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JULY 9. 1925 ^ Excl >Here are two remarkable by the earthquake. At the left, pletely wrecked. At the right?i oour after the quake. SOME Q Virtually all of the clocks along -denlly the exact time of the real St. Francis Hospital was split, tot Stayed with the mother. The room ii Kaquel. a day laborer was rosties Fifteen minutes his house was as f The Santa Barbara jail crumbled freedom. Ho searched until he foi VandaHa Carter of Burlington. 1 mistress just as the quake came. A kicked it open just as the outside m Mrs. Perkins, bed and all. dashed en John Dosbrow, night watchman ; sen for as few casualties, consideri pen.ed : "I ran?like everything?c Ono room was left on the third < cupant was a small black and white it up until rescued Charles Mailer, who shot and kil cd a society men has been ezpelle from Sinpr Sing prison as an undent able. He has been sent to Danncruor, Vulgarity must be frowned on in o; prisons if the inmates are to rela: their social standing. I 1 I On the above cla> ty property adjoi and a number of ty should attract be paved right picture Boone fiv a wise conservati At ! p. m. we wil the hub center of a number of sma lie. 1 his is bein^ partly located in ever seen, access tely attract the a there from all pa Big Free by the largest JCap i l Win cuu on and children anc There is no towi are on Boone at will have a poui these sales whicl Sale conducted 1 S. C. Eggers & a* -e Pictures of Califon I v r / picture*, sent by telegrspt* of the ruii the photo sliowr the ruins of the fain ? view of State Street?principal busine UEER QUIVERS OF TP Main Street in Santa Barbara stopper i damaging upheaval. tcred and fell just as Buddy Rodriqut ft which they were was spared. Mother ****** is and could not deep. He arose cardial as a smooth dime?the bed crushc ****** as so much paper. One of the prisone and the Sheriff?arid turned himself ****** In., maid to Mrs. Charles E. Perkins t >s she started to open the door the sv vails fell, the flortr breaking off a for trthward. She .-?ays she knelt and pray ****** it the Arlington Hottel, (pictured abc ng the extent of property damages wh utside." * * * * * floor of a Main Street building. It stuc scotch terrier pup. He attracted attent 1- Blanche Cabitt. an Oklahoma spec >d ialist in perfume hta insured her ol r- factory nerves for fifty thousand doi a. lars, her job depending on her abi'it it to detect the base of any perfume. A in a safeguard against the bootieggei she would he invaluable. Valuable 5oone, N. ( r and hour we will sell the ning the court house lawn valuable vacant business 1< the attention of every wi vay, and the prosperous a e years from now, and if s< ve investor to take advanta I sell a wonderful subdivisi the business section of Bo< II farms consisting of 3 to I carefully developed and a beautiful grove and the jible to conveniences and ittention of every home lo1 trts of North Carolina. Attraction - i dloon in the world. Miss E :y in the big parachute fro 1 see this wonder girl, and n in North Carolina that ia this time and you can real iation of 4000 people witi h comprise some of Boone by Pitts Brothers, Twni At CAR Company, A. E,. South, O THE WATAUGA ?EMOCR\faia Earthquake j n in Santa Barbara, Calif..' caused ous Arlington Hotel, atmoat oorass thoroughfare?as it looked one IE QUAKE 1 at a quarter to seven (A. M ) Evi z was beir.g horn. Doctor ami nurse: ami child are doin*r well. leaving: his adobe home at G:-IO a. m ?d rs was thrown out. of his cell?and t< back in. f the same place, was rung for by he raying walls slammed in her face. Sh >t from where she stood?and she ed. Mrs. Perkins was killed. >ve)?expressed in five words the rea ten he said, after being asked what haf :k up like a church spire The only o< ion by his howls for help?end he kef NOTICE 1- Any who might bo interested I- the construction of the now jail but V ding may within the next few da] s find complete plan* ond specif icatioi r, covering the tame at my office. S. C. EGGERS, Chtn. Bd. Cot Business at AU C., Wedne valuable business block o ? *1 y cxxLrs-aLtu uii UUIIK Dts. This is one of the bes se investor desiring to ma! nd progressive town of Bi 5 what do you think of y< ige of this opportunity. R ion known as the additior me on Junaluska Street. 