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J. W. ECKART. COPYRIGHT CS' THE ENJOYMEHT OF SPRING can be revelled in to your heart's content when you have a good comfortable vehicle to get out in and enjoy the freshness of Springtime. We have all kinds of carriages for style, speed and beauty, for comfort and lightness to suit all tastes and all purses. Col/umbus and Geo. Anger ALSO AGENT FOR & Co. Buggies. Undertaker and Funeral Director, I WORST THING YOU CAN INK is water when it is impure ; but the pure water is absolutely essential to health, and when cooled with Erath ice during the Summer months there is no danger that it will be polluted with anything deleterious. Erath ice is pure as a crystal rill in the forest, and we serve it to you at prices within the reach of all. Now Iberia Ice and Bottling Works, V. ERATH, Proprietor. Sole Agents in New Iberia for Bethesda Mineral Spring Water From Waukesha, Wisconsin. Cores all Kidney Diseases, Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Torpid Liver, Dyspepsia, Insomnia, Calculi and Ner vous Prostration. ALSO tbes MM»] PITTSBURG LUMP COAL ASH WOOD AND BUILDER'S SAND -TT" MAX LEVY. YARD OPPOSITE FISHER'S STABLE. Your Head Aches To-day. It is a small matter; but it ached two days ago, and again a week ago. You are acquiring a nabit of headache. That must be stopped. The trouble is with your liver. You want a mild lax ative, and then a tonic to stimulate the appetite and make the blood rich and pure. ^ndtonicrbueisl FOB SALB BY JAMBS A. LEE. NEW IBERIA FACTORY, Aufl. Erath and K. Southwell, Proprietors. NEW IBERIA, LA. FIRST-CLASS PRESSED & COMMON BRICK, OP BAILBOAD AMD WATEB SHIPPING FACILITIES, TO ALL POINTS. Seeing is Believing;! You an invited to «one and see our Wo hare assembled all that's new in GloYMig, Hits and Furnishings fir Men Ton k now why wa ssil goods eheaper than you ean buy elsewhere f Sb aply he a ansi we bay oar Stoek far spot eash, direet from the man ■fa«tniMa, aad wo «va la ttala d with mall profita. We will be jdNMitoalww yon thioogkonratoak whenever yooeall on os, eren if yea are not real? to do yowr baying. tiling House The Enterprise. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF IBERIA PARISH AND TOWN OF NEW IBERIA. Democratic Municipal Ticket. Election June 3d, 1901. eor mayor, HON. JOHN EMMER. for co un c ilm en, ARMAND COUSIN, JR., A. B. MURRAY, OSCAR G. DUPRE, OCTAVE RENOUDET, JULES E. DUPUY, EUGENE GUILLOT. GOV. HEARD AND THE QUESTION. TEXT BOOK Like a clap of thunder from a clear sky came the announcement on Thursday last that Governor W. W. Heard, as a result of a meeting of the State Board of Education the day previous, to consider the adop tion of a series of text books for the public schools of the State, had requested and received the resigna tion of several members of that body. For years the advanced educators of Louisiana have chaffed under the imposition of a lot of text-books, many of which are antiquated aud unsuited to the work sought to be accomplished ; and in not a few in stances have the bolder spirits among them introduced books in the schools that were not prescrib ed in the Statè Hoard adoptions. These same educators have sought on several occasions to call atten tion to this setback to the educa tional advancement of the State, but with little encouragement. The most pronounced expressions given on this snbject latterly was by the Louisiana State Public School Teachers' Association, in session at Shreveport last winter. This bore frnit, for a few months later the Caddo parish School Board adopt ed strong resolutions "condemning and branding out of date all the books used in the primary and grammar grades in the public schools in the State," closing with this appeal : "Resolved, that we earnestly pe tition and urge our public servants and superior officers, the honor able State Board of Education, to displace these antiquated instru ments as the product of an educa tional system, maintained twenty five to thirty years since, as unde sirable for fnrthir use in our schools, and that as faithful aud trusted agents of the people in a noble cause, we earnestly solicit his excellency, Governor Heard, to aid the children of Louisiana in obtaining the best education possi ble, and that he use his influence and urge the state board to secure and adopt text books to cost less, and containing the latest theory and thought in the science of edu cation." cation." The appeal did not fall