Mountain advocate., 1921-04-01

Th0se VINO read the Advocate VIII
appreciate the fact that the Sani-
tary Grocery Co. is using the paper
to let our people know they appreci-
ate home business. Advertising has
become much better during the past
year but il is not yet what it should
be in an effort to keep trade at home
Clarence G.. Sproule and John A.
Wallace, of Irvine, were here Sat
urday to get a copy of the street
paving ordinance as they wish to put
down paved streets at Irvine. Mr..
Sproule is running for County Judge
on the Republican ticket without OPP
position. He is running on a good
roads platform.
Otis Worley, of Atlanta, Ca, who
attended school here in 1903 was
here this week visiting John Staniill
They had not seen each other for
twenty years but we're chums when
in school together at U. c. The lam
lily then lived at Elys. Mr.. Worley
is now travelling agent for the L.
& N. r. r.
The New York Store is carrying
an attractive line of advertising
every week. 1t is along the lines of
progress which have marked the
Store recently. BY giving prices Mr..
Gavin is able to show home people
that they can trade at home more
advantage ousiy than they can away.
They know what they are getting
and set what they want.
Miss Laura hayss states that her
Spring 0psnias was this hsst shs has
ever had ahs wishes 10 THANK her
friends for their business and ssue.
tesies, The nnonAt Of business dane
shows that this section Ia Ia good
shape financially and that our poo.
pie are not afraid of the futuro
Optimism makes for the heneft Of
everyone.
On TUESDAY while unloading wood
at the residence of T. w. Minton,
on River Street, the team being used
by Bob Shoupe ran away, throwing
Bob out on his face the wagon pass
ing over his foot. His nose bled
profusely from the injury. The team
ran toward the Court House and on
to the lawn, turning off toward the
gas office. After getting again on
the pavement the horses turned and
ran toward the pOstoffice when a
colored boy jumped onto the wagon
and brought the horses to stop.
DR. C. H. Albright is in receipt of
a letter from DR.. ]. l.. Townsley, of
Hammond, thanking him for his in
terest and splendid work on behalf
of the poor people of the County.
DR., Townsley states that in Or Al
bright, the poor and sick OF the
County have most sympathetic
friend. AS DR.. Townsley has pruc-.
ticed medicine for the past fifty
years and is eighty three years of
age, he has seen enough to know
kindness when he sees it, His home
is on Middle Fork of Sinking Creek.
w. j. Disney, of Garrich, who has
come here after twenty years in the
Blue Grass section. says this County
has some of the finest land in the
State. He is now growing wheat,
rye, winter turf oats and grass TN
der a system of fertilization which
has thus far showed splendid resMits
He states that with good roads and
up-to-date methods land in this Sec
tion will go away up in price, since
it will give wonderful results II 1t
is treated as it should be. He cites
what good roads and fertilization
have done in his old section of the
Blue Grass. We are glad to well
come him to Knox County and may
the work of development now being
carried out by our County Agent
and by a few progressive farmers
spread until it covers the whole of
this section.