Volume II No. 42
ursy Letter From
Thriving Cliffside
rtHfside, N- Jul y 19 ' 1920.—Mrs. !
Proctor has been spending some
>r sister, Mrs. W. G. Free- ;
' c : Erlanger. She was joined by
Riband at Erlanger Sunday and
IVili return this week.
L Mabel Erwin, sister of Prof,
j Ei'win has accepted a position as
for the Cliffside Mills Store.
• p Carpenter was carried to the
'lvterian Hospital on last Thursday
Serious operation. We are glad
L te that he is doing well, as is his
Charlie, who underwent an opera
there two weeks ago for a broken
,'jnis Dedmond had the misfortune
C a k his arm last week trying to
!j; a Ford. This is the second
ident of this kind to occur here
jatly.
uj ss Minnie Carpenter returned
Jjijy to the Summer Scool at Ashe
>after visiting her father at the
jbvterian Hospital at Charlotte two
to, Barney Davidson underwent an
cation at "the Hospital at East
oE dale last week for appendicitis,
jis reported to be getting along fine.
He Hunt Baraca Class had their
t „ a l outing Sunday. They always
jt at their class room and have the
day School lesson as usual at an
ly hour Sunday morning then they
B tto Sulphur Springs where they
ait the day and enjoyed a bountiful
siier.
J. F. Long of Badin is spending a
i days here this week.
Hisses Laura and Rose Freeman, of
gan visited Miss Nora Freeman last
tck.
Luther Campbell accompanied by his
it and Miss Melrose Hawkins, A.
.Wall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tim
irpenter, and Grover Womick attended
:ebirthday dinner at J. Bridges' near
Henboro, Sunday.
Miles Hamrick and sister, Miss
sjvia, of Shelby, visited at Suitsus
image Sunday.
Hoyt Dixon visited at Grover last
today but we hardly think the party
frisked is named Grover.
Caroleen defeated the Cliffside Ball
im here last Saturday by a score of
to 2. It was a close and interesting
The Methodist Church was dedicated
ft Sunday. Rev. A. C. Swafford a
raier pastor preached at the 11 o'clock
rvice to a large and appreciative
idience. The dedication service was
dd Sunday night and Bishop Darling
a preached the sermon. It was a
tiendid sermon and was thoroughly
ajoyed by the large audience. Rev.
.M. Hipps who was the first pastor
ras also here from Lexington, also Rev.
- Wood of Shelby, and Presiding
uiier, Parker Holmes. Special music
bs rendered at each service. J. P. D.
fithrow of Hollis brought a large
rack load of Hollisites for the dedication
srrice.
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Cliffside. N. C . July 26, 1920.
l irs. Mattie Padgett of East Flat
lock visited friends here last week.
Misses Una Edwards and Fay
Best spent Saturday night with Mr.
tod Mrs W. O. Geer at Spindale,
sdSunday at Miss Edwards' home
Bar Rutherfordton.
County Supt. of Public Welfare
iE. Price made a splendid address
®the Baptist Church Sunday eve-
He was preceded by Prof,
kyde Erwin who also made a talk
to Child Welfare.
The many friends of Mr. J. P. Car
rier will be glad to know that he
f making rupid strides toward
pcovery from his recent illness
M operation at the Presbyterian
fospital at Charlotte His son,
Paster Charles Carpenter isexpected
he able to return home from the
ke [fospital this week. Mrs.
ai'penter is with them and will
kiain until Master Charles is able
peouie home when she will accom
pany him.
The ha 11 teams of Henrietta and
piffside clashed on the local ground
Saturday. The gam* was very
Cresting and the locals won by a
•coreof four to two.
Mrs. W. W. Winn was taken to
; De Presbyterian Hospital at Char
ge last Friday and will undergo
today, (Monday). We
lu Pe for her a speedy recovery.
George Shuford and sister
®'ss Clara, of Lenior, were pleasant
'fcitors here Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Kd and Arthur Carpenter
Misses Willie and Alice
jja b. E Roach visited Mr. and
,; N 11.l 1 . Carpenter and son Chas.
f'be Presbyterian Hospital Satur
and Sunday.
