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The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

Under and by virtue OF the provi-
sions of a certain deed of trust dated
llth day of November, 1913, by Ella
Montgomery and husband II. T. Mont
gomery, to the undersigned Trustee,
to secure a certain note which is
past due, and the holder of said note
having applied to the undersigned to
foreclose said deed of trust, now
therefore, |, w c Sanders, Trustee,
hereby give notice that | will on
Monday, the 18th day of Feb, 1922,
at the court house door, in the City
of Monroe, Union county, n c., at
twelve o'clock, offer for sale at pub
lie auction for cash all the right, IT,
tie, interest and estate of Ella Mont
gomery, in and to a certain tract of
land containing Ill acres, known as
the estate lands of Henry Griffin, de-
ceased. lying and being in Buford
township, Union county, N c., and
being the same lands willed by Hen
ry Griffin to his children See Rec
ord of Wills No. 3 page 575, where
the said Henry Griffin willed to Con-
ME Griffin the house where Daniel
Parker lived and 25 acres of land
around it, and to Bessie 0. Griffin
the old home place and 25 acres
around it. and to Ella Montgomery
and Mrs. viii Thomas the balance of
said lands to be equally divided be.
tween them. The interest to be sold
being the interest Of Ella Mont
gomery in and to said land Of what
soever nature and kind and reference
is hereby made TO the win of Henry
Griffin for a better description, and
reference is also made to Book A. r.
page 275 Of deeds for a description
of said deed of trust.
This Jan. 18th, 1922.
w. C. SANDERS, Trustee.
John C Skies, Atty.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
LAND SALE

BY virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in a certain deed of trust ex-
ecuted to W. S. Blakeney, trustee, by
G. W. Remington on the 18th day of
January, 1920, and recorded in book
A Y, page Gil, in the office of Regis
ter of Deeds for Union county, \. G.,
will, on the
9th day Of February, 1922,
at IL o'clock, at the court house door
of Union county. in Monroe, N. c.,
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash the following describ-
ed lands in Union county, n. c., adj
Joining the lands of j. W. Martin,
Ralph Chambers and others and
known as a part of the Gulledge lands
on Brown Greek, conveyed to the
Monroe Insurance & Investment Co.,
by deed dated March 10Th, 1918, and
recorded in book II, page 377. etc,
office of Register Of Deeds for said
county and described as follows, viz:
All those five tracts or plats of land
numbered Is, containing 81 IL acres,
No. 10, containing 32 Ii acres; No.
81, containing sc IL acres; No. %,
containing 80 Ii acres, and No. %,
containing "a acres, total of l44
acres, more or less, being shown on "a
map of the Monroe Insurance g. In
vestment Company Brown Creek land
made by I. W. Secrest, March, 1914.
Also that certain plat of land known
as the Martain road, leading from the
Marshville & Hornsboro road through
the J. w. Martin land to the above
described tracts and bein~ fully des-
cribed in a deed from J. W Martin to
The Monroe Insurance & Investment
Company, dated November 9th. 1916,
tand recorded in book 50, page lel. Of
fee of Register of Deeds for said eoun-
ty, This 2lst day of Jan, 1922.
W. s. BLAKENEY, Trustee.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
SALE OE REAL ESTATE

Bv virtue of an Order and Decree
made by X. W. Lemmond, Clerk Of
the Superior Court of Union County,
North Carolina, in special proceed
ing pending therein wherein j. N.
Price ct al were plaintiffs and Mrs.
Bliss Robinson ct al were defendant,
| will, on
Saturday, the lSth day of Feb. 1922
offer for sale to the highest bidder
at the Court House door in MonroS
n. c., two certain tracts of land,
lying and being in Sandy Ridge
Township, County of Union and
State of North Carolina, bounded and
described as follows:
First tract-Beginning at cedar
stake on twelve-mile creek by some
willows and runs down said creek
5. 5 f. 2.29 chs. to a stake on said
creek; thence a new line 5. 6l2 +,
1880 chs. to a pile of stone in the
Monroe and Weddington road; thence
with said road II 80 chs. to the center
OF bridge and creek; THENCE with a
line of lot No. 3 n. 54la W, 1890 to
the beginning and containing Z acres.
Second tract.-Beginning at an iron
stake in the n. edge of the New
Town Road and runs n. 1914 w. 6.Sl
chs. to stones on the N. edre of the
New Town Road by K. o. and B. o.
on old Clark road; thence N. l6 +.
$50 chs. to stones by small pine;
thence n. 35l2 f. 7.77 chs. to p. O.
stump and stones; thence N. 1914 f.
1885 chs. to two stones; thence s
$3.50 Z. COS chs. to a stake and
stones; thence S. % q W. $3.50 chs
to the beginning, containing ii l-lo
acres.
The same being the lands which A
j. Price, late of the County of Union
and the State of North Carolina
died seized and possessed and same
will be sold for partition. Terms OF
sale, one-third be paid in cash ant
the remainder on a credit Of twelve
months with approved Security anC
title. retained until all the purchase
money has been paid.
The the 18th day of Jan. 1922.
r. B. REDWINE,
Commissioner
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
LAND SALE.

