i ..... THE POLK! COUNTY1 NEWS, TRYON, N. 0. ' . ..-I...--.- ' . ' - . I- .a, dfpqrt of land,sold for taxes as per bill of w E Elliott juorTT ' ' . , -V . .v. El 'ft . -- this date ' ' 368 - . Wiw I ill IFainnnr IPor aifl2 200 acre Farm for Sale, with good clay ; sub-soil, suitable for vineyard and orchard v as well as farming, situated near the noted Thermal Belt. Public highway runs through this property which leads into the sand clay road three-fourths of a mile away, one mile from County Seat, which has two churches and State High School, a good moral com munity; climate and water unsurpassed. Will sell as a whole, or in small tracts. For further information, address, ' i - . . - ' i-. 0 Vo Taflflamilt COLUMBUS, Polk County, N. C. Once You Were a Kid! Don't deny the children. Give them plenty of crackers to nibble. Our crackers will fill the bill for the kiddies. We carry them in boxes and loose. There's a snap hi our store in many other things besides crackers. - i JOHN ORR & CO. TRYON, N. C. 22EE i - . aurofcai -"OaiLfls Di sadlqj oo rteir -1- We have a Gomp fiete line of toys for ail the children. v-- ' .... " ' See our window display. The basement is loaded down with appropriate sifts, books, toys of all kinds, velocipedes, Wagons, autos, dolls of all descriptions. Fine selection of slippers, bath robes,- mufflers, gloves, scarfs, handkerchiefs, in fact most anything for practical gifts. ; Don't forget that we give away a 42 piece China Set every Saturday afternoon. r Make our store your HEADQUARTERS ; while in Tryon. THE BALLENGER COMPANY i FOR EVERYTHING TRYON, N. C. FOR SALE A fine cot tage on Broad way, next door to "Crestwood." . This is one of the most desirable homes; in Tryon . Will sell right. Address. ' CR MOORE : Commerce Building ASHEVILLE, N. C. Administrator's Notice Having qualified as administrator on the estate of Jane Jackson deceas ed. I hereby notify all persons havin claims against said estate to pre sent them duly authenticated by 1 or n the 2nd day of December 1916, if not presented within that lime this notice will be ptead in bar of their recovery. All persons inedbted to said estate are requested to make immediate settlement, this 2 day of December, 1915. ! Frank Jackson, Administrator. CHRISTMAS EXCURSION FARES Round trip tickets" will be sold December 17th to 25th, inclusive, 1915. with final return limit to reach original starting point pribr to midnight January 10th, 19151. For futher -information, or Pullman accommodations, call on your local agent, or address the undersigned. G E Bell, agt, Tryon, N C. J H Wood, Dlv Pass Agent, Ashevillc N C. E IV BARBER Agent for 5 best nurseries. Also take contracts for setting, pruning and spraying fruit trees. Have some f:ne undeveloped orchard land at very low prices. 3 bearing apple or chards for sale. 1 i Write for list and prc!es 3 SALUDA, N. C, PHONE 50 ? Pace & Ward OLD ORIGINAL. MEAT MARKET Successors to THOMPSON & PACE Fresh Meats, Ham, Bacon, Sausage and Fresh Fish. Phone No. 7 for Quick Free Deli ver Give us a Tria! SALUDA, N. C, 17.1. THOMPSON 1 , " ' General Contractor and Builder, All Work Guaranteed. SALUDA, N. C. L. HENDERSON CONTRACTOR and BUILDER. JOB WORK AND REPAIRS. SALUDA, N. C. Bull For Sale Registered Holstein bull for sale Splendid an'mal, 2 years old, reg istry No 119557 of the Holstein Friesian Association