The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
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W. Bethancourt, a competent youns
boilermaker of New Orleans, was a vel.
come visitor at The Chief office yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Bethancourt has just To-
Gated in Donaldsonville with his family,
and expects to secure employment in one
of the local machine shops.
Mr. and Mrs. Janvier Hebert are rejoic-
ing over the birth of bouncing baby boy,
who made his appearance Thursday
morning at their home in Houmas street.
The Chief joins the many friends of the
proud young parents in extending them
cordial congratulations upon the happy
event.
The pupils of the various schools in the
New River section who have entered the
Parish Corn Club this year for the first
time have been notified to assemble at
Gonzales today to receive their quota OF
seed The distribution will be made by
Supt. j. L. Rusca, and will take place be-
tween the hours of 10 and IL o'clock.
Rabbi H. RosenWasser, of Baton Rouge,
will conduct Sabbath School and deliver a
lecture on the second and fourth Sundays
Of the present month at the synagogue OF
Bikur Cholim Congregation. Sabbath School
will be convened at 8 o'clock a. m, and
the lecture will begin at 1880 O'Clock.
The public is cordially invited to attend
c. w. Bostrom, manager OF the Eureka
Junk Co., of Aigiers, was in town yester-
day on business and complimented The
Chief with pleasant visit. Mr.. Bostrom
will be remembered by local baseball fans
as the genial manager of the Algiers team
in the Gulf Coast League which furnished
the baseball enthusiasts of this section
with such fine sport several years ago.
Mrs. Leila Owen Stratton. representing
the Women's Christian Temperance Union,
will lecture at the Methodist church in
this city on Wednesday and Thursday Of
next week, March is and Is, at E30
o'clock p. m. Mrs. Stratton Isl woman Of
charming personality and is fluent
speaker The public is cordially invited
to come out and hear her. Admission
free.
Joseph Tanoos, a well-knoWn Syrian
storekeeper, formerly located in this city,
but who for the past several years has
been doing business at Napoleonville,
filed petition in bankruptcy IN the United
States district court at New Orleans this
week. His liabilities, including unsecured
claims amounting to 1892. aggregate
$1566.2e, and his assets are scheduled at |
$500.
Preparations are being made for a
grand knights of Columbus initiation to-
be held at Napoleonville next month UNI
der the joint auspices of the DonaIdson-
vile, Houma, Thibodaux and Napoleon
vile councils. Committees representing T
these organizations have been invited to
meet at Napoleonville tomorrow for the
Of formulating plans for the big
event
Arnold Ramirez, a well-known Donald
sonvillian who is at work in New Orleans.
while still retaining his legal domicile in
this city. came up last Monday to cast his
vote in the municipal primary, and was
cordially greeted by his many friends.
Mr.. Ramirez favored The Chief with an
agreeable visit during his stay here, and
we were pleased to find him looking as
hale and hearty as of old,
Capts. M F. Bradford and Felix Garcia.
Of Port Barrow, returned yesterday morn
ing from Helena, Ark, where they pur
chased the steamer Frank B. Owens, a
sternwheel vessel 100 feet long by 80 feet
beam, which they will enter in.the trade be-
tween New Orleans and New Iberia about
he 18th prox. The Owens was built eight
months ago and is well adapted to there
luirements of the trade which she will /
serve.
Messrs Clinton and Louis Pitre returned
asst evening from two-day trip TO Race
and in the interest of their Well-known
Rub-Er More. which is said to
be most excellent remedy for rheuma-
ism and like ailments. They covered the
territory Immediately contiguous to the
public road on both sides Of the bayou be-
::ween this city and Raceland, and report
having secured orders for large quantity
If their popular preparation.
Louis N. Boston. sachem of Mohawk
Tribe No. SO. |. O. R. No., and great junior
sycamore Of the Louisiana jurisdiction of
Red Men, will visit Napoleonville next