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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

extension was decided upon.
With characteristic short sight.
edness, the Legislature shut its
eyes to the Importance Of this
particular railroad extension and
now a railroad has been built to
Boone from Tennessee and Vlr.
ginia. aud the agricultural, TIM.
ber and mineral products the
people OF North Carolina have
been calling for are going from
this State into western markets.
Some day when this railroad Il.
nally gets across the ridge the
people OF this section OF North
Carolina will wonder that its
building should have been 10 de-
yed.-Charlotte Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

J W Main state VS. ] b Patter 5 20
J H Brown keeping county home
SO 90, T L Mast burial expenses
Of lettie bentley 3 10, John carp
caurt house janitor 2 90. Dr.. J "
jones' county physician As 50,
New River Light and power co.
lights for court house l2 40. " p
moody isheriff paid INDECENT pu.
pills etc 219 S5, JIM Hodgesjudgs
of election 6 90, G W Robbins reg.
lister OF election II 10, Edwards
& Broughton stationery for coun
{, 2 90. L 8 BollingeDm 'mber of
Bd OF commissioners 30 90, ! L
Glenn member Of the board OF
commissioners 81 20, L A Green
member of thp board of commits.
sioners 10 10, W Farthing paid
for. registering vital statistics
) 90, MrS. L critcher Keeping
eilley children = 90,
June 3, 1918.
G L story agent for " E ROB-
bins 3 90, G L story agent for
smith cook 6 90, zB Brown agt.
for Millie walker 6 90, IN Hodg.
es agent for G Yarbor 6 90, W L
Holshouser ag"nt for Maud Hodg.
es 9 90, A Barman agent for +
Harman 9 90, l. q Maxwell agent
for s H Black Is ~.
Continued on page two.)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
The Tragedy Of a Railroad.

The North Wllkesboro Hustler
brings information that work OF
reconstructing the Watauga 4
Yadkin River Railroad is SUE.
pended probably until after the
sale OF that property on Dec. II,
and this calls to mind an exper-
ience that is a tragedy in this
history OF railroad construction
in North Carolina. The Watau.
ga & Yadkin runs from NORTH
Wilkesboro to the loot .of th+
Blue Ridge, east OF Boone, its
western objective. 1t trayerses
a virgin section OF the state ant
runs through one OF the riches,
agricultural, timber and mineral
territories III the entire South.
The builders Of this road wert
granted State aid in the shape ol
a squad OF convi:ts to help IN
pushing the line across he noun
tam, but when the grading had
reached the foot of the ridge ana
the prospect seemed bright Tor
an early crossing and cunuecti m
with Boone, the "hands' were
abruptly recalled and work was.
stopped. Then came the food OF
July, 1915, and the railbed was
washed away almost in> its Ell.
tirety. The managers of tie
road could not hope State assi,-
tance, but with their own resour
ces they set to work and put tie
line in such shape that it was
possible to resume the transpt r.
tation of freight. The road was
liust "getting on its feet wher
the food OF last August once
more put it out OF commission.
The Watauga & Yadkin wal
originally started as a lumber
ing road, hut the possibilities o
it's extension over the ridge ant
the bringing OF the vest agricul
tural resources OF that section
within reach OF the state, we're O
90 appealing a nature that it
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

= hodges coffin for Jack Helton
6 90, W P moody, sheriff, holding
court 80 10, Mrs. L E critcher
keeping eillsy children s 90, IN
roster state VS. csciIcritcher l go,
Eli miller state vs. Cecil critcher
] 80, ,Hamp cook state vs. cecil
crltcher 2 Is, James Pitts state
W. cecil cntcher ! 60, P R shull
STAGE vs john whaley ! 60, c c
sutherland state vs. John whaley
195, E 7 sutherland state VS.
John whaley 2 30. J H Martin
state w John whaley 2 80, will
son eraybeal state vs. John wha.
lev 2 so, Floyd Eller state VS. Juo
whalsy 2 80, R E Chvrch state Va.
Andy Greene l 25, will watson
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
CURE FOR DYSlNTERY.
"While I was in Ashland, Kan.

"Whilo was IN Ashland, Kan.
sas, a gentleman overheard me
speaking OF Chamberlain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy" writes
William Whitelaw, ofDes Moines
Iowa. He told me in detail Of
what 1t had done for his family,
but more especially his daughter
who was lying at the point OF
death with a violent attack OF
dvsintery, and had been given
up by herfamily physician. Some
OF the neighbors advised him to
give Chamberlain's Colic and Dl.
arrhoea Remedy, which he did,
aud fully believes that by doing
so saved the lif. OF his child. 81
sta'e ed that be had also used this
remt dy himself with equally graf
tying results" .
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
A BILIOUS ATTACK.

