The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20

all records in legislative history OF
the state. After being in session t~o
days, not one bill had been introduced.
Shreveport.-With an attendance
estimated at approximately two nun
dred, the forty-ninth annual conVeh-
ton of the Louisiana Dental Society
held it's meeting here.
Shreveport-The commencement
sermon for the Foster Hall Schooi H'r
Girls, Of Shreveport, was preached al
the First Presbyterian church by Dr.
]. X. Smith, pastor.
Monroe.-The town Of West Mon
roe will hold an election June IL when
a mayor and five aldermen will be
elected.
Natchitoches.-The members OF the
Parish School Board have donated
their voucher checks, totaling $45, TO
the flood relief fund.
Baton Rouge-Passage OF volun-
tary bank guaranty law providing
method for reorganizing state banks
that have failed or whose capital mas
been impaired, fixing Of the statute
OF debtors and creditors of insolvent
banks, broadening Of the examining
powers OF the banking department, re-
strictions on loans to stockholders OF
banks and the purchase OF their own
stocks by banks are among the recon-
mendations Of L. 8. Thomas, state
bank examiner In his biennial report
| to the Legislature.
Monroe.-John M. Breard, president
OF the parish police jury, announces
that the fury will secure bids for the
construction of the Monroe, Jonesboro
road and the Columbia extensioIb
distance Of IL miles, on June 10. Thls
highway will be built without state
aid and will cost approximately $4,000.
The highway will be the first hard
surfaced road ever built in the south
western part Of Ouachita parish and
will open up a fertile farming coun-
try.
Ruston.-The police jury OF Cald-
we'll parish has declared it necessary
to suspend traffic over the new Column
bia- Monroe model road on account OF
the food waters encroaching upon the
new roadbed. It is the opinion OF the
police jury that II traffic is allowed
tn continue on this new road while
in an overflowed condition, it will des-
troy those sections Of the road COW
cred by water, and thus necessltate
the entire reconstruction and regravel-
; ing of those sections Of that road.
: ADMINISTRATIVE and others who
have been searching since May Tor
William Jackson, Monroe musician and
painter, express the opinion that he
; may have lost his life in the swollen
waters Of Ouachita river. Jackson iefl
home on May 8. with 500 in his peck
ct, telling his wife he intended getting
a lob at the Missouri Pacific railway
, shops All efforts Of the police de-
partment to locate him in Monroe as
well as elsewhere have been unavail
: ing.
: Monroe.-The executive committee
4 for the Ouachita parish club rally tc
be held at Monroe or May 20 has beer
appointed.
/ Marion,-The Union Parish Singing
' Association convention, held in grove
q between Marion and Farmerville, haf
been brought to close. about 15O(
people attended. ]. c. Rocket. presi
d dent, presided. The next session will
? be held 1T Camp Crock Church.
: Monroe. - Northeastern Louisiana
!. outside of the flooded areas of Gaia
houla and Concordia will have tn
best huntingseason in years this win
ter. According to officials fthe Qua
b chita Game and Fish Protective
4 League of Monroe, Ouachita, Caldwell
., Franklin, Richland and other nearb.
II parishes will be a sportman's para
It disc, it is stated. because so man,
r. deer and other animals as well a
d turkey and some bear have been driver
II in this direction by the Catahoula an
Concordia flood.
ID Shreveport.-The Louisiana Oil Re
70 fning Corporations Fee No. we'll i
"a 1911, Bellevue district, blew in
n. monster gasser at 800 feet. Its cape
y. city is estimated at no less than rs
100000 cubic feet.
Nj Monroe.-Members Of the Tensa
t. Basin Levee Board, state that Their
\ vii be a renewal Of the fight begu
,e sometime ago before the Mississippi
II river commission for more equabl
II division Of the funds available in tn
ii Third mississippi river district Il
9. flood control.
a. Ruston.-While the rise in the W,
1t ters OF the Ouachita river has droppe
8 considerably during tho past few day
the people do not entertain muc
hope of escaping a general overflow
IL and they are continuing to drive the
u. live stock to higher grond.
.dI Cedar Grove-According to report
Of the factory Of the Louisiana Mote
n Car Company will probably resum
1a operations soon. The physical pro-
~ critics Of the company were recent
H. purchased by the Commercial Natiol
al Bank here for 100000.
Chrovanort -One # the ceremonif