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Volume XVII. No. 32.
Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, September 6, 1910.
One Dollar a Year.
GREAT ON STATISTICS.
But Ho Found Hit Wifo Knew a Thing
r Two About Thorn Also.
Mr. Ewing was "great on statis
tics," as his enthusiastic ton put it
He read religiously and memorized
all the little statistical items at the
bottoms of the newspaper columns
and was in the habit of referring to
one of the veil known year books
whenever a question arose as to the
exact amount of wool imports or
the population of a certain town.
In this habit he took much pride.
"Now, you," he said to his wife
one day, "are like most women, my
dear, in that yon have no head for
figures. I dare say, for example,
that you don't know how many ne
groes there are in this town.
"No, I don't,' replied the lady
and was going to say more, but he
interrupted her.
"And I don't suppose you know
the rate of tho tariff" on cilk goods,"
Le continued triumphantly, "and
me in the business, too," he added.
"No, I don't," said his wife again,
"but"
"All these things," went on the
roan, "have their bearing on our
daily lives. What is the matter, my
dear?" he asked as he noticed his
wife's eagerness to speak.
"Oh, nothing in particular, only
I do wish you'd let me ask you some
questions about statistics."
"Certainly, my dear," replied Mr.
Ewing. "Anything that I don't hap
pen to know out of my head I can
easily look up in this almanac here."
And he placed his hand lovingly on
the volume.
"Your speaking of useful statis
tics," said tho woman, "mado me
think. What, for instance, is the
size of your socks ?"
"Why why you always buy
them for me, my dear," replied her
husband, smiling, "and I'm 6ure I
can't say."
"What sizo are my stockings?"
Mr. Ewing shook his head.
"What 6ke are JInry's or Tom
my's? What size shoes do they
wear? How many pounds of meat
do we need for dinner ? What is tho
measurement of Tommy's waist?
.What"
"Oh, I givo it up," said Mr. Ew
ing in disgust. "What should I
know of those things ? I was talk
ing about real statistics."
"But you said," returned his wife,
"that women had no head for fig
ures." Youth's Companion.
6togo Fun Unrehearsed.
Actors and actresses hare a good
deal of fun among themselves on
the 6tagc, though guying is strong
ly discountenanced I ,r'od man
agers. Generally tin- ..it is quite
impromptu, but sometimes a joke
is carefully planned beforehand.
Once, in a performance of "The
Lady of the Lake," one of the prin
cipal actors Roderick Dhu was
known to be in pecuniary difficul
ties. When Roderick gave the line,
"I am Roderick Dhu " Fitz-James
responded, "Yes, and your rent's
duo too."
A piece called "The Spy" was
once produced. Tho early acts
6howed that it was going to be a
dead failure. At a certain point a
character had to rush on and shout,
"Five hundred pounds for the Spy 1"
The author, who was concealed be
hind a rock, arose and cried, "It's
yours copyright, manuscript and
parts!" That was the end of the
performance.
Origin of Kilt.
It will doubtless surprise many
Scotchmen to learn that the kilt as
at present worn is only a modern
fancy costume and is not of Scot
tish origin at all. The honor of its
invention is due to two Englishmen
an army tailor who accompanied
General Wade's forces to Scotland
in 1719 and Thomas Rawlinson,
overseer of some iron works in
Glengarry's country. For more than
a century previously, indeed, the
tartan plaid had been the common
garb of the highlanders, but it was
all in one piece, wound in folds
around the body, leaving the knees
bare, rrior to the adoption of the
tartan, which probably took place
about the close of the fifteenth cen
tury, the long, loose Baflron colored
skirt, the real "garb of old Gaul,"
was the highland dress. London
Mail
We don't want any more Irish
potatoes, but will continue to buy
all the chickens and eggs we can
pet and pay the highest market price
for them. Braner &. Huey.
DEATH OF JIR. LOUIE OOBL'RN.
Young Man Falls Prey to Fever
After Short Illness Held in
High Esteem by Whole Com
munity. Mr. Louie Ogburn, one of the moat
popular young men of the town, died
at the home of his father, Mr. W. C.
Ogburn, in the early hours of last
Thursday morning. Though he had
been in bad health for some time, he
had been confined to the bed for less
than a week, and indeed, many did
not know that he was sick at all.
Typhoid fever was the cause of his
death. He had continued his work
a9 a travelling salesman up to the
time of being forced to go to bed.
Funeral services were held at the
residence on Thursday afternoon by
Dr. Chreitzberg, and were attended
by a large gathering. The pall
bearers were six young friends of
the deceased, namely: trans Lee,
Allen Heath, Emsley Armfield, Key
Scales, Sneed Ogburn and Frank
Stevens. The flowers that loving
hands placed on the grave were
beautiful.