When you have q bilious at.
tack your liver fails to perfoan
it's functions. You become consti
pated, The food YOU cat tirment'
in your stomach instead Of diges
aing. This inhames the stomach
and causes nausea, vomiting and
a terrible headache Take thret
OF Chamberlaill's Tablets. They
will tone up your liver, clean ou'
your stomach and you will soor
be as we'll as ever. They only cost
q quarter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

state vs. Glenn church l 10, Grant
Miller state VI Glenn church l rs,
Rufus Jones state vs. will church,
.05, will Jones state vs " church
.95, )walter beach state W will
church .95, @ q Elagaman state
va walter cook l 65, Fay shell
state vs. waiter cook / 45, Mil.
lard watson state vs. Affa we'll.
born ! 25. E F harmon state vs.
clark Trivett l 35, Donley Haga.
man state w Clark Trivet l IS.
Jake lsenhour state vs. J Miller
l Is, Eliza hampton state vs lie.
on av .95, G. NJ story state vs.
Elish fielder, 95, Glide underwood
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07

49, oSOeo ~ OsNNeSS ossASS5 S~Ss'~e
we could accomplish nothing we
were ordered back, but rot until
We had lost 73 men killed and
wounded. Among the number
killed wastCol. Chewanet, one a.
mong the best officers We had.
The Orderly Sergeant Of the Com.
pany to which l belonged, and
one Of MY best friends was NOR
tally wounded and the man BY
my eide was shot through the
hips, but l didn't get q scratch.
When we were back out Of the
range of their deadly rifles we
halted and abCut this time Genls.
Morgan and Duke who had been
10 the rear that morning rode up.
Gen. Morgan Immediately order
ed US to about face and we retra.
ced our steps q mile or two and
took a neighborhood road, ford.
ed the river and came back into
the pike beyond the high bridge
and proceeded on our way.
About two days later we en-.
countered another command of
"Yanks" at Lebanon, KY. who
gave US battle. They were rout,
ed but took refuge in the Court
house and jail and kept up a fus.
silade on US. Seeing we were a.
bout to set the build on fire they
surrendered, and were put in the
road in front OF our column and
marched on until night, when
they were duly sworn not to take
up arms again against the Con-
federate States during the wal
and released.
We did not stop atall OF nights
and what sleep We got was on
our horses, except when We stop.
ped to feed, and then we would
get a few minutes sleep. About
the 7th or 9th Of the month we
arrived at Brandenburg, KY. on
the Ohio river, 100 miles below
Louisville. Our scouts had pro.
cured two steamboats, in which
w crossed the river between mid.
night and day and next morning
at daylight we we're at Corodon,
Indiana, on opposite bank ofriv.
er from Brandenburg, KY.
(To be continued.)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
Mrs. Violet hedges.

The subject Of this ske tc b
Mrs. Violet Hodges, was a daugh
ter of George and Sarah Moody,
and was born and reared On
Cove Creek, in Watauga county.
She was born FeH II, 1887 and
died Nov. IA, 1918, aged 81
years, 9 months and 8 days. She
was married to Riley Hodges De.
cember "a. 1854, and was the
mother Of ten children, her two
oldest daughters and youngest
son, having preceded her to the
spirit land.
She proiesed faith in Christ at
IN early age and lived an exem.
plary christian life ever after.
wards. She was afflicted with can.
Ger OF the face for the past three
years, but bore her suffering with
christian fortitud. Her faith in a
Savlor's love AMI power to save
vas strong, and she fr quently
expressed her readiness and will
lingness to leave this world and
many times, while suffering un.
told Jain, she clapped her hands
ind praised God for his good
ness to her. A few weeks before
he died she sang Jesus Lover
Of My Soul" Death had no pangs
for her. Those who knew her best
loved her most-liberal, gener-
,us, kind, and she dispensed
charity with a loving hand to
NIL in distress. Her life was a mod.
el worthy If the emulation ofall,
and her example shed light in the
community IN which she lived.
Long will she live in the hearts
If friends she leaves behind. While
her body is moulderiug back to
It's kindred dust, her spirit is re-
ioicing in realms OF light in u Sa'
;ior'S love,
She leaves an aged husband,
Jour daughters and three Sons
andlnany grandchildren togriev'
rtleir loss, but our lJss ishere-eY.
.al gain. May they uli live true
chris tian lives, and may they
me t the dear mother beyond
the river OF Death.
With SOrrOWsul hearts we laid
n"r mortal iemainS ND. re
sod az the old family grave Nart,
Rers. Ell. Green uud I'D. liod -
rs contracting the services. May
the God of comfort bind up the
wounded hearts OF the dear old
2ompauioD aud children, and w
pray Gods blessin ss upon al
the tereaved, and especially ul-
ON the daughter, Mrs, league
who has cared for her dear me :
ther so long.
One OF the faithful ones Las
been called up higher; earth hat
lost a jewel and heaven has gain
ed a star. Let us not mourn. but
be ready to meet heyin the SN eel
By aud 6y.
ONE WHO LOVED HER,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
PsrsouaI "reminiscences II Tho Civil Wal
1861 70 1906.

