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Established 1899 Hickory Adopts Nei Charter By a Majority of 35 Votes Hard-fought Battle Ends sion Government VOTE STOOD: 291 FOR; 256 NO. Biggest Vote in the Histor? of the City Polled-Both Sides Worked Hard -Jubilation Speeches Made at Night on First National Bank Steps— Mr. J. D. Elliott Pledges His Best Endeavors to the New Charter, and Declares He Will Not Now be a Candidate for Mayor. - The New Charter was adopted Monday by a vote of 291 to 256, a majority of 35. The fee ;t vote in the history of Hickory was sot out. The number of ballots cast was 547, out of a registration of 565. It lacked only 18 of the full number of voters. Both sides worked prodigiously, and automobiles and busies were kept running all day. The ill and the aged were carried to the city hall, and where too infirm to climb the steps, h3 ballot was sent up stairs t>y Mr. Geo, Seabocb, the door keeper. The polls were officered by Messrs. S. M. Hamrick, J. H. Hatcher, and W.J. Shufacd-and D. E. Whitener. Everything passed off pleasant ly. The Democrat did not "see a single person under the influence of liquor. A jubilation meeting was held on the steps of the First National Bank at night, with Z B. Buch anan as master of ceremonies. Two of the rirst men called upon were Messrs. J. D. Eiliotc and A. A. Whitener. The former said frankly that he' had been bad'y mistaken in thinking he was going to win. He pleged his best endeavors to the, uplift of the city under the new charter. He declared that while he had previously announced his candi dacy for mayor, he now with drew from that race. Mr. A. A. Whitener said thaf he had always heard that figures did nut lie, but he was that this was a mistake, for the figures he had made out thfe other night had certai Jy per verted the truth. (Laughter). He said he was a good loser and ready to take his medicine. He, too, would try to make the city grow under the Lew regime. He was born and raised in Hick ory and did not intend to move away. ' Mr. W. A. Self, who has been the gigantic figure of the pro charter efforts, received an ova tion, and said be was glad he was now speaking to some people who had not heard him in previ ous speeches. He therefore ex plained some features of the charier which had been most critic zed. He predicted wonder ful growth and prosperity for nickojy under its new charter. Mr. 0. W. Bagby said he had m ore adiniratio.i for the men who fought the new charter and voted against it than for those who did net have the nerve to come out on either side. Mr. W. S. Stroap was So jubi lant that he laughed for sheer joy as he mounted the steps. He had been a hard worker for the charter and now spoke for smoking the pipe of peace, fir? oratorical effort was so fine that Lawyer 1). Lester Russell, Who ii the charter later Cnlhd Mr. Stroup a modern De mosthenes. Mr. Russell pledged nn heartiest efforts to the tiew tiiart«r N, S. Dasher, F. Ink, Bruce Fiy, and P. P. •»on>s, opponents of the charter v ere not present when their iiarnes were called. . - - Mr, W. J Sbuford said he iiad been called Ly Mr, J. D. Elliott one of the campaign meetings a visionary." He said Paul, eter, Roosevelt, Wood row Wh ®°n i V\ biter Pa*e, Josephui THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT X' ' r • '-v- • • *«-. * „* . ~ •_ ''II • *t I. • • ■ ■ ' " • - v \ ... '■> ' ' ■■■' > ■"****■ a :• JS..sp§f?( . . iK. v ■ r ~- v - v4|i v ; , Daniels were all men -of vision. Afen of vision were men who did things. He then proceeded to 4ream a great vision of the fu ture of Hickory. Brief talks were also made by Dr. Nicholson, A, K. Joy, Banks and others. Use Blooded Stock and Silos. Written.for Jhe Democrat: The outlook for dairying in Catawba co. and its progress Is shown by the Catawba Creamery, which I understand are about to erect a new building. It is to be hoped that the patrons of the creamery, and the farmers and general public of this district wilf do all they can to support and tooet it. A cream ery cannot be a success unless it has eftoughproduct in the form of milk and cream to support it Every farm should havtf a few dairy cows, and for various reasons. They- are a steady revenue through the growing season, and Rive quick returns for their feed and care. They Help to keep up the fertility of the soiland no farmer is mak turnijwsame, as his land is his his principle "stock inrtrade." Let us try to breed better dairy stock as wr'Cannqt depend on buying good-dairy cows. Raise all the feed {feasible at home. Build a silo'and let silage and 'legume hay form the basis of our feed ing. Cows, hogs, and poultry go hand in hand and are a steady source of revenue, but in all cases let our aim be for the purer breed of stock. " - Cashis power, and the above combination on' the farm, will make the farmer more indepen dent and pive .him greater prestige in his community, and enchance the value of his prop erty. Help Catawba Co. and the old North state to show the world what we can do. G, W. Humphry. ; A Card of Thanks. We desire hereby to sXDres& our sincere thanks to our many friends and neighbors for their help and kjndpeas during our recent sphEtioim the sickness each one of you^ Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sublett »„.