North Carolina Newspapers

A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. VOL. IV. NO 26. Salisbury, N, C, Wednesday, June 17th,-1908. Wm. h, Stewart, Editor. STATESVILLE AMD IREDELL COUNTY. Fixing to Pay for; Some of Sioneman's Gossedness. Dogs Listed tor Taxation. 8tatesvllle Landmark. Jane 8-18. L. 0, Wagoner, who it a dele , gate from this congressional dis trict to the national Republican convention, which meets at Chi cago on the 16th, will leave Statesville for Chicago, with the other North Carolina delegates, Saturday, 13th. Chas. H. Cowles, of Wilkesboro, is the other dele gate from thisdistrict; Daniel McKay, who was prob ably the oldest man in the coun ty, died yesterday morning at the home of John Deal, west of town. The remains will be taken to Is Jand Ford church, Shiloh town ship, this morning and after fu neral services will be interred in Island Ford graveyard, While his exact age is not known, it is known that he is somewhere be tween 95 and 97 years old, and an old comrade places his age at 96. The Charlotte Observer of Sun day had the following from its Washington correspondent: "A claim filed by the late J. W. Gray, of Statesville, for $250,000 " for a cotton mill burned by the Federal army during the closing days of the civil war, has. been re ferred to the Court of Claims, which means that it will be paid to the Gray estate if the loyalty of the claimant can be established, which it is said there will be no difficulty in doing." This claim has been pending a long time. Mr. Gray, so long known as a Statsville hotel man, spent a win ter in Washington prior to his death looking after the claim. The property destroyed was locat ed at Eagle Mills and was burned by Stoneman's men army passed through here in pril, 1865. The late Judge Furchea left a will, it is understood, but it has not been filed for probate. His estate is estimated to be worth $50,000. A reporter of The Landmark, I Wednesday, asked Congressman R. N, Hackett if, in the event the ...... Democrats of this district nomi nate him for Congress, of which there is no doubt, he would chal lenge his opponent, Chas. H. Cowles, of Wilkes, Republican, for a joint campaign of the dis trict. Mr. Hackett stated that he would not only challenge him but he is very anxious for the joint campaign. The marriage of Miss Ellie Copeland and Franklin Wallace I Webster was solemnized Wednes - day evening at the home of Capt. I J. W. Copeland, father, of the I bride. On acount of a recent I death in the family the celebra- J ion was very quiet, A citizen of Concord township. litfnff his taxes last week, return- iWfn.M a.i, oni fWo .W- at SS20 each $6 worth of O i j o i nr r j a kn in i .. uoga uuu xw uR. the difference m the number ana value of pigs may be constrastedj with t.hA rmmber and value of don unfavorablv to the citizen ., . , .,i i. atorsaid, ne snouia posBioiy ne given credit ior listing tne upland the county commissioners for taxation, something that is rarely done. It should be said, Vi nnraiTar f.Viaf. fVio nnmnao in list. ine them was not so much a desire tn nav taan on the canines as to se- ... cure for them the protection of the law. The courts have held that dog is not property unless it is listed for taxation. If it is listed the owner can prosecute any one who mav do it hurt. David M. Fnrches took dace from Trinity Episcopal church luesaay anernoon au o ck, conducted by Rev. Harris Mallin - ckrodt, of Charlotte, who read th bfiant.ifnl and imnreHHive ser- vice for the dead of the Episcopal cnurcn. ine nymns, "ljeaa, - m, ..T . Kindly Light," and "Abide With Me, were sung by the choir. The church was crowded and many could not get inside. The floral tributes were -many and beautiful. The interment was at Oakwood. uunu jwu iiADJinnuo uuumii nan tun nm mono aaiiutv Why Drug Stores Were Licensed. Senday School Coaientloa to be Held In July. Concord rimes, June 9-U. Chas, Isenhour has bought the Theatorium . moving plcsure show from T. B, Marsh, of Salisbury. The former manager, Mr. Barr, is now in Charlotte. t A charter has been granted to the Electric Laundry Company, of Concord, with a capital stock of $20,000, but the company will begin business with $2,400. The incorporators are John F. Laugh lin, W. S. Bingham, Mrs. Lizzie Bingham and Mrs. Fannie Laugh- lin. Mrs. Adam Honeycutt died last Friday at her home near Locust Level, aged 75 years. She. leaves her husband and eight children. She was a good woman, and for many years a consistent member of the Lutheran church. She was themotheroi E. M. Honeycutt, of Conoord, Rev. J. M. Grier was on last Sunday morning formally install ed as pastor of the First Presby terian church of Concord. The sermon was preached by itev. Byron S. Clark, D. D., pastor of the First Church at Salisbury. The charge was given to the pas tor by Rev. J, W. Lafferty, pas tor of McKinnon church, and to the people by Dr. W. Martin, Davidson College. The sermon and both addresses were of a high order, and the service throughout was a most beautiful one. A Normal Sunday School Con vention of the . TennesBe and North Carolina Synods of the Lutheran church will be held in Conoord on Wednesday, Thurs- CON when