The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-23

problem never was 80 acutely vexing
as now Houses are at premium
and thsi fact has encouraged greater
home building efforts as citizens and
II IS impossible to rent homes or
apartments The city has not kept
pace In this regard with its steady
growth and 1t presents the most Sc
rlous handicap the city must over
come In It's development building
operations are going ahead at an un-
usual clip, both mercantile and resi-
Dental. but homes and business loca-
lions are exceedingly difficult to find
now.
Monroe With n Trade Day" to
be inaugurated the third week In DC
tober and communt yfair of two
days week later. West Monroe, the
municipality opposite = Monroe Is
launching into the most important
campaign of civic enterprise ever UNI
dertakes by west side citizens. The
two movements have the backing OF
the Commercial League of West Mon
roe The officers OF the Ouachita
Parish Fair Association at a meeting
recently decided to back the commun-
It yfair asthere will be no parish fair
this year.
Hammond. -Another farmers as
ISOLATION has been formed with Thorn
al Gessener at It's head Mr.. Gessen-
er In the past has been connected
with the largest Of the associations.
The new association will be the New
Strawberry Growers Association Of
Hammond The association will have
as It's object the cooperative selling
and marketing OF strawberries. and
this will give Hammond three large
aud hourishing associations devoted
to the strawberry Industry.
Franklin.-ThIs community was
| awakened by a loud explosion which
! turned out to be that of dinky boiler
at the plant OF the Albert Hanson
Lumber Company, Garden City, La,
three miles from this town. The
boiler was used to supply steam for
the fire pumps at that place. The
night Waterman lost both of his arms
In the accident, but will recover. Very
little other damage was done by the
explosion.
Monroe.-The Arkansas q Louisi-
ana Missouri Railroad Company began
operating between Monroe and Hut
] iy M a, hat h.,
company will be enabled to operate
between this city and Crossett, Ark.
by January 1. The railroad between
Monroe and Bastrop has been practi-
cally rebuilt and trains are operating
between the two points. Reconstruc-
ton wor kis now going forward on the
Bastrop- Crossett end of the line.
Lake Charles.-United States Dis
trict Court for the Western District
of Louisiana has convened in Lake
Charles Jury Commissioners A. M.
Mayo, Dick Wakefield and G. G.
O'Malley met and drew petit jurors
for the October term of court During
the October term arguments will be
heard In the $19.O00,000 assessment
suit of the Union Sulphur Company
vs.. the parish OF Calcasieu and the
state Of Louisiana.
Lafayette. More than 200 farm
ers from throughout the parish parti-
cipated in the organization Of the La
fayette Parish Farmers Association
and voted unanimously for a co-operar
tive marketing system to become ef-
fective at once. e. G. St Julien OF
Broussard. president Of the Lafayette
Cane Growers Association WAS elect
ed president.
Lafayette. Bank of Maurice
was formally opened recently, the
event being the occasion for some
thin of celebration by the farmers
and business men Of that portion OF
the parish. The bank is backed by
the business men and farmers almost
exclusively in that territory. and
nearly every stakeholder was on hand
for the event.
Lafayette.-Plans for the organiza-
tion of parish commercial and
agricultural body to take the place OF
the defunct Chamber of Commerce
now include a mass meeting of all
the business men and planters and
live stock men Of the parish at the
courthouse.
Forest HILL o. Ponder, former
postmaster here, has sold his resi-
dence to Leonard Johnson, to Clear
Water for $4,000 and will remove to
Glenmora. The new postmaster, Rev.
r. w. Bertschnger, has purchased a
cottage here and leased his farm, re-
moving his family to this place
Natchitoches The Natchitoches
Chamber Of Commerce has taken up
Natchitoches High School The va
the matter of new building for the
rious committees, site, bond finance,
publicity. etc, have been appointed
and will push the matter
Natitoches.-Mi Mary Reilly, home
demonstration agent for Natchitoches
for the past two years, has resigned
her position and accepted the post OF
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