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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29
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/. The exercises at Chapel Hill
April 21st mark an epoch in the
States history. Not only was
there the largestgathering ofdis-
tinguished men ever seen in North
Carolina, not only was there in
|ducted into Office the youngest
president the University has ever
had, but especially was there an
exhibition Of the finest spirit OF
cooperation and comradeship.
No, such appealing interest has
ever before been manifested on
the Hill.
The conservatism OF the old or.
der and theprognssiveism of the
younger faith were mingled in
like proportion throughout the
days doings. This augurs we'll
for the University. If the spirit
Of yesterday is any indication,
the institution is destined at once
to 20 forward by leaps and
bounds under the guidance Of it's
vigorous new president. The
University will come out tinto the
broad light Of a bigger day, will
push ahead without losing one
of,its ancient traditions, will be.
come more and more q part oI
the warp and woof Of the Com
monwealth. The University must
keep pace with the new progress
of tho State and the State must
properly value and support the
University. Such are the lessons
of April 81, 1915,
AS for President Graham, it il
|just to say that he takes his place
under most favorable auspices
That he will assume the respon
sibllities wisely and well all th'
State believes. Graham isa maj
who has forged to the front b,
sheer brains. Every ounce of hi
grey matter he has used for th'
highest purposes. He has al
abundance of uncommonly goot
moral and mental sense. . Nor
than all, he has a hold on tn
students and alumni, their heart
and heads, such as is rarely seel
in the daysof larger institutions
Edward Kidder Graham will b
known as one of those colleg
} presidents who possess the unus
J ual combination of excellent ez
ecutive attainments, clear-sight
} ed vision, and the ability to in
spiw confidence, hope. and cou1
age. All is we'll with the Unive1
: sity OF North Carolina with Pre-
ident Edward Kidder Graham
|charge.-News and Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29

Although most OF the cities in
Japan havegood sidewalks, mod
ern street paving is practically
unknown in the empire.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29

A camera small enough to- be
swallowed, to photograph the
interior OF the stomach, has been
invented by a Danish surgeon.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29

Oil lamps lighted the London
streets in 1851 and onward, while
gas came into use just over 100
years ago.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29
M V,t lsslssss

~ WO SOSSSS sA
Early in the war Lord Kitch-
ener had said that the struggle
might last three years. What
a mere rough significant
examined by theiew statistics yet
available, which show the vast
age Of war.
Thus it seems fair to estimate
that Germany has nqF in the
field 100000 men, France p.
OOO,O 600, Austria l, 100000, Rss-
sia 100000. England sat no
distant date will have 1000, 900
on the continent. Servia and
Belgium may be reckonsd to have
25O,0OO. e...
Now, as far as Russia is con.
cerned htr supply Of men is for
any ordinary calculation mex.
haustible. That she can keep her
European force at 100000 for
three years, despite battle losses,
is hardly debatable. As to Eng
land, her ability to maintain an
army of 1 900, 900 on the CONT.
nent indefinitely and despite loss
es is equally to be accepted. 1t
is different with France. Her
available military population
may be reckoned at 1000, 600.
OF this she has already lost l.
100000 by death, capture, dis.
ease or wounds. Half of this
number may be reckoned as per-
m manently lost. At this rate,
France will be reduced at the
opening Of the third year of war
to 100000. With her allies
she will then have 6, ,000, 900 men.
But her losses in this yearcannot
be made good, save by the new
class coming to the colors in 1917
and levies from her colonies.
Now Germany may be sckoned
to have had 6, 900, 600 men avail.
able for service in July. 1914;
100000 more will be supplied by
the combined classes OF 1915 and
1917. German lossesin the first
six months may be estimated al
100000. At this rate, 1,SOO,'
900 will be removed permanently
from the German lines in each Of
the first two years of war. Thus
at the opening Of the third, Ger
many will still have 5000, 0,O0(
men to draw on. But her losses
thereafter will be definite, becaust
she will have exhausted her re
serve. As to Austria, she has los
more than 1000, 900 already il
her many disasters. She ma.
still have 1000, 900 in the 6cld
but a year hence, two years henee
she can hope for no more, an
her resources, too, will be con
pletely exhausted.
Thus, as the third year OF th
war opens not more than 1000
1000 Austro- Germans, the lai
line, will confront 5000, 900 Ru
SLAMS, British and French helpe
3 by some hundreds Of Thousand
of Slavs and Belgians benin
whom will stand Russian an
> British reserves of atleast4 ,OOQ
600. This means, with every di
!. count for the roughness OF II
: estimate, that sometime in Il
third year, while Russia and Bi
tain are still able to keep the
r armies at their present poin
Austro- German forces will beg
to decline rapidly, anda tremen
Gus advantage of numbers "
belong to the enemies OF Germ
8. nv. Such is the statement :
N what may be called the NATL
matics Of fwar.-Review of Revie'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29

