The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-07


holiday season but there was a total
absence OF any disordely conduct.
Both the Methodist and Baptist Sun
day schools had Christmas trees.
Eunice.-A gusner producing thous-
ands of gallons of oil daily was struck
on the Louis Fontenot tract of the
Evangeline Oil field near Jennings
near the north line of the Eunice
Crawley Oil Compay holdings. Much
activity is shown on the west of the
Jennings oil field. Persons interest
ed at Elnice have left for the scene
Of activities.
Bostrop.-The town or Bastrop is
preparing to issue bonds for S45O,0O0
Tor the purpose Of installing a new
electric unit of approximately four
times the power of the present plant.
The city will also install battery of
nre pumps Of 500 gallons of water a
minute capacity. The foundation for
the plant has been laid and the ma
chinery is enrOute from the manufac-
turers.
Shreveport. - The Cedar Grove
Chamber of Commerce have adopted
resolutions memOraliZing the secre-
tary OF war to accept Henry Fords
offer to lease the Muscle Shoals plant
thus giving the farmers and manu-
facturers the benefit Of cheaper fer
tlllZer and electric current" and COM
mending "as un-American and unpat-
riotic the recommendation to scrap
the plant"
Amite.-The Amite Chamber of
Commerce which was organized sew
eral weeks ago is functioning Meet
ings are being regularly held with
good attendance. The feature of last
meeting was an address by H. d.
Wilson, state commissioner of agricul-
ture,, upon the proper methods Of
marketing cane syrup The matter of
a large hotel in Amite is receiving
serio! S consideration
Columbia.-The home of S. E.
Brown was destroyed by fire. Mr..
and Mrs. Brown were away at the
time, having gone o Monroe to attend
church service. The cause Of the
fire is undetermined. The flames were
beyond control when discovered by
neighbors. The loss is estimated to
be $4,000 partially covered by insur-
ance
MonrOe.-Hog cholera is reported
to be serious in about one-haH OF
West Carroll parish and in parts of
Ouachita and other parishes and steps
have been taken by the agricultural
authorities to prevent its spread
Monroe. was observed as
holiday by Monroe, West Monroe
and various other towns of Northern
Louisiana.
Franklin.-The old Bank of Bald.
win, situated in Baldwin, La, just
above this city, has been absorbed by
the new Baldwin Bank recently orga-
nized with a capital of $4,000 and
surplus Of $4,000, with the following
officers: George T. Veeder. president:
Justin Woermer, vice-president; G. p.
Greig, cashier; Miss M L. Parr, as
sistant cashier
Monroe-Informati was received
from number of Arkansas directors
Of the Administrations Tourists
Way Association at Monroe by Secre.
tary S. NJ Collins to the effect that
the International Highway Associa.
ton which is planning highway from
Quebec to Mexico City, had reconsid.
cred routing the highway through
Monroe Alexandria Lake Charles and
other Louisiana towns and would
probably promote a highway from
Little Rock through Texarkana and
E. Hardtner Of Urania, president of
the Arkansas-Louisiana Tourists Way
of the new move and he and others
directOrss Of the association have
asked the president to call a meeting
Of the Louisiana and Arkansas direc-
tors to be held at Little Rock some
time in January.
Crowley.-Reports reaching here
from the Evangeline oil field are to
the effect that the gusher brought in
last week still continues to flow at
a rate of one thousand barrels per
day with the wash pipe still in the
well. 1t is expected that the produc-
ton will be materially increased
\DeRidder.-A new bank Is about to
emerge from the wreckage of the
Lumberman's Bank and Trust Com
pany which was closed recently by
the state bank examiner because it
was adjudged insolvent
Monroe.-Stovall Trustee No. we'll,
which was finished recently, has a
capacity of from 100000 to 100000
900 cubic feet Of gas day, making it
one Of the greatest gassers in Louis
lana accordig to Fred Stovall. it's
owner. The we'll is at Perryville,
near the Ouachita- Morehouse parish
line.
vi Coiumbia.-At the conclusion of the
regular services at the Baptist church
C. P. Thornhill presented to the church
one of Kelly's pictures of Washing
ton at Valley Forge.
Lake Charles.-The grand jury made