Not in a long time has the death
of a young man brought more sor
row to the people of this town. Just
twenty-five years of age, the young
man had begun an active an ener
getic career that foretold a useful,
honorable and successful life. Since
a boy he had been in the employ of
the Heath-Morrow Company and had
gradually but surely worked his way
to the front till he had become a
most trustworthy, successful and
popular salesman. Mr. R. A. Mor
row, the general manager of the
company, has paid the young man a
most worthy tribute not only to his
ability as a salesman but to his in
tegrity, high moral character and
perfect reliability.
The deceased was one of those fine
young fellows that grow upon those
with whom they come in contact.
He was refined in his tastes, polite
and gentle in manner and never
made himself conspicuous in any
way, a manly young fellow whom all
liked for his real worth.
He is survived by his father, by
one "brother, and by four sisters,
namely, Mrs. A. S. Morrison of
Wadesboro, Mrs. E. II. Austin of
Monroe, Mrs. Charles Long of Marsh
villa and Miss Mattie Ogburn of
Monroe.
Death of firs. T. L. A. Davis.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Charlotte, Sept. 3. The friends
and acquaintances of Mrs. T. L. A.
Davis in Monroe and Union county
will be sorry to know of her death,
which occurred in this city on Aug
ust 30th. She was buried in Pleas
ant Grove cemetery, not far from the
home of her childhood. Her death
was due to pellagra, from which she
had been suffering a long time but
which her strong physical condition
was not able to resist. She bore her
long illness most patiently, attended
by the ministrations of her devoted
husband and children.
Mrs. Davis was a Miss McNeely.
She had been married nearly fifty
years. She leaves her husband and
six children. These are Mrs. J. M.
Hartis, Mrs. L. A. Gobel, Mrs. M. A.
Crenshaw, Mr. R. J. Davis and Mr.
T. M. Davis of Charlotte, and Mrs.
Ida Howie of Mineral Springs, Union
county. She was a half sister of Mr.
James McNeely of Monroe and Mrs.
J. P. McAtier of Pleasant Grove.
Mrs. Davis was a member of the
Presbyterian church. She was a pro
fessed christian from early girlhood.
Her closing days showed an undim
med faith in Jesus Christ Her faith
fulness in life down to death is at
tested in the affection of her chil
dren and grandchildren, who with a
broken hearted husband are left to
mourn her less. It is just such
mothers and wives as Mrs. Davis as
have made godly and useful men
and women in our whole country.
marriage at Unionvllle.
On the evening of the 30th ultimo
a happy marriage was solemnized at
tha hnmeof Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Secrest
at Unionville when their daughter.
Miss Lydia Secrest, became the bride
of Mr. H. D. McKaughan. The event
was a quiet home allair, attended by
a few friends of the bride and croom.
and the ceremony was performed by
Rev. A. J. Burrus. The couple left
at once for a trip to Washington and
Baltimore. The bride is one of the
most popular and beautiful young
women of the countv. She is a grad
uate of Asheville Normal College and
last year taught in Surry county.
The croom is an engineer on the
Southern railway and a young man
held in high efteea ty ail wto
know him.
Returned from Naval Cruise.
Mr. Mike Hudson, son of Mr. W. J.
Hudson of Monroe, has just come
home to spend a month's vacation
with his parents. Mr. Hudson is a
student in the Naval Academy, and
is the only boy who ever attended
from this county. He is now a mid
shipman and will graduate in the
class of 1013. He has just returned
from a cruise with the practice
squadron under the command of
Capt Geo. R. Clark, U.S. N., which
left Annapolis on June Gth. This is
the midshipmen's annual practice
cruise and extended to foreign ports
this year, including many European
points. The squadron went first to
Plymouth, England, and thence to
Marseilles, the midshipmen being
given two days' leave of absence
while in Plymouth to visit London.
After staying at Marseilles a week,
stays of a week each on the return
trip were made at the ports of Gi
braltar, Funschal, Madeira and Harta
in the Azores. Although the ships
of the squadron are fastly falling be
low their class, they showed remark
able cruising qualities, arriving at
Solomon's Island, in the Chesapeake
Bay, one day ahead of scheduled
time. The squadron was made up
of the battleships Iowa, Indiana and
Massachusetts.
Conclusion of Civil Term of Court.
Court adjourned Thursday after
noon. Since the report last week the
following cases were disposed of:
H. B. Clark, trustee, and R. B. Red
wine against Tobe Griffin and wife;
claim and delivery suit Won by the
plaintiffs.
