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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-16
Death of Mrs. S. G. Howell.

On the 2Sth of Oct, death claimed
for its victim our dear mother. When
the sad intelligence reached us, it
seemed almost too hard to bear. Her
death was so sudden, having q stroke
of paralysis about three o'clock in the
afternoon, another a little later oi
which she breathed her last at 10
o'clock in the evening. She was 81
years of age and a member of the
Methodist church. The funeral ser.
vices were conducted by her pastor,
aud the remains laid to rest in Duck
Pond church yard in the presence Of
large congregation Of relatives. and n,
gssyta fsissaydtsa WITH IhNb beautifully flowers put
there by loving hands.
Her frame has been wearing away
for years. Yet the severing of the
heart strings is sore, aud the pangs
incurable, nearly in proportion to the
length of time which has strengthened
all the habits of affection. The father
of spirits has called away our dear
mother, and He doeth all things we'll.
A stroke of affection ia often the
sharp but beneficient remedy against
evils which are near and are prevent
ed by it. We know not what snares
we're laid for ourselves, which, by this
dispensation, We may escape. My
inmost soul pours out its supplication
that we may know God, in whom we
have believed, and then nothing can
come really amiss. The world with
all Of its promises has no prescription
for q broken heart. How dark the
cloud of sorrow is over us. know,
o Lord, Thy judgments are just, aud
that in faithfulness Thou hast taken
her from us. We know that our
Lord has too tender an affection for
US to subject us to one unnecessary
pang. We have only been called to
make step with our sympathizing
Saviour, and let each one of us realize
that it is worth going through tribu.
lation for His presence and through
death itself for His unclouded vision,
and may God in his infinite wisdom
console each and every one Of us,
father and children, that it was NO
mistake in taking her, and that we all
may meet in tba, great beyond where
parting is no moro.
O mother, thy gentle voice is hushed;
Thy warm true heart is still,
And On thy pale and peaceful face
Is resting deaths cold chill.
Thy hands are clasped upon thy breast,
We have kissed thy marble brow,
And in our aching hearts we know
We have no mother now.
'Tis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart;
IT'S hard SO hard to speak the words:
We must forever part.
Dearest mother, we have laid thee
In the peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory will he cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
Spartanburg, S. c., Nov. II, 1900.
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The NEWS FROM L0cKnART.
A Big Carp Cau&hf-A Whiskey
Haul Made In q Brush Heap.

Lockhart, Nov. 12.-T. I. Barber,
overseer Of cloth room, has returned
from visit to his parents of Kings
Mountain, s. G. He was accompanied
by his family.
Mr.. Harrison Wood caught carp
one day last week that was remark.
able for its size. 1t was three feet
long and one foot across the tail, and
weighed twenty-one pounds. 1t was
bought by Mr.. j, III. Wilburn for
8210.
Died, on the fourth inst., q o. Id of
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-DO you WANT To-
HOLD YOUR COTTON?
VIM. A. NICHOLSON & SON, Bankers,
Store Cotton and Advance Money if Desired.

teen Southern States 10 1890 aud 1900,
and the growth of each State is mani
test at a glance:
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The Gould family is supposed to be
shrewd, and an evidence that it is,
is offered by George Gould getting
himself appointed his sisters guardian
in order to curb her husbands ex.
trsvagaUce. But it would have been
better proof Of foresight had the
family never invested In Count Boni.
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How easy it is for people to express
We talked it out Mt pretty co.,
able length and settled: gu
First.-That we could do NJ,
much till nightfall. unless they
ont again. which was not to be ser
cd. We must, Of course, wafal
that. lying handy under easy stSt.
nnd on. ready IL 1t SO fell out ..
tlnue the pursuit.
Second.-We must reconnoitei
one must sneak near enough to 20
them, and. without being seentre
get Mt their game. or
Third.-If she held her grouhe
must cut her out some time We
night. 1t was bold move.h
might show fight. and we min
into serious trouble with the
authorities, for it would be OF
war In neutral waters, q grave ~
of international law. But thene
laughed and said he meant to 9Th
the same. 3D.
what l am most afraid of ak
they should give us the slip-g4I lie
and run for It,"
lhcy COuiuu tuhO ehS SopNkl.
by force, In broad daylight, u"
wouldn't be likely to 60 Of hisEe
ported In 1HE LINES last week. His
family and friends can bear testimony
to his worth as q citizen aud gentle
man, and his army comrades to his
worth as a soldier and patriot. Our
heartfelt sympathies 60 out to his dis
tressed family in this hour Of sore
trouble and bereavement. May the
God, whose very essence is "love and
mercy" be q husband and father to
them is our prayer.
We have some good hogs reported
this season. Hon, G. w. Whisonant
has two that will weigh between 400
and 500 pounds each. There are
several others we know of just as good
% his.
Our potato crop is not very good.
The weather was too dry for them dur.
iug the summer and fall. -
Rev. j. p. Marion has moved to
Hickory Grove. He will supply Salem
and Hickory Grove churches for the
present, and until permanent arrange.
meuts can be made for calling q reg
ular pastor. VI
The fall in the price of cotton has
practically stopped the sale OF the
staple for the present, Last week
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UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
ETA JANE NEWS NOTES.
~wheafAGiood f1mes 1fead-
UnIoaded the WAGON
When Cotton Went
Down.

