tp M. HOLDS
W quarterly session
The first quarterly session of the
Woman* Missionary Union, of the
Tucka-fi-''4* Association, was Jhold
' itli tin- !\vlva Baptist church, be
cinnii'ir ':,st Kiinday niSht and clos*
i?jr Monday afternoon.
()? Sunday night a pageant,
A faith. Hope and Love", directed
IjV jliss Klla Pierce, who is also its
author, was presented by the Young
UoufH>s Auxiliary. The pageant,
protifl.vi"- in a most forceful, and
touching way the spirit of missions,
ws well executed by the young
|sdic< and was an exceedingly ap
propriate beginning for the meeting.
On Mondy morning excellent ad
dresses were made by Mrs. W. R.
Yoklcv, associational vice-president,
am! Mis- Pierce. In the afternoon,
Mrs. Will 0. Upshaw, wife of Con
gressman I'pshaw, of Georgia, ad
diwscd the Dittoing on conditions in
EAroiK'. Mrs. Upshaw, who has re
eontlv returned from Europe, is a
splendid speaker and presented her
subject in an interesting manner.
Solos by Mrs. J. R. Jones and Mrs.
K. F. liou^li, were features of the
day 's program.
A larsie number of women and
prls of tin* association were present
for t lie meeting and much interest
in the work of the Union wag man
ifest. v.*
Mis. K. II. Stillwell, of Cullowhee,
?as elected personal service chair
man for the Union.
Lunch was served at the church
by the ladies of the Sylva church.
The next quarterly meeting will be
held with the Cullowhee church.
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ENGINEERS SURVEYING
STRUCTURES ON MURPHY
ANDREWS ROAD
Cherokee Scout, Oct. 12. ? An en
tering 'headed by) |T. C.
Amick, arrived here last Thursday
night to begin the surveying for the
structures on the Murphy- Andrews
jfoait indicating that this Ippoject
will be let as soon as possible. The
fact, district highway officials have
announced that this project has been
placed on the preferential list to be
let ahead of any other project in the
ninth road district.
Aeeontpayning Mr. Amick is T. H.
Andrew* and these two engineers,
together with local help, arc making
sketches for the foundations of thi
structures to be used. Mr. Amick
indicated that there would be five
bridges and several culverts on this
project, two of the structures boint;
on the road bet^fcen Andrews and
Junaluska, on the unfinished portion
of the Andre ws-Topton road. The
engineers think it will require about
t?'o more weeks on this work, and
then they will return to Raleigh and
make sketches of the types of bridg
es and culverts to be used. As soon
this can be, d:nc, the complete
plans will be made up' and the pro
j?t will be ready for letting.
SINGING CONVENTION
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flic Jackson County Singing Con
dition will meet by request with
Nip Knst Fork Baptist church, Oct.
2H, 192:!. Every body invited and all
weleomc. Come bring your singing
(lass and take part and make the
fowl work <j;o.
"The Spirit and Church sa>
toiiie".
realty transfers,
Bj. Turpin to Elineda J. Tur
pin, UO acres in Dillsboro, $5.00.
M. Buchanan and wife to M.Buch
a,lan. -Ir., l?t in Sylva, $10.00.
Slierman Doitz to J. J. Cowan, 22
a<!rps in Savannah, $400. i
K. 0. Lombard and wife to J. B.
Monroo, land in Cashiers Valley,
$1000.
State to John W. Hooper, 7 acrcs
ln Rivor township, grant.
8?dio J. Long to J. H. Queen, 2
8cr<s in Cnllowhce $500.
^ttdie .T. Long to J. H. Cline, 4
?tres in Cullowhee, $990.
marriage license
^ Hurley Hyatt to Cecil Robin
son.
Don Alexander to Rose Alexau
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^onuan Frady to Lela Long. >
" ill Mathis to Bertha Cook.
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?ant some nitrogen-gathering le
vies tor soil improvement and livo
Woclt pasturage.