Crow Bros, against J. M. Keziah.
This case grew out of a cotton deal.
Plaintiffs maintained that they bought
50 bales of cotton last summer from
defendant to be delivered in the fall
at 10 cents a pound. Defendant
maintained that the trade was called
off or not completed, and hence he
did not deliver cotton. Jury decid
ed with defendant Appeal.
A. Blacker against Fowler & Lee,
growing out of a horse trade. Plain
tiff bought a horse from defendants
and claimed that they warranted
title. Defendants claimed that they
sold the horse at less than half its
worth on the statement to plaintiff
that they were afraid of the title and
that he would have to take the risk.
Verdict for defendants. Plaintiff ap
peals. James C. Austin, suit on account,
against M. A. Mullis. Plaintiff re
covers $45.00.
Mr. Kiker, Oldest Man In County,
Served on Second Jury.
'Squire C. N. Simpson, who keeps
up with local history, says that Mr.
Charles Kiker is the only living man
who served on the second jury in
this county, July, 1S43, term. Mr.
Kiker lives two miles west' of Wax
haw and will be one hundred years
old next January. His age is well
authenticated. lie was too old to
serve as a senior reserve in the Civil
war and they took men up to fifty
years old in the ranks of senior re
serves. Mr. Kiker'B father lived to
be one hundred and seven years old.
His name was George Kiker and
moved from this county to Georgia
when he was ninety-eight years old,
along with one of his sons, and lived
nine years after he left this county.
He died of poison. George Kiker
was a soldier in the American army
in the Revolutionary war.
Exciting Time in Marshville.
Marshville enjoyed a regular fourth
of July rake off last Thursday. A
bull belonging to a Mr. Little, who
lives some miles from town, caused
the excitement The animal attack
ed Mr. Little and laid him out, but
he was able to get up "a runnin',"
and the bull chased itself into town.
By the time the crowd that was fol
lowing it got into Main street, the
inhabitants thought that the fire
company and the militia had both
been called ont They were doing
all kinds of ways to kill that bull or
even check his wild career. Several
times he was shot in the face with a
shotgun, and though this blinded
him it did not stop him for a good
while. He was finally killed to the
great relief of the town and adjacent
country.
Made Shreds Out of a Gum Tree.
Friday afternoon lightning struck
a large sweet gum tree in the yard of
Mr. Jeff Richardson, southwest of
town, and tore it to shreds. 'Squire
D. C. Montgomery, who saw the tree
when it fell, says it was snapped off
like a twig, though eighteen inches
in diameter, and torn to shreds about
like a corn stalk run through a shred
ding machine.
Schools Open With Biggest At
tendance Ever Known.
Yesterday morning looked in upon
the auditorium of the graded school
building crowded to its utmost ca
pacity with bright, anxious faces of
students ready to start the race of
another year. Scattered among these
were the teachers into whose bands
the work of instruction has been
placed and who smiled, not because
they were amused, but because they
were beginning to realize the im
mensity of their task. Here and
there was a boy or girl whose course
here is finished, whose presence was
a mark of appreciation of the work
that has been going on in our schools.
In addition to these there were some
parents who showed by their coming
their interest in the work.
With Superintendent Wilson and
Principal Stewart upon the rostrum
sat Rev. Messrs. Kirkpatrick, Craig
and Albright, and Messrs. Biggers,
Morrow, Dillon and Richardson of
theschool board. The exercises were
opened with the singing of "Amer
ica," after which the morning wor
ship was conducted by Rev. Mr.
Kirkpatrick. Following this there
were interesting and inspiring talks
by Messrs. Albright, Craig and Big
gers, and then the work of classifi
cation began, the students leaving
the chapel according to the grades
indicated on their promotion cards.
When the roll was completed and
the count taken it was found that
470 students had registered for work.
At North Monroe the enrollment
was 74. Work was resumed in the
old building because the new one is
not yet complete. It will be only a
matter of a short while before the
people in this vicinity will be offered
far better facilities than they have
yet enjoyed.
The presence of a large number of
parents at the colored school showed
that there is no lack of interest in
the work of that school and the en
rollment, 1GG, the largest in the his
tory of the school, proves that our
colored citizens also me&n business.
This gives a total enrollment of
710, the best beginning that our
schools have seen, and while the
class rooms are crowded and some
of the teachers hands are too full,
there is no reason why the entire
year should not be like the begin
ningthe best that our schools have
seen.
Will Insist on Teaching Agricul
ture in the Schools.
