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Published Every Thursday l
Mitchell Otmntj Editor Boast 4.
Cor. Charlotte Observer.
Having read your editorial in"
' yptir "issue of the 0th Inst, and
, knowing that you would not iti
tentionally do an injustice to the
Inhabitants of any section of the
good old North State, I take the
liberty of correcting a grievous
Wrong done the citizens, not to
mention the Republicans, of Mit
chell county j
1 ' You stated "That not con
tent with having taken forcible
boBsession of his newspaper and
flianged its politics from Demo- j
cratic to Republican,1 a vigilance J
committee has now chased Edi
tor Smith, of the Mitchell County
- Record out of Mitchell county
altogether;" that he held -'obnox
iul political tenets" and "had
been accused of what ,a vaguely
termed immorality."
. You further add insult to injury
by stating that he is in danger
of being' "mistaken tor a prowl-
' Ing revenue officer, 'or otherwise
tail of a safe deliverance," mean
ing, I suppose, that it is unsafe
for revenue officers to try to exe
cute their duty in Mitchell coun
ty. . .
u Jiow, Mr. Editor, you have , ei
ther been grossly misled by some
iying correspondent in whom you
placed, or rather misplaced your
canfidence, or you have wilfully,
for purposes best known to y our
tn-lf, misreprented the true nitu
ation in order to.cast a slur up-
on the citizens and Republicans
of Mitchell county, than whom
no truert more honest nor virtu
ous a people ever rallied to the
muse of purity in home or public
life. : ' .
The true facts in the case are
-thesK About one year ago one P.
B. Starrette, claimingas his home
Mopresville, N. C , a man whom
we afterwards lound to be amon
grel cur, whelped from the lowest
' depths of the infernal region,
came to this county to start a
newspaper; he came penniless and
the citizens, Republicans and
. Democrats alike, rallied to help
Iiim; they assisted him with mon
ey, with subscriptions, with ad
vertisements and even so far as
to endorse his note with which
he paid for his newspaper outfit.
The paper was strictly non po
litical, non-sectarian and ad voca.
ted prohibition in .the strongest
terms; its motto "The Upbuild
. ing of Mitchell Caunty," its name
"The Mitchell Observer."
1 That the paper was well sup.
ported is attested by the fact
,. that th subscription list num
bered over thirteen hundred, but
in spite of this he failed to meet
the notes given on the outfit and
st ill the citizens gave him a hear
' ty support
: He was prominent in the church,
h teacher in . the Sunday school
and was received with n cordial
welcome in the homes of the best
1 families in this section until ru
mors begatt tocirculatemregard
to his morality; the rumors be
came alarming and forthwith the
citizens met and appointed a
.' committee, composed of t wo Dem
-ocl'ats and three Republicans, to
investigate. The committee sum
moned the editor to inert them
,nnd laid the charges before him,
and wihout a blush or even an
expression of sorrow for his con
duct, he admitted to the henious
crime of debauching young boys
in a manner too vile, beastly and
revolting to be mentioned or ev
en thought of by manly minds,
r : i; He was given tweoty -four hours
- ; to leave town, and it is needless
to say he left; he did not tarry or
"stay upon the manner of hisgo
v fug"; he left In a few hours, and
. that he was allowed to leave with
a whole skin, speaks volumes for
; the forbearance and Christian
charity of the citizenship of a
1 long suffering and deceivjed peo
: - pie. ' ;'v.: ;' '
"V The mortgage on the printing
catllt was foreclosed and is now
, in the hands of the hands of the
uheriff awaiting a purchaer.
that with thi. explana. 0 ALVE fm wiwl. Sum., eoreik
! tion o! the true facts in the case
I you iiill see tit to publish this let
ter ver batim'et liberatira, m or-
jer to correct theimpresssion ob
i tafned through your columns
which has done an honest and
God-fearing people a grierous
wrongs .. " y '
- DAVID II. 8. TAITIN.
Bakerevile, April 10.
The Return of Cncl' Jeff."
