"y worftTEA vuilu iu ittt btbl IN I EKEST OF THE PEOPLE OF-McDOVELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912.
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DEMONSTRATION WORK
Has Become a Power for Progres
sive Agriculture in North
Carolina.
Secretary Wilson has received
the following report on Demonstra
tion Work of the Department in
North Carolina. x
Demonstration Work is only
four years ojd in North Carolina
yet it has become a power there
for progressive agriculture, and,
through this, for the general up
lift of the home-life of the farmer.
Many farmers, advanced in age,
deplore the fact that Demonstra
tion Work did not begin several
decades ago so that they might
live long enough to enjoy the fruits
of its teachings, thereby reaping
the benefits of more bountiful crops
produced at a minimum cost of
cash and labor. Many farmers
who have been in the work one
year state that as successful far
mers they are only one year old.
The work is based upon sound,
well-tried and essential principles,
such as a deep soil, plenty of hu
mus, improved seed, intensive cul
tivation, rotation of crops, etc.
That -the wdrk is accomplishing the
purpose for which it was designed,
is shown in a number of ways.
For instance the average yield of
xsorn in North Carolina, for the
past forty years has been a little
less than fifteen bushels per acre.
The yields under Demonstration
methods were as follows: In 1908,
37 bushels per acre; in 1909, 40
bushels per acre, and in 1910 (4,--361
acres) 43 bushels per acre.
The records for 1911 are not coin-r
plete yet, but will probably be
greater than for 1910, notwith
standing the fact that a severe
drought cut off the yield through
the central part of the State.
The Demonstration Work stands
for the growing on the farm every
thing needed there in the way of
home supplies. The careful re
cords kept in the work show that
these can be grown for very much
less than market prices. The mat
ter, therefore, is an economic one.
The organization in North Caro
iin, at present, consists of a State
Agent, two District Agents, fifty
one local agents and over three
thousand farmers conducting de
monstration plats averaging three
vacres each. The two largest demon
strations the pastxseason were one
of forty acres of corn that pro
duced fifty bushels per acre and
t)ne of a hundred acres of cotton
that grew a bale and a quarter of
cotton per acre. The Demonstra
tors are supervised by the local
agents who in turn are instructed
by District and State Agents. '
The Demonstration .. Work has
hearty cooperation with the A. &
M. College, the Farmers1 vUriion
and other " progressive organiza
tions. The State Department of
Agriculture - is now cooperating
financially and otherwise. Ixxl
aid for the work for the - present
season amounts to $15,000.00. This
shows that the people are interest
ed in the work.
Taken as a whole the outlook, 1 is
very bright for reaching and . in
fluencing in a practical ; way the
mass of farmers in the State.
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During the last year 13,731i4Xl
gallons of wine were imported into
England: '
Larger Sums Asked for in Damage
Suit.
Asheville Citizen.
Amended complaints have been
filed in the suits of Charles Buck
ner, Chapel Wyatt and Alpheus
Woodfin Wheeler against the South
& Western Railway company and
the Carolina company.
The case of Charles Buckner
agrinst the defendant companies
was heard in superior court at the
last term, but was non-suited after
the plaintiff finished introducing
evidence. It was appealed to the
supreme' court and a new trial was
granted. It was alleged that he
was induced to leave Spartanburg,
b. U., for McDowell county to
work on the new railroad through
that county. After staying there
a while he was dissatisfied but be
fore leaving, it is alleged, was taken
from the lock-up and carried to the
woods with a sack over his head
and upon being stripped of his
clothing was brutally" beaten and
thrown over an embankment.
Damages in the sum of $30,000
were asked for in the first complaint
but the amended complaint asks
for a judgement for $75,000.
The other two boys, it is alleged,
were subjected to the same treat
ment, Wyatt asking for a judge
ment for $50,000 and Wheeler asks
for $60,000. The young men live
in or near the northern part of
Buncombe county, and are repre
sented by Tucker & Lee and W. T.
Morgan.,
School Money Apportioned to Fifty
Counties.
The State board of education has
approved the apportionment of the
second $100,000 State appropria
tion to bring the school term in the
weaker counties up to the four-
months' term minimum, there be
ing just 50 counties half the coun
ties in the State entitled to this
aid. There were 66 last year, when
there was lacking $30,000 for
enough to meet the demands. This
time all 50 counties get sufficient
funds and there is about $13,000
left out of the $100,000. The de
crease in the demand on the State
appropriation is due to the increase
from 18 to 20 cents in the State
school tax and to the increase in. tax
valuation of property. So the reve
nue for the elementary: schools this
year will be greater by $350,000
than any previous year.
