davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-11-01
4 msth.rs Prayer ist usr ssIdisr Son.

i -. I
o God Of infinite mercy, hear
the mothers OF this land as we
plead before Thy throne for the
loved ones I'VE are sending forth to
battle for the Right. Though our
hearts are bowed With sorrow, We
pray not for ourselves all our
prayers, O God of love, are for
them, the priceless treasures OF
our lives. We are willing to suf-
fer, and, if need be, to diefor our
country.
We would gladly give our lives
to save these loved ones, dearer
to US than life itself, who are 20.
ing out to fight foes, seen and uD-
ssen, to face all the horrors OF
the battlefield, and some per-
chance to die, that others m ay
live, but by no word or look will
we hold them to save others.
Give them the manhood to meet
this supreme test of life, gi We
them strength of body, OF mind
and soul to do battle for t b Q
Right, and to succor to women
and children. Arm them with Di.
vine power to smlte evil; TO d
them in thy loving arms; yea,
though they walk through the
Valley of the Shadow OF Death
may Thy presence Danish every
fear and Thy rod and Thy staff
comfort them.
For three long years the men
OF our allies have battled for US
q, for their own homes, and their
loved ones have endured the sor-
rows which nov We must face.
Oar men 20 forth to help save Us
from ruin and the world from
blrbarism. We suffer, butwe gle.
~ in thy manhood. We dedicate
our lives to this great cause that
we may serve behind the in s
while they carry forward the flag
Of civilization.
The prayers OF a world in ago.
ny, for whom these loved ones
are fighting, are lifted up to Thee
for these men. They are Offering
all that earth holds dear, bs.
cause they have heard Thy voice
calling them to the noblest work
to which lives were ever consecra.
ted. Thy love, O God, our Fa-
ther, excels all other love, so We
leave them with Thee, To Thee
have we committed them.
They are Thine, created in Thy
image.
Into them Thou hast breathed
the breath OF life in the largest
and divinest sense. 3
In their sacrifices, Offering thelr
lives that others might live they
are following In the footsteps
of the Son of God Himself, who
died to make men free from the
power OF evil. We trust them, O
God, to Thy infinite love, and to
thy ever-watchfuleye. Hold them
as in the hollow OF Thy hand, fol
they are doing Thy work and full
filing the teachings of Him who
spake as man never spoke, when
He taught that no greater love
has any man that be is willing to
lay down his life for Others
Manufacturers Record.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-11-01

FOR SALE: A good farm of IT'S
acres, one mile from Todd, N.
G. Good 8.room house in good
repair. Good orchards and out
buildings. Water in house. If
interested call on or write W.
s. Miller, Todd, NJ G. 9.27 A.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-11-01
Town and County.

siderable bunch of young cattle
and mules from bis moutain pas.
lures to his Pond Bottom farm
last Friday, where they will be
fed through the winter.
Mrs. Joseph Warden, former
ly Miss Maggie, daughter OF our
esteemed townsman, James H.
Taylor, arrived from her home
in Charlotte last week, and will
remain in the county a few days
yet with home folks and friends.
Mr.. Wade Beach, Of Zionville
R. F. D.. has moved to Bluff City
Tenn, where be and his family
Will make their future home. Mr..
Beach was exempt from military
service by the local exemption
hoard on account ofdependants
last Friday. Beach is q good cit
zen and his departure means a
loss to the county.
Mr.. j. D. Bryan, of Bristol,
in sending remitence for his pa
per, writes that his health has
been quite poor this summer,
and to add to this he had q fall,
from the effects of which he suf-
fered a great deal, reducing him
IN flesh to lO5 pounds. Sorry to
hear of the i'll health OF the aged
ex-Confederate, buthope ere this
he is much improved.
Rev. Lee Norris, son OF the
late Joseph Norris, ofSands, who
has helda position with aIbig shoe
concern in Portsmouth. Ohio,
for more than ten years past, is
just now enjoying a well-esr.
ned rest with relatives in Wat
auga and Ashe counties. He still
holds on to his ministerial work,
and hopes to fill a few appoint
ments while here.
Mr.. Ben Isaacs, OF Red Jack.
ett, West Virginia, was befordtke
local exemption board for exam.
ination on last Friday. He is a
fsCn of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Isaacs
OF Villas, and was accompanied
here by his attractive sister, Miss
Mary Isaacs. The young man has
been in the employ ola West Vir-
ginia coal Co. for the past five
years, and has made good. He
recently purchas"d a snug little
farm near that OF lis fa' her fol
which be paid $2,5O0.
Private Ed. Hodges, of camp
Sewer, at Gaenville, s. C., arrlv'
ed at the home Of hir parents,
Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Hodges, neal
the village, on a five days fur
lougb, leaving on Tuesday fol
the camps. Ed Is looking we'll; il
in the best OF spirits, and speaks
10 the highest terms OF the treat
ment the soldier boys receive
from their superiors. He sayl
the fair is very good indeed; but
the water, while pure, is not sc
good az in Watauga. The young
man looks we'll in his uniform
and is a picture ofperfect health
Mr.. Jesse F. Robbins and fam
lily have moved from the A. B
Cook property in East Boone, tt
the home OF Mr.. j. Patterson
Hodges, in the Poplar Grove sec
ton, and will remain there dur.
ing the winter, at least, MIR. Rob
. bins is just recovering from
very serious illness, his worst
trouble now being a fever leg
/; that is giving him considerable
worry. He is now on crutches
3 but is very thankful indeed tina
] his condition is no worse. Sorr,
to see the good people leave tn
I village, but hope the move vii
, prove for the best for them.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
Prowsrs County to Have Biggest
Fair in the State. Fair in Lamar
Aug. 70 to Sept. 1st

