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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-06
POLICEMAN HORACE HEATH AT.
Tackled BY HoLD.UP.
COP STOPS ONE BULLET
Before the Killing the Thugs Attempt
to Rob Grocery Store but Pro.
prietor Shows Fight.

Salt Lake, Feb. 3.-While endeayor
ing to arrest three men, suspected OF
attempting to hold up the grocery
store CT J. s.. Morrison early this ev.
ening. Policeman Horace Heath,
shortly before midnight, shot and in.
stantly killed an unidentified man and
was himself severely wounded in the
leg. A number lof policemen sur
rounded the block in which it is be.
lieved the dead mans two compan.
ions are hiding and it is possible that
q battle may occur.
After a thorough search of the i'm.
mediate neighborhood where the
shooting took place, the police an
nounced that the men had escaped.
When Officer Heath confronted the
three men on First West street and
told them they were under arrest, one
Of the men sprang behind a tree and
the officer quickly got on the other
side of the same tree. Both men
drew their revolvers and commenced
shooting. The first shot from the sus-
pected hold-up's pistol struck Heath
in the leg, but the officer continued
shooting around the tree and finally
put a bullet through the mans head.
In the meantime the other two sus-
poets had lodged into an alley and dis
appeared.
Earlier in the evening three masked
men entered the grocery store Of ].
S. Morrison, at First West and Fifth
South streets, and commanded Morri-
O to throw up his hands. Morrison
lodged into a back room, and, grab
bling a shotgun, attempted to shoot
the intruders.
The gun. however. failed to explode,
and Morrison ran back, and, securing
a revolver, commenced firing. A min
iature battle followed, during which
fully % shots were fired on both
sides. Morrison received three
wounds, and one of the robbers was
SO badly injured that his companions
were compelled to carry him from the
place. How serious his wounds are
is not known, as up to a late hour no
trace of the wounded nan can be
found. 1t is not believed that Morri-
sons wounds are serious.
Tonight's shooting ARRAYS mark
the elimination of a series of hold
ups and robberies which have occur
red almost nightly for the past three
months. Houses have been entered.
stores robbed and late pedestrians
held up and their valuables taken
from them, and the police seemed ut
,terly unable to. prevent the crimes or
apprehend the criminals. Only last
night a street car was held up near
the center of the city and the con-
ductor and motorman relieved of their
valuables.
1t developed late tonight that pre-
vious to their attempt to rob Morri-
sons grocery store, the three hold
ups waylaid T. F. Morris "a mechanic,
all the money he had, amounting
to over $40, bound and gagged him
andlleft him lying in the snow. Nor
ris managed to get on his feet and
hoped to his home, fully a quarter of
a mile away, where his wife cut the
cords which bound him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-06
Recruits for Navy.
Especial to The Gazette. ]

Butte, Feb. 4.-Twelve recruits for
the United States navy have been Sc
cured by a recruiting officer who has
had an Office open here for the past
few days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-06
Wanted.

n
To buy bounty claims. At MI
front room over w. B. Ten Eyck's
Montana avenue.
sStf DIR. CLIFF LINDSEY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-06

The finance committee reported ad-
versely on the official bond of Patrol
man Baker, which report was adopted.
The same committee also reported
unfavorably on the petition of Wesch
& Cederhelm for IN addition of 10
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
PRESERVED FOODS.

"T'hc chief chemist Of the depart
ment Of agriculture" says Profess
or Winters Of Baltimore, F'has de-
cided to investigate the methods Of
food preservation in this country.
Only short time ago Germany
prohibited the use Of borax in pre-
serving meats. If people knew the
processes which their meat UNDER
went, they would hesitate about
eating so much of it. Take corncd
beef, for instance. a flank of beef
is put in vat filled with Il solution
Of borax, saltpctcr and hard water,
and it is left to soak several weeks
before ready to cat. What kind of
digestion could stand that? AL
most all meats arc preserved by
borax. Salicylic acid, also used in
preserving some things, is a power
tul stomach destroyer, and there are
other substances used daily by pure
food dealers that are equally de-
structive. A rigorous investigation,
followed by genuine reform,
would vastly benefit the public
health. New York Tribune.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
a Mystery of The Trees.