PsrsonaI "reminiscences ot tho Civil xs|
1861 70 1865.
[BY L. \. PERnSs.1 -..
(Continued.) ~
During the latter part OF June
'6S there was much activity in
our camps making preparations
for a.move Of some kind. Oi
course it was known only to
those high in authority what
that move wds to be but from
editorials in the leading newspa-
pers and talk among the soldiers
it was understood there was to
be an effort made to "push the
war into the enemy's country"
and it was expected that a gen.
eral advance would be made and
shift the confict into the North
ern States and give the Yankees
a little taste OF the effects Of war.
The king OF provisions issued to
soldiers who we're to make forced
marches was what was familiar.
ly known as ''hard tack" for
bread and raw bacon for meat.
The Confederate States was short
on factories for making army
crackers so Morgan's Command
had to make their own hard tack
A week or ten days before the
lst Of July a number of sheet ir.
on cook stoves together with q
lot Of -four was brought to camp
and men were detailed and put
to work manufacturing hard tack
which was made up and kneaded
with no other ingredients but
cold water. and baked in small
cakes as hard az could be with.
out burning. They were theu
throw wn out in the sun to dry,
great piles OF which could be seen
stacked around headquarters.
So ON the first day OF July this
bread was issued to the men with
raw bacon, and each man was
supposed to make several days
ration out OF what was given to
him.
On the morning OF the 2nd day
OF July we crossed ii Q Cumber-
land river and started on the
march North. There had been
much rain previous to this time
and the river was bank full. The
men, wagons etc. had to be fer
ried over the river and the horses
and mules had to swim. Iremem'
Der that some OF the mules were
too stubborn to swim and were
drowned and went floating of
down the river.
We crossed the river with g.
100 effective men, and two pieces
Of light artillery known as noun
tain howitzers, marching day and
u,gbt, just stopping long enough
to iced and eat a bite. Some
times we could get corn to feed
on but often we would. get wheat
which vas IN the shock in tn
fields and feed on that. We en-
countered no opposition unit
the 4th OF July, which came or
Sunday that year. There was 6
high bridge across Green river
not far from Bowling Green, Ky
which was beingguarded by some
soldiers who were in q stockad'
on the bluff overlooking the rivel
and country around. The mel
halted and Gen johnson who
was commanding the advance
guard that day ordered up hi'
artillery and undertook to shel
them out. The stockade was
built of timber set on end in
trench with port holes to shoe
out. II the artillery could hav
gotten in range they would hav
been shelled out, but the inclin
was too great and the shells coul'
not reach the stockade. This in
furiated the General and he OF
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-12-07
COUNTY EXHIBIT.
March 4, 1918.

