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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
United States of America-State of Louisi-
ana-Parish of Ascension-City OF
nouaIdsonyiile

United States of America-State of Louisi-
ana-Parish of Ascension-City OF
Donaldsonville.
A CITING by virtue Of the authority vest
~ ed in me and in accordance with the
provisions of the charter of the city OF
Donaldsonville, as amended by the general
laws of the state. I. Walter Lemann. Mayor
and Commissioner of Public Health and
Safety in and for the city Of Donaldsonviile.
do hereby call general election to be held
in the city of Donaldsonviile on
SATURDAY. MAY 5. 1917.
in accordance with the provisions Of the gen.
eral laws governing elections, for the pur-
pose of electing the following officials for
the city of Donaldsonville for q term OF
four years beginning June "A, 1917. to-wit
Mayor and Commissioner Of Public Health
and Safety; Commissioner of Finance; Com
missioner of Streets and Parks, all of said
officers to be voted for throughout the city
of Donaldsonville at the polling booth es-
tablished at the courthouse.
In testimony whereof witness my sigma
ture and the great seal of the city of Dom
jacksonville, affixed this eighth day of Janu-
airy, 1917.
WALTER LEMANE,
Mnvor and Commissioner of Public Health
and safety.
Attest: A. ]. MELANCON,
Clerk.
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NEWS OF PHOTOPLAYS
Continued from page one.)

Burton Randall She finds Randall,
who comes to the rescue of the prince,
and takes Tonic and Fluffy back to
the Bohemian quarters he occupies
where he installs them with a coterie
of artists in set Of dingy studios;
Tonic is fitted out with folls and
paraphernalia, and gives fencing les
sons. These are happy days for the
emancipated prince, who falls deeply
in love with Fluffy.
While the prince is pursuing ms
romance, there are great happenings
in Bothalia. The king and crown
prince have been assasslnated, ana
the missing Tonic is heir to the
throne. The Bothalian embassy man
ages to trace Tonic to his bohemian
lair and brings diplomatic pressure TO
force him to break his romance with
Fluffy and return to Bothalla. But
love is stronger than diplomacy. ana
after struggle with his ministers
Tonic decides to renounce his ai1e-
glance to Bothalia and take to the
| open road with Fluffy.
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surfeited with Street Fairs.

Ope1ousas has been overrun with
street carnivals" of every descrip-
ton the last few years. Some Of the
first were really good and worth the
money. Others were a rotten dis
grace to any self-respecting commune
ty. There is wide difference be-
tween the legitimate and the illegiti-
mate. We have no intention to alb
use or denounce any legitimate shows
or carnivals, but those aggregations
of gamblers (sa-calledu concessions
which are attached to and are part
of some of the shows that come to
this city are an insult to the legiti-
mate exhibitions, and should net be
tolerated The last few street fairs
which have visited this city and prey
ed upon the people had something
new-the days Of 49"-a bowling
exhibition of immortality and so
brazen as to insult and mortify the
sensibilities of every decent citizen.
Such "shows" should not be allowed
within the confines of any municipal
ity and we believe they will be shut
out of Opelousas in the future. st.
Landry Clarion.
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LEyEE DISTRICT BONDS FOR
SALE.

