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V. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1323 THE FRANKLIN PRESS PAGE SEVEM SECRETARY LIKES THE RODEO In the West lie's "Bill." Cut In ofllclal Washington he's William Marion iJardine, secretary of agriculture, a member of President Coolidge's official "family." Secretary Jardine has been invited to attend the Chicago Roundup ,and World's Championship Rodeo, to be held for nine days, beginning August (15. Those who know him say that he will be on hand for this greatest of '.all cowboy contests, as Secretary Jardine has not lost the spirit of the iWest where, years ago, he rode the rpnge and punched cattle with the best of them. - I. Back in Idaho they like to tell how the secretary of agriculture busted ; bronchos and threw a rope. They're proud of their "Bill" and they're willing '.to wager that he could ride lnt the arena, at the Chicago Rodeo and make ;Bonie of the expert cowhands hustle for honors. The competitions will be Iheld under the direction of T?x Austin for the-world's. championship titles, ; belts and-trophies and $30,000, the largest cash purses paid anywhere. i DYNAMITE ON THE HOOF V ! If " Ki ' !-:v-.v.. -i 1 1 . . (Copyright, by It. R. Doubloday.) Riding a wild steer Is anything hut a "pink tea" sport and If you dou't believe it, ask, any of the mauy cowboys who will try to stay on these chunks of living dynamite during the Chicago Roundup and World's Championship Rodeo, beginning August 15. The Brahma steer, a cross between the Mexican ; longhorn and the Brahma, or sacred cattle of India, is a fighter from the word "go,'' according to" the boys who have tackled them, and after throwing a rider they'll frequently try to muss him up'. ' Steer riding, calling for an excess of skill and daring, Is one of the features of the Chicago Roundup, which Will be held under the auspices of the Chicago Association of Commerce for nine days. The competitions are under the direction of Tex Austin, who has managed the largest and most i guccessful of rodeos. More than $30,000 in cash prtees will go to the winners of the events, together with the world's championship titles. NO DAYLIGHT V to i Si "" (Copjlgbt bjr R. B. Doubleday.) Many are the tricks resorted to by the "outlaw" borseo throw his rider. Pitching, bucking every second of the time he is in the arena, the broncho truggles fiercely to win 'the decision. No buckaroo must "show daylight between himself and his saddle, or he Is disqualified. r ; ' The sport of sports Is the real cowboy contest, and titles for the leader ship in riding, "bulldogging" aiyj roping will go to the buckaroos and cowgirl who compete In the Chicago Roundup and World's Championship Rodeo, which .will bring nine days of frontier life4o the metropolis beginning August' ll Tex Austin, famous for successful rodeos he has held, will direct the eventa ' Cue to lack of power the local ice , company is having difficulty . in mak ,ing dlivry of orders Those who - are acquainted with Mr. Nwman know that he is making every effort to supply the' demand for ice. It is obviously riot his fault that he is un able to fill orcers promptly. x ,v. v v.-. . .'.-'.rtWW. W f L ( SAVING HERE Rev. A. J. Smith hay made arrange ments with the Hotel Franklin to furnish meals, at a very reasonable price to a certain number of visiting preachers who arc expected to attend the , Truett-McConnell mecjing, Au gust 14-23: : "-'.- v ; :. Tfcss Want Ads Bring Results. WAR I ADS per JL1UC 11)1 ldlll lusti 11UU - No Want Ad taken for less than the price of five lines 25 cents. FOR SALE By owner. A few choice resident lots on paved streets. . j. M. MOORE. FARM TOOLS The Press , has re ceived inpuiries fro used "far mtools If you have any to sell send an ad to the Press. 5 cents per line, about 1 cent per word'. ' WANTED-Good fat cattle, good 'sheep, also cornfed hogs "off the pole, 100 to' 175 lbs. Spot' cash paid. Essig' Market. I . . -tf WAITED to-do your .-plumbing. Satisfaction guaranteed. See me at Norman Mashburn.'s shop or . phone residence 608. jack- -Cribble.' ' tfpM29 FOR SALE-Plenty of nice Apple Vinegar, at 50 cents per1 gallon. G. T. Stiles, Franklin, N. C. . ' -J31 DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS The world's standard separator, for sale for cash or on terms. See or write Charles , W. Henderson,, Agent, Gneiss, N. C. ;; . PJ17 JUST ARRIVED Nice line of La"Jies' t-Tr,cp in all th latest'shades. Dainty gifts for the summer bride and useful things for the matron. Ine rnscina Art Shoppe. , Pj17 LOST Medium sized black traveling bag, while on trip from head of Cartoogechaye via Franklin to Pren tiss, N. C. If you have found it please return to Van B. Harrison, Franklin. Route 2. p. s. Hurry up with it for it