thely aud rm"ay before the fourth Sunday in July. A. committee from each of the Synods met re cently in Salisbury and agreed to iold such a convention with a view creating a permanent normal school in the future. At a con gregational meeting at St. James Lutheran church last Sunday night it was decided to invite the convention here. Considerable talk has been caused both in town and county by the fact that license has been issued to all drug stores in Concord to sell whiskey on pre scription by the State, county and city authorities. We think a statement is due to show the exact status in this matter. The reve nue act says that on the payment of $25 for the State the Sheriff shall issue license to any druggist to sell liquors on the prescription of a physician. The act gives the county the right to levy the same tax. which wasfdone. If this levy hadlnot been made by the county. it would have made no difference I except that the cost to the Ug 8toreB would been 25 & The license tax of the city is maainga totai oi ww, unaei I. 1 j t C1y cnarier tne rax at present I annnf. ATRAfln 311X1- In Menklart hnnrconntvnnder a special ft0t I tne city aldermen can refuse to license the drug stores, and have done so, but this authority is not Uen here, ine law says tne 1 Shenn snail issue tne license on nATinAnt of the amonnt Htftted. will not until January 1, 1909, nave any power in me matter. I ,uu nB"fl,u ,uu The readers of the paper will be 4-r-v laam tViot t.hara ia .4 v '7'" :a i-" " luZl ence has been able to cure in au itB stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only I positive cure known to the medi- cal m7'. arrn oemg a UAnaMnfiAne Hiaasaa VQtniMa a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acin& directiy, uPn blood twebv destro vine the foundation 1 0f the disease, and giving the patient strengtn oy Duuumg up the constitution and assisting na fcufVn diD it8 wor . I uiiovvJ a amtw w uvu k a avo nnMn tit .haV flpQt. One Hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O, - Sold by all Druggists, 75o. Take Hall's Family Pills con itipation. GROWTH OF FARMERS' UNION. Its Origin and Its Scope What Its Future Defends Upon. "The Farmers . Union in setting cut to conserve what it considers its best interests, has proceeded along eminently safe and sane lines. It has developed some rather startling financial projects which will be mentionod hereafter, but it has so far done good to many and harm to none. It is engaged in a fight for commercial gain, and inevitably it has created enemies, but it has made them openly and fairly. It has not alienated public sympathy in any manner by trampling on the rights of other men, or by seeking to in flict physical or peouniaiy damage upon anybody. It is out for dol lars, and these dollars cannot be owned by two men or by two sets of men fft the same time. The members of the union desire to possess them, and thus far have adopted none but legal and legiti mate means to obtain them. "Their platformyhich is broad and comprehensive, ib also al truistic in the highest degree. It is 'Justice, Equity and the Golden Rule. -The union, which actually aims at controlling the cotton output of the United States, and is using all due diligence to reach that goal, has, so far, lived up to the tremendous possibilities of its platform fairly well. In all the ' speeches and they were many and long delivered at the Mem phis convention not a single word advocating physical violence was heard. There were notalks of op pression, and the speakers as a whole were temperate and forbear ing. One delegate afflicted with violent socialistic theories at tempted to air them, but was in formed that more air could be found outside the building, and he was invited to take them and himself thither. "The union was born in the brain of a farmer living near a small town in Texas. It grew with such rapidity that the mail received by the organizer fairly swamped the local post-office. Partly for his own convenience ari j-torflir fnr t.Vift rwar-wnrkfiH postmaster, the projector of the organization was compelled to re move to a larger town in order to deal with the rapidly growing membership. It now has about one million members, although some enthusiasts assert that twice that number of names is on the rolls. "The general plan of the union is the erection of warehouses for the storing and selling, when the prices are 'right, of the crops of the members. Theoutlay of these establishments has not been so u u ; ' uyj an u tagx, ne reason mai many towns, anx- As to secure the business that 1 nresenoe of the warehouse 'tWs to the community, have - Btsuwu a wsii.uuu8B, uu oi,ud' 1 J :4.l,. presented them to the uDion or phis convention or were reprsent aUow their use free of charge, ed by delegates. Even upon them The operation of these warehouses the obligation is moral only such has. in many instances, been in- trusted to men more prominent because of the good work they have done in the union than for their familiarity with the intricacies of the cotton trade. , , "From these warehouses the stored cotton is sold by sample, at that all members of the union a fee to the grower of fifty cents would