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v. vol. xxvii jiopNE WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, September 16, 1915. - ! - : 'V'- .':. "xv t-'f: t.7; , . ;ru .- 0 M 0 iv.- ... .1'"" V'. T 0 0 at HV ;' i - mm ' ! lesriasi ti JkstsssKts '; ' . The6rdero! the State Tax Com mission increasing: assessments on real estate in 77 of the 100 counties of the State, the increase ranging from 5 to 80 per cent, will of course cause a howl. But it must be remembered that if the tax assessments of the State are ever to be equalized, as they should be, the work must be done by some central body which has aU the facts before it and, in a survey of the State in the light of these facts, places the assessment in each county at whtt seems to it to be a fair and just figure. This work has been done by the State Tax Commission. The as sessing authorities in each county are nearly always disposed to hold down assessments, arguing that if the property is assessed at what it should be in one or a few counties other counties will not make a fair assessment and the county that "acts white" will simply have to pay more than its just proportion of taxes as a re ward for its honesty. This argu ment has resulted in the great majority of the counties holding assessments to a low figure. . . Nineteen of the counties of the State, whether by accident or de sign, have come up 'to the full measure, as the corporation com mission sees' it, and they take the white ribbon and "go head." Among these are the nearby coun ties of Alexander, Watauga, Stokes, Surry, Stanly and Yad kin; apd one county Pasquo tank is given an actual decrease of 5 per cent. These 20 counties have cause to pat themselves on the back. The Landmark has no doubt that, speaking generally, the in crease is proper. In some or all the counties where an increase is made there will doubtless be in dividual cases where the assess ment was as high as it should be, whi'e in other individual cases it is lower than the per rentage of increase. In such cases it will of course be a hardship, but the fault there is with the local authorities and is either a matter of differ ence in judgment or favoritism secured by influence. Statesville Landmark. The largest Mm The following from "North Car olina and Its Resources," pub lished in 1876, was furnished the Morganton Herald: "The largest man on record was Miles Darden, a native of North Carolina, who was born in 1798, and who died in Tennessee in i857 He was 7. feet and inches high, and in 1845 weighed 872 Dounds. At his death he weighed a little over 1,000 pounds. "In 1839 hiscoatwas buttoned around three men, each weighing over 200 pounds, who walked together , in it across the square at Lexington. In 1850 it re quired 12 1-2 yards of cloth, one yard wide, to make him a coat. Until 1853 be was active and lively, and able to bear labor but from that time he was com pelled to stay at home,, or be hauled about in a two-horse wa gon. "His coffin was 8 feet long, 35 inches deep, 32 inches across the breast, 18 inches across the head and 14 inches across the feet required 24 yards of black velvet to cover the sides and lid of the coffin.- ; " "Miles Darden was twice mar- , riedvand his children are very V ' : VW UMw?) MiuuKU it is unjuauic wan I'M UUUQ UIiUVUI TVW VVV MVH.IU , , gigantic-weight and size of their J father." ' mere wan astronomical ciock the bodies of, Uoone and his wife; HHf-Uo' Gertoaoy thatafter 18 yeareof but the contention is that they V;nwit8em)rwasonlyonesecondma and took the : ; Ri lb Stek Sili .' The live stock jBale, to which we referred last week, beyond ques tion will mean more for the cattle breeders of Watauga than any. thing tfiat has been their way, and to Mr. W. E. Shipley," who makes cattle raising a specialty, is due all the ' honor. Solely for the benefit of our mountain farm ers, not trying toi make any mon ey for himself in the transaction, Mr. Shipley went to the State of Ohio, 5and, from the farmers, notj the cattle sharks, be selected a herd of 23 head of the very best short horn strain the Dual no ted for both beef and milk; had them shipped, 1 0 Neva, Te'nn., and they were driven to Boone, put on the block and sold to the high est bidder. The prices paid, to the casual observer, seemed high, but the fact that they were read ily bought by our best farmers and business men, would indicate that they were getting something they had been looking for for a long time, and were willing to pay for it. Following is the list of purchasers, ; the price paid, etc., as taken from the secretary's notes: . No. 12 year old bull, bought by Lee Osborne, $305.00. No. 2-3 months old bull calf, bought by Joe Hayes, $225.00. No. 3 Heifer calf, bought by loyd Ward, $165.00. . No. 44 months bid bull calf. bought by Chas. L. Lewis, $125. No. 56 year old. cow, bought by Lee Osborne, $300,000. . No. 6 2 year old cow, bought by J. K. Shipley, $185.00, No. 76 year old cow with young calf, bought by Dr. Perry, $280.00. No. 86 year old cow, bought by A- It. Adams, $255.00. No. 93 year old cow, (bred) bought by Clint Osborne, $230. No. 106 year old cow, bought by Lee Osborne, $160.00. No. 11 2 year old heifer, (bred) bought by Alex. Woody, $160.00 No. 12 4 year old cow, bought by Geo. Henson, $180.00. No. 13-4 months old bull