BY virtue of the power Of sale con-
tanned in a deed of trust executed TO
G. i. CALDWELL trustee, by John Med
lin on the 18th day of May, 1920, and
recorded in book A Y, page 755, in
the effect of Register of Deeds for
Un'on county, n. C., l will, on the
27th day of February, 1922.
at II o'clock at the court house door
of Union county, in Monroe, n. c.,
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash the following lot of
land in Union county, n. c., described
as follows, viz: Beginning at a stone,
the southwest corner OF said Whites
lot and southeast of this lot in the old
original line and runs thence North
with said Whites line five chains and
ninety-six links to a stone in the south
edge of the East Avenue or street,
Whites northwest corner; thence with
south edge Of said Avenue South SS
West to a point in the South edge Of
said Avenue, from which point line
being run due South and parallel with
said Whites line to the South line
Of lot from which this lot is taken;
thence with the old Inc North II Ia
East to the beginning, containing one
acre and being and intending to be,
the East half of the two acre lot con-
veyed by j. H. Benton to John Medlin
October llth, 1905, recorded in book
i3, page PIT. Subject to the right of
way of the public road late laid out by
the said lot and excepting and reserv-
ing the wire and post consisting of
The fence around said lot with the
right to enter said lot and remove the
said fence therefrom.
This 2lst day of January, 1922.
G. B. CALDWELL, Trustee.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified before r. W. Lem
mond, C. S. c., as administrator of
the estate of Sallie Long, deceased,
claims against said estate to present
them duly verified on or before the
2Gth day Of Dec. 1922, or this notice
this is to notify all persons holding
will be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make prompt payment.
This December Goth, 1921.
Robert Conder, Administrator of
Sallie Long, Deceased.
". B. Love, Atty.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
State of North Carolina,

State Of North Carolina,
Department of State.
To all to whom these presents may
eome-Greeting
Whereas, il appears to my satlstac-
ton. By duly authenticated record OF
the proceedings for the voluntary dis
solution thereof by the unanimous
consent Of all the stockholders, de-
posted in my office, that the Flint
Ridge Store Company, a corporation
of this state, whose principal office Is
situated in the town of Waxhaw,
County of Union, State of North Car
olina (K. c. Craig being the agent
therein and in charge thereof, upon
whom process may be served), has
compiled with the requirements OF
Chapter %, Consolidated Statutes, en-
titled Corporations" preliminary to
the issuing of this Certificate OF Dis
solution:
Now, therefore, /, j. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary the State of the State of
North Carolina, do hereby certify that
the said corporation did. on the 18th
day of January, 1922, file in my office
duly executed and attested consent
in writing to the dissolution of said
corporation, executed by all the stock
holders thereof, which said consent
and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now in file in my said
office as provided by law.
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed my of
fetal seal at Raleigh, this 18th day or
January, A. d. 1922. .
J. BRYAN GRIMES,
Secretary Of State.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION Oh
PARTNERSHIP

The partnership heretofore exist
ing between the UNDERSIGNED under
the name of l.. N. Presson & Co. has
been dissolved by mutual consent.
Mr.. Presson has purchased the bus
mess and taken over all the assets
and liabilities of the partnership. All
persons holding claims against the
partnership will present same TO him
for settlement and all persons in
debted to the partnership will make
settlement with him.
This the 5th day Of Jan. 1922.
l.. n. PRESS0N
C. N. GORDON.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03

