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VOL. XXIV NO. 23
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RISH
INFLUENZA
REACHES POLK.
County Health Officer Dr. Earle
Grady Forbids all Manner
of Public Gatherings.
OLD "FLU" IS WITH US.
The Spanish influenza has arrived,
and many cases are reported in var
ious sections of Polk county. So far
have had but about ten cases in
Tryon, with one fatality.
Superintendent 'Cobb informs us
that all but five of the public schools
in Polk county have been dismissed,
and these are so remote that no dan
ger is apprehended that the scourge
will gain a foothold there, but at the
first suspicious case these schools too,
will be closed.
Don't get panicky over the situa
tion. It is all over the United States,
and will do no good to try to run
from it. The physicians have given
lots of good advice in the matter, and
vou will do well to heed it. The in
fluenza itself is short lived, lasting
only three days. The danger arises
from complications that follow,, prin
cipally pneumonia. If you 'should be
attacked with the "flu," don't be in a
hurry about getting out of the house.
Send immediately for your , family
physician and, follow his advice to the
letter, and there is not much to be
feared.
"Better be safe than sorry."
THE FAIR POSTPONED.
At the request of the North Caro
lina State Board. of Health and our
town and county health officer, Dr.
Earle Grady, the Polk, County Fair
has been postponed.
Dr. Grady says it will take but a
short time to stamp out the influenza
in Polk county if everybody will do
all. in their power to aid. It is much
easier to guard against the scourge
than it is to fight it after it once gets
into our midst. At present there are
but few cases in the county, and it is
hoped to be able far stop" it where t is.
Just when the Fair will .be held is
problematical, but due notice of the
new date will be given. Don t be
come discouraged, but gO ahead and
get your exhibits in that niucn better
snape. and lets nave a eooo rair
when we do hold it.
W.S.
OXESUBSCRIPTION TURNED IN.
Last week we published a eolumn
article on the subject of sending the
NEWS to our soldier boys in Fiance.
To date only one person has respond
ed to the appeal. The movement is
Nation wide, and has received the
sanction and best wishes of President
Wilson, Secretary of War Baker, and Mondav
in iaci an tne memDers 01 jrresiuent
Wilson's cabinet. Theodore Roosevelt,
Mr. Taft,a nd without exception every
American who has been approached
on the subject.
Gen. Pershing is heartily in , favor
of the movement, and says nothing
Steeps the boys "over there" in such
good fighting trim as frequent mes
sages from home, and the home pa
per is especially. welcomed by them.
In almost every county the citizens
are sending in their donations to the
cause. Is Polk count to lag -behind
in this move ? Do we not appreciate
our boys as much as other counties
and localities do?
This is not 'a money-making affair
of the publishers, for almost every
body knows that no money is made
pf! subscriptions. We desire to help
in the cause of keeping our boys satisfied.
One Dollar will send the NEWS to
any boy "over there" for six months.
" you have no particular person to
.wna the paper to just send in. your
ooiiars and we will supply the names
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
Mi " :
ii i a n t m v. - m - .
v. r ; "-" tvr toDacco lor
iln Ae commanding officers all
SiuVt ource Pleasure it is
tothe boys to e amply supplied with
Send in your dollars rA TA ITT? 1 1
send the tobacco. - -
w. s. s
, COLUMBUS.
We were not flis5innAinf.
of the postponment of the Fair, as we
were glad to have more tje to finish
up .our exhibits. '
btearns Hierh Schnni i ACO1 Fi m
week pending further developments
of influenza. Several out of town
cases have been renrrtH k,
proving. Mrs. Gaston Mills is very
sick at this writing.
The revival being held by Rev. J. B.
Arledge, in Columbus, the past two
weeks, closed Sunday night. There
were ten who joined the Columbus
Baptist church, seven, were baptised
Thursday.
Mrs. A. L, McMurrav. Mrs TTnfA.
erson, Mr. Major Hutcherson and Mr.
