SAY MISTER ! ARE YOU BUYING PRICE ?The expression is often heard among salespeople, "A man wants

to pay a high price for his clothes." Rather let us express ourselvesthus: "We want good value for our money." On the latter basis

alone shall we make our sales-"Good Value For Your Money."

% is not the price you pay that others see, it is the clothesyou wear, and it is with conviction that we say, "A like article for

less money or a better one for the same money," can be had at

THE MEN'S SHOP'-T h Store With a Conscience," 516 R. R. Ave., Donaldsonville, La.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

S S. MUELSON WM. B. SAMUELSON

HE MOST APPROPRIATE AND ACCEPTABLE OF ALL

HOLIDAY GIFTS IS A

KOI)AKi

QUALITY SERVJ CE

We Handle the World-Renowned Eastman Kodaksin All Sizes and All Prices.

The Palace Drug StoreCHARLES OSCHWALD, Prop.

Mississippi St., near Postoffice DONALDSONVILLE, LA.

BRAZIER'S e

MESSENGER h

SERVICE e

I beg to announce to the pub-lic that I have established aMESSENGER SERVICE in LDonaldsonvill# Messages willbe taken for prompt delivery C

by bicycle or automobile to aany part of the city or in theimmediate country surround -ings. Phone No. 186 and themessenger will call. Termsreasonable. - -

J. S. BRAZIER l

608 Railroad AvenueDONALDSONVIELE, LA.

IOnatbinubitle (Eli fSATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919.

Pay your poll tax.

Cecilien Esneault and son, Ce-cilian, Jr., and daughter, Miss Selma,spent Christmas. in Thibodaux.

Pay your pill tax before nextThursday if you wish to qualify tovote ig the several elections nextyear.

The revision of the registrationwhich was completed today ley Regis-trar Jas. Barmann, shows a total of2488 qualified voters in the parish.

Percy Lemann returned home lastTuesday from New York where hehad gone to spend a few weeks. Hecut his trip short upon receiving ad-vice of the serious illness of Dr. JohnD. Hanson, his father-in-law.

No home should be without a handflashlight, indispensable at night. Afull line of Frgph Rayolites, - allsizes and all pric~Ws, at F. L. Trepag-pier's Jewelry store.

Henry Schexneyder, successful riceplanter of Cinclare, in West, BatonRouge parish, was in town Thursday

. having come to spend Christmas withrelatives in Ascension.

J. F A. . da berne, Jr., who was in-Jured while at work in the Texas &Pacifc Railway shops at Marshall,Tex. someti;e ago, arrived in townThursday and will spend severalweeks v;siting friends and relatives.

H. W. Meyers has succeeded W.H. Harrison as manager of the localtelephone exchange. Mr. Meyers wasuntil recently in charge of the ex-change at Wilson, La. He took chargeof the local office about two weeksago.

Prayer beads, prayer books andreligious articles of all kinds alwaysqn hand at F. L. Trepagnier's Jew-elry store.

After being confined to his homefor three days with a severe cold.Paul Cis(lard, the wide-awake travel-ing representative of the mercantilefirm of B. Lemann & Bro., was ableto resume his work last Tuesdaymorning.

Th( annual meeting of the stock-holders of the Bank of Ascension willbe hOd at the office of the bank onTuesday. January 13, 1920, at 10.11o clock a. m., for the purpose of elect-mng a hoard of directors to serve forthe ensuing year.

Watches, clocks, diamonds, silver-ware and jewelry of all kinds atmost reasonable prices, at F. L.. Tre-pagnier's Jewelry store.

Sidney A. Marchand left last Mon-day afternoon for Ruston, where hewent to spend Christmas with hiswifr and children, who are visitingMrs. Marchand's parents, Mr. andMrs. J. A. Edwards, and returnedhome with his family yesterday.

Charles Maurin, a valued em-loye at the local freight office of

the Texas & Pacific Railway Com-pany, who had been laid up for afew days with a light attack of grippehas completely recovered and resum-ed the duties of his position Monday

The members of Ascension Lodge,No. 543, I. 0. B. R., are requestedto attend a meeting which will beheld at the synagogue tomorrow at10 o'clock, a. in., for the purpose ofelecting officers for the ensuing year.

