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VOL. 1. SNKEDVILLE, IrANCOCK.COUNTV, TENNKSSKE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1921. NO- 37. ;.: t r $300 00 REWARD Is offered for the-arrest and delivery to the Sheriff of Uancocl. "Countjv Tennessee, of F.ru!. Brooks, who wilfully murdciatl Dock Brooks en'Novernber .24th, -1921. Description: Erank Brook3 is about 23 or"24 years old. dark, fringer-coloied negro about 5 ft. 4 inches high, weight. 135 lbs., findwalks with slight stoop, or . hump, cheekbones rather proini nent, short chin. - This negro killed Dock Brooks At his place of business without I any cause and in cold blood' andjjay 0i November) 1021. tins reward U now on deposit it the Peoplrs Bank at Hwiupr, Vir ginia' tnJ will be paid for the body of this negro, Dead or Alive NOTICE TO CREDITOR OV DR. K. W. DRI&NOX, DECEASED Tho. undersigned, U, T Johnson, having been appointed and '.juaHi'iLi'. uj Administrator of tl.e esta .e of Dr. II. W. Drinnon, deceased, all rrc litors of the said estate, ara hveby kivch not ice to tile tlieir ctaiiT koiit by the 1st, -day of Junuary, 15E.1, du'y authenticat ed with the dork of tru County Court of Haiicoik County, Tennessee, of the en me will be forever barred. This not fee" will bo published intneeJ vilje Nowa, a newspiper pjblishtrJ in Sneedville, Ton e, forfoi w:ne vtive weeks an reqiii v.l Ly law. This Nov. 7th, vm. D. T. Johnson, .'.ilminisdralor. l)r. E. ,J. Md)ANIKL dkntist " TAZEWLLl, TEN?. Om- i i aa;L..rre(untv Ilnr. I Sid Q. P. cur iKY, aitc!:nj;v at law. r:;uE!v;:.u:. tknnksske Special attention giver, t.i col.t ction-. ' a NON-lcESl )KNI NuTlOH. D 'cia (-oil.T. vs. Charley t. ;iUr. In Circuit Court v. Sncedvil! Tennessee. In thiseau , a; '.! rini:fioi. the bill widen . ka rn to,-thtt (barley Carter, Ch . i! ! nit, is a nou-ieiident of th? Sale of Tennessee, he ii :L.-ef ir here by, requirl tnpp'ir 01 or bo fore the 2nd, M-nd.iy in Ihcem ber 1921, beini the C: k of t he soid court, at hi o!li; in .Sn-il-ville and make fl T-mi ttnh:li filed ng st hi:n in su l nr', 1y Docia Carter. r -'tlvir.. is; tr bill will be t ik'n f- r 1 1 .vs i. It is fur'.hiT i(! n-1 i!vu J! i notice be f u';lish'd for f ir crj. Eecutivc cfs in tit.' Sn. e.lv.: t N:vs. This N'uw 12, 1921. A. Y. iVhh. Cltik. - By C. Id. Cfi.in.. D.C Nothing equals SAPOLIO for. I scouring and polishing cutlery. Makes all metalware look like new JOEI VUTE k CI l jlgHL.KV. 3 ViVJ 3 Mass m4 eatUM 7.!l ' r rran ). ar.J her a ;K,eci-i.-almost truthfjl. licks jcurg n mki it a ass a aa aaa r M. ip&Wa' hm iJ mmW . . A reward of $200.00 is 'offered ioB the arrest and delivciyof LEE RHEA to the Sheriff of Hancock County, aU Sneedville, Term. Rhea is Wanted for the mnrder Deseriotion: Le Uhea i about 32 or 33 vcars old. ab.ut 5 ft. 6 inch'e3 high, weight 133 lbs,, dark omplected, gray eyes, and black hair. . . ' I, M. L'ollins, Cashier of the Citizens Bank, of Sneedville, do hereby certify that, Mrs. Ardill Collins has deposited $200.00 in. this bank as a reward for the arrest and delivery of Lee Rhea, to the Sheriff of Hancock County, in Stieedville, Tennessee. This December. 