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'he Monroe journal i Volume XVIII. No. 3. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, February 14, 1911. One Dollar a Year. i i Bid FIRE IN WADES BORO. Stores Occupied by J. D. Home, Busy CornerDonartment Stores, Fire Swept end Entire Stocks Total Loss Insurance Partially Covers Loss. One of the largest fires in the his tory of Wadesbon occurred at a few minutes past 3 o clock this morning. It was first seen in the rear of Mr. J. D. Home's store ly the night police man. The alarm was quickly given and the fire company responded but the flames sprea J so rapidly that it was soon seen that three large store buildings would have to be sacri ficed. There were doors connecting all three of the buildings, so that righting the fire from the outside was a hard matter. The total loss will aggregate nearly $100,000, and the insurance is less than $10,000. The entire loss by this morning's fire is conservatively estimated at $60,000 and this does not include damages to those who will be put temporarily out of business. The total insurance is less than $40,000. The heaviest loser is Mr. W. Henry Liles, proprietor of the Busy Corner Department Stores. His stock is valued at $50,000 and is covered by $32,000 insurance. The next heaviest loser is Mr. J. I). Home. He owned the building occupied by the clothing department of the Busy Corner Stores and the building and stock where he was doing business, His two buildings are estimated to have been worth $0,000 each Rnd his stock $6,000. He had $2,500 insurance on the buildings and the same amount on the stock of goods. The main building of the Busy Cor ner was owned by Mr. James A. Har dison and was worth $7,000. It was insured for $2,5(X). The insurance will hardly pay for the recent im provements made in this building. The Threadgill buildings are dam aged a few hundred dollars, partially covered by insurance. Mr. C. S. Wheeler's stock was moved out and damaged very much by water. His less is probably covered by insur ance. I here was considerable dam ige done the fixtures of the Harmon barber shop and there is no insur ance. Tho Blal-ck Hardware Com pany is dpmaged several hundred dollars, this damage being covered by insurance. It was niccssary to put the hose through this building and the damage was done by water. Many people belitve that tho fire which destroyed so much property in this town this morning was of inondiary origin Tfce lire was first discovered by Policeman D.:es. He saw it from tho hotel which almost fronts the burned district. It seemed to be confined then to the rear of the store, near the tack door. Ho gave the alarm as quickly as possiblo and many people had' reached the scene before there was much sign of lire in the front of the building. A re porter ivT this paper reached the front of the buihiirg first, seeing smoke coming out of the basen-eat of the building. Thue uppeared to bo very little lire, but on going im mediately to the re-.r it was seen that all of that part f U.c building wc3 burning rapidly and tho Ihmes ha 1 a'ready g-.irtd ir.r.oh headway. It is believed by macy people that the building w;;s nt ou fire by some p,.ityor parties who wr-.iiled : revenge on Mr IK n.c because of i what he haJ to do with the capture I of a had of bhvkiirfe v.tushy in LilesMlle towr.sMp a lew innuiiis ago. Readers of ttjis paper will rc call that during tho n.onth cf .No vember, 15)10, a wa.;m had of un stamped whisky was Lund in ILo lower part of l.ilesvjlln township. Two white men, bcll-ved to bo Perry and Bud Simpron cf Stanly county, were in charg? if the wagon and ran eff when the special officers en proa.i.ed the tcene. While running off, they fired a pistol at the officers and fire was re-turned ly the posse. 