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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
GETTING TOGETHER FOR RIVER
IMPROVEMENT.

The cheering news comes from
Washington that the authors and
advocates of the Ransdell-Humph-
reys and Newlands river improve
ment bills are getting together with
view of bringing their combined
influence to- bear i'll favor Of a joint
or composite measure that can be
passed at the present session of
congress. This is manifestly the
most sensible course to pursue, be-
cause failure to secure such unity
of action and effort, and a determina
ton on the part of each faction to
adhere to its own particular meas
ure come veal, come woe, would in
all probability prevent the success
Of either bill this year and thus
greatly injure and delay the work of
levee building and bank protection.
Senator Ransdell and Congress
man Humphreys conferred with Pres
ident Wilson last week for the pur-
pose Of soliciting his active interest
in legislation looking to the protec-
ton of the lower Mississippi valley
from overflow, and at the presi-
dents instance Secretaries Lane,
Garrison, Houston and Redfield I'M
dertook to examine the two pending
river bills and repor+ their conclu=
sions as TO what should be done
with relation thereto. ..
Senators Ransdell and NeWlands,
Congressman Broussard and Messrs.
George H. Maxwell and Robert H.
DoWnman have also had a confer
ence at which the rival bills we're
and other meetings of
the same kind are to take place un-
til an agreement is reached upon
measure to be pressed for immedi-
ate passage. Both sides are display
ing a coEciliatory spirit, and the
of the interests involved,
coupled with the urgent necessity for
early congressional action, Justify
the belief that the get-together move
nent will be continued until it's OBJ
jects- are accomplished.
There is said to be a disposition
n The house rivers aud harbors COM
nittee to make the Ransdell-H umph-
'eys bill part of the regular rivers
md harbors appropriation bill, but
t will be preferable to- have it passed
Is an independent measure to be
,arried out under the direction of
he Mississippi River Commission.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
Death of = Veteran Statesman.

Hon. Shelby M Cullom of Illinois
died in Washington, Jan. %, at the
advanced age of SIS years. He held
public offices continuously for more
than fifty years, making record Of
unbroken service that has not been
exceeded by any other American. Be-
ginning as city attorney of Spring
field, ILL.,, in 1856, he successfully
filled the offices OF member of the
legislature. member OF congress, gov
ernor, United States senator, and,
finally, member of the Lincoln Mem
orial Commission, TO which place he
was appointed at the expiration of
his fifth consecutive senatorial term,
March a, 1913. His thirty years SER
vice as senator has been exceeded
by only two other men, Senator Alli-
son of Iowa and Senator Morrill, Of
Vermont. The sole wish expressed
by the veteran Illinois statesman on
his deathhed was that he might live
to see the memorial to his old friend
Lincoln completed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
GOVERNOR COCKTAILS.

President Wilson issued an execu
| tive order on the 9th instant di.
recting that the permanent govern.
ment Of the Panama Canal Zone
should become operative on the list
Of April, and naming Col. George w.
Goethals as governor of the zone.
Col. Cocktails is the chief engineer
of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
under whose mastery direction the
work of constructing this greatest
of the worlds artificial! waterways has
been prosecuted SO admirably and
is about to attain successful Gull
mination. His services were sought
in various other directions. Dayton,
Ohio, wanted him to become general
manager of the city's affairs with
practically unlimited authority. Mayor
Mitchell of New York city rendered
him the police commissionership of
the metropolis, an office formerly
held by Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
There was talk of making him SUI
perlntendent of construction for
the new railway which the govern
ment is to build in Alaska.
1t is exceedingly appropriat how-
ever, that he should be the VI first
governor Of the Canal Zone, Wand
there will be unanimous publiA ap-
prevail Of his appointment and &C
ceptance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
SHERlFF'S SALE,
State Of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen.
-TWenty-Seventh Judicial
District Court.
Paul FOntana
VS.. No. PAS
Andrew FOret

