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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-21

Divine services in eommemoration
Of the feast Of Shabuoth were con
Quoted in Bikur Cholim Synagogue
Friday evening and Saturday morn
ing OF last week by Rabbi H. Rosen-
Wasser, of Baton Rouge, who de-
livered an eloquent sermon on 1.-THE
Old Faith in the Spirit of the New
Covenant. i" Unusually large congre-
cations We're in attendance on both
occasions, there being many Wor-
shippers present from out of town
points. These will be the last SER
vices held here by DR.. Rosenwasser
until next fall, as he will leave
shortly for his summer vacation,
which may include a trip abroad.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-21

We are requested by Dr. Thos. j.
Dimitry, the Well-known New Orleans
=oculist, to announce that he has dis
continued his bi-Weekly professional
visits to DonaIdsonVille, circum-
stances demanding that he remain in
New Orleans on the days hitherto
devoted to his practice in this city.
It is with much regret that DR.. Dim
TRY makes this announcement, since
his visits to DonaIdsonyille have been
uninterrupted for the past four and
one-half years, and have resulted in
his forming many pleasant acquaint-
anceships and building up al large
practice. He can always be found
at his New Orleans office, No. ia
Audubon Building, corner Canal and
Burgundy streets.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-21
Why Do You Scratch?

:, Koyaline letter Ointment viii stop
mat itching or your money back. 50
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-21
Daiqte-BcucFferea

In the presence of large gather
ing of relatives and friends, Ben.
Daigle, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Camille
Armi6e Bouehereau, the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Bouchereau, of Palo Alto plantation,
were united in marriage Wednesday
afternoon, the ceremony being per-
formed at the local Catholic church
at $50 o'clock, Right Rev. Canon
J. NJ. T. Massardier officiating. The
nuptials claimed a large share of
attention in smart circles, and were
a prominent event of the month So
cially. The bride was attended by
her cousin, Miss Lucille Landry, Of
New Orleans, and the groom's best
man was his brother, O'Nea1 Daigle.
Little Helen Bouchereau. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bouchereau,
of DonaldsonVille, a niece of the
bride, was the dainty ring-bearer.
The bride was. given into the keep
ing of the man of her choice by
her father, Paul Bouchereau, man
ager Of the Lemann Company's Palo
Alto plantation. The young couple
left via the T. and P. Railroad at
Z o'clock for New Orleans, from
whence they proceeded to Houma,
where the groom holds a response
Bile position in the employ Of the
Texas Oil Company.
The bride is a prepossessing and
winsome young. woman, whose graci-
GUS manners and charms of person
have endeared her to all who have
the pleasure of her acquaintance.
The groom isla young man of ster-
ling qualities, industrious and steady,
well worthy in every way of the
charming girl he has won for a wife.
The Chief congratulates Mr.. and
Mrs. Daigle, and hopes their we'd
ded life may ever be bright, happy
and prosperous.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-21

