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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17
What Our Patients Say

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17

1901, was divided into three envelopes.
Aids, they say, got the first envelope,
containing $1,000. The second envelope
held $4,000 and the third $1,000.
If the words spoken on the stand to-
day are true this third envelope was
given to Burnett.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17
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IT'S as easy to secure q bargairi In . used
automobile. through want advertising. ~ u
used 20 be-and still is-to secure horse
ana carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17

is an absolutely pure distillation
le injurious substances have been
mankind and has been used with
on and cure of consumption, pneu-
!, low fevers, stomach troubles and
ms. 1t will help you-will keep
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17

Eat at the Ange,us grin.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
Library Rooms Renovated.

The rooms of the Donaldsonyille Lii
brary in the rear portion Of the ground
floor of the Bank of Ascension building
have been thoroughly renovated, and are
most conveniently and comfortably fitted
up. A large number of books, many of
them of recent publication, have lately
been donated to the library, greatly i'm
proving the facilities and desirability of
this long-needed and most welcome adj
junct to the commnnity's attractions and
modern conveniences. The rooms of the
library are opea to the public between the
hours of o'clock a. N. and p. m. each
week day. and the facilities of the insti-
tuition are offered free of charge. the only
fee exacted being that of 10 cents per
week for each book taken from the
shelves. The reading public of this com
munity are cordially invited to avail
themselves Of the facilities of the library
and to cooperate with the progressive
officers of the library association in pro-
noting the usefulness and assuring the
success Of the enterprise.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
Young Ladies HIVE Narrow Escape from
Burning Auto.

V44AE AS1S4SS A&fNS ESdIF9N Escape fT6u1
Burning Auto.
While party of young ladies were out
riding last Thursday afternoon in the fine
Moreau touring car belonging to District
Attorney Philip H. Gilbert, of Napoleon
vile. the car caught fire and was com
pletely destroyed, all that was left OF it
being the lamps and ore of the wheels.
Before the occupants were aware of the
fire the machine was in flames, and it
was all they could do to get out. The
young ladies in the car were: Miss
Marie st. Martin. of Donaldsonvine; Miss
Marie St. Martin, of Baltimore, Md, who
is here on visit to her uncle, ex-Sheriff
S. H. St. Martin; Misses Lillian Dossat and
Heloise Gilbert, of Napoieonville. Miss St.
Martin Of Donaldsonville sprained her
ankle in Jumping from the car. At the
time of the accident the machine was be-
ing driven by the negro chauffeur.
This is the second time an automobile
belonging TO Mr. Gilbert has met with an
accident, the same chauffeur being in
charge of the machine on each occasion
Last year Mr. GiEbert's jackson car was
driven into tree and partially wrecked.
the accident OCCUR n in the public road
IN the west bank OF Bayou Lafourehe al
Snort distance below Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
TO FROZEN NORTH.
Second shipment of Winter Vegetables b.
Dona1ds0nviile Truck Growers Assoc
citation consianments Expressed
to Cincinnati and Chicago.