The dance given by the youngladies of Donaldsonville at the RedMen Hall Christmas eve night, prov-ed an unqualified social success. Th1attendance was large and the youngpeople tripped the light fantastic toeuntil the midnight hour when theydisbanded after having had a mostdelightful and enjoyable time.

Ascension - Council No. 1087Knights of Columbus, held a largelyattended and enthusiastic meeting atthe parochial hall last Monday. Mat-ters pertaining to a new home for

p the council were taken up and con-sidered favorably and a committeeappointed, with full power to act inthe premises. This committee willreport at the next meeting of thecouncil.

Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cagnolati ofTallulah, La., with their three inter-esting little children are spendingthe holidays he-e with Mrs. Cagnol-ati's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.Poche. They intend to return totheir home after the New Year. Mr.Cagnolati is engaged in rice plant-ing in Madison parish. He paid the

. Chief office an appreciated call lastTuesday.

Thos. Q. Chapman, who for the Pi

past year has been employed as as- thsistant bookkeeper at the Salsburg alsugar factory, resigned that positionrecently to accept a similar one atthe big Godchaux refinery at Re- Bserve. Tom is a splendid young man, d:ttentive to his duties and thorough- h+

ly reliable, and is highly esteemed lifby 411 who know him. The Chief in cicommon with his many friends here aiwish him success in his new position. 1M

'1Edward Schloss of Baton Rouge,

the bright and handsome young ne-phew of Jasmin Tobias, has been tihere for the past two months, assist- ping his uncle in the management of Ehis New Orleans Bargain store. Ow- c:ing to overwork Mr. Tobias has not Lbeen in the best of health for the vpast few months and Mr. Schloss has dreplaced him while he has been taking ca very much needed rest.

The beautiful Christmas midnight "mass at the Catholic church, celebra-ted by Rev. C. M. Chambon, was at-tended by an unusually large num-

1 ber of people, many of whom werenon-Catholics. The masses at 8 and10 o'clock a. in., on that day werealso largely attended. Tomorrow the

I masses will be said at 8 and 10s o'clock, respectively, and will be ce-lebrated at these hours every Sun-

e day during the winter months.

Despite the high price of turkey,which sold at 50 cents and 55 cents

d per pound this year, the great Amer-z ican bird occupied its usual promin-ent place in the make-up of theChristmas dinner of many Donald-sonville families this year; but vino-

e rougeau and vino blanco, these goodold accessories to the menu, were

1- woefully and sadly missing-a cruelLe law having banished them from thele Christmas as well as other tablesforever.

A large number of people fromthis city and vicinity and also fromk- Assumption parish, attended the per-formance, "Up in Mabel's Room" at

' the Wilbert theatre in Plaqueminelast Monday night. Those from herewho attended report that the play

r was an exceptionally good one and

gave entire satisfaction. The atten-dance was so large that the spacious

r- play house was over-crowded andat many *of the auditors barely managed

e- to obtain "standing room."

Messrs. Omer Robert & Bros.,n- who recently bought the Peytavin

he plantation, have began moving theirus farming implements to their newig. place. During the past several days

ad they have brought over from River-ed ton plantation, where they were en-

gaged in rice farming for severalyears, syphons, pumps, engines,' boil-

m ers, etc., and they expect to finishof moving their plantation outfit and

m- household furniture and' effects anda to take charge of the Peytavin some-

pe, time in January.

L i-sy. +Let the Chief- do youtr job work.

Death of Mrs. George Vives.