A. T. Humphries and J.
spent Sunday very pleas
•) in ( ialfney.
j! es srs. Hob't and R. R. James
.Padgett attended the
of Mrs. Lindsay Padgett at
' ctte Sunday.
•ass Aiice Edwards left Monday
where she has accepted
position.
u Cooper and family visit
« Golden Sunday. * 
and Mrs. Clyde Erwin had as
A 'fiek-end truest Mrs. Erwin's
Ezra Miller of Waco,
j. '- 1 - j' Suttle of the hardware
•of the Cliffside Mills store is
Pair of Khaka Overalls
Lands Wearer a Job.
Some time ago ye editor purchased
at Efird's a pair of Khaka overalls for
use in the printing office, but in the
goodness of his heart he loaned them to
one of the young men of the town,
who had met with an accident to the
south end of his pants going north, and
and who appealed to the aforesaid editor
for something that would keep the
police off of him until he could get
home and procure a change of clothing.
We produced our much prized $1.50
overalls and let him don them, advising
him to be sure and return them immedi
ately, a promise which he made and
solemly vowed to keep. But in place
of his going home for another pair of
pants, goes to the ball game and it
was several days before we saw our
ver alls or the wearer thereof and
then at a distance, for he saw us first.
Time rocked on, eventually we ran
across our overalls and the wearer to
gether and simultaneously, and he in
formed us that they had been the means
of landing him a job at the Florence
Mill and that as soon "pay day" came
around we would be presented with a
new pair of overalls by the manager of
Efird's department store.
Ye editor hung around Efird's like
Grant did around Richmond during the
Civil war, but not a pair of overalls
were passed out.
We told our tale of woe to Messrs.
Reinhardt and Scruggs and they both
promised to lend their aid and influence
toward getting for us our just rights,
viz: a pair of overalls. Somehow they
failed.
One day after the great price-slashing
sale was over "Dock" Moore came over
leading a pair of overalls, saying he
had got right in behind the fellow who
had borrowed our overalls and ' 'persuad
ed'' him to buy a pair while they were
marked down to 98c and send them to
the editor.
Dock is a persistent fellow—and
good salesman. We thank him for his
action in the matter.
By the way the fellow is still
wearing the overalls and making good
on his iob at the mill.
spending his vacation with home
folks at Asheville.
The Junior Baraca Class gave an
Ice Cream Supper at the Hall Sat
urday night.
The officers and teachers of the
Baptist Sunday School were formally
installed Sunday morning and Rev.
Hout preached a splendid sermon
on the duties and obligations of the
Officers and Teachers.
Mr. Ervin Lutz is away on his
vacation and, accompanied by his
wife and little daughter, Anna, will
spend some time at Wrightsville
Beach.
Mrs. Sam McDaniel and children
: Miss Erma and Master Whitt of
Greenville, S. C., visited Mr. and
( Mrs. P. C. Hawkins last week.
Mr. and Mrs J. B Freeman are
spending this week visiting Mrs.
■ Freeman's parents Mr. and Mrs.
; E W. WilsonatGastonia, and Chim
ney Rock.
Miss Melrose Hawkins is visitfng
• in Charlotte this week.
Misses Eva Long, Jessie James
: and Nell and Virginia Moore accora
' panied by Messrs. G. K and (Jhas.
5 i Moore visited in Gaftney Sunday.
Lit.tie Miss Joyce Wilson of Gas
! tonia is visitirg her cousins Misses
' Ruth and Grace Wilson.
I Messrs C. D. Hughes, R. S.
flames. O R. Harden, S. A. Robin
[ sou and Eugene Scruggs motored to
* Spartanburg Saturday.
. Mr. W. B. Wilson and family and
Miss Alma Freeman spent Saturday
and Sunday in Gastonia.
I Messrs. Reuben and Bennett
5 Hinsdale of Folk County are guests
of their cousin Mr. Jay Hicks.
' Miss Mary McMahan of Charlotte
! is visiting her cousin Miss Nellie
■ Hicks.
Master Hoyle Hicks is spending
this week with his grand parents
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDade at
Tucapau, S. C.
