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chhir Social

Miss Christina Cromb entertained the, Presbyterian choir at her home on. Thursday evening. About thirty were present and a most enjoyable time was had by all This is the sec ond social the choir has given this winter and many more are expected in the near future
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E. T. Morton returned to Clifton on Monday after three weeks ab- sence visiting several points in the state including Douglas, Bisbee, Tue son and Miami.
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Arrive from California

Ldurle OmlLH anu MI. 1Sniy ar rived in Clifton the latter part of the week from California. MT. Henry, who was formerly employed here, has been spending several months on the coast awaiting for business conditions in the district to resume their normal aspect before re- turning to take up his work with the company.
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Box k Sunper

BOX supper -.
 An old-fashioned box supper will be given on the ball ground on Feb. Fist at 7:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the Baptist Ladies Aid. Everybody cordially invited. The ladies are re- quested to bring boxes.
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,Grahhed the cash-

A young Mexican grabbed the money bag at the Carlisle store at Steeplefock last Saturday when the clerk stepped outside for minute, and took French leave for pants un- known with his loot, amounting to about $20. .00.
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Round About Town

Dr. Robert Mann, Dentist, Hampton Block, Phone 811. tic.
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Uncle Dud" Elrage was in from his cattle ranch on Thursday pur- chasing supplies.
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Miss Dewey McGrath, of Lordsburg, was spending the weekend with her aunt, Mrs Mike Reardon.
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John Fillman, one of the prosperous cattlemen of the Eagle River country was transacting business in Clifton this week.
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Tailor Shop Sold

Tailor Shop Sold
 S. C. Swift, proprietor of the Swift Tailor Shop, this week sold his business to a recent arrival from Slaton, Texas. Mr. Swift wiH now devote his entire attention to the Gem Billiard Parlors.
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Chairman Witt, of the Board of Supervisors, was up from Duncan on Monday to attend the regular session of the Board of Supervisors
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W. H. Moon, of Morenci, represent ing the Price Tailoring Co.,, of Chi cago, was taking orders for spring clothing in Clifton this week.
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~

Furnished Housekeeping rooms and houses for rent. Sam Sidebotham. 2-11-tfc
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Leaves for Home

Leaves for Home
 Mrs. Griffin, who has been visiting her father, Judge w. c. Mcfarland. for the past two weeks, left for her home in Cleburne. Texas, Saturday.
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FOR SALE-Dean's Restaurant, To-
 cated on East Side-A Bargain. Apply on premises. 1tc
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A SILVER CITY MAN ENDS OWN LIFE
 WITH PISTOL

Manager of New Mexico Cigar Com Pany Fires Bullet Through Brain While Suffering From Acute Mel anchoIia-Was Life Member of Elks Lodge
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In the basket ball game Friday evening between the Lordsburg girls and our team the locals won handily by tue score of 26 to IT. Team work and acnrate shooting of baskets by the locals and individual playing by Miss Beam of the visiting team were the features of the game. The next game will be a benefit game played at the Princess Thursday evening between two well-matched girls teams from the high school and a Dixie colored team and a picked team of boys from the eighth grade and high school.
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School Notes

Inc following is a tentative pro- gram of the school activities for the remainder of the year:
 Feb. Washington Program, re petition of the Opereta.
 The Windmills of Holland" with spe- cial monoio9ues and music, accompan- jed by the Adams Orchestra.
 ".r = Oratori.a a; and Ra"'a'na- tory Contests among flie High School students.
 Apr. -Juaior Play
 Apr. 1O-15-University. Week at Tucson.
 Apr 2$-Spanish Play.
 May 11.-Senior Play and Class Night
 May 13.-Commencement. WIndnniIis of Holland to be Repeated
 II he Windmils of Holland' is to be repeated by request on Washing toms Birthday, Feb. P. The program will consist of all that was offered in the first presentation and a complete orcheslration by the Adams Orches- tra. Also the following extra num- bers grili be given: Patriotic Songs, MoEolo2ues, Vocal and Instrumental selections, Dutch Dances and Songs.
 It is the plan of thei present school management to make the Washington program an annual event, at which time an effort will be made to increase the number of books in. the library by asking the public to donate to the libraries of our schools any and all books that are suitable for our pur- poses. The books may be historical, science, mathematics, fiction, ency- clopedias, biography, etc.
 Our libraries, while good, can be made much more serviceable by ad- ditions that will relieve some of our private libraries and enlarge those of our schools. The books will not be missed at home. and will be greatly appreciated by the schools.
 Everyone is urged to make Wash ington's Birthday a banner day by sending books and periodicals to our schools Make this event a real book shower Hereafter we can associate Washington's Birthday, with our annual book shower.
 The high school will give it's pro gram ill the evening and the different grade schools will give similar pro grams in the afternoon of the 22nd.
 The public is invited to attend any and all of these exercises
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26

