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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

alTday, the 9Th inst, al The residence 81
her son-in-laW. Arthur HartraIapf, III Ma
poleonviIle Mrs. Montero was a native
and practically lifelong resident of AS
cension, but had made her home with Mr..
Hartrampf and family for the past EIGHT
months. She had been i'll for some time
and her death was not unexpected, al
though proving a,great blow to her rel
atives
The funeral took place Sunday after
noon upon the arrival Of the O'Clock 7,
and P. Napoleonville branch train, inter
ment being made in the family tomb in
the Catholic cemetery after impressive
services at the Ascension Catholic church,
Besides her husband, Mrs. Montero
leaves five sons and two daughters.
namely Augustin Jr., Thomas, Charles.
Dudley and Louis, and Mrs. Arthur
Hartrampf and Miss Stella Montero. She
is also survived by her father, Jos. Con
zales, residing about two miles from Dom
on the west bank of Bayou
Lafourche; a brother, Adam Gonzales, of
Brusly Mccall and four sisters. Mrs. G.
Carmouche. of Belle Alliance; Mrs. John
Nichols, of Plaquemine, and Mrs. Theo-
dore Loland and Mrs. Jos. Messina, of /
Donaldsonville. The sincere sympathy of
the entire community goes out to the af-
aicted ones in their sad bereavement.
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Crop and Weather Notes.

Another week has passed away and
still the insistent and appealing call for
rain has been UNDECIDED by the unfeeIing
weather man. The drouth is beginning
to assume serious proportions, and unless
heavy precipitation is forthcoming
within the near future a considerable
amount of damage will undoubtedly be
inflicted on the growing cane crop. AS
1t is, reports from various sources are to
the effect that spring plant has already
been seriously injured, the fine stand
which manifested itself at the outset of
the spring season having been appre-
ciably cuftailed as a result of the pro-
ionged dry spell. Not only are the crops
suffering, but the dust isfast becoming an
lntoierahle nuisance and the supply of
drinking water is running low, hence it is
earnestly to be desired that the weather
man will see fit to change his mood and
send along series of nice, drenchine
showers to relieve the parched earth and
loosen the soil SO that the budding crops
may have chance for life.
One circumstance that has rendered
the drouth even more severe and I'M
desirable than would ordinarily be the,
case IS the fact that on a number of
places the work of spring blowing was
prosecuted while the ground was still
soggy from the heavy rains in January
and early February, with the result that
the heavy clods turned up then have
dried cut hard and impenetrable, keeping
81 htest bit of moisture from reach
ing roots of the cane. cornand cotton,
and greatly retarding the normal growth
q these crops. What is known as .tclod
breaking and gully soaking rain is need
20 TO ameliorate this unusual condition
and render the land more friabIe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16
A GREAT EVENT.
Joint K of c. Initiation Held at Thibo-
deaux-sixty new Members Admitted
to Geeat Catholic Order Donald
sonvilIe Knights Participate
in Ceremonies.

