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, 1916-09-28
Parcel Post Sale and Supper.

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will hold a
parcel post sale and serve supper
at the church Oct. 9th Supper
will be served from 5 to 7, for on
ly Csc a plate.
The parcel post sale will consist
of fancy articles received from
the friends of the Ladies Aid, and
will be offered for sale just as
they arrived, each article with the
price will be marked 80 that you
will know what you are getting.
, 1916-09-28
Hughes in New York

Recently a well known politi-
clan who has many friends in
both of the old parties in the
state of New York, addressed sew
eral letters to them, covering re-
publicans and democrats whom
he deemed men of good political
Judgement, asking them about the
situation in the Empire state.
The replies were really start
ling. The lowest estimate, from a
democrat, was that Hughes would
carry New York by a 10000 ma
iority, and the highest, by a re-
publican, was that he would carry
it by 100000. No one believes
that Wilson has the slightest
chance of carrying the state, and
without New York his chance OF
election is very slim indeed.
, 1916-09-28
Appalling Outrage

The administration has exposed
our people in Mexico to mortal
danger and by deliberate act de-
serted and abandoned them to in
suit, outrage and danger of death
in the fatuous pursuit of it's in
defensible policy. If anyone
challenges the truth or accuracy
of this charge, let him recall the
occurrences at Tampisoa in the
days Immediately following our
taking of Vera Cruz. In the ex-
citement of that time, when the
widest tales and rumors of oc-
currenees at Vera Cruz, we're be-
ing circulated among the Mexi-
cans in and about the oil fields at
Tampico, several hundred Ameri-
can men, women and children,
leaving their homes and property,
gathered at Tampico, expecting to
find safety there under the guns
of American w~arships. AS the
story of our taking of Vera Cruz
and the killing of several hun
dred Mexlcans spread in Tampico
an angry, tumultuous mob gather
ed around the hotel where most of
the Americans were quartered
and began heaping upon them
threats and insults.
At this juncture, upon peremp-
tory orders from Washington, the
American commander reluctantly
withdrew his ship, which lay
along the wharf with shotted guns
and ready for action, and sailed
out into the open roadstead where
lay six American b~attleships, leav.
ing our people defenseless, and at
the mercy of an armed, angry, in
furiated and drunken mob.
, 1916-09-28

audience as the committee would
like to have had turn out, yet for
a single number and a bad night
to boot, they could not expect
much more.
Mr. Darling talks largely along
the lines of home economics, as
we'll as for the general betterment
of the community. He is II force
full man of good appearance and
thoroughly in tune with his sub.
Ject and enthuses all who hears
him. He is in earnest and an ex-
ira good man in his place, and all
who did hear him do not regret
it. The next number will be
Monday evening, Oct. 9th, and
will be the American Quartette.
These superior entertainers will
undoubtedly draw a crowd that
will fill the house to standing
, 1916-09-28
Bryan Helps Out
in Hughes Votes
Especial Correspondence.)

Mr.. Bryan has made his tour of
the state and has aided 10 solidi-
flying the vote for Mr.. Hughes.
He has lost much of his old-time
fire and appears before the people
as one discredited and forsaken
by his party associates. Even in
Nebraska his party had repudiat-
ed him and when the state was
called upon to select it's most pop
ular man to visit the San Fran
cisco exposition, Lawrence Bru-
ner, a professor of the state uni
v%ersity at Lincoln, was chosen
not Bryan. 1t has been talked
that it was his purpose to leave
Nebraska, where the democrats
have repudiated him, and go to
South Carolina. But that is nei-
Their here nor there in this cam
paign. In his speeches in this
state Mr.. Bryan studiously avoid
ed making any explanation of his
move in suddenly resigning from
the presidents cabinet in the mid
die of his term, but urged that
the president be supported.
The strongest point made by
Bryan was his insistepce that all
those who support Mr.. Wilson
should also support Mr.. Kendrick
and Mr.. j. D. Clark, for the SEN
ate and house of representatives
respectively.
This is important advice and
should have weight with every
Wyoming eleetor who has decided
to vote for Governor Hughes. 1t
is just as important that the re-
publican president should have
congress with him as it is that
the republicans should ELL the ex-
ecutive Office. Mr.. Bryan also
has been good enough to empha-
size the fact that the senate is
very close and that Wyoming may
cast the deciding vote in that
body. 1t is not only possible, but
very probable that it may, and
for that very reason no voter who
casts a ballot for Judge Hughes
should fail to do the same thing
for Senator CLARK and Congress
man Mondell. Mr.. Bryan has adj
vised US we'll in this particular
matter.
, 1916-09-28
Why the 64O-ACre
Bill is Not a Law