Hid Cloud went to Rutherfordton, Sat-
uruay. ivir. uioud went to visit his
wife who is at the Rutherfordton hos
pital. We are glad to sav Mrs. Cloud
is recovering nicely from her nnpra.
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker
Mrs. John Lewis Smith and daughter!
--xuicma, lurs. n. r . Mc'arJand and
Mrs. E. W. S. Cobb attended the Carson-Jackson
weddinc af TW lef
Wednesday.
Miss Dorothy and Master Kenneth
Bostic, of Forest City, are spending a
few days with their srrandfathpr. Mr
J. P. Arledge.
Miss Minnie Arledge, Mr. J. P. Ar
iedge, Mrs. Robert Hill and rhildrpn
and James Carnesrie. attended the
Green River association held at Pied
mont, Rutherford county, last week.
Mr. Wash Hill is spending the
week with his family.
Miss Nell Constance is home hav
ing closed her school on account of
the epidemic. -
Mrs. F--L Weaver and children
have gone to DuPont, Va., where they
vvill make their home. Mr. Weaver
has had a trovernment iob there for
- w -
some time. ;
f Mr. .John Lewig mith, Sof - St.
George, S. C., is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Walker Newman.
Mr. and-Mrs. John Lewis Smith
visited relatives in Henderson county,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Angie McFarland returned
from a month's visit with Mrs. Ed.
Shields, at Chesnee, S. C.
Miss Rose Bailey, one of the high
school teachers was on the sick list
this week, but is out again. "
Mr. Fred Henderson, son of Mr.
Jas Henderson, of Chimney Rock,
was , buried at the Ridings cemetery,
Mr. Henderson
Camp Jackson of influenza.
W. S. S
RED MOUNTAIN.
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Hi OUR FRIEIIDS; OVER THE' COil'ITY
Some ri0a of Gen.ml Intrt4 CUtlrtJ Pf CKir CT0,pondeit FrDm. V
'r-ek'. --y -,..
LYNN.
At a meeting of some of the people
of LymCone night last week, for the
purpose of selecting a committee : to
solicit Liberty Loans, A. N. Kunkle
was chosen as chairman, and Twitty
Thompson vice chairman. We do not
Know what progress has been made.
Mr. H. C. Rhodes, located at An
derson, S. C, was here, Saturday, re
turning aunoay. lie was looking as
though the water down the country
agreed with him.
Jake Justice, who has heen at the
state hospital at Morganton, for
treatment, has returned, looking very
inucn improved.
We think the postponing of the
uounty b air will result in havyig a
better attendance and exhibition, of
the county; products. Itfs a very
busy season, picking, cotton, peas,
making sorghum, etc.
, Hello, Fishtop, what about those
rattlers, Have you sent any of them
to the - Kaiser yet ? ' -
The tent meeting cjosed last Satur
day night, by order of Dr. Grady,
County . health officer. It's reported
that some complained and said lie
ought not to stop the gospel. We
think it's better to be careful han sor
ry. .
Edgar Covil, who has. been suffer
ing wih a burned leg, is very much
better.
Mr. D. A. Goodman, of East Flat
Rock, was in our village last Satur
day and Sunday. Andy looked as
though he had been well fed and not
very hard worked. Come again, An
dy, we are always glad to see you,
and you remind us of days gone by.
Earl G. Hudson, of Camp Sevier,
was home, Sunday and Monday, re
turning Tuesday, looking fine and
dandy, although he was turned lown
dn first examination over there. - .
Mr. Whitsal Rollins has been quite
sick with Spanish influenza, but is up,
and some of his family are sick. V ...
. Quite a njimber, pf our people just
t this, writing" are sick-with the' flu;
or. colds, and some in bed, while oth
ers are going about.
mr. - C
tev. Liner; ; Hickory .Grove, de
liyrd a ivery interesting sermon to a
vf yUaievcrrod hite pakSun;
dt&i&smg f orf his, subject "I ; have
' thought; on "mywayj jandtnaye turned
my? stets unto, the testamonies of
God- taken from the 119th Psalm.