Two shipments of choice vegetables
were made this week by the Donaldson
vile Truck Growers Association-one of
IL barrels on Tuesday to Cincinnati, and
the other OF 40 barrels on Friday to
Chicago. These shipments, like the mi
tiaI consi gnment forwarded to Cincinnati
last week, were made by express from
Burnside via the Y. and M. V. and Illinois
Central Railroads, and included the same
kinds of vegetables parsley, lettuce. rad
ishes, shallots, spinach and beets. The
six members of the truck growers as
ISOLATION who participated in last week $
sslipment were represented in the con-
signments sent off this week, and two
other growers, Frank Gendusa and Vito
Latona, came in on the venture.
A telegram received by Secretary r. R.
Marshall of the truck growers association
from the commission merchants at Gin
cinnati to whom last week S shipment was
consigned, stated that the vegetables had
arrived in good shape, were of prime
Quality and would command top-notch
prices on the Cincinnati market. Ship
ments of the same sort of produce will be
made from here twice week for the next
thirty or forty days.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Work on New Railroad from Donaldsonvilit
to Gulf to be Actively Inaueurated as
Soon as Rights of Way are Secured.
Project Certain Of Completion.
The promoters of the Lafourche Valley
and Gulf Railroad are actively at work Sc
curing rights of way from the various
property owners along the route to be
traversed by the road, and, judging from
the expressions of encouragement ane
cooperation with which they are being
I greeted on every hand. it viii not be long
before this task will have been success
fully completed and the actual constrEc-
ton of the road inaugurated. F. M.
WEIGH. president of the enterprise, de-
clares rl4at il the people of the fertile La
fourche valley will work in harmony witt
him and extend him the assistance ard
support which the importance of the pro-
ject warrants, he will guarantee to have
the road built and in operation from Dom
jacksonville to Lockport by Nov. 1, 1911,
to Golden Meadow by jan 1, 1912, and to
other points further down Bayou La
fourche at as early date thereafter as
| possible. MIR. WEIGH has promoted and
successfully organized traction compan-
les in various sections of Louisiana,
among his achievements in this line be-
ing the prosperous electric road now in
operation from New iberia to Port Barre
He is man of great administrative and
executive ability, an experienced and
capable fnaneier, a, careful investigator
and an indefatigable worker, and when
he takes hold of an enterprise he never
fails to push it to completion and make it
a success.
In the present instance, Mr.. WEIGH has
behind him the moral and financial sup
port of many of the ,wealthiest and most
prominent citizens of the section to be
developed by the construction of the pro-
posed rod, among the signers of the ar
ticles of Incorporation being such well
known business and professional men as
Clarence G. Barton. Jos u Folse, John
Marks. Jos. T. Badeaux, Chas. Maurin, j. N.
Coiomb, E. P. Munson, Honore Dugas, Sam.
A. Leblanc, Porteous R. Burke, and Louis
Corde. These stockholders are local citi-
zens, men of intelligence. acumen and
sound business judgment, and the fact
that they have interested themselves in
the building of this road is a sufficient
guarantee that the project is legitimate
one and is certain to be realized. The
preliminary survey has been finished, |
maps. plans and specifications have been
drawn, all other details have been given
attention. and. what is most important of /
all, the money to build the road has been
obtained and everything is actually in /
readiness to begin the construction work
as saon as the rights of way have been
secured The proposition is now simply
up TO the property-owners, and in view CT
the vast benefits to accrue from the build
ing OF this road not only through the
commercial development of the territory
but from the tremendous in
crease in property values which the COM
pietion of the enterprise will bring about
1t IS foregone conclusion that the land
owners, consulting their own best interests,
will 10 ell in their power to assist in
bringing this magnificent project to sue
ceSsful fruition.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
unusu.t ooporsunitiea.

A summary of the classified ads APP
pearing in today's Chief shows the fol
lowing articles, dwellings. business loca-
tions. pieces of real estate, etc, offered
for sale or rental at tempting figures:
For sale Residence of Mrs. Sam. Ay-
raud, corner Railroad avenue and Clai-
brne street. Donaidsonviile.
For sale-Grafted pecan trees.
For Sale-Choice stove wood.
For rent-R. E. Lee hotel building in
Crescent Place. DonaldsouYille.
Fur sale-Hanson residence in Railroad
avenue, between Nichols avenue and
Iberville street, DonaldsonviIle.
For sale-TWo three mule plantation
carts.
For rent-Two-s story building at corner
of Railroad avenue and Charles street,
D5naldsonvlile.
For sale-Fiae tract Of land containing
120 arpeass and good residence on sight
bank of Bayou LafalMcte III Ass lmpsion
parish, three miles below Nap0ieonyiile.
10 let-400 acres OF choice cane land in
Ascension parish. No rent for land.
70 rsale-Thorouga br-d Berkshire pigs,
eight TO len weeks old.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
Many Poor Families Substantially Remem-
bered by Els Lodge Beautiful Yule-
tide Charity of Noted Order OBJ
served IN DonaIdsonvilIe.

