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The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
sHERIFF's SALE.
State of Louisiana-Tw twenty Seventh.
Judicial District Court*-Parish
Of Ascension. S
William B. Thompson
VS.. No. 1868
Alcide Gautreau

QY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to-
an order of seizure and sale, is
sued by the above named court in the
above entitled and numbered cause,f
and to me directed, have seized and
taken into my possession and will of
fer for saleeat public auction to the
last and highest bidder, according to.
law, at the principal front door Of the
courthouse of the parish of Ascen-s
sion, in the city of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain parcel of real estate in
the parish of Ascension, being mid
die portion of the east half of the
southeast quarter Of section twenty
nine, township nine south, range three
east, southeastern district east of the
Mississippi rver, st. Helena meridian
in Louisiana, containing twenty
eight (28) arpents. Said land meas
uring in width two (21 arpents on the.
northern and southern boundary lines
and running north and south full
length of said quarter section; to-
gether with all the buildings and in1-s
provements thereon and thereto be-
longing. Being the same property ac-5
quired by Alcide Gautreau from Mel
phor Ellison, as per act before v. A..
Gautreaux, notary public, on Now
13, 1913, recorded in Book Of Con-
veyances No. 81, page 545, of the
records of the parish of Ascension.
state of Louisiana. {$Ss
Terms and conditions Cash I'M
United States currency.
E. C. HANSON.
Sheriff, Parish Of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, March /, 1913
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
BOND ISSUE PROPOSED.
Special Election in First Road District
FL Called by Police Jury.

At the meeting of the police jury
Wednesday, an ordinance was adopt
ed calling a special election to be held
in the First Road District of the par
ish Tuesday, April %, for the pur-
pose of ascerCaining the sense of the
property owners Of the district rela-
tive to the issuance of an additional
series of bonds aggregating $4,000
in value, to run for a period Of ter,
years and to bear interest at the rate
of per cent per annum; the funds
thus derived to be used in construct
ing, improving and maintaining the
hard-surfaced highways situated in
the district. The polling places for
the election will be at w. c. Hay7
wards and Mrs. A. G. Dugas' store,
in the first ward; Dennis Cassard's
store, second ward; courthouse, third
ward; and C. H. Landry's store,
fourth ward. The police jury will
meet in Donaldsonville Thursday,
April 25, to examine and canvass the
returns and promulgate the result OF
the election.
If the proposition is favorably con-
sidered by the voters-and there IS
every reason why II snould De-d
special tax not exceeding one and one
half mills will be levied to provide a
fund for the retirement of the bonds.
This will make total tax of FIVE and
one-half mills payable by the property
owners of. the district, of which one
and one-half mills will be for the
maintenance Of the roads, and the re-
mainder for construction purposes.
Voters residing in the district who
have not registered since Jan. 19l L,
must do so before next Saturday e
they des To- participa % this elec-
Ii % a.irsd by law the reg1s.
gtration hook VII lose sfareh 8,
thirty days before the late of. ti,e
election, and no one whose name 3
not enrolled as a qualified voter by
that time viii be permitted to cast a
ballot in the election.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
EXAMINED BY DISTRICT BOARD.
PHYSICAL Fitness of Registrants in
Doubtful Glass Passed Upon.

Twenty-nine registrants who upon
examination recently by the local ex-
emption board had been accepted Tor
limited military service, but who were
placed in the doubtful class owing
to the existence of certain physii-
cal defects that might lncapacl-
tate them for army duty, We're in
structed to appear before the district
medical advisory board at Baton
Rouge last Wednesday for further ex-
animation. Ten of the men left from
Donaldsonville, eight going by way OF
the Steamer Virgie and Mississippi
Valley route, and two making the trip
via automobile They We're:
Whites - Roman Schexnaydre,
Darrow; Alvin J. Higgason, Donald,
sonville: Wallace D. Landry and
Henry Barber, Mccall. ~,
Negroes-Zeno Ago, klebert han
Edward Colwar, Oscar Valentine
Donaldsonville; Nathan Humphrey
Belle Helene; Alexander keison'
Burnside.
The other nineteen registrants al
fected by the order, and who were
given the privilege of proceeding &c
baton Rouge from their respective
homes, were the following: -,
Whites-Emery Ellison Walker
Samuel Leo Barman, Treville Dalgle'
Gonzales; S. Sidney Braud, Corner
view: Adam Archie Clayton, Galvez
John Scott Delaune, Hope Villa; no
,nanta Dotson Walker, Acy; Andrew
Jackson Little, St. Amant. ~
Negroes Edward Johnson, Lon. Ion
Vile Jackson, Tom King, Ben Alexani. Kan
der McElroy; Richard Scott, H0pe
Vii Via Howard Burnett, Sorrento; De
sire Hubbard, Lauderdale; Hamp Ben
Baton Rouge; Charlie Lewis, 81
Francisville; Willie Wilson, BAKER
June Palmer, Prairieville.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Will Defend Official Conduct.

