The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-09-16

house was filled to capacity with re-
fined sugars, all OF which are a total
loss
Shreveport. lathe certified list
shows that there are 5000 persons in
Shreveport and 1869 outside OF the
city in Caddo parish registered TO
vote. Poll taxes paid in the city total
SOLO.
Alexandria, lathe Foundation
for the exhibit hall OF the Central Lou
isiana fair to be erected at the City
Park has been laid, material for its
construction is being placed on the
ground and it is announced that the
structure will be completed by Sep
TENDER 90 The agricultural depart
ment Of the Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific railroads, as well as the ex-
tension departments OF he state and
federal agricultural departments will
have representatives at the fair who
will conduct daily conferences and
give lectures in the exposition hall
each afternoon, at which the various
phases Of agricultural stock raising
and dairying will be discussed
Baton Rouge, LA large pack OF
wolves in parts Of East Baton Rouge
and Livingston parishes have killed
. number OF lambs and pigs recently.
Mr.. Coburn. a farmer and planter,
residing near Watson, reports killing
one OF the largest wolves of this
pack while riding through the woods.
The farmers have banded together to
kill the wolves.
Pioneer, La.-Owing to the low
price Of farm produce and the scar
city Of money the delinquent tax sales
will be heavy in this parish. Ninety.
one pieces OF property are listed for
sale, the largest list in many years.
Opelousas, lathe first concert
OF the Opelousas brass band will BIO
given soon. The event will be made
the occasion Of a gala night. All OF
the lodges will unite in making the
program a success.
Monroe, La.-Monroe and West
Monroe Baptists will unite in ser
vices at West Monroe September II,
when the new Baptist tabernacle and
the parsonage will be dedicated. The
Rev. Frank Trip, pastor of the First
Baptist Church Of Monroe, will preach
the dedicatory sermon. The Rev. J.
r. Reynolds, pastor of the West Mon
roe Baptist Church. has rendered his
resignation, effective September Is.
Opelousas, La.-Merchants here re-
port that business was never better
prior to the opening OF the fall sea
son. Cotton rs coming in large
quantities and the price is reported
to be satisfactory.
Monroe, La.-Several hundred resi-
dents OF Monroe, West Monroe and
other parts OF Ohachita parish were
initiated as members OF Monroe
Khan No. Knights Of the Ku Klux
Khan. In spectacular ceremonial
staged at Forsythe Park, in the north
ern subsurbs of Monroe.
Thibodauz. lathe public schools
OF Lafourche parish will open Sep
TENDER IL. State Superintendent +.
r. Harris will address the teachers.
Alexandria, lathe first ballots
In the city election in the proposed
ordinance to prevent masked or Ku
klux Khan parades have been cast.
although the election Is set for Sep
TENDER Is. The votes were cast by
Mr.. and RMS. Jack G. Blackman be-
fore leaving for California They are
the first here to take advantage of
the new state absentee voting law.
Eunice, lathe Eunice high school
opened with an enrollemnt Of 100 in
the highschool, 500 In the grades and
twenty-five teachers in the faculty.
Monroe, La.-Farmers of Madison
parish will visit the Delta experiment
tai station at Greenville, Miss. Tues
day to observe the progress being
made there on the experimental farm
of Professor J. w. Fox. The farm
comprises $4,000 acres Of cotton and
numerous experiments have been
made in getting rid OF the boil wss-
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Baton Rouge. LA protest against
the opening for homestead purposes
OF 500 acres OF land in Terrebonna
parish has been filed by the state
land office, which sold the lands IN
1858, after securing them from The
government In the swamp Ian see
grant. These lands have been oc.u-
pied FOR sixty-nine years without ques.
ton OF title and the state is seeking
to make good the title. The lands
were recently advertised for home
steaders by the United States D.
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