The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-16

| the Baton Rouge Electric Company
have arrived. The other five are some
where en- route. The new cars are
the one man safety type. 1t was plan
ned to have all the new cars in ope-
ration on the city belt by October /.
but the delay in getting them and the
work of assembling them after they
arrive will ,necessitate a longer Pc
riod of time In getting them started.
These cars are the same type that are
used in number of the larger cities
and the safety appliances make acct
dents next to impossible.
Crowley-Crowley and Acadia par
ish are planning to have big cele-
bration in this city on Armistice Day.
At meeting Of committees repre-
senting the American Leion and 9th
er organizations in this section held
recently the following offi1rs were
chosen: e. L. Savois. chairman; A
Leblanc. vice-chairman; w. H. Moore.
secretary and Harry Hunter. treas
urer. These with the following men
constitute the advisory committee:
A. c. Wedemeyer. H. R. Cocreham.
Pat Broussards. J. o. Herpin and Bes
Goldstein.
Hammond. The Hammond High
School Athletics Association was or
ganized the first week Of school. The
faculty committee is composed OF
Misses Marjorie Grace and Cora Nsel-
is. Gus Walker was elected presi-
dent. the other officers were filed by
members of the high school The
Chamber of Commerce and prominent
business men have agreed to contrib
ute sums for the advancement of the
association Twenty-seven recruits
are practicing each day for the foot
ball team. Equipment for the team
has been ordered costing $3.50.
Monroe The question of holding
cotton in Ouachita parish until a high
er price can be obtained as well as
the question of utilizing present ware
house facilities and of planting every
available acre of land to small grain
this fall and winter will be settled
here soon, when the growers and bus
mess men will hold a meeting at the
courthouse The cotton market at this
time is very unsatisfactory to cotton
growers.
Donaldsonville. = The meeting was
addressed by Mr.. Angus, representa-
tive of the Southern Rice Growers AS
socitaoin, who reviewed the rice situa-
ton as it exists today, both from a
standpoint of production and con-
sumption. After much discussions as
to conditions, resolution was adopt
ed pleding the cooperation of the
River Rice Growers Association with
the Southern Rice Growers Assocta
ton
Hammond. Judge W. s. RoWnd
will become a resident of Hammond
in the near future and upon the ex
piration of his ter moi office as judge
of the 25th judicial Court will form
a law partnership with Judge Hun
gate Of the city court. Judge Hun
gate has been elected president of
the Standard Box and Veneer Com
pany and general manager of the
Growers Selling Com
pany.
Denham Springs Ths storm
struck this section about midnight and
was very severe for about two hours.
No loss of life has been reported, but
there is considerable damage to prop.
erty, timber and crops: Cane. corn
and cotton are leveled to the ground
with prospects of heavy losses. Tim
Der is also blown down very general
y. Small houses and fences are de-
stroyed on nearly every place
Crowley.-The Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company has
purchased a site in the business dis
Lrict of Crowley for a modern ex-
nange building. The plans are we'll i
lnder way now. The cost of the site.
will total a quarter of a million dol |
airs, it is announced
Crowley. l. Case Threshing Ma
chine Company has selected Crowley I
rs the distributing point for Louisi-
ana The concern has purchased
property in the center of the city for |
$4,000, and contracts have been let |
or the renovation OF the buildings.
Hammond Mrs. Sam Vaenti. an
Italian woman. became suddenly in !
ane here recently and the authorities
we're compelled to lock her in the city
all until Sheriff Bowden of Amite
could send for her
Hammond.-O. c. Shll reports the
ale of one of Hammond's finest |
ZONES. that of S. NJ. Crate The pur-
haser was j. W. Foltz, resident of
hammond 1t was built by MIR.
danion of New Orleans
Morgan City.-Work is progressing
icely in the building of the shell
rushing plant to be located in Ber-
gick
Morgan City.-A reduction of 10
er cent i'll the price of soft drinks
Us announced recently by the Bo
abs Incorporated.