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KTT.T.HT) BY PROHI
-TION OFFICERS
Cherokee Seout, Oct. 12. ? JoWph
Smith, of near Peachtree, Who was
shot through the thigh aome weeks
ago by revenue officers when they
started to arrest him on a charge o?
breaking the prohibitipn laws, died
in Murphy last Thursday night, and
was buned Saturday /it Sweetwater.
Mr. Smith was brought here to jail
after being wounded and apparently
was getting along all right, until
several days ago complications set
up that caused his death. He leaves
a wife and several children'.
When revenue officers started to
arrest Smith several months ago, he
is said to have fled and when about
to be overtaken, picked up a rock,
which he started to hurl at the of
ficers when he was shot throtfgh the
thigh. \
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SAVANNAH
Mrs. W. T. Henson, of Cullowhee,
has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Felix 'Ashe.
Mr. and Mrs. Gather Morgan, of
Caney Fork, spent the week end with
Mrs. Morgan's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Green.
Mr. Oscar Estes, of Whittier was
here, Sunday.
Mr. J. H. Hall, who is working
at Cullowhee spent the week end at
home.
Misses Ora Reed and Gertie Buch
anan entered school at Webster
Monday.
Mr. Rufns Hall, of Sylva was a
visitor here, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. i5. W. Henson, of
Cullowhee, visited their little grand
son, Furman Henson, who has been
very ill.
Miss Maggie Morgan visitedBlanche
Ashe Sunday.
Mr. Fred Buchanan, of Whittier
was visiting friends here the first
of the week.
Mrs. Col man Brooks, of Gastonia,
is visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, of Bryson
City spent the week end" with the
latter 's grandmother, Mrs. Thomas
Brooks.
M^ Henry Green is visiting rel
atives and friends here.
Glad to report that little Furman
Henson is improving after being ill
for a few days. v
Mrs. Lon Green and children
visited her sister, Mrs. Dallas Sut
ton at Dillsboro, Sunday.
Miss Viola Dekz spent j Sunday
with her aunt, Mrs. H Green.
Misses. Iris Bryson and Nata Lee
Deitz, entered school at Webster,
Monday.
Rev. Ben Cook, of Caney Fork,
filled his regular appointment at Old
Savannah last Saturday and Sunday.
He spent Saturday night with Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Hall, where he was
greatly supr'/jed with a pounding
by the good, people of the com
munity.
Mr. Seib Estes, cf Gastonia, is
visiting relatives here.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ham Estes,
September 28th, a son.
Mrs. AlcTon Buchanan visited, Mrs.
J. W. Cagle, Sunday. -
WILMOT
Our Sunday School is not pro
gressing as it should. Hope to see|
more out 'on next Sunday.
Miss LillieNations, from Whittier, |
was seen on our streets Sunday.
- Mrs. Earley Gibbs and children,
from Whittier, visited at Mrs. J. S.
Sellers V Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gibson and
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Denton motored
to W Aster Sunday.
We are sorry to report the illness
of Mr. Roy Suttlemyers' three
children.
Mr. Wilburn Suttlemyres has pur-|
chased a Ford.
Mr. Oscar Worley went to Dills- 1
boro Monday.
Mr. Walter Raby and family have
moved to their new home, whieh has
been recently built, near the Baptist
church. ,
Mr. Jess Jones, form Beta, 'was
seen passing through our little town
enroute to Sylva, Saturday after
noon. i
Messrs. Harry Brown and Sebia
Brown went to Sylva Saturday an
business. A
Tom Tarheel says that farmers in
North Carolina are talking a new
language now. It contains all sorts
of words such as cooperation, le
gumes, soil building, alfalfa, vetch,
fishmeal, limestone, cream ehceks^md
the Uke. . > y
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NATIVE GROWN SEED POTA
TOES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
Raleigh, N. C.f Oct. 18. ? Reports
'ijnaived by Prof. C. D. Matthews,
kChi?f of the Division of HorticuJ
tatfe for the State College and De
j partment of Agriculture, from 18
demonstrations made by. county I
agents in eastern Carolina prove that
native grown seed Irish-potatoes
from the mountains of this State
are equal to and even superior to
the seed obtained from Maine am)
other northern sources.
