EIGHT PAGES
TUT MOXTtOF JOrRXAI. FRIDAY. JIXFAUT II. 1921
r tr.E Forn
THE MONROE JOURNAL I
A riuTt:i; in i.u k
Monroe, N. C. Tariuw4 1 iii.-ol.r ltetet- eH-
Foumhtl 1804 by the i.n-'wtit owner, , -M Mini tl fromine.
ti. M. IW.sl7 aittl 1L F. Ilwtaley. j Kirk Smith, a farmer uewspaper
:::a.i. thoithaiij te-i-her. press iient.
... :,.,, .-i 4 i.i '-: .-..- lit Stat- . V
"'. . ' ' i J , S:i.::'.i has l.vt-J li'e cuusir.r a . J
- I -' A ihitty sUtes and :iai iej a va:UJ and
"TTl ad' ci.tumus but it was wh.lo
k ' '.i (J W ll''" ia this rity that fortune gath!-
tl f' i . W r"J ilit floe i on bouquet
-vS- j j j-; a!a! show eifj them u'j! wtiit'H f$
Jtl'r'w .."I"-- 1 . 'l'm Kavettevitle 1 1! roiiuiiile.il of I at
r rtf'f.T" rir 'Ka'.etgn .-sews ana uterver. i:
if I t I 'i u'":' "ll!'-l'r 0,ie u- eiih wu.U have si
Jt Vy Zimj ishe,l a fi:uu4 climax l.r it! u. M
XlV-r"--" '' j jUeiiiy ule. T b.-ia aua the me
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THK JOIKWI. hlll l'INi;,
Collier Jefferson :llil Iteasley Mh.
Tfleplioiii" No. 1.
d l-;ace in
h rv:ev-
nr.i't-
C. M. HKAM.KY. .
JOHN 15K.IKV.
Ftlnor
:ut ill ai h Id
'.la' rc:; iei.ls u e:nory. S
ej a T.i!ere.l lei-.er f:i'
m Nu: .oik i .i!:
v. a!'!l lail i.e
!:.ul .!.U ui.4 !:: ..ir.t i-a;: t :
i.-.a' . Til '.:ae be- :: e n
in vrnvtii the I.fe rto! of th- ave
Uiiin. bill Mr. fii.ii.i's f'.':
;t:ie'..- eef U:m to lulu JjsW
1 SMSOTS adi raPETOE
9
One Year
-E;";Si i Bieachsng, Ginghams and Caflico
FUIPAY. JAM'AKY 14, Ui2l
AN IMSI AI. IM'IDKNT.
The General Assembly, in pas.-ir.ij
A 8invi.il ail auihoi ixin tlie aJ:uis
lion of Miss Jane Dixon to liie slate
Insane asylum, moves iht Sta'.tsvil.e
Landmark to remark that it was a
right act done iu the wrun way, and
in drscussiiig Ih.s unusual incideiit
the Statesville paper sas: "T!ie lady
U a daughter of lr. A C. Lixti,
noted Baptist minister, a:id has beta
Insane for some years. Her father
Jl a native cf this state, owns prop
erty in the state. He has not, how
ever, been a bona fide resident of the
state for years and his daughter be
came insane while living without the
Itate. rihe was not, therefore,
legally admissible to our sta'e insti
tutions, in fact hud no letal claim on
any state institution, as Dr. Dixoa
travels much in his work and has no
legal residence at this time in any
Itate. To keep a patient in private
institutions is very expensive, beyond
ordinary means. Dr. Dixon was un
der the circuinsiai.c!. shu' off f:om
Claim ini; the bei,:its of any j.ui.lic
instltiitioii for dauL'iiie--. As he
hau t:.- re c'.a::.. his i.a'ive s'a'e
than any o'!i-r lits cae a,'pa.'d ai.d
:;r!'s funr.ly A,
lo: si;ht i; C5
illdered t'Ve!
ft
when i
d to
he
k-n.
LecsUtuie
. 1 I
'. i.-e run; -e.
til !:
i;;on in a
s. Tiier-ministers
mm stale to
'mi une may
!'. Iiild llUi
i ni anv
:il ,' r "''!l;U' its
1 s-.. -i t.ii.i:
' : ' ' iw'.s 1 m' lil
;! for sU'li
1 a in in inr; ni
" s
l!:S'"
D.xo
of
prompt action was
-Ai d 11 linn
has b.-Mi e-;;. '
U fa: be"-:. :,.,
to so ain-t 'i '.).: 1
boards f $;:'.'.
case like that of Dr
are not a few cases
Whose wo'k calN them
State, or 0.1 wiii:i !:.
fall at a t:ve wh-.i
e.-ta')i. - ': i a l-'-Iil : -S'a'f.
