The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-18

Springyille.-The jury commissions
efs Of Livingston parish met recently
and drew the grand and PET ilrors
for the April and June terms o: court.
Shreveport.-J. ID. Ferguson vas
lined SO and costs III the City ourt
Tor allowing his minor son to Crive
an automobile in Shreveport
Grand Isie.-The shrimp season has
opened and is most promising Large
quantities are being taken hy irawl-
ers 10 rthe New Orleans market for
the Lentea season. The factory and
drying platforms will he supplied
later,
Frankling.- Members Of the Wash
ington Parish Farm Bureau ordered
two cars of fertilizer a week ago AM:
on Saturday orders were placed for
two cars additional 1t is estimated
that the farmers will save about $500
through the reduced prices made the
bureau. B. F. Bateman is president
and M. A. Thigpen secretary
ShrevepOrt.-Two addresses were
delivered to the farmers Of the Shreve-
port district at the City Hall here Mar.
10 by Harry F. kapp, who is organic
ing farm bureau units in this section
Monroe.-A burglar or sneak thief
entered the home of DR. NJ ) Mass
engill. dentist, last week and relieved
him Of a pair Of his favorite trousers,
pocketknife and S2.O6 in money.
Monroe. O. Jackson has sold his
property in Layton's Second Addition
to Monroe to Mrs. May Elizabeth
Grayson for $4,000 Walter NJ. Cald-
well has sold his 25-acre farm in sec
ton 1S-1SN-3E to j. H. Price for 81 900.
Bogalusa-W. H. Jennings, for IL
years pattern maker for the Great
Southern Lumber Company, has been
named safety engineer for the COM
pany.
Monroe.-C. L. Taylor of the Tallul-
all station Of the Department Of AGri-
culture, upon his return from speak
ing tour over Oklahoma. Texas, South
Carolina and Georgia, said that lndica-
tons point to larger cotton acreage
this year
Monroe.-The Lion Oil and Rein
ing Company Of Kansas City has com
pleted it's refinery on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway near
FL Dorado The plant has capacity
of 5000 barrels daily, which later will
be increased to $500 barrels.
Point a la Hache.-Preparation OF
the soil for the new rice crop is max
ing progress. Gravelet Brothers will
be the largest growers on the lower
coast. They have rented Monsecour
and Union plantations comprising
600 acres to be cultivated in rice.
Arnaudeville-The Mardi Gras mas
querade ball at the Gurdy dance hall
was quite q success. Georges Guilbeau
and Miss Adeline Success took the
first prizes as best dancers.
Shreveport.-With the initiation Of
fifty-one new members, the local
chapter of the Ored of De Molay for
boys increased its membership to 128
Monroe.-M ethodists of Collinston
are soliciting funds for the erection of
a brick church to cost between $1,000
and $4,000 on which it is hoped to be-
gin work within ninety days.
Lake Providence-Lake Providence
has new bank building, the home Of
the First National Bank, which is con-
sidered one Of the best signs of pros
perity and progress offered recently
1t was erected at cost of $500 and
is modern in every respect. 1t il
equipped with all modern banking
conveniences, with mezZanine floor
and private offices. 1t has an eigh-
teen-inch steel and concrete vault,
womn's restroom, hot water heating
system, burglar alarm and other ia
cilities.
Pointe a la Hache-Register of vot-
ers Emile Martin reports the total
registered vote Of Plaquemines parish
aggregates 179. including both men
and women. The normal registration
has been around 700.
Monroe.-Harry F. kapp of the
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.
Guy F. Tanner, secretary OF the same
organization, C. E. Woolman, district
farm agent, and other agricultural
leaders of the state have opened =
- .-,naign to establish farm bureaus
in North Louisiana parishes.
Shreveport-A total of Ga 7motor
vehicle licenses has been issued in
Caddo parish this year and it is esti-
mated that approximately 100000 was
paid for the licenses. Eight hundred
of the licenses we're issued Tuesday
Shreveport-The Shreveport State
Charity Hospital in statement on
the first months operation Of its new
ly established out-patient department
reports that during the month there
we're given . total of 500 treatments,
AS to new patients, $50 patients hay
ing returned for further treatment
ALFALFA sleet storm prevailed in
this. the central section Of Louisiana,