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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
TO ALL READERS OF The DEMOCRAT

While the people are staying at
home more than usual, itisa good
time to read the Bible and pray.
Some may follow all the sugges-
tions am making; others may
follow some of them.
/. Read the book of Matthew.
.. Read on through the New
Testament.
3. Read Proverbs.
4. Study the Sunday school
lessons.
5. Pray for a revival in your
Sunday school, church, commun-
ity, state, nation, world. Pray
for yourself, family, neighbors,
friends, enemies, and all thehun
dreds of millions in the world.
Pray for the people in need of
the gospel, in need ofschools, and
in need of food and clothing.
81 will therefore that men pray
everywhere, lifting upholy hands
without wrath and doubling
See First Timothy, chapter 2.
j. r. WALKER
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
INFLUENZA
wEAKENS
THE BLOOD
BREAKS YOUR VITALITY -- LEAVES
YOU HELPLESS, WHEY EXPOSED
TO OTHER GERMS
THESE ARE DANGEROUS DAYS
IF IN DOUBT ABOUT YOUR BLOOD
TAKE PEPTO. .MANGAN, FAMOUS
RED BLOOD BUILDER

Ifyou are just recovering from
a fight with the 'fll," it will be
weeks before you're really out Of
danger.
Your blood has exhausted it's
strength it is in no condition to
fight off other disease germs il
may be exposed to. That is why
doctors advise staying away from
crowds as long as possible.
You can help your blood get
back it's strength-6ts stability to
fight off disease-by taking that
splendid tonic Pepto -Mangan.
The famous blood builder will
supply the iron and other prop
critics your blood lacks and help
you regain your old time vigol
and enthusiasm.
Get Pepto- Mangan today. II
may be had at any drug store ir
either liquid ortabletform. Make
your own choice as to liquid OF
tablet. They are exactly the
same in medicinal value. Take
which ever you prefer.
But be sure you get the genu
inc Pepto- Mangan. Ask for Guide.
and be, sure that the name is OF
the package. Adv
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
Entn Notice No. 2545.
State of North Carolina, county
Of Watauua Office Of Entry

State of North Carolina, county
of Watauga. Office of Entry
taker for said county.
r. D. Wards locates and enters
10 acres of land, more or less, on
the waters of Beech Creek, in
Laurel CIR ee k Township. Be.
ginning on stake in the mouth
of Buckeye Creek, and running
east with r. d. Wards line to j.
B. Hicks line to Charlie Hicks
lines, then with Charlie Hicks
lines, various courses to the be-
ginning.
Entered February 2, 1920.
H. j. HARDIN,
Entry Taker.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
NO l8.
EntEI Notice No, 2549

State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, office of entry taker for said
county.
Joseph Presnell locates and enters the
following described piece of land, ~
ing and being in the county of Watau
ga, Watauga township and bounded
as follows: Beginning on chestnut.
Billy Mast's corner, and runs east
with Mas's line 60 poles to Noah carp
line, then n nth with Earp's line 10
poles'to a white cak, corner of the 10
acre Jim Teaster tract, thence west
with the line of said tract to the line
of the so acre tract, thence with said
line to the beginning containing 10 a
cres more or less. Entered Feb II, 1920
Fl. J. HARDIN, Entry Taker.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19

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 yeur life before you die
for then it is everlastingly too
late.
sell the best policies at uni.
verSal rates
Gee. f. BLAIR,
Blowing Rock, N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
GOOD STOCK FOR SALE.

Heavy pair horses, 8 years old;
One good three year old yoke of
steers, and one good 3 year old
bay horse; gray mare, 5 years
old, weighs $50 pounds; good sad
die horse, 8 years old, weighs
1860 pounds; One bay mare, 10
years old, weighs 100. Will sell
on time or swap for anything
you have that don't suit you.
Come and look my stuff over
and if | haven't got what you
want, I'll get it for you.
r. L. Honeycut.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
OFFERS SELF As SACRIFICE.