Judging by the interest being
shown in the Agricultural and
Stock exhibits and the number of
entries already coming in, Prowers
County will have Fair this year
second to none in this part of the
country. Every department is be
ing well represented and the liberal
premiums being offered have proved
very attractive. Premium lists will
be mailed on application to any
one interested. The entertainment
features are the best ever and in
clude the best talent in harness
running, relay, auto and motor cy-
Gle racing. The Wild West show
will be an added attraction on
Frontier and Stockman's Days.
Entries in harness races close
Aug. 14th. Any information de
sired will be gladly given. Address
the Sec. Geo. w. Peter.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
Presbyterian Church

The pastor, the Rev. Wiley K.
Wright, after an absence of two
weeks at great Ministers confer
ence in Estes Park, Colo, will be
back in his pulpit next Sunday,
August IL. About hundred Y. NJ.
G. A. men were also in this confer
ence, from all parts of the country.
Many of these young men, as well
as some ministers now pastors of
churches, are going into Y. M. C. A.
WAR Move in the new United
States among training camps in
different parts of America, and
some will 60 to France. Mr.. Wright
will have something to say about
this inspiring conference in the
morning service at lO:3O next Sun
day. In the evening service the
Presbyterian people will unite with
the Methodist congregation at the
Baptist church.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
No Fault to Find With Colorado

j. E. Kennedy was in from his
southside farm the first of the week
and called at this Office for a little
chat with the editor and in the
course of his conservation vOuched
the informtion that he was for Colo
RADIO first, last and all of the time.
Mr.. Kennedy is the sort of farmer
you enjoy meeting up with--one
who has a good word for the coun-
try instead of a kick. Il have seen
Just as hard times in old Kentucky,
as we ever see here" said Mr.. KEN
nedy," and l will venture the asser-
tion that great many of the cen
trail states are just as hard up for
moisture as we are at the present
time-in fact l know that some of
them are much worse of. We are
not really suffering yet and if it
rains in the next ten days we will
have all that we can take care of on
the southside'
You can tell EN- for me-" he con.
tinued, that Kennedy is still able
to eat, and that he does not expect
to go hungry this winter-if it new
er rains. And if it does rain-well
I'll come in and take out a few of
my friends to help harvest my
broom corn and my beans and to
help me eat up the over supply of
watermelons that we are sure to
grow"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
LOCAL OPERA HOUSE
MANAGER BOOKS BIG ONE
Birth OF A Nation" To Appear In
Holly Tuesday, August 2Sth.

Every genius has his master
creation, and it is no discredit to
MIR. ID. w. Griffith to say that when
he turned out The Birth OF
Nation, he gave the world and pos
trity to come the highest possible
attainment of his powers-for he
also gave marvel that no other
man could surpass.
To see The Birth OF A Nation the
first time is only to be electrified at
it's enormity, stupified at it's my
riads of flashing wonders; to see
it a second a third-many times
is to be able to sit back comfortab-
ly and enjoy it-immeasurably more
at each successive sitting.
A celebration eastern critic has
said OF it that it requires one sitting
o catch every other high place of
the terrific action a second to catch
all the high places; a third to
commence to realize all the wealth
OF drama that, is continually going
on between these high places-and
after that, the ordinary spectator
can commence to follow the entire
production, as it flows, marveling
at the tremendous harmony of the
whole.
Its indisputable spell is being
continuously proven in every Sec
tion of the country-capacity
houses turning out everywhere to
see it every time it returns+and
most of them to several of the per-
formances at each engagement.
ID. w. Griffith's Birth OF A Ma
tion is coming to the Opera House
Holly for first time Tuesday, Au.
gust 2Sth. Two performances will
be'given at 2:30 and 7::3O. The serial
The Fatal Ring will be run in the
evening performance in connection
with the Birth of Nation.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
BEAN HARvESfER CAN
BE MADE At HOME
Suggestions for Use in Harvesting
Enormous Bean Acreage Of Col
orado

