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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
Put DEBORAH on the Map.

Mondays Des Moines Register and
Leader contains splendid pictures OF
the DEBORAH high school girls and
boys basket ball teams with the COM
ment that they have done much to
put DEBORAH on the map this winter,
both teams winning a majority of
games played.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12


Jesse Limbeck returned to Os-
sian today, after a days visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Hageman of
Calmar were DEBORAH business visi-
tors this forenoon.
Miss Susie Rounds returned to
Chester, Iowa, today, after taking the
teachers examination.
Miss Celia Dixon went to Wau-
kon today, called by the death of her.
grandfather, VIM. Dixon.
Chris Knoke returned to Charles
City today, after a short visit with
mis- father, who is quite i'll.
Miss Marie Malli went to Lans-
ing, Iowa, today, for a two week S Wis
it with her brother, James.
Mrs. John Plank went to Jerico,
Iowa.. today, called by the serious i'll
ness OF. her brother, Nels Nelson.
Mrs. C. Vatthauer of Ridgeway
concluded her visit at the Rev. w. F.
Damerow home and went to Cresco
today for further visit.
Miss Frances MacReynolds de-
parted today for two weeks visit
with friends at McGregor, Iowa, and
relatives in Boscobel, Wis.
"A large shipment of spring suits
just received Sophomore and Kuppen-
heimer makes. The colorings and
weaves in the woolens are very plain
and pretty this spring. Grays are
going to be very strongly made up
in Norfolk and sack coat styles. A
new weave this season is a soft wool
en-. In gray and blue with a fine
white hair-line stripe. These wool
ems made up in the new Norfolk mod
lei are very pretty. Call in any time
and we will be pleased to show you.
IS. Larsen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
StinsOn Farm Sold.

The farm of the late Frank Stinson
below Freeport, has been sold to Ola
vus Tollefson, who has had charge of
the Reed farm west of the city. 1t
contains 125 acres, and sold for ST..
375. Mr.. E. E. Chase, who has been
conducting this farm, has rented the
Reed farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12

Mr.. Branstetter was state secretary
of the Socialist party of Oklahoma for
several years and at the head of their
organization during the constitutions
al and statehood compaigns.
His Interpretation of industrial
and political conditions are based up
on first hand knowledge of the
workers problems, years of study and
investigation and long experience in
the affairs of his party organization.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
4 Dairy Lunch.

The Fortnightly club will serve a
dairy lunch at the congregational
church, Thursday, March 18th, from
three to six. Liberal patronage is ask
ed from all Orders will also be ia
ken for paper novelties for Easter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
SOCIALIST LECTURE COURSE.
Second Lecture to be Given at Bap-
fist Church Next Saturday Night.

Otto F. Branstetter of Oklahoma,
the second lecturer of the Socialist
Lyceum Course, will speak at Baptist
church on Saturday, March 10Th, s
p. m. The subject of his lecture is
what Is Socialism,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
Easter Sale.

The ladies of the Episcopal church
VIII hold their Easter sale of aprons
Irish linens, fancy articles, and home
baking in the Freeman building, Fri
day and Saturday, March l4th and
18th. III
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12

AT the election of officers of the
Hook and Ladder company last night
the following were elected: Fore
man. F. e. Biermann; 1st Asst, B.
+. Bucknell; I'd. Asst, w. NJ Lee;
Secretary, +. p. Shea; Treasurer, E.
r. Abbey.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
High school Tournament.

= A high school basket ball tourna-
ment for northeastern Iowa will be
held at Charles City on March 21st
and 22d, in which twelve high schools
will participate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
Henry Knoke Dead.

Mr.. Henry Knoke, a, pioneer resi-
dent of West DEBORAH, succumbed to
pneumonia shortly before noon today
after an extended illness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
Just received a large sh

Just received large shipment
of mems and boys shirts that we are
going to sell at 3sc for mems and, &c
for boys. These are something spec
cial. Good values.-S. Larsen. 1872
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12

FOR SALE-Second hand disc.
p. Burns. 1l-2
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
A Paying Investment

There never was better tax
levied than one to build and main
tain solid and Well-drained high
ways. Good roads not only as
sure safe and rapid travel with
heavier loads, but remove the
risk of breakdowns of vehicles
and crippling teams on roads full
of bog holes and broken bridges.
Where good roads are maintained
We have rapid transit to all parts
of the country, the markets are
easily reached without fear Of dis
aster, and the value of land so
greatly enhanced as to pay four
fold the annual tax for road pur-
poses. Let every ward vote an adj
equate road and drainage tax, and
keep their highways good in every
season Of the year. 1t is a paying in
vestment from every point of view,
and one never to be regretted
Rayne Tribune,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
Eeedstuff from SaWdust.

