The Lincoln County News
MILTON TIDD Y, Editorand Proprietor
nteredmaecond-claM matter December II,
1BU6, at th Poet 'office at Llucolnton, N. 0..
UDdartotofCongretsof siuchl, 1879.
ISSUED TUESDAY AND FlilDAY
TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 1911.
THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN
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GENERAL OFFICES
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BRANCHES tN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
THE HALL OF FAME.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
First president of United States
of America.
Born .West-
moreland
county, Va.,
Feb. 22, 1732;
died Mount
Vernon, Va.,
Dec 14, 1799.
i.: Commander
f s j In chief of
I " I r colonial ar
V! ir'v .ij mies in war
KLir for independ
ence. At school till about six
teen years of age. Engaged in
surveying 1748-51. Appointed
adjutant Virginia troops In 1751.
Volunteer ald-de-camp to Gen
eral Braddock of British army
in battle of the Monongahela In
1755. Married Martha Custls,
widow of Daniel Parke Custls,
Jan. 9, 1750, and settled as
planter at Mount Vernon. Dele
gate to Virginia house of bur
gesses and to Continental con
gresses of 1774 and 1775. Ap
pointed commander In chief of
Continental forces June IS, 1775.
Compelled surrender of Corn
wallls at Yorktown In 1781,
thereby winning Independence of
the American colonies. Unan
imously elected president of Unit
ed States In February, 1789, and
inaugurated at New York April
SO next Unanimously re-elected
in 1792.
THE PEOPLES' TICKET.
J. L. Lineberger, Mayor.
Ward One: R. 8. Abernethy
and W. C. Asbu rv.
Ward Tvro: R. P. Beal and
Julius A. Suttle.
Ward Three; Chas. R. Sim
mons and D. B. Johnson; .
Ward Four: Henry S. Robin
ion and Mont Ramsaur.
Be a live
booster club.
wire and join the
We want to , again urge the
school teachers over the county to
send us the honor rolls of their
schools.
The action of the First National
BaDk in offering ten dollars in
gold as prizes to the contestants
in the Bovs' Corn Club is to be
commended.
The Lincolnton Building & Loan
Association will mature another
Beries soon. This great home
building enterprise is a blessing to
any community.
8outhe Edds heads the list of
Lincoln county magistrates when
t comes to officiating at marriages.
Scarcely a week passes that the
kjuire doesn't perform a marriage
aremony. Judge Nixon is of the
Dinion that the Sauire's red hat
- m somethme to do with it. The
(uire says that it is because he is
: e best looking magistrate in the
. anty. One of these days we are
ing to print a picture of the
ole bunch, red hat and all, and
; the people pass on it
WAVE OF ECONOMY.
Which Swept Over Hook Offsets Webb's
Brave Fight. Charlotte Mint it Closed
Morcheid Again Absent when Inter
ests of HJi State Are At Stake.
(By W. A. Hildebrand, in Greensboro
' News.)
Washington, Feb. 16 The pro
posed increase in the salary of the
secretary to the President, the
increased remuneration of the house
official stenographers and the Char
lotte mint were all swept away to
day by an unwonted wave of re
trenchment and reform which roll
ed over the house. Congressman
Webb, reinforced by Messrs. Small
and Thomas, made an earnest and
forceful if unavailing plea for the
"Queen Citv's" historic institu
tion.
WEBB FOUGHT NOBLY.
As viewed by many members on
both sides of the chamber, Mr.
Webb made a fine showing with a
weak case, for not only had the
secretary of the treasury reccomen-
ded closing of this and other mints
but as Bartholdt, of Missouri, and
Gillette, of Massachusetts, pointed
out. no member of the house had
felt it wise to raise any objection
when the house leadership
months ago had agreed upon this
program of reform.
Bartholdt alluded to the Char
lotte assay office as a sort of ver
miform appendix of the treasury
department, but this was not con
strued as a reflection upon Colonel
Pearson, the mint's genial direc
tor. The vote was closed and sev
eral members seemed to think that
Mr. Webb had been "counted out"
when, after a rising vote had been
taken, it was announced that there
was a majority of a dozen against
the proposal to continue the appropriation.
MOBEHEAD WAS OUT.
