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S. v. 1. HAPPENINGS.
BY A. LANDRY.


1
Our last Literary Society meeting
was held Monday, Nov. S, and the au
dience enjoyed half hours pro
gram which consisted of the following
nunebers: @
Piano and violin selection, L. ane
| E. Schroeder.
Recitation, E. Blanchard.
| Debate, Resolved, that women
should be allowed to vote" Affirma-
tive-Edith Daigle, Matte Comstock,
Zoe Schexnaydre. Negative-Lillian
Schroeder, Ceeile Truxillo, Bernice
Bradford.
Piano selection, Jeanne Fortier.
Song, Senior class.
Editors paper, Matte Gisclard.
Critic, Sadie schaff.
The debate was won by the affirma-
tive, which had to present an excel
lent argument. to overcome the mega
tive . @ o o
We were IGNORED by tbe presence
of our dear pastor, Father Francon
and Father fAnglais, The two latter
and Sister Camilla being judges of
'nS sisssfaaa Asss; A. returned, ~ tSs
Hotel Diedsare she efwent a
successful OF alton, anu we are all
glad, without exception, to have her
IN ou5 midst once : more. .
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
Women's Missionary Society Institute


Mrs. Frances Neibergall and Mrs.
r. H. Harper, of New Orleans, will
conduct an institute in Donaldsonville
next Thur@aRy, the 10th inst, in
which the members of the several Wo-
mems Missionary Societies in the
nearby territory will participate,
Mrs. Neibergall is president of the
Louisiana Methodist Missionary So
ciety, and is specialist in the various
social, benevolent, educational. and
evangelistic activities for which the
society stands. Mrs. Harper is one Of
the vice presidents and is superintend-
ent of the children's work of the same
organization. The ladies will hold
two-hour institute in the forenoon
and a like session in the afternoon,
returning to New Orleans on the 3 .36
p. m. I. & p. train Under the su-
pervision of comnf4etee of ladies of
the local Methodist church, a luncheon
will be prepared and served at the
noon hour. Visitors are expected
from Plattenville, Vacherie, Burton.
White Castle, Plaquemine, Gonzales.
Burnside, Napoleonville, Indian Viii
lage and other points.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
PARTITION SALE.
State of Louisiana-Paris of Ascen-
sion-Twenty-Seyenth judicial
District Court.
Mrs. S. j. Webb ct ais
VS.. No. 2370
. T. IMnhh II OF aIc

! VS. 4SOs 20 ~
B. F. Webb, Jr., ct ais.
DY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
- an order of sale, to effect par
tition, issued by the above named
court in the above entitled and num-
bered cause, will offer for sale at
public auction to the last and highest
bidder, according to law, at the prin-
clpal front door of the courthouse Of
the parish Of Ascension, in the city of
[ IIlnnal ldGnnz iIIe, OH
SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 1916,
at j o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-Wit:
That certain piece or parcel of real
estate situated in the parish of As
cension, state of Louisiana, known
and described as being the east half
of the southwest quarter, and the
southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section %, township 10,
south of range three, east of the Lou
isiana meridian, southeastern district,
east of river in Louisiana, containing
one hundred and twenty (120) acres,
together with all buildings and inn
provements thereon and thereunto
belonging. Being the same land ac-
quired by the late B. F. Webb, Sr.,
by patent from U. S. government
dated April 27, 1911.
Terms and onditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. C. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Nov. 10, 1916.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
FOR SALE OR RENT.

EsHOICE TRACT OF LAND. 500 aasss
" cleared. Suitable for cane. cotton a4
corn. Cane on place this year will cut
80 tons per acre. To reliable party or one
who can show sufficient backing to handle
proposition, will sell on easy terms. Under
present conditions place can be paid for
easily in two years. Address III. L, BAKER,
PiattenvilIe, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
sHERIFFs SALE
State of Louisiana-Parish Of Ascen
sion-Twenty-Seventh judicial
District Court.
Jefferson Parish Fair Association
ct ais.
Vso. 2417

pY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
- writ Of feri facias, issued by the
above named court in the above en-
titled and numbered cause, and to me
directed, / have seized and taken into
my possession, and will offer for sale
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder, according to law, at the
principal front door of the court
house of the parish of Ascension, in
the city of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Two railroad show caaS and con-
tents, on tracks of Texas & Pacific
Railway at Donaldsonville; one tent,
one piano and one lot of parapherna-
LA, on grounds Of South Louisiana
Fair Association in Donaldsonville,
parish of Ascension.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. G.. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish Of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Nov. Il, 1915.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
RIDS WANTED.

