The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-07-13


row morning to resume his work a
Meeker. Mr. Schaf is the eficien
superintendent of the fine suga
factory at that place, and just nov
is engaged in directing extensive i'm
provements to the plant proper ant
the contiguous buildings.
L. B. Duplessis, leading young
business man and progressive either
of the Duplessis neighborhood, wa:
here Wednesday to appear before the
tpolice jury in his capacity as secre
tary of the board of supervisors OF
the fourth road district. The Chief
received pleasant call from Mr.. Du
plessis during his stay in town.
The friends of Mrs. j. w. Betz will
be sorry to learn of her bereave-
ment, caused by the sudden death OF
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Pierre Els
salde, which occurred at the latter's
home in Baton Rouge last Saturday
night. Mrs. Betz left for the capita
city as soon as the sad news reached
her, and will return home tomorrow
A. P. Marchand, one of the sub
stantial citizens of the Gonzales
community, was business visitor to
Donaldsonville Thursday and dropped
in for chat with the editor. Re-
garding the agricultural outlook in
his vicinity Mr.. Marchand made the
same report that comes from all
other sections, to-wit, crops are in
good condition generally, but rain
is badly needed.
N. T. Landry, who has been en-
ployed as engineer of the municipal
power plant for the past several
months, has rendered his resignation
of that position, to take effect on the
18th inst, and will leave for Bunkie
to accept similar situation in the
ice factory there. Mr.. Landry will
be succeeded by Ulysses P. Acosta,
an experienced and capable young
engineer of this city.
After supervising the removal of
the machinery from the Donaldson
vile rice mill, j. w. Wright left We'd
nesday morning for Meridian, Miss,
from whence he will proceed to his
home at Eunice The equipment
taken from the local plant will be
installed in a mill which the Louisi-
ana State Rice Milling Company is
constructing in California, and Mr..
Wright will leave shortly to boss the
| job.
Guss WE'LL, of White Castle, left
Friday for St. Louis, Chicago and
New York to purchase an extensive
line of merchandise for the dry goods
store which he. will open in Donald
sonyille. The new ablishment will
occupy the building in Mississippi
street acquired Nv Mi. w ell from 9.
A. DaIferes, Of Belle Alliance, and
presently tenanted BY the f'asf NJ q
Co. It viii be ready for business
Aug. /.
Among the Donaldsonville boys IN
training at Camp Beauregard who
were at home on Through this week
were Battalion Sergeant Major T. /;
Thibodanx, Jr., Sergeant Leonard
PHster. Private John Ayraud, and
Private Philip Delatte. Sergeant
Pfster is attending the officers
training school in progress at Camp
Reaurenara, and was able to spend
hut one day here, Sunday. Inc
others enjoyed a longer stay.
Spt R.. Schuschard, attached to
the army recruiting station at Baton
Pnuoc. arrived here Thursday after
noon and will remain until tomorrow;
He is prepared to enlist men TOR all
branches of the service, but can not
accan, any who are within the draft
age. Negroes are not beng enfolieu
at this time. Sergeant Scnuscnard
NAV be found at the postofhce, ana
will he pleased to hear from any
Young men who may desire to Volun-
teer.
Tn . letter to his brother, DR.. A.
w Martin. of this city, Lieut.. DaW,
son Martin of the army medlcai
corps states that he has been trans
ferred from Camp Greenleaf, Ga, to
Camn Pike, Ark. In proceeding to
his new station, Lieut.. Martin came
very near being a passenger on the
Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. LOUIS
Railway train which was wrecked
Tuesday near Nasnvlne w W.. l;vas He
OF more ~ 'a'a tra G,,e at chattanooga by
missed the .raan -, .. o<'
less than ten 'i'iliu.es.
h,,+ober do
!. mere pelhe - on .,sasant in the city
market. eta ana "a 'n sacb an extent as to
Ietioiaeeu " nnsafe the commission