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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
LEXINGTON ANO DAVIDSON COUNTY,
Hopes They Like the Winter Weather.
More Old Citizens Come to the Front,

Lexington Dispatch, Feb 3rd.
Those folks who have been sigh
ing for real winter weather got
their fill during the past few days.
Saturday cold wind blew and the
thermometer went down steadily
until by night it was barely II
degrees above zero. Sunday morn.
ing at daybreak it showed 10 de-
grees. Many water pipes lurst,
and the ranges in the kitchens of
DR.. Riley and Fred Watson
'blowed" up when the heat was
applied to the water tanks. The
boiler in the Baptist church burst.
Ice formed at every placepossible.
Many people missed it by not
''cutting off, their water Satur-
day before dark. Ice formed in
the living rooms at many homes.
! 1t has been the coldest weather
for several years. Following the
unreasonable warm weather of the
past few weeks, it ''hurt."
We knew that there would be
response to the challenge in last
| weeks paper to name an older
citizen than A. F. Pickett, of Ar
mold, who is soon to be 80. Knew
it because Davidson county is full
of old folks, hardy citizens who
give old man Time all he is look.
ing for. B. F. Lanier writes that
Mr.. Clement Lanier was 81 years
of age last Sunday, He was born
in this county near Sloan
church. At 80 he could walk Is
miles in day. He now lives
near the Steep Rock mountain in
Emmons township. Mr.. Lanier
was married twice, is the father
of IA children and grandfather of
So, and is great-grandfatIler of 81.
This strikes us as the record. If
it isn't. speak out. It makes a
75.year-old citizen look like
barefoot boy.
Everybody, doubtless, is now
convinced that the little yellow
fee that bit up the canine popu-
lation of the town and vacinity was
surely mad. Lasv week two dogs
in Tussytown went mad and were
killed, and II others that had been
penned up since the fee went
through. The dog itself was killed
by a man three miles below the
county home. It is said he shot
it three times and then had to use
a rail to finish it. A report is that
there have been several mad dogs
along the line of Thomasyille and
Abbotts Creek townships. There
has been an epidemic of rabies and
he who has dog should keep
watch on him. Fortunately no
person in this county has been
bitten.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
The Secret Of Long Life.
A French scientist has disc,

A French scientist has discover
ed one secret of long life. His
method deals with the blood. But
long ago millions of Americans
had proved Electric Bitters pro.
longs life and makes it worth
living. 1t purlfies, enriches and
vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted
nerve cells, imparts life and tone
to the entire system. Its a god.
send to weak, sick and debilitated
people. "Kidney trouble had
blighted my life for months,
writes W. M. Sherman, of Cush.
ing, Me-, shut Electric Bittert
cured me entirely" Only SOC. a!
All druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
CHINA GROVE NEWS ITEMS.
A Number Of Brief and Interesting Article
Of our Neighbor's Dolngs.

On last Mon lay morning W. G
Sifford, cashier of the Bank O
China Grove, and secretary o.
the China Grove Building ane
Loan Association, was assigned
the entire control of the bank, al
regards to inside work. Rev. G
B. Miller, president, is still the
president, but will take no part
in the active work. Mr. Sifforo
will be assisted on the books by
his sister, Miss Mary L. Sifford.
Mrs, Eva Lucinda, wife OF
Philip shufaer, died at her home
on Church street, last Thursday
night, Mrs. Shufler had been a
sufferer from a complication OF
diseases. Before marriage, about
eight years ago, she wasa Miss
Foil, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. u.
W. Foil, who survive her. She
also leaves a husband and brother
and a sister to mourn their loss.
She professed religion about IL
years ago and joined the Evangel1-
cal Lutheran church, and when
rest came to her she died in that
faith. She was in the Both year
of her age at the time of her death.
The funeral was preached by her
pastor, Rev. G. A. Brown, at the
Methodist church, in China Grove,
after which her remains were
carried to Green Lawn cemetery
where they were sacredly placed
to rest. The husband and parents
have the profound sympathy of
the entire community in this sad
hour of their bereavement.
A little girl, one of the infant
twins of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Deal,
died on last Monday night. The
little child was about six weeks
old, and had been a suffer since
it's birth. The bereaved family
have the heartfelt sympathy of a
large circle of friends. The funer-
al was preached at the home Oh
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
their pastor, Rev. NJ NJ. Noacher,
after which the little body was
carried to the Green Lawn ceme-
terry, where it was placed to rest.
The China Grove Cornet Band
attended, in full force, the Miller
town lot sale at Mooresville last
Tuesday, having been chartered
by the Millers to play that day.
This is splendid band, of which
our town, or any other town should
be proud Of, and every one should
do all they can to encourage the
members in their efforts to render
first-class, soul-stlrring music.
There are 10 members, and the
material of which it IS constituted
is as good and will stand as fair
as any band in the State.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
SERIOUS FIRE.
F. N. Tyaek Heavy Loser. Origin Of Fire
not Definitely Known.

