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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
TRUSTEES SALE OF LAND
North Carolina, Watauga County

In the matter of Clint Osborne,
Bankrupt, by virtue of an order made
in the above entitled cause by the ref
cree and master, the undersigned trus-
tee will sell on the premises hereinafter
described, at public auction on the
l7TH DAY OF MAY at the hour OF
IL O'Clock m, to the highest bidder,
terms l.3 cash, l-3 in 6, and l.3 in u
months, the following described prop
erty, lying and being in the county of
Watauga, and described in mortgage
dated March 81, 1920, and recorded In
book U, page 4S9, and moro fully de.
scribed as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING on q stake in the mid.
die of the highway. D F Horizons cor.
ner and runs S Y degrees E poles
to stake in Bill Isaac's line, thence
s q degrees Ewith his line l-2 poles
to q stake, then S 2 l-2 degrees E 8 IL
poles to q stake in J j Masts line, then
s degree E with said line l6 poles to
Q white oak, then 4 with same 36 poles
to double poplar in Mast's line then
S 60 degrees E with the same As l-2
poles to a stake in said line Pre- Math.
es corner, then N % degrees f with
his line poles to a stake near a
spring. then N 8 IL degrees Z with
same IL poles to a stake in c Smith
line, then N 20 degrees w with said
Smiths line u poles to his corner on
top of the ridge, then N 81 degrees E
with said Smiths line and top of the
ridge 8 poles to a stake near q white
oak then N II degrees f with same u
poles to small black oak on top of
the ridge, then N 40 poles Z with top
of ridge and Smiths line II poles to
small hickory near a large dead
hickory lnow DOWN then N 50 degrees
Z with said line 10 poles to q stake on
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
How Things Go In New York

Every second four visitors ar.
rive in New York city.
Every forty-two seconds an
immigrant arrives.
Every fifty.two seconds a pas.
senger train arrives.
Every three minutes some one
is arrested.
Every six minutes a child is
born
Every seven minutes there is
a funeral.
Every thirteen minutes there
is a wedding.
Every forty.two seconds a new
business firm starts up.
Every forty eight minutes q
building catches fire.
Every forty eight minutes q
ship leaves the harbor.
Every fifty.one minutes a new
building is erected.
Every one and three fourth
hours some one is killed by &C.
cident.
Every eight and one half hours
some pair is divorced.
Every ten hours some one CON-
mits suicide.
Every night 81, ,25O,O 900 is spent
in restaurants for dinner.
Every day three hundred and
fifty new citizens come there to
live.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
GOOD FARM FOR SALE.

Two hundred acres in the heart of
the Foscoe section, l IL miles from
Shulls Mills, and located on the E. T.
& w. N. C. Railroad. This farm con-
tains two good dwelling houses; one
good store building, two good wood
houses: one apple house, two. smoke
houses; two good barns; 35 acres of
good, level meadow land, 100 acres of
good grazing land; 10 acres in good
timber and 45 acres cut-over land. A
splendid apple orchard. This is one
of the best farms on Watauga River.
For further particulars see G. P.
Moore or S. E. Gragg, Shulls Mills,
IN. e. ) 81 tt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
NOTICE OF SALE

North Carolina, Watauga County
BY virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in mortgage deed, executed
by l. F Watson to Il M Watson on
the 5th day of August 1920, the un-
deriigned mortgage will sell at the
court house door in Boone, to the
highest bidder for cash On the 9Th
DAY OF JUNE at the hour of one
o'clock m. the following described
property, lying and being in county
of Watauga, and bounded as follows:
Beginning on small poplar in a
branch, thence with the meanders of
said branch so poles to the mouth,
thence south IS degrees east IL poles
to small sourwood, thence 23 poles Z
with the old roadway to the top of a
ridge south poles. to q chestnut oak,
thence south 10 poles to q chestnut
with the main height or the ridge Al
poles to a Spanish oak and small
white pine, thence west 4S poles to a
spruce pine on top OF the Katy Rock
thence north 20 poles to chestnut
oak, thence north 20 degrees west 81
poles to q blackgum on the top of q
ridge, thence north 10 degrees with
extreme top of ridge 80 poles to sour
wood and locust, North Is degrees
west with the same IS poles to a rec
oak at the edge of old field, north Il
degrees east 40 poles to sugar tree
Il poles more or less to q black oak
Lot GREEN'S corner, running east 6!
poles south with said line Is poles
more or less to stake, west 81 pole.
to o poplar the beginning corner, con
tanning Il l-2 acres more or less.
/ The said sale is made to satisfy ant
pay q note in the sum Of $10O0.C0, Sc
cured, together with interest and cos
OF the sale.
R. w. WATSON, Mortgage.
] This April 10, 1921.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
Many Foreigners Leave UaItod States