28th, 1921. C. M. Collins, Cashier. VARDY NEWS. The Vardy Sunday Schwl had its ChrismaaTree and visit from San' a Claus last wei:k. "'1 he children of the Junior De p;irtment gave a i:ig :nt entitl ed "Good Tidings" It rcpro sv.'n'ed the childien of America giving their gifts to the children whoara starving in Bible land. TheChi.-stmas ff ring was fent for the relief of those children. Si;nta KHveprveral gifts to the community among thtm v. box of ood b"oi for tlu library, some pood records t the Graphahone, and a liig; hospital dpU .to b u:--ed for health demonstration w ork. Mr. and Mr : r""nirl. Ift on 'WvIiKsday f. r ( : ; r.'Y. va c ition in Chi'V ' . Wi;--n l!.ev t IC-ti: v. ..I i.v ii ' : 1 ("a :-! j i i Ii vn i i.iit. f Ba'es :n : , n- 'i. I.' 1 1 1 ne i. 4 . t 1 1 i l OfX'il 111 :.! a t.T- V.Vu Jay a' u S ; iiCKiiu liuiing tl:-' v be .1 tin. or IV ;i r. .illCi.l. week day liible Sc!im1 nm is uii atJid.iy aiternoon and the Pri mary Department Widi.es lay afternoon Ilegining Jan. 1 K22 t'icie will :i prayer ;?i-eiing 'it the ciiurch ';ifh n ghl tli'ig'i Hie wee v of I'r.i Mir: 'F.si: ; .P.Ni" Nni. Ni. I !. i-l ' . Iittl 8-1 C-. I". ur'. at l this V UcI . . I'J taring tl--ll th bill which i nw-.ir t.. that ..i rr ami H ittio f.rr 'Jw di leiabuil are noii-ie-Ueiit if llcs::'. , fny arc, th-Tcf'irc. hi n-l ci:i.d "- m-h ar . 011 r lie.oii th- Ii 1 y.' 1 'i i' - tnary ntxt. J fre ih- i- ik j.: I iii -- , j , t r iif Mid curl, a' t . v'.Kc fci.i Riakc ih- Vi1 i aiii-t .1. in 'fi C"Ui IT I 'I'S !.. bid ' . . th- .'! - rs I'ry Goxls t'o.. ;,r oll. rwl ib- l.llj lll be Is1 ill ii'Iifi-: I It i futhir t. ! J !i 't t'.i. Ti. e. ! .' !i.-h lr '! c.-- '.. I - . in ' ' :',. ' , 1!!. ' ' -v - ' ' . of t I''"' v t . -..r-.t r & :r. A t. 1 If there is an X m irk o-i ii:i ' papcrcr wr.p:--r tins v.c i! nii ars o-.ir lini I" "Hit. t , .'.( it ? : o ; 0 1..; . 1. i.. I re, hat :.:1 I.lVrtt c. .-Clij of Charley Colliris on the 13th ,- WILL THE BANKERS HELP TH FARMERS. By T. "F. Peck. . , Commisiioner of At'fc iiltore. Will the bankers help the fanners? If the bankers are the .hr wd, practical business men they are r pntcd to be, they wii t;k ailva'itageof the opportunity now offered 10 bo of rea! 1 rac'J Vid and immediate hd to th farmois. -It is poor policy to kill . be goose that lays the golden og Fur iera have lud-hard tJdi" " e3peci;dly for the pnatt'""" prodnccd with high priced Lr sved and othr supplies "r The demoralization of the market reducrd their revenue! $5,000, ha'o.uuo v.iu e thov i.aJ it iuy n '., I - I .-,t vvar-timo prne.-. and joi! fth-.u 'i ir taxes were lia.-ic 'j'oir; ro-.v such that r:n v.; ..1 1st bo fin 11100 1 i er 'd-Ui.iLil market con u 1 1 liitiiins are improved, andthoy emiT't U'lt'T picrr for what tiiiyprodui,:j i'o ditiom will improve soon, but without assist nee now manvof thorn will p lorciti into !.iti kriKjtcy and their producing power destroyed, T!i re is av iil ille thiou;:h tlv V.r Finnnw IIi.ir.l W),nj 00 for lli r-div f of Tea I'Sse '. snuf:. ii'n,.'h 1 lie :.nk.