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1he Monroe journ. A, r-l AL Volume XVIII. No. 10. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, April 4, 1911. One Dollar a Year. CARRIED BACK TO THE ARMY. Young Man of This County Arrest ed as Deserter. Along With His Brother, at Cheater. J. C. Yow and Charlie Yow, broth ers, of this county were arrested at Chester last Thursday. Charles low was wanted on a charge of disposing of mortgaged propvrty, secured from . the Heath Hardware Company. J. C. Yow was travellirg with him under the mine cf J. B. Taylor, and was presumed to have nothing to do with the transaction. However, Chief leaner suspected that he was really J. C. Yow, wanted as a deserter from the company of I'nited States Coast Artillery stationed at Fort Caswell. When Mr. Laney got to the jail at Chester, he immediately recognized the young man, but said nothing of it till reaching Monroe. There was a reward of $50 for his arrest and Mr. Laney sent him to Fort Caswell yesterday morning by Officer 11. II. Moore. In the Recorder's court yes terday Charles Y'ow was taxed with the cost in the case against him for disposing of mortgaged property, and let oil on a charge of good be havior for 12 months. The Chester correspondent of the Charlotte Ob server tells about the arrest: 'Yow and Taylor arrived here yes terday morning, and, after trying to sell their outfit to several of the stock dealers, at last sold it to Mr. John Frazer for $00. Mr. Frazer, how ever, suspected something wrong, and in order to assist the ollicers and give them time to work up the case, he dated his cheek April 3 and wrote across its face, 'Not to be paid until April,.!' In the meantime Mr. Gibson, who had been struck with the suspicious appearance of Yow and Taylor immediately upon their arrival in the city, called on Mr. Fra zer and the arrest of the two young men followed. Thc-y at first claimed to have secured the out lit at Lancas ter, having traded there for a team of mules. This story being found out to bo untrue, they told Mr. (Jib son they hud come from I'nion. This later proved to be a fact-not I'nion, S. C, as lirst supposed, but Union county, X. C. "Chief of Police Laney was com municated with unJ it was learned that Y'ow had given the Heath Hard ware Company of Monroe a mort gage on his horse, buggy and har ness and crop, and was lleeing to Florida, as he told some of his ac quaintances. "Taylor was merely a friend, not the possessor of any of the property, but nevertheless had tried to make a deal at Lancaster and Fort Lawn. "Mr. Laney carried tho men back to Monroe, and Bob May drove the team back." Mr. Vann Elected Prosecuting Attorney. At a joint meeting of the town aldermen and the county commis sioners yesterday, Mr. J. C. M. Vann was elected prosecuting attorney for the Recorder's court. This action was taken in consequence of an act by the last legislature providing that there should be such an officer and that he should be elected by the authorities mentioned. The salary is forty dollars per month and is to be paid equally by the town and county, but in each case tried there is to be included in the cost an amount sufficient to make up this salary paid by the town and county. Xo better selection could have been made, as Mr. Vann is a young law yer of fine ability and sterling char acter. He will give the work the most conscientious and careful at tention and will be a great aid to the court in preserving justice. As it has been heretofore, no one repre sented the public before the court, and because of this the Recorder was forced sometimes to do the work of a prosecuting attorney in order to ! bring out testimony necessary to obtain justice. The creation of pub lic prosecuting attorney was net only necessary to secure justice but I was demanded by the many citizens 1 who have heretofore had to go in their own pockets to secure the prosecution of blind tigers and oth ers who were a menace to the law ; and order of the community. Mr. E. C. Williams was re-elected Sub-Recorder, and the salary of the Recorder, who has served so accept ably and proved the great wisdom and usefulness of the court, was fixed at sixty dollars. Whrn you hare a cold get a bottle of ChmirUin'i Congh Kemedy. Jt will xn fix you up all right and will want of) any tendency toward pneumonia. Thii remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be gien aa confidently to a baby aa to an adult. Sold by all dealer?. Clean-Up Day Must be an Occasion This Year. The Civic League met Friday af ternoon, and among other matters made p!an9 for the observance of Clean-Up Day, aa ha9 been the cus tom for the past two years. In ac cordance with the suggestion of Mayor McUae, whi was present dur ing