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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
Breaking In Two.

Nowhere in the world except
in rare spots does the farmer en-
joy the same educational facili-
ties for his children as does the
urban citizen. even the most com
mon laborer, who pays little or
no taxes.
1t is manifest that this cOndi-
ton cannot continue. Either the
country as a whole will provide,
regardless of expense, the same
educational advantages for the
children of the farm as well as
for those of the city, or we can.
not maintain our average citizen.
ry upon the land.
If the actual resident upon the
land is inferior, then we shall one
day break in two POLITICAL as Rus
sia has broken. In any event. oul
land will not be well managed
and the future will beinsecure. -
f. Davenport, dean Illinois Col
lege of Agriculture.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
A Public Welfare School.

What has been termed q State
and County Council, composed of
representatives of State a n d
county administrations, headed
by Governor Beckett, will assem-
bic at the University of North
Carolina Sept. 45, for q weeks
study of recent State legisla
ton with view to carrying it in
to effect. 1t will be held under
the auspices of the Governor,and
the University in connection with
the State Department of Educa-
ton, the State Board of Health.
the Board of Public Welfare, the
State Tax Commission anu h e
State Highway Commission, 1t is
expected thot there will be brou-
ght together at this meeting a
thousand representatives ofcoun-
ty otlicers, including County Com.
missioners, members of Boards
of Education, Juvenile Court
Judges, Superintendents Of Pub
lie. Welfare, Road Commission,
ers, Tax Assessors and others.
The press of the State will h
urged to attend. Longing and
meals will be furnished by the
University at Sl.25 per day. The
meeting will be, in fact, II Univer
sity extension course in applied
civics and public welfare.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
Stockholders Meet

An enthusiastic meeting of the
stockholders of the Peoples Bank
and Trust Co. was held in Boone
on last Friday, August %, and
after the usual preliminaries, a
permanent organization was cs.
tablished by electing Mr.. II. l..
Mast president and r. b. Moore,
secretary.
The meeting then proceeded to
business and on motion of Mr..
John E. Brown the following gen.
tlemen were put in nomination
and unanimously elected to serve
as a board of directors for the
new bank: H. w. Horton, j. a.
Lentz, Y. H. Coffey, Ira Critcher,
n. L. Mast, II. G.. Rivers, and G..
M. Sudderth.
On motion of Mr.. G. M. Sue.
derth, the following committee
on by laws was elected: John e.
Brown, w. d. Farthing and John
Lewis.
The capital stock being over
subscribed, it was moved and
carried that the directors be eln.
powered toproportion theamount
of stock to be issued to each sub,
scriber whose application fol
stock amounted to $500 and up.
No further business being be
fore the meeting the meeting ad
journed sine die.
Immediately following t h {
stockholders meeting the direc
tors met and elected the follow
ing gentlemen as officers of the
bank: T. Fl. Cotfey, president
II. l.. Mast, vice-president, G. M
Sudderth, cashier.
Every effort is being put fortl
to have the above named banl
open and ready for business OF
Monday September 1, and ever.
indication suggests q success stu
career from the start.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
NOTICE OF SUMMONS. ,

North Carolina Watauga County. In
the Superior court, before the clerk
r. H. Bingham and wife Xillie Bing.
ham, Jas. II. Bingham, w. II. Bing-
ham and wife Bessie Bingham, Vcrla
Hayes and husband Grady Hayes,
Minnie Presncll and husband Vanc5
Prcsncll, Coy Bingham, Ralph Bing-
ham, Mary Bingham. Ruth Bingham,
Albert Bingham and Elliot Bingham,
the last three named by their next
friend John +. Brown against Paul
Madron, Ruth Mudron, Horace Mad
ron and Ethel Madron.
The defendants in the above entitled
action will tal4 notice that on the y
day of July 1919, u summons in said
action was issued by o. L. Cotlcy.
Clerk of the Superior Court for Wa,
tausa County, the plaintiffs asking
for the sale of land for partition, in
Watauga county, North Carolina, in
which defendants have an interest,
which summons is returnablc ON the
10Th day of August 1919. The defcn.
dants will also take notice that they
are required to appear and answer OF
demur to the petition of the plaintiffs
at the time and place named for the
return of the summons, or the rcliel
demanded will be granted. This 23rd
day of July 1919.
0. l.. COFFEY, c. S. c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
A Lower Tax Rate.