of the distemper of any state or al
least of its weak constitution. Inc
laws Of the Roman kings, and the
twelve tables Of the decemvlrl, We're
full of cruel punishments, the For
rlan law. which exempted all citizens
from sentences of death, silently
abrogated them all. In this period
The republic flourished; under the en-
rerors severe puniShments were re-
vived; and the empire fell.
Tbirtv-Two Death Offences by Me-
sale Law
Every body who knows anything
about the history Of crimes and pun
;shments knows that the lnietion OF
the death penalty has never tended
to lessen the crime of murder but
wherever il has been vigorously ana
cruelty enforced. murder has increas-
ed. Certainly there are passages IN
The Old Testament Scriptures which
seem to sanction capital punishment
hut who would be foolish enough to
insist upon imposing the death pen
atty for all the otfenses which were
so punished under the penal eoce ot
Moses? Under the Mosaic law there
were thirty-uwo offenses punished
with death. Thirty-one of these have
gone 10 the anti0uiated scrap heap
~ an out-of-date civilization. The
violation Of seven OF the ten COM
mandments was punished with GER
tam death under the Mosaic code
ONLY one Of these remains TO stig-
n,atize the onward march of truth
and grace" BY what authority were
the penalties of these otfenses elim'-
mated from the criminal code OF
Moses? The truth is capital punish
ment is the last veStige Of an ancient
and untutored barbariSm. There are
numerous instances of meR who be
came very useful citizens after haV-
ing committed murder. nothwlth-
standing the awful pronouneement
az the penal code and the unbridleo
wrath cf man. Suppose the death
penalty had been inflicted upon Moses
who murdered an Egyptian in colo
blood. who would have written the
book Of Genesis? David was fou
murderer and yet he gave Us the
Psalms and became the "Sweet Singer
of Israel" Think Of what the CHRIS.
tian world would have lost if Pau
had been put to death for the mur.
den of stephen and yet the old Scrip
ture said:
~ hoso shc1dcth mans blood by
man shall twltl his blood be shed,
AMI certain il is that man has since
lived up to this ancient prophecy
respite the long centuries of ciyillza.
tion and the lessons of religion.
am sorry to say, man is still savage
when Won spear down through helm
and harness. Still we are making ;
little progress, for, there are many
PENAL laws rccited in the Old Testa
ment that nobody would be sill!
enough 70 want enforced in our day.
Reform One and Hang the othel
We have. at last wisely classified
crim nails and the minor offenders
are put in schools and reformatorie
for education and reformation. d,
not the greater criminals need re
formation too? If all these endeavor
are necessary to effect the correction
and reformation of the less depraved
are they not, in the name Of common
sense. necessary to affect the NOR
depraved9 Bu, We stop Just wher
eur sympathy and oNertons are mos
needed as ii the reforma. of
bad man was Of lcsS cons qusnce q
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
Ford Driver Drowned in Ditch

Kinston, Jan. 30.-When a small
roadster turned turtle on a road near
Ormondsvlle last night, David Cox,
aged %, auto supply station employee,
was drowned in twelve inches of wa
ter, and Louis Whitener, drug clerk,
was injured.
Cox and Whitener were en- route
to Kinston. The machine landed in a
ditch with both men beneath it.
Whitener, unable to help himself,
heard "gurgling sound" where Cox
lay. Two hours later Whitener's
calls for help were heard. He will
probably recover.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS

Having this day qualified before
the Clerk Of the Court of Union
County as executrix Of the estate of
Felix Griffin, deceased, this is to no
tfy all persons holding claims
against the estate Of said Felix Grif-
fin to present them to the undersign-
el on or before the l7;h day Of jan
uary, 1928, or This notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate, will please
make prompt settlement
This January l6, 1922.
MRS. ADA GRIFFIN. EXecutrix
of the estate of Felix Griffin, deed,
John c. Skies, Attorney.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having this day qualified before
Z. ". Lemmond. clerk of the Superior
court Of Union county. as admins
traitor of the estate Of Julia A. Tarl.
ton. deceased, this is to notify all
persons holding claims against said
es ate to present them duly verified
on before the 2ith day Of January,
1923, or this notice will he pleaded
in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please make prompt set
tlement
This January 81, 1922.
II. \. GREEN, administrator
of the estate Of Julia A,
Tarlton, deceased.
II. L. Love. ATTORNEY.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrators
If the estate OF K. A. Gaddy, decd,
ibis is to notify all persons holding
,lairis against my intestate to pre-
sent same, duly authenticated, to me
at my residence in Wingate, N. c.,
on or before Dec. 20. 1922, other
wise this notice will be plead in bar
of recovery on said claims.
This 10th Dec. 1921.
ELIZABETH GADDY, Admx.
Vann & MiIliken, Attys.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-03
Honor Ron Benton Heights School

