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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
NOTICE OF SUMMONS.

State of North Carolina, Watauga
County. In the Superior Court. b.
V. Williams VS.. w. T. Williams.
The defendant in the above emitted ac-
tion will take notice that on the 18th
day of January, 1880, a summons in
said action was issued against the de-
fendant by o. l.. COffey, Clerk OF the
Superior Court for Watauga county,
North Carolina, the plaintiff bringing
an action for divorce, alimOny and
the custody of children, which sum.
mons is returnablc before the Clerk of
the Superior Court for w atauga cOun-
ty, North Carolina, on the 10th day OF
February, 1920. The defendant will
further take notice that he is required
to apear and answer or demur to the
complaint of the plaintiff, at the time
and place mentioned for the return OF
the summons, on February l6, 1880, or
the :relief demanded will be granted.
This the 14th day of January, 1919.
o. L. COFFEY, G! s. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
100000 AustrlaaS Threatened With
Starvation.

An appeal to the Americanpeo-
pie to extend aid to 100000 Aus
trians threatened with anarchy
and death by starvation during
the winter has been forwarded
to Washington by Baron Eichoff,
who is head of the Austrian peace
delegation.
"The representatives of the al
lied and associated powers in Pa
ris are fully aware of. the terrible
distress by which Austria is ac-
tnally afflicted" says Baron Eli
choff's appeal. 1t resulted from
the plain figures which have been
laid before the reparations COM
mittee with CHASTITY evidence that
at the end of the present month
the Austrian people literally will
perish by cold and starvation.
This is fact which nobody calls
into question.
1T has been established by
the deliberations of the repara,
tions committee and of the su-
preme council that Austria can
only be saved by granting her
the necessary credits and solely
the hope that the powers would
do so holds up as yet to a certain
extent the morale of the suffer.
ing people. At the present mo.
ment this situation has come tC
an especially critical phase, the
European powers having declar.
ed that they cannot grant those
credits and that American coop.
Grafton offers the only chance fol
saving Austria.
1T is, therefore, the sacred du
ty of every representative of th'
Austrian people, and | might sa.
of everybody knowing the ut
most distress of this people, t.
address a most urgent appeal fo
help to the whole population O
, the United States of America"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
VOL. XXI.
Famous POer Boys.

John Adam, second President,
WAS the son OF a grocer Of very
moderate means.
Andrew Jackson was born in a
hut in the pine woods for which
the state is famous.
James K. Polk spent the early
bart of his life digging a living
nut of a farm in North Carolina.
He was later a clerk in a store.
Millard Fillmore was the son of
Il new York farmer and his home
was an humble one. He learned
the business of clothier.
James Buchanan was born ina
small town in the Allegheny
mountains. His father cut, and
built the house in what was then
the wilderness.
Abraham Lincoln was the son
of a wretchedly poor farmer in
Kentucky and lived in a log cab
in until he was twenty one years
old.
T1,vsses 8 Grant lived the life
of a village boy in the pl a i n
home on the banks of the Ohio
river until he was seveteen years
old.
Andrew Jackson was appren
ticed to a tailor at the age OF ten
bv his widowed mother. He was
never able to attend school, an(
picked up all theeducation ne ev
er had.
James A. Garfield was born il
a log cabin. He worked on farm
until he was strong enough tt
use carpenters tools, when 1T
learned the trade. He afterwards
worked on canal.
Grover Cleveland's father wa
a Presbyterian minister with
small salary and a Large family
The boys earned theirownlivine
William Mckinley's early hom
was plain and comfortable, an
his father was able to keep hil
in school. Elk.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29

illnees, is calling for you. Fond
parents, Let not your hearts be
troubled: We believed in God, be-
lieye also in me. In my Fathers
house are many mansions. II it
had not been so would have
told you. 60 to prepare a place
for you. will not leave you com
fortress. will come to you"
Now, as she is gone, may we
all meet herin heaven where there
is no more parting, sicknesspain
or death, and be. forever with the
Lord.
A FRIEND,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29