Germany, Austria, ireland and
Russia, natives of which made
up more than SO per cent of the
country's total foreign population
1O-years ago, showed heavy loss.
es in the number of their natives
in the United States during the
last 10 years, census bureau sta.
stistics show. These losses ag.
gregate almost 1000, 600 and are
believed to have been due largely
to the world war with it's conse.
quent exodus of belligerent ma.
tionals, and the stoppage of i'm.
migration.
German.born showed a loss Of
S1s,O35, Austrian. born a loss of
6O0,Ol4, Irish. born a loss of 316,.
572 and Russian born a loss of
2l3, 1888. While Germany had the
largest loss numerically, Aus.
trials loss was relatively the lar.
gest, having BEEN more than 50
per cent.
Notwithstanding those heavy
losses the count-y's total foreign
born population, as just announ.
ced by the bureau of census in
a preliminary statement prepar.
ed for the early use of Congress.
showed an increase of 1853, 442, or
26 per cent, the total number
of foreign born being 13,703,987
The increase is believed to have
been the smallest both innumber
and percentage ever recorded
for decade. In the previous de.
cade 190O-10, the increase was
3,174,610, or 20.7 per cent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
FARM FOR SALE.

am Offering for sale my farm of 95
acres. near Foscoe, Is acres of bot
tom, balance good grazing and tim.
ber land. About 100000 feet of mar.
ketablc timber; good 7-room, painted
house and 4-rOom cottage: good barn,
spring house, wood house and other
out buildings. Fine orchard of more
Than 100 choice apple trees. An ideal
farm. All goes for $4,000. Also one
farm of go acres, one mile from Fos'
coe, nearly all cleared and in grass.
Price 81, 25O. Terms: 81, 500 cash, bal
ance on terms to suit purchaser. G.
B. Galloway, Shulls Mills N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05

Having qualified as administra
tor Of the estate Of Emaline Love,
Deceased, this is to notify ell
persons having claims against
the estate of said dececeased, to
exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 9th day of April,
1922, or this notice Will be plead
in bar of their recovery. All per-
sons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate pay mer t
This the 9Th day of April, 1921.
W. J. LOVE, Adm.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
Road News BY tho Road Commission

koad news D tho Road Commission
If you have road troubles see
your township supervisor.
Just to remind you. The road
year did not end until May the
first. you did not have your
seven days in or paid for by that
time you had better get busy.
Your supervisor is going to de.
mand it of you. 1t may save you
the solicitor fee to have a receipt
ready for your township overseer
or supervisor.
Yes. it may be very hard, in.
deed for you to be forced to work
the road for John Jones" to
wear out, but suppose you try
comparing your school tax re-
ceipt with his. Mr.. Jones may
be paying three or four times as
much for the educating of your
children as you are helping him
on the roads. You cannot do the
most for your child or your home
without thinking and doing some
thing worth while for yourneigh-
Dor.
Some one has asked if we 90
out off of the road to get timber
or rock for the purpose of repair.
ing the said road. We would say
no if the owner objects. All ma
terial for repairing the public
roads must be paid for, if the
owner objects to owner to NOV.
ing the needed material. But
who ever heard of any one in Wa.
tauga objecting to men getting
rock off his place to put in the
mud hole aJ his door9
We find that a number of good
citizens in Watauga are real anx.
ious to get certain new roads sur.
veyed and made so that their
personal interests may be taken
care of. We want every man to
have just the kind of road he
needs, but oft times such roads
are not feasible and cannot be
made without more cost than
profit. In such cases we are de-
manding a deposit of ten dollars
with the Road Commission for
the purpose of paying the sur
veyor and approval of said road.
If it is shown 'conclusively that
said road is practicable the ten
dollars deposited will be refund
ed to parties asking for this con.
struction. On the other hand,
if it is not a reasonable and prac.
ticable proposition, the parties
asking for same must bear the
expense.
We must ever keep in mind
the best interests of all the peo
pie in the county and keep down
unnecessary expenses.
When your John Henry" hits
that large boulder in the road
Just "cuss" the commission and
drive on; do not get out and move
the stone, you may never pass
that way again. We want you
to use all your personal priv
legeS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
sEanAnY's PREPARATIONS PROPOSALS.