~ Y VIRTUE OF and in obedience
issued by the above named court in
the above entitled and numbered
cause, and to me directed, I have
seized and taken into my possession,
and will offer for sale at public auc-
tion to the last and highest bidder,
according to law, at the principal
front door of the courthouse of the
parish of Ascension, in the town of
DonaldsonVille, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Fl, 1914,
at IL o'clock a. NJ, the following de-
seribed property, to-wit:
A certain lot of ground, with all
buildings and improvements thereon,
and all rights, ways and privileges
tnereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining, situated in the third
ward of the city of DonaldsonWI1e,
parish of Ascension, state of Lou
isiana, in the square bounded by
Williams or St. Michael street, st.
Vincent street, St. Elizabeth or
Division street, and ST. Patrick
street, designated on the plan drawn
by ?. A. D'Hemicourt, surveyor. un-
der date of December 80, 1891, as
lot No. 8, according to which said
plan said lot measures as follows:
Sixty-two and two-tenths feet front
On St. Vincent street, by a depth of
one hundred and ninety-eight and
four-tenths feet, between parallel
lines, and bounded as follows: On
the north side by lot No. 8, on the
south side by lot Mo-, and in the
rear by the Protestant Cemetery.
Being the same property acquired
by the said Andrew Leonie Foret, by
inheritance, from tae late Fanny
Harris, as per judgment of the
Honorable the Twenty- Seventh Jul
dicial District Court dated and sign
ed On the 9th day of January, 1913,
in the matter Of the Succession of
Fanny Harris, No. 1888 of the docket
of said court, putting the said An
drew Leonie Foret in possession
Of said property.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. c. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville. La, Jan. II, 1914.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
-Four Louisiatjans in Highest Ma
sonic Rank.

| -Four Lcuisianians, Thomas Frede-
rick Gessner al u William Henry Muir
tagh, Of New S4eans: John Stanley
Thibaut, of Donaldsorville, and Wal
ter Cheesman, Of Shreveport, received
the highest Masonic honors last Sat
urday afternoon when the thirty-third
degree. honorary, was conferred on
them.
This interesting Masonic ceremony
took place in the Scottish Rite CaChe-
draI III New Orleans and was attend
ed By fifteen Masons, who had pre-
Viously been similarly honored by
the supreme council, the parent body
Of the order Charles Francis Buck,
thlTty-third degree, sovereign grand
inspector general in Louisiana and
Canal Zone, grand commander, con
Quoted the impressive ceremony and
was assisted by the following officers
Of council thirty-third inspectors gen.
eral honorary:
Paul NJ. Schneidau, lieutenant
grand commander;> Chris Nungesser,
grand prior; Gus. D. Levy, gran,
chancellor; George SoCle, grand min
shall; George A. Treadwell, grand pre-
ate; Jacob Rasch, grand herald; Oc-
tave J. Garsaud, grand first equerry;
Moses Mayer, grand second equerry;
Andrew Hero, Jr., grand sword bear
er; William J. Collins, grand stand
ard bearer; Richard Lam bert, grand
chamberlain; Henry W. Coulter,
grand sentinel, and William w. Crane.
grand almoner.
The work Of comforting the high
degree consumed the better part of
Saturday, the ceremony beginning at
10 o'clock in the morning and not
being concluded Until late in the
evening.
Following the ceremony in the
grand consistory, the high Masonic |
Officers and honorary members, in
Guiding Messrs. Gessner, Thibaut, |
Murtagh and Cheesman, attended the
thirty third degree banquet in the |
private dining room Of the Restaurant |
de la Louisiana. A most delicious |
menu was served, following which a |
of interesting addresses were
made. The banquet was one of the |
most successful and delightful yet
served in the famous restaurant pre-
sided over by Ferdinand Alciatore and
Ferdinand Alciatore, Jr,.
The men honored with the thirty
third degree are well known through
out the state of Louisiana. Mr.. Cess
ner and Mr.. Murtagh have been iden-
titled with Masonry in New Orleans
for a. number Of vparc Thav ara alec
prominent in the commercial activity
ct New Orleans. Dr. Thibaut is one
Of the best-knoWn citizens of Donald
sonville and has likewise been prom
nently connected with the Masonic
order in Louisiana for a number of
years. There are few men in north
Louisiana better known than Mr..
Cheesman, whose Masonic connec-
ions have also been of long stand
ng.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
City Property Sold by sher