In reporting this work, R. F.
Payne, Assistant horticulturist, says,
"The two main consideration^ in
this comparison were the relative
earliness and the productivity. There
was small difference in the date ofj
maturity of potatoes from the two
sources; but those from both sour
ces were earlier than potatoes grown
from seed produced locally the pre
ceding year.
"From 'the standpoint of yield, the
mountain grown seed gave superior
results. An average of the 18 tests
showed tlif.t Ibe mountain seed pro
duced an average of 174 bushels of
No. 1 potatoes and 48 bushels of the
lower grades. The seed from Maine
often fail to give a good stand on
account of disease and chilling or
overheating in transit. Since na
tive grown seed give equally as good
yields with chances of injury from
.shipping very slight, due to the
short hairf, growers of eastern Caro
lina should plan now to get their
seed from the producers of their
native State."
BALSAM
Little Miss Willa Mae Hyatt, who
1>urnt her arn\ veiy badly last week
is recovering rapidly.
Mr. T. G.Norman and little daugh
ter, Hazel w?*ht to Ashevijle last
week. Hazel has entered the Pres
byterian Orphanage which has re
cently moved from Balfour toBlack
Mountain. When Mrs. Norman died J
several years ago, she requested Mr. j
Norman to place Hazel in an orphan
school but on account of crowded
conditions he has been unable to do
so until now.
Mr. Berry Ensley, of Willcts, was
in Balsam last week.
Mrs. John T. Jones went to Way
nesville, Friday to see Mrs. Modena
Brown, who is not get?}ng along so
well in the WayneSville hospital.
Mrs. T. M. Rickards went to Way
nesville Friday.
Mrs. W. B. Farwell and Mrs. D.
T. Knight went, to Waynesville
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Eickards, Jr.,
and Master T. M. Ill motored to the
Indian Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McKay aiid
Miss Amber McKay, of Hazclwood,
were in Balsam' Thursday) They
will soon return to their home here.
Mr. John Wilson, of Sylva was in
Balsam Friday.
Mjr. W. 0. Giessler left Saturday
for Newark, N. J. (
Mrs. Maybell Periy, Mi,bs Elsie
Mehaffey and Hubert Ensley went to
Waynesville, Friday.
Hon. and Mrs. W. T. Lee were in
Balsam Saturday.
Mr. Jim Mehaffey and sons, Dock
and Floyd, who are working near
East La Porte spent the week end
with home folks. Several weeks
ago they >had a narrow escape when
another car ran into theirs turning
it down an enbankement and making
a * wreck of it, but strange to say
they were not hurt.
Mr. and Mrs. M.C.Green and her
mother, Mrs. Carraway and Mr.and
Mrs. R. J. Bryson motored to the
Indian Fair.
Mr. T. M. - Rickards, Jr., is hav
ing some repairing done to his sum
mer home here which is quite an
improvement. He will also have it
painted soon.
Mr. Ed Reece is painting the
Methodist church.
Mr. J. C. H. Wilson and family
who spent the summer here have
moved to their new home in Ashe
ville. His two daughter* have /posi
tions as teachers in ,the Asheville
schools.
The following composed a party
that went kodaking to Woodfin Falls
Sunday and served picnic lunch :
Mrs. B. J. Ensley, Misses Hettie
Evelyn and Pauline Bryson, Bessie
and Eloise Cogdill, Messrs Robert
Queen, of Gastonia, Carl Huggins,
Roby and Arthur Davis, of Frank
lin, Lee Crawford of Beta, Glenn
Bryson >and Delas Parker.
Mr. J. K. Kenney and little grand
son, \ Master Fred White, ?f Ashe
ville are in Balsam this weak.
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LOCATE FISH HATCH
ERY AT BALSAM
The auxilary fish hatchery for the
extreme western counties has been
definitely located at Balsam, by
members of the North Carolina
Fisheries Commission. The land,
t . %
juat across the line in Haywood, has
been purchased from Dr. B. F. and
C. S. Smathers, by the state, and op
erations will begin within a short
time.
