The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-10

Patterson. Walks around the pa
vilion and in the park here have been
covered with pulverized shells.
r1ce mills are expected to be running
within a short time in this section.
Kentwood.-Under the management
Of Robert Collie, a large poultry farm
will be started here on the Morris
farm.
Forest Hill-Grading work begun
some time ago on the Forest Hill
0lenmora highway is progressing
rapidly.
Bunkie.-The new $500 home for
the Bunkie Lodge, F. & A. NJ. is ex-
nscted to be ready for occupancy by
September Is.
Alexandria-Th city has received
Q proposition from a local company
whereby natural gas will be furnished
for fuel purposes.
Shreveport. - Norwood Broadwell,
aged q. who just one month ago was
married to Miss Mary McNeely. died
at a sanitarium here.
Lake Charles. - One thousand bags
OF early prolific rice was sold at Crow
ley for 1917 per barrel or little more
than s425 a bag
Vile Platte-The first bale of cot
ton ginned in the parish was brought
here recently by Marius Lafieur,
weighed 600 pounds.
Estherwood-Ho Chin of Hong
Kong, China has been stationed here
for some time to study the American
methods of rice culture.
Oak Grove-A farmers meeting
was held at Oak Grove, when an or
ganigation was formed to find a wider
market for next years crops.
Monroe.-Organized band of dyna-
miters have blown up nearly every
cattle dipping vat in West Carroll par
ish, according to parish officials.
Jennings.-The first rice Of the sea-
son was sold here last week, produced
BY Charles Dommert. The grade was
number four and sold at 1913 bar
rel
Forest Hill.-The 16-year-old son OF
B. Sawyer of Melder, lost two fingers
from his right hand when shotgun
he was cleaning was accidentally dis
charged.
Crowley.-The executive committee
Of the parish school board has auth
orized additions to be made to the
North Crowley, Rayne and Mermen-
| tau schools.
/ Lake Charles-Federal Inspector of
Cattle Dipping, H. X. Midkiff reported
/ for his district that by October Cal
! casieu parish will be in shape to have
/ the federal quarantine raised.
Egan.-The 5-year-old daughter of
/
bell, rice planter, were drowned in
| the Abbott -Duson canal near here. An
attempt to rescue the child failed.
Estherwood-A. Hank of Morse
La, harvested twelve bags of rice to
the acre on the Charlie Dormert farm
six miles south of here. 1t graded
number one and sold for 1855 bar
rel.
Arcadia-This city received its first
bale of the new crop last week. The
bale was sold by G. M. Smith, was
ginned by the local gin and was pur
chased by Lyons Brothers, Inc, at LII
cents.
Morgan City.-The National Guard
Company of Morgan City has beer
given the title of Company a." FRS
Infantry. 1t was organized tive
! months ago.
New Orleans-Harry Lagarde, 3!
years old lineman for the New Or
leans Railway and Light Company
was killed recently when he fell from
an electric light pole at Carrolltol
avenue and Ullba street. Lagarde i:
said to have come in contact with ;
live wire containing 1900 volts. In thu
fall his neck was broken.
Pioneer-W @. Buchanan, OF Floyd
has secured many thousands of acre!
Of timber in the vicinity of Pioneer
where he and associates are building
q large lumber plant
hreveport.-Baldwin W. Cause
representing the Law and Orde
League with headquarters at hatcher
Miss, which has as it's primary objec
the securing Of more rigid enforce
ment Of the prohibition laws. is II
Shreveport for the purpose Of organ
izing a local branch of the organiza
ton.
New Orleans.-Judges Joshua
Baker and Emile Godchaux have beef
nominated for the Supreme Court an
Frank T. Echezebal has been nominal
ed for the new position on the Grim
final District Court, all by decisive ma
jorities.
Shreveport-Federal authorities al
rested E. r. Stone, former cashie
and Richard Barrett, former clerk @