The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-04-08

Houma-six pieces Of city properV
we're sold at public auction April ]
IN the succession of the late Mrs. NOE
bert P. Boudreaux
New Iberia.-Fue recently damaged
| the home of James r. Grimes in West
Main street to the extent of about
$500.
| New Iberia Fire destroyed an au-
tomboile belonging to the Jules Landy
estate on the Loreauville road The
car was insured for $500.
Oak Grover. Jarmin. of Floyd.
has sold to the Darnell Lumber Co,
of Memphis, so acres of land west OF
| Floyd as a site for a mill.
Oak Grove-Rev. Fl. B. MERGE, pas
| tor-evangelist, preached a special ser
mon to Masons and members of the
| Eastern Star at the Baptist church.
Longstreet-A new home economics
| building has just been completed. az
! an addition to the high school herA
| The building cost $4,000.
Monroe-At a mass meeting recent
ly held, citizens of Spearsville organ
lied vigilance committee to suppress
violations of the liquor laws.
Observation-Disclosures of all schools
in Lafayette parish met here last
week to arrange a program for the
Shreveport. = The United States
Drilling Corporations Giles l well in
12-23-11, Webster parish, has tested
salt water at 1850 feet. 1t will be
drilled deeper
Crowley.-Because of the unusual
conditions encountered in drilling the
first well of the Acadia Petroleum
Company the drillers will add extra
boilers to get sufficient horsepower.
Haynesville.-A meeting of legion
place recently at the Baptist church
for organizing a legion post here A
petition for a temporary charter was
signed by all present
Shreveport.-The nurses home Of
the Shreveport State Hospital for
which contract has been awarded
to w. H. Werner, local contra ctor.
will be three-story building with &C
commodations for sixty nurses
the style shows Of Better Business
Week, which began recently, is the
dispatch of wireless messages to the
surrounding country within a radius
of $50 miles.
Ida.-An additional building has
been provided to care for the over.
flow of the high school here The
school now has an enrolment of 236
students. School authorities are ad-
vocating the building of new struo-
ture to accommodate the students.
Monroe.-Baptist associations Of the
Northeastern Louisiana district met
here for the purpose of assisting in
the roundup for the $75,O00,OOO cam
paign. A number of addresses were
heard
Lafayette.-It is planned to begin
work on the paving of streets in the
business section of the city this month.
Provision has been made by the city
council and bids have been invited.
The bids will be opened April II.
Monroe-Citizens Of Bernice have
subscribed $1,000 to continue the
grammar school there for the remain.
ing two months Of the term, the parish
authorities having announced that the
public funds were insufficient to pay
the teachers.
Observation-Disclosures has been con-
siderable rice planting here during the
past week. Farm tractors have been
of great help to the growers and the
recent cut In the prices of the trao-
tors has brought many to this section.
Lafayette.-The Woman's Bureau OF
the Chamber of Commerce has decidt
ed to stage flower show here in May,
the exact date to be selected later. A
floral parade is planned and prizes
Will be given for the best floats.
Ruston.-The agricultural commit
tee Of the Chamber Of Commerce dis
cussed dairytng questions at a con.
ference called by c. H. Staples of Bat.
on Rouge, state specialist. recently.
Crowley.-F. F. Hansell and Broth.
ers, OF New Orleans, were awarded
the contract to furnish opera chairs
for use in the auditoriums of thu
Crowley High School and Eran
School. The Everett School Supply
Company Of Baton Rouge, got the CON
tract for the laboratory furniture for
the schools.
Monroe.-The Chamber of cem-