The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-11
NORTHERN FARMERS COMING.


Belle Helene Plantation Placed with
Payne Investment Company for
Sale to Northern Homeseekers in
Small Tracts.
A real estate deal Of much Importance
to this city in particular and the parish at
large was consummated last week. when
the Belle Helene plantation was placed
with the Payne Investment Company of
Omaha. Nebraska. for sale to northern
farmers and tomeseekers in small tracts.
G, II. Payne, president of the company,
who is at the ST Charles Hotel in New
Orleans, confirmed the announcement OF
the deal and said he expected to bring
the first party of buyers down here in
March to look over the property.
! The Belle Helene plantation is one Of
the richest sugar farms in the state. and
is the property of the Belle Helene Plant
ing and Manufacturing Company, Limited,
| of which organization George B. Reuss
| is president and John G. Klos secretary
and treasurer. 1t is situated in the sixth
ward of the parish on the east bank of
the river, about ten miles above Donald
sonville, and contains approximately 3oOO
| acres of extremely fertile land, adapted to
the cultivation of cane, corn, cotton, rice
and other crops.
By the method of the Payne Company
the lands do not pass out Of the control OF
the owners until all of the payments are
made and the planters who have re-
fineries or sugar houses do not lose their
/ identity. The northern farmers bind
themselves to sell their output of cane to
the planters, and the payments are so
fixed that the buyers can almost always
. pay for the land from the cane tonnage.
4 The company has disposed of about 5000
/ acres of the extensive Adeline plantation
/ in St. Mary parish by this method, and is
said to be negotiating with the Godchaux
/ Company to divide and sell some OF their
holdings.
About 1877 thrifty farmers from Illinois,
4 Iowa and Nebraska arrived at New Or
leans in a special train Wednesday after
noon, having been brought to Louisiana
by the Payne Company to look over the
lands offered by that concern in St. Mary
parish. The visitors were entertained by
! MIR. Payne and other representatives OF
! the company Wednesday evening, and
Thursday morning they were taken to Ad-
cline and haywood plantations. A num-
i Der of these tracts have already been sold,
/ and the company expects to dispose OF
i the remaining acres to members of this
party. Among the homeseekers were
I TWENTY-FIVE Hollanders who came to set
j tie on lands they bought during previous
j trip.
4 After completing the sale of the Adeline
and haywood tracts the Payne Company
4 will direct its attention to the Belle
Helene property. which will be disposed
of to homeseekers from the northwest.
i Negro Killing on SoufiWood Planta.
4 ton.
4 Nick Turner and his wife. Clara Turner
i negroes residing on the Southwood planta-
4 ton in the sixth ward of this parish, were
i shot and killed at about 10 o'clock last
Sunday night by John Bird, also colored
Z. who is said to be an ex-conyict from East
Baton Rouge parish. Bird made his es-
cape after the tragedy and has not yet
been apprehended. He is about thirty
years of age and a mulatto.
The Turner couple occupied one half O
double cabin in the quarters of the
Southwood plantation. the other half be
ing occupied by another negro pair. The
board partition which divides the interio
of the house into two sections does not ex
! tend TO the ceiling, there being space Q
two or three feet between the latter ant
the top of the partition. Bird, armed
: with double Darrell shotgun, shortly be
fore 10 O'Clock Sunday night called ON tn.
couple residing next door to the Turner's
and after conversing with them for
short while he placed table against tn
: partition. upon which he mounted ant
. peered into the adjoining room. Seem
the Turner pair in bed asleep, Bird, hold
ing coai-oil lamp in his left hand, level
"a led his gun at Turner with his right han
e and pulled the trigger, the load strikin
/ the sleeping man in the left arm an
: breast. Bird Immediately fred the sec
: ond barrel at the woman, the entir
: charge of shot taking effect in her ches
: and killing her instantly. Turner, upo
i being shot, rolled out of bed and darte
If through the back door, but his wound
S were too serious to permit his recover
n and he died at about 2 o'clock the follow
!. ing day.
n Sheriff E. C. Hanson and Coroner PA
d Thibodaux FASTENED to the scene of til
Il killing Monday morning and DR.. Thibt
e daux held IN inquest over the body of th
"A r,,,,.yl.rod ,Jarnan the it1yu ret1,rnino