Many people donOt understand
the spirit and purpose of the re-
valuation of property now being
made. The following extract
from an editorial by H. B. Var
ner in the Lexington Dispatch
states the case clearly and fair.
ly:
I'VE often hear good citizens
say that they are glad to see an
attempt to equalize taxation but
they are afraid that the amount
of taxes is being raised.
THE bill creating the Revalua.
ton Act, was really and truly
proposed by a committee outside
the legislature, composed ofsome
of the leading men in both politi.
cal parties, one of which was
Hon. Frank Linney, Chairman of
the Republican State Executive
Committee. This bill was intro,
duced in the legislature, was
carefully considered by a com
mittee of Democrats and Repub-
licans, and was passed by a una
nimous vote of both Houses; that
is, it was voted forby every Dem
ocrat and every Republican in
the Legislature.
mo sensible man should have
any doubts about this contract
being carried out with the people
of North Carolina when the lead
ers of both the great political
parties of the State unanimously
entered into a solemn contract
with the citizens of the State that
if the citizens win honestly put
their property on the tax books
at it's true value in money the leg
islature shall be called together
during 1920 and the tax rate re-
duced so that no county, no town,
or special tax district may be al
lowed to collect more than ten
per cent increase in taxes in 1920
over 1919.
mo one should worry about
the legislature carrying out this
solemn contract with the people.
If either political party should
go back on this agreement, it
would mean political suicide; il
any single member of the legis-
lature should attempt to repudi-
ate this solemn agreement, it
would kill him SO dead that he
would never be heard from again.
1t is a well known fact that men
who have political ambitions are
not likely knowingly to commit
suicide"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
To the Teachers Of Watauga County.

Having been elected Superin.
tendent of Public Welfare for the
county of Watauga, and not be,
ing able to discharge all the du
ties of this Office of Go, Supt. of
Schools, l have employed Prof
Roy M. Brown, of Boone, to as
sist me, especially in the enforce
ment of the compulsory attend
ance laws. All teachers of the
county will send their reports o.
nonattendance to Prof. Brown
instead of me; all other reports
to be sent to me.
SMITH HAGAMAN,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28

Summer Complaint in Children,
There is notanything like SO
many deaths from this disease
now as before c Chamberlain's Col
ic and Diarrhoea Remedy came
nto such general use. When this
remedy is given with castor oil
as directed and proper care Is
taken as to diet. it is safe to say
that fully 90 out of every lOO ca
ses recover. Mr.. W. G. Campbell
Of Butler, Tenn, says. u have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Chole,
w and diarrhoea> Remedy fol r
summer complaint IN children.
1t is far ahead OF anything nave
ever used for this purpose"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28

You can do some things next
week, but some you cannot.
So don't wait, act now!
Insure your house before it
burns.
Insure your health before you
get sick.
Insure your life before you die
for then it is everlastingly too
late.
| sell the best policies at uni.
versal rates.
GEO. F. BLAIR,
Blowing Rock, NC.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
Summer Complaint Quickly Re-
1ioyoI

About two years ago when
suffering from a severe attack OF
summer complaint, | took Cham.
berlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy and it relieved me almost
instantly" writes Mrs. Henry
Jewett, Clark Mills, N. Y. This
is an excellent remedy for colo
and diarrhoea and should be kept
at hand by every family,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28

The Confederate Reunion.