Some time last Wednesday night
the large store and dwelling oil
F. M. Tyack were destroyed by
fire. Mr.. Tyack lives on the
Stokes Ferry road about ten OF
twelve miles from Salisbury and
conducted a general grocery and
merchandise business. He carried
large stock, the amount at the
time Of the fire being roughly es.
tlmated at from seven to eight
thousand dollars. As the fire left
no clue by which any theories
could be formed, the origin of the
fire is in doubt, but there is some
circumstantial evidence to show
that robbery was behind the affair.
The day before the fire Mr.. Tyack
noticed two strangers who loafed
around the store a great deal,
They were dressed roughly as the
average farmer would be when al
work in the field, but Mr.. TyacA
says the strangers did not have the
appearance of being farmers OF
even working men. They pur
chased lunches at the store
paying for them in pennies, anc
it will be membered that the
men who recently robbed the
store of D. M. Miller, got about
ten dollars in pennies, and small
coin. During the night MI. Tyack
heard what he thought was gun.
shot, but which he now believes
was the noise made by robbers in
forcing thei, way into the store
with some sort of explosive. The
safe had not been opened and
about $40O which had been left in
it the evening before was saved.
The robbery theory is almost gen.
orally believed.
Early on Thursday morning,
Mr.. Rainey, of the Faith neighbor-
hood, father of L. A. Rainey, of
this city, was coming to the city
in his wagon when he overlook a
stranger whom he offered ride.
The man rode with him to near
ths Kesler Mill, when he got out
of the wagon and made off. The
man told Mr.. Rainey he had been
working at Whitney, but had been
recently laid off and had been
told day or two ago by Mr.. Gill
lespie that if he would go to Pitts
burg be would give him a steady
job. The stranger stated that he
was trying 20 get to that place.
Mr.. Rainey knew there was no
work going on at Whitney, and
thought the man a rather suspi-
cious character, but at that time
he had not heard of the burning
of Mr.. Tyack's property. Mr..
Tyack had several thousand dol
lars insurance but the exact
amount is not known.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09

Threatning feverishness with
children is quickly and safely
calmed by Preventics. These lit
tie Candy Cold Cure Tablets should
always be at hand-for prompt
ness is all-important. Preventlcs
contain no quinine, nothing harsh
or sickening. They are indeed,
"the stitch in time" Carried in
pocket, or purse. Preventics are
genuine safeguard against Colds.
25c. Sold by Cornelison & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09

In sickness, if a certain hidden
nerve goes wrong, then the organ
that this nerve controls will also
surely fail. It may be a Stomach
nerve, or it may have given
strength and support to the Heart
or Kidneys. 1t was DR.. Shoop that
first pointed to this vital truth.
Dr.. Shoop's Rest or-tive was not
made to d SO the Stomach nor to
temporarily stimulate the Heart
or Kidneys. That old fashioned
method is all wrong. Dr. Shoop's
Restorative goes directly to these
failing inside nerves. The re-
markable Successes Of the pre-
scription demonstrates the wisdom
of treating the actual cause of
these failing organs. And 1t is
indeed easy to prove. A simple
five or ten days test will surely
tell. Try it once, and seel Sold
Cornelison & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
Washington Once Gave up

t, three doctors; was kept in bed
for five weeks. Blood poison
from a spiders bite caused large,
deep sores to cover his leg. The
doctors failed, then "Bucklen g
Arnica Salve completely cured
me,'' writes John Washington, of
Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema,
boils, burns and piles it's supreme.
25c at All druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
The Government Building.

