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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-14

Sorrento Postoffce, il the parish of Ascension
state of Louisiana, and it snail have and enjoy
succession bs and under its corporate name for
a period OF ninety-1ine years iron and alter the
date hereof
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poFation is organized and established. and the
nature Of The business to be conducted by it are
hereby declared to be q general cotton ginning
business, q general sawIllI business anu q gen
eraI corn milling business; to buiId buy o. lease
and operate cotton gins and their accessories
sawlnills and their accessories and corn mills
and their accessories in the parish OF Ascension,
and at such other places as the corporation
might determine; to gin cotton, saw timber and
mill corn for the general public ans 70 charge
and collect fees Therefore to bay and sell cotton
and cotton seed; to buy and lease cotton and
other lands and to sell and Iet-ogt the same; to
cultivate cotton and other crops on its own
lands and on leased lanls; TO bus and sell lufa-
Der and timber and timber lands, to manufac-
ture timber into lumber and sell the same; to
buy and grow corn and 70 Iranuaetnre 1t into
grlts and to sell the same; to make advances on
cotton or other crops growing Or to be grown,
also timber and timber lands and on lumber.
and generally to do and perform any and all
things that may be requisite and necessary to
carry out the objects and purposes of this cor
poration.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-14

l. the undersigned authority, Go herebycertify
that the above and foregoing act of incorporation
of the Union Manufacturing Company limited
was this day duly recorded IN my Office, IN Book
Parish of Ascension. La. Feb 10. 1908.
j. FD. FERNANDEZ
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
Jsmraa,ry farmer
August s. 1908.
MRS. S. V. KENTZEL, Proprietor
D. Fl. MASON, JR., Editor.
E. D. KENTZEL, Manager.
TAX ORDINANCE

Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Covington, La, in
regular session convened, That tax
of 71a mills be and is hereby levied
on all the taxable property OF the
Town of Covington for the year end
ing Dec. 81, 1907, for the purpose of
defraying the general expenses OF the
corporation.
Section 2. That tax of mills be
and is hereby levied on all the taxable
property of the Town of Covington
for the year ending Dec. 81, 1907, for
school building purposes, according to
an ordinance passed Dec. ., l9O6.
Adopted by unanimous vote.
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Covington, La, IN
legal session convened, That alfper-
sons liable and owing a license tax
for the year 1908, which was levied
by ordinance passed on January q,
1908, are hereby notified to pay the
same within twenty days at the City
Tax Collectors office. In the event
the same are not paid within twenty
days the Tax Collector is hereby Or
dered to report the same to the City
Attorney, who is hereby authorized
and instructed to forthwith institute
legal proceedings to enforce payment
of same. Carried.
E. V. RICHARD, Mayor
E. J RICHARD, Secretary
Adopted july 7, 1908.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
Succession of Malcolm H. white-No. 1o74
Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court, for t
Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana.

By virtue of an order of court from the
honorable, the aforesaid court and to me di-
rected bearing date July 3, 1908, will proceed
to sell at public auction at the principal front
door of the courthouse, in the town of Cow
ington, La, to the last and highest bidder, on
Saturday, August | 5. 1908 the following de-
scribed property, to-wlt:
lst. The undivided one-haIf of the follow
ing described property to-wit: All that certain
piece or parcel of land lyingand being situated
in what is known as the Sulphur Springs Ad-
dition to the town of COVinCton, in the Parish
of St. Tammany; La, and more fully described
as lots Nos. 16 and II in spare 81, of the Sulphur
Springs Addition to the town OF Covington
Said lots measure each 53 feet front on Hick-
ory Ave. and each bya depth between parallel
lines of 1S0 feet. Allln accordance with map
and plan of Survey Of said Sulphur Springs Ad-
dtion to the town of Covington made BY
Preston Herndon, Surveyor and Z. E., on the
Ist day of May, 1906, which map and plan IS on
file and of record in the Office of the recorder
of MORTGAGES and conveyances of this parish
and State. Said above mentioned lots having
been acquired jointly by M. II. White and F. J.
Keller from Theo. j. Fisher by act OF sale duly
recorded in conveyance records of st. Tam
MANY Parish, in book No. As, folio 482.
end. All that certain lot or parcel of land situ-
ated in the town of Coyington. st. Tanlmany
Parish, La, and designated on the official map
of the Covington. St. Tammany Land and I'M
movement Co. as lots numbers 2 and 3, in
square No. I705: lot number has front OF
go feet on Seventeenth Avenue by depth OF
140 feet between parallel lines. Lot number ),
also has front of 90 feet on Seventeenth Ave.
by a depth of 40 feet between parallel lines,
together with ali buildings and Improvements
thereon. Said square No, t7o5 is bounded by
Harrison and Van Buran streets and Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Avenues. Being the
same property acquired by NJ. H. White from
the Ozone Lumber and Building Supply Co.,
Ltd, by act of sale duly recorded in the con-
veyance records of ST. Tammany Parish, La,
| in book A., folio 459.
To pay debts.
Terms of sale-CaSh, to pay debts.
jvii-6t T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
LIQUOR License Election
Proclamation.

