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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-08-09
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Delivered To The North Carolina
Bar Association by F. A. Linney
At Mayview-Manor, Blowing
Rook, July 7, 1928

Members of the North Carolina
Bar Association, Ladies and Gentle
men:
A few years ago gentleman from
Watauga County vert into East
ern Carolina campaigning; he went
to a town of an ex-Jldge. This ex-
judge introduced him and said,
Ladies and Gentlemen, l want to
present to you a young man who has
been a friend of mine for thirty
years. ! know h,m Intimately and l
wtactt to say to you that he would
make great Governor of North
Carolina. I take pleasure ir intro
ducing Mr.. So-and-So, from
where in thunder are You from, any
way?" said Judge Robertson. (Laugh-
ter).
We welcome you to this great cave
country of ours, and we call it "ours"
because the grand beauty Of this
great mountain section cannot be held
in severalty. The landlord may have
the soil in fee, but the gentle breezes,
the stiffness Of our forests, the ever
changing mountain scenes, the frag
rance of the wild flowers cannot be
invested by livery Of seizin.
This is what | want to talk to you
about tonight, for there is not a
mountaineer living who does not
glory in the land in which he lives,
want to tell you first how it was
formed. You know when we occupi-
ed this territory centuries ago the
Great Spirit lived behind the sky that
was a granite vault and there all the
Cherokees lived until they became
too numerous. Behind this great
granite vault the Sun spent the
night. The Great Spirit opened the
vault one day and looked upon the
earth and it was ball of mud float
ing around in the water. So the
dove was sent out and then the vul-
ture, and the vulture flew all over
this country until he came to this
Appalachian region, and being eX-
hausted, as his wings went down he
made a valley and as he lifted them
he made mountain, and the Great
Spirit fearing all valleys would be
destroyed called him home. The
mountains dried off, the land appear
ed, and then man and woman were
let down on these mountains. Strange
to say, they soon quarreled after they
came here. She fled to the mountain
and he followed her, and in order to
check her in her flight the Great
Spirit began to create the flowers.
The rhododendron was created; she
hesitated and passed it; then all the
fruits were made and placed in her
way but these she passed; the song
sters filled the forests and let out
trembling notes of music, but these
she passed unheeded; until finally the
strawberry was created and put in a
little cluster of green leaves. She
stopped to gather these, her husband
overlook her, and they were the
founders of the Cherokee race, the
first Indian we discovered when we
came here.
But soon after the Cherokees 90
cupiad this country they became 20
cruel tp tAe animals that the animals
hold greet cpnfereacs to devise
sosas way hy which they could pro
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-08-09

tect themselves from the slaughter of
the Indians. The Great White Bear
was King and presided. After dis
cussing various means they finally
decided that they would use the same
weapons that man used against them.
| do not know why some wise animal
at that meeting-perhaps the Ground
Squirrel-didn't suggest an Interna-
tional Court or a League of Nations
(Laughter) but neither being sug-
gested, they adopted the bow and ar
row. The king of the animals found
that his claws hung on the bow string
and he was a poor marksman. He
trimmed his nails and still he was not
mans equal. Then they called to
their assistance all the insects of the
earth. They gathered at a conven-
sso,i and said, eve will exterminate
man by disease" and it is said that
the Grub Worm became so amused
at that suggestion that he fell over
on his back and has never been able
to turn over since that time. (Laugh-
ter). But they created the diseases
and turned them loose among the
Cherokees and the Cherokees began
dying by the thousands until it look
ed as if this race that occupied "No
Mans Land" was going to be exter-
minated. Finally Plant Life came
and said, eve cannot spare man; he
is our friend" and each plant enter
ed into a covenant by which it agreed
to furnish to mankind a medicine,
panacea for every disease that the
animal and insects had created. and
in this way the g:eat Cherokee race
was saved.
l speak to you Of this because of
the fact that when civilization first
rested at the foot of this great coun-
try of ours, it was the Cherokee who
occupied this section of the country
where we are tonight. They occu-
pied it by more uncertain title than
that the Indian usually had to all
the American continent. To the
north was the Iroquois, to the west
the Algonquin, to the south the
Cherokee and this was the great bat
tie ground between the tribes. 1t
was No Mans Land two or three
hundred years ago and it is the Lost
Province now. daughter and ap-
plause).
But it was fortunate for civiliza-
ton of America that this was No
Mans Land when the surging masses
from our coast rested against these
mountains. We knew nothing of this
vast West that has made us the
wonderful empire that we are today.
We were tying to find path where
we met the least resistance, and in
finding that path we looked to the
Great Grandfather Mountain that
stands to the west stretching one
arm down the Yadkin and the other
down the Catawba, inviting the civili-
zation that settled on the coast to
look to the west, and over this trail
men led by brave, courageous i'm
mortal spirits like Daniel Boone, first
found the trail. Boone went across
this No Mans Land. There was no
Indian Tribe that had even a perfect
Indian title to it. After he went he
came back and told to North Caro-
lima the wonderful story Of the won
derful West. When he did that a
man in Wake County who had just
been married two years and whose
wife in that time bad taught him to
read and write q tt1le, haard Of tlia
mighty West, went and spent enc
(Csnsiaued On page favea
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-08-09
BANNER TO BE PRESENTED AT
VALE CRUCIS

