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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
The Wild Rose Of Cherokee
OR
Nancy Ward
The Pocahontas of the West
cNcNc By Z. Sterling King GASGN1N
The Pocahontas of the West
By K. Sterling King

innate. The Wild Cherokee IL installment
which appears in the News story early
nloration occupancy settlement of Tennessee
sounded with history and written by F.
STERLING King This story fact and fiction interesting
s;nnng TO end readers will read the H.
ent Nancy Ward noted Cherokee who's
in an unmarked grave Benton the heroine of the little
elette.
are raising funds erect the
Mr. Kline before his Benton Historical
cev one hundred of the Novelette, his contribution
he monument fund Ed
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
LOCAL Pnd Personal
Observation-Disclosures

!; Attorney W. F. Wimberly oil
Atlanta. Ca, had business here
this week.
| E. A. Clark and wife and Mrs.
Harley Calhoun OF Prendergast.
were here first of the week, and
while here Mr.. Clark took time to
call around and renew his sub
scription to the News.
FTF
| Mr.. Joe Brock called NJ the News |
office Wednesday and handed us
his renewal, Mr.. Brock is a valued
subscriber of the News.
Rome Campbell of Archville was
here last week on business.
Mrs. J. ParniC Smith and chill
dren of Knoxville, have returned
home after few days visit with ,
Mrs. Smithrparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. McClary and ther relatives.
w. S. Corn of PrendergLst, had
business in the city, Saturday. i
Mr., j. A. Cook of Charleston r
was here last Saturday on bust I"
less.
Fran lin Lewis made a bust. ~
less? trip to the Springtown sec n
ion, Sunday. :,
= 4
If you have visitors and are not
shamed of them, telephone it to
be News. Z
A. at
Miss Annabell Hancock was a 80
cleveland visitor, Saturday even w
lg. G.
4 y r g..
The News wants 10 get a good
from Ducktown,
Prendergast, Reliance ,vo
coee and Old Fort. One who
Ill write each week and give the
aws. To such ones, we will fur ~,
Ssh postage and give copy of 70
e News free. 49,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

i n. A. White has had his .ub-
scription advanced another year
by plau1i;g down a wheel and a
half n. A, in addition to writ
ing songs and carpeutering, is
some cotton raiser. He Uniforms
US that e will make over four hun =
dred dollars worth of Cotton this
year, making it duridg leisure
hours.
J. ii. Taylor was i'm Cleveland
Saturday on business.
rrr
Walter NJ. Harrison ha. return. !
ed from ' inchester Ky, where
he went to purchase some mules.
y r.
r. A. McClary is the owner of
a brand new Forb.
4 1 =
he box supper given at the
Court House Friday night, real
zing So for the football boys.
Mrs. w. P. Prince is visiting .
elatives in Athens, this week.
w. F. Russell has returned from
business trip to South Georgia.
J. Z. Cook and wife of Knox .
lille. have sold their home in Park
'ity, and have moved to Fountain Y
itv K. l., where they have pur- q
based six room modern bunga- =
r 4 4 y
The first Quarterly Conference q
the Benton Circuit will be held @
the Methodist Church here, on g
ext Saturday anG Sunday. DR.. 3
I. S. Neighbors will preach OH Is
ltuIday morning and night and e
lnday morning. Y!
X 4 r u
Frank Harrison of Calhoun, ID
as a visitor here last week. g
The box supper gwen for the q
nefit of the foot ball boys at the q
ourt house Friday night realized %
EN- $82, =
Mrs. We--P. Prince is visiting q.
atives in Athens this week. x
Fff -
w. F. Russell has returned from -
business trip to South Georgia. q
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