of America-! Price .very reasonable. Fox futher particulars write N C Harris, Re ceiver Green River Land Company, Rutherfordton, Nfjq. 33-2t i; When a Small Boy Washes. A boy was recently asked to give description of water, and this is what he wrote: C'Water is a white liquid ; which turns completely black the mo ment you put your hands In it" Of the Expenditures oi -" of County Commissioners for the County of Polk. E"d ing December 6th 1915. December' .1914 N T Mills half fees S L 1914 '2.60 C C West nan lees o G R Stepp half fees S L 1914 2.05 Mrs Toney for 1 months support of her son to date, 1 month 4.00 Mattie Donnahoo for 1 months sup- port of her m outer vo o-v Mary Humby for .l months support of her self to date' ' 3.00 Sam Holbert for 1 months support of his brother to date . Z.w Elizabeth Fowler for 1 months sup port of John Cantrell to date 10.00 Mrs E Taylor for keeping the paupers to date zs.uu H E Thompson D S half fees F T 1914 -95 D H Thompson for service as regis ter of elections at Jackson Mill November 1914 14.89 W C Ward for services as registrar of elctions at Saluda Nov 1914 18.30 T E Walker for services as regis trar of elections Greens Creek .Nov 1914 1 20.37 Tryon Paper Box Co for stationary for County ' .4.00 W G Green for services as judge of election at Japkson Mills Nov 1914 . 4.00 Calvin Hill for services as judge .of election at Saluda Nov 1914 4.00 R M Hall for services as judge of election at Saluda Nov 1914 4.00 J R Philips for services as judge of election at Mill Spring Nov 1914 4.00 F M Burgess for services as clerk to B C C to date 36.33 Dr M C Palmer for examination of idiots as per bill s 5.00 Tryon Bee for publishing annual re Dort for 1914 12.26 N T Mill for bill as chairman, of elec tlon and expense account 16.75 J F Orman for services as bailiff at Columbus Nov election, 1.00 Otis Feagan for service as Bailiff at Green Creek Nov election 1.00 Crawford Pitman same 1.00 T C Lawter for half fees F T 1914 2.95 J P Arledge CSC for half fees F T 1914 59.37 J P Arledge for fees etc as per bill of this date 31.42 J R Wiliams for service as reg ctrar of election at Mill Spring Nov 1914 12-9 C S Ross for half fees F T 1914 1.60 Odus McGwinn for half fees F T 1914 1.45 N D Moore for service! as registrar of election at Pea Ridge Nov 1914 : 18.54 Calvin and John Wilkins for half fees F T 1914 ' ' T 2.80 WA Mills for timber for Womack Bridge 3.10 C S Ross for half fees allowed by i CSC 4.60 A L Hill for W B Arledge for service as registrar of elect'on Nov 1914 at Columbus 16.0G F L Weaver for service as judge of election at Columbus Nov 1914 6.00 J F Waldrop for Miss S war berg for expense of id bts to Kingston N C ' ' 50.00 u w Ponder for service as judge of election, at Pea Ridge Nov 1914 4.00 January H H Edwards for borrowed money September 6th 1914 45.00 W A Henderson for repairs on bridge on Green River as per bill and lum ber 129.64 Thos Greenway for service as judge of election at Green Creek Nov 1914 4.00 Mrs Toney for support of her json to date Mattie Donnahoo for 1 month sup port of her mother to date 3.00 Mary Humby for 1 month support of her . self to date ' 3.00 Sam Holber for 1 month support of his brother 2.v0 J C Powell for services listing taxes in Cooper Gap for 1914 and registrar of election at election at Big Level Nov 1914 32.24 Jerry Jackson for services as judge of election, at Big Level Nov 1914 4.00 Ed Foster for 1 day service . as bailiff at Tryon Nov 1914 100 Grover Feagans for service as judge of election at Green CreelTfrov 1914 , 4.00 Logan Newman for building bridge over Calf Creek in Green River Cove , 7.00 B B Williams for half fees F T 191 A 1.90 Edwards and Broughton for bill for books etc .. 