The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-23

holidays.
Monroe, La.-Irvin s. Cobb, Ken.
lucky author and popular magazine
fiction writer, IS scheduled for his Sc
copd hunt In the wilds OF Louisiana
according to Information received by
friends in this city. Mr.. Cobb was a
visitor to Monroe last year and he is
expected here within the next few
weeks to join a party OF other Mon
roe residents to be the guests OF the
MCGOWAN Hunting Club near Monroe.
Lafayette. La.-Adoption Of next
tention at the regular meeting Of the
police jury. Road matters also occu-
pied attention. A committee compos-
I'd Of George Malagarie and Eugene
Babbe appeared before the Jurors
seeking the extension Of the lateral
gravel road In tn Fifth Ward. The
budget includes estimated revenues
Of $5s.22765.
Hammond. La.-Manager A. A.
Ormsby OF the FLORIDA Parishes Fair
announces that the probable dates FOR
the 1928 fair will be Oct. 80 to No
vember 1, inclusive. An effort IL I'm
Der way to make up circuit OF the
larger Louisiana fairs. including DON
aldsville. Lafayette, Alexandria, and
Hammond. for the purpose OF booking
reliable shows, free acts, horse rae
ing and livestock and educational ex-
Atbits for next season.
Shreveport, lathe federal dis.
1rict court for the Lake Charles d.
vision will convene at Lake Charles
Monday. December II. hTe most i'm
p0rtant case scheduled fro trial II the
case against eBlmont w. Shields, of
Leesville. La. editor Of the "Wampus
Cat" monthly publication, on a
charge OF sending improper matter
through interstate express.
Edgard, La.-SherKf E. A. Picou is
busy issuing tax notices. For sew
eral years the taxes in this parish
have not been collected until Feb
raary but this year an effort is being
made to collect them before the end of
che year.
Edgard, lathe Columbia Sugar
RHtI1 ~ h. In ;,,
che parish. has closed its season. This
is about three weeks earlier than u.s.
ual. The favorable weather and short
crops, however. tended to bring about
che early closing.
Lake Charles, La.--Attorney Sam
Jones OF DeRidder rs optimistic con-
eerning the large acreage OF Satsuma
oranges which he says will be planted
IN Beauregard parish next year 1t
r. said that the oranges do unusually
well on cut-over pine lands OF which
there are large tracts in Beauregard
parish.
OPCiVuSdSs IOduS lGduIuK
unto Oeplousas will be marked under
. plan Of the Opelousas trade extern
sion bureau, which will be put into
effect soon after January 1.
st. Martinville, La.-National Edu-
cation week was observed at the st.
Martinville High School, with a gen.
eral display Of the school work from
al the grades through the high school
department on exhibit
Lafayette. La.-Members Of the
Good Fellows Club" who have been
making the poor Of the parish happy
with baskets Of food, turned their eff.
lorts in different direction and sent
baskets Of CONNECTIONS to bankers,
lawyers. officials and other persons
Who have backed the club.
Oak Grove, Lat = meeting Of the |
Of the Long-Campbell |
Company. a new board of |
directors was elected composed OF
Z. w. Long, president and treasurer: !
O. e. Tweedls, vice-president and L.
Lipp. secretary.
Lake Charles.-Two hundred and
Boy Scouts Of Lake
Charles and DeQuincy attended the
arcade Theater to see the movie,
flashes Of Action" The boys were
he guests Of the Calcasieu parish
ouncil Boy Scouts OF America.