In accordance with a pretty custom an
nually observed by the order of Eiks
throughout the United States, Donaldson
vile Lodge No. 1853 distributed among
the worthy poor of this city on Christmas
eve baskets containing a generous sup ly
of various ingredients and component
parts of a sumptuous Christmas din
ner, thus enabling these less fortunate
citizens to participate in some mea-
sure III the gayety and good cheer of the
beautiful Yuletide feast Each basket
was filed with liberal portion of pota-
toes, bread, lard, rice, grits. canned toma-
toes. condensed milk. sugar, corn-meal,
six pounds of bologna sausage and a t.
pound sack OF -four, and thirty of these
joy bringing packages were prepared and
presented to as many needy families
throughout the community on Christmas
eve by committee composed of r. N.
Slat0r. Santiago Truxilio and Alex. Bloom
enstiel. Charity such as this is the kind
that counts, and, along with numerous
other deeds of kindness aud generous
thaughtfulness, is what has served 10
make so apt and true the popular inter
probation Of Best People On Earth" given
10 the initial letters composing the title
of the Elks order, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks. May the order and
Donaidsonville Lodge live long and pros
uerI
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Since the close of the grinding season,
Joseph T. Cafero. the welLtnown local
rigger, has had large force Of men at
work painting smokestacks at various
factories throughout the sugar belt.
Among the stacks SO far painted by Mr.
Cafiero are those of the Laurel Ridge fac
tory in Iberville parish, the Weatherford
in St. Charles. and the Palo Alto in As
cension, and that in each instance the
work was done in most satisfactory and
acceptable manner is a fact which may
be taken for granted.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
DISTRICT COURT.
Second Week of December Civil Term-EIany
Cases Tried and Disposed Of Record
of Business Transacted to Date.

Cases Tried and Disposed Of-Record
of Business Transacted to Date.
The past week having been holiday
week, only one session of district court
was held--on Tuesday forenoon. Dec. II
when the following business was tran
sacted:
Theo. A. Bourgeois ct ais. vs. Olive eau
din and j. Wilson Petit; exception of no
cause of action filed, tried and submitted.
The same action was taken in the suit Of
Theo. Bourgeois ct ais vs.. Ambrose eau
din and j. Wilson Petit.
Succession of Corinne Knott; trial of OF
position fixed for Friday. Jan. 6.
Simpson Computing Scale Company VS..
Felix Sagona; fixed for Wednesday, Jan. 4.
VI. Dixon VISA. d. Carpenter, Jr.; re-
assigned to Thursday. Jan. 5.
L. j. Echeverria VS.. Charles Lupo; reas-
signed to Jan. 6.
Mrs. Marion Robertson vs. j. Leber-
muth; reassigned to Friday, Jan. 90
G. B. Reuss vs. Chester Israel; default
entered
Henry Nabor ct ais. VS.. Annie Nabor
ct ais; default entered as to Louisa Ma
Dor, Ellonia Nabor, Mary Major. and the
minors Winter, Novan and Sophie Nabor.
Clarence Goette VS.. James Jones; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
j. NJ Curse, Jr., VS.. Landry & Curse;
judgment for plaintiff for 1852. with legal
interest from May II. 1910, and costs.
Eugene AydeI VS.. Gus. Diez ct ais;
judgment for plaintiff.
Court will convene for the third week
of the present civil term on Wednesday,
Jan. 4, at 10 o'clock a. M
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
sanisarY shavine and Hair cuttins.

For sanitary measures in the tonsorial
line, SO to John Oubfe's barber shop in
Railroad avenue, opposite George Landry's
Welcome Saloon. All towels, mugs, shaw
ing brushes and razors are scientifically
sterilizee, and the utmost cleanliness is
observed in every detail. PROMPT atten-
ton given to customers and entire salts
faction guaranteed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
An Ascension Soy Making Good.

I
George M. Plaisance, the talented young
son of Prosper Plaisance of Barton. who
is located at Birmingham, Ala, as the
representative at that place of Eli Lilly &
Company, pharmaceutical chemists of
Indianapolis, Ind, writes The Chief to
enter his name on our subscription list
for the ensuing year, and accompanies
ms remittance with the following interest
ing letter. dated Dec. 20:
Il will not come down this winter. am
sorry to say. Although sorry in one
sense, / am glad of the cause. I leave
here Sunday night for Indianapolis to be
gone one week or ten days. My firm
travels 143 men and every winter they
have a reunion. Every salesman is in
WED in, whether he is in Mexico or
Maine, Alaska or Florida. That it is fine
body of men goes without saying.
TO illustrate the type of men work
for, will say that they pay every cent of
our expenses there and back, hotel bills
and all incidentals. They give US course
Of lectures and demonstration regular
school. They give US theatre parties.
banquets and automobile 'patties, and
send US back full of renewed interest and
enthusiasm. They are a bunch of fine
fellows. indeed.
4 am glad to add that yours truly
viii get the blue ribbon this year tcr the
man who turned in the highest amount Of
sales of the entire force. This is mighty
fine record Of which feel just little biz
proud. Hard work, self-confdence and
square deal did it,
Mr. Plaisance has a host of friends in
this community who viii join The Chief
in congratulating him on his merited sue
cess, and extending him best wishes for
even greater achievements in the future.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Negro Preacher" KILLED by Injured Husband.