The counties in this saction of
the State that have drawn on the
appropriation arer Burke $1422.
76, McDowell $591.00, Mitchell
$1508.50, Yancey $2,749.60.
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Buncombe County Roosevelt Club.
Asheville, "N." C, Feb. 10. A
large number of the Republicans of
the county assembled at the .court
house this afternoon and organized
the Buncombe County Roosevelt
Republican Club.
jyonno Gudger was elected presi
dent,; and twenty-eight vice-presi-cents
were elected, one for each
voting precinct In the county. On
March 14th, a branch club will be
formed in each precinct with these
as presidents and, on March 21st,
another big rally of the club will
be Held here. The expressed ob
ject of the club is to promote the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
for President, as the members be
lieve that he is the only man that
can heal the ' rupture In the party
inttlie Souths canted vby the :- ad
ministration of President Taft.
BRIDGEWATER DOINGS
New Public Road Opened on Mud
dy Creek Movements of
the People.
Bridgewater, Feb. 13. Sheriff
Berry, of Morganton, was at
Bridgewater last week on business.
Misses Pearl, Kary and Pink
Tate and Mrs. Wilfong Tate spent
Friday with friends in Morganton.
Miss Ray and Clyde Brinkley,
of Glen Alpine visited their grand
parents several days last week.
Mrs. C. D. Hemphill was in
Marion Friday.
L. Biddix of Marion was here
this week op business.
W. Lyerly made a business trip
to Greensboro last week.
Misses Florence and Nettye
Hemphill of Glen Alpine spent the
latter part of the week with home-
folks here.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hildebran
visited the latters parents several
days last week.
Mr. William Haliburton of Mor
ganton was here on business dur
ing the week.
W. J. Ballew of Marion visited
a friend (?) here Tuesday night.
G. W. Taylor and Miss Rose
Stacy, teachers of the graded school
at Harmony Grove, are preparing
for an entertainment at- the close
of their school, the 8th of March.
Miss Cordie Simmons has re
turned to Raleigh after a visit of
several weeks here with her moth
er, Mrs. Anna Simmons. Miss
Simmons is a graduated nurse and
came home for a rest.
Mrs. Walter McGimpsey who
lived near here died last week with
measles. She leaves a husband and
five small children. Mrs. McGirap-
sey was a daughter of Robert Gibbs
of Linville.
Mrs. M. F. Tate was real sick
during the week.
Paul Duckworth of near 'Mor
ganton was here several days last
week on business.
Rev. Richardson will hold ser
vices at Snow Hill on Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock before his
regular appointment the fourth
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Flack of
Gilkey, visited relatives here last
week.
Miss Sadie Seals; who had an
iPration at Dr. Long's sanatorium
several weeks ago, has improved
greatly and returned to resume
her work as nursing.
Miss Bessie Poole and her friend.
Miss Pearl Thomason, of Linville,
visited our school Friday. ;
Miss Annie Lewis visited friends
at Rutherfordton, last week.
Robert Gibbs and Raymond Par
ker visited on the creek Thursday
night.
We have been trying for some
time to get a public road, from
Bridgewater up Muddy creek and
have at last succeeded. There was
one fourth mile of it in Burke
county but was principally,used by
the people . in McDowell. The
citizens of Muddy creek agreed to
build that one fourth mile, and D.
Ij.Rust, the yBurke county road
supervisor accepted it and made
lb a puouc roaa. now we nave a
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good -road from Bridgewater up
Muddy creekl - We are all proud
of our new roadr It has been need
ed so bad. - Bettte;
State News.
A Law and Order league was
formed in Raleigh list week with
a membership of 200. Thorough
investigation of Raleigh's "title"
to the search and seizure powers
will be made at once.
Jo R'berson, who c lit a paper
at Wilksboro, it is RUted will
locate in Morganton and start an
other 'Democratic paper there. It
is also currently reported that C.
F. McKesson will, in a few weeks,
launch a Republican ppcr.
The Second Annual Convention
of the North Carolina Forestry
Association is to e held In IUleigh,
N. C, on Wednevlay, February
21, 1912. Many prominent men
have been invited to address the
meeting on the various phases of
this great subject, and a very in-
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lurwuuu anu instructive lime is
expected.
Morganton Herald: Fin destroy
ed a dwelling house owned by Mr.
John F. Woodward and occupied
by Mr. Will Wall, neur the State
Hospital, Sunday evening, 4th.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by a defective flue. Mr.
Wall lost several household articles
besides $17 in money. The house
was insured for $150.
