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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
2
Watauga Democrat reports on July 12 1900 with details tied to publisher Robert C Rivers and Tavisway as proprietor. The brief item notes the local paper’s imprint and leadership in a historical context.
The ticket lists candidates across several statewide roles including Secretary of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of Labor and Printing, and Commissioner, with names such as J Bryan Grimer, Robt D Gilmer, Samuel Pat Person, and Banry Oh Warner. Also shown are county officers and a slate of commissioners, with representatives and local officials named for election.
J C Horton recalls a speech by Adams and Walser, denouncing alleged Democratic misrepresentation. He accuses Republicans of false claims on voting rights and Wilmington 1898 violence, urging joint discussion and accurate information for North Carolina voters.
Dr W H Wakefield of Charlotte North Carolina will be in Blowing Rock at Watauga Hotel on Monday July 16 for one day only. His practice is limited to eye ear nose and throat.
The piece notes Hon T Reed’s potential Democratic vote and general disfavor toward the Republicans. It also advertises One Minute Cough Care as a quick remedy for throat and lung ailments. The China scene is described as Boxer rebels overturning the government after foreign aggression at Taku and forming an antiforeign regime.
The Boer and Filipino conflicts continue with no surrender from Dom Paul and no death of Aguinaldo for about two weeks, despite widespread public awareness of the toll.
The Board of Commissioners of Watauga County adjourned session announces an election on subscribing to sixty thousand dollars of stock in the Carolina and North Western Railway Company and issuing bonds to pay for it. The proposal follows petitions from over three hundred qualified voters and complies with the 1895 private laws and Code sections. The vote will determine subscription or no subscription to the railroad stock.
A Watauga County election in August 1900 seeks a $60,000 subscription to the Carolina and North Western Railway, bonds of $100 with 5 percent interest, and authority to levy taxes to cover interest and eventual principal. Conditions require rail construction from Lenoir to Cook's Gap and onward to the Tennessee line within set years, with delivery of stock to the railway company before bond issuance.
Legal notice posted by N L Mast Administrator announcing a claim recovery window. It states authentication within 12 months or the notice will be pleaded. Dated June 4 1900 and references the Amie Ton Sern department and a bevy of others.
The board orders a special election with ballot wording issues and names designated judges across multiple townships including Boone, Beech Mountain, Blowing Rock, Bald Mountain, Blue Ridge, Beaver Dams, Cove Creek, Elk, Laurel Creek, Meat Camp, North Fork, Shawneehaw, Story Fork, Wataga. The notice will run six weeks in the War avGa Democrat.
A supplier advertises a fine assortment of fruit trees including apples peaches pears prunes and a range of grape vines suited to the local climate. The seller promises competitive prices close to those at other nurseries and offers delivery of all trees from the nursery.
For sale a seventy acre farm on Rich Mountain twenty miles northwest of Boone. Twenty acres are in cultivation. Features include a good log barn a comfortable frame dwelling with three rooms and a fine young orchard. For details contact Boone N Culler April 28.
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