Donaldsonviile, La, January 10, 1917.
CEALED BIDS will be received up to tues
- day, February q, 1917, at II o'clock =.
M, and opened at meeting OF sns
Board of Commissioners of the Lafoure.hs
Basin Levee District to be held at the onls ss
of the board in Donaldsonviile. La, on sala
day and date, for the purchase OF one nun
dred and fifty thousand ($150,0001 doifaIs
of serial gold bonds of the Lafourehe Ba aas
Layee District, in denominations OF Stoeo
and $500 each, bearing interest at the ra -
of five {5) per cent per annum from GATE, "
mature serially in five to ten years IEoa.
date: said bonds to be issued in aeeoroans
with the provisions of Act of l9oo' ~
amended by Act IA of 1916.
All bids must be addressed to the NIUE .a1
signed, and superseribed: "Bid for se e.
Bonds of the Lafourche Basin Leyee pia
triet'' Each bid must be accompanied, oa
certified check for one thousand iSIvoo,
dollars, made payable to the Board OF I eon
missioners of the Lafourche Basin Aess'
District. ..a nm
Further information will be furnished NY
ON application to the undersigned. m.
The right is reserved to reject any an" $50
hid. C. C. WEBER
Secretary. Board of Commissioner. a.
fourehe Basin Levee District D'"s1~
sonville, La.
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BIDS WANTED.
For Construction of Graveled Roads
in Road District No. 2 of the
Parish Of Ascension, La.

For Construction of Graveled Roads
in Road District No. 2 of the
Parish Of Ascension, La.
oEALED BIDS will be received by the
- Board of Supervisors of Road District
No. 2 of the parish of Ascension. Louisi-
ana, for the construction OF thirty {3o} mlies
of praveled road in said district, according
to plans and specifications prepared by the
highway department of the Board of State
Engineers, copies of which may be obtain
ed on application to said department. or from
C. C. Weber, Special Counsel. Donaldsonyilie,
La.
Each bid must be accompanied by GER
titled check for two and one-haf per cent OF
the amount of the bid, made payable to the
treasurer of the Board of Supervisors OF
Road District No. 2. The successful bid-
der to furnish bond as required by law.
All bids must be addressed to the board
of Supervisors of Road District No. OF the
parish of Ascension. Geismar, La, and SUI
prescribed: IBID for Constructing Thirty
Miles of Graveled Road in Road District No.
2 of the Parish Of Ascension" Bids will be
onened in public session at the office of the
Board of Supervisors at Geismar. La, on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1917, at IL
o'clock a. m.
The privilege is reserved to reject any
and all bids
Further information will be supplied on
application to C. C. Weber, Special Counsel.
Donaldsonville, La. LEON NEWMAN,
President Board of Supervisors. Road Dis
trict No. of the Parish Of Ascension.
r. .EDW. BABIN, Secretary.
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sHERIFFs SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish OF Ascen-
sion-Twenty-Seventh judicial
District Court
J. NJ. Bergeron
VS.. No. 2444
Prosper Rodriguez

ny VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
ID an order Of seizure and sale, IS
sued by the above named court IN the
above entitled and numbered cause,
and to me directed, have seized ana
taken into my possession, and will OF
fer for sale at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, according to
law at the principal front door of the
courthouse Of the parish of Ascension,
in the city of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1917,
at IL o'clock a. M, the following de-,
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain lot of ground situated
in the parish of Ascension, on the
ripht bank of the Mississippi river a
little below the town of Donaldson
lille. containing thirty (30) feet front
on the public road, French measure,
with a like depth on the Mississippi
liver with all the depth thereto be-
longing from said road and abutting
the river, bounded above by lot OF
Ground formerly belonging to Mrs.
Pierre Gre, and below by property
formerly Of Joseph Havre, together
with ali the buildings and improve
ments thereon and thereunto belong
ing: being the same property acqulr-
ed by Prosper Rodriguez, ST., from
Henry Guedry ct ais, by act passed
before B. J. Vega, notary Of this par
ish, and duly recorded in the archives
of the parish of Ascension in Book Of
Conveyances No. So, at page 1862, SAID
act having been passed on the 22nd
day of November, 1909. :.
Terms and conditions-Cash IN
United States currency.
E. C. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Jan. 20, 1917.
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CALOMEL DYNAMITES YOUR LIVER!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SAL|vATES

Tone tonight. Your druggist or dealer
sells you so cent bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone under my personal money
back guarantee that each spoonful win
clean your sluggish liver better than a
dose of nasty calomel and that it won't
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know il next morning
because you will wake up feeling fine
your liver will be working; headache
and dizziness gone; stomach will BIZ
sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless and can not
salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous ealomel
now. Your druggist win tell you that
the sale of Calamel is almost stopped
entirely here.
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NOTICE TO RICE PLANTERS.

