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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Election Proclamation.
DoNALDsoNyILLE, La, March 80. 100

DoNALDsoNyTLLE, La, March 80, 1905.
NOTICE is hereby given that an election of
In the properly qualified property taxpayers
of the town Of Donaidsonville will be held on
SATURDAY. MAY 6, 1905,
to vote on the acceptance or rejection of the
propositions embodied in the ordinance of the
town council of the town of Donaldson giiie
passed on the 30th day of March, 1905, and being
as follows, to wit:
Whereas, In the opinion of the town council
of the town of Donaldsenville it is necessary
and advisable that the streets and sidewalks Of
the town should be improved, the waterworks
system enlarged and extended and a substantial
public schoolhouse constructed aud equipped .
Therefore, Be it ordained by the town coun.
Gil of the town of DonaldsonviIe that an cleo
ton be held of the qualified property taxpayers
of the town of Donaidsonviile on Saturday. the
sixth day of May, 1905, after due publication
in the official journal of the town of Donald
sonvil1e for period of thirty days. to take the
sense of the said property taxpayers of the town
of DonaldsonFille upon the following PROPOSE
tions, which are to be as follows:
First-To incur a debt of thirty-one thousand
dollars fS3f,0D01 for the purpose of improving
streets and sidewalks and of enIargine and ex.
tending the Waterworks system Of said town Of
Donaidsonvflle.
Second-To incur debt of twenty-five thou
sand dollars fs25,0001 for the purpose of erect.
ing, constructing and eQdipping public school
building in the town of DoIaIasonyiHe,
Third-To authorize the town of Donaldson
vile In tion of the above indebtedness
TO issue $4,000 of per cent interest-bearing
negotiable bonds of The face value OF $1,000 each
and numbered from one to fifty.six to run from
y uiy Il 1905 s5O CT said bonds TO mature In ten
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Broussard Against Blanchard,

# common report is true, Gov.
Blanchard stuck his fingers in the mu-
nicipal contest ali New Iberia and got
them burnt. The hottest town election
in twenty-five years was held there
last Tuesday, and the anti admins
tration ticket headed by G. Clifford
Laughlin for mayor was elected by a
majority of 81 in a total vote of $50.
The sheriff OF the parish, who is re-
garded as the "local lieutenant gov
ernor,'' led the fight for the defeated
Dupuy ticket, while Congressman r.
f. Broussard, between whom and Gov.
Blanchard little love is lost, took an
active part in behalf of the oppositioa
and proved prime factor in its sue
cess. Broussard supported Jastremski
in the Democratic primary that pre-
ceded lass years state election, and
can't be counted on to favor the re-
turn of Newton Cloakroom Blanchard
to the United States senate, hence the
reported desire of the Administered
to have the too independent congress
man discredited in his own town. The
plan misearried, however, and it may
be expected that Blanchard stock will
henceforth be at a lower ebb than ever
in the AttakapaS region.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1903
Louisiana Press Association.
Cali for the Twenty sixth Annual Session
40 ThibodauE, May "a, a5 and 20, 1908.

Call for the Twenty Sixth Annual Session
at Thibodaux, May "a, 25 and 20, 1908.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April Y, 1903.
TO THE PRESS or LOUISIANA:
The Louisiana Press Association is hereby
called to meet in tBenty-sIxth annual session at
Friday May "a, 23 ard 2f, 1905. All members Of
the organization, together with all other per-
sons eligible for admission who have not yet be-
come members, are cordially invited to attend
and take part ia the consideration and discus
sion of matters affecting the welfare of the press.
pared and the hospitable people Of Thibodaux
and LafouFche parish have arrangements al
ready in progress for giving the representatives
of the State press q royal welcome and making
their visit to the lovely and fertile Lafonrche
valley thoroughly enjoyable.
An excursion to Havana on the Southern
Pacific steamship leaving New Orleans May II
will be provided for, offering the members Of
eRe Association the opportunity they long have
sought to make an ocean voyage and visit the
Island of Cuba.
Editors, associate editors. business managers
and proprietors of newspapers are eligible for
active membership In the Louisiana Press As
forwarded to the secretary, accompanied by the
annual fee of s. will entitfe the applicant to the
privileges and advantages of membership until
the meeting of the Association. Members IN
arrears for dues shonld remit at once to l.. +.
Bentley, secretary, P. o. Box AL, New Orleans.
modations, cost OF the Havana excursion, etc,
will be furnished by the secretary.
FrRternaily,
W. C. DAVIS.
Z. ID. BENTLEY, President.
Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Death of Theoohile ThIbodaux.