Police Juror Ben. L. Cambre. OF
the eighth ward, was in town Friday
and requested the Chief to announce
that he will address meeting OF his
constituents to be held at Oak Grove
next Tuesday night, at about .
o'clock, for the purpose Of replying to
the accusations that have been direct
ed against him by certain persons in
and out of his ward who are seeking
to compel his resignation from the
police jury. Mr.. Cambre states that
a petition addressed to the governor
requesting his removal from the jury
is being extensively circulated in his
ward, and it is with a view of meeting
the issue thus created and correcting
certain unfounded statements sthat
have gained currency that he has de-
cided to ask his constituents to ac-
cord him the privilege Of q hearing
so that he might fully explain and
defend his official conduct.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16

D. H. S. NOTES

By PRINCIPAL r. S. VICKERS.

With only two and one-half months
before the end of the session, our
thoughts are beginning to turn to-
ward commencement day. Already
the senioss have selected their val
1 edictorian in the person of Jane Ju-
dice and their salutatorian, Frank
Constantine, and also are preparing
their program for class night exer-
| cises. The commencement invitations
will be ordered within few days.
An innovation to be introduced this
year will be the selection of the COM
mencement speaker by the Council of
| Defense, and instead of being an ed
| ucator as has been customary he will
be either lawyer, statesman or a
business man.
The high school faculty feel con-
siderable pride in the remarkable
record recently made by the senior
class in an impromptu English test
given them by the assistant state in
spector of high schools, Charles f.
Trudeau. The grades made by the
class as received from Mr.. Trudeau
are as follows: Punctuation 96,
spelling SO, penmanship go, use of
capitals 80, neatness SO.
The entire student body Of the
school was given the pleasure Thurs
day morning Of hearing an address
by Mrs. Hays, the inspector of surgi-
cal dressings of the New Orleans
chapter of the Red Cross. She was
accompanied to the school by num-
ber Of the members of the local
branch, all in their4neat Limit rs q q
white. NJ $. i1ay gave an interesting
tsallssaCn Red Cross work and made g
feeling appeal to the pupils of the
school for service An coop ola
The assen1bIe led pa pills we're fter-
wards addressed by Parish Demon
stration Agant j. @. Montegut on the
subject Of Greater Food Produc-
tion. e Mr.. Montegut made q strong
appeal for more members in the pig
and corn clubs, and pointed out the
! duty of every one to produce some
thing and at least. help feed himself.
The principal caused quite ripple
Of interest, if not excitement, when
he suggested that the pupils in the
grammar and primary grades could
make quite saving for their parents
and thereby enable them to be of
more assistance to their country, if
they would attend school barefooted
after April l. He estimated that if
the entire four hundred pupils in the
grades mentioned should adopt the
suggestion, it would mean saving of
nearly four hundred pairs of shoes by
the end of the session, and four hun
dred pairs of shoes at an average price
Of $1.75-a very low estimate-would
amount to $70O. If the idea receives
any encouragement, April will be
designated as the day on which all
little democratic Americans will be
expected to come to school without
shoes and will be known as "Bare-
foot Day."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
1t Pays to Read the Papers.

The publication in last Sundays
Times-Picayune of despatch from
Donaldsonville announcing that Ii
quidator James P. Armitage of the
Peoples Bank of this city is prepar-
ing to issue checks for the fifth divi-
dend to be paid BY the institution
since it's failure, has resulted in bring
ing to light several depositors who
had neglected to notify the liquidator
of changes in their address, and who
in consequence had failed to receive
any of the dividend checks previously
issued. Noting the item in the Times
Picayune above referred to, these de-
positors have written Mr.. Armitage,
and an investigation Of his records has
disclosed that the communications
previously addressed to them contain
ing checks for the respective divi-
dends heretofore issued have been re-
turned to him. These depositors, and
others who may turn up, will be mate
rally the gamer through reading the
PAPERS
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
BELOVED PRIEST PASSES AWAY.
PaincourtvilIe Catholics Mourn Death
of Spiritual Leader.

