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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18

An interesting meeting of the DON
AldsonVille High School Alumni AS.
soeistion was held on Wednesday OF
last week, the 9Th inst, at the residence
OF Miss Maude Leche. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
Miss Katie Bigley, president; Hudson
Hunley, first vice president; Miss Rita
Comeaux, second vice president; Miss
Maude Leche, secretary and treasurer;
d. L. Weber, orator.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18

a meeting of the board OF directors
Of the Donaldsonville Ice Company
will be held tomorrow for the purpose
of contracting for the delivery of a
barge of coal and taking steps to re-
pair the damage caused to the iron
smokestsck on the company's factory
by the storm of Tuesday, May I.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18
Death of Mrs. Joseph Poelstra.

Mrs. Joseph Poelstra, nee Emma L.
Wutke, died at her husbands home in
San Antonio, Texas, at 8:15 O'Clock
p. m. last Sunday, the 18th inst, aged
AZ years and months. Her remains
were brought to Donaldsonville yes.
terday forenoon aud conveyed to the
residence of her brother, Paul Wutke,
in Railroad avenue, from whence the
funeral took pace at 1 o'clock D. m.
today, interment being made In the
Protestant cemetery after impressive
services at the Episcopal church. Mrs.
Poelstra is survived by her husband
and two brothers, Paul Wutke, of
DonaldsonvIIIe, and A. G. Wutke, of
Plaquemine, to whom The Chief begs
leave to tender assurances of profound
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18

Jules Arceneaux, . progressive
young farmer of the seventh ward,
and Miss Philomene Gautreau, the
accomplished daughter of Mrs. Theo-
phile Gautreau, of Gonzales, will be
married in the Catholic church at
Cornerview on Monday, May q, at
4 O'Clock p. m. The Chief takes
pleasure in extending them advance
congratulations and good wishes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18

a joint meeting of the Atch afalaya
and Lafourche basin levee boards
was held at the st. Martin House last
Saturday for the purpose OF deciding
upon which of the canals now opening
into Lake Verret in Assumption par
ish should be continued to Bayou La
fourche in order to supply that stream
with fresh water. After q general
discussion the Cancienne canal was
selected for this purpose, and the en-
ecutive committee was instructed to
begin the work of extending the canal
to Bayou Lafourche at the earliest
practicable time. The committee was
also authorized to place barrier in
the lower end of the bayou to prevent
the ascent of salt water, the structure
10 DO provided with gates so rs not
70 impede navigation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18
Miss RoWena Gingry
DonaldsonvIlle La.

Patterha Tor ShiFt.Waists, Belts, Hats, Etc..
Desigaed and Transferred ID Eyelet,
Shadow and French
Embroidery.
Mess, Tally sad Place Cards Prepared b
Waaer-coi0Fs and Oh.
DsNiags Ealafged. Reduced u Csplss.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18
State and Parish Tax Sales Of InnOVabb PROPERTY.
The State of Louisiana Delinquent Debtors Parish
of Ascension.

an HIe the s1th9ry vested in the constitution
held
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18
The Largest, Best-EquIpped and CIeanest Flat Puu
tobacco Manufacturing Plant In The World

The Reynolds factories, equipped with
every modern appliance for producing the
best chewing tobacco by clean, sanitary
and healthful process, under the direction
of men who have made the business life
study. are located in the centre of the Pied
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08
STANDARD AGAIN HIT.
Commissioner Smith on Methods Of
Oil Trust.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 5.-Signifi.
cant revelations were made public
yesterday in report submitted to
President Roosevelt by Herbert Knox
Smith, commissioner of corporations,
concerning the operations of the
Standard Oil company. In previous
report the means and methods of the
Standard were explained.
The present report sets forth the
effect of those methods on consumers
and on the profits of the Standard
Oil company.
Commissioner Smith says: "The
Standard Oil company is responsible
for the course of prices of petroleum
and it's products during the last
twenty-five years. The Standard has
consistently used it's power to raise
the price of oil during the last ten
years, not only absolutely, but also
relatively to the cost of crude OIL"
The Standard has claimed that 1t
has reduced the price of oil; that it
has been a benefit to the consumer,
and that only great combination like
the Standard could have furnished oil
at the prices that have prevailed
Each one of these claims" says
Commissioner Smith, "is disproved
by this report The increase in an
nual profits of the Standard from 1896
to 1904 was over $27,0OO,0O0.
The report says: "The total divi-
dends paid by the Standard from 1882
to 1906 were 1851 1922, 904, averaging
24.15 per cent. The dividends, how.
ever, were much less than the total
earnings. 1t is substantially certain
that the entire net earnings of the
Standard from 1887 to 1906 were $780,.
100000, and possibly much more.
These enormous profits have been
based on an investment worth at the
time of it's original acquisition not
more than $75,O00,000"
In his letter to President Roose-
welt, Commissioner Smith says: 1.-THE
following facts are proven: The Stand.
ard has not reduced margins during
the period in which it has been
responsible for the prices of OIL Dur.
ing the last eight years covered by
this report (1S95 to 1905) it has raised
both prices and margins It's domino,
ton has not been acquired or main.
tanned by its superior efficiency, but
rather by unfair competition and by
methods morally unjustifiable. Its
profits are far above the highest pos.
sible standard of a reasonable com.
mercial return, and have been stead.
lily increasing"
Another section of the report will
be made public soon
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08
FINED s29,240,000
JUDGE LANDS FIXES FINE OF
STANDARD OIL.
ORDERS MORE PROSECUTIONS.
Chicago & Alton, Which Paid the Re.
bates, Will next Receive Attention
ofChicago Federal Grand Jury