Theophile Thibodaux, native OF
the parish OF Lafourche and a promi-
nent resident of Thibodaux, died at
his home in that town last Saturday
and was buried in the Catholic Gene
terry the following day. MIR. Thibo-
daux was Is years of age and had
been ID poor health for several months,
never having recovered from the shock
inflicted by the death OF his devoted
wife, which occurred some months ago.
He served as sheriff OF Lafourche par
ish from 1882 to 1886, and filled other
positions of trust and responsibility
with marked ability and credit. At
the time of his death he was serving
as deputy under Sheriff Beary and
was regarded as one Of that officials
most Jealous and capable aides. MIR.
Thibodaux is survived by several chill
dren, among them being DIR. Paul
T. Thibodaux, of Donaldsonville, to
whom The Chief begs leave to tender
assurances of sincere sympathy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22

years; $4,000 of said bonds tomature 10 twenty
years; $4,000 of said bonds to mature IN thirty
years; $4,000 Of said bonds TO mature in forty
years. The interest on said bonds to be payable
serni-annua1Iy on the second day OF January and
July of each year.
Four h-To authorize the town OF Donaldson
vile to levy, assess and collect special tax
of five mills on the dollar of the assessed valu-
alton in any one year upon all property subject
to state taxation in said town, said tax 70 run
for a period of forty years beginning With tie
year 1905, the proceeds OF said tax TO be applied
in the following manner, to-wit:
First, For the payment of the interest upon
the bonds.
Second, For redeeming the bonds.
Be it further ordained, etc, That for the pnr
pose of holding and conducting the election on
May s, 10 5, it is ordered by the town council of
the town of DonaIdsonvilie that tbs following
places be and they are hereby designated de
voting places. to-Wit:
First ward-Courthouse
Second ward-puhlic Market.
Third ward-Babin House.
council of the town of DonaldsonviIie will In
open public session on Tuesday, Nay 8, 1865, at
the town hall at the hour of twelve o'clock PRO.
coed to open the ballot boxes. examine and
count the ballots in number and amount, ax.
anime and canvass the returns and declare the
result of the election, which result shall be pro-
mulgated by pubica ton In one issue OF the of
shall forward copy of the process verbal OF che
PRONUNCIATION of said election to the secretary
of the state of Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, etc., That this orEli-
nance shall take effect from and after It's pas
sage. GEO. Il. RICHARD, Mayor.
LsRAL.l Attest:
4. HENDERSON, Secretary
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Good Roads Conventions.

The Chief has been invited to send
representative to the good roads
conventions at Baton Rouge on the
9th, 18th and 10Th insts., and it is
not necessary to say that we shall
make every effort to avail ourselves
of the opportunity to be present at
these Important gatherings and par
ticipate in the interesting proceedings.
The state convention of the Louisiana
Good Roads Association will be held
Thursday, the 9th, and is to be fol-
lowed by the southern inter- state con-
vention OF the National Good Roads
Association, which will convene on
the 18th and 2eth. The Importance of
these two meetings and the impetus
they will give to the good roads
movement, not only in Louisiana.
but throughout the entire south as
well, can hardly be overestimated,
and it is to be hoped they viii result
id as unbounded a success as the
energy and progressiveness Of their
promoters deserve they should.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Teachers Meeting at Dutchtow1.

The New River branch of the parish
teachers association will meet at
DutchtoWn Saturd ay, May 13, and all
teachers, citizens and pupils are corr
daily invited to be present. The fol-
lowing program has been prepared
for the two sessions Of the organize
ton:
MORNING SESSION.
Song.
Address of wel.ome-Prof. D. J.
Donovan.
Response-Prof. n. K. Foote.
Roll call-Responses from Jean
Mitchell's SCHOOL,
character of Jean MITCHELL
Misses Herminie Nieaud and Flores
tine Daigle.
Address-Prof. J. E. Keeney, State
Institute Conductor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1.-THE Necessity of a Teacher S Knowl-
edge of Psychology Prof. B. W.
Hensley.
Teaching Composition - Misses
Idle Barman and frankie Nicaud.
Elementary Agriculture ''-Miss Lea
Blouin and Prof. D. j. Donovan.
ssJean Mitchell's First Day in
school"-Miss Zada Mcdowell and
A. j. Marehand.
s'Christmas Gifts in Jean Mttchell's
School"-Miss Cornelia Walker and
Clinton Chambers.
Fundamental Principles in Teach
ing''-Misses G. V. Peyton and Cora
Bowman.
Address-Prof. D. B. Showalter.
The New River branch of the parish
association is differed as follows:
Prof. B. W. Hensley, president; Miss
Herminie Nicaud, vice president; Clin-
ton Chambers, secretary; Miss Idle
Barman, treasurer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Jules Godehaux for National
Committeeman.

Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate the probability that Chairman
Cortelyou will appoint Jules God
chaux, of Lafourche parish, as mem
Der Of the Republican committee for
Louisiana. The selection would be
an excellent one, and we trust it may
be made. Mr.. Godchaux is a young
man of fine abilities and high charac-
ter, and an active, earnest Repub-
lican, whose efforts as a national COM
mitteeman would undoubtedly be de-
voted to the work Of building up a
harmonious and yirile party organi-
cation. There ought to be no factional
opposition to such an appointment,
and there won't be from Republicans
who have at heart the good of their
party rather than the grinding of
private axe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Letter TO N. B. Leblanc.

Dear Sir-Thomas ]. Bannon, drug
gist. Westerley, II. l., says:
Westerley painters expect gallon of paint to
cover Y sets Oh niinds Deyae covers IS: there is
The usual reckoning is for gallon
10 cover 10. We suspect the Westerley
people don't wear their paint till it
gets very shabby.
Devoe covers more; of course, We
know that; we know why, too: it's all
paint and full-measure.
Yours truly,
81 f. ". DEyoE s. Co,
New York.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22

1t Is unprecedented that the so-called
Christian inhabitants Of Kishineff and
sthes towns in southern Russia are
contemplating a general massacre Of
their Jewish neighbors by way of cele-
brating Easter. And these are the
kind OF Christians to whom the eau
caslan nations are supposed to be
looking for protection from the vel
low peril' Of japanese Nomination.
AS between such Christianity and the
alleged heathenism Of the brave, just,
progressive and humane Japs, count
us among the heathens every time
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Death of Edward L. Newshanl.

Edward Z. Newsham, mayor of St.
Francisville and vice president OF the
Bank of West Feliciana, died at 1890
O'Clock p. m. Thursday at Hotel Dieu,
in New Orleans, as the result of a SUR
gicaI operation. His body was taken
to ST. Franeisville last night and the
funeral occurred at IL o'clock this fore
noon, the large number of sorrowing
relatives and friends who attended the
obsequies attesting the high degree of
esteem and respect in which Mr.. New
sham was held by all who knew him.
He was 50 years of age, and was one
of the leading merchants and citizens
of St. Franc1sville, prominent in every
worthy enterprise. Mr.. Newsham
leaves wife and five children. and
to these our heartfelt sympathy is ex-
tended in the hour of their great be-
reavement. Mrs. NeWsham was Miss
Lena Weber, a niece of E. L. Weber,
of Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22

The 5000 bond issue will be
highly profitable investment as cold
financial proposition, without regard
to considerations OF sentiment. civic
pride or patriotism. That amount of
money spent in the manner provided
by the bond ordinance will earn a lib.
eral rate of interest in the shape of
augmented revenues derived from in
creased taxable values. Such has been
the fruit of similar expenditures else
where, and such will it be in Donald
sonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Proclamation of Election.
MAYoRALrY OF DoNALpsoNyILL

MAYoRALTy OF DoNALDsoNyILLE,
DoNALDseayILLE. La. March Is, 1905.
DY VIRTUE of the authority vested in ne by
assembly of the state of Louisiana OF 1890. / do
hereby issue this. my proclamation, giving
public notice to the voters of the town OF Dom
aldsonville, state of Louisiana, that an election
election of one mayor, one chief of police, one
town clerk who shall be ex-officio assessor, one
tax collector and one treasurer, all TO be chosen
by general ticket. and six aldermen, tive to be
chosen from among the residents OF each ward.
The polls will be open from O'clock a. n. to
o'clock p m. and located at the following
places
First ward-G0urthouse
Second NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Third ward-Jos. Ba bin s residence.
GEO Fl. RICHARD,
Mayor Town OF Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Best Cough Medicine for Children.

s When you buy 8 cough medicine for small
children you want one in which you can place
implicit confidence. You want one that NOT
only relieves but cures. You want one that lis
unquessionabiy harmless. You want one that
la pleasant to take. ChambeTlain's Cough
Remedy meets all of these conditions. There is
noshing 50 good for the coughs and colds Incl
DENT 30 childhood For sale at A-Ray Drug
&&cEss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Louisiana Press Association.

