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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Mortgages Sale Of Land

North Carolina, Richmond County
Under and by virtue of the power or
authority contained in acertain Mortgage
Deed executed by James Little and his
wife Lizzie Little. to H. R. Walden on the
18th day of February 1913, which Mort
gage deed is duly recorded in the office
of Register of Deeds for Richmond coun-
ty in Book 95 at page ID, default having
been made in the payment of the indebt-
edness secured by said Mortgage Deed
the undersigned will on the 9th day OF
April 1918, in front of the Court House
door at Rockingham, N. c. at twelve
O'Clock Noon offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash the following described
lands to-wit:
Lying and being in Richmond County
State aforesaid in Rockingham Township
and described and defined as follows to-
wit:
A certain lot of land situated lying and
being in the Town of Rockingham, N. c
Beginning at stake in the southern
edge of Falling Creek street, and runs in
a southern direction at right angles from
said street 142 feet to the run of Falling
Creek; thence up the various courses OF
said creek about east SO feet thence
about north and parallel with the first
line and so feet east Of the same said
Falling Creek street about 24O feet
thence west with Falling Creek street Sc
feet to the beginning. Being lot Mum
Der 9 in plat of lots made by R. A
Johnson, for Richmond Morgan, it being
the land conveyed by H. R. Walden, tt
James Little, 18th day of May 1913.
H. R. WALDEN,
Mortgage
Bob V. Howell, Attorney.
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Bynum & Thomas, ATTORNEYS.


Under and by virtue of the power con-
tanned in certain mortgage deed execut-
ed by Stonewall Covington and Lena
Covington, his wife, to the Bank of Rock
ingham dated November 30th, 1910 and
duly recorded in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Richmond county in
book II at page 2, default having been
made in the payment of the Indebtedness
secured thereby, the undersigned will
sell at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash on Saturday, April 9th, 1918
at IL o'clock M. in front of the court
house door in the town of Rockingham,
N. c. the following described real estate
to.wit:----
A certain tract of land lying in Wolf
Pit township, Richmond county, North
Carolina, bounded and described as fol-
lows:----
Beginning at stake in the Haileys
ferry road, as said road N. 81 E. 1921
chains; N. 81 E. 2.85 chains to corner
by said road; then N. 3 w. 472 chains to
a.stake al the head of the Cape Fear
branch; then down to abe various courses
of said branch to corner; then S. IL
chs. to corner; then S. IL E. 80 chs.
to large pine; Billy Covington's corner,
then as his line N. 90 IL E. 80 chs. then
S. 10 IL E. 6 chs. to stake by ditch;
then S. 40 E. 139 chs. to corner; then
South 20 E. II links S. 81 E, $40 chs.
to the aforesaid road; then as said road
N. rs East 800 chs. to the beginning.
containing thirty five 1851 acres, more or
!. less.
This the 9th day of March, 1918.
The Bank of Rockingham,
/ Mortgage.
i The Farmers Bank of Rockingham
Assignee.
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Administrators Notice.

Having this day qualified as admins
traitor of the Estate of Gibson Hasty be-
fore ]. A. McAulay Clerk of Superior
Court for Richmond County, this is to
notify all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to the under
signed duly verified on or before the
26 day of Feb 1919 or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
This Feb. 26th, 1918.
1T. HASTY,
Admir- of Gibson Hasty, decd.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified before the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Richmond county
as administrator of the estate of PATSY XII
ger Flowers, deceased, this is to notify all
persons holding claims or accounts against
said estate to present the same to me for
payment, duly verified, on or before
the 9TH day of March, 1919, or
this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate, whether by note or otherwise, are
requested to make prompt payment,
This, March 9TH, 1913.
w. w. KING, Admir-.
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Executrix's Notice.

