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THE ONLY NEWSPAPER FLTLIS.'ID IM MADISON COUNTY.
VOL. XV
MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY,1 N, C, FRIDAY; NOVEMBER 14th 1913.,
NO. 46.
DIRECTORY.
.. Madison county.
Established by the legislature ses-
aioa 1850-61. , ' ' t;.,
Population, 20,132. n
..-. County teat, Marshall. ,
1656 feet above sea level.
New and modern eOurt bouae, cost
New and modern Jail, coat 16,000.''
. New county home, eost 110,000.00.
ewtr Ollkera. '. ,' ;, j...
Hon. O. B Maahburn, Senator, 36th
Dlatrlot, Marshall. :
Hon. J. IB. Rector, Representative,
Hot Springs. N. O. '
. N. B. McDevltt, Clerk ' Superior
Court. Marshall. - I', 1 ;
Z. O. Sprinkle, Register of Deeds,
Marshall, r. - -C
F. Kunnion, Treasurer, Marshall
N. C, R. F. D. No. 4.
B. tt. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rook
Dr. J. H. Baird, Coroner, Mara BUI
. 4.1. Vim ,
jura, juua Henderson, jailer, Mar-
shall. - :.' r.:
John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall.
Dr. (J.N. Sfrlnkle, County Physi
cian, Marshall.
James Haynie. Supt.. eounty home.
Marshall -
Coarta at follow:
September 1st, 1013 (2) November
lOtn, 1813.(2)
March 2nd. 1914, 2). Jane 1st, 1914
(2). Sept. 7th. 1914, (21.
R. R. Reynolds, Solicitor, Ashevllle
N. O. 1913, Fall Term Judare .Frank
Carter, Ashevllle. ' t --
lM4,8prin TernWudw M.1 H.
Justice, Rutherfordton,' N, a
Fall Term Judge E. B. Cllne, of
Hickory, N. C.
."County Commltilontrt
W. C. Sprinkle, chairman. Marshall
R. A. Edwards, member, Marshall, u.
F. D. No. 2. Reubln A. Tweed, mem
ber, Big Laurel, N. C.
' J. Coleman Ramsey. attt., Marshall.
Road Commllonri.j
Frank Roberts, chairman, Marshall.
J. JC" Wilson; tecreurv. rtnm & Mar
shall. " '. : : y;-'V'"-Highway
Commission, '
F. Shelton, President, Marshall.
' Guy V. 'Roberts, ",
' Geo. W. Wild, ' , Big Pine. N. C.
S. W. Br0n, Hot Springs, "
Joe a Brown, ... Waverly, : , "
Jasper ; Ebbs, Chairman,' Spring
Creek, N. C. John Robert . Sams,
mem. Mara Hill, N. C. W B. Sams,
mem.: Marshall. Prof. R. G. Anders,
Superintendent of Schools, Marshall.
Board meets first Monday in January.
April, July, and October each year.
.Sehoola and CoUgm,
Mars Hill 1 College, Prof. , R.' L
Moore, President. Fall Terra begins
August 17th, 1913, and Spring Term
begins January 2nd 1914. X, ;. v:'
Spring Creek Hjgh School. ' Prof.
R, G. ; Edwarda;? Principal,. Spring
Creek. 8 m'os school, .opens Aug., 1st.
Prof. Q. C,. Brown,- prinolpaJ.,;T. oos.
' Bell Institute ' Margaret Ev Grif
fith, principal, Walnut, N. - - ;
Marshall Academy, Prof. & Roland
Williams, principal, 8 mos. school. , "
6pens August 4th. ,
loltryPubllo( '
-J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, Term ex
pires Jaunary 1st, 1914.
W. O. Connor, Mars Hill, Term
expires Nov. 27th 1914. .' , '
D. P. Miles, Barnard, Term expires
vMarch 14th, 1914. .
J.. A. Wallin,.Blg LaiireT, Term
expires Jan. 24th, 1914.
J. G. Ramsey, Marshall. Route 4 .
Term expires March 16th, 1914.
i J. E. Gregory, Joe, N. C. ; Term ex-
plres January 7th, 1914. N
: Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek. N. 0,
Term expires September 24th 1914.
- .J H. Hunter, Marshall, Route 3.
Term expires April 1st 19lSi - j
J W Nelson, Marshall Term ex
sires May 14, 1915
T B, Ebbs, Hot Spring Term ox
pires February 7th 1915.- ,?. . )
Craig Ramsey, Reyere, Term ex
pires March 19, 1915,
N. W. Anderson, Faint Fork,
Term expires May 19, 1915. v C -
CC. Brown,. Bluff, Term etxplres
December 9th, 1914. . ' ; -A
W. T. Davis, Hot Springs. ,Term
expires January 22nd 1915.
, . fomt. ; ' ;
George W.CahnJan PosVrTfa 33,
G. A. R. T J Plce Commandpr; J.
H. Ballard, Jjutant tTerts at tfie
Cctrt r S CL-ry t...J3 ihe1 tJy
South Filling tip With Good,
- Class of Immigrants;
Washington, November.S.