This Democratic administration
failed to enact the section home
stead bill, and no amount of 60
phistry can relieve it from the in
dictment The reason this con-
gress did not enact the measure
was because administration was
opposed to it; the Democratic
steering committee-in absolute
charge of northumberland to
allow it to be considered. Had
President Wilson wanted the
stock raising homestead bill it
would have been enacted, as ev-
erybody knows. 2
Had Chairman Meyers, of the
Senate Committee on Public
Lands, insisted on it, the bill
would have been disposed months
before adjournment.
Determined that the bill should
not pass, those in control of the
Legislative program of the Senate
waited until a definite hour for
adjournment had been agreed up
on, and then-when it was GER
tain the measure could not be
perfected before the definite hour
for adjournment-allowed it to
come up!
"Where were Mondell and Clark,
that they didn't get the extra five
minutes necessary to perfect this
measure" hypocritically walls the
Leader in an effort to excuse dem
ocracy for its shortcomings. The
hour for final adjournment had
been definitely fixed before the
Senate steering committee would
allow the homestead bill to come
up. 1t was just fifty minutes
away when the Senate passed the
stockraising bill; it was a physi.
cal impossibility to have engross-
ed the measure IN time to get it
to the House before the adjourn
ment hour arrived!
"Where"-it might as well be
asked-"was Governor Kendriek,
with whom the Secretary many
times discussed the homestead
bill" IF the Governor really has
any influence with Secretary Lane
and had been in earnest about
wanting the Legislation, why was
consideration deferred in the SEN
ate until too late?
, 1916-09-28

The story of the nameless and
u~nprintable insults heaped upon
that little band of Americans, d.
rected at American men in the
presence of their wives and child
rem, as related to me by one who
bore witness, and heard them, are
calculated to make ones blood
boil. They almost justified the
impassioned declaration of that
Inundated and exasperated citi
zen that he could never again res
pect his country's flag or think
nor speak with patiencs or pat
riotism of the government at
Washington.
Fortunately for that harsssed
and belesgered little band there
lay in the harbor of Tampico the
German gunboat, Dresden, and
her commander without invitation
or request Of our authorities,
trained his guns upon Tampico,
served notice of his intent TO use
them if injury or further insult
were attempted, and escorted our
people, men, women and children,
to the wharf, where they were
loaded on English and German
boats and taken out of danger.
That April day strikes me as
being one of the darkest in Amer
lean history. That unspeskable
infamous desertion was a deliber
ate part and parcel of the admin
istration's policy and was purpos-
ed and effected out of fear that
the protection of our citizens
might bring on a clash with the
Mexicans, Jesuit in the joining of
the two Mexican forces-the one
defending and the other attacking
Tampico-and thus interfere with
the Presidents plan and purpose
to crush and defeat the Huerta
government. In this Infamous in
cident, we have the keynote of
the administrations policy in
Mexico, a policy of personal IN
tagonism and antipathy to an in
dividual Mexican, of interference
with the sovereign right of Mexi-
CO to manage its own affairs aud
fight out it's own quarrels without
let or hindrance; to have or main
tain such government, or lack Of
government, As suits its people,
or is tolerated by them SO long as
foreign lives and property are St.
cured and protected.
Out of the establishment pur-
suit, and continuance of it's policy
of prejudice and interference, of
alternating impertinence aud ap-
ology, bluffs and vacillation, boil
stored with a flood of contradict
tory declarations, discourse, and
phrase making have come the
major part of the losses, insults
and outrages which our people in
Mexico have suffered, and the
spread and continuation of the
reign of unspeakable demoraiiza-
ton and anarchy which has de-
luged that unhappy country,
, 1916-09-28
Nels Darling

Nels Darling, lecturer, humor-
lst and social economist, spoke
here Monday night to a fair sized
crowd. Mr.. Darling is the first
oil the winter course, and while
he did not meet with as large an
, 1916-09-28
ENN=WYOMING
PROPERTY SOLD
ii of the Holdings Of the Old Penn-wy-
oming, Including Tram, smelter,
Railroad and Other Property.