One of the most puzzling ques-
tions in botany is, "Why or how
does water rise to the top of a
tree" Various explanations of the
phenomenon have been proposed,
but none is regarded as altogether
satisfactory. DR.. L. B. Copeland
recently attacked the problem by
means, Of interesting and novel cx-
pcrimcnts. For instance, he con-
structed an "artilicial tree" of plas-
ter Of paris and found that water
moved upward in it moro than forty
feet high. Yet he was unable to
base any definite conclusion upon
the results that he obtained. The
water travels large part of the
way in film, between bubbles on
one side and the wall of the con-
Quoting vessel on the other. But
the physical properties of the film
are yet unknown.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
Loose RaiIroadinu.

Not long ago the state railway
authorities in Melbourne, Australia,
had to investigate case of a
guards leaving his van, walking
along the footplatcs, clambering up
the engine and making a furious as
sault upon the driver, the train 60
ing at full speed all the while. They
are now inquiring into another curl
GUS incident. In this case somebody
forgot to fix the couplings between
the engine and the train. When
the signal was given, the engine
steamed out of the station by itself,
leaving carriages and passengers in
the lurch. Guard, station master,
portcrs and spectators yelled, but
without effect. The engine ran for
Six miles before it was discovered
that it had nothing behind it. The
most disquicting feature of the in
cidcnt was the fact that it passed
several signal boxes without receiv-
ing any warning to stop.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
Is it Right for the Cities and Towns to
Have 0ne=Haf the Profits From
The DiSpcnsarics.

AS the legislature will soon meet
again 1 thank this is an important
question for them and citizens
generally to discuss.
1t seems to me that the fines
will to a great extent pay the eX-
penses of extra policing occasioned
by the dispoDsaries being located
in them. There is no question
but what the goods sold IN them is
powerful drawer Of custom. |
think in our law, and all business
transactions, equal Justice should
be done to all.
1t seems to me the law should be
changed and made so plain that
there should be no "shade of
shadow" Of doubt that where a
person is killed by defect in a
public road or bridge--or imper~
feet protecting them Oh abutrnents
of bridges. or PERCEPTIONS bluffs
Or river banks-such as we have in
our mountainous country (where
to fall is almost instant death) the
family or nearest Of kin should
recover damage.
Many Of these places should be
protected by strong balusters or,
as it is commonly called, baunis-
tors, as the least fright of horse
or breaking of harness; going up
or down Or tho falling of a horse
on ice, would throw the whole OUT
fit to destruction. I have seen
where quite a space of the whole
road-bed had sided off into q riv-
er, and where tons on tons of earth
above had fallen of into the road,
that would have thrown the largest
engine to destruction.
Agricolist.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
Executors sale.

Ry virtue Of tho will of William Hun
ter, deceased, aud an agreement entered
into amongst all his heirs at law, after
his death, confcrring power upon mo to
cell his roal estate, L will at Pickens
Court House, S. O., on Saloday in Jan.
uary next, during tho legal hours for sale
on that day, sell to the highest bidder at
public auction for cash tho following
tract of land belonging to the said estate !:
Alt that piece parcel or tract of land
known as tract No. 2 in tho said division
made by J. A. Robinson on tho Sth day
of October. 1901, being situated on
Twelve Mile River and containing sew
enty (7O acres moro or less, and being
the truct whcrcon lies splendid water
powor belonging to the luto William
Hunter; and on which there is now stu
ated corn mill, a wheat mill, saw mill
onda ginnery, and has such metes and
bounds rs is represented by plat made
Of the Same by j. A. Robinson on tho 8
day of October, 1901. This tract of land
and machinery connected with these diff.
erent mills Will be sold together, There
is 352 horse powor at low wator, accord
ing to tho survey mado by competent
hydraulic engineers for the said William
Hunter during his life time, This
water power is situated about two miles
shove the Norris Cotton Mills on Twelve
Mile River and in II milo and half of
the Southern Railroad,
d. T., BRADLEY.
Executor of the will of William Hunter.
deceased.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
CENTRAL.

