Polk County news. [volume], February 01, 1917, Image 1

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Watches, locks, E!cjtnct 1 i 1 4
Auto Repairing. Stor$t S;piitt.
General Repair Work. Cowjf
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WILL HARRISON
FJR CHAIRS
He sells chairs made In Benton,
Vctattia 1
Cectoo, Ten&, Thursday, February 1, 1917
Number 49
F. L STEPHENS
Up-To-Date Barber Shop
I take pleasure in announcing
that t now have one of the most
up-to-date and sanitary shops" in
the state and am prepared to
serve the public in a r atisfactory.
manner. Especial attention given
to children's hair cuts.
Shave - - 10c
Hair Cut - 25c
Child's Hair Cut - 2Sc
F. L. STEPHENS
CknM navf A
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Local and Personal News
, Mrs. J. Harry Swan and son, J.
II., were in Cleveland Saturday.
Norton, the youngest son of J.
M. Lewis, is on the sick list this
week. ; ,
Mis. Margaret Ricks and Ella
..; Porter Tilley, were in Cleveland
Saturday. -v. - ,
W. S Humphry txvtltUczi
; iLe Job ILvbtsott Residence 'Sat
tirday to the old Clemmer home-
stead. V- r f
John Gilbert of Ocoee, has be
come a member of the News farni
ly, having passed over the 'kale"
to the editor last Saturday.
i
The Ducktown Republican is
autorlty for the statement that J
M. Center & Son have sold out
their business at Ducktown and
will retire from business. "
' Amos Fogleman, of near Benton
Station, was numbered among the
sick last week and this. His fath
er, Rev. Fogleman, has been suf
fering with rheumatism also.
Harry Hicks, who has been liv
ing near Parksville, removed his
family to this city Friday of last
week and occupies the new cottage
on Ocoee river pike recently erect
ed by Rogers brothers.
Joe White, who recently re
turned from West Carrolltotf, Ohio,
has moved iuto the A. S. Green
cottage on the creek, vacated a few
weeks o by Mark Jones, the
Singer sewing machine agent.
" On . Tuesday of last week, at
London, mine, near Ducktown,
, Jim Henry Slmonds was instantly
kilted sod Isaac and Martin Si
"tobttds jrere dangerously injured
by the rremature explosion of
nineteen shots of dynamite.
Mrs. Laura Lanning, . of near
Cedartown, Ga., is visiting friends
in and f5o$ Benton. Mrs. Lan
ning s a native of Polk county.
Her maiden v - ttene ; was Cox and
she will be remembered-y many
who knew hat in bet girlhood
days. '. ' "v,' -
B. A. Claak, of Preddergast, IL
1, was a business visitor to Benton
Saturday.". Mr. Clark informed
the News that his brother John,
who is a member of fen Athens
company, on the border, .has 'been
in the hospital since January ; r,
having been seriously injured by" a
horse.-fc It seems that he was : .in, a.
race and felt from his horse, th
animal's foot striking him. '
4 Rama DhI
r v a-v nx
J. Harry Swan, Jr. , has returned
from Nashville.
County Court Clerk J. H. Ceo
ter was in Cleveland the latter part
of last week.
Mr. ana Mrs. Muourr ivewts o
Athens, were in Benson last Sat
urdayind Sunday. :
. U?.fco?$ nJ njfir son.
H. M. J:, Mr. J. Walter Hutch
ins and Iter daughter, Edith, were
in Cleveland Saturday.
Miss -'Bessie Lewis, who has
been at the bedside of her -sister,
Mrs. Emma True, of Prendergast,
R. 1, has returned home.
Miss Vernfe Lewis, who has
been spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Maggie Bishop at Cal
houn, has returned to Benton.
Dent True of Prendergast, R 1,
was here Saturday and reported
that Mrs. True, who has been ill!
for some time, is doing nicely.
The mail contract from Benton
to Benton Station changed hands!
today Alfred Stinnett retiring and!
Geo. Bishop taking charge of the!
route again.
W. N. Morgan, truant officer,
who lives at Ser villa, was a caller!
at the News office Monday. He
informed us that since the trial of
a patron at Ducktown for not send
ing his children to school, the at
tendance had increased consider
able. C. M. Copeland, one of Polk's
popular andprosperous farmers,
who operates a rattling good farm
near Benton, handed the editor
dollar bH Monday tor a year s
subscription to the News. Mr.
Copeland is one of our best citi
zens, and wmie ne nas never mar
ried, he is npt yet too old.
The Ducktown Republican says:
Last Friday about 12:30 p. m.
while Joha'Xocher and John Dyke
were unloading electric light oles
at Mcpherson, Locher wasiu Some
manner struck by one, of, them,; in
the bacJf.tUe head, crushing the
skuu. r: AU ,iorce ot me oiow
knocked him to the ground and
the frontal bone was also crushed.