She sits up. Then she drags her.
self after the dog; and there on
the other side of the rock she finds
Tame Doe wedged in between two
rocks. Her body is beat by the
dashing water, but her head is ly-
ing out on the flat boulder, evil
IDENTITY pulled there by the little
dog. In the darkness, Wild
Rose cannot tell whether her
aunt is dead or not; but nerved
by the desire to save her, if posi-
BILE. she gathers all her strength
and pulls the old woman out on
the rock, and works hard to revive
her For hours, the old squaw
does not show any sign of life.
The young girl sinks down up
on the wet, cold rock, crying with
despair and desolation. She can
not bear this lonely Imprisonment
ON this barren rock. in the gloom
of the night, with no sound to
reach her above the roar of the
river, except the lonely boot of
the owl in the mountain, and the
weird scream of the night hawk in
the dark canon, with her dark for
boding for the future and the
Useless body of her aunt for COM
panion-if it were not for Foxie.
The faithful and intelligent little
Dog fondles over her, consoles her
and plainly teaches her 10 hope.
Then she looks away to the loving
savior, her mother taught her to
rust, and finds a solace in His
grace and love.
Along toward day, wild Rose
discovers the pulse of the old
'quaw beating feebly. Then after
| while, she signs and means.
7oxie goes into ecstasies, when he
lnds that his mistress is coming
Jack to life. !.
Day dawns at last. The sun
ONES up over the cliffs and dries q
nd warns these forlorn and help l.
ess women and they recover their d
trength and hope TheiI only .
ear is from hunger; for they know d
hey will be rescued by some pass =
ng Indian, before a great while. II
Above them, they see Dragging II
,anhe's boat, apparently sound IL
odged against rock. 1t had been D
nocked off the reef in the conflict G
nd had foated down to this lodg- "
ment. IL
About noon they see an Indian %
oming up the narrow path under d'
ne cliffs, They hailed him with u
eight; and when he shouts to
hem they know it is Dragging III
anoe. The Young chief goes up III
lie river, and with great risk and
iffioulty swims to the boat and
.aches the women on the rock.
(To be continue1.i N
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
THE NICK A-JACK CAVE
CHAPTER VI

The canoe rocks up and down
but refuses to move. 1t was tas
on sharp edged rock just under
the water. The other barque sail
ed by them; but scream from
the cd Indian woman tells that
it is wrecked-stove up on a boul-
der, just in front of them and its
rear SITS against the front of the
other canoe.
Their situation is perilous i'll the
extreme. The mad river roars,
dashes and foams, and seeks. to
drag them down and choke them
for their daring and presumptlon;
and the darkness draws down to
cover the black deed. The enemy
is rushing down upon them; and
soon there will be pell nell wre-
ok, fight, struggle, death and car
mage in the wild waves and dark
ness.
The brave young chief places the
girl in the other boat, and hopes
by taking all the weight out OF his
boat, to get it off the reef. His
efforts are vain; and as oc waFks
away. there is a crash OF canoes,
His foe is upon him There is a
howl struggle breaking and
rolling of wrecked canoes-scream-
ing of the women confusion and
destruction. Terrible! Awful!
The Chicamauga chief is hurled
from his canoe down into a vortex
of whirling. dashing waters; but
he seizes the Freuchman by the
throat and drags him down, also.
wild Rose" in the melee. is +
knocked off the boulder into the
water. AS she washes along, ex-
peeting every moment to be en-
quilted or dashed to pieces, she is
that some one SeiZeS
hold of her; and then she hears
Tame Doe cry.
;, Wild Rose! Wild Rose !
Is this your"
How far she is carried by the
angry water. she does not know.
She is first aroused by the pititul
wall of dog. Then she knows
that sch is resting on something
solid. She can hear the water
roaring and rushing around her, {
and feel it wash her brow and feet, {
She puts out her hand and tries to
Use: but she is sore and weak.
"Foxie. Foxie," she calls fee
,ly. The little dog Bounds over q
% her and ticks her hands and I
ace in great delight; then leaves :
Ter and goes over to the other side {
# the great fiat rock, and whines q
md comes back. n
What have you there, FoXie?"
avs the girl, as with great eflo.. q
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
No. 2. In the County Court of
Polk County.
Hayes Coe
John King ct al.

In this cause it appearing from
the allegations in Complainant S
bill, which is sworn to, that the
defendant John Kings residence
is unknown and cannot be accert-
aimed upon dilligent inquiry, it is
ordered that publication be made
as the law directs. in the Polk
County News, a newspaper pub
lished in Polk County, Tennessee,
for four consecutive weeks, requir-
ing the said defendant to appear
before the County Court of Polk
couaty, on or before the First
Monday in November next, to
make defense to said bill or the
same will be taken for confessed
and the cause set for hearing ex
parte as to him.
Witness A. r. Arp, Clerk of
he County Court of Polk county.
his the End, day of October 1919
A. r. Arp, Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25

