The Donaldsonville chief., 1911-04-15

| lishment.
Diedrich Ohlmeyer, of this city, has ex
changed his gasoline launch Ferro for the
launch Queen B.. formerly owned By
Blanchard Bros. of Assumption parish
The Ferro has seating capacity of ST
people and speed of IL miles per hour iI
deep water.
Messrs. Frank Medine, Guy Dunnine
and A. Rossi, well-known young machin.
lists of this city, have leased from Capt
Jos. Constantin the Ascension Machine
Works in Railroad avenue. and will here
after operate that well-equipped plant fol
their own account.
The Chief acknowledges receipt of an
Invitation from the Plaquemine agency Of
the EMF Automobile Company to attend
the EMF auto picnic to be given at
Whitecastle. Sunday, April %. Each cal
is expected to take basket, and to reach
the picnic grounds by 1890 o'clock a. m.
1t gives us pleasure to note that A. F.
("Juba') Leblanc, the veteran job printer
who has been confined to his home for
the past two months with severe attack
of rheumatism, has recuperated sufficiently
| to be able to get around the house, and
hopes to soon be out again attending to
| business.
The board of directors of the Donald
sonville Bottling Company held meeting
last Sunday forenoon for the purpose of
opening bids for the purchase of the com
pany's bottling works and equipment, but
it developed that no proposals had been
received, hence the meeting adjourned
without any definite action being taken
IS to the disposition of the plant.
Train No. so on the Texas and Pacific
Railroad, the east-bound EARLY Bird, !"
formerly due at Donaldsonville at 6:35 p.
m, now passes here at 6:21 p. M, and
train No. 81, the West-bound Texas
Mail" which heretofore arrived at 1917 p.
m, now pulls in one hour later. These
changes in schedule became effective
Wednesday last, the 18th inst.
O. S. Broussard, formerly of Darrow, hut
who for the past year has been engaged
in business at Houma, has returned to As
cension and re-established his mercantile
business in Darrow, having bought the
store building and stock of goods of Felix
Blunt & Son, in that village. The Chief
welcomes MIR. Broussard back to Ascen-
sion and wishes him liberal measure of
success in his enterprise.
Ulysses j. Esneauit, prominent young
citizen of Faubourg la Pipe, and Miss
Mary Babin, the attractive daughter of
John Babin, of this city, will be married
at the Catholic church on Thursday, April
90, at S o'clock in the afternoon. No
cards will be issued, but the many friends
Of the prospective bride and groom and
their families are cordially invited
through this medium to be present at the
ceremony.
Mayor Charles Maurin has received a
letter from Congressman Robert C Wick
life advising him that the navy depart
ment has consented to permit the battle
ship Idaho to stop at Donaldsonyille for
one day on her way up the river about
the middle of next month. The event will
be widely advertised and it is expected
that a record breaking crowd of visitors
will come to the city to see the mammoth
fighting vessel
The receipts of the Donaldsonville post
Office for the fiscal year ending March 81,
1911, aggregated $5S6217, as compared
with $SS48.14 for the fiscal year termina-
ted March 81, 1910, decrease of S1S5.97.
The receipts by quarters for the past
twelvemonth were as follows: Quarter
ending June 30, 1910, S2o97.2s; quarter
ending Sept. so, 1910, s1Ss334; quarter
ending Dec. 81, 1910, $248618; quarter
ending March 81, 1911. $2Ia5.37.
Il
Mrs. r. j. Eikel returned on Thursday
Of last week from New Orleans. where
she went about month ago to be at the
bedside of her father, Frank Pfeffer, who
for some time past has been undergoing
a course Of medical treatment. including
a surgical operation, at the New Orleans
Sanitarium. Mr. Pfeffers many friends
in this community will be pleased to
| learn that his condition is greatly inn
proved and his ultimate recovery assured.
MANAGER Abe Bloomenstiel of Mohawk
Tribes speedy baseball team announces
that everything is in readiness for the
| game to be pulled off at Cleveland Park
tomorrow afternoon between that team
and the classy agsreg alton of diamond
artists representing Attakapas Tribe of
Napoleonville. Acosta and BlumenthaI
viii put EN- over for the locals, with 0ubre
behind the bat, and the remainder OF the
lineup will be equally nifty. The game
will be started promptly at 8 clock, and
| the prices of admission will be rs and Is
cents.