Several pieces of improved eal
estate desirably located in Clai ne
and HOumas streets We're sold bub,
lie auction last Saturday by riff
E. G. Hanson in accordance an
order issued in the suit of M NJ
4. Colomb VS.. A. D. Vega, Jr Two
lots with a frontage of so fe Y each
On the east side Of Houmas ST Bet, in
the square bounded by Houm&R Clai-
borne and Charles streets a s Rail
road avenue, were adjud led to
Mrs. M. A. Colomb for S12q -Four
small frame cottages are lo ed on
these lots. Mrs. Colomb wa so the
purchaser of a lot On the cas- Side Of
Houmas street in the square Wounded
by Houmas, Claiborne and Opelousas
streets and Railroad avenue, measur-
ing 63.6 feet front by a depth of
1873 feet. The improvements on this
property consist of two large single
story frame residences, and the sell
ing price was $1,000 Two lots mea-
surfing 100 feet front on the south
side of Claiborne street, by SINH
lar depth on Houmas street, and con-
four modern one-story frame
dwellings, were sold to the Peoples
Bank for $4,000
Another lot Of properties belonging
to Mr.. Vega, situated in Houmas, st.
Vincent and Charles streets, will be
sold at public auction under ex-
ecutory process Saturday, Feb. IA, to
satisfy judgment issued in the suit
of Frank c. Ayraud VS.. the same
defendant.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

act OF sale recorded in Book of Con-
veyances No. 81, folio 329, Of the
parish of Ascension.
Second. A certain tract of land,
being a portion of the west half Of
the southwest quarter of section
twenty flour, township ten south,
range three east, east of river, con-
sisting of twenty-one (2D acres.
Being the same property acquired by
DR.. NJ. L. Johnson by act of sale re-
corded in Book of Conveyances No.
SO, folio 381, of the parish of Ascen-
sion.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. G. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Jan. 81, 1914.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
BIG BOOST FOR THE
LOCKS.

the most significant and
he Of the many Endorsements
lily given the movement to Sc
the construction Of locks &c
y the place Of the dam that blockt
source of Bayou Lafourche at Don
jacksonville, comes from the Conser
walton Commission Of Louisiana
which has adopted the following
terse preamble and resolution on
this subject:
''The Conservation Commission OF
Louisiana having charge Of the oXAr
ter interests of the state and rec4a
nizing that the opening of Bayou
fourcle by means of locks would %
of the greatest benefit to the oy&er
industry, the citizens engaged Mere
in, and the state, thereby reha Nita-
ting that part Of the oyster teAtory
which has become barren ow A to
the influx Of salt water, thus nibit-
ing the growth of oysters;
BE it hereby resolved by tEs com
mission, that the construction q locks
at the head of Bayou Lafourche will
be Of inestimable value to the citi-
zens of the state, AMI that this COM
mission is in full accord with any
movement for the betterment Of the
state Of Louisiana, her citizens and
her industries. -
The oyster industry takes high
rank among louisiana most de-
sirabIe and productive assets, and
the region at and adjacent to the
mouth of Bayou Lafourche was for
merly noted as the location Of some
Of the best oyster beds along the
gulf coast. The biValves propogated
there were of particularly fine quail
ity. comparing faVora bly, in size and
flavor with the choicest products Of
other fields, and the damage to these
fertile Lafourche and Barataria oys-
ter beds was by no means the least
of the disadvantages and injuries
that have resulted from the closing Of
the bayou and the shutting off of
tn. supply of fresh water it formerly
received from the Mississippi river.
From every point OF view affecting
the public interest-commercia san
itary, practical and sentimental--the
removal of the dam and the substi-
tuition of locks is shown to be de-
sirabIe and necessary. 1t is simply
inconceivable that the two leVee
boards that entered into contract
to have this work done can
longer hesitate in the performance
of their plain duty in the matter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
CONSTABLE'S SALE.
State Of Louisiana-Parish Of Ascen-
sion-Tenth Ward Justice Court.
DR.. NJ. R. Cushman
VS..
Daniel Hinsman