1 5 acres. We are sure the will be marked down as c most wonderful scenery partly located inside the c ver and investor in Boone. Balloon Asce letty Martin, the Queen o ?m the balloon falling froi I meet the thousands who i making the growth and ize the consequences fron tin the next few years, so 's best residence and busir ictioneering forces of Am OLINA LAND wners -EVEkV fHURSbAV?B66NB, N. BOWMAN POUND CHAINED TO TREI TogrtKer With H?d B#c Missing for Ten Day#, Say it it a Frame-up Chattanooga, T'enn. July G.?Shei iff Tom Sehnan this, morning bega an investigation into the story tol by Dr. W. L>. Mason, local veterinai an and Lawrence Bowman, allege feudist and aid of prohibition office:i that they had been kidnapped o Signal Mountain and kept captive fc ten days. The two men who dlsappca on June 23, were found vesterda by Jim Thomas, mountaineer, wh was hunting stray dogs, handcuffe and tied to a tree in the wilds abet 15 mites from Chattanooga. Bowma and Meson were in aserious coi dition as a result of their experienc Bowman said that while driving alor the road at night they were set upc hv five men wearing tow sacks ovi their heads, overpowered and take into the woods. Bov.man and Mason had been lu ed to the mountain by a fake tel phone message and were returnii home when attacked. Their disa I |>vai<tii.v: w ui.*mvicu me iuiiu' iog day and Mason's car was foui or the mountain side and blood stai on the running boards and the ha cf the vanished men. 3 Posses immediately took up t search and combed the mountain, i eluding the place where Bowm and Mason were found bearing o the statement of the victims that th I had been moved to a different tr 5 ; each night of their captivity. A reward of a thousand dolls was offered for the discovery of t. r men, dead or alive, and a large nu e ber of natives of the mountain join v in the quest. The theory of the < ficers was that the men had be made victims by a band of fcudi and moonshiners, the Bowmans hi >- ing been at outs with what is kno^ as the Godsey clan for several mont The trouble having its climax wY Ike Bowman was killed by Sam G< sey sometime ago Sam Godsev Y u deputy sheriff of Sequatchie co\ ty, in a statement issued last nij saying that the whole uffair was frame up and designed to inji him and that Bowman and Ma: had plotted to make it appear tl r# they were dead in order to eng; * in whiskey making without intorf e-nee from the law. D- tiiti* ulun coir) +Kat tV K* id Residenc CT sday July J w wned by S. C. Jiggers & of King and Water Strt ;t pieces of business prop< ke money in the State of sone keeping step with o( our investment in good g emember the day and he i to Buena Vista, owned Phis property has been si subdivision of this prope >ne of the best laid out de1 that any human eye has 1 ity limits and the remain< So remember the day an n sion >f the Clouds, America's m 3,000 to 5,000 feet. G will be there. progress that Boone has i your investments in Bo Mr. Home Seeker and Mi tess properties, so make y terica. Hear them?it's v COMPANY,, c. I federal prohibition agent who wi I shot by Benton Godsey a few week j* ago. was engaged in liquor runnin j, and served notice on the gcvernmenl | agents that .be intended to clear th n in curtains on moonshiners. Sheriff Selman this morning d< ciared that the whole story of t* kidnapping appeared absurd and thi " h* intended to get at the bottom < n the ?