1; was found later that one of the men, probably Perry Simpson, was seriously wounded. It is believed that he was treated Ly a physician near Salisbury for some months after the affair. Tho outfit was taken in charge by the district revenue offi cer and the whole business sr'd at auction a few weeks ago. Several Stanly people appeared interested in the sale of the outfit and it ia believ ed that the whiskey and team be longed to a notorious whiskey dealer in Stanly county, ono Krider. This is the man who supported and kept in business the white woman, Laura Simpson, who conducted a blind tiger joint near Cottonville until a few months ago when she was placed in Stanly county jail. Tie man Bad Simpson is her sod and he has been seen on K rider's whiskey wagons at different times and is known to have assisted him in disposing of block ade whiskey. As related above, "Bud" Simpson is believed to have been with the whiskey captured in Lilesville a few months ago by the posse of which Mr. Tom Neal was a member. Mr. Neal works in Mr. Home's store and it is rumored that Mr. Home was re sponsible for the capture of the whiskey wagon. It was for this rea son a little occurrence Monday after noon greatly excited Mr. Neal and has caused much speculation as to the cause of the fire this morning. Monday afternoon of this week a stranger here passed op and down the street in front of Mr. Home's store for several times. He was fair ly well dressed, wearing a light suit of clothes and a light-colored hat. After passing the store several times, he approached Mr. Neal asked him if that was Mr. Home's store. On being told that it was, he ttarted away. Mr. Neal asked bin. if he wanted anything and he replied be did not, that he only wanted to know where Sir. Home's place was. This conversation was in the presence of another man besides Mr. Neal. Oa being told of the matter, Mr. Home was disturbed and went to Sheriff Lowery. They looked over town that afternoon but were not able to find the man. For two nights after this Mr. Neal slept in the store and was near it at 10 o'clock last night. After the stranger had visited his place and asked questions about it, Mr. Home became alarmed. He had already been told by several parties that the Simpsons, or those who owned the captured wagon, would get "even" witi him. Knowing that his building was next to that occu pied by Mr. W. Henry Liles of the Busy Corner Department Stores, Mr. Home went to him and told what had happened and advised him to take out more insurance if he was not already protected. This morn ing Mr. Home fays that he intended to take out some extra insurance himself after tolling Mr. Liles about his experience, but neglected to do so. Other parties in town have told cf seeirg a man here Monday, the day Mr. Neal was approached, win looked like "Bud" Simpson and who looked like a man seen on Krider's whiskey wagons, which havo been doing business through this county for some time. Of course, this is largely a matter of corjecturo and had it not been for the fire this morning, the matter might have passed on and been soon forgotten. Death of Dr. T. L. Doster. Dr. Thomas Lre Doster, aged 77 years, d.ea at isiacksburg, h. (J., Sunday morning Fcbruarvlith. He was born four miles from Monroe, at tho old Doster home, which has bee!) in tho familv for rive generations lie graauaaa in meoiciue at. tne 1 1 1 .. University of Now York in 1851) and was in active rractice near Monroe forty-seven years, until a few years ago be moved fo lllaeksburg, S. C Ho served tluough the C ivil war He was married to Miss Crowdcr of Anson county in InCj and ha3 four surviving children, .1. T. Doster of Birmingham. Ala., 0. I,. Doster of Greenville, S. C, W. II. Doster cf Philadelphia and Mrs. Georgia Duval f BlacksLurg, S. C. In 15)00 he was married arain to Miss Simmons cf Ileniietta, N. C , who with two small children survive. He was reconciled to death, his last words being, "Hie 1 rd hns come." Dr. Doster is survived by one brother, J. P. Doster of Hickory, and one sister, Mrs. Eliza Lee of Tennes see. Dr. Djster was a member of the Baptist church and was one of the charter members of Beaver Dam Masonic Ldg3 at Marsh ville, from which he never moved his member ship, and was buried with Masonic honors. Anniversary of Hr. Craig. Last Sunday completed the first year's work for Rev. Braxton Craig as pastor cf the First Baptist church. Since Mr. Craig has been its pastor, the church has gaiued iu member ship '.) by letter from other churches and Gl have been