Mrs. George Vives, nee Miss So-phine Landry, a native of this city butfor the past four years a resident ofNew Orleans, died at her home in thelatter city last Thursday morning at2:30 o'clock.. Death resulted froman operation performed upon hersometime ago. The funeral tookplace from her late residence yes-terday forenoon at 10:30 o'clock,with services at the Sacred Heartchurch and internment in St. Louiscemetery No. 3, in Espilanade avenueGeorge Vives, husband of the de-ceased, who is a mechanical engineer

occupation and who recently re-turned from Cuba where he has beenemployed for some time, underwentan operation at the Touro Infirmaryrecently and is reported in a criticalcondition. Besides her husband andtwo sons, Mrs. Vives, who was adaughter of the late Ernest Landry,s survived by five sisters and sixrothers. Adlard Landry of the fourto

ward being one of the latter. To allof them, the Chief extends deep sym-pathy in their bereavemnt.

Sobral Property Sold.At the auction sale of the Sobral

property made by Sheriff E. C. Han-son last Saturday, Miss Jacinta So-bral became the purchaser of theHome place in Opelousas street, be-tween Railroad avenue and Houmasstreet for the sum of $3500, whilethe places situated in Mississippistreet below the Catholic church andthat in Division street, were abjudi-cated to Stanley Sobral, the formerfor $1000 and the latter for $500.The price brought by each of thethree pieces of property is consider-ed good. The Home place in Ope-lousas street consists of one largemodern residence building' and onesmall cottage. The property belowthe church comprises a lot of groundextending from Mississippi street tothe Mississippi river, with good dwell-ing house and outhouses, barns, etc.while the Division street place con-sists of one-half of a lot, with build-ings thereon.

Moving Into New Home.The Thibaut Motor Company of di

Napoleonville, proprietors of the d(magnificent new garage in course of hiconstruction at the corner of Missis-sippi and Lessard streets, began mov-ing into the building this week. The 01

structure is nearing completion, andwill be finished by January 1, onwhich date the Messrs. Thibaut ex-pect to have everytk 4 g in readiness. tto open up for business. The struc- 0

ture was designed especially for useas a garage and automobile display band salesrooms, and it is perhaps oneof the most attractive, commodious ?and up-to-date of its kind to be found 1

anywhere in the state. P

itWork on the new Rousseau garage

in Mississippi street is progressing urapidly. All of the counters andshelves have been removed and alsolid concrete floor is being builtand other modern c6nveniences arebeing installed, and already the place tpresents a most attractive appear- canee. The work is being" done by cJos. Guinchard, the well. known con-tractor and builder and is being rush- ded in~the hope that the building may

f be ready for occupancy by January t- 1. t

- C. HE. Landry, Jr., Alcee Dugas, .Henry Dugas, A. Chiquet, R. Robertand Louis Dinino comprised a partywhich enjoyed a deer hunt back ofBurton last Monday. The hunters

e were successful in landing one larget buclk which was brought down by Al-

cee Dugas. Henry Dugas, one of themembers of the party, favored the

e publisher of the Chief with a piece of_. the venison,, which was very much

g appreciated and greatly enjoyed.nLt Mr. and Mrs. Louis Deille of Smoke

Bend are proud parents of a fine littlei, daughter who arrived at the parental

i- home on-the 10th instant. The daintyd little miss was christened at St. Fran-n cis of Assisium church last Sundaye and was given the pretty name ofi. Marie Mildred., The sponsors were

Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Deille.

e- What is probably the largest poli-an ticl bet evej wgerc4in this town or

t- parish, was made yesterday when ,Dr.)f E. K. Sims, chairman of the Demo-

v- cratic parish committee, bet Georgeot Landry that George H. Richardie would win over Dr. Paul T. Thibo-as daux in the contest for sheriff of As-ig cension.

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P

TOWN PROPERTYFOR SALE

In Most Desirable Residence Locality ! f

THE LARGE or parcel of land, situated directlyin front of the Catholic church- in this city,

measuring 350 feet wide by about 400 feet in depth,and bounded on the north by the Mississippi river,on the south by Mississippi street, on the east by landformerly of B. Lemann & Bro. and on the west bySt. Vincent street.

Also the tract or parcel of land situated in therear of the Catholic church, and being the formersite of the St. Joseph Commercial Institute, in the'square bounded north by Iberville street, south byOpelousas street, east by land now or formerly be-longing to B. Lemann & Bro. and west by the laneformerly leading to the Catholic cemetery; togetherwith the single cottage situated thereon.

