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Th» board of county commissioners in regular Monthly session Monday tiDn>n,.tjd only routine business. An adjourned meeting will he held next Monday, at which time some definite action on a ne%v county jail will like ly be taken. Hills ordered paid by the commis sioners Monday were: W. S. Hicks, bridge work $44.20; W; C. Wright, labor $10; Ram Mel Cluney, bridge work $2.4.05: J. R. Lee bridge work *25; John R. Ifunt., bridge work $43.66; W. M. Huff bridge work $2.50; Tom Cornwell bridge work *37? R. 'IV Carpenter’ bridge work $10; W. F. Hord, bridge work, $1,702^50; O. Z. Morgan, sani 1 tary expenses, $1.50; W./I). Rahing ton, repair work Electric Service Co., service $10.70; Camnbell Dept, store, supplies *64.25; R. H. Palmer, medical service *11; Shelby W. and il plant S^fl.83; Cleveland Drug Co., supplies $2.25; Highlander publishing ; tax notice $3: South Shelby pharmacy supplies $25.10; Dr. Ben Cold, county physician. $35 50; M. II. Austell can turing still $20; H. A. Logan,’ inci dentals and inil expenses, $270.25; J. h Hunt, bridge work $05.72: J. F. F.aker, wood S5; Wray-Hudson Co.! supplies, S22.05; Goldsboro state hos». pial $20.55; Washburn & Co., supplies $23.2/; Shelby Hdwe. Co., supplies '10.73; J. C. Dudley, supplies $26.95; County homo expenses $184.00; Cash Grocery Co., supplies, $35; J. O. Line berger sons, supplies $57.42; Shelby Hunting company supplies $3.25; El lis Transfer Co., drayage 25c; Thomp son Co., supplies 25c; R. K. Lawrence, county agent $100; Piedmont Tel, Co.! service $26.20; D L. Hoyle, bridge work $1.35; T. C. Eskridge holding Sargent inquest $22; Shelby Plumb ing Co., service $30.25; Edwards and Broughton, marriage license $6.25; Star Publishing Co., supplies $11.08; Irma Wallace, home agent $25; E. M. Beam, piping for county home $1.50; Herald Publishing Co., T. B. Eradica tion $19; Wizard Products Co., sup plies $9.50; J. C. Hunt, trip ar.d ex penses $32.46; Burial expenses Con federate soldier $20; Laura Withrow bridge lumber $2; Arey Brothers, oil S8.7&K.W. L. Fanning, supplies S6.23; Shelby Hardware Co., supplies $35.45; THREE ESCAPED CONVICTS KILLED BY PRISON GUARDS RiHdle<l with buckshot, the bodies of the three convicts who escaped from the penitentiary at Jefferson Oily, Mo, Monday, after killing- Jas. Hart, sixtylycar old guard, wore back at the prison Tuesday. Queer actions of a dog respite? in. the eanture. The three were shot to death last night by prison guards aft er they had taken refuee in . a hay stack on a farm five miles southeast of Jefferson City. A dozen penitentiary guards found the fugitives huddled in the hay pile to protect themselves from a severe blizzard. No sooner had guards ap peared than one ofthe trio opened fire with the revolver taken from the guard, Hart. The Weapon contained three cartridges, and those were fir ed at the guards who immediately re turned the fire. The bodies of the con victs were loaded on a truck and re turned to the penitentiary. Fi^st intimation ofthe whereabouts of the fugitives reached prison au thorities about six p. m. when Robert Rush, a dairyman residing near where the' triV had taken refuge, reported that his dog had been acting queerly all afternoon. The three convicts were considered in the prison as “bad men’, were: Frank Delcoro. serving 45 years for murder; Jack McFall serving 10 years for robbery and Miles Thomas, light years on a burglary charge. The Qiree men, who called together made their escape by filing and saw ing the lower bars on their cell door. Local Highs Defeat Fast Fallston Five Playing a fast game and working together smoothly in completing their plays the Shelby highs Tuesday aft ernoon deefated Fallston here 24 to 1ft. The all around playing of WaH, star center onthe ^helby quint, was the feature of the game. His shots from all angles of the court ' here were sensational but deadly. Playing at Tryon Monday after noon the local cagers lost to Tryon 30 to 28, extra time being required to decide the contest. Tryon is credited with having the best rurul quintet in this section of the ptate and the game, was a nig-nnd-tuck affair with the guarding of Bynum and Copnor fea turing. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I have this day qualified as Administrator of the estate of S. M. Moore, deceased, late of Cleveland county, N. C., and all persons having claims against said estate are notified to present them to me properly proven for payment on or before February 2nd, 1925, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery, and all persona indebted to said estate are notified to make im mediate payment to the undersigned. This February 2nd, 1924. . WILLIE F. MOORE Administrator of the estate of S. M. Moore, dee’d. Ryburn and Hoey, Attys. Six or Seven Cases of Measles in One Family. Mr. Tfamhright to Open New Store. ■ Sf'"•eial to The Star. Crover. Feb. 5.—Ground-hog day !