President Wilson has received
a personal cablegram from Fred.
erick Wilhelm, former crown
prince of Germany, suggesting
IF the allied and associated gov
ernmentS want a victim let them
take me instead of the 800 Ger
mans who have committed no
other offense than that of serving
their country In the war"
Whataction thepresidentmight
take on the message presumably
was identical with that reported
in Amsterdam dispatches as sent
to the rulers and presidents of
other powers opposed to Germa-
ny in the war, was not disclosed.
There was a suggestion at the
white house that he might reply.
In some quarters, however the
opinion prevailed that he would
not even acknowledge the receipt
of it since, it was pointed out, the
United States is not a party to
the treaty or a member of the
league of nations and has novoice
legally in any proceedings as to
extradition of German officials or
officers for trial.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, IS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath thathe is
senior partner of the ilrm off. j. Che
ney Il Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum o,
One Hundred Dollars for each and ev-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot he cur
ed by the use oi Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine, FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th of December.
A. ID. 1886. a. w. GLEASON,
(ScaU Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in.
tcrnally and acts through the blood
on the mucous surfaces of tho system
Send for testimonlal, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills forconstipation
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
EntN Notice No. 254S.

State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, Office of entry taker for said
county.
Fl. w. Presnell locates and enters 3
acres of land, more or less, on the wa
ters of Laurel Creek, in Laurel Creek
township. Beginning on the + 10
Presnell Grant corner and runs east
40 poles to q stake, thence south with
branch 25 poles to a stake, thence
west 30 poles to q stake thence north
to the beginning.
Entered February II, 1920.
a H. j. HARDIN,
Entry Takcr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Larkin NJ. Hodges, de-
ceased, all persons having claims a
gainst said estate are hereby notified
te present them to the undersigned on
or before the 18th day of January,
1921, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons in
dcbtcd to said estate will pleas come
forward and make immediate settle =
mcnt. This Jauary II, 1920.
Fl. G. HODGES,
Administrator of L. NJ. Hodges, de-
ceased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
NOlNICE

The heirs-at-law of Avery Penley,
names and residences unknown, will
take notice that proceeding has been
instituted by the Elk Creek Lumber
Company and others against the heirs
at law of Avery Penley decd. names
unknown, before the Clerk of the Su-
perior court of Watauga county, the
purpose there of being for the sale for
partition of certain lands in saidcoun
ty described in deed registered in book
1, page 204, in the Registers Office of
said county. Said defendants will al
so take notice that the proceeding is
returnable, and that unless they APP.
pear before said clerk at his office at
Boone, North Carolina, on or before
the 18th day of February 1920, at IL
O'Clock In the forenoon that the relief
demanded by the pepitioners will be
granted. lg
This Both day of January 1920.
o. L. COFFEY, Ks.
Clerk Superior Court.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
Entn Notice No. 2546
State of North Carolina, Wataug

State of North Carolina, Watauga
county; Office OF entry taker of said
county.
N. II. carp locates and enters 50acrcs
of land more or less, on the waters OF
Baird's Creek, in Watauga township
Beginning on black gum N H carp
corner, running north with said carp
line to a white Oak corner, toa lOacre
tract belonging to the j. +. Testers
heirs, thence We st with line of said 10
acre tract to stake in Rachel Tester
line thence south with said line to W.
H. Mast's line thence various courses
to the beginning. Entered Feb 2, 1920
H. j. HARDIN, Entry Taker.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
A BARGAIN TO CLOSE ES.