HOnOf hOII Bcnt0n Heights School
Firs Grade: Martha Helms, Hoyt
Helms, A. J. Helms, Demster Helms,
Evelyn Helms, John A. Griffin.
Second Grade: Harry Treada-
way.
Third Grade: Milicent Camp, Ada
Lee Helms, J. V. Griffin, Margaret
Tucker, 0phelia Plyler.
Fifth Grade: Brown McRorie,
Heath Helms, Velma Haigler.
Seventh Grade: Autrey Funder-
burk, Bonnie McRorie.
Eighth Grade: Doyle Gulledge,
Fay McRorie, Bernard Helms, Thur
man Helms.
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT Ser. No. O5OO3 Survey No 12a2

1 "A E IN
 Ser, No. 05003, Survey No. 1898 ] U. s. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska.
 January 5, 1922 ! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Northwestern Fisheries Company, a corporation, as assignee of John A. Steen, W. D. Jones, William Pointer and William Murphy, being entitled to the benefits of Sec. 23O6 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, has applied to make entry of the lands embraced in U. s. Mineral Survey No 1893, situate on the Northwest side of Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, in Lat. 57 deg. 38 min. North Long. 154 deg. west. in the Territory of Alaska, and more parti- cularly described as follows:
 Beg. M. c. Cor. No. l, from whence '. s, L. M. No, 94 bears s. 45 deg. 25 min. 36 sec. E. 1899 chs dist; Wit. Cor. an iron pipe set in concrete block in ground marked on East side M c. and on North side W. c. s. 1893 Cor. 1, bears s. 57 deg. co min. W. 217 chs. dist; thence meandeTing mean high tide line on shore Uyak Bay CD N. 30 deg. 29 min. w. 334 chs: CD N. 66 deg. 28 min. ". 1.34 chs; (3)N. 2 deg. 2S min. w. 3.21 chs; (4) N. 12 deg. 13 min. w. 3.52 chs; (5) Y. 12 deg. 2z l min. w. 2.S2 chs; (6) N g deg. Is min. E. 1.60 chs; CD N. deg 53 min. ". 1,59 chs: (8) N. 20 deg. 58 min E. I.62 chs; (9) N. 9 deg. IS min. w. O.9S chs; (10) N. 87 deg. 04 min. w. O.44 chs; CID s. 50 deg. 32 min. W. O.70 chs; Q2) N. 23 deg. 0S min. W. 1.27 chs; G3) N. fl deg. 40 min. E. 0.43 chs; Q4) N. deg. 40 min. E. 0.16 chs; M c. Cor No. ?, identical with true point for M. c. Cor. No. 1, U. s. Amended Sur. 138, from whence Wit Cor. an iron pipe cast in concrete set in ground marked M. c. and ". c. 5. 1893 Cor. ? bears West 1.54 chs. dist; thence West 999 chs. to Cor. No. 3, an iron pipe set in concrete in ground marked s. 1893 Cor 8; thence South 24.58 chs. to Cor. No 4, an iron pipe set in concrete in ground marked s. 1893, Cor. 4 thence East 696 chs to Cor. No. 5, an iron pipe in solid block of concrete set in ground marked s. 1893, Cor. 5; thence N. 57 deg. % min. E. 9.13 chs. to M. c. Cor No. 1, the place Of beginning. Area 27.71 acres V dl dI ttlI COl AS1O 20 uSS. lU HILL East.
 As additional to original homestead entries of John A. Steen, W. D. Jones, William Pointer, and William Murphy whose rights are on file in the United States Land Office and are referred to in the application filed herein.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above-des- cribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver or the United States Land Office at Ju- neau, Alaska, their adverse claim there to, under oath, during the period or publication or within thirty days there after or they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First Publication, May 15, 1922.
 Last Publication, July 24, 1922,
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

1 Capt H. A. Kirkham, who has been stationed at Anchorage with the Med ical Corps, arrived on last nights train and left on the Admiral Watson for the States, where he has been trans ferred.
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25
THE ALASKA RAILROAD

Trains leave and arrive at Seward as follows:- S:30 A. M. Monday and Thursday fo1 Anchorage Arrive 3:45 P. M. We'd nesday and Saturday.
 Wednesday and Saturday. Connections at Anchorage on Tuesday and Friday at 500 A. M. for Mat anuska, Wasilla, Houston, Tal- keetna, Dead Horse, Broad Pass, Mckinley Park, Nenana and Fair, banks, Monday and Friday at S:3O A. M. for Matanuska, Eska and Chickaloon.
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

