A WIDE-AWAKE HOME NEWSPAPER-PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY--SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2 A YEAR

VOLUME XLI. DONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, NOV. 25, 1911. NUMBER 16

HO[ES[IONAL_ AND BUSINESSDRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC

I I. INE, corner Crescent Place antiC. Houmas street. dealer in dry goods,notions. boots and shoes, groceries, pro-visions, corn. oats and bran. 'Phone 152.

PHYSICIANS1 S K. SI$S, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.E. Office in Houmas street, between

Iberville street and Crescent Place. Tele-phone 90.

) R, II. II AN SON, PHYSICIAN. Office: Railroad avenue, between Clis

borne and Opelousas streets. 'Phone 24c

(( R. J. ). HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of-fice and residence: Lessard street,

between Nicholls avenue and Iberviflestreet. Telephone 54.

OCULISTS.T.1. l)IMITRY, OCULIST. Of-

fice oa Sundays at Cobb's Hotel,Donaldsonville, 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. NewOrleans office, 714-718 Audubon Building.i to 5 p. m.

ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIESBJ.YE( A, ATTORNEY AT LAW ANDP. NOTARY PUBLIC. Office with R. Mc-Culloh, corner Railroad and Nicholls ave-nues. Telephone 313.

SONM)RAN, ( UlON & MARCHAND,LTATrORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIESPUBLIC.Office in Nicholls avenue, opposite court-house. Prompt attention paid to collec-tions and civil business. Telephone 133.

EDMUNI) MAURIN, ATTORNEY AT LAw.

NOTARY PUBLIC AND JUSTICE OF PEACE.

Office, 308 Opelousas street, opposite theDonaldsonville High School. The office ofjustice of the peace will in no way inter-fere with my practice in district courts orjustice courts other than the one overwhich I preside. Telephone 3-2.

CALEB C. WEBER, ATTORNEY AT LAW

AND NOTARY PUBLIC. - Office in Rail-

road avenue opposite the DonaldsonvilleHigh Sciool. 'Telephone 109-2.

DENTISTSD). N. F. BLO4)OlENSTIEL,DENTIST.

Office, 123 Lessard street, Donald-sonville. Hours: 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. onweek days, 9 a. m. to 1 p. In. on Sundays.Telephone: Office, No. 321: residence, No.245.

The NichollsF. ROGGE, Prop.

Corner Mississippi and St. Patrick Sts.

A Popular Resort forGentlemen

A thorough and select line of Wines,Liquors and Cigars at the bar., Ice-

cold Beer always on draught

Pool and Billiard Hall in

Connection

A private room for meetings and so-cial gatherings. Courteous treat-

ment to our patrons.

When You Come to Donaldson-ville Call at the

WELCOME

ASALOONGEO. LANDRY. Proprietor

Nos. 201-203 RAILROAD AVE.

The lendinw resort of its kind in thecity, where ail are cordially weicom-ed and courteously treated.

The Finest Grade Liquors and Cigarsat the Bar---Everything Good,

Nothing Cheap

CHOICE SANDWICHES AND CAKES

IF YOU WANT

Life InsuranceIt will pay you to see L. W. WAR-RICK l;, {re taking out a policywith any lne, as lie represents thePACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-ANCE COMPANY.

Read Their Famous DisabilityClause:

"Should the insured become totallyand pernanently disabled throughaccident orotiher causeat any time.the premium payments cease andthe insured receives the faceamount t! the policy in ten equalannual installments." a

See WARRICK, 125 Lessard St.DONALDSONVILLE. LA.

ADOLPHE NETTER'S

Big New Storeis now open for business

MOST COMPREHENSIVE STOCK of theAl latest fashionable goods is now on display,consisting of Men's, "Boys', Ladies' andMisses' Clothing and Furnishings, Shoes,Hats, Millinery, Laces, Embroideries, Car-

pets, Rugs, Matting, etc. In fact our stock com-prises everything and anything usually carried inan up-to-date dry goods and clothing establishment.

A cordial invitation is extended toall to visit our modern and

handsome store

ADOLPHE NETTER(SUCCESSOR TO NETTER & CO.)

The Up-to-Date Outfitter DONALDSONVILLE, LA.

On Account of RemovalThe People's Lumber Yard offers,

until further notice, its stock of Pineand Cypress Lumber, Sash, Doors,Blinds, Transoms, etc. at a RE-DUCTION OF 20 TER CENT.Also a lot of odd size transoms aniddoors below cost.

0. A. FOLSE, Proprietor.

Murphy's Iron WorksNew Orleans, La.