CEALED BIDS will be received by the city
- of DonaidaonviIIe up to MONDAY. NO
VEMBER u. 1916, for the franchises Of
the public market and river wharf for the
year 1917. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids G. KLINE,
Commissioner of Finance.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
TREsPAss NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that no hunting
lV will be allowed on the following planta-
tions: Gold Dust. Home Place. Half Way,
st. Amelia. Bull Head and Vile du Bois.
Trespassers on any Of these places will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent Of the law.
8. PREJEAN.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11

John Oubre went to New orlaans
ing at night. - =
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11

Hector Himel, Of st. James, the eff
nclent secretary of the Lafourche ba-
SIN ievee board, brought to the Chief
offlce last Saturday curiosity in the
shape Of q sweet potato measuring 81
inches IN length, with a circumfer-
enee OF about inches at one end and
practically nothing at the other end.
Inc freak tuber greatly resembles a
snake.
Mrs. Louise P. Ball and her little
son, Hylton. spent the past weekend
n Baton Rouge with relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
FOR SALE.

GIx LYNN WATER FILTERS. No. 5. see
ID ond hand. In perfect condition. For
further information address, ]. w.
RoUPRICH, McDonoghville, Lss
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11

The Gem Theatres program for
lie coming week was received this
ernoon, too late to be given space
IN SRday's paper. However, the maj
ageRwishes to announce that the pB-
granAkwill be highsclass in every nr-
ticula and that the first episodN of
the grRt and 6nepulss series, The
Social lrates6Sfn two Fsas, VII con-
stltute paD Of Mondays o. Wering
at the LILLE playhouse. Each dSisode
OF this production is a complete story.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
ENIIsTs INFLUENTIAL AID.

Texas Congressmen Asked to Heip
Lafourche Lock Project.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-17
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT

Notice is hereby given that on No
vember Both. 1916, the undersigned
will apply to Hon. p. NJ. Trammell
Governor of Florida, at Tallahassee,
the Capital for Letters Patent incor-
porating us, our associates and sue
cessors into body polite and cor
porate under the following ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION the original
hereof being now on file in the office
OF the Secretary of State.
c. M. WEEKS
]. r. WEEKS
l.. b. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree 20
associate ourselves together and be
come body polite and corporate un.
der the General Corporation laws of
the State OF Florida and adopt the fol.
lowing ARTICLES OF 1NCORPORA.
TlON.
20 First. s2ene -a
The name of this Corporation shall
be The Weeks Mercantile, Company.
Its principle places of business shall
be at Lakeland and Winter Haven,
Florida and elsewhere as may be de.
termined by the Bosrt of ,Directors
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-17
How To Borrow Money Through
Federal Farm Loan Ass n Plan

l. Ten or more farmers wanting
loans must organize the association.
2. No man can gea loan for more
than $4,000 or less than $10O, or for
less than five or more than forty
years.
8. Borrower must be, or about to
become, the owner of the land offered
as security, and engaged, or about to
become engaged, in it's cultivation.
A. Borrower to use money for the
following purposes and none other:
(a) to purchase land for agricultural
uses; (b) to purchase equipment, fer
tilizers and livestock necessary for the
proper and reasonable operation of the
mortgaged farm; (c) to provide build
ings and improve the mortgaged land;
odd to liquidate Indebtedness of the
owner.
s. A board of five directors must be
elected by the members of the associa-
ton, and these directors must elect
a president, vice president, secretary
treasurer and a loan committee of
three members.
6. The loan committee must ap-
praise the lands of all members and
the reports of these appraisers, to-
gether with the other necessary infor-
nation, must be forwarded by the sec
rotary to the district Federal land
bank.
z. If the district land bank and the
Federal Farm Loan Board upon ex-
animation, find that all requirements
have been compiled with a charter
will be issued and the loans granted.
The Progressive Farmer.
The Farm Loan Board has issued
two circulars with the idea of making
the understanding of the Farm Loan
Act easy for any one who wishes to
partake of the benefits One is called
"The Farm Loan Primer" in which
about every question that could be
asked regarding the working of the
act is answered The other is a story
taken from the Saturday Evening Post
entitled New Mortgages for Old"
which illustrates the practical applica-
ton of the Farm Loan Act. Either or
both may be obtained without cost
from the Federal Farm Loan Board,
No. 3, ("New Mortgages for Old") and
Circular No. ("The Farm Loan Prim-
er')-Florida Grower
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-17
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT

Notice is hereby given that on No
vember S0th, 1916. the undersigned
will apply to Hon. P. M. Trammell
Governor of Florida, at Tallahassee,
the Capital, for Letters Patent incor-
porating us, our associates and sue
cessors into body polite and cor
porate under the following ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION the original
hereof being now on file in the rffice
of the Secretary of State.
c. NJ. WEEKS
j. R. WEEKS
l.. b. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree to
associate ourselves together and be-
come body polite and corporate un-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-17
An Auto Tour
OF The South

An unusual plan has been formed
by the Scarborough Motor Guide COM
pany of Indianapolis, the publishers
of the official road guide for the Hoos-
Ter State Automobile Association, and
other leading motor clubs, to aid au-
tomobilists to tour the South this com.
ing winter.
In the past many automobile own.
ers have visited Florida each winter,
hut for one cause or another, instead
of driving through, have taken the
train and had their machines shipped.
Some have dreaded the unknown
roads, others have feared to trust
themselves alone SO far In an unfa.
miliar part of the country and still
others have doubted their ability to
get through.
AS matter of fact, thousands each
year drive to Florida, and other south
ern states, and all are enthusiastic
over the delights and pleasures of
the trip.
So, to convince tourists of the at
traction of this trip, Scarborough's
will early in January direct number
of cars to Florida. The tour will be
led by one of their pathfnding cars,
and will be accompanied by a supply
car and mechanics, who will promtly
make repairs, tire changes, etc, when
ever and wherever needed.
The objects of this personally con-
Quoted tour are:
1. To direct tourists over the best
roads. so that all doubt, worry and
vexation of getting off the best route
will be eliminated.
2. To direct the tourist to good no.
tells, garages and other stopping
points. where he can bet assured of
high-class service and courteous at
tention, without being overcharged.
3. BY carrying car of supplies and
mechanics, to relieve the tourist of
the annoyonces of troublesome de-
lays, due to exhausted gasoline. blow
outs and break-downs.
4. And most important, perhaps, to
make the trip south one of genuine
value and education Scarborough's
by reason of their southern travels,
are posted on all points of scenic and
historical interest. There are many
places right on or near their trunk
lines worth visiting. which are often
missed. There are birthplaces of ia
nous men, battlefields of the revolu-
tionary and civil wars; historical
homes; natural wonders; grand land.
scapecseenes; inspiring views from
mountain tops; great rcfties-many of
which are passed by unknown and UNI
seen. The grand object OF this tour
is TO make it OF such value that when
the tourist returns he can feel he has
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-17
TELLS OF LIFE IN THE TRENCH
Canadian Soldier "Somewhere /,
France Writes to His Aunt In
Florida

| Life in the trenches in France is
strickingly described in a letter from
somewhere in France" received by
a Jacksonville woman from her
nephew, a Canadian soldier. He
writes:
I'VE have been nearly four months
in action without rest, but are still
going strong. In fact we are going
i so strong and are handling so much
ammunition that we are called the
Machine gunbattery' by those who
send up our stock.
"The firing today is intensely
heavy; and you will be reading in the
papers the result of it about the 9th.
There is an eight-inch battery just
behind where am and ever time they
fire, it nearly lifts the roof off.
"You might like to know how that
roof is made. There happened to be
a disused trench near the battery, so
we laid few pieces of plank across
it and covered them with corrugated
iron, then cover of sand bags to
keep the shrapnel bullets out. We
sandbagged the ends, leaving a door
in one which also serves for window.
In one side of the trench we dug down
and under into the bank making a
hole large enough for three men to
sleep in. On the other side we dug a
small fireplace rolled a sheet of cor
rugated iron 70 G.noke-pipe-and
our home was completed,
After the war the cost of building
and furnishing house will not keep
any of the soldiers from marrying;
for even now, all along the roads one
sees 'dugouts' with the name of the
owner printed with pencil on a board
and stuck up alongside the door, All
the children are warned by their
mothers to seek shelter when they
hear screaming noise in the air
that will get them in training for the
next war; for, suppose, as long as
the world lasts people will fight; but
it is a terribly cruel way to settle dis
putes.
Yesterday l. was out all day, in
front, in trench just taken from the
Germans. All along were the unbur-
led dead-Germans-in places, five
deep, and completely filling the
trench, Then on the ground on our
side were 'Tommies' lying where they
had been shot by the trench defenders.
Still further on. on the other side,
were the bodies of the dead retreat
ing Huns.
"Of course it does not affect my ap-
petite for dinner now, for | have been
seeing SO much of it in so many diff
ferent places since left home In p.
E. |.
But still it must go on; and hope
we give the German nation the great
est lesson in favor of future peace
which it is possible to give. Serious.
ly, hope never to have as hot a time
again as we had last evening.
please pardon me while l eat sup
per. Now, that is over and I feel bet
ter. Had some toast and p. E. l.
lobster-got a few cans from home
and they tasted better than they ever
did in old 'spud'"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-17