Mr.. VI. w. Barber, Of Edge
pont, representing theasC. &sN.
". Railroad Co.; was in Boone
Wednesday Of last week to as.
certain, % far as possible, what
encouragement the G. ( N. W.;
people might expect in case they
should undertake the construc.
tion Of d narrow guage line to
this point. @
Several Of the business men OF
Boone met with Mr.. Barker and
Civil EngineerCurt at the Black.
burn Hotel Wednesday evening
TO- talk the matter over. Mr..
Barker pade itsplain that his
company would expect the peo-
pie Of Watauga t., take stock
what amount wasn' stated-and
came here to try and ascertain
the sentiment Of the people along
these lines. While all the gentle
men present. expressed great in
terest in any project calculated
to be instrumental in getting a
railroad line to this point, still
they didn't feel qualified to vouch
br the, county or even the town.
ships through which the line
would pass, and it was decided
to postpone further controversy
until June term >of court when
many people Of the county will
be In town. Mr.. Barker was re-
quested to have a representative
Of the railroad company here al
that time sufficiently informed
as to the desires and expectation
of the company to enable him te
put the matter before the people
in q business way.
We don't think there's acounty
in the. country more in need OF {
lIailroad than Watauga, ant
while allprojects to othatendhav'
Ifallen fat 80 far, we still hav'
Hopes and expect to lend encopr
iagsment to every movement tina
has this end in view, and hop
something tangible will be tn
result of this last proposition.
Avery county is to vote on tn
issuing Of 100000 in bonds tt
SECURE the extension Of the c: 1
IN. W. from Edgemont to New
land, and the railroad people ar
Ianxious to continue it to thi
point. While there isn't any Gel
tainty about Avery voting tn
bonds, this will not interfere wit
any deal the people of Wataug
, may see ft to make with the raj
. road.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-04-29

