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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Third State Health Conference.

The Louisiana State Board OF
Health has issued a call for the third
state health conference, to be held atAl-
exandria on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, March 81, April and 2
1908, and the meeting will be one of
more than usual Importance. Not
only will number of interesting and
instructive papers be presented by en-
inent physicians and sanitarians, but
measures of much needed legislation
relative to public health and santa
ton will be discussed and drafted for
presentation to the general assembly
at Baton Rouge this spring.
In view of the manifest public inter-
est and value of this health conference
it is to be hoped that Ascension par
ish and Inc town OF aldsonville
will be represented by their respective
health officers, and tn at the police jury
and town council will make provisions
for defraying the necessary expenses
of these representatives. The cost of
the trip will be small, as the railroads
Of the state have conceded one fare
excursion rate for HE occasion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
A Model Candldat e.

That the Republican candidate for
governor made an extremely favorable
impression upon the people OF this
town and parish as result OF
his visit and speech of last week
cannot be gainsaid, and judging by
the effects produced in this community
we are prepared to lend ready Gre
dence to the reports which reach of US
of the trend OF public sentiment to-
wards his support in other parts of
the state.
All who met Mr.. Pharr or heard
him speak at Donaldsonyille became
convinced that he is a thoroughly
clean, upright, moral and capable
young man, and it has been COM
mon thing to hear the citizens of this
community, many Of them former
staunch Democrats, express the belief
th at he will make frst-class COVER
nor and declare their intention to
give him their votes.
These declar ations are by no means
confined to men who weae aligned with
the defeated faction in the Democratic
primars, for not a few erstwhile sup
porters OF Mssers. Sanders and Lam
Fremont share the conviction of their
fellow citizens who favored Messrs.
Wilkinson ana Bailey that the pri-
mary elections were rmeated with
fraud, and that no participant is
therefore bound to abide by their re-
suits.
Mr.. Pharr is the worthy son of a
noble sire-an irrepro achable citizen
and model candidate, whose elevation
TO the gopernnrship would rebound to
the credit and welfare of Louisiana,
and every ballot cast for him will re-
tfect credit upon the voter who cast it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Honest Elections the Issue.

The Natchitoches Times says with
pertinence and force: YThere is no bet
time than now to begin the fight for
honesty in elections. It is a good
time to test the Democracy OF the State
on this question. II it is found thai
Democrats are irretrievably given
over to defrauding each other, in pri
maries, in conventions or in any other
way, the soonerWe find it out the bet
ter for all parties. Do not condemn
the primary for the frauds, but the
men who profit by them, the voters who
perpetrate them and the public that
stands for them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
The Progress in New Hands.

Announcement las been nude of a
change in the editorship of the Dom
aldsonville Progress, the weekly news
paper established here ia September
last to advocate the cause of Col. T.
S. Wilkinson and the candidates of
the Klos faction for local Offices. A.
j. Reynolds, who has been in charge
of the paper since its inception, will
de succeeded by Wired Guigou as ed
itor, while V. A. Rodrigue. local
typo, will become business manager
and publishes, Thepaper is con-
trolled by Hon. H. C. Braud, District
Attorney G. A. Gondran, Col. G. D.
Gondran, George b. Reuss and other
prominent Democrats.
The Chief welcomes Messrs. Guigou
and Rodrigue into the journalistic
arena, and trusts that they will meet
with liberal measure of encourage
ment and success.
It is understood that Mr.. Reynolds
will go to Whitecastle to accept the
editorship and management of the
Whitecastilian, bright little weekly
published at that place by DR.. E. A.
Pierce.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
A Progressive Campaign.

