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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
The article declares that subscribers more than one year in arrears will be cut from the list starting April 1 under Post Office Department rules. It urges immediate payment to avoid loss of service and notes some have already settled while many remain silent, promising further collection steps where possible.
The piece notes a 550000 Congress appropriation for a Diamond Shoals lighthouse, awarded to Albert F. Eels of Boston, who hoped a patent caisson method would secure a permanent foundation. He has abandoned the dangerous site near Cape Hatteras after prior failure of a similar measure twenty years earlier. Greensboro Dispatch reports NC liquor dealers council weighing a tough fight against state prohibition, signaling an active campaign despite no formal action.
The Pythians of the State weigh a plan to build an orphanage opposed by local lodges who say the project would cost too much and is unnecessary since many orphans are already cared for at existing homes funded by Pythian payments. They believe the new setup would burden finances.
Dispatch from Frankfort reports former Governor William OConnell Bradley was elected United States Senator to replace James B McCreary. Bradley won 64 votes, four from Democrats who refused to withdraw support, while Democrat Beckham was not nominated. The note hints at party tensions and upcoming Kane Tuek events.
Washington Dispatch reports the House today saw a bill by Mr. Acheson of Pennsylvania proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit manufacture sale and importation of intoxicating liquors opium cocaine and other narcotics in the United States and territories under federal jurisdiction with exemptions only for medicinal and mechanical uses.
A dated statement from Secretary Metenlt objects to a San Francisco plan to meet the fleet with excursion boats and notes the navy’s display seems for foreign ports. The shah of Persia survived a bomb attack on the 28th, killing three riders. The Supreme Court’s ruling on women being in a class by herself is noted with ironic commentary.
Senator Overman’s measure to erect a Major General Nathaniel Green statue on the Guilford battlefield is expected to clear the Senate. The bill appropriates $25,000 for the statue and designates the site as free to the government.
The report notes large shipments of cornfield peas to Illinois and the Midwest for land reclamation, driving up prices in recent years. A Western port quips about laughter at trouble, while a poultry census plan for 1910 faces a humorous snag about counting chicks before hatch.
A collage of opinions on gambling and finance cites a New York man fired over racing bets, a Savannah reader critical of perpetual reading of the Congressional Record, and a Chester Gillett murder note. It also mentions a leper settlement in Java, Protestant missions spending, smallpox in Wilkes and Edg es counties, Hearst politics, a Marshall house fire with a 14 year old girl, a Wake County post office blaze, a Polish Chicago wedding with 19 wounded and two married, and a mortgage sale in Boone North Carolina detailing land in Watauga County. Court sale set for March 30 1909 at Boone courthouse with land description and mortgage details.
State of North Carolina Watauga County notice shows J P Church locating and entering 100 acres along the Watauga River in Watauga township starting at a chestnut oak near John Bosne and W B Bards land. Entered January 1908 by H J Hardin Entry Taker.
The Raleigh Evening Times asks for a receiver, W. H. Pave, amid claims debts exceed assets. A San Francisco bank reportedly pressed for money, while other disjointed references to figures and personalities hint at financial distress and unsettled affairs around the paper.
608 acres river farm in Tennessee offered for 32500 with 381 acres river bottom land 100 acres tillable grass 200 plus acres timber five houses six barns four silos and other outbuildings near Knox ville and White Pine includes 10000 worth timber on site and a 16 room brick dwelling. Sale includes 245 acre White Pine area farm with 2 story 6 room dwelling and large barn. Tennessee Real Estate Co. Wood and Johnson proprietors Mortistown Tennessee.
An advertisement from L Jones Cottrell at the R. M. Green old stand promises bargains across dry goods groceries shoes and rubber goods. The offer includes high butter egg and grain prices and a free china souvenir plate with every $2 purchase.
The largest agency in Western North Carolina led by Harry Bailey in Elk Park Montgomery County. Offers property insurance from top rated companies known for prompt claims and strong financials. Contact for rates with coverage from trusted carriers.
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