Miss ANild S4ILiS, SoIS, America,
assemblage. The exercises were at
tended by large audience, and were
of an interesting and inspiring char
acter
The GROWING feature Of the cele-
bration, the grand inaugural ball,
was held in the high school auditor
illm at the conclusion of the Elks'
ceremonies, and proved a fitting CHI
max to the days delightful program.
The spacious ball room, which had
been attractively decorated with the
national eolors and profusion of
cut flowers and evergreens. was filled
to its capacity with hundreds of
guests from near and far, and many
handsome gowns were worn by the
lovely women in attendance. The
grand march was gracefully led by
the newly inaugurated mayor, who
selected as his partner Miss Nita
Sims, the pretty daughter of Hon.
and Mrs. R. N Sims A large num-
Der of couples participated in the
dancing, which lasted until midnight,
exquisite music being furnished by
the crack Peerless orchestra, under
the leadership of Claiborne Williams.
Delicious refreshments of punch and
lemonade were served in abundance
throughout the evening. The beauti-
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
BALLOTS WITHOUT PARTY EMBLEMSI
ONLY NEEDS GOVERNORS SIGNATURE
OPEN KANSAS LAND
TO HOMEsTEADER
Department of Agriculture Decides to
Drop 41,2s0 Acres From Kansas
National Forest Near Gar
den City-Test Not
Successful.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 31.-That
plans are being formulated by the for
est service Of the department of agri-
culture for the elimination of 41,2S0
acres from the Kansas national forest
near Garden City, Kan, was stated
at the department The elimination.
it was announced, will probably be
effected in the near future. This
means that the tract will be opened to
homestead entry. The land to be
eliminated is in the extreme western
part Of the reserve and has been
found unsuited for forest or planting
purposes. Some of it is fairly good
land for agricultural purposes but
most of it is fit only for grazing.
There have been rumors for some
time that the government, convinced
as the result of several years expert.
ments that the land is unsuited for the
purpose for which it was set aside,
would open a portion of it to settle
ment but this is the first authorita-
tive statement from he department OF
its intentions along this line. The
Garden City national forest was set
apart by executive order July %, 1905.
On May 10, 1908, President Roosevelt,
by executive order, changed the name
OF the reserve to the Kansas national
forest and added to the tract adjacent
land increasing the total acreage to
500, 1887, all of which is in Finney,
Grant, Hamilton, Kearny and Haskell
counties. The work of forestration,
it is understood, has never been sue
cessful.
1t has not, however, been a financial
loss to the government as the fees
that have been received from cattle
men for the privilege of grazing their !
stock on the tract have equaleG the |
expense to the government of main
tanning the reserve.
For number of years there has |
Jeen a demand that the government !
open up at least portion of the tract |
to homestead entry. The government |
las moved slowly in the matter, but |
las at last decided to open to entry
he 41,2S0 acres in the western part, |
which is only 13 per cent of the total
'eserve.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
KANSAS TOPICS
TRAGEDY OVER A WOMAN.
George Otter, Hotel Proprietor at Ster-
ling, Shoots Walter Stag9 in Leg.
Injured Mrs. Knowiton, and
Kills Himself.

Sterling, Kan-George Otter, one Of
the proprietors Of the Hotel Sterling,
entered room occupied by Walter
Stagg and Mrs. Alice Knowlton and
shot Mr.. Stagg in the right leg. In
Mrs. Knowltons attempt to interfere
he struck her over the head with the
gun, injuring her seriously. This was
followed by Mr. Otter taking carbolic
acid and shooting himself in the tenn
pie. His attempt at suicide was sue
cessful, but the man and women shot
and otherwise injured will survive.
A number of county officials were
over from Lyons on other business
and were called at once to the scene
OF the tragedy Mrs. Knowlton and
Mr.. Stagg were taken to the hospital.
The tragedy was the result of jeal-
ousy on the part of Mr.. Otter
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
BUT SHE DID NOT VISIT HIM
Little Chance That Voice-CuIture Stu
dent Attempted to Crafty Old
Gentleman's Friend.

Patiently the old gentleman had
been sitting through the ordeal Of
hearing the voice-culture student in
the hall bedroom below practicing
with zeal which left no room for
criticism, but with talent by no
means so kindly described.
Finally, he crept down the stairs
and raped at the door of the young
woman's room
Il can't come in." he said in re-
sponse to an invitation, "but | simply
came to tell you of friend of mine
who would, know, be willing to pay
almost any amount of money to hear
you sing"
Overwhelmed with joy the young
woman begged the kind old gentleman
to write his friends name and ad-
dress on a piece Of paper.
When he had gone upstairs she
looked at the slip of paper which he
had handed back to her inscribed and
neatly folded. 1t read John w.
Jones, Asylum for the Deaf"
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Till Taper Admits Guilt.

Ashland, Kan.-Lawrence Foncan
non pleaded guilty here before Judge
Wallingiord to a charge of petty lar
ceny on five counts His confession
recouhts that for years he has habit,
ually gone to the Taylor G. Smith
store early each morning to make pur-
chases' while but one clerk is on duty.
He always asked for some article kept
in the basement and while the clerk
was downstairs he would tap the till
for a small amount, The sheriff was
recently called into the case and hid
beneath counter. Foncannon was ap-
pretended with is ands in the TILL
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
A DIFFERENCE.
1t Paid This Man to Change Food.