The object of the hatchery is to
furnish fish for stocking the clear
water streams of the mountains with
trout, bass and other fish, and to
promote the fishing and tourist in
dustries in this region.
The main hatchery is located near
Lake James, in McDowell county.
The auxilary hatcher for this par
ticular region is located near the
Southern railway, and in sight of the
Old Hickory Highway.
WEEKLY MARKET ' \
A weekly summary of conditions
at leading consuming and f. o. V
markets. This information received
ov^r direct leased wire from the U.
S. Department of Agriculture and
distributed by the North Carolina
Division of Markets to newspapers
and others who will disseminate or
otherwise make use of it.
LIVESTOCK
Chicago hog prices* ranged fron/
25c. lowftr to 25c. higher, . than a
week ago. Beef steers 10 to 60c.
higher; butcher cows and heifers 25
to 75 c. higher; feeder steers 15 to
30c. up. Fat lambs advanced 25 to
90c. feeding lambs to 25c. lower and
yearlings 25c.nct off. Hogs 15 to 25c.
lower; beef steers 15 to 25c. off.
Fat lambs 25 to 50 c. lower. Chicago
prices: hogs top $8.25; bulk of sales
$7.10 to $8.10; medium and good
beef ste<ys $8.50 to $11.85; butcher
cows and heifers $3.50 to $11.25 ;
feeder steers $4.40 to $8.65; light
and medium weight veal calves $7.75
to .$12.00. Fat lambs$11.75 to $14.00 ;
Feeding lambs $11.50 to $13.25;
yearlings $8.50 to $11.25; fat ewes
$3.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from 12 important markets during
the week ending September 28th;
Cattle and calves 148,152; hogs 33,
744; sheep 2(i3,872. > (
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Potatoes steady to firm city mark
ets and at' shipping points for the
week. Eastern Jonathan apples 50
cents per barrel lower in New York.
Midwestern Jonathans steady - in
Chicago.Easteni oninons barely study
Lower at shipping points. Cabbage
$2.00 to $10.00 per ton lower. East
ern apples, Jonathan $3.00 "to $4.00
per barrel in New York. York Im
perials $3.00 to $3.50. Midwestern
Jonathans $5.50 to $6.00 in Chicago,
$4.50 f. o. b. New York. Cabbage
domestic round vtype $20.00 to $30.00
bulk per ton eastern markets, $15.00
to $16.00 f. o. b. Danish type mostly
yellow varieties $3.00 to $3.50 sack
ed per 100 pounds, $2.75 to $3.00 f.
o. b. Wheat prices had upward ten
dency during week and closed sharp
ly higher. Broadeij outside trade
and buying by strong commission
houses was influenced briefly by
strength in corn and prospect of
higher prices as result of govern
ment aid to fanners. Visible supply
wheat 63,336.000 bushels compared
with 32,620,000 bushels same date
last year. Corn held reasonably
firm most of day i* sympathy with
strong cash market but closed fract
ionally lower on heavy profit tak
ing. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market; Number 2 red winter wheat
$1.12; Number 2 hard winter wheat
$1.15; Number 2 mixed corn $1.05,
Number 2 yellow corn $1.05; Num
ber 3 white oats 44 cents. Average
farm price Number 2 mixed corn in
central Iowa 92 cents.Closing prices
futures; Chicago December wheat
$1.10 1-8; Chicago December corn
76 1-8; J Kansas City December
wheat $1.06 5-8; Winnipeg Decem
ber wheat 96,cents.,
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In September, farmers of Anson
County ordered 1100 pounds of tl
falfa seed, 500 pounds of vetch
seed, 3000 pounds of .-crimson clover
132 tons of limestone and 4000
pounds of fish meal for feeding hogs
reports County Agent J. W| Cam
eron, who handled the orders.
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The cooperative kraut factory in
Watauga County has alretWy manu
factured about 80 tons of kraut to
date. County Agent John B. Steels
says the industry will bring from
$30,000 to $50,000 of new money in- ;
i to the comity. , , ,
WHEN NORTH CAROLINA '
COUNTIES WERE BORN
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The late J. Bryan Grimes, who fori
^veiy two ?core years \was secre
tary of the State of North Carolina,
enjoyed a reputation in the Capital
city as being an industrious scholar
and a man who contributed much to
the historical records of North Caro
lina. Among his historical cohtribu
. tions was an illustratve chart' show
ing the dates of establishment and
origin of the 100 counties of the
State.