a part of the meeting, Monday, April lOih, was decided upon. This will give a whole week in which to clean up and haul away the trash. Heretofore the unsightly piles re maining on the streets and alleys over Sunday, have presented a very objectionable appearance. The school board will be request ed to grant a holiday in order that the school children may take part Prizes will be given as before for the largest piles accumulated. These will be awarded by competent and impartial judges. There will be at least five prizes of one dollar for the white children and five of like amount for the colored children. This is the time for spring house cleaning. Let every woman look be hind the fern walls of her home and see that her yard, her street, and her town are in the neatest condi tion possible. The mayor, the alder men, the chairman of the street com mitteo have always encouraged the hdies of the Civic League in every way. if you do not care for your little girl or boy to clean up trash, then have them plant flowers or sow lbw er seeds on this day. This will keep them busy so that they will not dis turb tho boys and girls whose moth ers want them to work. It is advisable that all trash that will burn should be destroyed by fire. Great care should be taken that no accidents occur. Tin cans especially and all other non-destructible ma'erial should be piled up to be hauled away by the town wagons. There will bo another meeting of tho Civic League next week when plans for an enclosure of the ceme tery will take definite shape. .The question of sanitary drinking foun tains for the graded school and other questions of sanitation will come up. The date will be announced later and every one who is interested should be present. Olin Sikes Shows Himself to be a Brave Boy. Little Olin Sikes, the nine-year-old son of Mr. C. C. Sikes, has shown himself to be one of the bravest lit tle fellows j'ou ever saw. Ha not only acted with presence of mind in a time of danger but with great fort itude after being painfully hurt. Olin and some other little boys were hauling saw dust in one-horse wagons Saturday afternoon, when the the harness on his horse broke and the shaft dropped down, while going down the hill beyond Mr. M. K Lee's on tho Lee mill road. See ing that the wagon was about to run down on the horse, Olin reached back to catch the brake handle. In stead of getting his hand on this, however, he caught the spoke of the wheel. This jerked him violently from the wagon and the wheel ran over his head. A long gash was cut from the top of his head to his mouth and even one tooth was injured. He got up with his face covered in blood and dirt and walked to Mr. Lee's, where his father was telephoned for, and soon arrived with a doctor. All the time the doctor was dressing the wound he never uttered a groan and a tear has nevtr come into his eyes yet, nor has he uttered a complaint, though be has suffered a great deal. Seeing that his mother was greatly distressed, Olin told his father to tell his mother not to worry, as he wasn't hurt much. And like a true sportsman, be told his father not to blame the torse, 83 it wasn t his fault. fir. Helms Member of Board of Education. Mr. L. R. Helms of Monroe was yesterday sworn in as a member of the county Board of Education, to succeed Mr. P. T. Way, resigned. The board held an all day session and continued work today. Mr. Helms is a good man for this place and will make a most useful mem ber of the board. Five elections for special tax districts were ordered: Mineral Springs, Pleafant Grove, Maple Springs, York and Fowler. When Tour feet are wet and cold, and your body chilled through and through from exposure, take a big done cf Chamberlain's Cough Kerned r, bathe your feet in hot water before going to bed, and yon are al most certain to ward oft" a aeTere cold. For 'ale by all dealers. DEATH OF HR.W. H. KRAU5S. In Feeble Health for 5ome Time, the End Came Yesterday An Interesting and Gentle Career. Surrounded by the loving mem bers of his family, Mr. William Heury Krauss, one of the best men who ever lived in Monroe, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been getting feeble for some time, being m his Slst year, but as he was still able to get up now and then, the end was not expected so soon. But he was ready, as he had been for three score years and tea, and in the end there was no hardship. The funeral will be conducted at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at the Methodist church. There will be many a per son sai on account of the death of this good old man, especially the school children, who were very fond of him. Mr. Kraus3 was born in Wieken rode, Ilessen. Nassau, Europe, the son of Nicholas Krauss and Dorethca