The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-04
Public School Notes.

HWDlIg# school NOtbSs S&S
4 Supt j. L. Rusea went to Duplessis last
Sunday to attend a meeting at the Cal
basse school in the interest of the pro-
posed special school tax, but on account
of the heavy rain the meeting did not
materialize.
During the week Mr.. Rusca visited Con
zales, Black Bayou, Singletary, st. Amant,
Martin, johnson. Galvez, Lake and Cal
basse schools.
The patrons of the Black Bayou school
have raised s85 with which they intend
to cell their school building.
The patrons Of the Martin school are
erecting a splendid two room building with
folding doors in order that the two rooms
may be converted into a hall whenever
necessary.
/ The Galvez consolidated building, begun
before the Christmas holidays. has not yet
been completed However. it is being
used. The patrons expect to complete and
paint the structure after the close of the
school session.
The following directions relative to the
Carnival days were sent by Supt. Rusca
10 all the teachers Of the parish:
ION account of the requests from our
teachers | have decided to close the
schools of the parish on Feb. ~ and %,
and March [, and to ask the teachers to
make up this time at the end of the ses-.
sion. This arrangement will permit the
teachers and the pupils SO desiring to.
spend those days in New Orleans visiting
and Witnessing the carnival.
= In those schools where the teachers do
not desire this time. the school may run
on usual, but no teacher from any
school will be excused for Carnival unless
the entire school closes and the work is
made up at the end of the session.
During the past two months the attend
ance at many Of the schools has been re-
duced on account of meazles and humps,
and vaccination.
Henduran Insurgents Indicted.
The United States grand jury at New
Orleans has returned indictments for vio-
lation of the neutrality laws against Man
uel Bonilla, Florian David, Lee Christmas
and Jos. w. Beer in connection with the
expedition to Honduras Of the former gun
boat Hornet. Mr.. BpnilIa is leader of the
present revolution in Honduras, Cen.
Christmas is chief military officer of the
insurgent forces, Dr.. David was formerly
president of the Henduran congress, and
Mr. Beer is citizen of New Orleans,
identified with steamship interests. who
bought the Hornet and subsequently sold
her to the revolutlonists. The boat left
New Orleans without passengers or war
material. but il is claimed she was boarded
at Chandelier Islands BY the indicted par
ties and fitted out as gunboat under
their direction Mr.. Beerhas given bond
to appear for trial, but the other three ac-=
|eused are in Honduras, beyond the juris-
diction Of the court II the present trouble
in the Central American republic is set.
tied by arbitration, or if the Bonilla forces
GUST President Davilla one of which con-
tingencies is extremely probable to come
about-the New Orleans prosecution Isl
not likely TO be pressed very vigorously,
if at all.
Day Letter Telegraph Service.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
inaugurated on March I new form Of
telegraph service called the day letter.
designed to be the day companion Of the
night letter service instituted some time
ago. The rate charged for a day letter IL
fifty words or less is one and e-half
times the night letter rate, and for each
additional ten words or less, one-ffth the
initial charge. For example: The New
Orleans-New York night letter rate is so
cepts: the day letter rate is one and one
half times that amount, or so cents, with
is cents for each additional ten words.
The New Orleans-St. Louis night letter
rate is SO cents; the day letter rate at rs
cents, ana ~ cents 10rseach additional ten
words.
Day letters must be written in plain
English. and will be accepted at all |
Western Union offices for transmission to |
any of its Offices in the United States |
They may be filed at any time, but as the
wires Of the company are in such demand I
during the midday hours it is advisable (
that they be filed as early in the day as
possible.
The Colds That Hang On
are readily cured by Dr., Bells. Pine-Tar-
Honey L relieves the cold and stops the
cough. There is only lone genuine.
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