Almost anybody could have told
you before hand who would be elected
President. But they didn't do it.
How easy it is for people to express
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Spartanburg, S. c., Nov. II, 1900.
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THE TOWN OF UNION HAS

The largest Knitting Mill and
Dye Plant in the State. An Oil
and Manufacturing Co. that
makes an unexcelled Guano.
Three Graded Schools. Arte-
sian Water. Population $500.
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THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.

Every farmer in South Carolina will
do we'll now to rvert to the previous
question-how to insure their personal
prosperity? Plant wheat. Plant more
wheat. No administration, and no
policy, is going to put FIVE cents into
your pocket that y1u do not earn
Charleston News and Courier,
, 1900-02-01
FOUND DEAD.
An Old Man by the Name of Grifhths
Dies of Heart Disease While
Fishing in Battle Lake.

FL. E. Wheeler, who came down
from Battle Monday on his way to
Denver and Wheatland, brought
word of the death and burial in
Battle last week of an old man by
the name of J. H Griffith. r.Grif-
fifth vas an old miner and pros
pector and had some mining in
%terests e the Rambler. He
was stopping in a cabin with a
man by the name of Stewart in
Battle, and had gone over to the
lake on Tuesday on business and
had told MI. Stewart he would
catch him a mess of trout while
there. He did not return that
night nor the next morning so they
started out in search of him. They
found his lifeless form on Battle
Lake where it had evidently lain
since the day before. He had cut
a hole in the ice and had caught
some trout, which were lying be-
side him. He had fallen forward
with one hand, in which was clasp
ed his hat, pressed against his
breast. His face was in the water.
No evidence was to be found of
any struggle and he probably died
from heart disease. The body
was taken to Battle and Justice of
the Peace W. T. Peryam summon
ed from his ranch on the Encamp-
ment, to hold an inquest, the ver-
dict of the jury in the case being
that deceased came to his death
from heart disease. He was bur-
led in Battle, A. H. Crow Offering
a prayer at the grave.
Deceased had a partner in Ne
vada and a sister and brother at
some other point, but an exami-
nation of his papers revealed no
letter from any of them later than
two years ago.
, 1900-02-01

l will give a Masquerade Bal
in my hall on February 22nd the
anniversary of Washington's
birthday. l will give the follow.
ing cash prizes; for the best lady
waltzer $500; best gentleman
waltzer, So; for the best disguise.
S.; and So for the incest Original
costume.
Fine supper served at the house
at midnight. Platte Richardson
will act as caller and floor manag.
err and Wilcox and Snyder will
furnish the music. Every body
invited. Dance tickets S1.0C
Supper 80 cents. There will be
an officer of the law present to
assist the floor manager in keep
ing order.
12-2S-9w. L.. Gels.
, 1900-02-01
Mining Laws.
Gels.

The Laramie Republican has
Just completed the publication of
the Mining Laws of Wyoming and
of the United States, together
with the regulations of the Gen
eral Land Office hereunder, and
offers the pamphlet for sale at the
price of 40 cents, postpaid to any
address. There has been for some
time an urgent need for a work
of this character, but this is the
first attempt made to supply the
demand. A sample copy can be
seen at the sun office.
, 1900-02-01
Performed Another oper alton.