>t ;;od o(T in Grover without a shadow | of a cloud, the weather is much cold* I er today than for the last several | davs. Mr. and Mrs. .T. F. Dickson spent last Friday in Charlotte. They were 1 'biting their son Mr. L. B. Dickson and attending the Sunday meeting. The hahv of I’rof. and Mrs. B. F. j Bird who has been Rick for several i days with pneumonia was reported to be improving today. Mr. E. B. Herndon suffered a very j op.inful accident yesterday while work I inpr wiih e tractor on the highway. He ! was standing in front of the tractor ! whpn the driver in attempting; to back j threw it into forward gear and ran j over ?dr. Herndon’;; foot smashing it ! right badly. Miss, Mittie Newton of the'graded ! school faculty spent Saturday in ! Charlotte attending the Sunday meet ! ings. Mrs. W. B. Turner continues right . ; ick at her hotne in Grover. Her. fath | cr, Mr. E. -T. Bunch returned yester day to his home in Edenton, after a visit of several days here. Misses Bessie and Lucy Turner sofent the week end with relatives in Charlotte. Miss Mary Helen Keeter was at home for the week end from Boiling Springs high school. , Misses Bdssie and Lucy Turner spent the week end with relatives in , Charlotte. Miss Mary Sue Hunt left today for ;v visit to relatives at Nealsville. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keeter of Bes semer City visted relatives in Grover Sunday. Mr. R. P^-Roberts and neice, Miss Mayme TIarnHright are spending to day in Charlotte.. The family of Mr. Brown Roark who only a few days ago moved into this community from Union. S. C., is v.ffering from a scourage of measles EVANS E. McBRAYER Will sell you a real good pair of pants f or-r— $2.95 to $6.95. and pneumonia. ThcA’e arc .six or sev-1 en cases of measles in the family and three of the children have developed pneumonia. We are glad to report that none of them seem to be critical ly ill. Rev. A. H. Sims of Kings Mountain preached :.t the Baptist church in Grover last Sunday morning and night. His discourses were much en j-yed by those who were privileged to hear him. Mrs. < . ('. Wallace is planning rfo go to the hospital tomorrow for an operation. We hope that she will soon be able to be back home. Rev. W. 0. -Iphnson supplied at the First Baptist church in Gherryville last Sunday in the absence of the pas tor Rev. 1). F. Putnam. Mr. R. RAHambright is having his store building, next to the bank of, Grover, repaired with a view to put ting in a stock of general merchan dise. Mr. Ilambright has been selling grain and feed stuffs for the clast sev eral rtfonths. There will be services attho Bap tist church next Sunday night at 7 ; o’clock. Miss Ruth Anthony was at home ! from Limestone college for the week; ! end. i --t— Mrs. De Bouchel I& Denied Heart Balm Within of) minutes after the earn was given to the hiry, a verdict deny ing damages to Mrs. Onozima de Bouchel of New Orleans, in her suit for SSOO.DOO against Asa G. Candler, sr.,' of Atlanta, Ga., was returned in the United States district court. Only one ballot was taken. “We the jury find a verdict for the defendant,” was the verdict written across the back of the original peti tion. Neither of the.principals was in the court room when the verdict was announced. Mrs. de Bouchel had al leged breach of promise to marry in j bringing her action against the At lanta millionaire. A few minutes following the ver dict Mr. Chandler was found in the lobby of the Candler building sur rounded by friends who were congrat ulating him. “I have no statement to make oth er than I am very happy,” he said. “I. didn’t expect anything else.” Mrs. de Bouchel and a group of friends were eating lunch at her ho tel when a reporter brought news of the verdict. Her attorney, allrry Gam ble of New Orleans, who left the table to receive the news, said^tho New Orleans society leader had no statement to make at present. Legion Boys Secure Rodeo Entertainment A reproduction of thcyfa-t fading oftbe goldoh west will he at the base ball park at Shelby when the Amer ican legion, Warren Hoyle Post No. 82 will stage a rodeo under the direc tion of Tom Howard who is owner and manager of this well known wild west attraction. Tom Howard is lyiown far and wide for his riding of every horse, mule or steer that had or had not been ridden. Tom Howard will do his riding at the American Legion Rodeo for three days, Decern her 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Up will briny ! with him his outfit , cons is tiny of horses, mules and steers. Tickets tvill be on sale by mem bers of the American legion and Tom Howard has sent word in advance that anyone having mules, horses or steers that cannot be ridden, to bring] them here while he is in* town and he will prove that he will rW« anything regardha of how wild i it might bo. Several Dogs Killed Before Doing any Real Damage. Other Live News of That Community. Special to The Star. The people of this section were (riven a real mad dog scare last week Several mad dogs were killed while others got away. They didn’t do any i damage other than bite a large num ber of dogs around here, whieh have all been killed or vaccinated. Just over in Lincoln county, near !