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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-12
FARM LANDS
FOR SALE.......

401 ia ACRES miles from Abbeville. One DwelA>
= ing, four tenant houses-1 four room, 2 three
room and tWO-r -rOoms-and all necessary out.
houses Fine Pasture, good lot of saw Timber
bottom land on the place Eight horse farm open.
Price ..........,........ $45.00 Per Acre
155 AcREs-9 miles from Ahbevle. Good residence;
two tenant houses; gin house and all necessary 3
out-houses. Nearly all the place perfectly level G
Stream runs through place. Some fine bottom
,. lands School 4 and church g miles
Price .................... $4,000 Per Acre
293 ACRES-1O miles from Abbevile. This place is {
level No rolling land. Fine pasture in which 3
there is White, Red and Burr clover also Blue
Grass IA mile from school, miles from
church Quantities of wood Some saw timber +
The place is we'll watered About 100 acres in 81
cultivation. Price -. $4,000 Per Acre
40 AcREs-About six miles from Abbeville, no inn.
provements all in wood and timber
Price ..........:........: $500 Per Acre
227 IL AcRES-i1 miles from Abbevlle This is
splendid piece of property, A lot Of saw timber
on this place. Price. $3.50 Per Acre
Plenty wood. The place is we'll watered. Fine &
100 1-2 AcREs-la miles from Abbeville Good Res 81
idence and out buildings. It is we'll waered and r
- plenty of wood and timber.
Price INSTRUMENTATION. $4,000 Per Acre .
1s9 I'd AcRES-1O miles from Abbevle. A splen-
did farm but no improvements about so or 60 s.
bottom lands. Price +. ST 100 Per Acre
:.
Can Arrange Terms
Q0REPTr G INK
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-12
Getting Ready for Fall and
Winter Business.
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The neu goods are coming in by Freight
e Express In a short time we wil be in
position to show you the latestfau & winter
styles. ..>=.: 49,.
If you haze Children getting ready for
school, we are prepared to meet all reason
able demands. If you can't come inberson
lurite or phone us your orders.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-12

Famln Town played siren
making
securities
laughing sucker
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-12

100 ACRE TRACT-Six and
one-half miles from Able
e. Vile in Sharon neighborhood;
-. close to school and church. .
Three-room house and barn.
Price per aero $3.50.
81 ACRE TRACT OF LAND
4 miles south Of Abbeville.
Tenant house, barn, 8 or 10
acres Of fine branch bottoms,
35 acres in cultivation, bal
ance in woods both pine and
ash. Rented for this year.
Near school house.
Price per acre --------$2O.OO
LOT-on South side OF town,
15Ox150 feet. Price, $4,000
15S ACRE TRACT-Located a
miles Southeast Of Abbeville
= S. C. Six room dwelling, g.
room tenant house, barn.
About 2-horse farm rented
for this year. Good bottom
land, plenty ashe wood and
timber. Price -----$4, 400.
TWO STORY DWELLING-e-
= room, hall, electric lights and
sewerage, 5 minutes walk
from SQUARE. Bargain at
81, ,250.O0
l66 ACRES-6 miles from Alb
beville. Good dwelling, barn
tenant house, located in Leb-
anon section, close to school
: and church.
Price per acre $4,000
5-RooM DWELLING On
South Main Street, at Cotton
Mill. Price, $4,000
SO ACRE-Tract of land, 8 IL
miles from Hodges, 8 miles
from Abbeville, good dwell
ing, barn and outhouses.
Price, $1,650,00
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The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
County Contest

As may be seen by the full page ad
in this paper, elaborate plans are being
made for the County School Contest
which is to be held at Lake Village on
Friday May 10th
Much interest and enthusiasm is be-
ing manifested by the students of the
Dermott school. which is expected to
be represented'in every feature
The Representatives in music and ex-
preston will be chosen tomorrow even
ing at a preliminary contest to be held
in the school auditorium, beginning at
Sis In addition to the preliminary
features. program will be rendered BY
the music and expression classes. to
which the public is cordially invited
No admission will be charged
The patrons and friends of the school
are urged to plan to attend the contest
at Lake Village Efforts are being
made to secure a special train to bring
the crowd home late in the afternoon.
thus making the trip an easy and con.
venient one. Show your interest in the
school by planning to attend
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
Methodist Church Notes

