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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16
Auditors Notice.

NVlI h".rh given that this Of
nee vii 'c'i i"'a frtm The lst day of
January to The 10th day o: February.
1904, foi the purpose Of receiving The
returns OF The taxpayers of IA All caster
County
All persons having prorrty in
their POS, ession or control, as man
ayers, holders or as husband, parent.
guardian, trustee, executor, admins
TRAITOR, receiver, accounting officer,
agent, attorney. or factor. on the First
day OF January 1904, are required t.
list the same for taxation within the
time r'qiired by law or incur the
penalty or Fifty per cent. which at,
taches l. case OF failure to do so.
Tho ful tax Of One Dollar is laid
upon all male persons between the
ages OF II aid 60 years, except persons
who are manned and VI able to earn a
support and onfederate soldi, rs.
For the convenience of the public
the Auditor or an assistant will attend
the following places i'm the County oa
the days FAMED
Osceoia, Tues Jan 5ih, IL to 8 O'Clock.
Pleasant Valley, Wednesday Jan6
Belair, Thursday JAM
Van Wyck, Fridag Jan 9Th. TO IL
o'clock
Jan IL h.
Tradesville, Tuesday Jan 18th.
TaxahLw. Wednesday jan 18Th.
Fla creek church, Thursday Jan ID,
DIR. &, & Welsh's, Friday Jan 18th.
Primus Saturday January 10th to IL
O'Clock
Halle Gold Mne. Monday Jan 18th.
Kershaw, Thursday aud Wednesday
Jan IS, h and Goth.
Heath Springs, Tuesday Jan 2lst.
Pleasant Hill. Friday Jan 20 to 2p m
Dry Creek. Monday Jau 25lh.
Under All act of the legislature, all
person having a gross income of S..
500 or more, are required to make a
return of the same 10 the Auditor at
the timeof making their other returns.
1t will be to the interest of every
taxpayer to make his return promptly
of all personal property; also of All
transfers Or improvements on real
estate, and save the penalty Of SO per
cen which attaches ait the 2Gtii
of February 1904.
Respectfully,
jNO. a. COOK,
County Auditor.
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EXPOSITION City
Gets Convention.
The Democratic Committee So
Decided Yesterday-July 6
Is the Day Selected.

Washington, Jan 12.-The
Democratic national co nmittee
today furnished surprise, select
ing St. Louis as the place for
holding the national convention of
1904. The date fixed for the
convention was Wednesday, July
+, at 12.o'clock. Previous to the
meeting of the committee it seem :
ed foregone conclusion that
Chicago would be selected as the
place of meeting, but political
exlgencies entered into the sltua-
tion and majority of the COM
mitte0 voted for St. Louis.
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warning, some one fired upon him.
The shot came from a thick woods
on the side of the road, and tn.
aim was so accurate that part of
the load took effect in Mr.. In
grams hat. AS soon as the shot
was fired Mr.. Ingram looked back
and saw Will Walker coming out
into the road with a gun in his
hands, and apparently trying to
reload. In order to avoid further
danger Mr.. Ingram then drove
on at a fast speed. He AFTER
wards went to the office of Mag
lstrate Beckhan, and had war
rant issued and after a short pre-
liminary examination this morn
ing Will Walker was committed
for assault with intent to kill.
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a VERY CLOSE GALL.

''l stuck tony engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with pain," writes G.
w. Bellamy, locomotive fire
man, of Burlington, Iowa. "I
was weak and pale, without any
appetite and all run down. As
was about to give up, l got bot
tie of Electric Bitters, and after
taking it, l felt as we'll as l ever
did in my life. Weak, slckly,
run down people always gain new
life, strength and vlgor from their
use. Try them. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Crawford Bros
and j. +. Mackey 6 Co., and T..
Eugene Funderburk. Price SO
cents.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16

Gov. Hayward reports to the
legislature that little over S.,
900 has been subscribed by the
people of the State to the Hamp-
ton monument. The Legislature
appropriated $4,000, to become
available when the public contrib
uted $40, 900. The governor re-
commends that the 500, 900 be
now made available so that the
work of erecting the monument
can be undertaken. For the sake
of the people of South Carolina
we hope that before snch action is
taken the whole amount requi1ed
by the first act of the legislature
will be contributed. 1t is dis
creditable to the State that such a
seeming lack of appreciation of
Wade Hampton should be made
of record. The State.
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WANT DISPENSARY REMOVED.