•—;——■ ... ...,\'. HICK«*R,Y PROOF. Should ConvuJce Every Dem ocrat Reader. The hank statement of a neighbor, teliinp' the merits bf a remedy. Bids you pause-and believe. The same endorsement ♦ By some stranger far away Commands on belief at all. • Here's a Hickory case. A Hickory citizen testifies. Read and be convinced. William Mosteller, 1214 Twelfth Ave,. Hickory, N. C., says: *'My back pained me almost constantly and the secretions from my kidneys were far too frequent ;an& painful in passage. There,were times when I could hardly get through my day's work* - The contents of two boxes of Bgfn's fttis, "ffrwafred it Itfoief & Lntz's Drug Store, disposed of" my trotJtjftaM ttfcde-Wf^^ I had in a long time. The strong tes timrnUU I read in praise of Dqjn's Kidr.ey Pills induced me to try . them and I shall always be thankful for what they did for me." For sale by all dealers.. ..Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co>, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States* . - , Kemember the name—Doan's and take no other. . For Weakness sad Loss of Appetite The Old Standard feneral ftrenfthentof toaic, GROVE'S TASTELESS efcUt TOKIC, drfw «ut Malaria and build® «• tit wtaem. A tree tonio and wx, 7orriiu and children. Mc. HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. MARCH 20, 1913 M*CE WARWIGK OF GEORGIA .j It Was Stevens, Not Joe Brown Col. Thornton made Governor. Dear Mr. Banks: In the democrat of March 13th. you kindly state that 1 if you mistake not, 'Virtually made Joe Brown gov wnor of Georgia". 1. beg kindly to unaiislead you or unmistake you: 'Hiere have been two governor Joe Browns, the present one and his fa' ther, the war governor, who appoint ed my father Captain of the JBome Guard of Atlanta. It was Alexander H. Stevens whom I made governor of Georgia. He had been vice-president of the Confederate States of America, then U. S. Senator from Georgia, but not allowed to take his seat; then three or four times Congressman, In dependent, and had always been a great friend of mine. He is virtualiy the father of the Weather Bureau. Whenever I went bulging into his room he would almost invariably say: "Met, which way is the wind blow ing?" I would say: "I didn't think to look, Mr. Stevens, I*tf go see". "Never mind, Met, anybody who don't know which way the wind is blowing trill never amount to much; except probably in your case your initials spell something." * I was living at the Metropolitan hotel in Washington, D. C. and Sena tor Joseph E. Brown, the war govern or, then one of the Senators fiom Georgia, was living there also, and he and Colonel Scruggs encouraged me to purchase the Post-Appeal, an af ternoon newspaper in Atlanta. After buying it I did not know what to do with it. And it was six or eight months afterward before I went to Atlanta and took charge; then I changed it to a sure-enough daily in the morning, j Every day in the year. Not ihe but the. preachers idttped olivine wfth bofTTteet for pub lishing it on Mondays, because they said'my printers and other men had to work on Sundays, so 1 got to pub lishing their sermons every Monday morning and got things evened up very considerably because it got peo ple to going to church to hear what was going on. Then I nominated Mr. Stevens for Governor as an independ entcandidateand rushed him through so fast that the Democratic Conven tion met and nominated him as their candidate also. Of course I had understanding with Mr. Stevens be fore I left Washington. Col. Evan Howell and others tried to get lilm to withdraw or repudiate my nomination but he would not consider doing so. That's the way he got elected s° everlastingly unanimous. I remained In Washington after buying the pape. till I nominated Mr. Stevens for gov ernor and it was going oh like a cy clone in politics. • There was a very decided episode in politics that I managed for Presi dent Gartield that may become known some fine August day. It changed the aspect of national politics and brought more trouble than Carter had oats in his back yard. But let that requiscat in pace, for the pres ent, at least, this moon. Bad sign. Had it not transpired, however, Gar field might not have been assassinat ed. It will make a breeze when it is known. Retired Georgia Planter's . Advice to Kidney Sufferers the wonderful curative merits of your Swamp-Root, I cannot say too much. After suffering severely lor three years or more with severe pains caused by weak kidneys, I was finally induced to try Swamp-Root through a testimonial 1 read in one of the newspapers. I was in such a con dition that 1 was obliged to arise from my bed six or eight times every night I purchased a fifty-cent bottle and be fore it was used 1 felt so much relief that 1 purchased a one-dollar bottle and by the time this was taken the old pains had left my back and I could sleep the whole night through. I am a retired planter, 70 years'of age, and owing to Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, I am in the best of health and feel like a boy. I am always glad to recommend Swamp-Root to those who are in need of it. , Sincerely yours, C. E, USSERY, Bowersville, Ga. Personally appeared before me, this Bth of September. 