A new industry has been brought
out in Fullerton, La, which will
prove to be of value to the agricul.
tural and lumber interests of the
state. IN the manufacture of alcohol
from pine and other woods, by-pro,
ducts are developed which are of use
as feeds for animals. One of the
compounds is called ssaccharine mo.
lasses," and contains from twenty
three to twenty-five per cent of car
bo-hydrates in the form Of reducing
sugars. This feed is readily avail
able and will take the place of black
strap molasses in the lumber dis.
tricts Another product consists OF
the malt sprout residue. The grain
is used to start alcoholic fermenta-
ton Of the wood eellulose. This ma
terial is similar to brewers grains
and contains from eleven to twelve
per cent Of protein, which makes
it an admirable feed to balance the
znolasses in the ration. This indus
try Ia new in Louisiana but has been
carried on In Germany and other
foreign countries for some time. By
means of the patented process a
large quantity of the wood scraps and
saWdust, now wasted, can be con-
verted into feeds and valuable chemi=
cals,-L. S, q, ReVeilles
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
Monroe,s Marvellous Growth.
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING EAST.

Fifteen years ago the city Of Mon
roe owned property valued at about
10000, upon which there was an in
debtedness of about $4,000. Today
it owns property and utilities, ex-
elusive of the franchises, costing
over 100000, and owes $153,770.96.
1t is a historical fact that the city of
Monroe was refused credit for a
barrel of lime, worth ninety cents!
Today It's credit Is practically I'M
limited in any of the markets of the
United States. And all this has been
accomplished under municipal
ownership" form of government. This
is not fancy picture, but is a real
ity, and all those who Will stop long
enough to seriously consider the
statement matte by the city of Mon.
roe will be forced to acknowledge
that wonderful and eminently salts
factory progress has been made
Monroe NeWs-Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
Bar Association Meeting.

The annual convention of the Lou.
isiana Bar Association will be held in
New Orleans Friday and Saturday,
AprM Ii and IL. Owing to the flood
conditions prevailing last year, the
meeting which was to have been held
at Shreveport was postponed and a
brief business session subsequently
substituted
Tentative plans for the entertain
ment of the members of the associa-
ton include the usual banquet at one
of the noted restaurants of New Or
leans, a reception at the Country
Club, automobile rides and other
special features.
As this is the first time New Or
leans has been favored with the con-
vention since 1908, it is expected the
attendance from the country will be
exceptionally large.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

/" HEREAS,. a petition of electors
w equal in number to twenty-five
per centum OF the qualified electors
of the town Of Donaldsonville, parish
OF Ascension, petitioning fer the sub.
mission Of the question OF organizing
as a city under Act No. GOT Of the
general assembly of the state of Lou.
isiana for the year 1912, has been
presented and filed with me as mayor
of the town OF Donaldsonville;
Therefore, CHARLES A. MAUI
Rim, mayor of the town OF Donald
sonYille, by virtue Of the. laws of this
state and especially by authority of
section two of sid Act No. 207 Of
1912, do hereby proclaim that on
Tuesday, the 18th day of March,
1918, IN said town OF DonaldsonVille,
there will be held under the laws of
this state special election for the
purpose of submitting to the electors
of said town the question:
Shall the proposition to organize
the city of Donaldsonville under Act
No. .207 of 1912 Of the general as
sembly of Louisiana be adopted
Witness my hand and seal of Of
flee. at Donaldsonyille this 14th day
of February, 1918.
CHAs. MAURIN,
Mayor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
A National DISGRACE.

