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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27
The Cotton Mill Rate.

A meeting of the State Railroad Com
mission will be held September 18th,
when the petition from cotton mill presi-
dents asking for lower freight rates to
Charleston will be considered. The rail
roads have been given until September
IL 20 file answers and it is expected that
there will be a lively hearing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27
g M\v.+

Laxative BrOmO"Quinine Tablets
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27

Roadmaster Fred Stevers, of Stevers,
Va, was killed and negro porter was
severely wounded on a Seaboard Air
Line train near Middleburg, N. c., on
Tuesday by negro passenger named
Jim Mitchell, whom they we're trying to
remove from the coach reserved for
whites.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27
Many Enjoyed the Dance.

MANY EHJyyuu tUH UdHCb.
There were large number of young
people present at the Wa,halla Hotel last
Thursday evening to take part in the
soiree, given by Miss Ella Reid to the
members of her dancing class and
friends. Quite a number of ladies and
gentlemen from Seneca, and other points
came up for the occasion. There were
about eighty present, and the evening
was heartily enjoyed by all.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27
A colored Wedding.

Married, August 1, 1902, at Tho home
Thos. Perry aud Martha Regler.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27
LAND FOR SALE.

DLACKSMITH SHOP.-I have re-
I'D opened my blacksmith shop at the
former Joost stand, corner Main and
Tugaloo streets, prepared to do all
kinds of blacksmith work in first class
style. Scientific horseshoeing is my
specially. No hoofs ruined at my shop.
Call and see mo when you want your
horse shod properly or other work done
we'll. (30) JOHN M. BALDWIN.
TOR SALE.-Contents of best Barber
IL Shop in upper South Carolina. Fur
niture used only short time. Terms:
Half cash; balance monthly payments.
Apply or address
HOTEL BARBER SHOP,
35- Walhalla, So. Ca.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
THE DELTA GAS g. OIL COMPANY
Begs will for sale May l. 1902,
100000 Shares of
Treasury Stock
OF said Company AT CENTS PER SHARE, the proceeds to
he
For Development Purposes Only
NO TORE STOCK Ar THIS PRICE IS OFFERED

The property of this company comprises in all 10000 Acres OF
the best oil land in the Hayden Oil Belt in Delta county, it in
three large all and miles from Delta The
lands have been carefully located surveyed and the title properly
this company.
THE DELTA GAS & OIL COMPANY is duly and legally
rorpoated under the laws of the States of Wyoming and Colorado
its directors officers elected and qualified and the of
the investigate and develop the and oil of
this vicinity the benefit Of Delta and this stockholders
The has sold portion Of of its ands for the
sinking of two oil wells depth of less than $500 feet eah
and the purchasers under the boring
machinery be obtained These wells TO he placed
within oneaf mile Of this comIanys land, which will not only
Immediately develop the give value the stock and lands
of the company
All expenses have been paid and the company does not
dollar.
The the purpose purchasing
machinery and sinking upon the other Of the large of the
panys lands.
Subscriptions will be received by the Secretary and
President, who will be glad furnish other information
Do something practical develop the OF
county and build up its towns.
CLARENCE NELSON, Secretary. L. A. lIICk, President.
Directors l. NJ. McAIuay, Ira j. Nelson, II H. Wolbert, NJ
H. Payne, Fl. II. Rlone, Clarence Nelson l.. A. Ick.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
The women . Il .s soei.,.

The last meeting OF the Wtm ms Club
for the season was held at the residence
of DR.. Stockham last Tuesday evening
and was largely attended by the club
members and invited gnests. The
event was in the nature Of q celsbra.
on in honor OF the closing Of the first
year OF the ulb's life. the sub hav n |:
been very successful both in the inter
e t taken and the number joining sin Q
lis inception. The program. as pub
lished in our last issue was carried out.
The vocal solos ly Mrs II. II. Smith.
Miss Minnie Jackson. Miss G. Avery aud
Mr., Prejent. being very well rendered
and heartily applardsd. as were the I, o
8 elections by the ladies quartette. Mrs.
Dennison, NJ 'ss Eta Jordan ard Misses
NJ nne and Sadie jackson. and the mt
qnartette. Messrs Prejent. Keplinger,
Jetrers and Arthur. The two pape Q
for the evening were by Mrs. Layton
and Miss New, anl were exceedingly
well written, showing a thorough hand
ling Of the subject and much study
Mrs. rockingham recited "Laska,"
poem ofthe Rio Grande in Texas, with
fine effect, and received generous ap.
pause. Mrs. N. f. Clack, tho retiring
president, in her address gave history
OF the club and resume OF the years
work, with the prospects for tho coming
season.
After tho program a dainty refresh
III, n, OF coffee. falted sprays aud stuffed
olivce. with ice cream and rawbtrries,
was served. and an h ,ur spent 10 social
intercourse and chi Chat ended the
eIenings entertainment.
The officers OF the club for the coming
year ure Miss New. president; Mrs. Luce.
vice presidents: Miss Myers. se.re ary;.
Mss Jordsn, 'rea ,urer
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
Cri.,..w.I,.nn Nup,.nu-.

