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voillme xxxv.
MANY ATTEND
tm \ n MPPTiMr
ItUrtl* UlEibllilU
Siklv D?d~5*to? From Five Stairs
0*thcr n Morjantu^ in Interest of
"Set t.- Koitlr Fro.o North to theSoufli
Orgsnissticc Perfected
A meeting of nat?OfU-'I importance
i "id i Morpliton or: l>**ccmlu
lt?th. 7 h? purpose W&3- To ill's
cas^ pl&m by which the new proposed
3 scenic highway eor.nvc*:njr fche North
and &outh ?-ou'd he perfected. Sixty
delegate* from fi?e state- wore a in
g hied at the Caldwell Hot* al two o'-,
<1? clock. The stale- represented wen
\ ?rjrh:ia. North C.irvdina, Sou'h ' ?:? oiina.
Georgia and Florida. The chief
promoter of the meeting v.?.; Mr. fcfu
0 McRae of Wilmington. After lunch
the meeting v.-a* called to oi?k: by
Mr A. M. Kistier of Morganton. A
it . i :..ry organi. aiun was pern a
by i rtuvir Hugh McRao chairman
And i. C?. Gieer of Bbou< tary.
The chairman stored the purpose of
the sfceeSirigi Thf propuscd route, lea
'linv o?." . row thv groat orthorr. cities.
v,?i> smjl down hrough \v
Shenandoah i alley ami tv halcp-. n
dci ? am! Hulax. \ a. < .milg on in!
to ~ orth v"a*n;'!in .1 will emu? net wW-'
ct?; > sitvs of Sp ft :'.M . r ,
Ducr.t . Nt 'i r l and on : A ? n tor
So nth i 'a rol? na v .a Spuria:, 1?u :
Frc-m a -v :'I rearh Florid
a vui AtSftntn. liu., ; <i potUI thru
J a. "id on South M' MeKn>
" cently vi?:i?_-i .very town thai
will ->c touehed ioy this groai prop ?si*d
-oitc. Erew town was represented
meeting. From the prom
ire made by thv no rcpr^entat-ivc citiifct
iM v?K ?- if the road will .-non
be : A Ay I his line v he coin
plot mi wil .jUestionably be one oi
th? v: nU'st dives in America. Fhi>
wn ihe "pinion of v? ry n.an v, ho
t ik tpo'r At fcfee :??se of the moHuiff a
^ pvtrVi "!*.t arganiy.'Atio'l was perfecteti
ay >.-i cling Hugh M i'Car of VV:\rn:
v ?V aie'-.l. j M of
Mi- .iiA.oi; Iroasiitror. : i . t i Mi sr. i Sea
trice ? \>V.V. (} the Xi\v- Herald of
jVJo ufclBon Murcvary. The vice proide:
and director- wen iceeied from
each o ,te Itw purpose of tins organi?;
un :> :o rash as fast as possible
the umpiet'c.n of the proposed voad.
Not Carolina is ready \a do her
par. 1 he comities and hiwiis through
v h a the road ?>. to can well
aft i to ea 1 be nmt in every way
po5ciide *e aid si the eons! metier: ? ?
thiF m*, to 1 temporarily known as
the scenic ro ne between the north
nnti South."
T .nv?ei\ of westNorth Carolina
win :ir\ a copy of he Novembei
Bni'ecni of the .State iiepa?' mcs r.i
Agr.ci-ii are, "The Mexicrm Bean. Be
tie in North * arolina." fhss wi
sent fr?. of charge en app :Hio: n
the Editor Extension ser>. Ral
eigh.
THE HOLIDAYS
ENJOYED LOCALLY
w *> r c:_. - - r :
^ roppinjj 11 i ir;iminn> uirm
?tf Gitl* to ih?? Needy, and Eatin
?cf. Good Things. Characters!
Christmas in Boone.