J G.. Heil;g has a force of men
at work cleaning up the ground at
Church and Inniss streets, which
will be occupied by the govern
ment building. The purpose is to
have all buildings removed and
the site made ready for the foun-
dation in thirty days. Bids for the
erection of the building are to be
opened on February 17th, and the
contract will no doubt be awarded
soon after that date.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
A Child Burned to Death. Needed an Ex
pert Lock Picker.
Concord Times. Feb. 4th.

\ On last Saturday the six-year
old daughter Of II. M. Letter, o.
the Bala mill, was burned to death
Her mother had just stepped out
of the house, when during her ab'
sence the child's clothing caught
fire whlleshe was standing in frcnt
of the open fireplace warming her.
self, the weather being very cold.
The child's clothing was burned
entirely off and her body SO badly
burned that she died the next day
The sufferings of the little one
were terrible, and death was re.
lief. Everything possible was
done for her, but to no avail. The
bereaved parents have the deepest
sympathy of all who know them
in such a great fflictlon.
Several days ago something got
wrong with the lock of the safe in
the Cabarrus Saving Bank at Mt.
Pleasant, and the cashier, L. J.
Foil, took the combina ation off to
have 1T fixed. Capt. Jonas Cook,
also connected with the bank, did
not know this, and shut the door.
he lock was thrown by force of
gravity, end the door could not he
opened. An expert had to be se-
cured from a distant city, and he
worked at the lock for two days
before he could open the door.
This was done last Monday, to the
great relief of those interested
and everything is now all right.
Louis A. Brown entertained a
number of his friends of the Ma
sonic order at dinner last lSunday
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
R. A. Brown. Thosepresent we're :
Messrs. T. G. Linn and Paul Bern.
hardt, of Salisbury, Jas. G. Fink,
NJ. L. Buchanan, J II. Rutledge,
J. NJ. Hendrix and Leonard Brown.
The outfit of the Central North
Carolinian, the Republican paper
which was published here for sew
aral months, but which has been
suspended since December was at
tached for unpaid rent last Tues
day by J. p. Allison, the outfit
being in the Allison building. The
equipment consists of Babcock
press and a complete outfit of
body and job type and other ma
terial for getting ut a seven COL
umn paper.
Last evening as K, l.. Craven
was On his way home from his coal
yard, driving young mule to one
of his wagons, a shaft broke and
the mule started to run away. Mr..
Craven was thrown out violently
to the ground, his head striking
the hard macadam. He was
knocked senseless, and did not re-
cover consciousness until some
time after he was removed to his
home. It was at first thought
that his Injuries were serious, but
it was found that his skull was
otfractu ed, and no bones broken
He is now resting as we'll as could
be expected.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-02-09

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The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Governor is Guest.

Spokane, Wash.-Governor SbaI.
ienberger of Nebraska, accompanied
by Mrs. Shallenberger, Miss Grace
Shallenberger and Lieut.. Martin Sha,
lenberger OF Fort Crook were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Jones, 1S30
racine avenue, during their stay in
Spokane, August 13 to Is, when the
chief executive of Nebraska attended
conference of governors of western
ana southern states and the seven.
teenth session of the national jrriga.
tion congress. Mrs. Jones Is Governor
Shallenbergers sister. Several enter.
taihments were arranged. including an
auto drive and a dancing party ar
Liberty Lake in honor of Miss ShaI.
lenberger and Miss Eulalia Zilg of
Milwaukee, who is also visiting the
Jones family. Mrs. Shallenberger and
Mrs. John Zilg OF Milwaukee were
among the patronesses at the party.
Mrs. Jones will accompany the Shal.
iienoerger and Zig families to Vel.
iowstone park, where they will visit
FOR several weeks, returning to Spok.
ane early in September.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Herefords at the State Fair.