We wish everybody could have heard
this sermon..' r:.- ' 1 .
. Mrand Mrs. J, M. Barber and
daughter, J ennie, , attepder , services
at Lebaiion, Sunday, ti- ".- : " k'J'
We are sorry to hear, of so many
casejj of Spanish -influenza;,; We are
easei wilt disappear f romf olirTmidst,
and your midst. . ,r ;';
died at
She
her
fa-
the insane asylum at Morganton.
leaves many mends to grieve
Mr. Martin -Gilbert, visited his
ther Sunday. v . . .
Mr. Landrum Jackson spent - Satur
day night -with his son, near Sandy
Plains. ' "
. Mrs. -M. H. Gilbert spent a few
hours with Mrs. S. J. Helton, Helton, ;
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Gibbs attended;
Sunday school at Cooper Gap Sunday.;
- Miss Kansas Jackson was the truest
of ;Miss Bessie Jane Helton, Sunday
last. 7
w. s. S-
" ,. PEA RIDGE
POULTRY RAISERS
. ;
Since, ourjFair - is postponed we wilf
have niore time to prepare for it. f
Mr. J, H. Gibb,s and daughter, Miss
Esther? rftade; a$ flyingjtrip ft Rutherf
ford-On,-.'last Thursday.' v
Glad to note that Claude Lewis, is
impijS:fast.' . ''.vfxli
' Miss Sue Gibbs is vefylill atlthis
writing, ,. v
Hubert : Foster, of Camp Sevier
Greenville, returned- to. camp, Satur
day, after spending , a few , days .with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.' Fos
ter. r ' :'" "
"Four Libertjr Loan ; workers from
Tryon made very interesting talks at
both churches liere, , Sunday '
'Leader fori Christian Endeavor next
Sunday, at Bethlehem, Hubert Gibbs;
topic, "Weak" points in our .society to
stre.ngtften$di";We. ,urge every J
memor pay their fee next Sunday.
We: arib'twf mgnths t behind and; we
want to buytservice flagsffl for each
church. m'- : tV;
YMif and-
tored"to Rutherfordton, last Satur
day. .
I BUYERS OF LIBERTY LOAN BONDS.
( Whooping cough, measles and the
flu" are conspiring to break up the
r air m Polk county, but the Juniors
will not be beaten. Schools are clos-
H, but this gives more time for sew
lng, canning, shop work and map
drawing-.
Remember in vrit' aw rlass and
address on back of each Junior, entry
card. When the new date for the
fair is finally decided the goods may
sent m with the entry tag attach-
"I.
A rirls should practice making vie
wry muffins with 20 per cent cotton
seed flour, erraham bread with the
"heat or com hrpnd and rrmflfins.
Borrow a map of Polk county from
jour postmaster, and make a copy to
Practice all the patriotic songs you
can hnd, and write to the POLK
vAJUNTY NEWS the name and pub
I'sher of your favorite patriotic song,
hat plates may be secured for use in
- fe'-uu community cnorus. , r
W G O
TOBAACCO FOR THE SOLDIERS.
we are-again in receipt of urgent
appeals for tobacco money. Last
week we sent away money for that
Purpose, and are still accepting funds.
Money collected in this way is turn-
,JJ over to the Red Cross, or rather
lfte tobacco i t.nmod nvr f ft that or
ganization for distribution.- It id all
under the Red Cross supervision, and
"aS the SATlH-inn nf UnAT
ine anneals from tho enldipra make
No doubt you will be surprised to
hear from this nook. Most everyone
is busy, making molasses.
Mr. A. F. Corbin visited the school
here,' last week, in the interest of the
Fair.