It was known in advance that
some North Carolina matters would
receive attention today, hence it
was assumed that every member
of the delegation would be found
in his seat. Bepresentative More
head, however was nowhere to be
seen, wnueMr. weoo was aoing
his utmost to keep open the essay
office in the city where Morehead
was born, an institution which
the North Carolina legislature had
by formal resolution, asked mem
bers of the Congress to support
While it seemed after the vote had
been announced that all had lost
inso far as the Charlotte mint is con
cerned, this may not be the case.
The title to the building and land
will be vested in the city of Char
lotte and Senator Overman is of
the opinion that a bill can be pass
edatthe next session reopening
the mint.
TO INVESTIGATE COTTON MAEKET.
Mr. Webb won his fight for re
tention of the appropriation of
160,000 for investigating cotton
markets abroad, the North Caro
lina member inducing the house to
sever all conference committee re
ports in this particular by a rising
vote. Mr. Webb called the atten
tion of the house to the languishing
cotton mill industry to balance
trade against us in this respect and
to the importance of extending our
markets in the Orient in the near
future. This was known as the
Overman amendment in the senate
and it had been feared the appro
priation would be reduced to $40,
000. '
KILLS FOX WITH CLUB.
Ben Carson's Dogs get a Fox at Bay 00 a
High Sock and "Aunt Mary" Kills
Him With a Club.
Cleveland Star.
Foxes are becoming quite numer
ous up an down uunaio creeic
and the latest story of a case is
that "Aunt Mary" Carson a good
old colored darkey of the old
school, killed one with a club last
Wednesday after it had been bayed
on a high rock by several hounds.
Ben Carson is a colored citizen held
in high esteem by the white folks
and last Wednesday his hounds
were circling through the cane
brake and woods out on Buffalo
near Stubbs. They fell on the
trail of a gray fox and after nosing
his tracks for along time they
aroused him from the thicket.
A sight race followed and Ben and
"Aunt Mary" followed them up
The race was nip and tuck with
the dogs and fox until finally he
was bayed on a high rock com
pletely exhausted from his long
run. "Aunt Mary" came upon the
scene and clubbed him to death
with a stick she picked up nearby,
A number of foxes have turned
free on Buffalo and this is supposed
to be one of a number that was
brought from South Carolina.
Mr. J. D. Johnson, attended the
funeral in a body.
Mr. T. J. Groves, who once ran
a shoe shop in Newton, had the
misfortune to lose his house and
all his furniture, near Plateau,
last Friday by fire. ' There Was no
insurance. ,
Mr. W. T. BeinhardtofLincoln-
tou, was in Newton Monday buy
ing horses from Mr. Zeb Yo.unt. .
Miss Nettie Thornton of Lincoln
county, has been visiting her
cousin, Miss Carrio Thornton.
Her father, Mr. I), H. Th6rnton,
was in Newton Monday. -
BOILING ODER IN A LARD CAN.
CATAWBA NEWS.
BRICK
SCHOOLHOUSH
ROLL,
HONOR
'ernor of North Carolina Endorse!
"Back Home" Movement.
ohnson City, Tenn., Feb., 16.
following letter has been re
el at the offices ol the industri
3partment of the Carolina,
ifield and Ohio Bailway in
- 'ty: ;
W. Eoberts,
' sat. Industrial Agents
p. C. & O. By.
Johnson City, Tenn.
Sir: I believe your "Back
movement will be produc
sa good results for the South,
tbjope you will have the ac
Jo-operation of all our people
our efforts to have our South
1 people who have gone to other
' ves return to their former homes,
Tours truly,
W. W. KrrcHiN,
Governor.
K. A.
f t in
hour,
ed net,
Love,
the
of Gastonia,
city Sunday,
Below is a list of those pupils
having made an average of 90 or
more on studies for month ending
Feb. 17, 1911.
Ida Michum, 98; Arthur Car
penter, 98; Claude Carpenter, 97;
Lex Eamseur, 97; Clevie Bigger
staff, 97; Pearl Michum, 95; James
Lore, 95; Joe Lore, 95; Gladys
Sain, 95; Bertha Carpenter, 95;
Bess Lore, 94; Essie Sronce, 94;
Lillian - Biggerstaff, 94; Minnie
Michum, 93; Kitty Lore 93; Ella
Smith, 93; Julius Smith, 92; Harl-
lee Kamseur, 91; Koy Smith, JW;
Ernest Sronce, 90; R. A. Smith
90; Carl Michum, 90; Elsie Hay nes
90. ii- J.
