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The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
Fair Grounds Purchased.

The offer made to the Lemann Co.,
Ltd, by the South Louisiana Fair
Association, for the purchase of the
tract of land in the Lemann Addi-
ton comprising the A-muz-u Park
half-mile race course and grounds,
has been accepted by the Lemann
corporation, and the act of sale will
be signed as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be completed. The
property has an area of fifteen or
sixteen acres, and the purchase price
will be $500, payable in ten equal
yearly installments, without interest.
An option to acquire at the same
price per acre as much more land
as may be desired, not to exceed
fifteen acres, will also be given the
fair association free Of charge, this
privilege to extend for d period OF
five years.
At meeting of the board of diree-
tors of the fair association last Sun
day afternoon it was decided to in
corporate the organization, and the
president and executive committee
were vested with authority to take
the necessary steps to this end.
The proposition to acquire the
race track, stables, grand-stand and
other property and Improvements of
the DonaIdsonville A-muz-u Company,
for a consideration of s4100, was
passed on favorably. Certificates of
stock in the South Louisiana Fair
Association to the face value Of
$26o0 will be issued to shareholders
of the A-muz-u Company in exchange
for their holdings in that corporation,
and the remainder of the purchase
price, amounting to $500, will be liq
Undated in cash as circumstances
may permit.
The acquisition of the grounds and
the improvements thereon will give
the fair association exclusive own
ership of the A-muz-u Park site,
where the annual fairs under the
auspices of the Organization will be
held. The A-muz-u Company will
continue in existence, and in all prob
ABILITY. will lease the race course
from the fair association for the pur
pose of conducting races, baseball
and other outdoor amusements during
the coming summer.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
Hioh School Notes.

A new course in practical agricul-
ture has been added to the high
school curriculum. A lot owned by
Dr.. MeGalIiard situated in Railroad
avenue diagonally across from the
school building will be used as the
demonstration garden Prof. M. j..
Durand will have this work IN
charge
The officers of the Civic League
visited the school Thursday for the
purpose of forming Junior League.
Committees have been appointed with
specific duties assigned to each, and
there is reason for the parent league
to expect much active cooperation
from the students.
Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim OF
Greenvil1e, Miss, on his resent visit
to DonaldsonviIle delivered a brilliant
ard much appreciated lecture On
Culture" to the high school stu
dents Monday morning An oxford
graduate and contributor to our
leading magazines, he was admir-
ably fitted to treat his subject IN
terestingIy and adequatel SeVefal
#of cur prominent citizens were pres
=ent on this occasion.
April IT is the date fixed for the
presentation Of Uncle Ephrainn 8
Summer Boarders. The members
Of the cast are haFfng daily re-
hearsals under the supervision OF
Mr.. Durand and Miss Bott.
The new literary society will hold
It's first meeting next Friday
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
Lapice Canal Water lrrigating Rice.

Jacob Lebermuth, the well known
St. James sugar planter, is cultivat-
ing between seventy-five and eighty
acres in rice in the rear of his Lau-
derdale plantation, and is obtaining
water for irrigating the tract from
the Lapice drainage canal. A rotary
pump operated by 35-horsepoWer
gasoline engine lifts the water from
the canal and discharges it into a
main irrigation ditch only few feet
away. In the rear of the tract
large ditch has been dug, through
which the water returns to the canal
at its lower extremity and thus be-
comes available for continuous use.
lust at this time the supply is not
adequate for the proper irrigation
of the entire field, but in short
while the surplus water from the
rice fields of C. II. Landry and
Faustin Brou, whose properties are
above the Lebermuth plantations,
will begin to flow into Lapice canal,
giving sufficient depth in that ba-
sin to permit uninterrupted pumping.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
New River Teachers in Session.

New River Teachers in Session.
The second meeting OF the New
River branch Of the Parish Teachers
Association was held at the Dutch
town high school last Saturday. In
spite of the rainy day, nearly every
member was present and very in
teresting program was rendered. Due
to the effort of Supt. Rusea, it was
the good fortune of the teachers to
have with them Dr. Powers of the
Louisiana State University, who gave
two inspiring as well as instructive
talks. After the morning session a
very enjoyable luncheon was served
by Miss =Dey, the efficient domestic
science teacher, assisted by the high
school girls.
AT the close of the afternoon ses-
sion a cordial invitation to hold its
next meeting at the Gonzales high
school was extended the association
by Prof. Broussard, principal Of that
Institution The invitation was ac-
cepted, the date Of the meeting to
| be fixed by the superintendent at
some future time.
MISS FANNIE CUsHMAN,
Secretary
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
r. G P. Trains Tied up.