A quiet wedding WAS solemnizcd at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Estes
OF Delta. whel their friend Mr., Jacob
Crist was united in marriage to Miss
May f.. Waltmap, formerly OF Fairfield.
Ill. at high noon Wednesday, May a.,
1902, by the Rev, rockingham. pastor
of the Presbyterian church, iu the pres-
ence Of the brides mother. Mrs. Jcnuie
D. Waltman and the friends OF the
bridegroom. Mr.. Jacob Crist is WI
known prosperous young farmer OF this
place and the bride and her mother aie
well knownaitizens OF Fairfield, H. and
as Mre. WoltmaD is widow. she will
reside at the home Of her daughter.
The bride was attired iD cream albatrot .
while the groom wore the customary
black After the ceremony refresh
ments were serves by tho hostess, Mrs.
Estes.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
The rtr., Nntlonn, n.uk

Nothing shows the prosperity Of a
country better than the bank state
ments, the accounts Of the deposits OF
the people and incidentally their tinan
cial condition. 10 the statement of the
First National Bank published in this
issue. the amounts on d ,pcsit show rap
id climbing up, averaging now daily
over hundred Thousand Wit the cap.
ital stock and surplus making in the
ncighborhood Of 5l50,OO0. The business
of the bank is rapidly increasing and
tho deposits becoming heavier each
week. and The bank becoming more POI :
mar with our people.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
New lsplal Alrikc.

\ mining excitement has bi oxen out
On the Black mesa. The scene is locat
oD Cr, stal Creek. and some good at.
says have been had from the rock. As
yet nothing definite is known as to the
ettent OF the find. TLc following iu
re'er rec 20 the strike appeared lately
10 Denver paper:
Crystal Creek and the country ia the
vicinity OF the Black mesa is now tie
talk OF Delta county AID il half tho
stories arc true in regard to the recent
gold strike near there. there is good
grounds for excitement. While somo OF
the stories seem to be inog mary i, is
undoubtedly true that this section is
irdversed by many mine al bearing
veins some Of which pre very rich. 1t
has been know for years that pl .cer
gold could he found IN paying quHnti-
ties at almost any point along the Gun.
niIon river in the Black canon and nov
e p' 'ospectors are OF The opinion that
lhey have struck tho mother lode.
: Chas. l.. Pike Of tho First National
ank received returns from fine aam.
10 from this section that ran very high
in gold. One h ,wed 32ii ounces gold
and 6 ounces si,,es to the ton. This
N lie vns foun alb. ut thirty miles
soui h OF Ho'chkiss ol the north side Of
tie Back II esa. Tre formation is "a
brow nish quartz in'ersperced with y-l
low tale which seems to carry the real
yIlue.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

The Denver lines has becn reduc d
iu price TO SOC month to mail subscrl i.
ere. This is ono OF the results OF the
newspaper war in Denv-r. and tho ra
duction may be cut yet lower. .
Times is now the best aud most conserv-
alive Of the Denver evening papers. be-
Jag reliable in it's news eervice, with
nothing OF the yellow or red head d in
it's coplp,sit;on
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
,ss strongly.