What is called good living eventu-
ally brought me to a condition quite
the reverse of good health writes
N. Y. merchant
improper eating told on me till my
stomach became so weak that food
nauseated me, even the lightest and
simplest lunch, and l was much de-
pressed after night of uneasy slum-
ber. uniting me for business.
This condition was discouraging,
as l could find no way to improve it.
Then l saw the advertisement of
Grape-Nuts food, and decided to try
it, and became delighted with the re-
suit.
For the past three years l have
used Grape-Nuts and nothing else for
my breakfast and for lunch before re-
firing. 1t speedily set my stomach right
and l congratulate myself that l have
regained my health. There is no great
er comfort for a tired man than a
lunch of Grape-Nuts. 1t insures restful
sleep, and an awakening in the morn
ing with feeling of buoyant courage
and hopefulness.
"Grape-Nuts has been a boon to my
whole family. 1t has made of our 3
year-old boy, who used to be unable =
to digest much of anything. robust,
healthy. little rascal weighing 80
pounds. Mankind certainly owes a
debt Of gratitude to the expert who
invented this perfect food" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letterf new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
interest. Adv.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
RIew himself Up VIA Dynamite.

Smith Center. Kan.-M. o. CroOp, a
former wealthy citizen of this coun-
" committed suicide at his home near
Toleda, Washington. He chose to end
his life in a most unusual manner
Placing a stick Of dynamite between
his trousers and body he calmly light
ell the fuse and started walking to-
ward the barn on his premises. The
exlosive completely disemboweled him.
He had been a sufferer with a men
tai disorder for a number OF years. He
Is survived by a wife and three sons.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Injured in Sight of Family.

Wichita, Kan.-While running
across the railway tracks to catch a
train for Cheney, Newt. Saunders,
brother of John l. Saunders, recently
candidate for congress against Victor
Murdock, was struck by a Santa Fe
train at the local station. His right
arm and leg were severed. His wife
and three children saw the accident
from the train Saunders was trying
to catch. Saunders died in a local hos
pital from the effects of his injuries.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

Alma, Kan.--The case of Paul Rob-
erts, of Junction City, charged with
the murder of Anthony King, at Alta
Vista in September last year, was dis
missed in the district court here
and Roberts and w. o. Mullins
were later arrested on the same
charge. Mullins is a wealthy resident
of Junction City. He entered a plea
of not guilty at his arraignment and
was held in bonds of $4,000. The
preliminary will take place Febru-
4ry 13.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

Cimarron Votes More Bonds.

Cimarron, Kan.-Cimarror has
again voted $4,000 bonds to make the
waterworks and light plant municipal
Institutions. The vote at the election
stood 119 to 46 IN favor of the light
bonds and 1919 to 4S in favor of the
wsterworks issue. The first election,
held in November, was held void
through error The waterworks sys-
tenn was already owned by the city,
being relic Of the early boom days.
1t was in bad condition and until
year ago abandoned and considered
useless.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Wheat Crop Looks Fine.

Great Bend, Kan.-Traveling men
who make" this section of the state
say that wheat has never looked finer
than now During the late dry spell
the dust acted as mulch and s uw
of two to four inches in depth is just
melting. Farmers believe the crop
will be one of the best on record. Dry
weather and high winds in the west
ern part of the state injured the crop
somewhat, though the damage estimat-
ed may be iessened considerably by
the snow.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Says Peach Buds Are Killed.

Winfield, Kan.-O. c. Cook, an ex-
pert fruit grower of Palisade, Col, is
here doing business with the Winfield
Nursery company. He has made
careful examination of the peach trees
in this part OF the state and says all
the buds are killed. and that there
will be no peaches in this section this
year Mr. Cook says the peaches
were killed during the cold weather
during the first part of January, when
the thermometer went down to IL be-
low.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Occasional Visitor.

A notable housekeeper of the past
generation, before the days of screens,
had just announced with decision that
she never had any flies.
But, Aunt Augusta" faltered the
timid visitor, 'it seems to me that l
saw a few in the dining-room.
"Oh, those" replied her aunt, with
a majestic wave of the hand, were the
neighbors' flies. They will come in
occasionally. But l was saying, we
never have any of our own."-Youth's
Companion
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

Green, Kan.-NIiss Hattie Macklund
who, simply tired of life drank car.
bolic acid while the members of the
household were away and it had time
to do its deadly work pretty thorough
ly before physicians could be secured.
She recovered consciousness several
times but there was no explanation
Of her action, save that she was tired
of life,
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Leaves $4,000 to Children.