Having qualified as executrix of the
estate of the late B. F. Lowdermilk, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against said decedent to present them,
duly verified, to me or my attorneys,
Bynun & Thomas, on or before March
2lst, 1919, or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. All who are in
debted to said decedent will please make
prompt payment.
This, March 18th, 1918.
Mrs. Lenora M. Lowdermilk,
EXecutrix
Bynum and Thomas, Attys.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Administrator Notice

Having qualified as administrative of
the estate of Sarah w. Nicholson, deceas-
ed, late of RichmondCounty, North Caro-,
lima, this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned at
Rockingham, N c. on or before'the 26th
day of March, 1919, Or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All per-
sons indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment
Rosa c. Nicholson,
Administrators of Sarah W. Nicholson,
deceased.
Bynum & Thomas, Attorneys.
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Application for Pardon of
Jim Luther.

Application will be made to the Cover
nor of North Carolina for the pardon of
Jim Luther convicted at the January term
of of Superior Court of Richmond County
for the crime of working at liquor still
and sentenced to the roads for term of
IL months.
All persons who oppose the granting of
said pardon are invited to forware their
protests to the Governor without delay.
This 26th day of March, 1918.
Abbey Luther
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Sale of Land.

Under and by virtue of the bower con-
tanned in a certain Deed of Mortgage
executed on the 18th day of October
1916. by J. S. Brown and wife, M. J.
Brown, to Pinkey Ewing. which said
mortgage was duly assigned to M. w.
McRae and recorded in the office of Reg.
lister of Deeds of Richmond county, N.
c. in book No. 100. page 2ll, the under
signed, will, at the court house door in
Rockingham, N. C., on Saturday, the 9th
day of April, 1918 at IL o'clock noon,
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash the following described lot or parcel
of land, to-wit.
Lying and being in the town of Rock
ingham, N. c. on the west side of Stew
art street and known as the Dudley
Steele lot and being the same lot that
was conveyed to Harriet Steele by Till
man Dunn and wife by deed dated July
6, 1889 and duly recorded in the Office of
Register of Deeds for said county in
book 600, at page 1876, reference to
which is had for full description.
Time of sale, Saturday, April 6, at IL
O'Clock noon.
Place of sale, court house door, Rock
ingham, N. c.
This March 5, 1918.
PINKIE EWING,
Mortgage.
M. w. McRae, Assignee.
Bynum & Thomas Attorneys
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Bring Your Corn.

I wish to announce to the. pub
lie that I am now better prepared
than ever to handle your work,
having installed a larger and bet
ter mill than the one destroyed
by fire Feb. 9Th. Bring me your
corn and | will treat and serve
you to your entire satisfaction.
A. B. Chandler, West Rocking
ham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04

'Tt's up to me to get new gag. !
told dat lady in de cottage dat used
to travel wild circus"
II suppose she got off dat old chest
nut by giving yer an AK and asking yer
to do de splitf"
"No; she had new one. She gave
me a saw and told me to saw up q
cord Of wood and den de fresh saw.
dust would remind me Of de circus
rings"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Amendments.

81 haven't seen Jones for ten years.
] remember when he got married he
called his marriage license their con-
stitution."
II saw him yesterday. he said to
tell you they have had seven amend
ments-three boys and four girls"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04

North Carolina, Richmond County.
State of North Carolina, plaintiff
VS..
Raymond Manship defendant
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please take notice that the undersigned
wife of the Defendant, will Petition his
Excellency, Hon. T. W. Beckett, Governor
of North Carolina, after the respiration
of 20 days from date hereof, for a
pardon for Raymond Manship who was
convicted for retailing in the Superior
Court for Richmond County and began an
eighteen months (18) sentence on the
Public Roads in January 1918. All par
ties desiring to oppose this pardon will do
so on or before April 10, 1918.
This the 23rd day of March, 1918.
Mrs. Raymond Manship.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Notice of Application For
Pardon.
Richmond County.

North Carolina, Richmond County.
State
vs..
lin Little and Hector Little.
TO ALL PARTIES CONCERNED:
q You will take notice that a petition
will be presented to His Excellency, Gov.
T. w. Beckett at Raleigh, N. c. after two
weeks notice hereof for pardon for
Jim Little and Hector Little who are now
serving a term on the roads of Richmond
county for retailing All persons desiring
to oppose said pardon will forward their
objections to the governor within two
weeks.
This March 9th, 1918.
BRYANT LITTLE.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
One Way to Get Along.