received by bap tism. The first Sunday of the pas torate there were 122 scholars in the Sdnday school and the last there were 272, tho largest in tho history of the school. During the year the church contributed $ 1,116.38 for missions and the Thomasville Orphanage. WILSON MURDERER CAUUHT. Had Nine Loaded Revolvers on Ptrson When Taken Has Been Positively Identified and Con fessed Crime Taken to Raleigh for Safekeeping. Maittt !irvUil, 111", toharl,.t:rWrvT. Lewis West, whose bloody trail has been fallowed with alacrity by every police officer in North Caro lina since his henious murder of Deputy Sheriff Mumford and the dangerous wounding of the chief of police of Wilson, N. C, about ten days ago, was arrested h?re last night by Chief of Police Dunlap, and is today safely incarcerated be hind the bars in Raleigh. With nine loaded revolvers upon his jersoD, the black, whose savag ery was evidenced when he contin ued to fire into the prostrate form of his victim at Wilson, calmly sat in a negro restaurant here and ordered supper. Secure in the belief that his personal arsenal was suilicient to resist arrest, he reckoned not with the power of the law and failed to realize the hatred all men bore him. Without giving the murderer a chance to escape or to use a weapon, Chief Dunlap covered him with a revolver and demanded surrender. With the negro it was a quiet sur render into the hands of the officer or a quick entrance into the great beyond, for Chief Dunlap's finger quivered just a trifle as it pressed the trigger of his trusty revolver. His hand was steady, however, and his voice was that of a master speak ing to a canine. Cowed into submission the negro was handcuffed and searched. Weap on after weapon was taken from his person. In every pocket he carried a pistol. In the bosom of his shirt he had two death-dealing guns con cealed. First denying his identity, West made a pretense of bragga docio, but when stripped of his weapons and surrounded by men who were positive in their identifi cation, the negro admitted he is Iewis West and made a full confes sion of the horrible crime, a crime for which the punishment will be death. Officers from Wilson arrived this morning and tho negro was hurried to Raleigh to prevent any attempt on the part ol angry citizens to take the law in their own hands and deal out summary justice to the black fiend. He was utterly subjected when ho was placed aboard the train. For the first time since he shot to death Deputy Sherill Mumford and later wounded very seriously the chief of police of Wilson, the negro seems to recogiiize tho aggravated nature of his crime. It is the gen eral opinion near here that a special term of court will be called and the negro given a speedy trial. After mortally wounding Sheriff Mumford who attempted to arrest him, the negro again and again fired into the helpless form cf the white man, heeding not the appeals from Mr. Mumford that he cease firing. Rushing to the assistance cf his fellow oilicer, the chief of police was fired upon and a wound indicted that was at one time thought to be fatal, but later developments have proven that the wound is not so dan gerous. The ncero immediately made his escape. Those who were his accom plices were arrested but West man aged to elude every officer until last night. Telegraphic communication with every city in North Carolina anil with all cities in other States, put the entire detective and police machinery of the country on the trail of the murderer, and his arrest here by Chief Dunlap is regarded as a clever piece of work bv tuij brave cllieer who faced tho nesro with nine revolvers and placed him bo hiud the bars. The Editor SympAthizrs With Uncle Remus. 