Negro Preacher Killed by Injured Husband.
The body of Alex. Henderson, a negro,
With bullet wound through the heart,
vas found lying on the tracks of the
texas ard Pacific Railroad at Souvenir
plantation, three miles above Donaldson
vile, early last Sunday morning. Near
he body was a woman's apron, and
little farther off was grip packed with
@oman's clothing. Acting upon this clue.
Sheriff E. G. Hanson instituted an inves-
igation and learned that Henderson, who
resided On Souvenir plantation aud was a
sort of preacher. had been unduly init
mate with the wife of Adam Bernard, a
negro field hand employed on Souvenir.
1t developed that Bernard and his wife
we're missing, having disappeared from
the plantation Christmas night Follow
ing up his investigation, Sheriff Hanson
learned that after the Souvenir crop had
been harvested, Bernard went to As
sumption parish and put Ill a few days
at Elm Hall plantation. Last Monday be-
ing payday on that place. Mr.. Hanson
surnised that Bernard would show up to
get the money due him. and accordingly
the local sheriff communicated with the
Assumption sheriff and asked him to be on
the lookout for the fugitive Sure enough,
the negro turned up at Elm Hall Monday
morning and was taken into custody.
Sheriff Hanson despatched an officer for
him and he was brought to Donaldson
vile and lodged in the parish JAM. In
the meantime Sheriff Hanson had located
Demands wife at the home of some rela-
tives of hers near Barton and he pro-
ceeded to the place Monday morning and
placed the woman under arrest She
confessed that she was clipping with
Henderson Sunday night. when her hus-
band accosted them on the railroad track
and, walking up to within three feet of
the preacher, pulled a revolver and shot
him through the heart.
Coroner Thioodanx held an inquest over
Henderson's body Monday morning. the
jury rendering a verdict in accord
ance with the facts then known.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Let's all resolve to boom Donaldson
vile persistently in 1911, beginning to-
morrow morning and never letting up I'M
til December 81 late at night
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

If Donaldsonville had a good sewerage
system she might justi6ably put on
good many more airs than are now be-
coming to her.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
I DO WANT AJOB2

We have more calls for office help than we.ean
supply. Your hands earn from SO cents to $f50
day. Your head. when properly trained can earn
from SIS to $40 day. DRAUGHON'S will fix YOUR
ead-qualify you for the SIS to $20-a-day class
and find the job. For FREE catalogue. CALL write,
or phone DRAUGHONsS BISIRESS COLLEGE,
Baton Rouge, La. Phone 1887
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Don't dare to look The Chief in the eye
and say you forgot to pay that poll tax.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
Total

state of Louisiana Parish of ASCENSION.
W. M. McGalliard, President, and l. W. D.
Park. Cashier of the above named bank do sol
emily swear that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
Subscribed ard sworn to before me this 31st
day of Dec. 1870 WALTER LEMANN,
Notary Public.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
SATURDAY. DEC. 81. 1910
Happy New Year to all

Turn over that new leaf tomorrow ard
keep it clean.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
Street FAR Hsre Nsxt Wet.