-l ' n t " :-:t
th 'i ...1 :.
Bdn.is-i'.r:
be cha:
cases with
of a'-u -. ii ' if i be I.eaMafire
goo in 'j ij 01 ': 1 .1:- tl.e
adRiiss. ;, :.f !:.:. -M .'-0 --. 1:1-
stitv.i.:. : 1 1 :!.- be ii tbi;t any
body ; i'h ;.,!: I it.:! :-n'-- may ; .
S'tt .... ,( ! : :! t 1 :: I.-- -ialht'e
fr;- fa - tii :' a' iirr.v-! : y or t," t
entl'i' d i 1 ,nl ' i 1.1. '."in 1 1 ,
Blld th-;- v. 1 iM I ': ! 1 i ,.1 j .: .' 1'.-
less pt :-r 1 i.iiiiif : tin ri-
tOl'i'v I r 1
abns a - t t 'I'ltiu H 'o a.i ii.ii
dipcn - 1 .
'The ch.i.'i
nnd at oiicc, )
case ' t)::,t 1.
a r.i'"-;i 1 1 hi im ,
but v.ns s! r
rat ied air.
1 When Smith lived in New Yo:k
cry twe:;';.-:iir ears ai;o he kaew
and loved a little f.ul !ioe picture
he has ever carried ia bis hear'.
1 Mother ontectej to their luarnai;
and they ;...t .!. the rirl's fan
inot.n; The loers 1
eai 'i oth-r Snir.h bad wa
a larse in: t ot the world since t'.en
but he has ntver forjol'etx ' Klf."
!.e had 1 n.- sit.ee passed "o:n,iiel--iy
:r..'i;i l..s life but her memory had
n-ver been teplaeej in b s iieart by
any o'iier uu'eet.ctt. and th;(i..i-b
many years ar.ii i:i many lands he
hud remained Ia.tht.il to l.is :i:.-t
love.
This wa 'he situa'io'i htn K rk
Smith tore open a little blue lei 1,1
bearit,:; a meai.ini.iefs niitne and H'i
ad"l-ess to San Dietn. California. Hit'
he had tint lead three lines before he
kt.-w it was from his Kitty. And she
was stiil his. Mie was a w mow now
left comfortably well off and living
the sunniest retiion of the Land
Ki iweis, and wondering if ' K
thmiisbt of her sometimes. How his
nibV-ss t;iir;e to l.'T possesion is a
mystery that Smith did not wait to
untiivel. He rushed to a teletrapr
o:ftVe and dispatched a a!:ht letter.
It read:
"Like an ancel's echo came your
precious letter today. Mailing speri.il
d-livery. Remember, always. Kit'y.
my ilailitii-, the morning's tiim'it sut.
in its splendor shall fail to efface
heaven's t-n hops, the d-s ; and the
Mo'her her firstborn shal tail tn :'-ill-::.
v-r, , 1, ilarl.tii; Kitty, prove
to you.
u!y'"
i'-hjip tnat came
1. hi irat .on. bet it contained
-e'.Ke to nriit i:" ':iies.
.li!i'!- 'l is !'(! a v.-t'iiil a-il check
ered life. 1!.' has b I 1 shin ' ii.nnl rc-
!";! r on the New Yetk Su 1. he! e
!" w-'irket! under p-ina and Lord; a
rity editor on the old Norfolk Pilot;
a press au-ent for various shows, as
well as manager and proprietor of
.vs. his work In the show business
-:sis !i 1 '0 'he Paris exposition:
nch-r of Pi' manic shor'hand. at
rh he is 1111 expert; and head of a
ine rollers In Norton, Va. As n
coini o-tior he h is lew e.pta'.ii He
mm ( more than ti.-na.ly inle:
uz p.-rsfititili'y wi'h n fluent ton
und a ready pen nml jn.-i the
to Injure in a rotiiau'-. ip. is
inn-; ktniwn as "Jiti;-," a not
in x ;i ri'ehit inn.
Monroe lade
U
2
8c.
Unionsuits 9
Now on sale at W.H. Belk 6 Bro.
A Union Suit made of Union County Cotton and
financed by UNION COUNTY CAPITAL. Will
compare with any Union Suit that has been re
tailing up to $2.50. Buy a Suit and Keep our
mills running. Now on sale at W. H. Belk & Bro.
i'hl-s
"I.10 in
T ' 11. 1
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h
'Kirk."
