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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-21
Sale Of Valuable Farming Lands.

Pursuant tn a decree of the Superior
Court Of Rowan County in the special
proceeding entitled: "A. E. Miller,
Fannie E. Goodman, H. g. Miller ct al.
vs.. Theo Miller, lula E. Miller, Ira W.
Miller ct al" appointing the under
signed commissioner to sell the resi-
due of the real estate belonging to
the late W. w, Miller, the undersign-
ed will sell at public auction. at the
Court House door in the city of Sails
bury, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1913,
a, II O'Clock M, for cash to the high
est bidder, the following described
real estate:
One tract of land in Franklin town.
ship, near the Mocksville public road,
within a few miles of the city of Sails
bury, and being a portion of the home
place of the late Wesley W. Miller,
and bounded as follows: Beginning at
a stake in a road, Samuel Carter and
Mary E. Miller's dover corner, and
runs thence West "a chains to a stake
in the old Propst line; thence north
u east 2.4O chains to a stake. Propst's
corner; thence north SO west AIT
chains to Il stake thence north 3 east
$50 chains to a stake; thence north
o65 east 1927 chains to a stake thence
south p west 3 80 chains to a stake on
the old line; thence north 744 east
1880 chains to a stake; thence south
Log west 5.85 chains to a stake; thence
south 2l3 east 6 chains to a stake ;
thence S 665 west 7.39 chains to the
beginning. containing 56l acres more
or less.
This is a valuable tract of land, near
the city of Salisbury. very productive,
good buildings, and considered a
valuable plantation, land adjoining
having recently sold f)r from $780, % to
$4,000 per acre. The crops for 1918
will be reserved.
This May End, 1918.
r. S. CARLTON. commissioner.
R. Lee Wright, attorney.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-21
LOW RATES!

The Southern Railway (ffers Extremely Low
Round Trip Fares to Chattanooga
Tenn, On Account of Annual Reunion
United Confederate Veterans, May 27tb
29rh. 1918.
These greatly reduced fare tick.
cts will lie Oh sale to the general
public on May oath, 25th, Goth,
9th aud 28th, with final return
limit june 9Th. with privilege of
an extension of the return limits
until June 25th by deposlting
tioket with Special Agent at Chat.
tanooga and payment of SO cents.
Stop-overs on these tickets will be
allowed on either goi, g CT return
trip, or both, within the limit
The following low round-trip fares
will apply from the stations
named:
Charlotte 81 IS, Concord 81 95,
Cast 1nla 81 SO. Davidson 81 80.
Mooresville 81 70, Statesville
81 IS, Taylorsville 81 IS, Hichory
IS 20. Shelby 81 90, Rutherford
ton Sc 40, Salisbury 81 95, Lex
ton SO 20, High Point So IS.
Greensboro IS IS, Winston.Salem
SO 45.
Reduced fares from all other
points on Southern Railway on
same basis Arrangements are
now being made for the operation
of special train and extra coach
and Pullman cars On regular
trains May 25th and Goth, details
of which will be announced later
For other information, rates,
reservations. schedules, etc., ap-
ply to any agent, or,
R. H. DEBuTTs,
Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charlotte, N. c
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-21
Notice TO Creditors.

Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of William Crowell. this is
to notify all persons having claims
against the SAID decendent to file an
ltemlzed, verified statement of same
with the undersigned on Or before the
10th day of May. 1914, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry. Persons indebted to said estate
are notified to make settlement.
This May 1st, 1918
JOHN j. STEWART
administrator.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-21

The above cut appears in an advertisement in the Salisbury
Banner, of Tuesday Feruary 28th, 1860. This old PAPER was shown
to us yesterday by Il. Fl Peacock who got it among some old papers.
1t was addressed to VIM. H. Mclaughlin with a pencil and only the
impression was visible. bus showed a bold free hand. John Spell.
man was then the editor of the Banner, but it soon passed into the
hands of John J. Stewart who conducted it for many years after
wards. This is a picture of one of the Murphy block, now occupied
by Whitlook & Kinney. It had A Myers. just over the door who was
at that time a prominent Salisbury merchant. Some one has cut
the name of the engraving.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-21