suS SS"VSStNsS USS"S"
The Confederate soldiers of the
county met in their annual reun-
ion Thursday and Friday Of last
week. Only 10 answered the
roll CALL
A few who might otherwise
have attended were detained by
duties at home. Several are ply
sically unable to come to Boone.
Seven have died since the last
meeting. These are Robt. Mast,
Frank Miller, G. P. Gryder, T..
A. Cable, D. F. Baird, j. l. Brad,
shaw and VIM. Coffey.
The first day, after a short
talk by Capt. E. J. Norris, a song
and prayer by the chaplain, Rev.
l.. d. Cole, was given to the elec-
ton of officers, to the appoint
ment of committees, and to short
talks by various members of the
camp. The officers for the next
year are Captain, E. j. Norris;
1st Lieut.. II. H. Farthing; End
Lieut.. H. A. Davis; 3rd Lieut.. W.
D. Norris; 4th Lieut.. Wyatt
Hayes; Adjutant, w. W. Presnel;
Sergeant Major, j. W. Holsclaw;
Quartermaster and treas, w. c.
Coffey; color bearer, D. c. Dug
ger; Surgeon, Dr.. j. b. Phillips;
Commander-in. chief, Capt. E. +.
Lovill.
Capt. Lovill, the only Confed
crate soldier in the Legislature
stated that he secured the pass
age of a bill increasing pensions
so per cent.
Bynum Holsclaw, a soldier OF
the world war, related in, an in
teresting wayhis experiences in
Europe.
The second day was devoted
mainly to a memorial service in
honor of those who had died.
Occasionally the old fellows for
get their gray hairs and turr
boys again. On the first day Of
the reunion w. w. Jestice, a Con
federate veteran, was charged
with failing to take piece of to-
bacco offered him by a drummer
and his tial by court martial SET
for the second day. He failed tt
appear. He was thereupon for
mally charged with desertion
and his trial set for the first day
of the reunion next year. He is
hereby notified to appear at thu
court house in Boone on that day
Capt. f. F. Lovill be Judge Ad
vocate; d. G. Dugger will prose
cute; W. d. Norris and Jane.
Arrant are witnesses.
Most of these old men are get
ting pretty feeble, their numbe
is rapidly decreasing. but they
thoroughly enjoy these annul
meetings. "As long as | live ant
there is one more said Uncl'
Dave Dugger, "if he'll come owe
on Brushy Fork, we'll have a re
union" We hope it may be
long time yet before Uncle Dav'
, has his reunion with just on
other left.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
VOL. Xxx.
State News Briefs.

State Superintendent Brooks
issues a statement that emergen-
CIV certificates will no longer be
issued by the state. Teachers
who have made no effort to i'm
prove themselves professionally
within the last year will have to
content themselves with second
grade certificates, if they teach.
The North Carolina Good Roads
Association in sessionat Wrights-
vile Beach went on record again
in favor of astate system ofrOads:
the fight for a system of roads
connecting the county seats and
other important towns, built at
STATE expense, will probably be
renewed at the special session of
the Legislature next year. Com.
missioner Page, who before his
appointment as head of the State
Highway Commission, it is re-
ported, had attended one good
roads meeting, had attended one
good roads meeting, was pres
ent, and confessed that he did
not know what kind of roads the
State should build. He propos
ed series of experiments ex-
tending over eriod of ten
years in order to find out.
M. l.. Shipman, State ComMis-
sioner of Labor and Printing has
been appointed Federal Director
of Labor. At the last session of
thu Legislature, Mr.. Shipman
presented a,child labor bill which
was not to the liking of certain
manufacturing interests. The
manufacturers succeeded in
writing their own child labor
law, and in placing it's enforce
mcnt out of the hands of Mr..
Shipman. Now Shipman is Civ.
en- what Bost calls a real labor
job"
The main factory of the Nissen
Wagon Works at Winston Salem
was destroyed by fire on the
twentieth. Three hundred wag
ons in the course of construction
were burned. The loss is estima
ted at S150,000.
l.. Richardson, of Greensboro
died on the twenty-tirst in Sar
Francisco, Cal. He organized the
l.. Richardson Drug Company
and the Wick Chemical Company
On the twenty first the State
Supreme Court licensed fifty
nine lawyers. Among them are
Geo. M. Sudderth, elected Cash
ier of the Peoples Bank & Trust
Co., Boone; and W. B. (BilD Aus
tin, of Ashe county, a graduate
of the Training School and of the
State University.
The bankers of the State hello
their annual meeting in Winston
Salem from the Dist to the 23rd.
The fight in the State between
capital and labor continues. Jus
now High Point holds the center
of the stage. The fight here, al
it has been elsewhere, on the par
of the working-men, is for tn
right to organize. Union work
ers have been dismissed by th'
factory owners. The worker
have retaliated by inauguratin'
u system of picketing. upto tn
time this is written they hav
used persuasion rather THAI
force in their efforts. to preven
other laborers from working
The end is not yet, BUTT is saf
prediction that the manufactul
ers will finally be forced to yielt
r~-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
The Biggest Gold Piece.