"a flrSt mOrtHhRe JULIUS tOthlllDS
par value of $685. 500 on ex-
t%eusive holdings representing vir-
(ually the entire resources of the
Town of Encampment, were sold
III public auction on the steps of
The federal building Mt 1915
o'clock Sept. 81, to Raymond w.
Starr, an attorney of Grand Rap
Ids, Mich representing the Bond
holders Reorganization Commit
=. of Grand Rapids, for 49, 900.
Immediately after the sale Starr
Qualified with the payment to E.
NV. Stone, cashier of the Citizens
National Bank, who presided rs
Special master OF the sale. of a
certified check for $4,000, and
bteps for the payment of the full
amount were promptly taken.
The sale WAS made under in
3structions of the United States
%court to satisfy judgement secured
Nby the Continental and CONNER
cial Trust aud Savings Bank of
Chicago, formerly the American
thrust and Savings Bank, for
s., 1916, $50 and interest at 6 per
cent, since July l, 1909.
The amount the bonds actually
brought at today's sale is about
one twenty-eighth of the sum in
Holved.
They we're sold after the third
attempt. Twice in the last two
years the bonds have been offered
for sale at the steps of the federal
building. The first time there
were no bidders because the fed
'elal court had placed II minimum
amount for which the bonds could
be sold, this minimum being $780,
1000. With the same minimum
still holding, they again were Of
fered for sale, the highest bid
made was S160,000, the bid
being rejected for the reason that
it was $690,000 below the mini
mum amount fixed by the court
Now when the sale was called
the court had removed all restric-
tons on the sale.
Joseph Grimes of Denver, OPEN
ed the bidding. He offered $780,
1000 for the bonds valued at nearly
100000. Henry Altman of
Cheyenne Immediately bid $40,.
1000. Grimes dropped out with
oct raising the bid and from that
time on Starr and Altman were
bidding against each other. Alt
mans last bid was $4,000. Starr
raised the bid to $4,000 and at
ter Altman announced that he
had dropped out, Starr raised his
own bid to $4,000, and the sale
c~losed.-Wyoming Tribune.
The property involved repre-
SCENTS a total value of upwards of
So, O00, 900 or more and consisted,
mainly of the S. & E. Ry,, the
smelter, the tramway, the Ferris
Haggerty and Doane. Rambler
mines, the TOWNSHIP, the water
power company, the lighting com
pany and one or two subsidiary
companies.
Just what Nh. Pennock and his
crowd of recognized bond hold
Z L will do or intend to do If at
this time unknown, but it is hop
I'D they will make some definite
stand and either extend the road
over into the Steamboat country
OF reopen the mines which were
at u time heavily worked, being
large copper deposits. The smell
ter and tram are of practically no
value as are the rest of the hold
lngs, outside of the mines and
railroad.
NelS Darling
, 1916-09-28

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Our great stock-reducing
! sale goes merrily on and we
! believe the grand o%pportuni-
I ty of giving our patrons the J
I benefit of this phenomenal I
! cut in prices is meeting with !
! much approval. Our receipts /
] for the past few weeks has {
] been very gratifying indeed, |
and we hope the good work |
] will continue until we can get |
! our stock reduced to a GER !
] tain amount I
The Saratoga Grocery Go. !
will make you a spot cash !
cash price on your winters !
! grocery supply that will be !
! lower than you can possibly !
! get elsewhere. In regard to
] quality we will merely men
! ton the name, J.S.B.
!, In the dry goods depart
! ment will be found many nice )
] things in the line of dress
! goods for ladies and mems 5
! furnishings of a quality that
! please the most fastidious.
! COSCR|FF BROS. Co.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01
Stauffer-G odchaux Company
Notice Of Meeting

Notice is hereby given II "a a special
meeting of the Board of Directors o.
this company, duly called fr such
purpose AMI held on 10th day OF
March, 1916, The following resolution
was duly adopted by the affirmative
vote of a ma Drity of the hole Board:
RESOLVED, that in the judgment
OF this Board il is advisable and most
for the benefit of the Stauffer-G God
chaux Company that the same should
forthwith be dissolved; and with that
end in view, it is ordered that meet
ing Of the stockholders he held on
the 3rd day of April 1915, at IL a. m.,
a the office of the Company in Able
Vile, La, to take action upon this
resolutions; an
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the secretary forthwith give notice of
this meeting and .: the adoption of
this resolution within ten days from
this date by publishing the said re-
solution, W til no'ice of its adoption,
in the Abbeville Progress, news
PAPER published in Abbevile, La, for
., least ten Gays and by mailing
written or printed copy OF the same
to acn and every stockhoider of this
c. n pany,
Pursuant to the above resolution,
special meeting of the stockholders
-, the Stauff,r Godchau4 Company
is 70 be held at the office of the Conn
pans, in Abbeviile, La, April Sfd 1915
At II o'clock a. m, to take zctlon
upon the foregoing resolution.
E P. PUTNAM, F. J. sAMsoN,
President secretary
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01

