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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
Watauga County readers debate road maintenance and tax collection. A letter criticizes road condition and favors taxpayer funded upkeep, proposing township tax collectors and a four percent collection fee reform. The Republican state convention in Charlotte is reported with praise for Governor candidate J Elwood Cox and a list of ticket members.
A letter from Joan F Harpin requests correction of a previous cattle show article. She says she was not a judge nor did she express preferences, only noting a colt from Mr Elror that was initially omitted before being returned for prize consideration. The note also promotes Wite's Carbonized Witch Hazel Balm by J M Hodges.
John R. Early of Lynn North Carolina served in the Spanish American War. In Washington a physician declared him a leper and he was isolated on the Potomac banks. He has a wife and 11 month old child and his family pleads for care back in North Carolina. The W ashington authorities consider sending him to the state for residence.
Fayetteville North Carolina reports 3000 homeless as Cape Ivor River floods the area. No prior NC rainfall caused such property losses. Augusta Atlanta Norfolk and many other spots in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia also suffer major devastation from last week’s widespread rains.
A fragmentary note from a historical page references Calestoria and a familiar phrase about purchases, hinting at a consumer item story or ad snippet. The unreadable OCR leaves core details unclear but preserves names and product branding tone from the era.
The column mixes local chatter about Conley Guy moving into the area with reviews of Walter E Teenhour's Sweet Rimes of Nature and a scuffle between Icenhour and David Wilson over a dog fight. It cites a bad injury to the boy, and the piece ends with light quotes, advertisements, and a county land sale notice in Boone North Carolina dated October 2, 1908.
The community reports general health as good with whooping cough easing. Riley Hodges recovers from back risings and Daniel Bradley shows little improvement after confinement. Mrs. Delia Bt. Council of Vilas wed George Ward of Tennessee. Crops are fair with a heavy hay harvest completed.
To the Merchants of Wa tauga County call onThomas H Coffey at Blowing Rock North Carolina when you need a load of Flour He is our agent and will sell at Lenoir prices with 80 cents per hundred added for hauling Home Milling Co Dever Street Lenoir NC T F Seehorn Manager June 4
A reflective saying notes that true refinement comes through hardship as the soul seeks perfection. It compares the need for friction in polishing a gem to trials shaping character and virtue.
The plaintiff Thomas Bingham files for an absolute divorce from Catherine Ham mons in Watauga County Superior Court. defendant must appear at the September term held on the second Monday in Sept. 1908 at Boone Courthouse to answer or demur. The plaintiff seeks relief as stated in the complaint. August 10 1908.
Under a 1908 mortgage to J J Hager Dry Goods Co the store house and lot in Meat Camp Township Watauga County consisting of ½ acre and adjoining Hodges and others will be sold at public auction at Boone Court House door on Sept 13, 1908 between 10 am and 4 pm to satisfy the debt interest and costs. Fee simple title will pass to the buyer.
The defendants C H Hulcher and C A Hulcher are summoned in a case for twelve hundred dollars and their share of W L Hutcher’s estate. They must appear at the next term of Watauga Superior Court after the first Monday in September 1908 at Boone NC to answer the complaint. July 26 1908. Thos Bingham C S C O.
Obediah Gardener, the Democratic candidate for Maine governor, vows to retire six months after his election if he cannot enforce all state laws. He asserts strong commitment to legality and reform, seeking voter support ahead of the campaign.
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