Very Reverend Canon B. Branche,
rector of st. Elizabeth's Catholic
church at Paincourtville, died in New
Orleans at 1890 o'clock p. m. Tues
day, and his remains were brought to
DonaIdsonville the following morning
on r. & P. train No. 27 arriving at
1929 o'clock, ,and from here were con-
veyed to Paincourtville in the motor
hearse of the Wilbert Undertaking
Company of Plaquemine. A large
number Of Father Branches par
ishioners had assembled at the local
depot to escort the remains Of the be-
loved prelate to Paincourtville it be-
ing reported that there were fifty-two
automobiles in the funeral cortege as
it departed from this city.
Father Brancle was born at AM
bierle, France, in 1850, and at the age
Of nineteen years came to this coun-
try, where he completed his education.
He was ordained a priest in New Or
leans in 1870, and in the period Of
nearly half a century that ensued be-
fore his death he occupied number
of important posts and attained a
high position in the councils Of the
church in this state. Nineteen years
ago he was sent. to Paincourtville as
rector of St. Elizabeth's Church, and
not long afterward was named a
canon of the ST.. Louis Cathedral,
New Orleans. He was looked upon in
his community not only as the head
IT the church, but as a real father of
his people. It was through his efforts
that st. Elizabeth's Church, which
had been started before his coming
was completed Only last year
Father Branche had the ediice en-
tirely .repainted and beautifully dec
Grated.
WAS from this church that the
funeral was held Thursday forenoon
at 1890 o'clock. A solemn high mass
was sung, after which the body Of the
lamented priest was Inferred in the
nearby cemetery. Prominent priests
and churchmen from all over this Sec
ton Of the state attended the OBJ
seuuies.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
DEMAND JURORS RESIGNATION
Indignation Meeting of Eighth Ware
Voters Held at Galvez.

The Chief is in receipt Of the fol
lowing communication, bearing the
signature Of E. V. Floid:
"GaKez, La, March II, 1918.
editor Chief: ;,
art an Indignation meeting held
at the Galvez schoolhouse Saturday
March 9, 1918, A. D. Carpenter was
chosen chairman and Judge Jos. Sc
vario was elected secretary.
"The meeting was called for the
purpose OF denouncing the conducs
of Police Juror Ben Cambre from this
ward. Addresses were made by Hon
II. Arthur Morgan, Judge Jos. Se-
yario. f. V. Floid, A. D. Carpenter,
Jr., and Rederick Singletary. All the
sneakers deplored and denounced Mr..
Cambre's conduct. The following
resolutions were adopted unanimous
ly:
"Whereas our police juror, Mr.. Ben
Cambre, has in many ways acted con-
trary to the known will of his con-
stituent voters; and =,
"Whereas, he has acted arbitrarily
in the proceedings of the police jury
IN VOElnR Will Iile CllSiAiSo VI o'N
ton who elected him, proving himself
to be unreliable; and
Whereas, it appears he has been
seduced by the enemya in all matters
that are at issue; and
"Whereas, he does not represent
the people of this ward, but rather
misrepresents them in his official con-
duct; and
whereas, he appears to resent any
counsel or advice in any manner,
boasting that he shall disregard the
will Of the voters of this ward; and
"Whereas, he openly supported the
enemies of the present state admins
tration, thereby bringing the Demo
cratic party into bad repute; =, .
"Therefore be it resolved, that it is
the sense and desire of this assembly
of his voting constituents and former
supporters that Mr.. Cambre should
and ought to resign at once and that
he is hereby asked to do so.
"E. V. FLOID,
"JOS. DUGAS,
LAWRENCE NICKENS,
- -.-.- LESLIE WEST,
"CHAS. MOORE,
"Committee."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Plans Formulated for Liberty Loan
.--L Drive

L. M. Wade, field representative of
the war loan organization of the
sixth federal reserve district, was in
Donaldsonville Wednesday comforting
with Presidents Albert Delery Of the
Commercial and Savings Bank and J.
Lebermuth of the Bank of Ascension
relative to plans concerning the next
Liberty Loan campaign. Mr.. Delery
as zone chairman, will direct the drive
in the parishes of Iberville and Ascen-
sion. Mr.. Wade, whose home is in
Alexandria, has general charge of the
field work in group Of parishes ex-
tending from Rapides to Ascension
A vigorous, intensive campaign will
be waged in this parish, and conf
dence is felt that Ascension will again
oversubscribe her quota of the bonds
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Officers of Post / Named.