has my night shirt in it and I am tired o' sit ting up nights. PJ17 WHYxNOT take a Standard 20 Pay Life, or 20 year Endowment Policy for the little boy or girl, or both? Policies issued from ONE DAY of age to 65 years. See me,' or send your age and age of child for full particu lars. W. B. Le,noir. tf I FOUND it near Hurst's last Mon day. ; Get it at the Press office. Dr. Lyle. J17 FOR SALESecond hand, cook stoye r.:id a few pieces of '"furniture. W. i. Crawioiu, Franklin, N. C . .Ltf FOR SALE Good white com Jl 2"j ' per bushel cash, on time $1.50, also two good fresh milk cows.; E. N. Keener, Otto, N. C. pJ24 According to reports . the' fad of bobbed hair' has struck Ellijay with great i'ou.e. It appears that some of thcv grandmothers in that stctioh have e'etetmined that the flappers arc not entitled to all the comforts'' of life, jRoad Work Hindered The Wilson Construction company has finished pouring concrete on the Georgia road with the exception of about a mile between-the Frank Wil liams place and r the home of Dr. Rogers. Recently the work has been somewhat hampered by lack of crushed stone. There has been some trouble with the machinery , at the quarries in South Carolina where the stone is purchased v At last reports the machinery had, been repaired and the Contractors now expect to receive their daily train Joad of stone. It had been the intc'ntion Jto open the Georgia I road to trffic on August Stli, but due jto this delay, the road, will probably ! not be opened before August 14th. The citizen of Franklin hope that , the road can be ready for use by the 13th of August so as to accommodate the jhundreds of Georgians who will wish i to coma to town for the Truett-Mc-Conncll meeting. ' ' ' ' " Farmers Picnics Do the farmers of Macon county want the week of farmers picnics this year? County Agent Arfcndale had plan ned picnics for the following dates and places; Monday August 3 Cowee. Tuesday, Augiist 4 Cartoogechaye. Wednesday, Aug. 5 Burningtown. Thursday, August 6 Holly Springs, Friday, August 7 Otto. Saturday, August 8 Salem. -If these communities want a picnic some of the citizens- should see Mr. Arrendale at once and get a com mittee appointed to secure a place and make arrangements, If any of these communities do not want a picnic others will. .--.'.. THE WINNERS LASJ WEEK .Miss Myrtle Bolide- or Cullasaja, Gaston Curtis and Miss fteba Oliver of Franklip., each found all three of the missing words in lisf weeks Press. Personal Mention -Due to lack of power there is prac tically an ice ' famine ui Franklin. However this does not worry the guests at the'Jumluska Inn! A frig idare installed at that hotel not only keeps meat and vegetables fresh, but supplies plenty of ice for iced tea. ' Ffverybddy come to the Ice Cream Festival Friday evening, July l?th on the Methodist church '.lawn at 8:3!) o'clock. Ice Cream, Cake and Candy. Last Friday night while showing Peter Pan the Idle Hour Tlieatre had to cease: . showing the picture. The local electric light company states that a telephone wire had. ' fallen acrgss the light wires 'and reduced the current to such an extent that it was not possible to continue the pic ture. The theatre. expresses its regret to the- public and trusts that the same conditions will not obtain again. Mr. J." Frank Dillard of Asheville was here a short time Wednesday morning.' . ' Mr. Z. B.'Dillard and soivTom, of Dillaid, Ga. were here Wednesday. Prof. W; rL Crawfor requests the Press to state that, the certificates and diplomas for those who graduated at the Franklin high school last May are now ready for delivery to Swners at SmithY drug store, Everybody come to the Ice Cream Festival Friday evening, July 17th on the ' Methodist church lawn at 8:30 o'clock. Ice Cream, Cake and Candy. Mr. John SewelLJeft last Tuesday for Miami to remain until October when he will return to his summer home, "Summer Hill," in Franklin. Miss Louise Deans, after a week's visit with Mrs. Dora Ainsworth at "Summer Hill," returned to her home at Washington, D. C, last Tuesday. Everybody come.' to the Ice Cream Festival Friday evening, July 17th -on the Methodist church' lawn at 8:33 o'clock. Ice Cream, Cake and Candy. Be sure to attend the singing con vention ?.t Briartown church 'on -August 8th and 9th. The good people of that section are noted for. their hospitality. . Mr. T. L. Harrison of Charlotte, president of the Electrical Construc tors Company, contractors for th municpal power dam, Mrs. Harrison and her father and mother, spent the week erid in Franklin at the" JunU: luska Inn. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. . Huggins and Mr. Huggins' ..... mothe;, Mrs. II. T. Huggins of Athens, are guests at the Trimont Inn. Rev. A. J. Smith went to Andrews Tuesday to attend a preachers con venton , and returned .Wednesday He aws accompanied by Mr. W. C. McKcnzie, of Moultrie, Ga., father of Mrs. Smith Harris. ' ,; Dr. W. WT. Sladc, presiding elder of the Asheville District, will preach at Ray's Chapel A. M. E. Zion church, Friday night, July 24. . Dr. Sladc is on? of the most famous preachers of the day. All the white minsters and our white friends are cordially invited to hear Dr. Slade. , Rev. J. L. Love, pas tor in 'charge. . Mr. an(fMrs. Gilmer Jones chaper oned a camping party to Wayah Bald last week end. The party, spent two or three days on the . mountain. Among those who enjoyed the trif) were, besides Mr, and Mrs. Joties; Miss Helen Burch, Miss Louise Mc Fadden and Mr. iDck Jones. , ' Mayor S, H. Lyle, Jr. left Thursday for Washington, Ga. He was accom panied by his sister, Mrs. C. E. Sutton, who has been visiting her parents Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Lyle. i - The crops in many parts of tho county have been badly damaged bv lack of rain. Unless the drought i brol-en . soon farmers will lo.ie their Mitire plantings. , , . , ' Vou have o.":en heard t!v.' cxpresi'on "that would make a praadier cus .'' Well. ve are 1 pulling our linotype machine witfj, a gasoline enqi-ne. F&rniers Tour County Agent Arendale is getting anxious to know who will go with him on the trip through seven coun ties of east Tennessee and nine in Western North Carolina. As stated in a recent issue of the Press the cost of the trip should not. be much for the six days. . Make this trip and see this great mountain farming section with its herds pastures, Hocks, cheese facto ries, creameries, sour kraut and can ning factories, orchards, fields, etc. , Mr., Arrendale needs n kr.ow so that, be can make the, necessary ar rangements,. Real Estate Dea! '-Vi-s Laura . Jones haJ sold the; wooded hill near the puinping'-station on West Main street to i!r. A. R. Trafford of Cocoa, l-'la. It is under stood th;it Mr. Trafi'ord .'will erect a summer home on this beautiful site and that he and his family will here after spend their .summers in Frank lin. Work on the ' residence is ex pected to begin soon. A-J local company has purchased the Franks property adjoining tire lake on Rabbit Creek. This property is well located for development pur poses and contains many beautiful lots overlooking the lake, The pres ent owners have not disclosed J:heir intentions concerning future develop ment cf their new holdings. POULTRY SALES The Farmers Federation and Coun ty Agent Arrendale are looking1 for markets for truck loads of poultry. If they succeed poultry sales will be held at the Farmers Federation ware horse on Wednesday of each week beginning on Wednesday, July 29th. Do not sell your poultry until' you see . next weeks . issue of this paper for information. . Stand by the poultry sales.. Keep the surplus moving and the price should stay good. ' . ' ' Store Closes Doors When It Stopped Advertising Withdrawal of all advertising. sev eral .years ' ago from The Champion, News-Gazette is blamed as the chief contributing cause -of the failure of Murdock Brother for 13 years' a lead ing ladies' -iL'ady-to-year sijre in Champion, ' III. The blame is. assumed .'by E.. L. Murdock in a- signed !et-..-.r iwmidie.I in the News-Gazette following ,Mic voluntary closing of the doors of the concern to avert being, thrown into bankruptcy. ' ' The part or his letter touching up on Ivs inability to hold the public's trade' without using, newspaper ad vertising space follows: "Another contributinf'; cause and perhaps the greatest contributing' cause, is the fact that during four years our firm, because ,we thought the rate was too high, withheld all advertising in The News-Gaiette. For two years we were out of the paper. We were without proper .means of getting messages about our stor,, into the homes of oar friends and buyers. The result was they soon forgot us.- We tried - other forms of advertising to supplant the News-Gazette, but we ' found that none was effective. . Our business c.'ii muied on t lie, down grade,'-' After two 'year-. we saw , the error of- tr f.Jt nf Thc New's-Gaz?.'-.' Arrangements were made again with the Xewa-Gazettc' to carry -Murdock r:dv.cri:!i!fT .to the homes of. thin community. The, business began to 1 thrivebut it was too late. Seeming ly -our friend, ha'd'' forgot tea- about u.u The fault .was ours. For too Jtfhg a tmu v;? have failed to rC' mind -them ''about' the splendid mer chandise end .values in, our r't'ore. Tri-County. ,Advt rtisei m: Beautify thc school found si PAINTING AND PAPE3 : Interior ' S5cftlm'f';"a', Sp6c?Jtjr immM EDWARDS rr tu-: ! ' ME1DMALS MARBLE and GRAFTS ; iv. price yot: 1 afc V .4 A. ' 'v" ''?r:"
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