An exhibitor Of Hereford cattle liv.
ing in another state has written Sec.
rotary w. r. Mellor that he has not
shown in Nebraska for several years
and does not like the premium list
which provides that if there is no com.
petition only one-half of the premium
Shall be paid, but he thinks he will
come with his Herefords. Secretary
Mellor has written him that he is
likely to find little competition in
his line and he promises to make it in.
teresting for him. The reluctant ex-
hibitor will find when he arrives at
the state fair that he will have to COM
pete with Hereford herds entered by
seven different exhibitors alone will
have herds aggregating more than 149
animals, which was the total number
or animals in this class exhibited last
year at the Nebraska state fair.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Heavy Earthquake Qamane

Tokio-Reports received Sunday
concerning the earthquake in central
Japan Saturday afternoon show that
there were a number of fatalities and
that great damage was done TO pron-
erty. The dead at present is said TO
be thirty, though it is feared that the
fatalities will be greatly increased in
the outlying districts when heard
from. The number of persons in
Jured is eighty-two. Thus far 362
buildings, including many temples, are
reported to have been destroyed and
more than 1000 other badly damaged
The sohck occurred at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, and affected a
wide area in the Shiga and Gifu pre.
lectures. The town OF Ozaku, in Gisu.
suffered terribly. The banks of the
Hlda river there broke and the sur.
rounding country was inundated. The
people OF the district fled to high
ground and remained in the omen All
night. Shocks were felt throughout
Saturday night and early SUNDAY
morning.
me mountain 1buki. a short dis.
lance west of Gifu, emitted smoke in
the early stages of the earthuuake
ana then collapsed with a thunderous
roar The formation of the mountain
was completely changed.
Slight damage was done at Nagovo
to the southwark of Gifu and neigh,
boring villages.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
STATE ASSESSMENT
EVERYTHING ARRANGED EXCEPT
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
THERE A DEADLOCK APPEARS
Without Douglas County the Total Val.
uation Of the State 10 Given
as $3e3,23o,ose.

The determination OF Secretary OF
State Junkin to force an increase In
the valuation of the merchandise OF
Douglas county or secure a reconsid
Grafton OF the action of the state board
OF equalization In increasing the value
or bank stock, has delayed action on
Douglas countys assessment, until
the return OF State Treasurer Brian.
Even then II is possible no agreement
can be reached and that 1t will be
necessary for the board to defer action
until the governor gets back from the
northwest. Auditor Barton has re.
turned from the east, but as Land
Commissioners Cowles and the secre-
tary OF state do not agree about Oma.
ma merchandise or banks the auditors
vote would not settle the question.
So Secretary Henry Seymour was in
structed to proceed to certify out the
valuation of all the other counties, to-
gether with statement showing the
amount Of money each county Is ex-
pected to pay in taxes.
Without Douglas county the total
valuation of the state is 1868. 23O ,OS6.
The levy of Az mills for the general
fund Will raise $l,634,535; the univer.
sity l mill levy will raise $363,23O,
making a total of s1,997,765, the total
state and school tax to be paid by all
the counties except Douglas. :.
The total appropriations to be paid
out of the general fund amount to
S3,976.969. 1t is estimated that of this
sum 100000 will be realized by fees
paid to the state and money received
from miscellaneous sources. This will
leave total of s3,376,969 to be raised
by levy. One-half of this to be raised
the first year will be $1,6SS,4S4.
The total assessed value of the state
is approximately 100000. The
levy for the general fund on this sum
is Az mills. This will realize S1,795,.
800. 1t is estimated that 95 per cent
VI this will be collected, or $l,7O5,725.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Cash Prizes for HustIers.

The Union Pacific has hit upon the
novel scheme of giving cash prizes to
Its station agents for expediting the
shipment of grain. This Is one of the
methods adopted in the effort to handle
the enormous grain crop. All rail-
RAIDS are confronted by the task and
are preparing in various ways to meet
1t. For some months they have been
hustling cars needing repair to the
shops so they might be ready for the
rush when it came. The new system
is one of merit for agents during the
months of August, September and Oc-
tober.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
FIRST BATCH IS OUT
PRESIDENT SELECTS SOME CEN.
sUs SUPERVISORS.
FOUR NAMED FOR NEBRASKA
Frank {. Helvey Selected for First
District, Saunders In Second,
Hays In Third and Bross
in Fourth.