President Finley, of the Southern
Railway Company, speaking- today
of the opportuitiea for farm set
Ierj in Southeastern States, said:
Most of the immigration into the
United States having been thru
the North Atlantic ports, aid the
general movement of population
having been from the East to the
West, it has resulted that the
Southeast, with . its unexcelled
advantages of soil and climate, has
been passed by iu a measure and
has a relatively less 'dense agri
cultural population , than other
sections of the country where na
tural advantages have . not been
so f avoreble. As a result of this
much of the land is held in large
tracts and the supply of farm la
bor has not been sufficient to en
able the pwners to cultivate their
holdings to the best advantage.
The present tendency toward more
intensive cultivation, which is re
sulting in increased production!
and a higher level of prosperity a-
mong the farmers of the South
east, is encouraging the division
of these large planations into re
latively small -farms. It is un-r
questionably to the advantage of
the owner of one of these large
places to sell part of it in this
way, retaining as much as he can
Governor Craig Shovels Dirt
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The Governor with about Sixty Other, Prominent
'Citizens of Ashevllle helped on the Great State
Highway.
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BY N. BUCKNER.
Following Is an interview had
by an Asheville Citizen represen
tative with Dr. Pratt in which he
losses a nice bouquet to Madison
County, i V
"It has not been tha actual
mount of dirt and gravel that has
been shoveled on the roads during
the two 'gobd roads days' that has
been the greatest benefit to the
highways of the state but the
teaching of the fact that the ef
forts of no matter how many peo
ple are put upon the roads it can
amount to little unless tinder . the
supervision of a competent engi
neer. I think this has been deep-
y impressed on the minds of tho
people of this state on the 'two
good roads days' they have spent
in working on the highways and
the amount of good in this lesson
cannot be overestimated." This
was the statement of Dr. Joseph
lyde Pratt,' Cf state geologist and
good roads booster extraordinary
in speaking the good that bad
been accomplished by 'the gover
nor's proclamation declaring Nov
ember 5 and ft "good roads days."
Dr. Pratt stated that the bring
ing the people to realize that they
could accomplish practically noth
ing without competent supervi
sion was one of the chief objects!
of the good roads proclamation.
o get them out on the roads and
teach them this as it has been
done, he declared', is the greatest
possible ' thing that ' could have
been accomplished." .
He f uther declared , that the
beet example of this was the work
that was done In Madison County,
untij recently said to have ; been
the poorest icqunty in the stale in
regard to good roads, wrere, the
people turned out in great num
bers and under; the supervision of
competent engineers worked won
ders, so that now it is among the
foremost counties in the state in
this respect. .' -' :;- C;; ,"'.
Dr. Pratt stated that in the lit
e town of Marshall on the fifth
and sixth every store and the two
banks closed, and more than 00
men turned odt to work the roads
Under a competent engineer a half
mile of as good road as could be
built was completed
In the township of Chapel mil
ii Oralis cousty, 400 students ia
sitili cf sixty tZl eiihty tardel
Aslieville, N. C Clad in a suit
of overalls, with a good man-sized
spade presented to him by Ottis
Green, Governor Lock Craig
worked the roads November 5th
and 6th alongside bankers and
business men from the city, and
farm most efficiently with his from 11 Pwtsf county
. iciau suiun in overalls, ana come
is a move- . , "workdav" suits.
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mewinai means mucn lor me j with enthusiasm for bet
Southeast. . It will benefit those ter roads. On Wednesday morn
now living there and afford op- ing Gov. Craig worked with a
portunities for a vast number of Put men on the Haw Creek
larm setuers irom omer localities , WM ch . for ftboufc 20Q
and it will result in a constantly yard3 eliminating a steep hill
increasing volume of agricultural which always necessitated a change
production in the section." r of Rear fdr the motorist. The
I hundred feat further on the top
of the hill was cut down nearlr
Dn yVVel,Cli""r rea eet 'J'ogether mading a
i sirecu oi roau vuab was a nmm
Improvement over the old. After
dinner the Governor visited the
squad on Sunset Mountaim road
nnder Cant F. Stikeleather. citv
the alrlrman , nrliArA t.liA Our. crnt
right down , into the' ditch and
Worked with might and main.
After spending soma time here
he was taken by George S. Po
wfell, Secretary .of the Appalac
hian Park Association, to Sassa-
fkx3 Gap r6ad at tho head of Bea-
. , , ,
verdam Valley to the squad under
out on the roads, ' and under
direction, or engineers built a
model road sixty vfeet wide and
a half mile in length. They clear
ed up the ditches, rounded up the
road, and now they have a beauti
ful stretch of fine graveled road.
In. Carroboro township two
medical classes from" the "univer
in " some good time behind a
spanking good team of mules,
hitched to a big plow, and filling
wheelbarrows for the men who
were here changing a stretch of
road through the land of Walter
Ilaynes. an attorney of Asheville,
cutting out a big curve and mak
ing the road straight for nearly a
mile. Here Foreman Joyner of
Hon. Chas. A. Webb's Beayerdam
Apple Orchards, brought down a
big fine basket of apples which
were greatly enjoyed by the
men.
