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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
WOUNDED REBELS
At CHIHUAHUA
News From Front is UnfavOra-
BILE to Villa
MET WITH RESISTANCE
Expecting to Walk Into TOrreon
Invaders Were Met With
Storm of Lead.

Chihuahua, March 29.-Such news as
reached here from the front today was
unfavorabe to rebels. Wounded rebel
soldiers continued te arrive by train,
bringing the number now here to 5SS.
Several hundred other wounded were be-
Ing provided for at Jiminiz, Parral and
Santa Rosalia.
This evidence of the Sanguinary conflict
at Torreon tended to make headquarters
reticent about the progress Of the battle
Officers admitted they have received dis
patches from the front, but declined to re-
veal the contents.
The report originated from one OF the
hospitals that Gen. Francisco Villa had
been wounded Slightly and compelled to
retire from the front. The report was
based merely on the word of wounded
soldier, who. however, insisted he had seen
Villa wounded. Hs declared that the news
was withheld.
A German military observer who arriv-
ed today from the front said ''The feder-
al army lured US right into Gomez Palacio,
a suburb to the north Of Torreon, be-
fore they opened fire. Then they let
loose such hail of rifle and machine gun
shot as would have completely demoral-
lied any ordinary Mexican army. The
men fell by the score.
Gen Villa had such large army that he
felt he could afford to sacrifice many men
to get foothold. Almost the whole Zara-
goza brigade, under Gen. Aguirre Bena-
vides, was wiped out, although / think
Gen. BenavideS escaped.
1.-The shock and surprise to the rebel
troops, who had expected to scare the fed
erals and walk into Torreon with little
fighting, resulted in temporary with
drawal. Three or four days of fighting up
to the time left failed to bring about any
results"
It is believed here that Gen. Carranza
will not come to Chihuahua until he is sat-
isfied Gen. Villa will remain in the south,
as meeting Of the two revolutionary
leaders is not looked on as opportune at
this time.
Gen. Villas delay in taking Torreon, it
is said, has revived belief that should the
Huerta forces drive him north something
in the nature Of northern republic en-
bracing the States bordering on the United
States will be established. The plan Of
separating the north from the south has
long been contemplated by some Of the
rebel leaders.
Unless decisive results are achieved soon,
financial affairs Of the rebel territory will
reach crisis, according to men in author
ity.
Despite Gov. Chaos assurances to the
state department that Louis Terrazas, Jr.,
would not be executed, it was learned def
nitely here that Terrazas was threatened
with execution twice within the last eight
days. He was saved frorn death within "a
hours on one occasion only through the
efforts of representatives Of a foreign gov
ernment, who pleaded all one night that
the prisoner be given an extension Of thre
days. The three days extension was
granted and later through another influ-
ence the talk Of execution was dropped
temporarily.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Library Entertainment.

The entertainment that the ladies OF the
Library Association was to have given
some weeks ago and postponed on account
of the very bad cold night will be given on
Thursday evening at $50 in the opera
house. This entertainment will be COM
posed mostly of tableaux. Beautiful and
artistic tableauX-some taken from pic
lures some from books-will be shown
and there will be something to please eV'
cry ones different taste. This entertain
ment is to raise funds for the Library and
every one should be more or less interest
ed in it. We are sure if the public will at
tend they will be highly entertained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Big School Rally.

