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VOL. XXXI.
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY MARCH 18, 1920.
NO 22.
Mrs. W. W. Strlngfellow.
Annlston Ala., $tar. '
AH Anniston mourns tliedeatli
of Mrs. W. W. Strlngfellow, who
sank to rest early Saturday after
a long and trying illness, which
she had borne with great forti
t u d e and cheerfulness. Mrs.
Stringfellow was known to and
beloved by a great number .of
people, not only in Anniston but
throughout ' Alabama, and the
news , of her death has carried
genuine sorrow to many hearts.
Almost the entire 51 years of
her life Mrs. Stringfellow had
lived in Anniston, coming with
her father, the late Duncan T.
Parker, from Mobile, when he
become president of the Frst Na
tional Bank, in the early days of
Anniston, a post which later was
filled for many years by her hus
band. In the social and religious life
of Anniston and in all of the good
works undertaken in the nameof
charity and religion in this city,
Mrs. Stringfellow took a promi
nent ,part, and she always was
foremost in every worthy move
ment which enlisted the interest
of the women of the city. - Her
brightdisposition, unfailing cheer
fulness and marvelous energy
won for her the love and admira
tion of all who came within her
influence and her death has sad
dened hundreds of people in this
and other Alabama cities.
During her residence in the
-North Carolina mountains Mrs.
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Write us or see Mr. Ward
in Elizabethton . before
day of sale and he will ;
show you what YOU
will want when you
SEE IT
In the year 1828 the School
Board of Lancaster, Ohio, being
asked for the schoolliouse in
which to debate the railroadsand
telegiaph, replied: "You are wel
come to use the school house to
debate all proper questions in,
but such things as railroads and
telegraph are impossibilties and
rank infidelity. There is nothing
in the word of G.od about it. If
God had designed that His intel
ligent creatures should travel at
the frightful speed of fifteen
miles an hour by steam He would
clearly have foretold it in His ho
ly prophets. It is advice of Satan
to lead immortal souls down to
Hell."-Ex.
Stringfellow used her wealth for
the education of dozens of girls
in that section. In her home State
Mrs. Stringfellow's name has al
ways been coupled with charita
ble and worthy deeds and never
a worthy case has been too small
or too large for her careful and
personal attention.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Stringfellow is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Hegemeyer, of New
York city.
Mrs. Stringfellow's fortune,
nearly a quarter of a million dol
lars, including the beautifulman
sion now being built inAnniston,
was left by her will for a charity
hospital after the death of her
liHsband. Mr. Stringfellow will
likely add much to the bequest,
making the institution one of the
finest and best equipped hospi
tals in the country.
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The Major Reynolds Farm, now owned by Mr. F. C Ward and containing 282 acres of the
very finest land within the edge of Elizabethton, Tenn,, is being subdivided into tracts of from
one acre up, and will be sold for the high dollar on the premises, rain on or shine on
Thursday. April 1, 1920, 10 a, m. at Public Auction, Elizabethton, Tenn.,
This farm lies on cither side of the Johnson City Bofllevard leading out of the beautiful city of Elizabethton, and practically within this lovely town
It has water lines through it in several places and is ready for electric light connections all that is necessary to have lights is to make the con
nections. The land is fertile, being river bottom with barns, silos, and residences, with considerable acreage cut to the barns and residen-
. i . nn Va alvw r1at wViMhpr if a htitlriini sit, 1 hiiiMtnrf sites, a small farm or a larfto farm.
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TERMS:
The Country Press.
Among the many things which
the war brought home to the na
tion was the big part played and
the big influence wielded in A
mericanlife by what for want
of a better term is generally re
ferred to as the small town or
country newspaper.
There was, a time when the
country newspaper and the coun
try editor were the butts of Jokes
and the signals for smiles. That
time is past; gone, we . believe,
forever. The war helped to do
it, for the war, as In many other
instances, jolted the sophistoca
tedand lazy national conscious
ness into the realization of tie
importance, the significance and
the genuine worth of the country
press.
One of the proudest pages in
the history of America's share in
the war Is that devoted t the uni
versal and unswerving loyalty of
its newspapers which, almost
without exception, gave the most
selfless sort of service to the com
mon cause of the country. And
of America's newspapers, the
patriotism and service of none
were more marked than that of
the cbuntry papers. Their part
cannot be overestimated; their re
ward is in gaining a recognition,
which they always deserved, of
an importance which they have
I always possessed and which will
be theirs in a greater degre than
1 ever henceforth.