>v, some ofthe same dogs that were through here did considerable damage in the wav of biting cattle, horses and hogs. One person reported that most of the dogs in his community ftnd been killed. Further stating that next naming after one had visited the neighborhood all parties owning dogj got together an4 that 11 dogs were buried in one pit and at another place 18 in one pit. While returning home from the Tones concert last Tuesday night Mr. Marvin King had the misfortune of heir" run into by a Ford car driven bv Messrs. Burt Sain and brother John S«>i. 'fhey were using a lan tern which only gave a limited light, and was unon the buggy before they could get the car stopned. Mr. King and family escaped serious injury, no doubt, hv having a gentle horse, which did not get excited in the crash The new bugrv was damaged to th’ extent that Mr. King demanded a new one which the Messrs. Rain agreed to buy. Mr. Lumie Carnenter of Gastonia visited his father Mr. P. A. Carpenter ; last Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. L. E. Boyles end A. C. Costner were in Charlotte last Thurs day and Friday on business and while there had the pleasure of'hearing Biflv Snnday. . , Mr. Ed Sain, son of B. A. Sain re turned home Thursday evening from I Shelhv, where he had gone to attend I the Jones school of music. Me. 7,eh Jeeka returned home from j the Lincoln hospital one day Ta"t j week, at tfiis writing we are glad to i rote that he is imnroyine far t. Wo | hone he cpo soon h* out again. On last. Thursday Mrs. Alfred Peel er was the guest of Mrs. Austin TIicks and Mrs. A. G. Bovles. \Mr. Walter Mitchem and wife spent Thursday in Cherryyille. on business. Messrs Ed Canine and J. D. Bovler attended court in Lincoln ton last Sat urday. 1 Mr. Clarence Bovles of Shelby war. a visitor at Mr. John Hastings last Sunday. Mr. ami Mrs. J. I). Boyles were vis itors at Mr. and Mrs. Max Boggs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mode of Shelby were guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sain Saturday and Sunday. Mi\!mv Everett Hastings and Bev erly Sr .•once of Reepsville wore visit • r; at!ho home of Mr. John Hastings 'Ji'iay night. The Ladies Aid society of &t. I'et ers chprch held their regular meeting Thursday evening with Mrs. G. Boyles.* The next meeting will he held with Mr:--. Kdney Willis on Thursday even ing February 14th. Misser Vornie and Lona Hasting gave the young people of this com munity a party Saturday night in lonor of *heir week end visitors which were Mi:.sc- Maude and Blanche Wise and Misses Lucy and Elizabeth Peel er and Miss Oeic Scronce, nil of whom were of the Daniel high school near Reepsvillo, Lincoln county. More than 25 young people were present and all enjoyed a good lively social time. Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Midi of Double Shrmls, were pleasant visitors at Mrs. Sain's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. fi Boyles attended quarterly conference at aFIIston Sun day evening and while there, visited Mr. and Mrs. Max Boggs. Miss Lucv Hicks, who is a student at I'iedmor.t high school, spent Satur day night with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hicks her brother. Miss Edith Sain a student of Shel by graded srhoqLwa." a week etui vis itor with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Sain. ♦, Mr. Clayton King the young* man who war. injured by a gasoline engine ; belt, and underwent one of the most, serious operations is improving very rapldty. The best student of economies is not always the best economic. TRY PRINCETON. FOOTBALL STAR AS WIFE DESERTER , Theodore Heauelnire Rogers will be. returned to Asheville from New York' for trial.on charges of having desert;* od ,und failed to provide for the sup port of his wife. ' * The appellate division of the Su preme courj. of New York decr<elf Saturday, when it sustained .lustice Multan in hir. decision that Rogers wrs not entitled to his freedom on a writ of habeas corpus. Rogers is uM der indictment in Asheville. Rogers is the only son of Beau Rogers, former Princeton football' player and nephew of Mrs. William Du Pont. Rogers in said to he the heir to several large estates. Notwith standing this, he spent two weeks in Tombs prison because he could not raise $1,000 bail. Sarah Rogers, the young woman who is causing him all the trouble is his third wife. BACK OF IT! The value of a hank note or a promissory note is determined by the resources and reputation of whatever or whoever is behind it. The same thing is true of fertilizer. For over fifty years Swift & Company has maintained a reputation for making each Swift product the best of its kind. This reputation is back of every bag of Swift’s Red Steer fertilizer. It’s your guar> antee of quality. Swift & Company has resources, equipment, raw materials, and the knowledge necessary to make the fertilizer that meets the needs of your soil and crop. % Come in and we will help you select the analysis best suited for your crop. 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