day seized and taken into my posses
sion, to satisfy said writ and will pro-
coed to sell at public auction to the last
and highest responsible bidder. at
the principal front door of the Court
House, in Abbeville, Vermilion Par
ish, La, between the hours prescribed
by law for judicial sales, on
Saturday, February %, 1916,
the following described property
situated in Vermilion Parish, La to-
wit:
That certain lot of ground, lying
and being situated in the Town of
Guey dan, Parish of Vermilion, Lou
isiana, known and described as lot No
13 of block No 2S, of said town
bounded on the north by an alley,
south by Main street, east by proper
ty of o. j. Chauvin, and on the west
by Albert Chauvin, together it'll al
the buildings and improvements there
on or thereto belonging
Terms of Saie-Cash.
Sheritf's Office, Abb vile, La this
18th day Of January, 1916.
AUG. MORTON,
Sheriff, VermiIion Parish, La
John NugIer, attorney
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26

his widow in community, Amelia
Toups, said Act OF Partition being re-
corded in Vol. 30 of COnveyances for
the Parish of Vermiion, at page 22I.
and passed before W. p Edwards,
Notary Public on the 10Th day of Au-
gust, 1900.
{. Improvements, one dwelling,
one kitchen, one large barn, one small
darn, one small Ou'-h0use and one lot
of fencing
To be sold for CASH, without the
benefit of appraisement.
Sheriff's office, Abbeville, La, this
l4th day of January, 1916.
AUG. MORTON,
Sheriff, Vermilon Parish, La.
Broussard q Samson, Attorneys
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHERIFFS SALE.
State of LOuisiana-Pari>h of Vermil
ion-17th Jud icIal District Court.
Oneil Broussard


Alexandra Fulelier
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me issued out of the Honora-
Dle 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, l have this day seized and
taken into my possession to satisfy
said writ, and I will proceed to sell
at pub &c auction to the last and high
est responsible bidder, at the prin-
cipaI front door of the Court House,
in AbbeviIle, Vermilion, Parish, La ,
within the legal hours prescribed by
law for judicial sales, to the last and
highest bidder, On
Saturday, March 1S 1915,
the following described property,
situated in Vermilion Parish, to wit:
A Certain tract of land, lying and
being tuated in the 4th ward of Yer
mili1n Parish, La containing TWEEN
ty arpents, more or less, and being
bounded on the North by Numa Good
man; East by burke & Broussard, or
assigns; South by Augusta Broussard,
and on the West by Numa Goodman,
with all improvements thereon.
Terms: Cash
Sheriff's office, Abbeville, La, this
4th day of February, 1919
AUG MORTON,
Sheriff, Vermilon Parish, La.
John Nuynier Attorney.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
Registration Places.
I. n. GREENE,
Notary Public

Notice is hereby given, that for the
purpose ofregistering voters, who are
not registered, will be at the following
voting precincts, in the Parish of Yer.
million, Louisiana, to-wit:
On Monday, February 2sth, 1916.
/ Seventh ward, second precinct; a,
Aurelien Theall.
On March 9th, 1916.
Seventh ward, third precinct, at Chen.
Mere au Tigre.
On Thursday, March 9th, 1916.
Seventh ward, fourth precinct, Pecan
Island.
Witness my official signature, at Able
vile, La, this End day of February, A.
d. 1916.
z. B. BROUSSARD.
Clerk of Court and Ex-Ofic1o Regis
ter of voters, in the Parish of Vermiliou
State of Louisiana.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
Railway Companies Aid.