DR.. Price. assisted bv DR..
Browder. performed another OPP
Grafton on the young daughter
of F. NJ. Little Monday. The
opening made at the irst opera
ton had closed prematurely and
as the child was beginning to
grow worse il was determined to
make an incision lower down and
put in an aluminium button. This
was done Monday and the little
one seems to now to be doing
very nicely and is expected to re.
cover without further difficulty.
, 1900-02-01

as abundance of free gold and we
lind some good sized nuggets, now
and then.
I'VE consider that we are doing
very well with our work. owing
to the fine weather. IF the win
ter bad been like last year we
would have been able to do very
little. But with the start
we have now we shall be
able to put the camp in fine shape
during the next summer and, by
next fall, we shall be steadily mil
ling ore without interruption"
Mr.. Miller exhibited some very
fine specimens of free gold quartz,
which he had taken out of the ore
body, just opened up in the Acme.
The specimens showed a great
deal of free gold and one piece of
quartz had a nugget of pure yell
low gold, the size of a pea, imbed-
ded in it. These free gold speci-
mems are taken from a depth of
100 feet from the surface, which
is evidence that the values found
at the surface in that camp con-
tinue with depth. Very rich free
gold quartz was found in plenty,
on the surface there, during the
early days of the camp, in such
claims as the "Wyoming', but it
was predicted that depth would
not reveal such richness The
very rich find made by D. G..
Keech, in a lode claim, in which
he and Jeweler, G. w. Scott are
both interested, together with the
remarkable developments of the
large quantity of rich ore, con-
tanned in both the "Acme" ard
"Idaho," begins to stimulate in
terest in that camp once more,
and The Sun predicts that, be-
fore another twelve months roll
around, Gold Hill will once more,
assert itself as one of the richest
gold camps in the west.
, 1900-02-01
SARATOGA, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING. FEBRUARY l. 1900.

it out with you" He was taken
to Rawling Sunday by Mr. Sisson
and placed in the Jail.
There is a warrant out for
Woods but he has made himself
scarce. Willie Beagle was arrest
ed yesterday on a warrant sworn
out by Frank Carroll, charging
him with breaking a window and
with using foul and profane Ian
guage Tuesday night. He was not
arraigned, however, as CARROLL
withdrew the charge. As Willie
is only past seventeen someone
has Violated the law in selling him
intoxicating liquor and it is quite
likely that his father will take the
matter up and endeavor to find
out who the guilty parties are and
have them punished.
There has been a great deal of
disturbance here of late. The
condition of affairs has set the
better class of our citizens to
thinking and the result is that
many of them, who were hereto
fore against Incorporation, are
now in favor of it. THE Sun is
hardly ready to indorse such a
course yet. We would advise Civ
ing the Deputy Sheriff and Judge
Blood more time. and more assist
ance in their efforts to keep the
town in shape. They are doing
very well, and if the citizens
would only make prompt COM
plant when disturbance occurs, as
they should do, these men could
and would handle the tough ele-
ment for some time yet.
, 1900-02-01
In Justice Court.

A man by the name of James H.
Wilcox, a recent conner, WAS
brought before Judge Blood last
Saturday evening by Deputy Sher-
if Sisson, on a charge Of careless
shooting and disturbing the peace.
He was in Clutf d Albro's saloon
drinking when, in handling his
gun, it dropped to to the floor and
a cartridge exploded, going dan
gerously near w. E. Tilton, who
happened to be in the room. AT
forwards he shot his gun off in the
same place He then went around
to several saloons, in company
with one Woods, and William
Beagle, and used loud and often
sive language and shooting his
gun promiscuously, The Judge
fined him $50 and costs. Wilcox
was surprised at the amount and
said: "Well, Judge, that's pretty
high, but to show you that my
! hearts in the right place I'll board
, 1900-02-01

Don't be deceived. East Side
Drug Store is the place to get
your moneys worth.
The best 8 cent cigar in town
at East Side Drus Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Mayden
moved down from Brush creek
the past week and took up their
residence in the house Just east
of the property belonging to Mr..
and Mrs. j. ID. Parker, from whom
they purchased the house and lot.
Mr. and Mrs. hayden are good
people and we are glad to see them
take up their permanent residence
here.
Have you seen those all wool
sweaters at Cosgriff Bros. Co. for
S1.35 each?
Mr.. and Mrs. Pullum are the
possessors of a brand new baby
boy, that made his appearance at
their house Monday evening Mr..
Pullum is a very tall men-over
six feet in his stockings-but we
have no idea how tall he is now
probably eight or ten feet, and he
wears a smile that would tit out a
family of ten and then have some
left for over the neighbors.
The Saratoga Drug Store car
ries the most complete line IF
drugs of any house in Carbon
county. We also carry paints,
oils, patent medicines, wall paper.
window glass, stationery and books
in all of which We have a full and
complete line. When you want
to be well served give US a call.
CLEMMoNs IL PRICE, Proprs.
, 1900-02-01
Saratoga's New Paper.

