The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02

non road at a meeting OF the police
jury two months ago, went before that
body recently and advised them that
he would have to abandon the con
tract because he had been unable to
give bond for the faithful and efficient
prosecution and completion of the
work His failure to give such bond
is due to the fact that all bonding
and surety companies say that his bid
is so low it will be impossible for him
| to carry out the contract without loss,
and if he should fall down on it, the
! bonding company would be liable.
! Iota.-During the past few days Of
| dry weather, the threshing machines
| have been busy in all directions
threshing out the early crops OF rice
| that are hauled in without delay to
| the mill and warehouses. The price of
| So per barrel has been fixed for choice
| Nos. l and 2 grades and less for low
er grades. Comparatively few crops
will reach the maximum prices, as
most of the rice'is badly infected with
be reduced owing to heavy showers
and excess of moisture during the har
| vest season.
| Denham Springs. - In line with the
recent act of the State Legislature.
the police jury of Livingston parish.
at its meeting recently, adopted an or
dinance prohibiting the operation Of
| trucks and tractors with steel or iron
hanges on the wheels over the public
roads of the parish. On account OF
the activity in moving timber mum.
Der of trucks and tractors are being
used, and it Is claimed that some OF
them are doing serious damage to
the roads.
Alexandria. Fire entailed an es
timated loss of more than $4,000 de-
stroyed the establishment of the Crap
leo BottIing Works at the corner of
Tenth and Lee streets and five other
smaller buildings located in close
proximity The Grapico bottling es-
tablishment was a two-Story frame
building, which wit hthe machinery,
equipment and stock was entirely con-
sumed The fire originated in this
building, and the flames were brusting
through the roof when the fire depart
ment arrived.
Colfax-The town of Colfax was
thrown into total darkness recently.
and upon investigation by the citizens
of the town and officials of the light
plant it was found that an immense
bull frog was in the water pipe to the
light plant engine. Having become
fastened in the pipe it stopped the
water supply from the engine, causing
them to become hot, and had to be
shut down until the frog could be ex-
tracted from the pipe.
Lockport.-At meeting of the
stockholders of the Peoples Bank Of
LockpOrt, it was decided to increase
the capital stock to $4,000 and to es-
tablish a branch at Larose, twelve
miles below here on the west side OF
Bayou Lafourche, where site has al
ready been obtained from the Ledet
family. The present capital stock and
surplus combined is $4,000.
Lake Charles.-Six new canal sys-
TENS were completed and the capacity
of one plant doubled during the spring
and summer of this year. This made
possible the increase of several thou
sands of acres of rice this season. The
new canals are: Green Canal Jones
Brothers Canal, Carlyss Canal. Bayou
Dinde Canal, House Canal, Jones, NAL
10y and Foster Canal.
Lake Charles.-The Brown and
Moore families of Orange Tex, have
sold tehir timber holdings in Calca-
sieu, Beauregard and Vernon parishes,
along the Sabine river, to the Lutch-
ers and Starks, who in turn sold to the
Lutcher- Moore Lumber Company OF
Orange According to the deed filed
in the courthouse here the money In
volved is s5,740, 1929.
Roseland.-The Roseland Junior
High School has opened. under favor
able auspices with an enrolment OF
10 Ipupils. Following is the faculty:
Prof. Sam C. Rose, principal; Mrs.
Edith Turner, Miss Mary Reilly, Mrs
E. W. Smith, Mrs. Viola Hendry, Miss
Martie Beard.
Natchitoches.-The Planters Cot
ton Oil Mill has resumed operations
after being idle for two seasons. The
old stockholders have ,reorganized and
purchased the plant from the Ex-
change Bank and fol- this season are
operating the mill on it's present site
at Grand Ecore on Red river.
Vaudeville. A meeting will be
held at the town hall soon when the
Bayou Castaing Harbor Company will
be permanently organized. dredging Of
the bayou being planned to start next
spring.
+ Arcadia.-An American Legion Post
for Bienville parish was organized
here recently, when a representative
bunch of ex-service men met and
eleced officers and transacted other