The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-02-25
Grand Coteau.-The semi-annual OK.
hibition was held at St. Charles Col
lege recently.


which will be built at Sterlington, sew
enteen miles north of Monroe.
Ponchatoula-The resignation of H
G. Hungate as city attorney was reat
| and accepted, A. Sidney Burns beinf
| elected to fill that vacancy.
Monroe-The membership of the
| Tensas Basin Levee Board has been
named as delegates to the Nation Il
| Rivers and Harbors Congress in Was !!
| ington March and 3.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the Monroe
Woman's Department Club will confer
with Oliver Hinsdell of New Orleans
| relative to the establishment of a
Little Theater" in this city.
MengeL-Captain J. W. Swimm
and E. L. Haynes, manager and assist
ant manager Of the Mengel Lumber
Company at Mengel, Richland par
ish, have been transferred to the CON-
pany's main plant at Memphis.
Monroe.-Ten Cattle dipping watts,
which were dyamited by farmers q
year or moe ago in the Western half
of Ouachita parish as protest against
dipping, are being rebuilt and all viii!
be completed within thirty days.
PonchatOula-The town council re-
I'D nj 70 cfoI
lation of a water and sewage sys
tenn. An engineering contract was
read, offering to make all plans, esti-
mates and to supervise construction
for a stipulated percentage Of the
total cost.
Ponchatoula-The residence of JOS
failing a loss of $500. 1t was partly
insured. The high wind which was
blowing at the time carried flying
embers to the adjoining residences,
but the local fire department and cit
liens prevented 1t from spreading.
Shreveport.-A recent test showed
salt water at 2670 feet in the RAM
sey l of Crawford and Sebastian in
29-21-1 Union parish According to
information reaching local oil circles
the well, which, if successful, meant
Monros.-Rev Frank Trip, john
S. Ramona, religious director, and S
c. Blackman, Monroe messengers to
the Baptist Organized Bible Glass Con
ference at Mobile, Ala, have returned
to Monroe. Louisiana had more than
fifty representatives at the confer
ence, according to Rev. Trip
Monroe.-H. J. Fernandez, Monroe
traffic bureau manager, in q report to
the Chamber of Commerce said thal
numerous conferences and communi-
cations with United States engineers
and officials of the War Department
had shown that if the Mississippi
Warrior river transportation service
Is extended to Monroe that a federal
for 100000 could be
obtained for the construction of Qua
chita river waterway terminals at
Monroe to take care of freight.
Jennings, La, Feb. 12-Judge FOR
ter Of the Fifteenth Judicial District
has empanneled the grand jury here
Tor six months term. Blass Spiller
was named foreman.
Baton ROuge.-Real estate in Bat
IN RuOge has shown renewed activi-
y. Sales to the amount Of $65, 900
AVE been closed within the last few
lays.
Shreveport.-Following a meeting
lere by the Louisiana State Highway
Commission and w. H. Rhodes of the
Federal Bureau OF Roads, contract
vas awarded to Lawrence, Nixon and
Phillips, Jackson, Miss, to build
line. and one-half miles of paved
highway on the Mansfield and Ar
,ansas state line highways in this
'arish at cost of approximately
$4,000, representing aid from the
ederal government.
Monroe.-H. R. Speed, city COM
missioner of Monroe, has been ap-
Ointed receiver for the Ellis Golson
ferchantile Co., Inc, Of Mer Rouge
Which has been granted a decree OF
ankruptcy in the United States Dis
riot Court.
Monroe-The Chamber of Com.
lerce has taken up with the Mis-.
OCri Pacific Railway Company pro-
osition whereby it ID hoped the COM
any will give through Pullman sleep :
lg car service between Monroe and
Iew Orleans.
Pioneer.-The postoffices at Floyd
nd Pioneer were broken into and I
,bbed of packages and other articles {
scently.
Monroe.-H. T. Underwood, a con- +
actor Of New Orleans, appeared be. 8
,re the Monroe Chamber of Com. )
erce and ureged that 100000 ho- !
j campaign be undertaken. Bust
sss men Of Monroe bought a $4,000
It in the heart Of the business dis =
let some time ago on which it is
to build a hotel during the y
EAR. .
MOnrOe-MOnrOe will probably n
It glass factory, woodwork plant
I'd another industrial plant within
x months as the result of the cam