The people of this valley may
not be aw Are of it-but Saratoga
now has three newspapers. The
latest canpidate for public favor is
called the "School Collection
and has a limited circulation and
the price of subscription is three
pins. The plant consists of a
piece of fools-cap, a lead pencil
and a fertile young brain, and the
devil does not get himself all COW
cred with ink, from head to foot,
as in ordinary newspaper offices.
The "School Collection is not
on our exchange list, but we are
deeply interested in its welfare,
for it is gotten up by the scholars
of Miss Starts room and shows
great enterprise and energy.
Miss Nellie Booth is the editor
and she is assisted by a corp of
sub-editors who are willing to
serve without pay. The paper is
a weekly and there are only two
copies printed-one for the Inter
mediary and the other for the Pri-
mary departments. The paper is
gotten up during the week and
read to the school on Friday af.
ternoons. 1t has a 'head" on it
is written in columns and con.
forms in all respects to the geuer,
al make up of the ordinary week.
ly newspaper. 1t contains moth.
ing but school news and does moi
aspire to "fll a long felt want"
Long may it flourish to tell who
are good" and who are bad" fol
it will thereby have a wholesome
effect and help, in its ''mitey'
way, to reform the world.
, 1900-02-01
JUST ONE WAY.
To the Encampent Gold
Fields and the Battle
Lake Copper Country
Lake Copper Country

There is but m way of reach
ing the Famous Battle Lake Cop
per Country and the Encamp-
ment Gold Fields, and that is via
Fort Steele and Saratoga.
TT. Steele and Saratoga Stage
leaves Saratoga daily at l:3O p. m.
arrives at TT. Steele in time for
train No. , east at 1888. Leaves
TT. Steele on arrival of train No.
1 from west at 800 a. m. arrives Mt
Saratoga 12;30 m. The stage for
Encampment and Battle Lake
leaves Saratoga on arrival of stage
from Fort Steele and reaches En-
campment at l;3O p. m.
The distance from Fort Steele
to Saratoga is but Twenty-eight
miles which is covered in the
short period of four hours, by the
best and most comfortable of
stages, and over one of the finest
roads in the state.
Every possible care and mean
taken to insure the comfort and
convenience of the travelling
public.
This is the onry passenger route,
and Fort Steele the only point
where freight and express for the
new camp leaves the railroad.
Extra rigs always ready for
the accommodation of extra travel
For rates and information address
G. NJ. ScRIBNER, Supt,
Fort Steele or Saratoga, Wvo
, 1900-02-01

To all parties who desire to hire
chairs for entertainments the fol-
lowing price for each chair will be
charged, six cents per chair for
each occasion. Chairs to be de-
livered aud returned to our furni-
ture rooms. All lost or damaged
chairs to be paid for.
Gus JENSEN & Bro.
, 1900-02-01

A meeting of the stockmen ot
the Platte Valley will be held in
the office of The Saratoga Sun al
2 p. M, Saturday. February 18th
for the purpose of forming an as.
ISOLATION which will offer a reward
for the conviction of any one
stealing stock belonging to its
members, and to assist the county
attorney in procuring their con.
viction.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
2-l-2w.
, 1900-02-01
AN AZTEC RELIC.
A Piece of Ancient Pottery Found on
Corral creek, in Cedar Hills
near French.

Edward l.. Wheeler of this
place is the possessor of a very
ancient piece of pottery, which
was found in the cedar hills, on
Corral creek, near French post
Office. the past summer, by Mrs,
Matilda Lark, mother of Mrs.
Harry P. Moore.
The dimensions of the pot are IA
inches deep, 10 inches across the
brim, and 80 inches in circum-
france. 1t has bullying sides land
a pointed bottom and shows marks
of use, the smoke of the camp fire
still adhereing to its sides. 1t
has been dug out of the solid rock,
for the marks of some sharp-poin-
ted instrument are still to be seen,
both outside and in. The mater
ial is granite with a mixture of as
bestos through it, and evidently
came from a nearby ledge of that
material.
The pot was found lying on its
side, almost entirely covered up,
and completely filled with a cedar
root, which had grown into il
from an adjoining tree and had
curled itself round until it had oc-
cupied every inch of space.
Lying Immediately adjoining it
was another pot of similar mater.
ial and size, the exterior of which
had been finished, but not the in.
terror, only a small portion of the
inside having been dug out. Thi:
pot Mrs. Lark broke in pieces
thinking it might contain buried
treasure.
Both pots were SO placed that
it was quite evident that they had
been buried there. This pot is nc
doubt an ancient Aztec relic, fol
there have been many things
foundin that country-old mining
works, dams and bitches, aban.
doned shafts, stone and copper
tools-which go to show that, a
some time in the remote past, {
race of which we know nothing
lived in the region of Brush ant
French creeks. The vessel wa
no doubt used for cooking ant
shows a great deal of skill in thu
workman who fashioned 1t, |
seems strange that while thi
stone pot has survived for centur-
les, the hand that made it haI
been dust for many, many lonl
years, and even his race and thu
age in which they lived wipec
completely from natures book o
memory,
, 1900-02-01
Estray.