6enMAnY'S PREPARATIONS PROPOSALS.
The answer to the new German
reparations proposals is not the
military occupation of the Ruhr
Valley but either arbitration, as
the Berlin Government suggests,
or the resumption Of the negotia.
tions that were abruptly termi.
mated in London for reasons that
have never been clearly explain
ed.
II the German offer asit stands
Is not satisfactory to the Allies
it at least approaches nearly en-
ough to their demands to merit
the most careful consideration.
Outright rejection could be inter-
preted only as evidence that the
Allies were not seriously seeking
q settlement of the reparations
dispute but were endeavoring to
manufacture an excuse for dis
membering Germany both po'
litically and economically.
There is a large measure Of
truth in ] M. Keynes remark in
an article printed elsewhere in
today's issue Of The World that
''the reparation problem has new.
er yet been considered on it's
merits," by which he means that
it has never been considered
with the object of thinking out
a practicable plan by which Ger.
many can rebuild what she has
destroyed in France"
Mr.. Keynes's political views
are sometimes bizarre and many
of his descriptions of what took
place at the peace conference are
emotional rather than historical,
but his competence as an econ
omic expert can hardly be ques-
toned, and he has brought to the
economic clauses of the Treaty
of Versailles some of the most H.
Eliminating criticism to which
they have been subjected.
Lloyd George is primarily res
ponsible for the fact that the rep.
arations questions has been dealt
with politically and not economi.
cally. He instituted that meth
Cd at the time of the khaki cam
paign after the armistice in 1918,
when he went from one end of
Great Britain to the other insist
ing that Germany must be made
to pay ship for ship and shilling
for shilling" Nobody knew bet.
ter than he that this was utterly
impossible. He might as well
have proposed that the British
Government liquidate it's debts
by making France pay the total
cost of the Napoleonic wars with
compound interest calculated
from the date of the Battle ot
Waterloo. But it was effective al
the polls, and success at thepolls
was his one consideration.
The element in French politics
led by Poincaire and Foch, that
Is most aggressive in advocating
extremist demands is little con
cerned with the matter of repair
atoms. It's objective is perma
nent French occupation of thu
left bank Of the Rhine and the po
litical dismemberment of Ger
many, regardless of consequence
No French Cabinet has thus ia,
been able to deal with Preparations
as reparations, based on Ger
many's ability to pay, because O
the complications of French pol
itics.
Whether the German Govern
ment is actuated by good faitl
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-12

was while the blood run through her
dress from Il Moreiand's bullet. He
died with mothers arms ard mine
around him. 1t was all we could do
TO- him, was to love him. I've seen sis
tiers watch their brothers die from
Moreland bullets, and young wimnien
watch their sweethearts die, and wives
watch their husbands die.
II tell you, Bill Dale, them More
lands never misses when they have
even half a fair shot. You'd be puff
fectly safe in a-lettin' any of 'em shoot
dimes from atween yore finger and
thumb all day. And it's the same way
with the Littlefords. They're fighters,
too every one. and they don't give in
any more than the hIorelands does.
"Addie Moreland knows what it is
to take her dyin' boys head in her lap,
whilst blood run through her dress to
her knees. His name was Charley.
and he was bad he'd drink, and oncet
he shot up Gainesville. But Addie,
she allus loved him better'n Gale or
Luke. Wimmen like her allus loves
the worst boys the best; cause they
need it the most, the worst boys does.
Its the wimmen that pays. Bill
Dale. when the's tightin. The VIM
men O. this valley is right pow on
needles; they're afeard the men'll find
their rifles. You can guess whar the
guns went to now, CANT ye? The VIM
men hid 'em last night after the men
had gone to sleep. BY good luck they
had almost whole night TO it. You
must be shore to Keep it to Yourself
hut know We will. Addie MOreland,
she started the idee. She got Granny
Moreland to spread the word amongst
the wimmen O. my people. When the
tightin' fever sort O dies down the
guns'll all be brought back and put
whar they belong"
Continued next week.
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sound OF her fathers voice
sRobaf noh poho -,