DonaldsonviIle. La, January II. 1917.
mUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all
rice planters of the First Road District
of the parish of Ascension. situated on
the east bank of the Mississippi river. that
before any cut is made of the gravel roads
the planter desiring to cut the same shall
make application to the undersigned for q
permit to do So Accompanying his appiiea-
ton shall be cash deposit Of twenty five
(s25) dollars, which amount shall be held
by the treasurer of the district to insure the
replacing of the road in the same condition
it was prior to the cutting. In the event
that the road is not properly repaired to the
satisfaction of the member of this board In
whose ward the road is cut. within twenty
days from the date of cutting, the district
reserves the right to use any or all of said
deposit for the purpose of making the neces-
sary repairs Said deposit of twenty-five
dollars shall be made for each cut made in
the road, which amount will be refunded
upon the road being placed in proper re.
pair to the satisfaction of the board.
This regulation shall take effect at once.
JASMIN TOBIAS,
Secretary, Board of Supervisors. First Road
District.
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"The Stepping Stone. !"

Frank keenan, and Mary Boland
play the principal parts in 1.-The Step.
ping Stone" which will be shown at
the Gem next Saturday.
Ever since their marriage, Albert
Beresford had depended on his wife
Mary, and always had he found her
ready, willing, able. In the oegln-
ming, when it had been nara sCrug-
gle to make ends meet, she uncom, !,
plainingly had done scrubblng anu
washing, and then had sat up hall the
night aiding him in his law studies,
nursing, babying and encouraging
him to good work in spite of himself 4;
And, like most husbands who take all
and give nothing, he is ready to cast
her off when his beggarly goal has
been reached.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
Two Periods for Planting Corn.

There are two more or less distinct
planting periods for the standard
strains of corn in Louisiana. The first,
or early, period would approximate
the 10th of March and the second the
25th of April in central Louisiana, be-
ing somewhat earlier in the extreme
south and FIVE to ten days later IN the
extreme northern portion of the state.
Corn planted from the goth of March
to the 18th of April is very apt to be
destroyed by the corn root worm:
The second planting period referred
to above comes after the first genera
ton of root worms has passed into
the chrysalis or resting stage. Very
early corn is generally believed to be
safer than late planted corn, exclusive
of the danger Of frost.-L. S. u
Press Bulletin.
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Gonzales, La, Feb. IT, 1917.
NOTICE OF FILING OF ACCOUNT.

State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension
Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court
In the Matter of the Liquidation of the Peo-
pies Bank of Donaldsonv1lle-No. 2233
WHEREAS, James P. Armitage, special
wv agent to the Examiner of State Banks
in the liquidation of the Peoples Bank
of Donaldsonville, has filed his fourth provi-
sional account, together with petition pray
ing for its homologation:
Public notice is hereby given, to all whom
it may concern, to show cause, if any they
have can, within TEN DAYS from the
date hereof. why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court at Donaldsonviile, La, this 29th day of
January, 1917.
(L.S.) J. S. BARMAN,
Clerk OF Court.
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For a Bilious Attack.

When you have severe headache,
accompanied by coated tongue,
loathing of food, constipation, torpid
liver, vomiting of partly digested food
and then bile, you may know that you
have a severe bilious attack. While
you may be quite sick there is much
consolation in knowing that relief
may be had by taking three of Cham
berlain's Tablets. They are prompt
and effectual. Obtainable every
Where.-(Adv.) "
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
CONSTABLE'S SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Assem-
sion-Ninth Ward Justice Court.
S. A. Chauvin
VS.. No. %
NJ r Turner

N. L. Turner
DY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
LA writ of seizure and sale issued in
the above entitled and numbered
cause by the honorable j.Gstice of the
peace of the ninth ward justice court
of the parish of Ascension, and to me
directed, I have seized and taken into
my possession, and will offer for sale
at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, subject to appraise-
ment, at Claude Lambert's store, Sor-
rento, La, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1917,
ate11 o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, towit:
One Singer sewing machine. Seized
to satisfy a writ issued in the above
entitled and numbered cause.
Terms-Cash in United States
currency.
JULES GAUTREAUX,
Constable.
Gonzales, La, Feb. IT, 1917.
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''Waifs."

