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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
Sons Of American Revolution Looking
for New Members.

The Louisiana Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution desires
to hear from Louisianians who are
eligible for membership or who are
able to trace their family gene
alogy to an ancestor who took part
as a soldier, seaman or as a civil
officer during the Revolutionary War
Or who in any way aided in estab-
fishing this great republic which has
become a sheltering haven for the
oppressed and liberty-loving people
from all the civilized countries of
the world. The passing of the pres
ent generation will carry away with
it valuable information regarding our
ancestors; facts known to those now
living and facts that would be re-
CURED before the children or grand
children of the present generation
could gain admission in such So
ciety. 1t is incumbent upon every
eligible American to- become enrolled
with the thousands u the national
society.
Eligible Americans are welcome to
join and the officers Of the society,
Edward Rightor, New Orleans. pres
ident, and Z. D. Dinftry, secretary,
will gladly furnish any needed as
sistance or advice to all who desire
it in tracing their genea1ogy. The
national goVernme and most of the
original Is states will furnish all
necessary infornla II egarding the
services of an ancestor in the Revo-
#l.utIonary Army upon proper applica-
ton, and the ira cling off the family
ri nee MOI siffieg nc
Louisiana Society parti cuIarIy desires
to hear from those 1ineal male de-
scendants whose ancestors fought IN
der Don Bernard de Galvez in his
campaign against the British in 1879
and 1880.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
MiddIe-Aged Man Meets Father For
First Time.

William Walker, aged So years, a
farmer of Mount Pleasant, Pa, re-
Gently met his father, John A.
Walker. aged ~ years, of La Porte,
Ind, for the first time in his life,
to his knowledge, at the bier of
Charles A. Walker, the brother of
John A.
Over fifty-one years ago John A.
Walker left Mount Pleasant, leaving
behind his young wife and four
months-o1d SON. He went to La
Porte, Ind, and for more than
twenty-five years was marshal Of
that city. He remarked, as did his
wife, who mourned him as dead.
Learning Of the death of his
brother, Walker went to Mount Pleas
ant. He. talked with his son for
some time at the side of the cot
fin before their identity was es-
tablished. The father greeted the
son warmly, but refused to say what
had caused him to desert his fam
lily over half century ago. The
first Mrs. Walker still lives, but her
second husband is dead Walker
says he will return to Indiana.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
The Calm Before the storm.

There is an unusual and unnatural
political calm down in Ascension.
What does it mean? What does it
presignify? An impending storm?
Wouldn't surprise us a bit, for
when old Ascension does wake up,
shake herself and start in, there is
generally something doing. There
seems to be no lack of candidates.
yet things down there are 'tarnal
quiet, on the surface. at any rate.
Yet with all these good. loyal fell
lows aspiring for office it would
naturally appear that there should be
some kind of a ripple on the political
waters: Charley Maurin for senator;
r. J. ChauYin for judge: 'sOld Sam"
St. Martin, Ed Hanson and Louis
Landry for sheriff; several for as
SCISSOR, equally as many for repre-
sentative. etc. there certainly ought
TO, and undoubtedly will be some
thing stirring down there before very
Champion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
A State Health Train.

Louisiana's health train is a new
wrinkle in state advertising. Louisi-
ana has a world of agricultural re-
sourees an elop1ne al. She
has fine commercial POSSIBILITIES She
has some mineral resources of great
value, notably her sulphur wells. She
has large timber production. What.
she needs now is northern capital.
and energy. She knows that the
northerner looks with suspicion on
her climate, believing it to be some
how unhealthy. Therefore, she sends
the states chief medical officer,
equipped with special train, up
through the doubling north to spread
the good news of Louisiana's health
fitness.
1t is a piece of enterprise that de-
serves the reward it seeks. And
in broad sense, Louisiana's claim
is true. We are not ready to say
whether northern men, or white
men from anywhere, can work in the
fields under d Louisiana sun in sum-
mer time with impunity But when
the president of Louisiana's state
board of health says that most of
the diseases hitherto attributed to
climate are preyentable, and can be
banished with little expense or diff
ficulty, he is telling the truth. Pan-
anna and Cuba are two object les
sons which the world is slow to
comprehend. But they show that
perfect healthfulness can be main
tanned in much hotter and moister
climates than that of Louisiana.
What we would like to know now
is that in the smaller cities and
country districts of Louisiana the
lessons of tropical medicine had been
taken to heart and that the good
work of Kidding the land Of malaria
and hookworm is well begun-Rocky
Mountain (Col.) News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
NUMBER 81
"Mother" Of Memorial Day Passes
AWav.