upon deaf ears. Gov. Heard called the State Board together and asked it to re fer the selection of text books to a committee of prominent educators, such as B. C. Caldwell, president of the State Normal ; Thomas D. Boyd, president of the State Uni versity; and James B. Aswell, president of the Louisiana Indus trial School. Hon. J. V. Calhoun, State Superintendent, interposed objection to this and his supporters one the. Board moved that the selection of books be left to the State Superintendent and five mem bers of the board, none of whom are educators, excepting Mr. Cal houu himself. Whereupon the Governor re quested the board, in order that he might have further time to con sider this important matter, to ad jonrn over for ten days to give the members of the board time to thoroughly consider the matter be fore determining on a course to be pursued and to have united action, if possible. Mr. Scarborough moved that, in obedience to the request of the Governor, this board now adjonrns for ten day«, until the 25th of May, giving the Governor and other members of the board time for further consideration of this matter. The vote being taken, the motion to grant the time asked for was re jected. The Governor then stated to the board that this was a very im portant matter and the views held by some of the members made it apparent to him that they had come to "the parting of the ways," that he did not believe that the pub lie interests could be beat served by having a board so divided ia opinion aa this seemed to be, and that he thought that the public in terests could be best subeerved by the resignation of the members who differed so radically on this subject, and requested the resigna tion of the members who were op posed to giving him time to eon it . There was no other alternative, «ÇMeesrs. Albeit Voorhies, C. Gate, 8. W. Weis and John H. Foe tioas. Mr. T. M. Wade, who had likewise opposed the request of the Governor, after changing his vote, together with Mr. Poe, hurriedly left, aud it is not probable that he will resign. Gov. Heard's courageous stand in this matter leaves no doubt as to his attitude toward the educational progress of the State. It places him at the head of the column as the leader of the educational forces of Louisiana, a position that will be cheerfully accorded him by the plucky band who have been press ing steadily forward against subtle influences that for selfish reasons stay the educational advance of the State. Gov. Heard has struck the first blow. It gives heart and renewed courage to the educators of Louis iana aud all true friends of educa-l tioual advancement. They send him hearty greetings and assur ances of support and encourage ment, and bid him welcome as Louisiana's educational Governor. Strike again,Governor, and strike as often as occasion requires. THE SEARCH FOR OIL. With outcroppings aud indica tions of oil in all directions through out this section, aud immediate vicinity of the city, a represeuta tive gathering of citizens of New Iberia, with a realizing sense of the injustice done themselve should they not take steps to ascertain the exact status of the geological for mations beneath their habitat, as sembled at the City Hall on Thürs day evening, in answer to a call issued by a few gentlemen who had taken the imitiative in the matter. The proceedings of the meeting are published in full elsewhere, to which we refer the reader for de tails. The response to a call for sub scriptions was prompt and liberal, upward of three thousand dollars being subscribed in amounts vary ing from $100 to $5, by those pres ent, indicating the earnestness of those enlisted in the movement. New Iberia is in a direct line east and west, with the oil fields of Beaumont, Vinton and Sulphur, and as oil experts agree that the flow of petroleum is invariably in that direction, there is reason to hope for an Oil strike here ; and certainly we cannot afford to live in doubt in the face of the possibilities that exist. We are also assured that the young men who made the borings on the Lane tract with a small pipe,. and were forced to desist because of its weakness, have determined to make another effort with larger pipe, and expect to commence operations again at an early date. re a D. City Hall , New Iberia, La., \ May 16th, 1901. / Pursnant to a call for a meetiug to be held for the purpose of or ganizing an Oil Company to bore iu the vicinity of this town, a large number of citizens assembled at the City Hall at the appointed time. The meeting was called to order by Mr. R.'S. McMahon, who stated its objects and purposes, and called upon Mr. John A. Gebert to preside. Mr. 