Pay Up Now Or Lose Your Home, 1918

“Notice of Sale of Property for City Taxes,” from the Hickory Daily Record, August 1, 1918

By virtue of authority vested in me by the City Charter and by order of the Mayor and City Council, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in front of the City Hall in Hickory, North Carolina, on the 15^th day of August, 1918, at 12 o’clock noon, the following real estate for delinquent taxes due there-on, for the years 1914-1917 inclusive. Persons desiring to pay their taxes before the day of sale can call at the City Office and by paying the amount due and 20 cents for advertising which is added in the amount can get their receipt.

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Abernethy, J.E., one vacant lot, amount $10.35.

Allen, L.M., one home, balance $12.88.

Campbell, Mrs. B.F.H. and L., 11^th Avenue, $10.40.

Click, J.F., one home, 8^th Street, $13.54.

Davidson, M.L., one home, 22^nd Street, $11.85.

Gwin, L.B., one home, 8^th Avenue, balance, $17.98.

Hahn, G.L., one home, 6^th Street, $10.75.

Henkle, C.H., one home, 18^th Street, $11.15.

Henkle, Mrs. M.E., one home, 8^th Avenue, $11.75.

Joy, J.F., one home, 8^th Street, $35.71.

Leonard, J.D., one home, 14^th Street, 1915, $35.71 and 1917, $20.73

Martin, D.B., one home, 18^th Street, $18.92.

Prevost, R.L., one home, 8^th Avenue, five vacant lots, $17.48.

Reitzel, P.O., one house, Highland, 1915, $6.90; 1916, $7.00; and 1917, $11.06; total $17.68.

Rowe, P.A., one vacant lot, 9^th and 11^th Avenue, 1915, $6.62; 1917, $11.06; total $17.68.

Shell, S.L., one home and 6 ½ acres, $22. 76.

Sigmon, Oscar, two lots, 8^th Street, $14.15.

Whitener, C.L., one home, 22^nd Street, balance, $14.84.

Wilkinson, G.M., one home, 10^th Avenue, $25.05.

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Abernethy, James, one home, 8^th Avenue, $4.99.

Adams, Riley, one house, 12^th Street, $10.16.

Archer, Lula, one home, 2^nd Avenue, $6.30.

Arthur, Wm. T., one home, $9.50.

Blackburn, Arthur, one home, Abernethy Hill, $10.35.

Bost, Charlie, one house, 9^th Avenue, $4.50.

Carlton, Will A., one home, 14^th Street, $2.10.

Cherry, William, one home, 13^th Street, $12.70.

Davidson, John, one home, 12^th Street, $10.07.

Dellinger, Granville, one home, 15^th Street, $5.75.

Finger, Will, one home, 12st Street, $9.65.

Forney, William, one home and vacant lot, $5.40.

Gaither, Philip, one house, 12^th Street, $2.22.

Goodson, Dorse B., home, $10.40.

Gore, Rev. P.R.D., one house and lot, balance $4.14.

Harrison, Mose, one store, $6.30.

Hoke, Caroline, one vacant lot, 65 cents.

Hoke, Joe, one home, $4.30.

Holmes, David, one home, 3^rd Avenue, $3.25.

Hooper, John, one home, 12^th Street, $5.40.

Hoover, Bishop, one home, 14^th Street, $8.10.

Hoover, Henry, one house, $9.60.

Hull, Minnie, one home, 12^th Street, balance, $7.55.

Jackson, Thos., one home, 12^th Street, balance, $7.55.

Johnson, Peter F., one house, 5^th Avenue, $10.55.

Jones, James, one home, 12^th Street, $3.30.

Killian, Pink, one home, 12^th Street, balance $5.43.

Lingle, Fannie, one house, 2^nd Avenue, $1.09.

Lucus, William, one house and lot, $10.00.

Macky, Robt., one house, $10.00.

Mayo, Mary, one lot, 9^th Avenue, $4.35.

Morrison, Sid, Estate, one lot, 9^th Avenue, $2.25.

Reinhardt, Daisy, one house, 13^th Street, $3.25.

Robinson, Will, one home, 9^th Avenue, $11.90.

Scott, Ivey, one house, 13^th Street, $8.00.

Shores, Callie, one vacant lot, 65 cents.

Shuford, Fink, one house, 14^th Street, $4.90.

Shuford, Frank, one home, 12^th Street, $10.50.

Shuford, Frank, one home and one vacant lot, $3.80.

Smyre, John, one store, 13^th Street, $10.99.

Sudderth, Charles, one home, 12^th Street, $4.25.

Ward, Fannie, one house, $1.22.

Whitener, Carrie, one home, $2.85.

Willis, Arther, one home, 3^rd Avenue, $8.60.

Wilson, Andy, one home, $10.00.

Wilson, Beola, one home, 13^th Street, $1.95.

Wilson, Willie, Estate, one house, 13^th Street, $2.98.

Young, Josie, one house, $3.30.

This July 17, 1918,

John W. Ballew