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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
FISH, CAT AND TURTLE HAVE
ABS FR0llC

A BIG FR0LlC
A colored man stood on the
banks of Salem creek yesterday
morning, his eyes almost bulg.
ing outof their sockets. The pic
ture that was being enacted be-
fore his eyes caused him to pinch
himself to see if he were really
awake, and he rubbed his eyes
again and again.
On the banks of the creek two
big bullfrogs were dancing the
tango, their snake like mouths
wreathed in smiles. The fish in
the creek were cutting queerca.
pers. Some were scrapping, 9TH
erS were in a most lovable mood,
and some Aoated lazily on top of
the water. A whopping big tur.
tie came struggling out Of t h e
creek, walking on his hind legs,
and propped himself up against
a nearby twig, holding on and
balancing himself with his two
front legs.
"Bress Gawd, what's goin' on
here:" mused the darkey. 1T
pears lax | amt never seen moth
in quite 50 curious befo'."
The words were hardly out of
his mouth when a hungry look.
ing cat happened along, and spy.
ing the two bull frogs, made a
quick spring. The feline missed
her mark and landed plumb in
the middle of the creek. Once in
the creek she shifted knowingly
and began to lap the water. In
a few short seconds her warlike
attitude changed and she ambled
out on the bank and snuggled up
contentedly to the big turtle,
whose power of ]ocomotion had
given away.
The cat was hardly stilled be.
fore a rabbit sneaked down to
get a drink, and after sitting on
his launches for a few minutes
watching the bullfrogs tango, he
ipped into the creek to get his
morning drink. A few laps told
the story, and soon Br'e Rabbit
hoped on the bank and did a
buck dance until he was tired.
He then ambled over and laid
down beside the cat, closing his
eyes in blissful content.
This was too much for the dar.
key, and, grabbing his hat in his
hand, he burned the wind in the
direction of Happy Hill, shouting
at the top of his voice. "The end
of the world am come. The end
of the world am come"
The upshot of the whole affair
was that the frogs, turtle, cat
and rabbit got soused. Yester.
day morning Chief ]. A. Thomas
and other mem berS of the police
department emptied A gallons Of
booze into the sewer, which soon
found its way into Salem Creek.
In the 42 gallons of whiskey
poured out was practically every
known variety of the blockader's S
still nolases rum, corn Ticker,
etc. The colors of this lot of whis
key would make any peacock
strut for hours, for they were
many and varied.
Chief Thomas is waging a stiff
fight on the bootleggers and it
won't be long until the fish, the
frogs, the turtle, the cat, and the
cat and the rabbit may again
commune in peace ana harmony.
Winston Salem journal.
TIE IllIlc OOluvMLu
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
StoWaWaIS and Whiskey.

Boston, Mass.-Seven Chinese stow.
aways were arrested and six hundred
quarts of whiskey and gin and guam
tity OF opium were seized by customs
officers in raid ca the Dutch steam
er Java,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Five Were Burned to eDath.

North Bay, Ontario. Mrs. Fred
Wheeler and four Of her seven chill
dren lost their lives in fire that de-
stroyed their home at Kearney while
the family were asleep
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Council of Women Meet.

Philadelphia.-The biennial session
of the National Council of Women, rep
resenting national and state organiza.
tions, with an aggregate membership
of several million women, opens with
a reception to the delegates.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17