Death of Mrs. Elsie Martin
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•! Mrs. Elsie Gettys Martin, wife of
) Mr. Ed Martin, died at the home of
, | her husdand in Zebulon, N. C., on the
19th instant, from a short and sudden
attack of appendicitis. The body was
' | shipped to Forest City and interred at
t Hopewell on Wednesday.
Mrs. Martin was raised in this county,
. I and liyed here quite a time after her
1 I marriage.
; The funeral was conducted by Revs.
' Whittington, Burrus and Harrill a
large concourse of sorrowing relatives
- attended the last sad rites over this
noble Christian woman, whose life
was as an open book.
Besides her husband she leaves four
" ! brothers and one sister, to mourn her
death, as follows: W. B. Gettys,
; Jeffersonville, Ga,; L. A. Gettys,
> : Shelby; M. E. Gettys, Gaffney, S. C.;
J. H. Gettys, Forest City, Mrs.
j Sarah Wood, of Chesnee, S. C.
j Mrs. Martin was well and favorably
known to many of our readers who
I will be shocked to learn of her sudden
demise.
.; The sympathy of our community is
extended the / bereaved husband,
j brothers and sister in this their hour
1 of sorrow.
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Ciyde Davidson, who is operator
at Marshvi ie, is hereon a visit lo
relatives and friends.
GREATER FOREST CITY'S OWN HOME NEWSPAPER
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1920
| Newsy Letter From
Bostic Route One
The people of this township are most
done working their crops. We are
glad to see several showers of rain as
the crops have been very dry.
Mrs. Susie Freeman and grand-son,
of Texas, spent the week-end with her
brother, J. W. Carpenter.
MissMadgie Cowan has been attending
the Teachers meeting at Union Mills.
Hallie Hunt has purchased another
Buick six.
Misses Essie and Adah Harding
entertained a large crowd of young
people Saturday evening serving ice
cream. A joyous time was had by
those present. The visitors were Mary
and Carrie Carpenter, Florence and
Oda Crotts, Oscar Carswell, P. L.
Crotts, Miles Green and Rodger Taylor
all of Forest City.
We are glad to note the people are
interested in the Sunday school at the
Wilson school house which is progress
ing nicely.
Moten Walker cut the first water
melon Monday which he gathered from
his field. This is the first ripe melon we
know of in this neighborhood.
Mr. Billie Carpenter visited his sister
Mrs. Grayson Martin, of Cliffside, last
week.
Mrs. J. W. Harding spent Monday
evening with her daughter, Mrs. E. M.
Walker.
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Items From Pea Ridge
There was an ice cream supper at
Mr. J. W. Hardin's Saturday night.
Quite a large crowd was in attendance
and all seem to have enjoyed themselves.
Messrs. Miles Greene, Roger Taylor,
Oscar Carswell and P. L. Crotts of
Forest City attended the ice cream
supper at J. W. Hardin's Saturday
night.
Misses Florence and Odie Crotts
visited Miss Essie Hardin Saturday
night and Sunday.
Miss Madge Cowan returned to
Union Mills Monday to resume her
studies at the summer school.
Misses Annie Sue, Ollie Lee and
Mattie Carpenter visited at Wilson
school house Sunday afternoon,
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Farmers Union Meeting
To all members of the Farmers Union:
There will be an important meeting of
the County Farmers Union at Union
Mill, Saturday July 31st at 2: P. M.
All members are urged to be present.
A. R. Sorrell Sec & Treas.
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Mrs. Lee W. Lynch has as her
guests Mrs. T. R. Honeycutt and
Miss Mildred Taylor, of Roanoke
Rapids.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FARMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
AT FOREST CITY, CAROLEEN AND LATTIMORE
In the State of North Carolina, at the close of business, Jnne 30, 1920.
