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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
Not Counting the Tip
She held his hand
And he did fidget.
She manicured at
10 cents a diget.

and John M. Brewer, Wake Forest.
The privilege hitherto exercised by
the Board of Agriculture in naming
oil inspectors and appointees of like
rank was eliminated by bill giving
the Commissioner the right to per-
form this service. The bill goes
a step further and by giving the head
of the department more general su-
pervision of matters entrusted to his
care.
Members of county boards of ed
ucation were selected in the usual
way and additional justices of the
peace for number of counties were
included in an omnibus bill. The list
appended may be of interest:
Justices of the Peace, Watauga
County: Bald Mountain, C. H. Nc
Glammery; Cove Creek, Ed. Pennell,
John E. Combs; Meat Camp James
w. Wall; Stony Fork, R. L. Wagner,
Henry Hardin; Blowing Rock, T. F.
Coon.
Board of Education: w. F. Sher.
wood, d. D. Dougherty, B. T. Tay.
lor e years.)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
PIANO RECITAL GROWING
EVENT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

Perhaps no event of the current
school year has been more thoroughly
enjoyed than the joint piano recital
of Miss Ena Alexander and Miss We
ra Cook, Monday evening, March 16
in the school auditorium This reci-
tai was significant inasmuch as it
means graduation in high school mu-
sic for these young ladies.
The stage was most attractively
and artistically decorated, gradua-
ted background of small pines form
ing a pretty setting for the many
tall graceful baskets of pink and
white carnations grouped here and
there near the front of the stage.
Miss Alexander wore a soft geor-
gette dress of pale peach color drap-
ed front and made distinctive by a
wide shoulder bertha of lace. Miss
Cooks dress was of pink and yellow
changeable faille silk, trimmed with
long floating streamers of robins
egg blue.
The program throughout showed
evidences of skill, practice and fin
ish on the part of the youthful per-
formers, and splendid supervision on
the part of Miss Lillion Rouse, Su-
perintendent of the Music Depart
ment.
The numbers were varied and
pleasing, and the program well bal
anced. Following is the pro-
gram:
Sonata F (Mozart) Vera Cook;
Sonata D (Haydn) Ena Alexander;
Solffegietto (Bach) Butterfly (Mer-
kel) Vera Cook; Norwegian Bridal
Procession (Grieg) Ena Alexander
and Vera Cook; Serenade Uiebish)
Ena Alexander; To Wild Rose (Mc
Dowell, In Automne (McDowelD We
ra Cook; Impromptu milo Deyo), I,
The Nymph (Schubert) Ena Alexan-
der; Country Dance (Nevin) Vera
Cook and Ena Alexander.
Miss Alexander played Haydn's
Sonata D. with force and understan-
ding, her rendition of Schubert's I'm
promptu also deserves mention. Miss
Cook was at her best in Butterfly"
by Merkel, and McDowel's "to a
Wild Rose" which she played with
rare sweetness and charm. Nevin's
Country Dance was indeed wise
choice for the closing number, leav-
ing in the memory of the audience
the happy lifting air of this quaint
melody.
The ushers for this recital were
Phil Mast, Ina Prevette, Lucy Moretz
Gordon Winkler, Frank Winkler.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
SOUVENIR POST CAR RATE
TO BE 2 CENTS THIS SEASON

Anticipating much larger use of
the one cent postal cards by business
firms for advertising purposes, in
stead Of private mailing cards, the
postoffice department had given the
public printer orders for millions of
these cards.
The new postal law increases the
rate on souvenir and all other private
mailing cards from one to two cents
beginning April Is. Information rea-
ching postal officials is that many
business firms who heretofore have
made their own private mailing cards
will buy one-cent postals, print their
advertising thereon, and thus escape
the increased postal rate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
DISGRACE MAKES
GIRL POISON SELF
Girl Who Had Recently Visited This
City Found in Dying Condition on
Lenoir-Blowins Rock Road. Faith.
er Refuses to Admit Her to Home.

Owing to the fact that the girl
mentioned in the following dispatch
from Lenoir to the daily papers under
date of March II, spent some days
at the Blackburn house in Boone
where she tried to find taker for
the child, gives the story a touch
Of local interest:
Francis Mae Cook, young woman
who was found nearly dead from the
effects of carbolic acid several days
ago on the Lenoir-Blowing Rock road
is improving, according to news
reaching here yesterday. The young
woman was found in a ditch by the
side of the road by Bob Craig of this
place. Nearby the girl was an infant
little over a week old, nearly dead
from exposure.
Another passerby assisted Mr..
Craig in picking up the young woman
an and her baby and taking them to
the home of the girls father, Bob
Cook, who lived only a short distance
from the road at that point. The
father protested, but finally allow
ed the baby to- be carried into the
house. But under no circumstances
would he allow them to take his
daughter, nearly dead from poison,
into his home. She was then taken
to the home of brother.
According to reports reaching here
the father of the girl made her leave
home several weeks ago when he
larned that she was to become
mother. She went to the home of
friends and remained until the child
was born. 1t is believed that she then
started back to implore her fathers
forgiveness. Having failed in this she
went to the home of her brother,
reports say. where she found small
bottle of carbolic acid which she la
ter drank on the road. There was
only very small amount Of the
poison in the bottle, it is said. 4
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
WHISKEY FOUND IN
IRISH SHAMROCkS