Christmas in Boone passed oft" i
a very fitting way, the absence :
alcoholic taveiages being more r,ot<
worthy perhaps than ever be for*
Some annoyance was occasioned h
the various sizes of fire-erackers u
ed by both the big boys an.1 litti
especially by the passers by who o
vn w <?re made to step swiftly wh<
one of these miniature grenades w
made to "go off" under foot, but tl
smoke has cleared away, and we tal
it this bit of fuss was practically har
less, or at ieast intended so.
Both the Baptist and Method
denominations provided liberal fun
for the empty stockings and eve
needy person in the town or counti
fde, too poor to buy for themseh
or loved ones was amply provid
for. This of course was the crov
ir.gr feature of the gladsome soasox
Many Christmas turkey dinne
receptions and other sorts of fui
lions were given to invited gue
in numbers of homes, and of cot:
were much enjoyed, but at last 1
real pleasure of the Christina.- ti
is to provide a bit of pleasure
the less fortunate ones, and
i never iags in this duty for tro
"lie who giveth to the poor lend
to he Lore
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E?rnr t Work. Growing Friendships
Uplifting Associations, Character.
i*t?:s of Closing Days B-fore Hof^
tb dteh S'-aion.
1 .School has closed for the holi-daysi
:.p I \feill open a;r.i:v on Mo\iiay Jan-i
liary 5. The iast week has been i
oo?cvvhi*t of u recapitulation of the |
^rm-stcr; earnest work, frroftingj
tricn-i-bips. uplifvinp a.-?: iarion !
.t a !iv ??.ter iu.anient. Lhr i1 rr ath
letM'S and an couraging vision of;
future uscftilness have all claimed,
t teat ion. The rh&p periods: wore
f draw?t.ir interest. Mrs. Howe, with
j her t lass it: education. grave a unique!
presentation ot the -lory of the r.aivity
Prof. a. <'. Mr . Greer comnaan
d?-.i ur t Tit* isia.-m with folk lore and
hallat*s la the accompaniment of The
j :)i?!cimvo Mi K" isr with her class
| ir nh . a; directed our thought to tho
! i. ir t >?f the scai-on with some ef the'
I tUI's fine Christmas songs, Rev.i
| Mr. Hue^itis tpptaied for cow fuel in
! harm* *;y with the Christmas o. eai
s:; and the voting man's quartette
1 made us lavish ith ,an oi the pop-i
i
i t <1 game of J
k? i ill he* een the Crossttora
irani and ours on Thur-uay
s'n\ :ft? tood none to %de\en
v favor ot the visaing tca^t. Tite
i mi ic Si juitce department ronum
oere:J the pooru. of the ( our.ty F?om*i
t'riUi reiresit ment> on Friday. Ctof.;
wee. vi- in Morgan ton ??n that, day ;
it. iK ,merest of tlu Seemc Highway.
Our rmrl pradnates are in demand.
The calls lor C achet- alter
the hoiidd&jt haw- greatly e;
he school** capacity to til! The three
'shit:? tin- cpurse, Misse- l.ain and
.Maiguivt Love and Minnie Uairv. all
have position.-.
Appropriate Christinas exercises
were conducted by the Sunday School
of r ite Methodic and Baptist churches
on last Sunday*
M Dowuwro.
A GREAT REVIVAL
J The Rev. Taylor* now pastor *>"
! the Wataiijra Circuit, closed a aeries
of mooting- ai Valie Cruets recently
that from reports, are the most wot
h rfui v\' i ; . i in the county. From
. i.ugivmng there was much
interest ialien, the church being: crow|
<. ?: o\ .: at almost every
u l he < churches joined In
j ?: d what thvy could to make the
j \al Un great success it culniinuI
ted in. The pastor did all the piva!
chitig in the meeting that continued
. j for more than wo weeks, at the dose
i' whi.ii it was found that there had
own i.-c conversions; ?men in the
, majority) and that the comt.
miimty had undergone the grgltest
>eligiou- awakening ever known in
this section of the state. One of the
good member: from that sectiovi told
the Democrat that now there is a larger
aUc dance al prayer service an
Wednesday nights than formerly atr
tend'd m regular church services.