Emporia, Kan.-By provision of the
viii of the late Captain l.. T. Herit-
age, a fund of about $4,000 is pro-
vided TO relieve suffering and distress
among children. The trustees of the
fund will have great leeway in ex-
pending the income from this fund,
but it is to be used to "beautify child
life in Emporia," in the words of the
giver Captain Heritage gave $4,000
to the Emporia free library. HIS es-
tate is valued at about $4,000.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Fixes Date for Meet.

Wichita, Kan.-October q to % has
been fixed by John l.. Powell, the
vice president, as the date for the
meeting of the trans-Mississippi COM
mercal congress in this city. The
date must be confirmed by Senator
James H. Brady, of Idaho, president
of the congress. The international dry
farming congress will be held during
the same week at Tulsa, Okla
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Robber confesses; Sent to Pom.

Wichita, Confessing to hav
ing helped bind, gag and rob H. VOL
kow, a Wichita pawnbroker, and tax.
ing away loot valued at $4,000, Fred
Graves pleaded guilty in the district
court and requested that he be sent
to the state penitentiary instead of
the reform school. His wish was
granted by Judge P B. Gillett, Of
who is occupying Judge Sar-
gents bench. Graves was sent to
the pen for from ten to twenty-one
years. He was captured on a train at
Belle Plaine.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

Dodge City Kan-The commercial
clubs of Pratt, Kingnan, Greensburg,
Bucklin and Meade have begun a
movement for feeder of the New
Santa Fe trail from Wichita to Dodge
City 1t is not planned to divert any
traffic. from the main trail but rather
to provide a model road for the terri
tory to the south and draw more traf-
fic for the trail. A meeting is plan
ned for the late winter or early spring
at which a trail association will be
formed.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Stole For wesdiog; Is Convicted.

Dodge City, Kan.--C. b. Kellam, the
young man charged with defrauding
Ford county banks out of about ST.
300, to secure money for his wedding,
was sentenced to serve from one to
five years in the penitentary. None of
the money was recovered as Kellam
had given the money to the telephone
girl at Bloom to buy her wedding
trousseau. She had bought the clothes
and Sheriff Arganbright spoiled the
wedding by arresting Kellam the day
before he was to have been married.
Kellam gave checks on banks in which
he had no funds, and had them cashed
at other banks. He had been work
ing in the vicinity of Bloom for the
last year.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Use silaee for Winter Feed.

Great Bend, Kan.-More than 100
cattlemen in this section have in the
last year taken up the silo as the
proper way of winter feeding and are
demonstrating it to their complete sat
isfaction. s. A. Crottinger of Bison
claims the record for silage feeding
this winter with a COW which has
gained 1903 pounds in twenty-one days
on silage
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Broom Corn Prices Better.

Syracuse, Kan.-The broom corn
market is in slightly better condition
az this point and considerable brush
is moving Prices are higher than for
months and the large number of buy
ers in the market has brought the
prediction of another advance within
the next thirty days.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
CORTLAND Woman is Burned to Death.

Belleville, Kan.-Mrs. John Worth,
wife of the Santa Fe section foreman
at Courtland, in attempting to blow
out laml, caused it to explode. Mrs
Worth ran from her house in a mass
of flames and was so badly burned
that death resulted.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Farmer Dies From Gasoline Burns.

Concordia, Kan.-Nim Cochran, a
prominent young farmer living near
Hollis, this county, died from the ef-
rects of burns received when a gasO-
line tank on his gasoline engine ex.
ploded.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
woman's Attempt at Suicide Fails.

Winfield, Kan.--Mrs. Grober L.
Babb OF Winfield, took poison with sui
cidal intent. A physician was sum-
moned and after use of stomach pump,
announced she would recover. III
health is given as cause of act.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
CONSTIPATION N

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour; they do
not gripe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT LAW
WILL BECOME KANSAS STATUTE
-"POULTRY YARD" GOES.
All Offices And All Candidates Except
City Officers viii Appear in One
CoIumh-Party EmbIems Will
Be Seen No More.