CelVe. lie numOle Qay laOOfel
is as much entitled to become a
beneficiary of Gods blessings
for his smaller donation as is the
captain of industry who should
give proportionately of his means
to the same cause. Therefore we
appeal to every class and condi.
ton of men and women to join in
accepting this precious privilege
to visit the fatherless in their
affliction."
Make your donation through
your church or lodge, if you do
not send it directly to one of the
institutions. Designate which or.
phanage you intend it shall be
forwarded to, and after you have
done so, go to your bed room
thinking of the amount you gave,
look into the mirror and see if
you can quote with an approving
conscience, applying it to your
gift, The Lord loveth a cheerful
giver." And maybe none of your
children will ever suffer for lack
of room and education at an or
phan home.
In some measure your re.
sponse to this invitation involves
the welfare of the children al
ready in the orphanage, for the
management have come to rely
upon the liberal Thanksgiving
day receipts to meet the budget
of the closing year. Do as we'll or
better than you did last year,
then leave it to God.
For, on the setting of the sun
that day the Recording Angel
will note what you have done or
not done.
1t is our own risk, and you are
compelled to take it, one way or
the other.
Join now the great and grow
ing army marching tothe strains
of Onward Christian Soldiers" !"
anticipating with joy the oppor.
tunity which the event of anoth.
er. Thanksgiving day affords to
renew their offerings and good
cheer to all engaged in the no.
blest of undertakings carried on
through these homes and educa.
tional institutions for the help
less.
We call upon the editors of our
papers, daily and weekly, secu.
lar and religious, to give the wi.
dest possible publicity to h j 5
movement, which is philanthropy.
ic in purpose and and State. wide
in extent. We call upon all church
leaders of all denominations, in
cluding pastors, Sunday school
superinteadents, women work.
ers and others of influence, to
urge the giving of a days in .
come to some one of the orphan.
ages. We call upon the officers of
the various fraternal Orgapiza.
tions to bring this appeal to the
attention of each man in their
membership and enlist his sup.
port of this modest Offering; we
Respectfully request all superin.
tendents and teachers of secular
schools, colleges and universities
to induce their students a n d
friends to unite with them in
giving a days work or wages to
the needy orphans of North Car.
olina; we invoke the cooperation
of doctors, merchants, public of.
ticials and ali others with local
following to pass the word along
with the divine injunction: Even
so it is not the will OF your Faith.
er which is in heaven that one of
| tbovo 1iftlo opoS ,or;Sb -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Astor's Yacht Searched.

New York. - The Nourmahal, Vim.
cent Astor's motor yacht, was search.
cd by customs Officials and about 70
bCl les of liquor, which they had been
found in the crews quarters, were
cO.-IScated.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Appoint Diplomatic Officers.

Observation-Disclosures Of dip.
lomatic officers is expected to be the
first step taken by the United States
and Austria now that the ratifications
Of the treaty Of peace have been ex.
changed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17

Salt Lake City. Utah.-Miss Stena
Scorup, high school teacher of Salina,
defeated her brother, p. S. Scorup,
merchant, in the race for mayor OF
Salina.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Explorer Loses lifA

notwithstanding a passage between
the two grand Jumelie peaks in the
Alps, sydney Hillman, we'll known a.
an explorer, fell over precipics and
persisted.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Missouri Senat, Votes Bonus.

Jefferson City, Mo.-:The Missouri
soldier bonus bill to make available
fifteen million dollars in bonds to
cover cash payments to veterans was
passed by the senate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17

Misunderstanding to the newspa-
pers here, the Montenegrins are de-
clared to be in revolt against Jugo-
S,avia. A Montenegrn battalion is
said to have occupied Mount Louchen.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
Nunnher Of Our Foreign, Born.

WasMngton.-The total foreign born
population of the United States on
January 1920, numbered 1920 692,
representing an increase of 404,SO6, or
3 per cent, since 1910.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS "hAnD.SnEtl"
BAPTIST
-
NO4'