The Texas and Pacific Railway
Company gave a scholarship at the
Winter Short Course Of the Uni
versity to the corn club boy in
each of the parishes traversed by
its lines who made the greatest
yield of corn. The Kansas City
Southern and the Louisiana and
Arkansas made like offer to girls
who made the highest Yields of
tomatoes on their one-tenth acre
plots.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
Adonis Bertrand, ct a!


BY virtue of writ of Fieri Facias
to me issued in the above numbered
and entitled suit, fully authorizing
and empowering me in the premises,
1 have this day seized and taken into
my possession to satisfy said writ, and
| will proceed to sell at tn, principal
front door of the Court iIouse in
Abbeville. Vermilion Par.-h, La to
the last and highest bidd r, within
the hours prescribed by law for Judi
cial sales, on
Saturday, March 4, 1916,
the following described property to-
wit:
FIRST. One certain tract of land sit
uited in the Parish of Vermilon,
State of Louisiana, containing Fifteen
$500 H5. so acres, designated as
lot Number Seven % of plat at
tached to act of PARTITION between t. g
widow and heirs of Jean BaptIste Ber-
trand; being same property purchas-
ed by Adonis Bertrand from AzeIia
RolIin on the 2SJh day of March, 1913.
or thereabout, by act of sale recorded
in Vol 90 of cOnveyances of the Par
lsh of Vermilon at page SO,
Second One other certain tract OF
land containing i've and five ninth,
g SO arpents superficial area and
being all of
One certain tract of land situated
in the Parish of Vermilion, State OF
Louisiana, contoining Twenty five (25)
arpents, and measuring Nine( )arpents
in depth East and West by such d
width North and South as will give
the above stated area and TO be taken
from the Southwestern portion of the
South West Quarter of the S ulh
West Quarter of Section Eleven I'D
Township Thirteen, South Rang -Four
East; being same property acquired
bv Adonis Bertrand from Emilien Pre-
Jean, by act of sale recorded ia Volume
No. 10 at page 3o9, of the books OF
conveyances of the Parish of Vermil-
ion, on the 18th day of De- CT mber,
1892, less Nineteen ami fouI -linths
arpents I19 Az measuring seven
arpents in depth East and " est
by such a front North and South as
will give the said area Of Nineteen
and arpents and to be taken from
the Southwestern portion of the South
West Quarter OF the South West
Quarter OF Section Eleven Township
Thirteen, South Range Four East,
being the portion of the said Twenty
Ave arpents tract sold at Sheriff's
sale to Ovey Broussard by act record
ID in Vol. 81 of Conveyances of the
Parish of VermiIion at folio $50.
Terms of Sale-CAsH.
Sheriff's office, Abbevitle. La this
oath day of January, 1916.
AUG MORTON,
Sheriff of Vermiiion Parish, La
Kitchell & Bailey, attorneys.
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SheriH'S Sale.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Vermii
ion, Seventeenth Judicial District
Court-No. 4743.
Isaac Wise
va.
] Delma Hebert

D6llud iltUcEl
By virture of a writ of seizure and
sale issued TO me out of the HonOra.
BILE Seventeenth Judicial Districl
Court, in and for the Parish Of Yer
million, State of Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled suit,
fully authorizing and empowering me
in the premises, have this day seized
aud taken into my possession to salts
fly said writ, and will proceed to sell,
at public auction, to the last and high
est responsible bidder, at the princi
pal front dour of the Court House, in
the town of Ab1evllle, Vermilion
Pasish, La between the hours pre-
scribed by law for judicial sales, on
SATURDAY., February rs, 1916
the following describe d property, sit
uated in Vermilion Parish, La to>wit:
That certain tract CT land lying and
bein situated i'm the Parish of Yer
million, State of Louisiana, containing
Eighty acres, and described as the
North Half of the North East Quartet
of Section 1hirty-six 1857 Township
(12), South of Range Two (2) East;
less Seventeen and 6O-10O acres taken
off of the northern portion thereof,
and consisting of strip of land taken
off of tbs entire northern boundary
measuring 375 feet in width from the
Northeast corner of said tract of land
westward for distance of 420 feet,
and then 275 feet in width for the
balance of said distance to the North
west corner, and less also a strip Of
fifteen feet in width takeh off OF the
eastern end of said tract of land from
said 100 acre tract to the Southeast
corner of said tract of land.
To be sold for cash, without the
benefit Of appraisement.
Sheriff's office, Abbeville, La, this
14th day of January, 1915.
AUG. NORTON,
Sheriff of Vermi!ion Parish, La
Broussard & Samson, attorneys.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHEEIFFS SALE
State Of Louisiana-Pdri>ho of Vermil
ion-17th Judicial District Court.
I. Simon & Company
Oscar Abshire