The local post of the Travellers
Protective Association, Louisiana Di-
vision, has elected the following Of
fcers for the ensuing year: Charles
Maurin, president; D. D. Dalferes
vice president; Henry Meter, treas
urer; Raphael Singer, secretary. The
president will appoint the several
committees at the next meeting
Delegates to the state convention te
be held in New Orleans April 10 and
20 were selected as follows: Charles
Maurin, Henry Meter, Raphael Sing.
.er, A. j. Harding; alternates, E. H
Norton, Sidney Harp, R, N. Sims.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
LAST CALL FOR INCOME TAXES,
Deputy Revenue Collector Coming to
Donaldsonville March 23.

For the purpose Of assisting tax
payers who have not yet filed their In
come tax returns, j. u. Fauntleroy
collector OF internal revenue at New
Orleans, has devised plan whereby
I the state will be divided into sections
cofrespondine-i in the naain with the
CONFESSIONS districts, and ii deputy
revenue collector assigned ~ visit the
principal towns and cities ~ each dl-
vision during the remainder of the
month of March. Under this ar
rangement deputy collector will be
stationed at the courthouse in Dom
a1dsonville from Saturday next, the
23rd inst, to the following Tuesday,
inclusive.
The public should bear in mind that
the officer is sent primarily to act as
source of information in regard to
the preparation of returns. While he
will be glad to give information free
ly, it is not expected that he will
actually undertake the compiling OF
returns and computation of the tax.
The taxpayer must assemble his own
data. The deputy collector, however.
will receive returns and execute the
jurat free of charge, and will forward
these returns to the New Orleans Of
fee.
The income tax drive during the
months of January and February
proved to be successful through the
cooperation of the press, bankers,
postmasters, parish officials and other
leading citizens There are undoubt-
edly many persons who have thus far
neglected the matter, but it is hoped
that April / will find practically all
returns in. ANY one who carelessly
becomes delinquent will find after
April / that the government will move
vigorously to hunt out evaders, who,
besides being made to pay additional
tax as penalty, may also face the
prospect of federal prosecution.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
TIMELY TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Food Production and Tick Eradication
Urged at Ward Meetings.

Under the auspices Of the Ascen,
sion parish council of defense, we'll
attended meetings in the interest OF
increased food production, and for
the purpose of explaining the pro-
visions of the tick eradication law
were held at colored church in the
A-Bend settlement of the fourth ward
Wednesday night, and at the Smoke
Bend school in the first ward Thurs
fay night. The assemblages were
addressed by TO. Montegut, parish
farm agent; DIR. Earl J. Nickel, vet
erinary inspector in charge of the
tick eradication campaign in Ascen-
sion, and Waiter Lemann, chairman
of the parish council Of defense. The
fourth ward meeting was especially
successful, the church in which the
rally was held being filled to capacity
with an attentive audience of repre-
sentative Italian and negro citizens
of the community.
A meeting with the same objects
in view was scheduled to take place
at the Lake school last night, and
similar gatherings in the eastern por-
ton of the parish have been arranged
is follows: Saturday, March %
8 D. M, Oak Grove High school; 8 p.
M, Dutchtown High School. Sun
day, March 24I1 a. M, Corner
view; 3 p. M, ST. Amant; 8 p. M,
Gonzales.
These meetings viii be addressed
by Hon. A. I. Picard, parish food adj
rninistrator; Miss Marjorie B. Arbour,
parish emergency home den1onstra-
ton agent; Hon u. "A. Morgan, DR..
Nickel, and Messrs. Montegut, Joseph
Gonzales and Nargassans.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Houmas Branch Store Burned

The store building in the front Of
the Miles Company's Orange Grove
plantation near Burnside was de-
stroyed by fire at about 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, together with
some fifty barrels of corn belonging
to Paul Robert which were stored
therein. The flames were caused by
sparks from the rice pump on the
river batture nearby The loss is es-
timated at s1400, of which $40O rep
resents the value of the corn. The
building was in former years occupied
by q branch Of the Houmas store st
Burnside, but had been vacant for a
long time.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Circuit Court Hears Arguments.