Corner Magazine and Girod Sts. -:- Postoffice Box 1748

Engineers and ContractorsBuilders of Complete and Reliable Machinery for Cane and

Beet Sugar Factories

SELLING AGENTS FOR LOUISIANA: Geo. F. Blake Manufacturing Company's SteamPumps for all purposes. Largest stock of pumps carried in the south.

Eclipse Filter Presses, Kilby Filter Presses, Kilby GravityPresses, Mason Steam Traps. Mason Regulators, Mc-

Connel Asbestos Pipe Covering.

MANUFACTURERS OF ALL TYPES (F BOILERS.

A large stock of Wrought Iron Pipes, Fittings, Valves, Gauges,Packing. Mill and Sugarhouse Supplies on hand. Will make plansand contract for the erection of complete plants of modern design.Addrets JOHN H. MURPHY.

KENTUCKY MULESWe beg to inform the public that we arenow prepared to furnish first-class Ken-tucky and Missouri Mules at all times,with the same guarantee and protectionwe have always offered.

We may be found at the MAMMOTHSTABLE in Railroad Avenue. Our man-ager, Mr. Santiago Truxillo, will make itto your interest to see him before buyingelsewhere.

Remember the place-the MAMMOTHSTABLE, Donaldsonville, La.

yet !.,b .. + , t: . .. J~oe, Telephone 262.

SPARKS BROS. c McGEE

MIELLY'S PRACTICAL BUSINESS College345 CARONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA.

THE SCHOOL THAT GETS RESULTS. (Incorporated 1895)BOOKKEEPING; -Taught by practical experts-not mere theorists. Courses thoroughly

high grade and practical.S H OR T H AN D:-The popular Gregg System; no shading; only one position, as in longhand;

.easy to learn; legibly as print; equal to most exacting speed requirements;taught in more American schools than any other three systems combined.

TYPE WRIT I N G : -The" Touch Method." latest and best. All leading machines.;ENGLISH DEPARTMENT:--Grammar, spelling, punctatiol and capitalization; letter-

writing, arithmetic, penmanship, comm rcial law, civil service coaching.

INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS CAN BEGIN AT ANY TIME. OPEN YEARROUND. BOTH SEXES. DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL. FREE EMPLOYMENT DEPART-IMENT. WE ALSO TEACH BY MAIL. TERMS VERY REASONABLE. REQUEST INTERESTING FREE CIRCULARS.

EDMOND F. MIELLY, C. P. A., President.

DISTIICT COURT.Second and Last qWeek of November

Civil Term-Record of BusinessTransacted.

Sessions of district court were heldMonday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday of last week, with Judge PaulLeche on the bench and all othercourt officers present. At the con-clusion of Saturday's sitting, adjourn-ment was taken to 10 o'clock a. m.Monday, Nov. 27.

Following is a record of the busi-ness transacted:

Latino & Co., vs. Philip Giadone,judgment for plaintiffs for $400, withlegal interest from Jan. 1, 1911.

George Bush, Jr., vs. Picard &Geismar, Ltd., answer filed.

E. Gerde vs. Honore Blanchard,judgment for plaintiff for $105, withlegal interest from June 29, 1911.

Nicholas Burke Co., Ltd., vs. H.M. St. Amant, judgment for plaintiffsfor $108.92, with legal interest fromjudicial demand.

George Mallard Co., Ltd., vs. H. M.St. Amant, judgment for plaintiffsfor $138.05, with legal interest fromjudicial demand.

Ethel Evans vs. Alex. J. Kinchen,plaintiff granted absolute divorce.

Octavie Bailey vs. Angele Bailey,plea of prescription filed in behalf ofMrs. Mathieu.

Wm. A. Lister vs. Keystone Hoopand Stave Co., commission issued totake testimony in and out of state,returnable Dec. 18.

Mrs. Cora Barton vs. J. J. Hickson,continued indefinitely.

North British and Mercantile In-surance Company vs. R. N. Sims,continued indefinitely.

Corinth Engine and Boiler Worksvs. Adam Sevario & Son, reassignedto Nov. 27.

Merrimac Mfg. Company vs. S. W.Settoon, realigned to Nov. 27.

At Thursday's session of court themotion for a new trial in the case ofMayhew and Hardy Hodgeson wasargued and overruled, and at Satur-day's session sentence was passedupon the two prisoners, as recountedin last week's Chief.

BostonianShodes

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$3.50 and $4Our line of $3.50and $4 Men's Shoesmeet a 11 require-ments.You can choose fromseveral smart andshapely styles.The stock is VelourCalf, Vici Kid, Pat-ent Colt and GunMetal.The shapes are allthe latest styles.$3.50 and $4 arepopular prices forMen's Shoes thesedays.