Daniel Hinsman
- Y VIRTUE of and in obedience to
- writ Of sequestra ton issued by
the above named court in the above
entitled cause, and to me directed,
have seized and taken into my pos
session, and will offer for sale at
public auction to the last and highest
bidder, according to law, at the store
of J. N Delaune at Prairieville. on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "A, 1914,
at 10 O'Clock a. M. the following de-
scribed property, to-Wit:
One brown cow, with horns broken
off.
One red muley COW.
One pale red, white-flanked COW.
One dun heifer.
One red-sided, White-back heifer.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
J. P. WHITE,
Constable, Tenth Ward Justice Court.
Prairieville, La, JAN 27, 1914.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
SHERlFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Assem-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Judicial
District Court,
Annals Armant, Widow E. Legendre
VS.. No. 2144
Estate Of Richard Mccall
Emile Legandra E!yacutor

Annals Armant, Widow E. Legendre
VS.. No. 2144
Estate Of Richard Mccall
Emile Legendra, Executor.
~ VIRTUE OF and in obedience
~ to an order of seizure and sale.
ISSUED by the above named court in
| Inc above entitled and numbered
cause, and to me directed, / have
seized and taken into my possession
ana Will offer for sale at public auc-
tlon 70 the last and highest bidder,
according to law, at the principal
front door of the courthouse of the
parish OF Ascension, III the town of
Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1914
at IL o'clock a. M, the following de-
scrlbed property, to-Wit:
a certain sugar plantation, situated
IN the parish of Ascension, in this
state, On the right bank of the Mis-
slssappl river, at about one league
ABOVE the town OF Donaldsonville. and
composed OF the following tracts of
land, to-Wit:
flrst. A certain tract of land.
measuring Il five arpents and twentyI
I'VE tolses front on said MississipnS
river, more or less, and eighty an
pents in depth, bounded above bv'
iands formerly belonging to Trasi, |
mona Landry, now to the Miles Plant1
ing and Manufacturing Co., and below
oy the tract Of land hereinafter de-
scribed.
second. A certain tract of lane
at about one league above the e.
trance of Bayou Lafourche, meas
ing i've arpents and fifteen tod
front on said Mis- ainri river more
Of less, by sixty- arpents in
depth (including the and second
ooncessionl. The lssRanir.dgSAo ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
SUCCESSION SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Judicial
District Court.
Succession Of NJ. L. Johnson
NAa TAG

4SS3SS No
X Y VIRTUHONAand in obedience
-" to an order oNssale, issued by
the above named court in the above
entitled and numbered cause, and to
me directed, I will offer for sale at
public auction to the last and high
est bidder, according to law, at the
principal front door of the courthouse
Of the parish OF Ascension, in the
town Of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, MARCH Z. 1914.
at IL o'clock a. m, the following de-
scribed property, to-Wit:
First. A certain lot of ground. be-
ing the west half of the northeast
quarter of section ethirty-six. town
ship nine south, range three east.
southeast district east of river, con-
slstlng Of eight and eight one-hun-
dredths (S.0S) a1ss. a65gether with
e me Im ns ION and there
unto unto - pre-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

The board of trustees of the South
ern University seem to be initiating
the national administration Next
can policy with regard to the selec-
ton of d site for the institution of
which they have charge. Wonder
how much more tine the trustees
will spend in watchfUlly waiting be-
fore they reach the palpable conclu-
sion that st. Elmo is the only logi-
cal, proper and available place for
the university?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
The Franklin Watchman wishes to

The Franklin Waterman wishes to
know whether the sugar planters who
are suing the American Sugar Refin-
ing Company will "keep this great
wad of cash for themselves" if they
win, or share it with the cane pro-
ducers who furnished so much of the
material from which was made -he
sugar upon which the suits are based.
The question brings to mind the IA
NOUS recipe for making hare soup,
which begins, ''First catch your
hare"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

