North Carolina Legislature Opens With Strong, New Faces
Rivers, Purravax January 10 1918 describe the new North Carolina Legislature as the strongest in decades with retrenchment and economy as guiding themes. They praise Wa tauga figures Senator Coffey Representative Hodges and House Speaker Connor and Senate President Newland, urging constituents to write to their representatives with public questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borton
Watauga
Coffey
Council
Assembly
Representative Hodges
Judge Council
Hodges
House
Connor
Senate
W. C. Newland
North Carolina
Jouy S. Wiis
Raleigh, N. C
Hodis
Justices of Peace
Morganton
Gavel Gift From Asheville Woman to Gov Locke Craig
A. D. Giddens, a Wilson cabinet worker, furnishes a gavel presented to Governor Locke Craig as a gift from Mrs. C. M. Williams of Asheville. The wood came from the Philippine Islands via Mrs. Williams’s husband in military service. The gavel features a silver half dollar on one end, Spanish coins on the other, and a central silver band inscribed 1918 Our Governor 1917 Locke Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Giddens
Wilson
Locke Craig
Mre
C. M. Williams
Asheville
Philippine Islands
Mra. Williams
Algo
Obituary notes and local items from Watanga area
The passage records the death of Mrs. Mathie Moretz at a young age after a long illness, praising her faith and Christian service, and notes on her family. It also mentions local weather, a large upcoming poultry farm near Salisbury, a tragic steamboat explosion with fatalities, state bond resource changes, counterfeit seizure plans, the death of Dr. Wevere Warner, and a newspaper personnel change at Newton News.
Local Apple Tree Bears Second Crop This Winter
Mr. C. W. Williams reports a garden apple tree in Henderson that has a second crop of well developed green apples about the size of partridges. The fruit appears undamaged by the winter cold, with blooms on other branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Williams
Henderson
Iredell County Plans Modern County Home Project
Iredell county commissioners approve building a modern county home on the present site with Wheeler & Stern of Charlotte design plans. The project includes several buildings water lights and central heating at an estimated cost between 25 000 and 50 000. Dr Lewis Swift noted astronomer died at Marathon New York on January 6 at age 93 from a stroke suffered on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iredell County
Wheeler & Stern, Charlotte Architects
Iredell
Lewis Swift
America
Marathon N. Y
Land Entry Notice in Bald Mountain Township North Carolina
State of North Carolina Watauga county Office of Entry Taker for said county C P Todd locates and enters ten acres more or less in Bald Mountain township on Elk creek east ridge of Franks Knob adjoining lands of H A Dobbin and R H Clawson and others. Beginning on Asa Clawson north east corner and running east with Dobbin line to beginning corner thence with his line to R A Clawson line thence with R H and Asa Clawson lines to beginning Entered Dec 0 1912 H J Hardin Entry Laker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
North Carolina
Watauga County
Said County
C P. Todd
Bald Mountain Township
Elk Creek
Frank's Knob
H. A. Dobbin
R. H. Clawson
Asa Clawson
Notice of real estate sale in Banner bankruptcy case
In the Western District of North Carolina the trustee in the Banner bankruptcy case No. 111 orders a sale on February 13, 1918 between noon and 4 pm. The sale, cash, subject to court confirmation, covers two tracts in Watauga County including 460 acres in the first tract and 10 acres in the second, with detailed metes and bounds descriptions and references to W. W. Lenoir, Wm. Justice, Calvin Berry, and Grandfather Mountain landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
District of
North Carolina
J. L. Banner
Watauga County
N. C
Watauga Township
Justice
Calvin Berry
Berry
W. Lenvir
Holtsclaw
Watauga area eyed for development and school site
Report notes growing interest around Cooks Gap as the Wataouza Railway will pass the mountains and a site may be donated for a school. Also mentions a furniture plant possibility, and announces the NC Forestry Association convention in Raleigh after Gov. Craig’s inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooks Gap
Wataouza
T. A Critcher
Lenoir News
N.C. Forestry Association
Raleigh
Gov. Craig
Balance of State funds and warrants balance ledger
Fragmentary ledger item from 1912 notes obligations and expenditures. Mentions balance on hand July 1912, to tines and forfeitures to January 6 1913, to State warrant, total expenditures, and amount yet due ex-Treasurer. Contains unnamed accounts and unclear figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Thomas
Nased
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fatauga
Democrat
RC. Rivers, Propristor
Purravax
Obiicay
Mathie Moretz
Ngain
M. I. Church
Hopewell
T. L. Moretz
Tix
Mother
Watanga
Texas
Middle West
F. P. Corliss
Salisbury
Bradford
Vata
James T. Staples
Von
Corporation Commission
U.S. Secret Service
Wevere Warner
Augusta
A. W. Gline
The
Hicory Democrat
Geo. F. Cochran
Newton News
St. Louis
Edwardsville Il
Castoria
Fletcher
Secon
Moody's Mill Creek
White Rock Ridge
Grandfather Mountain
White Rock
Ino
Win, Sadler
Foley
C. W. Flenor
Emmett
Tenn
North Carolin
Cook & Hendrix
J. M. Cook
W. L. Hendrix
Virgil
I. M Cook
M. Cook
Joseph T. Hembtix
Jennie P. Hendrix
J.C. Fietcher
Caroline
Watanga County
J. W. R Graggz
Register of Deeds
Board of County Commissioners
L. A. Grreene
L. A. Greene
Thos. L
Thosl
W.F Winkler
W. R. Graggs
I. A. Cox
W. L Hendrix
Cox & Hendrix
Triplett, N.C
T. A. Cox i
T. A Cox
T. A. Cox
Joseph T. Hendrix
J.C. Fletcher
Gieenene
C. Rastaice
Agen
Ef Bian
Scientific American
Hove
Thomas
Iy Etewardship
Lherewith
Board of Education
Promipam
Commission On
Campy
Ragan
G. M. Critcher
Treas
VD. J. Cottrell
the Parcels Post
Bernhart-Seagle CO
Lenoir
R.D. Jennings
Banners Elk, N. C
Boone
Blackburn Hotel
J. Parliee
M. Sudderth
Bank OF
Blowing Rock
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