- 01 .0 S .1.0 i la-- ti iiiwv cMs lb' . o 1-2 annum and cm i 1 -. .' i . ilu m:us. The i- . . ..re : i il by the War i.- .'Ilnr. dunre 2 rer !' -r 1. .d iii; 1.. io in.-s. As I ai l ab'f, this prts -nts a vvjiiikriul on.) irlnnity fr the b inks to ren-1 -r h rrrat public w. rl'.lt t.itlMiliil fl.O flf rn lllilf.f. I v ' "--. ..' ( l ') :it t .s:t: IPT I si r",eTV-' : t!.i i. i.H ii tr. ie bv dm'iK.'' 'riig 'l.ia .-"", ) O.l.ifKJ vi l f ir( t"r:iefof l!ii fam'Ttt f ih .ilM - in t:i. iir.-s' ; r:i:g tl i i .T ic' I he y e : ! p ... -' vi. r-it will i.'.7 : nc; ri ii I it coy, and in , y ii..cing it fie gri-4 I Til -v :.ict 1! ' ! T .' ' 1 .1 ahh'f id tK.t loo s'gh' 2liiu'tu'i is :i 1 v, i'hng to t ! .iaUhof t .:: n.fi ;:i ann.1 1 ly i . i. t vealy .1 iii -hi of dollars, i c i:-'it'i'Ini tlie foundation ' hi ih - r bi-in 3 activiti-s. npTili.iiT aiiCiiitural activity 1 1 . .tl ...- iniiUi'r. - ' -n niinT iaiiuuty promoting it will Kimu;ate theia I bctu V' the tiankcra of Ttnn csM .j'.i.l tjiks advintfcgo of the r. v : . t ; rtur.iy ofTerc J !'rt :. I ira variable S'-nici to o fiiini ti.si i l"li. latter ftrerniiy. In uuit. thii now tiicy will lejwid beiti Tuda casting bread upon the water, which wi.l return to them many fold. ; . 'This m.mey U available for any Jurni "of . reductive agiiculture - 'jactivitv, but U intt nd sh6uld not be available for usj by the bor rower for speculation of any kind In other wouls. it ii the purpose ai.ii hope of th. War r'inance Corjjoraticn to help the farmer in lys etnertencies alon? Iegiti? mate iinesoi endeavor in his bu siness. If the banks will handle the loans they can be eonsumated with the local bank. Bankers mav git all blanhs and neeessiry information by writing to Honor able Thomas 11. I'reston, Hamil ton National B ink. Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chairman, who is rendernig a valuable service in this connection, or J. It. Emmer- 80.1, Tield Secretary, Nashville, kTennessee. Stories of By Eh Great Scouts w C Weatvrn Nwippr Union. , 3HARPE CROVER, "BEST SCOUTl GOVERNMENT EVER HAD" "I'be hest fccout I lie governuitmt vi hod," Mild some of the ariuy omcrrt ffor whom KliariKJ Urover scouted dur Iwa the Iiidlnn mum In Knnxaii Id rwSf-'ftS. and more than (iiice hefliowWJ ffhltuMlf worthy of the title, lie had flfiarrled ft 8!ohx womuti, and lived with tBt tribe for years. He could jpak their If iikuhkh and knew theii (wsyt. As a trailer 'and reader tt .slu'oa, Onvcr uas without a Her. ' iU.ewld tell how long xliiro ths ii. n 'nmiln: uliotber Ahrft ; horse" or ponies, tdtod ornre m drfv ,r ,l from OH4I C ben the Hloux iwent on the war path In 1WW, Urover left thciu and Joined the nrmy as a scout for I'usteT. Id Anguat, lsi;s, wllli Illlly CVmMock, another noied scout, he vlsiietl the! caiup of t'lil-r Turkey I -eg of the Chey- j ettnea, vIhmc warriors were mUiihim4I to be frlenilly. (me of the Indians, bowever. miw (he Hue i arl handleil re volver cnrricil Ii) CoiiiHUM-k and