pathy, and commend them to Him
who is too wise to err, and too
good to be unkind.
3. That Elk Lodge 373, be
draped in mourning for thirty
days.
4. That a copy Of these reso-
lutions be spread on our Lodge
records, and a copy sent to the
relatives of the deceased brother,
and a copy be sent to the Or
phans Friend and the Watauga
Democrat with the request tina,
they publish.
| Respectfully submitted. This
January II, 1920.
j. w. BARLOW
J.B. aAaAMAs COMMITTEE
Z. d. GRAHAM
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
Report of the condition of
The Bank of Boone

at Boone, in the State of North Caro-
lima, at the close of business Dec. 81,
1919:
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts ll,23,.59
Furniture and fixtures l,G96.63
Cash in vault and net ANTS.
due from banks, bankers
and trust companies 2,2D. 10
checks for clearing 1852
Total l5,361.5O
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paidin $lC,O)C.N
Less expenses in excess of
profits 22s. .3G
Deposits subject to check 4233.22
Time certificates OfdepoSit lUO3.O0
Savings deposits 200
Due to National banks 3c.b
Total sl5,367.5O
State of North Carolina, county OF
WaLauga. |, Avery Y Howell Cash
icr of the above named bank, do sol
emnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
AVERY Y. HOWELL, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
Avery Y. Howell,
lA s. G.. Miller
Burton X. Bars. Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this l4th day of January 1920.
w. r. Gragg, Register of Deeds.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
Notice Of ExecutorshIp.

Having qualified as Executor
of the estate Of l.. G. carp, de-
ceased, all persons having claims
against said estate will present
them on or before the 22nd day
of December, 1920, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please come for
ward and make immediate set.
tlement. This 22nd day Of Decem-
ber, 1919.
L. H. HOILER,
Executor of the estatate Of l.. G.
carp, Deceased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
GETTING CLOSER TOGETH

Err.
"The motor car is annihilating
distance, and bringing everybody
closer together. 1t is cutting
down the time it once required
to get from one place to another
TO less than one fifth, which
means that you can accomplish
five times as much, and length
ems out your life equivalent OF
hundreds of years.
The Nash Automobile a n d
truck are doing their full share
Go anywhere you may and you
will see them on the roads anc
streets, and seldom in the repair
shop. Behind the steering whee
YOU will see the owners with
satisfied, pleased, and even radl
ant smile, taking pride in tn
possession of car that look
good. performs splendidly, ant
keeps going. THE PERFECTEl
VALVE-IN-HAND motor 1 u +
nishes a bountiful supply OF We
'vety power that carries its loa
up hills, through sand and mu
with seldom a change of gears
1t is economical, dependable, an
COSTS from $500 to Sl,ooo les
than any other cars in its CLASS
In fact there are cars selling
close $4,000 that are no create
value than The Nash at Sl,4
o. b. factory.
Write me if you would IKE
own one. Fl. w. Horton, HlS
way Motor Co., Dealer for J"
tauga, Wilkes, Asheand Allegh
nv counties, Boone, N. G. Ad
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
A Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks for the kindness shown
us during the sickness, death
and burial of Our dear little Ma
ry Sue. May God bless and re-
ward each one Of you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy WILLIAMS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29

You can do some things next
week, but some you cannot.
So don't wait, act now! ;.
Insure your house before IL
burns.
Insure your health before you
get sick. a;e
Insure yeur life before you ele ale
for then it is everlastingly toe
late.
I sell the best policies at uni
versal rates
GEO. F. BLAIR,
Blowing Rock, N. Y.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
A Youth Who Signs Death Warrants