The enormous bean acreage in
Colorado in 1917 is even now. in the
middle of the growing season, caus-
ing some worry as to how this great
acreage may be harvested.
The best method of harvesting is
by using some of the standard and
Well tried out makes OF bean har-
vesters. For any acreage is large as
ten or over, such a harvester will
pay for itself. 1t is quite probable,
however, that the demand for har-
vesters will be greater than the ma
chinery houses will be able to sup
ply, in which case some home meth
cd of harvesting will be essential.
1t is quite feasible to make har-
vester at home, assisted by the
blacksmith. Two strong sled run
ners should be made out of two
inch planks, and rather strongly
braced between them, because they
will be subjected to heavy strain.
At the outside of these runners,
heavy steel knives should be fas-
tened. The knives must be SO
placd that they will run under the
surface OF the ground SO as to cut
of the beans to inches under
the ground. Any good blacksmith
can make the knives for such cut
ter, or could make the entire cutter.
There are some Of these home
made cutters in use which are work
ing SUCCESSFULLY. They are not as
good as the regular commercial har-
vesters, but they are better than
any OF the hand devices, and are
quite cheap. 1t is quite probable
that little experimenting will be
necessary in order to set the knives
at the right angle for the particu-
lar soils.-Alvin kezer, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colo. ..-.s /. Z. i, 4. -.....t IL ..s.s.s
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
PREHAPs He CAN GET
EN- n fH0 LOCALITY
Louisville, Ksntusky Man Wants
Names Of Rattlssnaks Raisers

1t is reported that j. r.. Sablston,
recently wrote from Louisville, ken
tucky to kansas for the names of
all farmers who were engaged in
the business OF raising rattlesnakes.
1t is said that the gentlemen wrote
an urgent letter to the Kansas sec
retary of agriculture. Aohler, ask
ing him to transmit the names of
rattlesnake farmers in that state.
Secretary Mohler IL said to have
written him that while he had a
very accurate list of Kansas indus
trial activities he failed to find in
the list the name of a Teal, live,
iwideawake rattlesnake raiser and
added that the snake business" in
Kansas since the passage OF the
bone dry law was not exploited
very much.
From the kentuckians letter it
would appear that he was as
sociated with millinery establish
ment in Louisville. He failed to in
dicate just what his firm would do
with rattlesnakes, or 10 what use
they might be put in such an es-
tablishment, but seemed to have q
desire to get in touch with all
Snake farmers"
While we would not want to
strip poor old Kansas OF any OF her
glory or to seemingly butt in on
her business we thought it only
fair to suggest that Colorado might
supply the demand. As rule when
Others fail Colorado comes to the
rescue and it might juit be possible
that the gentlemen could pick up
all the rattlesnakes he would want
in this locality.
We would not take the contract
ourselves to fill the demand AS
just now Colorado Is also bone dry
and . man might 1et1 fang or
two in his hand and not Be able to
get any snake medicine" but we
feel quite sure that if the price is
fancy enough someone can be in
duced to fill the gentlemans orders.
If the Kansas guys will promise
not to get sore at our horning into
the game and will supply us with
the Kentuckians address we will
try and see that he gets in touch
with few of the choicest varieties
of home grown rattlesnakes.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
Commissioner Art xnuek.y HON.

Our county commissioner Art
knuckey and family returned from
months vacation in the noun
tains the latter part of last week
and Art is back on the job as us
ual He says that they had the time
of their lives and that his hay
fever disappeared as soon as he
got in sight of the big hills. They
made the trip in their big Case au-
tomobile and experienced no trou-
BILE in making the drive to the
mountains in single day.
Local
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Mr.. Thomas is this week treating
the residence property he recently
purchased from ]. H. Snyder, to a
fresh coat of paint, which very
much improves the looks of things.
There are number of property
owners in Holly who could follow
the example Of Mr.. Thomas with
very good results.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
Methodist Church