forced 10 pay the men IN his factor'
who cut. shoe Innings for shoes Sl2o
A week for forty-four hours week
and he pays the men who cut ih'
leather from $40 to $50 wech, n"d
they do not work one single minute
ON Saturday or Sunday They only
work five DAYS IA week These shoe.
lining cutters have got 10 have Their
four Saturdays IN each ninth IN or
der 10 spend that $3.50 for twenty
days work that they receive. -Four
hundred aud eighty dollars for TWEEN
tn days work. II you VIII get ING
Rochester Herald Of April 10 last you
will see the dcclauiion ot the organ'-
aatIon Of the Electric Workers
Union whereby they state that
thenceforth every iourncymm must
lie paid 50 Il day for six hours work,
mat their foreman Of Eve men or
marc must receive $1,000 day for
six hours work, and for all time over
ak hours they must be paid ~ nm
hour FOR overtime. They uriher de-
clare, and they put It in existence ana
In .nraclice, that whenever they are
called upon to work in the rain or ~
the snow they must be paid SIS a day
for six hours work. They further
ldeclare that on every Saturday they
shall work only three hours and YET
receive full days wages. There Is
the secret Of your high cost Of living
There has been n decrease In produc.
ton all down the line. There haY'
been TOO many men working too fe"
hours. and for wages far N excess y
1.-THE value Of their services --hepre
sentative Blanton Of Texas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
TRIAL OF L.W.W.
GETS UNDER WAY
CONSPIRACY AGAINST uONEkN@
MENT is THE CHARGE
Federal Court at Wichita Hearing
Gases of Men Who Distracted
War Aimes-Many
In List.
ASSOCIATED PressJ

Wichita, Sept. discharged with
conspiracy against the United States
in an Indictment which also contains
n moral Indictment of the governing
officials and all members Of the ]. w.
w. as "conspilfng during the period
of war to overthrow the government
of the United States" cases against
thirty eight members of the organi-
cation were called in federal court be-
fore Judge John C. Pollock here to-
day. The case. originating IN 1918
and twice continued, is said by Fred
Robertson, of Kansas City, Kas., dis
trict attorney, to be the first federal
case charging "the |. w. W., through
it's secretary, William D. Haywood
and other officials and members, I'M
der so broad moral indictment, with
revolution and anarchism." The de-
PENDANTS were charged with conspir-
acy to violate four war statutes
the declaration of war, the selectivs
draft law, the espionage act, and tbt
food and fuel control act.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
DIP FOXY ALLIES

Senator Johnson In his speech ut
Minneapolis made this point when
Is worth thinking about:
II east my first vote IN the unite1
states Senate for the direct DECLARE
lion Of war. In the early discussion
OF the war, after Its declaration
there was a spell on me, Just as
imagine every American experienced
n desire to do something superhu-
man. to devote my utmost energies
to the country's problems, that II
might perform its great part ana DO
IFS duty in the vast conflict con-
fronting us. AS remember IN
those days sitting In my seat ana
seeing Balfour Of England come
from the side door, and mount the
rostrum OF the senate For the hrst
time-so tender Is the Senate of rs
precedents-fo the first time since
Iavfayettc stood there Balfour was
the only foreign diplomat to address
that body.
II remember him telling how he
aud his people were fighting the whr
for the same things we We're, for
democracy Of the world; ! heard
yiyInni Of France; ! didn't under
stand him. but the musical eloquence
Of his words was apparent; he told
us In like altruistic tenor how he
and his countrymen were struggling
tbat democracy might be made safe
heard IshIi Of Japan and Udine OF
Italy talk from this same rostrum.
envy heart throbbed and my eyes
strained, during those fateful mo
ments, while they were talking to Us
In idealistic phrases; and during the
very time they were talking to us
their pockets were bullying with Sec
ret treaties made before we had en-
tered the war, treaties which dispos-
ed of the people and territories of the
earth and which partitioned the
earth's surface; but they never men
ltioned them to senator or congress
man, or to the President, or the sec
rotary Of state, never lisped a syl-
liable OF their existence; and tht
President told us he never heard Of
those secret treaties until he reached
Paris.
az wouldn't stop to characterize
this sort Of duplicity and double
dealing, but l say that when we hay
had that sort Of experience with tn
men. In whose over we are about y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
WHEAT REsIsrs RUST.
Professor az N. D. A. c. Has Evolved
Wheat TO Withstand II.

Fargo, n. D., Sept. 1o.-After
many years Of experimenting with
different grades Of wheat Professor
ii. J.. Bolley. Of the Nor,h Dakota
Agricultural College here believes he
has evolved wheat HAT will sue
cessfully resist black stem rust q
dlsease which has In the past years
caused considerable loss to farmers
Of the state. Hundreds Of thousands
-of bushels Of the wheat, red dnrum
named DE-. were grown In Norm
Dakota and neighboring states TINS
year and reports from one section
declare twenty bushels an acre have
been harvested from this grade
O.her sections report even greater
Yields, whle'it Is said other grades
planted alongside the DO grain, VII
not be harvested because Of the grea
damage done by rust.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
FIRE BURNS DESPITE ORDERS
Military Orders Fail to Extinguisn
Blaze Lasting Ten Days.

