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Watauga Democrat in Boone, North Carolina
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
2
Our Street Improvements Will All Town Behind Plan
Our town readies bonds of ten thousand to fund Main Street sidewalks and a 16 foot macadam way from the eastern incorporation line to near Blackbur n hotel. Property taxes will cover half the cost on fronts, while aldermen seek bids for construction this fall. Residents urged to back the plan to lift values and avoid stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackbuurn
Road Work Advances In Boone Trail Region
Road crews were shifted from Boone Trail Highway near Rutherwood to Thos Greer's farm on the Boone Blowing Rock Turnpike for the next two weeks to improve the county acquired road. Beaver Dam extension progresses under A L Shoun as locals push to link with Boone Trail near Sugar Grove by Jan 1. Elk township receives 2000 from the good roads commission with volunteers moving a road plow and tools to start work immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherwood
Thos. Greer
Boone
Blowing Rock
Beaver Dam
A. L. Shoun
Sugar Grove
Elk Township
Ben
Elk
The Prosperity Highway in Watauga County Cheese Boom
The article reports rapid growth of the cheese industry in Watauga and nearby North Carolina counties, led by J. Horton’s cooperative factory with 1 005 cases producing 25 045 pounds. Holstein cows propel yields, with a patron noting a Holstein delivering about 38 pounds daily and $105 in value per day. Poultry and cold storage prospects in Boone are also explored as part of this regional industrial surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotta Observer
Mountain
North Carolina
Watauga County
Prad. J. Horton
Watuna
Horton
Thomas Greer
New River
Watauga
Wisconsin
Boone
Local notes from Gap Creek and Riverside area
Gap Creek News reports a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Tussell Trivtta. J Euhn Luther named postmaster at Yuma NC and L G Maxwell at West Riverside NC under the Civil Service Act. Alonzo Miller and family visited Mrs A J Moretz. Sunday school canceled at Rocky Point due to rain but will resume if weather allows. Townsfolk condemn the Compulsory Labor Act on public roads and call for repeal at the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Euhn Luther
Yuma
N.C
L. G. Maxwell
W. Riverside
Alonzo Miller
West Riverside, N.C
A. J. Moretz
Rocky Point
Tom Greene
Stony Fork
General Assembly
Real estate ad and flood impact report in Blowing Rock area
Do You Want to Buy or Sell Property? We can list your wants with Blowing Rock Realty Co Geo F Blair H C Martin. Heavy rains damaged crops on the Yadkin and Catawba rivers and washed several bridges while Watauga reported little damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock Realty Co
Geo. F. Blair
H.C. Martin
Yadkin
Catawba
Watauga
Rural Baptist Deacon Edmiston Dies After Long Suffering
Mourners recall Edmiston a longtime Watauga County resident and church deacon who died May 9 after years of illness. He was born 1851 in Yscawen County to John and Nancy Edmiston and lived as a devoted husband to Mollie Farthing Edmiston, father of 14 with 4 predeceased. He joined Mulberry Church then Bethel and Zion Hill, serving faithfully until death. The community prays for his family and calls for readiness to meet in the sweet bye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Edmiston
Watauga Falls
N.C
John
Nancy Edmiston
Yscawen County
Watauga County
Mollie
Rev
A. C
Narcissus Farthing
Ineland
Spirit Land
Baptist
Mulberry
Caldwell County
Bethel Church
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Chris
Edmisten
Rey, Jou Ketter
Jor. Trivey
Pounding Thanks Expressed to People of Boone
A note expresses sincere gratitude for the surprise pounding given on Thursday evening. The writer compares the reception to a past serenade enjoyed by a Dutch woman in Cleveland county and quotes the invitation to return and do it again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Cleveland County
Rey
H. L. Powenn
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Testimonies
Confirmed testimony from a North Carolina farmer and others extols Doan's Kidney Pills for quick relief and lasting results. W. M. Childers of Le Noir credits the medicine after years of kidney trouble and back pain. Sold for 60 cents at Ballen’s Cash Pharmacy. maker Foster Milburn Company of Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOONE
Dean
W. M. Childers
Farmer
Lenoir
N.C
Doan
Ballew's
Mr. Childers
Tam
Wakefield to Visit Several Towns This Week
Dr Wakefield M D of Charlotte will lecture and consult in eye ear nose and throat care at the Blowing Rock Hotel on July 24 Blackburns Boone July 25 Skull Mills July 26 Sugar Grove August 1 and Zionsville August 2. He limits practice to medical and surgical treatment and fitting glasses. Consult with your family doctor about a safe appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wakefield
Charlotte
Blowing Rock
Boone
Blackburn's
Skulls Mills
Sugar Grove
Zionsville
Dr. Wakefield
Cattle Sale Report and Mixed Reactions Quoted
The snippet records a Tuesday cattle sale by L. A. Holler where 4 head averaging about 1000 pounds each were sold to Gas cattlemen at Mer Holler’s scales. It notes German treaty sympathy debates, with quotes from Plain Dealer and Washington Post, and mentions Vice President Marshall remaining calm amid presidential shifts in Detroit News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Holler
Mer. Holler
J Mr. Marshall
Detroit
News
Livery Service Advertises Boone Stable Offerings
Tam’s livery now located in Boone at Critcker Stables offers day or night service. Good teams, comfortable conveyances, careful drivers. Call for any livery needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Boone
Critcker
Chamberlains Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An ad praising Chamberlains Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy claims the medicine reliably helps those with digestive issues. The text emphasizes strong approval from users and urges trying the product when such remedies are needed.
Training to Begin August 19 Under Dougherty Supervision
The program will start August 19 and focus on training, with instruction stressing practical drills. Address for further details is B. B. Dougherty, Supt. Koone, N. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Dougherty
Supt
Koone
N. C
Woman Seeks Home for Florida Move with Couple
An aged man and wife in Torrence Gastonia North Carolina seek a girl or young woman by September 1 who can cook and manage a household. The position offers a good home in Florida for the right person at address J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Torrence
Gastonia
Taxpayer notice and sale threat in Boone 1919
Notice to taxpayers of Boone warns that unpaid taxes by July 23 1919 will trigger levies on property and sale announcements by the town treasurer. Also includes a Toledo area affadavit about Hall’s Catarrh Medicine and a North Carolina summons for partition involving multiple Bingham heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
M. B. Blackburn, Treas
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank . Cheney
B.J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney
North Carolina
Watauga County
T. E. Bingham
Zillie Bingham
Jas
H. Bingham
W. H. Bington
Bessie Bingham
Verts Hayes
Grady ‘Hayes
Minnie Presnell
Vance Presnell
Coy Bingham
Bingham
Mary Bingham
Huth Bingham
Albert Bingham
Elliot Binghan
John E. Brown
Paul Madron
Ruth Madron
Horace Madron
Ethel Madron
O. L. Coffey
C. L. Coffey
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R. C. Rivers
Prosperity Highway
Gap Creek News
Mrs. Tussell Triv
Edmiston
DR. Wakefield Coming
Plain Dealer
Washington Post
R. L. Honeycut
Chamberlain
Appalachian Training School
Main Street
Blowing Rock Village
J. F. Stimpson
Ford Trucks
Watauga Motor Co
Munson Army
M. B. Blackburn
Valle Crucis
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