One feature OF Cne approaching
Watauga County Sunday School Con-
vention at Vale Crucis church, Vale
Crucis, N. c., Saturday and Sunday,
August IL and IL, will be the presen-
tation Of a beautiful pennant, 18x36
inches, to the Sunday School having
present the largest number of repre-
sentatives over sixteen years Of age,
according to the number Of miles
travelled. The number of represen-
tatives from a given Sunday School
will be multiplied by the number of
miles from that church to the con-
'vention church, and the school hav-
ing the largest total will receive the
,pennant. The Sunday School with
which the Convention is held, and
any other school within one mile,
will not compete for the pennant.
There will also be a roll call Of
townships, when a record will be
made of the number of Sunday
Schools represented from each town.
ship as we'll as the number from each
school, and the number of pastors,
superintendents and teachers pre-
sent.
The County Sunday School Asso-
citation officers who are promoting the
plans for the convention are: County
President, Mr.. G. w. Robbins, Coun-
ty Vice-President, Mr.. ]. D. Rankin,
and County Secretary, Mr.. w. L.
Winkler.
These officers are requesting the
cooperation of all pastors, superin-
tendents an dother Sunday School
leaders in the effort to make the con-
vention success.
The two out-of- County speakers on
the convention program will be Mr.
D. w. Sims, General Superintendent
of North Carolina Sunday S hool
Association, and Miss Flora Davis,
Assistant Superintendent. Both Mr..
Sims and Miss Davis are well trained
and experienced Sunday School
workers. With these two outside
speakers, and the splendid local talent
the county officers feel that an inter-
esting program is assured.
Remember that every church is
asked and urged te send at least two
delegates to the CountE ConventiosS
but you will please also remember
that this does not restrict any church
from sending just as many people
from their respective Sunday Schools
as possible. Do not let your church
fail to be represented.
Some has said that each Sunday |
School has it's organized agencies for
increasing the attendance and making
more efficient teachers. This may be
true but, l am sorry for the church
or individual who is satisfied with
the results of these agencies. When
YOU take the census of the county and
find that less than one third of its !
population are in Sunday School, you
will decide at once that these agen-
cies are asleep on the job.
We as your county officers who are
giving our time and expense to this
work feel quite discouraged some
times, when not even single church
gives representation enough to or
ganize the township. However we
have been abundantly repaid by some
churches and townships that have
come up one hundred percent square.
We know they are going to have
great harvest.
Everyone get ready for the big
County Convention at Vale Crucis
August 18th and 18th. Bring full
basket and break bread with your
friends from other sections of the
county.
Yours truly,
Wy yUTNKT
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-08-09
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our friends in Boone and
the surrounding community for their
great kindness and sympathy shown
Is during the long illness, death and
burial Of our dear wife and mother.
Nay Heavens richest blessings rest
ca each Of you,
w. A. Carter aod Family.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-08-09
SILVER TEA