Junction city. Sept. 24.--Ailitary
orders will accomplish great deal
Int occasionally an order is given
that cannot be carried out. Ten days
ago the huge hay sheds at Fort Riley
caught fire. four of them burning the
loss of the buildings and the 2'ooo
tons Of hay they contained approx
mating $4,000. AS soon as the hre
was discovered the fire departments
of Fort Riley and Camp Funston were
ordered out, with instructions to eX-
tinguish the blaze. Today, more than
n week after this order was given the
fires are still burning, altho they nave
been subjected to several hard rams
in the meantime.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
HELD BACK A CAR
Editor Saved Boys From Injury When
Car Ran Wild.

Junction City, Sept 24.-C. Il.
Manley. Jr, cditor-owncr of the
weekly Republic, was badly hurt
when he held back moving auto
mobile, thereby saving a crowd OF
bows from serious injury, Mr.. Man
lev cranked his machine, which was
in gear. and It began to move, headed
straight for the crowd of boys. Mr..
Manley managed to hold It back but
was run over by one of the wheels
and caught beneath the machine one
Of the youngsters turned off the gas
and Mr.. Manley was extricated from
underneath the car and taken to MS
home He will be confined TO his pee
for several days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
chon retailers make a net proflt b

Shoe retailers make net proht OF
Ave TO seven per cent. They nave
been notified that shoes for spring
1920 wear will carry an advance Of
"a n pair over the same season this
year. That was the text of state
ment sent 10 Governor Allen Tues
day by A. i. Springer, Of Topeka
secretary of the Kansas Shoe Retail
ers' association. He asks the gov
ernor to support movement for In
vestigation Of shoe prices-fiom hide
10 retailer. The country has spent
over $500 900 investigating" In the
past year Why not act first ana
investigate afterward.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
TO DETERMINE FAIR PRICE
Ed Hackney Will Lead Kansas Fight
on Profiteerirg.

Topeka, Sept. 23.--tiovernor AlleN
announced today the appointment OF
Ed Hackney of Wellington as fair
price commissioner for Kansas. This
is new place created by demands OF
the governors at their conference In
Salt Lake City in the fight against
the high cost of living and profiteers-
A committee Of governors went to
the President to try to work odt
some plan of operation TO keep prices
down and obtain information Of pro
fiteering.
Each state has a fair price COM
missioner and each county is to have
a fair price committee to make inves
legations of prices for foods, feeds,
fuel and clothing and fix fair prices
for these commodities in each county
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
rnr FARMERS ADVERTISING

The department Of journalism at
South Dakota state college wrosf
nearly 100 farmers asking their cX-
pcrience with advertising
one replied that advertising OF seed
grain had been SO successful that
next year new granary was to be
built new truck bought, and equip
mont for cleaning ana handling grain
aided.
Another replied that his success N
selling little pigs had been 50 gren'
through local papers that he hao
been unable to meet the demand
A third replied that a small ad IL
the county seat paper sold all his
settings Of eggs
These typical replies point once
more 10 the potential value of The
farmer as an advertiser in his homs
weekly. The more he learns to adj
ycrtisc, the more readily he viii taxi
70 personal letterheads for HANDING
The business brought in by the adj
ertising. At present most farmers
think of advertising and job printin'
only when they are retiring or NOV
ing on or are about to have sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
ASK sIx-HoUR DAY
Mine Workers Also Demand a FiNe-
Day Week and Big Wage Hike.

cleveland, O., Sept. 24.--Demands
for a 80 per cent increase IN all mine
wages, limit Of six hours upon inc
DAVIS labor under ground, a hve-day
week. with time and half for over
time. and double time for work on
sundays and holidays, and important
improvements in conditions of labor
were adopted this afternoon by the
convention Of the United Mine WORK
ers of America.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
ppovJDED FOR ORPHANS

washington, Sept. 23.-Generai
pershing's last few days III France
contained an incident which Is dis
closed in a report just reaching ma
tional headquarters Of the American
Red Cross from Paris. 1t was git
of 94,625.40 francs, over $lo'ooo
from General Pershing and the OIL
GERS Of his staff to the Red Cross, TO
be devoted to some deserving Work
among the mothers and children OF
France who suffered in the war.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
PEtytD AT
FIUME SITUATION
CLAIM TO HAVE POSSESSION OF
THE CITY
Wilson Ought TO Have Lett II 10
England, France ard Italy
Says deneraI-Considers
IL Settled.
tAssoclated Iress)