The injured man was taken to the
CoppeY fnU bospi tal and although
atfirVtr was thought there was
no chance of " recovery, ' he .was
reported as doing nicely, 'with a
fair chance of getting well at last
account . He Is the son of John
Ic1ie, W. ; of Mascfrt.
ALL GOODS SOLD FOR CA SH
Oft BARTER
SEE MY PRiCES
11
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BEFORE BUYING.
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pargamms
BREAD .-.-t: 6c
CANNED APPLES, 3 cans for 25c
Strictly Cash or Barter
NO GOODS SOLD ON CREDIT
$1.00 a Bushel, In Trade, for
SHELLED CORN
I always keep Fresh Meats, Canned
Goods and a full line of Groceries, and I
appreciate your patronage.
R. W.
Yours For The Asking.
The News office has & bunch 'of
1917 almanacs sent by" a patent
medicine concern which-will glad
iy be -given out to the public, as
they occupy spice that couldoth
crwisc'te 'ptotuily used."" ': '?'"'
ana woma no aougt oe useiui to
the average household s a refer
ence book. '
It r dl tell you whether to plant
your potatoes in the moon or in
the ground ; whether to, .set your
hen in the mOrning oij in a nest ;
whether to cut your pigs tail off
l when the 6ign is rightl or leave it
for ttfe butcher to .sell to some
customer for 25 cents; when your j
dog bark's, whether he has treed a
'possum or a bill collector; wheth
er it ts proper to kflrBook and
picture agents during, the closed
game season ; whether it is more
proper for a young, lady, when
proposed to, to. say in a cream
chocolate voice, "This is so sud
den," or grab the man and say,.
Betcher life;" whether you will
get more real enjoyment out of a
good, fat bank account than a
game of poker, and hundreds of
other things worth knowing.
Don't be bashful ; just come and
ask for one, and you could do no
better than at the same time, to
subscribe for the best local paper
in Polk county.
Subscribe for the '"News' today.
J. T. Shinlever of Etowah, is in
town doing some tin work for A.
E. Love and Chas, . Tayjor. ;
Rogers .Brothers are having a
number of houses 'finished ' in the
Clemmer addition, of RogersvlUe.
These houses .are for rejitv.. v
J. B. Lea moved Monday 'from
the bouse on the plac o&Ji; B. C.
Witt, into the house of Uncle
Henry rubh near Benton Station.
Wesley Womble of turttetown,
who has been in High scho here,
has gone home and will 'fiot re
turn for the remainder of the
term. - ' , .
Deoutv Sherifi IT. D Rn(Mfutia
m - r(. ' ' , Tjr "
returned from Boo, Gt., vbereU
has beta atteruling the bedside of
his mother, who has been quite
Sick for sometime. Mr. Bonds
reports that bis mother'iCnditiqn
was not Improved avkch Jiecc.
turned.
CLEMMER
(Alfred's Mathematical Mare
After all, any horse is a prob- '
lem. -and to "find out what you want
to k. know '":about him you must,
figure., 1 y; t. . ' ,
Alfred Stinnett, our efficient and
geiiial '. inafl ' carrier, Bad'
spring wagon. The reason she is
known as a "mathematical" mare
is because it takes a great deal o(
figuring to find out just what she
has on her mind.
But figures don't lie and the re
sult of the figuring Friday, when a
crowd was attracted to the scene of
action on the square, was that said
mare could travel backwards much
more rapidly than forwards, ' and,
in defiance of all laws of nature,
that was the only way "Betsy
Ann" would travel.
So, when Mr. Stinnett desires to
go west, he merely heads the mare
x I !f 1 ' r ....
ea.M, ana n nis tancy dictates a
northern route he heads her south, .
or in any opposite direction to that
in which he desires to travel. Just
what speed she will be able to at'
tain has not been definafely ascer
tained, but It is thought that a
speedometer, properly placed, will
effectually settle this question.
, Aside from being Very unique.
in a way.
tViIc ''tmiliiii)Un
mare is a money saver, inasmuch
as it will never be necessary for
Mr. Stinnett, to buy a blind briddle
for her.
MrsvJeorge Snamblin, who has
been sick, is Improving. ' -
Uncle Frank Rymer is slowly
recovering from a WUious attack.
John A. Harbison has accepted
a position as salesman in the store
of George Williams. '
Miss Sis Hildebrjnd, who has
seriously sick for some time, is re-
porrea to rx very tow.
;Mrs. Utile Harrison has been
sfrk lor cam davc. Knf ' dm
T' -r-J -
glatl to say is somewhat improved
at this tme. '1 .
Our old friend, B. P. Rollins,
is seen oq Jfae streets again after
having been confined to his room
for. some time.
On account of, the- advance fq
the lrlce of leather, ft jt necessary
for me to advance on bit prices
for work. J. B. Lea, the shoe
man.