Wv SAV - = 6AAA4A - = -
March 4, 1913.
Continued from last week.
NIB blackburn agent for G Bent
ley 3l5. oL story agent TO " E
Robbins 3 20, Q L story agentfor
so,ith Cook 6 10. BBrOwn agent
for NJ walker 600, In Hodges
a,.ent for @ Yarber 6 90, W L Hols
houser agent for Maud hodges
800, M B blackburn agent for A
bentley 397, A Hsrwan agt., for
+ Harmon . 00,.L O Maxwell agt.
for y q Black 1900, I T hampton
agent form cantsr 8 90. il mast
agent for N 4 : wilson 8 O0, 4
watson agent for ], D watson
6 %, T L Mast ageut Tor n Bent
" II OO, P c Younce agent ior E
church 4 so, NJ B blackburn agt
for Gilbert horton - 90 John wat
con iagent for chany saunders
$50, n Mitchell agent for " shull
10 90, DR., + B Perry agentfor Nan
carter 6 90, IA cox agent for "
robbins 8 90; Bob sluder sgt for
THOMAS child 8 90, Jerry watson
agent lor John Greer 3 90, J P
Thomas iagent for Henry ward
4 81, n L McNeill agent for Floyd
AcNeill 4 so, IA cox agent for
A watson 4 so, MIS-. MA shelton
agent for Betsy Martin 9 W, L M
hodges agent for chas. Aldrldge
75O, M B blackburn agentfor M
bentley and wife'll ~, CD ray
lor agent for Emeilne Farthing
$50, w rarthing agent tor R
ward 600, Luther Miller agent
for Mrs. shelton 10 so, IA COX
agent for q { watson Al 50, Frank
vines agent for Julia alsnn 8 90,
Duke ward agent for Riley Pres
nell 6 90, " L Holehouser agent
for NJ hodges and children II w,
WI Holshouser agent for waiAey
10O0,J B Miller agent for c Reese
500, Levy norman county AID
600, Adaie FOX county all e W
Katie Yatuer county aid 8 w. Da
vld hodges, county aid sOo, A
ward county aid 5 rs, Hardin
Xix county aid 8 20, c)&MBarnes
county aid 8 90, J H brown keep
lug county home 120 90, 1ohn
carp court house ianitor 2 OO,
VIZ aragg clerking to board OF
CO. .cows 33 50, DR.. Jw Jones
county physician 30 OO,w D Far-
thug, c. 8. c., issuing papers w
Avery county 2 10, WI Trivett
Judge OF election 2 90. M B Black
burn, nails, broom, etc. forcoun'
ty home 8 SO, Edwards 4 Brough
ton for county supplies 43 80,
burroughs Adding Machine CO.
Adding Machiue 294 90, WI Far.
thing pay for registering vital
statistics Al 25.
April l, 1918,
JH Browo,kseping county home
1Os 43, AN Mills judge OF elec.
ton a 90, E " cannon two col
fusfor paupers g 90, John carp
court housr janltor 5 90, NJ B
blackburn supplies for co. home
IL 80.
wD Farthing half fees 80 81
CT. COttrell ~
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07
"HAPPINESS," TRIANGLE
PLAY STARS ENID BENNETT

Enid Bennett will be presented in
her third starring play, Happiness, ="
a comedy drama by c. Gardner Sui
livan, at the Star theatre next Tues
day and Wednesday.
Miss Bennett demonstrates her YER
satility by playing a role entirely dit
ferent than that in the Princess of
the Dark" or Little Brother" She
is a Philadelphia heiress, whom the
Sunday newspapers have described
as "the richest and most snobbish
girl in America" As matter of fact
she is so restricted by SNUG conven-
tions that she has no opportunity to
make friends. Because of her repu-
tation for piggishness she meets a
cold reception from students at the
college which she attends. Her real
happiness begins when she meets a
boy vino is working his way through
college by taking in washing.
A notable Ince caste supports the
star. Charles Gum appears as the
college washerwoman. Little Thel-
ma Salter, the eight-yearold star.
acts as his partner in the "soapsuds
trust Gertrude Claire, famous as
the sweet faced mother in "The Cow
ard" "The Wolf Woman "The
Crab and other plays, will scarcely
be recognized as the owlish old gov
erness who stalks after the girl. An
drew Arbuckle is the bluff, jovial un-
Gle who sets the girl free of stupid
conventionalities with which her al
istocratic aunt, Adele Belgrade, has
surrounded her. Jack Gilbert, as d
dapper college ehappie, is another Of
the best Ince players who figures In
this whimsical play.
The production was directed by Re
ginald Barker and photographed b,
Robert Newhardt. Robert Buntor
was in charge of the art direction.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07
RESULTS TELL
There Can BE No Doubt About the

- Results in Heppner.
Results tell the tale.
All doubt Is removed.
The testimony of a Heppner citizen
Can be easily Investigated.
What better proof of merit can be
had:
Henry Schwarz, proprietor of but
cher shop, Main St., Heppner, says:
II was subject to severe attacks Of
lumbago. The pains were like a
sharp knife sticking me in the back.
When had one of these attacks, the
pain was SO severe l could hardly
move and when I got down it was
fald to straighten up. My kidneys
acted irregularly and were congesteo
during these spells. Six boxes of
Doans Kidney Pills fixed me up in
fine shape. My back has felt strong
and my kidneys have caused me very
little trouble since"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Schwarz had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07

beautiful Bluebirds. "The Greater
Law in which Myrtle Gonzalez, Geo.
Hernandez and Lawrence Peyton are
featured players, was photographed
in dead of winter among the Sierras
near Trucker, Calf. As the story
by Chas. j. Wilson, Jr., has its scenes
placed in Alaska, the frost-lockd
peaks of the Sierras were called upon
to provide suitable backing for the
exciting episodes that abound during
the five acts of 'The Greater Law"
The play gets its title from the action
of girl who took the law into her
own hands when she went to Alaska
to avenge the death of her brother.
Her one mistake resulted from plac-
ing too much dependence upon the
word of villain who was, himself,
;uilty of the crime-and never paid
The penalty. Truth, to tell the
crime" was never committed, and
lis fact leads to a surprise finish
hat cli1naxes series of gripping in
dents, fraught with ruggel strife
md embellished with an engaging
owe theme. Amid mountain peaks
Ind crystal landscapes, backed by for
ests of evergreens, the actors in ''The.
Greater Law waded through snow
knee deep in depicting a narrative
that will delight, not alone in it's in
.erest as entertainment, but in thu
natural -grandeurs and beauties reflec
ted in It's photography.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07
YOU HAD BETTER.
PAY INCOME TAX