Bubonic Plague Invades Europe.
Val"
s will Deciosea wea-
inwaf ashington's birthday,
hot ' '
London, Feb. 17. Dispatches
from St Petersburg saying that
the bubonic plague, has invaded
Europe and caused thirty deaths
in the Russian province of Astrak
han resulted in steps being taken
for the inauguration of a campaign
to protect Elglish ports from the
plague.
It is probable that within a short
time a general quarantine against
Bussian shipping will be declared.
This may ultimately result In all
Bussian vessels being forbidden to
stop at English ports.
, This would result in suffering as
a laige part of wheat used in Great
Britain comes from Russia.
Raleigh Times.
Newten Enterprise.
There is considerable excitement
about Hickory over the disappear
ance of Mr. C. J. Yount last week,
Since leaving Newton, he has been
runnine a erocerv store in Hick
ory. Financial difficulties over
took him and various claims were
in the hands of lawyers for' collect
ion. He recently sold his grocery
business and turned notes received
in the sale for $800 over to his
step son, George Hoke, l hesc are
good unless it should appear
that the stock sold was under
morteaee to Morrison Bros, of
Statesville, which some assert is
the case. The transaction over
which legal proceedings have been
taken was the procuring the trans
fer of a note which his wife had for
the sale of a Diece of land. He
got this by threatening to kill him
self unless she let him have it.
Yount then transferred it to a
Mr. Setzer for a debt Mrs
Yount, through her attorneys.
Councill & Yount, have taken
action to compel the return of the
note on the Erround that it was
obtained under duress. This act
ion will be further complicated by
the fact that Setzer has transferred
the note to another party, and the
law in regard to an innocent hold
er will come up.
As far as we can learn, it does
appear that Mr. Yount took much
money with him, and the exact
cause of his leaving is no clear.
Mr. P. M. Rhyne, the real estate
man of . Dallas, was in Newton
Monday. He tells us that there
is a good deal of excitement ' in
Dallas and the eastern, part of
Liucoln over the proposed new
county with Stanley as the county
seat. This movement was launch
ed only last week, but the people
are making up in zeal and activity
for the tardiness in starting. Mr.
Rhyne tells us that Senator Jack
Reinhardt of Lincoln and Senator
John G.-Carpenter of Gaston are
tor the new county. This would
give it a clear road in the Senate.
He does not know how the Repre
sentatives from the two counties
stand, but as they are not in the
territory asking for the new
county, the presumption is that
they are on the other side. This
would make rough traveling in the
House. The proposition is to take
in Stanley and Mount Holly and
all that corner of Gaston,, and a
good portion of Ironton and
Catawba Springs townships, in
cluding Lowesville, in Lincoln.
Mr. Zeb Yount sold a dozen
horses Monday afternoon He had
customers here from Lincoln coun
ty as well as from different parts
of Catawba.
Mr. Ed Jarrett showed us a
home grown lemon this morning
that is 16 inches in circumference
one way and 18 inches the other
and weighs 28 ounces. The bush
from which it was pulled has eight
otiers of about the same size and
grows im a pit at his mother's.
Mr. David C. Johnson, of
Bandy's township, died Sunday
night, February 5th, of Bright's
disease, and was buried Wednes
day, 8th, at Providence church.
He was 59 years old. The public
school at Providence, taught by
Favors Building Home For Old Women .
A bill has been favorably report
ed in the Legislature to expend
110,000 erecting in the capital
square in Raleigh a monument to
the women of the Confederacy
Nothing is too good for the memory
of the women or the Confederacy,
but a splendid memorial and one
that would more fittingly honor
their memory would be to expend
this money in the erection and
maintenance of a home for old
women who have no home and who
are depending on the grudging
charity of relatives and friends,
or failing that they must go to the
county home. That would be
monument moie lasting than marble
and more enduring than bronze.'
