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Wanter Sell a Ford.
Continued on Page s

The following Fords poem, is
clipped from an Exchange by the
PoST.D DISPATCH and is printed fol
the benefit of any one who may
have a secondhand Ford they
may wish to sell:
"For sale, one Ford about ten years old;
Going at bargain---must be sold.
You can use it for anything you please
From cleaning out wells to climbing
trees
The only thing that it seems to lack
Is the habit of going and coming back.
Some of the piston rings are broke
Don't take nothin' to make it choke.
Engine misses more than it hits;
You've got to cuss it until it cults.
Timers worn til it amt no good,
Somebody's throwed away the hood.
One rim busted and three spokes loose.
Tenders rattle to beat the deuce.
Hare to start when the weather's cold
Clutch is loose and the brake won't hold
Got no tires---runs on the rim;
Dam good Ford for the fix it's in"
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Grocery Firm to Open.

Messrs. E. N. Covington and Coney
Steele have rented the store room for
merly occupied by Garner & Hinson,
next door to the postoffice. and will next
week open grocery there. Mr.. Coving-
ton had grocery here for IL years, but
retired from the business in 1918. Two
months ago he again came back to his
"old love, . opening grocery in the Hin
son Block in the room vacated by Ray
mond Manship. He will now move from
that stand and he and Mr.. Steele will
open up in the newly rented place next
to the postofiice.
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KENT GREER ARRESTED
Greer, Who. Escaped From Virginia
Road Gang, Arrested in Salisbury
Friday.

High Point, May A--Acting
on information from the High
Point police, Sheriff Krider and
Chief of Police, Kesler, of Sails.
bury, shortly before IL o'clock
noon today arrested Kent Greer
wanted in Virginia, where he
escaped from a "road gang a
few weeks ago, while serving a
six-year sentence for stealing an
automobile in Danville, Va, more
than a year ago. The arrest was
made. at the toll bridge over the
Yadkin river and Greer was
taken by the officers without
difficulty. With a companion, he
was driving toward Salisbury in
a Hudson touring car.
When ordered to stop, Greer
went ahead and Sheriff Krider
leaped on the running board of
the car, after which the occu-
pants surrendered. Greer was
taken to Salisbury and lodged in
Jail,
Greer was observed on the
streets of High Point between Ii
and 11:30 o'clock last night and
when the police learned he was
here Officers Friddle and Under
wood set out in an automobile in
search of him. When the police
car got on the trail of Greer he
set out in a car on the Greens
boro road and the police were in
hot pursuit. Several miles out
the police car gave out of gaso-
line and shots were fired at the
tires of the fleeing car in an eff
fort to stop it. Greer, however,
made his escape temporarily.
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Cotton.

The Governments estimate of
the condition of the cotton crop
up to May 25th, will be issued at
II o'clock, June End. The ten
year average is 76.7, but the av-
erage to that period last year
was the unprecedented low of
t62.4. However, the crop picked
up from that very hour and
over 100000 bales were made.
The month of May has been
Unusually rainy, and cold. The
crop in Richmond county at the
present time is estimated by
many to be about SO per cent of
normal; it is probably 20 days
backward, is small, and the fre-
quent replantings have secured
a poor stand.
Jay q Co., New York brokers,
Wednesday issued a condition es-
innate of 654, and a decrease of
30.5 in acreage. This would in
dicate a crop of only 7,640,00e!
And deterioration should take
place in July and August because
| of lack of fertilizer. The Gov
ernment report on June End will
be looked forward to anxiously,
and the market should have an
advance. New York market
will be closed next Saturday and
Monday, the latter day being
Decoration Day.
May futures option went out
Monday, the 23rd, at l2,l6. The
high was on June End of last
year when it touched 34.08, and
the low was March End when it
dropped to lll2
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We beg to inform the public
that we have this week opened a
shoe shine parlor in the front OF
our pressing establishment, for
ladies and gentlemen. This de
partment will be open every
Sunday until one o'clock for the
purpose of shining shoes.
We are striving to merit the
patronage of the people, and at
considerable expense have fixed
the front of our place for a shine
booth where the ladies may drop
in and have their shoes and slip,
pers quickly freshened. We hope
you will give us your patronage.
Very truly,
Red Star Pressing Club. :
Opera House Building
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ENGINE KILLS TWO
Seaboard Freight'Kills White
and Colored Men at Hamlet
Monday Night. Both Men
Evidently Asleep on Track.