A Silver Tea will be given at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Anders on
Wednesday afternoon from three
o'clock to five, for the benefit of the
Methodist Church. Everyone is in
vited.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17
Try News Want Ads.

prefer the Big Woods to the
south anyday.
Thursday Jan. 18th, the Phelps
Congregational ladies aid held
their annual meeting at the home
of Mrs. Elmer Olson. The officers
elected for the year of 1923 are:
Mrs. o. c. Chaplin, president; Mrs.
VIM. Convey, vice-president; Mrs.
George Paquette, secretary and
Mrs. Elmer Olson, treasurer
Splendid and encouraging re-
ports were read after which a
lunch was served.
The annual meeting of the
church will be held the evening
of Jan. 25th, at the church. A
supper will be served by the lad
les aid. All are welcome. Sup
per will be served at Z o'clock
tmill-time). A free-will offering
viii be taken.
In spite of snow and weather
the Phelps Auto Co, is busy pre-
pairing for the coming season. A
shipment of Chevrolet and Jewett
cars arrived at Phelps last week.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Co.
has completed harvesting ice for
this year. The ice crew has been
busy for about a week under the
leadership of Delbert McGregor,
but has now completed its task.
The Catholic Ladies League
gave a card party Jan. 18th, at
the town hall.
Mrs. Tom Mccormick and her
daughter Lima left Phelps We'd
nesday of last week for Michigan
where they will spend a week.
Mrs. INCA Olson left for Chica'
90 Tuesday where she will visit
for a month or more.
Mrs. Joseph Kerr is leaving fol
the west this week where she vii
spend some weeks with her moth
err.
Miss Frances Morian of Mime
apolis arrived at Phelps Satur
dav. Miss Morian will have charg'
of the 7th and Sth grades of the
town school for the remainder o
the year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17
Does il Pay?

Advertising has made the VIC
trola dog famous.
1t has made the cash register
a big brother to retailers all over
the world.
1t has introduced the world to
substitute for sole leather.
1t is displacing the truck horse
with 40 horsepower trucks.
1t has helped you to an appre-
citation of Stetson hats, Walk-Ov-
er. Douglas and Emerson shoes.
1t has made the hand-written
letter an oddly in business.
1t has put hair oil on heads
where no hair oil would do any
good, and on heads where no hair
oil was needed.
1t has put Castoria down your
throat, left bristles in your gums,
and then came along with a Rub
ber-se and took them out.
1t has put Sozodont, Pebeco
and Pepsodent on your teeth.
1t has put a Gillette against
your bayfield,.
1t has put Murine in your eye,
sold you Cuticura for pimples,
ePars for the bath, and Ivory for
the tub.
1t has put Arrow collars around
your neck and Ingersols around
your wrist.
1t has jammed your feet in
Holeproof sox, put Paris carriers
on your legs, and Tiffany rings
on your fingers.
tt has stuck Robert Burns CT
CARS between your teeth, worn
out your jaws on Wrigley's and
posted you ON what to buy to
cure corns, warts, bunions and
improving toe nails.
Go anywhere you want to, do
anything you wish, and advertis-
ing has had a hand in it-abso-
lutely.
And then some people ask
Does Advertising Pay Column
bus (Ga) Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEET
National Farm Loan Associa-
ton Increasing Member
ship in This District.

The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Eagle River National
Farm Loan Association was held
Jan. 18th. Officers were elected
as follows:
Board of Directors:-O. +. Es-
peseth, Henry Schmidt, Mike Ba-
rich, o. Z. Bowen, John Fielder.
Joseph F. Habrich, Sec.-Treas.
Report of the Sec.-Treas. shows
that the sum of S42,6O0.O0 has
been received by the association
for the farmers, since its orga-
nization last April
The territory of this associa-
ton at present is and includes
Townships 81 to Al inclusive,
Ranges 8 to IL inclusive, which
means that the association reach
es south of Three Lakes, west of
Sayner and Star Lake, east to
Anvil lake, north to Conover. Be
cause of the small territory north
of Conover to State Line this was
not included in the association
territory.
The Board of Directors have
decided to ask for this territory
in order that the people of State
Line can be benefited by the as
ISOLATION. Farmers in this terri
tory are joining this association
very rapidly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17
Received Discharge.