Traffic on the Texas and Pacific
Railroad was interrupted from IL
O'Clock Sunday night to II o'clock
Monday forenoon, while the 25-foot
channel for the drainage canal un-
der construction in the Bayou Biiou
Drainage District was being ex-
cavated across the railroad right of
way at a point in the sWamps back
OF the New Hope, Germania, Elise
and other plantations in the upper
portion of Ascension parish. about
five miles above DonaIdsonvilfe The
dredgebeat which is digging the
canal is so feet long, and attached
to it is quarterboat Is feet in
length, hence it was necessary that
a distance of about It's feet be ex-
eavated after the railroad embank-
ment had been cut through, in order
to allow the boats to clear the line
of the tracks.
The work was started after the fast
West-bound train due here at $50
p. m. had passed Sunday night, and
by 6 O'Clock the following morning
the dredgeboat had completed its
part of the undertaking. Dynamite
had been used previously to facilitate
the work of digging the channel, a
quantity of earth having been re-
moved by this method. AS soon as
the boats were out of the way
bridge crew Of the railroad COM
pany commenced the driving of piles
and the construction of a trestIe
across the channel, and this work
was finished at 1880 a. NJ An
operator who was on the scene no.
titled the Donaldsonvil1e office of
the railroad that the line. was open,
and this message was in turn de-
spatched to Whitecastle, where the
east-bound fast and local trains,
due here respectively at SAT and
1926 a. M, had been held pending
the resumption Of traffic The fast
train passed here shortly after II
d. N.
The Bijou canal originates at a
point on the upper line of Mrs. J.
E. ST. Martins Pelico plantation,
and will ultimately empty into Grand
Bayou. 1t will have fall of IL feet
from the rear of the cultivated
fields to it's point of discharge, and,
with the assistance of lateral canals,
will drain an extensive area of till
able and swamp lands in upper AS
cension and lower IberVille parishes.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
For Sale,

Two double red Japonicas, layered,
81 each; four pink Azaleas, 81 each;
twelve Ardesia plants, potted, 80
cents each; three small grated
orange trees, 81 each. Address
MRS. NJ. L RANDOLPH, Blythewood
Pecan Grove, Payou Goula, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

The many friends of the Mas fam
lily will regret to hear of the serious
illness of L. Mas, the venerable
head Of the household. All the mem
bers of the family We're summoned on
Sunday from the different parts OF
the state and are now in town. Ills
condition this morning was no bet
ter. - Baton Rouge State-fImes,
March Is.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Mrs. Evan J. Mccall came up from
New Orleans yesterday afternoon to
spend the weekend with her hus-
band at their home on Evan Hall
plantation
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Leon Levy spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in New Orleans, combin-
ing pleasure with business, and man
aged to get away with a goodly
amount of each.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Mrs. Paul Leche returned Monday
night from an enjoyable several
days visit to New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1914.

Attractive stationery is the only
kind we print. Give us your orders.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