sound OF her fathers voice
Babe! Ooh, Babe!''
"Comin'!' cried the girl, half turn
Ing. We'll try to make 'em friends |;
Well try. Old Major Bradley, he'll be
up here afore long to spend the sum-
mer, and he'll help us. He's mighty
good man; you're shore to like him.
He gen'ally stays with us when he's
here. You go easy with John More
land! But when We git him, ye'll have
'em all. I'll work on pap. The amt
no danger O. trouble right now, any
ways. Goodby, Bill Dale!"
"One moment. Miss Littleford," and
he took a step after her. Are you
sure there's no danger right now?"
Babe halted, faced about nervOusly,
and smiled little.
Don't call me Miss no MORE" said
she. 1T makes me feel old. Call me
what everybody else calls me, eff We
don't mind. Why, every one O. the
LittlefOrds lost their rifles last night
the same as the Morelands did! Meet
me here at shutdown, and I'll tell We
about it. Goodby, Bill Dale"
"Goodby, Babel" he smiled.
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CHAPTER V.
At the River Again.

John Moreland met Dale at the gate.
"What did We find out?'
Il learned" was the answer, that
the Littlefords all lost their guns just
as the Morelands did,"
1.-The devil!"
The mountaineers began to crowG
about Dale.
And who," asked their leader, "do
We think done it?''
Bill Dale shook his head slowly and
threw out his hands.
"How should l know?" He went
on: Babe told me about the Littleford
guns disappearing. | saw her down
at the river; she was fishing"
did she say anything" pursued
John Moreland, lat sounded like she
knowed whar them guns went tori
"She told me-" said Dale, "she would
give her life to stop the fighting. She
seemed rather badly worked up over
it,"
From the cabins front doorway came
a woman's sorrowful voice:
And me, too; I'd give my life to
stop this here tightin'. had a boy.
big, strappin' boy"
John Moreland frowned toward his
wife and interrupted, Nov, Addie,
honey, don't do that"
1t ended the talk.
Mrs. Moreland dried her eyes on
corner of her freshly ironed bingham
on
meal. The mOuntaineers dispersed.
Grandpap Moreland went away claw
ing at his long white beard and grum-
bling over the loss of his beloved old
Lancaster.
An hour later Dale cornered the
Moreland leader on the vine-hung
front porch and suggested that they
look over the coal property that after
noon. He was eager to go to work
eager to be doing something worth
while, he told MOreland. The hillman
stood very still for what seemed to
the other very long time, and had
no word to say. Evidently the feud
had all his mind now
When he did speak, he said simply:
"Ali right, Bill"
After half an hour Of fighting their
way through thickets of blooming lau-
rel and ivy, they drew up before an
old and widowed cabin at the north
end of David Moreland's mountain
Moreland led the way. in and pointed
to a spot under small, paneless win
dow.
Thar" said he, lis whar we found
my brother David"
The two men turned for the point
at which the coal vein ran out to tie
light of day.
Dale picked up a piece of the shin
ing black stuff. Judging by the little
he knew and the great amount Of de-
scription he had heard, the vein was
very large and the coal itself of the
finest grade.
ut was big find" he told his COM
panion, "a big find. 1t was a pity to
let 1t lie here untouched for so long !;
and yet It's worth more today than 1t
was ever worth before"
His enthusiasm ran warm, and More
land caught 1t quickly. Together they
hastily planned out the little railroad
that was to wind Its way through the
wilds and connect with the big rail
road at the Halfway switch.
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mo; but he would ha' been eff he
ag'in them Morelands. You knOwed
about pap's trouble on yam side O. the
river last night?''
Eyes, ] knew about that" Dale an
swered slowly. but John Moreland
thought your father was my antago-
mist of yesteray."
Acknowledgements" Babe muttered
lnauiringly. whats thatY'
IL mean Adam Ball, y'know."
"Oh. That's what l told pap. But
won't never believe it-'cause he don't
want to believe 1t. told him at John
MOreland wasn't a-ShOOtin' to hit and
he wouldn't believe that, neither Pap's