a few days ago there passed into
the eternal life at the home of the
eastern Star in Washington. d. c..
Mrs. Sue Landon Vaughn. the patri-
Otto daughter of the southland who
IS accredited with the conception of
the beautiful custom of decorating
tne graves of Confederate soldiers,
winch inspired the idea of Memorial
Ioay Though dependent on the
eastern Star order at the time or
ner death, Mrs. Vaughn came of dis
t'ngulshed ancestry, having been a
descendant of John Adams, the sec
ond president of the United States.
AT the, close of the war Mrs.
vaughn, who was then Miss Adams,
and a most patriotic young woman,
realizing that something should be
done in memory of the brave deeds
OF those who had died for the Lost
cause. undertook the movement
which swept the whole nation
eventually and which resulted in the
founding of Memorial Day both in
the south and in the north. She
Wrote "The Appeal to the Daughters
Of the Southland in which she
called on every southern woman to
join in the decoration of graves of
Confederate soldiers on a given day.
On April 26, 1866, she led a host of
southern women in decorating Con-
federate graves in Vicksburg, which
custom continued and became gen.
eral, and three years later was
adopted in the north, May 80 being
chosen as Memorial Day. After all
the Confederate graves had been
decorated at Jackson, Mrs. Vaughn
noticed two graves which had no
decorations on them, and on being
Informed that they were graves of
Union soldiers, she streWed ON them
a large bunch of roses which she
carried. knowledge of her action so
touched the hearts of mothers in
the north that she received many
letters expressing deep appreciation
and admiration of her spirit. It was
then that Decoration Day had its in
ception in the north
Miss Adams welded Judge J. II.
Vaughn, of San Francisco. Their
property was destroyed by the earth
quake, and the judge dying soon af-
forwards she was left without means
and came to Washington, where she
was cared for by the home of the
Eastern Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
Abe Martin Says

TIL Teller that's interested in his
work don't care what time it's.
Sprayin' won't kill a humbug.
Ignorance gives a Teller away
quicker than celIuloid collar.
It's no trouble t do a fine credit
business.
Nine times out O ten a unpop-
ular man is a teller that tends to
his own business.
Nobuddy ever runs out O. debt.
You never hear o. any girls quar-
relin' over a model young man.
Miss Germ Williams recipe for
knotted spaghetty is receivin' much
favorable comment.
TIL Teller that orders scrambled
eggs would take a chance on any
thing.
Constable Newt Plurn's married
daughter has moved int a one story
cottage cause she's afeerd O. porch
climbers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
List Of 1 etters
Remaining in the postoffice at Dom

Remaining in the postoffice at Dom
aldsonVille::
For the week ending July 20:
George Blakesley, Jr., Nat Cheat
ham, Henry Freeman, Eliza Erwin,
Frank Gomez, fireman Johnson,
Pauline Mariana, Alexander Menen-
dez, Gus Morris, S. d. Oselen, Elias
Seal, Mildred Talbert.
When calling for these letters say
advertised. II not called for in two
weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter office at Washington, D. G.
]. ]. LAFARGUE. Postmaster,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
AIIiaators Shipped to California.

Five hundred alligators, valued at
something over $4,000, were shipped
from New Orleans Tuesday by Will
liam e. Voelke1 C Son. The sau-
rians filled two cars and were con-
signed to the California Alligator
Farm at Los Angeles. They meas
ured from a few inches in length to
more than fifteen feet, and their
ages were said to range from one
year to more than a hundred.
Howard Harris, advertising mana
ger of the alligator farm, is making
the trip with the alligators He said
the saurians are bred on the farm
for commercial purposes, principally
for their hides.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
v AND HEALTH 70 MOTHER AND CHILD.

ao0g ~ oyer SIXTY YEARS b. MILLIoNs Of
ssETtI assa. for their CHILDREN WHILE
sa6TfErssG with PERFECT SUCCESS. It
It'll ave AVE- me CHILD, SOFTENS the ETMS,
III rs ~ FAM. CURES WIND COLO, a4tJ
.sseas, M rs remedy for DIARRHG:A. It is ao.
sins.,,,. m unless. Be sure and ask for Mrs
I'd T,ss s,a.othing syrup and take no otheF
-fvs cents a bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS
nv GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.