One of the dominant figures in
Russia today, according to a sto
ry from Petrograd, is Matti Mer-
sala, a youth of barely eighteen
years. Mersala is said to be the
most notable of all boy heroes OF
the Russian revolution. He signs
death warrants and orders for
cigarettes at the same time; and
as he is very fond of dress, he
suspends his preparations of
bombs for the dignitaries of Fin
land in order to try on brand
new khaki puttees from the So
Wet clothing factory atPetrograd.
Mersala is spoken of in Russia
as a great mani perhaps the rev.
olution's greatest man, the man
who openly vows that he will re-
place Lenine and Trotzky when
these show signs Of senile weak
ness.
The youthis described as hav-
ing soft blue eyes, rosy cheeks,
mild mouth and n-bleached
finish straw hair. He is CON-
mander-in.chief at Beloostrow,
which is today the most impor-
tant angle of Lenine's far-hung
empire.
1t was Mersala who took pro.
minent part in the frontier nego.
tiations between Soviet Russia
and the Danish Red Cross forthe
exchange of British prisoners.
1t was he who, when his Red
Guards mutinied, settwenty nine
of them against a sandheap a
Sestroetzk and shot them will
his own hand.
At the age of fourteen he was
! leading boy in the Petrograd Bol
sheviki party. And, aged six
teen and a half in January 1918
. he was an organizer of the Rec
? rebellion in Finland. He talke'
1 that affair over with Lenine. LIE
4 nine discouraged him, saying Fin
land was not ripe for Bolshevism
But this is the age of unripe
ness" retorted Mersala, referin
to Finland and to himself.
y At seventeen he was full ger
y eral, leading the Red Army an
/, shooting his prisoners with pei
4 feet good humor. He helped
p plan Helsingfors' defence agains
h another full general-the Gel
h man Won der Goltz-and he migt
, have routed the Germans hadnt
# his Red underlings run.
Mersala is astrictand remors
4 less commander and a terror
, eyil.doers. True, he is dem
=, cratic, and every morning he a
n fectionately presses many OF h
i. warriors hands. But he all
q, shoots or hangs them. Ono
o when he had ordered the floggll
!; of q dozen Red soldiers, for la
q ing to keep their uniforms clea
9 a mutiny broke out al
ID twenty of the best warriors
VI Mersala's corps bolted. The yc
> thful commander followed the
el and promised them if they 81
al rendered they would not be sh
ID They agreed, and the next MOI
PC ing they were all hanged by
nd der of Mersala.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

Lucas County, IS. ~
Frank j. Cheney makes oath thath is
senior partner Of the firm off. j. Che
ncy g. Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, County apd State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
One Hundred Dollars for each and ev-r
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cur
ed by the use Of Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine, FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th of December,
A. d. 1856. "A. w. GLEASON,
{Seal) Notary, Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts through the blood
on the mucous surfaces OF the system
Send for testimonial, free.
F. J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by oil druggists, 75c. \,
Halls Family Pills for constipation
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified US administrators
of the estate of Larkin M. Hodges, de-
ceased, all persons having claims a.
gainst said estate are hereby notified
le present them to the undersigned on
or before the 18th day OF January,
1921, or this notice will he pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will pleas come
forward and make immediate scttl
ment. This Jauary II, 1920.
h. c. HODGES.
Administrator of l.. NJ. Eodg,s, Co.
ceased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
The Republicans and Retaliation.
Greensboro Daily News,)

Greensboro Daily News,
A desperate endeavor is being
mace to commit the Republican
party in North Carolina, to h e
proposition of opposing the hon
est taxation law. Unfortunately,
certain men who have hitherto
held positions of leadership in
that party have lacked the fore
sight to see what a boomerang
adheren, e 1othe old system of in
justice and inequity is bound to
be, and have given some encour-
agement to the effort.
However, these do net consti-
tute the Republican party in
North Carolina. There are in the
ranks of that organization m n
more interested in seeing justice
done than in securing Office for
themselves and their friends and
one by one of they are rising up
to oppose the effort to use their
party organization for the defeat
of an honest system.
The latestaddition to this group
is G. Ed Kestier, of Concord, ed
itor of the Concord Observer, a
Republican paper. Mr.. Kestler
points out the perfectly obvious
fact THAT the laws purposes can
be defeated by dishonest or in
competent administration; but he
maintains that the intent of the
law is entirely plain, entirely rea.
sonable, and entirely right. Mel
, ther does he consider it good
: sense to complain of dishonest
, administration before the new
system has been administered at
; all.
Furthermore, Mr.. Kestlerlooks
for lower taxes for the average
man next year. The rate will GER
, tainly be only fraction of what
4 it was under the old system, but
the Concord editor expects thai
the sum paid out will be smaller
because the law forbids an in
crease of more than 10 per cent
r. over last years amount, and th'
new rate will bring on the books
enough property that has hither
i to been concealed to pay the II
per cent increase and more.
- He demolishes likewise the al
,+ gument that listing in Januar!
will catch the farmers crib full
= of corn and his smokehouse fu
# of meat by pointing out that /
the farmer is in debt he ca
. charge off the amount of his il
;, debtedness against his corn an
- his meat, while if he is not i
= in debt, in June he would hav
:, the money from the sale of hi
>, farm produce, on which he woul
70 have to pay taxes anyhow.
-, Reyaluation is not a partisa
:, issue. However, as it was pas
:. cd under a Democratic admin
,d tration, if it proves to be bs
:, thing, the Democrats will ha
:, to bear the burden of it's enac
~, ment. On the contrary, if Il
=, Republicans insist on making
81 a partisan issue before it h
-, been tested, and it proves to be
=" good thing = which it undoubte
or ly will the Republicans willha
lost all credit for the help tn
they gave in getting the measu
through.
Republicans like Mr.. Kestl
Vi are not only helping the progrs
ms, of honest taxation. They a
led helping preserve the good mai
of their party against those W
,,or would use ii as a cat's.paw top
~, their individual chestnuts out
OO'e the fire.
OLll
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
NO IS.
Report of the condition of
The Vale Crucis Bank