Splendid opportunity for those who seek ex-

ceptionally well located and ideal residence tractsor lots of ground at reasonable prices.

For prices, terms and conditions apply to

R. J. CHAUVINLawyer and Notary

Railroad Avenue DON E, LA.

It

EIXCELSIOR- STEAMLAUNDRY

Slight Increase in ServicePrices

Owing to the heavy advance inall laundry material and supplies,we have found it necessary tomake a slight advance in thecharges for one item of service.

EFFECTIVE DEC. 1, 1919, the

price for shirts will be 15 centseach, instead of 1/24 cents asheretofore.

Other prices' will remain thesame for the present.

I Excelsior Steam LaundryC. R. PICOU, Prop.

Phone 258 Donaldsonville, La.

ra;

PEPTO-MANGAN -n le

FOR PALE SCHOOL apCHILDREN N

arPepto-Mangan Gives the Help the is

Body Needs to Make Rich, fi<Red Blood. th

Name "Gude's" on Every Package. N-d,

Sold by Druggists in Both Liquid Nand Tablet Form-Medicinal T

Virtues are the Same. t<1

The lessons are hard and the chil-dren are growing. Watch their e;health and if they become pale and Slistless and don't want to work or nplay, consult a good physician at ponce, if you suspect any serious ail- dment. The splendid tonic, Pepto- c

Mangan, if given daily for a fewweeks, will in most cases restore the bstrength and start the young folks don the road to good health again. sYouth responds quickly. You can hbuy Pepto-Mangan in tablet of liquid i3form of your druggist and can al- r

ways .be sure of the genuine by look- r

ing for the name "Gude's" on the c

package. Without the name "Gudes"it is not Pepto-Mangan. It is a fine ftonic and blood-maker for the wholefamily. Physicians everywhere haveused it for nearly thirty years.-(Ad)

A The big raft of timber, compris- 1

ing 150 logs of cypress and hard- Ie wood, which was caught floating- down t

e the river a few weeks ago by Tracey I

Saurez. has been claimed by two7 colored men, residents of West Feli-ciana. The men came down severaldays ago and took' charge of theiry property. To avoid the expense ofy towing the raft back . to their placethey offered it for =sale and it wasrpurchased by Louis Dinino, the barb-er, for the small sum of $80.

J. S. Brazier, the colored druggist.8 in charge of the Lowery drugstore in.

Railroad avenue, announces in an ad1- appearing elsewhere in the Chief, theLe establishment of a messenger ser-

e vice for Donaldsonville. He will

of undertake to deliver promptly by bi-

h cycle or automobile messages of allkinds to all parts of the city or im-mediate vicinity. His charges will bereasonable. This is the first time

a that a seervice of this kind has ever10 been attempted in this town.

-NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS- OF THE -

BANK OF ASCENSION

A REGULAR MEETING of the a4ockhold-

ers of the Bank of Ascension will be

held at the banking house TUESDAY,

li- JANUARY 13, 1920, at 10:30 o'clock a. as.,Or for the purpose of electing a board of di-

)r. rectors to serve for the ensuing-year.O- JOHN S. THIBAUT, Cashier.

ge HELP WANTED.

10- ARRIED colored man for yard work;

IVI residence, garden and $2 per 'day.

ll Apply at Catholic rector. Donaldsonyulle, La.

Here for the Holidays.

Lee Fortier of Baton Rouge, spentChristmas with his parents; Mr. andMrs. Felix Fortier, of Faubourg laPipe.

J. F. A Matherne, Sr., who is em-ployed by Clames & Hayne of BatonRouge spent Christmas with his fam-ily in this city.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stuart., Jr.,and little daughter, Winnifred, ofShreveport, are here spending theholidays with relatives.

Dr. and Mrs. Harry Morris andtheir bright young son, Harry Stuarrt,spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.W. B. Stuart, parents of Mrs. Morris.