WE'VE GOT THEM

B. LEMANN & BRO.

INTO THE CHEAT DEYODNOWidows of Two Noted Figures in

Louisiana's History Pass AwayWithin a Few Days of EachOther-Natives of Ascension andSt. James Parishes.

Two noble women of the south-land, the widows of noted figures inLouisiana's military and political his-tory, passed into the Great Beyondwithin a few days of each otherweek before last, leaving behindthem as a priceless heritage to theirdescendants and the state the rec-ord of long lives of usefulness andbrilliant achievements. One of thesevenerable ladies was Mrs. Duncan F.Kenner, and the other was her sis-ter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Amedee Brin-gier. The end came to each at thefamily home of the former in NewOrleans where they had lived to-gether for the past fourteen years,and their remains were brought toDonaldsonville and laid to rest inthe Bringier family mausoleum in thelocal Catholic cemetery, the funeralof Mrs. Fenner being held Tuesday,Nov. 7, and that of Mrs. BringierSunday, Nov. 12. The passing awayof these noble women has createdwidespread regret, and ;nowhere isthe sense of sorrow anent their lossmore deeply or generally felt than inAscension, where they had host of-warm friends and admirers to whomthe announcement of their demisehas carried lasting sorrow, and whounite in extending profound sym-pathy to the bereaved families.

The following obituary of Mrs. Kenner is reproduced from the New Or-leans Picayune of Nov. 7:

Mrs. Duncan F. Kenner.Mrs. Duncan F. Kenner, who died

at her home in New Orleans on Mon-day, Nov. 6, at the age of eighty-nineyears, was the daughter of MichelDoradou Bringier, of "The Hermi-tage," and Aglae DuBourg. Her pater-nal grandfather was Marquis PonsBringier, proprietor of Lacadiere, inProvence, France, the first of his?amily to settle in Louisiana, wherehe built White Hall, in St. Jameyparish. Her maternal grandfather wasPierre Francois DuBourg, chevalier,sicur de Ste. Colombe, who marriedElizabeth Charest De Lauzon, grand-daughter of the third seigneur deLauzon.

Mrs. Kenner was born at the He;-

Nanine-her middle prenom beingsiven her in honor of her uncle, thenncumbent of the see of New Orleans,

Bishop DuBourg.

She was educated by governesses,and for a time attended the SacrECouer, St. James parish.

When 17 she married Duncan Far-rar Kenner, of Ashland plantation.Ascension parish, where she livedprincipally until the civil war.

After the fall of New Orleans shelived within the Confederate lines.and during part of the war residedat Natchitoches. For the past forty-five years she had made her homein Now Orlenns

Her marriage took place June 1,1839. Mr. Kenner owned a number oflarge plantations in the country andwas interested in a multiplicity ofhusiness ventures in New Orleans.He di d in 1887, one of the few meiof Louisiana who built up a great,oriunie subsequent to the civil war.TLa! .r-at struggle ead sweert awaythe major portion of his wealth, butthe di ord'rod and forbiding condi-ic" of business and plant'no in Lou--ia a aftnri the war, so far from

-astin- his ambitior, sceged 10 lendstiol'lus to his energies and abili-ties in the careor he 11ad already em-barked upon, and his sugar estate:were among the rare few in Louisi-ana to be productive in the dark ere

-neon ti reoistrut'on time,.Mr. Kenner, from 1836 up to the

war, was almost without intermis-sion a member of the house or sen-ate of the state legislature, repre-'enting Ascension parish. During thewar he was member of the congressof the Confederate states-first a,,a delegate to the provisional congress.and later as a member in the na-tional congress. Toward the close ofthe war he was sent as envoy andminister plenipotentiary to 19hglandand Franc-, armed viti; tilhor-ity io negotiate with those powersfor the recognition of tue Confedir-

cy on the basis of emancipation o;the slavs by the Confed.rate go:--i'ant. 'fi Mr. Kenner himself havingo 'ginated this policy of emancipationde'onite the fact that he was one ofI he largest slave owners of the southThe downfall of the Confederategovernment broke off his negotia-tions with Palmerston and N-noleorIII. After the war Mr. Kenner ren-dered signal service to Louisiana andthe entire south as a member of m;e-cr-ff comimisco' ender lHaye-s.