Oscar Abshire
BY virtue of writ of Fieri Facjas
issued to me out of the Honorable
Seventeenth Judicial District Court.
in and for the Parish of Vermilion,I. La
in the above numbered and entitled
suit, fully authorizing and empower
ing me III the pr misses, have this
day SEIZED anu taken into my possess
sion, to satisfy said writ, and will pro-
coed to sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, at the princi-
pal front door of the Court House in
Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La ,
within the legal hours prescribed
by law for judicial sales. on
Saturday, February %, 1916
the following described property
to wit:
One certain tract of lard situated in
the Parish OF V mil on, La c, ntain
ing Four. cen (1D acres bounded north
by Pfilosie Abshire, south by Antoine
Gaspard, east by Public Road or T. NJ,
Jeter, west 10y Oscar Abshire or Gerry
Brook
Terms of S Ile-Cash.
Sht riff Office, Abbeville, La, this
18th day of January, 1916
co. MORTON,
Sheriff, Vermilion Parish, La
Minos t. Gordy, Attorney.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHERIFF'S s aLE.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Vermil.
ior-Seventeenth judicial District
Court-No. 1885.
Joseph Brig
Jesse +. Ira han

jesse Il. Irahan
By virtue of writ of FIeri Fscia:
issued to me out of the Hpnora
able Seventeenth Judicial d strict
Court, in and for the Pansh of Vermll
ion, State of Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, fully au.
thoriZing and empowering me in the
premises, have this day seized and
taken into my possession to satisfy
said writ, and will proce ed to sell, al
public auction, to the last and highest
responsible bidder, at the principal
front door of the Court House, In The
town of Abbeville, Vermliou Parish
La, between the hours prescribed by
law for judicial "a es, on
Saturday, February, 26, 1915,
the TO lowing described property, Sit
uated in yermilion Parish, La, towit +:
A. That certain tract Of land ~ ing
and being situated in the Parish OF
Verniiion, La containing One Hun
dred and Sixty one and 1s 100 acres,
and being designated as the Sonth.
west Quarter of Section Thirty three,
Township Thirteen, South Of Range
Four East
B. That certain tract of land lying
and being situated in the said Parish
and State, being one half Of the Tree
Hundred and NInety-two 1922 acres
of marsh land, the west halt thereof,
and embraced in The following de-
scrIption of its subdivision, VIZ: The
portion of Section Four,
Township Fourteen Q4) South of
Range Four East, in the southwestern
land district OF Louisiana, all Of said
tract originally having contained Four
Hundred and Ninety nine and 30 100
(4s9 3O) acres, hut a portion thereof
having been sold The Three Hun.
dred and Nineto two 1891 acres OF
land referred TO In Item end, IL
/, he same marsh land which was not
included in a certain act OF partition
made in the Succession OF Austin Lea,
between the heirs OF tho ssid L.s apd
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHERIFF'S SALE