A railroad track is not as safe
as a Boardwalk for pedestrians,
neither is'it as restful as a downy
couch for sleepers. When two
bodies come in contact, the
stronger will keep the right of
way.
Coroner A. M. Smith was called
to Hamlet Tuesday morning to
hold an inquest over the remains
Of the two men who We're found
beside the railroad track of the
Charleston division. Both men
were evidently hoboes, one being
white and the other ,colored.
They were found just a hundred
feet or so from where the Will
mington and Charlston divisions
separate. The men are supposed
to have been killed by the engine
of freight No. 81 which left Ham
let shortly after II o'clock Mon
day night bound for Charleston.
The body of the colored man
was found nearer the switch, the
white mans body being some.
thing like a hundred feet further
down the track. Both mems in.
juries showed that they must
have died instantly. The suppo.
|sition is that they were asleep
on the track, and of course the
inevitable happened.
The jury summoned by the
Coroner to pass upon the matter
consisted of T. A. Morris, O. D
Wilson, ], R. Lomax, J. S. Bras
well, F. H. Walker and w. R
Simpson. Theyreturned as Their
verdict that the two deceased
came to their deaths accidently
from injuries inflicted by freight
train No. 81, and that both mer
were probably asleep at the time
of the accident
These two men were prepared
for burial by 0. D. Wilson, the
Hamlet undertaken, and the Sea
board then had them buried side
by side on the right-of-way beside
the place where they met theil
untimely death.
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They were standing on the street
growing about hard times, and the
heavy taxes which were causing the
same, also the foolish expenditure of the
public money. One of them said: "Now,
look at this Home Demonstration bust
ness, what good does it do? Gals ought
to be taught sewing and cooking at
home" To be sure, brother, to be sure
they ought to be taught at home. That
is just, what this home demonstration
movement is for: in Greer that the mothers
of the future may be prepared to teach
their daughters the intricacies Of the
great business of Home Making. Another
member spoke up: That's the truth, it is
just spending money wastefully. Now
what could Home Demonstration teach
me?" glanced at his face and says to
myself. Nothing at all, brother: Nobody
could"
The conversation led me to investigate
this Home Demonstration business to
see if it had not done somebody good and
this is what found, speaking for our own
county:
The work was placed in the hands of
Mrs. John Sandy Covington eight years
ago and was at first planned only to in
terest the young people on the farm in
the production and conservation of food.
Each girl was allotted one tenth of an
acre, to plant in tomatoes; she was taught
how to plant, how to cultivate how to
gather her crop and how to can it for
family use andshow to market the sur
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Poppies Memorial Day.
A. L. Ormond.

AS a mark of respect to the
memory of the boys who sacri-
feed their lives in the world war,
every American is urged to wear
a red poppy On Decoration Day,
May 30th. Five million poppies
have been received from France
for sale, at l0c each, and the
proceeds will be given to the
French war orphans.
The Rockingham Post, Ameri,
can Legion, will receive a ship.
ment either Friday morning or
Saturday.
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Tombstones For Soldiers.

If the farlily of a dead soldier
will apply to the Secretary OF
War, the department will furn.
ish a fine quality of granite head.
stone for the soldiers grave.
This will be done not only for
soldiers who gave their lives in
battle, but for any soldier who
died of disease either before or
after discharge from the service.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-26

The country boys of Red Oak
high school, down in Nash county,
won the state high school champ
|ionship Monday by defeating the
Winston team 81 This makesthe
second time Red Oak has captur.
ed the championship, having won
lit in 1919. A singular fact about
the Red Oak team is that nearly
every member is related. Six OF
the team are grandchildren of ].
4. Jones of Red Oak.
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Swiss Cheese.

Fresh Swiss cheese just re-
ceived at E. B. Lilies. Also, ship
ment of fresh Sandwich" cheese;
this is put up in small lots ex-
pressly for neat slicing. e B,
B. Lies, grocer.
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Episcopal Missions.