On Friday before Christmas at the
request of the people of the commit8
r.ity Mr Tayloi began services ai
g Henson's clmpel which are still ii
** progress, with a likelihood of coniiiu
I mg until next week The services an
!v..-; attended and the promise foi
^ .mother great harvest for the Mastei
; flattering
e. i
*j
s- FORD CAR PROVES A
DELIVERER TO FOWL:
fcj
;n ; Something rather unusual bap per
as ed Monday while Mr. Hester, loci
ie sewing machine agent was drivin
Ice ; his flivver along before the count
ni home at a lively clip. He noticed
large chicken hawk sitting on a iim
ist watching some turkeys and chicker
ds 1 in the road. Mr. Hawk however mad
ry i his nose-dive a trifle late for 1
y- \ came in contact with one of the fei
'es ders on the car and fell dead nei
ed his intended quarry From this stoi
m- we would surmise that while For<
i. have been used for everthing els
rs, this is the fir^i ca.^e 01 compentu
nc- with ammunition in destruction
sts pestiferous "varmints."
rse i
the j
me ! Rov S. E. t.rsec wili conduct t
for Advent services Sunday at eleven
one clock in the Episcopal church a
iy?! Rev. \Y. L Trivett the evening s?
cth vice ;*t 7 :' i?. A cordial invitation
? attend the serc.tcs u- extended to i
i
id tor Boone and Wataug
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C
3i0O RATS KILLED"
BY WATAUGA BOYS
Co'intv Agent's Ftat-TrfiJ Contest Ha*
Cloird Ruiioeti Hjiuta of Cily
Award Cash Fri^<". to Winne?? in
Relentless Warfare cn Peat*.
'Die rat tail contc.-t which h.as 'not-n
condncted h\ rhc county ajrent thru
the -chools closed 0:1 December -o
with a total of 2.7 01 reus killed.
Thi> contest was made itossiM? by
the corporation of a number of people.
i?i the first place prices wpig offered
by jocal concerns, the school
teachers furnished their encourageir.crt
and cooperation and the boys
aud girls themselves killed the rat >.
The first prize was won by i.V-wpy
Bingham at Rutherwood, whe sent in
GO tails and won a prize c.f $10 in
goid given by the Warauga County
Bank. Tfto second prize was wen by
Ciay Pcnhtdl. Zionvilic. who sent in
101 ' :1s. and won \ prize of $5.00
i ? p.?ld: Frank Wyi.e, Boone, 113
rat tails. s'_ 50 id giild 1 v the Boone
Hardware <'om;>at.y, fourth. prize.
Roll' Wilson, Trade, Tennessee, 1-10
it r:ii . $1 .*(). Davllso:: Depart meat
Store* filth pr?SSB Jo - Tri'picit, i violet,
t . Spf ra, taff^. $ OP given by thJ
Cash C i .. y T.i. prize. Manfield
iitiu i". jBrtp|ct. I ' . ;.t tails.
50c, muffle (.'lot* mj? Com : v There
wort only forty t\vu b>ys : :<i j^irls
nhp took paii > *? *his e but]
;.v cahte near reaching the
000 maik.
It .-o.-ms : ive u> cstir-e.ttl
ttiai each of these rat killed, tee ui
<e with t !-.eii of frpri for the neJGt
eoon we'.iki havt asi'iy done a dl>!JarV
worth of daniti^< This bfikg true
it safi .-ay t.h?: this campaign
has done the v.- . ly $2700.00 of gQ(|<S
lodging from tJ -*st figures tin campaign
was a great success, but Mr,
Steele does not sta in to ??c satisfied
with the results, lie states that out
of the 12a teachers in Uio cauhtj only
t*'ii u.i' e ;u" e ev)operatii?n The oth
?. r> um either *.>.> itj or else 'noi
l ;it. the malt I-? w?y not t>t' sufficient
imiiuttancc u? claim their attention
and thereby deprived their r.hildrer
the fun and their community ol
the benefit to he derived from suet
campaigns. lie state.- that he exppcii
n> try ; over again next year am
is going to try harder to get eacl
teacher to give their children char.ct
Hv says that according to his ide;
of the rat population of Watauga v.?
should kil' 10,000 rats in pur earn
pttigns next year .