{ Mrs. Louis Picou of New Orleans,arrived here last Wednesday eveningand is' spending the holidays withher parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. N.Gisclard.

Eddie Hanson, Jr., the bright youngson of Sheriff and Mrs. E. C. Han-son, a student at L. C. Ferrel's Busi-ness College in the Crescent City, ishere for the holidays.

Misses Jeanne Fortier and ElsieSchroedor, both lovely students atthe State Normal School at Natchi-toches, are spending the holidayswith their relatives in this city.

George Blum, the handsonfe andintelligent young son of Mr. andMrs. J. E. Blum, who is taking acourse in engineering at the TulaneUniversity in New Orlens, is herefor the holidays.

Carl Mollere, employed as stenog-rapher and bookkeeper in the officeof Gersman & Heisman of New Or-leans, and Mollere Folse, bookkeeperfor the Sheldon Rrookerage Companyare here for the holidays.

Miss Sadie Schaff arrived here fromNew Orleans Christmas eve to spendthe holidays with her parents, Mrand Mrs. Johny Schaff. Miss Schaff

he is the efficient stenographer in the of-fice of the Fairbanks-Morse Co., inthe Crescent City.

Mr. and- Mrs. Victor Maurin ofie. New Orleans, came up last Wednes-- day to spend Christmas with Mrs.yid Maurin's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Paul

T. Thibodaux. Mr. Maurin returnedto the Crescent. City yesterday andMrs. Maurin departed today.

ill- Paul T. Thibodaux, Jr., a valuedeir employe of the Texas Oil Co. at

end Shreveport, -arrived here last Wed-or nesday to spend Christmas with, hisat parents, Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Thibo-ail- daux. He will return to the Caddo

to- city tomorrow.ew W. O. and R. N. Binnings, mem-

the bers of the firm of Binnings Brothers,lks dealers in electrical and plumbing

in. supplies at Clarksdig, Miss., arrivedan here Tuesday to visit their mother,uid Mrs. C. P. Binnings, and expect to

al- return to the Mississippi city tomor-ok- row. They report doing a prosper-the ous business.es" Eddie Vega arrived here yesterday

Fine from Alexandria to spend the Newtole Year with relatives. Mr. Vega re-ave cently underwent an operation ford) ear trouble at the Public Health Ser-

vice Hospital for soldiers, which is

ris- located in the Rapides city, and isird- still under treatment. He will re-)wn turn to Alexandria Jan. 2. His many

cey friends here are glad to have him intwo their midst.

Bral Richard Ayraud Passes Away.aeir Richard Ayraud, a native and for

of many years a resident of this parish,Lace passed away at Phoenix, Arizona,

was 'where he-had been residing for thear-past -few yearks,_ :Snday, :e.1. l.ceased was a son of John 1. Ayraud.Sr., and was about 48 years of age

gist at the time of: is demise. Being ine in. feeble health, he left Donaldsonvillet ad several years ago, going west, where

the he hoped to be benefitted-by the higiser- and dry climate of that section. Hewill spent sometime in the states of Texas,bi- Colorade and California and finallyall located' in Arizona, where he was

im- making his home when he passedi. be away. - Besides his wife and only

time on who were with him when heever breathed his last, he is survived by a

large number of relatives in this cityand parish, to all of whom the Chiefextends sympathy in their bereave-

LS 'ment.

Death of Bright Boy. LLittle Joseph Rodrigue, the bright

young son of Mr. and Mrs. V. AlceeRodrigue, formerl. of Bunkie, butfor the past few 18nths residing inThibodaux, died of lockjaw on the12th of last month. Whlie riding ina cart the lad fell out, striking hishead, on the wheel. -The injury re-reived resulted in his death a fewdays later. He was 9 years of ageand the pride of his fond parents.The Chief in common with the manyfriends of Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguein this city tender them sincere sym-pathy in the great loss which they,have sustained in the death of theirintelligent little son.