VIM. ]. Bryan has announced that ho
is tired OF playing Moses 10 the demo
cratic party and will in future be ttL-
tent 10 take the role Of Aaron the as
sis,ant. 1t looks to an outsider thi t
Mr.. Bryan has heretofore taken tho part
o jonah in the democratic drama.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

TT e American Baptist Home Mission
AIRY society has appointed A. A. Layton
Assocatioual secretary for Gunnison
valley.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

The contract for grading the new
North Fork branch Of the Denver &
Rio Grande from Paonia to Crs'
Butte and beyond. will DO let in few
days; just as soon as the estimates can
he made up.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Wednesday Sheriff Hunt arrested Fred
Pos', his alleged wife and another fc-
NAL, for larceny OF silverware. etc, IS
Rife, on advices from there, and turned
them over to sheriff Adams OF Glen
wood, who took the birds back with him.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

People from abroad are coming to the
convention Thursday and Friday and
will enjoy the Gold Medal contest at
the oJ.era house.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

F. A. Tulian, the superintendent OF
the largest trout hatchery in the world,
located at Leadvile, will he here Satur-
day to take charge Of the Grand mesa
I,i
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

II the people who manipulate the lawn
sprinklsrs these balmy spring evenings
would throw less water IN the ii ie-
walks and more on the lawns, the grAss
would grow more and pedestrians think
.ss strongly
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Strawberry day at Glenwood comes n
Saturday this year, the 2ls', ard Glen
ood is making duo preparations to en-
tertain the crowd.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Gunuison has had complete break
down in the pumping plant OF her water
works system. and the town has teen
dry" as FAR as water goes for the past
weak
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Tho ret-headed newspaper fad ia 60
ing out OF date. and may tho Lord hat
ten the departure.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

r. NJ. Ridgway. the superintendent OF
this division of The Denver Y Rio
Grande railroad, has resigned and gone
toa lower altitude for his health.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

The national debt il now 1897. 49,. .332
this being the first tims it has gone
b ,low the billion dollar mark in years.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

May and june are favo'i mouths
f,r weddings. The young folks like u
4 10 day tor the wedding for they know
they will have many a stormy one utter.
warl
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

WASTED.-Chickens. Amy number OF
good hens at s4.0O per dozen.
DELTA FRUIT 4 Produce Co
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Go to q. n. Hastings for o1fords aud
slippers.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Money to loan on good real estate SO
curity ut 8 per cent. +. ". Dick ERsoS
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Truth Is defiI ed ~ thot which two
persons tell Of each other when they
have had falling out.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
Miscellaneous Rates.

Resolutions II respect ana cnnil,,lcn-": ohitn-
aries, etc, hve cents pef line for each adli-
nbnai line over one inch.
Card of thanks --si 90 for eHeh inserii"n.
DiS.lay advertising rates made known on
applies tion.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

State Of Colorado. =.
County Of Delta,
la. II. Stockham, cashier OF the abova- named
bnrrk do solemnly swear that the above state
ucnt Is true 10 iba best Of my knowledge and
belief A. II. STUCkHAM, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 6h
day Of May, 1Nc
" b. sToCKHAM.
y. r. hUyT.
Dirseicss.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Slime From mont Pelee.
Twenty-Five Houses Destroyed in
Basse Point Volcano Still
Throwing Out Cinders.

Fort,de France, Island of Mar
Unique, Wednesday, June IS. A
column of slime, 100 metres high
has been elected from the volcano
of Mont Pelee and has fallen on
Basse Pointe, enveloping the low
or portion of the town and com
pletely razing % houses. No loss
of life has been reported.
The Volcano continues to throw
forth cinders on the northern part
Of the island which has been rem
dersd uninhabitablo. Previous to
tho falling of the mass Of slime,
~r mud, on Basse Polnte, that
place and Lorraine had been in
undated by torrential rains. The
part of Basse Pointe which suffer
cd to-dayis now covered to the
thickness of about five metres
with Shiny mud. Leprecheur has
alss su1ered'from this latest erup
ton of Mont Pelee.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Abe Parker Convicted of Murder
and Given Life Sentence.

Special to The State.
Gaffney, June 17.-Court con-
vened here yesterday, Judge Bnch-
anan presiding. Solicitor Henry
is ut home sick and the State is
represented by. Mr.. Mcclure of
Chester. Very little was done
yesterday. Today Abe Parker
was tried for the killing of Pink
Norman. He was without coun.
Gil and the court appointed q. w.
Speer of this bar to defend him.
Mr.. Speer made am able defense.
The case was given to the jury
about midday and III about two
hours 1T returned d verdict of guilty
of murder with recommendation
to mercy. The Judge then SEN
fenced Parker to the peniten-
tiary fol- life.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

Gov. McSweenev's determination
to refrain fir m political contention
this year and to seek retirement
at the conclusion of his term in the
governors Office gives him oppor-
tnnity to enjoy the campaign with
rare pleasure and there Is good
deal in the midst of the contention
for good many years. GOV. Nc
Sweeny has good record as chief
executive of the State to carry
with him into private life and he
will be remembered by the people
as one who tried to do their will
and always wrought for their hap
plness, who set himself against
pickering and disunion and to the
promotion of general prosperity,
who attempted no brilliant strokes
but confined his efforts within the
bounds of capacity and so accom-
plished more than if he had soar.
ed. A good officer McSweeney
has been, revelation to his friends
and disappointment to his enc,
mics. Good luck to him. Char
lestsn Post.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
FOR TREASURER.
tE1 a candidate for reelection TO
the flee Of County Treasurer.
w. .CAUTHEN.