It is sUted on what is regarded
as reliable authority that at the
nextsessionof the Henderson coun
ty grand jury which opens March
1 there will be presented now. evi
dence in connection with the Myr
tle Hawkins case. It is also stated
that the hands of the law will fall
in other places than those now sus
pected and developments of astarU
ling nature are confidently expect
ed. Asheville Citizen.
The young men of Morganton
have organized a most promising
Young Men's Christian association,
with John M. Wall, an attorney,
as president; Ed Kirksoy, vice-pre
sident, and J. D. Bowman, secre-
t St
lary-ireasurc. nearly was
contributed by the citizensand the
boys for getting in their gy mpasium
bxtu res, carpets, books, magazines,
papers and other essentials.
It is announced from Ktleigh
that the first of a chain of Kttchin
clubs that it is expected will be or-!
ganized in every section of the
State in connection with the candi
dacy of Governor Kitchin for the
United States Senate, was organ
ized in Raleigh Friday night with
an enrollment of about 400. The
Governor will formally launch his
candidacy in a public address in
Raleigh this week.
Congressman Godwin, of the
sixth congressional district, wants
the Democratic State committee to
provide for a primary election in
his district to nominate a candidate
for Congress. Mr. Godwin's desire
for a primary is natural. In 1910
the politicians managed to , mani
pulate the convention' against him
but he got a primary callcSd and
when he got before the pcoplo bo
won overwhelmingly.
Chief Postoflice Inspector Sharp
reports that during 1011, 522 per
sons were indicted for mail order
frauds. Of the 196 tried 184 were
convicted, 12 acquitted. 177 await
trial. 72 await grand-jary action
28 were arrested but not indicted.
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Dick Atwelk is quite ill with
pneumonia-
IN RUTHERFORD COURT-
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Lytton Gets Verdict Against Ma-
non Mfg. Co. for $1500
Other Matters.
s$cui to Vajo roo
Rutherforlt. .1, Feb. 12. In the
case of the State in re Corporation
Commission vs the Southern and
Seaboard Air Line Railways, for
the erection and maintenance of an
union passenger station, at or near
the present site of the Seaboard
station, tried in the Superior court
here last wik, th jury rrturnvj a
verdict in favor of the railways.
It will recalled that the cor
poration commission ordered that
the Southern and Seaboard Rail
ways build a union passenger sta
tion at a point between the present
stations of these railroads, about
one mile from town. Tne Sea
board did not lU'ht the ca.se, while
the Southern filed its exception
and it was carried to the Superior
court, with result as above stated.
the jury returned a verdict for
$1500. in th? case of John Ljrttoa
vs. the Marion Manufacturing
Company, being the second trial.
Lytton was asking for $10,000
damage for the loss of an eye, as a
result of an injury received while
working for the said company in.
Marion. At the present time it is
not known whether Lytton will
take an appeal or not.
H. F. Little, superintendent of
the "Marion Manufacturing Com
pany, was attending court here
last week.
Attorney J. Pless, of the
Marion bar, was among the visiting
attorneys here last week.
V. M. Clay, an employe of the
Marion Manufacturing Company,
attended the Superior court here
last week. Gordon.
Early, Alleged Leper, to Be Fenc-
ed In.
Tacoma, Wash., Dispatch: Shun
ted about from place to place as
the result of the long government
investigation to determine whether
ho was a leper, John R. Early, for
merly of Washington, D. C, has
been located at Summit, near here
and will be fenced in on an acre of
land.
The Pierce county commissioner
decided to take this step following
an investigation by tho county phy-
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sictan. inc land is the nrorvrtr
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which Early, before it was known
that he was the one over whom the
lepor controversy took place,
agreed to buy on installments. His
wife and three small children are
with him.
Have Coed Appetite.
Tbc ilx Iepbact tr?i at the Aquarf
ua contused la Ifcc.lxit nicath about
a ton cf food; to t exact. 7,S5l
poaada of codfcih, berrtrx aad veafc
flab, or approximator Ua poeslf aal
av half .for rxcix allr. Aa cixM t
xpctd d crtatttr with rec ap?
tiUa. tfc aUpbast iralj ar tbrtrls
and crowlaf. Kav York 8aa
. No Eacfttmtnt.
"A tnaa doesnl teta to tax aay
pleas nr la writing letters Ho a wotsaa
after be baa married ber," aald Ifra.
Gtooaivr.
No." replied MUa Cajeca;
wfnia to kwo all Interest wbeo tbera
la oo poti'.bnitj cf bU Utlera tX
read to a Jury " ?
Have you seen the dinner set
The PisfMiRrss offers as " pre
mium 1 If cot, come and examine
the ware to-day. Think of it! A
42 piece 6ct and Tub Pbooetss one
year for only $4.00.