The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
FAIR BUILDING
LIGHTNING STRUCK
OLD AGRICULTURAL BUILDING 10
BURNED NEW ONE TO BE
OCCUPIED
SECRETARY'S OFFICE BUSY
Book OF 200 Pages Being Distributed
Over State And Everything Push
ed To The Limit.

Shreveport, La.-Interest centers
over the state on the State Fair to be
hold at Shreveport Oct. 10 TO g.
As result OF burning OF the old
Agricultural Building which was set
on fire by lightning several days ago,
1t will be necessary for several
changes to be made in the location or
exhibits at the 1922 State Fair OF
Louisiana, according to Secretary
Manager w. X. Iirsch, but these
changes will be made he stated,
"without any interference with the
general program. Since the construc-
non OF the mammoth new Agricultural
uilding, in which agricultural ex-
..ibits are placed, the annual Auto
mobile Show had been staged in the
old Agricultural Building. Az this
building no longer exists, the Automo-
bile Show this year will be held in
the Coliseum, and the governments
dairy educational exhibit, which was
to have been accommodated in that
building, will be placed in a tent"
The force in the office OF Secretary
Manager w. r. Hirsch is kept busy
these days mailing out copies OF the
1922 catalog OF the State Fair OF
Louisiana, which Will be held October
10 to 20, inclusive, at Shreveport.
There are about 200 pages in the book,
and they show premiums totaling in
the neighborhod Of $4,000, the largest
amount on record. Besides numerous
regular premiums, many special Offer
ings In livestock, poultry, etc, are
listed. Judging by the many calls
for copies OF the catalog, competition
this year will be the keenest in the
history OF the State Fair.
Shreveport, lathe most promi-
nent development in wildcatting in
Webster parish to date occurred when
the Woodley Petroleum Corporations
Campbell No. blew in at $50 feet,
while being bailed and flowed at an
estimated rate OF $50 barrels, with
q small quantity OF salt water.
Point Blene, La-Watermelons con-
tinue to come in rapidly and being
shipped out in carloads daily Two
cars we're loaded in a cooperative
shipment
Shreveport, La.-During the three
years In which Hal M. Gatti, has had
charge OF tick eradication inspection
work In Caddo parish, the record as
to infestatlon OF cattle has been re-
versed. Today there are only twelve
herds infested, with only twenty-three
animals showing signs OF the tick,
while in July, 1919, there were $500
herds tick infested that contained So
900 head of cattle Of which 10000 head
carried the tick.
Ann Arbor. Mich.--John Edwin Rey-
nolds OF Arcadia, La, has registered
as student In the University of Mich
igan law school. Although he is 81
years old, and has been on the circuit
bench In Louisiana for many years.
Judge Reynolds wishes the prestige
Of legal degree and will attend sum-
mer school here until he attains it.
Nirfe years would be required to com
plete the summer course in law,
Baton Rouge, La.-Associate JUS
tce Joshua G. Baker OF the supreme
court has reached the age Of 20 years
and retired bringing to an end a long
e,,I ha
ly 40 years.
Alexandria, Lam ordinance to
prohibit members of the Ku Klux
Khan from parading the public streets
or wearing masks within public view
In the corporate limits of the city
of Alexandria will be submitted to a
city to be held on Tuesday, September
IL. This action was decided upon al
q meeting OF the commission council
when a petition was presented tC
that body. The petition requested
that an ordinance similar to the one
repealed last month, by two-to-ons
vote, be adopted.
Crowley, La.--On his return to the
city. DR.. H. II. Hawsey. president Of
the Acadia parish school board, en-
dorsed the movement to organize Q
boys club In Crowley Preliminary
details soon to be completed.
Monroe, La.--Most sections Of Norti
Louisiana and South Arkansas will
have good crop OF pecans this year
Ii is stated by pecan growers, and the
total amount Is likely to be mucf
larger than usual. More planters are
turning their attention to pecans il
North Louisiana than ever before.
Plaquemine, La--Robert Rhoror
Jr.. 3-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
err. Rhoror. was run down and in
stantiy killed by an automobile driv
en- by Louis Prejean. They boy rar
in front of the car, witnesses say.
Shreveport, La.-Meeting for tn,
first time under the provisions of tn.
new primary law the Democratic ex
ecutive committee OF the Third Dis
trict, second circuit court of appeals
unanimously declared Judge Charles
Vernon Porter Of Natchitoches nomi
nee for Judge Of the circuit court.