"They seem very devoted to each
other"
"Yes, indeed. She doesn't try to tell
him how to play golf and he admits
that she knows more about bridge
whist than he does"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
AZ HE Ease.

A. HE Eass.
"What's your Job in New York,
iBnIr
I'm a smoke inspector"
"That's a nice job. You can take
your chair up on the roof and inspect
the whole clty."-Louisvill Courier
/ Journal.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Moulders Wanted.

Wanted: Two good molders for
foundry. In writing state wages
expected and how soon you can
report for duty. Newman Ma
chine Company, Greensboro, N.
c.
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A joyful Event.

A joyful Event.
~There's one thing Ill say for the
kaiser: His funeral would break the
worlds record for attendance"
"That so?''
TITS q cinch. Think Of the millions
Fof people In the world who would Like
to 70 to 1t right now" ~
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04
Sympathy,

Sympathy.
, Husband (groaning)-The rheuma-
tisn in my leg is coming again.
Wife with sympathy)-Oh, I am
80 sorry, John! I wanted to do some
shopping today, and that Is o sure sign
of rain. teiSy
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04

It pays to trade with R. L. Nc
Donald.
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Notice for Application for
Pardon.

North Carolina. Richmond County
State of North Carolina, plaintiff
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04

Bynum & Thomas, Attorneys.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-04

Chairman of:the Board of Commissioners
Richmond County.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
100 co TO KELLY
FIELD WEDNESDAY

The local exemption board has
been advised that the 100 regis
trants, qualified for general mill
tary service. to go to Kelly Field.
San Antonio. Texas, will entrain at
8 o'clock p. m. Nov. IS, on a special
train on the Santa Fe.
One hundred registrants are want
ed from Oklahoma during the three
day period, beginning Nov. 25, for
stenographers, general office clerks
and typists, to go to Jefferson Bar
racks, ST. Louis, Mo. The num-
Der expected from Carter County
is not named in the order, but the
local exemption board is instructed
to notify the adjutant general the
number this county can supply.
During the same period the state
will be called upon for ten regis
trants as stationary steam engi-
neers or boiler firemen. Registrants
fitted only for special or limited
service will be accepted. The local
exemption board is INSTRUCTED to
notify the adjutant general how
many men OF this class can be fur
nished. The registrants accepted
will be sent to Columbus Barracks.
Ohio.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06

Ky; Edwin Alonzo Parsons, Uvalde.
Texas: Wilson Young, War Branch,
Ky; Donald NJ. Johnson, Camden, Mo-
Marion Johnson. Chaney, Kan; Henry
T.. Mcpherson, Greenwich, Ky; Albert
l.. Moose sulphur, Okla; Claude VIII
liam Paul, Humansville Mo; John So
bello, St. Louis, Mo; Burman Webb,
Millers Creek, Ky; Thomas f. Wood
ruff, Cherry, Tenn.
Missing in Action -- Corp Ernest l..
Parette, Cushing. Okla; Pvts. Barney
Kelly. Palmer. Texas; Andrew Nart2
Pittsburg, Kan; Roy W. Early lnde-
pendence, Kan; John j, Gebur, Dear
ing. Kan; Charles w. stone, Salem
Ark.
Additional Casualties.
Washington, Nov. 6,-The following
additional names were announced To-
day:
Wounded Severely in Action Wre-
viously reported missing in acton)--
Pvts. Odies Harlow, DE Quincy la;
Leroy Parker, Houston, Texas; Lea L.
Schnell, Augusta, Ark.
Wounded in Action, Degree Undeter
mined previously reported missing in
action -- Pvts. Clifford t. Margrave,
Olustee, Okla; Walter l.. Wilson,
Scottsvile Ark.
Returned to Duty previously repott-
ed missing in actiont-Pvts. Hugh Har.
din. Haynesville, La; Joseph Il. Barsh,
Muskogee. Okla; Cecil Z. Bostwick.
Pleasant Valley, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
Man and Woman :,
Taken From Hotel