) his is a commendable andortak
! ihj? -commendable in those who fui
j nished the prizes and in ihe teacher
I who encouraged their students am
the County Agent who instigated th
campaign ami especially con?6|endabi
it; the young: fellows who brought ;
bout this tremendous slaughter o
rats.
DUMB DAN SELLS 'KM
Producer: "Your comedy is rathfi
funny but I'm inclined to think th
jokes are too coarse."
Scenario Writer: "Well, won't the
be screened before the public set
them."
\
"? T ? T? ?r\ rw*^/inri rt/V**T.',l
' WW L? thSlTUVVS
; FOR TUBERCULOSt
Rrpresrntfttiv? of Department of A
riculture Seeks to Interest Wata
ga in Eradication of Disease W
c go Before Board Monday.
A Department of Agriculture ei
^ ployee has been in Watauga recent
in an effort to have the county i
v stitute a campaign against tuberc
*a losi? in the cattle.
^ Students of medicine claim to kr.<
that tuberculosis may be transmit!
Ie from a tubercular cow through h
l{? milk to human beings, the disea
sometimes failing to manifest its<
j until years later.
Watauga will be asked r.ext Mr
^ day by those sponsoring this mo>
o . ment to cooperate with the state a
>n national government for the eradi0?
.ion of tuberculosis in the cattle
; cally, sharing with them in the <
j pense to a nominal extent. A mm
found with the disease would be k
! ? d and the owner paid for the a
mal by the government.
0' 1 Considerable interest has b<
nt* manifested and It is expected i
"r"! at least hoped that (he commission
'.;tv grrrc The proposition a., or.pr*
ll,\ diced heari.-.g.
1
i C?? myfibfiX SmS i hfif
;a County, the Leader of N
AKOLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY 1
BOONE'S FINE NEW ji
TOURIST HOTEL
Hero with .* Publi?h?r<i ?n ietercsling
Story Taktn from the Wilkei Pa-:
Iriot, O^alint? With tSr PauikilUwit i
of Our City ?* a Tourist'* Mecca.
: IPatriot ;n -t recc**t -<ii- pyb-j
11r- .? I a story of the Boone* Trail t
Highway and the possibililies it of-i
fees for a tourhotel in North Wil-j
kesboro. Our people are bUgic ning ioj
think and definite stv ; > are being!
rnu'k' toward interesting capital in
this great improvdirent.
A trip thrciugh the unfinished Daniel
Boone Hotel a few weeks ago,}
i proved a revelation to u-. and in <^r-;
| dei that the public may be enlighten :
wi as to the completeness of this,
j tourist hostelry, we offer an expla-j
! nation of liov the company wag or-'
j gani/cd and a description of the place!
j as it will look when opened May 1. |
i he building of brick stands on
; :lu Judge roum-iil property just oust
f - . ??urt house, th. property bavg
b? n purchased some years ago
! '?i . ' :^'d?-rari< * of ten thousand!
doVrsi s. Thi: mora y, mind you. was.
j I. . ,T 1 It> ?;f business.' mi-.i
A' hi tow ;i .f -s than ift'o thou
-ai ?i :- ptil.'.t ii-ti.
^"oi! nitov trr porch< pi the
: ')?nutiiiii p?o! of ?rrouiul, \ he hoj&l
'?< iinff I'owmitiiv, onanle to
:?i.-v4 tin- ru i-it-il i^ywl i:i o7it>.iiV
cities. ?-otu -. vc?s ihf idea tlilit Bo.JMr
:*?> i Watau; i wuntj, ? ??ulo subsctje.
