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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
3
Weather bright as Mrs. Calvin Long buys a dress at Hall and Jones while notices urge registration to vote. Bennies include illness, school returns, Aunt Benny Gryder’s passing, and planned speeches by Turner Coffey Harshaw. Farmers fire crops, timber trade grows, roads planned, and a county slate campaigns with meetings at Elk Knob and Banner Elk academies.
A candidate declares withdrawal from the Legislature race as an independent anti stork law contender while asserting ongoing participation and improving prospects for election.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a discussion about an office being a viable commodity and a cautious note about acceptability, with unclear context and missing names or dates.
Look Here Friends announces sixty day sale with prices on calicoes at 5c, outings at 10c, dress casim ers 15 to 20c per card, soda and sugar deals, soap, hats, shoes, pants, coffee at 10–12½c, and fresh produce. Johnson & Robbins invites all to save money, promising higher payments for fat and poor cattle and a broad stock, Skyll's Mills, May 8.
The notice urges citizens to register by Saturday the 25th or lose the right to vote. It notes health in the community, praises Mr. H. W. Hardin for rejoining registration, and endorses a tariff plan focusing on revenue with incidental protection and equal rights for all.
J V McCall Clerk of Superior Court for the State of North Carolina will sale at the courthouse door in Lenoir on Monday November 6 1902 between 12 m and 3 p m the farm known as the old Jar Brown place in Boone Township Watauga County. The land bound by Jacob Mast and A J Critcher includes 300 acres more or less and is described by a long chain of compass bearings and landmarks. Sale follows a judgment for 21539 7 against A J Critcher guardian for the Estes heirs Ste phen C Estes Effie Estes and Benjamin F Estes.
A Boone ad from July 30 by R. M. & E. M. Green offers shoes from 75c to 1.75 per pair and various inexpensive items. Prices include men and ladies wear, shirts, skirts, infant shoes, housewares, pencils, coffee, soda, soap, lard, kerosene, and flour. The note invites roots and herbs and promises fair treatment to all customers.
Having qualified as administrator of Hamilton Clawson deceased late of Watauga County North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to present the same duly authenticated within twelve months from date hereof or this notice will be pleaded in their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please come forward and make immediate settlement L H Micnagy Administrator 10 6 6
Almeda Bolinger is notified that she abandoned L Bovinger on August 29, 1902 and that he will not be responsible for any debts or contracts she incurs. All debts contracted by her are not recognized or paid by him, dated September 29, 1902, by L Bovinger.
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