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The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
BIZ Dale crossed the threshold and

BIZ Dale crossed the threshold and
accepted a creaking chair. His eyes
took in at a sweeping glance the home
made dining table with it's cover OF re'!
oilclOth, the broken cast-irOn stove, the
strings of dried peppers hanging Oh
the log walls, the broken stilIWUrm
lying in tine corner.
"The Littlefords," said Dale. have
declared war;
"Sakes!" laughed the old woman.
I'VE knOwed that last night when We
heered them ten shots"
: And all the Moreland rifles are
missing" Dale watched the effect of
his words.
What" the Hecks cried in one
voice.
Their surprise seemed genuine.
Dale pressed the subject further ANA
learned only that if they knew ANY
thing concerning the disappearance
OF the rifles they were not going tU
tell. Then he started hOmeward by way
of the pool above the blown-down syc-
amore.
There was a chance that Ben Little
fOrd'S daughter would be there fishing.
Dale told himself, and it was barely
possible that she could throw some
light on the mystery of the rifles.
He crossed the river by means of
the PROSTATE tree. Babe was there;
she sat on the stone on which she had
been sitting the morning before; her
back was to him, and her bare feet
were in the water to her ankles. Dale
went up close, stopped and gathered
a handful OF viOletS and dropped them
Over her o..nuider and into her lap.
Babe looked around and smiled.
What Luck, Miss LittlefOrd?"
"NOthin'. l don't much want to
ketCh anything" she said slowly, Il
spirit Of S,:.neSS in her musical voice.
whar its quiet. You ought to hear tA@
HOiS2 at p.tp and the rest of 'em Is
a-makin:"
Dale narrOwed-h eyes. Are they
er. making a noise? And what abOut?"
My goodness gracious alive! You'd
think so eff We could hear 'em! Y'Ought
70 hear pau cuSs John MOreland !"
She shrugged her pretty shoulders,
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
;I-fOllerin' me-"
Mad at your asked Dale.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
i've seed so much O. this fightin'T

i've seed so much o. this tightinT
she murmured TREMENDOUSLY, "that 1t
makes me go to pieces. 1 ought to beg
yOre pardon, mebbe, and 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.
reckon. I'd be glad to give my life
to stop itr'
"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. 1.-The
two sets has hated each other ever
sence can rickOllect. And you won't
be here very long, reckon"
II may be here for the rest of my
life" said Dale.
"Is it the coaI?" inquired Babe.
"Partly-yes, it's the coal. I'm go
ing to develop it for the MOrelands."
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 the
sound of her fathers voice
Babe! Ooh, Babe"
'COmin'!" cried the girl, half turn
ing. "Wen try to make 'em friends; !;
we'll try. Old Major Bradley, he'll be
up here afOre long to spend the sum-
mer, and he'll help us. He's a 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, yell 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 step after her. "Are you
sure there's no danger right now7"
Babe halted, faced about nervously,
and smiled a little.
Don't call me Miss no MORE" said
she. ut makes me feel old. Call me
what everybody else calls me, eff ye
don't mind. Why, every one O. the
LittlefOrds lost their rifles last night
the same as the Morelands did! Meet
me here at sundown, and I'll tell ye
about it. GOOdby, Bill DaIe!"
"GOOdby, Babel" he smiled.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

the head of Ben LittlefOrd, every
Moreland and every Littleford In the
valley knew of the declaration of war.
And each man of them oiled his weap-
Ons and put them in better working
order.
When Dale went to bed, there was
too much On his mind to render sleep
ing easy for him. Tomorrow he would
h3Te to help in the fight against the Lit
tlefOrds, kinsmen of the young woman
who had saved him, without doubt,
from death by the murderous rifle Of
the mOuntaineer GOliath-or break his
word fatty. 1t was a poor return for
such a favor! The longer he thought
over the dilemma, the more perplexed
he became.
He thought, too, of the everlasting
wonder, the tail of John MOreland's
bedtime prayer. How a man could go
down On his knees and ask the bless
ings of the Almighty upon men whom
he meant to fight the next day was
a thing that Bill Dale could not under
stand.
1t was after midnight before he
slept. He woke at the brca!; of day.
arose and dressed himself, and went
out. Going toward the Gower-fIled
front yard, he found himself facing a
very angry John MOreland.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Matter enough" clipped the noun
taineer. "BiIl Dale, I'm a-gOin' to AK
you a question, and 1 want the truth.
Will l git it?"
you'll get the truth If you get any
thing. Shoot the question"
'All right. What Go you know about
my gum"
About as much as you know Of the
left hind wheel Of Ben Hur's chariot.
WHAT'S wrong with it?"
Morelands eyes were steady and
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