The Farmers Union of the county
met yesterday, and among other bus
iness, took a very decided step tow
ards making sure that the law re
garding the teaching of elementary
agriculture in the public schools
should be carried out. This step
was the appointment of a committee
to co-operate with the county board
of education in seeing that the law
is carried out by every school in the
county. The committee is as follows:
Buford township, P. P. W. Plyler;
Goose Creek, T. F. James; Marsh
ville, B. II. Griffin; Monroe, T. J.W.
Broom; Vance, J. M. Tomberlin;
Sandy Ridge, J. N. Price; Lanes
Creek, C. E. Rushing; New Salem,
W. B. Griffin; Jackson, E. G. Yar
brough. Meeting of Live Stock Association.
The county live stock association
met yesterday in the courthouse fol
lowing the meeting of the Farmers'
Union. The value of the occasion
was greatly enhanced by the pres
ence of Dr. Chrisman, State Veteri
narian, who made an interesting
speech on stock growing, and by
Mr. T. B. Parker, director of the far
mers' institute work. A lively dis
cussion took place as to the relative
value of milk and beef cattle grow
ing. The opinion seemed seemed to
be that it depended upon the needs
and opportunity of the individual
farmer.
The association is going to stimu
late great interest in the subject of
live stock growing.
Real Estate Deals Around Waxhaw
Through the Waxhaw Real Estate
Company, Rev. J. W. Rowell has
just bought the J. L. Billue old place
near old Waxhaw church; Mr. Wylie
Parks has bought the Wallace place
near McCain s mill; and Mr. L P.
Gordon has bought the II. F. Bivens
residence in Waxhaw. Mr. J. L
Austin has sold his place to Mr. D. S.
Davis and will move to Catawba
Junction.
"What makes you wear your auto
mobile goggles to the theatre?" ask
ed the carefully dressed young man.
"Those aren't automobile goggles;
they're hat - pin - proof armor."
Washington Star.
Road Improvement flass fleeting.
There will be a mass meeting of
Union county citizens held in the
courthouse at 2 o'clock on the first
Monday in October for the purpose
of organizing a Good Roads Associ
ation for the county. The State
Good Roads Association, of which
the State Geologist, Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, is the president, is very anx
ious that associations be formed in
all the counties, and this is rapidly
being done. The object is to create
sentiment for good roads and to
study ways and means for road im
provement. At the invitation of the ed.tor of
The Journal Dr. Pratt has promised
to come to Monroe on the first Mon
day in October, deliver an address
and organize a local association.
There never was so much enthusiasm
for road improvement as at present.
Dr. Pratt and the other men employ
ed by the government will help us
to find out what we can do, and how
to do it That is the object of the
association. And we are going to
have a good one. Town and country
people alike are interested and when
Union county gets started eomt thing
is going to be done.
Yesterday the Farmers Union of
the county passed a resolution en
dorsing the plan to have a road im
provement association.
The Union is wide awake on all
the subjects that help the farmers,
and nothing will so help them as
good roads.
fir. Bickett Will Move to Newton.
Newton Special, 2nil, to Charlotte New.
The wholesale grocery firm of L.
C. Bickett & Bro., of Monroe, will
open for business here the first of
October. This welcome addition to
the business interest of Newton was
secured late this afternoon in a record-breaking
manner. Mr. L. C.
Bickett had been visting several
towns in this section of the State,
seeking a location for the business,
and had stopped over here between
trains. The Booster Club discover
ed his mission and immediately in
formed him that he need go no far
ther. He was promised the support
of ever business man in the town
while he waited for his train, and be
fore that time arrived he was hand
ed an agreement signed by the busi
ness people to a man, guaranteeing
him their loyal support and patron
age. So completely was he won
over that he announced on the spot
that he would open up October 1
and in all probility would move his
family here and become a citizen of
the town. The good work done by
the Booster club in this particular is
the subject of much comment and
the incident has served to whet the
appitite for more. It is interesting
to know that the other member of
the new firm is Attorney-General T.
W. Bickett.
Recorder's Court.
Mark Blakeney, disorderly; $3 and
costs.
Will Cauthen, assault and battery;
$5 and costs.
Ed McDow, assault and battery;
costs.
Hicks Forrester.beating board bill;
30 days.
Daisy Crump, assault and lattery;
not guilty.
Maude Mangum, assault and bat
tery; costs.
S. W. Bradlev, immorality; 6
months on roads in one case and 12
months in another, and in case of
bigamy bound to court in sum of
$400. Appeals and total bonds
fixed at $ 900.
Hugh Crowder, assault and bat
tery; costs.