'Gebert was nominated and unanimously elected President of the meeting and W. G. Weeks was chosen Secretary. The President then explained fully the objects and purposes of the meeting, and what was hoped to be accomplished by the organization. He then called upon the secretary to read the charter which had been drafted and same was on motion duly seconded and carried unani mously adopted. After which the charter was signed on behalf of the meeting by the following named gentlemen : John A. Gebert, Geo. W. Dallas, George M. Robertson, R. S. McMahon, Leopold Kling. W. E. Satter field, T. W. Muller H. H. Winters, John Bronssard C. C. Henshaw and P. H. Wis singer. The snbscription list of the stock of "The New Iberia Oil and Drilling Company," that being the name selected, was signed by a majority of those present. The following named gentlemen were placed in nomination to serve as a Board of Directors of the Com pany for one year : Messrs. John A. Gebert, Leopold Levy, George W. Dallas. A. J. Maumns, P. H. Wissinger, Alexis Voorhies, Lazard Kling, W. E. Satterfield and George M. Robertson. On motion duly seoonded and carried the said nom inees were unanimously elected. Mr. P. H. Wissinger then ad dressed the meeting, msking ap propriate and timely remarks on the question of minerals in Louis iana and the object of the company. The President stated that he had made the following offer to the company to grant them the exclu sive right for one year to bote, dig and make explorations on his tract of land containing about tea acres just below the oorpcrate limits of the town, between the railroad aad the public road with the understand ing that should no minerals, oil or gaa be d i sc ov ere d on the said land that saase should revert to him, bat | that in the event of the discovery of any minerals, oil or gas in pay ing quantities that then and in that event he would sell the same to the company for the sum of Ten Thou sand Dollars ($10,000.00) which price he considered the actual value of the laud. It was moved, seconded and car ried that it is the sense of this meet ing that the company bore at least two thousand (2000) feet if neces sary in search of minerals. The Secretary was instructed, on motion, to furnish a copy of these proceedings to each of the local papers. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. W. G. Weeks , Secretary. as THE BEAUMONT OIL AS FUEL. Sulphur, La., May 15.—At o'clock Wednesday morning fires were lighted under eight of the boilers at the Union Sulphur Com pany's plant at Sulphur mines, and at 9 o'clock the seven others which complete the battery were fired up. Steam is pouring in im mense volumes dowu the great chute 450 feet in depth into the sulphur conglomerate, where the iutense heat disintegrates the formation and melts the sulphur. Pumping will begiu Thursday, and on Friday the stream of sulphur will be poured iuto the cooling vats. Work will never cease, night or day, unless some break-down should occur. The burners iu use under the boilers are the simplest imaginable, aud there is no patent upon them, it having expired many years ago. The burning of Louisi ana and Texas oil is a simple mat ter, the cost of changing a furnace from coal to oil fuel is inexpensive, and the use of coal can be resumed in a few moments on the same grate should occasion require. Only ordinary fire brick are needed, as they will withstand all the heat generated. Two questions were thoroughly answered when the fires were lighted under these fifteen boilers: 1. The kind of burner and the cost of changing any ordinary boiler fire box from coal to oil as fuel need deter no user of coal from try ing the experiment. 2. The Beau mont fuel oil as it comes from the Lucas well is a perfect success for fuel purposes. It has also demon strated to those operating this plant that a supply of fuel oil on the ground is a necessity if it can be had. Beanmont, Tex., May 15.