There will be a big time in Able
Vile next Friday and Saturday,
when the Abbeville County Field
Day Exercises and School Fair will
be held.
All arrangements have been make
for the successful carrying out of the
program and. a large crowd is ex-
pected to be present and an enjoy
able time is anticipated.
All the schools of the county have
been granted holiday on Friday,
in order to attend this rally.
All the preliminaries have been
carefully gone over and arrange.
ments made for the successful rendi,
tion of a very interesting program.
The program as arranged by the
committee, will be as follows:
Parade by the school children on
Friday! Assemble at Graded School
at 10 a. m. March, preceded by the
floats, in column of twos.
Assemble in front of Court House
rendering two patriotic songs. .
Defamation in theatre, beginning
at - o'clock, noon.
Picnic dinner by the schools at the
Graded School building at 1:3O p. IN
Glass room contests at the Graded
School building at $3.50 p. m.
These exercises are all free.
Friday night, at $50, five schools
will participate in an exhibition il
the Opera House, to which an ad
mission fee will be charged.
At II o'clock, on Saturday, DR.
LeBruce Ward, of the State Board o
Health, will deliver an address
Other prominent speakers, and edu
Gators, will be present.
Picnic dinner at p. m.
At 2:3O, p. m. Saturday the athlet
ic exercises will take place. Man.
interesting events come under thi
heading and it promises to be rathe
exciting, not only to the participants
the schools they represent, but tn
general public as well.
We hope the peoplet of the county
and especially the patrons of tn
school, will come to Abbeville tt
this rally. The people of Abbevill
welcome you to this occasion ant
will do all they can to make your visi
a pleasant one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
! NOTICE OF
Special Election

Whereas, by an Act entitled IAN
Act to Amend Section 8 of an Act en-
titled AN Act to provide for the. es-,
tablishment of q new school district
in Abbeville County and to authorize
the issue Of bonds by said school dis
trict and the levy Of a local tax there
in,'" approved December 18th, AID.
1891, relating to tax levy in said school
district, which amending act was ap-
pro, ed on the fourteenth day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1914, 1t. is provided that
Section 8 of the Act approved Decem-
Der 18th, 1884, be amended 80 g 70
read =, .' ,'-'';/
"That for the support Of the schools
| of said district it shall be the duty Of
the County Auditor to levy annually
upon all of the property returned for
taxation for the said school district
such taxes in addition to':.that pro-
vided for in the Constitution as may
be recommended by the Board OF
Trustees, not to exceed six mills in
any year, and said taxes shall be col
lected by the County Treasurer at the
time that he collects State and County
taxes: Provided, that majority OF
the qualified electors Of the said school
district voting shall vote in favor Of
the said tax at an election to be held
under the direction of the Board Of
Trustees on the fourth day of April,
1914" and, y
Whereas, the Board of Trustees
have recommended that the County of
| Abbeville do levy annually a tax of
six mills for the purpose stated,
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby
given that an election will be held at
Abbeville Court House, in the said
school district at the usual voting
place on April fourth, 1914, between
the hours provided by law, upon the
question of approving the said levy.
at such election all qualified electors
will be entitled to vote. Those favor
ing the said tax will vote a ballot on
which shall be written or printed the
words "For tax" and those opposed to
such tax will vote ballot on which
shall be written or printed the words
Against tax" Should q majority Of
the qualified electors voting at the
said election vote in favor of the said
levy, tax of six mills for the support
of the schools of the said school dis.
trict will be levied annually until the
said tax is ordered discontinued, as
provided in said amending act.
At such election the following will
act as managers: T. G. Seal, F. w.
r. Nance and J. L. Clark. The man.
ayers shall report the result Of the
election Immediately to the Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the said
school district and the result shall be
declared by the Board.
J. BY order of the Board of Trustees at
a meeting held at Abbeville, South
Carolina, on March fourth, A. D. 1914.
F.E. HARRISON, Chairman,
Board of Trustees.
G. C. GAMBRELL, Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
LOCATION OF BANKS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED
This Week Will Probably See
Decisions as to Federal
Reserve Cities

Washington, March 29.-Presidsnt Will
son, Secretary McAdoo and Postmaster
General Burleson at the White House to-
night discussed the location Of federal re-
serve banks. Mr.. Burleson Is said to
be interested in the selection Of a Southern
city for reserve bank. The list Of reserve
districts and cities in which banks are to
be located probably will be announced by
the organization committee during the
coming week.
The president is expected to name the
federal reserve board soon after the organ
ization committee makes it's announce
ment. Several Of the members already
have been selected, it is said, and the pres
cabinet officers today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Clears Complexion - Removes
Skin RlemfsTIes

Why go through life embarrassed
and disfigured with pimples, erup-
tions, blackheads, red rough skin, or
suffering the tortures of Eczema, itch,
letter, salt rheum. Just ask your
Druggist for DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. Follow the simple sug-
gestions and your skin worries are
over. Mild, soothing, effective. Ex-
cellent for babies and delicate, tender
skin. Stops chapping. Always helps.
Relief or money back. 50c., at your
Druggist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Information Wanted.