Rolling back the mist Of q cen.
tury, says the Lexington Dis.
patch, and offering the deer.skin.
bound records Of Little Pigeon
Baptist church nearLincoln City,
Ind, as the missinglink ofAbra.
ham Lincoln's religion, Thomas
B. McGregor, assistant attorney
general of the State of Kentucky,
has given to an apprecietive A.
merica substantial evidence that
Abraham Lincoln was reared in
the simple faith of the hard.
shelled Baptist church. .
Much of the mystery of Lin.
coins religion, and that of his
parents, for over half century a
mooted question, has been evap.
grated by the findings of Mr..
McGregor in the little old deer
skin book of Little Pigeon church.
There is no record of Abraham
Lincoln's affiliation with any
ch lrch denomination, but Mr..
McGregor's story of Thomas
Lincoln, moderator and pillar of
the little Baptist church proves
conclusively, Mr.. McGregorsays
that the Lincoln family were
Baptists.
The parents of Abraham Lin.
coin deserve a fairer estimate
than has been allotted them by
most of the biographers Of Lin.
coln," said Mr.. McGregor, "and
the story as told by the records
that are still to be found in the
archives of Little Pigeon
church, near Lincoln City, Spen.
der county, Indiana, of the de-
votion paid to the parents of Lin.
coin to Him who guided the lad
of Pigeon Creek in the hour of
the hour of the nations travail,
goes far to give to them their
true estimate. In fact they were
we'll to do pioneers of their day,
of sturdy ancestral stock, own.
ed a farm, domestic animals,
tools and a family Bible; neigh.
borly, sacrificing and active
church, going members.
Pigeon Creek church was foun
ded on June 8, 1916, the year
that Thomas Lincoln Lincoln and
his family moved from Kentucky
and settled on the Little Pigeon
Creek, in what was then War.
wick county, Indian Territory.
1t was then, as now, the chief
church of that vicinity. When the
meeting house was built, it's site
was selected about a mile west of
Thomas Lincoln'S home, the
church building today occupy
ing practically the same place.
When Lincoln's mother died she
was buried between her home
and the church, the graveyard
not having been at the time star.
ted at the church, but when Lin
coins sister, Sarah Grigsby, di.
ed in 1923, she was buried at the
church burying ground, where
her grave is yet to beseen, mark.
ed by rough stone.
This church, with its contin,
uous existence since 1916, has
but two books containing it's rec.
ords and minutes; the first Gov.
ering the period from 1916 to
lS4O. 1t is in this book that we
find Abraham Lincoln's father,
stepmother and sister were &C.
tive members of the hard shell
Baptist church at Pigeon Creek,
and this book with its deer skin
cover, the hair still remaining,
not only reveals it's crude histor.
lc way the true religion of Lin.
coins parents, but gives US the
best insight yet found to his own
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17
ONE DAYS WORK
FOR THE ORPHANS

sociation Asks Every Man
and Woman to Contribute
One Days Salary to Some
Orphanage on or Near
Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving! The President
of the United States and the Gov
ernor of North Carolina issue
notwithstanding prorlamations
calling upon our people of every
faith and denomination and in ev
cry walk of life to give thanks tC
the Almighty Author of our be.
ing, the Preserver of our lives
liberties, and all the blessings
we enjoy, and the Protector OF
our country the greatArchitect
of the Universe.
All people who feel ittheir duty
and a privilege to manifest their
appreciation of t h e blessings
which God has vouchsafed unto
them by helping some of their
less fortunate brothers and sis.
torS and where is there a real
Christian anywhere who does not
feel that compelling impulse
o0ght to be interested in what
We are saying to them in this
pamphlet.
Brother, Sister, can yon imag.
inc any human beingmore deSer.
vlns of your attention on this
Thanksgiving Day than the,thous
ands of orphan children in our
State who haye no kinsfolk who
are able and willing to care for
trem until they can manage for
themselves? Can you think OF
any cause that merits your chari.
table feelings and monetary as.
siStance more than the twenty.
odd orrhan homes in North Car.
o'.na that are attempting to care
for, educate and render self-sup-
porting SO many of these mother.
less and fatherlesS little ones?
Then let this fact sink deep in
to your heart: With all our plans
and efforts and unteasing activi.
ties in their behalf, the institu-
tions for the orphans in North
Carolina find themselves unable
to care for hundreds of little or.
phan children because their fl.
nancial resources will not allow
them to take them in.
Now here is the proposition:
The North Carolina Orphan AS.
sociation is asking every well,to,
do man and woman to contribute
the equivalent of one days salary
to one of these orphanages, selec
ting either you please, on or near
Thanksgiving day. If you are
not situated so that you can do
that much, we ask you to make
contribution in some amount in
cash and send it directly to the
orphan institution you prefer to
aid, or through your church or
fraternal order. Winter is at our
door. Numbers of these orphans,
who have not f und room in the
child-caring institutions, h a e
been earning a livingon the farms
during the summer and fall. Pro.
vision must be made for their
care during the winter months.
The place for them is in the
several orphanages, which may
have room but not sufficient fl.
nancial support to meet the addi.
tional expense of their care.
You can open the door of these
orphan homes to additional in.
mates and at the same time as
SiSt the institutions to meet their
obligations by making a liberal
Thanksgiving day contribution.
That is the proposition that we
make in this appeal toyour hearts
and purses in behalf of the most
deserving and the most pitifully
helpless of all our people.
We appeal TO every con 1itiCn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-11-17

