The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-09
An linus ual Wet Spell.


1t has been raining every day for the
past twenty days-from Monday, June 20,
up to today-and everybody is begin
ming to " ball out" the weather man for
his eussedness in dispensing so much
moisture at one time. The precipitations
are not gentle, kind-faced April showers,
either-not by jugful. They are more
in the nature of cloudbursts, and it is safe
TO state that since the advent of the spell
three weeks ago at least Is inches of rain
! has fallen.
One effect of the downpours has been
to put stop to work in the fields, the
ground being entirely too wet to permit
the carrying on of cultural operations of
any kind. Another result which will en-
sue if the precipitations continue much
longer viii be that the ground will become
SO Watersoaked it win be unable to absorb
any more moisturs,,.sWsffith the result that
the water viii stand in the rows, and, be-
coming heated under the influence of the
| hot sun, will scad the roots of the cane
and thereby work great damage to that
lcrop. However, this untoward state of
affairs has not yet materialized, and it is
hoped that before such an unfortunate
contingency comes to pass the weather
viii have changed for the better and the
wet spell been superseded by period of
,Ic.,r ctiac and rninIocc 5oye
Miss Lucille Maurin. who was the sue
cassfui candidate in this district for
one of the Times-Democrat' European
tours, went to New Orleans Tuesday
afternoon and departed from that city the
following night, in company with the
seventeen other successful contestants
and tine additional members of the party.
for the trip to New York and from thence
to Europe. Miss Maurin was accom-
panied as far as New Orleans by her
brother and sister, James Maurin and
Miss Martha MaHrin. Miss Jennie DuffeI. |
OF this city, will also participate in the
tour and left with the Times-Democrat' |
party Wednesday night. The Chief, in |
common with the entire community,
wishes Miss Maurin and Miss Duffel a
delightful trip and a safe return home.
Mrs, Aristide Meynier, OF New Orleans,
has issued invitations to the marriage of
her daughter, Inez Marie, to H. P. Her
nandez, Of NapoleonviIIe, the ceremony to
be so'emnized on Wednesday, July 27,
at $50 o'clock in the afternoon, at St.
Matrices Catholic church in New Orleans.
Mr.. Hernandez is a valued employee of
the Napoleon Cypress Company, and is
young man of sterling integrity and man
lt9ld accomplishments. His bride-elect is
a gracious and attractive young woman
who possesses in generous degree those
virtues of mind and person which 90 to
make up the ideal wife and help mate.
The Chief joins the legion of friends Of
he prospective pair in extending them
advance congratulations and good wishes.
lie general assembly has passed
)itlsto divide Calcasieu into four parishes
--Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Beaureeard
md Allen. 1t had been origi-
laiiy proposed to name one of the new =
Sanders, but Gov. Sanders him
elf advised and requested the change to
Men in Difference to the sound policy
hat has prevailed in Louisiana of honor
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