The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Rayville.-The Richland Parish Fair
Association has named it's officers for
the ensuing year and has also selected
the heads of departments for the fair
to be given at Rayville for three days.
beginning October s.
French Settlement-A number of
the citizens here escaped death re-
Gently when a large oak tree under
which they were standing was struck
by lightning. Only one Of the party
was stunned
Baton Rouge c. M. Gun
ningham of Natchitoches, who repre-
scented the Twenty.first Senatorial
District in the State Senate, tele-
graphed his resignation to Governor
Parker, effective at once. The TWEEN
ty-first District is composed OF the
parishes of Natchitoches and Red
River. J. l. Freedman of Natchitoches
was selected to fill the vacancy.
Washington, D. C.-The number OF
negroes on farms In Louisiana de-
creased from $4,000 In 1910. to b09,-
s44 In 1920. This is shown by the de-
tailed figures of population for Lou
isiana which were made available by
the Bureau of the Census Despite the
decrease of the negro popu alton of
the State, the number of negroes In
cities in Louisiana has increased from
160,4S5 tn 1910 to 19O,413 In 1890
Baton Rouge.-The Farmers Union
is preparing for hard fight before
law" passed A legislative commission
composed of Lucien Gautreaux OF AS
sumption parish William Woods Of
East Feliciana parish and Francis ].
Welcek of Pineville, are here and an
nounced their intention of sticking
around until the law was put into
effect
Baton Rouge-As evidence of the
interest being taken in the election to
be held in East Baton Rouge parish,
October 4, for the purpose of voting
no-fence law, the largest registration
in the history of the parish was re-
corded. Coming from the rural sec
ton of the parish In automobiles. bug
giles, wagons, men and women crowd
ed the clerks office from early morn
ing till the closing hour In the even
ing, in an effort to qualify to vote be-
fore the registration books closed.
Monroe-Prohbiitio in five or
are circulating petitions to be present
ed to the Legislature, asking for sup
port of the bill to be introduced by
Senator r. l.. Hood of Monroe, which
is similar in all respects to the Vol
stead Act and is designed to bring
cials for the government in it's en-
forcement of liquor laws
Amaudville.-Clay Quebodeaux, son
of Geraseime Quebodeaux, was stabbed
to death by Jean Louis Sicily.
Washington, d. C.-According to
census figures, of the 1.7es,b0s inhabi.
tans of Louisiana, 924,1s4 are 81 years
of age or over. Illiteracy In the State
ia given as % per cent. Among the
whites IL per cent are illiterats, while
among the negroes 50 per cent OF
the population 81 years Of age and
over, 469,669 are males and 464,615
are females.
Moreauville.-A parish-wide mass
meeting in the Roule Theater at Man
sura adopted resolutions against the
passage OF a State no-fence law.
New Orleans.-Formation Of a syn
dictate of New Orleans business men
to purchase the Napoleon avenue site
for the big Baptist Hospital and pre-
sent 1t to the Baptist convention
when 1t meets next May, was the plan
decided on by the general citisens'
committee to save the institution for
New Orleans.
Pointe a la Hache-A strange dis
ease is killing many valuable work
horses and mules They fall to the
ground helpless from an attack in their
spine and die at once.
Baton Rouge.-The women Of the
State have united on legislative pro-
gram. They will urge the passage
Of four acts at the special session, all
dealing with the civil and political
rights of women. Two of these meae
sures propose amendments % the
Civil Code and two are special bills.
Patterson.-Ths body of r. Lee
Gautrreau, who lost his life In the
world war, arrived here and was re-
ceived by the American Legion and
placed In the Catholic Church. vhses
funeral services were held.