| IN Ceremonies.
Lafourche Council No. IT'D, Knights o
Columbus, held a joint initiation a
Thibodaux last Sunday with Donaldson
vile, Napoleonville. Houma and Morgan
City. when class of over sixty was mi
tfated. A special train was run from
New Orleans under the auspices of Or.
leans Council No. ia. over the Texas an6
Pacific Railway, arriving at Thibodaux al
about 10 o'clock, and carrying knights
from Orleans and Marquette Councils OIL
New Orleans, Plaquemine. Napoleonyille
and Donaldsonyille. Other councils repre-
sented by large delegations were Houma
Morgan City, Jeanerette, New Iberia and
Baton Rouge, and few from Alexandria.
On the arrival Of the train all visiting
knights were escorted to the knights of
Columbus Hail. in Main street. The can
didates assembled at the Catholic
Knights Hall, and when all was in readi-
ness they marched to - Knights of
Columbus Hall, and passed in review be-
fore the assembled knights, con-
tinuing to St. Joseph's Cath lie
Church, where mass was celebrated for
them. The sermon of the day was de-
liyered by Rev. Father MCGUIRE, of Houma.
The procession was headed by State
Deputy Judge L. P. CailIouet, Past State
Deputy George w. Young District Deputy
Clarence S. Hebert and by the visiting
grand knights. DR.. S. j. Bourgeois, of Nor
gan City; Judge Paul Leche, Donaldson
vile; DR.. E. Z. Dugas, NapoleonvilIe DR..
c. M, MELVILLE. Houma Judge John
Fisher, New Orleans; Charles Janvier,
New Orleans; Charles Hebert. Plaquemine.
and Grand Knight Francis L. Kuobloch
of Thibodaux. The wardens of the re-
spectiye councils. under the Craftsmanship
Of Geo Lambert, of the Thibedaux council,
had charge of the procession. At mass
the council choir rendered delightful vocal
music, the organ being presided over by
Dr.. Homer Dupuy, of New Orleans.
After mass banquet was served in
picnic style under the spreading
)aks in Calvary Place, Immediately in the
ear of The church, the feast being presided
'ver with much grace by the wives,
iaughters and mothers of the Thibodaux
nights. Father Dubourg, the chaplain of
he council and pastor of the church, en-
all the visiting officers at din
er at his home, where a bounteous re-
asst was served.
The first and second degrees were CON
erred by the Thibodaux council, DR..
ouis E. Meyer acting as grand knight;
'. s Lafargue, deputy grand knight: C.
|. Braud, chancellor; A. j. Braud. finan- ;,
Ial secretary; John j. Pierson, recorder )
: j. Braud, treasurer; George Lambert :
arden; Charles Bourgeois, inner guard; ;
homas Pierson, outer guard; Rev Father :
. Dubourg, chaplain. The third degree :
as under the direct supervision of Dis
ict Deputy Clarence S. HILBERT, of New
leans, aesisted by the New Orleans and
aisasl 'ird degree teams Judge s. p g
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After the fdssIatorg work smoker and
cold lunch was held at the K. Of G. Han
4 number Of addresses were made by the
different officers present, and general
good time was had until the train pulled
out.
The candidates initiated are as follows:
Villier II. Bondreaux. Frank H. Perdou,
Philip H. Breaux, Theophile A. Braud
Mol. Boutte, Arthur A. Boudreaux, Stan
ley w Boudreaux, Albion C. CailIouet,
Henry Charitat, R. H. Dossat, Jr., Charles
N. Dupre, William T. Foret. Ernest C. Le-
Blanc, John Leche, Henry E. Moreaux,
Walter C. Morvant William Matherne.
/ A. Schexneider, George A. Toups. Theo-
phile Torres, Edgar [. Toups, Sidney E.
Peltier, Edward J. Marquette, Alcee M.
Guillot, Aldwin Talbot, Gideon E. Ferry.
Charles Gilbert, Evariste Aucoin, Lovincv
Guelfo, Ulysse c. Landry, Edward MolIere.
James A. Helluin, Luke L. Simoneaux.
Ernest Hernandez. Clay Barber, Trash
mond Leblanc, Serville j. Guidry, William
Rochelle, J. NJ. Leyert, D. C. McIntire.
George Porche Octave Parr, Jr., L. V. Gre
million, J. A. Coinage, Ernest Guedry,
Andrew Braud, 7. P. Blanchard. Harry
Theriot, Stephen Chauvin, A. j. Bethan- |
court, Emile Guillot, Edgar Rousseau, j. NJ /
Levert, S. I. Gaidry, W. B. Inge, Clarence
t1argis, Joseph G. Mollere, P. [. Hotard.
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DON'T CONFUSE THE IssTJE

The lbefville South favors state bond
issue rather than a tax levy for the
Panama Canal Exposition, and SUGGESTS
combining The construction of good roads
with the exposition project. The prop
osition to impose a light tax on New
Orleans property and a still lighter rate
on The property Of the rest of the state is
q more direct and tangible method of
testing popular sentiment and showing
eonaiess and the country at Ia ge thai
saisiana really wants the exposition
and IS willing to help pay for it.
The tax plan has been carefully con
sidefed and approved by the directors of
tie organization formed to promote the
es,psSftion propaganda.
auta declares itself an ardent ad-
veeate Of The proposition to hold the
Fafaa4na Exposition in New orleans and
fully recognizes and realizes that an
event of such Worldwide importance
Should have the united support of the
citizeEship of the commonwealth.
That means, if it means anything, that
our ll.erville contemporary will give loyal
adhesion 10 the plan already adopted and
will not seek to confuse the issue and
'.delay the game" by the injection of
other schemes into the discussion and the
tacking of riders on the exposition project.
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shriner Rhymes

Wilson S. Holland. formerly of the ST
Helena Echo and now a proofreader on the
New Orleans Pieayune, has dropped into
poetry with thud that's anything but
dull He has 'pome" in last Wedpes-
days Pic. dedicated to the Shriners who
thronged the Crescent City this week and
the concluding verse of the ditty, set to
the air of Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet, =
goes like this:
Put on your old red bonnet
With tie little tasSeI on it,
Ard tie crescent and star Won hold
SO dear;
FiA your glasses, there's none finer,
Everybody loves a Shriner,
End We want you back another
year.
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High School Notes.
By Prof. Arnold Pearce.

