The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-04-10

communion in a body. Archbishop
Shaw of New Orleans said the mass
and Rev. Father Gassler Of New Or
leans delivered the sermon. The arch
bishop confirmed about 300 and was
assisted by several priests of the sur
rounding churches.
Monroe, La. Fire destroyed the
municipal water and power plant.
placed the city without fire protection
and put new spapers and other indus
tries dependent on electrical power
temporarily out Of business. Water
will be provided at once, but it will
be months before electrical power
again can be produced locap>.
Monroe. - But eighteen true bills
were returned by the grand jury
which has Just finished its investiga-
tons. setting a low record for the
parish. Only a few Of the bills were
for felonies. In the past as many as
aiahty true bills have been returned
by Ouachita grand juries. The eigh-
more than ten persons.
Leesyille. - Three thousand dollars
worth of good were stolen from Geo.
Sliman's store in South Leesv1lle
when the store was entered, and the
thieves boldly selected goods and
hauled them away. Entrance was eff
fected by prying open the front door.
The thieves made their selections OF
goods with care, taking only articles
of more than usual value.
Leesville. Proposals have been
made by some of the leading citizens
of Leesville to organize Commercial
Club Recent grow Of the town. with
the coming of several new industries
and the prospective development OF
this territory into an oil district, SHOW
the necessity of such civic organi-
cation.
Donaldsonville. = At meeting Of
the joint committee Of the Lafourche
and AtchafaIaya Levee Boards held
at its office in this ely, Frank X. Sims,
of the Lafourche Levee Board, was
appointed executive chairman of the
joint committee and placed in full
charge of the work of the committee.
Shreveport. - The Arkansas Natur-
al Gas Company recently completed
it's Langston 11S in section 24-21-8 in
the shallow sand with an initial pro-
duction' estimated at $500 barrels.
The well duplicates the company's
116 brought in on the same lease
few days ago.
White Castle. The question has
arisen in the municipal government as
to who is who. Mayor Barclay has
gone to Abita Springs, La, for his
health, and Acting Mayor Luke B. Ba-
bin being sick in bed for the past
week. leaves the town without q
chief
Baton Rouge. - Meigs o. Frost. of
the New Orleans Item, arrived from
/ New Orleans in an afrplane with H.
G. Boonstra, a pilot of the Service
Aviation Company, in Canadian Cur
tiss biplane bringing with him several
acts Of the airlana edition Of the
Item.
Baton Rouge. - Percy Levert, an
employee of local motor company,
| civ h1rrf onhq m
Springs recently when a crank few
off of tractor that was being crank
ed and hit him on the forehead.
Monroe. The right of the city
of Monroe to appropriate property for
widening Desiard street has been put
up to City Attorney Russell. who il
now preparing an opinion on the sub
ject.
Leesville. - Representative Frank
BBolgiano, who is a member OF the
! Legislature from this district, is call
| ing meetings of farmers TO take steps
! to prevent the ink boil worm from
making It's appearance in this parish.
Roseland. Doseland is becoming
q large plant shipping station. E. e.
Bailey, who purchased the C. A. Tri-
bout farm, is making a success of
raising plants for the Northern mar
kets.
Baton Rouge. - A motion has been
filed in the District Court for a new
trial for Dewey Key, Chris Shehan
and Howard Harvey, charged with
robbing James Neville on Deem
Der 16.
Alexandria. - A special train over
the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
( arrived here with four outfits of the
firm who have the contract to lay a
pipe line from the Homer Oil Field
to New Orleans.
Lake Charles. - The farmers are
much exercised, so it is said, over the
prohibition against raising cotton, al
though no one questions the fact that
the weevil is here and in quantities.
holiday to properly welcome forty one
men from Camp Pike, who were here
spreading propaganda to get recruits
for the army.
Lake Charles. : One of the most