A Mission" will be held at
the Episcopal church from June
10Th to 9th, to be conducted by
DR.. Hartley. This divine is a
real orator and has a national
reputation.
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May Day Festival.

A MAY Day Festival" viii be held on
the grounds of the Rockingham school
next Tuesday, May 3lst. at 4:30 O'clock
An attractive program has been arranged,
and the friends Of the school are invited
to attend.
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Marriage Licenses.

May Is Thomas Ratiiff and
Hattie Teal, colored.
May 21-Ara Hix Page and
Grave G. 'Blackley, white.
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Postal Holiday Monday.

Monday, May 30th, is a postal
holiday. The Postofflce will OBJ
serve Sunday hours, and no mail
will go out on any of the routes.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-26

Lost, a Schaffer fountain pen
in Rham or West Rham. Re-
ward for its return to J. 7. Man
ess, or to Post Dispatch Office.
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Country Club Officers.

The Carolina Country Club held an
election of officers Monday at the Club,
as follows; President, A. G. Corpening;
Treasurer, David Easterling; Secretary
Manager. ]. M. Greene.
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Salesman Wanted.

Salesman for Richmond Co. to
sell Delco Light and Delco Light
Products. Nothing but hustler
need apply.
Farm Light & Power Co.
Laurinburg, N. G.
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Superior Court.

Civil term of Superior Court
convenes here next Monday,
with Judge Ray presiding. The
calendar of cases is on page four.
The jury summoned consists of
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-26

tne IOII0Wlng:
JW Mclean JC Brittingham
Jas. B Gibson Felix Cannon
Vernon Webb ] F Bostian
N. H. McInnis Stapsill Covington
L M Williams EAC Carter
G A Jenkins EFT Rhyme
A R Spivey B B Farlow
S A Williams RW Roberts
c H Jenkins Archie Mcdonald
J B Lilies IA Hall
J W Stubs r S Gaddy
JC Stubbs WI Collins
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
RYAN.ALLEN

Tuesday evening at 9:30 Joe Ryan
and Miss Edna Allen were united In
the bonds Of Holy matrimOny Mt the
Methodist parsonage by Rev II l. Els
ton. The wedding was n quiet affair
only few friends Of the bride nnd
groom witnessing the ccrmony; the
ring ceremony was csed.
The bride has been visiting her bro
ther over In the Cross Mountain corn-
try for sOme time and 1t WAS while
there that she met the man OF her
choice. Her home has been In Chicago
until Of late years during which time
she lived with her mother in Denver.
The bride tx II talented young lady and
fitted for her station In life Mr. Ryan
comes from Detroit. He has been In
the White River country for some time,
spending most Of his time mt the Key
stone ranch. The young couple expect
to make this country their home. we
lasyH.ak for them much success In life.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
Death Of Mrs Kerbey

Mrs Ruth Placey Kcrbey passed
away at the home of her daughter Mrs
Martin, on Saturday. August 9th. 1921
at % 40 A NJ at the age Of II years.
For the past two years Mrs kerbey
has been living with her daughter Mrs
Lilly Ownbey at Spokane, Washing
on. In the month of June she arrived
a the home of her daughter, in this
vicinity. Her only remaining brother
w ID Brown. also lives In this vicinity.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home OF Mrs Martin. Monday at
10 o'clock u IN by Pastor w Away
after which the body was shipped to
her old home Mt Leveta Colorado where
her son Luther still resides.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
Careless Hunters and Fishers

Last week some criminally inclined
hunters in the Sulphur creek region
shot and killed fine heifcr belonging
to Simp Harp. There is too much OF
this intiiscriminate shooting on the
ranches in the Mceker section. Some
of these days one OF the (Smart Alick)
kids or grown-up will be caught and
have to pay a heavy fine and damages
for alleged sport.
Another thing that farmers up and
down the river are complaining OF ,is
tramping through their grain and mea-
dows and damaging their fences and
leaving gates open. There are plenty Of
ways to get to the river without dam
aging property.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
PRICE. FIVE CENTS
A FINE TRIP