RESOURCES DOLLARS
Loans and Discounts $1,116,761.90
Demand Loans 30,037.00
Overdrafts, 8,324.00
United States Bonds and Liberty Bonds 38,250.00
Banking Houses, $15,362.40; Furniture and Fixtures, $6,156. 23-.. 21,518.63
Cash in vault and net amounts due from Banks, Bankers & Trust Co's. 170,130.56
Cash Items held over 24 hours, 1,194.52
Rutherford County Bonds 9,200.00
Total J $1,395,416.61
LIABILITIES / DOLLARS
Capital Stock paid in $100,000.00
Surplus Fund 75,000.00
Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 8,618,63
Bills Payable 250,000.00
Deposits subject to check $559,548.68
Time Certificates of Deposit 369,186.22
Savings Deposits 7,062.39
Cashier's Checks outstanding 5,225.06
Due to National Banks 2,788.49
Due to State Banks, Bankers and Trust Companies 17,987.14 961,797.98
Total $1,395,416.61
State of North Carolina, County of Rutherford. June 30, 1920.
I, J. H. Thomas, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. H. Thomas, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of June, 1920.
Gudger W. Edwards, Notary Public.
My commission expires Janary 29, 1922.
Correct—Attest: T. R. Padgett, J. F. Alexander, E. 0. Thomas, Directors.
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FOR RALE
; One six-room house on West Main Street
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\ with 2\ acres of land, good outbuildings and orchard Also [
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\ One five-room house, Close in,
\ near the Square, on West Main Street. Also \
30-acre Farm, with 4-room House
I well timbered and watered. Located between Forest City and
: Spindale. near my home place. |
Reasonable prices and good terms. I
! J. H. GETTYS
1 FOREST C2TY. - NORTH C ARC UNA
Happenings of a Local
and Personal Nature
Ulus Burns, of Lancaster is here on
a visit.
Thomas and EarleKing, of Lisleville,
are here on a visit.
Miss Fannie King was one of a party
at Sulphur Springs Sunday.
W. J. Davis, wife and W. J. Jr., are
spending this week with his parents
down on the farm.
Settle Bostick is working at the
Southern depot during the absence of
Chief A. L. McDaniel.
Tracy Proctor, agent of the Southern
Railway at Summerville, S. I C. and an
old popular Forest City boy is spending
his vacation here.
W. B. Gettys, of Jeffersonville, Ga.,
is visiting his brother, Dr, J. H. Gettys,
in Forest City. He is accompanied by
his daughter, Lois.
Mrs. J. C. Johnson was reported quite
sick the first of the week and under the
care of the doctor. Her friends hope she
will soon be out again
Rev. T. G. Williams has returned
from Franklin w r here he has been help
ing Rev. R. E. Word in a series of
meeting and much spiritual good accom
plished.
A protracted meeting will be started
at Pleasant Grove Church the second
Sunday in August. The pastor, Rev.
W. L. Dawson will be assisted by Rev.
C. C. Southron.
It was a great game of ball here Sat
urday afternoon between Forest City
and Caroleen, with the score 3t04 in
favor of the home boys. Forest City is
now playing some good ball.
John Poole has treated himself to a
new car. It is a Liberty six, and is a
beauty. John carried his wile and
Misses Beanah and Esther Harris to
Cliffside Sunday, and he had some time
showing off what stunts this car can do.
Messrs. Gary and Whitsett Hiott
spent the week-end in Forest City.
Both of them have been identified with
the Courier. Gary came up to accompany
his wife and two children back to Easiey,
where they will reside in the future.
Whitsett came up too —but what's the
use; as he is unmarried and very popu
lar with the fair sex, our readers can
guess his mission up here.
Joe Hardin has quit laying brick and
gone to laying out the biggest lot of
goods for the least money ever sold in
Forest City—or that is what Posey Flack
says. Joe took a notion to break into
the mercantile game, so last Friday he
bought the stock of goods owned by Clar
ence Huntley. Joe has cleaned up the
store, rearranged the stock and has a
neat appearing place and says if you
want goods any cheaper than he is sell
ing at, you'll have to go to Helen Hunt
for them.
Sugar, four pounds for one dollar
—first class granulated.
Thompson Biggerstaff Co. Bostic, N. C.
Happenings of a Local
and Personal Nature
J. P. Williamson went to Char
lotte last Saturdav on business.
Mrs. L. A. Moore and children
spent the week end in Boiling
Springs.
Pierce Williamson and wife from
Oklahoma, are visiting their brother
C. L. Williamson.
Wm. Lineberger, wife and chil
dren, of Shelby, were guests of J.
