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VOL. XVI.
COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY. N. C THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911.
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COLUMBUS
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Does your neighbor, read The
News: -
Don't improve the place all at
onee-go slow.
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Mi s. IF. M. ' Burgess was- in
Lar.drum baturaay.
What is the next move on the
railroad checkerboard? j
Mr. W. J. Screven has added to
his&Vist mill a shingle mill
Note the changes in our adver
tisement columns this week.
What do you think of the rajl
,ro?d proposition now before us?
Mrs. James Jackson and son
of Tryon were in town Tuesday. I
Sheriff A. L. Hill was a busi-
rits visitor in Columbus yester-J
day. .;. ' -
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new home -built on the Houston!
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Miss Nora Prince of Melvin
11111 13 ULtCllUlllg JUlUlUUUO XAlgll
School.
Rev. J. M. Walker preached at
the Baptist Church Saturday and
Sunday.
Expert watch and clock repair-!
t-i n 4 ii t i -rv .i
er r. r. Aiirea, jeweler, nutn-
erfordton. .
Miss Myrtle' and Mr. Dock
Hampton passed through Colum-l
bus Sunday.
r JnV.n SmitW nf Trvnn nnt
ofFi; e visited his home
Saturday
night andbunday. ; ,
Messrs. F. M. Burgess and U. j A strSvV ride and an entertain
F: McFarland were business vis- j ment at Mill Spring was the pro
itors in Tryon Monday. am for the young folks of Co'-
Looks like .Polk'll be a laby
rinth of railroads soon. Then
keep your co ws 'to hum. ' '
Atty. B. F. j Williams leaves
Friday night to spend a few days
with his people in Baskerville.Va.
GO TO
THE
BALLENGER
COMPANY
Tryon, N. C.
For
EVERYTHING
The
THE BANIE OFT RYON
JOH N ORR & CO MP A IN Y
TRYON, . N. C. ;
Full Line Spring and Summer
Dress Goods
GENTLEMEN'S NECKWEAR
Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes- Crockery,
Glass, Enamel and Tin Ware.
BLU& FLAME OIL STOVES, ETC:, ETC
Mr. Dock C. Jackson of Lp.n -
drum No. 1 made us a call Mon-
day and added his name to our
list.
Mr. F. B. Williams; who; has
been on a business trip to Shelby
N. C, for three weeks, returned
Friday.
Messrs. Walker B. and John A.
! Arledge of Landrum No-1 visited
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mr, Arledge, Sunday.
Read Booth's advertisements in
this paper and when vour watch
is out " of order bring it along,
j Good work is cheapest.
The popular Columbus High
; School teachers, Misses Ina E.
! Jones and Maude Ruppe, spent
the week end at Mill Spring.
Did somebody say banking and
building loan society with head
quarters at Columbus where, in
that vacant blacksmith's shop?
I me ooiumuus isase Joan team
rm . r l 1 iS t- ,, ,
will soon be reorganized and
ready to meet all aspirants to the
, . , . - -
cnampionsnip 01 roiK LOunry.
Miss Adah Walker, wjio has
bsen visiting friends here the
past two weeks, returned to her
home at Greens Cieek yesterday.
Mr. J. W. Newman has re
ceived his commission as post-
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swr Z auiea to leave
it.he nnst.ofnp.e in its nrpspnf mi nr.
r
ters.
Any intelligent
person may
earn a good income corresponding
fV newspapers; experience un-
! necessary. Send stamp for full
particulars. Empire Press Syn-
; dicate, Middieport, N. Y.
I uiiiuua mat oaiuiuay eveiuiig ui
course there Was some squeezing
necessary to make room for all in
the wagon, but no one minded.it
in the least. They all set out to
-have a good time and they had it
both ways going and coming.
Special prices made
on Flour, Cotton Seed
Meal, Hulls, and All
Feedstuff s in quantity
Cash paid for Cross
Ties.....