County Treasurer J w G Shepherd.
nnd family returned from vacation
trip. Sunday which took them up to
Yellowstone park; over Into Idaho:
down to Salt Lake City; through the
uintnh basin. and mp White river home.
Mr. Shepherd says 1t would take n
finished descriptive writer and lover
of nature to depict the wonders and
beauties of the great nntionnl park. and
the Job could not bc over done. To ln
fully appreciated In all Its beauty and
scenic grnnducr the Park has to bc
seen.
The Shepherds had one fine trip:
were the rccipitnts of many rond corr-
icsics and got through without mis-
laps of any kind.
The roads from Mccker to the Park
were poor in places, but good In the
Park and through the pnrts Of Idaho
and Utah visited.
Travelling by auto Is the way to sec
Yellowstone park.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
Religious Notes



The ,mssers-by the DunhRln Hall
last Sunday evening were trifie sur
priced at the evidences Of mn unusual
program that was being staged.
The congregation within seemed i'll
tensely intercsed In the evidences set
forth In defense OF the Bible as di-
vinely inspired book.
Pastor Away surprised his congre-
gatiOn by producing undeninble evi-
dence. from prominent religious leaders
such as w B Riley of the First Baptist
Church OF Minneapolis and the we'll
known journal. the Sunday School
Times, that the greatest menace to
Christianity and the Bible was not the
honest outspOken infidcl; but the in
lection of modernism which has cap
turetl the colleges and seminiaries of
the church and is denying the deity of
Christ and the divine origin of the
Bible.
The speaker announced thaS next
Sunday evening he would deliver an
address on the Prophetic Outline of
-Four Universal Nations Of History
and extended n special invitation to
the student body of Mecker who have
finished the academic course In general
history.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
Methodist News
parable of Seeking n sign)

(Parable of Seeking Sign)
There ia IA certain city and Its name
IL Smithville. And the men Of that
town get busy and said: We Will put
this town upon the Map'. And they
raised many shekels. And they sent II
committee to escort the railroad into
the town. And they set up Great Sign
where the roads crossed, that he who
motOred might rcnd. and the sign said
WATCH SMITHvILLE GROW
Greatest Natural Resources. Center
no Earth. For information about mill
sites. h0mestcads or factory sites
write to the Secretary Of the Smitlville
Board Of Trade.
Sermon Subject Sunday evening-Somc
Modern PARALLELS.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
OPTICAL RULES

The management assumes no rcspOh-
sibilIty for accidents to contestants or
stock and reserves the right to with
draw any contestants name for any
of the following reasons tOwit:
Being under the influence of In
toxicnnts, rowdyism luarreling with
the Judges or officials. Contestants not
being ready for events In which they
are called will not he permitted to
compete In that particular event.
: The committee reserves the right
to make additional rules If circum-
stances may demand in any event. or
chnngc the time Of any event.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
BREEDING ARMY HORSES

\ party composed Of Major Henry
Leonard. and Major Il Cove Cullum OF
the 4 s Army. Lafayette NJ Hughes Of
Denver and IL Perkins of England ar
rived here Tuesday and registered at
the Mcckr hotel.
Following day the party proceeded
to the J + Wyman ranch mt ThOrnburg
to inspect it with view Of placing one
or two fine government stations there
for the purpose Of breeding superior
grade of army horses.
For some years past the government
has been engaged In this business Of
improving the type of army horses. and
has meet with considerable success In
the matter.
We hope that II breeding plant Is
established In this county and we know
of no better site for such plant than
the Wymnn ranch.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
A MEEKER-RIFLE RAILROAD

a Denver paper OF last Saturday
carried II special dispatch announcing
that finul surveys for II railroad he
tween .Mcckcr and Rifle We're complet
ed. The dispatch In question IL only
about half true. Surveys for line
such ns mentioned were made IL long
time ago. People who have the lin"
In view have lately been checking up
on them. with IL view to commencing
operations when the time for action
IL ripe. II Is not expected anything In
the matter will he done till next spring
or early summer.
We will say. however. that the line
mentioned is not II hot air one. hut liz
being favorably considered by men Of
means. and il nearer Il reality than
most people hcrcnhOuts suspect.
We look for no active work coming
fall or winter. but do expect to sec
work start next spring.
In the meantime, improve your farms
and herds.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
Expensive for Peddlers
and herds