1909, C. E. Ussery. who subscribed the above stetement and made oath that the same is true in sub itance and in fact, t. H. McLAINE, Notary Public. Letter to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Blaghamton. N. Y. | Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You. Send to Dr. Kilmer &Co., Bingham ton, N. Y M for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of:valuable inform ation, telling all about the kidneys and bladders When writing, be sure and mention The Hickory Democrat Regular tifty-c nt and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drugstores. ■i * CRAIG'S APPOINTMENTS List of Membership of Boards of Di rectors of Various State Institu tions. Some of Governor Craig's ap pointments are as follows: INTERNAL? IMPROVEMENTS Members of the Board of In ternal Improvements for the term of two years, ending March 4, 1915: Nathan o'Berry, of Wavne county. H. A. London, of Chatham county. * STATE PRISON, Members of the Board of Di rectors of the State* Prison for the tgqm of four years, ending March 15, 1917: H. B. Varner, of Davidson county, chairman. N. E, Edgerton, of Johnston county. , Richard Chatham, of Surry county. " * Thomas Gillam, of Bertie coun ty. R. H. Buckingham, of Cumber land county. BOARD OF HEALTH. Members of the State Board of Health for ihe term of six years, ending March 7,1919: Dr. Richard H. Lewis, of Wake county. > » Dr. Edward Jenner ©f New Hanover county. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Members of the Board of Agri culture for the term of six years, ending March 11,1919: From the First Congressional district—F. P. Latham, of Beau fort county. From the Fourth Congression al District—Clarence Poe, of Wake county. From the Seventh Congres sional District—C. C. Wright, of Wilkes county. From the Tenth -Congressional District —A. Gannon, of Hender son county. TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL. Directors of the State Sani torium for the Treatment of Tuberculosis for the of eight years, ending April 1, 1921: Dr. R. H. Lewis, of Wake county. J. R. Blair of. Montgomery county. Kenry A. Page, of Moore coun ty. And J, R. Cordon, of Guilford county, to fill out the unexpired term ending April 1,1919. STATE HOSPITAL AT MORGANTON Directors of the State Hospital at Morganton for the term of six years, ending April 1, 1919: J. P. Sawver of Buncombe county. A. A. Shuford, of Catawba county. A. E, Tate, of Guilford coun ty. DEAF AND DUMB. Directors of the North Caro lina School for the Deaf and Dumb at Morganton, for the term of six years, expiring March 12, 1919: J. L. Scott, Jr., of Alamance county. W. R. Whitson, of Buncombe county. W. W, Neal, o£ McDowell coun ty. GEOLOGICAL BOARD. Members of the Geological Board for the term of four years, expiring March 1,1917: W. H. Williamson, of Wake county. Henry E. Fries, of. Forsyth county. SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE MINDED, Ditectors of the School, of the Feeble—Minded, at Kinston, for the term of six years, expiring March 14,1919: Dr. L. B. Mcßrayer, of Bun combe county. And R. E: Austin, of Stanly ceunty, to fill the place that he occupied prior to his resignation in November 1913. This leaves two vacancies on this board, which I beg leave to fill after the report to the ad journed session of this General Assembly of the committee ap pointed to institution. A. AND M. Directors of the A. and M. Collf ge, Raleigh, for the term of eight years, expiring March 20, 1921; W. H. Regan, of Guilford coun ty. Walter E. Daniel, of Halifax county. AndT. T, Thome, of Nash county, to fill out unexpired term ending March 20, 1919. NORMAL DIRECTORS, At a meeting of the State Board of Education February 27, 1913, the following were elected members of the Board of MR. FOSTER AT WORK. Arrangements for School House Demonstration Farms at Various Places. Tuesday March" "4th the far mers of District No. 6., Hickory township, met at the Killian school house to discuss plans for the establishment and operation of a school house demonstration farm at that place. It is ex-> pected to illustrate in this plo r . the use and value of lime in growing clover and also the same use of ground raw rock phos phate as the cheaoest source of phosphorus for crops of cotton and corn. A car load of raw rock phosphate has been ordered by Mr.-Robinson for use by the far mers of this section. This is the material the use or which, by Prof Hopkins, of the Illinois Ex periment Station, produced such excellent results and has attract ed so much attention from far mers all over the middle west and eastern states. Friday March 7th the farmers of School District No. 13, Hick ory township, held a meeting in Mountain View school house. The county farmer. Mr. Foster, was present and addressed the meeting. He spoke of the great value of the school house to the rural community and advocated its use as a social center for the farmers and their wives and daughters. The speaker stated that he believed one of the great est things accomplished by this plan was the bringing of far mers closer together and the making of farm life more at tractive to the young people to the country. Mr. Foster urged the farmers of the district to take more ad vantage of the fine markets near them. Dairying, the use of the silo, and