religiously observe the cur per bale. The selling is carried tailment percentage farmers out- ni. rmr. vueuuu vuuiuwY, a uuiuujmiuu within the union. When no sales are made no fee is charged the owner, .TTTdflr trm ivSt,ftm t a in naa nn fcflA Monrnhio morVot - - " and which will serve as an lllus tration, a bale of cotton sold and delivered in thirty days cost the grower for union expenses ninety- nve cents : sold ana delivered in sixty days, $1.25; in ninety days, (1.50. For each subsequent month the cost is ten cents for in. surance only. To these charges the freight and, if advances have been obtained on the shipment, the interest must be added. Subscribe for The Watchman. "The selling branch of the or ganization will not make advan ces upon cotton stored in country warehouses because of the difficulty of proper supervisions, and the faciltv with-which loans can be obtained from the local . banks. The Memphis office does, however, make liberal allowances on trot ton shipped to representatives of the union in 'Memphis. MahclfeBter and Liverpool. During-the late financial flurry the union arranged for loans to members of thirty dollars per bale and upward. "The difficulties which at times beset the saleB agent of the union when dealing with members whose commercial training had not been of the most thorough description is illustrated by the following in structions set forth in a circular recently issued : indorse your name across the back of the bill of lad ing. If you do not understand how to. do this, get the station agent or landing keeper to show you.' "In 'view of the necessity, of such elementary diretcions it would seem that the word 'educa tional,' in the name of our organ ization, is there for no idle pur pose. ' ' ; j "For the enlightenment of such as know more of business customs than the farmer, and at the same time have lesser knowledge than he ingother directions, it is ex plained fcbat a 'landing keeper' is the commander-in-chief of a steamboat 'landing' or dock on one of the Southern or Western rivers. Concerning the conduct of their affairs the members Of the union preserve an elaborate air of mys tery. Their meetings are all of the 'executive' character, and much care is taken to prevent infornr.a tion of the proceeding ; becom'.ag public. At the recei, Kmpbis'! convention it was decided taat the extent to which the curtail-' ment ofacreage is to be carried next year must be kept a pro found secret and this 'secret' is to be known to one million mem bers. 'Some of the officials of the union have declared that they do not know how much cotton they are hld!.ng With new members constantly coming. in and placing their cotton under the control of the organization, and with sales occasionally being made, this is probably correct as far as the exact number is concerned. New warehouses are springing up all over Texas and Oklahoma, and their number is not less than 800 nor more than 1,000. "The possible future of the an ion depends largely upon the question of whether or not the I price of fifteen cents is secured for any of the present crop. If this figure is reached, and the trend on the market, unfortunate- jy for thQ unioUf js not &t preBent m that direction, the scope and power of the organization will be greatly increased. . ''Ihe decision to curtail acreage lio hmHinir nn ir nTrr annh mam I j "r"" UJD1"- hAT wpm nTflMnt n fho Morn- as the honorable will observe and aitA n.Vipra ltrnnra- tJo onnh nn be legelly enforced, for a man may plant his farm with anything or nothing as he chooses, provided that he does not injure his neigh- LUU1B- BUW " u Z1 iDeaas anu none uuitons u it olea8eB him If t were certain Biue tne union, easily niignc, and r-"y . r nrnho h 1 tt wnn I (1 mAftr. A. nrnonoo. rtitra hicrh rrii a hv aftnrfa f. m. creased crop of their own. Sue cessrul curtailment ot acreage I ma7 be carried out in a limited territory which produces a pre- nnnHaronna nf onv nnfl inmwin 1... -r. . t any. it remains to De seen - 1 whether the members of the'Farm- ers union can successruny com bat the almost insuperable diffi . ii i -m--r 1 1 cuities tnat Deset its operation in a territory as great as that of the cotton-growing States. The luture oi the organization will depand largely upon the fidel ity with which its members ob serve the agreement to curtail their crops.' A heavy yield thiB year will heavily test the strength of the organization and prove its abilty to elevate and sustain prices. Two such crops in sue cession will determine whether it can and will endure. LEXINGTON ANdIaYIDSQN COUNTY. City's Finance Unsatisfactory, More Bonds ana no Report. Law and Order League. Lexington Dispatch, June 10th. In this issue is '"an advertise ment from the treasury depart ment, calling, for proposals for the sale or donation of a lot for the public building tor which $65,000 has been appropriated. It sets forth the requirements re garding such a site. Bids will be received up to July 2nd, at 2 o'clock n. m. , Some talk arising again about publishment of a statement by the town, it is recalled that the char ter requires a full and fair state ment to be posted on the first Monday in May which has not