A regular session of the circuit
court of appeals for this district was
held here Friday, with Judges Stephen
D. Ellis and Julian Mouton on the
bench. The suit Of i. D. Klotz VS..
Kessler Bros. was, argued and SUBJ
mitted. A motion to. dismiss the ap-
peal was filed by counsel for appellee
in the suit Of Luke B. Landry VS..
Peoples Bank of Donaldsonville in
liquidation. Argument was begun in
the suit of Mrs. Cecilia Brown VS..
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, but after
counsel for appellant had been heard
Judge Mouton stated that he was not
feeling well and by agreement the
proceedings were continued until Fri
day morning, March %, at Baton
Rouge.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
old Al Auction

"
he brick store b.a ding III Missis-
Esippi street owned by Charles Maurin
and presently occupied by the Home
Mercantile Co, Ltd was sold at pub
lie auction this forenoon under ex-
ecutory process, together with the lot
of ground on which the structure is
located, measuring SO feet front by a
depth of 12O feet. The Bank Of Dom
aldsonville in liquidation was the pur-
chaser, bid of $500 by Liquidator
James P. -Armitage being the highest
offered. This Institution holds first
mortgage on the property, and was
the Selling creditor. Another piece
of property belonging to Mr.. Maurin,
consisting of lot Of ground at the
corner of Houmas and Division
streets, with a two-story frame build
ing thereon, was adjudicated to Al
phonse Kahn and Henry We'll for
$685. This property was also seized
in foreclosure proceedings instituted
by the Bank of f:s.Donaldsonville in
liquidation. The sale was conducted
by Sheriff E. c. Hanson.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
An ENJOYABLE Affair.

A. w. Brande and Leonard Mon
tero, the genial and progressive pro-
prietors of the Opera Cafe, enter
tanned number of their friends and
patrons at delightful supper We'd
nesday night The tables We're LAID IN
the restaurant of the cafe, which was
attractively decorated for the oeca-
sion, and there were about fifty
guests in attendance. The menu con-
sisted of turtle soup, courtbou'llon;
rice, fried fish with tartar sauce, and
claret as the liquid accompaniment
The feast was prepared under the su
pervision of J. F. Fernandez, who has
no superior locally as concocter OF
delectable dishes embraced in the IA
nous Creole cuisine. Messrs. Brande
and Montero directed the serving OF
the sumptuous spread, which was
greatly enjoyed by all whose good
fortune it was to be present.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a
Favorite for Colds.

j. L. Easley, Macon, ILL.,, speaking
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says,
During the past fifteen years it has
been my sisters favor<se medicine for
colds on the lungs. / myself have
taken it a number of times when suf-
fering with a cold and it always re-
lieved me promptly - (Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
E. C. HANSON. .ss ssss
Sheriff, Parish Of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, March /, 1918.

The war has cost the United States
seven billions Of dollars in the first
ten months, but we can consider IL
cheap at any price when it ends with
victory for civilization and democ-
racy over the inhumanity and barr
barism of the Prussian Huns. -
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16

The Bank Of Greensburg has de-
cIared a dividend of twenty-five per
cent from its earnings, and as the
Hammond Southern Vindicator sug-
gests, I'VE now seeawhy Editor Hol.
land is always talking SO much pros
perity out his way" a
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
Charged with Robbing Freight Car

Special Officer J. T. Arteurburn of
the Texas & Pacific Railroad, residing
in this city, was notified early Friday
morning that merchandise to the
value of about $500 had been stolen
from box car embraced in T. & r.
freight train No. So while the train
was standing on side-track one mile
and a half west of Burton, at 2 a. m.
Friday. Mr.. Arteurburn proceeded
to the scene at once and by following
the tracks of the vehicle used in
carrying off the plumber he arrived at
the store of Nick Gagliano, near
Welcome. Procuring search war
rant and enlisting the assistance Of a
deputy sheriff Of St James parish, Mr..
ArteuAsurn soon located the stolen
goods in the Gagliano store. The
proprietor and his two sons, Charlie
and Tony, were arrested and placed
in jail at Convent.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16

II will cost you only 81 to have the
Chief sent to your Address every week
for an entire year. Don't borrow
yoar neighbor's paper when you can
have q copy of your own
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16

Five or six doses of 666 will curs
your cold or la grippe. # &