~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and
Houmas street, dealer in dry goods,
a,;ons boots and shoes, groceries, pro-
a n;s;ons corn, oats and bran. Phone 1852.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29

,ONDRAN, GUION & MARCHAND.
lJ ATTORNEYS AT Law AND NoTARIEs PUBLIC.
OfGcs in Nichols avenue, opposite court
house. Prompt attention paid to collec-
t and civil business. Telephone 1873
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
PHYSICIANS

TK. SIMS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office in Houmas street, between
,sa,vile street and Crescent Place. Tele-
nhor,e so.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
OCULISTS

pR. n. J. DIMITRY, OCULIsT. Of
fee on Sundays at Cobb's Hotel
Tpnaldsonville, II a: m. to 4 p. m. New
orleans Office, 714-71S Audubon Building,
ito5p. m.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29

IlR r, H. HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of
fee: Railroad avenue, between Clai-
ta,ne and Opelousas streets. Phone 240.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIES

n j. VEGA, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
ID. Notary PUBLIC Office with R. Nc
rnIob. corner Railroad and Nichols ave-
MAS, Telephone 313.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
Chronic Sore Eyes

Chronic Sore Eyes
are easily cured with Sutherland S
Eagle Eye salve. It is painless and
harmless and guaranteed. 25c. a box.
Sold everywhere.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29

ar. /. D. HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of
flee and residence: Lessard street
hotween Nichols avenue and lberville
street. Telephone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29

T,DMUND MAURIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
III NoTARY PUBLIC AND JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Office, sOS Opelousas street, opposite the
DonaldsonyiIle High School. The Office OF
ustice Of the peace will in no way inter
fare with my practice in district courts or
iustice courts other than the one over
which preside. Telephone 80.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29

CALEB C. WEBER, ATTORNEY AT Law
AND Notary PUBLIC. Office in Rail
road avenue, opposite the Donaldsonville
High School. Telephone 1892.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
Man Fined for
Dynamiting Fish

!i>mHmlrmg .js. in IN" streams ul
south Dakota comes high AS was dis
'uN"r"d by Il resident OF Hanson rUuM
" Whose mann. has been withheld hl
l'Ir authorities NinG 20 his ,,r0miu
"nf". who with three companions Wa
arrested on this charge 10y County
Game Warden Marin. Tn" lrinci-
III" Offender entered a plea at guilty
and was fined $In" and costs or
about S125 in all, and this amuumr Ne
raId and was released from ,,Msru;iy.
The other three defendants were ahl..
t( prove that they we're only sp-'ra-
tors of the dynamitins and had no
hand in setting of the dynamite
themselves, SO they we're released
without warning.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
NEWS

w. S. Glass made visit to Duluth
last week returning home Saturday
Geo. w. Case left today for bust
ness trip to Livingston, Mont.
DR.. Finnerud left Saturday for a
business trip to Minneapolis and Chi
cago.
D. J. Noble of Mitchell visited his
sisters, Mrs. L. j. Shaw and Mrs. c..
P. Gilmore this week.
Alma Atkinson returned Monday
from her vacation trip to Minnesota
points.
Mrs. Chas. Wensing of this city is
visiting relatives and friends at Ros-
coe, S. D., this week,
Mrs. o. N. Whistler suffered a
stroke of paralysis last Sunday and
is now in a dangerous condition.
The Congregational Sunday School
picniced at Lake kampeska on We'd
resday of this week.
Elks' dance at the officers club
house Thursday evening, July 81
1911. Last dance of the summer.
Mrs. Won Hagen and children are
making a two weeks visit with re
| latives at Elkton, S. D.
| M. B, Hestad and L. W. Stoechle o.
Bryant were Watertown visitors the
first of the week.
w. W. Wilson left Thursday fol
New York and eastern points to pur
chase fall stock for the suit shop.
Mr.. E. o. hammers, wife and sol
John from Stuttgart, Ark, have TO
1several days been visiting relative.
at the home Of Henry Fttje and fam
lily, four miles south Of town.
Rev. D. Reifenbark Of Madison, S
D., and q former pastor of the Wa
4 tertown M. e. church was yisitol
i'm The city for the past week. Mr.
fReifenbark suffered stroke of pa
raiysis some months ago from tn,
effects Of which he has not entirel.
q recovered.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
T armers Should Select Best Samples
Of Grain.

