Established 1899
John Deitz, Cameron Dam Outlaw,
His Daughter and Cabin
Copyright, 1910. by American Press Association.
John Deitz. who fought lumber corporations for years and caused the loss
of hundreds of thousands of dollars in timber because be would not let logs go
over bis dam without pay, has all tbe help and assistance he needs in bis last
fi,'ht against the law When tbe *'outlaw" of Cameron Dam, Wis., made bis
stand agaiict the sheriff and scores of deputies he attracted tbe attention of
the entire country. He is still in Jail with his son, and his wounds are fast
healing. The authorities will place him on trial as ston as tbe doctors declare
blm tit to face a jury. Deitz declares he was not the leader in tbe attack on
local school officials Be adds that he is the victim of tbe lumber combine and
that they are trying to persecute him for bis refusal to give them free trans
portation.
A BIG ISSUE
The next issue of the Democrat
will appear during Fair week,
and will be an issue of 500 extra
copies which will he distributed
to visitors. Advertisers next
week should bear this in mind,
NOT OUR HANDICAP
In speaking of the failure of
Gastonia and Lincolnton to land
the C. & N. W. shops, the Char
lotte Chronicle hands Hickory,
where it has a lot of subscribers,
the following lemon:
Hickory made a bid, but there was
the offset of tearing up Colonel Nich
ol's tracks by that town. That was
Hickory's handicap.
Wade Harris ought not to make
a noise like this when there is a
hen on. This is "the most un
kindest cut of all." As a matter
of fact, this was not Hickory's
handicap and was not held
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4 HANDSOME PRIZES >|
To Be Given Away December 24 by THE HICKOR Y DEMOCRA T
The Contest Will Open Nov. 2. Visit Our Booth at the Fair and See These Valuable Prizes on Exhibition
In order to introduce our paper more extensively in the homes of Catawba County and adjoining section* we are going to give away FOUR HANDSOME AND USEFUL PRIZES
to persons who will do a little work for us before Christmas. Any white man, woman, boy or girl residing in Catawba County or adjoining section is eligible to enter the Contest. All you have to do
is to get Out among your friends and neighbors and ask them to let us cend tnem The Democrat. If a subscriber does not wish to take our paper a whole year for $ 1.00, we will send it six months
for 50 cents, or three months for 25 cents. You can bring or send in the names with the money once a week, and every penny you turn in to us will count ten votes for you. We will allow you the
same number of votes on renewel subscriptions. So it will pay you to get our subscribers in your community to pay up their arrearages to date or in advance. If you will write us we will send you
the names of our subscribers in your community who are in arrears.
The Contest will close December 24 at 12 q' clock M., and the man or boy then holding the largest number of votes will be given the First Gentlemen's Prize, and the man or boy holding
the next largest number will be given the Second Gentlemen's Prize. The woman or girl holding the largest number of votes will be given the First Ladies' Prize, and the woman or girl holding the
next largest number will be given the Second Ladies' Prize. Following is a description of the prizes: *
Gentlemen's First Prize Gentlemen's Second Prize Ladies' First Prize Ladies' Second Prize
The Man or Boy Holding the Largest Number of Votes at 12 The Man or Boy Holding the Next Largest Number of Votes The Woman or Girl Holding the Largest Number of Votes at
' O'clock M., December 24, Will Be Given at 12 O'clock M., Dec. 24, Will Be Given 12 O'clock M., Dec. 24, Will Be Given The Woman or Girl Holding the Next Largest Number of
A Gentlemen's 16-Size Elgin A Fine Stevens Rifle A Ladies' 0-Size Elgin or Votts «l2 o'clock m„ Dec. 24, wui Be a™
or Waltham Watch - Retail value *12.50 Waltham Watch a Beautiful Hat
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Set in a Beautiful Hand Engraved, Gold Filled, Open Face Made and sold by the J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co., of Chic- Set in a Beautiful Hand Engraved, Gold Filled, Hunting
Case, Guaranteed for 20 years. Retail Value $14.00. opee, Mass. "Everybody knows the merits of Stevens Case, Guaranteed for 20 Years. Retail Value $15.00 To be selected by the winner at W. T. Sledge's Store« not to
This watch is sold by J. O. Rhodes and is now on arms." This splendid rifle will be on exhibition at This watch is sold by Geo. E. Bisanar and is now on cost over s£o.oo
exhibition at his Store. The Democrat Office in a few days. * exhibition at his Store.