Remember next Sunday Ia Mothers
Day. In the morning there will be
special music by the choir and a ser
mon for the occasion. Wear white
flower for mother If gone. red flower
for mother if living AT the evening
hour there will be special musical
program by tbs choir. and installation
of the newly, elected League officers
Sunday. May 18th, at O'Clock the
Centenary Drive will begin Every
Methodist il requested TO remain at
home from till that the teams may
get your subscription. Divide your
subscription into five payments. Ev-
cry member y years old and over Il
expected to make an offering. l. ;
Bonds may be given. Dermotts : ap-
portionment il 50. GEO. Sl>00 year fer
five years We will 20 over easily If
every one will do his part Don't fail
to be courteous towards the teams
Yours for Victory,
:. { Dean, Pastor
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
Lets Finish the Job"

The closing week of the Victory Loan
campaign found Dermott' quota of the
loan only about so. subscribed and lit
tie interest being manifested until
yesterday, when local chairman r. W.
Baxter received telegram from the
St. Louis office stating that the Ex-
change Bank & Trust Co had assumed
the responsibility of the amount of
bonds assessed against them, which is
s35 800. The entire quota for Dermott
is $50. 700
Dermott has been 100: patriotic in
every war drive up to date. and it is
almost unthinkable that our town
should fall short in this last drive We
should by all means finish the job. "
Every individual and every corporation
in Dermott should buy at once. and to
their limit in order that the RESPONSE
bility shall not rest too heavily upon
the banks VIII you do your part?
c. NJ. Measel. local publicity chair
man, received an announcement yester-
day afternoon that the War Depart
ment is Offering three captured Ger
man cannons as prizes to the three
counties in this district which raise the
largest oversubscription of their quota.
Why not get one of them for Chicot
County?
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
To Build Lake Chicot
Pavilion

Blythe X Delaney, Dermott contrae-
tors. have drawn the plans ard secured
the contract for the erection Of a paw
lion fronting Lake Chlcot. for 5 NJ.
Gaines Of Lake Village The structure
itself will cost about S., 600 and when
equipped. will involve an expenditure
of Sl0. o0o There will be a basement.
which will be used for dressing rooms
and shower baths, the main floor.
which will be used as dancing pavilion
and band stand. and roof garden.
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
Dermott Juniors Win at Tri-
Town Meet

The Junior Tri- Track and Field Meet
at Lake Village last Saturday. partici-
pated in by the Arkansas City. Lake
Village and Dermott schools. proved to
be big athletic victory for the Der
mott junior team. who brought home
the sweepstakes cup, much to the de
light of the faculty. students. patrons
and friends of the school
News of the victory of course pre-
ceeded the boys. the report having
reached here over long distance tele-
phone Saturday afternoon A detailed
and formal report was rendered at the
opening of the school Monday morning.
and the winners We're enthusiastically
cheered and applauded Much gratiti,
cation Is felt at the splendid showing
made by these junior athletes. and a
brilliant future for them is freely pre-.
dicted. Dermott won total of s.
points, Lake Village 3s. and Arkansas
City 1.
The winners We're as follows:
30 yd dash kirten. Lake Village
first; Prestridge. Lake Village. second;
Porter. Dermott. third
Standing Broad Jump Crenshaw.
Dermott, first Moore. Dermott. sec
ond; kirten, Lake Village. third.
loo yd. dash kirten. Lake Village.
first: Crenshaw. Dermott. second, Ev-
ans. Dermott. third
Pole Vault Leeper. Dermott, first.
Waddell. Dermott. second: Prestridge.
Lake Village. third
220 yd. dash -kirten. Lake Village.
first; Crenshaw, Dermott. second
Prestridge Lake Village, third
Running High Jump Waddell Der
mott, first: Prestridge. Lake Village,
second; Moore Dermott. third
il0 yd. dash Prestridge. Lake Vii
lage, first. Leeper of Dermott and
Lake Village tied for second place.
Shot Put kirten. Lake Village. first;
Arkansas City. second; Bybee. Der
mott. third.
$50 yd. run-kirten, Lake Village.
first; Waddell. Dermott. second. Lake
Village, third
Running Broad Jump-Leeper Der
mott. first Moore. Dermott. second.
Arkansas City. third
100 yd. Low Hurdle Bybee Der
mott. first: Porter. Dermott, second, !,
Lake Village. third
$50 I'D. Relay Lake Village. first;
Dermott. second
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
Fishing tackle of all kinds.
Belser. Dishong & Co