— In formation of the greatest boom Beaumont oil has received since the strike was made known to-day when O. W. Putnam, the Southern Pacific agent in this city, was notified that the company is building 200 tank cars to. handle Beaumont oil for its own use. Immense storage tanks, to take the place of coal chutes, will be built at Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio, Lafayette, La., and prob ably at other points. When the system is once under headway and placed in successful operation, this amount of territory will furnish several hnndred en gines to consume oil, in addition to the Texas Central Company of Houston, which belongs to the Southern Pacific and will in all probability, burn oil on their south the be death of mrs. feux voorhies, Mrs. Felix Voorhies, nee Modeste Potier, aged 57 years and four months wife of Judge Felix Voor hies, died at her home, after a pro tracted illness of several months, on Wednesday evening, May 15th, at five o'clock. The funeral service was held atSt. Peters church, this city, at 2:30 P. M., in the presence of a large and notable assemblage who came to pay tribute to the memory of the worthy dead. After the sad cere mony her remains were carried to St. Martinville, and placed in the family vault. It can well be said by those who loved her, that we miss the noble, kind, and christian wife and mother. She was a shin ing ornament, sacrificing all on the altar of motherly duty to those she loved. The vacant place in the household leaves a void that can never be filled, still it is a consola tion to know that her example will live forever. This departed mother has lived a most upright and edi fying and beautiful life, leaving her home a sanctuary of blessed ne8s. 'Tis truly said "God loves a shining marie/' God said unto Abraham, "Walk thou in my pre senee and be perfect." It was in the presence of God that this good lady walked, continually, and wor shipped no other but the livingGod, to guide her daily steps. May God who doth all things well, in his in finite wisdom aad mercy pour the soothing balm of eonaolatioo into the aching hearts of the devoted ily beref t of her presence. A most beautif ul aad sad oeremony of the burial of this devoted mother was that she waa carried to her last resting plaee by six of her loving sons, muttering (wavers for the re pose of her departed soul. We pray that she has already re ceived her reward aad woke up in the eternal beatitude of heavenly bliss. And after the motherly blessings to the dear onea left be hind may they too walk ia the pres ence of their God and Master, that when the final aaiaiaonseonea they will be prepared to aMSt her aad glorify their God, aad her God« pay that the value car least on local Amendment to the Charter -OF TIIE 7 fires the im as Stato of Louisiana Parish of Iberia. Be it known that on this third day May. A. 1). 1901, before me, undersigned authority, personally eame aud appeared: Mr. J. P. Suberbielle, president, and Wru. L. Burke, secretary, of the New Iberia Rice Milling Company, Limited, who de clare that they are officers and stockholders in the said Company, and taat acting conformity with law, a meeting of the shareholders of the said company in New Iberia. Louisiana, on the f>th day of April, 1901. in conformity with the call, and the manner set ouf by law, and as recited in the procès verbal of the proceedings til ed with the Secretary of State, to which special reference is made. The call for said meeting, having been regularly issued by the Board of Directors, the publication for more than thirty days having been made in the New Iberia En terprise, a weekly newspaper published in the city of New Iberia, La., for the time required by law. and theVsame notice hav ing been mailed to each shareholder, pre paid, addressed to its proper post-office, his place of residence, more than forty days before said meeting, the said meeting being specially called for the purpose of passing upon the increase of the capital stock to $2î>0.000.00 and also for the pnr pose of amending article "One-Three-Sec tion first of Art Five and .Section First of Art. Six. and all other requirements of law having been complied with, the prop ositions were submitted to ttie share holders, and each shareholder present in person or by proxy voting in favor of said increase and said amendments, by the vote following, to-wit: George Baungartner, through J. P. Su berbielle, 3 shares; Leon Dreyfus, person ally, 10 shares; M. Bergerie, in person, 0 shares; E. Bergerie, in person, 5 shares; E. L. Estorge, in person, 5 shares; J. P. Suberbielle, in person, 15 shares; \Y. L. Burke, in person, 3 shares; K. P. Ribbeek, in person, 5 shares; C. E. Reynolds, in person. 7 shares; Jules Dreyfus, in person. 