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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
RI-Y Az an. LEASE

Do 7 M NIIs L4F.NSI- = :
SO buys FIVE acres Texas Field.
Ranger leases sold at 25c now worth
thousands per acre. Nuttle paid 81 per
acre and sold for $4,000 per acre.
Texas Rainbows End now opening up
shows same geological formation as
proven territory. Leases here may
Jump any price with first we'll coming
in. It's a speculation, but the kind Of
speculation that has made many small
investors rich. The Fortuna OIL 90,
started in by several men pooling
$500 in leases-sold out recently Tor
a million dollars. If you don't under
stand lease business, we will gladly
explain all details Remit Slu for nNe
acres. We send you legal lease form
and keep you in touch with develop :
ments. Send name for free map and
full information. Pecos Valley Co,
lI4ia y. Robinson, oklahoma. Okla.
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TAKE NOTICE

There will be meeting of the
members of the Country Club of HaI-
r!sburg in the assembly room. basa-
lnent of the Public Library, Front and
Walnut streets, Friday evening, De-
eember le, 1919. at : O'Clock. to vote
en- the approval or disapproval of the
increase of the Indebtedness of fha
club from S80.500 to $tSO,0O0,
BY orders OF. the Boards of Govern
ors.
FRANK j. BRADY.
Secretary
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29

WILL dispose of coal lease and
euuipment on Mahanoy Creek at
Dornsife. If interested address Box
So Milton, Pa.
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS

PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-Corn. high
er. No. yellow spot. st.70G1.72.
Oats-Higher. No. l white. $50
S512c; No. 2 white. S4ds4lac; No. 8
white. S3GS3isc.
Butter-Firm; prints higher. west
ern creamery, extra, 73c; nearby
sc: edible in tierces, 1S1ac.
prints. fancy. S0GS2c.
Eggs-Higher; nearby firsts, se4
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MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKETS

Chandler Brothers and Company,
members of New York and Philadei-
phia Stock Exchanges North Mar
Eet Square. Harrisburg;l3Ss Chestnut
street. Philadelphia; 81 Pine street,
New York furnish the following
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NEW YORK CuRn STOCKS

Following quotations supplied by
Howard 4. Riley and Company, 2l2
North Third street. Harrisburg. Pa.
Land Title Building, Phila.. Pa; 20
Broad street. New York City:
INDUSTRIALS
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\ DESIGNING craftsman making a
speciality of inventors work. stands in
the same confidential relation 10 them
as a lawyer to client. Their inter
rsts are protected and no effort spared
TO achieve success. Hamilton Practical
craftsman. 125 ). l1th st.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-27
John w. Jamison is a Worthy
Democrat,

