The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-04-15

according to reports from The Iece
| manager. J.
| Hammond.-The Hammond 04ata
Bank OF this city bought the >146.o0(
bond issue OF the Cit yof Hammond
There were eight biders for the bonds
Monroe.-The North Louisiana AZ
| rzsultural Society elected the follow
| ing officers: l. r. Hamilton. prssi
dent; H. L. Peevey. vice-president:
| Sidney Stewart, secretary-treasurer
Misunderstanding permits ISSUED
in one day recently aggregated $75.
00o Most Of the permits were FOL
small residences.
Crowley-Roy Denton, field manag
er for the Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany, says indications point to oil
in paying quantities in the Crowley
fields.
Shreveport.-Mayor McFord and
Parish Health Officer Heath have re
quested the cooperation Of all citi
zens in the annual cleanup cam
paign just launched
Monroe-J. w. Smith OF Monroe,
architect for the VIM parish Board
Of Education, announces that plsAs
have been started for the new Skies
school building to cost $4,000.
Monroe. B. Vaughn. supevin.
tendent OF the Leonidas Barkdull
Faux free clinic, reported 1877 pat
tents treated during the first three
months, during which treatments i'd
ministered numbered 770
shrsveport-The 17-inch main con-
Meeting nearby gas wells with Shreve-
port has broken and S-inch lines are
being used temporarily. The result is
that the city's gas pressure has been
weakened considerably.
Monroe.-Farmers are being urged
to attend a meeting April Is at which
It IL proposed to organize sweet
potato association. Parish Agent
Stratham has arranged for farmers
to pool their purchases Of nitrate.
Point q la Hachie.-E. Carriere Of
Bootherville was drowned while at
tempting to cross the Mississippi Ytv-
er in a small boat.
Lafayette.-Plans for extending
the work in this section was decided
at q conference Of agricultural agents
OF st. Martin. Iberia, St Landry and
Lafayette parishes.
Crowley.-Crowley win be we'll rep
resented at the meeting OF the
Knights Templars TO be held in New
Orleans this month The local
knights are members OF the Paysa
Commandery In Lafayette
Crowley.-The local lodge Of Elks
installed officers recently. Colonel
John r. Sullivan, chairman OF the
national committee on membership.
was invited to speak.
Monroe.-The Court Of Appeal for
the Second Circuit Of Louisiana con-
vened here Monday, April 10. with
Judges Charles v. Porter. D. n.
Thompson and R B. Dawkins on the
bench.
Shreveport-Buildin permits r.
sued here during the month Of March
represented $477.627 in value. an in
crease Of $1SS,848 as compared with
last year.
Shreveport.-Work on seventy 3d.
0O0-barrel storage tanks for the Stand
ard Oil Company has been started.
The tanks are being erected near
Haynesville-
De Quincy.-The Wright and King
minstrels, composed mainly Of local
talent, Is touring neighboring towns.
The show was staged here March u
and II.
Newport.-Members Of Neill Grit
Tin Post, American Legion, were CIV
en- q banquet recently by the members
OF the Woman's Auxiliary.
Baton Rouge.-Ths East Baton
Rouge police jury has advertised for
bids to place 100 carloads Of gravel
on the intersecting roads Of the parish
at an early date. The jury has ap-
piled to the State Highway Depart
ment to take over the main highways
and supervise the hard surfacing.
st. James.-Small planters IN this
section are complaining Of the seed
cane being badly damaged by the re-
cent rains. What little corn was
planted is reported lost. All field
work is behind.
Anpeviile.-The police jury Of Yer
milion parish has called an election
Tor May 9 for the purpose Of voting
upon a proposed bond issue OF $5OO,OO0
to be Nssd tor road purposes In Dis
trict No. Z, comprising Wards J, :.
1 and 3.
Baton Rougs.-Bids for the srSstioa
Of the hog barns that are to fern part
OF the Greater Agricultural college
were opened April Is in the govern
or's office. More than loo acres will
be devoted to hog raising 1t the new
college.