| DonaldsonviIle was wei represented a
the Sugar Belt Athletic and Literary NEE
in Houma last Saturday. A party o
forty-fiye left here on the I. and p. trail
Friday evening. remaining over 1nb il
Napoleonyille and leaving at T o'clocI
Saturday morning fer Houma. We arrives
in HouIna at about 11:45 a. m. The
literary, spelling and drawing contestants
were taken at once to the school building
where those contests were held. At :
o'clock in the afternoon the field and
track meet was started. Our boys had te
| contest against larger and stronger boys
but made a fine showing nevertheless
In the f0G-yard dash, the broad jump and
the high jump Will Blumenthal won first
place. Because of lag. of boys for two
events, Donaldsonville@ compelled to
enter the same two boys, Clarence Boote
and Julius Folse. in both the quarter
mile race and the pole vault These two
boys were in this way forced to pole vault
after running the quarter-mile race This
was an unlucky arrangement of the events
and the contestants After working at
this disadvantage, however, our boys won
second and third places in the pole vault.
After working hard in all the track and
field events our boys won the basketball
game with Thibodaux high school. We
shall play Belle Rose next Saturday and
ii we win that game our boys will be
champions of the Sugar Belt League in
basketball. All of the points won by Don
jacksonville numbered 4S. while Houma
piled up so. The other schools number
farther below us in the score ladder than
we did below Houma
At the literary contests our gIee club
made an excellent showing and did beau
tiful singing. In the decision of the
judges, however, they were given second
place. This was sore disappointment
to the girls, but we must abide by the
Judges decision and take the defeat
Dravely.
Olive Howard won the medal in the
contest. Hester Oubre won
second place in the drawing contest.
All of the contests were full-of interest
md the representatives from the different
chools were very enthusiastic.
The trip was a hard one for the Donald.
onville party, as we had to remain over
light in Napoleonville both going and
oming. The Houma people were exceed
ngly courteous and hospitable to us. We
,ere well entertained and wish to thank
Ut hosts for all the courtesies extended to
lr party.
On Friday night, April %, there will be {
n entertainment in the high school audi /
'rlum The program will be composed of
luslcal numbers by the glee club, one of {
hieh will be the number rendered in
ouna. There will also be shown a set S
stereoptieon slides, which are very in g
resting. The admission fee will be IS II
'nts each. or two for Is cents. Come t
70 at time and hear the glee club and
e the pictures. We promise you an t
'ening of good entertainment 6
Death Of hrs. Augustin Montero, sr. h
Mrs. Augustin Monterd ST. nee Mary $
males, aged dfty-threa years and nine e
Al a.
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Louisiana Press Convention.

The Louisiana Press Association will
meet in annual session at Opelousas Ma,
3, 4 and 5. Very low railroad rates have
| been secured from all points in the state
and large attendance is looked for ir
view of the fact that several matters ii
interest and importance will come nm fo,
consideration.
When applying for railroad transporta-
/ ton members should fnclose their men,
bership certificate, and if duplicate eertif-
icates are required for this purpose thew
win be supplied by L. E. Bentley. secre-
tary, Postoffice Box 1872, New Orleans.
Railroad officials will return the certifi-
Gates, however. 1t should also be stated
who is to accompany the Member.
Sshose desiring to become members, hav-
ing the necessary qualifications, Should
send their application to the secretary at
once with the 81 initiation fee.
Opelousas hotels and boarding houses
have made special rates for the occasion.
as follows; Lacombe Hotel, European
plan, 81 a day, with bath SIPS, meals so
cents. Florence House. rooms so cents .
day Marine House, room and board
$3.50 day Hotel Leeioux. room and
board 81. so a day. Central House. room 5.,r,
and board $3.50 day. Holland House
room and board $3.50 a day. Private
boarding houses, all good. $150 day for
room and board.
Members should advise the chairman of
the executive committee. l. 4. Sandoz.
0pelousas, La, as to their preference for
hotel or boarding house accommodations
and they viii be located accordingly,
Notice of the place to which they are as
signed viii be sent them, If there is time.
otherwise. they may ascertain their loca
ton by going 70 the headquarters in the
Lacombe Hotel upon arrival at Opelousas
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GIVEN AWAY.
Schwartz Stars Presented with Big End of
Score in Last Sundays Baseball Matt
nee-Errors and Poor Base Run
ming Responsible WhitecastIe
Tomorrow jefferson aS
Tomorrow Jefferson
Isss on the 18th.
NAfter scoring two rus in the very frs,