H. Vernon Sims, who is attending
the Tulane Medical School, is spend
ing the weekend here with his par
ents, Hon. and Mrs. R. n. Sims.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Dr. A. w. Martin visited Burton
on professional business Thursday
afternoon, and again Friday morn
ing.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Mrs. e. H. Frank, of New Orleans,
is here on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. F. B. Lemann-
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Mrs. II. Fl. Waters, of New Or
leans, is spending some time with
her son-in-law and daughter, Dr..
and Mrs. William Porcher Miles, at
their plantation home at Burnside.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Miss Laure Fernandez returned
Monday evening from an extended
visit to relatives in New Orleans,
where she was the recipient of
much social attention. Her many
friends are delighted to welcome her
home.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Malcolm Barlow, a WeIl-knoWn
/ young man of Belle Rose, is filling
the position OF telegraph operator at
the uptown office Of the Western
1 Union Company III this city, and is
| discharging the duties incumbent up
| On him in an altogether satisfactory
and efficient manner. Young Bar
low recently completed a course in
telegraphy at the Western Union
school OF instruction in New Orleans.
Louis E. Pitre, of Rub-Er-More
fame, has entered the employ of the
local office of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company in the capacity of
| travelling salesman, succeeding John
B. Martin, who was recently pro-
noted to the management of the
Monroe district. Mr. Pitre is a hust-
Ter and enjoys a wide acquaintance
| throughout this section, hence he
should have no difficulty in making
good in his new field Of endeayor.
4. A. Aucoin has disposed of his
three secondhand automobiles, and
a few days ago received two brand
new, 19I4-model cars, a REQ and a
Ford, which he will use for livery
purposes. ME 4ueoin's cars are al
ways in demand, owing to the ex-
cellence of his service and his very
reasonable scale Of prices, and now
that he has placed in commission
two such up-to-date and handsome
machines the public viii doubtless
show its appreciation of his enter
prise by according him even a more
liberal measure OF patronage than he
has enjoyed heretofore.
Hector Himel, of st. James, who
Will assume the duties of secretary
OF the Lafourche basin leVee board
on the first of April, is preparing to
move the records and archives of
that organization from the rooms
heretofore occupied in the Hennen
building in New Orleans to the local
office Of the board on the second
floor of the Rogge building in Missis-
siDpi street, where Mr4 Himel will
have his headquarters. The next reg
ular quarterly meeting Of the levee
commissioners will be held in this
city Thursday, April 9, at IL o'clock
a. IN.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

George Casso, one of the industri-
Gus young sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lu.
Glen Casso, left recently for Lutcher,
where he has secured a position as
salesman in the Palace department
store Of Sehornstein G. Dulitz
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

The steamer Virgie now leaves
Donaldsonville on her first afternoon
trip at o'clock, instead Of 2.10, as
heretofore, Patrons of the line are
requested to make note of this
fact.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Miss Eleanor Warren, Of Salt Lake
City, arrived Thursday afternoon for
a visit to Miss Nita Sims. Misses
Warren and Sims We're room-mates
at the Washington Seminary in
washington, D. c., during the session
OF 1911-12.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

George Poche, of Donaldsonyille,
visited his sister, Mrs. J. w. Byrnes,
last Saturday, and while here stood
as sponsor for the new boy in the
family.-Thibodanx Commereial-Jour-
nal
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

]. A. Rome. successful merchant
of the Bonneville settlement in the
fifth word, paid business visits to
Donaldsonville on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, and was a welcome caller at
this office
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

The many friends of Miss Margaret
Lyons, one of the capable members
OF the Donaldsonville High School
teacning corps, will regret to learn
that she has rendered her resigna-
ton from the faculty, and viii leave
Tor her home In New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Mrs. Robert Henderson, of New
orieans. spent the early part Of the
week here with relatives. leaving
Iuesday morning for a short visit
70 Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. LawIess, of
heston Ridge plantation, IbervilIe
parish, before returning to her home
IN the Crescent City.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28
COLDS & LaGRIPPE

5 or 6 doses 686 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than CalorneI and does not
sripe or sicken. Price Csc.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

!, interest coupons on the bonds of
sns a,ss, Donaldsonyille Hotel Co., Ltd,
anl become due next Wednesday,
aa apSil !, and will be payable at the
- eol,ae .s sank in this city. Holders
- tnese bonds are requested to pre-
sent the coupons at said bank on
above date for payment. -
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

1T takes a live fish to swim up
stream Be live. Advertise in
The Chief.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

-. pr. l. kaffie. leading young den
a -. o Natehitoches, while on his
nay 70 New Orleans stopped off at
asosaaausohVille yesterday afternoon
~ ~ : graeT visit to his sister, Miss
ata tea haff1e. one of the talented
sgaeaers Of the local high school.
4ie resumed his journey this morning.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

2. s. Mcfarland. of Burnside L.
{ W,.,s ~ arfnltage, of Darrow, and Jonas
Nell, OF Lutcher, members of the
poard OF commissioners OF the Ba-
voa Conway Drainage District were
= Town Yesterday to attend a meet
1ag OF the committee named by that
ps'oy 70 negotiate for the sale Of the
bonds OF the district. The confer.
s saee was held in the office OF secre-
larry 3. j. Vega. -.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

Tell EN- you saw ii ID The Chief.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-28

