The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-03-13

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the route of the proposed Pcrshing
! Highway the Monroe Chamber OF
/ Commerce and the Dcrmott. Ark.
| Board OF Trade will at once proceed
with plans e. organize the Louisiana.
Arkansas Highway Association to pro
mote a model highway from Little
Rock to Alexandria following the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway and branch
| highway lroEl Dcrmott through Lake
Village Lake Providence and other
towns TO connect with the Dixie
Highway leading to Monroe
Jenuinss.-Caldwel Brothers Of
New Orleans having been declared the
lowest bidder with $214,50o for tie
high school and $f1, 800 for the elemcn-
tary school. ii was voted by the com,
miItce award them the contract. af.
ter some notifications In the plans
had been mutually worked out and
agreed upon by the committee. the
architects and the contractors.
Lafayette. - Because OF the demand
for residences and factory sites in
Lafayette, =. J. VOORHEES, has purchas
ed the MoutonLombard Addition near
the railroad. comprising forty lots
which subdvided into locations for
homes and business enterprises. Mr.
VOORHEES, will have the property ready
soon He has number of applicants
for residences.
Alexandria. The city of Alexan-
dria is making arrangements for the
construction of a large reservoir for
the city water supply, large enough to
contain three million gallons of water.
AS soon as the site can be decided
lpon work will be commenced. The
contract has also been let for the drill
ing of an artesian well to increase tho
water supply.
Monroe.-Possibly the largest real
estate deal made in Ouachita parish
since the present activity in realty de-
veloped several months ago took place
when 1892 acres OF land known as the
Hard Times Plantation, was sold by
A. H. Kelley to the Home Realty and
Development Company here for $780,
220.
Lafayette. - Lafayette is going af-
ter water route to New Orleans by
way Of a Municipal canal and the Atch-
afalaya Teche-V ermillion connection.
The first step will be an application to
the United States engineers for the |
elimination Of spillways, thereby max
ing the waterway navigable.
Baton Rouge. - Superintendent r. /
II. Harris and practically all the Of
ficiales Of the department of education
have gone to Cleveland to attend the
National Education Association meet
ing. The party from Baton Rouge In ,
Guided Messrs. Harris. Commit, Ives.
Trudeau, Foote, Lombard and Favrot
st. Martinville. - The Standard Oil
Company of Louisiana has bought
site here on the sawmill track and will
erect warehouse ana
storage tanks for the local trade and
to supply the rice farmers in this ter
ritory. Lawrence J. Brown has been
appointed local agent.
Opelousas.-Arthur Darby of Por,
Arthur, Tex, and Miss Cora Collins of
Lhis city were married recently at the
church, Father Coiiard of
Debating. Mr.. and Mrs Darby will
make their home In Texas.
afayette.-Ashby Woodson, mem
Der of the faculty of the Industrial In
5titute. has acquired the controlling In
crest in Denbo and Nicholson Co.
Lids hardware and implement bust
less from ST. Louis capitalists.
Brelin.-Judge Jerry Cline convened
he regular jury term Of court here
md only one jury case came up for
rial, a young white man from Oak
lale named Gerald, charged with lar
,eny, being tried, and acquitted.
Monroe.-William Wunch, u nuuvs
If Germany, but resident OF Monroe
or fifty years, died here at the age of
Y years. He had been connected with
me business firm here for forty-five
years.
Marksville. Kiblinger home and
'anitarium has changed hands twice in
30 days. Drs. e. and A. Kiblinger sold I
heir home and sanitarium to Mrs. u.
:. Neck about the middle of January,
800. Recently DR.. George A. Mayer !
bought the home and sanitarium from
Mrs. Neck.
Baton Rouge.-At the hearing of q
wo requisition cases before Governor
the requistion was granted
n the case of /. M. Hirshfield, who is
harged with being fugitive from I
Justice and embezzling in Massachu-
etts.
Lafayette. The local lodge of
'ythians have leased quarters down
own. The place will be furnished at
ractively. The house-warming will be
celebrated by the initiation of large
lass of candidates. New Orleans will
e well represented.
Pointe la Hache.--L. M. McLauren
conductor on the Illinois Central
charged with assault and In
emit to kill one of Joseph Letters
anne wardens at Cubbitts Gap on the
.eiter game preserve, was acquitted In
district Court