Mabel White and Jack Lewis
were arrested last night in room Is
of the Ardmore hotel and taken to
the police station charged with lott
cring. The man deposited a cash
bond OF SIS for himself and was re-
leased, leaving the woman to re-
main in Jail. No sooner had ne
been released than Jim Carter, dep
utv sheriff, arrested him and took
him to the county Jail, where he was
booked for investigation.
In police court this morning
Lewis was fined SIS The woman
was fined $40 and sentenced to serve
thirty days in Jail. The jail SEN
tence was suspended to permit her
to leave Ardmore with the under
standing that ii she ever returns She
will have to serve the thirty days
in iail. She said she lives ten miles
west of Marietta and came here Sun
day at midnight to do some shop
ping and met the man IN the Ard
more hotel and went to his room.
The man said he lives in Cook
county. Texas and came to Ard
more on the same train that carried
the woman here. His attorney stat
ed to the court that Lewis was
worth considerable property, a man
of some Importance and should be
released. After his conviction in
the police court the man was re
turned to the county Jail for further
investigation.
When the woman was arrested
she destroyed a number of letters.
In her suit case were found num-
Der of other letters addressed to
Ruth Young. The woman said Ruth
Young was her 'chum and was
reared near her in Love county.
Persistent questioning failed to
cause her to admit that either she
or Ruth Young had been in deten-
ton camps at Fort Worth or other
Texas cities. She said she was born
at Gainesville. Texas, but admitted
that she was a frequent visitor at
ArdmOre.
Try an Ardmoreite Want Ad for
quick results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
Attorneys Rebuked For
Neglecting to Report
For QUESTIONABLE Work

Judge A. Eddleman, chairman OF
the committee appointed by the Car
ter County Bar Association to assist
draft registrars with the filling out
of their missionaries, stated today
that OF the ten attorneys who were
called to assist today only five put
in all appearance. One member OF
the bar association committee and
ten attorneys were named to serve
each day.
Chairman Eddleman said this at
ternoon that unless there is better
response that the names OF the de-
linauents will be handed to the Car
ter County Council OF Defense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
FOR
CAMP PA|GN FOR
WAR WORK FUND

At a meeting called at the Office
of J.. :. Dolman late yesterday, Wal
ter :. Gilbert was elected chairman
of the executive committee for Ard
more TO raise the United War Work
fund, and an organization was i'm
mediately formed to commence the
drive next Monday.
Charles Won Weise {, chairman Of
the district comprising Carter, Love,
Murray and Garvin Counties, which
has been assessed S9O,OOOO0
Carter County must raise $4,000
and Ardmore must raise $4,000.
The ward organizations follow:
First Ward-G. =. Selvidge, cap
tain; Harry katz, Mrs. Kenneth
Hudson, Rev {. c. Weith, Rev. X.
+. l.. Morgan and Rev. A. l.. Aulick
Second Ward-T. !. Pollock, cap
tain; George W. CoiIman, W. w.
Lewis, Pat Boyle and Mrs. Ma
lone Lyk[ns.
Third Ward-Tom Cooper, cap
tain; Frank Gates, Arthur Straeh-
icy, W. ~ fuNdIuS, MIS-. ~
Thurmand, {. W. Richards.
Fourth Ward--William Gardner.
captain; Arthur Carpenter, Mrs. c.
+. Ringer, {. T. Barringer and Rev.
MIR, Godfrey
Complete plans for an intensive
canvass will be made Wednesday,
when the committee will meet at
!. $. Dolman's office The commit
tee Will select block workers and an
effort will be made to raise Ard
more'S quota the first day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
YANKS IN HANDS
OF THE GERMANS
NAMES OF 13 OFFICERS AND
So ENLISTED MEN, PRISON
ERS ANNOUNCED TODAY