The undersigned would be pleased to
hear from some citizen Of Abbeville who
has definite knowledge of family, OF
SCOTS, who lived in the vicinity OF Abbe-
vile back in the early 1SO0s. There was
SO many Of them, it seems someone ought
to have remembrance Of them.
G. B. Mann,
tt Olympia, Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
GINNERs' REPORT
Total Number Of Bales of Cotton
Ginned, Crops Of 1918 and
1912. i'm South Carolina.

WI. Harris, Directorof the Census, Depart
ment Of commerce, announces the prelimi-
nary report Of cotton ginned by counties
in South Carolina for the crops of 1918 and
1912. The report was made public at 10 m.
on Friday, March 20. ..
Quantities are In running bales, counting
round as half bales. Linters are not In
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Agents Wanted.

DISTRICT MANAGER with ability to
secure sub-agents for a wonderful inven-
tion embodying six new patented points,
placing our Portable Gasoline Lamp on a
par with electricity. Agents coming mon
ey.
ALLEN-SPARKS GAS LIGHT CO.,
Lansing, Mich.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
.Stateof South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas.

Court of Common Pleas.
T. 2. Baskins, Plaintiff, against Robt.
Hunter and The National Bank Of
Abbeville, observation-disclosures
for Relief. :
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the Complaint In this
acton which was filed in the office Of
the Clerk Of Court of Common Pleas
for Abbeville County, South Carolina
on the day of January, A. d. 1914, and
to serve copy of your answer to the
said Complaint on the subscribers at
their office in the Masonic Temple
Building, Greenville, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day Of said
service and If you fail to. answer to
the Complaint within the time afore-
said the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief de-
manded in the Complaint. +.
Dated January o, A. D. 1914.
Ansel & Harris,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01

To the nonresident defendant, Robert
Hunter: # 2.
Z Take notice that the Complaint in
the above entitled cause was filed in
the office of the Clerk of Court Of Com
mon Pleas for Abbeyille County, South
Carolina, on the day Of January,
A. D, 1914. I'll =
['s Ansel & Harris,
Ii - Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Watermelon Seed.

Branch's celebrated Rattlesnake Water
melon Seed, the very best, and Berckman's
fruit trees for sale. J.W. Rykard.
4-1-l4 If
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01
Landreth's seeds fresh at
Milford's.

II you expect to stand the cold get your
blood stimulating in order to circulate
properly. Milfords blood purifier will do
IT,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01

Golden Wax and Stringless
Green Pod Beans at G. A.
Milford & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-01

! Abbeville, s. c., March 1s, 1914.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
Don't Expect too Much.

Buying a setting of good, pure
bred eggs is as rule a safe way
of starting in the poultry business at
a comparatively small figure; but
don't invest your money with the
sole hope of raising a 500 bird, as
the following advertisement from a
breeders circular intimates: IF the
buyer has any kind of luck, he can
not possibly lose, and it gives him
an opportunity to get good founda-
tion stock at comparatively low cost.
When these are matured, you should
be able to select a trio or pen worth
$25 or more. The surplus birds
should bring enough to pay for your
eggs. In addition, you have fifteen
chances of Matching a bird worth
500 or more"
Hundreddollar birds have been
Matched from five-dollar settings,
but not often. 1t is a positive dam
age to the poultry business to speak
extravagantly of the possible profits
in a few eggs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
The Latest STYLE.