AS officially announced in The Chie1
last Saturday, the Louisiana Press
Association is to hold its twenty-slxth
annual session at Thibodau4 on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, May
"a, 25 and 26, and the prospects for a
large attend ance of the membership are
unusually promising. Not only are the
old members-the stand -bysa OF the
MISUNDERSTANDING the custom
ary interest in the meeting, but num-
Der of the newspaper men and women
of the state who have not heretofore al
filiated with the association are send
ing in applications or making inquiries
of the secretary indicative OF an lnten-
ton to join the ranks at Thibodaux.
The people of the enterprising little
bayou city and of the parish of La
fourche are preparing TO give the rep
resentatiyes Of the press hearty re-
ception and royal good time, and
that full success will attend these eff
forts there can be no doubt. The pro-
gram Of entertainment as already out
lined comprises a cold lunch and stag
smoker for the. gentlemen at the Aea-
dian Club, and a reception for the
ladies at the Z. M. B. A. Hall, Wed :
nesday at O'Clock: an open-air band
concert at 30, followed by a lawn
party; q carriage ride through Thibo-
daux and vicinity Thursday afternoon,
musicale at the Opera House at $50
p. ~, and banquet at night. The
literary program will be exceptionally
interesting also, and the expense Of at
tending the meeting will be trifling, in
asmuch as the railway lines will extend
the usual courtesies in the matter of
transportation and the local entertain
ment committee is perfecting arrange
newspaper people c1assed as counter
felt and non-ourrent during their So
iourn ia Thibodaux.
The excursion to Havana which is
to follow the meeting of the associa-
ton promises to be an exceedingly at
tractive and enjoyable trip, and mem
bers who desire to make it should
advise the secretary to that effect as
soon as practicable in order to insure
the reservation of accommod ations on
the steamship, which is of limited ca
pacity. The plan is for the excursion
party to leave Thibodaux Friday after
noon in charge of a representative of
the Southern Pacific Company-in all
probability General Agent J.. M. Lee,
Jr., a prime favorite with Louisiana
newspaper folk Who will stay with
them and take care of them until they
are back in New Orleans after "plow-
ing the raging main" and "doing"
the Cuban capital.
Secretary Bentley is sending out
circular letter to the members Of the
association, and to non-members eli
gible for admission who may express a
desire to receive it, giving explicit d.
rections as to the manner of securing
transportation, arrangements for the
sojourn at Thibodaux, cost of the
Havana excursion, etc., and it is quite
likely that the extremely liberal in
ducements therein set forth will have
the effect of making next months
meeting of the Louisiana Press AS
soeiation a record-breaker in point Of
attend anee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Gonzales Notes.

Edwin King, OF Cornerview, was in
Gonzales Sunday visiting friends.
Van Miller and Ed. HARRISON, men,
bers of the staff of civil engineers in
the employ Of the Louisiana Railway
and Navigation Company, left here
during the week for Baton Rouge,
where they are stationed at present.
Ellie Braud, OF Prairieville, was the
guest Of friends at Gonzales last Sun
day.
A. U. Babin, Of DutchtoWn, spent
Sunday in Gonzales as the guest of
Jos. Gonzales.
A. A. King, of Dutchtown, was a
business visitor to Gonzales Monday.
Miss Herminie Nicaud passed
through here Sunday en- route to
Dutchtown, where she is engaged as
one OF the teachers at Dutchtown
Academy.
J. A. Marchand, Jr., and Andrew
A. Leblanc visited friends at Hope
Villa Monday.
G. R. Nee and G. FL. Hooper, two
of the competent engineers in charge
Of the construction work ON the Louis
lana Railway and Navigation Com
pany's line, arrived here Sunday.
They state that about 10 teams are
operating on the road-bed between
Baton Rouge and this place, and that
work is progressing rapidly.
Crops in this section are, in general,
several weeks late, due to the fact tn at
planting was prevented by the rainy
weather of February and March. The
weather conditions at present are all
that could be desired and work in the
fields is being pushed at rapid rate.
Some farmers are enabled to boast of
cotton from three to six inches high,
and in places corn has grown foot
above the ground. It is estimated
that the acreage devoted to cotton has
been decreased about twenty-five per
cent, while that given over to corn
has been correspondingly increased.
Garden vegetables are in fine condi-
tion.
Delegates TO Good Roads Conventions.
G. B. Reuss, president of the police
jury, has appointed the following del
egates to represent the parish of As
cension at the state convention OF the
Louisiana Good Roads Association and
the southern inter- state convention
of the National Good Roads Assoeia-
ton, which are to be held at Baton
Rouge Thursday, Friday and satur-
day Of next week: V. Maurin, DIR. E.
K. Sims, J. j. Lafargue, S. Goette
and John F. Landry, Donaldsonville;
DR.. j. T. Bringier, Hon. Il. G. Braud
and Wesley Floyd, Burnside; A. c.
Dugas and Rodolph Landry, Smoke
Bend; F. J. Mccall, Mccall; {. w.
Armitage, barrow; L. Geismar and
Geo. Morrison, Geismar; Jos. Con
zales, DIR. e. S. Kyes, Lee Hamilton,
Ed. Smith and Achille Picard, Coma
les; E. D. Dixon and J. T. King, Hope
Villa; W. a. Sibley, Galvez; Fl. E.
Sturgeon and Solomon Barman, ST.
Amant; A. A. King, DutchtoWn.
DIR. W. NJ. McGalliard, vice presi-
dent OF the Ascension Club and act
ing president in the absence of Hon.
Henry Mccall, has named the follow
ing delegates to represent the club at |
,he Baton Rouge conventions: Henry
9. Duhel, Rodolph Landry, Jas. Dodd, |
John W. Tucker, Rich ard Mccall, Jos. |
Dicharry, E. q. Barton, f. B.Lemann, |
:. a. Landry, Jr., J. S. Webster, II.
;. Braud, o. A. Bullion, j. B. Con
.ales, DIR. I. Picard, DIR. Collins, E. |
D. Dixon and j.. Dodd Smith.
Eothine Equal to Chanberlain's Cello
u saxs.-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22

