The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-08

two will establish It's cable office in
Morgan city. The Establishment OF
this office will be the first between
Galveston and Key West. Fla. The
line will connect direct with Tam.
Dico, Mex.
Plaquemine James T.. Dunlap
former president. and f. II. Hubbard
former cashier of Peoples Bank. now
In liquidation. were indicted. by the
grand jury recently on twelve Counts
reading as follows For asserting rc
and receiving deposits in People,.
Bank Of PiaGuemine knowing said
bank 10 be insolvent and In failing cir
cumstances''
Alexandria. Five hundred people
according 10 reports here. gathered
at Colfax. 30 miles from here. to wit
ness n scheduled fight between a nine
foot rattlesnake and King snake
Odds favored the King snake. How.
ever. after two hours OF waiting the
rattlesnake decided II was not his day
10 scrap and the bout was indefinitely
postponed
Monroe. -Ouachita parish has nine
ty-one manufactu ing plants. accord
Ing to the 1920 assessment for the
parish this being an increase of six
plants over the previous year. The
Valudtion OF these plants is fixed by
the assessor at 81 .925.62b. which Is by
no means commensurate with the
amount of money invested and the
worth of the plants.
Monroe.-Reports received at Mon.
roe are to the effect that there will
be at least ten lumber mills started
up within thirty days In Northeastern
Louisiana. Mills that operated during
the economic stress are increasing
their outputs by millions of feet and
taking on more men. Railroad men
say additional cars are likely to be
needed before Christmas to take care
of the increased lumber traffic.
New Orleans.-Members of the Cot
ton Exchange formed procession on
the old Cotton Exchange floor and
headed by brass band, marched to
their new building at the corner OF
Gravier and Carondelet streets. where
after welcome by the president Il,
3. Butler. the gavel was struck for the
first call in the new structure by II
c. Hester, secretary of the institu.
ton for more than half a century.
Baton Houge.--The organization OF
the Louisiana State Commercial Con
gress with Scion Farrenhacher OF Ba
ton Rouge as It's president and Col
A. T. Prescott as chairman Of the
state executive committee was an
nounced by Clarence O. Owens, gen.
eral manager Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress with headquarters
IN Washington. Headquarters Of the
State Commercial Congress will be
opened in Baton Rouge and paid
secretary will be placed in charge.
l.. Il. Thomas announced the closing
Of the Bank OF Marthaville, La. due &c
o shortage approximating $4,000 In
the accounts of Cashier A. A. Ham
mond. who also Ia vice president
Hammond practically had full charge
of the bank. With his bond and prop
erty he has promised the depositors
will be paid In full, but the bank will
be liquidated. Hammond Ia married
and has several children and has been
with the bank 10 years. Its capital
was $4,000
st. Martinville. Baro Delaloire
90 years old. was struck by lightning
and killed instantly. He had left q
tractor i'm the field where he was
working and carried coil and some
batteries in his hands His brother
Labbie. who stood few feet from
him. was shocked but otherwise un
hurt.
Lake Charles-It was announced
that attendance at the Broad Street
Methodist Church Sunday school to
tailed 1886 during last year, and the
offerings, Si.4S0.90.
Mansfield 1.-The crew Of Kansas
City Southern passenger train discov
cred the body of j. G. Hebert, brake
man on freight train of the same
al a. -
field, two hours after the freight had
stopped there for water. Hebert was
shot through the head. He was 2.
and married. living at Leesvil!e. La.
Houma George A. Droz Is here In
the interest Of the Woodmen Of the
World. and anticipates making a drive
for 100 new members for Dupont
Camp No. 30S Of this city.
New Orleans.--Louisiana establish
ed champion strawberry record this
year, according to data issued by the
Bureau of Markets of the United
states Department of Agriculture. To
tai carlot shipments were 1898 cars
Last year only 649 carloads were
shipped out of the Louisiana district
Alexandria.--The seedhouse, hull
house gin and approximately 1,00t
bales of linters and quantity of OF
and cottonseed cake in the Alexandria
Cotton Oil Company plant were de
stroyed by fire causing 100000 loss.