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VOL. XXXII
ROXBORO, NORTH (ROJIINA, Wednesday Evening pril 7, 1915.
Number 14
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Death of Joseph P. Peed.
PoseDh P. Peed was born Adi-H i
11th 1832 and died December
17th, 1914, making his- stay on
earth 82 years and 8 months.
Heart trouble 'and blood poison
.vas the cause of his death. He
was a good and kind neighbor, j
always ready and willing to help .
his neighbors. He was greatly j
l ived by all who knew him.' He
'eaves to mourn his death, a
.vidow, 14 children and a host of
telatives and friends. . ;
His funeral was preached by
J. W. Peed. The burial' taking
lace at the family grave yard.
The man v kindneasfis shown
by the friends will always be re
j;iembeied by the family. Essie
Peed.
F. D. Long of Route No. 3
spent Sunday in Roxboro.
New
Store Post
Building
Prices on ail coat suits reduced this
week. When we say reduced, we mean it.
We are going to sell them. Just al few left.
QUALITY RIGHT, STYLE RIGHT
A part shipment of snappy and high
class slippers for ladies will arrive Y this
week. WATCH OUR WINDOWS. -
Saving morieyiis' :easierthan- malqhgA
money. It will pay you to see our stock
before you buy. -
Special prices on Gents' Furnish
ings r:
Morton & Satterfields
pecial Cash Sale
Tobacco
Planters and Axes
Beginning Monday April the 5th
WE WILL SELL MASTERS TOBACCO .PLANTERS
AT $3.20 EACH. WE WILL-SiLL! BLUE GRASS AXES
AT65CEACH. - -7. . -,
THESE AXES ARE BARGAINS. THE JAME QV'fiV'
TV YOU HAVE BEEN PPVING ,S5C FOJL BY SPECIAL
ARRANGEMEKTS ONLYi WECAN OFFER YOO -PAOT-ERS
AT THE ABOVE WcE. THESE: PRICES fP-v
PLY ONLY TO THE STOCK OF RANTERS ND ; AXES
WE NOW H AVEjlN STOCK: ' IV';,: v ':r?-7"
DON'T YOU WANT TO flO . ;Bt)SINESS WITHTHIS
SORT OF A PROPOSITION? IF SO ACT QUICK.; r:
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Justice's of The Peace
V For Pewon County.
Roxboro Township W. J.
Winstead.
Woodsdale Township R. L.
Hall, G. B. Williams, E. J. Rob-
ertson.
Flat River Township S. A. R.
Morton.
Bushy Fork Township A. M.
Long, W. C. Warren, N. D.
Harris.
'Allensville Township J. W.
Yancey, Wm. T. Whitt, D. C.
Moore, J. J. Dijy;.v,
Mt; Tirzah TwSsBp-L. J.
Meadows.
Lunmngnam lownsmp-J.
Jones, L. B. Scott, Robt. A. Clay,
Geo. L. Cunningham.
Holloways ToHvnship J. B.
Barnett, G. E. . Woody, W. T.
Humphries.
Olive Hill Township-F. D.
Long, W. R. Wilkerjspn. ,
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The Greatest Evft
Section Starts Today
The Roxboro Gourieriwiir Give Away Abso
lutely Free a Fortune Jn Prizes. First Gran
Priz a Handsome , $300.00. Upright Grand
Piano. Second Prize $75 in Gold. Third
Prize $25 in Gold Other prizes yet to be
Announced.
No Losers In This Cbntest Ev-;
ery Bonafide Contestant
a
Winner Ten Per cent of All
Money Turned In for Sulj -
scriptions Will Be Paid to j
Non-Winning Contestants.
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It costs nothing to enter this
campaign. ISend in your name or
the name of a friend or relative
today. Now is the time to entefr
to win the Hatfdsome Piano. Send
....
in your name to the Contest Man
ager of The Roxboro Courier.
This wonderful offer is made by
THE BOXBORO COURIER for
the people who will get out and
work and will avail themselves df
a. x -i! ti
LIIK 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 l,l 1 1 1 1 1, III Will (INK III Ll',lt
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valuable prizes.
Read the full
details of the campaign.
Who would not like to have 'a
beautiful Upright Piano in their
home ? Where is a man, woman,
boy or girl who would not devotfj
a little of their time to pleasant
and congenial work if they, were
to receiyefoJP'ther efforts so-valu
ablearirfdearab
Handsome $300.00 Upright 'Grand
Piano or one of the Cash, prizes
offeied and to know also that you
will be paid for the work that you
do anyway, even though you do
not win a prize.