In all of his affairs his wife wai'his constant and useful coadjutore ani-c r his death she a'd

mministercd his

large estate with g at judiciousnessand foresight. Ge" rt1 Joseph LBrent, her son-in-law, was associated

oith h r in the mianamgie-t of thisestate, and under his advice various

of the fanily- holdings were sold---

Ashland, the Hermitage, Bowden,Houmeas and Melpol:ene - names"hich t'a rereler IilI recetnitze as

belonging to notable oidelan' d prop-erties of Louisiana.

Mrs. Kenner, rn her latter years,was an invalid, and for some seven-

(Continued oR page eight.)

T. & P. DDOSTINC [OUISIANA,Traveling Immigration Agent of Road

Securing Data for Extensive Pub-licity Campaign-Ascension's Ad-vantages and Resources to beExploited.

Will L. Sargent, traveling immigra-tion agent of the Texas and PacificRailroad, and editor of the T. andP. Quarterly, was in DonaldsonvilleWednesday on business and compli-mented The Chief with a pleasantvisit. The present management of theT. and P. is doing its utmost to de-velop the territory through which theroad passes, and. with this end inview Mr. Sargent is securing fromeach town and parish along the routereliable data concerning cyops, in-dustries, taxable values, character oflands, educational facilities, etc., andalso photographs of agricultural pro-ducts, public buildings, interestingscenes and other advantages of thevarious communities all of which willbe published in the advertisingmatter which the T. and P. Com-pany is presently preparing fordistribution throughout the coun-try. Through the co-operation ofR. N. Slator, secretary of the Pro-gressive Union, and other officialsand well-informed citizens, Mr. Sar-gen was enabled to compile a suf-ficient amount of interesting data- toinsure the proper exploitation of theresources of Donaldsonville and As-cension parish in the T. and P. ad-vertising matter.

Speaking of Louisiana, Mr. Sargentsays:

"Louisiana needs more home-build-ers, more capital to develop her pos-sibilities and more factories to carefor her raw material, and to thatend it will be the aim of the man-agement of the T. and P. to putforth every effort that will bringabout such results. In this work we Iwant the co-operation of every inter-est in the state that desires to seeLouisiana develop and grow as sheis bound to do when those who donot realize what advantages await 1them as citizens of this great com-monwealth become fully aware of the Ipossibilities. Through our industrialand Immigration department, we Iwant to work with the press of thestate, as well as the commercialbodies, the farmers' organizations Iand reliable land' m n In every see- Ition. ' '

isiana. Her po ibilities are almostunlimited, and are comparatively un-known. The state offers to. the cap-italist and to tlye manufacturer such Iopportunities and possibilities that, lwhen properly presented to the out-side world, are sure to settle all herlands with energetic farmers, cause Ibags of money to seek investment inher industries and enterprises, andresult in acres of factories beingbuilt. The diversified possibilities of ILouisiana in agriculture and horticul-ture can not be excelled by any other ispot on the globe."

"The Wolf.""The Wolf," a powerful play by

Jugene Walter, 'author of "Paid ingull" and other notable successes,which Latimore & Leigh will presentit the Gondran Theatre tomorrow af-terncon and night, is a drama ofthe Canadian Hudson Bay territory."he hero is a French-Canadian, whoundertakes a vendetta against a manwho ruined and caused the death ofhis half-sister. He finds the evil-doerin the person of a civil engineerfrom the States, who is scheming toget possession of the very girl uponwhom the avenger has set his ownheart. The engineer has the youngwoman's father, an old Scoth trader,on his side, but the hero succeeds incarrying her off after a fight, and Inbe closing act kills his rival in asensational duel.

The remarkable feature of the playis that it is a melodrama, not thedynamite article in which the gal-'ery gods delight, but a real, human,ife-like reflex of real people-though

still a melodrama. It compels atten-ion by pure dramatic and literary

worth, and keeps the audience en-:rossed in its absorbing scenes andthrilling situations. The action ofthe play requires elaborate scenic ef-fects and stage settings, all of whichwill be given in f he complete produc-Snn to be seen here.

The pries for the enyagernent willhe _s follows: Matilee, 23 and 50"ents. Night, first five r .r', 1; bal-

once, 7.a c nts; balcon; , 25 and 50

List of Letter,Remaining in the postcffic at Don

aldsonville, for week ending Nov. 25:

Willie Ayo, Wm. Brooks, Estelle Da-vi:, Minerva Delorre, A. C. Dugas,Walter Gillis, Rev. J ;omez, AnaiseHawkins, A. S. Jordy, Robt. Kelly,Rosa Lorina, Mary Lee, Arthur Mor-

gan, O. E. Melancon, Hattie Mat-thews, Jane Patterson, Annie Porter,Minty 'tifield, B. Solet, Gordon Till-man, Edward Williams.