One of the most unusual stories
ever told in motion pictures is that
of "Waifs," which is booked for pre-
sentation at the Gem Sunday, March
d. The principal roles are taken by
VIM. Desmond and Jane Grey, the
latter being cast as girl OF the
slums, part decidedly different from
the most of those in which she has ap-
peared either in the Legitimate or
before the camera. Thos. II. lnce
has done some remarkable things in
the way of settings for "Waifs," one
of them, a reproduction of the IN
terror of a cathedral, being notable
both for it's beauty and for its fidelity
in most intimate detail to an actual
edifice of its kind.
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'Dodson's Liver Tone" Starts Your LireI
Better Than CaIona and You Oona
Lose a DAYS Work

Liven up your sluggish liver' Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full of ambi-
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel because it makes you sick and
you may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just take
q spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
Something Good.

Those who hate nasty medicine
should try Chamberlain's Tablets for
constipation. They are pleasant to
take and their effect is so agreeable
and so natural that you will not rea-
ize it has been produced by medi-
cine. Obtainable everyWhere.-lAd.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES to Qualify for Federal
Government Positions.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
examinations to be held in New Or
leans and other large cities on the
dates stated. fHBlank applications ano
necessary information may be Sc
cured from the commission at Wash
ington, d. c., or from the Secretary
Tenth Civil Service District, Room
$50, Customhouse, New Orleans, La.
and circulars descriptive of the ex'
aminations and places to be filled car
be seen at the office of The Chief:
March s-Stenographer and type,
writer, both men and women, for 10;
cal employment. A vacancy at $1,000
per annum now exists in the office OF
the quartermaster, U. S. army, in
New Orleans.
March 7-9-Clerk, qualified in
modern language, 5000 per annum
and over. Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, Department OF
Commerce, Washington, D. c.
March IS = Landscape gardener
$3.50, Quartermaster Corps, Ancon
Canal Zone.
Electrical machinist, $1,000, Signal
Service at Large, Fort Mason, Cali
fornia.
March 14-Physician, $50 month
Public Health Service at Ashtabula,
Ohio.
March 21-Assistant in market
business practice, grade 2, $1,000 to
$1,000, Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. c.
Copyist craftsman, So to $3.44 per
diem, Navy Department, Washing
ton, D. c., or any navy yard or other
naval establishment of the United
States.
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State Of Ohio. City of Toledo.

Lucas County, "Ss
Fra.lk ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
& Co, doing business in the city Of TO-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1886.
(seaD A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
A Word for the Merchants

Donaldsonville merchants contrib
ute to every movement for the up
building of the community; they en-
ploy scores of clerks; they own or
rent substantial buildings; they are
the backbone of your city; they are
entitled to your patronage.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
IT'S NJ

Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts ana
Burns, Old Sores, Stings Of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne. used In
ternally and externally. Price Csc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

It will cost you only So to have the
Chief sent to your address every week
for an entire year. Don't borrow
your neighbours paper when you can
have a copy Of your own for such a
small amount.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

If you buy out of town, and we
buy out of town, and all our neigh
bors buy out Of town, what IN thun-
der will become of our townf
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
CIVIL ENGINEER-sURvEYoR

T c. WATIES, Civil Engineer and
Jo Surveyor and Timber Estimator,
Napoleonville, La. All work given
prompt attention. Telephone No. IL,
Napoleonville exchange.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
JURY VENIRE