SAfter scoring two russ in the very frs
inning and apparently having the gam,
cinched, the locals piled up series O
errors in the fourth and seventh inning:
of last Sundays mix-up at Cleveland
Park with the Well-known Schwartz Stars
OF New Orleans. permitting the visitors te
annex couple Of unearned runs and gel
away with the big end of the score. In
lie absence of Talbot,awho had gone te
pibodaux to be initia b in the knights
Columbus, Ed JOIN ton officiated in
tl@ box for Donaldsonalle and pitched q
nice game, yielding only seven scattered
hits and causing six of the Stars to punch
holes in the air. His wild pitch in the
fourth inning enabled the tWinklers to put
their first tally across the pan, but with
the exception of this single miscue he was
as steady as clockwork and feIded his
position perfectly.
Harry Weber put up a great game at
first. and Arthur Talbot was the candy
kid in left field. both players making a
number of pretty stops and catches and
covering their territory in dandy style.
blls stick-work vases feature of the
game, three bingles out of five times up
being the clouting record of the CLASSY
backstop.
Donaldsonville' two contributions to
the run column came in the opening SEES
sion. After Schultz had retired on a line
drive to second. Roach landed safely at
first when Bucher juggled his roller to
short. Higgins smashed the spheriod to
right for three bases. sending Roach
across the pan and himself scoring on
McIntyre's wild heave to the difficult
corner.
The locals had several other chances to
score during the joyous jousting, but Petty
-ightened up and the necessary hit was
not forthcoming. A particularly iuicv
chance to break up the pastime, or at
east tie the score, came in the eighth ar
5ument, but daring atteemps to steal third |
md home by Higgins and Weber. re-
pectiyely, were nipped in the bud by the
yatchful visitors and the incipient out
freak was quelled.
Three innings elapsed before the Stars
we're able to make their debut into the
IN column. Butcher, first up in the fourth
it to second and was safe on Credits
rror. He stole second and was sacrificed
third by Lee, scoring Immediately af-
7rward on Johnston's wild pitch, which
OF away from Wills.
Petty larruped to left for two bases to
art the sixth and was advanced to third
4 Bueher's out, Higgins to Weber. Lee
fled long fly to left and Petty beat the
lrow-in, tying the score.
The visitors showed another run over in
le very next inning and annexed the big
d of the SAT- receipts, After Rankin
ID Travelled tes first on a safety, Duffy :
nt grass-saltter between first and sec :
q and made pretty stop, but S
y2.y,lrs,, "
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Death of Mrs. Desire 1. Arcenea,,x

After an illness of two weeks. Mrs
Desire L. Areeneaux, aged sixty-fiye years
eight months and ten days, died at her
residence in Smoke Bend at 7:30 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The funeral took
place at 9 o'clock this forenoon. with ser
vices at the st. Francis of Assissium
church in Smoke Bend and interment in
the Donaldsonville Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Arceneaux, who was native of
Assumption parish, was before her mar
rage Miss May Estelle Theriot. She was
highly esteemed for her attractive dispo-
sition and numerous deeds of kindness
and charity, and the announcement of
herdemise will be received with unfeisned
sorrow wherever she was known.
The immediate surviving relatives in
elude two sons and four daughters, name
ly Mrs. S. Rousseau, Mrs. A. Veron and
Miss Laura Arceneaux. of Smoke Bend
Mrs. S. Truxillo. of Donaldsonville and
Messrs. Laurent and Florian Arceneaux
70 the bereaved family The Chief bess
cave to tender assurances Of STARE SYM
oathy.
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Building rIaferiaL.

~ ARE prepared to fiji orders for ali kinds
IS OF materials used in building the smallest
% the largest residence. having II stock ali
sfstes q rough and dressed flooring ceiling, sif
lals, veatnerb oaFi picsetg, laths riouldInrs
oFaaeketst sash. doors ana blinds heart fynress
sa a etc. Our prices are right Send ne
lenfioa SECESSION LUMBER YARD E I5er ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-16

D. H Richardson. prominent citizen
OF the St. Amant neighborhood. was in
town Monday on business and favored
Inc Chief with an appreciated visit. Mr..
Richardson says the crop outlook in his
locality is quite gloomy, owing to the pro-
ienged drouth, and that unless a heavy
ram is experienced in the very near fu-
'ture the crops viii be seriously damaoed
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SATURDAY. APRIL Is. 1910

u. a. Rousseau, who recently opened a
general merchandise store in the building
at the corner of Railroad avenue. and
Charles street formerly occupied by r.
Henderson & Bros. has rented the Quinn
By property in Lafourche street and is &C
pying the commodious residence with
his family The Chief welcomes Mr.
Rousseau to DonaldsonviIle and wishes
him merited success in his new venture.
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CHARTER

