The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-26

duCti0n Company OF Chicago. theatTi
cal producers. has accepted the privi
lege OF whipping the talent OF i,aks
Charles into musical comedy form.
Natchtoches.-A truck loaded with
seven ten gallon cans Of coal oil
caught fire on the main thoroughfare
here when the auto backfired The
truck was destroyed in the flames.
Denham Springs AT the regular
meeting of the directors, Odom Sulli.
van was elected assistant cashier OF
the Bank of Denham Springs. Mr.
| Sullivan has been with the bank foT
three years
KentwoOd. Several large box fac
! tories and industrials have notified the
local farmers that they will advance
crates hampers and fertilizers to
| them through the association. with
their crop as security.
Plaquemine News was received
here that the Rev Father Gerard
Bosch. after a 30,day voyage, has
reached his old home. Amsterdam
and that the voyage had seemed to i'm
prove his condition somewhat
De Ridder The high school audi
forum at Dc Bidder was filled to the
doors with an appreciative audience
which had gathered to hear the l.. S
u. Clee Club Wednesday evening. Mr.
S w Plauehe, president of the newly.
organized local chapter of the l.. S. U.
Alumni Federation. introduced the
Glee Club The entertainment through.
out was exceptionally pleasing.
Denbam Springs-A special election
will be held March Is, for the cleo
tion Of an assessor to fill the position
made vacant by tho refusal of the
candidate A. S LeBourgeois, who
was elected last April The date of
the primary has been fixed for March
l. Only two candidates have been an
nounced, r. r Richardson Jr of Cor
bin, and l. d. Easterly Of the First
Ward
Thibodaux The entertainment for
the benefit of the Catholic church
building fund Melted 1880 Besides
the orchestra proper the program was
participated in by Mrs Joseph Wink
and her daughter. Miss Estslina
Frank and Richard Gibbons, Thibo-
deaux College students. contributed a
sketch and little Leslie Badeaux and
Gerard Coignet contributed an inter
esting feature.
De Rdder-The auction sale at De
Rider January 20 was a means of dis
posing Of considerable farm products,
household goods, etc, to the farmers
and others of this community. The
next sal evil be held on Saturday.
February 26. This will be an oppor-
tunity for those who want to buy ma
chinery for their spring work and
those who want to dispose q such ma
chinery as they do notneed, and to
stock up with hogs, cows, poultry, etc.
Lake Charles.-The Calcasieu com
Cross rooms to settle the question as
to whether Lake Charles would send
money or rice to the starving Euro
pean children. 1t was decided that I
rice only would be sent in keeping |
with the promises made to the public I
when the subscriptions were solicited. |
The money collected was this morn
to P. G. Chalkley. who, with the as
sistance of j., A. Foster and, w. B. I
Conover, will purchase the rice at To-
cal mills Immediately.
De Ridder-Stock in the new can
ming factory for De Ridder is being I
as the citizens are greatly /
in this factory The char
ter has been prepared, and Secretary
Fowler of the Chamber of Commerce
is now having the same signed up by |
the stockholders. It is estimated this
canning factory will be able to take
care of 10000 cans a day, or approx
mateIy a carload of sweet potatoes.
This is only one of the several indus
tries contemplated by the Chamber Of
Commerce for De Ridder.
Denham Springs.-A recent audit by
4 representative of the State super
vising auditors office did not give
the parish any compliments for the
state of it's finances and the methods
If handling them, and this report had
some influence on the decision Of the
police jury in regard to cattle dipping
Kentwood-What promises TO b
,ne of the largest associations OF TT
Kind in Louisiana, was formed 0atur~
lay, when Sc farmers Of Kentwo0d
md this vicinity met and organised a
Producers Cooperative Association
Much interest was displayed. and ~.
Try farmer present signed for active
Denham Springs-There will be no
lex eradication work done in Living
,ton parish for the year 1881. indica-
ions were Friday. At the regular
meeting of the police jury this week
. representative of the government
work was present and asked what the
members intended to do. He was told
hat as the parish is already consider
IDLY behind in it's finances that 1t
ell Ia tn Il yNxytI Id