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 4.-What is with
out doubt the largest fine ever i'm
posed was assessed the Standard Oil
company yesterday by Judge Lands
in the United States district court.
The maximum fine possible was
29,240,000, and this is the amount
imposed by the court upon the In
diana company.
Indicted on 1,462 counts and found
guilty of rebating on that many,
Judge Lands saw no reason to show
clemency to the great company, and
imposed the greatest fine possible.
But this is not ALL Under seven in
dictments still pending against the
Standard Oil company, additional
fines amounting to $SS,440,000 may
be imposed If the company is found
guilty. There are in these seven in
dictments 4,442 counts, and the maxi
mum fine in each count is $4,000.
The judge also recommended that
call be issued for a special grand
jury which is to consider the other
party to the rebating operations OF
which the Standard Oil company was
found guilty, and 1t is therefore pro-
bable that within short time pro-
ceedings will be commenced against
the Chicago & Alton Railroad COM
pany for the alleged commission OF
similar offenses.
The reading of the opinion by
Judge Lands aroused almost as much
interest as the presence of John D.
Rockefeller and other. officials of the
Standard Oil company upon the wit
ness stand. The court room was
crowded to its utmost capacity and
the United States deputy marshals
were finally compelled to refuse ad-
mission to all late corners.
The government was represented
in the court room by United States
District Attorney Sims and by AS
sistant District Attorney Wilkerson.
The only attorneys for the Standard
Oil company present in the court
room were Attorneys Eddy and Mar.
tin, neither of whom bore a promi-
nent part in the actual trial of the
case. Attorney Miller, the leading
counsel for the Standard Oil COM
pany, was in Europe and his chief as
sistant Moritz Rosenthal, was in New
York. Only few of the lesser OFF,
Gals of the Standard Oil company
were in the court room.
Judge Lands began reading his de-
cision at 10 o'clock and consumed APP
proximately one hour before he an,
nounced the penalty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Just as The Hague conference as
sembled it was ann, need that France
and Great Britain had entered into
agreement with Spain to maintain the
status quo in the Mediterranean. This
means that France shall be unmolest-
ed in Algiers, that England shall have
its way in Egypt, and that the situa-
ton in Morocco shall remain I'M
changed The arrangement, says
Youths Companion, is a practical
proof of the peaceful disposition of
the powers concerned, and an express
sion in deed of the spirit behind the
peace conference.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Torpedoes are commonly supposed
to be means of destroying vessels.
An incident in Algerian waters goes
to show that they can be used 10
save ships. Fire broke out in a.
British steamer, which was in a fair
way to be destroyed until some one
thought of towing her out into the
roadstead, where she was torpedoed
and sunk in shallow water. The
flames were promptly extinguished,
and as the vessel can easily be raised
1t was money in the pockets of the
owners to have her blown up instead
of burned up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

King Edward is reported to be lead
Ing more strenuous life than either
President Roosevelt or Emperor Viii.
liam. But this report bears all the
earmarks emitting it to be classed
among the nature fakes. No man
could possibly lead such a strenuous
life as this report indicates and have
1t inaudible to the naked eye.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

The Canadian census bureau has
figures to show that within six years
Canada's increase in population has
been 1,133,5S5. Many of these new
citizens have come from the United
States and form desirable element
Of the population, wherefore Canada
ia glad
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

The earl of Easton, a British colo
mel, says that the only way to
abolish war is to abolish uni.
forms, on the theory that MAN
ardently desires a uniform; woman
ardently admires it," Possibly the
end could be attained by making mil.
ltary uniforms unattractive, and those
of pacific organizations more gor.
geous.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Town Greek, little town down in
Alabama, wants to change its name
to Teddyville, on the ground that five
sets of twins and three sets of trip
lets were born within its borders re-
Gently. Whether Mr.. Roosevelt is
remembered as statesman or not,
there is no doubt that his name and
fame will live.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