been done. Messrs, Cecil and Eanes have been awarded the contract for re modeling the Baptist . church. The building will be a very handsome edifice when finished and will cost about $10,000. As far as we can see, it looks like the poll tax decisions of the supreme court the county and state poll be not over $2 will cut off the 45 cents poll tax for roads in Lexington township, - The de cision doesn't affect tax that was voted, as in Thomasville, but in Lexington the tax oomes by way of the legislature. On the same reasoning, it would appear that the poll -tax on all bonds not voted directly by the people will be illegal. Thursday night at the meeting of the committee on organization of a Law and Order Leasne. a purse of $50 in gold was presented to Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Clegg by the people of Lexington in token of their appreciation of the earnest efforts put forth by the chairman and his estimable wif8 1 in behalf of prohibition in Lex ington and Davidson county. Drs. Buchanan, Byerly and Vestal operated on Luther Ford one day last week for lung trouble, and drew two gallons of pus from the pleural cavity with the result that the patient, who has not able to lie on his back for more than two years, was greatly reliev ed and can now rest naturally. The present indications are that he will get better. He has been very low for sometime. A unicago dispatn announces that there will be bontests on all delegations to the republican na tional convention from North Car olina except in the 9th and 10th districts, on the ground that the negroes were eliminated from the conventions. Leading men in the community have held several preliminary meetings looking toward the or ganization of a Law and Order League in Lexington, which will have for its purpose the eaforce- ment of tne prohibition law as voted on the 26th of May by majority of thousands. At the last meeting a committee of five 1 1 A -1 fl T 1 waB appointed uo oraic oy-iaws ana plans, tne committee being . composed of Messrs. teo. w. Montcastle and J. W. Noell, and Revs. Jos. T. Watts, J. W. Clegg and Henry Sheets. This commit ted is to report to a mass meeting that will be held Monday night the 22nd of June, in the Metho- dist church, at whioh time th() organization will be perfected by the election of officers and the adoption of plans. Capt. C. W. Trice liberated over one thousand hve hundred homing .pigeons Monday morning of onnriao ' I h aro vain SL stn f t .u j u ui wo uuud, auu uuejr uauie iiuiu points in Pennsylvania and from Baltimore. The day was perfect and they made good time. Wednesday night the board of aldermen, called in special session to discuss the issuance of bonds, decided to issue spzu.uuu hve per cento 40-20 year improvement bonds, for extension of improve ments and present indebtedness. The board divided on the prelim inary motion to issue, four being ooposedto bonds. At the Bank of Lexington, the mayor stated, were notes aggregating $16,152.49, and an overdraft of $5,000. J. M. Davis, deputy collector of internal revenue, tne district which comprises -uaviason, xsavie, TvaHall T?wan onn A lovonnar was in Lexington yesterday look"- mg over the situation as regards blockading in Davidson, he means busmees. He told The Dispatch tnat 11 tne people ana county oi- nnrthim 'hA would anfor th law with vieor. and we believe he will do it, STATE NEWS. From All Paris of the State. Items Con densed for Busy Readers. The next session of North Caro lina Teachers Assembly will meet at Charlette, ?N. O. June 36-19, 1909. It will be the 25th anni versary of the assembly. Burlington numbers among its 1 population a real monstrosity a "homey headed" negro. It is a male child about one year old with two horns about twelve iach- es in length and one inch in di ameter. The horns are growing rayiply. This is the third child with horns born in this family, though two have died in infancy. Ex. Willie Palmer, third son of Mr.'andMrs. C, M.Palmer, ism a critical condition, as a result of an accident that befell him yester day. The horse he was driving ran and he was thrown from the wagon, sustaining a number of gashes aa'd bruises about the head with possible injury to the skull. The building committee of the new Methodist church awarded the oontract Thursday to J. D. Grady, of Charlotte, for erecting walls, closing in and putting slate roof on the $20,000 structure. Pressed brick will be used, and the building is expected to be an elegant affair. The work of roll ing the old building to the rear is now going on, and as soon as neces sary excavation can be done work will begin on the new building. Stanly Enterprise. The North Carolina Under takers' Association will meet at Wrightsville from the 16th to the 18thJ The law requires that all Con- federate pensioners ( soldiers er widows) shall renew their appli cation before the Clerk of Court the first Monday in July and that all prospective pensioners must file such application between now and July 6th to obtain due re cognition Ly the Pension Board. Samuel Egbert McNeely, of Mooresville, and Miss El Dora Williamson, of Newberry, S. C, will be married June 24. The bride is a daughter of the late Rev. J. L. Williamson, a former pastor of the Poplar Tent Presby terian church. Genuine Reform. "I never was much of a reform er," said Mr. iJillie Sanders : "I've seed so much reform that I'm sick oi it, xnayoe er i could set a glimpse of the reel an' genuine ar tickle. I'd like it better, hnt tha , t , ; vi a h.rJ . , . the poiitisnins trot out when they want office. You know it's all 9 1 . 