Washington. Nov. 5.-Names OF
lS officers and So enlisted men in
German prison camps were an
nounced today by the war depart
ment. The officers are:
At Camp Villingen: Lieut. Louis
NJ. Edens, Cabool, Mo.
Reporte in Good Health, Camp
Landsltut; Lieut.. William S. G.
Kidder. Blemont, Mass.
At Camp Karlsruhe: Lieuts, Her
bert X. Vanderbilt, Buffalo, n. y,
and Harlan h. Summer. Manhattan,
Kansas.
Reported in Good Health, Camp
Karlsruhe: Capt. Adam Frederick
Oderlin, Whitneyville, c o II H.;
Lieuts Glen c. Richardson, Milwau-
kee, Wis, and Van Hampton Bur
gin, Atlanta, Ga.
Reserve Hospital, St. Marien Hos
pital, Hagen: Lieut.. Grady X.
Tombstone, Laurel, Miss.
Good Health, Camp Unknown;
Lieuts. James V. Leak, Columbus,
Miss, and Arthur P. Matthews,
Scranton, Pa,
Reported in Good Health, in Hos
pital: Lieut.. James \. O'Toole, er-
sey City, N. !.
Reported Wounded Camp I'm
known: Lieuts. John w. McMan-
igal, Horton. Kansas, and Ralph X.
Root. Cleveland, Ohio.
Enlisted men include: At Camp
Unknown: Roy T.. Crosser. Pocas-
set Okla; Alva Mcfarland, Cleo
Springs, Okla Augusta Franklin,
Bartlesyille. Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
Found Stolen Articles
In Mexican Home

A man named Stokes, from Idaho
left his gripsack in the union sta
ton Saturday night, Oct. 70, to-
gether with an electric railroad Ian
tern and they were stolen before he
returned to get them. Policeman
Chancellor found the lantern, the
grip and a part OF the clothing in it,
at the home OF negro woman, who
is married to a Mexican and lives
in the northern part OF the city. The
woman said her husband bought the
articles from another Mexican. lie
is working on a pipe line and VIII
be given an opportunity TO explain
when he returns.
ing WIT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
PAGE THREE
TODAY'S WAR NEWS
IN A NUTSHELL.
lBy The Associated Press.l

by ne NSSOCldlcu IIcSS'
From the Dutch frontier to east
OF the Meuse, the 20O-milc battle
line is aiame today as the British,
French, and Belgians crush the re-
Sistance OF the enemy and push on
for important gains.
Everywhere on the long line, the
allies are progressing and on the
French sectors, between the Disc
and the AiSnc, the Germans are
withdrawing from Marie and Mont
cornet. Field Marshal lIaig has
taken the strong point OF lie Ques-
noy and is pressing on Maubeuge.
while the Americans are fighting
their way across the Meuse south
west OF the railroad center of Mont
mcdy
In the region north and south OF
NalencienneS, the British continue
the successful push begun Monday,
Southeast OF Nalcnciennes, the
British are within ten miles
OF Maubeuge and further south
are rapidly pushing their way
through the Normal forest where
they are four miles from the railroad
junction of Aulnoyc. South OF the
Normal forest, the British and
French are pressing eastward over
virtually level ground toward AyeS-
neS
From the Disc to the AiSne, at
Chateau PorCicu, the French main
tain close contact with the enemy
who is moving rearward as Il result
of the French successes of the last
few days. South OF GuiSe, the
French First army is advancing
northeaStward between Peron and
the Serre. Further east, The French
have penetrated the formidable
llunding line, making an advance of
one mile on a front OF live miles on
the western wing OF the forward
movement. Continuation OF the adj
vance here soon will compel the
Germans to give up the line OF the
Aisne and west OF Rethel to which
they have hung so closely
American troops, on a front Of fiji
teen miles, along the MeuSe. from
BrieuleS northward to Pouilly, are
successfully forcing their way
across the river At Brieullcs, the
river has been crossed in bitter
fighting and the Americans also
have reached the east bank OF Clery-
l.e-Petit, where the Meuse curves
in the region OF Pouilly the Ameri-
cans have crossed the stream and
taken the village of Pouily, after
driving the enemy from the Iaul-
nav wood.
The Americans on the west bank
OF the Meuse, north OF Stenay, are
within four miles OF the German
main communication line from Sc
dan TO Metz, at a point northwest
OF Chauvenoy.
The successful crossing OF the
Meuse outilankS the German posi-
tions east Of the MeuSe, toward the
MoSelle, which protect the import
ant Briey iron fields and important
railroad and supply lines in the re
gion OF Montmedy and ConfIans.
From the MeuSe west to the
Aisne, the Americans and French
maintain their pressure against the
Germans defending the Mezieres-
Sedan railway line, ten miles to the
north.