B. Flack, of Forest City, last Sun
day.
Mrs. J. P. Williamson returned
from Charlotte Wednesday where
she had been spending a few days
with friends and relatives.
Miss Mary Sheehan, of Ruther
fordton, is spending a time with her
sister, Mrs. Bessie Jones, our
efficient telephone operator.
Mrs. Bessie Jones visitad her
home near Rutherfordton Sunday
and brought her little daughter,
Mary, back with her, to to spend
a while
J. J. King, wife and children,
Miss Cphelia Courtney and Mrs. O.
J. Moody motored up from Charlotte
Sunday and spent the day with the
family of J P. Williamson.
Prof. J. C, Newton and wife, of
Chattanooga, Tenn., are spending
a time with relatives in and around
Forest City. He is a teacher in the
McCalle school in Chattanooga.
Rev. C. C Southron pastor of the
Forest City circuit starts a series of
meetings at Salem Church the first
Sunday in August Rev. T. G
V\ illiatns will assist him for the first
few days
Mrs W. L. Brown, nee Annie
Mauney, of Hot Springs, is here on
a visit to her mother, who is in
disposed. and will spend some time
in Forest City, to the delight of
her many friends.
Miss Cora Leo Doggett gave a
party Thursday night at her beau
tiful country home, in honor o r her
house guest, Miss Inez Doggett.
Several from Forest City attended
and it was a jnost enjoyable occa
sion.
Thomas Moss, "the ice man,"
spent the week-end atUnakaSprings.
Tom says he saw and met more
pretty girls than he ever saw before
in one place and had the best time
of his life and is going hack real
soon as there was one little black
eyed beauty who made him promise
to come back.
Miss Lorena Hill, one of the very
efficient telephone operators at the
Forest City exchange, has been
quite indisposed since Saturday,
and getting no better, left Tuesday
for her home at Rutherfordton. She
had resigned her position, effective
Saturday so Mrs. Jones has her
hands full answering calls. No one
has been procured to take Miss Hill's
place, as yet. It is presumed the
manager will procure another
opeiator soon.
In the population contest some
time ago put on by the Long Drug
Co., toe re were about 350 gueses
registered, but there were very
few that were real close to the
actual figures. The Mary Garden
perfumery set was woo by Mrs. W.
B. Edwards, of Ellenboro, with a
guess of 2.810. The box of Nurica
cigars was won by G. P. Doggett,
of Forest City, on a guess of 2,275
The prizes are being sent out bv
Harold Long, manager of the Long
Drug Co. this week.
Charles Flack manager of the
Flack Hardware Co., will return
from Shelby next week, and, after
a few days of rest, will begin ar
ranging to open up business here,
temporarily, in the building now
occupied by C. C. Moore, until the
building now occupied by Horn's
Cash Store is vacated. The Flack
Hardware Co. will carry a complete
line of hard wareof every description
andanageucy line farm machinery and
tractors. They have their line
already bought and ready to be
shipped. They expect to be open
for business the latter part of next
month. Watch for their opening
announcement in this paper.
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Re-enters the Law.
Gudger W. Edwards Esq., has
resigned his position with the Farmers
Bank & Trust Company, and will
resume the practice of the law August
Ist. He will open offices in the C. C.
Moore building over the Farmers
Hardware Company, and will devote
his entire time to the practice of his
profession.
Mr. Edwards has been a resident
of Forest City for the past five years,
and is well known as a young Attorney
of ability.
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New Lumber Sales Office
COOK & COMPANY, have recently
opened their main office at Greenville,
S. C. in order to furnish prompt service
to their Carolina customers. They seli
all kind of lumber, shingles, lath, etc,
in car lots direct to builders, contractors,
mills and others, at lowest wholesale
prices direct from their mill.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance
Happenings of a Local
and Personal Nature
Local and Personal Item^
Mrs. James D. Link returned Satur
day trom the bedside of her father,
John Mcintosh of Roneeverte, W. Va.,
and reports his condition somewhat im
proved.
Bonnie B. Invisible Hair Nets
Long Drug Co.