State of Louisiana, Parish of ST. Tammany.
Whereas, the Police Jury of the Parish OF St.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, did at its session,
on July 8, 1908 ordain that an election should
be held throughout the Fifth Ward of the Parish
of st. Tammany, La, on Saturday, the 18th day
of August, 1908.
Now, we, the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
ton, in and for the Parish of St. Tammany, La,
duly qualified and commissioned, by virtue of
authority in US vested, do hereby give public
notice that on Saturday August 15 1908, an cleo
ton will be held throughout the Fifth Ward for
the Parish of st. Tammany, La, at the regular
polling place or places for the purpose of taking
the sense of the qualified voters, therein re-
siding, upon the proposition of selling alcohol
ic liquors in said Fifth Ward.
And pursuant to the authority in us vested,
We the said Supervisors of Election, do here
by name and appoint the following commits
sioners and clerk at the said election polling
place or places, to-wit:
CommssionerS-Sam Granthan, Sam Fauntle-
roy and w. H. Kahl, Clerk-Ezbon Cooper.
Watchers-L Co T. jenkins and Dan Grantharl.
Said commissioners are instructed to open
the polls at O'Clock a. m. and close at p. M,
on the same day of said election.
Thus done and signed officially on this 18th
day of July, A. D. 1908. ~
WARREN THOMAS,
W. (. PARKER.
Supervisors of Election.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
New Orleans. La. July Z, 1898.


Notice is hereby given that MISS
MARIE ELISE MoHR, of Covington,
Louisiana, who on September Z, 1905,
made homestead entry No 27, 533, S O56,
for the northeast quarter of the south
the quarter of section %, township 6,
south range 10 east, St Helena Me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention to
make final communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Clerk Of Court,
at Covington, La, on Tuesday, August
25, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses
Nicholas H. FitzSimons, E. +.
Thurman, and Robert Stanga, Of Gov
ington, La, and Anthony T. Peter,
of Madisonville, La.
jy11-5t WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08

Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court for3the
Parish of st. Tammany Louisiana.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
Succession of Joseph E. Johnston and
Mary C. Johnston, his wife.

Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of
St. Tammany, Louisiana.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08

81. l1IlUldny' LOulSldlld'
By virtue of an order of seizure and
sale from the honorable aforesaid
court, and to me directed, bearing
date June 26, 1908, l will proceed to
sell to the last and highest bidder, at
the principal front door of the court
house, in the town Of Covington, La,
on Saturday, August 8, 1908, the fol-
lowing described property to-Wit:
All that certain piece or parcel of
lany lying and being situated in the
town of New Covington, in the parish
of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
and more particularly described as lot
No. five, in square No. 10Y, of the
said town of New Covington. Said
lot having a front of 60 feet on
Eleventh Avenue, by depth between
parallel lines of one $50 feet, no i'm
provements. Said square is bounded
BY 18th and 18th avenues and by Jack
son and Monroe. Said lot forms the
corner of 18th avenue and Monroe
street.
Terms of sale Cash, to pay debts.
DR.. j. F. MARERO,
Administrator.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
Mutual Building and Loan Association VS. Numa
]. DupIantis-No. 1898.

