouge. = The appropriation
suits of the city against T. Jones Cross
and Robert Hart will be heard soon
All of the witnesses have been sum
moned by Sheriff Day and fortyeigh'
Jurors have been selected. Twenty
four Jurors will be used in each case.
Amite.-At the meeting of the Tan
gipahoa parish school board here re
Gently, that body passed resolution
appropriating $3.50 for the purpose Of
defraying the expenses of one young
man on the state agricultural tour Of
the Northern and Western States.
Baton Rouge-Hotels and boarding
houses In Louisiana will not be allow
ed to boost their rates any time they
see fit if a bill to be introduced In the
Legislature by Senator ]. r. Domen
geaux of Lafayette is passed.
II a
fourche Association Of Commerce.
adopted a resolution endorsing the
proposed 3-mill school maintenance tai
that the property taxpayers OF La
fourche parish will vote upon May Is
The organization pledged itself to d.
its utmost in having the tax carry.
Thibodaux.-Moses George, a loca
jeweler, purchased from Mrs. I. 7. Re
boul of New Orleans what is known al
the old Harvey property, near the Thi
bodaux Ice Factory.
Plauuemine. The continued dr.,
weathe ris causing some worry to tn
truck and farm growers of this sec
ton. However. the blackberry crop II
good.
Shreveport.-The Gladys Belle OF
Company completed its Featherston'
No. 3 in section 20-21-7 flowing 400,
barrels from the Shallow Sand at lao,
feet
Shreveport.-The White OIL Corpo