The Kansas City Star tells of
the biggest gold piece made by
the United States Government
in an interesting manner as fol-
lows:
What is the biggest gold coin
minted by Uncle Sam:
All hands go up. Everybody
knows. A $40 goldpieceofcourse.
But everything's wrong. The
biggest gold piece weighs thirty
pounds and it's value is 5000.
1t is a brick of gold, about the
length and width of an ordinary
building brick, but not so thick.
Bankers use these bricks cX-
tensively to settle balances and
exports of gold are commonly
made in this shape.
In 1917 (the last year for which
figures are published) the mints
of Philadelphia, San Francisco
and Denver, and the New York
essay Office manufactured $751;
600 worth of these gold bricks.
One may Judge, then, how wide
ly they are used. You can buy
one or more of them at any of the
mints and Sub-trcasurieS if you
have the money to pay for them.
The treasury estimates that
about $40, 100000 worth of them
during the present year will be
used in the arts II that is to say,
for making jewelry, for gold plat
ing, for gold leaf, etc.
These merchants bars" as
they are called, are worth more,
weight for weight, than an cqui-
valent quantity of ordinary gold
coins, for the latter are one. tenth
copper, whereas the bars are
pure gold. e., .999 fine" which
is as nearly pure as they can be
made.
If you want to buy the gold
brick from Uncle Sam, you must
pay for it in gold bullion or in
gold coin. But this is not the diff
fculty, because now that the wal
is over, you can get gold coin al
the banks or at any sub-treasu
ry in exchange for paper money.
Gold bullion as it reaches the
mints from the mines, contains
impurities. The first thing done
with it is to melt it, to free il
from earthly matter and other
foreign substances; then u meas
ured quantity of silver is added
to it and the mixture is miners
ed in a bath of nitric acid.
The acid has no effect on the
gold, but dissolves the silver in
to liquid that looks like pure wa
ter. This limpid liquid that look,
like pure water. The limpid Ii
quid is drawn off, leaving tht
gold at the bottom Of the tub
Hhe precious metal thus purified
resembles 80 much fine red gray
el.
TO get rid of all moisture, thu
, gravel is subjected to pressure
and on coming out of the squeez
ing machine appears in big cakes
resembling in shape angel foo(
cakes. These cakes are wortl
about S25, 600 each, and one coulo
afford to pay 81, 900 for a slice o
very moderate size.
This is the material out o
which the bricks are made. Th'
cake stuff is melted in a crucible
from which it Is dipped ont wit
a ladlc and poured into i iro.
p moulds. When cooled, the mould
t are unlocked and taken apar'
q the precious metal then appear
ing in'the form of bars.
When the gold is wanted fo
coinage one-tenth part of coppe
= is mixed with the melt" TIL
resulting bars are sliced by m;
f chine into strips, which are pl
!. under q powerful roller an
IL squeezed to inst the thickness r.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
+. A. LINNEY,
NJ. B. BLACKBURN
!. q. GREER


II. B. MOORE, Mayor.
The commissioner having let the
contract for the building of the said
side walks, before sale of said bonds
and it being necessary to borrow mon
cy iOr said work until said bonds are
sold, the treasurer is directed and en-
powered to borrow an amount not ext
cccding 81, ,O0O.U for said work, for 80
days or longer II necessary, not ex-
cccding 60 days from the Watauga
County Bank or elsewhere and have
the towns note executed therefor. On
motion it is ordered by the board that
a concrete culvcrt he constructed by
our contractor across the street ut the
branch near the depot, and that the
work be done according to the plans
and specifications of our engineer and
under his supervision. 1t is further
ordered, on motion, that the work on
the side walks begin ut the branch
west of Black bnrns on the south side
OF King Street.
1t is further ordered ON motion that
the county teams be employed and the
county work force be employed to
do the grading on the streets and side
walks at such places as the engineer
may direct. That rock culvert be
constructed across the street at the
branch below the jail and that said
street be graded by the county road
force, If it can be employed.
IL is further ordered on motion that
copy of the resolution above set out
he published in the Watauga Demo-
crat for 30 days. On motion the NEE. :
ing adjourned. This Aug. 4, 1919.
f. A. LlNNEY,
M. B. BLACKBURN
l. &. GREER,
Commissioners.
| r. Z. MOORE, Mayor.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13