To the Democratic Voters of Lancas-
ter County:
Knowing The good character and
qualification of Mr.. w. II V,nland
lngham ys well as his patriotism and
loyalty to his country, we hereby an
nounce rim as a candidate for the inn
portanI Office of County Treasurer. If
he sG1 cted we guarantee that he will
discharge the duties Of the office in
strict accNrdance with In Y aud to the
full satisfaction nf the reeple. As Is
well knowu, Mr. ia,,iinghs m,
when quite a yruTg man. enlisted as
ioidier in the Confederate war and
was badly wounded In the leg, which
rendered hIm Grippe FIR life. but
Notwithstanding this ssfllictiOn he hrs
supported hims fand ..nily by hard
work on his f,rm without mu muring
AMI has never asl ed Tor an OH q
Therefore.a more q serving ma con d
not be elected r.e,surer If a. caster
county He will supp r :n- I, !. ,.",iat.
ic nominee
MANY TRiMNL:.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
The Panama Route Favored,

Washington, June 10. An 18TH
lnian canal, while not yet absolut-
oily assured, isnearer to construct
ion than it has ever been. The
Senate today, by majority of s
votes, adopted the Spooner sub.
stitute for the Nicaraguan bill,
the vote on the substitute beng AZ
to "a.
Mr.. Fairbanks then offered an
amendment providing for the issue
of $3.50, 100000 of gold bonds,
bearing 2 per cent, interest, to
pay for the construction of the
canal. Mr.. Culberson moved to
lay the amendment on the table,
and the molten was defeated, &c
to 80. The amendment then was
adopted, 3S to SO.
MIR. Mason then offered an
amendment to Mr.. Fairbanks
mendment providing that all the
people of the United States should
have opportunity to subscribe to
the proposed loan. The amend
ment was agreed to without divi
sion. Mr.. Morgan then offered
the Nicaragua Canal bill as sub.
titute for the Spooner proposition,
thus raising the question previous
ly passed upon. Mr.. Spooner
moved to lay the Nicaragua bill
on the table and the motion was
agreed to, Al to 33. The bill then
passed, 67 to G.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the
Senate then asked conference
with the House upon the bills
passed by the two branches of
Congress, and Messrs. Morgan,
Hanna and Kittredge were named
as conferees.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Car Falls in TTeStle
on S C X G Extension
Engineer Saved Train by Presence
of Mind. One Killed: Thee
Wounded.

Shelby, n. g., June 49,
portion of a mixed tram on the
South Carolina and Georgia EN-
tension railroad fell through an
approach to the bridge over Broad
river this afternoon, killing one
man and injuring over a dozen
passengers. The dead:
Leroy Grisg, Shelby.
Injured.
Edward Turner, conductor.
ID. w. Phitfer, trcstlemaster.
Riley Whisenant, II negco.
A dozen passengers including
two ladies were also injured hut
their names are not known.
About the time the rear coach
was on the span just above the
river Engineer Albert felt the
trestling giving way and opened
the thr' title, sent the train across
the bridge saving all Of it except
the rear coach and three box cars.
The coach fell precipltately so
feet on the bank of the river
swollen by the recent rains and
was caught by the stone pier sup-
porting the bridge which saved
the passengers from watery
grave.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
SATURDAY, JUNE 81, 1902.

Judge Boyd administered sub
stantial justice IN the cherry tree
cases. He tells the defendants
that they shall make restitution to
the women they robbed and after
that be will talk to them, not tell
ing them what he will say but as.
suring them that, that done, be
will not send them to the peniten-
t,ary. This, we repeat, is practic-
al justice. 1t is of more conseq
uence to the women who were
robbed that they get their money
back, than that the defendants 90
to the penitentiary the balance of
their days while their victims go
unrequited. Charlotte Observer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Cherry Tree men Sentenced,
Judge Boyd Decides That They
Must pay the Costs and S12,-
0o0-Final Judgment to
be Announced in October.