Ballenger Company
TRYON, N. C
BURGLARS
Open a Safe of the Ordinary
Kind with Ridiculous Ease.
They very seldom care to tackle
burglar-proof vaults like those in
The Bank of TPwYON. The wise
man will, therefore, open-up an
account there and thus-put his
money where it is beyond the
reach of burglars. The less you
have the less you can afford to
lose it-
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rMr. - C. H. Wilson Passes Beyond ths
Border.
Old Veteran Died Suddenly cf He irt Failure
last Thursday Leaves Many Friends.
Mr. C. H.' N. Wilson, or Uncle
Noah, as most ofLus knew ,4iim,
an old confederate soldier, an
swered the roll call of the Great
Commander last Thursday morn
ing at his home four miles east
of Columbus. He was nearly 70
yearsrofage, but his death was
unexpected, ?is he was preparing
to go about his duties that morn
ing inhis usual manner when he
was suddenly stricken with'heart
failure.
Uncle Noah Wilson was an, old
time Southern' gentlemen and
well loved by everybody. He was
at the time of his death a member
of the County pension board,
which position he held for several
years.
Mr. Wilson leaves a wife and
seven children, four sons and
three daughters. The interment
was at Greens Creek Baptist
Church, where Mr. Wilson held
membership for many years, last
Saturday afternoon, Rev. B. P.
Jackson preaching the funeral
service before a multitude of sor
rowing relatives and friends,
with whom The News joins in
extending heartfelt sympathy to
the bereave?.
A FRIENDLY CAUTION.
Mr. Editor:
The citizens of Polk County
will do well to look carefully be
fore investing a whole lot" of
money in preliminary surveys for
a railroad on the schemes of so
called engineers to get employ
ment and graft.
Some years ago, the late Frank
Coxe had a preliminary survey
made for a railroad from Ruth er
fordton to Greenville, and he did
not ask anybody to subscribe to
pay the expenses thereof. There
have been several surveys for
railroads made through Polk Co.
north and south, and east and
west, and for those who have
plans for promoting the railroad
that WILL BE built through the
County, a preliminary survey has
already been made and is in the
hands of PRACTICAL RAILROAD
financiers, and at the proper
time, not far in the future, a
practical plan and proposition
will be offered to the people ol
Polk County to build a first-class
railroad through every town and
important trading point in the
County . The proposition to make
a preliminary survey for $5000.
is a skinning scheme to get some
money out of Polk County people.
Some months ago the people of
Greer and Woodruff, and the up
per portion of Spartanburg Co.,
S. C, were induced to pay for
one of those ."preliminary sur
veys" for a railroad a trolley
line and several so-styled "pre
liminary" surveyors ran some
sort of imaginary line up toward
the mountains. Those "survey
ors" got their money, but what
ever became of the engineering
corps no one who saw them can
guess. ,
Men who build railroads do not
ask for a "preliminary survey"
fund. They supply that them
selves. They do submit to the
citizens an opportunity to take
an interest in the building of the
road by way of. taking stock in
the company, as in the case of
the interurban line now being
built by the Duke Syndicate, be
tween Anderson, Greenwood,
Greenville and Spartanburg on to
Charlotte. The people are4aking
stock in that line for an invest
ment, because the enterprise is
put on a business foundation
first. In due time a similar
proposition wilt be presented to
the citizens of Polk County to
If You Are in the market to Buy
Buy it Near a Market
V
ciose
live Indred Acres of Fine
Lid : mile or fost-orhce, good schools,
m
Court House. On
:: in one and one-half miles of fine mcadatii
;: watered and well timhered. This property
P the market for
customer and give
This land is
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build a first-class) railroad, elec
tric or steam or other power,tbat
will answer in lull the long felt
want. . -''
One Who Knows.
MILL SPRING No. 2 NOTES.
Correspondence of The News.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams
visited the latter's parents last
week end.
Mr. Li ndsey Green visited in
this vicinity last week end.
