VOL. XXIV
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1913
NO. 44.
PROFESSIONAL.
T. E. Bingham,
Lawyer
300NE, N.C
WPrompt attention pi ten to
ill marten of a legal nature
Collections a specialty.
Office with Solicitor F. A. Lin
29. If. pd.
JAHES C. CLLE,
Attobjjey-At-Law
Sugar Grove, North Caro.,
I NT Will practice regularly in
the courts of Watauga and ad-
oining counties. Special atten-
ion given to the collection of
Iclaims,
-27-'13 1 yr.
VETERINARY SURGERY.
I bare been potting much atudy
tin this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now well equipped
for the practice of Veterinary Sur
g er? Id all ltt branchei, and am the
only one In the county, all on or
addrM me at Vilaa, N. . R. F. D. 1.
G. B. HATES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
VH-'ll.
Dr. H. ItlADRON,
- DENTIST.
Sugar Grove. North Carolina,
10 All work done under guar
antee, and best material used.
4-13-'ll.
E. S. COFFEY,
.'.TlOMEx Al LAW
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
.11 matters of a legal nature
9ST Abstracting titles and
onertion of claims a special
l-l-'ll.
Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney
SPECIALIST
JtTK, KIR; SOBS, THROAT AND CHEST
ETliS EXAMINED FOR
GLASSES
FOURTH STREET
Bristol, Tenn.-Va,
EDMUND JONES
L ATI YER
LENOIR, N. 0,-
ill Practice Regularly in
tie Courts of Watauga.
L, D.LOWE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N.C
ICfWiU practice in the courts
Watauga, Mitchell aud adjoining
ountiet. 7.6.' n
F. A. LINNEY,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the court of
the 18th Judicial District in all
matters of a civil nature.
6.11-1911.
J. C. FLETCHER,
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N.C.
Careful attention given to
collections.
B. F. Lovill.
W. R. Lovill
LovHI & Lovill
Attorneys At Law
BOQNE, N. C
Special attention given to
all business entrusted to
their care. , .. .. ..
7-9-'l0.
EARLY NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY.
Tbi Eihtk if a Siriis if Historical Articles Writtei by L D.
Lows, if Banner Elk, North Can for tbt Oimoerat
Soon after the western part ot
North Carolina began to be set
tled, the lawmakers deemed it a
wise policy to place the low price
of Are and ten cents an acre for
vacant and unappropriated laod
with the view of encooragiug its
citizens to take oat grants lrom
the State, and by levying taxes
on these lands the revenues ol the
state would be greatly increased
but in many instances, as will
eubserjuenily appear, this policy
had a tendency to retard prog
ress rather thau encourage early
settlement in certain sections, es
pecially in some of the counties.
It will be remembered that Wil
kes and Burke were created in
the year 1777, and that the divi
ding line between the two coun
ties ran from a point on the Blue
Ridge near Blowing Rock, west
fifteen miles to the Tennessee line,
paReing near the town of Banner
Elk.
Ou July 14th, 1795, the State
of North Carolina granted to
William Tate and William Coch
ran one hundred tbousaud, six
hundred and forty acres of land,
iyiDg in Burke County just south
of the Wilkes line. Ou July 8th,
1796, the State granted to Sam
uel Meeks aud Alexander Coch
ran a tract of twenty-two thou
sand acres; and on July 20th,
1796, the State grauted to Will
iam Cathcart a number of tracts;
one of sixteen thousand acres.,
one of eight thousand, seyen hun
dred and sixty acres; one of nine
ty-nine thousand acres, and a
nother of fifty nine thousand a
cres. Some of the surveys of
these large tracts were made
many years before ihe grants
were issued, and as the couotry
was wild and mountainous, with
no roads, the surveying parties
encountered many difficulties
and suffered many hardships, and
often in danger of being massa
cred by Indians.