cold He thrust his hands into the
pockets Of his corduroy trousers. Then
his face softened trifie.
81 reckon l ought to ak yore par
don," he said in a low voice. "Ye see.
my guns plumb gone!"
"YOu had 1t only last night" Dale
said. Did it disappear"
"WhiIst I slept" cut in the hiIlman.
Both O my guns is gone. And Luke's
repeater is gone, and so is Gales, and
we hain't got nothin' at all to fight
them ID LittlefOrds With"
"Gone! ~ Dale exclaimed wondering
ly and-it seemed to him-asininely.
at must ha' been the LittlefOrds,
guess" frowned Moreland. "Fo' be-
cause who else would ha' done it? But
to save the life o. me CANT see how
they got in and took my rifle without
wakin' me up, Bill Dale. slept twicet
as light as sick mouse"
Within ten more minutes, every man
of the MOreIands was gathered there
at the house of their chief-and every
man of them had lost their weapons
during the night!
John Moreland called Dale aside
and said to him:
You're high on the good side O.
them thar trifiin Hecks, and, so fer
as they know. you amt interested in
the feud | wisht you'd go, down thar
and see By and his mother, and see
eff We can find out whar our rifles
went"
When Dale had gone off down the
dusty OxwagOn road, Caleb MOreland
climbed q tall ash that grew behind
his fathers cabin and kept watch
toward the Littleford side of the river.
He saw group Of men standing in
Ben Littleford's cabin yard, and moth
ing else.
little more than a quarter of an
hour after Dale left John MOreland
he entered by the gatelesS gateway at
the cabin of the HeckS. 1t was a di-
Iapidated place, and ii stood not far
from the river. By sat in the front
doorway; he was lazily cutting new
midday sun mark in the place of the
worn old one. Behind him sat MS
mother, who was busily knitting
gray yarn stocking.
The moOnshiner looked up and start
ed quickly to his feet.
Hi, thar, Bill, old boy!" he greeted
cordially. my gosh, but ye've come
al the right time, shore. We're a-goin'
to have young squirrels fo' dinner, ana
billed hamshank with string beans,
and cawnbread made with the yeller
O. hen aigs. Live whilst ye do live,
says l. Come right in, Bill, old boy.
La, la, la" cried Granny Heck.
looking over the brass rims OF her
spectacles. How glad 1 am to see ye,
Mr.. Bill Come right in and tell US
the news"
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
mad at Your" Asked Dale.

mo; but he would ha' been eff he
hadn't ha' had all his madness turned
ag'in them MOrelands. You knOwed
about paps trouble on yam side O. til"
river last nightT
"Yes. knew about that" Dale an
swered slowly. But John. MOreland
thought your father was my antago-
mist of yesteray.'
"AnAantagOnist?" Babe muttered
;nquiringIy. whats that?"
81 mean Adam Ball, y'knOw."
"Oh. That's what told pap. But
pap he wouldn't believe it, and he
won't never believe it-cause he don't
want to believe it. told him at John
MoreIand wasn't a-ShOOtin' to hit, and
he wouldn't believe tnGt, neither. PapS
Us hard-headed as brindle COW, when
he gifts fool notion Oh him. What
what did them MOreIands say about
their guns a-bein gomez"
Dale Strengthened.
How did you find that OutF"
Don't matter howl" She smiled
almost saucily. II knOwed about II
afOre you did. Mr.. Bill Dale. Don't
you think whoever done it done d kind
thing?"
'''ro 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 LittIefGrd arose and faced
Dale. Her cheeks were flushed.
HAS the inemy conner she de-
manded icily. =.
"No, but"
"All right" the young woman broke
in sharply. IF the inemy hain't come
what're you a-kickin' abOutT
Her brown eyes were full of fire
They def1ed, and they withered, ana
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.
Il beg pardon" Dale said evenly. II
didn't mean to offend, yknow."
His quick contrition struck the girl.
Her mouth quivered. She dropped
her fishing-rod and began to toy alb
sently with the end Of her long, thick
plait Of brown hair.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
CHAPTER v.
A. the River Again.