Hon. JOHNNY. Jamison, the farmer
banker, of Rich Hill, in Bates coun-
ty, is being mentioned around the
Legislative Halls as Democratic
candidate for State Auditor at the
next primary election.
He is being urged by his many
friends, from all parts of the state, to
enter the race, but has not. as yet,
indicated his intentions in the, mat
ter.
Mr.. Jamison is one Of the foremost
Democrats of the state, having been
for two years one of the able and
vigorous men who have fought the
battles OF Democracy and raised Mis-
souri, to most enviable position
among her sister states, but he has
never asked for public office.
He has devoted his time and ener-
gies in business to his farm and the
building up OF one OF the most solid
and successful banking institutions
in Southwest Missour.-Mosby's
Missouri Message, Jefferson City,
Mo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Charters spent
the first of the week at the automo-
bile show in Kansas City.
A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to Clarence f. Bearce and
Miss Katherine NJ. Fleisher OF Rock
vile.
Circuit Clerk c. c. Swarens went
to Kansas City the first OF the week
for a visit with his daughter. Mrs.
Eugene Casebolt.
Our good friend w. c. Eldridge
was in the first OF the week closing
up the T. w. Eldridge estate, of
which he is administrator.
Please arrange your numbers for
the new directory as early as pos
sible. colt
The Butler-Rich Hill Telephone Co.
John Dyre was adjudged insan:
Tuesday at special meeting of the
county court and ordered sent to the
State Hospital at Nevada.
Eugene Adair. abstracter for the
Walton Trust Co., spent Sunday IN
Clinton. returning in company with
Mrs Adair. They"-expect to make
their home here:
The residence OF Jim Welch, east
OF this city, together with the con-
tents was destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Welch
were, away from home at the time
and the origin OF the fire is not
known. The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
]. T. Fox, who lives at the old Nc
Cornell place southeast ri this city,
is an enthusiastic poultry raiser and
has kept an accurate record of his re-
ceipts and expenses i'll connection
with his chickens. On twelve
months test, l2o Brown I.eghorn
hens have furnished Mr.. Fox with
eggs and poultry for home consump-
ton, paid for their upkeep and show
Il net profit to him OF $500. Net re-
ceipts were as follows; Eggs,
IS257hS, poultry, $-S,37.
Mrs. Dewitt Chastain has received
a cable from her husband. Lieut. ID.
c. Chastan that he had sailed Sun
day, February 3. from France and
expected to arrive in New York in
ten DAYS or two weeks. Mrs. Chas-
tain expects to leave Sunday for New
York to meet Lieut. Chastain upon
his arrival Lieut.. Chastain has been
serving as an instructor in artillery
at the service school at Saumur and
has been highly commended by his
superior officers for his ability and
efficiency.
.\fter an overseas service OF about
six months, Lieut.. Leslie r. Choate
arrived home Monday morning
Soon after war was declared Lieut.:
Choate volunteered his services and
was sent to Camp Doniphan tor
training and where he was soon
made sergeant in the ordnance de-
partment. lie was later transferred
to camp in Georgia, where he re-
ceived his commission as heuten-
ant and after few months OF inten-
sive training was sent to France.
On his arrival in France he was for
a time inspector of machine guns in
the aviation section of the army and
was later instructor in an artillery
school. His last active work being
in charge OF the salvaging of war ma
terial on the battlefield of Chateau
Thierry. He received his discharge
in Washington few days ago and at:
once started for home. He has trav-
eIed over a large part OF France, cs--
pecialry the north part and has seen
much of the ravages of modern war
and is glad to get away from it all
and settle down to the more prosaic
duty of every day business life,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-27

| Wall paper 20 per cent off till
March 10th Travis.
Miss Lizzie Ross went to Kansas
City the last OF the week to visit her
Sister, Mrs. l-ete Sackett.
WeMott & Major haze full stock
Of Tome made harness. guaranteed.
Miss Marian Sackett came down
| from Kansas City the last of the
week to visit Butler relatives.
Largest stock OF wall paper in
| Bates county. 20 per cent Oft.
Travis.
Harry Cook, OF the American
Clothing House, is spending a week
with home folks at Ottumwa, Iowa.
We have iull stock OF the cele-
brated .A,kcw saddles, $500 to
$500. WeMott & Major.
Miss RUby Henderson. OF Kansas
City, spent Washington birthday in
this city with her luther, Eli Hender-
son.
We offer seasonable bargains.
Wall paper in papering season 20 per
cent off. Travis.
Roy Rosamond, who was called to
this city by the DEATH. of his father,
b. +. Rosanlond. lett Friday for his
home at Laramie, Wyoming.
Call and examine our wool faced
collars, the best ever sold in Butler.
WeMott K Major.
Mr.. Crawford f. Graham and Miss
Ina Marie Spillman, both OF Metz.
were married Tuesday at the record
er's office, Justice b. F. Jeter Off
eating.
Miss Mike McLees, who has a
| fine position with large financial
institution in Kansas City. came
down and spent Sunday i'll this city
with old friends.
Julius Levy, OF the Sam Levy Mcr-
camille company, returned the last of
the week from St. LOUIS, where he
attended the state retail clothing
mems convention.
Miss Annabelle Thompson arrive
from Columbia, where she is a stud
ent at the State University, the last
of the week, and spent few days
with her mother, Mrs. J. f. Thomp-
! son.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-27

]. P. East. for many years rural
mail carrier out of the Appleton City
office, died at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jake keaigh, at Altoona
Monday of last week of heart, fail
ure.
E. H. Caldwell and family will
leave in a few days for Colorado,
where they will locate. Their many
friends here wish them the best
things of life in their new home
Adrian Journal.
Grandma Williams. one OF the few
remaining first citizens of Hume.
rassed away quietly at the home of
her son. DR.. w. A. Williams. early
Wednesday morning, February II,
1919, at the advanced age of 81 years
and Is days. She had been in failing
health for some time.-Hume Tele-
phone.
Emmett Cox has arrived from
overseas service and was in. Adrian
Tuesday visiting his many friends.
He left New York in August and ar
rived back in that port January 18Th
He Is looking in the prime of vigor-
ous health and has no complaint to
make. EmInett is visiting his sister.
Mrs. Charles Eplex-iAdrian Jour
nal.
We are now grinding High Patent
Imperial Flour from the choicest
Kansas hard wheat. II you prefer
hard wheat flour, 'vOu will find our
Imperial equal to any flour made IN
Kansas and better than some of 1t.
- we buy only the bent wheat that
Kansas products. For sale by all
local erose's. the mill fnd the e'e-
BUTLER ROLLER MILLS
Io-zt Cannon Bros. Props.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
Mothers Day at St. Vincent.