?i;u.h ivi.iioy to ? ast <l;ut th*
uap of the
&s\ i.-vsup of stock off. ,, i for
>;?U ? Wil'.cli fo?i in! ready buysi> und
v.ork was bogur.. As tiio hotel grew
i.'to shape. tin' tlions of the
I?o9^lc In^an to ftTn>p tin- possibilij
ties whic h this new development of
I iVrevi ihtir town and count'.. Money
; * .
jleosemd up ami every man ami Wijj
man organ to take- an interest in
i t he work of the hotel company.
j Today the buildiltK ls niacin? cow?
: ti o and the n* e hundred Uiouj
sand dollars invested has been rab Jed
h\ local men
... . ... V . . i
A : .t-hy tnaf WMI make ino leaning
i tourist hotels rl' the eoutury turn
Mgreer with envy greets the eve of j
H'the visitor when he *titers. Op^i) fire |
f i.plan - add comfort and cheer to its]
1 j beauty. Ail modern convenience?1
* j lights. tub aii-i shower baths, tele1Jphones
steam heat etc, are being iit-j
iJ I stalled throughout. Of the 5) roams
i:;.", have private baths. Suites ranging!
j from two tc. tour room.4 each have
"i' ceii arranged to cat" for the wants
of the higher class tade. A roof gardor
facing the mountain range is
P |another feature of this modern ree
i suit. Two dining rooms, public ami
tl! private, with all silver service, will ad
{ a ?ii. linctivei ess to the place, unex'*
called outside ugcp cities. The
spacious kiwhfc hw scery roovon|
ience known to ma.; with which to
) facdhit* the preparation of food,
j Refrigerator rooms, a laundry, harbor
shop, pressing parlor, etc., in the
full basement, affords tic. service offered
only by metropolitan hotels.
* i Everything is modern and the guest
who spends a week or stops for the
night can easily forget that he is in
a country town.
The grounds have been laid out by
a landscape gardener and the building
? IB. t-il-iixr .rt,--,: th.it
4? ? * -
^ nothing ho Tftglect* tl on the exterior
; that might cast reflection on the inI
terior. A swimming pool, tennis court
u | and other amusement features are
embodied in the plans.
The property has been leased to a
company which operates a chain oi
n tourist hotels throughout the south,
I and the rents received on the five
t* year contracts have proven very sat^
isfactory as an investment. The manaffomont
<*intrant PCS to DUt meil if
w charge of the work who understand
the business and to furnish all minoi
necessities that will offer additiona
^ comfort to the guest,
elf has been a stupendous under
taking for a small town, but the spir
n it these men have manifested in th<
( work wiil surely prove a wonderfu
^ asset to the future of their county
ca- -BOB ' HONEYCUTT INJURED
io- WHILE HAULING LUMBEI
R L. Honeycutt, well known abou
1 the town and tnrougliout the count
dl-J met with a most unfortunate acciden
r.i- .vt y turday While hauling lumbe
on vhe Boo.ne-BIowing Rock road b
een broke both hones in one v>f his leg'
mri ; few inches above the ar.kie. 1);
err- Perry set the limb, and the patier
resting as veil as could be e'tpci
d. r ? injury considered
xerai
r ' v ' v vy
lorthwestern North CaroJi
. 1925. 5 Ct*_ a Copy
DYNAMITE RENDS
BUSINESS HOUSES
Blowing Rock Boys Use Sticks of
Pow?i?*r sx Fire Crackers?PosloJfice
and Bank Among the Buildings.
Damaged?5 Arrests Made.
At h. m Christmas morning the
ns of Blow ing stock were arous
ted from their slumber* by the explosion
of dynamite on the streets.
l.'p:?n investigation it was found
that a number of young men in a
Ford touring car were throwing
:;ticks of lighted dynamite in such directions
as they thought might result;
in the most damage to property, The
in'" shot was fired in front of the
Ceev.'s building, and the ear moved
>: up street where practically every
ulate glass in the new postc#ftice buil-'
ding was demolished, to say nothing
' f shattered and cracked walls and
smashed glass of smaller dimensions.