The Craig town board last Wetlncs-
day rushed through an ordinance thht
will make Craig an expensive place for
pc,ldlcrs. hawkcrs and vendors Tine IL
ccnsc for this class Of statesmen IL plac-
ed nj so per day. New rates on amnsc-
mcnts are also set in the ordinance.
Theatrical performances must pay 50
per day merry -go-rounds. S25 Irr day !:
concession stands. SO per day; circus
1-ring. SO: bring. $50: Bring, SO.-
Craig Empire
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
BETTER BABIES

The Better Babies exhibit at the IN
tc,.-Mountnin Fair will occupy the same
spacc ns IL did Inst year. Valuable priZ-
cs are offered for the best poys anu
girls in the following classes g to III
months. 13 to - months, % to GA
months. Sweepstakes and also to the
hoy and girl having made the greatest
progress during the past year.
More valuable than the prizes, how
ever. is the examination which each
child will receive from competent ply
sicinns and nurccs and the advice each
mother will receive concerning the
welfare of her child. Valuable litcra-
ture and other articles which will in
tcrcst mothers will he distributed free
of charge. Send in registrations Civ
ing name of child. date of BIRTH. and
address to + W Jones, 9th st and Rood
Ave Grand Junction. All Colorado ba-
bics are eligible for examination but
only Mesa County babies will receive
prizes.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
ON GETTING on

The law governing what Is called
getting on is Just aS sure and inevlt-
alc in lis operation as the law "f
gr;ivity. Any healthy young man of
ave,;lsr intelligence and education who
sticks coHrageOrily. pcrsistently an |
pcrscrvcringly 10 his job, who refuses
to be overcome by obstacles but fights
on until he has overcome them. WIN
exercises all the industry and all the
comm sense at his cOmmand-any
man of right principles who puts forth
sustained effort and application is
bound to win recognition. He will get
the reward he has thus won. 1t Is i'll
tyi,nblc. Tile rolling stone gathers no
moss The youth or man who is con-
siantly shifting from one place to nn-
other is less apt to win out than the one
who conuucrs the difficulties OF what
ever job he has and proves master of
1t. If the man has the right qualities
and is doing notably effective work,
either his employer or someone else
will sooner or later note the fact and
recognition and reward will he forth
coming.-E X Stettinius.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13

Many LcadvilIe people in this coun-
try will regret to hear of the death
of Charles II S Whipple pioneer
printer and business man of that city,
who passed away at Los Angles. CAL,
July :.1st For nearly forty years Char
ley Whipple was prominent in business
and politics In the Carbonate Camp. At
one time he was secretary of State and
held many important offices In Lake
county
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
C o M IN G

MastenRisley OptOmetrist and Eye
sight Specialist will be at the Meeker
Hotel Friday and Saturday I'D and 20.
Remember the school child with de-
fective vision Is fighting the battle
with broken sword. Give him real
blade and see him go. Plan now for ex-
animation. a13-2O
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13

A report comes In from Craig an
nouncing the death of Hon Il w Fin
lev former member of the legislature
from Routt and Moffat counties. Mr.
Finley has been prominent in the so
cial businesses and political history of
the Yampa river counties for years.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13

Some remarkable rain and hall
storms visited the 'rain-belt regions
east of Denver past two weeks. At
Haxtun, Colo. hail as large as baseballs
is said to have fallen and ruined many
crops. One day last week Pueblo was
visited by a brief snow storm,
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13

Lately the big wheat buyers are lax
ing all the wheat offered with the re-
suit that prices are stiffen!ng. AS yet.
there is no big advance but good auth
critics look for marked advance In
prices within the next thirty days.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13
st. James Church

Twclvtlr Sunday after Trinity
HOLY Eucharist 10 II III
Church School 9.45 AIN
Choral Eucharist and sermon
II a. III
Evcnsong and sermon p. III
Daily Eucharist (cxccpt Monday
PHILIP NELSON
Priest In Charge
George Rice
Lay Reader
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13

A Denver dispatch tells of the death
of Hon George w Musser former chief
justice Of the Colorado supreme court
and Grand Master Of Colorado Mas
ons.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-13

DIR. ]. p. Riddle. specialist In dis
eases Of the eye, ear, NOS and throat.
Glasses fitted. Glenwood Springs. It