It is difficult to speak in measured
terms of the brutal outrages perpe
trated by Washington hoodlums upon
the inoffensive suffragettes on the
occasion of their parade in Pennsyl
vania avenue the day preceding the
Inauguration. The parade had been
well advertised and the authorities
had ample time in which to make
preparations for maintaining order
The indignities offered to the wo-
men constitute most disgraceful
epoch in our history, displaying, as
they do. either Indifference on the
part of the district authorities, or an
1ncompetency which should result in
the summary removal and punish
ment of every official who had any
responsibility in connection with the
shameful and cowardly outbreak
Country Review.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22

of the board of directors as liquidafing
commissioners, who shall remain In of
nee until It's affairs are fully wound
up. The capital stock of this corpora
completing with the provisions OF ACT
NO l45 of 1888, or the laws In force
at that time relative to such increase
OF decrease.
ARTICLE VIII.
no stakeholder of this corporation
Snail ever be held liable for the eop-s
tracts of faults thereof in any furtEer
sum than the unpaid balance due The
corporation on the shares Of stock sub
sbsn # for and and oWned by him. nor
lon OF this corporation have shs effect
81 rendering this charter Mais or Of
exposing e. any stakeholder 10 any great
s. ha as T than for the unpaid balance
SCI opposite their respective names the
amount OF shares subscribed by each,
s ssl.en snail serve as the original SUBJ
Thus done and passed at nv Office
IN the town of DonaidsonYiIIe, Louisiana
on the day and date first hereinaboVe
Nrltten, II the presence of r. Melan-
con and Geo. II. Richard, lawful ard
the parties and me- notary, have here
unto affixed our signatures after read
ing the whole.
i 1. X Z HfSS SIMS. - : TT TssIss
L +. DUKE s. :. ,.s 4;,vs sns
3 l Per 3: Ru1nsey Duke 80. -
Z. 1sp Jls,ssIs, DUKE Two
NITA d. SIMS e, S, Ky
s. s.. VEG&,
Witnassas, Notary Public.
e, MEI4ANcoN.
GEO. II. RICHARD.
rf
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22

set have been appointed commission
ers, and G. Alonzo clerk, to serve at
the Melancon store poll; Messrs.
Adonis Cassard, Julian Diez and Paul
Judice have been appointed commits
sioners, and JOS. Corbo clerk, to
serve at the Cassard warehouse POLL.
Messrs. K. A. Aucoin, Wilfred Guigou
and Leon Levi have been appointed
commissioners, and Whitney Cons
stock clerk, to serve at the court
house poll; Messrs. Emile LeBoeuf,
c. H. Landry, Jr., and E. A. Eandry,
Jr., have been appointed commission
ers, and Philip Hebert clerk, to serve
at the Esneault & Boston sawmill
poll. And all of said commissioners
and clerks of election shall serve
without compensation
I do further proclaim and give no.
tice that at IL O'Clock a. M on Fri
day, March %, 1918, the said police
jury Of the parish of Ascension, state
Of Louisiana, will meet at the court
house in Donaldsonville, in the par
ish of Ascension, Louisiana, and in
open session proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount, exam
inc and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said special cleo
ton, which result they shall there
after promulgate by publication in
one issue of the official journal of
the parish.
Done and signed at DonaldsonVille,
in the parish of Ascension, state of
Louisiana, on this 2Tst day of Feb
ruary, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
ADOLPEE METER,
President Police Jury, Parish of As
cension.
Attest: c. C. WEBER,
Clerk Police Jury, Phi. of Ascension.
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each stakeholder by mailing a notice at
| his last known place of residence, at
| least ten days preceding such meeting,
provlded an acknowledgment of such
notice shall be sufficient, which aeknaWi-
edgment shall be spread upon the min
utes of the board The Stockholders
shaH appoint one Or more stockholders
70 preside as commissioners at such
erection, and # for any reason an cleo
tlon is not held on the day appointed,
the same officers shall hold over and
the president shall at once call another
meeting to elect as provided herein.
At said meeting each stoeIShol1ar s,,a i,
be entitled to one vote for each share
OF stock held by him, and may vote by
proxy The manner Of conducting the
election shall be decided upon nv. The
stockholders, and a majority in num-
Der voting at such election shall decide.
After the election of directors as here
lh provided, the board shall elect from
president and a secretary-tr treasurer. s.
ARTICLE VI.
The board q, Of directors shall have full
power to fill vacancies in their nunnbe7.
caused by resignation death or athef-
Wise, from among the stockholders of
the corporation. The said board SHAH
the said corporation and shall 50 con-
Duct manage and use the same as IN
their discretion they may deem for t}la
pest interests Of the corporation, and
r.
ter The said board shall have fi1}1
power to adopt bylaws and rules to
tfeeg reg the conduct Of the business Of
ne ,eiofpoFataon provided same does not
conifct with this charter or law, The
said board shall appoint such OFFICERS,
agents and employees or the company
as may be necessary for conducting its
term of service, etc. $500 80
ARTICLE VII.
The ~. - 4
lied or amended, or this CORPORA ion ms =
ne %. dissolved, at a general meeting a.
sfs 3, stoekhoIae1s' held for that purpose,
entire capital stock. whether present. AMI
or s9r. represented. at said meeting. Ter.
s aays notice Of such meeting shan be
as proVIaed n Article 5 of this
this corporation, ther by. lirnitatIanl ar |
otherwise, the liauidati OF i'll affair, -
shall be conducted BIZ three men1bsfs
S
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22

ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

| DonaldsonVille, La, Feb. q, 1913.
| ID URsUANT to an ordinance adopt
4 ed by the police jury Of the par.
ish Of Ascension. state of Louisiana.
at q special meeting held at the
courthouse in Donaldsonville on Fri
day, Feb, 21, 1913, I. ADOLPHE
METER, president of the police
jury Of the parish of Ascension, state
Of Louisiana, by virtue Of the author
ity in me vested and in obedience
and compliance with said ordinance,
do hereby proclaim that a special
election will be held of the property
taxpayers, qualified under the con-
stitution and laws of the state eff
Louisiana to vote at said election, in
the First Road District of the parish
OF Ascension, Louisiana, on Tuesday,
March IS, 1913, between the hours of
{ o'clock a.. m. and o'clock p. M,
Tor the purpose of obtaining the
sense of the property taxpayers en-
titled to vote on the following prop
osition:
To authorize the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisi-
ana, for and on behalf of the First
Road District of the parish of Ascen-
sion, to incur an Indebtedness of
thirty-five thousand ts35,0O0) dollars,
and issue negotiable bonds therefor,
said bonds to bear interest at the rate
OF five per cent per annum payable.
sem1-anIfually, and to run for a pc
Rod of not longer than twenty years,
for the following purposes, to-wit:
That of establishing, maintaining,
improving and repairing the public
highways and roads situated within
the limits of the First Road District
of the parish of Ascension, together
with the bridges, cu1verts, drains and
other appurtenances and accessories
Incident thereto.
For the purposes of said election,
and in accordance with said ordi-
nance, the polling places are hereby
designated at e. P. nominique's store,
IN the first ward of said parish; 1T
E. ?. Melancon's store, at Smoke
Bend, in said first ward of said par
lsh; at Cassard's warehouse, in the
second ward Of said parish; at the
courthouse, in Donaldsonvil1e at Els
neault e Bostons sawmill, in the
fourth ward Of said parish, and
Messrs. a. r. Dugas, Rodo1ph Landry
and Emile Dominique have been ap-
pointed commissioners, and Ernest
Melaneon CLERK, to serve at the Dom
la 9 store poll; MessEst p > Mel.
aheoa, Henry Dugas aid 8. +. Bras.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
A Record Pension Grab.

With a Democratic house passing a
pension bill that breaks all records
forty-efght years after the last gun
was fired in the war. service in whic
furnishes a basis for the, appropria-
ton, the dominant party is in a bad
way. Flagrantly violated pledges will
be greWsome guests at the inaugural
ceremonies Of an administration
which the people elected because
they were tired OF Republican ex-
fravagance and reposed confidence in
the Democratic promises of greater
economy. 1t is not fair that Presi-
dent Wilson should be thus handi-
capped by treachery on the part of
the congressional spoilsmen Of his
party, Just at a time when all should
have been most interested i'm remoy-
ing every encumbrance and giving
him a fair start. Country Review.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
Mississippi River Lsvee Association