Delsef, blsHoliS N ".
The Chicot County Sunday School
convention, which was to have been
held May 18th and l4th at Lake Will
age. has been postponed until July 10th
and Goth. The place of meeting will
be announced later
Geo c. Robinson secretary of the
Southeast Arkansas Development Bu-
reau, returned last week from a bust
ness trip to Detroit and other northern
cities His mother. Mrs Josephine
Robinson. returned with him for
months visit here
am in a position to save the farmer
money. Come and see for yourself
Get my prices on Hay and Feed stuff and
cut out the Middle Profit
D. kimpe
On account of the increasing volume
of business in the Dermott post office.
Postmaster Leeper has been author
lied to install filing system for the
money order business. to have six mail
boxes erected on the streets, and has
been given a three hours increase in
his office force.
Mrs. B. Ford left Tuesday for Stutt-
gart whose she is attending the annual
convention of the Pine Bluff District of
the Arkansas Federation of Woman's
Clubs. She was chairman Of the Gre
dentials Committee and on the pro.
gram for an address on Education "
The Woman ; Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Dean next Monday af-
ternoon at 3:30 clock Women
Workers of the Orient will be dis
cussed Special music. All the mem
bers of the society are urged to attend.
Secretary.
\ preliminary contest. for the pur-
pose of choosing representatives for
the county contest at Lake Village,
will be held at the school house tomor-
rows evening. beginning at Sis There
will also be program by the music
and expression pupils. No admission
will be charged and the public is cordi-
ally invited TO attend
James Walsh. nephew of Henry and
and Miss Lizzie Caster, who left here
with Co. X. has landed safely in New
York City. after nearly a years ser
vice abroad. So far as reported he is
the only member of Company X who
was wounded in service He had the
misfortune TO lose a finger az the re
suit Of wound
Several Dermotters who are Scottish
Rite Masons. and several Masons who
were candidates for initiation in these
degrees. left Sundsy for Little Rock
to attend the three day reunion of
Arkansas Consistory No. |. About
ak hundred members from Arkansas
and several from other states We're in
attendance
The Dermott Drainage Ditch. which
was recently completed and is now
ready to be turned over to the Com
missioners, must be inspected and ac-
cepted within thirty days. If any tax
payer in the district knows of any dis
crepancy in the ditch. complaint of
same should be made to the Commits
sioners within that time. as after that
it will be to late w D. Trotter is
Chairman of the Board of Commission
ers. 4l1-it
Talk with Us and get cur prices be
fore buying your auto castings. - Bel
ser. Dishongh K Co.
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08
Local and Personal
Porch Swings at Orr's.


Hanan Oxfords 81. 95 at Cohen's
Joseph Cohen is spending few
weeks in Hot Springs.
C. T. Kennedy of Little Rock spent
Sunday here with his family.
Red and White Carnations for sale
next Saturday at The Novelty.
NJ. j. Anders was a business visitor
to Warren the first of the week.
Mrs. V. f. Moss is spending today
with her daughter at Walnut Lake.
Refrigerators. Freezers.
Orr Hardware Co.
Phone LOT when you want milk.
cream or butter two deliveries daily.
For SALE:-Fresh eggs. Phone POS.
Mrs l.. J. Byrd.
Joined her husband here last Saturday.
Let the Eagle feather your nest.
Eagle Furniture Co.
DR.. G. W. Ringgold will change his
residence to the Clark property on
Speedway soon.
Friends are congratulating Mr.. and
Mrs w j. Splawn upon the arrival of
a son on " Wednesday of last week.
How Carpatippl yyill bp
sale next Saturday at
The Novelty.
County Superindent d. I. Hender-
son has been looking after school mat
ters here a couple of days the past week.
Mems Hanan Patent Leather oxfords
on special sale at our store at Si.95.
Joseph Cohen.
We have two nice houses. in Green
berg's addition. for sale. Price right.
Bennett Daniel Co.
As may be seen by their ad in this
paper the Thomas Dairy Is now max.
ing two deliveries of milk and cream
daily.
See Henry Walthall in The False
Faces. also The Man of Might
Saturday at the Allied Theatre. loe
and 20c.
Miss Ellyse Johnson came in Sunday
from Dyersburg. Tenn. to spend
couple Of weeks here with her sister.
Mrs W. f. Lephiew.
Nice home close in, lots loo loo.
Modern conveniences Terms and price
right. Bennett Daniel Go,
The Beat Hay and Feed that can be
bought Is offered to the consumers at
wholesale prices, ID. hlmpei.
A large number of Dermotters are
planning to attend the mass meeting at
Monticello today All interested in a
highway between the two towns should
attend II possible.
Mgr J. G. Hoffman of the Dermott
Grocery < Commission Co. left Tuesday
for New Orleans. where he Is attending
the annual meeting OF the Southern
Grocers Association.
Attention is hereby called to the law
permitting only one hog or one pig te
each 5000 square feet of pen. This or
dinance must be strictly complied with.
Alb Parrish, Marshal.
The Suburban Store T. Schnelz,
proprietor. handles chickens. eggs.
butter. and fancy groceries of all kinds.
Delivery to any part of city at all times.
Your patronage solicited. II
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08