This astonishing offer made by
The Roxboro Courier will come
as surprise to the public. How
can it be done? This is the ques-
tion many people will ponder ov
er. It is easy to solve when it is
recalled that the people in general
are loyal friends of THE COURI
ER and always willing to give the
paper their support.
Never before havex the people
had sucli an opportunity to win
such handsome prizes. The
Grand Prize of course is the big
inducement, but there are l thers,
well worth working for and that
will be appreciated by those win
ing them and there can be no
losers. If you don't win one of
the prizes and are a bonafide con
testant you will receive 10 per
nnnf rf fVo mnnow that.
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you turn in for subscriptions dur-
ing the Contest.
HOW ; TO ENTER THE
CONTEST.
Fill out the nomination blank
and send same to the Campaign
Manager care of The Roxboro
Cou rier. Each contestant is en
titled to one nomination ballot
good for 1000 votes FREE and al
so entitled to 9000 evtra votes
When the first dollar is turned ia
for subscription to f The Courier.
Contestants may nominate them
selvesthey do not have to be
subscribers of the paper. - It costs
nothing to win one of the prizes
and no obligations r are involved
by entering and- winning. Send"
in your name TODAY or that
of a "friend. - . .
SEVERAL HANDSOME PRIZ
ES TO BE GIVEN AWM.
sue, several handsome, prizes " are
to be given away to contestants
securing the largest'Cnumber of
votes through : ubscriiiohs to
this paper. ' We repeat; again, it
will cost you nothing 1 ; v?ntr
ihis friendly strugleahd At will
cost oAiothing-tO'-tsy . in "and
win; You will efrvthc cr!:.Tt
Conducted in this
;l.
will be recreation for
.you, and it
will dovou good to gtf out and
Solicit subscriptions from your
friends relatives or acquaintances
They will not' refuse you. Don'
win not reruse you. uon t
let them. Give them to under
stand that you are after the prize
that you have set your jieart oq
and they will be glad to "help you
. A- - - .
inyour workv The , prizes are.
I worth many times the amount !
that you could earn in similar
space of time by other means. All
prizes will be on display within a
jsliort while so that all may see
the value and beauty of each,
y :H0W TO WIN A PRIZE.
? The object of this campaign is
a2.2ure sscripu.ons. laecon
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testant securing the largest num-
berof votes will receive the prizes
The way to secure votes is to get
your neighbors and friends to pay
foy, a subscription to this paper.
A Coupon-will be pubjished, until
furlher notice, jji. every , issue- of;
this paper and vhen:neatly trim-
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Candidates can secure sub cripr
, in. mi J
tions anywhere and they will not
be restricted to any one district.
Write your friends, telephone
them, no matter where they live,
tell them that you want their sub
scription, and don't hesitate to
ask for it.
J WHO MAY ENTER
No employee or person connect
ed with The Courier will be ah
lowed to enter or vote in this
campaign; but any white person,
male or female, of good repute
may enter the campaign. , This
will be free and fair for all and
you will always regret it if you
allow these opening days to slip
by without getting in this race
and work for one of the prizes.
WE WILL SEND REPRESENT
ATIVES. Cut out the nomination blank
and send to the Campaign JVtana
ger and he will be glad, to call
. personally and explain all about
f. . , ' ..
the campaign and tell how easily
;you can be winner of oue
I of -the best prizes offered by THE
I ROXBORO COURIER. If you
decide to enter he will suppy you
with a receipt book and give all
necessary information. But a bet
ter wayjs to come to the "office of
IThe Courier and ask for the Cam-
paign Manager, who will be glad
to have a talk with you. If you
don't want to enter yourself , come
in the interest of a friend and get
them entered in the Contest. '
cxitoin.(inq..nueajnwanalsepcj i-, - .-f''A:t sV'V?i'-'; ;
" :.";pTIiey were - riirhton - tlielr 'lobs t ; Ceff HonAr Roll.-- -v.
to- me, campaign Manager, .wwr. ... 7lr; r- , - ... . - ,...1 v ,
count as votes for the contestant Pv -f ilp pfadeKatherineaVins
4n. MM nn,1M, trpnn officers when the.W made a dash, teadand James Evans! --Y
THE TIME WILL PASSbl
QUICKLY.
The few weeks of the contest
will pass quickly, and if you want
);o'e sure)fythe prize that you
hayeWt yoiir heart on, an early
Itarfeis advisable for it ' will be
ttty - piUJiiU-, , lUl lire cai
tunitiesiTf People are not gbingtd
come around and hand you money
for subscriptions, but they :wiU
subscribe and: you cap j get , theii
subscriptions by going after them.