FOR RENT-3O X 40 store room.
Fine location for store.-O. NJ.
Baumann.
SEED CORN-[ have some fine
Northwestern Dent seed corn for
sale. Jerry Dyer, Winona. N. D..
PRONIISSORY NOTES. Stand
ard North Dakota form. In bound
books with stub. 80 cents per
book. Pioneer Office.
STRAYED-One buckskin geld
ing branded gu on right thigh.
$1,000 reward for return to Jesse
Ice, Fort Yates, N. d. 15tf
HOUSE FOR sALE-My house
and lot on Fort Yates townsite
for sale or trade. Will take auto,
cattle or land. Edw. s. johnson,
Solen, n. d.
TAKEN Upon my place 10
miles northeast of Thunderhswk, a
white faced heifer, one to two years
old. No brandt. G.. Parrish,
Thunderhawk, S. D.
ESTRAY TAKEN UP-Came to
my place some time last summer
one freckle faced red COW with
short horns, about three years old.
Branded COG on left side and large
w on left thigh. Owner will please
prove ownership and pay advertis.
ing and other charges. Roy G.
kinsey, Mclaughlin, s. d.
FOR SALE-SW Quarter Of Sec.
%tion IS, Township %. Range 26,
Corson county South Dakota. This
is fine tract Of land near Nc.
I.anghlin, and one and one-hall
miles northeast If futile on the
Cannonball branch of the Mil.
waukcc railroa |, Price s24OO. 90
Halt cash. 81. ;.nce on time to s,i,
at Z per cent interest. Call OF
write Sioux County Land 4 I.oar
Company, Fort Yates, N. D.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
VISITING CARDs-Ladies call.
ing cards at the Pioneer Office.

VISITING CARDS-1adies call.
ing cards at the Pioneer Office.
FOR SALE-One Emerson en-
CINE pillow, 8 stubble and z breaker
bottoms as good as new. II inter-
ested call or write o. A. Olson,
Fl. Yates, N. D. 2Otf
STRAYED-One bay gelding,
weight about l4OO lbs, branded
1927 and 10 on right thigh and
shoulder. Has big star in forehead
This horse was raised at Bullhead
and probably headed south. $1,000
reward for recovery. Notify Asa
Littlecrow, farmer-in-charRe, Can
nonball, N. D.
RELINQU1sHMENT-East hall
of Section 10. Township 1919, Range
81, 800 acres for sale. Has good
shack on land Axis, also hay
stacker and bull rake. This re-
linquishment is for sale on account
of the illness of the entryman.
Write or call on Sioux County Land
and Loan Company, Fort Yates,
N. D.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the interior
u. 8. Land Office Ut Bismarck. N, D.

EeOru0fy !, WV.
Notice is hereby given that Dale Bradley
Dayhuf, of Selfridge. N. D.. who, on March
-, 1875. made bomest cad Entry Serial No.
0l9s96. for Northwest Quarter, section y,
Township 100 NJ, Range 81 West, 9Th Principal
Meridian. has filed notice of intention to nuke
communication Proof, to establish claim TO the
land abov described. before A. Meg. Beede.
Judge County Court. 1t Fort Ystes. North
Dakota. on the 18th day OF March. 1919.
Claimant names rs Witnesses:
Herman Smith, roney Eugel, Cbss. Nc:
Laughlin, Walter Smith, all Of selfridge, N. D
r. E. Byrue. Register.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13

Trees are one Of the essentials in
home making Trees properly
planted and cared for make a place
homelike. One will often notice
in travelling that some places look
especially inviting, and make one
feel as though you would like to
stay there. If you will take the
trouble to study such place, one
will usually find that the attractive.
ness is largely due to the trees and
shrubs that surround the home
Trees will do well in North Dakota,
when planted on well prepared
ground, and given cultivation for
few years. The first trees to be
planted should be windbreak
which should be far enough from
the buildings to, stop the snow
where it will be out of the way.
Willows are the best windbreak.
One or two rows is sufficient. II
two rows are planted, place them
10 to Is feet apart. The drier the
section, the greater the distance
between the rows. Inside Of the
will we, plant such trees as ash,
f.oxe)der, and of evergreens, the
blackhill spruce or blue spruce and
bull pine d. we'll. Around the
buildings shrubs add attractivenesy
and there are many Of these that
are well adapted to North Dakota
conditions.
| Farm bureaus Of five counties Of
North Dakota, hv fighting grasshop-
pers last year, saved crops valued
at 100000. Slope County alone
saved $4,000 worth Of crops at a
cost of vs., 800. It was seen that
nothing short Of an organized fight
would stop the pests, go the county
commissioners of the different
counties were appealed to for funds
with which to purchase poison and
1other materials. The money was
voted from the general tax funds
fof the counties and the farmers
were furnished with poison bran.
The county money made it possible.
to. purchase the materials in guam
titles and at 5qiuch' lower prices.
The farmers soon saw that the
poisoned bran, when properly used,
was doing the work, and the cou,,-
|Sty agents were kept busy tracing!
shipments Of bran, n,olasses, and
arsenic
= =
Buy " s. s. at postoffice