Miss Matte Mao Morgan 81
at home from Columbia
Female College for tho holidays.
Mrs. J. P. Whorsham, Of Gas
tonia, is spending few days with
her mother, Mrs. r. G. Rochester.
Prof. Walter Daniel, Of Anderson,
is the guest OF Mr.. w. r. Wyatt.
Messrs. Carlisle, Folger and
Lawrence Davis of Atlanta are
spending Christmas with their
parents.
Mr.. A. w. Rochester is at home
from Newman, Ga.
'2Mr. Roy Young and sister Miss
Mamie arc guests Of their grand
mother, Mrs. 8. e. Stephens.
Mrs. G. @. Frlcks who has been
visiting her son, Mr.. w. ID. Tricks
in Atlanta las returned home.
Miss Sallie Brown, daughter Of
Mrs. Brown, died at her home the
25th Of December and was buried
at Mt. Zion Get .etery on the follow
Ing day.
At Norris station, near here,
about S o'clock Wednesday night
Dec. Oath, Harrison Sheriff, while
resisting arrest, shot Walter Davis
in the forearm and foot. The
wounds are not serious. Sheriff
was drinking and bad run his fam
lily from home. Then Davis, Gen.
trails policeman was sent for. Da-
Wis returned the shot. Sheriff
came to Pickcns Christmas day
and gave himself up to tho Sheriff
and was lodged in Piclkens iall.
Two other men who were standing
near were slightly wounded by some
Of Sheriir's shots.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
New Pension Law.

The new pension law requires
that the County Pension Board
shall elect q pension commissioner
whose duty it shall be to receive
and make out all new applications
for pensions. At the last meeting
Of the board tie undersigned was
elected as such pension commits.
sioner, and I will be at the Court
House during the month of Janua.
ry, 1903, during business hours, to
make out and receive such new ap-
plications for pensions.
Those having applications oil .
ready on filo and drawing penslora
need not apply. Only those who
are not already drawing pensions
and desire to apply for pension
aid will be required to make ap.
plication.
J. B. NEWBERY,
Pension CONS.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
A Merited Compliment.

The following letter coming from
auth ority 80 competent to judge is
"a deserved compliment, and shows
what woman can do. 1t also
shows that Pichens county has one
OF the best conducted Superinten~
dents offices in South Carolina.
\ Department of Education,
Columbia.
Tho two women in the Office OF
the State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation Send Greeting and con-
gratulatlons to the one woman az.
sistant in the Office Of County Su.
perintendent of Education who has
sent in the most complete report
received at the office of the State
Superintendent of Education there
10Y causing the least trouble to the
'sald women in tho said office, and
thus showing that q woman ls vel
suited to fill this important and re-
sponsible position.
Sarah Withers,
4 Isabel Ell. DaYis,
3 TO Miss jamie Bright.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
Ills Capacity.

Over in England they have feasts
that correspond to our clam chow
der dinners. There's a stor~ Going
the rounds Of the English papera
that's not half bad. At the recent
Colchester oyster feast one Of the
diners explained to q friend his
method Of approaching the 100000
bivalves. Said the diner, "I sits six
inches off the table for a start, Will.
PUN, an when I touches Pm do1.e %
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
Notice to Stockholders

At the annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Farmers Pub
fishing Co., a resolution was passed
authorizing the sale of the plant.
The Board Of Directors met on
Dec. 10th and the plant was sold to
7. j. Mauldin, he to pay all stock
holders par for their stock. All
stockholders who have not recei-
we'd their dividend can call on Jno.
T. Boggs, Secy., Liberty, S. G.,
and receive Is per cent dividend
for 1901 and 10 per cent dividend
for 1902.I
w. II. O'DELL,
Chm. Board Directors
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
A Delightful Affaie

The Pickens Danolng Club gave
their regular holiday dance in the
club rooms OF the Pickens Club
last Wednesday night which waa
attended by the young society folk
of Pickens and many from q d;a.
tance. Local talent supplied the
mus,o, and this with the bounteous
<ssfrashments served made It one of
s tSse most delightful entertainments
7s re saes0n! s'''7
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
CLERKS SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA)
Pickens County.
VIM. M. Cannon, ct. al, Piff.,

Lpnzo d. Grew, Def.
In pursuance of deoretal order in tho
above stated case by Hon. r. o. Watts
dated Oct. % 1902 and on filo in the
Clerks office, will sell to the highest
bidder on sale day in January 1908, du-
ring tbs legal hours for sale at Pickens,
Court House. SC, the following tract of
land towit;
All that piece or parcel OF land oon.
taiDing twenty (20) acres moro or less,
lying In the Hurricane Township, State
and county above mentisned being stu.
ated on the head waters OF Six Mile
oreek and adjoining lands OF VIM. r.
Garrett, Sarah Craig (col.) md Bud
Duncan. This tract being all tnat part
OF the ol@ homestead OF Moses w. Grew
that lies ION the south side OF tho branch
that run3 through the same and devised
by Mos8qW. Crews last will and tesla.
ment to thp aaid Catherine Cannon.
Terms oashA Purchaser to pay foy all
papers and fof\sesqG@StnSg Snggas sss sa%a' 1H' s.,
ssh aog al f9,.SX "'ap1 tas9 ~ +'"'''
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
WANTED !

