The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-06

Annondr1A.-ThomA b. HAeoor, u
lyVAW old. died II ths Baptist Bos
bttai here from tho effects Of in5uyap'
received last week BY the sxploStcs
OF eighty seven dynamite caps, whAss
he was engaged IN blasting stump
on the right-of-way Of the Pelican
highway near Elmer. La.
PlaQuimina -0uperintendsat L. j
Messiok has made announcement thai
the ncxt examination Of applicants 70,
teachers certificates VIII BE- bald OF
the following dates: Whi>s appli
Giants, 1aiy At. ~ and 90: negro apph
cants, August IL, II and II; fsadtAs
course examination. July 10.
Arcadia. IN this section an
looking hne. Farmers have not besu
suffering for rain: IN fact the WI
spells have somewhat encouraged &C
tivities Of the boil weevil. Howcvcs,
not as much complaint has been
made about this pest Of late - eardiss
IN the season. The watermelon crop
mas been unusually good.
Bogalusa rangers attend
ing the Louisiana Summer Forestry
School at Bogalusa have psSssd rsSo'
lutIons thanking the Louisiana stata
University and the Louisia1a Depart
ment Of Conservation. undsr whose
joint auspices the school - conduct
ed, for the benefits and the plsasuTe
the school has offered them.
Baton Rouge.-As a result Of wounds
inflicted by his son Jack. Is years old.
L. w. Cook, farmer residing a
Sharp station. was brought TO a local
sanitarium suffering with wounds In his
face and another In his leg. The
trouble occurred. It is stated. when the
father attempted TO give h Is son .
thrashing The latter secured the
family shotgun and fired at his father.
Natchitoches.-O OF the
members of the legislature who are
farmers. or who sympathize with
farmers, Is designed by II. A. Nor
gan of Ascension and J. p. Guillot
of Natchitoches, members Of the
House. The object is to form a COM
pact body that will support legisla-
ton in the interest of the farmers
and oppose that which may be consid-
cred inimical to the agriculturists
Shreveport-Al1 pool hall proprie-
tors In Shreveport satisfied the police
department they will cover their pool
and billiard tables and permit no
more playing. This action follows .
recent Supreme Court decision up
holding city ordinance prohibiting
pool halls. The places will all BE-
continued az domino halls and cold
drinks. cigars and tobacco will b.
sold.
Crowley Trousdale, state
grand master Of Odd Fellows, paid
the local lodge an official visit and
also inspected the children's home Of
the order In the city. enjoying with
other grand officers a dinner, the
menu for which comprised homo
grown products Of the soil and farm
yard. Crowley is state headquarters
Of the order. Grand Secretary A. s.
Wright residing here.
Shreveport. - Prohibition enforce
ment legislation along the lines Of
the amended volstead Act passed BY
Congress will be proposed at the sx-
ira session Of the legislature in Sep
TENDER. according to statement by
the Rev. A. w. Turner Shreve-
port, superintendent Of the Anti Saloon
League. DR.. Turner will have the bill
drafted and will have 1t ready by the
Zine that the legislature convenes.
Slidell.-The largest gathering of
farmers ever seen at Slidell convened
with the business men Of the town
In the Community House at the in
vitation Of the Commercial and Civic
League, the meeting seeking to fur
Their mutual understanding between
the farmers and business men Of this
section and fostering cooperation
among the farmers in the planting.
harvesting Of their produce. One
hundred and twenty-five farmers, rep
resenting the best rural communities
OF the parish, were present
Lafayette.-Heavy rains have not
only relieved crop conditions, but
have restored the city water supply
to normal. Until these rains started
the city was facing a water famine,
four of the five wells having gone
dry, leaving only one 10-inch well to
supply water for commercial and
household purposes and for freight
ing.
Slidell.--It is rumored that farm
demonstration and home economics
work will be re-established in st.
Tammany.
New Orleans.-Mrs. A. f. Storm.
state president OF the Federation Of
Women's Clubs, at conference of
officers of the First and Second dis
tricts, held in New Orleans during
the week, announced that Saturday,
October %, will be celebrated as Fed
Grafton Day.
Denham Springs.-On account of
Livingston parish abandoning cotton
growing almost entirely. owners of
the gin here have disposed of Il and