18 shares; Albert Estorge, through E. 1.. Estorge, 5 shares; Mrs. C. Bergerie, through E. Bergerie, 10 shares; Miss A. Bergerie, through E. Bergerie, 1 share; A. Daigre, through J. P. Suberbielle, 2 shares; N. Muller, through J. P. Suberbielle, . r > shares; T. VV. Muller, through J. P. Suber bielle, 0 shares; L. .J. Bergerie, througl P. Suberbielle, 5 shares; D. Tuilier, through J. P. Suberbielle, 2 shares; L. P. Patout, through J. P. Suberbielle, 10 shares; No vote against. A total of 123 shares being cast in favor of said increase and said amendments, and more than two-thirds of the shares voting in favorof said propo sitions it was resolved that the capital stock be increased to $250.000, and Article One is hereby amended and made^o read as follows: . ~ _ "The name and title gf said corporation shall be the New Iberia» Milliner and De velopment Company, Limited. It shall exist for the full tprnf of twenty years from date of original phiirter." And Article Three is' hereby amended and made to read, as follows: "The ob jects and purposes £& which this corpora tion is established, amd the nature of the business to be carriea on by it, are hereby declared to be as follows, to-wit: To plant, cultivate, buy and sell rice, sugar cane, corn, cotton and other agri cultural products; to build and maintain warehouses for the purpose of receiving, storing, keeping and forwarding same in the usual course of business; erect, lease, own and operate rice mills, sugar mills and refiners, corn mills, cotton ginneries and compresses; cotton oil mills aud cot ton mills; also to mill and manufacture agricultural products as well as the by products of same into any article of com merce; own, lease aud operate drainage, navigable and irrigating canals, water crafts, tramways and railroads in so far as these are necessary to the operation of the foregoing purposes; the feeding and graz ing of cattle and to prepare the same, its products and by -products into marketable products; enter into contracts with farm era or other persons for the purpose of cultivating crops of all kinds and for se curing the same for the mills and factor ies which said company may operate, sub scribe to and hold stock in other corpo rations of a kindred nature and to do any and all things that may be necessary to carry ont any or all of the objects named. And Section First of Article Five is hereby amended and made to read as fol lows: The capital stock of this corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of $250,000.00, re presented by 2500 shares of $100 each. All stock subscribed for shall be payable in cash or property, real or personal, on such terms and conditions as the Board of Di rectors may at any time determine." And Section First of Article Sixth is hereby amended and made to read as fol lows: "The business and affairs and cor porate powers of the corporation shall be transacted by a board of directors to be composed of stock-holders thereof, to be elected by a majority of all the votes at a meeting to be held for that purpose on the third Monday of May of each year. The Directors thus elected shall serve for one year or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. The number of directors to serve daring the ensueing year shall be fixed at a meeting of the directors called for that purpose at least ten days prior to the date upon which the directors are to be elected. All elections shall be conducted ander the supervision of three members to be appointed by the board of directors for that purpose, and in case oi any one of said commissioners of election declining nnd failing to act the president shall appoiht another to fiiil his place. Said board of directors shall elect from their number a president and vice president who shall serve until their suc cessors are elected and qualified." Thus done and passed in my office. Parish of Iberia, Louisiana, on the day, month and year first above written, fresence of Messrs. J. B. Lawton and E. '. Landry, good and competent witnesses, residing in this parish, who have signed these presents with the parties and me, Notary, after due reading. J. P. SUBERBIELLE, President, W. L. BURKE, Secretary. Witnesses: J. B. Lawton, F. W. BAUMAN, State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia. Having examined the foregoing amend monts to the act of incorporation of the New Iberia Rice Milling Company, Limit ed, and finding nothing therein inconsis tent with or contrary to the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, I