According to Boston Dispatch
more than 1000 packages of sham
rocks intended to brighten Boston
homes on St. Patrick's day, were
ordered sent back to Ireland by rep
resentatives of the department Of ag-
riculture.
The action was taken under the
regulation which prohibits the I'M
portation Of live plants because OF
the danger of insect pests.
In one box inspectors found small
bottle of Irish whiskey, with a note
reading
"This will keep the shamrock fresh
so St. Patrick said"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
Very truly,
E. E. BUTLER
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING

to be held with Watauga Baptist
Church March 20, beginning at 200
p. m.
Devotional, Rev. L. H. Greene
How to secure Sunday School At
tendance, T. C. Hodges, w. j. Cook
Rev. w. D. Ashley, L. M. Hodges.
How to secure church attendance
Blaine Coffey, N. L. Harrison, Hen
ry Storie.
7:30 p. m. Sermon, Rev. D. M.
Wheeler.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Sunday School address, Prof. B.
B. Dougherty.
Sermon Rev. J. A. Hampton.
Dinner-Noon
p. m. Round table discussion.
B. F. WILCOX
T. c. HODGES
z. T. GREENE,
Committee.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
NUMBER IL
TENN. WILLBUILD
THE SMILE LINK
Senator Butler Has Assurance from
Commission that Boone Trail Will
Be Connected With Tennessee for
All-Year Travel This Season.

Mr.. H. w. Horton of Miami, Fla
and Boone, N. C. in writing to the
Democrat encloses a letter recently
received from Senator E. E. Butler
OF johnson County, Tenn, which
speaks for itself.
Mr.. H. w. Horton,
Miami, Florida.
Dear Sir:
just in receipt of your favor
and in reply to same l am glad
to say that am just in from
trip with our Highway Com
mission through East-Tenn. and
from Mountain City by Trade
into North Carolina by Boone,
Winston-Safem, Charlotte and
Asheville.
l have the assurance from the
Commissioner that he will put
this link in travelling condition
Call kinds of weather) this sum-
mer.
l am now pleased with the
situation and hope to see work
started soon.
Very truly,
E. E. BUTLER
Mr.. Horton says with the road
from Mountain City to Trade built
can see a solid stream of travel
from both north and south going
both ways There is no reason why
it could not be made the principal
route for millions of people from
the central northwest to the south
east. meet people every
day who would like to take that
route back to their northern homes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
JAMES SIMPSONS PREDICTION
MANS GREATEST WAR.
GET YOUR MONOPLANE,
THE QUEEN BOBS HER HAIR.

Manufacturers that produce, mer-
chants that distribute. and workers
that depend for employment on gen.
orally prosperous conditions will be
interested in one paragraph of let
ter just received from Mr.. James
Simpson, President of Marshal Field
& Company.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

The Queen Of Belgium bobbed her
hair, and there is much excitement.
Kings and Queens take up new ideas
cautiously. The King of England still
drives to the opening of Parliament
in gilded coach drawn by six or
eight cream colored horses. And he
wears a crown on State occasions,
although everybody knows that the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

crown has long been the property
Of the House of Commons. If Car
lyle, creator Of "Sartor Resartus,"
were here, he would find deep mean
ing in the Queens bobbed hair.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
Blonde Bess Opines

IL am not a cross word puzzle
adict, still the only word l can think
Of in five letters which means the
latest thing in hairucts' is Woman F"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Mr.. Simpson, whose business far
exceeds one hundred millions a wear
writes:
Business for the year starts of
very we'll with us, and the general
feeling of confidence is developing
with just enough conservatism to
make me feel certain that we are
entering upon a period of sound bus
iness development and activity"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Science says the greatest battle
of the human race is to be against
insects and microscopic germs.
Those tiny enemies do infinitely
more harm than ever was done by
all the wild beasts and poisonous rep
titles that men have gradually con-
q1ered. Insects and plant insects de-
,stroy billions every year in crops and
forests. And germs destroy millions
of lives.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
Asiatie Advertiser