Mr. f'raig was perhaps the heaviest
lo: . die only to th. fact ihat he
had the most gias--, t.? break. The
Ban)- and the Ilolshouscr ;.e ? Gre? n
stores ?lid not ( .-{ ape the vandals.
Kach in turn got the i ffects of the :
: t explosive, whieh left ruin in j
Th? -i on out to i
ti Y . air was seen(
us. that -"'n* it least, It was
- >'d v . -:.i\ r that the
atvihad i> from the
i'? i lion? i of the t road crew;
working near the towns there being
a lot of it inissiiig).
Si pieion v a- sEffliciemjy strong
agahist five young nun that they
r? arrested. Fred Vouiiji, Claude
i eajgoe, Howard t):; nlme. O.ear
W's and Hal Ward wore arraigned
lY j;i --!ivnin;u y ie-ariier ?day
af . 1*1.mil. ai d wi'ic bou Ui tourt
m the sum of Sl.oou e. . ui the
. weptum hi Warn who ' i a; his ? senjn.
The bonds were si., > edly fill
oil. none of the prisoners have
been brought to jail.
Tcleph< ?ne me-sages have been loo
ute^fo fob us to gain nUifih idea as
to the weight of the evidoncp, and
it is not known of bourse if tho^tt
arc the guilt\ aovs, hut some ones
an-. Whoever they are, they are guilty
of a rather serious felony, and
Will lies' . Ve such pUftUhlltent U: is
provider' for in such cases.
Duke University is
Now a Reality
Raleigh. Orcon: er o.? Duke I'nivcrsity
' amended chattn) today
when President \V. 1* Few Prof
K. I- I* i '.v . rs, both of the iiet.lutiol
eph (?. Brow n of thi Hoard ct
. rusteos and Rev. \V. A. Sianhutv
pastor ?f Eden to 11 Street Method-si
! Church of Raliegh. culled a* the of
jfice of he sccretnrj of state aw
j ook ou. the additional papers.
* * *
V "m r - was not a Utile lament thai
E'isbop John Carlisle Eilgo conl no
;ve to set* his institution come t*
u?h a fruition. The Bishop firs
nteioflcd the Dukes greatly in tin
Methodist's daring and perhaps n<
I one man ever inspired sc. much mu
i '
nincenee a.- he did. it is true that, iiI
was dead set against football am
i the return of the institution to th
I game may have changed his attiiud
< eccntuady toward it. And then i
: may net. Anyway, when men tall
.I ai out millions from the Dukes to ed
,j vacation they find it hard to dissc
elate Bishop Kilgo. long its presiden
and later of its directorate.
Sees Moon With
Farm Resource
Chicago.?The moon ha sagncu'
( turai possibilities which some tim
I may help to solve the food problem
of the earth, Harold Hotelling c
j the food bureau of Leiantl Stan for
, university tcday told the con vent: o
of the American statistical assoc'u
tion.
?: 'From what w e know of the o]
, i rat ion of atomic energy," he sai
it is perfectly good possibility tin
; time in the future we may be ab
to exploit the agricultural rcsourci
I 01 the moor_."
rl
> !
ii direct method
r! F.-.-otier: "I am a iaw abiding ai
e j peaceful citizen."
;. Judge: "That may be true, but t:
r. evidence shows that you knocked t
it plaintiff senseless."
Prisoner: "Sure judge, that was t
o , c\ al go - peace.
i I
"THIS WEEK"
oy ortibAQp, world's highest
aUried ed'tor is a fe?tvrc wt(
carry, handled hitherto by only
the metropolitan Dailies.
Read this column weekly.
ma. -Established in 1888
NUMBER 52.
MONT WELLBORN
SHOT AND KILLED
Christmas Comes Watauga's
Par* of Disaster ILittle is Knows
of Killing. Other New* from the
Dory Gap Section.
