The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-13


posed new highway in Road District
No. 2. beginning at the Orleans parish
line, and extending down to the low
er line of Magnolia plantation, Do
longing to Ex-Governor II. Z. War
moth. It issxpected that the Orleans
parish authorities will extend their
model highway, now built as far az
the Stanton plantation, to their par
ish line, and thus give a through con
nection between Magnolia plantation
and Canal street ferry, a distance OF
fifty miles
Pointe la Hache-The Plaque
mines Parish Democratic Executive
Committee met here in the court
house with F. c. Meyers as chairman.
to receive the application OF parish
delegates to the constitutional conven.
ton and the five parish delegates to
the congressional convention. The ap-
plication of State Senator Simon Leo
pold was the only one receiver and
with no opponent he was announced
the nominee, as well as the five can
didates for parish delegates. There
will be no need of primary at the
general election on November 2.
Plauemine - The Plaquemine Elks'
Lodge, No. 1898. held special meet
ing recently to make arrangements 10
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appointed for this purpose have closed
with the owners OF the Liberty Thea
ter for consideration of 900. The
proposition has been submitted to the
Grand Lodge and as soon as the au-
thority is granted the sale will be
completed. The lodge has also made
arrangements to float bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to make the neces-
sary changes in the building and fur
nish the building.
Lobdell.-M. j. Kahoa's Allendale
factory has been grinding sugar cane.
For this early in the campaign. cane
is showing satisfactorily, although not
enough of it has been milled to fur
nish any figure of possible results. La
Dor iS so far, practically sufficient, due
to the fact that it is the only planta
ton in grinding operation furnishing
employment to whatever translents
that may seek work Wages have not
been definitely fixed, the management
guaranteeing TO meet on pay day
whatever wages may have been de
cided, for the grinding generally.
Hammond-The Strawberry Grow
ers' Selling Company is remodellins
one of their buildings to install a
large syrup canning plant This is the
latest move undertaken by this large
and growing company. Recently 1t
purchased the plant Of the Standard
Box and Veneer Company. 1t pre-
serves strawberries and other fruit as
well as shipping many carloads OF
the fresh fruit each season. This new
plant will be of large capacity and
the sugar cane growers in this sec
ton will be able to sell their cane at
the factory, thus doing away with so
many separate syrup mills.
Ruston.-A campaign to annihilate
the rats in Ruston has been started by
the Ruston Chamber of Commerce
with G. A. Adams, as chairman of the
committee. Mayor w. s. Moore, and
DR.. w. S. Harrel, health officer are ac
tive in the movement, as are all or
the members Of the Ruston Chamber
of Commerce as well as the citizen
shin of Ruston. The campaign will
continue for one week. Ten cents
will be paid by the Ruston Chamber
Of Commerce forevery rat brought to
Headquarters during that time.
Bunkie.-The construction work on
the Holly Ridge Lumber Company's
plant, which was commenced about
August /, is nearing completion. me
machinery is being installed. The COM
pany will manufacture barrel slaves
and heads, using white oak, red OAK,
gum. ash and blackberry timber. The
plant will have a capacity OF 10000
slaves per day, and will employ 80 to
IS men at the start.
Monroe proven Monroe gas
field was extended approximately four
miles to the south and six miles to
the southeast by the discovery of gas
at West Virginia No. well OF the
Lafourche Oil and GAGS Company OF
Monroe at 2,331 feet The gas, which
is shooting above the derrick is be-
lieved to be Of great volume.
Pointe a la Hache-The residence
of Rev. Joseph A. Leveque in charge
of the Catholic Church at Buras was
robbed of linen and other church ser
vice to the amount of S130. There Is
no clue to the, robbers. All of the
linen was a present to the church
from New Orleans friends
Plaucheville. - Crawling OF the
Cottonport to Plaucheville road Will
be completed during November. 1t will
be one O fthe best highways In the
state. The Hickoryto- Bodoc, the
Plaucheville-to-Dup and the
Plaucheville-to-Lo Lower Choupique ROADS
will be completed during next year.
Thibodaux.-Some Of the Lafourche