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All votes must be in our office by 12 O'clock M., Saturday, December 24. Votes cast or received by that time will not count anything. Remember, every cent
paid will count 100 Votes, whether paid to candidates or at this office. Persons voting in this office will cast their votes for whomever they please, and one candidate will not be Date 1910.
given a better showing than another in this respect. However, we are going to help you all we possibly can. so don't fail to ask for information when you need it. We ure thf hickory dfmoprat
goit g to write each one oi our delinquent subscribers and ask them to pay up and cast their votes for one of the candidates. " Cutest Department
Now. these handsome and useful prizes are worth working for. If you are going to buy a watch a good one will cost you sl4 or sls and you can't get a better move- Gentlemen:—
ment than the Elgin or Waltham. If you are going to buy a rifle a good one will cost you $12.50. And ladies! bow about a lovely An? A fine $lO one will please you. One I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the Handsome Prizes
of these valuable articles will make you a nice nice Christman present, and each one is a handsome, serviceable article, too. It wi'l certainly pay you to get out and hustle, if tQ be given away by The Hickory Democrat Dec. 24, 1910. Please send
you want to get the First Prize-and there is no reason why you should not get it, or at least the Second Prize. me instructions how to win one of these prizes.
If you want one of the prizes, fill out the Coupon and send it to us today. For further informarion address 4 ~ Name
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT, Contest Department "'I Address I
1 HCKORY IN C v* (This Counon is good for 100 Voves if received by Nov. 2)
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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
against this city in the bidding.
Hickorj is not yet out of mind in
the matter.
General News
David B. Hill, once Governor
of New York and U. S. Senator,
died at »Wolferc's Roost near
Albany Sunday.
The balloon America II is lost in
the snowy wilds of Canada with
Aeronauts Hawley and Post.
Fres Souvenirs Given to
Ladies s
The splendid wearing qualities
of the Majestic Range arc being
shown this week in a demon
stration atthsShuford Hardware
Co., conducted by Mr. C. C.
Ridge. Coffee and hot buscuits
are being served and souvenirs
in the shape of thermometers
given free to every lady who
calls. A paper stove pipe is being
used to show how the heat is all
utilized in the stove. A $7.50
set of kitchen ware is given away
with every range sold.
HICKORY, N C., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1910.
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Program of Events at Catawba County Street Fair—
Pres. Finley, of the Southern Coming.
Entries of exhibits for the fair
are coming in, and there are con
tinued indications of the biggest
crowd in the history of the Street
F-iir being in Hickory on Nov.
2, 3 and 4.
The Bureau of Information for
the Fair will be at the Chamber
of Commerce.
Chickens will be exhibited in
the building formerly occupied
by the Hickory Grocery Co.
The Dairy Department will be
in the rear of the Southern Ex
press Co.
Merchants and manufacturers'
Hickory Mav Yet Get the
Shops
Hickory again comes to the
front as the possible location of
the C. & N. W. R. R. shops.
Lincolnton has withdrawn her
offer, and Tuesday's Charlotte
Observer has the following from
Gastonia:
* 'Gastonia will not get the Car
olina & Northwestern Railway
shops. This was definitely deter
mined this afternoon as the re
sult of a conference between
Mayor T. L. Craig, chairman of
the committee having the matter
in hand, and General Manager
L. T. Nichols of the road. Mr.
Nichols declined to accept Gas
display in the new Stroup build
ins: up stairs.