~ - =. Aoseman, the popular travel
- s representative of the old relia-
nle New Orleans liquor house of Hol-
ss 9 Co, was here Wednesday
~ ~. one OF MS periodical visits, look
.as -, q handsome and hearty as usual,
ana ms numerous friends were happy
20 greet him. Mr.. Mosenaan report
ea business quite lively in his line.
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interest Of every contestant to insist
upon their friends and relatives to
give them at least a two years sub
scription or more RIGHT NOW while
booster period is on. Remember that
after booster period ends the number
of votes that will be allowed for sin
gle subscription will be smaller.
Below is the scale of votes that will
apply during the Booster Period,
which begins today, and ends on SAT-
urday, DC. 3Oht Study this scale
and cut it out fer your reference. Yol
can see why you should make it a
point to get long term subscriptions.
Keep the vote scale before you, and
think every time you get a subscrip.
tion what it means TO you.
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ROBBERY AT BEE LAKE.
Negro Robs Depot Agents House
Saturday Night.

Last Saturday night a negro enter
ed the home Of Mr.. Boyd, the depot
and express agent at Bee Lake, and
took a box containing about SlOO in
cash and about $3.50 in checks. The
robbery was not discovered until sun
day morning when Deputy Sheriff
John Muse was notified and asked to
bring the county bloodhounda to the
scene. The dogs tracked the negro
for quite distance, but finally trail
ed him to his house where most OF
the stolen property was recovered.
The robber was a negro named 0tha
Banum, who lives on Mrs. Tinnin's
plantation near Bee Lake, He had
formerly borne a good reputation and
was considered above suspicion.
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Well, they're off now, sure. The
first list of candidates in the Herald's
big Automobile Prize Contest is pub
lished today. Everybody has been
anxious to know who the candidates
are. The list below is not complete,
but shows the names of those entered
up to the time Of going to press.
Now, it behooves the candidates to
make the best Of the few short weeks
they have to win one of the valuable
prizes. 1t is just the right time for
new contestants to enter. In fact,
this is the very best time CT the en-
tire contest to enter.
LIST OF CONTESTANTS NOMINA-
TED TO DATE.
MISS NELLIE SINGLETON, VA
ZOO CITY.
MRS. BATTAILLE NOBLE, BEN
TON.
MRS. L. E. MILLER, SILVER
CITY.
MRS. C. F. RHODES, YAzoo
CITY.
MISS FRANCES BLUNT, BEN
TON.
MRS. M. C. WICK, YAZOO CITY.
MRS. T. F. ADAMS, YAZOO CITY.
MISS MARY SWAYZE, YAZOO
CITY.
MISS MoLLIE C. CoKER, YAzoo
CITY.
MISS BELLE WIGGINS, YAzoo
CITY.
MISS SENEZ CHILDRESS, SAT-
ARTIA.
MISS CHESLEY BoNNEY, SAT-
ARTIA.
MISS JOSIE MANSFIELD, ME-
CHANICSBURG.
MISS MAY SHACKLEF0RD, BEN
| TONIA.
MISS MAMIE JOHNSON, BEN
ToNIA.
MISS LILLE STURTEvANT, ME-
CHANICSBURG.
| MISS MAIZE McGRAW, VALLEY.
MISS WETA RABB, LOUISE.
MRS. MAGGIE DESKINS, YAZoO
CITY, ROUTE 2.
Booster Period"
Today is the beginning of "Boos.
ter Period" in the Herald's Automo-
bile contest. Booster Period" means
that friends of the contestants can
boost their favOrite by paying for
one or two years subscription or more
and secure for them a larger number
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BOOSTER PERIOD" OPENS TODAY AND THOSE WHO HAVE Been
NKNG OF ENTERING THE CONTEST SHOULD DO SO NOW.
LOOK, Your Name the L Is Your Best Friend or Relative
the Race? If Not Why Not?

of votes than can be obtained at any
ether time of the contest on a single
subscription.
Why is Booster Period? What does
it mean? 1t means that this is POS
ITIVELY THE BEST TIME OF THE
ENTIRE CONTEST FOR PEOPLE
TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
AND BOOST THEIR FAV0RTTE,
Every subscription for one year turn
ed in during Booster Period will count
5000 regular votes and $4,000 extra
votes, thus making total Of 10000
votes for each one years subscrip-
tion. A two years subscription dur
ing booster period gives contestant
a total Of $4,000 votes, etc. Look at
the scale Of votes printed below. From
this it will be seen that it is to the
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How to Win a Valuable Prize