One white-faced COW, four years
old, branded thus Pm on right
shoulder. Had calf by her side.
Is broken to milk. Liberal re-
ward paid for information con
corning her whereabouts.
ELIJAH MOORE,
French, Wyo.
, 1900-02-01
SARATOGA CHIPS.

Charles P. Clemmons came over
from Rawlins Monday.
Miss Lura Miner is visiting
Miss Ono Wilcox this week.
Clearance sale, see adj.
MURCHIsoN & Co.
There is to be a dance tomorrow
evening at Gels hall. Everybody
invited.
The Presbyterian congregation
will give an entertainment in Gels
hall at an early date. The pro-
gram will be in next weeks Sun.
We buy for cash and sell for
cash. You get the benefit of the
discount.
EAST SIDE DRUG STORE.
Hon L. G.. Miller came up from
Rawlins Monday and, in company
with Hon. George Ferris, went
up to the Rudefeha mine Tues
day.
Mems wool-lined horse hide
mittens so cents per pair at
CosGRIFF Bros. Co.
William Knight came down
from the mountains Saturday.
He has been in the employ of the
Rudefeha mining company on the
road in the timber.
We sell better goods for less
money than any place in town.
EAST SIDE DRUG STORE.
See the eye specialist and Opt
clan at Wolf Hotel until Wednes-
day, Feb, 7th if your eyes troub-
lie you or if you require glasses
scientifically fitted.
Richard England, wife and
children came up from Medicine
Bow last week, on a visit to Angus
Campbell and family on Pass
creek.
Just OUT here apply only to
style. If you want a nobby neck
tie, fancy shirt, shoes or anything
III gents furnishing style call at
COsGRIFF Bros. Co.
The very quiet and genteel man
ner in which the enhancing melo-
dy of 80 Years Ago was render
ed last eve, calls for the sincere
thanks of the young lady SO high
ly honored.
Continued underselling is our
motto"
MURCHIsoN & Co.
Eli Lee, who was i'll the CITY
the past week says that Edgar f.
Circuit, who is now visiting his
old home in Ashland, Mass, ex-
poets to make a trip over to En-
gland before his return 10 this
place.
Headquarters for pure drugs,
stationary, perfumes, toilet ar
t%icles, etc.
EAST SIDE DRUG STORE.
Lon. Reynolds went east Satur
day with a bunch of horses for
a man by name of Roberts, who
has been purchasing horses
throughout the valley for shipment
to Wisconsin. He pays $40 per
head all round, yearlings and all.
Sample line of boys and mems
caps, worth 80 to rs cents, your
choice, % cents each at
ICosGRIFF BROS. Co.
b. t. Ryan has been appoint
ed superintendent of the Cox mine
by the Wyoming Consolidated
Copper Company, vice A. H. Poor
resigned. Mr.. Ryan is and ex-
perienced mill and mining man
and will give good satisfaction in
his new position.
Hon. Milton McAnally return
ed a few days ago from a visit to
his mother in Zebra. No. Mr..
McAnally had not been home
since his terrible struggle for life
with the wound inflicted by
Charles Smith, the sh~eepherder,
who is now serving fifteen year
term in the pen for his attempt to
kill McAnally several years ago.
, 1900-02-01
Announcement

Owing to the great amount OF
work opening and placing our new
stock of dry goods, clothing, boots
and shoes. hats, caps, gents and la.
dies furnishing on the shelves, we
will not be ready to the
public until Monday morning
February 9Th.
A i. DoGGETr & Co
, 1900-02-01
Taken Up.

One bay gelding branded thus D
on left shoulder. Owner can u
have same by proving property
and paying charges.
A. f. REYNOLDS,
2-l-4w Bennett. Wvo.
, 1900-02-01
Taken Up.

Taken up by the undersigned
one black mare branded w on
left shoulder. Owner can have
same by proving property and
paying charges.
l-lS-4w III. B. BOOTH.
, 1900-02-01
THE BALLARD LIBRARY

Will be open every day in the
week from 2 to 4:30 p. III. Read
ing room supplied with magazines,
mining journals and other peri
odicals.
Miss EDITH RowEN,
Librarian
, 1900-02-01

Frame house of five rooms on
west side for sale. Will give
time on half purchase price.
l-1S-4-w. JOHN JOHNSTON.