51.00 C D Elliott for jail fees as per bill this date . 5.8O G G Weaver for judge of election in Tryon Nov 1914 4.00 A A Edwards for service as D & in Bud Laughter- case as per bill of this d2 --' , '', 4.20 W B Feagans for bill for expenses etc as per bill of this date 2.90 h L Talumt tor j certificate of sa A A C V N D Moore for half fees F T W P Stepp for half - - I fees FT. Febuary L Henderson for half fees to date ' ' 2.8? Edwards -for half fees ,F T 1914 , .60 Elliott for half fees F T 1914 V . ! v 2.70 A L Hill for half fees F T 1914 2.90 J F Ridings for half feep F T 1914 Jas Smith -for half fees F T 1914 ' i-20 A T Hart for half fees F T 1914 1.65 Gasters Mills for half fees F T 1914 1.25 1914 .80 1914 1.9C 1914 1.65 1914 1.90 1914 2.45 1914 1.35 1914 1.35 1914 1.35 1914 1.35 1914 1.10 F T 2.10' M H Whites ides witnc son inquest Sam Holbert for 1 of brother to date F M Burgess services C C to date Mary Schawaburg' for to Kinston" Andy Gibbs for conv an w onth v1 Eli Bradley for half fees F W C Stepp for half fees F T VV J Bishop for half fees F C W Davis for half fees F T W H Deck for half fees F T II M Green for half- fees F T J T Hinnes for half fees F T P H Parler for half fees F T half fees Walter Jackson for 1914 Lad Cannady for half fees F T 1914 - - 1.65 Loid Smowly for half fees F T Morgantcn and expen8" 8 In. , Hutcherson and West for i - repair barn at jail Elizabeth Fowler for nnn Cantrell for Dec and u" H C D Elliott half fees F t "in case E E Miss!ldine for house A W Johnston for himb UUty. 14! "crying p warrant A C Smith for half fees F T Will Harris for half fees F T Bud Belcher for half fees F T 1914 1.25 1914 1.35 1914 1.45 1914 1.35 Luster Wilson for half fees F T 1914 - .80 J A Feagans for half fees F T 1914 3.65 W B Arledge for half fees F T 1914 , . .86 JG Spots for half fees F T 1914 1.45 W E Chitwood & Son for half fees w T 1914 2.30 J C Copeland for half fees F T 1914 1.40 1914 1.80 1914 - 3.30 M N Hall Jr half fees S T 1913 2.30 Jno Turner half fees S T 1913 2.30 W E Ward for half fees S T 1913 2.75 C Ward for half fees ST 1913 2.75 C Robertson half fees S T -1913 1.27 W R Summy half fees S T 1913 1.15 Turary Summy half fees S T 1913 , ' 1.15 W B Arledge half fees S T Jim Millard half fees S T J L Jackson half fees S T T E Walker half fees S T T M Walker half fees S T Major Hutchson half fees LThos Miller- River Wilkins4 1) " ." a nviiaiu lor G-reen 1 month - A L Hill for indigent Giate ot North Carolina Joe Gurly for duplicate Sept 7-14 Georsre Fowler fnr 1 n n xrciy xiooa ior judge of electiJ iryon isov 14 w w kiivus ior services as jj or eiecuon at Big Level R B WilVams for Lholdin. over Dolph Boone P W Siler for witness Quest W F Bridgeman for witness in inquest J F Bridgeman for witness in Boot, inquest Henry Lemort witness in Boone i quest D W Pate for inquest Boone inquest A H Williams for inquest Boone inquest Charlie Cobb for inquest Boone inquest Josh Goslin for L N Roddy for half fees F T F L Weaver for half fees F T W W L P Justice half fees S T 1 D V Giles half fees F T 1912 R 0 Covington half fees S T J E Thompson half fees S T 1913 2.25 1913 3.05 1912 3.70 1912 1.55 1912 1.55 S T 1912 1,65 1912 1.25 . 