Send in your nonifiabion. You will
find a nomination blank is good for
1000 votes which gives y6a a fine
start.
Then enlist the aid Of your friends
and nelghbors Use your telephone.
Let everyone know that you are a
candidate before they promise to help
a more enterprising candidate.
Be ambitious and determined to
win. If you have friends you cannot
see at once, write them.
You can get votes and subscriptions
anywhere, from the other districts ss
well as your own.
Votes will be given on new subscrip-
tons and renewals Of old subscriptions
that are paid and job printing.
Call or send to the Yazoo City Herald
Contest Office for receipt book. The
Contest Manager will be glad to have
you call so that he can explain any
thing you do not understand. Tele-
phone or write if you cannot call and
a representative viii give you details.
Secure every vote coupon possible.
but work for the subscription ballots.
They count most.
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Now Is Your Time.

1t will require a little time and
energy to win one of the prizes, hut
think of the reward if you enter to-
day and win the automobile. 1t is
not hard at all to carry away one of
these prizes by simply asking your
friends to subscribe to the Herald and
by collecting the voting coupons. II
you are wide awake and do not neg
lect any Of the opportunities the votes
that you will receive through the
subscriptions of your friends will
soon put you at the top Of the list.
Make personal appeal to each one Of
them and get them interested in your
success. Many are ready to renew
their subscriptions and would be glad
to give you the benefit Of the votes by
merely asking for them.
A SMALL FORTUNE IN PRIZES
- A MOST GENEROUS OFFER =
READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOW
ING LIST OF PRIZES - WHICH
ONE DO YOU WANT?
LIST OF PRIZES.
LIST prize 1 Five Passenger Ford
Touring Car.
End prize, Choice of a High Grade
Piano, or Trip to the Panama Ex-
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Who May Enter.

Any white man, woman, boy or
girl, married or single, is eligible tt
enter this contest. Persons may nom
mate themselves. IL costs nothing
to enroll 49, it costs nothing to win.
There are no strings attached to the
offer. 1t is not necessary that candi-
dates be subscribers themselves. The
rules of the contest are simple and
the work of securing subscriptions Is
not hard. An early start means much
to you. Line your friends up and get
them working for you. They won't
refuse you their help when they see
how earnest you are. Those who have
been nominated by their friends and
have not received a receipt book may
get one by writing or calling for the
same at the contest Office Of The
Herald.
Contestants will find the field ripe
for securing subscriptions to The
Herald. There are many whose sub
scriptions are about TO expire, and
they will renew II you see them. There
are hundreds of others who should
read their homo paper, and many Of
them will subscribe If you see them.
Explain to them what kind Of a paper
the Herald is, and that they should
subscribe right now, You will lwant
your share Of these subscriptions and
you'll want them during Booster
Period" when the total vote counts Sc
much on every subscription.
Fair Deal to All.
This contest will be conducted from
start to finish in an absolutely fail
and impartial manner.
The votes are kept in locked boz
and cannot be handled by anyone ex-
cept the contest manager. A double
check system is used which prevents
any mistakes being made. Moreover
each contestant has a coupon book
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REGULAR SCALE VOTES ExTRl

n s. y
position. Qn1luding Pullman and $25).
Winner of second prize may have
the value of this trip all in cash If
preferred.
Third prize, One Home Sewing Ma
chine.
Fourth prize, One Complete Busi-
ness Scholarship.
Fifth Prize. One Complate Busi.
ness Scholarship.
Sixth prize, One Duntley Pneumatic
Sweeper.
When you go through the list think
"I'm going to work for this prize, or
that prize" and when once you have
made up your mind, "go to it" and be
winner.
Enter the Contest Today.
The contest manager could not pos
sibly give you any better advice than
this--you've read the list Of prizes
you are, of course, interested and
you could figure hundred ways that
you could use any one of the prizes.
Enter the contest-that's the starting
point-and be determined to win.
While the contest is yet young is the
best time to send in your nomination,
or that Of friend. We want your
name or your friends name in the
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next published list Of candidates. For
your own sake it is best that from
the very start you be known as being
in the race, Those who would rather
help you than anyone else might prom.
Use their subscription to the first can
didate to approach them if they did
not know that you were interested in
winning the prize. You want every
one to know RIGHT NOW that You
mean to win a prize and that you
are counting upon their help to win
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