here by approve the same. Given this 3rd day of May, 1901, in the State and Parish aforesaid. ANTHONY N. MULLER, District Attorney 19th Judicial District. State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia. I, the undersigned authority, do here by certify that the above and foregoing amendments to the act of incorporation of the New Iberia Rice Milling Company, Ltd, is a true and correct copy of the ori ginal now on file in my offiee, and record ed in Miscellaneous book No. 4 at page — et seq., May 3rd, A. D. 1901. J. G. LkBLANC, Clerk Nineteenth Jndieial District Court. NOTICE. New Iberia, La., May 4th, 1901. The annual eleetion of Direeton of the Attekapas Ginning and Milling Co., Lim ited, will take plaee on Monday, May 13, at the hoar of five o'clock P. M., office of the State Bank, in New Iberia, La. E. L. ESTORGE, President TAKEN UP! A stray brindle male ealf, about eighteen months old. Owner ia notified to call for mum , paying all eoate incurred, otherwise said animal will be aold at public auction oft Thursday, June 6th, at 10 o'eloek A. M., on the premise« of Nenin Mi guez , in Petite Anse. J. D. CARTER, Put Up Your Winter Clothes. "Lavender Refined Tar Camphor." No unpleasant odor. A sure protecrto from moths and an effective disinfect ant and antiseptic. It may be placed in direct contact with the most deli cate fabrics without fear of injury by stain or bleaching. E. W. Phillips, ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, NEW IBERIA, LA. 0 r > Will furnish Plans and Specifications for Sugar Houses, Dwellings and all kinds of Buildings in Iberia and adjoining parishes. tention paid to contracts. S ay a r // o h se If V>/'/.■ Best of refference as to ability anil at Specialty Sol ici teil. r M For the Baby : there is nothing like plenty of fresh air for health and vigor. Our hand some baby carriages aud go-carts enable the little ones totakeadaily airing at small cost. Sleeper and reclining go-carts and baby car riages we have in many different styles at prices ranging from $5.00 to $20.00. REFRIGERATORS, ICE BOXES, HAMMOCKS, CROQUET SETS, LAWN SWINGS. R. S. McMAHON. H. F. DU PERI ER, UNDERTAKER ill DIRECTOR OF FUNERALS, . Everything New and Plrst*Cla««i. Will take full charge of «ml IHrect Funerals and attend all de tails. Prompt resjionse made to all «alls day or night. Cumberland 'Phone 47. East Side of Bayou NEW IBERIA, LA. — 1 For Rent or Sale. AN IMPROVED COTTON GIN, Situated in New Iberia, on the Southern Pacific Railroad track, adjacent to the Depot. Also For Sale Town Lots, in ALL IN NEW IBERIA, LA. ALSO TWO LOTS on the northwest side of Duperier Avenue, one improved aud the other unimproved, situated on the East side of Bayou Teche. Apply to Geo. M. Robertson, General Fire Insurance Office. NEW IBERIA, LA. Lee ét Lewis Addition* Smith Addition, JYlalaln Addition, Robertson Addition, and Prere Addition. Just Received! THE FOLLOWING hiuh -URADK WINES & LIQUORS ....Which We Offer at Sptclal Lew Prices for iRtroloctioi.... Planters' Choice Rye Whiskey Moss Standard Rye Whiskey " Old Velvet Rye Whiskey " Imperial Neetar Rye Whiskey " 8-Year-01d Bourbon Whiskey - " Exquisite Table Claret MSfFlve Cent« Allowance on all Wine Mottle* Returned. One Trial Will Convince You of the Superiority of the Above Brands. Onllou. $2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 3.50 .60 Bottle $ .50 .60 .75 1.00 .90 .15 3-OOSS beli7sbes to jlhttt pzbt os" TBs oinr. We are «»limiting the JUG AND BOTTLK TRADE as best attention. CUIUCB1.AND 'PHON! 10. HOOStTT " 155. specialty and will give same ron CALL AT CAFE, Cornar Main < NEW LA. Allay. amend the Limit here the here ori — Court. HOOStTT " 155. NEW LA. —» Shop. New Iberia Foundry and Ma GEO. SIMON, Proprietor/ MAKKH A MfKCtAi.Tr OW Repairs on Sugar Houses, Cotton Gins, Saw Mills* and Steamboats, A full assortment of Brass and Iron Steam Fittings. Kèfined Bar i mn . .. „ . , Metals, Latest Improved Packing., MaeWnÄi^Nnte ^ constantly in Stock. ' ESTIMATES MADE ON ALL KINDS OP REPAIRS the Lim 13, of ONV5 Regulator Tonic The Best Liver Medicine. Largest Package oo the Market. Oae Paeksfls Mes Me. Tor soma t rtea for tLOO. The orange is a native of Africa. It was introduced into Europe in the sixteenth century. It was vastly inferior to the cultivated orange of to-day. A congressman once franked to • Ï°^ B fire P p °off safe weigh ing 6,000 pounds. He bonght it ata pnbheaale after it bad been condemned by the government.