1.75 T9II 3.70 1911 3.70 J T Waldrop half fees F T 1911 80 J P Lockhart half fees F T 1911 1.30 W A Harrill half fees F T 1911 4.35 S A Bridges half fees F T 1911 4.35 H T Green half fees F T 1911 4.55 John Hutcherson half fees F T 1911 .75 Hinton, Thompson half fees F T 1911 0 2.50 J M Butler half fees F T 1911 1.45 J S Arledge half fees F T 1913 2.05 Ellis Laughter half fees S T 1913 1.55 Wm Thompson half fees S T 1913 1.85 E C Tanner half fees as per bill marked j 95 Jno W McFarland half fees F T 1913 , 2.37 G B Roach half fees F T 1913 2.10 AA Hodge half fees F T 1913 1.70 J L Hodge half fees F T 1913 1.95 W D Foster half fees F T 1913 1.25 C C Newman half fees F T JL913 1.25 L G Newman half fees F T 1913 1.25 A M Green' half fees F T, 1913, 1.40 Mrs Tony for 1 months support of her son to date 4 qo Mary- Humby 1 month support 6f self 00 date ' 3.CO Mattie Donnahoo 1 mon,th support of mother to date ZM Berton WiUiams for holding .'nauest OVe Sam Wilson "as per bill this date 7.10 G E Bell juror oyer Melton Patter son inquest and mileage 2.30 W H Ledbetter inquest juror over Sam Wilson . T M Keeter juror son - ' H M Whitesides juror over Sam Wil son - 1.50 W L Keeter juror .-over Sam Wil- 1.50 over. Sam 1.50 Wil- 1.50 son Jp Keeter juror over Sam Wilson in Boone l Bo 1 urcr li 3uror : ii juror li inquest juror for inquest juror Boone inquest R L Wilson T : 1 . uooae inquest, 1 Ed Foster for inquest juror in Boer,. in,quest 1 Charlie Suttle for painting and s . pairs on coun nouse as per b: of this date 13,; Dr T B' Twitty Drug Co for paint a; turpentine for Wilkins Bridge as date J T Waldrop for borrowed money Pay jury F T 1914 ft March Caroline Prichard for keeping Pil Green t U W A Newman for work and lumbe on bridge 9 John L Jackson shces fcr Lige He: rl Arson 2 Mattie Donahoo fcr support mother, 3(1 Sam Holbert for 1 month suppc: of brother 2 Mrs Tony 1 month support of s 1 mnth support Mary Humby RAlf . 3.0 E Bf Edwards for 2 days as judge election Mill Spring Nov 1914 Polk County News fcr stat'ona for bill of date 1 Mrs E Taylor for keeping paupor u January 1st 1915 Dr H TT Edwards for interest q t.aiuwtHJ muue; tV uju C D EUiott for jail fees to date 9 Dr Earl Grady for services as couj- ty health officer to May A" ICO 47C F L Weaver jail fees to date : M A Jackson services as jud election at Jackson Mill R F T Fowler for 1 week board Grace Foster 13.C9. He I oc e T T m.llA-l rn'i Oil laJ" Rnlrf fnr tfl.YAS J R Smith for witness fees F T l3; in Caldonia Terrell case TflrtLl n Tfamhriplr lp2:al senium U JL ' - CJ B C C W TP MrFarland RArvXes of oi:i election for 1914 . ... J R Splawn for keeping Lige derson to date - . ' , J T WftUmn services to lid 01 . tl' a t. trni tny mnnv advanced w interest on ccupons for County . ISSUe OUl OI. UIlUtJ iu"u . i Jno L Jackson for J keeping Lige Henderson to date April month suppon - Mrs Toney 1 son Mary Humby self i t mnntn Man e j t ot h'lS month SUDpOrt . rj 4 month support ot of 3 00 her mother Sam Holbert 1 brother Elizabeth Fowler fcr eK 20oO Cantrell f.r Caroline Prichard for Keep- Green . ing ' Polk Co News for advert Report Continued and Next WeeK' keepi 1.50