at Vale Crucis, in the State OF North
Carolina, at the close of business on
Dec 81, 1919.
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts $lO9,954.95
Demand Loans 9,250.O
Oyerdrafts secured l235.W
Overdrafts unsecured l25.W
U. S. and Liberty Bonds 2295.0Q,
Premium on bonds 4256
Banking house 1868
Furniture and fixtures ll23.4
Cash in vault and ANTS due
from banks, bankers and
Trust Companies IL, l43.&
Cash items held over "a hrs 1851
Checks for clearing 1242.00
Total Sl32, 1922
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 2l,OOO.0O
Surplus Fund 100000
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses taxes paid Sl5.H
Notes and bills rediscounted 1,5OO.W
Bills payable 10000
Deposits subject to check 4b,332.S6
Time certificates OF deposit 49545.40
Savings deposits 2,N6.94
Cashiers checks outstanding 45O. II
Total 1872, ,79l.22
State of North Carolina, county OF
Watauga. ], l.. M. Farthing Cashier
of the above named bank, do solemnly
A Al Il. A.. 49,. ts.,tn
to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief.
L. M. FARTHING, Cashier.
d. f. MAST
H. B. PERRY, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day of Jan. 1920.
w. H. MAST, j. P.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29
COnvalescents
Build Up On
Pepto-Mangan

INCREASES THE SUPPLY OF RICH
REDBLOOD-RE RESTORES STRENGTH
AND VIGOR
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-01-29

at Vale Crucis, in the State of North
Carolina. at the close of business on
Dec 81, 1919.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-02
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT.
Serial No. 04421.

August z (, I3ZO.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned. Michael G. Munly, whose Post Office address is No. 295 East Eleventh St. North, Port land, Oregon, in behalf of himself claiming 972.10 linear feet of the Flora Quartz Mine, vein, lode or mineral deposit, bearing gold, silver and other precious metals, with sur face ground 300 feet in width on the northwest side of the lode and 300 feet in width on the southeast side of said lode, the width being six hundred feet uniform through out, lying and being situated within the District and Territory of Alaska Sitka Recording District No 4, Di- vision Number 1. District of Alaska the mineral survey for which said Flora Lode Mining Claim is No 957-A, of Juneau Land District Alaska has made application to the United States for a patent for the said mining claim, which is more fully described by metes and bounds by the official plat and by the field notes and survey thereof. now filed in the office of the Register of the District of Lands Subject to Sale at Juneau, Alaska, which said field notes and survey describe the boundaries and extent on the sur face, as follows:
 FLORA LODE.
 Beginning at Cor. 1, whence
 USLM No. ' bears s. 75' F.
 1929.00 it. dist; thence N. 350
 33' w. 970S0 it. to Cor 2;
 thence S. 540 35' w. 600 it. to
 Cor. g. thence S. 35o 33' E.
 972.10 it. to Cor 4 thence N.
 54' 35' F. 600 it. to Cor. 1;
 the place of beginning. Con
 taining 13.3S1 acres.
 Magnetic variation 30' 03' to
 30o or F.
 The said Flora Lode Mining Claim is situated in Latitude 57' 39' North, Longitude 136' 06' West and about one fourth of a mile west of the town of Chichagof
 The said mining claim sought to be patented herewith is bounded and described as follows;
 The said Flora Lode Mining Claim is bounded on all sides by vacant and unoccupied land, the said claim being designated as Mineral Survey Number 957-A.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely the mining ground, vein, lode, premises or any portion thereof so described, surveyed. plated and applied for as the Flora Lode Min ing Claim, are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims are duly filed according to law and the regu- lations hereunder, within the time prescribed by law, with the Regis ter of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of said statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register. Date of first publication August
 30, 1920.
 Date of last publication October
 30, 1920.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-02