Get "the supportr of everyone tljat
y 011 cam Get tar. organization of
your fricnaVtociher and make it
worlvfcrydu. Start an endless
-APRIL SNOW
The Biggest Ever, Twenty Four
n Inches Deep.
This section was visited by tffe"
deepest snow storm we ever re-' fistic fame as the heavy-wejght ; V
member to have seen, though champion of the world; ' The tit- f : '
there jj&a few who insist that the le was wrested from him by Jess'" '
snow'in 'February 1909, was deep VWiIlard,,the Kansas .cowboy, the - .
er than tins. " However, we are"
tone of theloubting Thomases.
Onriday night a few min ites
past eidit snow begah falling and
if it ceased for a minute no one
knows. it, but fell continuously
u ntMa3 Satu rday evening When
ib oegan snowing tuegrouna was
wet and it was some time Jbiefore
it mademuch of a show, but when
it was measured by several the
next day it was found to be 24 in
ches deep on a level. All traffic ;
was suspended, there being very
few who were willing, to face a
trip through such snow, s :
Fortunately there was no wind
of consequence; 'and little damage
was done save to the telephone
system. True, some of the roofs
showed signs of weakening and
the owners of the buildings jook
time by the forelock and placed
props underneath the roof. Only
one building, an old guano ware
house belonging to Mr. ; J. A.
Long, near the depot, collapsed.
Two Blockader3 Captured"
Last Wednesday Deputy ?R; W.
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took them in. - the men in charge
of the outfit were Dan and Shanks
Reagan. Deputy Morris took
them to Durham where they were
given a preliminary hearing and
bound over to Court.
Mr. J. S. Noell Co. Tax Assessor
The 'Corporation Commission
has appointed Mr. J. J. Noell as
County-Tax Assessor. This was
a wise appointment for we doubt
if there is a man in the County
more capable of this, job than Mr.
Noell.
M6 r ns and :M r. R;; W Gates "cjfjK
tured'atiir and two . blockaded
over hr the-.. Guninmiam" section.' v-, t;-.,v, -;
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WHEN YOU MEET. ANYBODY THE FIRST THING
HE SEES IS YOUR HAT. NO MnN Cmi AFFOnD
NOT.TO WEAR A CLEAN. - NEW :H All ; W E'UE COT
;:1U THE HAT. YOU NEED- COME. CET IT.- A
: l: -A- WAN SHOULD ALSO BE ON Sg'OOD TERMS
WITH HIMSELF. NOTHING GIVES; A; MAN MIHI2;
SELF-CONFIDENCE THAN WEARING GOOD'CLOTI.ZG
NEKTTO HIMSEtF COME IN AKDETUS SHOW
YOU SOME NEW UNDERWEAR. SHIRTS AND HOSE.
THIS MEANS WE Witt SELL THEM TO YOU.-
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Willard Win Belt by Knock- ,
out After 26 Furious Rounds '
Havana, Ciiba; Aprils 5. Jack
Johnson, exile from his .own
country, today, lost his claim to
biggest man who ever entered -
the prize ring and a- "white -
hope" who -has 'at last made x ,';
good.
The day after tomorrow John- .
son, his wife and a little group Y
of friends will sail for Martinque,; V, .
there to await passage back' to; "
f ranee where Johnson proposes
to lead the life , of a farmer. '
There 'is no doubt' he is through f
with; the ring. . . ' ;
:Willard is going back to the V
United States to win the fortune,-. '
denied him today, when Johnson
got $30,000 -before the fight .-A
started: Willard tookyoniy a " s
small share of the gate receipts.
Just what his sliare was is not
known. . 1 .
Today fight probably hsis -flOy
paraljelin the history of. ring -'X
Sattles." - For 20 rounds JohnsbfT:;;''
punched and pounded Willard at.
.will; his blowsgrew pefcepbljr 1 'x
less powerful though ts the fight ,
progressed until at last, he seem-
d unable or , unwilling to go on". f s,v
Johnson stopped leading and -for
three or four rounds the bat- . l
tie was little more than a , series
of -plastic . .poses " of .-white and
tBlack:gladiators.
Second Grade Mamie 2immer- .
man. v . ' , 1, -
: Fifth Grade Owen Evans.
Seventh Grade Lena Evans
Prizes for ; most headmarks "
were awarded to: Franklin-.
Winstead, Tristtam Evans and s
Lena fivans.
Notice to list Takers
The List Takers for the various-Townships-of
the County are here-"
by requested to meet me in Rox
boro on the First Monday in May.
j Kindly remember this and meet
me n4he day above" mentioned. ;
, J. S. Noell, Co. Tax Assessor
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