W.H. Kerr, behind the desk of the Central Hotel, in this city, being indifferent as to the issue of evolution, allowed a guest with a monkey to register at the hostelry Monday. It is said to be the first monkey every entertained in Shelby. The traveler with the reputed ancestor of man was George D. Sherrill of Asheville, traveling thither form Miami. Walking into the hotel Sherrill asked if it would be necessary to register the monkey. He also asked what the rates for such guests were. Kerr told him if he really believed the animal was his ancestor, the usual rate would be charged, but if he wanted to class him with dogs, cats and other pets, no registration would be necessary.
No name appears on the register for the visitor, who is said to have been very human like and well behaved.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Wednesday, May 19, 1926
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