the South by J G. Smith, East bv
mortgagor and West by P. U Brous-
sard and Dominique Pere and all
buildings and improvements.
Another certain tract of land situat-
ed in the said Parish and State con-
tanning Forty acres, and bounded on
the Nor h by Charles Levy, on the
South by mortgagor East by
and West by mort
gagor together with all buildings and
improvements.
To be sold for cash, without the
benefit OF apprasement.
Sheriff's Office, Abbevjile, La this
14th day Of March, 1916.
AUG. N RlON,
Sheriff, Vermiiion Parish, La.
Broussard & Samson, Alto: ays.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01
Money to Loan

Arpents, more ar less, and designated
the Ea, tern portion of the North
Half of TIE North East Quarter of
Section Seventeen az, Township
Thirteen (13), South, Range Three 81
East, together with all improvements
thereto belonging.
That certain tract OF land living
and being situated in the Parish Of
VermilIon, Louisiana, containing
Four Acres, and acquired by Albert
Il bert, at Tax Sales, from the Heiss
of Jules Hebert, bounded South by
HILBERT, and East by Guidry.
3.-One coli.
Term o. Sale:- Said property hav-
ING been offered for sale ,on Saturday,
Nov. q, 1915, and no purchaser being
found to pay two thirds Of the APP
praised value theI efor, it was an
nounced that it would again be offer
I'd for sale after fifteen days adver-
lisement, on terms of cr-6it of twelve
mOuths, purchaser to furnis h goo!
and solvent sureties for the credit
portion, and vendors len and sp BE-
clal mortgage to be retained on said
property to secure the same, less The
cost of these proceedings which shall
be paid cash, and purchaser to pay
cash also, or to retain the amount
thereof out of the purchase price, a l
mortgages affecting the above de-
scribed property, and superior to the
Judgment of the plaintiff in this exc
cution.
She riffs Office, AbbeviIIe, La. this
18th day of March, 1915.
iCG. MORTON,
Sheriff, Vermilion Parish, La,
Broussard & Samson, Attorneys
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01
ARTICLE |.

The name and title of the Corporation
shall be the Vermilion- Caddo Oil Com
pauy. Inc, and under said name II shall
have and enjoy all the rights, powers and
privileges granted by the law to Corpor-
atoms; and it shall exist for a period OF
ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof, unless SCORER dissolved III
the manner hereinafter provided for. 1t
shall have the power to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use corpor-
ste seal and the same to break and al
ter at pleasure; to hold, receive, pur-
chase and convey, as well as, to mort
gage. hypothicate and pledge property,
both real and personal, issuing negotla-
Bile bonds and notes, to name and ap-
point such managers, directors, officers
and agents and other employees as Its
interest and conveniences may require;
and to make and establish such by laws
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of the bust
ness of said Corporation as may be neces-
sary and proper and the same to alter
and amend at pleasure.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State of louisiana Parish of Vermil
ion-17th Jud cal District Court.
TheOphi'e PIimeaux
A very Leblanc


Avery Leblanc
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me issued out of the Honora-
Die Seventeenth Judicial District
Court, in and for the Parish of Vermil-
ion, State of Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, fully
authorizing and empowering me in the
premises, have this day seized and
taken into my possession to satisfy
said writ, and I will proceed to sell
at pubic auction to the last and high
est responsible bidder, at the prin-
cipa front door of the Court House,
in Abbevile, Vermilion, Parish, La :,
within the legal hours prescribed by
law for judicial sales, to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, April 20, 1916,
the following described properly.
situated in Vermilion Parish, TO wit:
One certain tract of land, >ituat d
in The 2nd ward of Vermiion Parish,
LOui lana, containing Thirty five ar
pt Dts, and bounded North by Mrs.
Ueiins Landry; South by Edward
Belair or assigns; East by Putlic
Road and on the West by Vaerien
Landry tate.
To be sold for Cash, without the
benefit of appraisenent.
Sheriff's Office, Abbeuilie, La this
2lst day of March, 1916
AUG. MORTON,
Sheriff Vermilon Parish, la.
John M snier Attorney.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana, Parish of VermiI-
ion-Seventeenth judicial Dist ricl
Court-No 4Sl0.
Rosa Beer and Her Husband
CieCmere Hebert

