The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-26

Jimmie Shaheen, one Of White Cas-.
ties leading young merchants, paie
a business visit to Donaldsonville
Thursday afternoon and called at the
Chief Office to leave an order fol
posters advertising ''cost price sale
at his store every Monday and Tues
day hereafter.
Drs. John D. Hanson, P. T. Thibo
daux, T. H. Hanson and Clarence
Goette have all been on the sick list
this week. The former is out again
but the others, while convalescent
are still indoors, although hopeful Of
being able to resume their practices
within the next day or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Dabadie are the
happy parents of a sweet baby girl
who put in her appearance at theil
home last Sunday evening. 1t give:
us pleasure to report the arrival OF
the tiny maid, and to join in the con
gratulations and good wishes occa
stoned by the felicitous event.
Raphael Singer, travelling repre-
sentative for the firm of Levy, Loci
& Co., returned from road trip las
evening feeling decidedly under TIN
weather, and has been compelled tt
take to bed. His many friends viii
regret to learn of his illness, and will
join in wishing him an early recovery
Due to the severe cold spell ant
the shortage of coal, classes wer'
suspended at the high school at 1885
o'clock every day this week. TIL
program of studies was not inter
fered with to any great extent, how
ever, recitation periods merely bein,
shortened from forty-five to thlrt,
minutes each.
After spending couple of week
here as the welcome guest of her son
in-law and daughter, DR.. and Mrs. a
W. Martin, Mrs. David B. Cunning
ham returned Friday afternoon to ne
home in New Orleans. She was &C
companied by Mrs. Martin, who WI!
remain in the Crescent City
fortnight or so.
Another of our boys enrolled in &c
| A, 142nd Machine Gun Battalion, ma
attained promotion. Carlton Gulllo
is the latest Donaldsonvillian to dis
|'tinguish himself, having recently bee
advanced to the rank OF corpora
The Chief joins his numerous friend
in congratulating him most cord1all
upon the achievement.
ULYSSES Esneault, formerly chic
| engineer of the municipal poWe
! plant, who removed to New Orlear
several weeks ago to accept posltlo
with the Interstate Electric Compan:
writes that he is getting along .. X
and likes living in New Orleans vel
well. Mr.. Esneault gives his adore:
as No. 1919 Erato street.
Edward Braud, the efficient secor
engineer of the Wilbert Company
hie MYRTLE Grove factory in Ibervil
|narish, was transacting business hel
Wednesday and received cordl
greeting from his many friends. M
BRAND was located on the Souven
lnlantation in this parish for nun
lber of years, and is well known ner
Iabout.
/ Paul Bouchereau, the capable ne
! manager Of the Palo Alto plantatlo
was taken quite i'll last Saturday mig
/ and It was feared fora white that
was threatened with an attack .
pneumonia, but fortunately TINS a
prehension was not realized ana
7 o;ves us pleasure to state that ne n
{ completely recovered from the sp
: and in back in the saddle once MOI
u w. Fl. Cox, formerly in charge
field operations on Peytavin plant
Ition. is now supervising agrlcultu'
activities on the nearby Belle Ter
Mace. succeeding J. Ernest Landl
who has removed to New orleal
Mr. Cox is in turn replaced on Pey1
$ vim bv Claud Himel, formerly loca.
at Brooks, La. Louis Begue
leone from East Baton Rouge par
r to assume the post of assistant TO N
), Himel.
d uo,sr. calah and Harry Wek
y left Wednesday for Jesuit's Bend
|low New Orleans, where they nun,
ducks for couple Of days as
: quests Of Hon. r. E. Perez, meml
Of the Lafourche basin ievee Do %,
), from Plaauemines parish. II II
were Joined at st. James by n
o Joseph w. Weldon, president OF !,
lleyee board, who also particlpatea
the hunt. The party returned ~
q last night.
+ Another spell of cold weather
scended upon us this week, tempe
< tures of '26 and 23 degrees prevail
Tuesday and Wednesday mornn
respectively. The heaviest frost
wears was observed Wednesday me
:, ING. everything being covered WIZ
81 cnatine of white as though II
g snow had fallen. The water IN
+ YOU Lafourche was frozen from D
- to bank at a point short distance
low the railroad bridge.
~ DR.. Dawson T. Martin, OF Acy'
If in town last Sunday on visit TO
,h brothers., John B. and Or. A; W. N
re- FIN. He has been notified that