Have you been in to see the income
tax man yet? If yon haven't and there
remains any doubt in your mind on
the subject, you will do we'll to drop
in and talk the matter over with 'iim
Internal Revenue Collector Milton
A. Miller of Portland sends out an
nkling of what might happen to tina.
fellow who tries to get by without
paving his income tax. Says Mr. Mil
.er.
Somebody is going to tell on yea
if you don't pay your income tax.
Congress has fixed it so that some
body must tell, whether he wants to
or not.
One section of the War Income
Tax Law, exhaustively comprehen-
siyely in scope, requires every per-
son, without exception, and every
corporation, partnership, association,
and insurance company, in whatever
capacity acting, who paid $500 or
more to another person, corporation,
partnership. association, or insurance
company, as interest, rent, salaries,
wages, premiums. annuities, compen-
or other fixed or determined gains,
profits, and income, to report the
name and address of the person, cor
poration, ETC., to whom the payment
was made, together with the amount
Of payment, to the commissioner Of
Internal Revenue at Washington
Form 1899, now to be had at all col
lector's offices, is the form prescribed
and used. The forms must be filled
out and returned on or before March
/, 1918, accompanied by Form 1895,
which is a letter of transmittal and
affidavit certifying the accuracy OF
Form 1899.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07

w. F.. Palmateer and Geo. N. Ely,
prominent men of Morgan, were bus
mess visitors in Heppner Wednes
day.
During the past week w. G. Nc
Carly was called to Bellingham, Wn.,
by the death of his brother Ed Nc
Carly at that place.
Among the many farmers who
we're in the city the first of the week
we're Rufus Farrens, w. A, McClin-
tock, Frank Young, N. M. Johnson
and l., A. Anderson of Gooseberry.
The postofIice at Gooseberry has
been discontinued, by official notice
from Washington, and hereafter the
majority of the residents of that
bart of the coustry will get their mail
at lone.
J. D. French, Gurdane stockman
and one of the few big cattlemen of
Eastern Oregon, spent few days in
Heppner and vicinity during the past
week transacting business.
Word was received here the past
week telling of the death OF Henry
Beckett, the oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Beckett of Portland. Mr..
Beckett died in Pennsylvania, where
he made his home for some time
J. S. Young departed for Portland
en- Wednesday, accompanying his lit
tie daughter Fay whom Mr. Young
takes to the city to receive treatment
at the hands of specialist. Fay has
been ill for several weeks, suffering
apparently from Inflammation OF the
mastoid bone. 1t is feared that an
operation will be necessary.
Mrs. E. M. Shut and her daughter
Essie left last Saturday morning for
Southern California, and perhaps Ar
izona later on, where they will spend
the next several months in trying to
benefit Miss Essies health. She had
hoped to spend the present winter
and coming summer here at home,
but was unable to hold out longer
without a change of climate. Law
renee is selling newspapers IN Los
Angeles and is doing well, his father
informs us. Mr.. Shut will of course
remain here and patiently await the
reunitnjg of his scattered family
whenever their health permits 1t.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07
THE MAN WHO
MADE GOOD"

The Man Who Made Good a
Triangle play produced under the
supervision of Allan Dwan and feat
uring Jack Devereaux and Winifred
Allen, which will be shown at the
Star theater next Sunday and Mon
day, is brisk, up to the minute COM
edy dealing with young couple who
determine to make good in New YORK
city.
They meet over the perennial
prune dessert at New York board
ing house. They are attracted to one
another and soon decide upon matri-
mony. Tom has just enough money
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-07
PEOPLE ENTITLED TO KNOW

"The people of Oregon are entitled
to know my position on all matters
of State and National Importance"
announced r. N. Stanfield, last week
before starting on tour of the state
in the interest of his candidacy for
United States Senator. ut Is my
intention to give them that informa-
ion first-hand. This plan Of cam
paign will also give me an oppor-
tunity to gain more detailed informa-
ton as to the state and its needs, OF
which in a general way. l already
have considerable knowledge"