One of our exchanges has discov-
cred that if some of the notables in
ancient times were now living they
would act differently:
Noah would charter an ocean lin
er. Nero would step into the parlor
and turn on the photograph, while
Rome burned and the heather ragged.
Ben Hur would pilot sixty horse
power racing car and spin around
saucer tracks. Jason would hire the
Great Detective to find the Golden
Fleece, instead of going after it him
self. Icarus would mount the sun
in Bleriot monoplane, without the
fear of its wings melting off. Napo-
leon would invade Russia in a Pull
man palace car. Demosthenes would
go on the chautauqua circuit. Cain
would plead circumstances, self-de-
tense and emotional insanity. Mother
Eve would-no, she wouldn't have
to do a thing be right in
style.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
Firearms In Chicago.

The Chicago Record-Herald has
become alarmed at the number of
killings in that city and has started
an investigation. The investigation
has developed the following facts:
Firearms were responsible for 14O
of Chicago's 233 homicides in 1913
and 164 of the 572 suicides.
Chicago's record of accidental
shootings in 1913 shows there were
24O persons wounded and twenty
four deaths. There were 612 at
tempts at homicide by shooting, of
which 140 proved fatal, and 2S5 at
tempts at suicide, of which 1874
were successful.
During January, 1914, sixteen of
twenty-three homicides were by fire.
arms; in February, nine in ten were
due to gunshots, and in March eight
of eleven homicides were with fire.
arms.
New York City homicides decreas-
ed 20 per cent in the first years OPP
Grafton of the Sullivan pistol act
adopted in 1910.
st. Louis reduced the number of
homicides by shooting 25 per cent
by ordinnce prohibiting the display
of firearms in windows of pawnshops
and stores.
Since Great Britain's enactment of
a pistol act in 1903 the maximum
annual list of murders has been 400,
while the same period has seen the
United States list run above 10000
g year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
IOWA COW ISSUES CHALLENGE.
HOlstein Near Cedar Falls Produced
1928 Pounds of Butter i'm
Month.

Cedar Falls, May 1S.-The Ben
son Cow Testing association, west
of Cedar Falls, the first and fore
most in Iowa, has developed one or
more record-breaking cows in butter
production each year for several
years. During the month of April
a grade Holstein COW in this associ-
alton established a new high mark
in butter production for the state
of Iowa, which more than doubled
the high production record of any
COW during its first year This cow,
owned by Peder Peterson & Sons,
during the past month produced ex-
actly 2,274 pounds of milk, which
turned out 1928 pounds of butter
The association challenges another
cow testing association in Iowa to
equal this record.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
BOY OF II A SUICIDE.
Harlan Youth Kills Himself Because
of Reprimand.

Harlan May 1S.-Lee Dunn, an
11-year-old boy of Harlan, last week
committed suicide because the boy
was playing in the yard of a neigh4
Tor where there was sickness. The
grandmother, with whom he lived,
ordered him to come home and keep
quiet. He returned home and went
straight to the barn.
Half an hour later he was wanted
for something, but did not answer
when called. A search was made
and he was found hanging by a rope
from a rafter in the barn. He had
evidently tied one end of the rope
around his neck and the other to a
rafter and had then leaped from the
hay loft. His neck was broken in
the fall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
FIFTEEN CARS OF STOCK.
Thomas Megan, of EldOra, Markets
Large Lot in One Shipment.

Eldora, May 1S.-Thomas Megan
a farmer living south and east of
this city, today shipped out of here
fifteen car loads of fat cattle to the
Chicago market. In addition to be-
ing one of the largest feeders in
this section of the state, Mr.. Megan
owns something over 1000 acres of
land in Hardin county and is one of
the progressive farmers of the entire
state. The shipment of today is
but one Of the many Mr.. Megan
made during the past year. Aside
from the farming of many acres of
land, he is also interested in the
raising of hundreds of cattle and
hogs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
MUST DRAG IOWA ROADS.
Edict Issued by State Highway Com
mission-County Supervisors
Must Expend Whatever
Sum is Necessary to
Keep Highways i'm
Repair.