dvicr- Ulneil to luie It. When Hie coots left the camp m-vcii Cheyennes rode away with iIm-iii. While engugiMl In friendly ciHiverioi tlini, tlie In II.iiih Middcnly dn.piied'to the rear ami oiicncd lire. t'ouiMock wan killed Instantly and tlrover badly woiititli-il, but lying on the ground and making a diierate defeliKt' of t'mii HtiK'k's body, he fmiuht olT the Indians triil II 11 1 1: it I fit 1 1 ami eiied. The next month (Jrover Julneil th-n. (1. A. l-'oryth's Imiid of si-outs ami ivuh with lln 111 at the celebrated lii-ei-ln'r'n lbniil tight. As Komiiii Nose's wiirrhiM hhoilted ti eneh other, (irover iihi!i-rtMn eerjlliliig they aald. mid Kdd Fors)lh what lin y eir ' r lum lilaiiiilng In do. After tlie blg-.'.-sl j '. ' -Moialay the 5th. day of charge of, the Sloiu and Cheyennes ,1 - ml r, I'.fjl, a' Sneeilj!i, i:i front had bi en Iiiiim-I hm-k, l-'orsy III lurlied of the I'odit lb.'..e lmr m II to Un to tlrnver ami said: "t'au lln-- do la I- bich" t amMa- t bi!l r the iniiii.-r'y in ter than that, iSrover?" Laid th-i-ne div--lilH- l, la in a tr.ict of "I have I..- n on the pJalm. Tn.in and , ,,. ThMi j, ,kl. r Ihiv, fur "d vj-iirs, and I nevi-r -aw Mo h . , , . . . ,, ,. :. . , i ; ... ' 7. . . , ! i.ioil. ly.ng Mill ik'i. , ii. t; i- ru.l lor a -liiiro I efiiie," was tlie m -out Mi Wy. ,.. ... , ., .... , , ,. , . . l.'.Mrict "f i.tnc"C. I i-UiilV. IcniHs-ve, ll.ti.I.' tbi.l l.s.a it.Hiii t Its if ls.ssl be-t " ' All rl;M. -"re mmI fir IIk-iii. linn," k-iI.I F'rnytli. Fr )i-ars the f1 that ti'rover was wllh Fnry!h that iay van l.i-ol fvmii the Itiilians, for he was fricmlly wllki fl...i.i .....I U'.iiil.l l.ri... Lllli.il liltn 1 ....(,, .,,. i ... v ......... ..... merey. Ii.-ol lliey '''n. l.nHr i lliey illil litirn II snl am mjtnl - - - ersl limes to kill Mm, but lie elu a tCH-l t : rrti.i.alely Urover ilnl n k lie!', ii"l a fe.v eiir aflir tlie I'.ee. der Ill-Ill li s killed III a ro.v at I'-hhI t'Hy. m-ar I iri Wnllaf, an liigloilnin. eiut for wi jrest a -Hit. ' I" l. E. Church, Scu b; itev. K or wood, fal or. W. L. 1st. .Siind iy, Ii: .ipen h ue" 11 a. in. lictcb !!iil, 5 p. 1:1 at 2.il. Sundav. "hi:... II a. 1:1. l'-rcb CJroVf, 1: ni. .'Jrd, t?und ". '1 i'.i.rt.is (.'hap J, Saturday r.i-ht ;.! I Sur.d.iy 11 a. rr.. Snecdviil at Tii.;ht. i:h. Sun'hv. If Qur-ti-r, .v'at it Jay 'J p. rr.. .Si'i uy 1! a.m. .he S'l- tdvi le :ho i.ui. '.i. ByEbm r iiresi scouts (C Wrtero Newpaprr Union. HOW 'JAtK STILLWELL WHIPPED A RATTLESNAKC Oen. "Saudy" . Forsyth's band H scouts had been surrouudid by Chief Unman Nose's Cheyeiines and In the eandy Ih'J .f the ArKWnrve river In oaMcrn Colorado they were flchtbig for their lives otie Septei.iher day In ISiM. They bad no food; 4'iclr doe tor had bHiiv killed, and relief -mafet ttmie tHNi If they were to be saved. Forsyth called for volunteers to go Fort Wallace, KanH U0 miles a way, for aid. Kvery unwouoded man at -one of fered hliUNelf for the (terllous Journey, but the Kvnerul wlocted I'ete Trudeau, on old hunter, aud Jack Ktlllwell, a loy of nineteen. When bight