Mrs. Elmina Whiteside spent Sun
day with Mrs. J. B. Wilson.
Messrs. Jonas ruddy, T. IN. Wilson
and Twitty Jackson attended the
Green River Association on Friday of
last week.
Mr. J. B. Wilson visited his brother
- t jj n 1 i...
in KUtnenoraiOn, aunuay, returning
Monday.
Sunday, two of our older ladies and
11- 1 A. 1
a numDer oi young ioiks aoout nere
were out looking for one of the
"writing spiders" repdrted in this vi
cinity, but failed to hnd.Arachne. '
Hev. Sunny .View and Mountain
View, you haven't anvthing on Re
Mountain school.- What other rural
school in Polk county can boast a
Teacherage, also three and one-half
dozen supplementary readers for the
primary room
Hone the "nen-new-end-ways aon i
invade this community.
Ww S
COMMISSIONERS FINANCIAL
. STATEMENT.
This space vill be devoted to pablishing a list of
the names of those who have subscribed to the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
WE ARE GOING OVER THE TOP
i
and want our people and the boys at the front to
know who did it.
Get on the list this and next week.
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE.
This space donated by Polk. County News.
'Mrs. J. B. Dalton spent last week
at Jiutherf ordton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Foy and - two
daughters spent Sunday . night witH
Mr. JohnoFoy. - -
We" are glad to know that Mr. Os
car. Phillips is able- to be at home
again.'- ; ' '
Mr. RolancL -Walker" has returned
from Hopewell, . Va. -
Mrs. Harriet Splawn is veryill.
:Mr. and . Mrs.. Chap. Turner . spent
Sunday with- Mr.. Jim. Melton. ,
Mr. J. T. Waldrop and. son Edgar,
spent Sunday with Mr. J. T. Green
vMII,LvSPRING4ROyTEl.
Rev J, M. Barber filled his regular
appointment at Lebanon, Sunday. He
was accompanied by Mr. A. L. Hillt
who made a splendid r talk on. the
Fourth Liberty Loan. We hope ev
erybody will do their duty.
Mr. and Mrs. Barber and daughter,
Jennie, visited Mr.: and Mrs.-Quincy
Powell, Sunday.,
Misses Elizas White, Mossie , Ed
wards and Dorcas Edwards,-; made a
trip Uo Rock Spring, Sunday after
noon.. . . - ;
Cotton-Picking; 4s going on these
hot days,- but the- girls; f this section
pick -from;i 100 .tof25&Spounds.a day,
destJje the hot weajther Jf
Miss Lucy .Abraras spent' a few, so
cial hours at, A. A. Edwards Sunday
afternbdn. '' ' T;i!r.," -
;4-;MB.LVlNHILL.-; '
'imlitSi&WfrM arrived Clwine
torn last Friday t , .
Mrs. Arthur Waldrop is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Tate' at Chesnee'
this-week.'
Mr . and , Mrs. Philip Henderson,
were shopping in Rutherfordton, Sat
urday. Mr. J, E. Jones is putting in a grist
mill at his garage.
There was a sociable singing at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. T.-Cantrell,
Saturday night. ' Miss Mamie Can-
treli was organist for the occasion.
Mr. G. C. Feagan .was at the Greens
Creek. precinct,Iast. Saturday' for the
purpose of opening registry books'
and he will be for the next two Saturdays.
Mrs. Wm. Ridings is spending this
week with Mrs. Foster Lawter.
The Rawley medicine man was in
town, Monday, and the people were
inquiring of him if he had anything
thaU would cure the Spanish influ-nza
j w. S. S
r FISHTOP.
SILVER CREEK.
"PTlsPwhere in this issue will be
found the financial statement by the
rvmnfv Commissioners, of Polk coun-
... i ii L
Tt ehnws tnat wnen W15 pie&em-
Board assumed control of the county . Bradley, last, week.
Spanish "flu" is now in this coun
try. Let us try in every way to pre
vent the disease from spreading.