Marguerita Kube, February 27, 1S31. He sailed for America July 8, 150, before the day of steamships, desir- W. II. KRAUSS. Fifteen Years Aeo. ing to join his two uncles, who lived in Virginia. He had had training as a miner, and expected to follow that business when opportunity of fered. Lauding in Pennsylvania, the first work that came to hand was gathering chestnuts in the Allegha uey mountains, at which he saved his first money, two dollars. Then he worked with an engineering par ty and earned money to continue his journey to his uncles, Henry and John Kube, where he stayed two years. While engaged at the Butt mine he became acquainted with Commodore Stockton, the foremost miner and business man of that day, who took a fancy to the young man. Stockton, who had mines all over the country, including the Howie in this county, soon sent him as an ore inspector to Kings Mountain, then as superintendent of the Howie mine. Here he remained till the breaking out of the war in '61, when he vol unteered as a Confederate soldier, in Wyatt's Company, 48th Regiment. After being prostrated with rheuma tism, he was detailed by the Confed erate government to the High Shoal Iron Works to secure ore to make cannon. Here be served till the close of the war. After the war he bought a farm near Pleasant Grove and began life as a farmer at the age of 35 years. Though a new work to him, the in telligence and industry that charac terize the German people, soon won success and he was a thrifty and in telligent farmer, till 1887, when he moved to Monroe. In 1860 be was married to Miss Wolfe of the Pleasant Grove section, who with all their children survive. The children are: Mrs. W.H. Howie, Mrs. J. M. Niven, Mrs. J. E. Efird, Mrs. II. L. Taylor, Miss Amelia Krauss and Messrs. F. II. and W. S. Krauss. There are many erand- children, and two gr&t grandchil dren, those of Dr. W. R. McCain. Oa the lOih of last May, Mr. and Mrs. Krauss celebrated the 50th an niversary of their wedding, which was a most ksppy occasion. Ripe in years, rich in the high es teem of his fellow men, and bearing the love of little children, he spent his declining years peacefully and happily with his family, and finally pjacefully laid down a life made r.ch b simple faith, steady indus r and good w II towtrds all men. The world is richer for the life of such a man, and those who knew the sweet and cheerful spirit of the old gentle man will never forget it. $?j853f" CSS, : lib c " Plans tor Hotel Building. The plans for the Heath-Houston Realty Company's building, on the Houston corner, which are no.r being prepared, provide for a building facing I'.' fe-t on tafayi-tto street and 10 on Franklin street. This frontage on Lifayette street includes a store room on the property of Mr Rjfus Atmurld, next t the brick store occupied by A. L. Doaring. The builriing will be far the largest structure in Monroe. The owners say that they expect to have the building up during the present year, expecting to begin building opera tions within sixty days. What is of particular interest to the public is that the building will be a modern and commodious hotel. Oa the cor ner on tne lirst floor will be a room for banking: in the rear of this, on Franklin street, will be the hotel entrance, with a wide plaza, and fur ther on down will be two store rooms. Tho hotel will have extensive lobby, office, dining room and all things necessary for a modern hotel. There will be two electric elevators and the whole structure will be steam heated. In the basement will be barber shop, cafe, boiler rooms, cold storage, etc. The third and fourth lloors will be hotel and cilice rooms and an assembly ha'l. Engagement Announced. At an elegant entertainment giren by Mrs. N. G. Russell last Thurs day afternoon, the engagement of Mr. Henry Crew and Miss Virginia Morgan was announced, the mar riage to take place June first. Twenty-four guests shared in the bounti ful hospitality of the occasion. The guests were received by Mr?. Russell and escorted to the music roon by Misses U'Hh Russell and Adeline Crow. Here Mesdarr.es J. W. Yates, II. R. Lincy and J. L. Iloyle render ed beautiful music. Thence they were led to the dining room, which was decora'ed in piuk and white hy Misses Ruth Rus ell, Maccie York Houston, Mary Morrow II -ath and Adeline Crow. On the ceu're table wa a basket banked in pink roses, on the top of which stood a cunning Cupid. Six courses were served, the fourth of which was a pink egg, tied with pink ribbon, in which were the names: Morgan Crow. As the guests were leaving, each pt lied a r ink ribl on from the chan delier which contained the date, June first. Hurrah for the Railroad in Buford. CorrprfpondiMU'e of Ttie Journal. A few peaches escaped the cold weather. Apples have not suffered so much. All other fruit will bo a practical failure. A great deal of farm work is being done. Better preparation is being made than I ever saw before. Vege tables are backward. Hundreds of young chickens all through the country. Things look good for picnics this summer. 