American children have been in.
dicted on four counts by the National
Educational association. That may
be all they are guilty of, but the aver.
age man could frame up ten or a
dozen counts against the boy next
door.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Cock partridges are caught on
French shootings by means of a trap
that closes on the entrance of bird,
the lure being a mirror in which it
sees its own reflection, which it is
anxious to attack.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

A Long Island woman who has
been housekeeping for 80 years for a
wellknown family, has just died leav-
Ing an estate valued at $365,0O This
will not surprise people who try to
hire housekeepers and cooks. How
much the woman's employers are
now worth is not stated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08
UNION JACK ON OUR SOIL.
Canadians Plant Flag on the Isle
Royale.

RoyaIe.
Port Arthur, Ont, Aug. Capt.
S. c. Young returned last night from
Isle Royale in Lake Superior, where
he was successful in planting the
British flag, meeting with no oppo-
sition.
When asked why he had made his
expedition, he said 1t was for the pur.
pose of opening correspondence be-
tween Ottawa and Washington, which
would show that great injustice had
been done to Canada by the commits.
sion which gave Isle Royale to the
United Staets.
Captain Young claims that Isle
Royale rightly belongs to Canada.
The action of Young was not known
to the Canadian government yester-
day, when 1t was officially confirmed
that the land had been seized In the
name of Great Britain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

In their dealings with Mark Twain
the British were foxy. They were
SO good to him that he will be
restrained from mentioning the funny
things he observed while abroad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

An English censor of American Gus
toms says that we do not sit down
gracefully. Probably We contracted
the habit when we had to sit down
very hard on England a couple Of
times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

The principal business of a snob
Is trying to impress other people
with their own unimportance, but it
usually fails for the reason that they
are too much occupied with the ex.
hibition he is making of himself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Always have From Mother" in
scribed in your watch. Soft-hearted
burglars returned a timepiece they
had stolen because those words were
carved in the case.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

A Texas judge rules that a table
fork is not a deadly weapon. We
believe that in Texas the fork is re-
garded as merely useless ornament.
ANYHOW.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08
TRAIN PLUNGEs INTO LOIRE.
Forty-one Persons Drowned In French
Railway Accident

Anglers, France, Aug. 5.-Forty
passengers in third class railroad
car and the engineer of the train
were drowned yesterday afternoon In
a railroad accident three miles south
east of here
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Women will do the proposing in
the future, says Mrs, Harriet John
ston Wood. Don't they often do it
now--all but the little formula they
dictate to the victim?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

We are glad that Mark Twain is
coming back to a country where it
will not be necessary for him to
make negligee journeys to bathroom
across the street.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

There are men who will agree with
the Cairo minister that kissing Is a
source Of great danger. Often it
leads to marriage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Now they are having severe
drought in Jamaica. About the only
hing the Jamaicans have to be thank
.ul for Is the loss of Swettenham.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

United States sub-treasuries are be-
coming noted chiefly for losing money
in q way that no one can discover.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

There ought to be some good way
to get rid of the anonymous letter
writer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

"a bashful lover is much to be
pitied," says a Kansas exchange.
More than the girl?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Love may be a novel antidote for
the divorce evil, but it ought to be
tried.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

Grand achievements alone give
title of nobility.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08

The condor can fast 40 days and
the eagle % days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08


failing loss of $4,000.
Four persons were killed, another
was fatally injured and ten others
were seriously hurt when the boiler
of an engine attached to fast ILL.
nois Central fruit train exploded near
Milan, Tenn.
Instead of being sold, horses which
are no longer available for use in the
service of the city of New York are
to be sent to farm where they will
be cared for until they die.
Within half an hour after his son,
Henry, made an unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide. Maj Henry A
Huntington, retired American sol
der, died at his home in Versailles.
France. He never regained conscious
ness after brief interview with his
estranged son, which was followed by
the shooting down of the veterans
two sons and two daughters by their
brother.
Scientists who assembled Mount
Rainier found masses of living worms
deeply embedded in the solid ice of
glacier
Charles Bradley, 35 years old, met
death while stealing ride on Lee
high Valley freight train at York, Pa.
His clothes ignited from spark from
the locomotive. He fell between the
cars and was crushed.
William Shepard, an ex-soldier, shot
and MORALLY wounded Corporal. Will
liam l.. Shulmen of Company X.
Twenty-second infantry, at Angle Is.
land, CAL, and ended his own life with
bullet from the same revo-ver.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
Farmers, Try This.