The Chief Inadvertently added a year
to the age of its esteemed contempt
rary, the Daily Times, in extending
congratulations anent the recent COM
pletion of that papers ninth volume.
The Times was established April I,
1896, and was therefore nine years old
On the same date this year-not ten
years, as we had it. OF course the mis-
take is not so important as it might be
regarded if The Times was further
along in life and of the feminine gen
der, still it is just as well to be correct
about the matter while we're at it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
SALE

Eureka Plantation Of $50 acres
on the west bank of Bayou
Lafourche, seven miles be-
low Donaldsonville, with all
buildings thereon.
| Is hip. Portable Boiler.
| s hip. Portable Boiler.
| Atlas Engine.
2 Pumps.
2 Oil Burning Plants, com
plete.
| Thresher, latest improved.
| Sandwich Hay Baler.
| Is hip. Engine.
2 Heal & Sisco 12-in. Pumps.
Between 400 and 500 #. Of II
and 15-in. siphons.
One Lot of Betting.
All in first-class order. APP
ply to Carroll Barton,
Paincourtviile, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22

The Chief cherishes the wish that the
Easter rabbit viii bring to each and
every one Of its readers and its con-
freres of the press an egg filled with
the sunshine of happiness and pros
perity, and one that depicts a clean
past, delightful present and q rose
ate futQre.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Nothing Equal to ehamberlain's Collie.

Nothing Equal to ChambeFlafn's Colo.
Cholera and Dfarrhoea Remedy.
1--WE have used Chamharlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years, -
says Mrs. j. B. Cooke. of Netherlands, Texas.
I'VE have given ii to all of our children. We
have used other medicines for the same purpose,
but have never found anything to equal Cham
barIain's. lie you will use IL as directed il will
always cure For sale at 4-Ray Drug Store.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22

Shreveport has voted taxes on top
OF taxes and issued bonds on top of
bonds to accomplish works Of munic-
ipal improvement, build schoolhouses,
bring railway lines to the city and
promote manufacturing enterprises.
The result of this policy has been a
remarkable degree Of rapid and sub
stantial growth in population and ma
terial values that gives Shreveport a
prominent place among the thriftiest
and busiest cities Of her class in this
country.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-22
Latest adviees from the far east are

Latest adviees from the far east are
to the effect that Togo's fleet has been
ordered to give battle to Rojestven-
sky's fotilla forthwith, and it is likely
that the great struggle for mastery Of
the sea will begin tomorrow. Com
paratively little activity is being man
Tested by the land forces in Manchuria,
sofar as known to the outside world, but
it may be taken for granted that the
willy japanese are not idling their time
away, but have another rod In pickle
for their antagonists. Unless Togo's
anticipated naval triumph puts amend to
hostlllties, it will soon be in order
for Gen. Linevitch to continue the.
march towards Hardin in double
quick time.