st. Vincent Institute, Thursday,
was the scene of most enjoyable
entertainment given by the senior
and Junior classes Of st. Joseph and
st. Vincent Institutes, in honor OF
their mothers.
Besides the pastor of the Catholic
church and the teachers of the two
schools, the invited guests were the
mothers of the boys and girls COM
prising these two classes.
The following program was rem.
dered on the occasion:
'sHoly Mother of Jesus, chorus.
'sTo My Mother 1. Schroeder.
.Just Before the Battle, Mother
boys.
'sThe Old Arm Chair" NJ. Aleman.
Mother" Lynn Colomb.
Mother" girls.
Mothers Flowers" Mildred Wer-
ner.
s'Home Sweet Home" chorus.
RefreshmensSawere served at 5 p;
M, after whfdrs. ss mothers departed
for their hop6 Mfn pleased with the
evenings's lment.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
To Succeed Vickers.

Prof. B. C. Alwes of Napoleon
willie, an educator of considerable ex-
perience and ability, has been ap-
pointed principal Of the Donaldson
tville High School to succeed Prof.
R. S. Vickers who recently resigned.
Prof. AlWes is a graduate Of the Lou
isiana State University and has had
several years practical experience as
a teacher and principal He served
as principal of the Belle Rose Hiass
School for five years; of thea Mba-
dieville High School for one year, and
of the Zachary High School in East
Baton Rouge parish, for two years.
He is very highly recommended by
Superintendent Hatcher and the de-
partment of education of East Baton
Rouge parish and Superintendent S.
A. Aleman Of Assumption. He is
said to be a good disciplinarian and
otherwise fully equipped to assume
the duties of principal of the local
high school.
Parish Superintendent III. P. Brous-
sard and the school board are to .be
congratulated upon their good for
tune in having secured an educator
with such high recommendations to
succeed Prof. r. S. Vickers, the re-
tiring principal.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
FOR PosToFFIcE BUILDING.
Congressman Sanders Introduces Bill
for Government Structure Here.

Congressman j. Y. Sanders of this
district has introduced in the lower
house of congress bill providing for
the erection of a government post
Office building in this city, and has
sent the Chief d copy of the said bill
accompanied by letter, dated May
"a, in which he says:
enclose the bill which I intro
duced for the erection of postofice
building at Donaldsonville, same hav-
ing just been printed. I am going
to do what / can to have it favorably
recommended by the committee on
public buildings and grounds, and I
hope I may be able to get it passed
at the present session of congress"
The following is the measure in
troduced by Mr.. Sanders in full:
.sBe it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, that the secretary
of the treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to acquire,
by purchase, condemnation, or other
wise. site and cause to be erected
thereon suitable building, includ-
ing freproof vaults, heating and ven
tilating apparatus, for the use and
accommodation Of the postoffice and
other government offices at Donald
sonville, Ascension parish, Louisiana,
the cost of said building, complete,
not to exceed the sum of $4,000.
The said building shall be unex-
posed to danger from fire by an open
space of at least fifty feet on all
sides, including streets and alleys"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
Gonzales Notes.

A grand fair and dance will be
given at the Woodmen hall here on
Saturday June for the benefit
of the new Catholic church at this
place. The arrange gements are IL
charge of some Of the leading ladies
and itizens of this immunity which
sinsures the success air 81
advance. III connection with the
event parade viii take place In the
afternoon in which all of the soldiers
of this section recently discharged
from the service will participate.
Gonzales is experiencing build
ing boom unequalled in it's history,
It is reported that among the new
structures soon to go up here IS
moving picture show which will be
erected by Fl. M. Picard, Well-knoWn
merchant, and Mr.. Bryant, principal
Of the high school. The building will
be a large frame structure, modern
in every respect and viii be located
north of New River, near the big
Picard cotton gin.
Work on the new $4,000 Catholic
presbytery which will be built here,
will begin soon. Part of the lumber
for this purpose will be taken from
the old Catholic church at Corner
view, the front portion Of which IS
being dismantled. The rear part o.
the church will be preserved intact
and will be converted into a chapel
which wilEbe added to the Gonzales
parish, under the pastorate Of Rey
Eugene Hubert.
Alphonse Gautreau, farmer OF this
place, is making extensive repairs
and Improvements to his residence.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31