the fall and winter season of 1911
is going to be the greatest year for
shows and expositions, wherein the
best grain and farm products in the
northwest will be exhibited, farmers
should be On the lookout for good
sheaves of prize winning grains as
the harvest time approaches.
Minnesota. North and South Dako-
Ia, Montana, Washington, Idaho and
Oregon will be represented at many
OF these shows, particularly at the
big Northwest Land Show which is
to be held in St. Paul in December
1t is necessary therefore that those
IN charge of these exhibits get into
touch with the farmers having sam
pies of fine, we'll matured grains.
The Northwestern Development
League which has headquarters in
ST. Paul, will be glad to put farmers
il touch with htose in each state bay-
ing charge of the exhibits. Before it
is too late the grain grower should
should select his exposition samples
as they will be needed
In selecting these samples the best
filled and best developed heads with
straw bright, clean and free from
rust should be secured After Sc
lectin gthe grain should he kent
where it will not be injured or get
dirty. Stored in a dark place it will
keep its original color. Tie the bun
dies at the base, in the middle and at
the top just below the heads. Use a
soft cord or any wide band cloth SO
as not to break the straw. Strip the
leaves from each blade with a stick
sharpened like knife blade. Bundles
should be from four to six inches in
diameter.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28

ill maxi, -ul'tva.:on easier n
year,
Seed uM."nS >:.,m,o low have ~.
dnc~d plants h.& ,nvp@h for bu!
onions.
Boards Shou! ". us"d Tor ble;, -
ny early celery. Soil S apt to cau~,
= 10 decay.
The lasr OF Il,H II first part Isl
August is good ''nv 10 bud app"
or plum sncdHuHs
Cut our sprouts Hu"ut shade tres
rlums and apples. They only tiA'
strength from the man plant.
Keep tn" sweet peas picked. II is
t"lter Tor 'hr plants, and the hons,
ran be made more attractive by thrtr
use
Saw" seeds OF trees and sh;ubs :
they ripen, and plant thea. This
one way TO multiply your ornamen;@'
plants
y
cultivated until the runners are mat
ted TOO much to permit The cultivat u
TO 50 through.
Cabbage will grow better if fire.
Huently cultivated. Tie the leaves
about the cauliflower heads to keeI
them white.
DO not market poor or dirty fruit
Ut good healthy fruit in clean
reat package. and you will get a goof
lriCe. The 'ractiveness of pack
age often aids greatly in selling New
er put apples or plums in a sack tc
take to market. Always use box OF
basket.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28

- 1910 YOU are short that much mon
"y, for il is counterfeit, The nickels
bear the DAT" Of 1910, ~hirh makes
them counterfeit, As no Airk"!s ""r'
uin"d laar year.
In other I"sprcts IN" ulck"lS 'run
II rt@:I. They ar" about IL" -."n'
.gi.t rs HE. GoOI coin. They 81, q
81 Il" ,lt color, but NOV enough - n'
H,"Irrd by III" average person.
p'!"r towns have r"rnIr"d '.ul.n-
It .LH.h'r OF these coin III ,.lr,n!l,.r.ui
Iii ): = 'f"ti-}.t MAT i,"t:ta!.~ '.,,..
.'''' i"'H passed r. til "I-a:lllr,
-oM2 "hjlN has SOM rAror@. III,
static. T:.' i''par'n"u' ri ,n~'.... t.
WASHINGTON .'a sent @o'.r" al 3.
CON.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
Woodward
& Searles