1 The country paper has a char.
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Cash Prizes oh Day of
INTERSTATE LAND AUCTION COMPANY
A. L Osborne, President, S. H. Thompson, General Manager,
W. O. Osborne, Advertising Manager. '
SELLING AGENTS
BRISTOL, TENN.-VA.
acter and an individuality all its
own. It occupies, however small,
a position in the community
which no other newspaper, how
ever big can displace. Without
disparagingthelarge dailies, they
can not, by their nature, ever
dispute the peculiar field which
Report of thu condition of
THE BANK OF BLOWING ROCK
at Blowing Rook In the State of North
Carolina, at the close of business,
Feb. 28, 1920: - - .
RESOURCES
Loans arvl discounts $151,821.03
De:nand Leans 11,M.00
Overdrafts 335.M2
U. S. and liberty bonds 4:150.00
War Savings Stamps .t.77
Mayview Construction Co. "50.00
Banking bouse 2750.00
Furniture and fixtures 12U8.O0
Ail other real estate owned 190.34
Cash in vault and net anils
d le from banks, hankers &
t ust companies 41,270.12
Oish items held over 24 hours 8.17
Lost check account 11.40
Total
$214,439.05
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $10,000.00
Surplus fund , .4,500.00
Undivided profits less cur-
ent expenses A tax paid 1,917.22
Bills paydble 35,mK),(NIO
Deposits subject to check fl,112.02
Time certificates of deposit 51,045.57
Cashiers checkj outstanding 7404.24
Certified checks 4 800.00
. Total $214,439.05
State of North Carolina, county of
Watanga. 1, J. T, Miller, cashier of
the above named bank, do solemly
swear that the above statement is true
to tho best of my knowledge and be
lief. J. T. Miller, Cashier.
Correct attest:
J. A. Lentz '
WillLentZ
T. II. Coffey
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 8th day of March 1920.
Geo. F. Blair, Notary Public.
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ONE, TWO AND THREE
the country paper and it alone
occupies. It has the place" of an
institution in, the community life,
a place all its own in the commu
nity heart, and it should have the
loyal and whole hearted commu
nity support. i
The Ked Cross, in common
with the rest of the nation, owes
the country press a debt of grat
itude for its work in the war and
a full measure of appreciation for
its value to America today. In
Report of tho condition of
The Watauga County Bank
at Boone, N. C, at the close of busi
ness Feb. 28, 1920.
RESOURCES . i
Loans and discounts $181,108.44
Overdrafts secured 1,257.30
Overdrafts Uusecured 1160.00
U. S. and Liborty bonds 5,100.00
Banking houses 2,740.00
Furniture and fixtures 1,500.00
Cash in vault and net amounts
due from Banks, Bankers and
Trust Companies 122,138.10
Total
$615,070.52
$49,800.00
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In
Surplus fund
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses ft taxes paid
Deposits subject to check
Time certificates of deposit
Savings deposits
Cashiers c'ks outstanding
10035.00
11,431.38
207,273.41
200,273.02
57,a51.57
13,205.54
Total $015,070.52
State of North Carolina, County of
Watauga. I, G. P. Hagaman, Cash
ier of tho above named Band, do sol
emnly swear that tho above is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
G. P. Haqaman, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
N. L. Mast,
L. A. Greene,
F. A. Linney, Directors. .
Subscribed and sworn to beforo mo,
this 12th day of March, 1920.
W. R. GRAGG, Reg. of Deeds.
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Sale
NOTE:
In 1919 we sold more
than $1,200,000
worth of
land. -
especial does the Southern Di
vision of the Red Cross feel that '
the newspapers in the division
merit the warmest regard of Ked
Cross members. They we r e
most instrumental making the
Red Cross a power in the war,
and today they are a prime fac
tor in helping to maintain the
Red Cross as a lasting influence
for hu inanity 's betterment. Red
Cross Brief.
Report of the condition of
The Bank of Boone
at Boone, in the State of North Caro-
Una, at the close of business Feb. 28,
1920:
resources:.
Loans and Discounts $11,211.02
Overdrafts 7.50
Furniture and fixtures 1,090.03
Cash in vault and net amts.
due from banks, bankors
and trust companies 0,325.52
checks for ctearing ' 405.41
Less expenses in excess of
profits 418.74
Total
$20,125.42
LIABILITIES
Capital st-vk paid in $10,000.00
Bills payole . 2,(KH).(K)
Deposits subject to check 5203.88
Time certificates ofdeposit BOO. 00
Savings deposits 1,530.44
Cashiers checks outstanding 301.1)5
Due to National banks 301.05
Total - $20,125.42
State of North Carolina, county of
Watauga. I, Avery Y Howell Cash
ier of the above named bank, do sol
emnly swear that tho above statement
is true to tho best of my knowledge
and belief.
Avery Y. Howell, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
Avery Y. Howell,
S. C. Miller
Burton K. Barrs. Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to beforo mp,
this 10th day of March 1920.
: W. R. Gragg, Register of Deeds. ,
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