John MOreiand met Dale at the gate.
what did ye find Out?"
81 learned" was the answer, that
the LittlefOrds all lost their guns just
rs the MOrelandS did"
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
brew out his hands.
How should | krOwT 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 MOreIand, ~ sounded like she
knowed whar them guns went top
''She told me-" said Dale. 'she would
give her life to stop the fighting. She
seemed rather badly worked up over
t."
From the cabins front doorway came
woman's sOrrowful Voice:
And me, too; I'd give my life to
stop this here hghtin'. l had boy.
! big, strappin' boy"
John Moreland frOwned toward his
wife and interrupted. Now, Addie,
honey, don't do that"
1t ended the talk.
Mrs. MoreIand dried her eyes on a
corner of her freshly ironed gingham
apron, and announced the MONDAY
meal. The mOuntGineers 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 hilIman
stood very still for what seemed to
the other a very long time, and had
no word to say. Evidently the feud
had all his mind now.
When he did speak, he said simply !:
"All 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 mildewed cabin at the north
end of David Moreland's mountain.
Moreland led the way In and pointed
to a spot under a small paneless win
dow.
Thar" said he, "is 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 a big tind," he told his com
paniOn, "a big find. 1t was a pity tC
let it lie here untouched for so long
and yet it's worth more today than il
was ever worth before"
His enthusiasm ran warm. and More
land caught it quickly. Together they
hastily planned out the little rnilrOac
that was TO wind its way through the
wiIds and connect with the big rail
road at the Halfway switch.
81 know I'm a-doin' right about 1t,
the mountaineer said twice for the
benefit of his conscience. II know
pore David he would want me to do
this eff he could know"
I'm sure of it," agreed Dale. I'll
start for Cincinnati tomorrow. I've
got enough money to take me there
and back. have a very wealthy
friend there-his name Is Harris;
think l can borrow enough from him
to finance the beginning of. this thing
And I'll buy locomotive and cars
and all the other necessary machinery
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
CHAPTER w

The Mystery Of tho Rifles.
An hour after John Moreland had
s,zut his ten rife bullets whining over
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-03
NOTICE OF RESALE OF LOTS AND
TRACTS OF LAND FOR DELIN-
0UENT TAXES

that the Real Estate hereinafter described M WI
house the town Of Beaver Beaver
ahoma
November 1926 that the said Real Estate was acquired
the period from date
taxes penalty Following the description Of the
which
W." ~ " - T NJ. CowAN Treasurer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
Million Packets Of
Flower Seeds free

We believe in flowers around the
homes of the South Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have filled more than a million
packets of seeds, of beautiful yet
easily grown flowers to be given to
our customers this spring for the
identifying of their homes.
Wouldn't you like to have five
packets OF beautiful flowers free?
YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings
1891 catalog is a 116-page handsomely
illustrated seed book with twenty
beautiful pages showing the finest va
rieties in their true natural colors.
1t is full of helpful garden, flower and
farm information that is needed In
every home, and, too, the catalog tells
you how to get these flower seeds alb
solutely free.
Write for our 1921 catalog now. It
is the finest, most valuable and beau
tfful seed book ever published, and
you will be mighty glad you've got it.
There is no obligation to buy any
thing. Just ask for the catalog.
II. c. HASTINGS CO., SEEDsMEN,
ATLANTA, GA.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
Church Services in
Leesburg. !