Six <"hilo Grtone- was tried at Itock\
I'oint Saturday to answer to a
charge of killing: Mont Wellborn. Jr.
f Ml. Zion on f "hr'stmas day. Ac??rding
l;? the evidence WMlborn cam
to Greene's home and they together
had been drinking. No one outside
of the family was present when Wellborn
met hi death, he nee the scarcity
of detaH. The defendant, however
has stated that Wellborn was striking
at and running aft r him with a
knife, and that he punched him down
with the shot gun and killed him a.i
he began rising to the floor. Greene
i.- in i>oone jail awaiting further orders
r< gardii g a bond.
Mr. A. G Mille r- hn> moved into a
room ??f lit.- row residence, where he
-pent < hn Unas The remandev of the
budding w'll he completed a< Rapidly
possible.
Mi-- Dollie Greene, Saliit and.
Ik .y Wellborn vi-itod at the home
ioI Alfr ! Christmas ovej
King,
fcivi'i ; > u was oniei ;> _ Deep Gap
on Christi is day it v.: - reported
l\ r.i k n idenee to
; i. in . -. i . ia\ oj h f nr. Christmas.
Vc .a-. glad I* i ti\<*?i win let
v.hi-k en v'i.nsrmik- as well
c.. i\\ Lhor day i the year.
Mr-. Ida Welch has been .visiiiitg
at the home of her fatlrw nr.d mother
Mr. at I'd Mi K. I .-tuber. She spent
the holidays here.
We r.. :<m; in our las; L?>ii?nrrat that
Mr. Clydi Win<'harder had written a
1 mk-!> article ?>:; the changes of time
Mr. Wtnoharg r, if you wii! send me
v.mr ! would like to give you
some ifo mac ion along the writing
art, for I believe you h?v< real talent
along this line.
Wo also noted a striking wrifceup
from the cpriespcintloiU al 1'oscoe.
Vou said some hip: things when you
about th? tfoughcriy Brother#
and the school which thej have built
up m Boone. As to our will power in
regard to oilv work, we can only say
that wo are doing the best '-ve can.
We have heard a iepo.it of fighting
and shooting over in the "(Y.ves of
Wilkes** by two young men. it seems
::hat whiskey is still flowing over there
enough to make every man brutal
eraxy in tyve or three counties.
It does look like this liquor strong
hoic could be broken up. if it takes
the militia of the Mate to round then:
I ? . -i. ... v.. i
i :;{> I Fit.' Miia iiU! Mi.r.nn v/o^v ??.
hard and the judge should he stem
I in passing sentences.
"| Whiskey and l?:ooushed dominate
1 , this section and how long this will
o o tiie Lord only knows, if something
is not done to clean it up.
1 ; A few moonshiners over there arc
' ' ruining the life blood of two or three
' counties.
: FIND DEAD BODY
ii OF AGED CITIZEN
t Pfte" Auton, Living N-?ar Boone,
k 1 Found in a Horribly Mangled Con*
d it ion Rrsp?ctcd Citizen Interi
ment Monday.
tj
Mr. Peter Auton, an aged citizen
who lived alone ir. his humble home
within three miles of Boone, was
found dead in his vard Saturday, and
R from appearances life had been extinct
for some time, and the body z
was thoroughly frozen.
? Some bogs about the place had atIS
tacked the dead, and practically all
f the flesh from his face, neck and
d j chest had been torn away?in fact
he was mutilated beyond recognition.
He was not seen alive after Wednesday
evening, when some girls
>- went to his home to buy some ap[d
pies. He closed his door and went
If with them to the bam to get the
J fruit. They paid him 25 cents and
es that was the only money found on his
person. He was undoubtedly stricken
i down on his return, death probably
j having been sudden .
'"Pete", as he was familiarly
ld known, was about 80 years old and
' the county never had a more honest
upright citizen than he. Honest
i to a cent, possessing a lot of native
ability, he was respected by all.
The remains were interred in the
Winkler burying ground Monday.