Hnoone't Fast Growth v8p Shown in New History 3HH t Continued from Page I) i^SjSBKiu^v in 17-09 did not realize thai-! last camping pMc ir? North Gaxad jgjQpa would become a town named tori aHmii. He wanted to live beside Site'] i^^fcarkling mountain stream and thej SSfcstlcss surge within bin?, the roving i Hlpirit of his pionee? blood, urged "aWm Early Development and Progress of Boone igK?fc To anyone at all interested In the; Jiistory of our country, the name of; ' tlus little town suggests pioneer days] Mjd the great westward movement. EJor it was named in honor of the man who blazed the trail, which made] Wtlle settlement of the '.vest possible.; JSteniel Boone came here about 17G0 I and spent much of his time for nine jjffiwhen Watauga County was formed i . ijfi 1849 the legislature called the; jaunty site BoonCj because of thej iocaCoii of Koune's cabin within a| few hundred feet ?>f its court, this $gbir< being erected by Daniel Boone; &8&d used as a hunting camp. Today j SMmonmr.ent erected hi 19I'd by Ci>i. W. L. Bryan, deceased, marks the cglact spot where this cabin stood. "Jpis t amp was open to all who cared I i'juse it. and th?* hunters ami herd-j who found themselves in this ely locality near nightfall were, (I u> take advacMge of the shel, tn this cabin Benjamin Howard I liis herders used to keep their t and cooking utensils when thev ited this section to look after the| tie which ranged in the upper vai-j of New River. n this lonely, isolated section cf Northwest at this time, where hoot of the owl, the howl of the If, the growl fo the man-hungiy: ir were menaces to mankind, few, those familiar to the daring pioneer we are discussing, were able to compete with their foes. However, ail elapse of time brought a few settlors to what many term the garden spot of all Carolina, the scenery of Winch fills the stranger with awe and admiration as he gazes upon the iof-j fcy peaks of Howard's Knob and Rich ,^-Mountain, for this little- town nes^tfes i?^ a small valley between high *3?jjk)untains of the Appalachian range j which, up t?* the coming of Boone, seemed ;?r impossible harrier to t wie cany settlers. I ,?In 1870 fhf town extended from the Oritcher Hotei to the kraut -fac-j When the town was formed the Iinty court, with Judge Dudley Earng as its chairman, laid off the eets and lots. The main street runig east and west being called King >e'et; the first street to the north it and parallel with it was named leen Street; the street running jbeeen W. D. Farthing's feed store d Watauga Motor Company was signated as Water Street; and the act between* ho .present residence! R. C. Rivers and W. R. Lovill's v office, and passing down in front the old jail, was called Burnsvillc Today Boone has five hotels: The itcher, which was built in 1855, Mi. tbo.%Commoirial in 1.92&, tho Biackburn in 1898, and the Greene Inn, built in 1921. Last, but by no means least, the Daniel Boone, which was 7W| hegun in 1921 and finished in 1925 It is one of the outstanding hotels in 'iS this section of the country, modern yjw and new in every respect, operated * on the American plan, has 50 rooms, v I* 40 with baths and others without. It is open the year 'round to commer y. cial and tourist trade. From the vei^ft^rAnda the tourists enjoy the scenery! fw? ...uMuvomo pvuivu imv?; an ailiClHR' of more than four thbvssnd feet. to secure the sum of $500.00 to Beii^ jainin Harrison, and default having B been made in tiie payment of said <; sum, as in said deed of trust pf?vided, I will, on Monday, Match 2, 1931, at One o'clock P. M. Int the courthouse door of Watauga County, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, to-wit: BEGINNING at the mouth of the old house field Branch, and runs w ith the meanders of said Elk Creek to a locust, on agreed corner between Joel Hayes and G. \V. and P. G. Carrill ; thence with an agreed line between Joel Hayes and