i
The talented and energetic young
Republican nominee for governor of
Louisiana, Henry n. Pharr, is vfgor-
ously prosecuting his canvass OF the
state and is meeting with a constantly
increasing measure of success in at
tracing attention to the merits OF his
platform and the advantages which
will insure to the public welfare from
a change of administration and the
reform alton of evils that have grown
up under long-continued Democratic
ring dominate of the local govern
ment.
Last weeks schedule OF Pharr meet
ings was closed with two good rallies
on Saturday, one at Napoleonvilie in
the afternoon, the other at Thibo-
daux at night. The Napoleonville
meeting was called to order in the
Courthouse by DIR. E. I. Dugas, chair
man of the Republican parish com
mittee, who design ated Lawrence h.
Pugh as chairman and Louis Code
and E. ]. Rodrigue as secretaries.
MIR. Pugh's opening address and his
remarks in introducing the speakers
were eloquent and well-timed, while
the speeches of L. e. Bentley, Henry
N. Phafr and VIM. E. Howell were
received with marked approval and Nh
merous outbursts of hearty applause.
The Thibod aux meeting was held 10
tbs Opera House, and was called to
order by Hon. L. A. Troselair, chair
man of the Republican parish CON-
miitee of Lafourche, who introduced
Hon. Tyler Beattie as chairman.
Judge Beattie said that the counting
out of Capt. Jno. n. Pharr, who was
fairly elected governor in 1896, was a
political crime thatmerited retri button,
and no more effective and equitable
means OF accomplishing this end could
be devised than the election by the
people of the son of the man who was
cheated of his just dues twelve years
ago. The speakers of the evening
were Louis P. Bryant, Henry N. Phar
and L. e. Bentley, and the good effect
OF their address was enhanced by the
excellent music Of the silver cornet
band and the presentation OF bouquets
of beautiful flowers to the speakers and
chairman by some of the numerous
ladies' in attendance.
The meetings SO far held this week
have been entirely satisfactory and
encouraging to Mr.. Pharr and his asso-
ciates, those at Houma and Franklin
on Monday having been particularly
large and enthusiastic. Abbeville,
CowIey and Jennings likewise furn-
nished big crowds to hear the Repub
lican eampaigners, and it wasexpected
that Breaux Bridge, St. MartinVille,
Washington and Opelousas, which
were to be visited yesterday aDdto day
would do quite as well. At every
point, where Pharr meetings have taken
place we'll known Democrats have wed
with Republicans in expressing ap
prevail OF the sentiments uttered by the
speakers, and in denouncing the frauds
perpetrated at the Democratic pri-
mares.
The Republican meetings announced
for next week are as follows:
Marksville, March %, night.
Cottouport, Tuesday forenoon.
Alexandria, Tuesday night.
Natchitoches, Wednesday night.
Benton, Thursday, night.
Mansfield, Friday night.
Leesviile, Saturday night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21

Quite number Of citizens who are
Republicans in principle went into the
recent Democratic primary for the
avowed purpose of helping to defeat
the ring candidates, believing that their
own party had no hope ofcarrying the
state or electing local candidates and
that their influence might be made OF
some effect in turning the scale in the
Democratic faetional fight towards
what they regarded as the better size
of the controversy. The primary re-
suited in sweeping Victory for the
bosses and singsters, and our weak.
kneed Republican brethren who got
into the mess are now handicapped by
a moral obligation to abide by the re-
suit and support the ring ticket.
Wonder how they feel about it:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
A Flippant Appeal.

The Democratic nominee for COVER
nor of Louisiana made a characters
tic speech to the new state committee
of his party at the meeting of that
body held in the city of New Orleans
last week for the purpose of etfecting
organization and assuming control Of
the Democratic political machinery.
After reiterating the declarations of
his ante primary platform and avow-
ing his attention to follow them out
to the letter, Mr.. Sanders went on in
this fashion:
Now, fellow Democrats, there is going to be lit
tie side show in the April election. We Democrats
have our little family difference, and when they
settled among us they are settled for all time.
want the Democrats to know that will try to
make good governor for all the people of this
state, irrespective of their views in the recent
primary. I want to say that it is my firm belle
that the salvation OF our civilization In Loulsh
ana and the south depends upon the success of
theSDemocratlc party.
believe that the success of that party means
more to you than the success of any individual
man. know that it is perfectly useless for me
to say q word to the Democrats of the older
school in this hail. 1feelsit is almost as useless
to preach Democracy to the men of my own age.
But to the younger men of Louisiana want you
to appeal to them to cling fast to the faith of
their fathers.
Iwant you to urge upon them that Democratic
success is not only essential to the welfare of
Louisiana, not only essential to the welfare of
the people of the south, but that the Democratic
party is a party of constitutional rights and that
its success is necessary to the perpetuation of a
Democratic or Republican form of government
in these United States.
Reading between the lines of this
iippaut appeal for Democratic unity
in accepting and approving the results
Of the primary elections that were no.
toriously the product of wholesale
and unblushing frand, it is evident
that the Democratic nominee will rely
upon what Mr.. Pharr has aptly termed
1.-THE ghosts Of the past to keep the
Democrats of the state in line and pre-
vent them from making hubbub over
the primary steal and registering their
protests in the only effective way pos
sible-that Is, by voting the Repubi.
can state ticket.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
A SQUARE Deal Demanded.

