16 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1891
Page
1
Notice announces private sale of 900 acres on Rich Mountain Watauga County with asbestos and suitable for sheep ranch. Executors L D Lowe and J T Furgerson of Mrs A P Calloway deed. Banner Elk November 1290.
A fragment notes that a milliner reports receiving weekly shipments of a nice line of headwear, with remarks aimed at friends in Watauga and surrounding counties about the growing stock.
Bpringad Summer Millinery and Notions invites customers to visit in Lenoir and place orders by mail. Mrs M N Horton signs as sole representative, with a May 21 date noted, promising prompt fulfillment.
Washington letter reports Wanamaker humiliated after delaying the official subsidy list for steamship carriers under the mail service bill. Harrison reassigns oversight to Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Rathbone, while debates rise over post office reforms and Blaine health rumors. Local Democrats organize, Mills remains poised for Speakership. July 4 is celebrated amid calls for unity and reform.
Corresponent recalls Indiana senate race between Whigs and Democrats under Oliver H Smith and Gen Tilghman A Howard. A tie on joint ballots ended when David Hoover and Whig Kelso switched votes. Kelso’s boot pledge and a farmer’s vote decide Kelso and then Hannegan's victory. The piece notes Kelso defecting to Hannegan and a war vote shift attributed to Hannegan.
Money to loan. Persons wishing to borrow money who can secure it by mortgage on good real estate can be accommodated by applying to J. Spainhour, Boone NC, or A J Critcher, Horton NC. 4, 24.
Parties delivering papers for execution must advance the fees with the documents or they will be returned unread for lack of funds. D. F. Barred Surv.
Foreign immigration figures show Germany leading with 4,551,719 newcomers, Ireland 3,501,683, England 2,460,634, and British North American possessions 1,029,053. Other nations include Norway and Sweden 43,880 Austria-Hungary 476,485 Italy 414,513 and China 299,578, totaling 16,641,688 across all countries.
In a Boone municipal setting I note orderly behavior with no intoxication or swearing. I recount social chats and the time spent around court matters where trials at the late term show that pursuing law often costs more than it gains. The piece argues people should avoid court unless defending honor or rights. Witness Armour is mentioned.
A clipped editorial piece mocks Harrison era politics with a numbered sequence about a “Surplus” dying under attack by pension attorneys and Congress. It brazenly links the fate of the Surplus to the Second Term, then shifts to a sunspot note from the New York Herald and Wilmington Star.
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