Topeka, Kan.-With the signature
of Governor Hodges the Massachusetts
ballot law will become Kansas stat
ute. The party emblem will be seen
no more on ballots in Kansas. AS put
| by Speaker W. l.. Brown, "the poultry
yard has been removed from the head
of the tickets All candidates for all
offices except city offices will be un-
der one heading on the general bal
lot"
This Democratic platform pledge was
passed by the senate and by the house.
1t passed the house by vote of 81
to 81, the votes cast against it being
mainly by Republican members. The
bill was passed without fight. NO
effort was made by those opposed to
it to defeat it, although they tried
to amend it. 1t went through with
less discussion than any other import
ant measure that has been before the
house.
The bill as passed prohibits the dis
tribution of sample ballots at any
time before the election although it
requires that they be printed in the
official county paper.
The new law-for it is practically
law-provides that the names for al
candidates except for city offices shall
appear on the general ballot" and
that the names of candidates for city
offices shall be printed on a separate
city ballot"
All the offices and all of the candi-
dates would appear in one column on
the ballot. No better way of illus
trating the form of the new ballot
can be given than by showing part
of the sample ballot included in theI
new law. Here is the way the names
of the candidates for secretary OIL
state and congressman would appear
IN the ballot, except that OIL the sam
pie ballot . square for the tx" fol-
lows the party name in every in
stance:
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
Vote for One,
Burt E. Brown, Residence), Demo
crat X.
T. II. McGill, (ResidenceD Socialist
C. H. Sessions, (Residence) Repub-
lican X.
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Vote for One.
Grant Chaplin. (Residence) Social
st X.
G. T. Helyering, (Residence) Demo
rat X.
Rolrn R. Reese, (Residence) Repub-
ican X.
First on the ballot would be the can
oates for presidential elector, ten
= each party, then would come the
candidates for United States senator,
he candidates for the state offices, ;
or district, county and township Of
ices.
In the case OF the secretary OF state
hown in the portion Of the sample
,allot above, the Republican would
imply make a cross mark in the square
ollowing the name of c. II. Sessions.
7oters of all parties would vote in
ne same column, but in different
quares. There will be no such thing
IS marking in the circle when this !
leasure becomes a law. !
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Jumped the Track.

And Zens turned Niobe into a
stone"
Did they have motor cars in those
days, dad?"
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead Of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price rs cents. All Druggists.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
House

The stiffest gas legislation ever at
tempted in a Kansas legislature was
recommended for passage by the house
committee of the whole. Under the
proposed law, unless a gas company
keeps the pressure up to a given point,
and unless it furnishes 'ninety-eight
per cent pure gas the consumer is un-
der no obligation to pay his bills. In
fact it makes it unlawful for the
company to attempt to collect its bills
H. NJ. Laing of Russell county, pro-
vides in bill introduced in the house
that all boards and commissions to
which appointments are to be made by
the governor shall be bipartisan. The
members shall be from at least two
political parties.
The first voting machine bill has
made its appearance in the house.
It was introduced by J. y. Atkinson,
of Wyandotte county, and authorizes
every city and every county to pur-
chase and put into use voting ma
chimes. However it leaves the matter
optional with the municipality.
There were but few ceremonies over
the burial of the bulk sales bill in the
house. BY a vote of So to 55 the
measure which has caused Kansas
merchants unrest for several months.
was beaten.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14
Too Hastv.

"Diggs can dash OFF epigrams with
out a moments thought
That's just the way they sound"
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

The secret primary ballot for which
such a fight was up for consideration
during the special session called %
pass it is provided for in bill intro
duced in the house by the elections
committee The bill provides that the
names of candidates Of all parties
shall be placed on one ballot, indepen-
dents included. The voter receives the
full ballot and votes for the men he
chooses, no matter what party head
ing their names are beneath. He does
not have to declare his party allegi-
ance.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-14

If bill introduced by J. N. Herr Of
Barber county becomes law The Kan
san who buys a threshing machine or
other expensive piece of personal prop
erty from a foreign concern can COM
pei the selling company to make good
any defect. 1t provides that all for
eign corporations transacting business
in this state shall have local agency
and that the contracts shall bear the
name of the local agent. Under this
bill it will be possible to sue the for
eign corporations, They cannot hold
that they are outside the jurisdiction
of the state