Ames, May 1S.-Iowa roads mus
be dragged. This is the edict thai
is to go out from the office of the
highway commission.
Complaints from all over the state
that the dragging feature of the new
road law is being utterly ignored, has
determined the members of the
commission to take decisive action
The new law is absolutely mandatory
on the question of dragging. The
township road officers must expend
not less than one mill tax levy for
dragging township roads. There is
no alternative. The road superinten-
dent is under bond to see that this
is done
The dragging of the country
roads is in the hands of county SUI
pervisors. They are specifically
charged with seeing that the work
is done. They must expend whatever
sum is necessary. They are not linn
tied.
The commission has been so tied
up with getting the road and bridge
of the state properly lined
up for the year that little stress so
far has been put on the dragging fea-
ture. Now the opportunity has come
the active campaign for the enforce
ment of the law, will start at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
FARMER STRICKEN BLIND.
Had to Wait For Family to Locate
Him.-Taken to Hospital.

Malvern, May 1S.-John Norton,
aged 40, a farmer living north of
here, was stricken blind while in the
field at work and has been taken to
hospital in Council Bluffs. Mr.
Norton was riding a disc, about II
O'Clock, when his eyes failed him
and the earth grew totally dark
He managed to grope his way about
his horses and unhitched them. Then
he sat down to wait. Noon time
came and when Mr.. Norton did not
appear, son was dispatched by Mrs.
Norton to. the field, and there the
lad found his father waiting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
WHERE PIGS Is PIGS.
johnson County Court Holds Guinea
Pigs Are Domestic Animals.

Iowa City, May 18.-"Pigs is pigs
rules Judge R. p Howell, of the
Johnson county district court. The
court decided that guinea pigs were
domestic animals, and that A. An
derson is entitled to bounty from the
borad of supervisors, under the do
nestle animal law in Iowa, as his
guinea pigs were killed by dogs.
County Attorney w. R. Hart denies
this, and adds that the court has no
jurisdiction in the matter. Accord
ingliy he will carry the case to the
supreme court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
The LAWYER Would Saw.

If man were to give another an
orange, he would just simply say, Il
give you this orange but when
the transaction is entrusted to the
hands of lawyer to put it in writ
ing, he adopts this form. Il hereby
give and convey to you, all and sing
ular, my estate and interest, right
title, claim and advantages of and
in said orange, together with all of
its rind, skin, juice, pulp and pips,
and all right and advantages therein
with full power to bite, suck, and
otherwise eat the same, or give the
same away with or without the
rind, skin, juice, pulp or pips, any
thing herein or hereinafter, or in
any other deed or deeds, instrument
or instruments of what nature or
kind whatsoever to the contrary in
any wise, Notwithstanding.
-O
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
Securing Spring Fries.

"A McGregor youth received from
Ohio last week $50 Plymouth Rock
chicks four weeks old which he will
allow to grow a month older and
then put on the market as spring
fries. The idea of buying baby
poultry and bringing it west to pre-
pare for the market is something
new in the poultry business but looks
as though it might be a good propo-
sition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
A Reliable Hair Tonic.

1t is an easy matter to prevent d.
seases of the scalp by using Meritol
Hair Tonic. 1t should be used reg
ularly to keep the scalp free of
germs, as these germs are the cause
of the majority of cases of dandruff
and later, badness. We are author
lied to guarantee Meritol Hair Tonic.
E. j. Parman, Exclusive Agency
May.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
FOR AUDITOR.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for reelection to the office of
County Auditor, subject to the will
of the Democratic Party, to be ex-
pressed at the June Primary Elec-
ton. w. r. SHEA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

! hereby announce that 1 am a can
didate for the office of Representa-
tive in the Iowa legislature from
Winneshiek county, subject to the
decision of the Republican voters at
the primary election, June l, 1914.
H. p. NICHOLSON, Jr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
FOR TREASURER.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Office of treasurer,
on the Republican ticket, subject to
the will of the voters at the COM
inc June primary.
LLOYD CHRISTEN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
FOR TREASURER.

The undersigned wishes to an
nounce his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for County Treas
urer subject to the will of the party
to be expressed at the Primary June
/, 1914. WILL HUSTVEDT.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-20
FOR AUDITOR.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Office of auditor of
Wlnneshiek county, on the Repub-
lican ticket, subject to the decision
of the voters at the coming June
primary. NJ LEE HATHAWAY.