1 ho old way of editorial writing in which the editors movements and doings were chronicled with many repetitions uf the big "we" and "our," even so far as "our wife," "our pastor," "our garden," etc , has passed out of style, and the person of the editor, where he has been or where ho is going, cuts very little ice in an up-to date newspaper. But a ounlry weekly is still more or less old fashioned, in that the relations of the editor and his readers is still quito personal, because he knows so many of them at sight and so many more know him. The editor of The Journal knows many, many of his subscriber face to face, but there are hundreds that he does cot know, and of course as the list grevs this j number increases. He has often felt that he could make a better paper if he knew every one of them. But, anyway, he fee! that when he is xnockru cut oi business lor a week, it is no harm to tell what the trouble is. Well, the editor has been rolled out tht for more than a week with neuralgia. There is one sign by which I (changing to the prescribed first personal pronoun know when I am good and sick. That is, when I don't want to see a newspaper of any kind. Attorney General Biekett used to say that the way he could tell if a man were mak ing an eloquent speech, was whether cold thills ran up and down his spinal column or not, as he listened. No matter how it feels or what the doctor says, I know that I am down and out when I don't want to see a newspaper. And I have been down and out. It reminded me so of Uncle Remus' description of the toothache, that the description is copied. But "neuralgia in the head" is forty times worse than toothache. One morning Uncle Remus came up looking terribly done up. The boys tried to guy him, but he paid no attention. Finally one of them said in a sympathetic tone: "What is the matter, old man? You look like you'd been through the mill." "Now you'er knockin' at de back do' sho Ef I ain't bin thoo de mill sence da' fo yistiddy, den dey ain't no mills in de lan'. Ef wunner deze yer seurshun trains had runned over me I couldn't er bin wuss off. I bin trompin' 'roun' in de low-groun's now gwine on seventy-fi' year, but I ain't see no sich times ez dat w'at I done spe'unst now. Boss, is enny er you all ever rastled wid de toofache?" "Oh, hundreds of times! The tooth ache isn't anything." "Den you des played 'roun' de aidges. You ain't had de kine w'at kotch me on de underjaw. You raout a had a gum-bile, but you ain't bin boddered wid de toofache. 1 I wuz settin' up talkin' wid my cle 'oman, kinder puzzlin' 'roun' fe'r ter see whar de nex' meal's vittles wuz a gTir.eter cum fum, an' I feel a lit t;e ache sorter crawiin' 'long on my jaw-bone, kinder fcelin' his way. But de ache don't stay long. He sor ter hankered 'roun' like, en den crope back whar ho come fum. Bimeby I feel 'im comin' ngin.aa' dis timo hit look like he come up closer kinder skummishin' 'roun' fer tor see how de lan' lay. Den ho went off. Pres ent'y I feel 'im comin', an' dis time hit look like he kyar'd denews unto Mary, fer hit feel like der wuz anud er wun wid 'im. Dcy crep' up an' crep' 'roun', an' d'n dey crope off. Bimeby dey come back, an' dis time dey come liko dey wtizen't 'fear'd er de s'roundiu's, fer dey trot right up unto do t(x)f, sorter aimine it like, an' den trot all roun' it, liko deze yer cireuous bosses. I sot dar mighty cam, but I specfed dat sump'n' wuz gn ine ter happ'n." "And it happened, did it?" asked some one in the group surrounding the old man. "Boss, don't you fergit it," re sponded I'ncln Remus, ferviuiy. "Wen dem aches gallop back day galloped fer ter stay, an' dey wuz so mixed up tint I couldn't tell one fum de udder. Ali night long (ley rack ed au' dey galloped, an' w'en dey got. tired er rackm en gallopin , dey all close in on do o!e Ux.f an thumped it an' gouged at it twel it. 'peared unto me dat dey had got do j aw-bonc loosened up, an' wuz trvin' fer ter fetch it up thoo de ton er mv head an' out at d( r back r rr.y neck. An' dey got wu-s ncx' da7. Mars John, he seed I wuz 'stracled, an' he tele me fer ter go roun' yere an' git surn p'u' put on it, an' do drug man' he 'lowed dat I better have 'er draw'd, an nis wuds wuz.nit more n cole fo i wunner dese yer walchyonmaycoll- ii!!is wunner deze dentin mens had retched fer it wid a pa'r er tongs wat dint turn loose wen dey ketches a ho't. Las'ways dey didn't wid me. You oughter se d dat tof, boss. Hit wuz wunrer dese yer fo' prong fellers. Ef she'd grow'd wrong cend oiit'ard, I'd a bin a bad nigger long nrtcr 1 jin'd de church. Yoa ycar'd my ho'cl" For Safety's Sake. Avlii'iin (Onl . A man should either bo able to kei p his temper or able to whip tho man he is quarreling with. Rid of Her at Last. I i;i.incntf. "I hear she is to hi married. Who is the happy man?" "Her father." Miss Mamie Cook spent Saturday and Sunday in Waxhaw with friends. FRO.T SENATOR LEMMONl). Torrens Land Bill Will Probably Pass State Building in Doubt t'nionville Incorporated, Now Will She Have a Railroads Does Union Want to Cio to the Eighth District? To lh Mil.imf The J.umii: Raleigh, Feb. 11. 