Baptist. H. Wyatt, Pastor.
Preaching End, and 4th Sundays
Morning and Evening.
Sunday School 10 o'clock a. m.
B. Y. P. U. 6 o'clock pm. every
Sunday.
w. NJ. U. Monday afternoon fol-
lowing End and 4th Sundays.
MID Week Prayer Service and
Choir Practice Wednesday evening
Z O'Clock,
Methodist-E. w. Gray, Pastor.
Preaching Bird Sunday, morning
ard evening.
Sunday School 10 O'Clock every
Sunday.
Presbyteran-Rev. Elder, Pastor.
Preaching LIST Sunday morning
and evening.
Sunday School 10 O'Clock every
Sunday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
Bids to Close
February 18th, 1921

Leesburg, Ga, Jan. 18th, 1921.
The Lee County Board OF Educa-
ton will receive bids until February
25th on the following School Dis
trict bonds to wit:
$4,000 Leesburg School District
bonds in denominations OF $lOOO
each and bearing 5 per cent interest
payable semi annually on the first
day oil January and July in each
year, the principal to be paid annu-
ally on the first day of January
from 1926 to 1850, inclusive.
100000 Snithville School District
bonds in denominations of $1,000
each bearing 5 per cent interest
payable as above, and the principal
payable annually on the first dcy OF
January from 1924 TO 1947, inclu-
sive.
All bids should be addressed to S.
J. Powell County Supt. OF Schools,
Leesburg, Ga.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
S. J. POWELL,
County Supt. Of Schools,
Lee County, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
SHERIFE'S SALE.
GEORGIA--Lee County.

GEORGIA-Lee County.
Will be sold oil the lat Tuesday in
March, 1921, before the court house door
in the City of Leesburg, Lee County,
Georgia, within the legal hours of sale
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing property, to.wit:
'Dne large size Benthol Peanut picker
and one. International Power Hay Press.
Said property levied ON as the property
OF J. +. Moreland to satisfy All attach
ment in favor of Wali-Conric Company
returnGble TO the City Court OF Dawson,
Terrell County, Georgia, at the October
1920, term, thereof.
BY order Of the Judge of said court.
This February 3rd, 1921.
p. c. COXWELL,
Sheriff Lee County, Georgia
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
Condemn High
Priced Stock Foods
Prominent Hog Raiser Says
Prices Charged Are I'M
warranted---Makes His
Own Hog Food, With
Better Results.

"That he il all through paying
fancy prices for stock foods al"
hog remedies and that ne 10 raising
some OF the best hogs ever placed
ON the markets" was the statement
made recently by E. II. Beckstead'
well.known raiser and authority on
live stock.
Mr.. Beckstead's hogs are the envy
Of his neighbors, and have topped
the market" for several years In
Iowa. He states that for ?e@rs ne
bought high priced hog foods and
hog remedies, but lie is all through
paving extravagant prices for what
he can make himself. He states
that what the hogs need are mineral
and tells the secret Of his wonderful
success by explaining that he takes
about five pounds Of ordinary min
eraIine (which is pure concentrated
minerals and cost only a couple OF
dollars) and mixes same with
enough bran or filler to make a
hundred pounds !All hogs. and
especially brood sows require min
erals as they keep them free from
worms, and in the pink OF condi-
ton and are essential to the hogs
growth and well balanced rations
This inexpensive mixture placed in
a sheltered box where the hogs can
get at it as they need it, will pro-
duco far better results than any high
priced so.called stock foods.
Send two dollars to the Minnera-
line Chemical Co., 1888 North
Wells ST., Chicago, H., and they
will forward you by prepaid parcel
post, enough mineraline to make a
full hundreds pounds. (Adv }
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
Red Bone News.

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. p. Armgtrong
and Miss Zed Moore were the guests
OF h0meiolks Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Aikens, Of
Albany, were visiting in the COM
munity Sunday.
Mrs. James Moore, OF Albany,
has returned home after q pleasant
visit TO her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
:. l.. Hinson.
Mrs. N. l.. Palmer was among
the visitors in Albany Saturday.
Miss Kate Crozier was the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. G. J. Stocks, for
the week end.
Mr.. +. L. Lebenn spent a portion
OF last week at Chehaw on y hunt
ing trip.
"Ouila'
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
SHERIFE'S SALE.
GEORGIA--Lee County.