For SaIp,-Eastern Yam Potate
slips. M. A. TRExIER, phone
2211, Salisbury, N. G. STAT pd.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-21
announcement
. | | | | |

| am now located in my
new studio and am fully
prepared to do all kinds of
work in the photo line.
Having been engaged in
the photograph business for
thirty years, my work is
guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction. | am prepar-
I'd to make photos in the
day or at night.
| handle all kinds of en-
l~argements and frames.
My studio is known as
the Dixie Studio on 205 s.
Main Street.
Thanking my friends for
their patronage while at
my old stand, and | hope
a continuation of the same,
as my ne location enables
me to give them better and
more satisfactory photos.
i, H, !, K|uttZ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
MRS. WELLS BEGINS
LECTURES SUNDAY

Mrs d. 3. Wells will give the first
OF series of lectures tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at Broadway Pres
byterian church, before the Woman's
Missionary Social union. The first
meeting is open to the general public
free of any admission fee. and they
are invited to attend. Mrs. Wells will
speak on the New America. This is
the third season that she has appeared
before the union in series Of lectures
and they have been found of great
help and serve to give TO her hearers
new life in the interest OF mission,
both foreign and home. She has
spent the past summer lecturing be-
fore chautauquc assemblies through
out the country and is better prepared
than ever TO discuss her subjects.
The foreign topic viii be taken from
the book, The New America" by Mrs.
l.. c. Barnes. and the foreign topic
from The Kings Business" by Mrs
Maud r. Raymond. The meetings will
be held at Broadway Presbyterian
church every week day afternoon at
2:30 and win be opened with a bible
study on "ChrisJ's Preparedness for
Service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
EXPLOSION KILLS
ADAVENPORTM MAN
Mystery in Death of Aged Man,
Suicide Being Advanced by
Many as Cause.

Louis Niemeyer, aged so years, was
Instantly killed in a barn in the rear
of his home, 1888 Mckinley avenue,
Davenport, at 3:45 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, when a dynamite cap ex-
ploded and tore off the back of his
head.
Whether the affair was an accident
or suicide has not been determined
by the Iowa officials. His wife and
the coroner advance the theory that
thu man was killed by chance but
some believe that he carried out well
laid plans to take his own life.
For long time past Niemeyer had
been experimenting with some dyna-
mite caps used in blasting. He had
installed wires in the barn from where
he would set OFF caps he placed in tho
alley in the rear of the building.
His wife claims that he was testing
these caps when he was killed, and
discredits the suicide theory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
ROCK ISLAND man
HELPS IN ARREST
Z z. McDole Aids in Convicting
Sterling Man of Illegal Fish
ing in Rock River.

Elmer F. McDole. this city, district
deputy game warden. was instrument
al in arrestinG and convicting Bort
White, we'll known fisherman. in
Sterling yesterday White paid a fine
and costs amounting 20 $112.35.
White was charged with Illegal Asa
ing in Rock river. He was arrested
by Deputy Fish Warden Welsch as
sisted by Assistant Game Commission
er A. NJ. Clavin and Deputy Wardens
McDole and Page The Flora d., OH
cial boat OF the commission. was used
10 pull up the nets Prior to the trial.
the commission offered to let White
on on one count, IL he pleaded guilty.
This he refused to do. As a result
the commission now holds over his
head Al more counts and II he again
fishes. he can be tried ~ s*ery one
OF tho counts.
The conviction OF White was the
first one made by the commission Mr..
White has a cabin on Hey's beach and
for five or six years fshed for com
mercial purposes The fish commits
sion seized nine nets This. /, Is be-
lieyed. will put a stop TO fishing in
the fish preserve II shows that the
commission means business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
CLERK ARRESTED
IN JEWEL Theft
Police Detain Davenport Man
Believing He Robbed His
Employer of Diamonds.

Ben Siegel, clerk in the jewelry
store of W. E. Won Korff, SO Main
street, Davenport, is being held in de-
tention by the police, in connection
with the robbery OF two diamond rings
valued at $500.
The theft occurred Friday noon,
shortly after the proprietor the store
had gone out to lunch. When ne re
turned he was told by the clerk. Sic
gel, that a stranger had taken the
rings.
According to Siegel, the man first
called at the store, apparently with
the intention of purchasing, and said
he would call again next Wednesday.
waiting in the meanwhile for a dia-
mond of certain type which he said
he preferred.
The clerk claims the stranger re-
turned again yesterday noon and was
shown the rings by Siegel, and while
lingering them slipped two of them
away. The police believe that Siegers
story is untrue and was made by him
in order to cover up his guilt. Al
though no formal charge has been pre-
ferred against him, the officials are
awaiting developments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
PERSONAL POINTS