Dhthiay eslslr,dsa II uaels' jss'xisst
Some one asked the other day,
why it was that all the children,
grandchildren, and even great
grand d-children Of Uncle Joe Mast
met at his home each year to Gel
ebrate his birthday? / must ad-
init that I pondered over this
question for an answer when !
considered that they have been
doing this annually since / have
been acquainted with them each
year with the same enthusiasm.
Finally, the answer came in the
Arabian poets description OF his
hero when he said:
Sunshine was he
In the winter day;
And In the midsummer
C0olnsss and shade
Such q man is Uncle Joe Mast.
For these people the 9th day OF
April is q great day, and we'll it
may be for they celebrate the ma
tai day OF one Of the best men
that ever lived. While the roads
were not good yet they came
from every quarter and by noon
the number had reached about
eighty-ave, bringing with them
all the dslicacies that tempt the
appetite, and presents for Uncle
Joe that made the old man know
that his. life has not been spent
in vain.
All ,of the nine children were
present except Andy Mast who
lives in Montana, followed by a
long line Of his grandchildren
and great-grand-children, and
all the married bringing their
husbands and wives.
If the study,ot character and
psychology appealed to a man
. this occasion afforded the oppor-
tunity. There ) was Uncle Fin
Mast, the only living brother Of
Uncle Joe, who stands as erect az
any young man, matching his
wit with Newt Banners ..humor
and greatly adding to the occa'
sion. Robert Mast, although
wearing his cane, no one would
Judge him to be over twenty
four, D. F. Mast, who has the
carriageand courtesy Of a knight
and John G. Smith who wore hi
familiar ove,alls and whose
friends claim that he is 80 demo
. cratic that q child can get the
same consideration from HIM al
q king or potentate, played
games and ran races with tn
boys. j. H., D. H., and J. c
N lAast acted like boys in school
Hvssyhody was happy and il
ROOD epifItA Uncle Joe, who ha
bssa ilDbls Tor some time and j
4 co yuAzS old, walked about tn
premises and chatted with hi
people to the third generation i
an interesting and eminiscen
manner, and ate heartily OF tn
good things spread before him.
When we look at the list OF hi
children consisting OF Mesdame
Newton Banner, Robert Mas
Matte Sullivan, D. F. Mast,
C.Smith, Messrs. Andy J. Mas
John h. Mast, D. H. Mast, j.
Mast, and the long list OF gram
children and dgreat-grand-childrt
to the number Of 1O7, and all d
ing their part to make good cit
sens, no one could wonder at 0
Gle Joe's happy mood. With tn
spcoura cement any man oug|
to live to be q centenarian.
They are legion who are pra.
ine that this good man may Il
to celebrate many more anniv'
saries and teach men the rig
way Of living by his Christi'
life. A FRIEND
buln IN Proh|Aitiea
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
Commissioners Sale


Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of the authority and di-
rections contained in the decretal
order of the Chancery Court Of
Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 7th day Of April,
A. D., 1915, in a certain cause
(No. 379) then pending therein be-
tween Lizzie H. Porter. plaintiff,
and R. L. Watson ct al, defend
ants, the undersigned, as commits
sioner of said Court, will offer for
sale at public vendue to the high
est bidder, at the East door of the
Courthouse, in Greene County, Ar
kansas, within the hours of legal
sales, on Saturday, the 29tn day Of
May, A. D., 1915, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
South half of the Northwest
Quarter of Section s, Township IT
North, Range 4 East, in Greene
County, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit
of three months, the purchaser to
execute a bond with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest at the rate
OF ten per cent per annum from
date of sale until paid, and a lien
being retained on premises sold to
secure the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of May, A. D.. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
C169) Commissioner in Chancery.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 7th day of April
A. D., 1915, in a certain cause
(No. 424) then pending therein
between ]. F. Hasty & Son, plant
ifs, and w. A. Arnold ct al, de-
PENDANTS, the undersigned, as COM
missioner of said Court, will offer
for sale at public vendue to the
highest bidder, at the East door of
the Courthouse, in Greene county,
Arkansas, within the hours of le-
gal sales, on Saturday, the Goth
day of May, A. D., 1915, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
East half of the Southeast quar-
ter of Section 3; West Half Of
Southwest quarter and the North
west quarter of the Northeast quar-
ter of Section 2, all in Township
16 North, Range 4 East, in Greene
county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit
of three months, the purchaser to
to execute a bond with approved
security, bearing interest at the
from date of sale until paid, and a
lien being retained on premises
sold to secure the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of May, A. D., 1915.
FRED WATSON,
(16S) Commissioner in Chancery.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
Commissioners Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene County Arkansas, made
and entered on the seventh day OF
April, A. D., 1915, in a certain
cause (No. 373) then pending
therein between w. N. Stairs ct al,
plaintiffs, and ]. H. Stairs ct al, de-
PENDANTS. the undersigned, as COM
missioner of said court, will offer
for sale at public vendue to the
highest bidder, at the East door
of the courthouse, in Greene coun-
ty, Arkansas, within the hours of
legal sales. on Saturday, the fifth
day of June, A. D., 1915, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
wit:
Southeast Quarter of Northwest
Quarter of Section 3, Township Is
North, Range 6 East, in Greene
county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE:
On a credit of three months. the
purchaser to execute a bond with
approved security, bearing interest
at the rate of ten per cent per an
mum from date of sale until paid,
and a lien being retained on prem
Uses sold to secure the purchase
money.
Given under my hand this 8th
day of May, A. D., 1915.
FRED WATSON,
GS4) Commissioner in Chancery.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
Commissioners Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 7th day OF
April, A. d. 1915, in certain
cause (No. 279) then pending
therein between John o. Hoyt ct
al, plaintiffs, and Harry William
son, ct al, defendants, the under
signed as commissioner of said
Court, will offer for sale at public
yendue to the highest bidder, at
the East door of the Courthouse, in
Greene county, Arkansas, within
the house of legal sales, on Satur-
day, the 10th day Of May, A. D.
1915, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Northeast quarter of Southeast
quarter of Section %, Township l9
North, Range East, in Greene
county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On credit
of months, the purchaser to exc
cute a bond with approved security,
bearing interester at the rate OF 10
per cent per annum from date OF
sale until paid, and a lien being re-
tainde on premises sold to secure
the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of May. A. D. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
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Administrators Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of renewal order Of
sale made by the Probate Court Of
Greene county Arkansas, at its
April term, A. d. 1915, in the mat
ter of the sale of the lands belong
ing to the estate of G. w. Wade, de-
ceased, the undersigned, as admin
istrator of said estate, will offer for
sale on the first Monday in July, A.
d. 1915, at the Court House door
of Greene county, Arkansas, for the
purpose of paying the debts pro-
bated against said estate, the fol-
lowing real estate belonging to
said estate, to-wit:
South half of the Northeast quar-
ter of Section twenty-five (22),
Township seventeen (1D North,
Range three CD East.
Terms of Sale: Upon credit OF
four months, with interest at the
rate of eight per cent per annum
from date until paid. The purchas-
er will be required to give bond
with approved personal security.
and lien retained on the lands I'M
til the purchase money is paid.
j. A. PARKER,
Administrator of the estate of G..
w. Wade. Q61)
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Commissioners Notice of Sale.
emile NJ. BuCI6r, ct dI,
VIC No 405


VS.. No 405.
Henry D. Bettes, ct al.
Under the terms of the decree
pronounced in the above style cause
on April 7, 1915, the same being
a regular day of the April, 1915,
Term of the Chancery Court of
Greene county, Arkansas, which de-
cree is of record in Chancery Rec
ord 8 at page 241, I Will, as Spe-
cial Commissioner, on May 20, 1915,
between the hours prescribed for
judicial sales, at the Court House
door in the town of Paragould, said
county and state, offer for sale and
sell to the highest and best bidder,
at public auction, the following de-
scribed land, towit:
The East half of Northwest quar-
ter (E 1-2 of NV 1 Ia and
Northeast quarter of Northeast
quarter (NE IA of NE la Of
Section Thirty-four (34), Township
Sixteen (16) North, Range Three
CD East, containing one hundred
twenty (120l acres more or less,
situated in Greene county, State Of
Arkansas.
The said sale will be made upon a
credit of three months and the pur-
chaser will be required to execute
notes with approved security for
the deferred payments of the pur-
chase money.
(SeaD FRED WATSON,
Special Commissioner.
This May 5. 1915. (162)
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Commissioners Sale.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 18th day of
April, A. D. 1915, in a certain
cause (No. 1850 then pending
therein between w. A. ]. Compton,
plaintiff, and I. N. Newell, ct al,
defendants, the undersigned, as
commissioner of said Court, will Of
fer for sale at public venue to the
highest bidder, at the East door OF
the Courthouse, In Greene county,
Arkansas, within the hours of legal
sales, on Saturday, the goth day of
May, A. D. 1915, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
The West half of Lots II and u,
Lots 10 and l., all in Block of
Toler's Addition to the Town OF
Delaplaine, Arkansas, in Greene
county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit
of three months, the purchaser to
execute a bond with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum from date
of sale until paid, and lien being
retained on premises sold to- secure
the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of May, A. D. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
(1650
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
within the hours of le-