The chart traces the growth of
the counties by periods, the- first
period being between the years of
1693 and 1122, during which time
Albemarle, Bath and Clarendon
counties were established.
During the second period, which
covers the years of 1722 to 1729, ten
new counties were born, all of them
in the eastern section of the "state,
and most of them on the coast. These
counties were Pasquotank, Currituck
Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrell,
Beaufort, Hyde, Carteret, Craven and
New Hanover.
Through the course of years these
counties were subdivided.
Only one ? Currituck ? remaining
intact as long as a century. In 1870
this county gave birth to its "first
offspring, -Dare county, which also
is made up of part of Tyrrell and
Hyde counties.
' Eight counties were formed be
tween the years of 1729 and 1750,
these being Edgecombe in 1728;
Bladen 1734; Anson 1749; Johnston
1746; Granville 1746 and North
ampton 1741. Northampton was
a subdivision of Bertie county.
, Edgecombe and Johnson counties
were sub-divisions of Craven county,
while Granville was an early off
pring of Clarendon, one of the three
early counties .
NewHanover produced more coun
ties through its sub-divisions, which
themwltes were subdivided, than any
of the ten counties in existence in*
1729. Fh)m Duplin a , subdivision
of 1744, came Sampson county in
1784. Onslpw has remained intact.
Pender was a direct offspring of
New Hanover in 3875. A part of
Bladen went to make, up Orange
county in 1751. A single subdivision
in 1786 was the birth of Robeson.
Cumberland, anotherBladen offspring
was born in 1754, giving birth to
Moore county in 1784; Harnett ?in
1855; and with Robeson, Hoke in
1911. From Anson county and its
subdivision sprang Richmond in
1779; Stanly in 1841; Union in 1842;
Mecklenburg in 1762; Cabarrus in
1792; Tiyon which was abolished in
1792, giving birth to Lincoln and
Rutherford counties; Gaston,- 1846
Catawba, 1812; Cleveland, 1841 ;Polk
1855; Davidson, 1822; Davie, 183(*;
Rowan, 1753; part of which went
to make up Guilford in 1770; Burke,
1777; Iredell,' 1788; Buncombe,
1791; Haywood, 1808; Macon, 1828;
Cherokee, 1829; Clay, 1867; Gra
ljam, 1871; Swain, 1871; Jpckson,
1850; Henderson, 1858; Transyl
vania, 186.! ; Madison, 1850; Mc
Dowell, 1842; Mitchell, 1861; Yan
cey, 1833; Surry, 1770; Wilkes, 1777;
Ashe, 1787; Stokes, 1789; Alleghany,
1859; Watauga, 1849; Alexander.
1846; Caldwell j 1841 ; Avery, 1911;
Yadkin, 1850, Forsyth, 1848*.
In 1779 Gates county was formed
from parts of Perquimans, Chowan
and Hertford counties, the latter of
which was an offspring of Bertie.
Martin county was founded in
1774; ^Washington, 17Cf); Pitt, 1761;
Pamlico, 1782; Jones, 1779: Halifax, t
1758; Bute 1764; (later abolished):
Franklin} 1779; War 1 n, 1779*
Vance, 1881; Wilson, 185T>; Durham,
1881; Lee, 1907; Alamane^, 1848:
Brunswick, 1764; Columbus, 1868;
Orange, 1751; Chatham, 17^0: Cas
well, 1877; Person, 1791;'Guilfcrd
1770; Wake, 1770;Rockingham, 1785
Randolph, 1779; Dobbs, 1758; (lata
abolished); Wayne, 1779; Glasgow,
now Gre^ri, 1779; and Lenoir, 1791.