These are ringing and manly words
from the West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter, and every honest Dem6crati in
the state ougth to indorse them" West
Baton Rouge went 4 to for Lambre-
mont, but We believe in squae deal,
and don't want to see Mr.. Dambre-
mont or any other man get what be
isn't entitled to. The honor OF the
Democratic party IN Louisiana is at
stake, and nothing but full and care
ful investigation into all charges OF
fraud, and the punishment of the guilty
parties will uphold it,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Arthur.-BentIey.

Stanley Clisby Arthur of San Fran
cisco. California, and Miss Ella Mac
MILAN Bentley of Donaldsonville, La,
were united in marriage at s O'Clock
last evening, Friday, March 20, 1908,
at the home of the BRIDES parents, No.
5915 Pitt street, New Orleans, where
she has been residing for the past two
years. The ceremony was a quiet and
informal affair, attended only by the
BRIDES nearest resident relatives and
a few of the groom's most intimate
friends, DR.. Beverly Warner, pastor OF
Trinity Episcopal Church, otficiated;
Miss Elizabeth Lowden, Miss Bentley IS
cousin, was bridesma aid, and Richard
Falk Beirne was groomsman. The
bride was given away by her father,
l.. E. Bentley. The rooms OF the Bent
ley home were tastefuily decorated
with flowers, palms and ported plants;
music was furnished by Miss Katherine
Blackmar, an accomplished pianist and
a lightchampagne luncheon was served.
Fhe young couple are to leave for
New York this morning on the South
ern Pacific Company's steamship An
titles, and after spending week or so
in the metropolis they will go to Fall
River, Mass, where Mr.. Arthur has a.
business engagement that will occupy
his time Until next fall, when he contem
plates resnming newspap per work in.New
York. He has been employed as re-
portor and eartoonist for the New Or
leans Item since that paper passed into
the hands of its present owners, and
his work has been of character that
made him one OF the most valued mem
bers of the Items staff. Miss Bentley
is too Well-knuwn in this community to
require Introduction or description
She as born and reared in Donald
sonville, and her writings as associate
editor of this paper and contributor to
columns of the New Orleans Times
Puck and several magazines
have given her literary repution that
is mroe than local. She hrs q large
circle of friends here who will join The |
Chief in extending to Mr.. and Mrs. |
Arthur hearty congratulations upon |
their marriage and best wishes for q |
future OF happiness and prosperity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Awful Hard Of Hearing.


The Democratic candidate for gov.
ernor ought to consult al ear special
ist without delay, for his sense of
hearing seems to have gone very much
To the bad. An Item reporter put this
question to Mr.. Sanders last Satur-
day: stDo you believe that the ru.
mored detection of Democrats, through
with the committee IS
action, will materially affect the vote
for the partys nominees in Apri1?'.
The reply to this was, 81 have heard
Of no Detection and when the re
porter said, Such rumors are cur
rent on the street, Mr.. Sanders de-
clared with emphasis, 81 have heard
none. 4 Verify, there are None
SO blind as those who will not see;
none SO deaf as those who will not
hear.i
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Aud Count as Usual. Eli?

A representative OF the New Orleans
Item asked Hon. j. Y. Sanders the
other day if he believed that the Dem
oeratic state committee will consider
it necessary to make more extensive
campaign against the Republicans
this year than formerly, and Mr..
Sanders replied:
am satisfied that we win make the usual per
functory campaign this year. The Democrats
will poll their usual vote in the April election,
and the Republicans will poll their usual vote.
That is all have to say on tle subject
Il wasn't necessary for the Demo
cratic candidate to say any more.
What he left unsaid can be taken for
granted, namely, that the Democrats
will try to vote the absent and the
dead and do the Republicans up
brown in The count, as usual.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Price of Ice Reduced.