and her interest in these young
workers is as great as when she
was One of the m" "-Christian|
Advocate.
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NotIca tor rnbncatTOn.

Department OF the Interior, U. 8
Land Office. at Roswell N. NJ,
June 9, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that Myrtle l.
Bachman,of NJ Inc ard N. NJ. who, no
June. y, 1913, made Hd E. No.
o43S7z, for ALL of Section se,
Twp SIS, Range 35-E, N. NJ. P, Meri-
dian, has filed notice of intention to
make final three year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before William r. Blanchard, U. S.
Commissioner at Jenkins N. NJ. on the
20 day of July 1921
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Ben s. Hudspeth. Joe c. Ainsworth,
James A. Morris. Lawrence @. Nc
Cabe, all OF Milnesand, N. NJ. JI7 IFS
Emmett Patton, Register.
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NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior
U. s. Land Office at Fort Sumner, N.
M. May %, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that John w.
Jennings, of Olive, N. M. who, on Dec.
II, 1918, made add H. E. No. o15423,
for NHSWA, Sec. 4, SKNEA, and
SEA, Section S, Township AS,
Range 2SE, N M. P. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
final three year proof, to establish claim
to the land allowed described, before
Alvin c. White, u S. Commission
or, at Kenna, N. N. on the 10 day Of
July 1921.
Claimant names % Witnesses:
HenryT. Jones, William A. Stroud,
Oscar H. Hewatt, Harvey B. Lucas,
all of Olive, N. M. jIo is
w. R, McGin, Register
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Notice for Publication


Department of the Interior, U. S
Lard Office at Fort Sumner. N. NJ.
June p, 1921. Notice is
hereby given that Roger o. Mott, of
Elkins, N. NJ, who. on May 3, 1921.
made H. f. No. oIo327. for NWH
N1lSWA, NHSEH, Section u, 4.
SIS, r. 27-E, and who on June 10.
1920, made add. H, E. O2O2o5, for
EHn Section u, Twp. SIS, Range
27-E. N. NJ. P. Meridian, as filed notice
OF intention to make final three year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Dan .. Savage.
U, S. Commissioner at Roswell, NM.
on the y day OF July 1921
Claimant names as Witnessed
Ewing L. Luik, Of Roswell. N. NJ.
Adam B. Miller, John F. Van Eaton.
Ralph T. Ramage, these Of Elkins.
N. NJ. ia 10
w. r. McGill, Register.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Roswell N. M.
June y, 1921. Notice is hereby
given that l rank b. McGrew, Of ElkiIls,
n. NJ. who. on Dec. 20, 1919, made add
II. E. No. o42IIG. for SEA, 81 Mex,
Seer, SHNW4 Sec p, Twp 6-S,
Rye, 27-E, N.M.P. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final three
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register
or Recel 1er, of the U. s. Land Office,
at Roswell, N. NJ. on the % day of
July 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Amos E. Smith, Of Roswell, N. NJ.
John H. Dooley, William NJ. Fair
lender. Louis Fahrlender, these Of
Elkins, N. NJ. 24 j22
Emmett Patton. Register.
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yOtico Tor PuDIIeuuon.