as hard-headed as a brindle COW, when
he gifts a fool notion on him. What
what did them Morelands say about
their guns a-bein' gomez"
Dale Strengthened.
How did you find that outY'
Don't matter how !" She smiled
dlIIlOSL StuCIiys hlAO"Cd ctDOul A.
afore you did, Mr.. Bill Dale. Don't
you think whoever done it done kind
thing?"
ITO disarm the MoreIands so that
when the enemy comes they will have
nothing with which to defend them
selves?" Dale didn't know much
about these hill feuds. mo. Miss Lit
tleford, can't say that | think it was
a kind thing to do"
Miss Littleford arose and faced
Dale. Her cheeks were flushed.
HAS the inemy Gomez" she de-
manded icily.
mo, but"
"All right" the young woman broke
In sharply 'If the inemy hain't come,
what're you a-kickin' about?"
Her brown eyes were full Of fire.
They detied, and they witnered, anO
Bill Dale suddenly felt that he was
smaller and of less account in the
scheme of things than that uneducat-
ed, Wildly superb creature that stood
before him.
II beg pardon" Dale said evenly. II
didn't mean to offend, y'knOW."
His quick contrition struck the girl.
Her mouth quivered. She dropped
her tishing-rod, and began to toy alb
sently with the end of her long, thick
plait of brown hair.
i've seed SO much O. this fightin',
she murmured TREMENDOUSLY, that it
makes me go to pieces. | ought to beg
yOre pardon, mebbe, and l DIDO. /. .
I've seed a good many fine, strong
men brought home dead or a-dyin'
from the Moreland bullets. And the
LittlefOrdS has killed Morelands, too.
One side about as many as t'other,
reckon. I'd be glad to give my life
to stop it'll"
'Ill help you, If l can" Dale told
her. Perhaps we can make friends
of the Morelands and your people"
You don't know what a hard thing
it'd be-" she replied tearfully. The
two sets has hated each other ever
sence can rickollect. And you won't
be here very long, l reckon"
II may be here for the rest of my
life" said Dale.
us it the coal?" inquired Babe.
"Partly-yes, it's the coal. I'm CO.
ing to develop it for the MoreIands. ;"
Babe looked at him with tiny her.
aid of hope In her eyes. Before she
could speak again there came from
somewhere back IN the meadow tha
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WIS
CONSIN, WITHIN AND FOR RUSK
COUNTY
James a. Floyd and Esther Gillet,
Plaintiffs.
John II. Floyd Alice Floyd and Alfred
Floyd, minor heirs of Henry Richard
Floyd, deceased, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given =
That by virtue of and in pursuance OF
an order declaring right of the parties
and ordering sale of the premises made
i'm the above entitled action OH the Goth
day of May, 1921, the. undersigned sher-
if of Rusk County, State of Wisconsin,
will. on the 10Th day Of August, 1921,
at o'clock in the afternoon, sell the fol
lowing described real estate towit:
Lot No. s and Block No. 16 of Men
asha Wooden Ware COmpany's addition
to the City of Ladysmith Said sale to
take place on said premises.
Terms of sale cash.
GERALD c.. MALONEY.
Sheriff of Rusk County, Wisconsin
Thomas & Fisher Plaintiffs Attys.,
Ladysmith. Wisconsin.
(First publication July s, 1921-13-lS)
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIR
QUIT COURT FOR RUSK COUNTY
State Bank of Ladysmith, a Banking
Corporation, Plaintiff, VS.. Mrs. Ill.
f. Hoffman. Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO
THE SAID DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty COO days after the
service of this summons, exclusive OF
the day of the service of this summons.
and defend the above entitled action
in the court aforesaid and in case Of
your failure so to do. Judgment will
be rendered against you. according to
the demand of the complaint.
J. w. CAROW,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Postoffice Address: Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wisconsin.
First publication July -, 1921 14-1o)
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lifted the small end OF her rod to its
proper place, and went on, Il never
did see pap half as mad as he was
when he got home last night from
a-follerin' me-"
Mad at yOu?" asked Dale.
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