Marcellus Olmsted, having fin
ished a three year service in the
u. S. army, arrived in Eagle Riv-
er last Thursday and will spend
some time here before re-enter-
ing service. Marcellus has been
stationed at TT. Riley, Kansas for
three years. He was a musician
in the End Cavalry band located
at TT. Riley. After a visit here
with home people he expects to
90 to New York and again enter
service with Uncle Sam.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

| wish to express my feelings
of gratitude for the work of art
in your holiday number. / have
Just had my first chance to view
it, having been away for the past
three weeks. | heard of it in
Chicago while there and it was a
hummer. surely appreciate the
article on the St. Clair strain of
Triumph potatoes.-Geo. j. st.
Clair, State Line. Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

alone can turn out from his shop
in the village of Phelps.
The start of activities began
after one of the dadbingest chick
en-dinncrs had been slowed away
under the belts of the twenty
six. Oh. Boy. 1t was some eats
with the accent on every syllable
of the biggest word in your vo-
cabulary. A short rest, then a
few minutes of dancing and the
war was on. IL was all to the
tobogpan-that is, three tobog-
gans were busy the entire after
noon. Many were the 'fiops"
when the unruly brute left the
slide and took for the tall and I'M
cut. Snow-covered individuals
labored exhaustedly up the hill.
only to try another slide before
their wind played out. X. Martin
with his spectacles discarded; Oh
son in the ditch half the time;
Tumble showing his bald head
frequently, and Anderson and
Nestor Johnson as ballast, fur
nished but a small portion of the
activities. Everybody had a mil
lion dollar smile which was as
bright and snappy at the finish
as at the beginning. And still
they claim-those benighted city
foIks-that we people up in the
frozen north have no fun during
the long. long winter months.
'Stoo bad, isn't it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

Villas County News $500
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

Ex-Service Team Clean Out
Renk's Aggregation in Fast
Bowling Event Monday.

Renk's team met defeat Mon
day evening in a fast game bowl
ed on his alleys. The ex-service
men carrying away the honors
with a margin of IS pins. These
games are creating much enthus-
iasm between local pin artists
and a big audience usually wit
nesses the contest staged weekly.
The score at Mondays game:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

Sleigh rides have been in vogue
during the last week in Phelps.
asst Friday the Phelps Berean
class of girls of the Congregat-
ional church had a sleigh ride
PARTY. Two large bob sleighs
filed with thirty-six jolly, fun
loving girls started from Phelps
at about five o'clock in the after
noon bound for Ashtons on the
farther side of Little Twin lake.
Mrs. Ashton had invited the class
and had hot cocoa all ready for
the girls. With a merry fire in
the fireplace and plenty of eats
the girls enjoyed the time in the
Ashton home. Then the home trip
which was more joy. Who says
the winters are hard and cold in
the North Land? Not we! We
think it a wonderful time and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17
Annual MASQUERADE.

The Inter Se's annual masque
party scheduled for January 26th
at the opera house is looked for
ward to by the dancing public as
real treat. The parties hereto
fore given have been better than
a success and this one coming
will be equally as good as those
previous.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

At the Parent-Teachers meeting
to be held tomorrow evening the
election Of officers of this society
will be held after the program.
It is requested that a good at
tendance be shown, an especially
good program having been pre-
pared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17
Elect Officers and Directors.

At its first annual meeting last
Wednesday stockholders of the
First National Bank of Eagle
River placed in election the fol-
lowing officers and directors:
+. w. Ellis, president.
A. H. STANCE, v.-president.
NJ. J. Cypress, cashier.
Thos. MacQuaker, asst. cashier.
Directors-E. w. Ellis, A. H.
STANCE, G. +. Sanborn, f. A Hall,
Fred Morey, N. NJ. Emmons, Alex
Higgins.
This bank was made a national
institution last March, and during
the month of December a Sc
dividend was declared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