We are an authorized Exide Service
station We recharge and repair all
makes Of Batteries or sell new ENide
Batteries Haas Motor Car Co
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08

The Chicot County Sunday School
convention, which was to have been
held May 18th and l4th at Lake Will
age. has been postponed until July 10Th
and Goth The place of meeting will
he announced later
The Dermott news., 1919-05-08

Talk with US and get our prices be
fore buying your auto castings. - Bel
ser. Dishongh K Co.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

Look at the tongue, motherl If coated, it is sure sign that your lit tie ones stomach, liver and bowels needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
 When peeyish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu- rally, or is feverish, stomach sour. breath bad; has stomach-aehe, sore throat, diarrh9a. full of cold, give teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the little bowels without gripping, and you have well, playful child again.
 You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless fruit laxative" :" they love it's delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid.
 Ask your druggist for a bottle of California Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of commercials sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
How 1t Happened.

Pardon me" said the army cock, for military chefs are prone to address their underlings courteously, but I prithee tell me where you learned to peel potatoes so artistieally? I ob- serve that you do not cut off the eutiele in great hunks. as, tlas too many do but loosen a bit of the skin of the tuber and then deftly strip 1t all off You must have had much ex- perienee in skiming e'er entering upen a soldiers life? 7"
 "I did, thank you sir replied the accomplished member of the kitchen police. Before I decided to make the world safe for democracy I was a country banker"-Kansas City Star
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
WELKER COCHRAN WILLIE fIopPE
 CHAMPION HoPPE AND WEtKER COCHRAN.

Willie IIoppe had good reason for making conditions that precluded his meeting Welker Cochran in an eXhihi- tion billiard match, in the recent cam paign for the United War Work fund. IIoppe, or his manager. l.. E. Benia- min, knew the speed it which Goeh= ran was playing. Welker Cochran showed in his match in New York with Ora Morningstar, the reereation's star, that he has improved rapidly Ill the last six months and is entitled to meet Hcppe for the worlds champion ship.
 cochran's Big Score.
 George sutton was defeated by Hoppe in Chicago in the match in which Hoppe made his best showing. In this match Heppe defeated the vet eran and averaged 57.7 in .500 points. Cochran laid this mark in the shade when he averaged 60 for the last 1,Soo
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
CH|LLS, COLDS,
 FEYERISHNESS
ack-Draught Is Used by Virginia Lady for Colds, Fever and Other Troubles With
 Fine Results.

Rocky Mount, Na.-Miss Mae Chit. wood, of this place, recently stated: T have used Blaek-Draught for colds and stomach trouble and certainly have found it very satisfactory.
 When I would feel bad and fever ish, as though I was taking a fresh cold, I would make good cup of Black -Draught tea and it would soon set me all right.
 I can recommend it as a splendid laxative and gladly do so. You may publish my statement"
 When you feel chilly, tired, fever ish. headachy and fear that you are taking cold, take a good dose of the old, reliable, liver medicine you have heard so much about-Thedford' s Black -Draught. It is made from purely vegetable ingredients, acts in a gentle, natural way, and by helping 10 uflVe out pOlSOHOuS Ndste IudlteT from your system, it will often, if taken in time, prevent chill from de- velopng into cold.
 Thousands of people, during the past 70 years, have found Black-Draught of benefit in such cases.
 Try it, the next time you chill or sneeZe.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
GOLF SPORT IS DUE
 FOR BANNER SEASON
Champion 0uinet Looks for Busy
 Time in 1919.
Thinks End of War Will Have Big Effect of Boosting Affairs Of Links Expects to Compete in Ma
 tional Open and Amateur.