G. W. and P. G. Carroll to a stake in the line of the old 200-ac.re tract; thence east with said line of said tract to a stake tuear draw bats; thence south 32 de grees east with the meanders of a branch 88 poles to the beginning, containing 65 acres, more or less. This the 2nd day of February, T. E. BINGHAM, Trustee. Bingham, l.inney and Bingham, Attorneys 2-5-11. ! THE GREENSBOI - I J Occupying a unique and ei ? Daily N?wi serves a large and gi f out the entire State, and fills cc 4 grestive, independent and virile f respect IS a NEWSPAPER. Its columns daily are chock X ery member of the family, from down to the kiddies. The best of X thought-provoking editorials, cob if is a paper that is easy to read a a Carrier delivery service ala T week; mail subscriptions accepted X at the following rate: | DAILY AND SUND DAILY ONLY. , | -Circulation i THE GREENSBOI 1 ; : UREENSBI ... | Current Ever From the "Fo BISHOP RONDTHALER DEAD Winiton-5*Uraf N. C.?Bishop Edward Rondthalcr, Moravian Church leader, minister, scholar and teacher, died at his home here i Saturday. He was 88 years old. Death came peacefully after an illness which started as a severe 1 cold last Monday and developed in| to pneumonia Friday. He sank into I a coma at 2 o'clock and never did regain consciousness. His wife and only son. Dr. Howard Rondtialer, president of Salem College, and close friends were at the bedside when he passed away at 4:35 o'clock in the afternoon. His body i lay in state for five hours Sunday ! at Home Moravian Church and j j more than five thousand persons ; from all walks of life passed by i i'ne casket during thai time ? 500.000,000 POUNDS TOBACCO CK&i!otte.?For the fir?t time it? tie history of this tobacco-growing State, North Carolina is going | to market more than 500,000,000 pounds of the golden weed in one season. L$at year, 498,593,000 pounds of tobacco were sold in ['tis State. Agriculture officials- > have estimated this season's .rales at 535.000,000 pounds and mal I cations are their expccltaious will be mere than met. RUSSIA HAS GRAIN SURPLUS Moscow. A big increase during 1930 in collective tilling of the ; soil was given by Soviet govern ment officiate recently as a rea- 1 son for the largest grain surplus > in Russia since the revolution. Do- j spite the fact that the exports in the past year exceeded all past figures, the stock on hand and prospects for the 193! harvest .have led authorities to consider an increase in the bread rations, both to industrial workers and the "non productive*" including children, j Spring sowing of grain in collec- \ tiveized qreas in 1931 is expected j to total 44,090,000 acres compared with 27,000,000 iast year. NEGRO VET AIDS NEEDY ! North Wilkesb sro. N. C.?Claud ! M. Petty, negro ex-service man of Wilkesboro, who was awarded $7.870 war risk compensation in a decision handed down in the Federal Court in Wilkesboro in January, has purchased fifty 25-pound sacks of flour which are available to those in need. Onlv ?n?* will be given to a family. HEFLIN TO CONTEST SEAT Washington. F o r m a I notice ..of * ?.-V S?attng..df i Senator-elect John H. Baubhead, of Alabama, wai given in tb? Sonate last week by Senator Heflin, who was defeated by Bankhead in the last election. Heflin, who ran as an independent after being forced off t&e Democratic ticket because be bolted the candidacy of Al Smith, said his petition would charge fraud, intimidation, coercion, bribery and illegal expenditure of funds. Bankhead was the regular Democratic candidate. POISON FOOD TAKES TOLL Grafton, N. D. A dozen persons were dead Tuesday, victims of botulism, a virulent form of food poisoning, which struck them down one by one over a period of four days. Two of the victims died Tuesday after ten others had sue cumbed at intervals since last Thursday when 17 persons partook of a salad during a party at the home of Edward Hem, near here. One of the diners, who ate sparingly of the dith, suffered no ill effects, another was made only slightly ill, and three others recovered after attacks of vomiting. BEAVER DAM NEWS ITEMS C (Deferred from Last Week) Mr. Joe Robinson and Mr. (J. P. Sherrill, who have been -ill for tlie pnst few day.