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Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1934

Page

6

Eden Valley Saga of the Kershaws and a Banker's Scheme

Robin Kershaw and his wife settle in Eden Valley California where they plan cattle ranching. A feud with Nate Tichenor and the scheming banker Silas Babson escalates after Hensley’s death. Babson uses foreclosures and mortgages to seize four thousand acres as Nathan Tichenor returns.

Robin Kershaw Fremont California Kershaw Eden Valley Kerhaw Kershaws Robin Joel Hensley Hensley Rance Kershaw Owen Lorraine Nate Tichenor Larry Silas Babson Rookby Realite Transitem Lord Kershaw Lorraine Kert Babson L .Ry Kershaw B. N Hhenor Tichenor Sie Mr. Babson Savings Bank of San Francisco Circle Ranceford Kershaw Bank of Valley Center San Francisco Nathan Tichenor Hensleys France Nate Ieenor Circle K

Kershaw death and Eden Valley affairs unfold in Valley Center

Nate Tichenor takes charge after Rance Kershaw dies while Larry Kershaw confronts grief. He arranges nurse, funeral, and town notices while clashing with editor Joe Brainerd over obituary ads. Deputy Rooney questions Tichenor’s motives as town gossip spreads. The piece ends with a land sale notice in Beaver Dam Township.

Forest Reserve Rance Kershaw Kershaw Hensleys Valley Center Nate Tichenor Rube Tenney Tichenor Donaldson Larry Larry Kershaw Lizzie Bachman San Francisco Bachman Valley Center Register Nathan Tichenor Eden Valley Joe Brainerd Mr. Tichenor Ranceford Kershaw Mr. Brainerd Nate Brainerd William Rooney Bill Rooney Henry Rookby Babson Mr. Rookby Mr. Rooney Rance

Watauga County Seeks Bids for School Fuel and Transport

The Watauga County Board of Education will accept bids on Monday July 2 by 2 30 pm for coal to school bins and hauling from the railroad to the bins. Local and state contracts will be compared to select the best and cheapest bid. Wood supply bids offered as card contracts or full term contracts. Details at the Board of Education office.

Watauga County Board of Education State School Commission Division of Purchase Board of Education Office

Farm Question How much feed to harden 75 pound pigs

The feed depends on initial condition. For twelve weeks a standard formula uses 35 lb fish meal or tankage, 160 lb corn meal, 22 lb wheat shorts, and 220 lb corn. See Extension Circular 143 from State College for weights by animal size and feeding duration.

State College

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Outlaws of By Peter B. Kyne E. S. Ok Chapter U. L. Moore Sarah Gunter Alice Phifer Superior Court Beaver Dam Township Watauga County N. C Stone Mountain Branch James Smith J. Y. Farthing J. H. Smith Henry Thompson Enoch Guy Said Township Ed. Farthing Clay Clay Brothers A. L. Moore General Electric Research Laboratories Farmers Hardware & Supply Company The Watauga Building & Loan Association Ence Watauga Building and Loan Association W. H. Gragg, Secy Watauga Bank BOONE
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