really visited the South and learned
some thing Of that great section of
America.
There are surely great possibility
in this personally conducted tour, and
as all of this service is given gratis,
one can solely predict it will be big
uccess.-Sanford Herald.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
This Season as All Of Last
Years Championship Team
will Be Back.

HUNTINGTON, Feb. 12.-rhe last
week has been a very busy one for
Coach Chambers and his cohorts at
Marshall. The finishing touches
were put on most of the shows for
the big carnival which is to be held
next week, beginning the seventeenth
and ending the nineteenth. OF all
the shows the minstrel show Is at
tracing the most attention. 1t Is
made up of thirty-tive of the best
voices in school and some OF the best
talent. The costumes have arrived
from Cincinnati and present strik-
ing appearance. The slogan that
was adopted at the beginning of the
carnival preparation, "A bigger and
better carnival seems TO be near
realization.
Stars to Return.
Athletic Director Chambers was
assured this week of the return TO
school of Lawrence Cook, and Hill
for baseball. With the return OF
these stars Marshall is assured OF a
first class team as she will have all
of her last years team besides sew
eral good men who have just entered
school for their first time. The fans
around Huntington are loud In their
praises of the sensational pitching
OF Lawrence, the steady and heauy
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
W01Dert0n and Chance
To Resume Old Fight

M Siher fields.
For many years the name OF Wolver-
ton was kept before the public, too,
but the mention of his name didn't
carry with it tho same significance.
Fate dealt the cards again. Harry
Wolverton found himself once again
on the same plane with his old rival.
He was manager of the New York
Americans. Came another shuttle.
Wolverton was deposed and fate, the
tricky little. vixen she 1t. replaced
him with the man who seemed to hob
In at every important turn in his
life.
Chance Also Fails.
Wolyerton had failed. Chance
would succeed where the task was
too much for him. But he didn't, and
In short time he had followed in
Wolverton's footsteps and Joined the
list of exes. One might think the
curious parallel would end there.
Way out to the Pacific coast Wolver-
ton came-alone. Now the wheel has
turned again, and once again the fig
IRE OF Frank Chance is on the horiz-
on. What will the answer be?
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Wesleyan Meets w. & ]. Five
at,Home and Company &c"
Team at Charleston.

BulJKFIANNoN, Feb. 12.-At the
very Close OF the eastern basketball
trip, which has been occupying In
such strenuous fashion the atlen-
ton of the Wesleyan basketball play
era, the men have n game at Charles
ton with Company c OF the national
guard That to them overshadows al
most any other game OF the onure
trip in Importance because OF The fact
that to lose 1t would lose not only Il
good deal of tho prestige thut Yves,
leyan now enjoys in the state capital.
but also the chance II has of claim
ing the independent championship Of
the stnte ut the end Of the seasOn
OF conrsn thu collegiate championship
Is yet to BIO won, but Charleston Is
one OF the strongest Of the independ
ent teams of the stats and last year
Wesleyan,s 31-14 victory IN the city
Of Kanawha had no little weight in
bringing to the local five the honor
OF champions Of West Virginia in all
classes OF the sport including collcg..
late, independent and the Young Mems
Christian Association. Wesleyan plays
Charleston Wednesday night and the
game no doubt will be a good one
On the two night preceding this, Wes.-
leyan will have met the University Of
Virginia and the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, but even with these hard
games Just off the program 1t should
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
AUT0|STS TOLD
HOW TO SAVE
Their Peculiar Attitude Toward
Storage Battery Costs
Large Sums.