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The Montly
Fashion Books for
February 1921
Illustrating'
Pictorial Review
Patterns.
$2.00 LADIES UNION SUITS
Fine lfihlied and' FiVml, imv at 1
MEN'S $2.00 UNIONSUITS, $1.00
A liniitiil amount of Men's Velvet Killed
I'liion Suits, nianufactureil in Monroe, X. C., $l.t(l
nt-ineb Linen Finish (Jenuine (luinon Cloth
yard 25c
Yard Wide Pereale. Linht and Dark, at 10e
G4-ineh Table Damask 6Se
2")c Quality nd-ineh Bleached Sheeting, best
quality 12 l-LV
Quality Barkers Mill Bleaching 2io
fiood Calico, Light and Dark 10c
Best Light and Dark Outing, also Baity
Stripes, at LV
Splendid Apron CJinghams (Domino) full
bolts ioL.
Straw Tick 8 1 -2c
Straw Tick 13L
85c BLUE WORK SHIRTS 48c
Men's Heavy Quality Blue Chambrey Work
Shirts at 4 SL
85c FLEECED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
50c EACH
Men's Heavy Fleeced Shirts and Drawers, ."Do
sh"
l.t
lit
' I II'"
iiifitt
Tl:
hat
r, .
for
that f h inl 1 be mai'.'n
to t:';- ti'ie ( f sm-ii
:' Dr. Dix' ii, w ho inol
r.d a sciiii-leiral claim
on by the b'Cal re
striction, we'wit opeiiitis the flood
gates to I'll who can secure the r!mm
plonsbip i f inlluential lenislaiors."
JOSHI A IS iT TUOIHI-K
Was in Him.
said the tea-'i'T, in-
' ni" : : .: the class in cot " "' 'it ion.
"you s! otild i.iit attempt nt y l!;i;!i:s
nf fancy, but write what is iii yon,"
As a result of Ibis adviie, Unbliie
'iiirni'd in the follow Inn composition
We sliuuld not attempt any llites
of fancy, but rite what is In us. in
me lii-i" is my si u m inick. luntrs, liv
er, two applies, two cakes and my
d-ntier."
SpeciaJ Notices
One cent a word each Insertion.
i Famous Men Look Alike.
1 Houshton Mifflin cotnpuny recently
! received n reiptest from a dlstlnculshed
i member of the Prltlsh pnr:intnent
for mi etiL'rnvinz of Hiiwthonie
1 inch ns npfetirs its n frontispiece In
the "tnndnrd edition of hi works.
1 It was. said the correspondent, fur a
"speclnl itl"po.e." Another letter
i to'd the purpose of the picture. II
wns fninied ami presented to Lloyd
' Cpurji', wh-i has been, writes the M.
P.. "much Impressed by the resetn
j hhmce us shown by the portrait be
i tweeri Mr. r.Hw'horne'and the irl:ne
1 minister."
Improxed liy Sixiety.
"Phwat is a chafing dish?" asked
Casey of Callahan.
"Chafinj? di.sh, Casey," said Calla
han, "is a fryin' pan that's got Into
society."
Titk-
KOlt SALE Fresh milk cow. Le
on'. Helms, Monroe Route 4.
RcliuliMis Lender AmMe! For
Imij .Money of Iis iples.
Josliea Sykei-, thP "Great J-hovah
and Kins; of Heaven and F.arth,"
will apptar in poire,? court in Denver,
Col., to r.n-v. 'r to a charse of opera
ting a confidence game. Sykes Is al
leged to have obtained $150 from a
former member of the "Temple of
David." a religious cult of which
8ykes Is the hiph potentate, bv ssert-
lnK that the end of the world was it i EXCHANGE K0UU SEED for meal.
FAKV1EKS, ATTENTION We are
now In position to give you 15"0
pounds cotton Reed meal lor a ton
of seed. Southern Cotton Oil Co.
FOR SALE Modern 12-room house.
Que location. Also several nice
building lots. Mrs. S. B. Dundy.
hand and no one would have any use
for money.
Many weird tales of reliRlous fan
aticism have be"n unearthed by police
in connection with an investication
Of -the"Teniple" conducted here by
Sykes. and Chief of Polie Armstrong
has fllfd complaint with the district
attorney's office alleulne that the
Templo was "Nothing but a breeding
place for free love.'