For Sale-A five tube radio set
by a man with mahogany finish
Want ad in Clemont Neb. Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Young men with courage and am
bition TURN YOUR MINDS TO-
WARD FLYING. Ex-service menthat
flew in the war, cheer up.
Henry Ford and his son are build
ing all metal monoplanes, and small
dirigibles, with all-metal gas contain
.ers. That means opportunity.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Mark this prediction: Within twen-
-ty years million Americans that
now ride in automobiles labeled Ford
will fly in airplanes also labeled Ford
and 60 100 miles on a gallon of gas
,oline and no tire wear.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Be among the first to get one of
the monoplanes that will fly lao per
hour and carry useful load of two
thousand pounds.
Such a machine, once he knows
how to run it, should enable young
man of the right kind to earn 500
a day. And that sum of $500 week
would be a useful load" to carry
home each week.
For further information write to
Henry Ford, or better still, to Edsel
Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Secretary Weeks tells the Congress
sional committee that he holds no
grudge against Brigadier General
Mitchell for telling the truth, and
that he has no thought of disciplin-
ing General Mitchell. That is well
come. The epole would like to think
that the truth is not kept from them
by official threats.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

Mr.. Simpsons opinion does not
merely reflect the enormous retail
business done by Marshall Field &
Company in Chicago
The Wholesale Department OF
Marshall Field, biggest in the United
States, reaches into every corner of
the country, doing business with
thousands of merchants.
There is no better test of national
conditions than the story told on the
books of that gigantic firm.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19

The duty of each citizen is to be-
laeve and say that prosperity is
here, that it will remain and grow,
and that this nation will realize to
the full its extraordinary position
and opportunities among the nations
of the world.
We have everything that any ma
tion could possibly ask for. The on
ly thing that could injure US is lack
of confidence.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
ADVERTISERS

A. q medium through which
to sell your wares The Demo-
erat is unexcelled in country
Newsaperdom. Our subscribers
are readers and Buyers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-19
THIS WEEK"

by Brisbane, worlds highest
saIaried editor is a feature we
carry, handled hitherto by on.
~ the metropolitan Dailies.
Read this column weekly.
Evening star., 1925-04-13
GENTLEMAN,S

GENTLEMAN'S
COUNTRY HOME.
A magnificent sylvan
situation in Maryland, less
than nine miles from the
White House, ne-half
block off prominent ma
cadam highway and cleo
trio car line, 80 minutes by
auto.
A BARGAIN!
1900 square feet of valuable iand
kinds Of beautiful shade and nur
trees. fruit trees, flowers and shrubs
costing hundreds of dOIlarsi garden,
chicken house and run.
wonderfully built stone bunga-
low. 60 II. IN width and 90 II. in
depth. with porch extending across en-
tire 'front.' The living room, sun par
lor and dining room adjoin. anording
en- unusually spacious effect and the
living room, with it's large stone FIRE
place and artistic mAntel, will arouse
your instant admira ton. In addition
there are three splendid bedrooms,
lilru udIHB extra SHOWER anu tOlASt II
basement. Exceptionally large clos
cts. buffers pantry and bright, roomy
kitchen; 30-tt. porch of kitchen and
hallway. Hot-Tater heae: electric
lights. The plan is practical and
makes a most complete and com
fortable home in every sense of the
word. Cement cellar under entire
house; slate roof: garage: all city
conveuiences with suburban advan-
tages We do not believe the house
alone could be reproduced today for
less than S25. .00O.
Owner very desirous OF selling.
Price, $40, ,750 Reasonable offers
considered. 1t will be a pleasure
to show this delightful home-phone
for appointment TO inspect.
Evening Phone Service
Until 9 PM.
BOSS & PHELPS,
Realtors,
1417 K St. NV.
Main Q30O
Evening star., 1925-04-13
ROSEMONT.
RnSKMONT.

Fifteen splendid and room homes now
building. five sold; three ready TO move into
balance ready soon. You will appreciate the
wonderful values given in these high-class
modern, well located properties. Be sure to
see them before you buy. Agent always avail
able to show you what we offer. Phone this
Office o. take electric at 18th and Pa. ave-,
get of at North Rosemont Station. Agent
meets I'll trains there.
MoRSE-GOODNOw COMPANY,
800 Investment Bldg. Main 1927.
Evening star., 1925-04-13
LYON PARK.

$3.50 cash will buy my equity in
q beautiful new Groom and bath bungalow >
squares from street cars and stores facing
park and located in the best section of Lyon
Park It has open fireplace, hardwood
floors throughout, four French doors beautiful
electric fixtures, large double drainboard sink
in kitchen tcost S10O.l, four burner and
and side oven gas range (cost $50l, hot water
heater large pantry; the windows have Hol-
land linen shades and screened (full size
screens just installed. have just pur-
chased hedge and bushes which will be
included in the above price. The property
is leased until October l for the monthly
payments, $50, and will he sold with the
understanding that the tenant be permitted
10 remain until then. You move in on
that date and own $3.50 equity in this beauti-
full home. On that date the property will be
well worth $4,000. The price is $3.50.
No agents curiousity seekers need answer
10 take up my time. II you appreciate a
good honest deal and mean business 1 will
be glad to talk TO you, and if necessary allow
you reasonable terms my equity. Address
Box 254-k, Star Office.
Evening star., 1925-04-13
66-ACRE FARM
ON NEW LEE HIGHWAY.