', hen calling for these letters Fayadvertired. If not called for in twoweeks they will be s4 nt to the DeadLetter office at Washin: .D. C

J. J. LAFARGT i 'estmaster.

Tell Dardenne and Mr. and Mrs.J. E. Buquoi, of Plaquemfno, werebusiness visitors to Donaldsonviilielast Monday.

To keep posted read The Chief.

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H. SCHAFF & SONTiners and Plumbers

Teleposse 107.2 Donaldsos vije, La.

COAN CLOD CONTESTS.Annual Exhibit of Boy Farmers at

State Fair-Ascension Wins Prizefor Best Display by Sixth Con-gressional District Clubs.

At the annual exhibit and contes3tsof the Louisiana Boys' Corn Clubsheld recently in connection withthe state fair at Shreveport, J. 11.Henry, Jr., of Melrose, Natchltochasparish, won first honors for the big-gest production and profit per acreduring the past season. His yieldwas 150.75 bushels, profit $126.15, andcost of production 16.3 cents perbushel. He used the Gandy variety.He gets the Gulf States Farmer tro-phy, with $25; Frost-Johnson Lum-ber Company prize of $30 for bestprofit and yield; Superintendent. ofEducation T. H. Harris prize of $50for largest yield; John T. Michielprize of $50 for biggest profit, andprobagty other ptjzes.

Ste 1 .D Said to be ua

Second prize this year was 8n byHenry Edd Cain, of Leesville, whoseyield was 134.44 bushels per acre;profit, $116.90; cost of production,13.2 cents per bushel, and variety,the Shaw corn.

Third prize went to W. Addie Fin-ley, of Calhoun, whose record' was:Yield, 129.4 bushels; profit, $103.85;cost, 19.3 cents; variety, Chastings.

Several other boys raised over 100bushels per acre, as follows: J. M.Cobb, Powell's Mill, Natchitoches par-ish, 121 bushels; Albert Finley, Cal-houn, 123.8 bushels; Romey Heckford,Choudrant, 116.67 bu'helri; Hugh Can-dy, Homer, 110.62 bushel'; Paul Ste-vens, Ringgold, 109.24 bushels; DavidTreadway, Provencal, 102.6 bushels;Lee Butler, Calhoun, 101 bushels.

Winners of the corn judging con-test, which was participated in bynearly twenty juvenile farmers, were,as follows: Olin Oden, Arcadia, firstprize; Claude Ozley, Arcadia, second;Armond Lavorde, Marksville, third;Lee Hudson, Mt. Lebanon, fourth;Victor Cole, Marion, fifth.

In the indixidual ten-ear ox bitcontest, first prize was won lyHomer Heckfo"d' of Choudrant, sec-ond prizegay Worth Jones of Red Ri-ver parish, and third prize by Doieiirazixr of Webster parish. (tiicrshaving especially good ten-ear exhii.-its were: Emerice Lavorde cf Mark-ville, Armond Lavorde of Marks-ville, and Loma Thigpen of Myra.

The parishes showing best exhib-its by the boys' clubs were as fol-lows: Red River, first; Bienville, sec-ond; Claiborne, third; Liuccin fourth:Xvoyellss, fifth.

By congressional districts, IL-clubs won as follows: Third distr> ,Lafourche parish; fourth district,Red River, Bienvilie and Caddo, first,second and third prizes, respective-ly; afifth district, Claiborne, Lincolnand Caldwell, first, second and thirdprizes, respectively; sixth district,Ascension; seventh district, Avoyel-les and Vornon, first and secondprizes, respectively.

The exhibits of the a-i ious bo s'corn clubs, representing ni-arly one-third of the parishes, hate beenincluded In the display of Lou-si-ana agricultural products at the Chi-cago Land Show.

He's a Can !date.Chris Kline, xn old and highly re-

spected citizen and populhi merr r ntof Donaldsonville, and :, stauv h V,rupporter, is a caOnildate for thelouse of ripr sentai -s from theparish of Aseen '-, ' th as .adchanc'i a in a- a!- other man inthe race, and :- '-in-erel trust howill. He has Lboon prom ott in thenublic affairs of Ascension and Don-a:dsonville, havin' filled the positionsof sheriff, clerk of the police juryand parish trea uror, mayor of thetown, etc., in all of which positionshe gave the m t eminet sat afa_-Lion. DH'-is a ,,ide-awatke. progres-sive business man, -tu -A-sr~t'< acould not have a better rP r rrni a-tive in the legislature. Hope you'llland, "Uncle Ch i-." - .a: e mineChampion.