1 have a hundred young chickens, some of them large nough to fry, fifty turkey eggs setting, and eleven lambs that are growing nicely. There are more good milk cows in the country than I ever saw before, and a good many women are selling butter as well as eggs and getting a good profit. Mr. and Mrs. 8. II Kubanks of Pageland spent Sunday with rela tives in Buford. The Trinity school taught by Mr. Virgil Ilinson and Mrs. Lee Byrd will close next Friday. They have taught an excellent school and the enrollment has been greater than usual. We want the railroad to come near our place and build a station on our land. Hurrah for the railroad. Let her come. J. C. L. Magistrates Appointed by the Last Legislature. Sandy Ridge township W. L. Hemby, G. W. Sutton, R. A. Hudson, II L. Price. Buford township-P. P. W. Ply ler, R. W. A. Rogers, Thos. L. Ilin son. Marshville township Gib Col lins, A. J. Brooks, T. G. Collins. Ianes Creek township John Richardson, P. II. Mills. Vance township W. I). Hawfield, Frank Keziah, J. C. Foard, P. C. Stinson. Goose Creek township I. A. Clontz, I. C. Clonts, E. B. Pusser, T. A. J. Trice, R. J. Wentz. Monroe township M. L. Flow, J. W. Houston, M. II. Richardson, L. R. Helms, Kemp Helms, N. M. Red fearn. Jackson township Columbus Hudson. M. L. FLOW COUNTY ASSESSOR. New Law Makes it the Duty of County Assessor anJ His As sistants to See that All Properl y U Listed at Its Actual Value The legislature made considerable change in the tax assessment ar rangement. Tiie Corporation L u mission is now a Sute board hand ling this business. They appoint a county assessor and the county com missioners appoint aa assistant for each township, and for each town i! necessary. The appointments are made the first Mouday in April. The State board has appointed 'Squire M. L Flow county assessor. The county commissioners have not yet appointed the assistant assessors, but will do so at this meeting. The assistant assessors may work not ex ceeding two months, at per day. These several officers, together with the board of county commissioners of each county, which with the coun ty assessor compose tho county board of equalization, make up the machin ery for the assessment of all proper ty for taxation by the county and the State. The work is begun by the assist ant assessor in the several townships on the first day of May. Each is re quired, between the first and the thirty first day of May, to visit every taxpayer of the township and obtain frcm him a full and complete state ment of all of the property of every kind and character real, personal and mixed owned by him either in person or as trustee, and all persons ere bound to give a full and com plete statement in detail of all their personal property to the assistant assessor under penalty of forfeiting ten dollars for every one hundred dollars worth of property tint dis closed. It is tho duty of 'tho assist ant assessor to ascertain the nctual cash value of all of said properly and so assess it, and to th ts end he has power and authority to administer oaths to secure the correct informa tion concerning the same. Under the new act the assistant assessor must value real property as well ns personal at its true value in money, which is to say, what the properly would bring at cash sale when sold in such manner as Buch property is usually sold. These assistant assessors work un der the county assessor, who will confer with them, give them direc tions and instructions as to their duties, and immediately upon com pletion of the list cf assessments, will meet with the assistant assess ors, when they, acting together, will revise the list by making such changes in the valuation of property as they may agree upon. This mi st be accomplished before the first day of July. The lists of assessments next pass into the hands of the board of coun ty commissioners, tvhich, with the county assessor, is created the board of equalization for the county, at its meeting on the second Monday in July. This board of equalization will endeavor to equalise the valua tion so that each article of personal property and all real estate shall be listed at its true value in money. They report to the State board, which has power to revise if necessary. Wingate News. Cirreiin1fiice f The Journal, Mr. Jesse A. Williams of Waxhaw spent Saturday night and Sunday with his father, Mr. S. A. Williams Mr. E. L. May spent Saturday and Sunday in Charlotte with his son, Mr. E. L. May. Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Funderhurk of Mt. Croghan, S. C, are visiting rel atives here. Mesdames B. Y. Tynerand Jennie Tucker attended the Woman's Mis sionary Convention at Wilmington week before last. Mrs. Fancheem Belk of Waxhaw ia visiting her sisiter, Mrs. J. W. Row ell. Mrs. B.'nton Brown of Hamlet spent last week at the home tf her father-in-law, Mr. Charles Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hamilton of Jonesboro spent Saturday with relatives here. Mrs. Kemp Stewart is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Arm strong, near Taxahaw, S. C. Mrs. James E. Liles of Monroe visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Stewart, last week. Miss Eva Conrad of Gibson Su tton is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Patty Bivens. Mr. James Gordon and family of Waxhaw moved here last week. Mr. Gordan is supervising the work on the new school building. j Recorder's Court. Since the last publication the fol lowing cases have Leen tried by the Recorder: Pearl Sturdivant. cvl-rcd, assault anil battery: ccsts. Major Akers, burning dwelling; not 2ui;ty. Cutno Mitchell, violating ordi nance No. 7(1. costs. Raymond Laney, assault with deadly capon. flO an 1 costs. Eugene Livingstone, assault ar. I battery; ersts. Cleve Peach, disturbing peace; $1. 10 and feasts. William Haikey and Mark Ilarkey, unlawful hunting; costs. Iella Houston, assault and bat tery; costs. Kell Smith, violating ordinance No. 7G; costs. Wincie Smith, larceny; 1 months, with leave to hire out. Ada Hubbert, assault; ccsts. Julia Redfearn, search warrant; prosecution taxed with costs. C. M. Hastv. tipaet. warrant: posts and bond of i ltX) to show good be havior lor six montbs. Bogan Crook, ass;t ult and battery; not guilty. CM. Hastv and James Bicham. assault with deadly weapon; llusty tinea M.) and one-half costs, Big ham 10 and one half costs. (The above cases were the result of a row between Crook and Hasty, in which the latter shot the former with a Ehotguc, but made no serious wound). Gilmore Massey, f. end a.; 10 months. Assault and l-attcrv: .'.() days, to lcin at expiration of ten months. This gentleman, colored, eppeared in court with thre'e women each of w hom claimed to be his law ful wife. L'nionville Commenu ment The commencement at l'nionville will begin next Sunday ar.d will bo as foil i'.vs: Sundav. 11 b. m. RiCiTihinreste sermon by Rev. J. S. MlVt, 1. IV, Die West.S. C. Tuesday evening Exercises by primary department. Wednesday evening Debate by Philomathean Society. Resolved, "That a protective tarifl is Defer able to a tariff for revenue only." Affirmative: M. E. Austin, . . Se- crest; negatue: C. L. Nance, Carl Griffin. Thursday evening Debate by Franklin Societv. Resolved. "That the signs of the times indicate con tinued prosperity to (he people rf the 1 nited States. Affirmative: C. C. Brooks, H. B. Forbis; negative G. F. Henley, II. G. Love. Commencement exercises, Friday,. 10 a m. Literary address, 2:30 p.m., by Rev. S. A. Co'.ton, Red Springs, N. C. Dramatic entertainment, 8 p. m. Managers Carl Grillin, chief; C. L. Nance, Van Price, Clegg Austin, M. E. Austin, J. H. McColtum, Otto Clonts, II. J. Dees. Marshals J. A. Helms, chief; G.. F. Henley, II. G. Love, C. C. Brooks,. E. S. Hamilton, Vance Pistole, II. IL Hartis, C. J. Tarleton. Grand Opera Stars Here for One Night. Music lovers of Monroe will read with pleasure the announcement that Manager Kidd has succeeded in clos ing a contract with the English Op era Company for appearance in this city Friday night April 11. The company, which is getting a big re ception through the South, has ac cepted a reasonable guarantee and in order to raise this amount the management of the opera house has arranged a scale of prices which will be within the reach of all classes. The program will consist of "Tho Rose of Auvergne" and "Cavallier Rusticans." The company includes such stars as Piancon. the nonular haritnno Madame Bertha Heyman, until lately prima donna of Mexican National Grand Opera Company, Charles Pac qute, Ardis All worth, Christian Farnsworth and Helen Dickson, foriterly of Ams'.e rstein Opera Com pany. The appearance, of this com pany will bo the musical event of mis season. New board of Health. Under a law passed by the late legislature, Mayor McRae, Chairman Gordon and County Superinten dent Nesbit met yesterday and elect ed Drs. R. Armfield and G. B. Nance as members who, with the first three named, now constitute the countv Board of Health. The board will meet on the second Saturday in May to elect a county physician. They will have charge of all matters relating to public health.
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