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COLUMBUS, POLK GOtJNTY. tf. G. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1911.
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Renew your subscription and
don't miss a copy of The News.
Melvin Hill and Land rum Rt.
1 notes will be found in supple
ment. Rev. and Mrs. B. P. Jackson of
Greens Creek were visitors in
Columbus Monday.
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The sawmill of Mr.C. C. West
is againin operation on the land
of Ballenger & Hill.
For stoves, heaters and ranges
call at Tryon Supply Company's
complete hardware store.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P, Arledge
were the guests at dinner of Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Capps, at Lynn,
Sunday.
For sale or rent: 8 room dwell
ing, good outbuildings; also store
house. Apply to C. C. Hampton,
Landrum, Rt. 1, S. C.
Mr. B- F. Green, Jf Inman, S.
C. route 1, visited relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. John L. Jackson, sev
eral days this week.
Mr. M. E. Charles, who is pre
paring to leave for Asheville in
a few days, came in Tuesday to
subscribe for a long term.
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Miss Hattie Jackson, who is
teaching in the Happy Home
School at Greens Creek, spent
the week end at her home.
Messrs. J. P. Abrams and T. P.
Moore of Rutherford ton route 2
were in town on business Mon
day and subscribed , to the News.
0 to Tryon Hosiery Company's
general merchandise store at
Lynn.
Irs. N. T. Mills, Mr. J. G.
Hughes and the editor were the
invited quests at ' the Thanksgiv
ing dinner given by Prof, and
Mrs. E. W.'Ss Cobb at the dormi
tory. " - -i :
Rex Liles, found guilty at the
last term of superior court for
disturbing public worship and
sentenced to serve a term of
four months on the Henderson
County chain gang or pay a fine
of $50 and the costs, decided to
work the roads and was taken to
Hendersdnville in the custody of
Deputy R. K. McFarland Mon
day. . ;
Mr. J. G. Hughes, the former
manager of the Polk County Tel
ephone Company, since relieving
himself from the cares and re
sponsibilities of that active life,
has settled down to a quiet home
life and by way of diversion has
built a chicken hquse and is going
to raise barred plymouth rocks.
We wish him all success in his
hobby.
A "whosoever will", invitation
was extended Thursday by Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Hutcherson to
the townsfolk to attend a Thanks
giving supper at their home. 'A
'goodly crowd of young men and
women presented themselves and
gathered ,-. around the festive
board creaking under the weight
of the .delectable things placed
upon it and a very merry evening
was had.
Mr. Chas. W. Mason of Ashe-
vi lie was here on business Mon
day in the interest of the. Land
and Industrial Department of the
Southern Railway Co.
For flour, sugar, lard, meat,
etc., or anything in dry goods
and notions, at rock bottom prices
MILK COWS
' ' ' .-'V" ' -.mim- V-f
Bought, Sold - or. Exchanged for
BEEF
CATTLE
J. T. GREEN & N. G. WALKER
Mill Spring, N. C.
Advertise in THE NEWS.
BAN
THE
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 op Tryon. 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. t. . -
K OF TRYON
The Carolina State Bank
SALUDA. N C.
PER CENT
) Savings
Paid
STRONG
COURTEOUS
PROGRESSIVE
Eve
It has been the constant endeavor of the management of
'this lank to furnish every possible facility for the conven
ience of its depositors, together with absolute safety for
their money. '
An account with this bank will prove a valuable asset to
any corporation, firm, or individual requiring the . best
banking facilities.
We solicit your account.
D.
BARROW, Q. C. pOMVER,
President. . Vice-President.
H. B. LAftE, Cashier.
W. C. ROBERTSOX
Vice-President.
AND HIDES
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID
- FOR RAW FURS AND HIDES
Wool on Commission. Writ lor
list mentioning this ad.