W . -s AAANhN@ANA .......
Supervisors of Election.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08

Bv virtue of writ of seizure and sale from
the honorable aforesaid court, and to me dl-
rccted, bearing date June 80. 1908, will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction at the principal
front door of the courthouse, between leSai
sale hours on Saturday August Is, 1908, the
lowing described property, to-wit;
All that certain piece or parcel of land lying
and being situated in the tdsgn of New Gov
inTton. Parish of ST. Tamm2ny, State of LouiSi-
ana. and more particularly described as lot No.
five. in square 905 in the said town of New
Coyfnrton. Said lot measures sixty feet front
on 10th Avenue by a debth of one hundred
andsfffty feet between parlellel line, said loi
forms the corner of 10th Avenue and Van
Buran street together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon situated, or in any
wise thereto appertaining.
praisement. -,,,.--rr, c,.,.:a
iy 1l-6t /. L. BEEWSlEN' Sllei H.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
Mutual Building and Loan Association VS. Mary
Miller Kent-No. 1000.
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of
ST. Tammany La.

By virtue of writ of selEAIte and sale from
rncted bearing date June 90, 1908, | will pro-
ret.5 to sell at public auction, at the principal
front door of the Courthouse, in the town of
Coyington, La, on Saturday, August 29, 1908,
~ following described property, to-wit.
An that certain piece or parcel of land being
situated in the town of New Covington, Parish
of St Tammany, State of Louisiana, and more
PARTICULARLY described as lots Nos SIX, seven,
pr pp;r,,t nine and ten in square 2107. Said lots
Ss,1,ssasnring sixty feet each on 22nd Avenue by
Sev,t, between parallel lines of one hundred
a,,S "A fifty feet Said lot or parcel Of ground
being heir known as the north half OF square 2lo7;
49,, az -, made by P. l.. Guzman, Surveyor.
FERNS Of saie--Cash, with the benefit of ap-
faiSenieN" T. f. BREWSTER, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-08-08
Fisher & Chopin VS. Their Creditors.
No. 1109.
Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court, for t
Parish of st. Tammany, louisiana.

Take notice that meeting OF creditors OF
Fisher & Chopin be convened and held, ac-
cording rIi to law, before E. H. Richard, Notary
public at his office, in the Town OF Covington,
La, Beginning on the 2lst day of August, 1908, at
the hour of 10 O'Clock a. M, to vote on the
granting or refusing of a respite of six, twelve
and eighteen months from the date of said
meeting.
Covington, La, July ;, 1908.
H. R. WARREN, Clerk of Court.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-10
Formal
unnn Exposition

Lasting the entire week
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-10
Monday
Evening
MONDAY evening, DC.
WI

MoNDIAY evening" oe-
~ tober the twelfth,
between the hours Of 7::3O
AID 10 o'clock we will
throw wide our doors to
receive and entertain our
customers, friends and the
public in general, amidst
beautiful flowers and to
strains of sweet music. we
will bid you welcome to be
our guests on our fortieth
birthday. Souvenirs for all.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-10
October
18th to 18th
1908
for the have made possible for
A DISCOUNT OF 10 PER CENT

every purchase Of $OO This method appeals the
substantial showing the appreciation sincerely feel for
the handsome patronage has been accorded during these
of
far ndourown expectations
Upon the will be impressed with the beauty the decorations for
exhibits will be
almost exclusive fashions will also be all
fcts ro1uc and development ltes mecha
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-10
Our
Souvenirs

ON Monday evening we
will present hand
some souvenirs to each and
every visitor Ladies, gen.
tlemen and children. These
souvenirs are mere tokens
by means of which you
may remember this i'm
portant event; however,
our main souvenir takes
the practical form of a dis
count for articles of APP
pareilhat are present needs
in every wardrobe. : !
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
SHIPS FLOWING
ON THEIR WAY
PROCEEDING THROUGH STRAITS
OF MAGELLAN nv FACE or
STRONG WINDS -- CHILEAN
CRUISER ACCOMPANYING

PuntA Arenas. Feb. 9,-The Pacific
Navigation Comapny steamship
Orita, which arrived here this morn
Ing reports having passed the Ameri-
can feet I'm the straits at O'Clock
last evening, tweivc miles east of
Cape pillar.
The Chilean cruiser Chacabucto
was leading and the weather was
very stormy.
The captain of the Orita said he
sighted nineteen vessels in the feet,
these being the sixteen American bat
tleships, the Chilean cruiser and two
others, probably colliers. He did not
sight the American torredo boat fleet,
which accompanied the battleships
from this port, but which turned
north at Smyth Channel, thirty miles
from the western end of Magellan
Straits. to proceed through this pass
age to Telcahuano.
Owing to the heavy weather. the
warships were spread out over a CON
siderable stretch, nut all seemed to
he making splendid progress in the
face of the strong winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
SUBJECTSLOOK
upon THE DEAD
THOUSANDS or PORTUGUESE
FILE THROUGH THE NOBLE
CATHEDRAL.
EMBLEM OF MOURNING
Worn BY AII--coronaticn Ceremony
May Never Take Place as Manuel
Wishes to Start Reign
Quietly.