Rev. J. B. Arledge being ill
and unable to reach his regular
appointment at Silver Creek last
Saturday and Sunday, 'Rev. Z. V.
Thompson filled his place and de
livered very interesting sermons.
We hope Mr. Arledge will be able
to be with us next second Satur
day and Sunday, j
Mr. ;C. B. Green went to Spar
tanburg last week on business.
Miss Emma Morgan's school at
Silver "Creek closed last Satur
day. We feel assured that her
school has been most helpful to
the children and- wish her con
tinued success. I
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We are sorry to report our pop
ular mail carrier; MrL. J. Tay
lor, is very ill. pis assistant is
carrying the maij.
Success to the INews.
Play Girl.
Have your office stationery
printed by the Polk County
News Job Fruiting Depart
ment if you want neat,
classy ;work" ait low prices.
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TRYON, - NORTH CAROLINA
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io marKei ana wiinm one-nair to one m
main road through County, and with-
50 years Will cut into
reasonable terms. Price
well adapted to all farm
Address
Other Improvements Contemplated
In this Section
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to ffjE pOLK G0Uf3TYMw$?
THE BEST WATCH
. REPAIRING
Calls for the Best Material,
Best Workmen, Best Tools
We have all these - Give us a trial.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Stationery, Etc.
FRED F. ALLRED'S
Jewelry, Stationery and Art Store,
RU THERFORD TON, N. C.
FOR SALE
40 and 121 Acre Farms near Columbus
7 and 4 room houses each on
a 1-acre lot In Columbus
For Prices and terms apply to
T. ti. POSEY,
Columbus, N. C.
LH. CLOUD
Real Estate and Insurance
COLUMBUS, POLK 'CO., N. C.
100 Acre farm For Sale.
40 acres under cultivation, 14
acres good bottom land. Good
6-room house, also 2 barns and
outbuildings, all in first-class
condition. Situated 14 miles from
railroad, 1 mile from church, 2
miles from schoolhouse. Price
and terms reasonable. Apply to
a D. ELLIOTTE,
Columbus, N. C.
Advertise in THE NEWS.
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Land
thurches and
rpads. Well
has been off
tracts to suit
very low.
products.
. FORECLOSURE SALE.
Notice is hereby given, that the Hender-
onville Grocery Company will, on the Stli
day of April, 191 1, at the Courthouse door
in Cbluifibus, County of PoIk, offer for sale,
and sell to the highest bidder by virtue
that mortgage given by J. K.Pearson and
wife to the said Company, as appears of
record in book 6 page 219, mortgage records
Polk Count)', all that land described as
follows: Beginning at a stake on line be
tween Dr. .Sally, and A.J. Reich on bound
ary of Landrum road and running Nifh
, 30' L. 525 chains, thence South 45
E. 3.25 chains, thence S. 66 oWet45
chains, thence South 210 West 1.45 chains,
thence N. 340 West 1.30 chains.
Improved by a frame building and -'con
taining one acre more or less, and being fh
same land conveyed by A. J. Reich and
and wife Linda G. Reich to J. E. Pearson
by deed dated the 21st day of September,
1907, and which is recorded in Book 23 'at
page 256 of the rect?rdsfor deeds for Polk
County. - . ' '
Tins sale is intended to satisfy a note for
I20O.00 secured by said mortgage with in
terest, cost and expenses.
I his the 22d day of Feb 191 1.
hendersonVuxe GROCERY.CO.
Mortgacde.
SMITH & SCHKNCK,
Attorneys. ' '
Your Watch
Should be treated right when it
is in the jeweler's' hands. You
would not send for a "quack'
doctor when you are dangerously
sick and it is just as dangerous
as far as your watch is concerned
to allow a "tinker", to doctor it.
I have the Experience,
Tools and Material, .
Necessary to repair your watch
right and at a reasonable price.
-Give me a trial.
J T BOOTH
JEWELER - LANDRUM, S. C.
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