A BARGAIN TO CLOSE ES.
tate. Good two-story 8 room
dwelling with barn and out
buildings, also good store bull.
ding, about three acres land.
Located in village of Friendship
5 miles south of Glade Springs
Good store stand. Price, for
quick sale $450000. Dwelling
could not be built for this mon
ey. Write DR.. II. II. Preston,
\ Glade Spring, Va. Ate
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
Same Pastor Weds Twelve In One Family

According to a dispatch, Miss
Grace Brinck, a girl of Winters,
Cal., was the twelfth member of
her family to be married by the
Rev. H. G. Culton, when she be-
came the wife of H. H. McGarry.
20 years ago herparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augusta Brinck were mar
ried by Mr.. Culton.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
NOTICE

NOTICE
North Capolina, Watauga county, in
the superiyr court, ThomasD. Gragg
VS. Manda Gragg.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that an ac-
lion has been commenced in the SUI
periOr court of Watauga County a'
above entitled and that summons has
been issued therein and been returned
ny the officer, not served and that or
Ter of publication in said summons
mas been duly obtained against you
requiring You to appear at ,he clerks
,liicc in Boone, Watauga county, at
he court hous, on the 20tb day OF Feb.
'uary, 1920, when and where you arc
required IN answer the complaint of
Chc plain III which has been filed in
the Office of the Clerk OF the SYperiOr
Court, or the relief therein prayed for
VIII be granted: said action being for
,he purpose of dissolving the bonds nj
matrimony between yourself and tho
plaintiff. This the 10Th day of Janu-
ary 1920.
o. l.. COFFEY,
Clerk of the Superior court for
Watauga County.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
VOL. XXI.
THERE ARE MORE INDIANS


A dispatch from Washington
bays that despite popular belief
hat the civilization forced upon
him by the white man means his
ultimate extinction, the North
American Indian, reviving from
y long period of decadente, has
Shown such substantial increases
in population in recent years that
he probably is scarcely less nu-
nerous today than when Colum-
bus discovered America.
Startling as this assertion may
be to those who have pictured
EAmerican forests in the discover
er's time as swarming with red
men, it is freely advanced by ex-
perts of the governments Indian
bureau, who maintain that the
Indian necessarily formed an eX-
ceedingiy scant population which
probably at no period materially
exceeded the total of 333, 7O2 In
dians reported by the bureau for
last year.
"The Indian no longer is to be
/ thought Of a dying race, declared
DR.. Lawrence w. White, an In
dian authority ofthe bureau. In
supporter that statement it is
necessary in the first place, to
disaburse the mind of tradition
handed down by discoverers and
early colonists that American for
ests in their day swarmed with
the dusky figure of the red men.
AS the Indian neglected agricul-
tire almost completely, tits high
" improbable that his country,
considering it's latitude, could
have supported more than sever
al hundred thousand ofhis race" "
On the other hand DR.. White
continued, the Indian in the pres
ent day, after periods of SHARP
decrease following as a natural
reaction to sudden contact with
the civilization of the white man
is seen to be making subsequent
gains in population.
while many estimates OF
guesses of the Indian population
were made during the past cen
tury," said pr. White, ranging
from less than 100000 to 100000
the first reliable census was made
by the Indian bureau in 1870
when the population was placed
at 313,712. So figures demon
strate that in the past 30 years
the Indian population has made
substantial net gain.
Pointing to statistics which
show an excess of births owe
deaths of 1922 in 1916 and almos
as great an excess in 1917, nol
NAL years which were not affect
ed by the epidemic of influenza
DR.. White declared these figure
fully reflected the generosity c
government that has increase
it's Indian health appropriate
alone from $40,000in 1911 toS35(
600 in 1917 and subsequentyear'
They demonstrate, he said thi
with the schools, hospitals, an
other advantages now provide
for him, the Indian, be he tribe
man or freedman, is not a dyln
race but rather allourishingont
Had he been treated as other n
tions have treated savage tribe
DR.. White concluded, there pro
ably would not be "vestlge
the race within our republic
day."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
FOR SALE

at par $4,000 stock in the Three
Forks Cooperative Cheese Co.
Inc. offered by persons leaving
the community and needingmon-
ey, also 500 unsubscribed stock.
This stock is issued in $10shares
and is paying s per cent annually
Apply to Fl. Neal Blair, Manager,
Boone, N. G. If
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19
EntN Notice No. 2547.