Arkansas, within the hours of le-
gal sales, on Saturday, the 29th
day of May, A. D. 1915, the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit:
North half of the Southwest quar-
ter of Northwest quarter, of Section
21; and strip Of 10 acres off Of
the West side of the Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter
of Section 21; and the Northeast
quarter of the Northeast quarter Of
Section 20, all in Township IS
North, Range 6 East, in Greene
county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On credit
of months, the purchaser to exc
cute a bond with approved securi-
ty, bearing interest at the rate of
10 per cent per annum from date
of sale until paid, and lien being
retained on premises sold to secure
the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of May, A. D. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
17Ol
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
Commissioners Sale, .,


That in pursuance Of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 5th day of
April, A. D. 1915, in certain
cause (No. 1922 then pending
therein wherein D. w. Meriwether,
ct al, were Petitioners Ex-Parte, the
undersigned, as commissioner of
said court, will offer for sale at
public vendue to the highest bidder,
at the East door of the Courthouse,
in Greene county, Arkansas, within
the hours of legal sales, on Satur-
day, the 29th day of May, A. D.
1915, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Part of the Northeast quarter of
the Southeast quarter Of Section SO,
Township II North, Range East,
described as follows, to-wit: Be-
ginning at a point on the East line
of the Northeast quarter sof the
Southeast quarter, 314 feet North
of the Southeast corner of said
Northeast quarter of Southeast
quarter, running thence West 526
feet, thence North 80 feet, thence
East 526 feet, thnce South to place
of beginning, containing l IL
acres, more or less, in Greene coun-
ty, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: One-fourth
cash in hand, one-fourth payable in
l year; one-fourth payable in 2
years, and remainder in years, the
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
Commissioners Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene County, Arkansas, made
and entered on the seventh day of
April, A. D., 1915, in a certain
cause (No. 41S) then pending
therein between New England Sc
curities Company, plaintiff, and w.
T. Brown ct al, defendants, the
undersigned, as commissioner of
said court, will offer for sale at
public vendue to hte highest bid
der, at the East door of the court
house in Greene county, Arkansas,
within the hours of legal sales,
on Saturday, the fifth day of June,
A. D., 1915, the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit:
South half of Southwest Quarter
Of Section SO, Township 10 North.
Range East; also Lot 2 and
West Half of Lot l of Northwest
Quarter of Section a, Township Is
North, Range east, containing
207 acres, more or less, in Greene
county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE:
On a credit of three months, the
purchaser to execute a bond with
approved security, bearing interest
at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from date of sale until paid,
and lien being retained on prem
Uses sold to secure the purchase
money.
Given under my hand this Sth
day of May, A. D., 1918.
FRED WATSON,
G77) Commissioner in Chancery.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-28
Commissioner,s Sole

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene County, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 7th day Of
April, A. D., 1915, in certain
cause (No. 3S1) then pending
therein between A. G. Burnett ct
al, plaintiffs, and Matte Hencke
ct al, defendants, the undersigned,
as commissioner of said Court, will
offer for sale at public vendue to
the highest bidder, at the East
door of the Courthouse, in Greene
County, Arkansas. within the
hours of legal sale, on Saturday, the
goth day of May, A. D., 1915, the
following described real estate, to-
wit:
Northeast quarter of the North
west quarter and 80 acres off from
and across the West side of the
Southeast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section 27, Town
ship II North, Range East, in
Greene county, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit
of three months, the purchaser to
execute a bond with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest at the rate
of per cent per annum from date
of sale until paid, and a lien being
retained on premises sold to Sc
cure purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of May, A ID. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
(167)