In making the surveys of these
lands it so happened that some
ol the Catbcarts grants, and es
pecially the fifty-nine thousand
acre grant, lapped on the Tate
and Cochran grant, thus produ
cing a conflict of titles, which
was not finally settled until more
than a century had elapsed Soon
alter these grants were issued
the grantees named therein con
veyed these large tracts to non
resideuts ot the State. Some of
the owners neglected their lande
entirely while others would bare
them looked after occasionally
by agents; but all seemed to have
neglected to look after their lines
and corners until they had great
difficulty in establishing their
boundaries against the many at
tacks made upon their location
and -titles. If a person ' desired
to invest his money inland with
in this territory, he mijrht be
confronted by two titles and not
knowing which was the better ti
tle, he would go elsewhere to in
vent his money, Occasionally an
enterprising squatter would take
possession of a Sniall tract either
under a second grant or a deed
from some one who bad no title
and if he could manage to hold
his possession the required length
of time he would ripen bis title,
but if discovered by the agent ot
the true owner be would either
compromise or purchase what
his paper title covered for a
small sum and thus quiet bis ti
tle. Many lawsuits arose along
the borders and after much liti
gation, tbose clai'ming under the
Cathcart grants, atgreat expense
established tbeir boundaries and
finally sold all their interests.
After more than one hundred
years had elapsed the final clash
came between the heirs of William
Tate and William Cochran on
the one side, and those claiming
under the Cathcart t itle and oth
er grants on the other; the suit
was decided adversely to the
Tate and Cochran heirs in th
year 1899, and soon thereafter
all the interest of the claimants
under the Tate and Cochran
grant was sold at a sheriff's sale
for taxee for the sum of ten dol
lars, and in due time the sheriff
eYecuted a deed to the purchaser;
thus passing the final shadow of
what was once a valid title to
one hundred thousand, six hun
dred and forty acres of land at
the price of ten dollars.
While these lands were in Bu i ke
County thoe claiming under the
Cathcart fifty-nine thousand a
ere graut contracted a 300-acre
tract to Abrain Johnson who set
tied upon it, and afterwards, to
wit; on 7th September, 183S, he
took a lease on the whole of the
59,000 acre tract, and for a
great number of years be exercis
ed many acts of ownership and
possession which ensued to the
benefit ot bis landlord, such as
erecting and operating a forge,
diggiug ore, burning coal and
etc. This lease came to light on
the labt trial aud it was evident
that this written lease was execu
ted for the purpose of asserting
title to the whole ot said fifty
nine thousand-acre tract.
Abram Johnson lived in four
different counties. Burke. Yan
cey, Watauga aud Mitchell aud
lived in the same house all ' this
time, and had be lived only a few
yeara longer he could have enjoy
ed the distinction of residing in
flye counties without being re
quired to move a single time.
Prior to the year 1857 there
were no fish in Elk River above
the Great Falls except small inin
nows, the falls being too high lor
the fish to ascend even at times
of floods and freshets- After the
Dauners came to Watauga they
and the sons of Leyi Moody who
had resided in the valley of Elk
for a number of years, carried a
number of speckled trout from
the head waters of Estatoe River
aud pub them into the clear and
beautiful stream of Elk which
was at that time an ideal stream
for bi 00k trout. It was only a
matter of a tew years until all
the little streams were alive with
the speckled beauties. For a
great number of years after Elk
Kiyer aud its tributaries had been
stocked with brook trout, the
lands along the valleys remained
uncleared, the country being thin
ly settled and the water being
pure and clear as crystal, the fish
increased very rapidly and grew
to be very large. J udges, law
yers and others would come to
this valley each year to recuper
ate In health and strength and
speud the summer in fishing, and
a great number ol them would
return each season, bringiogtheir
families and friends with them.
But since the valleys baye been
cleared, the number of boys in
creased, and the dust from the
sawmills has been permitted to
flow iuto the stream, a portion
of our meals are too often sup
plied lrom some packing house,
and the greatest ol that most de
licious food supplied offered to
us by nature has disappeared,
and never to return unless it id
restored in part by artificial damd
placed across our mountain
streams.
(To be continued.)
FOISteWOlAMIVE
row Stomach Taouait ana conriMTion
B03XE BOOSEIS.
(By Visitor.)
Rah for '-Boone, the Beauti
ful." Booueia justly proud of being
the bigheat couuty scat east of
he Kockjcs.
Someot us do not know hall
the flue things we possess, but
Sampson's chimney is one of
them!