Wanted a middle aged lady to keep
house and care for two children. Price
will be satisfactory.
Mrs. Julia Tollerson
Forest City..
Mrs. R. R. Webb, of Boiling Springs
is reported critically ill with peritonitis
Her many friends will be sorry to learr
of her illness and hope for her recovery
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Forest CityßouteNo. 2News
The election at Piney Ridge school
was held Saturday. Forty seven votes
were cast—twenty one were in favor of
consolidation and twenty six were not in
favor of consolidation.
J. E. Womack and Mrs. J. R. Har
din attended the funeral of their little
nephew, Amos White Womack, at
Mill Spring last week.
Mr. and Mrs Plato Gettys and son
Bill of Harris visited at the home of J.
J. Hardin Saturday.
Miss Nannie Hardin is spending a
few days with Mrs. G. P. Hardin at.
Sulphur Springs.
Misses Sudie Young, Selma McDonald
and Ollie May Womack and Mr. Bill
Gettys visited at Rutherford Hospital
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Julius McDonald and family
spent Saturday with J.J. and Mrs*
Hardin.
Little Miss Dorothy Moore has beer,
very sick, but is improving.
Mr. Walter Hamrick of Caroleen
visited Mr. Wm. McDaniel and
family Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. McDaniel and chil
dren visited Mr. and Mrs. L'd Grose
Sunday. *
Mrs. P. H. Hardin. Misses "Ada Har
din and Louise Womack, Mrs. J. J.
Hardin and son, Clyde, visited Miss
Maude Hardin at the Rutherford
Hospital Tuesday; they report she is
doing nicely.
J. R. Hardin has purchased a new
Ford touring car.
West End Locals
Mr. and Mrs. S S. Trout spent Sun
day at Mr. Crouse Trout's at Sandv
Mush.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Eaker of Cowpen.s
S. C. spent Sunday at J. M. Hughey's.
Misses Mattie Walker and Alma
Huntley of Rutherfordton R. 1. were
visitors of Miss Mattie Hyder Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Wall spet several
days last week with Mrs. Wall's
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blanton.
Mr J. M. Hughey will go to. Boiling
Springs Monday to start a singing
school.
Mr. J. C. Roberson and family
enjoyed a trip to Chimney Rock Sunday.
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Cotton Grader and Buyer
Mr. D. D Little has secured the ser
vices of Mr. O. C. Turner as cotton buy
er and grader for Florence Mill. Mr. Tur
ner comes from Spartanburg and is a
graduate of WofFord College.
After finishing WofforcJ Mr. Turner
took the examination given by the war
department in Atlanta, which he passed
with a high average and was given a
commission as second lieutenant in the
U. S. Army. Mr Turner was stationed
most of the time in the Philippines. He
has traveled over Japan twice, in China
as far inland as Peking and Canton, and
was stationed at several places in P. I.
for over three years. Mr Turner has
liven in Sumatra. Borneo and Java, trav
eled in India, Egypt, Palestine and over
entire Europe. After taking a postgra
duate course at Oxford he returned
home completing a trip around the world.
Mr. Turner speaks three languages
very fluently, Spanish, Italian. Tagolog
a Philipino dialect. After his return
home about four years ago he became in -
terested in cotton and has given it some
very careful study, working a greater
part of the time under government ex
perts. Mr. Turner made on examina
tion classing and stapling cotton 96$
and on colors 98.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner will move to
Forest City about the first part of
October, and the people of our town
are glad to have them with us.
Is It A Joke?
The following post card bearing the
Bostic post mark has been received at
The Courier office:
"The only thing I ever received
through the railroad in good order was
a roll of barbwire.
Joke
K. K. K.
If the wire was as "pointless"' K. K.
K. 's" wit is, he should have had his
Bill of Lading marked "received in
bad order," for no barbwire answers
the purpose for which it is intended, if
the "barbs" or "points" are knocked,
off.
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"Honesty is the best policy"
Is a saying true and trite.
But with a pretty maiden,
Honestly, we might
Be tempted, if we had a chance
(A chance we'd ha':e to miss)
To break the rules of rectitude
And try to steal a kiss.