10 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
1
A reader salutes R L Shuford for praising good roads in a Democrat reprint. The piece recalls how a five mile pike from town to New Knoxville transformed farming, enabling faster market trips, reduced wear on horses and wagons, and expanded farmer prosperity via gravel and later macadamized roads.
The Lincoln Insurance and Realty Co. bought 322 acres of land known as the Hoke tract on Dallas road from R. D. Smith, signaling faith in Lincoln county dirt. Soon after they sold 172 acres of the same land to R. A. Long of Iron Station. As agent for Summer Alexander of Lincolnton, the company sold a Water street residence to Oto Bumgarner. These transfers occurred within the past week.
Mrs. Rufus Self died on February 27 near the Old Salem Church. The brief obituary notes the date and location of death and identifies the deceased.
The Twenty Third Psalm is presented as a Hebrew poem by Israel's king David. It traces his life from shepherd days to a monarch, weaving penitence, prayer, and praise with memories of battles, shelter in God, and the divine presence. The piece ends with David composing the psalm, a song in the night, the Lord his shepherd.
The Asher ville Gazette-News notes R. L. Sauford of Catawba county won a prize at the county fair for a practical good roads piece. The article argues roads foster county town harmony, and cites Mecklenburg Buncombe and Ashe counties in 1909 tax data showing Buncombe as the wealth leader in real estate and aggregate wealth, with Mecklenburg following.
John P. Cudahy of Kansas City tied banker Jere F. Lillis with a rope in Lillis's home at night and subjected him to a merciless beating according to police reports.
Rev J P Rodgers as field agent reports $82 081 23 raised for the Methodist Children’s Home Winston within the Western North Carolina Conference area. $25 000 secured before Conference fall meeting. balance raised since. Goal remains $100 000 with Raleigh orphanage receiving a recent $2 000 bequest and total bequests since establishment about $20 000. Laundry fund now being raised with estimated cost of $5 000 to $8 000.
The United States Geological Survey furnishes the following estimate of the production of petroleum in the United States in 1909 by oil fields. The figures are provided for comparison and reference to past output.
Local business critique argues mail order houses like Sears & Roebuck are not at fault for lost sales. The piece defends advertising by merchants and urges home businesses to promote offerings to local customers to compete with mail order catalogs.
The Hickory Hosiery Mill, a top local industry, operates 65 knitting machines to produce about 1,000,000 pairs yearly. J A Cline, a key founder and manager, oversees intricate processes from 52 steps to quality control, with robust backing from K C Menzies, C C Best, J L Riddle, and R M Bumgarner. The plant, employing farm-sourced workers, highlights modern machinery and a growing workforce as North Carolina's textile sector remains resilient.
Ed Travis and Paul Kitchin were shot by E E Powell on Friday afternoon as they questioned him about a letter. Powell, 70, shot Travis, Kitchin, and Deputy Sheriff Dunn, who died. Dunn buried Sunday. Powell captured in Raleigh then Halifax jail. Travis and Kitchin expected to recover. Powell surrendered after barricading with his wife.
The town of Granite Falls with under five hundred residents ships chickens and eggs worth about $25,000 annually. Local merchants send a weekly average of eggs to some thirty five states, aiding state markets. Evangelist Bradshaw of Hickiny conducts a revival at the Baptist Church here.
The Henkel Live Stock Co has purchased the Gibson lands in Concord township for 2875 dollars. Mrs Stonewall Jackson recently visited Washington at the hospitality of Mrs L Z Leiter and declined many receptions. President and Mrs Taft were cordial.
In Burke county on the eve of March 5th at the home of Squire Adams Mr Grover Evans wed Miss Lizzie Berry. About sixty guests attended and extended congratulations. Both parties reside in Burke county. Squire Adams officiated.
Ex United States Senator Thomas Collier Platt died Saturday in New York City. He was pivotal in steering Theodore Roosevelt toward the vice presidency and helped shape McKinley’s era, later witnessing Roosevelt rise to the presidency as Platt’s influence in New York waned.
Endorsed by leading doctors and druggists as the most valuable discovery of the age Vicks Croup and Pneumonia Salve offered in 25 50 cent and one dollar sizes. All druggists carry this reliable remedy.
A narrative mixes a Civil War era song being sung in a Georgian grove with a photographer’s dark room scene inside Daddy Hickory's house. Tensions arise as a stern host bans the familiar tune while guests, including Miss Beech from Boston, observe and discuss the cultural echoes of Dixie and America. The piece weaves memory, music, and social dynamics inside a North Atlantic transplanted grove.
The Baltimore Sun Almanac for 1910 is sent complimentary to subscribers of this Southern daily. It contains handy reference information including state officials, navy and army summaries, and overviews of progress in the country and the South.
Trains numbered 10 head north and nine south on the Canadian Northern Western Railway in mixed rainfall conditions as a brief service note.
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