| IF IT ISN'T IN X v tlic if v i riL ov,uu i I IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ? I} KNOW IT The Official Orga ???????? m VOLUME XXXV. No. 22. CLAY COUNTY MAN IS STABBED TO DEATH JAN. 1 Char'iie Gibby Homicide Which It Srid lo Ha?e Been in Selfdefense It became known here the other day that John !sum, a fainter of west' rn Clay County, was stabbed to death with a knife in th?- hands of Charlie Gibby on New Year's Day, and Gibby is being hold awaiting trial ' ?r what is underwood, wiil he c!ai-: d as justifiable homicide. T killing, it i reported, resulted rn a dispute between the two men ' a contract for the sale of1 acid woods. According to reports rmiv.a*ine from Clav County. Isom and Gibby had a dispute on lsom's land and Gibby trot off hi* property and started to tret in hi- wagon to leave when Isom is reported to have na h d in his pocket as if ;< procure a pun. At this point, Gibby is said to have rushed upon him with a knife and tabbed hint in the abdomen twice before Isom ehuld bring a weapon into use Isom is said to have been armed with a pun. Following the cutting. Gibbv fled hut later returned and gave himself up to officers, it is reported. Following the cutting. Isom was carried to his home west of Hayesvi"c and given medical treatment but died the foUowing.day. Th?- cutting ic said to have taken plac. Tues- ' day about noon. Funeral services wcmc held for Isom on Friday niornir--r. The deceased man i a native of Wis.- >? sin. but moved from Alabama to Flay County about two years ago. He is survived by his widow and two small boys. VESTS. Mr. T.uther Robinson Is moving his family to McFarlnnd. Tenn. ^ Mrs. Eiia K.iu cTiIvVUmmCu the! young folk! with a candy-breaking Friday night. Those present were j Mrs. Garland Ha;.cy. Mis es Klsie Celi? Recce. Minnie Johnson, Julia i McCombs, Gillie Quinn, Perk. Belie | and Nellie KeH, Messrs. Hai maker, , Allen, Hamby, Nelson. John on, Reecc. Henry, Raper, Stiles and Reid. Miss Elsie Recce has gone to A?bville to cntorVancc business college. Mr. Quince Humby of Brown Hill spout Friday nr-hi with Mr. El'sha Nelson. Mr. Bill Dockory. of Knoxville, Tenn., is visiting: his aunt. Mis. R. R. Hunsuckt r. Mr. James Holbrook left for Etc-' wah Friday where he ha= a position. Misses Belle. Perle. Reid and Julia i MeCombs, and Mtssrs Clifton Henry j and Fred Reid spent Sunday with . Muses Celia and Elsie Recce. Mr. Henry Allen of Earner. Tenn-.j1 moved in our neighborhood the past w< ok. Henry Beave:s, of Suit, moved to \ Mr. James Holbrook's place in the past week. BILL BOOSTER SAYS ! ???????t , OMW A ?SAO TOUJM SHOULD CUT OU ws - and Ch< Tribute to Small Town Paper Raleigh.?Speaking recently at s Washington State Utility Conference Charles E. Black well, a successful country merchant, located at Okanogan, paid a high tribute to the nail town paper as a nadvertising medium. He said: "There many line- of publieity that the country store can use ti. advantage, but on:- he can ust paper. I vt nture to say that if the to best advontag is his home-towr money spent each year fori fancj calendars and other knick-knack give a ways were invest d?I say invested, not spent or donated?in careful ly planned newspaper publicity, the actual net returns to th?* advertise] would be ten times as great, to saj nothing of the advantage the malltown paper would derive from the additional and much needed rovenuee." Bearpaw Citizen Dies D :es Of Injuries Mr. Millard John-on, son of Mr and Mrs. W. L. Johnson, of Bearpaw. died at Ashevilie Saturday morning. D? eember 22nd. of injuries r? wtiiio omployi'd by the Black Lumber Co. He wn- rushed to an Asheville ho-pital 'allowing the iniu y where he underwent an opera ion in an effort to save his life, hut the injury proved fatal, he having died shortly after the operation. The remains of Mr. Johnson were brought to the home of his parents and interment made in the Bearpaw cemetery on Monday, December 24, Rev. Klisha Beavers having conducted the funeral and burial servicis. Mr. Johnson leaves a father and mother, one si-ter four brothers, and a host of relatives and friend* to mourn hi* departure. He was well known and highly eshome community. He ha.- left this world forever. For that brighter, better lamf. He is singing songs of goodness. On that peaceful, golden strand. JS'ever more will he be tempted. Tears no more will fill his eyes. In the lam! of endless morning. Where eternal praise shall ri-e. With the ones who went before him He is sweetly resting now. With the erown of life and glory, Briphtly shiring on his brow. A FRIKN'D. HOTHOUSE. ? The young folks have enjoyed three singings last week, fir-t at T. H. Cole's, second at Mrs. Curtiss', tnd third at T. T. Johnson's. Hope ne\ win mjir again soon. John Newman and T. H. Colee nade a trip to Isabella Saturday. Homer Gnddis, Ernest Johnson ind Ida Lou Cole will enter school tgain Monday after spending the tolidnys at home. Allie Johnson went back to school it Morganton Sunday after spending he holidays with home folks. Mr. J. M. Payne went to Etowah, renn., Saturday to visit his mother vho is very ill. Mrs. I. N. Payne and boys visited r. H. Cole's family last Sunday. Rev. J. L. Morrow went to Geor;ia Sunday morning to fill his ap>ointmcnt. Lestc* Cole and Alonzo Gaddis pent Sunday evening in this com nurdly. Glenn Cole entered ?chool at Cop>erhill the. first of the year. Mr. C. M. Johnson and daughter, Myrtle, of Gaatonia. were visiting elatives and friends here last week. . ; , . . .... 