Affblnvlts filed for former follow
ers of Sykes 'hat he had proclaimed
hime!f th" "New Christ,' according
to Mrs. Hrt'itle MfHhewoon, who says
she went through the "ordeal of I
fire" to become a member of the I
flork In orler to save her sister fror.i
what she calls the "terrors of Jcho
T!.m." Other complaints nllcre that ".Te
hovnh" bis discharged his lei-al wife,
and had made Marie Friede. n j
wealthy divorcee and f.ilihfnl follow- I
r, "Queen of the Temple,' and tb,-t j
he frowns upon mavlao ;d tixhmt ;
his followers to diEf-r::! f'l tin''-;
rlr.i?'i vows. i
C'T.rttrs of contri! ; " tf t'' de
llna'tencv cf children ate pending,
against Sykes In juvenile cour!, it be
ing nlleged that he o d"i d his fol
lowers to cease v.n'V seven
months because the --vi i ' ' ! com
ing to an e-id. result in," ' ' ' inn
to tnnny children who.-, - -members
of the "Tern .-
Did yon ever vo'' ,
layer nf a box of c' -n- a!. ...
beat?
Mrlng your seed to our mill and
get 1500 pounds 7r meal for a
ton of seed. Southrcn Cotton Oil
Co.
IF YOU WANT your Laundry done
by the Charlotte Steam Laundry,
call 174-R.
NOTICE We are paying the top of
the market for cash seed, or will
make you an exchange of 1500
pounds of meal for a ton of seed.
Southern Cotton Oil Co.
GREAT REDUCTION nt Rotmhedge
Through the remaining days of
January we are offering our entire
stork of Dry Goods, consisting of
Sh.n-s, Hats, Cap;:, men's and la
dies' Underwear, Overalls, Work
Pants. Works Shirts, Dress Shirts,
Collars, Ties, Laces and Embroid
ery, and Ribbons of all shades at
gently reduced prices. We carry
a fttll line of nice groceries at pri
ces that will move them. If you
have to go to town to see your
lawyer, doctor or banker, that Is
ill tltrht. but If you fail to stop at
I.'imtrhodce r.s yon return, you will
mi s some mre enough batgains.
We have two thousand dollars
v.P"!h of goodn with summer tintej
prices rut i i half. Our motto is
f 1 ';) " to the yard and 16 oun
'. pound. Come let our'
i i - Vr. P. P. UoKfl. rrve
s'c nf the pnddin" is t
t.'io'i'ite Fanners i.'er-i
NOTK'K OP Till STKK'S SALE
Under and by virtue of a power
contained in a certain d'eed of trust
executed by L'uke E. Weiitz to A. A.
Edgeworth to secure a certain note
therein mentioned, a default having
been made in payment ot said note,
and demand having been made by
the holder of said note, I will, on
Monday, the ;i I st day of January,
1S21, at 12 o'clock M., at the court
house door In Monroe, N. C., offer
for sale a two-eighths undivided in
terest in and to the following des
cribed tract of land, which lies In
Union county, Vance township, and
adjoins the lands of Mrs. Nancy By
rum, A. I. Wetits. T. A. Rltch, and
others, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake, formerly a
P. 0., Nancy M. Byrum's and A. I.
Wrnti'g corner, and runs thence with
said Wentx line S 7 r. 20 chs., cross
ing a branch to a stone by a P. O . R.
O.. and two hickories; thence with
division llu'e S 44 3-4 E. S3 poles to
a stake by two hickories and two P.
O.'s, Lemmond's and Penneger's cor
ter In said James M. Wentz old line:
hence with Lemmond's line N 60 3-4
E 57 1-2 poles, crossing Dry Run
Branch, to a P. 0. stump and pil'e of
stones by three sweet gums and two
large dogwoods, T, A. Ritrh's corner;
thence wlfh his line N. 13 1-2 E 20
chs to a P. O.; thence N. 36 1-2 W
8.72 chs, crossing said Rry Run
to a pine stump; thence N 84 1-2 W
1.90 chs to a pln'e knot by a pine and
three P. O.'s, the division corner;
thence wkh the division line, N S3
3-8 W 91 1-4 poles to a stake and
pile of stones, Nancy M. Byrum's cor
ner, by a B. J. and 3 P. O.'s; thence
with said Byrum llu'e S 77 W 24
poles to the beginning, containing
ninety-two acres (92) more or less.
The bid of prior sale held Jan 10,
1921. having been raised to $367.50.
It Is necessary that bidding start al
that amount.
Terms of sale Cash.
This Jam. an- 12. If 21.
"'. F. LIMERICK, Trustee.
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