The contract for the removal OF
the water lilies from and the clean
Inc. Of Bayou Laf feureha the
two brid ges has been awarded Nv the
joint committee of the afourehe
and Atchafalaya Levee Boards to
Charles Montero Of Port Barrow, for
the price Of $1,000. The lilies and
other grass have become SO thick at
this. particular point, that they cover
up the stream completely and re-
semble a huge green mattress. Their
removal is expected to prove quite
an undertaking. The work must be
started by June and be completed
by Aug. Is, and must be done salts
factorily to the boards.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31

titled to vote on the following proposition:
To authorize the board of commissioners
of the. Smoke Bend Drainage District OF the
parish OF Ascension, to create an additional
(s7000), in excess of the one now out.
standing, and issue negotiable bonds there
for, said bonds to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum, payabe semi
annually, and to run for period not longer
than twenty years, for the following pur-
poses, to-wit: Of operating drainage
canals. bitches, or machinery owned and
operated or controlled by said drainage DIS
trict; to open, enlarge cut, extend suen ts
canals and streams situated within the
limits of said drainage district as in the
Judgment of said board of commissioners OF
said drainage district may be deemed neces-
sary and proper, economically to dram tne
property included within the ilmits tnereol. =.
~ For the purposes of said election, and 10
accordance with said ordinance, the polling
place is hereby designated, at Thomas Brad
ford's carriage house. situated W1thln the
limits Of said district; and Messrs. JOS. =.
Acosta. S. +. Brasset and Morris Oubfe nave
been appointed commissioners. ana Artnus Ius z
Veron as clerk to serve at said poll. Ali o1
said commissioner and clerk OF electioh
shall serve without compensation.
j do further proclaim and give notice anat e
at o'clock D. m. on Thursday, July 3, l9is.
tha said board of commissioners Of the
Smoke Bend Drainage District, OF the par1sh
of Ascension, Louisiana, will meet at SMOKE
Bend. the domci of said board OF commls-
sioners of said drainage district, and IN
open session proceed to open ballot boxes.
examine and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass returns
and and declare the result of the special cleo
ton. which result they shall thereafter pro-
mulgate by publication in one issue OF the
official journal Of the parish OF Ascension. SLOT
Done and signed at Smoke Bena. - - ene NJ
parish of Ascension, state OF LOUISIANA, On
this 31st day of May, 1919.
FELIX ACOSTA,
President of Board of Commissioners Of the
Smoke Bend Drainage District o. the
Parish of Ascension, louisiana s
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
A Deserved Appointment.

H. Payne Breazeale, son-in-laW Of
State Bank Examiner R. n. Sims,
who prior to entering the army
was practicing law in Baton Rouge,
was appointed referee in bankruptcy
for the Baton Rouge Division of the
United States District Court in an
order by Judge Foster Friday of last
week. The appointment is for two
years from the date of Mr.. .Breazeale's s
His jurisdiction in
cludes the parishes of Pointe Coupee,
East. and West Baton Rouge, East
and West Fe1iciana, IberVille, Ascen-
Esjofs, Livingstot II and q elena.
Capt. BreazeaIe, who won his promo
ton from the grade Of second lieu
tenant for valiancy under fire, was
scheduled to sail from France for
the United States on May %, and his
appointment was rendered by Judge
Foster on the same day he was due
to sail for home after months of con-
|spicuous service in the world war, and
it is proper that he should not be al
lowed to serve in time Of peace.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
81
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M Z. J.
w WE.I.I.
sHERIFFs SALE.
State Of Louisiana-Parish Of As
censionT Twenty-Seventh Ju-
diciaI District Court.
E. P. Brady
VS.. No. 2638 s
James Randall

