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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
2
In Baltimore the Democratic National Convention opens with note of unity among presidential hopefuls. A contrasting report from Chicago states Elihu Root won temporary chairmanship, signaling Taft vs a potential dark horse in the Republican contest.
Three railroad prospects advance into Ashe county era as Watauga Railway Co moves from North Wilkesboro toward Cook's Gap, Mintem line backed by Norfolk Western pushes from Corner Rock through Ashe into Watauga with surveys to Todd, and Laurel Fork Lumber Co expands toward a line with unsure terminal. Locals expect a possible intersection with Watauga Railway but await bond decisions.
State Normal and Industrial College highlights yearly growth in women’s higher education in North Carolina. Enrollment reached 905 with representation from 91 counties. Most graduates become teachers in NC schools. Dormitories funded by the State. free tuition slots totaling 200 will be awarded mid July. Applications encouraged before dormitory capacity fills.
Col Wade H Harris longtime editor of the Charlotte Evening Chronicle was elected editor in chief of the Charlotte Deserver succeeding Maj Hemp hill who recently resigned. Harris praised as one of the best all around editors in the state and expected to lead the publication to greater prosperity under his management.
The North Carolina delegation to the National Republican Convention left Salisbury at 2 30 Sunday afternoon traveling via Asheville in a special Pullman car adorned with banners asserting party policies and sentiments. The train carried about thirty Republicans including Ex Congressmen H Cowlea and Clarence Call of Wilkesboro. A Greensboro variant reports Maj J C Hemphill and Ambrose E Gonzaley have sued the Charlotte Observer Company seeking a receiver to marshal assets for equitable distribution among owners.
Robt L Brown known as Bus ter wins the Trinity College freshmen debater’s medal. A bright future is predicted for him as his peers note his skill and resolve. Separately, a traveling man M M Coppenager from Roanoke Va drowns near Bristol Tenn while swimming with a party at Island Park on the Holston River.
Home Summer Health Hints urges cleaning farmyards dooryards cellars and premises, burn rubbish drain stagnation and dispose sewerage. Time and money spent will save doctors bills and protect lives. Eat moderately exercise within limits avoid alcohol and keep the nervous system steady as thermometer fluctuations vary by region. North Carolina Health Bulletin.
The Times reports that coffee prices have doubled in three to four years while production rose. The rise is not due to wage increases but to artificial market restriction. Other goods like coal and rail rates are driven by labor demands, making the situation remarkable and phenomenal.
The Jonesboro News recounts Miss Clyde Buchanan of this place as an unmatched dewberry picker, tallying 177 quarts per hour over 330 minutes as vines tied to stakes ease harvest. Also notes Sam Redwine’s 12 quarts in diameter hours amid local crop chatter. A Salisbury tragedy follows a church visit with shooting and suicide, while Dr L Early’s cancer-xray tale frames early radiology lore. Public notice in Watauga County seeks to exclude certain defendants from land assets of J. F. Gooden, with July 18 court appearance mandated.
The notice promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for long standing kidney trouble. It cites J W vane of Whitehead North Carolina describing years of back pain, fatigue, and vision effects, claiming the pills helped from the first use. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY listed as the agents for the United States.
285 acre farm on Elk River near Watauga River two miles from the railroad and Butler Tennessee. 180 acres cultivated with springs and a fish pond. Dairy farm with churning water and limestone rock, timber and wood, a large spring feeds the pond. One dwelling, storehouse, barn, two log buildings, blacksmith shop, orchard and grapes. Productive yields reported 40-60 bushels corn per acre and 12-15 bushels wheat without fertilizer. Home country setting, reasons for sale old age and health. Prices and terms reasonable. H Lineback Butler Tenn.
M P Edmisten administrator of J F Lansford estate asks court to admit settlement. Thos Lunsford and Alex Lansford, now in North Carolina, are summoned to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court in Watauga County on July 10, 1918 to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If they fail, the matter will proceed and judgment will be rendered. Dated May 20, 1912. W D Farthing C S C
An 11 foot alligator was captured at Willington last week, among the largest ever seen in New Hanover County, highlighting unusual wildlife activity in the area.
Hendersonville jury found all seven defendants not guilty in the Myrtle Hawkine murder trial. The case hinges on the unresolved question of who killed Mortle Hawkine, leaving the mystery unsolved.
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