The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-13

! Baton ROute.-GOVernOr fdrKef has
appointed Miss Dorothy Richardson,
| Shreveport, La, daughter OF ID. q.
| Richardson, as Louisiana princess TO
| the cotton palace exposition to be
given at Waco, Texas. October 20.
Baton Rouge.-It is planned by the
| Chamber of Commerce to distribute lit
| erature to the agricultural, industrial
! and educational elements. A sum OF
between SIS 900 and $4,000 is to be
| expended for this purpose.
| Houma-Plans are on foot to es.
tablish a semi-weekly newspaper and
modern job printing plant in Houma,
Terrebonne parish The promoter Of
the enterprise is John H. David and
he is assisted by his three brothers.
Pioneer.-Seven more cattle dipping
watts were destroyed with dynamite BY
unidentified persons in West Carroll
parish in one week and great indig.
nation has been aroused among citi-
zens who appreciate the value OF cat
tie dipping to eradicate the fever tick.
Monroe.-Representatives OF Ash
ley. Drew, Lincoln, Jefferson and Pu-
laski counties in Arkansas and Of
Morehouse, Ouachita, Caldwell. La
Sale, Grant and Rapides parishes Of
Louisiana, are expected to take steps
at meeting Of the Arkansas and Lou
isiana Tourists Way Association at
Monroe on August to formulate plans
to bring large numbers of motorists
and other tourists into Arkansas and
Louisiana from the North and West.
New Observation-Disclosures at the
for the protection of maternity and
infancy, and censure Of Senator Ed
win A. Broussard of Louisiana, one Of
seven senators who voted against It
was expressed recently by leaders
in the League Of Women Voters and
the New Orleans Federation of Clubs,
both of which organizations wired
state representatives at Washington in
support of the bill
Monroe.-The Lincoln parish police
jury will sell its 100000 worth Of
road improvement bonds on August
70, it is announced by the jury Qua
chita bonds for $1,000,0OO will be sold
on September IA. The building OF the
Dixie Overland Highway from Monroe
to Ruston, a distance of thirty miles
or more Of the highway from West
Monroe to the Lincoln parish line at
cost Of approximately $4,000, for
which state aid is expected.
Lafayette.-FOr the second time In
two weeks, the dipping vat on the
farm Of Ludovic Billeaud, two miles
southwest Of Lafayette, has been
blown up by dynamite, and no clue
to the perpetrators in either case has
been found. After it had been dyna-
mited, Mr.. Billeaud asked the police
jury for materials to repair it and had
just finished the job. This is the
seventh vat and the eighth case Of
dynamiting in this parish in the past
six months, and w. A. Montgomery,
president, who recently raised the re-
ward of 500 to $3.50 for evidence
leading to the conviction Of the dyna-
miters, is redoubling efforts to appre-
bend them.
Lafayette.-The new drainage sys-
tenn is about completed, sewer con-
nections are in similar state and
the new city well, No. 6, with a ca
pacity ample for a city of $4,000 in
habitants and furnishing water Of ap-
proved purity, is now being connected
with pumps. The next big task to
which the trustees will apply them
selves will be the improvement of the
city water and light plant, a quarter
Of million dollar undertaking. Prac-
tically half million dollars already
is involved in the street car and water
improvements, and all the improve
ments are being completed in less
than a year after the bond issue was
voted last October,
vidalia.-On account Of the contin-
ued rainfall the construction engineers
and their large force Of workmen have
been unable to complete the lower
Tensas end Of the gravel road known
as the Louisiana division Of the Ozark
Trail. The celebration planned to be
held on Lake st. John on Tuesday
was postponed until some future date,
probably about the middle of August.
Lake Charles.-ActuaI drilling for
oil has started on the Amarillo Petro-
leum Company's operation at the
Woodring Farm, southeast Of the city.
Waterproof.-Due to the steady rain.
fall over various portions of Tensas
and Concordia Parishes the cotton
crop is in bad condition. The boil
weevil are present In large numbers.
The cool days and nights during q
rainy season such as this section has
experienced lately allow the pest to
get in its deadly work
Amite.-A revival meeting 1T the
Methodist Church was held here last
week. 1t was conducted by the Rev.
Elmer Gum of Rayne. He is State
chaplain for the American Legion.
Monroe.-On recommendations OF
the chief of the United States army
engineers, J. NJ Wainwright. assist