1 desire to cor rect two mistaken impressions that seem to have gone out and found their way into the papers. Oae is that the judiciary committee, com posed of lawyers of course, had re ported the Torrens land title bill unfavorably. This probably arose from the fact that two bills of the same import, in fact identically the same, were introduced in the Senate the same day and referred to the committees judiciary and aericul- ture. Ihe author of the bill, Sena tor Cotton, had his bill referred to the agricultural committee, and the other one was referred to the judici ary committee, which committee, as I am informed, thought best to con sider the bill of Senator Cotton after the agricultural committee had con sidered it. The bill has not been reported unfavorably by the judici ary committee, but will, I think, be reported by that committee favor ably. Some lawyers favor the bill and some do not. I thought it wise to make this statement through your paper in justice to the lawyers, as it seems to have become the impres sion that the lawyers had killed the bill. Some of the stroncest friends of the bill are lawyers. The other mistake that seems to have gone out is that some of the counties composing the 7th congres sional district want Union put in the 8th. I do not know of any county in the 7th, or any persons therein, that want Union transferred to the 8th district. I think it is the 'de sire of those, or some of those in the 8th, to have Union transferred to make the Sih certainly Democratic hereafter. Daughton was elected he is in the 8th i the last election by a small Democratic majority, and if Union is transferred to it by this legislature, it is contended that the 8th district will remain Democratic hereafter, which would virtually se cure Daughton's seat in Congre-s f r several years to come. This is the purpose of the proposed change. I think the people uf I'nion county should stand, and I believe they will, as a unit against any change uf this kind. If we are put in tho Hh and they are making a strong effort to put us there our people would have great trouble in getting ac quainted with the people of the dis trict. It is composed of ten counties, viz: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Ca barrus, Caldwell, Iredell, Rowan, Slan'y, Watauga and Wilkes. If you will take a glance tt these counties on the map you will observe that with Union attached, the district would touch three States: South Caro lina, irginia and Tennessee. In the j last election Daughton (Democrat'! received llvr)li() votes and Cowlesl Republican 1 15,801 votes. So withj I'nion 's 1,.")00 or more Democratic i majority added to the lfi.oi'.O votes the 8:h now has, it is contended that that district would then be safely Democratic. But this contention is not well founded and I will endeav or to show this to the caucus. The committee en appropriations last right reported the million-dollar bond issue bill favorably. But if it passes tho Senate it will surplice me. It is very apparent that some kind cf a building is needed, as seme of the offices and reoais now used Ly the State to keep its records, map?, books, etc , in, at a heavy ren tal, are old, dilapidated, leaky and not fireprfof, but we aro not pre pared ut this time to ksue a million dollars' wotlli cf bonus for our build ing. No bills 1 f icc.pcrt in -e introduced latelv. Tho have i'cn near-beer bill will l taken up aid pas.