At special meeting of the board of
directors of the Donaldsonville Ice
Co., Ltd, held Sunday afternoon il
the Office OF The company, it was de-
cided to reduce the price of ice from 30
TO 20 cents FER hundred pounds in the
case of saloonkeepers and wholesale
dealers, and from 40 to 30 cents in the
case of householders and small con-
sumers. This action will preeipitate
a fight with the Ascension Ice Co.,
Ltd, new concern organized here
several months ago and whose factory
has just been completed and placed in
operation. The directors of the latter
company will convene tomorrow or
Monday in called session 10 consider
the situation brought about by the &C
ton of the old company, ard it is an
nounced that they will vote TO meet
not only the present cut but any future
cut in the price Of ice instituted by this
competitor in the local Geld. Unless
d compromise is Effected or truce de
clared, it looks as though the cost OF
Ice IN Donaldsonville will be lower
this summer than at any time in the
history of the town. The Donaldson,
VILE Ice Company handles the Anheu-
SER Busch beers exclusively. while the
Ascension Ice Company is local agent
for the Miller beers. and it is expected
that ii the fight IS kept up for any
length OF time both OF these big brew
ing. concerns will be drawn into the
squabhle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
POLITICAL QUERIES,

Hello, Jimmie Bailey.
And hello Mr.. L.;
Don't you think city bosses
Have very near played-well..
Don't you think the peoples party"
All Democrats you know.
Are using their endeavor
To make the Pharr boom grow?
Don't you think the country pumpkins
Who in each parish dwell
viii consign the city bosses
To the choisest seats in--well,
Don't you know the next election
Comes at an early day. :
When the boys will vote for Henry.
And the bosses get their Jay?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Republicans Strong Ia TanglpahOa.

Speaking of the large and enthusias
tic Republican meeting held at Ham
mond on the 9th instant, when speeches
were made by L. h. Bryan and Henry
N. Pharr, the Roseland Herald says:
1.-The meeting was decided success
and the attend ance from outside p oints
showahat the conservative Mr.. Pharr,
who favors honest government, has a
strong following in this section of the
state -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Same Here!

Prohibition has a foothold all over
She country, and its advocates are
working like beavers, even in Louisi-
ana. The Review favors high license,
so high that the low dens will have to
go out OF business: that good whiskey
will be sold at high prices; that a
man can't take dollar and get a
dozen men drunk on it, and all OF
them land in the jail.-Morgan City
RaviaW.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21

Remaining in the postoffice at Donaldsonyille
La, Saturday, Mar 81. 1908.
Allen, Graham Legare. DR. Cecil A
Ascension Parish Fair Lindsey, G
Bastard, Louise Lodom, Lily
Bornville, joe Sior Little r G
Bayou, Angeine Lockett, johnson [2(
Barras, Emile Lucio, NJ
Bell, VIVA Lorio, L j
Boadry, Mary Leon, Thestelyar
Brooks, RoSana Macken, Earle
Brown, Angelina Mancuso Francesca
BrlngIer, Ions McNilliams. Albert
Casard, g Mcdonald. w Fl
Corfert, Dora Mccormick, Jack
Chapman, Lon Major Frank
Cheval, Felix mancuso, l.
Collins, Charley Melancon. Jules
Codifer, j Mollere, Enora
Coleman, Elnlira Murray Silver
Condor, Harry Murray, Maria
DHffel. New man. Laura G
Earl, j L Nixon, Virginia
Earl, VIM Nickens, Duncan
Feitel Gottschalk Parks, Sarah
Fields, Emma Patterson, WeStley
Franklin, Mary Patterson, Emma
Ganromino Giovanni Phillips, Abraham
Gomez, Mrs Pilter, David
Gomez. Martin Phu1ey, e NJ
Haynes, Frank Robertson, Sam
Harrell, b E Russell, Olivia
Halrn, Regina Scott, Ellsworth
Harp. Angeline Scarsonl, Antinina
Hester, E Il Shanberg, Sallie
Henderson James SagOna. + t21
Hurley, Harrison Scott, Louisa
Hunter, Ghas Sferraza, Gaetano
Jackson, Ben Salsay, Rosa
jackson. Andrew Shields, Sidonia
Jones. Anderson Skelnise
johnson, R n Stile, Thomas
Jones, Henry Stuckey. @ s
Johns. Dungel Sylvester, Gus
Johnson, Olivia Templet, Victorian
Johns Ellen Thiggin, L q
Julien. A Sotema L
Kfory. Nicholas Solomon, Dorsteen
kaufman, Henry Tate Missile
Knight. Malten hiarn, Agnes
LAMA, Domenico Washington, W Ell
LeEarbier. Clement tel Walker. Carrie
LANG. Joe 49, Wallace, Dora
Lava Mrs DR. Warren, Agnes
Landry. Bertha Walker 81 b
Leblanc. Sidney White, Alex
Leblanc. Prosper Wilson, E S
Williams, Nelson
Whea calling for these letters say advertised.
II not called for in two weeks they viii be sent
TO the Dead Letter ofiee at Washington. D. 9
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
WHATS 4HF USE !?