The peculiar attitude OF many car
owners toward the storage battery
costs them a lot of money for repairs
and new batteries, which they might
easily save, according to the Willard
Storage Battery Company.
The idea prevails that storage bat
terry is a mystery, which 1t behoOves
the average man to let severely alone.
This is gradually being overcome,
however, by vigorous efforts of the
Willard company to educate the car
owner up to the point where he will
give the same sort OF care to his bat
terry that he does TO his motor, his
tires and other important parts of his
car.
The reluctance OF motorists to con
Germ themselves with the condition OF
their batteries is especially danger
Gus through the winter months when a
battery that is not kept filled with
distilled water and fully charged is
likely TO freeze, cracking the rubber
Jars and causing considerable trouble
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
METHODIST QUINTET
TO PLAY IMPORTANT
CONTESTS THIS WEEK

'b,u,iuo a,on,n. Es,,n,m,.y -1S 0nn of
~" ~, l,nno,ant 90 wall "a ono
10 tho iast r,,mau NJ tho seasnn will
M ,iousa Wash,ngt,n and Jefferson
csn,fn"s INV rho Arsi fine IN hlstory.
rirl en,,s IN a,,.llhannnn ronrese MED
hv no hastUthan fyn Eor yaars or
sysr since Wesleyan ms Ilself sun
nnrtsd a boshethan ,eam washing.
ton and 1e,,Orson bas been nersnaded
Win IN cnmn IN Iprkhannon but tie
mn oval, FINALLY for rhis reason the
red md b,nrk ant,InrIties welded and
Tho zane Trldaw nirht viii therefore
he = fcoturo ~ The HON. season The
nddi,innol fc, tba, several red and
hlack football nlnvcrs serve on the
haakctbaIl tpan, makes the team from
lIttIa washington an attraction, Nc.
cnigh, wbo aimoxt ainolc handed heal
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
NORMAN TABOR
MAY. TRY FOR
A NEW RECORD.
Holder for the Worlds Record
for a Mile Run May Try for
TfTee.Quarter Record.

NEW YORK, Feb. Eff Norman 5.
Tabor listens 10 the call OF his for
mer trainer, the holder OF the WORLDS
record for the mile will make an
other attack upon running records
during the coming summer Ed y
ConnOr, former Brown University |
trainer, who prepared Tabor for his
successful race at the Harvard sta
dium on July 1G. 1916, when he MADE !
new figures for the mile, Is anxious
that Tabor take q try al the three
quarter mile record. O'Connor is con
tident that tho former Brown and OK
ford, Eng. University runner can
easily lower the time now found
against this event in the record
books.
Tabor has o remarkable record as
middle distance runner both in TINS
country and in England where he
studied ut Oxford University as
Rhodes scholar. lie was a pace max !
err for John Paul Jones, Of Cornell,
when the latter lowered the one mile
amateur record al the intercollegiate
games in 1919 After running a dead
heat with Jones in the mile event the
year previous. In 1914 he was q NOM
Der OF the Oxford University four mile
relay team which defeated the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania team in the
sensational event OF the Pennsylvania
relay carnival In that event the first
three relays ran comparatively even
and jackson Of oxford and McCurdy
Of Pennsylvania finished the final mile
with less than a foot lead for the
English runner. Last year Tabor sur
passed all his previous efforts when
no ran u special paced mile under
the American Athletic Union sanction
in 4.12 IS establishing new worlds
record In both amateur and profes-
sonal divisions.
Now O'Connor believes that Tabor
can lower the three-Quarter mile rec
ord as well and the trainers conten-
ton appears to be well supported by
Tabor's performances in the past. The
three-quarter mile, which is eQuiva-
lent to 800 yards, is an unusual rae
ing distance and there have been rev
attempts made for the record in this
event in recent years. The late Tom
my Connect made the outdoor amateur
record on August 81, 1895, when he
ran the distance in 1902 as The in
door record is held by j. P. Drscall
who hung up S.O7 at Buffalo, March
Is. 1913. The professional record
dates back to June 80, 1866, when w.
Richards, of England ran the l,32O
yards in 3.07. In his record mile Ia
Dor ran at the rate of 800 IL for the
three-Quarter mile. OConnor has rea-
son to believe that Tabor can cut UNI
der Connects record II he will con-
sent to train for the test for securing
the latter's consent to make the at
tempt is something else again. al
though OConnor is confident that he
will be successful in winning Tabor
back to the cinder track for this spe-
cial effort.