Samson's chimney is only a
few score feet from the summit
of Howard's Knob; but many of
our visitors tramp to the latter
place without realizing their prox
itnity to this remarkable rock
formation. Show them the way!
When the railroad reaches Todd
nextjsuoimer, Boonepeople will
be there to meet it with a trolley
line operated by hydro-elect ric
power obtained from New River.
Fare 10 cents lor the round trip!
Mark this prediction!
By next summer neatly "paint
ed sign-boards will point the way
from Boone to Howard's Knob;
thence to Samson's chimney, and
thence to Ben Howard's Rock
House, a quarter of a mile to the
northward. These places are hard
to find now, but by that time a
bliud man who follows the crowd
can find them all.
From the gap in the mountain
on the Liuney road to Rich Moun
tain, a fine view cnu be had of
Hanging Rock, Beech Mountain,
tbe Grand Father, Flat Top and
the New River Valley. Looking
northward one can seethe Snake
Mountain, Elk Knob, Riddle's
Kuob, Three Top and a part ol
the Phoenix, in Ashe county.
When every farm house in Wa-
tauga county and the town of
Boone are filled with summer
visitors, rustic foot paths will
lead to many points of interest
in and around Boone, and every
child will know the story of Ben
Howard's residence in his rock
bouse and of the tragedy that
was enacted on Riddle's Knob
one hundred aud thirty-fjye
years ago. Who knows them
now?
When the world awakens to the
fact that the least known county
town in theStute is in reality tbe
highest in the East; that its
scenery is finer than any other;
that its natural advantages are
absolutely unsurpassed any
where ou earth, we, too, Bhall
wake up, and wonder why, like
Rip Vau Winkle, we have been
asleep so long. That day is sure
ly coming, aud the sooner we
prepare for it the better for all
concerned.
Are the skie9 as blue anywhere
else as they are in Boone? Is the
air as clear and invigoiating
anywhere else as it is in thecoun-tv-seatol
Watauga? Hops the
sun shine as brightly anywhere
else as it does here? Are streets
and lanes and houses as quiet
anywhere else at night as they
are iu Boone the Beautiiul? Do
brooks and branches sing as
sweetly as they do in our well,
watered town? Is there a happi
er, more polite or a more friend
ly people anywhere on earth than
these of Boone, the Beautiful?
Verily not.
No bubstitute Could Do This.
No inierior substitute but only
the irenuine Foley Kidney Pills
could have rid f. V. Wallieh, Bart-
lett, Nf-hr., of his kidney trouble.
He says; 'I was bothered with back
ache, and the pain would run up to
the back ot my kead. and I had
spells of dizziness, 1 took Foley
Kidney Pills and they did the work
and I am now entirely rid of kid
ney trouble." For sale by all deal
ers.
There is more real heartache in
a square yard of uspanse than
in an acre of realization.
STATE AND SEXUAL NEWS.
Sec. Daniels is a close student
of the Bible, says an exchange.
Mr. F. M. Williams took charge
of the post office at Newton last
Monday.
Friday, June 10, is conceded
to be the coldest Juue day for
35 years.
At Cincinatti, Ohio, on the 17
lust, three men were killei and
25 prostrated by the beat.
Mrs. Em lie Neilson of Mt. Ver
non a cousin of m. Jennings
Bryandied of apoplexy June 13.
Tbe tenth annual meeting of
the N. Caro. Building and Loan
League was held at Burlington
last week.
Free. Wilson, will not attend
the anniversary of the battle of
Gettysburg on the battlefield
next month.
Mr. Charles Hodges, of Sands,
Watauga county, has been elec
ted president ol the high school
at Uidenite, says the Scout.
The Turkish Grand Vizier Ma-
bamond Scbefked 1'asha, was
shot at Constantinople on tbe
11th.
The 17th was the hottest day
of the year in N. Y. Thermome
ters at the street levels recorded
as high as 102 degreee.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt has
sailed for Europe. Col. Roose
velt plans to go west in July for
a hunting trip accompanied by
his son, (uentian.
Supreme Court has adjourned
until October. Twenty five ca
ses were laid over, which were ol
much importance.
Editor Clarence Poe, and Mr
J. Z: Greene of the Farmer's Un
ion Dept. are off on a trip to tbe
northwest to study rural co-op.
eration.