Rev. w. G. Oglevee returned yester-
day from a several weeks visit with
his father at Dickerson Run, Penn,
Edward r. Carlson of Edgewood
park will leave tomorrow for Brook
Ign, Iowa, to visit t the home of
Frank Ecklund
Daniel X. brennan mas returned
home after a several months trip, dur
ing which he travelled from the Pacific
to the Atlantic ocean and from the
gulf to the Canadian border.
John Carse, who was called to
Springfield by the serious illness of
his wife, has returned to this city.
Mrs. Carse has suffered another re-
lapse and is reported very low.
Mrs A w Bowen of Denver ar
rived in this city this afternoon to
attend the funeral services over the
remains OF her brother, John S. Free.
man, which will be held here Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. D. B. Wells of Chicago arrived
this afternoon to begin her series OF
lectures tomorrow before the Woman
Missionary Social union She will be
the guest OF Mrs. w. s. Marquis dur.
ing the week she is in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
POLICE NEWS

Late yesterday afternoon the police
received a report Of the Grotjan drug
store, 1901 Second avenue, having
been robbed the preceding night The
thieves pried open window at the
rear of the establishment and secured
a large quantity of morAsne, cocaine
and opium. No arrests have been
made. as yet.
Halloween passed very quietly in
Rock Island There was practically
no destruction to property. so far as
could be ascertained today and the
police received but single call The
boy police did yeoman work and it
was largely due to their efforts that
vandalism was reduced 10 minimum.
The local police have been asked TO
assist in locating relatives Of Thomas
Mcintosh. aged SO. a timer. who died
at Toledo, Olio. on September %.
The body is being held al morgue in
that city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
Get HIGH
FINANCE ARTIST
Man Wanted by Davenport Po-
lice on Several Charges Is
Nabbed in st. Louis.

H. L. Hagermann, who has had a
reputation for some time in Davenport
of being a get-rich-quiek schemer, was
brought to Davenport this morning
from St. Louis, where he attempted to
sell a $4,000 automobile on which the
Jackson Motor company, Davenport,
held a mortgage.
Hagermann had been living in Dav-
export until recently. He bought the
machine some months ago from the
Jackson people, and they took mort
gage on it. Hagermann paying them
but $500.
In attempting to sell the machine in
ST. Louis, Hagermann was located and
brought back A preliminary hearing
had not been set for the case this af-
ternoon, bit he will likely be arraign-
ed soon.
Hasermann came TO Davenport from
Gary, Ind, and attempted several high
finance propositions. He is wanted in
Davenport on a number of charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
dunno SCORES z
BOARD MEMBERS
Robinson and May, Republi-
cans, Repudiate Report on
Conditions at Pontiac.
NAMES OF BOTH SIGNED
Governor Caustic in Replying to Sug-
sestion for Drafting New
Findings.

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. LIN a state
ment given out last night Governor
Dunno takes to task Frank r. Robin
son and Charles II. May, republican
members of the Pontiac Reformatory
board of control, who in a letter to
the governor have repudiated the sen.
sational report filed with the execu-
tive several days ago. In his state
ment the governor calls attention to
the fact that the two members approx.
ed the original report and five days
afterward asked that it be withheld
and another drafted.
In the letter to the governor Mr..
Robinson and Mr.. May ask leave TO
withdraw their names from the report,
which they signed in the governors of.
flee last Friday. They declare that
the published report is misleading and
is calcu.a ed to create a false impress
sion in the public mind regarding
conditions at the Pontiac Reformatory
In closing the letter SAYS:
''In view ofthe wide publicity given
to the published report, we beg to
suggest that the board of managers
be requested by you to convene and
prepare a report to you which will
state fully all the facts regarding the
investigation and the conditions at
III institution. and 10 make such sug-
gestions to you as may. in their judg-
ment, be of advantage to the man
agement of the institution
REPLY FROM GOVERNOR.
The governors reply follows
Il have received this day a letter
signed by Frank r. Robinson and
Charles n. May, the republican mem
hers OF the board of managers of the
Pontiac Reformatory, in which they
desire 10 Withdraw their signatures
from the report regarding the Pontiac
Reformatory. signed by them on oct.
"a.
After the hearing Of the testimony
in Pontiac, as | am informed. the
board OF managers OF the Pontiac Re
fcrmatory requested F. Z. Sullivan to
prepare report upon the testimony
for their consideration. The test
money covered about LOO pages Of
/ typewriter evidence. This report va.
! prepared anu competed by Mr.. Sulli
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
CENTRAL UNION
ASSURES BETTER
PHONE SERVICE
Bell Company Spending $780,
900 on Fine New Exchange
in This City.