State of Louisiana, Pari h of Vermil'
ion, Seventeenth Judicial District
Court-No. 47l2
Mrs. John Nugier, Sr.
vs..
Allen Campbell
By virtue of writ of Seizure anc
sale issued to me out of tn. Honura DE
Seventeenth Judicial District Court
in and for the Parish of Verrnilion
State of Louisiana, in the above mum
bered and entitled suit, fully authorIz.
ing and empowering me in the prem
ises, have this day seized and taken
into my possession to satisfy sale
writ, and will proceed to sell, at pub
ic auction, to the last and highest
responsible bidder, at the principal
front door of the Court Housr
in the town OF Abbeville, VermiIior
Parish, La between the hours pre-
scribed by law for judicial sales, on
Saturday, February 26, 1915
the following described property,
situated in Vermilion Parish, Louisi.
ana, towit.
The undivided fve-twelfths interest
in and to a certain tract OF land situ.
ated in fractional Section Sixty, Town
ship Fourteen, South, Range Three
Esst,containing Thirteen acres bound
ed North and East by Lufroy Provost /;
South by Frank Wallace and West by
j. B Grogan, together with the un-
divided five-tweIfths interest in and
to all improvements thereon.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
Sheriff's office, Abbeville La this
18th day of January, 1918.
AUG MORTON.
Sheriff Vermiion Parish. la.
John Nugier, attorney.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHEIsIFF'S SALE.
State of Lonisiana~-Parish of Vermil-
ion-l7th Judicial District Court.
Mrs. Alice Tictuit, wife of F. J.
Samson,
vs. NO 4IbI
Camille ef}ianc, ct al

samson,
vs. No 4761.
Camille Leblanc, ct al
BY virtue of writ of Fieri Facias
issued 10 me out of the Honorable
18th Judicial District Court, in the
above entitled and numbered suit
fully auth, rizIg and empowering me
in the premises have this day seized
as the property of The defendant. ant
taken into my possession to satisfy
SAID writ, and will sell at public auc-
ion to the last aud highest responsb g
bidder, at the principal front door of
the Court House, in Abteville, Ia d.
between the hours prescribed by law
for judicial sales, on
saturday, March Is, 1916
the following described property sit
uated in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana,
to-wit;
Oae certain tract OF land situated In
the Parish of Vermiion, La contain
ing Twenty five arpents, more Or
less, the long line running North and
South, and bounded North by public
Road. South by Adulph Champaign,
East by land formerly belonging to
the Estate of Narcisse Chsmsge. now
the second describ I'd tract, and west
by land OF Mrs. G. Schwab and Mrs
P. Trahan.
Another certain tract OF land Tn
the said Parish and State. containing
Twerty five arpents, m re or IS tue
long lines running North and s,uth,
and bounded Moth by Public Road,
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For Children's Cough

You cannot use anything battr for
v ur child's cough and cold than Dr.
Kirg's New Discovery. 1t is prepared
from Pine Tar mixed with healing
and soothing balsams. II does not
contain any thing harmful and is slight
ly laxative, just enough to expo The
pois 1ns from TIE system DR., King IS
New Discovery is antiseptic-kilIs Tie
cold germs raises the phlcgm-
loosens the cough and sootees the Ir-
ritation Qon't put of treatment
Coughs and Colds often lead 10 Sc
rious lung troubles It is also goa
for adult ard the aged. Get bottle
to day. All Druggists adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
Confederate Veterans Meet.
ing.

To the Members of Camp, No
607. U Z. V.
A meeting of VermilIon Camp
No 6O7 U, g V. will he held
at the Court House at II NJ. Sat
urday the Goth inst.
AS business Of Importance will
be transacted at said meeting
all the members of our Camp are
requested to be present.
". ID GOoch. Gilbert La awe. Sr
Commander, Adjulant.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
FREE!
FREE!
We aid all who apply.

fkEE! FREE
We aid all who apply.
II you want help.
If you want employment.
Call upon your Postmaster for post
age-free blanks. Fill out and forward
same to US. We will strive to FIJI your
wants. Address
Distribution Branch, immigration Serv-
lee, New Orleans, Ia,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Vermil
ion, Seventeenth judicial District
Court-NO. 1862.
Amede Dubois, ct al, &C. ]. Moss and
F. B. Williams, subrogees, of plain
lifts, Sevignier Frederick and Ozeme
Water, respectively
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-02-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Louisiana, Parish of Vermil.
ion Seventeenth Judicial District
Court-No. 1859
Peoples State Bank
VS.
John Trahan
Ry virtue of a writ OF Fiprl Fac,as
- Issued to me out Of the Honorable
Seventeenth Judicial District Court in
and for the Parish of VermiIion. Ia
in the above numbered and emit.
tied suit'fully authorizing and empow-
ss'ns NE in the premises, ] have this