Local and Personal Notes From Hickory and Nearby
Local items report S D Campbell buying the Cloninger place for 2500 and moving in, Z B Buchanan selling a Secre farm near St. Stephens to R T Drum for 1000, and a Lenoir College student influx nearing 200 with a 50 strong freshman class. A political speech by Lock Craig at Stone's opera house is announced, and a bankruptcy estate sale involves W Caldwell as trustee with grocery stock sold for 300 and 57 for the seller. A Glenwood Wisconsin native Emerson Hahn writes of success west of Mt Adams, while Hickory boys organize a football team and await fair challenges as Lenoir College drops football for baseball. A Notice of Sale of Property Unde Execution in Hickory Township outlines a 1092.71 street tax lien on W S Ramseur, with a November 4 1912 public sale at City Hall to satisfy the judgment.
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Z. B. Buchanan
St. Stephen's Church
R. T. Drum
Lock Craig
Stone
Lenoir College
Hickory
W. Caldwell
C. Johnson
Gib Peeler
J. W. Harper
Democrati
Emerson D. Hahn
Glenwood
Wisconsin
Catawba County
Mt. Adams
Hickory Boys
Taylor
Litaker
Setzer
Peterson
Little
Hahn
Campbell
Abernethy
Gordon
Howard Coueil
Notice of Sale Under Execution in Hickory 1912
Tax collector P P Jones for Hickory city will sell at public outcry on Monday November 4 1912 at noon at City Hall to satisfy an execution issued for street improvement taxes owed by Ollie Hoyle. Two thirds undivided interest in property on Ninth Avenue described by metes and bounds. City Attorney A A Whitener signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Hickory Township
Cambs County
City of
Hickory
W. S. Ramseur
W L. Clinard
Board of Aldermen
Ninth
Lyerly
Ninth Avenue
A. Whitener
P. P. Jones
North Caroli
Cuawie County
Ollie Hoyle
W. L. Clinard
Lattlemyre
J. W. Shuford
J. L. Latta
Latta
D. E. Moose
M. E. Henkel
Moose
Henkle
Lutlemyre
Shuford
Killian Challenged to Joint Campaign Talk in County
W B Killian the Republican nominee for the House is urged by Democratic rival Gaither to hold a public discussion in Catawba county before the first Monday of October. Gaither proposes arranging a countywide sequence of meetings to debate campaign issues and asks for a prompt reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Killian
House
Catawba County
W.B. Gaither
House of Representatives
Republican Executive Committee
Democratic Executive Committee
Rescued by Bucklen Amica Salve Saves Boy’s Leg
A 14 year old boy faced possible leg loss due to an ugly ulcer from a bruise. After all remedies failed, Bucklen's Amica Salve cured him. Parents from Aquone, M C credit the salve for healing burns, boils, skin eruptions and piles. 25e at C M Shuford, Moser & Lute and Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Howard
Aquone
M. C
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M. Shuford
Moser & Lute
Grimes
Central Highway work progresses on McDowell route
McDowell County and state engineers report ongoing mountain road work on the Central highway from Swannanoa gap toward Old Fort. Two underpass proposals with Southern Railway cooperation aim to avoid dangerous grade crossings. Three steel bridges are funded and to be built near Old Fort and at the old Balfour quarry as the road nears completion. Probate notice issued for the estate of E G Deal of Catawba County with settlement deadlines and debt payments indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison Place
Round Knob Fountain
Swannanoa Gap
McDowell
Old Fort
Old Balfour
Qld Fort
Melon Raiser D S Henkel Noted At Wilkes County Fair
News from Gunpowder reports D S Henkel attended the Wilkes county fair last week and brought in a bountiful melon display. Clyde Tuttle and Tom Harrington of Taylorsville visited. Typhoid fever cases improved at Grace Chapel. Rev J W Kennedy's wife and son recover. A union Sunday school meeting is planned near Rock Creek camp ground in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Henkel
Wilkes County
Grace Chapel
Caldwell Circuit
J. W. Kennedy
Bowles
Hickory
Camp Ground
Old Rock Creek Camp Ground
Caldwell
Granite Falls
Sudden Fortune From Distant Kin Reaches Spain Fisher Family
The impoverished fisherman family of Bont Carlo in Spain becomes wealthy after an relative who moved to South America died and left a large fortune. The relative’s sudden wealth transforms the family’s financial status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bont Carlo
Spain
South America
Dick Turpin Pistol Found in Banbury Inn Rafters
In the Jacobean room at the Reindeer inn Banbury England owned by Lord Curzon workmen uncovered a double Lintlock horse pistol inlaid with gold in the rafters. It bears the inscription Presented to Dick Turpin at the White Bear Inn Drury Lang February 7 1736.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Turpin
Reindeer Inn
Banbury
England
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
White Bear Inn
Drury Lang
Free Advice to SIGK Women Encouraged by Pinkham Co
A 1910s style appeal invites women to write for confidential advice on female illnesses to Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. The letter promises privacy, expert guidance from women, and a free scarce text book on remedies, with no payment required beyond mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pink
Tam
Pinkham
Cane with compass and tools used by naturalists
A description traces the cane used by naturalists to collect specimens. It describes a cane containing a compass double lens thermometer sand glass knife blade and kettle to hold flowers or insects. The cane was introduced to Europe as a cage bird later spread globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Family Tree Joke Sparks Family Quip At Courtroom
A humorous exchange at a courtroom features Dick asking which part of the family tree he is and a mother replying he is one of the limbs. The dialogue references a remark by the father about being trimmed every 80 days, prompting the judge to note the light moment.
Hydrangea Free With Home Grounds Promotion
The J Van Lindley Nursery Company of Pomoia North Carolina offers a free American Everblooming Hydrangea named Tod of al Eyes to housekeepers who order from their exclusive salesman. Descriptive circulars urge beautifying home grounds and call for orders with other ornamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. van Lindley Nursery Company
Pomoia
N.C
Cat
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D. Eliot, Vieren
G.R. Wootten, Lee Treas
S. D. Campbell
Cloninger Place
Dudley Chipley
Asheville
Robert Garret
Hot Springs
Bostia Shoal
Oxford
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J.P. Yount
Roy Thornburg
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Newton Enterprise
A. A. Whitener
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Gu E.deal
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Leroy E. Deal
Nyal
Moser & Lutz
Sseaueet School
Eae Spartanburg
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J. C. Harner
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Chas. M. Stieff
Actu
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Southern Wareroom
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Mgr
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City Bakery
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