GE0RGIA-Lee County. II
There will be sold before the Court
heuse door in said County, on the first
Tuesday in March, 1921, between the
legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following personally ,to-wit
One Sterns-Knight Club Roadster Auto
mobile, Motor Number l4004, also one
bay horse mule, seven years old, named
Charlie" Said property levied. upon
and sold under and by virtue OF certain
mortgage foreclosure issued from the
City Court of Lecsburg in favor of
Shields, Guisc Motor Company against
T.. Z. Webb.
Tbis February 3rd, 1921.
J. L. HINES,
Deputy Sheriff Lee County, Ga
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
Male Help Wanted.

GET busy, keep busy. Is your
lob unsafe? You want Il lifelong
business. You can get into such
a BUSINESS selling more than l37
Watkins products direct to farmers
il you own auto or team or can get
one, if you can give bond with per-
sonal sureties. We back you with
big selling helps; 50 years in bust
ness; 2O,O00,000 users of our pro-
ducts Write for information where
you can get territory j. Il. Wat
kins Co., Dept. III, Winona, Mimi.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
STRAYED.

One extra large light colored Jer-
sew milk COW with one horn broken
off. Left home Saturday afternoon
January 10Th. Last seen On road
leading to E. B. Martins. Any in
formation will he appreciated.
4. P. BASS,
I.eesburg, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
FRIDAY FEBRUARY II. 1921.
A LESSON FOR LYNcHERS.

A deeply impressive lesson for
lyncners and would.be lynchcrs
comes out OF Thomas county.
Several months ago young white
woman was assaulted by negro
near the town of Pavo. The details
Of the crime were narrowing, and
the surrounding community fairly
seethed with the wrath Of men who
hunted day and night for the cTimi.
nal. They were men who were not
at heart lawless. but under the pow
full influence Of that horror which
the crime inspired in them, and
which brought tears ~ their eyes a.
they beat the swamps and ran down
every vague trail that promised to
lead them to their query, the life
of q prisoner whom they believed
guilty would not have been safe in
their hands.
Fortunately, officers captured the
negro who was though to have COM
United the crime. The sheriff
brought him to Albany. and for
weeks he remained in Jail here, his
whereabouts unknown to all save
the few who were in on the secret.
Last week Ralph Wilson was car
Tied to Thomasville and placed on
trial nhe Thomas county grand
jury returned a bill Of indictment
on Thursday. The case occupied
the court jail day Friday, Wilson
being defended by able counsel APP
pointed by the court. The victim
of the assault gave her testimony,
all spectators being excluded from
the court room while she was on
the stand. Her identification of
the accused was not absolute, and
when the defense witnesses were
called they established what the
jury considered a complete abb.
They showed that Wilson could no:
have committed the crime OF which
he was accused because his presence
in distant neighborhood at the
time was distinctly recalled by re-
liable witnesses. The case went to
ths.iu late in the afternoon, and
in ten minutes agreement was reach
ed Nobody was surprised when
verdict Of not guilty" YVES an
nouhced.
81 Comment on the significance OF
this case hardly seems to be neces.
sary beyond calling it to the Rtten.
tion of those who are ever ready to
take the law into their hands. 1t
is never safe to take il for granted
that one accused of crime is guilty,
especially IN a community where
the passions Of men have been in.
famed by some such affair as was
enacted near Pavo last November.
Ralph Wilson was in extreme dan
ger Of being lynchsd when posses Of
citizens scored the woods for him
for days. Now a jury OF twelve
white men has heard the evidence
and solemnly agreed that there is
none to connect the accused with
the crime.
A lynching is always dangerous.
There is the ever present danger of
putting the wrong man to death,
and when that li1paens the right
man is practically certain ~ escape.
Had Ralph Wilson been lynChed,
the community in which the crime
was committed probably would
have been satisfied. Now that be
has been declared innocent. the
hope remains that the real criminal
will yet be found and punished
through due legal process.
The Thomas county case il yalua.
able to the whole state. Let va
hope the lesson it teaches will not
he wasted. Albany Herald
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11

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