poultry raising were discussed. The speaker stated that the dairy cow and the hen were the two- greatest profit making machines for the far mer owning high priced land near good such as the farmers have in this _ section. He considered Catawba county especially adapted to the dairy and poultry business on account of its mil&climate and the'great variety of forage crops that can be grown on the farms; At the close of the meeting plans were discussed for starting a school house demonstration farm near the school house. The matter was finally placed in the hands of the school committee with instructions to obtain a piece of ground as near the school house as possible. The committee hopes to be able to report favorably at an early date and to begin the work this spring. On Thursday, March 6, the farmers of the school district No. 6, Bandays township, held a meeting in the Huffman School house. Mr. Foster also address ed this meeting and urged a change in the farm methods of the section and spoke of the great possibilities of dairying and poultry raising. The speak er also spoke of the great value of the silo to the dairy farmer. Mr.'Foster emphasized the fact that the old style of farming in the Southern states east of the mountains must go. That the states named could not compete with the Southwest in the pro duction of cotton, and that the farmers of the Piedmont must turn their attention to raising food products to supply the rap idly growing population of the manufacturing section. About thirty farmers were present and at the ciose of the meeting apian was discussed to start a school house demonstra tion farm near the school for the instruction of the farmers and toys and girls in improved meth ods of farming. The matter was finally placed in the hands of the school committee and it is ex pected that work will soon be commenced on the plat. Mr. Foster will visit the school at frequent intervals to look after the work. Directors of the State Normal and Industrial College to succeed themselves, for a term of six years beginning March 1, 1914, as provided by section 1252 of the Revisal of North Carolina. A. J. Conner of Northampton county. J. L, Nelson, of Caldwell coun ty. • Joe Rosenthal, of Wayne coun ty. Henry E. Litchford, ot Wake county, was elected for the un expired term of R. T. Gray, de ceased, and. for the term of six years additional, begin ni n g March 1, 1914. Piles Cured la 6 to 14 Days Your drnggict will refund aionejr if PAZO OINTMENT (alia to cure mjr cue of Itckinf, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pile* in t |o 14 day*. The 6m ayptioauoa prw fcaac *o4 Kcat Ma. Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 WE HQ SAMIMI j WITH SUEPINC PORCHES i Next Thing. Chamber of Com merce Must Go Alter SECRETARY JOY'S REPORT j v A Good Piece of Work This Year Was the Fruitful Effort to Reduce Freight Rates—Hard to Find Farms for Sale UL Catawba County- Could Get Northern Winter Tour ists if We Would Prepare for Them. Following is the report of Sec retary Joy, of the Chamber of Commerce, read at the annual banquet and crowded out last week: The total collections for the Chamber of Commerce during the past year were $1,068.25; cash on hand Feb. 1, 1912, $18511; expenses, $927.90; cash balance Feb. 1, 1913, $325.46. We do not believe that any man can question the fact that you have received good returns for the money invested in this organization, not only for the year just closed, bat for every year since its organization. It is not our purpose to apeak about what we have done in the past, but rather to take the ac complishment of the past as an indication of what we can do in the future. It might be well, . however, to mention one thing that your organization has been instrumental in pushing to a suc cessful conclusion. This meas ure has not, as yet, secured re suits,'but is in good shape to se cure them in the near future. We refer to the unjust discrimi nation in freight rates that our manufacturers and merchants have suffered from for many years. vVe shall, of course, continue our efforts to secure more man ufacturing plants, both large and small, for our city. Tne payrolls of the city are the life of the city. In fact without the payrolls there would be no city. It is the " folks" that patronize the merchants, hit our charches, schools, throng our streets and square, and give to our city that oustiing air of activity that is ao favorably commented upon by visitors. However, the "folks" can only live where they can se cure employment, and to get more "folks" we must hustle for more payrolls. This we expect to do, and it is your duty to put your shoulder to the wheel and help in this effort. There is one feature of the Chamber of Commerce work here that is unlike any other section that we know of. We refer to the securing of purchaser* for farm lands in the community. Ordinarily that branch of the work requires considerable ad vertising to get new-comers in terested in investing their money in agricultural land. The reverse is true here, as we have had the greatest difficulty in finding some one who is willing to sell a farm at a reasonable figure for farm ing purposes, Mr. K. C. Men zies said he had been trying to buy a farm here for several years. He must