i
/ A permanent organization of all the
interests of the entire alluVial valley
Of the Mississippi river, for the pllr-
pose Of securing national aid in flood
prevention, is now being effected, and
will be ready to begin work in a
few days. The body will be incor-
| porated under a special act of the
Legislature of Tennessee, and will
| nave its domicile at Memphis, To-
| Gated midway between the upper and
lower ends of the region affected.
A president, secretary-manage and a
board of directors, comprising sixty
| of the most prominent and influential
| men Of the United States, will be
| elected, and a campaign will be be-
gun at once to get everybody interest
ed to take part in the movement.
The organization will be known as
the Mississippi River LeVee Asso-
citation, and is a reorganization of
the Interstate Levee Association form
ed last September, when conYen-
ton was held to discuss the flood
problems of the Mississippi river.
There are practically $4,000 square
miles of the richest land in America
affected by the floods of the mighty
tather of waters, which are poured
down from 81 states of the union, or
| more than Al per cent of it's entire
area; and by uniting in a compact
organization all parties directly in
terested in flood prevention, 1t is
believed such a campaign of educa-
ton can be carried on as will awaken
the nation to its responsibility in
the matter of 1eVee building and
bank protection
A fund of $4,000 annually for 5
years will be needed to carry on the
work, and this must be supplied by
those living in the overfloWed re
gions of Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Mississippi.
1t is estimated that s60,0O0,000 ap-
propriated by the federal government
at the rate of s7,000,000 per annum
for levees will solve the problem
completely in a few years, and the
work can be pushed just as the Pana-
ma Canal was done, in a definite,
systematic manner
It is only through an organized
effort of this kind that success can
be obtained, and there never was a
more opportune time for the people
of the alluvial region Of the Missis-
sippi river to unite and present their
case to the nation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
The Danger Of Measles.

The old fallaey that measles is q
trivial aiIment which every child must
have at one time or another, the
sooner the better, is sharply chal
lenged in a bulletin recently issued
by the State Beard of Health. This
disease, far from being harmless and
inevitable, is often serious, if moi
fatal, in its consequence; and with
due safeguards, thousands of chill
dren could be spared its discomfort
and peril.
Few mothers says the health
boards bulletin, realize that for
children under five years of age the
percentage Of deaths from measles
is sometimes nearly ten out of every
hundred. If, however, the child es.
capes until after its fifth year, the
danger is far less and continues to
decrease. so that among children
over ten, the death rate from measles
is less than one per cent
sThe all important thing, therefore,
is to exert every possible precaution
toward keeping children under five
years of age from exposure to this
contagion. Like Nhooping cough, il
is spread directly from case to case
and is rarely, if ever, conveyed in
directly by infected objects or by a
third person; but 1T can be acquired
by a very slight contact with one
who already has it. .
Aside from its immediate danger,
measles not infrequently leaves a
child with grave and permanent de
fects of the eyes, ears, heart or other
organs; SO that even though its eff
feet is not fatal, its after results may
loads of cross-ties are being loaded
measles should be isolated and put
promptly under the care of a com
petent physician Florida; Parishes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
List oil E-etters

Remaining In the postoffice at Don.
jacksonville for week ending Mar. g.:
jacksonville for week ending Mar. %:
Mrs. Willie Adams, Mrs. Ella Braud
Henry Brooks, Dan Collins, John
Charles, Isaiah Ghi1ds, Gleason Du-
gas, Angelina Johnson, Mrs. Leon
Joseph, Joseph Moore, Aurelia Mol.
lere, Leona Lee, B. M Levy, Emile
Laeffo. Ellis Miller, Leonardo Ragu-
so, Angelo Scott, Arthur Theodore,
Estella Williams, Mary Williams, Lou
Yorks.
When calling for these letters say
advertised. II not called for in two
weeks they will be sent to the. Dead
Letter Office at Washington, d. c.
J. J. LAFARGUE, Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22
french Market Coffee
Perfect | recess Of
Roasting and
Packing

The celebrated French Mar
ket Coffee process is quite diff
ferent from the ordinary roast.
It drives out a larger percent
age Of gums and oils, while re-
tanning and intensifying all
the aromatic and beneficial
qualities Of the coffee bean.
The grinding is done at ex-
actly the right time to hold
the full, delicious flavor that
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-22

Governor George H. Hodges of
Kansas sent a message to the legisla-
ture OF that state urging a commits
sion form of legislative government.
He proposes to replace present 1egis-
latiVe representation with two mem
bers from each congressional dis
tritt who would devote their entire
time to state business.