eama the two scout started. l"aklng oS their InmiIs, they walked backward down the dry river bed In tnelr stock In? feet to deceive any Indians who nilvht come iimhi their trail. When morning rame they hid In 'a dry ravine wliblu li(tit aud sound of an Indian camp. They had nothing to cat or ilrluk. and the sun beet upon them fiercely all daj long. On the morn ing of the fourth day they found them selves on the open plain with uo cover In flight. Suddenly they came upon the skele ton of a bufTalo surrounded by a rank growth of grceu grawi. Into this scanty refuge -Trudeau and Stlllwell hastily crept. -They w ere not a mln itie too soon. A large party of In dian appeared and'linltcd within l.uiKlied yards 'Of tlicle tildli.g pi nee. The Hooutg were' liugelng the ground when Trudeau heard n hixs In the griiHM In friKt of hliu, and u seond Inter a bl rattlesnake crawled slug gishly fill and colled within a foot! of the c"iit's head. Htlllwell wa ehewlug toharcn, and just In-fore ' the snake sounded his deadly nil He, the young scout leaned forward aud hot the spray Lf tobacco Jirtre mpiarely iQto ' the he. rattler, could not stand surh iu ,.rn-!ril tmvtliv Th covering Ihe scours. Stlllwell's turky lut lind ha veil their flvei". Forty el t: lit hours Inter Ihe fw men rtncl.ii! Fort Wallace. Tniil,nu was' -oniileiely broken ly tils ten llrte en pcrlenrr ami he dbil a few days later, I. ill whin the rel!cf cMMllton left Fort Wnltiii-c the iinihitinleil SlllUell riHle ill It 4 tii'iid. lie lived to become a judge In Texas nnd a leaillng figura In that state nnlll his death a few yeara ni;o. I AND S ALE. VNiilis I. Winkh rvtai. N. pl'ie r!:illii--le i t III. j N...-II3f2. j In oUvlii-nce to a l. cn ? of the Ch in 1 1 i-ry t'liiirl at "ih lvilli1, mule et tlr; M 1 1 JUI i II ,r . i I II' lli'll ' ,.-'.. i i- tln-i 'i : t at, ii'i ! fiirll.i r r i- n-iHM- U in d t-. thi lilic c !( r n .v "ii Ii!.- in fiil ease, c-i'i'aii'iM I'MiiiT.-t ui'ire or i . 'll.KMS OF St.i Sii I s I wil Ih- m .! oa :i cn .lit f MX ; Mll twelve i lh ium v Uli leHes m-i I '..,,. , .1 M. ,ri l,.-.iriiiir in- t-i. u f. .111 -l.i' , a'i'l furtlw-r li'n m reiai" -I !! 11 I I nvl f..r t'i" Hirclri .e iii'.'h-' , e 1 ; l"i h- .unjii:.f " ( r: I la-'i! vid ' n I down. 'I hi. ilii ri-t. -Ii. -f ti.t-.Ur. I'JJI. 1 t. Jaivi , it rk a-nl t'omirihin. r. II I 21 tw 1 rinU-r- fe fUt.tll A w V'-. r t ye rJI. Stories of fa. every toy la tfia wist n Z For a-.-ry raom. Farfanaral H C ktataaltaslat. II taWCaka U GEORGE JOHMON SIliGUY ; W0UKC3 , On last Wednesday nfrht Cli? ' V v.iiv?erwood shot his brtthcr-ia-. -law Ceorge Johnson, with '4 caliber colt pistol - Undssdl'."'. bud received several uni!ud . letters stating that fee" rautt jrtt out of the country and each fctv- . -injf him a 'limitod UrrU ia whioh to leave, so UnderwoH hid it-" " ached an alarm bell tSkla f refit ; gate and soon -after xiarSc Gtx . Johnson came 'to Undsrwoodj home and as ho went through tb gate he rang the bell and Under wood seized a 45 caliber pistU and sprang td the door and aeeirr the bulk of a roan coming tip lbs steps he fired, the bal taking "ef fect in the breast just under the right nipple and rangeing down ward and coming out just above . ' the right ' hip, . 