-., are improving1. b Mrs. Dean Reese leturned home a last week after having spent a few f days with relatives on Cove Creek. a Miss Lillian Thomas, ' Mr. Clay f Thomas and Mr. Raymond Oliver h were visitors of Miss Lillian and ii Ethel Ourrie over the week-end. e Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snyder have e been spending a few days with Mrs. o Snyder's parents in Mabel. o Mr. Clyde Carrie and Mr. Will v Wilson have returned frorh a busi- t hess trip 10 Abingdon, Va. a Starting with one bushel of Kobe o lespedcza seed two years ago, John c. H. Rickerv* of Statesville Route 5, a reports harvesting 73 bushels of this h valuable seed last fall. C A n 10 DAILY NEWS I 1 v iviablc position, the Greensboro C rowing total of subscribers thru- * unpletely the demand for a pro- T daily newspaper, which in every ' + ? + i ful! of things of iotereti to ev- i * the he ltd of the house right on i\ A : feature*, always; all the sports, < > iplete markets and geBerucMmn? d nd once read, hard to do without. * * ^ 0 C. ost everywhere at 20 cents per < ! E t for three^si* and twelve months * ' ^ 4 ? 1 > AY, $9 PER YEAR $7 PER YEAR ]; ti i ri Department o ? lO DAILY NEWS i: $ >ro, n. c. THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE] its Gathered I! ur Corners99 EXPLOSION KILLS MINERS i ' Linton, Ind. More ?. score ! of coal miners were killed when i 600 pounds of black powder e\ ploded in the Little Betty mine near here on Wednesday of last j.f week. About 25 men were in the i . t, north main section of the mine when the blast occurred. Two of j the men, critically injured, wer> \ brought" to a hospital here. L-fl ALABAMA OFFICERS FIRED a week ago, Rogers swung j rapidly through thirteen cities, rna- | . king the jumps for the most part ' in a navy airplane piloted by Cap- i tain Frank Hawks, but resorting to j automobiles when flying conditions j were unfavorable. HUGE BREWERY RAIDED | ^ Elmira, N. Y.?A million-dollar j alcohol distilling plant, said by dry j v* agents to have been the biggest | : and most elaborate taken in New i * York State since tbe advent ot pro- Pbibition, was raided by eight spe- ol cial agents of the Department of Ci Justice early Sunday. Eleven men ?j, were arrested at the plant on charges of conspiracy and operat- y inp an unlicensed brewery. ,' dc DAUGHTER OF MORMON DIES C? Salt Lake City.?Mrs. Zina Young Card, next to the oldest living daughter of Brigham Young, \ _ the Mormon pioneer leader, died here Saturday at the age of 80. Mrs. Card was born in Salt Lake City in 1850, the daughter of Mrs. Zina D. Young. ta MRS. ANNIE TAFT DIES U, Cincinnati, Ohio.?Mrs. Annie | SintOn Taft. whoat* I . ^ i *5 in ran into millions of dollars. died unexpectedly Saturday. She was 1,1 a sister-in-law of former President P1 William Howard Taft and widom S; of Charles P. Taft, publisher of the Times-Star. at ONE UF "30 PIECES" FOUND ^ Atlanta. Ga. Emory Univer ity museum here has acquired a Hebrew shekel said by a Jerusalem dealer w'10 sold it in 1927 ro l'fl Thomas iC Glenn, Atlanta, to he r?