North Carolina, Watauga county.
Office of entry taker for said
county.
f. E. carp locates and enters ID
acres of land on the waters of
Watauga River in Watauga town
ship. Beginning on a white oak
tree, L. G. Earp's corner, thence
running with said Earp's line to
a chestnut oak, his corner. then
with his line to Ed Shipley's line,
then to Preston Moody's line.
Then with Moody's line to the
beginning for compliment.
Entered February 2, 1920.
H. j. HARDIN,
Entry Taker.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19

CALVES for SALE.
From one to two years old.
Well grown. From purebred
high producing cows. Vale
Crucis Industrial School, E. j.
Heffner, Dairy Manager, Vale
Crucis, N. G. 4t-c
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-02-19

EOR SALE Team mules, wagon
and Harness, buggy and driv-
ing harness: car, Metzroadster
Babcock surry, yoke oxen, two
cows. j. N. Clawson, Horton,
N. G.. 3t-p
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

few especially favored sections. Tlc district abounds in minerals in quartz formation and is known to contain iI'- mensely valuable coppe" deposits. :.a,- tablishment of transport ttion facilities will alone enable ] complete estimat
 of the districts potentialities.
 Enough is known. however, to p' vide assurance that tn establishment of the proposed road will be amply r. ent known resources, without regar to others which further survey will undoubtedly develop. This great ar | embraces the greater part of the Wa
 tersheds of the kuzitrien kougarok and Upper Good Hope rivers and ii- cludes more than 100 square miles ol territory between the kousarok river and the Arctic range bordering tEe northern slope of the peninsula
 Crossing this area We arrive at tEe terminating section of the proposed trunk road. the Candle, Deering, h. machuk district. Bordering along the Arctic Ocean and open to navigation only ;t portion of the period common to the Nme coast, the district is pr:tc- tically inaccessible to commerce dur ing eight months of the year. It is rich in placer resources and also con tains numerous quartz lodeS which un- der other and less ardous conditions would alone insure the general pros perity of the district. Practically all of the more important streams are gold bearing and have alreatiy produc- ed immense sums, despite the serious landicaps afforded by high costs arc.
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

district is to receive adequate protec- ton from attack.
 2nd: A trunk line road from Nome to Candle via the Kougarok and from Nome to Kaltag via Council City and Dime creek would pay for itself in ten wears by the saving accruing from tha transportation of the government, mails by direct interior route rather than over the present dangerous and uncertain route down the Yukon river and along the Bering Sea and Arctic coasts. With trunk line road con meeting with the government railroad at Kaltag, mails could be brought to Nome via automobile in far less time and at immensely lower cost than by the present slow and precarious wateg route.
 3rd The economic value of such trunk lines as suggested are readily apparent. Their insta lle tion and maintenance would be an invaluable factor in aiding the development of the peninsula and also result in an inn = mense saving in costs of transports : tion and production. Close study of
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

Lst The situation of the Seward Peninsula section. closer to foreign shores than any section of the Ameri- cen coast renders the life and property of the residents strung for many miles along the shores of Boring Sea and the Arctic Ocean, liable to attack at any time. The absence of free and open means of communication renders this liability to attack all the more precautions owing to the practical i'm possibility of dispatch:ng assistance over an unbroken country without loss of much valuable time enroute
 In the event of an attack the attack ed settlement or district would have practically no defensive resources save such as it might itself afford. Dur ing the few months of the ol,en period of navigation, assistance might be dis patched by water. but in view of the great length of the Siberian and Alas
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

the establishment of the proposed road would enable their cheap disposal in the Nome markets. The area is cap- able of providing practically all the vegetables required by the district and the transportation of the Hot Springs products alone would provide a ton mage of great value over the proposed trunk road. The sale of the domestic vegetable products in the Nome mar ket would also result in considerable saving in living costs. Agdculturists assert that the district can he made to yield not only the vegetable require ments of the Peninsula but also q sur- plus which could be shipped to Seattle. thereby not only benefitting the dis trict but also providing an increase in the export tonnage of considerable value to the steamship transporta tion companies. In addition to facilitat- ing the development of the Hot Springs district, the road would also enable
 