Publisher ID. c. Menefee got out
what he called a "honest-to-good-
ness holiday edition of the Villas
County News, issued at Eagle
River on December 20, that fully
lived up to its name. While held
down to is pages it was a hum
mer. The front page was especi-
ally attractive and contained a
story by the late Dixie Carroll,
known to WNU patrons better
as Carroll Blaine Cook, and real
sportsman. Mr.. Cook eulogized
the Villas county region in I'M
measured terms. The sponsor for
the special says he wanted to get
out something different" that
people would read every word of
and then file away. We think he
has succeeded and congratulate
Mr.. Menefee on his good work.
Publishers Auxiliary, Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-17

High score, Bowker 231
High average, Renk 1876
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-23
RIVERSIDE FEELS SHOCKS

RIVERSIDE, Cais July %
Quite severe earthquake was felt
here at ll:2S last night and light
er shock at 1865. Light objects
were shaken from mantels and there
was considerable excitement for q
few minutes. No damage; however,
is reported. Hemet and San ia
cinto, near the San Andreas fault
have suffered in the past from
earthquakes, escaped with only n
slight trcmor. The disturbance
seemed to come from the north and
this is in harmony with the fact
that San BcrnardinO is the only city
reporting damage worth consider
ing.
The shocks here last night broke
30-inch concrete water main lead
ing from the Cotton reservoir, the
city s main source Of water supply,
and as & result the city faces a
water famine. Superintendent w.
A. Scott of the water department
has issued orders that no water
shall be used for any but drink
ing purposes until the break is re-
pared.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-23
New Disarmament
Conference
Sought
By United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, July 23.-The
great war was to end wars and
those who are pouring out
money for ornaments are
breaking faith with those who
died, Ramsay Macdonald, lab
oritc leader, declared in COM
mons today, opening drive for
q new disarmament conference.
Macdonald introduced a
resolution deploring the enor-
nous growth in expenditures
for martial preparations.
His resolution stated the
race is being once moro COM
petition in armament, thereby
depicting the resources which
should be available Tor social
services.
"I profoundly regret the
colossal expenditures in pre-
paration for the next war; he
said. "Since 1920 Great Bri-
tain has spent 100000 pounds
sterling for the army, navy and
air forces.
1.-The pledge of the great war
was that it was to end wars.
The laborites regard this sac
red word as still effective and
any party inside or outside of
commons which is breaking
the word is breaking faith with
millions who died.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-23
REDLANDS DAMAGED

REDLANDS, Cal, July 23-Dam-
ag that may reach $4,000 was done
by the earthquake shock at ll:31
last night. Portions of the fire
walls Of the Studebaker garage
building and Of the Allen Wheaton
building were shaken off the form
er falling through the roof of the
Sering and Cortnrr furniture store
and burying it with debris. The
Wheaton building is one story and
fell upon the sidewalk, causing no
heavy damage. Other damage was
largely of broken plate glass win
downs in the business district and
falling plaster in stores, with some
damage in a few places by bottled
merchandise falling from grocery
store shelves. Slight cracks appear
ed in several brick walls. Two city
clocks stopped at ll:@l p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-23
EARTHQUAKES ROCK SOUTHLAND
Only Light Quake
Felt By Local
Citizens

While local citizens report hav.
ing felt slight earthquake here
last night about $50, no serious
iam1"" j" recorded "haetor "
loosened in several buildings, and
'iocks were stopped AT the nour OF
'he disturbance. The shock was
very slight according to those who
felt it, and to some it seemed like
the passing CT heavily loaded
truck.
Residents who were IN the noun
tains during the night also reported
the earthquake. There was no
roisc accompanying the shock, such
as it reported from more northerly
cities.
Report that the power line of tho
Holton Power Company was cut off
Ly the earthquake, was denied to-
day by Joseph King, general man
eyer for the company. The service
was interrupted by an electrical
storm which came several hours
after the eart,GuaKe, ccnterin9 in
the vicinity of Beaumont and Ban
ming, and extending as far south as
Whitewater.
Transformers were burned ont, in
terrrpting the main line service,
and it was necessary to operate the
auxiliary plant here. The main
line was repaired before II o'clock
this morning and though the storm
is still on up north, no further dam
age has been recorded up to the
time of going to press.