< among the thirty '"pieces of sil- to ver" paid to Judas for his betrayal of Christ. On one side of the a| coin is a Hebrew inscription, "she- . kel of Israel," on the other an engraved sprig of pomgrane.te and C1 another inscription, "Jerusalem a the holy." to ASKS BOOTLEGGING PERMIT *c Charlotte, N. C.?A negro a" moti'ier a few days ago applied to . the courts for permission to sell whisky in Mecklenburg County. Edna Steele, through her attorney, told the judge she was forced to til sell liquor to keep her children eft from starving. "Because of the g] hard times," argued A. A. Foirtncr, a the attorney, "she should be permitted to go on selling whisky? I not only her, but alt other moth- I ?..rr?r-52SS'' ^ ?rom cr?e effect*. of l' ??? uUjinew depresiion." Judge H. ?L. I-isher did not agree. s .. L__ &fi\ >LD REX, LOCAL BIRD DOG, PASSES AWAY LAST WEEK tr Old Rex. Llewellyn setter owned fn y Walter L. Cook and popular with 01 11 local sportsmen, died last week nt rom genera] debility caused by old m ge and hard, faithful work in the j ield. During the span of years which a ave passed since Rex received his aiHal field training he had "circled h* onntless acres of stubble and trav- cy led numberless miles, the worn pads he n his clubby feet bearing the marks f thorn and briar, wounds borne 5n without whimper on the field ol acion. He was a steady worker, say 1 11 -,vho knew him, and never did he a* ccome nervous, as your.g dogs arc 1,1 pt to do, when the scent of a covey amy to his nostrils; he made a point th ?d froze in his tracks until the Cr unter gave the word *o flush. Mr. !ook has Written the following poem! i memory of Old Rex. and while the icier is rather ragged, it expresses ividly the love of a man for his dog; As I think back of the days 30 j lovely fhen all the quail sat in a covey, Id Rex stood at a pretty point lot a sound did he make or mo/e a Ihtil he was told to make a flush. j hen the quail would come up with 1 a mighty rush; low it almost makes me wepn is I think how they fell around my | feet. tlOSc-gyyu^viu m?jo oic paSi, ,nd I can rest at last; Id Rex makes not a single sound [e's resting under a grassy mound, 'or he's gone on to his happy hunting ground." NOTICE Watauga County hereby gives no:cc that at 10 o'clock a. m. on Febuary 12. 1931, at the courthouse in '.oone. North Carolina, it will sell ? 30,000.00 Revenue Anticipation 'otes, or any part thereof, at public n r private sale. i ^ HELEN UNDEEDOWN, Clerk j D Board of County Commissioners j fi loone, N. C. j P' SV THURSDAY?BOUNE, K. C. Legal Advertisements j appearing under I thij lidding ?ie payable strictly a This rule applies to ill. P'eaac do not ask the publiahsrs to deviate. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having i.iuaUfterl as executrix the will of L. N. Perkins, deased. this is to notify all persons ; it' any claims against said tate on or before December 31, *31 ?u this notice will be plead in } of their recovery. All persons inibted to tlie estate viil please make uneiiiate settlement, Tliis January J, 1931. MARY F. PERKINS. l-r,i NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION tJov-;.,.,- -- -.1-i m.uimc? ?it? ttumiiiiMrau'L the estate of Wyatt Hayes, this to r.'.tify all persons having tJaip raih.st estate of said deceased to exbit them to the undersigned within reive months from date, otherwise lis notice will he pleaded in bar of en- recovery. All persons indebted I the estate will please come for;tvd and make settlement. This January, la. 1931. H. C\ HAYE.S. 22-Gt Administrate NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP All persons are hereby notified at we have this day sold out en- , re interest in the Boone Feed Commy to J. R. Gragg and Charles L. , ounce, they becoming sole owners. . he said Charles L. Younce and .1. , Gragg are to assume all debts and ligations owing by the Boone Food frmpany to all persons or corporaons. AH debts owing to said film e to be paid to the said Charles L. ounce and J. R. Gragg, trading unm* the firm name of Boone Feed pmpany. This I Oth day of January, 1931. ' W. D. FARTHING, 2->-!i HOWARD MAST. OTICE OF MORTGAGEE S SALE JJy virtue of the power of sale cohihed in said mortgage deed execut I to O. G. Mitchell by J. C. Ho id wife, Julia Hodges, on the 1-lth 1 ly March. 