(Chariot teJNews)
Hon. Jefferson Zig'Zag Davis
has returned again to Congress
from his native heath. That feel
ing of "goneness" at the nation
al capitol is once more relipvwl.
With the ozone of the plains in
his nostrils, and the plaudits of
his constituents still ringing in
his ears, the renewed enthusiasm
generated may lead our Uncle
Jeff to still greater achievement.
He may eyen give us another o-
ration similar to that w h i c h
marked Jus maiden appearance
in the arena of national life.
Uncle Jeffries, it will be recall
ed, was forced to snatch his per-
Honality from the scene of action
in Washington and return to Ar
kansas where certain anti-Davis
emiysaries had been committing
depredations on his flock of na
tive admirers. With" the weakpla
ces in his political machinery all
mended and re-oiled the Senator
from Arkansas is now enabled to
give more of his attention to the
weal of his fellow men in those
other states which are hot in po
sition to demand first attention.
No doubt the lethargy witness.
ed on all hands in Congress must
have been disappointing to him
of the plains! fresh from a rat
tling of dry bones for the pulsa
tion of new life in the ranks of
the jaded. With one or two re
sounding flights of eloquence and
an injection of that "whoop 'em
up" western spirit, it is very like
ly the blaze law-makers will awa
ken to te realization that somp
sort of legend must beleft to their
"sleepy hollow.
It will be remembered that Un
cle Jeffries, after making his de'
but, introduced a resolution
which provides for the total an
nihilation of trusts. It will be fur
t her remembered that Uncle Jef
fries said he'd get the resolution
out of the hands of the Senate
committee who guarded its slum
bers. or "know whv." Now that
the time for getting it out of the
hands of the senatorial . morgue
has arrived, we await with keen
est anticipation the commence
ment of that process of knowing
why. Prens correspondents had
best have their pencils trimmed
and their ears alert, for this wn
of the tall and unnvvwn prairies
will, without a doubt, start a
"hot time in the old town."
"If Thaw is ever set free," said
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's counsel
with reference to a statement by
the eRteemed Harry that he would
win his wife back when he g o t
loose, ne win not ne able to see
Mrs. Thaw for the dust, she will
raise getting away from him."
Nolwdy can blame Evelyn but
it is pretty Iiurd on the poor or
ang-ntan at Mnttewan prison.
Churlotle Obserwr.
A lig cut or a little c u t small
scratcnes or bruises or nig ones are
healed quickly hy DeWitt'sCarbolJ
izcel Witch Hazel Salve. It is es j
pecially jjoml for pile. Get
Witt's. Sold by J. M. Hodges. !
When a man likes to go to
rhurch he thinks he fools the
children nbout it; j
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Tlii Kind You Have Always Bcuglrt
Bear the TT'
upwan? t.i a mpeK roan or a!
mwk mole, ttV the unexpetted
that happen.
China Rtrk-tl) proliiliilo the
holdino; of mam meeting .for
political purpooea in all parts of
the empire.
naWiTT'c riDoniircn witpii oitci
A STATEMENT.
Reports having reached me
thut the Lenoir Mills of which I
am part owner and Manager,
were uxing adulterated niuteriul
in the manufacture of the flour
at thece milW and further that
this fact has; been detected by
some person iu' authority, and
ii consequence of which. I as the
owner and manager ol these mills
was arrested and put under hea
vy bond. I desire to say when
these rumors first reached me I
was inclined to treat them as un
worthy of an intelligent or seri
ous notice, however having lieen
n formed that this report has
spread rapidly over the country.
I now In JiiHtice to my friends nnd
my own reputation as an honest
business m a n denou nee thisre port
as an iulii.nou.V hnselcg false
hood, unworthy of consideration
for a moment. The affairs of the
Lenoir Mills are conduced in an
opi'ii honest manner and a rp sub
ject to the inspection of all fair
minded persons.
For the benefit of any one who
may he inclined to believe fhi
groundless rumor. I will give a
reward of $5,000.00 whowillfind
any adulterations in the flour
manufactured by the lnoir
Mills. What the motive behind
this Blander of me I do not know
neither do I care Ionly denounce
it as lalse. "
LENOIR MILLS,
by 0. P. Lv.tz Manager
Lenoir, N. C.