What's the use Of registration.
What's the use to pay the poll.
When the bosses hold the boxes
And the disappearing roll?
What's the use to take journey,
Or to travel far away.
When the bosses have you present
Upon each election day.
What's the use to try to dodge them,
Or what's the use to die?
For you can't escape the bosses
And it is no use to try.
What's the use of legislatures.
What's the use of all the laws.
When New Orleans does the counting,
And the bosses show their claws?
What's the use to hold elections
In each parish of the State,
When New Orleans and the bosses
Make the count to dominated
Whats the use of asking questions
Or to kick against the pricks,
For the bosses hold the joker
And they's sure to take the tricks.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
ARTICIE FOUR.

The capital stock of this corporation is hereby
fixed at i've thousand dollars, ($590Gt to be
divided into and represented by five hundred
t5G01 shares of the par value of dollars $50
each. Said stock shall be paid for in cash. at
such time in such amounts and after such notice
to the subscribers as may be fixed by the board
of directors; or the same may be issued for labor
performed for services rendered, or for money or
property received or purchased by the said cor
poration, upon such terms and conditions. and
in such amounts IA! at sact2 times as ray DC
decided upon ty tie board cf directors 1ae
corporation sk3!T be a going corceln end shall
be aut horized to commence business as soon as
three thousand dollars $4,000 of the capital
stock shall have been subscribed for. No stock
holder shall at any time own in his own name
or hold more than fifty shares of the capital
stock of the corporation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Political Poetry.

Morgan City has a rhymester who
has perpetrated the two clever politi-
cal iingles reproduced below, the first
of which appeared in the New Orleans
Times Democrat and the second in the
Morgan City Review, both produe-
tions bearing only the initials of the
anthnr aH
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21

DE IT KNOWN THAT on this 18th day of
Id February, in the year of our Lord, nineteen
hundred and eight before me, K. j. CHAUVIN.
notary public. in and for the parish OF As
cension. state of Louisiana. duly commissioned
and sworn. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who severalIy
declare that ayeiling themselves of the general
laws of the state of Louisiana relative to the or
ganizatien of corporations they have formed
and form themselves into and constitute q cor
poration for the objects and purposes and under
the stipul3tfons ard agreements heFeinafre en- set
forth which they hereby adopt as their charter.
to-Wit:
The name and style of this corporation shall
be THE UNION MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, LIMITED. Its domieile shall be at
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
CHARTE En-
.oF THE

OF the
Union Manufacturing Company, Limited.
United states of Anerica-state of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
Lost.

Lost.
A CERTAIN promissory note for the sum of
n $500. executed, signed and endorsed by c.
Kline, on the 18th day of April, 1897 payable at
the Office of Z. N, Pugh, notary public, in Dom
Louisiana, one year after its date;
bearing interest at the rate OF eight per cent per
annum from date until paid. and paraphed Ne
Varietur'' by +. N. Pugh, notary, for Identifies
ton with an act of mortgage passed by him on
said day. Reinscribed in 1905.
The public is warned not to negotiate same.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-21
ARTICLE THREE.

This corporation shall have power to contract,
sue and be sued in its corporate name; to make
and use q corporate seal and the same TO
break or alter at pleasure; 10 hold, lease re-
ceiye, purchase and convey; to mortgage, pledge
and hypothecate property, real, personal and
employees as its busine S interests and convent
ences may require, and TO make and establish as
sary for the proper government Of the affairs OF
the corporation.
The president and in his absence or inability
refusal to act, the Vica-president shall be the
proper person on whom all citations and other
process shall be served.