1922, and default ha v. g been made ni the uavment of the oney therein secured, and therein]' ovided, I will, on iturdtty, February *14, 1931, at 1 | o'clock P. M. the courthouse door of Watauga iunty, sell to the highest bidder, for so, the following described real =ste, to-wit: BEGINNING on a stake in the iad near a sugar tree, Brown's cor;v and runs south about 15 poles a stake on lop ot a ridge bit south ink of road; then south 8G west ong 'he road six poles to a stake the old saw mill setting; then south ossing the branch !) -1-5 poles to buckeye; then north 8G east 8 poles a beech; then south 10 poles to ; beech in the Bill Miller line; then nth 77 east 11 poles to a stake near birch; then south 80 east 23 poles a stake in the Tattle's line: then n th 26 west with said line 11 poles two water oaks. Little's corner; oil north with Little's lir.e to a eestnut. Browns' comer, then with rowns' line to the beginning, con inir.g 20 acres, mere or less. This the 13th d?y of Jan., 1931. J. F. HORTON, 15 1 Assignee of O. G Mitchell FOR SALE Wo hav| the estate of Mi1?.. Lester ^ Younce. deceased, late of Watauga ^ County. North Carolina, this is to uo-j?, tify all persons having claims against i ; she estate of said deceased to exhibit n thcih to the undersigned or his at toiney within 12 months from date,! a otherwise this notice will he pleaded J in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please j come forward and make settlement. ; This the 13th day of Jan., 1931. V. E. YOUNCE, Administrator, t Trivette & Holshouser, Attys. J-15-6 NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WAR- \ RANT OF ATTACHMENT North Carolina. Watauga County, i 'J he Watauga County Bank vs. J. F. Moore. The defendant above named will take notice that a summons in the above! enutieu action was issued against raid dcfeuuar,; on the 17th day of January, 11*31, by A. E. South, Clerk pf the Superior Court of Watauga County, North Carolina, tor ihc sum <-c S2,285.<;n, due said jdairttiff by note; which summons returnable] before said Clerk at his office in J Boone. in aid County of Watauga i on tin 17th day of February, 3.931. The defendant will also take notice that a warrnTit of attachment was is- aed by said Clerk on the 1Tth day: of January, .1981, against the property of said defendant, which warrant is returnable before the said Clerk, at the time and place above named for the return of the summons. when and where the defendant is required to appear and answer or demur to the complaint or the iciief demanded will be granted. This 17th day of Jauuarv, 1931. A E. SOUTH, Clerk of Superior Court. John F. Brown, Atty. for Plaintiff. i-22-4t ... NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT North Carolina, Watauga County: Boone Hardware Company, Inc.. vs. J, F. Moore. The defendant above named will take] notice that a summons in the above] entitled action "as issued againstj jjaid deefndant on the 17th day ol | (miliary, 1931, by A E. South, Clerk, if the .Superior Court of Watailga County, North Carolina, for the hum if $i,7u-!.C8, due said plaintiff by ? account, which summons is returnable before said Clerk at his office at Boone in said county of Watauga or. the 3 7th day of Februnvv, 1931. The defendant will also take notice that a warrant of attachment was issued by sai.i Clerk on the 1.7th day of Januury, 1931, against the property of said defendant, which warrant is returnable before the said Clerk, at the time and place above named for the return of the summons, when and where the defendant is required to appear and answer or demur to the complaint or the relief demanded will be granted. This 17th dav of January, 1931. ' A. E. SOUTH, j Clerk of Superior Court, j lohn E. Brown, Atty. for Plaintiff. 1-22-It .?