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Black wool doesn't sell as high
as white wool but the meat from a
black sheep is just as good as that
from a white sheep, so butcher the
black animal say livestock workers
at the State College and Depart
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Nitrate of soda doubled the yield
of wheat on the farm of O. C. Bur
ton near Mt. Gilead in Montgomery
County. He applied 100 pounds per.
acre as a top dresser about the last
of Februaiy. He made 10 1-2 bush
els per acre where the soda was Ap
| plied and only five bushels where no
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ELECTROCUTED ON
WIRE FENCE
Wayncsville Mountaineer-Courier,
October 11. ? On Wednesday after
being warned of the danger, Charlie
Crane, a 14-year old boy, the ward
of Mr. Zach C. Davis of Iron Duff,
lost his life by disobeying the warn
ing given by Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
He was found Thursday afternoon
by Mr. Robert Gaddy hanging over
a wire fence which was hcavily?chargr
ed with clectricty. He was tracing
the line and hunting for trouble.
The boy was missing at the Davis
home, but had expressed a wish to
attend the Indian Fair and they
supposed he had found a chance to
go and had gone. The current of the
Haywood Electric Power passed
through the lad,for about 24 hours.
SHOAL CREEK
On Sunday at 2 P. M. at the hoi\ie
of Mr^ A. J. Freeman, Mr. S. H.
Bradburn was united in marriage to
Miss Addie E. Freeman, Rev. J. R.
Church officiating.
A good sized audience listened to
a very interesting sermon by Rev. J.
B. Church at the Methodist church
Sunday morning. It was his last
sermon for the conference year. His
many friends hope for his return.
Miss Kate Hayes and Miss Emma
Burruss went to Asheville, Saturday
returning Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Shelton, Mrs.
J. L. Hyatt and Mrs. T. H. Varner
attended the unveiling at Waynes
ville, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moore attend
ed church at Olivet Sunday after
*
noon.
Mr. Paul Kitchen and family of
Whittier visit at J. K. Terrell's,
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Lyner, of Wayncsville,
is spending a few days among rel
atives.
Mrs. .T. E. Battle spent Thursday
night with Mrs. J. H. Hughes.
Mr. Lattie Blackwell and family
of Sylva spent Sunday at Mr. C. A.
Bird's. ^
Mr. J. K. Terrell returned Mon
day from a trip to Sylva.
Mrs. Richard Connor, of Smoke
mont, spent the week end with rel
atives.
Miss Martha Heritage went to
Hazelwood Saturday to visit rel
atives.
Mr. Thedore Kinsland and 'Mr.
Marshal Gass called on Mr. D. C.
Hughes SatuAlay.
Miss Sclma Cooper was a guest
of Miss Winnie Cooper, Sunday.
Miss Bessie Bradley spent Sun
day after noon with Miss Grace
Hoylc.
Mrs. Laura Snyder spent Sat
urday night with her sister, Mrs.
Rufe Oxner.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Cooper, Miss
Maggie Worley, Miss Josephine Pat
ton, Miss Florence Turpin, Mrs. J.
L. Hyatt, Miss Grace Hoyle, Messrs;
J. M. Hughes, G. X. Kinsland, James
Hall and D.C. Hughes, visited school
Friday after noon.
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OVERLAND JUMPS 18 FEET
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One of the attractions at the
Cherokee Indian Fair, was a deraon
stratirn of Overland cars, when a
new Overland 91, jumped 18 feet
through space and landed on all
four wheels.
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COURT ADJOURNS
With both criminal and civil dock
ets cleared, the Jackson eounty su
perior court adjourned Wednesday
loon, and Judge Bryson left for his
hoi.io in Bryson City.
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ASHByrz:: printers
ON STRIKE
The nn;< n printers of AshevUIe
Typographical Union, employed by
the Asheville Citiz.er and AsheviHe
Times, went on strike, ct 7 o'clock,
Tuesday evening, about 35 men be
ing affected.
The publishers of the two paper;
announced that the strikers would
be replace^ with non union men.
The wage increase of from $5.00 to
8.00 a week and shorter working
hours are demanded.
Both Asheville papers appeared
Wednesday, but, in greatly abbreviat
ed form.
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