have given up the job as a hopeless task, for we noticed by the papers that he and Mr. Cillev had to go to Caldwell coun ty to get a firm. This demonstrates that we have added the climate to our real es tate values, and we must, per force, exploit the climate. We have, we believe, one of the best all-the-year-round climates in the country, and it is our duty to let this, fact become generally irnown. Let Northern men know that they do not have to go 3,000 miles away to find a good place to live, but that we hav€ as good as can be offered right here in Hickory within 24 hours' ride of the large centers of population; that we not only have the climate, but that we also have opportuni ties for profitable investment that they find in Califor nia; that if they want to continue their investments in the North they can go back and forward to look after their affairs in a short time and at a small cost, and at the same time live where they can enjoy life in the open air more hours in the year than they can m any part of California. Another class that it would be well to look after is the Winter tourist, with money *ospend. Now, this class will not go any place where there are no golf CASTOR IA For la&ats aa4 Gkildrta. Til KMY« toll AhaplnE nks, or similar diversion that •ieinsto be necessary for their njoyment. We believe that •vhen our improved roads are completed it would be a good J lan to secure a Country Club with golf links, tennUjcourt, etc., to attract this class to our city. And stil another class that un der pre sen conditions is a men ace to our city—tuberculosis' pa tients. No effort whatever has been made to advertise Hickory as a health resort, but notwith standing this fact our doctors are flooded with letters from Michi teas doctors asking if aceommo iations can be seemed for this slass of patients. Our physicians «re forced to answer no accom modations at hand. The result is that many of the patients come here and take chances on secur ing. accommodations. They go to our hotels, boarding houses, ptivate homes, where, without the proper precautions, this dread iisease may, be passed along to >thera. Michigan people tell us that the beneficial effect of Hick ory *a glorious climate on tuber- * eulosis patients is known all over that state, and that a moderate cost Sanitarium, with sleeping porches, would be filled up In a short time. In our judgment, such a Sanitarium should Be sup pfied. We not only owe it to our selves in self protection, but we owe it to those who are not bless ed as we are with agood climate NEW KIND OF WATERMELON Seed Ready fog Trial on WUt In vested Und. , Mr..Foster, the county agri culturist, has received the fol lowing letter from Mr. H. R. Fulton of the - North Carolina Experiment Station and of the Department of Plant Disease: "We have some seed of a wilt resistant watermelon that we wish to distribute among a few growers who can plant it on in fested land, and will be willing to report results to us. This variety has been bred up from a cross between citron aim water melon made some nine years ago by this station and the bureau f Plant Industay in cooperation. ' The melon is now of excellent quality, and we can recommend it for growing on wilt infested land for home use or local markets. The rind is too brittle for a good shipping melon. 4 *he disease has been record ed from, Catawba county. If , you know a suitable person who can try it on infested land we will be glad to send a small amount of seed to him for the purpose." Mr. Foster would like to have some farmer of the county who has wilt infested land to com municate with him as soon as possible so that the seed can be furnished. Address Henry K. Foster, Box 54, Newton, N. C. , How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY fc CO., Toledo, O. We, undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the past 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honoraUe in all . business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. N ATION AL BANK OF COMMERCE, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upqn the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti pation. Are You Constipated? If so, get a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills, take them regularly and your trouble will quickly disappear. They will stimulate the liver, improve your digestion and get rid of all the poisons from yoor systsm. They will surely get you well again. 25c at C. M, Shuford Mover & Lutz and Grimes Drug Stores. President Finley, of the South- Railway Company, has authoriz ed the double tracking of the**, main line of that company be tween Armour and CTOM Keys, Georgia. The construction of this double track will materially facilitate the handling of trains into and out of Atlanta. ■■ ■ ' ....... Who Waa Your Father? What Sort OF Blood? ! If your blood is thin, you are weak and languid, not enough energy to do i yoor daily work, and feel entirely worn i out, Dr. King's special prescription for you, if consulted personally, would be his own Iron Bitters. Makes old J people young, renews youth, makes weak people strong, gives refreshing sleep. Sold by all medicine dealers. Ichiioren Ory FOR FUTCSfS'S cAsT *tiA>^
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