Lisbon, Feb. 9.-Thousands OF Por
tugnese. poor and rich. humble and
pretentious. filed slowly today through
the noble cathedral OF San Vincente
and gazed for the last time on the
faces OF their late king and crown
prince When night fell and the doors
Of the church were closed there was
still large crowd patiently awaiting
admission.
All the people today wore some
emblem of mourning and In passing
the coffins placed beneath them flor
al offerings, some budding wild flow
ers from fields, others simple clusters
OF violets. and others elaborate ere.
ations and rare exotic blooms.
The bodies were guarded constantly
by officers OF the army and navy,
royal archers and palace guards.
In official circles 1t is believed that
the ceremonies in ccnection with the
coronation may not occur for two or
three months and perhaps may never
occur, as the young king wishes to In.
augurate his reign with as littio os-
tension as possible. not unlike Gus
tay OF Sweden.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
PEACE CONGRESS- SOON
To Be Held at Wilmington, NJ, c., TO
Inform People OF Proposals Ap-
proved a. Tho Hsuge.

Washington. Feb. a.-Arrangements
have been completed for the holding
Of an arbitration and peoce congress
at Wilmington. n. G., the first week
In May.
The purpose of the congress Is 10
spread among the people accurate
knowledge of progressive proposals
proposals apprived oy the second
Hague conference. and topopularizs
the ideas which the American group OF
the intor-parliamentary union desires
To propose at the approaching inter.
conference 10 be hets
at Berlin next August
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
TAFT WILL WIN
EASILY IN OHIO
ONLY IN ONE COUNTY IS FIGHT
AGAINST HIM CONSIDERED
STRONG.
PRIMARIES TOMORROW
viii BE Held In SO Counties, and in
Others Delegates viii Be Sc
Iected to State Convention
BY Certificaton.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb Next
, Tuesday the county primaries al
which delegates to the Republican
state convention on March are tc
be selected, will be held throughout
Ohio. An Overwhelming majority OF
these delegates will be In favor OF
William Fl. Taft for president for
president, and the convention may
be unanimously In his favor
Under the recent decision of the
Republican state central committee.
1T will not he necessary to hold actual
primaries unless there is more than
one ticket in the field and by virtue Of
this ruling In So ont of total of 8S
counties in the state, regular Taft
delegates will be CHOSEN merely by
certification Of their names.
In the remaining 36 counties pri-
maries will be held, but in only -four
of these is there opposition to Taft
In but one county Cuyhagoa, in
which the city of Cleveland is located
does the fight against him show any
sign of consequence.
As Taft will control the state con
venticn he Is certain Of four dele
gates at large and IN the First, Sec
ond. Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth and Six
teenth districts, nncontested Taft
delegates will be chosen.
The Foraker people have consider
able strength in the Sixth and Tenth
districts. and the fight in the city OF
Cleveland for state delegates applies
also to the congressional convention
Of the Twenty.first district 1t is
therefore possible that there may be
contesting delegates from those three
districts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
SETTLEMENT MADE
Between Trustees Of Marshal Field Es'
tate and Cook County for Back
Tasee-

Chicago. Feb. 9.-The trustees of
the Marshall Field estate. and the
county attorney have agreed upon a
settlement of sl,0O0.000 in full salts
faction of the claims OF the county
concerning back taxes on list of un-
assessed securities scheduled in the
probate court after the death of Mar
shall Field In January 1906.
The settlement ends the suit for ST..
100000 filed by the county attorney
in the superior court in May 1907.
The suit followed the refusal OF the
trustees to pay back taxes which the
board of tax review presented after Il
had discovered that the inventory or
the estate contained many securities
acquired in 1900 OF later. which hal
never been listed for assessment by
M; Field.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
TRAIN WAS DERAILED
But None OF the Cars Overturned
None of Passengers or Crew
injured.