April 8 th. 1908.
To the Public:
A. report h as been current
through the country that thele-
noir Mills has been charged with
using VTac" in the adulteration
of their flour, that a special de
tective has discovered the 6ame,
in consequence of which Mr O. P.
Lutz the managing pioprietor
had been arrested and put under
heavy bond, pending to trial of
such allegation. .1 claim to be
the ardent iriend of every indus
trial establishment in Lenoirand
having beard this report inadis
tant part of the county in the in
terest of justice I hav investiga
ted Mr. Lutz was disposed to pay
no attention to ir, believing that
such unfoundedSreport would fall
of its own weight and absurdity. 1
have no motive in writingthis
other than to protect an honor
able and straightworthv a con
cern as doe business in Lenoir
from unjust and infamous impu
tation anl will say that there is
not the slightest ground for so
untruthful report, and Mr. Lutz
authorizes m to say, w hich I do
cheerfully, that he will thank his
friends to emphatically deny
such a'riander.
Very truly,
.J.O.HALL. .
4-9-4 times.
' Tin try Notice N. 2478
State of North Carolina, W atauga
county, office of entry taker for
said county. UranviUe Inplutt lo
cates and enrers to acres 01 land op
the waters of Llk crecK 'in Elk
township, beginning on asourwood
in or near Marshal Triplett's line,
then wes to the old 98 acre tract,
then south to Louis Triplett's line.
then e asj to the Nance Triplett en
try, then north to the hepinning,
for complements, so as. to include all
the vacant lend. Entered March 21
1908.
H.J. Hardin Entry TAer.
KILL the COUCH
and CURB tms LUNGS
Dr. King's
WITH
Elon Discovery
Fnn roucHs
PBTP.B
an. JL 1 IA
OLDS Trtl BotlltFree!
AND ALL THROAT AND LUN0 TROUBLES. I
OTJARANTEfiD BATISFAdOaYi
OH. MONET REFUNDED.
SSBGE
Your
Shadow
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Declined Wllb retreti.
The bibulous citizen was hold
ing high carnival on the street
when an officer oppnuched bim
and said: ' ' " v '
"Come with m to the station
house." : . ': '' "'
The disturber of the peace pull
ed loose from the officer nnif be
gan: 1 '; : ' ' ' '
"Hold on one minute, nV
friend." ;
"No, I won't hold on a minute.
You coaie with me,"
"Hold on jus' half a iuinute, 1
want jus' one word with you."
"All right" replied the officer
impatiently. "Be qnirk about it.
What is it you want to say?"
"All I want t' say is just this;
I' predate your invitation, but I
jus' can't go." Lippincott's.
To have perfect health we muit
have pei feet digestion, and it is very
important not to permit'of any de
lay the moment the stomach fee's
out of order. Tnke, something; at
once thnt you know will promp.
tlyand unfai'ingly assist digestion.
There is nothing better, than Kodol
for , dyspepsia indigestion, sour
stomach belching of gas and nerv.
(jus headache. Kodol is a natural
digestant, and will digest what you
eat. Sold by J. M Hodaes,
The man rwho hasn't single
bad habit seldom amounts to
much. ..
Something you gtt fornothinp
is usually worth'just about that
much.
Land Entry No. S479.
State of North Carolina, Wtau.
a county. Office of Entry taker of
said county. J. B. -Morton locates
and enters 5o acres .of land lyiirg on
the waters of south fork of " New
River, in Roone township, begin
ningon a maple, on north banK of
New River, J.'R. Horton's corner,
and running up with meanders of
said river f nd line of the old Na
than Horton and Jonathan Hortcm
lands to R. F. Varnoy's line, then
crossing the river with his line and
various cources and with J. Jl.bhip
leys and R. B. Killian's line, down
the river ,and back to beginning for
Complement, so as to include all va
cant land in the boundary. Entered
Apri 4. ;oc8.
II. J. Hardin, Entry Taker.
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