n
[DY 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, and to me directed, have
siezed and taken into my pos
session, and will offer 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 Asceri-
sion, in the city Of Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, JUNE q, 1919,
at / o'clock a. M. the following de-!
scribed property, to-Wit:
One certain lot of ground together
with improvements thereon, and all
rights, ways and privileges, seryitudes
and advantages thereunto belonging,
and in anywise appertaining, situated
in the town of st. Elmo, parish Of As
cension, stat Of Louisiana, being
designated by the No. twenty-five
l22) of square No. one hundred and
Isixty-nine (169l, bounded by New
York, Michigan, Mississippi and Ar
kansas streets, as delineated upon the
Iplan of survey and subdivision made
by w. A.. BIalock, civil engineer,
duly recorded in the Conveyance
Records of the parish of Ascension.
Terms and conditions-Cash in
United States currency.
E. C.. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish Of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, May 13, 1919.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Catholic Schools of Citye to Have
Joint Commencement.

. atS
The commencement exercises Of
st. Joseph Commercial Institute and
the st. Vincent Institute will be held
jointly this year, and will take place
at the Grand Theatre on Thursday,
June 10, at 10 o'coek a. m. An in
teresting program is being prepared
for the occasion, consisting Of vocal
and musical selections, recitations,
dialogues, declamations, etc, and the
event promises to be one Of the most
attractive and successful ever staged
in this city. The graduates are as
follows: st. Joseph Commercial In
stitute: Carl A. Mollere and Mollere
J. Folse. St. Vincent Institute :
Misses Jeanne Irma Fortier, Matte
Helen Gisclard, Carrie Ca1ogera Mar
sala, Elsie Antoinette Schroeder,
Betty Winifred Wathen and Mildred
Lucille Werner.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
A Member Of the Firm.

Simon Bollag, the courteous man
ager of the Liberty store, which has
been, conducted in Mississippi street
for the past several months under
the firm name Of Guss WE'LL & Sons,
has been admitted into the partner
ship. and beginning yesterday the
store will be operated under the firm
name of Guss WE'LL & Co., with Guss
" ell, Julius WE'LL and Simon Bollag
as the individual partners. The Chief
takes pleasure in extending con
cratulations to Mr.. Bollag upon his
acquisition of an interest in the
Liberty store, and hopes that the
business will continue to enjoy the
same measure Of prosperity in the
future that it did in the past.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31

Stanley F. Morse of New Orleans,
consulting agricultural engineer, Wis
tied Dona1dsonville on business We'd
nesday, and while here paid a pleas
ant call at the Chief office. The
scope Of Mr.. Morse's service covers
soil, fertilizer, crop, livestock, farm
building problems, agricultural plans,
supervision, sugar, cotton, rice, etc.
He fills the position Of agriculturist
to the Whitney Central Bank, the
Leon Godchaux CO.. Ltd, Bowie
Lumber CO., Ltd, Colonial Sugar Co.,
and other concerns. He is a young
man Of pleasant address, and is pre-
pared to give advice iii his line TO
all who require it.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
SMOKE BEND DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
Donaldsonvifle, La. May 81. I9l

Donaldsonvifle, La, May 81. 1919.
PURSUANT to azresolution adopted by the
board of commissioners of the Smoke
Bend Drainage District of the parish Of
Ascension. state of Louisiana. at a special
meeting held at the domicil of said board Of
commissioners on May 81, 1919. /. Felix
Acosta, president of the hoard OF commits
sioners of the Smoke Bend Drainage Dis
trict of the parish of Ascension, state of
| Louisiana. by virtue Of the authority vest
ed in me and in obedience and compliance
with said resolution, do hereby proclairn
that a special election be held of the tax
payers qualified under the constitution
and laws of the state of Louisiana to vote
at said election. in the Smoke Bend Drain
isiana. on
TUESDAY, JULY /, 1919.
between the hours of z O'Clock a. m. and
O'Clock p. n., for the purpose Of obtaining
the sense of the property taxpayers en-
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31

q q
X. A. Aucoin, the wide-awake and
hustling proprietor of the Donaldson
vile Garage, informs the Chief that
during the past four weeks he has
disposed of four carloads of Ford
touring cars and trucks. On last
Monday, the well-known firm of B.
Lemann & Bro, Inc, purchased a
Ford truck and on the same day, the
Ascension Mercantile Co. of this city
also made similar purchase. An ad-
ditional Ford truck has been ordered
for B. Lemann & Bro. and two are
on the way from the factory, con.
signed to Joe Fontana and Nores
Falcon, both of whom are engaged in
the dray business here: Mr.. Aucoin
expects another shipment of Ford
touring cars here soon. -