State CT Louisiana-Parish OF ASCENSION
Twentv-Seyenth Judicial District Court.
I'm ACCORDANCE with Act No. l35 OF the
snnroved Ji1,y Is. 1898, and amended by
Act No. IS of the acts of the general assem-
bly, of Louisiana. approved June ~ lso4'
the Jury commissioners in and for the paris n
of Ascension, La, met at the Office OF Inc
clerk of court of said parish and state on
Monday. February ~, 1917, and then and
there proceeded to draw a grand and petit
iuries to serve according to law at the SEES
sion of court beginning Monday, FEBRUARY
26, 1917, in the following manner, VIZ:
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PROFESSIONAL
PHYSICIANS

T. X. SIMS, Physician and Surgeon
lie Office in Houmas street, between
Iberville street and Crescent Place.
Telephone 80.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

For results! Advertise in The
Chief. Rates on application.
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SPECIALISTS

nR. A. w. MARTIN, Eye, Ear,
- Nose and Throat Specialist. Eye
glasses fitted. Office hours: 9 a. m.
to p. M, 2 to p. m. Office, No.
800 Railroad avenue. Phone 3O8.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

The greatest foe of the American
people is carelessness, with its at
tendant waste of life and property.
Carelessness destroys more wealth
and causes more deaths and suffering
than war. One of its most dangerous
and destructive forms is manifested
in the American attitude toward fire.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

/ G. A. MARCHAND, Attorney at Law
Ne and Notary Public. Office, 81
Railroad avenue. Telephone 90.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

If you believe in helping those who
help you it's your duty to buy at
home.
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ATTORNEYS AND NOTARlES

I'D J. VEGA, Attorney ct Law and
De Notary Public. Office, 313 Mich
oils avenue. Telephone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

TAR. r. II. HANSON, Physician. Of
~ flee: Railroad avenue, between
Claiborne and Opelousas streets.
Telephone 240.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

TAR. J. D. HANSON, physician. Of
~ flee and residence: Lessard
street, between Nichols avenue and
Iberville street. Telephone Sd.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

I hereby certify the above and FOREGOING
to be a true and correct list of the grand and
petit juries drawn to serve at the February
session, 1917, of the twenty-seventh judicial
district court for the parish of ASCENSION
beginning Monday, February 26, 1917.
In faith whereof, witness my hand and
seal of office at Donaldsonville, La, this 18th
day of February, 1917.
j. S. BARMAN,
Clerk OF Court.
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PLUMBING AND Thinning.

LII sCHAFF & SON, Copper, Tin
He and Sheet-Iron Workers, PIT
Railroad avenue. Roofing, guttering,
stovepiping, and repairing. Plumb
ing work speciality. Phone 1871.
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he DQDaldsOlYlue g1let
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
STEAMER VIRGIE

T. c. Davidson, Capt. J. J. FiIcKsoH' SIeH a.
This swift and elegant boat makes fouh
TRIPS DAILY between DonaldsonVlile and
Burnside, connecting with passenger trains
Of the Y. & M. V. Railroad as follows:
Passengers going north take boat at o.4o
o'clock a. m, and o'clock p. m.
Passengers going south take boat at D ''e
o'clock a. m. and 2 10 p. m.
Passengers taking 5 80 o'clock boat arrive
at New Orleans at Z :45 a. m.
Passengers taking :l5 o'clock boat arrive
at New Orleans at 5: $50 p. m.
Passengers from Baton Rouge are al.
yised to take :05 a. train, arriving 81
DonaldsonyiIle at AS a.
Train No. (Frisco) leaves New Orleans
at 1870 a. m. Passengers via this tran
reach Donaldsonville at 1O:45 a. m.
Tickets to all points sold on the boat
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24

krALEB c. WEBER, Attorney at
Law and Notary Public. Office
3 lin Railroad avenue, opposite the Dom
#aldonville High School. Phone 1892