Even the oysters at the mouth of
Che Lafourche are clamoring for the
removal of the Donaldsonville dam
and the building of the locks. No
body but lobster is likely to OPP
pose the movement now.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

There's a deal Of wisdom and good
sense in the remark of the Morgan
City Outlook that "A newspaper
should not always tell the truth, but
what it tells should be true
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

Fort Worth and Memphis had big
cotton fires last week. About 1000
bales were destroyed at each city,
sntailing an aggre gate loss Of approx
mately $500, 900.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

The Mississippi house Of repre-
sentatiVes defeated a woman suffrage
bill by a. vote Of so to AZ. Never
mind, girls. Old Mississip' is gen
orally poking along near the tail end
of the procession. but maybe she'll
catch up some day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31

There is abundant praise Of the
hospitality enjoyed at DonaldsonVille.
One delegate says he left with so
cents and brought it back.-Morgan
City Outlook.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
HJim Crow" Law Upheld.

The United States circuit court Vi
appeals handed down a decision 1t
st. Louis this week affirming a judg-
ment Of the United States district
court at Kansas City maintaining the
sonstitutionality of the Oklahoma
IN Grow" law, The suit was
against the Missouri, Kan
nd Texas railroad and the Pull
pmpany by DR.. VIM. J. ThoInp-
lored, who claimed s50, 900
for being forcibly compelled
the white car and go into
eserved for eolored passen-
the train reached the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31
Commissioners of Agriculture
ORGANIZE,

Commissioner of Agriculture and
immigration e. O.. Bruner, and I'll. D.
Wilson, dairy and truck demonstration,
returned last Saturday evening from
Fort Worth, Texas, where they went
to attend meeting of the commits
sioners of agriculture called by the
commissioner of Texas.
Commissioner Bruner said: "We
had very successful meeting, and
formed what ! consider the most i'm
portant organization in the south
We have long felt the want of such
body. It is useless for us to preach
diversification to the farmer, unless
We can help him find market for
his produce.
Our object, among other things,
is to help him find q market and to
get all that his produce is worth. We
want to keep him posted on market
conditions, see that he does not ship
to an over-supDlied market, but to
one that needs his produce. and see
kFhat he gets the highest marked "a
price and the very best rates on the
railroads. No DOUBT il: my mind that
ne farmers win derive much benefiA
om this organizations 81
The meeting was ell attenA
@ farmers and m 80
Ter the south. 30
and n
The rganizat
d. r. kol
D. O. BruneI
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-31


absorption, 81 per year, in advance.
Telephone No. "a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-03
HUMlLIATINT

81 understand Gertrude Gadalotte
married a man who made a big for
tune by lucky speculation in soap"
eyes; and he disgraced her while
they were on their honeymoon.
"How did he do it?"
Gertrude wanted the other pas
sengers to think an ocean voyage
was an old story to them, when her
husband, the first crack out of the
box, pointed to row of life preserv-
ers and asked the captain what was
the idea OF all the extra tires. >
Judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-03

Washington.-The tragedy of the
workingman who looks old" has
been brought to the attention of Mrs.
]. Borden Hartman, the only woman
member of the federal commission on
industrial relations, and it is expected
that government investigation may
be made of the industrial conditions
that make it so difficult for the man
with bent shoulders and gray hair to
get job, even though he is mentally
and physically capable.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-03

Philadelphia, Pa.-More than 700
widows, mothers of families, received
pensions the first day the new state
mothers pension law went into effect.
Mrs. Clara Ketcham, trustee of the
mothers pension bureau, is already
well known to the widows and Or
phans of Philadelphia as "the San
ia Claus Lady," because Mrs. Ketch-
am has often provided gifts and
Christmas dinners for neglected poor
children.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-03
HOW'D SHE KNOW?

john said his wife, you never
seem to notice the little things do
for you. Only last night 1 sat up
after you had gone to bed and mend
ed hole in your trousers. Isn't that
thoughtful?"
"Say, by the way, how'd you
know there was hole there; huh?"-
Penn. State Froth.