Cattle: A. S. Abernethy's
livery stable. * *
Hogs and sheep Iprth ave., ad
joining new Government build
ing lot. _
Farm machinery exhibition,
government building lot
Ladies' department, pantry
and fancy work, old German Re
formed church.
Horses and Held crops depart
ments, look for sign.
Wednesday is Good Roads Day
at 2p. m. the business session
and at 7:30 addresses by National
and state experts, including
tonia's offer unless she would
purchase and donate to the road
some land adjoining the site of
six acres tendered and was told
that the road would have to take
the offer as as made oar decline it
It is believed by Gastonians that
the shops will Ntmia at Ches
ter."
Hickory is next in line, and
stands ready to make good her
offer any moment the road sayß
so.
Services at St Luke's
There will be Reformation and
communion services at St Luke's
near county home on next Sun
day the 30th at 10:30.
A. L. Bolick, pastor
State Geologist Pratt. Smoker at
the elttb rooms later. .«•
Thursday is educational Day.
Parade of school children im
mediately before fresident
Finley's speech at 12 o'clock in
the depot Bark.
Thursday night short speeches
in the Opera House on agricul
tural subjects and plans made
for the 1911 Fair. Special pre
miums will be announced.
Friday at 12 o'clock parade of
all live Stock. At 2:30 auction
sale.
Judging begins Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock and con
tinues till finished.
An Approaching Wedding
The following invitations have
been sent out;
Mrs. Marcus La Fayette Little
requests the honor of your pre
sence at the marriage of her
daughter Heroine to Mr. Ben
jamin Guy Childs on the evening
of Tuesday, November the first,
nineteen hundred and ten. at
half after eight o'clock, Holy
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Hickory, North Carolina,
Children Cry
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Wellman's Balloon America
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Walter Wellman before be took his giant balloon America on its lone
voyage was attacked by the majority of newspapers in the United States as
being a second Dr Cook. Wellman bas long been a newspaper man, bat his
one time friends declared be was showing a white feather in not making the
sttempt to cross the Atlantic ocean as be bad announced be would do. He
remained ar"Atlantic City, saying nothing under a shower of abuse and fault
finding Hia crew could not stand the gibes as well as Wellman, and at last
tbey insisted- on the effort being made. Wellman fooled his fellow newspaper
men when he -started on bis voyage by selecting a day in which the tog was
heaviest. He bad been accused of trying to do the spectacular, but he left his
moorings without any display or show.
Church Services
Next Sunday at the church of
the Ascession there will be the
usual services. The Subject of
the Morning Address Cincin
nati's Recent Great Convention.
A Seminary and Study of its
Work as bearing upon World
wide Christianity and the Future
of the Episcopal church." In the
evening the refitor will give a last
lecture on the Psalms with a
special Survey of the CXIX.
A cordial welcome to strangers
and especially to men.
LOST BOTH ARMS
Hickory was shocked today to
hear that Cyril, son of Mr. W. P.
Huffman lost both arms in a ter
rible accident at Hannibal. Mo.,
where he is employed in* the rail
road yards. His brother Ruil in
Oklahoma hastened to his side.
No particulars were given in the
telegram
Mrs. Hatcher Hostess
The Wednesday Afternoon
Book Club held its first meeting
with Mrs. John Hatcher on Oet.
19th. Aftercurrent news, the
hostess gave a short criticism on
her book, "Max," and read a
very interesting article on its
authoress, Katherine Cecil
Thurston. A most interesting
letter was then read from Mrs.
Beard, one of the members who
is abroad. It was written to the
club for this meeting and told of
her travels through Norway. El
egant refreshments were served
in the dining room which was
prettily decorated with roses and
chrysanthemums. Each mem
ber found marking her place, at
the table, a beautiful post card
which Mrs. Beard had sent from
Inverness, Scotland. It was a
delightful meeting and thor
oughly enjoyed by all.