An alarm of fire was turned in about
3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon for a
small blaze in the roof of the kitchen
of the Catholic presbytery. The flames
were extinguished without the assist
ance of the fire department, which re
sponded with its usual degree of
promptitude.
A Mere Spectacle
Vendor is Not an
Optician. :: ::
He is a particularly dangerous
quack; he should be even more
shunned than the empiric in med
icine. There is many a quack "
who may ease your rheumatism, "
but there is not one chance in a
hundred that the spectacles pur
chased from a peddler will help
your eyesight. There are a hun
dred chances that they will hurt
your eyes, hurt them seriously,
* too. It is very important that
your glasses should be exactly
correct. If you are in doubt re
garding your glasses consult our
S GRADUATE OPTICIAN.
Be will examine your eyes 1REE
(F CHARGE and advise you -
honestly. :. :: .: ::
FRED LINDE
TOBIAS BUILDING
RAILROAD AVENUE
DONALDSONVILLE, LA.
QUARTERLY REPORT
Furnished to the State Bank Examiner of State
Banks by the
Bank of Donaldsonville,
for the quarter ending in December,
1904, before opening for business
on December 22, 1904.
RESOURCES.
Demand loans .......................$ 16,100 00
Loans on mortgage................ .. 99,977 70
Other loans and discounts............ 279,737 08
Overdrafts secured.................. 6,680 17
Overdrafts unsecured ................. 353 58
Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc... 2,685 00
Banking-house furniture and fixtures 9,413 31
Due from banks and bankers......... 65,930 29
Checks and other cash items.......... 2,546 86
Goldcoin.............................. 1,172 50
Silver, nickel and copper coin......... 7,791 60
National bank notes and all issues of
the U. S. Government ............ 16,939 00
Total.......... ................... $505,32709
LIABILITIES.