Thursday the workers in Ashe
ville township enjoyod a big bar
becue of j- mutton, veal,' 'possum
stuffed with chestnuts and -piled
high with sweet "taters," served
on top of Gold View, overlooking
the North Buncombe road where
a big force of men. had been work
ing. Nearly 200 men were served
by J. Bay lis Rector and J. H.
Lange of the Langren Hotel, aft
er which Gov. Craig made a stir
ring speech, thanking the people
of Buncombe for their splendid
effort on those two "good roads
days," and urging all to keep up
their interest in good roads which
meant the advancement of good
morals, . education and financial
conditions. In connection with
good roads he urged the hearty
support and co-operation of every
one in the Appalachian Park As-
Asheville, the purpose of which
was to open up the great forests
in Western North Carolina and
t , , ,
other states for the recreation,
health and pleasure of the people
. i
of this great nation. Gov, Craig
stopped at the Battery Park Hot
el, where he makes his home
when in Asheville, and was given
a dinner party by George S. Pow-.
ell at the Langren Hotel Wednes
day evening. It is estimated that
at least 7,000 worth of work was
done on the roads in Buncombe
County these two days. Gov.
Craig returned to Raleigh, Pri -:
day afternoon. r
Good Government,
The people want good govern
ment; the people want an "honest
government, and the time is al
most here when we will ask no
more if the candidate is a repub
lican or a. democrat. We shall
want to know first if he is honest
and capable; 3econd, if he stands
for the progress of our county
and the happiness and welfare
Of mankind. "God speed the
day." We have had politics e
nough; we. have had, prejudice
and bypocracy enough. Most
any of our r political parties can
run the government and keep
us from bankruptcy and disaster,
but a great people, prosperous
and intelligent, want to know
what party will d o it best?
I wish to announce to the gen
eral public that - have on hand
the old reliable Virginia-Carolina
Chemical.', Go's. Fertilizers and.
am ready to , fill all orders. R.
H. Ward , V
Taxes! TI
(TPI Taxes!
sitv there under an engineer ODen-
ed up a link of the central high- JCapt. John Drake where - he put'sociation recently organized at
way through the township, re
moved the stumps, boulders, etc.,
and accomplished in two' days
what a number of people had de
clared was an impossible task on
account of the lack of funds. '
Dr. Pratt stated that while, al
most every county in the state
had done some work more had
been accomplished in some than
in others. . He said that where
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iuw worn imu oeeu curnea uuti . . ' u a.u mi)
under the proper kind of direc- the dates named IOT tnc purpose ui icuciviug jruui wvo .
TO THE TAX-PAYERS OF HADISON COUNTY:
Take notice that the undersigned will be at the following places on
a-
to
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tion great and lasting good had An(j vou will further take notice that I will levy on this call, oh the property
been done, but that where the J . . . . r inii 4 mil a
work was done under the direc- of al! who are delinquent m their taxes for the year 1911 and 1912, so do not
ask me for further indulgence. ' . .
SANDY MUSB, Robinson's Mill,
SPRING CREEK; Ferguson's Store
MEADOW FORK, Stamey's Store
BIG PINE, Wild's Store
LITTLE PINE, Roberts' Store
HOT SPRINGS, McCall House
MARSHALL, Court House
MARS HILL, Post Office
OLD BULL CREEK, Silver's Store
MIDDLE FORK, Hamlin's Store
EIG LAIIREL, Wallin's Store
WEST FORK, Brown's Store
SIELTON LAUREL; Franklin's Store
UPPEIAUREL, Rice's Store.
FOSTER'S CREEK, Shelton's Store
GRAPEYINE, Gosnell's Store
I will remain at each of the above named places
until 4 o'clock. -
tion of those who knew little
bout it the work amounted
very little. . :; 7; : ., r-;.-The
greatest good was accomp
lished in the counties of Cumber
land, Surry, Randolph, Davidson,
Catawba, Rowan; Henderson
Beaufort, Buncombe, Granville,
Guilford and a, few others, Dr.
Pratt said. . Here the work, was
carried out under the direction of
expert engineers, and the results
accomplished were more than
gratifying. , . r
Dr. Pratt ' stated that from
these places word had come that
everyone was impressed with the
fact that it would have bean Im
possible to do what had been ao
complished without the engineers
to plan the "work and direct it.
He stated that the result of this
would be that each of those who
participated in the work would
henceforth'be a booster for ex
port supervision in this state, and
he expressed the hope that legis
lation would be put through to
have a highway "commission . ap
pointed to' have charge of all the
highways and roads in the state, r
We have plenty of fresh water
ground meal. Just from the
ocuntry. Call now. 'Farmers
Uhidn WarehduSa .Coco p any.
Monday, November 17, 1913.
Tuesday, November 1 8,
Wednesday November 19,
Thursday, November 20,
Friday, ' November 2 1,
Saturday, November 22,
Saturday, November 22,
Monday, November 24,
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Tuesday, November 25,
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Wednesday, November; 26,
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