calf, bought by John B. Sutherland, $135.00. No. 14 Heifer calf, bought by Hora Shull, $80.00. No. 15 Heifer calf, bought by Dr. Perry, $110.00. No. 16-Buil calf, bought by Roby Greer, $150.00. No. 17 Heifer, boughtvby Floyd Ward, $205.00. No. 18 Yearling bull, bought by A. S Johnson, $127,00. No. 198 year old, bought by Sam Flannery, $155.00. No. 208 year old cow, bought by Dr. Perry, $200.00. By the notes you will see ; that only 01 the nerd was sold. One fine cow was hurt in shipping one lett in the correl at Valle Cru cis, and one gave out on the mountain. Mr. Shiply agreed to give $100 each for the calves from the herd at six months old, pro vided, however, they have been well cared for and well grown. To him is due the thanks of all our people for his efforts in trying to make cattle raising more profit a ble.in Watauga. ; Boost's Grivf It seems to be an established fact that ttie grave of Daniel Boone, the pioneer whose trail through North Carolina west ward has Seen permanently marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution, is located near Marthasville, Warren Coun ty, Missouri, but whether his bones repose there is another question. The Kentucky Daugh ters, it will be remembered, wen to Marthasville and removed what they supposed to have been the bodies of Boone and his wife . Court Proceedings Following is a list of the State cases disposed of : . Stato'vs. Roy Martin, c. c. w., taxed with the cost State vs. Roy Martin, a. d. w., n. p. 1. State vs. Arthur Roark, : for gery, n. p. 1. State vs. Bunny Fox and Floy Smith, disturbing religious con gregation, 30 days in jail as to ox, Smith $50 and cost. State vs. Bunny Pox, c. c w, udgment suspended, bound for his appearance to show good be havior. .State vs. narve Shook and Toy lupert, dis. rel.eong.,not guilty. State vs. Calvin Green and rank llouck, a. tl. w., judgment suspended as to Houck. Recog nized for his appearance to show good behavior. G reene fined $ 15 and costs. . State vs. Enoch Minton, Allen Minton and Cain Minton, affray. Allen Minton 7 months on the oads. Cain Minton 60 davs in Ail, Enoch Minton one-third of the cost. State .vs. Fred Aid ridge, dis- turbing religious congregation, fined $25 and cost. State vs. Calvin Greene, a. d. w., not guilty. Stale vs. 1). F. Main and Callie Mitchell, f. and a., judgment sus pended on payment of cat. State vs. Beler Boliok, a. d. w., nol pros, State vs. 0. R Wooten, disturb ing religious congregation, taxed with the cost. State vs. Avery Mayes, Millard Mayes, Mildred Mayes, retailing, not guilty. State vs. Walter Poovey- and Frank Morphew, retailing, Poov ey fined '$75 and half the cost, Morphew $100 and half the cost. State vs. Allen Minton, incest, two cases, continued. State vs. Laura Critcher, resist ing officer, not guilty. State vs. A. M. Critcher and Laura ditcher, appeal, appeal withdrawn. State vs. John Greene, J. II. Greene, Clyde Dula, II. II. Clem ents, assault. J. 11. Greene nol pros., not guilty as to the others State vs. II. 11. Clements, c. c ., taxed with the cost. w ' The Kuryer Our esteemed contemporary, The Milwaukee Niedzielny Kuryer Polski, having dropped its par allel English column, has lost its salt, so far as this shop fs con cerned. It is ot little benefit to us to know that it has been hav ing some trouble with the censor, for it makes complaint: "Cenzor wojsowy przepuscil te wladmose do opublikowania w atenskich dziiennikach," meaning, perhaps. that the censor does not permit it to publish anything about Col Roosevelt, the big talk man. The whole thing might as well be cen sored for all the good The Obser ve? can now get out of it. When The Kuryer. Polski was running a column of English alongside its column of pied letters The Obser ver found considerable entertain ment in figuring out the news as the Poles are in the habit of read ing it and we were getting about the same enjoyment outof a par agraph of Polski as we would get bodies of a man and woman bur ied near Booues grave. Never theless, the Missouii Daughters have determined to erect a mon ument over the grave of Boone and a great ceremonial at St. Louis will mark the event on Oc tober 29.' The North Carolina Daughters have done full honor to the memory of the illustrious pioneer, the completing touch be ing the monument to bededicated ; . , 777 JnWmston-Salem.- Charlotte Ob- server.. -' ! , laisiE! tke Lisituia At this writing the Lusitania is supposed to rest on a fairly hard bottom in fromUOO to 400 feet of water, remarks H. H. Windsor in "Popular Mechanics." As a salvage prize, the ship and some of its cargo are worth recovering if they can be raised within a rea sonable length of time.; So far as we can learn, no intention to attempt recovery of the ship has been announced, and war condi tions, of course, render any pos sible attempt unusually difficult, And yet it cannot be finally said such a raising is absolutely impossible, although the engin eers may estimate the cost at a figure which makes the effort im practicable. Ship and cargo would represent probably a weight of sav. 40.000 tons. No such large vessel has ever been raised even from less depths, hence the problem presents diffl culties which have never been solved in actual practice. That we have no precedent, however, does not in itself estab lish