Furniture moved and stored Heavy hauling done. Juneau Trans fer. adv.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau, Alaska, July 22, 1920 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Henry c. Alexander of Amalga, Al aska, has filed notice of his in tention to submit final three-year homestead proof in support of his entry. Serial O37SO, for lands em braced in H. E. Survey No. 90, sit uated in the Eagle River Valley F mile south of Herbert River and three-fourths of a mile North 6ast of Eagle River Mining Com panys dock, in Lat 58o 31' 6" N Long. 134' 4S' w.. Mag. Var. 3l 25' E., and more particularly de scribed as follows:
 Commencing at Cor No. 1, whence U. s. l.. M No 89 F. S., bears S. 55' 46' w, 5166 chs, thence N. 37o 15' w, 1896 chs. to Cor. No. 9, thence N. 27' O5' E., 1870 chs. to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 52' 13' E.,s48.55 chs. to Cor. No. 4, thence s. 45o 21' E., 21S1 chs. to Cor. No. 5, thence S. 45o 55' w., 24.62 chs. to Cor No. 6, thence N. 54' 03 w, 21.04 chs to Cor No 1, the place of beginning, contain ing 156.16 acres.
 The proof will be submitted be fore the Register of the U. s. .Lant Office, Juneau, Alaska, on the 27th day of October, 1920, by two of the following witnesses: John Bur wash, Hilary McKenna, Mrs. Mary McKenna, all of Amalga, Alaska, and Perry J. Wiley, Juneau, Alas ka.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register First publication, July 24, 1920. Last publication, Sept. "A, 1920.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-02
THE E M FIRE
IS THE MEDIUM

Through Which the General Public Can Always Have Its Wants Supplied
 Answers for advert1ser will be beld two weeks after date of last inselti THE EMPIRE cannot as sume responsibility to care for un- called-for-letters after that period.
 Closing time for classified adver- tisements: 2 p. m.
 Closing time for display adver- tisements: II a. m.
 EMPIRE CLASSIFIED AID RATES 1Oc. per line first insertion. kc. per line foc subsequent insertions Special rates by the month. tount five average words to the line
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UES ISIVT First publication, July 24, 1920 Last publication, Sept. 24. 1920
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FOR RENT-Apartpent.

HOUSE FOR RENT-7 rooms and bath, partly furnished; 3d and GolC. Apply Dr. Simpson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-02
CLIFF APARTMENTS

OH tIIt CIIII HtXC CO CHG OOuTC- house--"The Cozy Corner of Juneau" 2, 8, 4 room apart ments fully furnished for housekeeping. Clean and re- spectacle. Suitable for small families. ladies or gentlemen. Each apartment a home by it. self. Strictly private in every respect, including baths, etc, Telephone service. Warm and comfortable Reasonable rates.
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THE JUNEAU AND SEAVIEW
 APARTMENTS

A44 AAAt 4 AxAl ! o
 Newly furnished housekeep- ing rooms, fully supplied with all modern conveniences, includ- ing light, water, baths. All outside rooms. Splendid view of the Channel. Two. and A. room suites suitable for private families. Special winter rates.
 THE SEAVIEW
 Has clean, coZy apartments In 2, 3 andS 4-room suites for bachelors looking for clean quarters. Running water in all rooms. Rates very reason able for the winter. Phone 286
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FOR RENI-houses

FOR RENT-House Mrs. Mont gomery Davis, Sixth and Seward.