The Nigro and Loos Shows, reputed to
be one of the foremost street fair and
carnival enterprises in the south, will ex-
hibit here all of next week. presenting a
number of high class and meritorious at
fractions. Among the shows are the
Dixie Ministries, introdu sing the best tai
ent the amusement world affords; Tony,
the alligator boy, pronounced to be most
wonderful curiosity, and Baby Ethel, who
is said to have the largest head of any
| girl alive. Although her body weighs but
twelve pounds, her head weighs thirty
six pounds. A Ferris wheel and merry
go-round are carried, and also the we'll
known Henley band, which will give daily
concerts.
AS an additional feature this company
also presents large aeroplane, which
viii be on exhibition every afternoon and
evening during the week s engagement.
The management t0ierates no gambling
or immoral shows. and weather permitting
the company will no doubt be accorded a
liberal patronage.
Rousseau Stock Offered at Private Sale.
Owing to the illness of the auctioneer
who has been conducting the sale of the
goods in q. A. Ronsseau's Racket store in
this city, MIR. Rousseau announces that he
viii dispose of the remainder of his stock
at private sale at prices never equaIed in
DonaldsonvilIe. Having only a short time
in which to close out his stock. he will
dispose of everything in his store abso-
lutely regardless of cost, and offers some
particularly tempting bargains in furni-
ture, stoves, mating, ladies and gentle
mems clothing, and household furnish
ings. A nice assortment of pictures,
bisqte and japanese ornaments, suitable
for holiday or wedding presents, viii be
sacrificed at one-half value. This is a
bona fde closing-out sale. since MIR
Rousseau has decided to retire from bust
ness in Donaldsonville and has only a lew
weeks in which to dispose of his stock.
Preparations are under way for the
grand fair to be given for the benefit of
the Catholic church on Saturday. Sunday
and Monday, Jan. IA, IS and Is, and the
prospects are that this years entertain
ment viii eclipse all Of its predecessors
both as to variety of attractions and net
amount realized. The fair will be held
in the large warehouse building at the
corner Of Mississippi and St. Patrick
streets. and will be under the manage
mene of Henry A. Terfio, which OF itselfis
a guarantee of its unqualified artistic and
financial success.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

When calling for these LISTERS say advertised
If not called for in two weeks they viii ne sent
to the lead Letter office AZ Washington ~ G.;
j. J. LAEAhGU E. Postmaster
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

For forty years, in the last week of
December, it has been the custom of this
paper to wish for its readers and patrons
happy and prosperous new year, and
it is an annual pleasure to reiterate the
wish. So now, at the close of the good
year 1910, we welcome the advent of what
we hope will prove the better year 1911,
and trust it viii bring to the friends of
The Chief and all the good people Of this
community-whicho ought to be one and
the same thing-abundant health, hap
piness and prosperity.
The clusinb fight for the Worlds Pan
ANA Exposition is to be fit" by New
Orleans and San Francisco in Washing
ton during the coming month. A delega-
ton of San Franciscan boomers, headed
by the governor Of California, has been
whooping things up for the Pacific coast
city at the national capital for several
weeks past, and next week two parties Of
New Orleans boosters. including Governor
Sanders, Mayor Behrman and probably a
hundred other prominent citizens of
Louisiana, will move on Washington and
overwhelm congress with the irrefutable
logic that points to the southern metropo-
lis as the Logical Point.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

Jean Pierre ESplerre, native OF
France, but resident of this country for
twenty-seven years, died at s o'clock p.
m. last Wednesday at the residence of
Mrs M. Berot, 10 Port Barrow. from the eff
facts of an attack of pneumonia Mr.
Espierre was seventy-seven years of
age, and had made his home with Mrs.
Berot and her family for the past quarter
of a century. The funeral took place at
ESQ O'Clock Thursday afternoon, with SER
vices and interment in the Donaldson
vile Catholic church and cemetery. Dur
ing his long residence in this community
Mr. Espierre made a number Of warm
friends who viii deplore his demise and
fondly cherish his memory.
Two of the handsomest and most ar
tistic calendars whica have reached The
Chef this season are those sent to US by
Chas. Maurin, proprietor of the Famous
Blue Store in Mississippi street, and Mon
tero & Brande, the weli-known local sa-
loon firm. Mr.. Manrin's calendar is a
r production in color photography from an
original painting by Neil Mitchell, en-
titled. "A Lowery Day, Autumn" Il gives
a delightful glimpse of landscape in the
fall of the year. when all the world is clad /
in richest hueS. The calendar issued by I
Messrs. Montero s. Brande, advertising
their Stag Saloon at Alexandria. is in the
shape of d waIl-pocket with a handsome
sta1'S head beautifully embossed, for +
background.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
A SURE THING.

Work on New Railroad from Donaldsonvilie
to Gulf to be Actively Inaueurated as
Soon as Rights of Way are Secured.
Project Certain Of Completion.