an impossibility. Given ap paratus of sufficient size and strength, theoretically, of course, it could be accomplished. Wheth er or not it would pay is another matter. The bare possibility, however, is one which cannot fail to inter est engineer and layman alike. It has been suggested that an effort of this nature would prob ably consist in raising the hull a few feet and, dragging it inshore until it struck bottom; then rais ing and moving forward again until it reached shallow water, where ordinary divers could work for several hours at a time. Our Barn Swallow Our barn swallow comes to us swift-winged in the spring. It is glad to get home. The fields about its summer residence are alluring, the provender is plenti ful and the company cood. Oc casionally, before seeking the country, the barn swallow wil hawk for insect s through the city 8treets,and as they pass athwart the vision city men ntraightway think: of green meadows, river brims, barns and boyhood. Like the bluebird, the barn swallow has a patch of the sky on its back and a touch of We earth on its breast. It must not be confounded with its cousin the cliff swallow, which nests un der the eaves of the barn. The barn swallow lives all day out of doors, but he likes shelter and se elusion for the night hours. Far up on the rafters it builds its nes of mud and lines it with the soft est feathers from the flightless barnyard fowls whose limitations it grieves for. Insects are the daily diet of the barn swallow. It eats nothing else. Its specialties are flies and mosquitoes. The cattle bless the barn swallow, and so man would if he knew the bird's untiring work in his behalf. The barn swallow mirrors its beauty in every river and pond. It delights to skim the water and occasionally to take a half plunge in passing. The poets who are forever sing ing about the poetry of motion might study the barn swallow to their profit. Its flight spells grace, as it also spells speed. I takes all its food while flying. It is swift and deadly in its pursui of small game. It is almost tire less, resting rarely except when out of a pack of fl'wrackers, When .The Kuryer Polski took the trouble to tell us what it was saying it was one of the most in teresting publications reaching this office, but now there is noth ino- tit fin hn rhiiot ita rod hond r? . : : ; " , 7T. into the waste banket-Charlotte Observer. , 4;! 'N ' ' : The human race' is sublect to about 1 ,200 kinds of diseases and ailments, to say nothing of the other dangers., Angora goats hays beeq used with profit to keep fire linei clear of inflammable vegetation in the national forests of California. The United States is the great est producer of tobacco in the world, the greatest exporter, the greatest importer and the great, est consumer. bo &&4 3 0 a a a a a o t? S3 ? 8 bo w as 3 r x g-g, "5 k& the night has fallen and nature has pressed on it the demand for sleep. ; The barn swallow; not only flies fast but it flies far. The birds gather in flocks with their cousin swallows early in September, Sunset sees thousands of them circling the meadows; sunrise finds them far on the journey to the land which knows no frost When the swallow comes, spring comes. The bird flies fast on its wn.v onn.h' if flioo fonr ana ' ttra i . ' ' r' "V certain, on its way to the North ' -wbicli is home." v ' V ;; ? PROFESSIONAL R. H. HARDIN; II. D. Physician And Surfed ; B00NE, N. Ci 3? Offlo oyer Wink ) Pboo. CntnJ or All Call PrompUf atUnd4. j Offlc boon, 9 to 11, . m.t tot, p. a Dr. G. M. Peavleiv Treats DImmm of tht :'$. Eye, Ear Hose and Threat BRISTOL. TENN,, 15 '14 ly,, T. E. Bingham, Lawyer BOONE, .... . . N.C Prompt attention i?en to all marten of a legal naturt Collections a specialty. Office with Solicitor F. i. Lin. ney 29. ly. pd, Silas M. Greene, JEWELER Mabel, W,C. All kinds of repair work done under a positive guar aotee. When in need of any thing in my line give me a call and get honest work at honest prices. Watch Rpairino A Specialty VETERINARY SURGERY. I hare been patting moth ktady on this abject: have received my diploma, and am now well equipped tor the praetiee of Veterinary 8ur gery in all Iti branobea, and am th only one in the county, all on or addreia me at Vilae, N. . B. P. D.i . G. H. BATES, Veterinary Sara-eon. 5-17-'ll. E, S. COFFEY. ATlORftE A2 LAW, BOONE, N. C- Prompt attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 13" Abstracting titles and collection ot claims a special 67. 1V11. Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney - SPECIALIST - TE, kar; hose, throat avd chist BTKS EXAMIffBD WOn OLA8BI8 FOURTH STREET Bristol, Tenn.-Va. EDMUND JONES LAWYER -LENOIH.N. C, Will Practice Regularly in tbe Courts oi Watsvfta, 6.1 n. L P-LOWK T. A. LOVE, Plneola, N. O. Banner Elk, N. C. LOWE & LOVE ATTO RNE YS-AT-LA W. Practice in the courts of!Avery and surrounding counties. 'Care ful attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 7-6-12. F. A. LINNEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ; BOONE, n. o. Will practice in the courts ,ol the 13th Judicial District in all matters of a civil nature.' 6-11-1911. ' B. F. Lovill. W. R. Lovill Lovill & Uovill j -Attorneys At Law -boone, n; ;a- olt f iKTUj (CSX C't VVvs t' 'V'' V t :--u ..-.- .
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