Building monuments is all right
but The Landmark is opposed to
making the monument of stone
when a more enduring memorial
can be made in some service to
humanity. Statesville Landmark
Mr. and Mrs. W H. Sumner
of Stanley spent .Sunday with
relatives in the city v
An Outfit Found on the Stove oi an Alex
ander Citizen That Suggested Brandy-Miking.
Statesville Landmark.
Nosing around in Alexander
county Monday night, Deputy Col
lector Davis of Statesville. and
Sheriff Adams, of Alexander,
made a call at the home of Mr.
Harvey Lackey and found a pecu
liar vessel on the stove in Mr.
Lackeys kitchen. The vessel or
still or whatever one may choose
to call it, was a 7 gallon lard can
with a wooden head. On top of
this wooden head was a thin con
denser, an ingenious arrangement
with a pipe of glass and cane on
one side transmitting a fluid into a
jar.' On top and to one side of the
condenser a can of water was so
arrareed that the water trickled
in the proper proportion and pass
ed out at another point.
Jlr. Davis, who has had long ex
perience in examining all sorts of
arrangements set up to manufac
ture "speerits," Bays he never saw
one exactly like this. Whoever
invented the condenser could, if
there is demand for a 'contrivance
of that sort, make money by get
a patent on his invention.
Cider was boiling in the lard
can and the officers had a suspic
ion that the fluid passing out of the
cane pipe might be brandy, but
Mr. Lackey averred that he was
boiling cider for his own use, aud
it may be that the officers, inclined
to be suspicious in all such cases,
were too suspicious. But in the
abundance of caution they brought
the outfit away with them and Mr.
Davis now has it in charge.
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FENCES
Now is The Time
"Pittsburg Perfect"
is The Fence.
We have just ordered our second Car Load
for this season. Be sure to figure with us bet ore
buying. You will save money. We have decided
to sell Barbed Wire for the next two weeks at the
.low. price. of.. -
.02 3-4 CENTS.
It's your time at the bat. " ;. " .
SPIKE HARROWS
You need one. There is always one Best of
everything. ,Jn Harrows, that one is the Rock
Island. . The only Harrow on 1 which the U-Bars
extend all the way through the Guard Rail. The
only one which has three "hitches;" each end and
center of section. Maleable Iron Clamps, and
Braces, and Spring Trip Teeth. The most expen
sive one made, but owing to our purchase. of a Car
Load,( we can sell the Rock; Island at about the same
price as the Cheap ones. See us before you buy.
Sprays Your Trees
We
Pumps.
have a complete
stock of Myers Spray
We have a complete stock of Galvanized Iron,
Painted Iron, 'Amatite Gravel, andRubber Roofing.
IPJ'htt US Figure on Your Wants.
Reid Hardware Co.
3BSmilB!sCaB
Another Car
Just one year ago we received our fust
Car Load consisting of 66 of the best steel Cook
ing Ranges ever brought to this territory. We
bought these Ranges direct from the manufac
turer and with the spot cash secured the lowest
possible purchasing price and by shipping a
solid car we made a great saving in the freights.
We put the entire car load on sale giving each
customer his share of the benefits of our enor
mous 'purchase and big saving in the freights. .
Thus we started the ball to rolling and during
the .year we cleaned our warehouse, having
placed the Ranges in Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston,
Rutherford, Catawba and Burke counties.
This week we are receiving another Car
Load containing 61 more of the popular Ranges
in the several different sizes and kinds and all
that we ask is that you call and examine and
get our prices, or better still, go visit your
neighbor who bought a Range from us and see
how nicely the cooking is done and learn how
well pleased they are and then you will be pre
pared to make your decision.
Cook Stoves
We are also car load buyers of the
Famous "Leader Cook Stoves" made by the
Southern Stove Works, of Evansville, Ind.
Have sold . these Stoves - for - many years and
placed them all over .the county . and they have
given satisfaction to every customer and we
cheerfully refer any prospective buyer, to any
customer towhomwe have sold -the "Leader.
We have them in every weight and every size,
suited to the wants of each and every family, no
matter how large or how small.
We buy in the quantities to get the price.
We ship in car load lots to save the freight
We sell for less to get the customers and you
had better come and see if this is not correct
STAMEY
mo
Fallston, N. C.