The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-03-20

nj HANK OF Alexandra by Joseph a.
BENTLEY In payment of portion Of the
$4,000 900 good roads bond issued by
Hnpides parish and purchased Ivy him
several months ago The check was
turned over ia r @ Wheaton. ptasi-
dent of the Hapidns parish police jury.
indorsed by him and turned over 10
Parish Treasurer u Flower
Lake Charles - The rice acreage on
Indian bayou Canal system in Calca
sieu parish will be approximately 4.
600 acres this season If weather per
mits The irrigated lands lie north of
He'll CITY. Hayes and itnsaisnol Con
siderable improvements were made TO
the canal system during the past win
ter.
Lafayette. The public schools In
Lafayette parish will have the flrst
rally day exercises since The war May
II and lh Superintendent Hittle has
called meeting Of the principals FOR
meeting when the programs will he
mapped out They will include liter
AIRY exercises and athletic events for
which prizes will be offered
Lafayette - The fair given for the
benefit Of the Hrousaard Church netted
s3.9b0 The program will be conclud
ed with the presentation Of the drama
"Bvangeline" by the pupils If st Go
elias Patochial School Rev Father
Massebiau recently installed an cleo
trio lighting plant for the mousse o,
worship at cost Of $4,000
Pointe a la Hache-The State High.
way department has a field force OF
surveyors locating the line of the new
shell road In Plauuemines parish Road
District Nos 2 aud Z. that extends
from the Orleans parish line on The
far down az the United Stats reserva-
ton at Fort Jackson.
Monroa. Final plans Tor the new
hotel to be built here were accepted
by the directors at . meeting with Bu.
gene J. Stern Of Little Rock. The CITY
In growing 40 fast. however. that II
was decided six-story building would
be inadequate 10 add two more stories
- the plans and resubmit them.
Alexandria. - Sergeant Robert Mo.
Cabery. who was arrested several days
ago and subsequently released on
bond on the charge Of having SANDER
ID Prof. y. r. Huddle, of the West
arrested and incarcerated In the par
ssh jail.
Lafayette - improvements costing
several thousand dollars have been
made on the Scott Catholic Church by
Rev. J. v. Monteillard Among them
is the installation OF a valuable or.
gan.
Ruston. $50 q. - Richie. local rep
reseptative at the meeting or the Per
shing Way promoters held In Little
Rock. Ark. reports that the route
from Little Rock to Alexandria, La.
was established.
Baton Rouge. 49, The State Associa-
ton Of Parish Fairs met with Harry
| u. Wilson. commissioner of agriculture
for setting dates for the parish fairs.
fixing uniform entry tage and uniform
premium lists.
Baton Rouge More than s4gb was
collected on Third street recently for
the Near East Relief Fund. This
brings the total OF the parish over ST.
900.
Marksville. Senator A. q. Boyer
OF Avoyelles has been reelected as
senator from the Fifteenth Senatorial
District OF Louisiana and citizens are
gratlfied Of the result OF the election.
land for an increased acreage In rice
and cane this season IN actively GO
Ing on.
Baton Rouge. - Announcement n
made Of the organization here of a
Wholesale cigar concern to be known
az the Interstate Cigar Company.
Lake Charles.-C. II. Findley. rice
farmer, has purchased 32o-acre farm
at Iowa from the North American
Land Company. paying 100000. There
II deep water well and improved
buildings on the farm.
Lake Charles.@C. n. Berdon and
! John II, Poe have purchased lot on
! Ryan street and propose the eonstruc-
! ton of an apartment house of brick
or frame which will contain about
! eight apartments
st. Francisville. - An election held
| in read district No. 2. West Feliciana
| parish, on the proposition to levy a
| 3-mill tax for FIVE years TO raise funds
| for road work resulted in its adoption
without dissenting vote.
Lake Charles. Powell Glass Of
| Lynchburg. son Of Senator Carter
/ Glass. is visiting j. M Booze of Roam
oke. and was guest at the Lake
! Charles Rotary Club.
/ Lake Chafles-F Frank A. Crippen.
/ field organizer for the Louisiana Cot
| ton Association, is in the city for the
purpose Of forming Southwest Louis
| lana organization
bafayette.-Stanley Lemarie, secre-
| tary of the Louisiana Motor League.