Dogwood, Porsimmon and Hick-
ory Timber delivered at your r. r.
Station. For this timber we will
pay spot cash in car load lots of 10
cords. For prices, specifications,
etc. apply to me or w. G. Frlcks
who is buying this timber for me
in your community.
D. r.. STINSON,
Spartanburg, S, @.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
NOTICE (!

All persons holding stock in the
Farmers Publishing Company will
please bring same properly en-
dorsed to me On or after January
10th, 1908, and I will take 1t up
according to terms of sale Eat last
meeting of stockholders
Respectfully,
". j. Mauldin.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
J. B, NEWBERY,
Pension CONS.
Comparative IIlIteraoy,

Eight per cent Of the population
Of this country is still illiterate. In
Germany only / per cent of litter
ates exist, and in Bavaria, Baden,
Wurttemberg and Scandinavia there
ssa eE no totally ppadpestad peppla,-~
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
The Peoples Journal.
Local and Personal.


sick and unable to be out.
Miss Stephens, Is visiting ho
relative, Mrs. Elizebcth Thompson
Mrs. j. Lee Carpenter is visi,
ting her father, Maj. j. J. Lewis,
"A. Brandon Taylor of Fur.
man University spont the holidays
with his parents.
George Rook, of Lake City,
Williamsburg county, is here visi-
ting relatives.
w. T.. Mauldin, Clemson COL
lege student spent the holidays at
home in Pickens.
DR.. Lucius l.. Earle, of
Georgetown is at homo with hls
parents and family for the holi-
days.
On the 5th Of January, 1908,
tho Town Creek School will
open with Mrs. K. l.. Cureton as
teacher.
Harry II. Harris and friend
from Greenville took several davs
outing in this county during the
holidays.
The young people of Picl1ens en-
joyed a pleasant evening at the
homo Of Mr.. aud Mrs. J. T. Harris
on the Goth ult.
! Miss Josephine Stephenson, a
student of Williamson Female Col
lego spont the holidays with her
parents in Plckeus.
! Miss Stella Harris came in
from Groenville aaChristmas day to
be with her mother, Mrs. M. j.
Harms during the holidays.
r. Christie Robinson, the ef-
ficient head clerk at the Ben Della
hotel, Laurens spent the holidays
with his father and family.
Morris and Freeman have the
incest lot Of good North Carolina
mules at their stables at the cast
end Of Main street.
Morris and Freeman have re.
ceived and are now Offering for
sale or exchange nice batch of
North Carolina mules. See them
before the mules all go.
-Married, on the 2Sth inst, at
the residence Of S. j. Madden, Mr..
J. u. Madden to Miss Anna Alex
ander, Rcv. B. r. Murphy oilicia-
ting, All Of Pickens county.
-Pickens merchants have ell
joyod a good trade the past fall
They are now taking stock and
looking out for the needs Of the
people for 1908.
School Superintendent, R. T.
Hallum has moved to Piokens and
occupies the dwelling formerly oc-
cupied by H. w. Farr who has
moved into the VIM. Martin resi-
aence.
-Drayton Earle, a Clemson
College student who is taxing a
high stand to the credit of Pickens
county in that institution, visited
his uncles, DR.. G. w. and J. W.
Earle at Picl5ens Tuesday.
---Married Wednesday evening
Dec. 18th, 1902 at the residence Of
the brides father Capt. w. B, All.
good, Mr.. Bluford Alexander to
Miss Bette Allgood. Rev. J. M.
Stewart officiating. All Pickens
county.
Friends Of 8. G.. Higgins
whose accident on the railroad
from Ashville to Spartanburg was
recorded some days ago will be
panied to learn of his death as tho
result of INJURIES sthen sustained.
He died the 22nd and was buried
at Easley the day following in the
presence of a large gathering of
relatives and friends, Rev. d. w.
Hiott conducting the funeral SER
vices. Mr.. Higgins was an exem-
plary young man, generous and
loyal to his friends and hls sudden
and tragic death is a severe blow
to them and to his family.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
lHE1EEnldsEI1ulyalgENnzNa
THE TFEASURERS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I 5th UNITE WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 3Ist, 1902 WITHOUT PENALTY
Observation-Disclosures