Golf Is due for It's biggest year next season, in the opinion of Francis Oui- met former national titlehalder and present Western amateur champion With all the new fuces and the old boys keener thdn ever 10 get into the game seriously again. after being more or less shut up for a year. 1919 shapes up To him as the banner year in tue history of the royal and ancient game
 0uimet can see no prospect of q letup in his army work. figuring that his branch of the service will he busy for some time to come He does eX- peet. however, that conditions will he such that he can play a lot of golf next season. h 1918 he played little com paratively speaking though at the end of the season his game was Ill he could desire.
 The Western champion says he got so. after winning two national events that he hardly cured what happened SO fur as his game was concerned when
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
IS NOT STRONG FOR SPORTS
President Schurman of Cornell Uni versity Says We Should Give Boys
 Military Training.

Jacob Schurman, president of Cor nell university or something, opposes the idea of Young America going in so strong for sports and says we ought to give the boys military training in stead. Well. that's what the kaiser gave his boys in Germany for 40 years and then when the test came the American baseball and football play CTS and so on made the goose-steppers look like collection of brewery hands trying to do a hundred-yard dash Whats the answer?
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

points of his 3.G00poiut game with MefningStar. Cochran made run of 2SG to finish one 30o-point block. then started the next block with run of 21, giving him il high run of BOT for the match. He also showed runs of 252, 247 and 225 In the last II 300- point blocks Cochran did not fail to nuke oHe ram of 1o0. Gochrans best run on Il Detroit table was 222 in his match with Morningstar last year, while the best IIoppe has ever shown Detroit fans k 211.
 Cochran Improves.
 Cochran's playing in the last months surprises the billiard fans. For several years he has been regard ed as q good mechanical player. but lacking in billiard temperament and | poor money player. In his L,S00point match with Morningstur last winter he averaged around 2s.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
NO MYSTERY IN THE CASE
Probably Quite a Few Fathers Will Understand What Caused This
 Mans SIeepessness.

At an engineers shop in the East the proprietor had one man upon whom he could rely for being pune mal. Just recently he had fallen from his habit and on several occasions had been late.
 T can't sleep at nights, now, sir. and il makes me late sometimes, but I will try to alter it,' replied the man.
 'If it Is sleeplessness you suffer from, James. why don't you consult doctor and find out the cause?'
 "Oh, I know the cause. sir; il is six weeks Chicago Daily News.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
KIDNEY TROUBLE OfTEiI
 CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches. and your blad- der and kidneys seem to be disordered, go to your nearest drug store and get a bottle of Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It is a physicians prescription for ailments of the kidneys and bladder.
 It has stood the test of years and has a reputation for quickly and effectively giving results in thousands of cases.
 This preparation so very effective, has been placed on sale everywhere. Get a bottle. medium or large size, at your near est druggist.
 However, if you wish first to test this preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer Go, Binghamton, N. r., for sample bottle. When writing be sure and men tion this paper.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

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The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

the United identity These regiments must be strength presented the take place the Guard
 Mr. Baker said he believed that state authorities generally would not National Guard until the divisions France 
 This enable he said the continuation battles Narne the Vese Chal0n other places the divisions
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

civilian life without any obligation either to the federal or state govern ments to continue in National Guard service. Should some system of uni Versal military training be worked out 1t is probable that the National Guard will cease to exist.
 There are many National Guard units organized since the war which are not affected. The great mass of the Guard, however, was merged into the temporary forces of the army of
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

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The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24

eally his entire stay here. He took hold of a hopeless tailender in mid season of 1915, and the team began to improve from the day he took charge.
 As number of Cleveland's best players will be released from service within the next few months, Fohl fig ures to have Il strong contender again next season. There also is some chance of deal being made with Cleveland by which Dutch Leonard. the crack left-hander. will come to Cleveland from the Boston club.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-24
JACK COOMBS MADE MANAGER
Veteran Pitcher Accepts Terms to Lead Philadelphia National
 League Ball Team.

John W. Coombs. veteran pitcher, who was with the Brooklyn team last season. has accepted terms to manage the Phillies next year. Coombs. 1t is stated, will receive salary of ST. GOO. with a bonus if he succeeds in pileting the team to the top of the league race. or to a place among the leaders.
 Goombs will be expected to rule the Phillies with more of an iron hand than was Wielded by Pat Moran, whom