Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-29

OmlC interest
ShravopOrt-W j 1 IliTSch 70"
Grce wears secretart Df the LOUIS .
ana State Fair ASS htion and for
40 Years before thaa Tim" its press
lent. announced that pc would not oe
candidate for re-clei tion 10 the sec
.ctarysAip. liirsch declared that his
business here demanded al his II,
entinu. His successoSSwill be- named
~ meeting Of the DO 4 Of directors
il December. -
New Oreans.-Thet Louisiana dolr.
cation. headed by T. Semmes Walms-
ley. state commanded, on returning
from the first nationd p convention II
he American Legion lin Minneapolis,
were exultaut over tn p victory OF The
Southern representatives in securing
the adoption as part of the cOnstitu-
ton of the clause Providing clearly
and equivocally for state rights in the
of the national organiZa.
ton
Estherw Dod-Mrs. kleXon BreduX,
one Of the oldest women in the state,
died at the home of Mrs. William
Istrr. her daughter. Hefore her mar
Rage She was MissI AuieIiin Cln-
nrnty She was bori May S. 1872,
and during ner more Than 1o7 years
She was married fc1 tines, being
IN" mother Of Il chiloten and having
more than 100 gratdchildren and
great Grandchildren.
Hammond.-A lis;Olmpiled in con
uacuon with The Z fnt world war
shows this parish Il q Of her N
listed men. who r. bed to the call
rs arm" wn in rs PAID Of , 5s" so
prcme sacride nbe battlefields
OF France, I hfgan of Amitc
and Charles,.S.E -MlfafrlcGd. 4.
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died in tho various ca kps.
Baton Rouge.-L. II squires. sec
rotary OF the Greater college Agricul-
tural College Association. is in re-
ccirt of a number Of inquiries from
parish agents and Other interested
parties in connection With the organi-
latior Of land owners Iassociations in
~" various parishes bn the plan Of
he Organization COMPLETED in Con-
'ordta parish Novembjr 7.
Forest HilI.-The Ftrest sweet po-
tato drying plant now has 200 bush
els Of sweet potatoes in process Of
drying The price p3id was 81 per
hushcI The potatoef were packed
in 1O-pound crates aid stacked 10
deep in the storage looms, and the
heating process of drJing was begun
after the weather turhed cool.
shreveport -AnnouGcement OF one
If the largest oil trausactions inyolv-
ing approximately t5.O00.O0O. was
made here The trahsactions trans
fer by purchase the hbIding Of Henry
and Potter Palmer ind the Homer oil
field to the Standard lOn Company.
NatchitCcheS -For 1.-THE first time
in man" months Sheriff ]. ". Payne
reported the parish Jail is empty,
there being neither criminal ror IN.
sane prisoners confih y therein.
NatChitoches - / Smith.
federal tick Inspector ] Natchitoch-
as parish, has annouih the parish
will be released from NERAL quaran-
tine December l.
St Francisyille--rhe senatorial
executive committed has declared
Judge s. MCC. Lawrre son nominee for
senator from the Seventeenth dis
trict, he being without opposition.
BATON ROuge.-S. E. Richie 81
Ruston has been APPOINTED by the
governor TO succeed b NJ. Wright as
a member of the board of trustees OF
the Louisiana Industrial Institute
White Castle.-ThA ,ight-yeaS oll
son of Telspa Bouquet was instantly
hllltu Nhllc pay ms dFOuHu d N"H'
derrick near Samstown while th'
derrick was in action Funeral serv
ices took place in the Catholic
church
MISUNDERSTANDING is believe
10 have caused l.. F. Stewart to com
nit suicide at his home near here
hy shooting himself through the hea'
with a rifle. He lost a son in battle
in France. which caused him to suffe
frequent spells of dependency.
) Baton ROuge.-At d meeting OF TN
: East Baton Rouge board of school III
: reciors an election was called q
} vote on 100000 bond issue for tn
erection and maintenance Of ne'
school buildings in the city OF Bato'
Rouge.
r Laesville-Drilling for oil in TN
vicinity will be commenced T7IRl'
so days.
i ST. Nartinsville.-Suga 'grlnhih
20 has begun in st. Martin parish unde