Paris, Sept. a. "As nation we
consider The Fiume matter settled
because we have actual possession
said General Garibaldi 10 the Asso-
elated Press representative today The
general has just reached Paris from
Rome coming ON what is said to be
nm important mission Had dAh.
nunzlo not gone In we would have
done It in fifteen days. II President
Wilson were moved by the right spirit
he would permit the whole question
TO be settled by France, England ana
Italy"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
EMBODIED AmERIcANISM
Governor Lowden of Illinois Pays a
Tribute to Roosevelt.

Chicago, Sept. PA memorial 70
Theodore Roosevelt would be monu-
ment TO Americanism, Governor Low
den of Illinois told the Illinois branch
of the Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
tion TODAY. The governor was in
formed that ninety-three of the lol
counties of the state had been organ
lied for the campaign to provide a
fitting memorial to the former Presi-
dent,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
Dining Car Walters Injured
(AssocIated Press)

Leavenworth, Sept. 24.-Ffve ne
gro dining car employees were IN
iured, one probably fatally when the
south bound Missouri Pacific pas
senger train crashed into train go
ing on a siding at TT. Leavenworfh
this morning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
r16,4Oa KILLED IN THE WAR
In Addition America Had 317,IS1
Wounded.

Washington, Sept 24.-Co& of the
war Of the United States in man
power is now estimated officially at
116.492 dead and 205,590 wounded,
n total Of 322,1s2. These figures in
clude the army and marine units on
all fronts to September II.
Killed in action totaled 35,5S5 or
II ner cent Of the entire list; died OF
wounds. 14,742 died of disease 5S'-
07s: died Of accident and other caus-
IS 5000. Under the head of miss
ing the announcement records zero
with the notation, "all corrected"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
HIGHER WATER IN TEXAS
Rio Grande Goes on Rampage Near
Eagle Pass and Deirio.

Eagle Pass, Sept. 24-With the
Rio Grande here already up thirty
three feet, Delrio reported a forty
foot raise coming today. Heavy rains
continue here. While much OF the
Delrio rise would be taken care OF by
the wider river bed between that city
and Eagle Pass, rise Of several feet
is expected here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
SET NEW HIGH RECORD
State Banks Show Increase OF 81
Millions.

Topeka, Sept. 24.-An increase III
deposits Of "a million dollars in three
months breaks the record of the l,Os4
state banks in Kansas, the former
record. established last year for the
corresponding period, being 80 mil
lion dollars. According TO the report
issued today by the state bank COM
missioner, the banks have $20S,43o'-
1876 deposits. A record in loans ana
discounts also is established by the
report--$23s, 723.s73 representing an
increase over year ago of 40 mil
lion
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25
KANSAS CITY MARKET.
ASSOCIATED PTesD

Kansas City, Sept. - Cattle re-
ceipis $4,000 stendy TO higher.
Cattle
Prime fed steers:
5000 to $1T.75
Dressed beef st""rs;
$3.50 TO SIZE
Cows and heifers:
500 to $500
Hogs
Receipts 5000, lower s17.15 70
$3.50, top $17.75.
Corn
sept $l.57. Dec. S1.27 Is Il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25

Beloit Gazette: our national debt
increased ,06s,11i during the
month of August so that at the close
Of that month It was $26,596' 7ol'-
GAS. You ask what caused the IN
crease. Well, one item of 100000
900 represents loan made to rs
thonia, one Of the new governments
established in Europe. Ever hear OF
Esthonia?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25

with that fine and gracious dignity
which bcGt the chief executive Of the
nation. the president yells that mos :
who disagree with him are towards
ana "onlttors" why not 20 back 20
that other charming expression ln','
heods serve MS knots TO keep ueif
,odics from unrayeling'i
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-25

Senator Capper; Secretary Bak-
or, from having been an avowed
pacifist before the war, has become
one Of the Administration most az
ovess,ve mIlitarists. This was ex-
posed I'm the House last week when
Il was shown that the War Depart
ment was planning to send soldiers
10 do police duty in silesia without
the consent Of Congress. In addi-
ton the Secretary asked to spend 5
million dollars more 70 acquire new
camp sites and improve them, ST.
$50 900 being asked for the ac-
quisition Of ground and for conStruc-
tion at one camp alone, Camp Knox
Ky. Yet most of MS supposed the
war was over.