One OF the most attractive places on the
new Lee Highway, near Fairfax. Seven
room house, large living room, 10 by 30, open
fireplace; large dining room, four large bed
rooms modern bath, screened sleeping
porchcs, electricity beautiful grounds. Was
S12 900 Owner has reduced price to Sll 900.
SIxty-six acres, good basement barn, mod
ern poultry house. house, meat house
hog house, living streams property. House
is surrounded by beautiful grounds. Call
Main It45 for location and terms.
RUBY LEE MINAR,
14O5 New York Ave Main 1145. 15s
Evening star., 1925-04-13
FOR SALE-HOUSES.
" FL All

Z-T a NJ IL T LIZ I.
Near 3rd and Il SITS. n.w.-Nicely ARA ed
apts., consisting of rooms and 6a tn eacA
Price reduced for quick sale JOHN EUGENE
GARVEy If06 vprmont ave Main 02lO.
, 1925-06-03

zone. Secret Instructions have been sent
to the Greek delegates at Belgrade.
New York, May 30th.-Fear for the
safety of Captain Roald AmundSen and
his five fellow explorers has been some
what alIayed by the revelation that he
allotted two weeks for completion of their
flying expedition to the North Pole and
return. Today marks the beginning Of
the second week since the two airplaneS
left Kings Bay, Spitzbergen for the
north. The Norwegian Aeronautic AS
ISOLATION. through its HEADQUARTERS at
Oslo, has made known that A~mun3sen's
final instructions to his supporting sec
zion aboard the steamers Fran" and
Hobby were that these should patrol
the edge of the ice field in the event the
planes not returning within a Fortnight.
Chicago, May 30jh.-May wheat con
tracts tnal on a wild market just for
four months ago commanded 81 058 a
bushel. expired yesterday in humdrum
fashion. Plenty Of wheat was on hand
here to settle all outstanding accounts
and Just before the day was ended the
price Of MAY delivery dropped to $1.65.
This was an overnight loss of ST cents
and a setback Of 40B cents a bushel as
compared with the seasons high price re-
cord made when talk was rife Of a world
scarcity OF bread stuffs being possible
Closing quotations on wheat were irregu-
lar a 81 10 A cents lower.
Winnipeg, May Both. After display
ing early strength when the May ieliv-
cry reached 81 a buSbeI, the highest for
the day, the local wheat market yester-
day ~dIsregardsd higher cables and de-
cllned rapidly. Trading was not active
al any une ana the lack OF export de-
mand vas the principal factor in the re-
cesslon Of prices. May closed 81 cents
lower.
Vancouver, 3. c.. May 30th-"The
Prairie wheat crop is off to the best start
1t has ever had since | have known
anything about it, and that has been a
good many years.. declared Andrew KEEL
ly Of The Western CANADA Flour Mills
Limited, of Winnipeg. Barring acct
dent, we are in for what looks to De like
the greatest crop in the history of west
ern Canada" he said.
Washington, MAY 30th.-The favoura-
bic wheat situation last year may be re-
verSed this season, the Department OF
Agriculture has declared in its June re.
port. Instead of a bumper crop in the
time Of world shortage, the report said,
a poor yield appears in sight, wiki a ike
lihOOd Of better crops abroad. More than
half the winter wheat acreage was a
bandoned in Washington, Montana. Ore
gon, New Mexico and Texas, it added.
, 1925-06-03

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-17
LUBBOCK GIVES
BONUSFOR ROAD
F. w. D. Posts Forfeit to
Build Line Through
From Childress
(Rv The Associated Press J

LUBBOCK, Texas, May 16.-One hun
dred local citizens today signed a con-
tract with the Fort Worth and Denver
City Railway company officials for i'm
mediate construction Of line charter
ed as the Fort Worth and Denver South
Plains railway company to run from a
point on the Denver near Childress to
Lubbock.
More than S175,O00 negotiable notes
signed by over 1000 Lubbock citizens
backs up the contract on Lubbock's part,
while bond of 100000 guaranteeing
the railway company's compliance with
the provisions of the contract has been
filed.
line on the Santa Fe from Doud,
seven miles southwest Of here on the
Lubbock -Seagraves Branch is being
built to the New Mexico line at pres
ent, 800 teams and large crew Of men
being employed.
Trains will be in operation on this
line by October !, it is said that con-
struction Of the proposed Denver line
out of Childress will start immediately
on the granting of a certificate of con-
venience and necessity by the Inter
state commerce commission. 1t is pro-
videi in the contract that trains shall
be running within 18 months.