Mrs. H. V. Arledge and children
have returned from an extended visit
to Spartanburg.
Misses Alda and Grace Arledge
were unable to return to Stearns
High School this week. They have
Spanish influenza.
Mr. Twitty Thompson and miss
Lizzie Hooker, of Lynn, were callers
on the route Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Ragan Bradley, who came
home on a pass, from Camp Sevier,
Greenville, was kicked by a mule, last
Saturday and was unable . to return
to camp Sunday.
Miss Edith Arledge is very ill at
this writing. -
Farmers are busy making sorghum
in this section.
Mr. J. R. Sams visited this section,
Friday.
Mr. Warner Walker, of spartan-
burer. visited his cousin, Mr. Jeter
Every Township in Polk ' County -
Requested to Perfect an.,:
COrganizntion,
, OUTLOOK FOR POULTRY'
"It pays to advertise'' is an , old . '
baying, and never was there a truer
one An; account of Jhe organization v
of the Tryon township poultry asso
ciation appeared in the Ashevilie Citi-
zen a fevwdays ago Already inquir-.'
les are coming in, and one party from
a South Carolina town writes in and'
wants to buy White' Leghorn or Blue v
Andalusian pullets. Jf any of our
readers have any for sale and iwilklet
us know, and what price you want.' for T
them we will send, the gentleman4 the -
lniormauon.. ? . .
Another renJenan fmm . Aeoviiia :
a Mr. Canipbell, traveling. salesman,,
says he is in the poultry business, and
wall gladly lend his aid to further the
cause in Polk cjounty ; that he will
send a few coops ; of chickens to ur .
Fair for exhibition it o Requested.': V
You just watch old Polk off-this"""
proposition. We can ? and ? will, raise
thousands of full blooded c hielrens.
The day : of i the scrub chicken is past.
ana ne is .doomed.
If you have anv thoroiiirhhred .
chickens; or want to raise such, write
th$ editor and tell him all aboutit.
-W. s. s. '
TRYON -POULTRY CLUB.
In - pursuance of call ' through,, .the. V ,
NEWS, a few of the faithfuLmet at.
Missildine hall, Saturday.,morningi to
talk-over poultry matters;: The meet-
mT - was strictly informal, , but much .
intere's;'was: manifested; and it was . -
the unanimous opinion of th6sepres- .--snt
to' Kb ahead full speed- in poultry y , "
productioivst;;,i:;VQ::'.i v;-V'
The natterjf ; thorauehbredAversua -:Z
hscrubpptrywa
a?w icu" i,u-gn every raiser-inter, v
j jryon,;'; wwnsmp, u possioie, , r
ahfd haveeias4i ;ayrwiJ scrubs
stocfir-isind :su1sitot-fttUf:oolsrin
stead. . This is 'the request, ; not only
of the North Carolina State Board of '
Agriculture, but the U. S. Board as
well. . -
Remember that you donVhave to
own a large flock to become an zc
tive working member of . the new
club, but if you have any chicken's at
ail, and-desire to raise thoroughbred, .
chickens you are asked to become a
member.
Mr. B. F. Copeland was elected
president, and Mrs. T. H. Coggey
secretary. Another meetincr will be
held soon, and it is desired that ev
erybody interested will attend.
W. S. 3.
BUYS LAND FOR GRAZING PURPOSES.,
A 1 .. t.JAklMjMArn mO Cg-l
nut Aiirc tza. ri 1 1 1 n v: iiiucuiyciiiicao i
J lJ W V vmm . . 3 -
$54,773.00, and during their tenure of
office there nas Deen paia on ims i
ztehtAdness S17.4Zi.J8.