4 ** * ^ k h\' ' ;rokee County, and the MURPHY, NORTH CARC THE REVOLUT Rebel troops are pictured above Ohregon is now seeking to retain troops against the icbels supporting INDIAN LANDS BEING SURVEYED BY GOVERNMENT Will EtUhiih the Chim of F.attcrn Cherokee* to Londs on Hangingdog Creek A party of engineers arrived here Tuesday to survey out and establish the lines and claim* of thi Eastern Hand of the Cherokee Indians tu certain lands granted tlirni in 1868, lying in the Ilangingdog section of | this county. In the party were C. Z. Denton. Government Surveyor, l>. T. Smith. Cherokee, N. C.. and Sibhald Smith of Whittier. This party is working in co-operation with Pro f ess or J. K. Henderson, Indian Agent, of Cherokee, N. C. The iands which Lucy will survey were donated to the Indians many years ago, and is known as the Hen son donation. The Indians secured judgment against the lands on December 21, 1S68, at which time they | also established title to large tracts in Jackson, Graham and Swain [C i nibs. :i foi'r counties. th?? iiuio mcnt covered about 70,000 acres. Since 1016, the agent for the Indians and this party of engineers ! have been busy surveying out the lands for the Indians and re-establishing their claims to them. According to Sibbald Smith, head of J the party, in many case? it has been found that residents have settled upon the Indian lands and have claimed title to they, in many cases, establishing sufficient claim to secure a quit claim deed and then transferring the lands under warranty. "This has resulted in many law suits, but," said Mr. Smith, "in all this time not a single suit hus been tost, but this work was begun about thirty or thirty-five years too late." It is his opinion that if former agents had started the work a long time ago that many law cuits and much searching of the court records could have been avoided. It is expected that the work in this county will require about thirty days. George Townion Badly Burned George Town 'on is suffering with severe bui*s on the face as a result of the ij;n?ti< n of alcoholic vapors in the radiator of bis car. Alcohol had been placed i nthe radiator to prevent freezing and Monday evening about seven o'clock George removed the cap to put some water in the car and the vapours were ignited by the coal of a cigar which he was smoking. His face was badly burn| ed but It ia not believed that his eyes were injured. i | "ST nw ^5 Leading Newspaper in 1 >LINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 192; ION IN MEXICO engraining (or the scene of action, hi I power and Ls leading his loyal De La Huerala. 1 Dr. E. E. Adams To Practice Here Edward F. Adams. M. P., hns returned to Murphy and will begin the ! general practice of medicine with Ihis father, Dr. N. B. Adams, according to announcement made the other day. Vt>ung Dr. Adams has just completed his internship in the Knowille G? neral Hospital, where he has been for the past six months. He graduated last June from the 44ffuraon Medical College of Philadelphia and successfully passed the ^examinations o fthe State Board of (Medical Examiners and obtained li, cense for the nractice of medicine ! in North Carolina. Before going to Jefferson Medical College, Dr. Adams graduated from Wako Forest College. He is also a graduate of the Murphy High School. Young Adams is will known throughout this section, his father having practiced medicine here for the last fifteen years and the peo-J I pie will be gland to welcome him j '.nick to engage in his profession. POSTELL. Mrs. Mary Stiles has been on the sick list for several clays but is re ^ ported to be some better at this writing. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson has been very ill t'or the past week. Mr. and .Vlrs. S. Y. Allen visited ( Mr. Bill Stiles and family Tuesday., Mr Dolphin Sandars and little son . spent Sunday night with E. II. Allen' and family. Mr. Hall, the lumber man of Suit N. C. spent friday night with John Maren also visited Mcll Freeman and family Sunday afternoon. Andrew Thompson returned to his work at Ducktown Monday after spending a few days with his family at Portell . He is planning to move from here in a short time. Mrs. Dulia Suit was a caller at C. L. Stiles and G. W. James Friday afternoon. Mrs. Lyda Crane returned to her home last week and reported that her daughter. Mrs. Hambry was much k??t I nr Tom Allen of Etowah has been j visiting friends and relatives on Shoal Creek, also at Ducktown. We would be glad for him to stay in our midst. Our sheriff, John Mason, had a race after his prisoner up Gamley Mountain, but failed tol catch him. Jim Johnson has purchased a fine pony and is now out horseback riding every day. Ernest Allen ha-? returned to his school at Farner, after spending the holidays with home folks'. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. White was buried at Shoal Creek on New Year's Day. Charlie Hickman made a business j trip to Floyd's Reid's Chapel Sat- i urday. I 1 : . i ^UIWV this Section of Wester Statement From Agent Clay County As County Agent of C!av County I am interested in the dormant spray for fruit. All the farmer In the county that are interest-.'d in growing fruit and want to obtain the dormant spray, should get in touch with me and we can pun hast our Lime Su.'phur Spray co-operatively, thereby saving all concerned i . ?nev. There are two kinds c-f spray, a winter spray which is one gollon oi . . i. ..? i laivr iiiiu 7Uli>IIUl I ? IIin?gallons of water. This put on with a good spray pump will give good results as a prtvenative again-t pa?*i-itic insects and fungus. This would : t do as a summer spray, for it would burn the foliage of trees. As county agent it is my desire to get acquainted with each of you. In Huyesville and out over the county when you pass stop and introduce yourself and I will appreciate it. I. will be no trouble to di tinguish mc from some traveer passing through your county, for when you see a long, tall, slim, six foot guy. ugly and hard-looking. and g nerally wearing a smile?that is Anderson, the County Agent. Cheese Factories of Western N. Carolina Can't Supply Demand By W. A. Graham, Agent in Dairying I am often asked this question: What about the chce-e industry In North Carolina; in a way 1 don't hear much about it? It is true, that those engaged In the business of producing milk for cheese factories have not advertised very much. In fact, they have not had time for they have been too busy producing cheese, the consumption of which has increased considerably greater than that which they have hoc n able to produce. The demand for Mvrtb Carolina cheese is increasing rapidly, but the production I not keeping pace with the consumption. Walk into any grocery store in ,<>-ui ivnu ?ii?? you sci- i-ni't'si' on the counter Ask the groct ryman where this cheese conies from, and in most cases he will tell you from the north or west. Ask him why he doesn't buy North Carolina cheese and more than likely his reply will be, I can't get it when I want it. Did you even stop to think that where all the cheese corais from that you see in the groceries and market-? I)iil you know that che< se is made in factories, from cow's ir.iik produced on some farm? Did you ever stop to think that some farmer somewhere has received money ft/ milk that made this cheese. Did you know that a few farmers in your state and county are making cheese and that they are petting a market at the cheese factory for their milk. Last year over 2,000,000 popnd* of cheese were shipped into our state from the north and west, because we were not able to produce enough to supply the demand. Now, lots of farmers think that there is not much to the dairy business; that it is a small proposition anyway. This man should have some information to place him in the proper light. The dairy industry is one of the biggest in the United States. Last year the value of dairy products was over $2,000,000,000. If there isn't anything to selling milk to a cheese factory, then why is it, thai you are able to buy cheese at the store. Some one has to produce the milk and sell it at the cheese facto ry before you can get the cheese., ii u is not a promaoie ou-mess tntn why are there over 2,000 cheese factories in Wisconsin today? If there is no money in dairying, then why are the farmers of the north and west seHing milk to cheese factories? Why have they been in the business for years and why do they continue so? Because the cheese factory pays cash for milk and they are able to ship their products to the south, the best market in the country for cheese. If the farmers of the north and west are able to produce cheese, ship it to the south and continue to prosper in the business, what can ( Continued o?, page 8) ADVERTISE IN f THE SCOUT | X "IT W I L. L m A K c. r % YOU RICH" n North Carolina VEAL GROWER'S 1 ASSOCIATION NOW BEING ORGANIZED ' County Agent Ellis Trying to Make Cattle R * sing Profitable in Cherokee Following a riveting of farmers in the court hou-c here Monday at which County Agent H. H. Ellis presided and furnished data hearing on tin cattle situation i nthis county. ,'iiiun arc now maturing ior tne organization of a Veal Calf Produces : i;*i Shippers Association in Chcro!; , C!ny an