has stood on its present location for
over thirty years. 1t was erected by
Ed. Murphy and o. E. Dewey and
used as a drug store for many years.
Mr.. P. c. Parliament and family, to-
gether with Miss Willowscraft, a sis
ter of Mrs. Parliament, left Friday
over the Great Northern for KAN
sack, Sask., Canada where they ex-
pect to make their future home. Mr..
Willowscraft left for the same place
few days previous with their car
! of stock and household goods. Mr..
and Mrs. Parliament are old and re-
spected citizens of this locality and
their many friends here will regret to
have them leave. The Saturday News
will be a weekly visitor, however, to
keep them posted as to what is
Transporting in Watertown and vicin-
iity.
Mrs. Will HONEYWELL and daughter,
Violet, will depart next week for Brit
ish Columbia where they will join
Mr.. Honeywill and make their future
home. Mr. and Mrs. HONEYWELL have
resided in Watertown and county
since early childhood and have a
large circle of friends here who viii,
wish them much success and happi-
ness in their newly adopted home in
British Columbia. Mrs. HONEYWELL
called at the Saturday News Office
and ordered The paper sent to their
new home for another year, remark
/ ing Ny husband wrote me to be-
sure and have the paper sent for an.
other year as it is just like getting a
good letter from home every week
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
THE BIRDS IN THE RAIN.

Hattie Washburn, Goodwin, S. D.
To withered grass and naked trees
the rain drops cling, i
While no CLEAN of sunlight tlecks the
plain; -
Gray are the skies, hushed Natures
peon to the spring, #
And grieve for the birds in the rain.
But long ere the skies have cleared
or the rain is Ger,
The birds burst forth with their sweet
refrain;
When hear that promise OF sun to
shine once more
/ rejoice with the birds in the rain
soiidsj TEEgf RIA Btu
Garden and Orchard Notes--Juiy and
August. MD
Late turnips may still be. sown 81
new land.
Trim any apple or plum trees that
are over-bearing It pays.
Allow no weeds to 60 to seed This
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28

+. H. Perry returned last Friday
nom d business Irip east which took
him to New York and Philadelphia.
Mass Bessie Wells is home from Alb
vIdccn to spend the vacation with her
parents in this city.
Chas. Schulz has returned from a
visit to his brother Herold at Minot,
" d.
Mr.. Hubsch of LeMars, Ia, is Wis
ting his daughter Mrs. VIM. Uthe and
family who live south of town.
A. P. Foley returned the first of
the week from a trip to the Black
Hills.
Walter Morris returned the first of
the week from a short outing at Lake
Okoboji, Iowa.
Joe Sears, Jr., of Leavenworth,
Kan, is visiting his parents in the
city.
Several of our local M. DIS attended
a injecting of the District Medical
Association at Webster on Tuesday.
c. F. Grimm has purchased the Char
ley White confectionery store on
ncrth Maple street from Chas. Bar
rette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Skinner are re-
joicing over the arrival of bright
little baby girl which came to bright
en- their home Wednesday morning.
Miss Winnie Whalen employed at
Hanson Bros. is taking her vacation
this week and will visit friends in
Marshall, Mimi.
Chas. Halbkat returned Wednesday
| from his trip to Butte Mont. Mrs.
Halbkat and the children remained
! to visit for time.
Mrs. o. E. Olson and son of Chica-
&C, are in the city visiting at the home
of S. j. Ness, Mrs. Olson being re-
lative of the Ness family.
| G. C. Hurblut of Raymond came
over in an auto Wednesday, bring
ing his son Roy to have his eyes
treated.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Owsley underwent an operation
for tonsils and adenoids at one of
the hospitals Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Koegan and daughters,
Ethel and Florence, left Wednesday
morning for Marcus, Ia, where they
will visit for month. a
DR.. J. nj. Freeburg and family who
have been visiting DR.. H. M. Freebure
and family departed Monday by auto
for points in Iowa.
! Mrs. F. L. Smith, accompanied BY
her uncle, Mr.. B. S. Silliman, left
Monday for Rec Heights, s.. D., tc
visit at that place for several days.
!. A. B. Cults, general passenger
4 agent and H. v. Peterson, travelling
passenger agent of the NJ. & st. L
Ry. were doing business in the cit,
Wednesday.
i L. D. Miller of Wallace came dowI
i Tuesday with his daughter Mabe
who underwent an operation at one
1 OF the hospitals for throat and nose
1. trouble.
William Ladderseau and daughter
4 Of near Brookings who have been il
/ town for several days for medica
4 treatment returned home Wednes
/ day afternoon.