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Tryon to Celebrate CompIsUsa of Ei; nal
The citizens of Polk bounty
have treat in store for them at
Tryon next Thursday at 1.30 p.m.
in the celebration oif3nfl cf,m"'
pletion of the biff automobile road
f rompartanburg" to Tryon. The
business men of Tryon have in
vited Judge' Prjtchard, Messrs
IiOch Craig and Charlie Webb of
Asheville, Sol Gallert of Ruther
ford ton, W. A. Smith of Hender
son ville. and other prominent
men of North Carolina to come
and discuss with the " people" of
this county the importance of is
suing bonds to further the good
roads; movement here. - V
A large crowd is expected. rom
all points along the new roatl and
it is hoped that every citizen of
Polk county will make an earnest
effort to attend. . : k v : , ,
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Farmers Union Heeling Dec IS at Colotus
.' . Mr. R. L.. Nunn, organizer for
the Farmers Union, spoke to: a
small crowd Monday in Columbus
on the all- important subject of
farmers organizing fort protec
tion. Owing to the small attend
ance of Columbus farmers at the
meeting Mr. Nunn will come And
deliver another address on Satur
day, December 16th at 2 p.m. in
Columbus and one at Millspring
that night, for the purpose of or
ganizing locals at each place.
Farmers, it js ,worth your while
to drop everything in hand and
get out to hear Mr. Nunn, who
speaks the truth in a way that
goes straight home to . every
hearer. You come and there'll
be a good attendance.
Still Raid Key CoffiDSVfflJ.
Deputies J. A. and Otis Feagari
and Boice Weaver of Greens;
Creek township wereatnLw v.Gibbv judge flection tie
ouu iaiu iiiur&diiy iirgm
and captured two red hot stand
ing side by side near Collinsville..
About 1000 gallons of beer was
found. The stills were of 75 and
80 gallon capacity. The "birds"
got wind of the rdiders approach
and flew away just a few minutes
before they arrived.
The stills were brought to the
Countyseat Monday and were
destroyed.
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Ellis Kimball's Barn Destroyed By Fire.
Mr. Ellis Kimball, one of our
prosperous and progressive farm
ers, received a severe setback in
the loss of a fine b:g barn and its
entire contents, which were de
stroyed by fire last Friday about
two in the afternoon, in his ab
sence. While the origin of the
fire is unknown, it is believed to be
the work of an incendiary, and
suspicion falls on blockaders.
Notics of Application for Pardon. .
Notice is hereby given that the undersign,
ed will apply to the Governor of North
Carolina for the pardon of Luther Case and
Harry Holbert, who were cpnvicted at the
October Term 1911 of the Superior Court of
Polk County of distilling.
This December 2nd, 191 1.
MRS.. LUTKER CASE.
AKHUAL REPORT
' ' ' ? - OF THE,.
BOARD OF COM DIMS FOE
..;F0U CQUHTT
FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1st, 1911.
' , DECEMBER 1910
Eli Jackson; ervice as registrar
Jacksona Mill, Not. 191 $
J R Williams, services as registrar
Mill Spring, Nov 1910 v
john C M organ repairs on bridge
j as per bill this day filed
kF McFarlaud, jail fees to date ;
JN Mitchell, services as judge of !
electiou, Mil! Spring, hoy 1910
B Goelet, services as judge of
election and other expenses, at
Saluda, Nv 1910
J R Smith, keeping jKxsr to date
Dr'.'E. Grady services as tounty
health officer lu Nov 1910 .
J F Ridtng; judge of s election at
Columbus, Nov 1910
J V Newman', ditto (
F t Weaver, judge, of election at
Ly tut, Nov 1910. as per bill
W M Baroctt. registrar of election
Greens Creek, Jiov 1910
John Stacy, bailiff at Greens,creek
election Nov 1910 .
El ias Moore, bailiff at Pea Ridge
Nov 1910 . ' T
N T Mills, services and expenses
as chairman for Board of Elec
tion 1910 - .
Tryon Township Highway Com
. mission, for interest on the good
, road bond issue for borrowed
niouey ' . c ' -"
A L Hill, for an account for arrest :
uf U PSmawley
H P Arledge, ?e-teaufer, -over-,
payment on bridge fund since ,
Nov settlement :
H P Arledge, over-payment of Co
fund since Nov settlement ; .