\ dj METHODIST NOTES n Two hundred and ninety were pn ent a Sunday School last Sunda ,r Thi- number is not up to the ave v. ago. ?ut there is no occasion to ci 0! over spilt milk, because we are g ,j big r.o get another pail lull Sunda ,* Lots of students will go home befo u Sunday and they will he missed b i.l the local pepole will rally to th? cj i of the church school. This is my pr ,gj phec\?zyu scuuf-ni> m a scnooi >n; religions education can hangc m< L.r any kind of condition of they a ! determined to do it. A large audience was present l< r. Sunday at the morning and eveni e_ hour The singing was good and 1K eiveiie seemed to be in mighty go p.1 spirits. Even though the world g< a-, wrong sometimes it pays to have id hopeful attitude and to look on t ns bright side. No cloud has ever bt tts so dark but that the light broke tt sometime. he By the way. Rev. J. H. Armbr ,n. of Wadesboro preached a power an sermon for us Sunday night. He ca ut into the church while the congrej ey tion was singing the second song s ee with a little private urging on i part of the postar he tame forwj irs to preach. The audience was delig he ed with his message. m_; Monday morning six preachers ed this county formed a ministerial ?f. sociation which gives evidence to fa I ? 1' r iUan ?Kn t wn en j v.. .?v sts i suggest. This association will ra iv-' every first Monday of each yoq: svn i in a room at the Methodist chu uhs j an,l preachers of every denomi ien! Oun ?f the county are invited to j r>4- j and attend. Rev. F. M. Hugging >ad j Boone was elected president. Jn_ j Boost the boy scouts Two m rht: fog* have already been held ^ a there seems to be great promise j a live organization. This moven son j >fl community wide, hat Sunday School Sunday at Be ige 9:45 a. in. Come on time so er_ school can close on time. Be at Baptist church for preaching oil t ibb Don't go in and disturb service a e Property 15, 10 a. Company, formerly knov ;ets, and consists of one t srty to be had in Boone an North Carolina. King, or ther growing towns in N rilt edge business property >ur by A. E. South and loca jbdivided into about 50 h rty will meet with the app velopments that has ever I beheld, comprises one of t Jer just outside. A subdiv d hour and meet us and tl ? V ?i B U greatest lady balloonist, reat thrills, screams and for the past few years. T1 one property Everybody i r. Investor, we appeal to our plans to attend. . forth your time. AGENTS HICKC I*ACE THREfc is it has already begun. Sunday School at Bloving Kock at g 10 n. m. ts Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. te ni and ^ r?. m. ^ gm-J 4^; t A BANK ACCOUNT of ' ' Will fin rrmvf* ho cvcfpmi7(? your business than any o,st ther dozen of things. ng i b -v-\ It will prevent mistakes >csj promote economy and ha i prove an incalculable ;.n ooint to the business man iru Bank of Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, N. C. ful mo * =1 KODAK FINISHING the 1 !irj I am now prepared to give you 24 ht- I hour service on all KoJ?ak Develop; ing and Printing. | The most modern methods coupied with my long experience enables me to serve you promptly and ^ efficiently along this line. Money will nth n0t ^U* better wor^- Mail orders are rch <*P C*a^y solicited. :RV j. M. BAWGUS |01" BOONE - NORTH CARO. i of and liOR. ALFRED W. StfU 1 f... V* WI SPKCIAI.tST lep; I SEE BETTER i&HBBS9 SEE buls one , '7 Yc*r'? F-ap?i i?nce T The Beat Equipment Obtainable, the I Glasses Fitted Exclusively ?11 MAKTIR BLOCK, LENOIR, S. 8. f ter I If yoa ?o> il Jrom DITLA. TJ'sAURlebL. WATCH PARK* SC?- DATK8. 111. J ,rn as a nart r?f rhe rrmn :wo-story brick building d the sale of this properrather Main Street will ortb Carolina. Can you r, so we appeal to you as ted about two blocks of igh class home sites and >roval of the buying pubteen put on sale in Boone he most beautiful knolls ision that should absolute thousands who will be d Pony Free will take the dare devil loughs. Bring the ladies be eyes of the entire state s prophesying that Boone you for your presence at >RY, N. C.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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