Sunday School in Baptist church
10 a. m. Preaching II a. m. Sermon
by pastor Rev. H. A. Wood. Sub
ject, Keep Your Record Clean"
Monday vening service Preach
ing at o'clock. Sermon by pastor.
Subject, Look Where You are Go
ing Special music.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
July Report Of Arkansas Valley Cow
Testing Association

No. cows milking. g................49 .499
Av. pounds milk produced. .4Sl.lO
Av. pounds butterfat producedl6.O3
Av. test. st................3 .355 per cent
AV. IeeU COST. .$0.1o
The following report gives first
name of owner. number of cows fed,
average profit and average cost OF
feed.
Il. p. Gilbert 4 Son SO cows, $3.SS,
$3.50.
Carl NJ. Hasty % cows, $6.65. $5.72.
l.. G. Dingus IA cows, $5.95, $1.00.
Nj. l. Maxwell 20 cows, $4.0S. $2.37.
X. NJ. Ray Is cows, $O49, $3.0S.
John Fletcher l9 cows, $4.63, 1926.
A. p. Mead d. Sons Is cows, $2.98,
$666.
Frank Froman rs cows, $220, $6.63.
NJ. +. RalstOn 40 cows, $4.37. $7.71.
Guy Firebaugh % cows, $2S7, $1.54.
Hugh Jenkins 80 cows, $5.6l, $6.34.
Harry Heath 1S cows, $3.OS, $7.O7.
Wagner e. Gilbert AZ cows, $5.54
$5.9S.
W. p. James l9 cows, $l.91, 403.
Chas. Gates 20 cows, $4.89, $2.37.
Williams T. Son 81 cows, $499,
$6.05.
Puntenney & Oursler 8 cows, $233,
$4.2O.
H. E. McComas IA cows, 1921, 1925.
Geo. D. Shell IA cows, 1901, 1928.
Amity Canal Model d. 30 cows,
$2.44, $777.
BOetto Bros. IL cows, $5.36, $33S.
Jens Jensen l6 cows, $S2S, $1.75.
w. c. Hanks & Son "a cows, $231,
$3.50.
The data given above does not
represent the actual condition of all
the herds. In some herds where the
profit is high and the feed cost low
the cows produced the cheap milk
at the loss of body weight which
will have to be replaced with high
priced feed this Fall. If possible
enough feed should be given to
keep the cow up to her normal
body weight at this time Of year. II
this is done the returns will be pro-
portionally greater when feed again
becomes more plentiful
1t is better to break even on the
feed bill at present than to allow
the COW to get SO far below normal
that it is hard and costly to get her
back.
Leslie l. Weigand, Tester.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

This paper is still hunting for a
good live correspondent at Webb,
Amity, Coolidge and several of the
nearby towns and neighborhoods.
II you are interested we would be
pleased to have you call and see us.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Manager Jos. Adamek, of the To-
cal opera house, announces the re-
turn of the popular Kibbee Gossette
Players, for three days engage
ment starting Thursday, August
18th.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Sweep teeth, forty cents. Stacker
teeth, fifty cents ], E. Saunders
g. Son.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
Announcement

Beginning August 1st., meal tick.
cts will be advanced to six dollars,
1861 and our usual thirty-flve cent
Sunday dinner will be raised to
fifty cents.
Hotel Grand
BY G. w. Smeltzer.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
COUNTY BOARD ExAllINs
l7s FOR THE BIG Army
Majority Of Applicants Claim .Ex-
smption. While Some Forty Did
Not Appear