Ed Caudle, disorderly conduct;
$10 and costs.
Mitchell Poer, assault and battery;
S3 and costs.
George Stork, assault and battery;
costs.
Herman McCall, assault and bat
tery; costs.
Pink Thomas, assault and battery;
$5 and costs.
Bob Forrest, failure to vaccinate;
$3.80.
Tax Levy.
The aldermen of Monroe have fixed
tho tax levy of the city at $1.50 on
the $100 valuation of property and
$4.50 on each poll. Some of the
bonded indebtedness is to be paid.
The tax is divided as follows: For
general purposes, 50 cents; schools,
40 cents; bonded debt and to pay in
terest, 00 cents. Of the poll tax,
$1.50 goes for general purposes,
$1.20 for schools, and $1.80 to pay
bonds and interest.
The tax book will be completed
and delivered to the collector by the
fifteenth of this month.
COTTON.
Local market today, 14 50.
Condition Lower Than Ten-Year
Average.
Washir.rton rirt'h. Stntl.
The crop reporting board of the
Department of Agriculture estimates
that the average condition of the cot
ton crop on August 25 was 72.1 per
cent, of a normal, as compared with
75.5 on August 25, MO; C3.7 on
August 25, 1909; 7G.1 on August
23, lSOS.and 73.1 the average of the
past ten years on August 25.
Mr. Parker Well Pleased Here.
Mr. T. B. Parker, director of Far
mers' Institutes of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, was a visitor in
our city yesterday in attendance at
the meetings of the Farmers' Union
and the Live Stock Association. In
the afternoon Mr. T. J. W. Broom
took him out to see some of the good
farms and fine crops around Monroe.
Mr. Parker expressed himself well
pleased with our section and said
that with very few exceptions he has
never seen finer cotton than some he
saw here, and said the corn he saw
is as good as any in the State. Es
pecially is this applicable to the
crops of Messrs. Shute & Sons. He
thinks they have a field of corn that
will average from 80 to 90 bushels
per acre and their cotton will aver
age one and a half bales per acre.
He was also gratified at the large
acreage in cowpeas and sorghum
that he saw. He says these fine crops
of forage is the forerunner of more
and better live stock.
Mr. Parker says the corn crop of
the State is the largest and best he
has ever known, and the cotton crop
is better than last year.
A 500,000 -Mile Walker Passes
Through.
"Here he comes and yonder he
goes" are about the words that de
scribe the actions of a little greasy
looking man who passed through
Moaroe th., morning. He gives his
name as Julius Rath and says that
he has been walking steadily for 13
years on a wager to cover 500,000
miles. He stopped only long enough
to get the official signatures of Mayor
AlcKae and Postmaster Love in his
book, and then cut out for the next
point. lie carries no baggage ex
cept the clothes on his back, and
walks all the time like fire was out
He left Wadesboro at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Mr. Rath left St Louis on July 4,
1897, and has already covered 473,
700 miles. He has been in every
State in the Union and at every
State capital. He has been around
the world twice, riding only when it
became necessary for him to take a
boat.
Mr. Rath was a newsboy in St.
Louis and started on his 500,000
mile walk on the condition that he
was to cover the distance within 15
years, at the end of which time he is
to receive $30,000 from a St. Louis
club. He says that he is a year
and a half ahead of time and that he
expects to have walked the required
distance by February of next year.
From New Orleans he will go to
South America and Australia. He
has been sick only four months since
he started from St. Louis in 1897,
this illness being due to a wound he
received when held up and shot in
Mexico.
Drove Across Desert With Dead
Husband and Child.
Kl ruo, Tel., Dispatch.
After her husband had been killed
by being thrown from a broncho,
Mrs. Gaudaloupe Apodoca, wife of a
New Mexico rancher, caught the frac
tious horse, and, after being thrown
from it and injured, succeeded in
rounding up two work horses, hitch
ing them to a farm wagon and start
ing to Las Cruces, New Mexico, 40
miles from the ranch, with the body
of her husband for burial.
While on the way the small baby
which she was carrying in her lap
while she drove across the distance,
died from the intense heat and ex
posure to the desert sun. Placing
the baby in the wagon alongside the
body of its dead father, the woman
bravely drove the remainder of the
distance, which required three days
to make. She arrived in Las Cruces
completely prostrated from grief and
from lack of food and water, having
made the trip with a small supply
of food and drink.
Two school tax elections were held
Saturday, No. 11, Monroe, had 61
registered voters and 20 voted for
the tax and lost it. No. C, Marsh
ville, with 24 registered, voted 16
for it and wen.
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