'Johnson , claim that he had tome to Underwoods to go hunting with him and dfct not think of any danger, Uuder wood claims that he fired the ' shot tnrough fear of some great bodily harm and did not think of it being ifhy of his friends dr peopfo Johoson Is in,a serious condition and is no&exnectdl to recofer.'rto is the 'son of Aste; Johnson and ' lives on short ' mountain abcuvS miles west eif.,.: Sneedville. ' Stories of Great Scouts C Wsaisrn Nwasw Uataowv v FRLDtRICK Wl'UAU SCtULS aona one ay. ... . 4 Opiala Lymsa s coeay u'O 1X21 Infantry were ftgnUajt for taatr HCS -against 400 Kiowa and Caimiaclst war riors who hsd surrounded tba wagdsj trnln which tla-y won sauusUan la ' General Miles' army. That night ' CapUln "LymaH tallld Tor volunteers to inske'g data through tlw Indlsn lines and 'ride to Oaaiy Supply, 00 miles away. Tor help. T first to aTcc' lilroself was rraderfc William Kih ms Isle, a aeont. Tak1b only a carbine and uioantlng the beat burse In 'the command, Bchmalala slipped out of the corralled wagooa and riwls away. lie was at one dis covered by the hull fi as, and while org hig his horae to fep speed tha aco4i nale Into a prairie dog toVh. The Imrse sttimhled, nesrly throw ing Its rider over Its bead, then recov ered and sped on. Hchmalsla tuftf 1om his lint fnd carbine In the lauiMa, and the Indians were gaining on hha. l'lay wisjUI have caught hi in, too, tl be had not ran fnro a buffalo herd, 'which Immediately stsmpeded. field ing low over his horse's neck the scaSt rude beside 4 big huffslo bull and sac Creil.il In eseapliig the pursuing red sklas. I'.y this time 'be 'had lost ah tisi of dl reel Ion. finally rearblmi a "siren iu wLlrti he recognised aa tha t'niin.limi rlrer, be k'new be a head ed In tlie right dlrecttiaa. Itrcetit rains hail swoilevi the river to a tnm-nt ami an attempt to foiM It u the .la 1 knes lnesnt the chance Af t'ealli from tjiili-ksand or floating drift etaal. PwMInc to wait until day break, the semit Ix-rsn searcidog for a furd. Mmblenly h liesrd dgs bark ing sod knew be was near an Indira llle fie must cross the river. I'lunclnc In hoi 4 7 he roans red b reach the i.iher bank la safety. Ihiybreak found hlrn In brokea roan try covered with thickets and la one of these he hid all day. hungry sod thirsty. At titiitnfi.il Ida ar.it. wtra tlie North star ss 'hat rMe set otit aeain. After riding all uigUt. Sa n-arhed a hav csiun at Wolf Creek, SQ miles from famp tiapply. siitltig here only rMig enough fo eat end to get a fresh horse. Hchmalsla sd on fo Csmp Suppty, wblrb aa reached sonn after noon. While tits rvll.f etpeilttlou wss lalng orgsnis4l4 the sceit slept fr to hours and .' eken ihe solflers rode awsy to tba n-wi-iie of their ciKnradijs Scoot whmsUle led tha way and galded tbesa afrly to the wagoa trala wtthla tasj or 1 1 n hoara. C ASTOR I A ' Vr - Caildrta. i "A V c1 h