Charlotte Observer.
In the District Court yesterday
Judge Boy d pronounced sentence
on the defendants in the Amos
Owen cherry tree cases.
The sentence emphasizes resti::
tuition. 1t is required that DR..
Frank Bright, Rev. Il. Bright
and y. d. Wilkie and g. w. Rol-
Inns, G. c. Watkins, NJ. G. Pad,
gett and G. f Geer pay into the
court by the October term the
costs of the cases and $4,000,
VIII ich will he paid to the women
who were defrauaed of money by
the operation Of the endless chain
swindle.
The case against II. w. Clover
was mol pressed, while in the case
against M. II. Hester the PRAYER
for judgment was continued.
AT theOctober term Judge Boyd
will give his final decision as to
the fate of the defendants. He
said yesterday that if restitution
were made he would sentence no
defendant to the penitentiary and
it was intimated that i'm prisonment
in Jail for short period Will he
the severe st punishment inflicted.
"The sentence means my finan-
cial ruin," said DR.. Frank Bright
yesterday afternoon, and the
other defendants also aver that
it will take all the money they
have to pay the sum required.
In the meantime all the prison
ers are free on bonds.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

"Ncarly a billion more postage
stamps have been issued to the
psstoffices of the United States
slnce July last than were issued
during the whole of the previous
fiscal year. This is Indicative of
a great increase IN the postal busi-
ness y Cheap rates for public
service appears to be a good pay.
ing policy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
AS to McBrayer and Justice.

Judge Boyd informs an Obser-
yer reporter that MIR. M. Nc
Brayer and Mr.. b. A. Justice,
the lawyers who received from c.
ID. Wilkie 81, 500, which repre-
sented ne-fourth of Wilkes
profits in the Amos Owen Cherry
Tree Company for II days, have
agreed to return this sum to the
court and that then the cases
against the attorneys will be dis
missed from the docket. Char
lotte Observer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Work for the Fool. Killer.

At the meeting of the Dental
Association recently held in Char
lssten fellowship was withdrawn
from several members for unethic-
al conduct in advertising their
business. Apparently there is
plenty of work for the fool kill
er when he again visits this State.
Lexington Dispatch.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Welcome Rains in Texas.

Dallas, Tex, June 19.-Rain
tell last night in several parts of
North Texas. Those places which
report it too light to be of much
benefit are in majority, though
from some points come reports
that the fall was sufficient to be of
great benefit to corn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

GOVERNOR Aycock offers S40O
reward for the arrest and convic-
tion of each OF the unknown pei
sons who took part in the lynch
ing of the two negro boys in Sal
ishury June 11th. There were
about 100 people in the lynching
party and the reward offered
amounts to about $4,000.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

stops the Cough ana WOrks Off tho
Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's cure a cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

The thirty days preceding
the opening of the dispensary at
Yorkville, the fines imposed by
the town council aggregated 1918. ;
for the thirty days after the dis
pensary opened the fines aggregat-
sd$55.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

We hereby announce the Hon, J.N.
Estiidge asa candidate for re selection
to the House of Representatives sub.
ject to The res ult Of theDemOcratic pri-
mary. Mr. Estridge's well know ioy-
atty to the best interests of tile people
and his experience as legislator
make 1t emiuently proper that be
should be returned To the House
MANY VOTERS
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
Shoots Five of Her Children tn
Death.

Jackson, Miss, June 16.-Mrs.
Louis Westrop, white woman
living near Martin, a small station
several miles from here, yesterday
afternoon killed five of her chill
dren by shooting them to death in
an onthouse and afterward burned
the structure over their bodies
The woman escaped.
Later. = Mrs. Westrep was
found in the woods where she at
tempted suicide by shooting, but
is still alive
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21
FOR THE SENATE.

l hereby announce myself as a can.
didate for reelection to The Senate,
pledging myself TO abide by the re-
suit of the Democratic primary.
w. G. HOUGH.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-06-21

Tie manv frnu.. Il l. I Perry
take pleasure in pr sen ing lis name
to the voters Of La c!,.Ie; '.un,y a.
a candidate for the Lfiice Of ounty
supervisor SUI j ct u the ru'es of the
Democratic primnr lie has flied
this office aceepta J., the p ope in
the past and is We fl I fpf he
work
MANY AOTERS