SiNShASiS ALCbOAb
By virtue of a writ of Seizure and
Sale issued TO me out of the HOnora-
able Seventeenth Judicial d strict
Court, in aud for the Parish of VermIl-
ion, State of Louisiana, in he above
numbered aud entitled suit, fully au-
thorizing and empowering me in the
premises, have this day seized and
taken into my possession to satisf,
said writ, and viii proceed to Sill, al
public auction, to the last and highesl
responsible bidder, at the principal
FIR mt door of the Court House, in :he
town of Abbeyill', Vcrmilion Parish,
"a, between the hours prescribed by
law for judicial sales, on
Saturday, April, % 1916.
he following described property, 81 =
uated in vermiIion Parish, Ia, towit:
One certain tract land y ing AMI
being situated in the Parish of Yer
milton, Louisiana, East of BAYOU
Vermilion, containing (2) Twenl,
Superficial a'pents having a front of
one and fve-eights Il 5-s) arpent
North and South more or S. bv
such depth East and West, az will
give the above stated area, bounded
on the North and South by Demos
there's Trahan, East by Samuel Jonts
and West by Demosthenes Trahan Jr.
with all Improvements and buildings
situated thereon
To he sold for elsb. without the
"eneft Ct arpraisement
sherifI's Office, Ab7eviIls, La th;,
llth day of March, 1915
AUG. MORTON,
Sheriff, Vermilion Parish, La.
broussard & Samson, ATTORNEYS
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01

objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of Thirty
Thousands Dollars, represented by Three
Thousand shares. Of the par value of
Ten Dollars each, which capital stock
may be increased or decreased in the
manner provided by the laws of the
State of Louisiana. This Corporation
shall be going concern as soon as
Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the Capital
Stock is subscribed and fifty per cent of
the subscribed stock paid in. This stock
shall be paid for i'll cash, or its equive-
lent in personal or real property receiv-
cd, services rendered, or lab perform
ed, in such manner and on such terms
as may be fixed by the Board of Direc-
tors; but no Certificate shall issue for
said stock until the same has been paid
for. At all elections, each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote to be voted
either BY the holder or his proxy.
No shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation shall be transferred except
upon the books of the Corporation, nor
until the certificate of stock shall have
becu delivered to the Corporation and
duly cancelled. All certificates of stock
Sail bear the seal of the Corporation and
be signed by President and Secretary.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers of said corporation
shall be vested in and exercised BY the
Board of Directors composed of not less
than FIVE members nor more then fifteen
members. The additional members in
excess OF 1--WE to be added from time TO
time at tile discretion of the Board Of
Directors until the full number of fifteen
10 named. Each director must hold and
own one share of the said Corporation
c ~, iluousfy during the incumbency Of
ms office. Said Directors to be elected
at general meeting of the stockholders
on the first Wednesday In March 1916
aud thereafterto be elected at such meet
jdg on the first "Wednesday of March of
zach year. Notice II such election shall
be published in Newspaper Issued st
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01

John M snier Attorney.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-04-01
SiiERIFF'S SALE.
state OF Louisiana, Parish of Vermil
ION, Seventeenth judicial District
Court-No. 1856
Columbus Trahau
Albert ifr6ert

BY virtue of writ Of F:eri Faoia.
issued to me out Of the Hororabls
Seventeenth Judicial District Court
IN and for the Parish Of Vermilior Ia
In the above numbered and su,it,ad
suit, fully authorizing and empower
Ing me in the premises, ave
seized and taken into INV ,..s.e.
sion, to satisfy said writ. ard vii, nro
coed to sell at public auction - IN.
last ami highest bidder, at he n,inc;.
pal front door of the to..ft n nat
Abbeviile, Vermili2u Parish. Ia
between the hours presc.lted nv Iev,
for judicial safes, on
Saturday, April s, 1915
the following described nro,or.,
situated in VermiIior Parish. Ia 70.
Wit: w
That certain tract Of land Twins,
and being situated in the Parish ~
FeFm'iiop, La containing Sixty (so)