TViio is condition at wnich tne wra-
i JL mr j-i
missioners , oeservp gr-eai crt?ui-,
hvp n iust reason to be proud. It
w . . - , - ,
shows that the aim or tne present
Board has been m the interest oi rojK
county. ,
TVi vTosp of thir statement rpads
funds for 1917 on hand
Wdiui.vv- T.rntlTI
$2,700.00 WITH NO UViSLts iiNun
RED, and the county sua owns m-
terest in land.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thompson have
moved to J. H. Gibbs' farm, near
Mill Spring.
Miss Mary Ann Bradley spent tne
week-end "at Walker,
-W. s. S.-
SUNNY VIEW.
School has closed here for three
weeks..
The friends of Mr. Terrell Taylor
will be sorry to learn that he is very
ill. ...
Miss Clara Feagan.returned to her
home at Melviri Hill. Saturday. . ac-
Thp annual, complete m-crt-of the companied by "Mr. J. L; Jackson.
Commissioners will be puUis!il right Word has' been received that Mr.
after their November meeting. Frank JDimsdale has arrived safely
' Bv personal experience wiui i wcioco. .. .
nresent Board we know that the gen- Mr. John -Bradley passed through
wmo t vivU' ivua- j i
had been more cruelly treated than
the negro!
Say, Mr. Editor, why can't we have
more correspondents from ' over the
county? Think of our soldiehr boys
"over there" who are now receiving
the POLK COUNTY NEWS; think
how eaeerlv they search for news
from the immediate locality from
which they come. Think the matter
over and wake up, people.
Messrs. Claude Wilson and Virgil
McGuinn were callers at. Mr. U. S.
Gibbs' Sunday.
A large crowd attended prayer
meeting at Cooper Gap, Sunday even
ing. We hope, the people won't for
get to attend again next Sunday. The
purposes of these meetings is to have
nravers for soldiers who are "over
there," fighting liberty battles for
you and me.
Br. 'Squire Brown, who has been at
tending to business in Cherokee, S. C,
is visiting home folks.
MiSs Myftle Pack and Mrs. Walker
Arledge, teachers- of Red Mountain
school, attended prayer services at
Cooper Gap, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bertha Dalton spent last. Fri
day night at Mrs. S. J. Helton's.
Mrs, Posey Wilson spent several
days with her grandmother Mrs. N.
L. Lynch'last week.
Mr. Noah Lynch spent Saturday
night with Mr. Harry Bennett.
Miss Maggie Jackson visited her
sister, Mrs. Sallie Jackson, Sunday.
! Hello, McDonald school, come
around some Friday and visit , our
school. Our nroeram is every two
i weeks.
With much success to the NEWS
and our soldiers. .
MILL SPRING ROUTE 2.
T. E. Pace and daughters, Misses
Estelle and Eva, visited. Saturday and
Sunday in the mountain top section.
; .DeWitt Pace, , Curtis Newman and.
X T" ' T 11 1 1 J-l
j . 15. crauiey, attenueu tne singing,
Sunday. f
We are sorry the grippe, or Span
ish influenza, as called by some, has
again invaded our country and causes
so much distress.
We will not have much of a Fair, if
any, on account of la grippe.
Jasper Henderson spent Sunday
evening witn Hi. J. uraoiey.
Rev. Sherfy visited T. Henderson
and spent the night with him recently.
Posey Henderson and E. J. Bradley
hauled their last load of melons to "Sa
luda, Saturday.
W. S. S--HILLCREST.
tlemen composing it have 'done every
f,,w to strenfrthen the credit of the
county, and- how well' they have suc-J
neA0A it is onlv .necessary to say that
errint'is now.worth 100 cents
thfi dollar, and accepted by any
Mrs. F. R. Coggins visited her par
ents, Sunday,
We were pleased, Friday,. to see so
many people at our school. The pro
gram for the afternoon was good, ana
the debaters resolved 4" that the Indian
Mr. Bill Pack passed through this
section with his traction engine, one!
da v -last week.
Mrs. W. D. Helton visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George. Bradley,
Sunday last. .