 posits known to eooist in the adjacen. Sawtooth Mountains but at present practically inaccessible to exploitation. The Sawtooth range offers immense Inducements to the prospector if open Hnunication is established. Those who have visited the locality are un- lanincus in stating that the range abounGs in mineral deposits of wide anGe of character and value. The The Sawtooth range also contains im- nrerse power development possibilities. The water power development poten- tial tics of Lake Lindeberg and sev- eral large mountain streams are sch as to make the construction of an electric power plant a fac-simile pros
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

ton costs, there is hardly l doubt that the population and production would double within u year ol two With lowered costs ut supplies, gid bearing ,.reu, at present uncXploited would ha opened for development and the pro GuctiNity of present producing proper ties greatly increased by the introduce tion of machinery and other improve ments. Steamship intercourse is ,,t present limited to five or six small coasting vessels during the open sea son Candle receives no more than d dozen or fifteen mails during the year. During eight and t half months of the year the district is practically cut off from all physical communication with the world.
 It requires little reflection to deter mine that an increase in transportI- ton facilities is certain 10 result in d wide increase in industrial activity and added prosperity and population. Because of it's geographical situation the suggested improvement in com munications can he affected in no other manner than by the opening of q highway to the lower reaches of the peninsula. The establishment of the trunk line road suggested would en- able the Candle section to maintain constant intercourse with Nome for at least five months of the year by means entirely relieve the community of the dangers and uncertainties incident to travel by it's only present means of
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

immense area of placer gold bearing terrain. in the Iron creek section the proposed road would enable wide de Nclopment of numerous known depos- it's of gold quartz copper silver. tung- Sten, antimony. graphite, cobalt. nickel, platinum, mica and other mineral for nations of commercial value. in ad- dition to literally hundreds of placer gold bearing creeks and benches all ready located but restrained in devel- opment because of the general inac- possibility of the country. due largely to the absence of roads.
 Following the proposed road from Iron creek We will find ourselves close to the only Hot Springs found in this section. The medicinal value of the waters of these springs is attested by numerous sufferers who have been re lieVed of various types of ailments The area surrounding the springs con tain immense agricultural possibilities, owing largely to the relna rkable W" "rmth of the earth The area pro- duces an immense yield of vegeta bles per acre with nominal cultivation and
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

pect. Although several attempts have been made To erect such a plant, the general inaccessibility O; the district has rendered the projects far to costly to permit their accomplishment.
 From reports recently received it is believed that the construction of same will bein this summer.
 Continuing the proposed trunk road along the swelling slopes of St. Mary's Mountain to Shelton, we arrive at the very heart of the Seward PeninSula and reach a distance filled with ari feroous placer deposits Despite the present excessive transportation costs from the coast dredses are in opera ton here and hundred or more min
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

This department is devoted to articles issued by the Northwest ern Alaska Chamber of Commerce of Nome dealing with the develop ment and industrial exploitation of the resources of Nome and Seward Peninsula.
 (Space for this purpose is donated by the Nome Nugget.)
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

With the establishment of a thru road from Nome which will enabl- automobile truck transportation. these conditions will be vastly improved ard result in an immediate and wide in crease in development activities.
 Leaving the center Of the peninsula ton wherein the general inacceSsibillN has prevented all but the most ele- mentarN prospecting activities. tH to the present the adverse conditions of transportation have prevented prac- tically all attempts to mine. save in q
The Nome nugget., 1920-07-03

CTS are engaged in the more primitive methods of gold extraction.
 Despite the immense inherent riches transportation conditions are such that the full development of s..is section cannot be accomplished without q re auction in transportation costs. espec- tally at the present time when war conditions have resulted in wide in er"ases in the value of supplies. in dication of the difficulties encountered ln this direction by the miners of the. section are amply indicated in the