Following is the list of registranti
in PrOwers County VINO were exam
ined by the local board of PrOWer.
County on August 9TH, 7th, and Sth
accepted and vino did not file any
claim OF discharge or exemption be
lore said board.
Lloyd Irwin Mckinney, Lamar.
Jesse Rowland Mcclure, Granada.
Elmer Edward Newacheck, Holly.
Ernest Bear, Lamar.
E. Ray Hayden, Plains.
Alva Hurd, Lamar.
Morris Franklin Baker, Lamar.
Leo Lloyd Harper, Webb.
George DOrd Endsley, Plains.
Ellie Albert McCulley, Lamar.
John Festus Parrish, Lamar.
Bill Reyher, Wiley.
Percy James Baggett, Plains.
Howard NJ. Steward, Lamar.
Carl Thompson, Holly.
WrOmie Nelson Webb, Duer.
Ren Van Kerrebrook, Lamar.
Alvin Wilson, Northway.
Clinton Leslie Giberson, Lamar.
Laverne Prentice Elwell, Lamar.
John Henry Massar, Carlton.
Clyde Cook, Lamar.
James VanderpOol, Wiley.
Edward Tenney Miller, Versailles, Mo
Thomas James Stevens, Lamar.
Joseph Triska, Lamar.
David Vagher, Granada.
Norman A. Main, Granada.
Oliver Earl DitsOn, Two Buttes.
Orin Charles Jennings, Lamar.
Noah Newton, Lamar.
Lloyd Herman, Keenspotz, Lamar
Luther Lewis, Lamar.
Oscar Thomas Trfpp, Lamar.
August Raymon Endsley, Plains.
Lawrence Leroy Pearce, Granada.
John Quitman Terry, Lamar.
Grover Cleveland Jayne, Duer.
Robert Ora Nelson, Holly. =
Ernest Edgar Linder, Lamar.
Harold G. Rowe, Wiley.
Fred Vanderpool, Bristol.
Lloyd Frank Shafer, Lamar.
Jacob Arthur MOser. Holly.
Malvin Lee Welty, Granada.
Many of the above registrants
have signified their intentions OF
filing claims before the district
board for this section of the state
Until a report is secured from the
district board it will be impossible
to state the number of registrants
called who did not file claims of ex.
emptions.
We wish to make it clear that the
list above printed just simply
shows those who were examined
and did not file any claims of ex.
emption before the local board OF
this county. Some of these, it is
understood, intend to file claims be
fore the district board for occupa-
tiOnal exemption.
A total of 176 We're examined OF
which, 81 were discharged on physi-
cal grounds, 6 were dismissed as
aliens, and Ss filed claims for ex-
emption while 43 did not appear
at all for examination. The greater
portion of this 43, however, con-
sists of Mexicans and boys who
have enlisted since June 5th.
Presbyterian Church
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
ALL ABOARD YoR
HARTMAN YIELD DAY
The Field Day Folks Promise .
Good Time for 4verybody on
Friday. AEust II.

Ou your Tlkuts Aoulco ouQ Uell-
tlemen. you see the crack relay
teams lining up or their try for the
$l25.OO purse. The cowboy Relay
(purse of $500 will follow. Just
beyond you may observe the farmers
bring their teams into action for
the hah-mile novelty Farm Wagon
race md the Chuck Wagon Feature
memory of "Prairy Schooner days.
Further along are the trotters and
PAGERS; the speedy little COW ponies
! all the bad horses" from the coun-
try round tOgeather with the prize
seeking riders; the bicycle experts;
and even a battery OF "flivvers"
ready for try-out on the excellent
dry-land track.
They are all threeand many more
ready to do their part toward fur
nishing fun and entertainment for
the patrons Of Hartman's Annual
Field Day"
And this does not begin to cover
the program which the generosity
OF Hartman and its neighbors has
made possible. The morning will
be chuck full of Field Meet thrills,
from the boys obstacle race and
other events for minors, to the back
straining Tug O. War" and the
water fight lin which four men; q
barrel, and two lengths OF fire
hose. play part) for "Colorados
Finest.
Sea Breeze Dip the concrete
natatorium that has ranked Hart
man along with Atlantic City and
Long Beach as summer resort
will come in for it's share of atten-
tion, and both men and women may
enter swimming and diving events
for cash prizes.
The tractor train and automobile
parade viii interest you land incl
dentally show how many leading
railroads send their representatives
after Prowers County buanessl.
The first aid drill by the Fort Lyon
us. Navy Hospital Corps will lend
color to the scene and will teach
you how Uncle Sam takes care of
his boys-your boys on the high
seas. The art and Fancy-work ex-
hibit will interest the ladies, and
give them a chance to win host
of prizes. Trunding Thomas, the
celebrated cyclist will amuse both
you and the children. At least
two bands will furnish the music.
And free open-air picture show
will vie with the grand ball for
your attention at night
You can't help but have a good
time at Hartmans Field Day. And
you will have trouble spending any
money in doing so. A slight charge
will be made for grandstand and
parking privileges, and the COM
mittee will accept q fee from actual
dancers in the evening. But you
may see the minor sports: the races;
the vaudeville stunts; the picture
show; and the many other features,
absolutely free.
Field Day is Hartman's treat and
the citizens willingly spend over
$1,000 on this one day alone to see
that you have good time.
OF cours you re going? And say
bring the family and all the neigh
bors.
Where? Why to Hartman's An
nual Field Day, Friday August 18th.
And remember that it will be real
ly and truly Bigger and Better
than ever.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Subscribe for the ohisstain-
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Mems and Boys summer under
wear at summer prices at the Bar
gain Store. Come see.