_ : ( NOTICE TO DEFENDANT ' North Carolina, Watauga County, in j the Superior Court: Tcxie Grorat; Main va. John Main. The defendant in the above enti-! tied action, John Main, w ill take no j ' lice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Watauga County by the plaintiff. Ida Greene Main, for the purpose of having- the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing oetneen the said plaintiff and defendant declared void, and for the purpose of securing a divorce from said defendant a vinculo matrimonii. The defendant will further lake notice that he is required to appear at the court house in Boone, North Carolina, on the 12th day of Fchruaty, 1931, and I answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff or the relief therein prayed for will be granted. This the 10th davV'-of Januarv. 1931. A. E. SOUTH, Clerk Superior Court. ! John F. Brown. Attv. for Plaintiff, j 1-15-4 -t ?? | A suit cf clothes is new just as < long as it looks new. Our modern dry cleaning methods keep clothes looking new. They help you get ] more service out of the clothes you buy. To the man or woman who is interested ill economy, we offer an economical service which will save them money in the long run. HI-LAND DRY GLEANING CO. Dry Cleaning, Pitting ana fiat Bloc kins ?!? : *: : . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN vorth Carolina, Watauga County: This is to notify all persons tha*. Charles L. Younce and J. Ft. Grash lave this day formed a partnership or the purposes of carrying on a J3 jenerai feed, flour aiid grain 0 the town of Boone. North v'ai> ;na. and li? carry such other ariir" >1 merchandise as shall be mutually igreed upon by the partners, each )artv contributing fifty per cent. / * he stock of said partnership, ?u xartnership to be known as Boor Seed Company, and is to run. r 1 period of ten years unless soone lissoivod by a mutual agreemeM * :ween the partnership. Thi ' '? ck r Jan CHARLES L. YOUXCE. 3. K. GRAGG, 1-213 Doctors Disagree m,., -i-M-i? .. .. m.ru L.iuuiva arc lrn'ahln ar.d peevish, grind their teeth and *key ies:!c*ssiy, have digestive nains and diiaabances, lack of appetite, mul nave kehing eye?, nose and ficgT?. doctors v.ill not ahvays agrte that they are eufj :v;::^from v orms. Many i act her:-, to<\ v. hi not Ltiieve iiiat their crucY.liy } . - / i'p children can have v< ri t The l. '.I remains that xl:e>c iympt- ir..: \;\3 yield, in a gree t majority o? error, t \ -* dcscs of 'VirileY C'ream Yer1 Y. : Uc nurd* cxpellant cf rym:i.... : i i! v. If your cL:U ... / * ' ". ' "temp, try this I,.:':;:.-J'. \ 'M . ioncd remedy. you can get at 25c per bet tie l'ioni Sold by Hodges Drug Co. JOHN E. BROWN ATTORNEY AT LAW BOONE, N. C Offices Postoffice Building Phone 63 - tSrflEs -vgg i.ylWHj j When BABIES are Upset BABY ills and ailments ?cci]) twice as serious at night A sudden rry may mean colic. Or a sudden attack of diarrhea. How would you meet this emergency--tonight? Have you a bottle of Castona ready? For the protection of your wee one? lor your own peace of mind?keep thin old, reliable preparation always on hand. Hut don't keep it just for emergencies; let it he an everyday aid. It's gentle influence will ease ana soothe the intent who cannot sleep. It's mild regulation will help an older child whose tongue is oated because of sluggish bowels. .Ml Ii cueists have- P.nctnrln deduce the Acid SICK stomachs, sour stomachs md indirtcslion usually xnean excess acid" The stomach nerves are over i,s _s:a.- 1. luu itisir.ii uri'.t lUiiKt,' - WO ilomacli and intestines soitr. Alkali kills acid instantly. The best drn) is Phillips Milk of Magnesia; on larniless, tasteless dose neutralises liany limes its volume in and. F"r > .cars the standard with physicians ycrywhere, 'Take n in Tvalcr votir unhappy condition will probably end n five minutes. Then you will always know what to do. Crude and harmful nctliods will never appeal 1 o yon. Go prove this for your own sake. H may lave n ('real many disagreeable hours. Gel the genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia, the kind physicians have prescribed for 50 years. 6 6 6 Liquid or Tablets -ore COLDS, HEADACHES, FEVER 666 SALVE CURES' BABY'S COLD