The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-09-09

Baton Rouge, lathe state land
office is having an estimate made
Of the timber on Sabine Island, &C
cording to Fred j. Grace, registrar,
and as soon as the estimate is COM
peted the timber will be sold at pub
lie auction, the date to be yet set
II is said there is a good growth OF
tupelo gum on the island.
Monroe, Last Matthew's school,
which will replace st. Hyacinth's AGA
DENY at Monroe, will open Septem-
Der IL in the St. Hyacinth's Acade-
my building.
Alexandria, La.-As a result OF a
Louisiana and Arkansas railroad
Louisiana and Arkansas railroad
and the Louisiana Railway and Nav
igation Company at the crossing Of
these two roads in South Alexandria,
the engine OF the Louisiana and Ar
kansas train was turned over and bad
ly wrecked and James Jones, better
known as Casey" Jones, engineer,
and Roy Andrews, fireman, were
scalded severely by escaping steam.
They were conveyed to the Baptist
Hospital for medical attention.
Eunice, lathe contract for a
modern high school building at Nam
on. La, was awarded to Thurston
Mckinney, Opelousas contractor, by
hnn rd
building will cost approximately $75,
900. The bonds for the erection OF a
modern high school building at Ba-
sile were sold by the Evangelins
school board Plans and spicifica-
lions are ready and the contract will
be let Immediately, having been de-
layed by the sale Of the bonds. With
the recently completed high school
building at Vile Platte, costing $115,-
900, Evangeline parish goes on record
with three modern thoroughly equipp-
ed sechool buildings erected in q
year.
Napoleonville, lathe white pub
lie schools throughout the parish will
open for a nine-month term on Sep
TENDER f.
Alexandria, lathe bonds voted
for by the taxpayers of Alexandria at
an election June to be used in
making municipal improvements were
sold today at the City Hall by the
mayor and city commissioners. They
brought accrued interest and pre-
MUM OF $3.50 above par. The sue
cessful bidders were L. 4. French
and Company of Alexandria and M.
w. Elkins and Company Of Little
Rock. The total amount of the bond
issue is 100000.
Monroe lathe Reverend Frank
Trip, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Monroe, has been called to
fill the vacancy which has occurred
at the Highland Baptist Church in
Shreveport. Mr.. Trip, it is said, has
not definitely made up his mind as
to accepting the call.
Napoleonville, La. - Mayor Sol
Klotz called a mass meeting Of the
citizens Of this town and organized
a campaign to try to exterminate ants
in the town. Judge Philip H. Gilbert
presided and Mrs. Risley c. Triche
was chosen secretary. Captains were
appointed for each block in the town.
The town authorities will take up at
once the question Of obtaining the
necessary asmount Of ant poison to
begin the work
Lake Charles, La.-As a termina-
ton of the boys garden club con-
test. which has been in progress
since spring, prizes were awarded.
Michael DeBakey won first prize, a
gold watch. Second and third priz-
Hamilton Brown and Earnest De.
Bakey.
Donaldsonville, lathe first semi
annual convention of the Sixth Dis
trict Medical society, is scheduled in
Donaldsonville October II. according
to DR.. Allen Martin of this city.
Shreveport, lathe cattle tick
eradication movement started in var
ious North Louisiana parishes since
the government threatened to with
draw its aid from some delinquent
sections, was endorsed In a telegram
recently from Governor Parker to S.
B. Hicks. one Of he prime movers in
the anti-tick fight. which it is plann-
ed. will become statewide. and in the
interest of which meeting of rep
resentative citizens OF sixteen Louisi-
ana parishes, six East Texas counties
and one Arkansas border county win
take place here.
Opelousas, La.-To carry on a city
wide campaign to make Opelousas the
cleanest and prettiest city Of its size
in the state. a Progressive League
will be formed in the near future By
Mayor Perrault.
Lake Charles, Lathe local post
Of the American Legion together with
the other posts of Southwest Louisi-
ana are making elaborate plans to
put on a representative exhibit ad-
vertising this section at the legion
convention in New Orleans in Octo.
ber
Monroe. La-Signs have been post
ed on all OF the important highways
in ouachita parish by the police jury,
restricting motorists to twenty-five
miles an hour. Officers to patrol