Tbe annual convention of the
Natioual Press Association of
America opened at Colo. Springs
Jane 17th with delegates from
all parts of the U. S.
The News and Observer says
that Geo. W. Guthrie, Ambassa
dar to Japan, is in Washington,
to receive final instructions pre
paratory to going to Japan.
Miss Sybie Hyatt is one of the
staff at the N. C schools for the
feeble minded. She is attending
the second field workers congress
for the study of eugenics, at Cold
Spring Harbor, N. Y.
Dr. Guy Briukley formerly of
Charlotte, was shot through the
heart by Mrs. Whienant, who
then put a bullet through her
own temple. This tragedy oc
curred at Savannah Ga. on the
16th.
Asheville is to have a $75,000
hospital to replace tbe Mission
Hospital The board of trus
tees of tbe local publicinstitution
will start a campaign for tunds;
snys tha Asheville Citizen. Of
cours'' his will succeed as bust
ling jisneville always succeeds in
her undertakings.
Bis Lop Horner, of Asheville,
appealed, to the President last
weekvto0ramute the sentence of
Writ-Breeze, who was convicted
of violating tbe National Bauk-
ing laws at Asheville. Gov. Craig
ex-Govi. Glenn and Senator Sim
mons have also appealed to the
President in bis behalf...
If you are a housewife you can.
not reasonably hope to be healthy
or beautiful by washing dishes,
sweeping - and doing house work
all day, and crawling into bed tired
at night. You must get out into the
open air an d sunlight. If you do
this eyery d!ay and keep your stom-
ach and bowel in good order by
taking Chaitnberlaiu'i Tablets when
needed, y iu should become both
healthy and! beautiful. For tale by
all dealers.
The Watasxi laHrtal
There is nothiug discouraging
about tbe stoppage of work ou
this railroad. It may mean along
suspension of activities along the
line, or it may mean simply ihat
tbe management have met with
temporary ;chu k oyer fluan
cial plans. But there is one tbiu
it does not mean: that is that
tbe road will be permanently a
bandoned. Too much money has
been inyested in this work alrea
dy to admit of its entire loss by
gi)iog up tbe enterprise forever,
and most of tbe money already
spent will be lost unless tbe work
is prosecuted to completion. It is
not generally known, but it is
nevertheless a fact, that there is
a decided stringency iu the mon
ey market at this time. Even our
own State bonds were receully
offered for sale and no purchaser
appeared. But this tiubtuess
will soon pass, and when the Un
derwood bill has become a lnw.
business will be resumed and
money get easy again. "Neer
despair, " shouldjbe the motto of
"Boone, the Beautiful."
Guaranteed Eczema Remedy.
The constant itching, burning.
redness, rash and disagreeable el.
fectR of eczema, tetter, saltrheum,
itch, piles and irritating skin em p.
Hons can be readily cured and the
skin made clear and smooth with
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment.
Mr. J. C. Eveland, of Bath, 111.,
says; "I had eczema twenty. liye
years and had tried everything. All
failed. When I foond Dr. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment I found a cure."
This ointment is a formula of a phy
sician and has been in use for years
not an experiment. That is why
we can guarantee it. All druggists
or by mail. Price 50c. Pfeiffer
Chemical Co., Philadelphia and St.
Louis,
John D. Rockefeller has erect
ed an ice factory near bts residence
What John D. really ought to do
is to solidify some of tbe water
in Standard Oil stocks.
Katherine L. Nortcn, New Bed-
rord, Mass., says: "I had a teniblc
pain in my back, with a burning
and scalding feeling. I took Foley
Kidney Pills as advised, with re
sults certain and sure. The pain and
burning feeling left me, i felt ton
ed up and inyigorated. I recom
mend Foley Kidney Pills." Tor
backache, rheumatism, lnmbago, nil
kinds of kidney and bladder troub
les, use Foley Pills. For 6ale by all
dealers.
Many a woman gives a party
not only for the purpose of enter
taining her friends, but also for
the purpose ol snubbing her ene
mies. The man iuto whose head one
has to hammer everthiug' even
tbeu seldom gains knowledge by
tbe pouud. . '
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