1 . ouncomoe dv tne wav 'thev ODen I wt " a tM A the'r mouth and see-saw the a'r ft- wi the r hands, l had the idee that the issues of the last cam paign was all for reform ; the rum a ill m . m demon was to do mted out wi a par of ice tongs, an' the cussed n nfin0.atnK0un stmt ahve' 1 amfe even Beed the tongs, an' nuther have I seed the hide of th e cussed corp orations but I hear tell that the skinning has been done. Well, that aatis- fie8 my taste for blood all right I 0 I an now x wans w nee some oi tne i .... , one-flOBS puwuiun uperateu on for the'r appendixes. They'd feel much lighter and nimbler."--Joel Chandler Harris, in Uncle Remus'B The for June. Home Magazine Thinks It Saved His Life. Lester M. Nelson, of Naples, Maine, says in a recent letter : 1 have used Dr. King's New Discov ery many years, ior coughs and colds, and I think it saved my life I have found it a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints AnA Wnnld no mora bo without Iooa . 0T neariy Iory 7earB ixew lisoovery nas stood at the I head of throat and lung remedies As a nreventative of and healer of weak h h eal- Sold .guarantee a u drug stores. 50o and $hi Trial bottle free. ANOTHER ACCOUNT FROM CLEVELAND. Good People of That Place Justly Prond of tbeResnlt. On the day of election, May 26th, the ladieB ofjthe W, C. T. U. of Cleveland arranged for an all day prayer service for the voters of the county and State and, es pecially for those of Cleveland township. Earnest prayer was made that every voter might stand by the right and against the man ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Church bells were rung every hour from sunrise to sunset to re mind the voters that the women were praying for them. Banners to that effect were placed at the polls. The service was held at the Baptist church in the forenoon and the Presbyterian in the after noon. Most of the women of the place were in the building at some time of the day. They visit ed the polls in a body in the evening and sang relgious songs till sunset, when they returned to the church and adjourned. The evening of May 27, the W. C, T. U. had a praise service thank ing God for His goodness and graciousness to us as a Great-giver of much good. Plans were also made by the members, aided by some gentle men who came in, m regard to a general rejoicing and torch light procession that nieht. Arranee- ments were made for the Taylors- ville band to come and plav for he children to form a procession behind the band with all other persons following. The proces sion formed at the station and rom there paraded the own with general rejoicing and songs. The band did excellent -service and was heard with delight. After the parade, Jas. Anderson, of Statesville, gave a short talk which was much appreciated. After this the crovtd which was not only Cleveland people, but people from all around in the Country, dispersed with the feel ing of thankfulness that our grand Old North State had fought the right fight for God, home and native land. XX MOCKSVILLE AND DAVIE COUNTY, Mockaville Courier. Jane 11th. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Rev. S. J. Beeker, of Jerusalem, to Miss Lottie King, of Leaksville, N. C, at the First Baptist church at that place on Wednesday, June 24th, J908. A series of meetings are being held at the Baptist church this week, the pastor, C. S. Cashwell, being assisted by Rev. Dunaway, of Spencer. Mr. Dunawtsy is an able preacher and the meetings are being largely attended. One of the prettiest home wed dings celebrated in Mocksville for some time, took place at the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnstone Wednesday afternoon, the contracting parties beine H. F. Fornwalt, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Miss Jimmie Knox, of this place. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Pence, of Cleve land. There were many guests from town and out of town. The bride and groom left on the eve ning train sor Asheville and other points on their wedding tour. Hughes Wins Anti-Race Track Bill. Albany, N. Y., June 11. The anti-race track gambling law. making it a felony to bet on horses at a race in this State, pass ed the Senate this afternoon. 27 to 26, the deciding vote being cast by Senator Otto Foelkea, who rose from a sick bed, contrary to the advice of his physicians in order to honor a promise to Gov, Hugh es, father of the bill, that he would be in his Beat and vote for the bill if he lived until 2 o'clock this afternoon. . He had to be helped to his feet to answer when his : name was reached on the roll call and immediately after the vote had been recorded by the clerk, fell unconscious to his seat and was carried ; from -the'Sehate chamber. His conditions critic al at three o'clock; rji,'.',in"j!ii