Mr. Henry Haynes was a called at
Mr; Landinim Jackson's,, Sunday.
Mrs Emily Gibbs died last week, in
Private Roland Feagans is at home
on furlough, . accompanied by ! Mrs.
Feagans, who has ..been near him, at
Camp Hancock.
Privates Reuben Collins, Howard
Brian and Sam Wilkins, spent the
week-end with home folks.
Mrs. Wm. Forbes and little son are
visiting Miss; Maude Coxe, at Green
River plantation.
Mrs. C. EGray spent the week-end
at Rutherfordton.
Miss Bessie Long and- Mr. Leroy
Smith were married by Magistrate"
Weaver, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Wylie Bridges visited his
brother, L. D. Bridges, at Camp Han
cock, last week. 1
Miss Love returned to Hillcrest In
stitute, last Friday, to prepare for the
opening of the Institute on Oct. 2nd
Rev. and Mrs. Ii. Ji. Kidd and little
daughter left Hillcrest Monday, for
their new home in Virginia, lhey
Have been general favorites during
their year at Hillcrest, and everyone
regrets that the state - of Mr. Kidd s
health compelled-him to give up Ms
work. here. ' '
Mr. Sams, our county agent, was in
our neighborhood, last week, preach
ing grass and yet more grass.
Quite a number of eur citizens at
tended, the patriotic rally' at Coluihbus
last Saturday ' , ' .
A merry " crowd of 'young people
met- at Mr. Blackwell's Saturday
night and had -,a sweet, time making
molasses candy. , -, -
Mrs. Fannie J. Ricks, living on
Mount , Tryon, has purchased a tract
of land from Mr. Geo. B. Cobb, of
Tryon, for converting into a cattle ,
pasture.
Mrs. Ricks has been experimenting
along the line of raising thorough- -bred
stock for some time, but? has, .
been badly handicapped on account of
all her land lying on top and on the
north side of the mountain, depriving
her of winter pasturage. The land
bought from Mr. C6bb lies on the .
South side of the mountain, and Mrs.
Ricks will immediate proceed - to '
convert in into the much-desired win
ter pasture.'
This is welcome news, and from
present indications there is a grand .
awakening taking place in old Polk,
and soon we will be very much in evi
dence in the cattle raising industry.
The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture and the North Carolina State
Board of Agriculture tell us that Polk
county is peculiarly adapted to the
raising of cattle, and they are both
going, to do everything m their pow
er to bring-it about. All hail the day.
W. S. s.J
WANT A THOROUGHBRED HOG?
Elsewhere in this paper appears an
advertisement from Mr. Chas, Lynch
pertaining to a thoroughbred broken
nose Berkshire boar. Mr Lynch is
very much interested in raising fine .
hogs and doing all he can to induce
Others to engage in it.. This fine ani
mal will be sold bjr Mr. Lynch, to any .
Polk county farmer- who will agree to -keep
him for breeding purpo.es, and .
tyill be sold at the market , price per
pound of pork.
i This is certainly a fair proposition
on, Mr. Lynch's part and we hope to
be able to report ,the sale to some
Polk county farmer in our next issue.
-W. S. s.
. TRYON ROUTE U
Sorry we couldn't be at Bethlehem,
Sunday, to hear the good talks given
by our Tryon lady patriots.
Several on the route are sick with
lagnppe or influenza. Mr. Ray Ed
wards is very sick at the cam. with it
Mr. Arthur RuRppe is home on an
honorable discharge He wasafflicted
with gas. 1- ;
Our mail man's mother. Mrs. Wil
son, fell the other day, and was very
badly hurt. We hope she will soon
be "up again.
Mr. Parrts' who was. hurt- with &
car, nas. returned home, but- not fully
xecovereu. - ; . .i v ,-, s
Let'sall do our nart in hlnin- mA
the NEWS to our brave lads in ichaki,
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you heartsick, and you wish you haa I body.