Telephone users in Rock Island are
assured of the highest grade of ser
vice when the new exchange of Cen
trail Union company now under con-
struction is completed
No expense is being spared by the
company to make its new plant one
of the finest in the state. The cost
will be in the neighborhcod of SAB
GOO.
The location of the new exchange
is on Eighteenth street between Sixth
and Seventh avenues. Ii will replace
the present office on Nineteenth street
near Third avenue. The foundation
has already been laid and the work
will be rushed to completion as rapidly
as possible.
The new telephone building will
stand in the center of 100x174 foot
lot. The building itself will be 81
feet in width and "a feet in length.
1t will be a two story and basement
structure of colonial residential style
and will unquestionably be a hand
some architectural addition TO Ugh
teenth street.
There will be plenty of room in the
new exchange. 1t is designed to ac-
commodate such equipment as is now
operated in the present Office and such
additional equipment as may be need.
ed to care for the telephone growth in
Rock Island for several years TO come.
Such office space as will be required
by the three operating departments is
also provided for
Equipment for the new exchange in.
cludes nine new sections of switch
board to be used for handling local
calls and four sections of switchboard
for long distance calls. The switch
boards, which will be of the very lat.
est type, will afford positions for 30
operators. The number o, telephone
subscribers in Rock Island is increas-
ing steadily and the total is expected
to reach 1000 in the next four or five
years.
In wing of the new structure space
will be set aside for a combined rest
room, dining room and kitchen for the
use of the telephone operators when
not on duty at the switchboard. The
rest room will be comfortably furnish
ed, while the dining room and kitchen
will provide all necessary facilities fol
the preparation of lunches There vii
be large locker room, where each
girl will have locker for her hat anC
wraps.
Practically all the work on the new
Rock Island exchange building is be
ing done by local contractors. Whe1
the new Office is completed Rock Is
land will have as fine telephone
plant as can be found in any city o
the same size in the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
SOUTH PARK CHURCH
IN ANNUAL SESSION

The first annual meeting of the CON
gregation OF South Park Presbyterian
church was held last evening at the
church. J. c. Frey vas chosen chair
man of the meeting and following a
short devotional service, conducted by
Rev. W. G. 0glevee, the business of
the church was taken up. Two elders,
II. C. Hinrichs and c. A Boehme.
whose terms have expired, were chos-
en- to succeed themselves. as were
two trustees. Christ Hermann and
W. Z. Owens. Reports from the
church officers and all the branches
of the church organization were sub
mitted and without exception they
showed a substantial growth, an in
creased membership and excellent
financial condition, which were most
encouraging to the faithful band OF
workers.
The church was organized as an In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
PROVISIONS OF
FRANCHISE ARE
Unsatisfactory
Rough Draft of r. l. S. Pro-
posed Ordinance Meets With
Councils Opposition.
MIGHT RUN STEAM CARS
Does Not Specify That It Is an Elec-
trio Road for Which Terminal
Rights Are Wanted.