Lieutenant R. L. Boyd and wife ar rived on yesterdays train and left on the Admiral Watson for the states.
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

When you think Suit, think Urbach
 Violet Dulce Talcum, 25c., Seward Drug Co. If.
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25
Communicated
Seward, May 25, ]

Seward, May 25, 1922.
 Seward Gateway: I wish you would publish this small complaint. I know it should be made to the game warden but thing this article in the Gateway will do more good. Some of our citi- zens are shooting and killing ducks ot the little lakes here in town, although they know it is against the law to shoot at or kill ducks or any other kind Of wild game out of season. One of our citizens killed two ducks last Sunday. If they have no respect for the law they might at least have lit tie pity for the birds at nesting time.
 OLD SUBSCRIBER
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

Urbach has had IT years expo. .i,nc, sc'ling mems clojnii.g.
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

FOR SALE-One oak dining room table and four chairs. Apply at HotrI Van Glider. If
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25
LOST

A gold match box Reward if return cd to Gateway km
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

Capt J C. Glithero in charge of the Anchorage detachment, arrived in Sew ard on the last train on tour of in- spection While in Seward he will in spect the local post
The Seward gateway., 1922-05-25

Anton Eide, the popular superinten- dent of construction of the Alaska Road Commission, made business trip to Anchorage on todays train.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-31
Burbank's Better Garden Tips

II HIS greenhouse is where Luther
L Burbank, worlds greatest scien-
tific agriculturist, has made innum-
merable plant discoveries that have
startled the world.
Out of it came the famous Burbank
potato, the stoneless prune, the edible
thornless cactus, the Shasta daisy, the
Giant and Fragrance callas and many
new apples, peaches, trees, flowers,
grasses, grains and vegetables.
Through it all Burbank has learned
gardening from the ground up. No
man knows as much about plant life
as he does.
The Arizona Republican has Sc
cured a series of stories from Bur-
bank that will help you to have a
better garden this year. The series
start Sunday, April End, and appears
regularly in the Sunday issues fol-
lowing.
Read all of them, if you want to
get real results out of your garden
work.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-31

tried to get from him the key to Miss
Rappe's dressing room.
The prosecution announced today
IT had been unable TO locate Mrs.
Kate Brennan, a missing defense wit
ness, but resisted the reading OF her
testimony as given at an earlier trial
until another effort to locate her
could be made. The prosecution was
given another "a hours 10 locate the
woman, after which her testimony
will be read IL she is not found.
Mrs Brennan, formerly a maid at
the Hotel st. Francis, where Miss
Rape. the prosecution contends, was
fatally injured by ArbuclSle at a
drinking party, has testified that she
busted the doors in the room the
film comedian occupied. The defense
maintains her fingerprints, declared
by the prosecution TO be those of Ar
buckle and Miss Rape, would have
been erased when the maid wiped
the doors
Mrs. Louise Lankershire OF Tulare
county, Calf. was a new witness for
the defense today. She testified she
had a room next to Arbuckle's last
September when his party was held,
and that she heard no unusual noise
and saw nothing untoward.
Today's session ended before II was
decided whether the deposition Of Dr.
Maurice Roserburg of Chicago could
be read. The defense obtained the
deposition which 1T is declared will
show the physician once attended
Miss Rappe during an illness in Chi
cagO.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-31
Nogales Chamber
OF Commerce Meet
ToOpen Tomorrow

NOGALES, Ariz., March 30-Ameri-
can and Mexican Nogales will be in
gala attire for the annual convention
of the Confederated Chambers OF
Commerce Of Mexico, which opens
three days session in the Sonora city
Saturday, followed by the interna-
tional business mems conference
tuesday on the American side OF
the line.
While delegates and visitors were
arriving today from all parts OF
Mexico and from sections of the
United states, decorating committees
were busy dressing up" streets on
both sides OF the boundary. Thirty
five Mexican cities will be repre-
senetd by from one TO eight delegates
each. Every Mexican state is send
ing delegates.
Chambers Of commerce OF San
Francisco, Phoenix, Tucson, Douglas,
and Flagstaff are expected TO be
among those represented. The con-
vention, expected to have the largest
attendance OF any ever held on the
border. will be called to order Sat
urday morning by Adolfo de la
Huerta, secretary of the treasury OF
Mexico.