Department Of the Interior
u. S. Land Office at Roswell, N. M.
June Anger
Notice is heseby given that Claude
F. Workman, Of Leeray, Texas, whs OH
July II, 1918, made add Hid. E., No.
o366r7, for 81, Section %, Town
ship, rs, Range 3r.E, N. NJ.
P. Meridian, has filed notice of insen-
tionto make final three year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Alvin c. White, U. s.
Commissioner, at NWA, Sec. Ten T..
6-S, z. SIZE, N. M. on the IA day of
July 1871
Claimant names as witneaaes;
Robert L. Hollis, Mary z. Hollis,
John H. Miller, these of Elida, N. NJ /,
Fred B. Berryhill, of Kenna, n, NJ.
jrO is
Emmett Patton. Register.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Roswell, N. NJ
June, II, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that John p.
Smith, of Elida, N. NJ. who, on
August 5, 1916, made add. HID. F. No.
O35224, for Mex, Sec 3, Township rs
Range BE, N. NJ. p Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
three year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Alvin
c. White, U. s. Commissioner, at
Kenna, N. NJ. on the 20 day of July
1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Joe d. Slack, Charley H. Slack,
Byron H. Howard, William II. Morris,
all of Elida, N. NJ. i24 jzz
Emmett Patron, Register.
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Adverti's'nl rates u'adesnown on'appllossOr
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N. MP. Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final three year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Alvin c. White,
U. s. Commissioner at Kenna, N. NJ.
on the 20, day Of July 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John p. Smith, Walter d. Smith,
Robert /. Hollingsworth, WilIFam Fl.
Morris. all of Elida. N. M. jas i22
Emmett Patton. Register
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DR.. Chas. A. Staehlin
Notice for Publication
ISOL ATED TARCT

Department of the Interior. U. 8
Land office at Fort suiOnes. N. M.
June -, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that, as di-
rected by the Commissioner of the
General LAID Office, under provisions
Of Sec. PASS, r. s., Pursuant to the
appIicationof George E. Taylor, Serial
No. 0Io47o, we will offer at public
sale, to the highest bidder, but
at not less than $500 per acre
at O'Clock p. M, on the rath.
day Of August, next, at this office,
the following tract Of land SHNEA,
Section IS, T. SIS, r. 3o.T, N.M.P.M.
The sale will not be kept open, but
viii be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have
ceased biddig. The person making
the highest bid will be required to i'm
mediately pay to the Receiver the
amount thereof ANY persons claiming
adversely the above-described land are
advised to file their claims or objections,
on or before the time designated for
sale. R. Harrison,
is as Receiver.
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NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior

Department Of the Interior
q. S. Land Office at Roswell, N. M
June II, 1921.
Notice is hercy given that Byron II.
Howard, of Elida, N. NJ who, on
Dec. I9, 1917, made orig II. Z. o3636a
for VIZ, Sec ~, aud who on Feb. 10.
1890, made additional HE. No. o43676,
for NE4 Lots i, ?, 3, NWHsEA,
Section IS, Township. rs, Range 34-E,
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HAROLD HHRD.
ROSWELL, n. N.

Attorney.
Rraotiolns bsSsrO all Courts
Especial attention to United
States Land Ofiee proceed
ings.
osFIoe First NatIensI Bank side.
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The anew HOMEn Machine with its
many labor saving devices FOR plain and
fnncy sewing Will prove itselftO be indis-
pensible 10 your comfort because Of It's
even aud lasting service.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-09-23
SHOWING OFF" THE COLONEL
storekeeper Had Eye for Business In
Keeping Good Looking Customer
Waiting for Attention.

A woman In a small town asked her
husband, Colonel Blank. 10 call In at
the dairy when passing To order some
new.lald eggs. After making brief
demur the colonel yielded. A little
later he called nj the shop In question,
quite small and unimportant estab'
llshment on back street.
Two or three minutes passed; then.
Ms no one came to serve him, the colo
nel gave n gentle knock on the coun-
ter. This had no effect; 80 smart
double rap was given. Then curly
headed youngster put his head around
the door and announced, Fathers
a-cofnin'."
by the time the father arrived the
colonel was boiling with rage.
what do you mean by keeping me
whiting all this timer" he reared.
Very sorry. SIR" SAID the man. but
you see It's like this. You're the very
FIRST goodlooking man that I've had In
my shop. and as there were a lot of
people passing by thought what n
good advertisement you was a-stand-
Ing there. "-PhiladelphIa Public Led
ger.