Doussan to Tour Parish.Dr. J. E. Doussan of Lutcher, sena-

tor from the ninth senatorial dis-trict, comprising the parishes of As-eepsion and St. James, will make sspeaking tour of east Ascension nextweek in the interest of his candidacyfor re-election. He will address massmeetings at the places had on thedates and hours following: Jan. ',

St. Amant, 2:30 p. m.; Sorrento, 8

p. m. Jan. 3, Brewerton, 10 a. m.;Gonzales, 2 p. m.; Lake School, 4

p. m.; Galvez, 7 p. m. Jan 4, OakGrove, 2 p. m.; Darrow, 7 p. m.

The entire community will bepleased to learn that Dr. John D.Hanson, the beloved physician of thiscity, who has been at the Touro In-,firmary undergoing treatment for thepast two weeks, is reported much1)etter and hopes are now entertainedfor his recovery. It is sincerelyhoped that his condition will continueto improve and that he will soon berestored to his friends and largeclientelle completely restored to hisformer good health.

Mr. and Mrs. Jasmin Tobias en-tertained the clerical force of Mr.Tobias' ,New Orleans Bargain Storemost deligatfully Christmas eveSandwiches, cakes, egg nog, etc., wereserved throughout the evening. Th.hospitality of the employers was asource of much pleasure and gratifi-cation to the employes. Miss LouiseBetz, formerly bookkeeper of thestore, was one of the guests at thispleasant affair.

Dr. E. S. Kyes of Sorrento, candi-date for coroner, is spending a fewdays in Donaldsonville, circulatingamong the people in the interest ofhis candidacy. He paid an appre-ciated visit to the Chief office today.

Advertising pays. Try it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!WE THANK OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS

FOR THE GENEROUS PATRONAGE THEY

HAVE -GIVEN US, NOT ONLY DURING THE

HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT THROUGHOUT THE

WHOLE YEAR, AND NOW EXTEND EACH AND

EVERY ONE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR. - - - -

B. LEMANN & BRO., INC.DONALDSONVILLE, LA.

New Year Greetings!S. WE DESIRE TO RETURN OUR THANKS

A TO OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE FAVORED

US WITH THEIR PATRONAGE AND ASSURE

a THEM THAT IN THE FUTURE AS IN THE PAST

WE WILL ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO SERVEio

n- THEM. WISHING YOU THE GREETINGS OF

n THE SEASON AND ALL GOOD WISHE -.- -"edr-

ADOLPHE NETTERay DONALDSONVILLE, LA.

is T

re FORMERSjin GOVERNOR I

will speak at Baton Rouge WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7,

ror at 7:30 p. m., in Community Club Pavilion,sh, in the interest of the candidacy of

Sh. PARKERIIIRne - AND -ere

Hewitt Bouanchaudn DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RINGISM AND OR-

he GANIZATION-FACTS AND THEity REAL ISSUES

ve LADIES -ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED

Kerosene Dri enSaw Mill Outfits

Guaranteed to cut, with a crew of four men, from 200 to 400Ties, or their equivalent in lumber per day of 10 hours. CompleteMills in stock, also

SAW MILLS--Any SizeEn ines, Boilers, Compressors, Witte Engine Works, Gas, Gaso-

line andKerosene Engines.Hill-Curtis Co., Saw Mills.Ohlen Solid or Inserted Tooth Saws.Pumps, Belts, Cable, Feed-rings, Dogs, Saw Guides, Steam

Feeds, both Soule's and Shot'Gun. "Or for any parts or replacements write us.Used Equipment bought and sold. Tell us what you have.

DIXIE MACHINERY Co.630 Commerce Street SHREVEPORT, LA.

PHONE 391

ATTENTION- Rice and Sugar Planters!-Splendid opportunity for securing fresh rice -

and good cane lands presented in the sale ofthe Belle Alliance group of plantations inAssumption parish,, on Bayou Lafourche, fivemiles below Donaldsonville, on good gravelroad. These properties comprise 3500 acrese open land and 110Q acres woodland and areoffered for sale either as a whole or in tractson favorable terms. Renters need not apply.

For particulars, apply on the property or to

CHARLES E. THIBODAUX,Belle Alliance, La.