beverly, Mass.-In a letter al.
dressed to Secretary Nagel of tho do.
pa' ',leht OF commerce and labor.
PRESIDENT Taft served notice that any
man engaged in the taking of the
| thirteenth census OF the United States
| VINO engages in politics in any wav
VIII Immediately be dismissed from
| the service. Outside of casting their
votes, the president believes that cen.
sus supervisors and enumerators
should Keep clear Of anything that
savors of politics. national. state ar
local. The president orders that the
secretary of commerce and labor and
the director OF the census embodv
more regulations governing the taking
Oh the census in accordance with the
RUE so forcibly laid down in his let.
ter MT. Taft says that in appointing
census supervisors it has been found
necessary to select men recommended
ny senators and congressman in their
districts. '"e'i
ne says he realizes that this
method OF selection might easily he
perverted to political purposes, and il
IL 10 take the census out of politics
SO far as the actual work is concerned
that he has explicitly expressed his
desires as to the regulations.
President Taft has told the renre.
sehtatives and senators who have
urged various men for census places
mat he would insist that no active
partisans should be named. and that
on attempts should be made to build
up political machine in any state or
district through the distribution of
the census patronage.
Mr.. Tafts task is little more than
haf completed. Practically oil of the
appointments have been agreed upon,
put some are being held up temper
arlly on account of protests
me census supervisors announced
include:
lowa-First District, John w. Row.
ley; Second district, Asa A. Hall:
seventh district Cambridge gilbert.
son.
kansas-First district. William II.
Third district, Charles Voc.
Nebraska-First district. Frank r
Helvey; Second district, Charles L.
Saunders; Third district. Joseph AL.
pert Hays; Fourth district Philip F..
Bross.
North Dakota-First district, Carl
y. Erich.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Kills Babies and Herself

chicago. - Mrs Marie Handsel
Sunday committed suicide and nj tho
same time asphyxiated her three boy
paDies' She had carefully dressed her
chiidren and carried them itno the
pain room where she had closed the
door and turned on the gas. The
smell OF gas awakened her husband.
Joseph Handsel, early Sunday morn.
ing and when he broke open the door
OF the bath room he found the four
dead bodies. The twins were wrapped
IN quilt and placed in the tub, while
the elder boy was clasped tightly in
his mothers arms.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Brewer Complains of Rates,

The Hastings Brewing company has
complained to the railway commission
that the railroads have been charg.
ing 1t rate of 40 cents when the
Omaha rate is 80 and as a result it is
losing most of its business in the
towns near Hastings. The rates on
file with the commission do not show
Accent rate for Hastings and if the
brewing company produces bills of lad.
ing showing that price was charged,
the commission will institute proceed.
ings against the railroad companies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Emergency Rate on Machlnerv.

The Burlington railroad has secured
permission from the railway commits
sion to put in an emergency rate of
20 cents per 100 pounds for hauling
the machinery and building material
of the Ames sugar factory in Scots
Bluff county, the rate to be effective
until February 2S. The railroad said
this rate is not compensatory rate,
but in order to help out Nebraska
industry it is willing to put in the low
rate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Missouri Pacific PAYS Up.

Secretary Of State Junkin received
check for $4,000 from A. ]. Shores,
attorney for the Missouri Pacific rail.
road, the fee charged by the state for
filing the amended articles of incor.
poration of the consolidated company,
$4,000 of the amount was paid under
protest. The capital stock of the con
solidated company is $4,000 900.
The attorney for the company in.
sisted that he should be given credit
for the fee paid on the capital stock
OF $lOO,OOO,OOO and he made a prof.
fer Of 100000, This was refused.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Tangle over Normal School.

A delegation called at the state
house from Dawes county to get infor-
nation regarding the proper steps to
take to get state normal school To-
Gated at Crawford, AS there are two
boards, each of which claims to be
the real board with power to act in
the matter of the selection of a site
for the new normal school, towns In
the west end OF the state that are
anxious for the school are at loss
just how to proceed The delegation,
headed by c, F. Coffey, paid its re.
soects to the governor
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-08-18
Cattle DESTROYING Crops.

Hooker county homesteaders have
petitioned Gov. Shallenberger to come
to their assistance and save their
crops from cattle, which are being
grazed without being herded. In a
letter signed by twenty-four home.
steaders it was set out that the own.
ers of the cattle hal been appealed
to through employees, but no effort
had been made by them to save the
crops of the settlers. Some tige ago
another complaint was received by
the governor, who turned the com.
plant over to Deputy United States
Attorney Lane.