-ed ti.e first of next week. Its friends are ever wa'chful and are carefully es corting it through the House and 8enaie. A bill to extend the town limits of Marshvillo one-eighth of a mile cut was introduced today. Alyj to per mit dentists and veteriiniy surgeons to give prescriptions when needed by them in the practice tf their pro fession. Al io to incorporate Moun tain Springs Baptist church. Liuionvillo is now a full-lledned town with all the richts and liabili ties consequent Ihcretj. Mr. J. B. lhian s is first mayor, with A. A. So rest, T. L A. Helms, J. T. Price. A. D. N. Whitley and C. D. Bt tt.n com posing the first board of alder men. It is the only incorporated town ia the county" that does not have a railroad, and I hope it will soon have this convenience. L. The Carolina Democrat Contest ants Are Now (letting Dow n to Work. Below we are giving a lis-t of the first contestants who have entered the contest, and all are enthusiastic. The announcement in last week's paper that Messrs. Basley Brothers would conduct a great voting con test, has been a source cf much in terest and excitement to the many readers of The Monroe Journal. We will advertise the contest in The Monroe Journal, but the contest is strictly for The Carolina Democrat and in no way connected with The Journal. Several of the contestants who have been nominated by tueir friends are showing their apprecia tion of their nomination by calling at the Contest Department and get ting blanks, etc., and starting into the field of work. They fully realize that the prizes offered are worthy cf their consideration and welcome this opportunity of securing a hand some f 100.00 Piano absolutely free for a little pleasant recreation in in troducing "our new political paper" in all the homes in the State of North Carolina, which is done in se curing subscriptions for The Caro lina Democrat among their friends and acquaintances. We are anxious to start our new paper off in the most up-to-date style, and so are putting it before the public in the most extensive and popular advertising plan of the dav -"a Piano Contest." We have spared no expense in making this a rery interesting prop osition, and one that will keep the entire community interested in the outcome. Mrs. J. D. Warren " II. M I'lmer " T.C. Ilorton h.ooo 5,ooo 17,423 " F. G. Henderson " G. B. Caldwell " EttaGrillin MissOna Long " Katherine McDowell ... " Millie Benton " Ruby Simpson 8,000 7,oco "l,COO fy.oo lO.ooo 5,000 5,ooo 10.525 " Nell Curlee " Eunice Flow 5,ooo 5,roo 8.125 5,i i t, Coo .".,000 5,ooc 0,000 0,000 5,ooo Kathleen Nelson Kathleen Whitti-ld - Alice Scilcs lsalcllellorii Marguerite Ihu-ton--- 0!a limner Jessie Benton F.ufa Benton Alice McCain Free Bonus Offer. To the contestants bringing ia 20 subscribers between now an 1 T'jrr.v day before 5 o'clock, I will give a bonus (f 5.1KH) free vo'.e.i. N.t, contestants, is the time to get 5 010 extra votes. A gwd start is l,a:: the battle; so, contestant get bi:sy. If you will call me up on the 'phone 1 will gladly bring you receipt bocks, etc., and help you start. Mai hi: Tawnh, Contest Manure:. Sudden Death of Aged lidy. a.ir.lHtm AriMimn: . Si,. Miss Jemina Red'earn died sua denly yesterday morning at the home of Mr. John Billinsley cf White Stoic township. She had b.-en in good health for some lime and her death was unexpected. Miss Redfearn was II'.) years of age and a consistent member of Mineral Springs Baptist church, where the funeral will be conducted this afternoon by Rev. C. II. Martin. The deceased wa.s a daughter of the laV Albert Redfrr.rc and is survived by three brothers and three si-ters. The sifters arc Mrs. John Thr-nips and Mrs. William billard of Lilesville township and Mrs J. M. Billingsiy cf IVaehland. The brothers are Messrs. Go t Rcdfcarn of Monroe , Crawford Rtd fearn of Wcxhaw- ai.d C. S. Re-dfearn cf Peathiand. Meeting of Bank Stockholders. All subscribers for stock in tho new bai.k to be organized and oj erated iu Monroe as Farnien and Merchants Batik are requested to meet in the large iwm upstair in the Saving", Loan and Trust build ing, at l."0 o'clock p.m., on Mon day, the I'O.hdayof February, Mil, for the purpose of electing directors and organizing with a view of open ing the bank. February 1.1, Mil. Committee on Omaxizuiov. Fur headache Dr. Ultra' ADU-r!n TOU . I y 1 to I
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