The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-22


o1her kinds of footwear will be hel
al the Lemann store next wee,
opening Monday morning and co
n r1nulns until Saturday evening
3 Prlces VIII be greatly reduced. an
some notable bargains will be offere
IN all grades of seasonable and st,
fish footwear.
heV. Eugene Hubert, formerly al
slseant priest of the local Catholi
ehurch, ana now stationed in sin
liar capacity at Thibodaux, spent
lew days here during the week a
the guest of Revs. Massardier an
lhonteliiard, and was warmly greete
py ms numerous friends.
Miss Laulie Colcmb returned las
week from Glen Cove, Maryland
Wnefe she attended the Nationa
/ Park Seminary during the sessio,
Just closed. She was accompanied t
DonaldsonVllle by Miss Geneviey
baer, OF Philadelphia, who will b
her guest for several weeks.
After spending a few days here
| very pleasantly as the guests of rel
| atlves, Mr.. and Mrs. George Barker
ana their interesting little children
Sldonius and Jessie Trent Barker. OF
st. Patrick, left yesterday mornins
Lor Marietta, Ohio, where they viii
enjoy a stay of several weeks.
Brothers IIbert, Hubert. Joseph
Adrian and Gonzaga. comprising fhe
IacuIty OF st. Joseph's Commercial
institute, will leave next Thursday
Tor Bay St. Louis, Miss, to partici-
pate IN the annual retreat conducted
at ST. Stanislaus College, which ex-
tends through a period of eight days.
Inc state and parish tax sales OF
lmmovable property took place at the
courthouse last Saturday, with Sher-
if E. G: Hanson acting as auction
Ger. Twenty-eight pieces of property
IN various sections of the parish
We're adjudicated to the state, and
some fourteen pieces were bought
by individuals
Steve Weber left Monday evening
7fcr Lafayette to assume a position as
tlmekeeper and cashier of a con-
strucbion gang in the employ of the
Cumberland Telephone Company,
operating in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi. Stoves many friends will join
The Chief in wishing him much sue
cess in his new field of labor.
Miss Florine Brun, Of New Or
leans, spent a few days here during
the early part of the week as the
guest of her brother, Lawrence Brun,
and left Wednesday morning, ac-
companied by Mr.. Bruins lovely
young daughter, Miss Florine Brun,
for California, where they will en-.
JOY an extended visit to relatives.
Misses Anna and Belva STICKY, OF
Burnside, came to town Wednesday
to attend the funeT al of their little
niece, MaybelIe# Alice Stucky, infant:
daughter of Mr.. an yr-FEsfrs Clifford
Stucky. Miss Anna stucky returned
home Thursday afternoon, but Miss
Be1va will remain here some time
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Stucky.
The three-pnase electric generator
which is to be installed in the mu-
nicipal power plant for the purpose
of developing current to operate the
electric elevator in the Hotel Don
aldson, arrived Tuesday and will be
erected in the course of the next few
days. The new generator will re-
place one OF the single-phase units
now in use.
An alarm of fire. was turned in
from box 81 Thursday forenoon for
a small blaze on the roof Of the
kitchen of Elmer Cadets residence
in Iberville street. The fire depart
ment responded with its usual de-
sree of promptitude and the flames
were quickly suppressed. The fire
was caused by sparks from the kitch-
Ell flue falling on the single roof.
Mayor Charles Maurin and his son,
Charles Maurin, Jr., attended the
commencement exercises OF Jeffer-
son College last Tuesday and We'd
nesday, and the former was one Of
the speakers at the alumni banquet
evening. From Convent Mr..
ST., went to New Orleans,
where he Joined his wife and daugh-
ter, who had preceded him to that
city. They returned home Thursday
evening
Among the damage done by the
severe storm which swept over this /
city and section Thursday morning
of last week was the blowing down
Of the iron smokestack on the plant
Of the Excelsior steam laundry, in
ST. Peters alley. A new stack, 20
inches in diameter and 35 feet high,
was manufactured at w. A. Dill's |
shops in the very short time
Of seven hours, and was in position /
the day after the storm