F M Burgess, services as clerk to
. BCC and other expenses as per
wu v
' ; JANUARY 1911 '
T A Rippy. 2 days as judge of
- election at Tryon Nov 1910
Jonathan Turner for J B Turner,
y lumber for Vhiteide bridge as
r per ccftitract
Tryon Bee,., puhlishing Highway
Commission report J
R FMcFariand, jail fees to date
54
12 96
10 00
18 60
6 00
7 5o
38 75
50 00
4 00
4 00
8 00
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18 65
137 04
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18 17
22 44
27 98
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30 65
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15 80
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20 58
43 5
8 62
149 16
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NOTICE.
Bids will be received by the Bdard of
Co-inty Commissioners for 1'olk County, for
dry dock abutments " for bridge cn Cove
Creek in Saluda township, to be let Mon
day, an. 1, I912, to the lowest bidder, the
Board rrserving the right to reject any or all
bids. This Dec. 5th, 191 1.
F. M. BURGESS,
Clerk to B. C. C.
NOTICE. -
J. F. Cockran enters 25 acres of land
more or less in Columbus township, Polk
county, N.G., on the waters of Horse creek
and Pacolet river, joining lands f J. B.
Cleveland, W. H. Stearns and the land.lor
merly. owned by W. H.' McFarland and the
Htllmau farm
Entered Dec. I, 1911.
F. M. BURGESS,
; Entry Taker:
" . NOTICE :
Having qualified as administrators of W.
M. Thompson, deceased, all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are hereby, re
quired to present them to 'the " undersigned
administrators within twelve months , from
the date o this notice if not presented
duly proven this notice will be plead i bar
of their recovery; and all. persons owing
said estate are requested to make immediate
settlement with the administrators.' ?
This 25th day o( November, ion. "
- Z. V.. THOMPSON,
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Administrators.
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Polk Coumty News, advertising and
supplies as per bill this date
A L Hill for John Mo 'roe, for
services as registrar of election
at Tryon Nov 1916
J R Smith, keeping poor to date
J P Arledge, for an account filed
of expenses as per bill this date
J V Kennedy for J Arledge, for
abutments at Wilo Foster place
T CI Kgerton, 2 months support of
EJvy Griffin's sn to date
D J Hal ford, building 2 bridges in
Cooper Gap township
FEBRUARY
L C Gibbs, holding inquest over
uiiver inonipson 7 70
Edwards & Broughton, supplies as
per bill of this date" 5 35
E E Missildine, drugs etc as per
bill this date: 8 80
Everett NVaddy Co, mortgage rec-
ord No 17 as per bill this date ia 50
R J Tate, inquest juror over Oliver
I tiomps n . 7 1
RO Covington, ditto.,- 1
T M Cudd. ditto 1
Arthur Tate, ditto j
D B Lancaster, ditto 1
Otis Smith, ditto 1
John E Thompson, yitness fees in
Oliver Thompson 'inquest
J A Dunahoo, ditto
J E Brannon, ditto
Jonathan Turner, lumber as per
contract for Whiteside bridge 9 35
G VV Pearson, lumber and repairs
on bridge in Saluda township 10 04
W M Russell, 3 months support of
John Cautrell 15 00
Tilda Horton, 3 months support of
her son to dale 9 00
J F Jones, bridge over Hughes
creek as per bill of this date 12 00
J R Smith, keeping poor to date 35 35
J A Feagani, 2 days services as
judge of election at Greens creek
Nov 1910 . , 4 00
L L Tallant, money refunded on
land sold for taxes not located I 66
MA Jackson, 3 days services as
judge of election at Jackson's
Mill Nov 1910 5 00
J. B Arledge, building abutments
for Cove bridge on Green river
as per contract HJ 5
Martha Johnson, over-payment in
taxes for year 1910 2 75
Ellis Walker, for the captured stiil
of 1910 not paid for 15 00
R F McFarland, jail fees to date 31 65
S B Weaver, ' for 'morey paid on
y land sold for taxes not found 189
MARCH
Carolina Engineering Co, ior con
. tract on Foster br dge over
' Green river - 1850 00
J fi Turner," balance on contract
for lumber for Whiteside bridge ; io 39
Polk County News,advertising and -
stationery as per bill this date ' 1 2S
Mrs. Tonty, I months support of
- -son : ; ' '; -. 3 00
J R Smith, keeping poor to date 29 98
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