The act o. tho Legislature approved day February D. 1870
provides US 0 ~ ~
That all state and all
collected shall bc
ols oa OF December OF each ond and
pau on or beoo
County
loy the County Treasurer and The said pen
al not paid or before the
Auditor on the county duplicate collected County
ana II the sad
the first day of March next thereafter additional penalty five pc
ccnm thereon shall be added by tho County Auditor
ments and penalties day of Marc
next thereafter the ud County execution
SAID taxes and assessments and penalties property
auling according 0
The in railroad
assessments townships issued
coupons aid railroads which have through
said township O townships
The Rate Of State County, School and Special Tax Including
One Dollar Poll Tax and One Dollar Communication
Road Tax
In accordance with Act to supplies year com
Treasurer Pickens county will the collection
fiscal from Wednesday, October
81st. Rates per cent Of taxation follows:
/" Ordinary County
:" Constitutional school tax,.........3
" Fast Indebtedness, ................14
county toadS "
Total oy for State and County trScs, 14a mills
r.
ship, 81 mills.
Levy interest Pccns bonds for Hurricane TOWNSHIP
2a mills
Levy for Pckcns r. for Easatoe Township
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
SheriffS Sales.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINAl
County of Pickens.
In Common Pleas Court
VIM. B. Loopcr, Sallie
Julian, George w. Il, Rob.
lnson, Artic Malisie Looper
and Eader Elizebeth Loop Complaint
or, minors, by their guard
ian ad litom, VIM. b. Loop for
er, duly appointed,
Plaintiffs. Partition
against
"A. L. Robinson,
Dofcfondant.
by virtue of decree in tho above sta
ted case signed by His Honor, II. G.
Watts, Presiding Judge in tho eighth
Judicial Circuit, and on flo in tho Clorks
oilico of Pickens county, and dated tho
10th day of November. A. d., 1902, I
will soil to the highest bidder on
SALEDAY IN JANUARY, 1903,
the following described real estate, be-
ing tho rcal estate belonging to tho late
Sarah E. Robinson, to-wlt:
All that tract or parcel Of iand in the
state and county aforesoaid on waters of
Georges Creek containing one hundred
aud forty Q40) acres, moro or less, be-
ginning at rock on the Gunter old road
thence to the fork Of tho branch, thence
cast to q dogwood near rrotter's spring,
thence straight limo up the branch to
maple, thence N. to rock, thence along
N. Duncan's line to q rock, thence along
the d. Satterfeld line to w. O. on tho
road, thence along the road to rock,
thence up tho hill 10 q rock on an old
ringe road, thence to stopping sour
wood, thence to big wntcr oak, thence
to a dead dogwood near tho branch,
thence to tho beginning corner. 1t be-
ing the samo land conveyed to said Sarah
T.. Robinson by George Higgins by deed
dated 30th day Of Juno ~. d., 1873 and
recorded in the Office of Register of |
Mesne Conveyance Pickens county.
TERMS
One half cash, tho balance in one year
credit portion to be secured by bond Of
tho purchaser and mortgage of tho prem
ises with interest from day of sale with
leave to pay all cash or anticipate pay
ment.
This land will be sold either in bulk or
in smaller tracts as may to tho Sheriff
appear best on day of sale.
Purchaser to pay for all papers and
for recording same.
j. Fl. G. MCDANIEL,
Sheriff Pickors County.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01

poll tax Of Of One Dollar all male ctizons between
ages OF Il ana 20 aaare by
communication road One Dollar will be the Sc
mc other from all citizens
Slst of Dec 1902 days work upot tho public highways will 10
Taxes payable only gold silver United
during the yAu,1902 y a \ W.
Parties desiring information by ma eas their peaa
state the location their property Postage for re
those paying taxes by check must include the coen
NJ ID. GIIAPNTApgA $
p1s 1aoS to- gyaaapner efss sPiekeas QpppEE
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-01
The Osaae Indians.

Among the richest people in the
world are the Usage Indians, who
have invested $8,OO0,o0O In tho
State bank and own 100000 acres
Of land. Each brave, squaw and pa
poose in the tribe possesses land to
The value of $4,000, and the interest
on their money in the bank affords
an annual income Of $500 to each
member.-New York Post.