81

Donaidsonviiie Lodge No. 1853. B.P O. e
p IT REMEMBERED. That on his tl,aost,.
day OF the month Of Feb4lary Il, he yS ssil
alneIeeE hundred and ten, before me- RICH 3f5T
noCILL0H, notary public duly comma
stoned, sworn and qualified in and for H.
parish OF Ascension and state of Louisiana. and
IN presence OF the undersigned witnesses ner
sonaily came and appeared the persons whose
Z ames are hereunto subscribed. all residents of
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The state of Louisiana, of full age, and coruts.
tent to contract vino declared that awaiting
themselves OF the provisions of the laws Of the
state Of Louisiana upon the subject matter Il
the organization of corporations for Scientific
Literary, charitable and social purposes, they
nave termed and do hereby form Themselves
aud those who shall become associated Win
and successors to. them, into a corporation ana
body polite, for the purposes of intoxicating and
encouraging, by and through the means 81 4
Of the broaaest principles of Charity Justice
5,fetfefly Love and Fidelity to each other, q
i hereby promoting and enslanci the happiness
OF It's members and Of this &c is1ni5y 81 ms
noting the spirit of american 3atifoff 3. s
culiiqstt ing good IoWsFip ssEsssI
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Notice to Rice PIanfess

s4'oR sALE-@0ne syphon Is inches in diam
eter. 81 feet long on river side of Ieyee. II
on land side of Ieyee. For inspection see 3 NJ
E1osShi., Locust Grove plantation Assrmp
lion parish, opposite Napoleonyille. For terms
Orleans, La ="
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The rice planters along the Mississippi
river have been compelled to resort r.
pumping in order to irrigate their fields,
the water in the river having fallen to
such low stage as to render the use Of
syphons impracticable. Many of the
best-posted authorities are of the opinion
that there will be no high water in the
lower Mississippi this season, or, at any
rate nothing in the shape of a rise to
compare with the prolonged flood of last
year and should this be the case the rice
planters will have to continue pumping
water across the levee to irrigate their
crops. thus putting them to considerable
additional expense.
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DoNALDsoNvILLE
= I UIttIs --------33
lIhomas out for batting out of turn.
Score by innings:
BatteTies: Petty and Hauck and Lee, john

ston and Wills.
Summary: Earned runs Donaldsonyille 1
stars |. Two-base hit-Pe1ty Three-base hit
-6lSglns. Eases ON balls-0f Johnston l. off
Feelty +: Struck out-By Johnston 6, by Petty G.
" Ila ,PItch.Johnston. Left on bases-Donald-
8P5iFlile Q, stars D. First base on errors-Don-.
aIasonFilie /. Stars 2, Stolen bases-SchuIte
t1lgg!ns, johnston, Lee Watts Hauck Bucher'
sstcfliee hitsz Schultz, Rankin, Lee 2. Time Of
game hoaf and so minutes. Umpire onteze
Tomorrow afternoon the locals will take
a shot at the crack Whitecastle BEces.
and from all indications the game will be
ripping good one. The Whitecastle team
is one Of the classiest country agerega-
tions in the state and comes to Donald
sonVllie with an unblemished record. bay-
ing won every game it has played this
season. The lineup viii be as follows,
Fogel or Flechinger, pitch. Douie. catch,
Margasaa, ID; Wallace qfejean, 2b; D.
Johnston, Sb; Delcorpio, S. s; Collet, /. f..
Ed. Lane, c. f.; Gandolti. r. f.
Talbot viii be back on the firing line
for Donaidsonville and the team will he
in better shape than for any other game
SO far pulled off, The lineup win he
like this: Talbot, pitch: Wills
eatchi weber, lb; Johnston, 2b; HIGGINS
so, Koach, 5. s.; Arthur Talbot. i. f
Schultz, c. f.; Variant and Creoli, + +
FacliltIes for the parking of automo-
0IIes within the grounds are now offarad
ana new wire netting has been strung in
Font OF the ladies grand-stand back of
ne catehers box, thus minimizing the
LANCER oSaccldents and iI8uring the COM
or AM convenience of e Spectators
Iherq AL be the usual nday excur- /
ION onliie Mississippi .Eey Railroad, /
md steamer Virgie - = :
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For Sale.

4 fOMBINATION saddle and harness Kenfi,rLv
bred mare. Young. gentle and well broke
apply to or address, DR.. %. G. BRUMFIELD.