The farmers of North Dakota
are making a great mistake in
advertising for farm help. They
don't go at it right. Why, we'll
bet dollars to doughnuts that Il
you let us dictate the terms we
can get you twenty farm hands
apiece from the cast in a week.
You want to insert an ADVERTISE
ment something like this:
"Wanted: Young man OF
pleasant address and gentleman
ly neat appearance to accept sit
uation on a farm. Can sleep till
noon, and free horse and buggy
for every dance in the neighbor-
hood. No objection to base bell
or cigarette fiends. College ath-
letes given a preference.
P s. The farm owner and
his wife will milk the cows and
do the family washing while
hand sits on shady side of the
house and reads the latest
spasms by the best known au-
thors. Wages-One-half the
pr oceeds for the sale of the crop,
all expenses paid.''
Whv, You fellows don't know
how to write ads. at all. You
don't understand the eastern
young man Of today at all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
The Power of Printers Ink.

Sears, Ropbuck & Co., operate
one Of the largest printing eS-
Establishments in the world. Their
printing plant occupies a build
ing two hundred and fifty feet
long, ninety feet wide and four
stories higl,-or about one hun
dred and fifty times as large as
the average country printing
office. They operate fifteen high
speed re'fe,.ling presses nj ght
day and II" rolls Of paper that
pass 1hruu@|, them in a year
would rri,cr ten times around
the earth, They send out be-
tween four and five millions Of
their big catalogs every year
and still the merchant "dOes not
believe in advertising" wonders
why so many people send to their
house for goods. Sears, Roebuck
& Co. have gained their immense
patronage through the power OF
printers ink, and il they were
suddenly deprived Of this power,
it is safe to say that their colos-
sal business would bankrupted
within a year
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
Abstracts Of Title
|. N. uptan, Manager

The Blaisdell- Bird CO. are Of
Gcial AbstracterS ais! furnish
bonded Abstracts OF Title for
any land in Ward County. The
Importance OF absolutely correct
Abstracts is often underestimate
ed and the greatest care should
be exercised by customers in
their selection OF abstracters.
This company is under a $1O,-
100000 official bond to Ward
County indemnifying customers
against loss.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
Farm Loans
}. ". Cochraas, Manager

The Blaisdell-Bird Co. is in ?
position to make an unlimited
number of reasonable farm loans
at lowest interest and upon most
favorable terms. No bonus.
money paid promptly upon sign
ing Of papers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

Call ar our store. please, for a free sample of
Or. Shops Health Coffee If real coffee
disturbs your Stomach. your Heart, or Kidneys I
D1. Shoop has very closely matched Old Java
and Mocha Coffee in flavor and taste, yet ne
has not even a single grain of real Coffee IN It,
/. from pure toasted grains or cereals with Malt,
Nuts, etc. You will surely like Health Coffee.
Sold by UNIQUE GRoCARY.
John REM, a Wayne farmer,
will plant two acres OF early Ohio
potatoes. He always manages
to market a lot OF potatoes early
getting fancy prices for them.
Last year he marketed 500 worth
spuds before harvest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

J. A. Reel has installed in his
hardware store, the very latest
improved cash register, mach
inc that does every thing but
talk. In many ways it beats a
bookeeper all to death. There
are only four like it in the state:
1t has no crank. but it is opened
by pressing a little button which
sets a small motor to working.
There are six drawers and ninecan
be installed. Each clerk has his
own drawer and at a glance the
proprietor can see Just how many
customers each clerk waited upon
during the day, how much money
each clerks sales amounted to, or
the total amount, and when every
transaction is made, q clerk is
issued bearing the date, the
amount, and the No. OF the clerk
selling the bill. Mr.. RoeIl with
$25 worth of checks will give an
elegant Keen Kutter knife.
DR.. Hopkins was appointed last
week to do all the state live stock
sanitary work in this part OF n.
D. He was recently appointed
to test all live stock at Portal
shipped into Canada from the Z.
S, for sale purposes. The doctor
is recognized as being one OF the
best in his profession and the In:
dependent congratulates him up
on the appointments.
When your food has lot been properly
digested the entire system IS impaired
in the same proportion. Your stomach
needs help Kodol for Indigestion and
Dyspepsia not only digests what you
eat, it tones the stomach and adds
strength to the whole body. Makes rich
pure bleod. Kodol Conforms to the Ma
tional Pure Food and Drug Law. Sole
by Mccoy & Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
ECZEMA and PILE CURE

EREE Knowing what it was to suffer, J
"e- will give FREE OF CHARGE,
to any afflicted positive cure for Ecze
ma, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and
Skin Diseases. Instant relief. Don't
suffer longer. Write F. W. WILLIAMS
400 Manhattan Avenue, New York, En-
close Stamp.