The Rock Island Southern this morn
ing presented a rough draft Of it's pro-
posed franchise in Rock Island. An
informal sessions OF the city commits
sion was held at which time the meas
ure was considered hut it was found
so unsatisfactory that It IS not likely
that the council viii be inclined to re-
gard il In a favorable light at all.
Despite repeated assurance from
the company that freight traffic would
not be allowed on the streets of the
city should an uptown terminal be es-
tablished, the franchise submitted to-
day is so broad and so inexplicit there
is apparently nothing 20 prevent the
company from even operating a steam
railway in the business section of the
city, should the people ratify the meas
ure
Mayor II. NJ. Schriver this morning
expressed the opinion that the draft
submitted was not worthy Of consid-
Grafton. 1T won't do" said he. We
will have 10 have something different
than this II the rights OF the city are
10 DC projected. IN the flrSt place the
ordinance Is for a railroad; it does not
say that IL Is for an electric" road.
Then IL states that the company be
given the right to install the necessary
equipment for the conducting OF cleo
tricity or other power Later it is
remarked that the company shall have
the right to carry passengers. baggage,
express and mail by cleo tricity.' leav-
ing the inference that freight and
heavy traffic might be handled by the
other power stipulated above"
RJDGREN OPPOSED.
city Clerk NJ. T. Rudgren was equal.
ly pronounced in his opposition to the
ordinance. IL think there should be
a time limit for these valuable rights
n ratified in it's present shape, il
would mean a perpetual franchise
don't believe the r. l. 5. should con.
meet with any other road and that a
block at least should intervene be
tween their terminal and that of any
other road"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
NURSE BOARD IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Officers of Association to Be
Chosen Monday at Library
Hall-Public Invited.

The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Visiting Nurse associa-
ton will be held at Library nall Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Off
GERS to serve for the coming year will
be chosen and reports from the var
ious branches of the work will be sub
mitted. The board of control of the
association is anxious that all those
interested in the work being carried
on by the association whether mem
bers or not, attend this meeting and
learn more of the need of such an as
ISOLATION in relieving certain condi-
tions in the city. The present staff
of officers is:
President-Mrs. c. o. Woodruff.
Vice President-Mrs. A. Mosenfel-
der.
Secretary-Mrs C. f. Sharpe.
Treasurer-Miss Mary Carter.
Advisory Board-Mrs. T. A. Murphy,
Mrs. H. S. Gable, Mrs. John Hauberg,
Mrs Walter Rosenield, Mrs. James
Conner, Mrs. George Wagner, Mrs. l.
S. White, Mrs. c. L. Silvis, Mrs. c. c.
Carter and Miss Carrie Gregg.
Few people in the city, not intimate,
ly connected with the association,
realize the great amount of suffering
that the visiting nurse and her assist
ants relieve or the good that they do
in spreading the gospel of cleanliness
and good health. They WORK quietly
and unobtrusively but the results are
wonderful and of great good. Condi.
tons that few people realize are found
in certain sections of the city and
these the nurses try TO remedy. The
public is urged to attend the meeting
of Monday and learn of these condi
lions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

The remains of John s. Freeman,
the former secretary of the Rock Is
land and the Moline Y NJ. c. A, who
died suddenly in Danville yesterday
morning, as chronicled in last even
ing's Argus. will arrive here at 10
O'Clock this evening.
The funeral services will be held al
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
this city. at , o'clock Monday after
noon. The ceremony will be conduct
ed by Rev. T. z. Newland, pastor of
IL local church, assisted by Rev. ]. f.
Conner of the First Methodist church,
Moline The body viii be taken to the
home of NJ NJ. Sturgeon, 1O43 Nine
teenth street. following the arrival this
evening
Mr. Freeman had long suffered kid
ney trouble. and his sudden death yes
terday is attributed to this cause. He
was born in Orion, Ill, in 1870. His
father. whose profession was the teach
ing of music, died while Mr.. Freeman
was small boy With his mother
while he was still youth, he removed
to this city, where he became en-
ployed at the Burlington offices. He
first held the position of road clerk
and later was made head clerk to
u. u. Mack. then division freight
agent
Abandoning railroad work he became
Interested in the Y NJ. CA. and was
secretary at the Centraiia institution,
taking up his duties there May l, 1896.
He spent one year in Centralia and a
similar period of time at Monmouth.
In 1889 he came to this city where
he was secretary at the local associa-
tion for several years, when he went
to Moline TO conduct the campaign for
the building in that city. He spent
nine years in Rock Islands sister city,
and last February removed to Danville,
where he commenced the campaign for
the new S133.OOO Y. NJ. c. A. building,
which at the time of his death was
similar period of time at Monmouth.
In the fall of 1898, Mr.. Freeman
and Miss Grace Sturgeon, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Sturgeon, were
united in marriage at the home of the
bride in this city Besides his wife
and son. John Edwin Freeman, ne
leaves to survive the following broth.
ers and sisters: Mrs. john Ingram
and Frank Freeman. Rock Island; Mrs
A. Bowen. Denver. Colo, Herbert and
Oscar Freeman. Kansas and Arthur IN
California.