Detroit Mich. Feb. 9.-The Cont
rental Limited passenger train on the
Wabash railroad west bound was de
rallied today by broken rail at Debit.
Ontario. l5o miles east of Detroit II
is stated that when the cars left the
rails they did not turn over, and that
none of the passengers nor crew sus.
tanned any injury other than bruises.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
DETAILS ARE FINISHED
For Race From New York TO PARIS in
Au,os-Winter Trip Over the
Roekiec.

New York. Feb. s-The last details
of the start Of the New York to Paris
auto race next Wednesday morning.
were arranged today. Six teams are
TO be sent away in the contest -Four
nations will bo represented. Three
French crews. one German. one Itai-
ian and ono American will make the
sta.i.
The winter journey across the wess.
ern plains and plstesus of the United
States. including the crossing Of the
Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. n re-
garded by racing enthusiasts as the
easiest part Of their WORK and they
expect to BE- in san Francisco fnssde
ci thirty DAYS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
NIGHT RIDERS
BURN TOBACCO
CUT TELEPHONE WIRES IN KEN.
TUcKY TOWN - FoRTY-FIvE
THOUSAND POUNDS OF TO-
BAcco WERE DESTROYED.

Hopkinsville. Ky Feb. 9-Last
night at u O'Clock. a band Of abou,
159 mounted night riders. masked,
heavily armed and wearing insignia Of
secret clan. invaded Fredonia. csptur-
cd James Searberry, operator OF the
Cumberland Telephone Company. AMI
cut all telephone connections.
Leaving a large guard in the town
the others gailoped 10 the village Oi
View. FIVE miles away. and blew ~
Alfred n. Cardins' tobacco factorT.
containing thirty Eve thousand pounds
OF tobacco and set ere to ami destroy
ed NJ Cardin's barn. containing ten
thousands pounds Of tobacco belong
ing tc him and his troopers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
TOMMY BURNS
IS CONFIDENT
THAT HE WILL MAKE SHORT
WORK or JACK PALMER AT
NEW CASTLE, ENG, IN PuGi-
LISTIc BOUT TODAY.

London, Feb. 9.--Tommy Burns,
American heavyweight pugilist, who
will meet Jack Palmer of New
Castle for the heavyweight champion
ship, is confident OF his ability to
make short work or his opponent
The American is sun strong
favorite In the betting. North county
r;en are asking long odds before lay.
ing their money They have offered
however, to place $1,000 at to 1 that
Palmer will stay six rounds. Burns'
hackers have not taken this bet, but
Burns nevertheless believes that the
fight will not last longer than that.
Palmer is considered a somewhat
better fighter than Gunner Moir
whom Burns put aawy in ten rounds.
Betting at clubs is to in favor of
Burns. Robert Watson. sporting
writer will referee the fight tomor-
row. Burns has been offered $4,000
TO go to Paris In April to meet a
French boxer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
FINANCIAL PANIC
Has Arisen in copenhsgen-Smali in
voiume-Runs On Several
5anks-one Suspends.

Copenhagen. Feb. "a small finan.
cial panic has arisen here on account
of tight money market and exten.
sive speculations on the bourse. Two
Of the smaller banzs have been af.
feeted and one of these has been
forced TO suspend payments. There
has been q runt on several of the
banks
The minister of finance today con-
ferred with officials Of FIVE of the
principal banks here and IL was de
cided that the government. in con
junction with leading banks. will
guarantee all risks 70 banks affected
by placing necessary funds at their
disposal. which viii Immediately
satisfy their Danish and foreign
creditors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
BIG MASS MEETING
Held in Chicago BY United Societies
Condemns Action OF Law and
order League.

Chicago. Feb. "a big mass meet.
ng that overfowed the first regiment
armory was held here today by the
United Societies. to protest against
the crusade for the Suucay closing Of
saloons.
Resolutions denouncing the efforts
of the Chicago Law and Order League
to bring about an enforcement of the
state law requiring closed doors on
Sunday were adopted.
Coincident with the meeting spe.
cIal sermons were preached in seorc
of churches "a support of the Law AMI
Order Leagues campaign.