1orkville, Jan. 12.-At q
injecting of the to 1n council last
might, all the members being
present except Alderman j. p.
White, who was out of town,
Senator j. S. Brice and Thos. f.
Mellow, Esq, appeared ia behalf
OF a petition of a majority of the
qualified voters of the town, ask
ing for an election on the uues-
tion of the removal of the local
dispensary. The speeches of
Messrs. Brice and Mellow were
strong against the dispcnsary, and
showed the great harm that it has
done the town and surrounding
sections of the county. While
the council did not SEQ that they
could order such an election, it
was their opinion that the petition
was equal to an election as every
signer had pledged himself to vote
against the dispensary. There's
fore Senator Brice Will take the
petition to Columbia and present
it before the genera assembly at
its present session.
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FROM TERRIBLE
DEATR.
SAVED

The family of Mrs. M. l.. Bob
bllt OF Bnrgerton, Tenn, saw her
dying and were powerless to save
her. The most skilIful physicians
and every remedy used, failed,
while consumption was slowly hut
surely taking her life. In this
terrible hour DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption turned
despair into joy. The fret bottle
brought immediate relief and it,
continued use completely cured
her. It's the most certain cure
in the world for all throat and
lung troubles. Guaranteed
Bottle soc and S1.OO. Trial Bot
ties Free at Crawford Bros and
j. +. Mackey q Co., and +. Eu
gene Funderburk Drug store.
All persons indebted to me
are requested to call at once and
settle. }. E. Rutledge, Dentist,
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briggs is made to Dlsgorge.
Judge Sentences the Ex- Congress-
man to One Day in Jail and
$4,000 Fine.

New York, Jan. 10 -Ex, Con-
gresham Edmund briggs of
Brooklyn was today sentenced to
Imprisonment of one day in Ray
mond street Jail and to fine of
$4,000. briggs was convicted
of accepting money, while a con-
gresham elect for securing gov.
ernment conteact for the purchase
Of automatic cashiers from the
Brandt Dent company for the
postoffice department. There
will be no appeal.
briggs fine was immediately
paid after sentence was pronounc-
ed, Mr.. briggs and his attorney
saying that they endorsed the
statement by the court that an
honorable nan would lave no de-
sire to retain moneys secured un-
der such circumstances. Drigss
was not taken to the Jail directly.
He does not lose his citizenship
by the convi ction, but cannot
hole office again in the federal
government.
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Safe Blower Arrested.
g government.

Intelligence was received here
yesterday that Sheriff B. r. Moss
OF Nalhalla had arrested one of
the gang of Safe blowers who blew
open the Newry cotton mills safe
and secured between $4,000 end
50, 900. The suspected safe blow
or gave his name as Richard Daw.
son. Sheriff Moss statessthat SIT
isSery syid0nt that hs is'a noted
criminal. The State, 18th
inst.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16
DO AE5IlC TROUBLES.

1t Is exceptional to find family
where there are no domestic rup.
lures occasionally but these can
be lessened by having DR.. Kings
New Life Pills around. Much.
trouble they save by the great
work in Stomach end Liver trou-
bles. They not only relieve you,
but cure. 25, at Cra Word Bros
and j. F. Mackey & Co., and 7:
Eugene Funderburk Drug Store.
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AN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

Rock Hill, Jan. 13.-The COM
munity was shocked yesterday
over the dastardly attempt of a
negro named Will Walker to take
tho life of Mr.. w. j. Ingram
Mr.. Ingram lives IN Rock Hill,
but recently purchased place
about six miles away on the Ches-
ter and Rock Hill road. Yester-
day morning while Mr.. Ingram
was working in his field at this
place Will Walker came along
the road near by, following and
yelling in disgraceful manner.
Mr.. Ingram won't to where he was
passing and asked what he meant
by such conduct, whereupon the
negro became angry, and reached
in the direction of his hip pocket
as il to draw pistol. Anticipa.
ting his action MIR. Ingram drew
his pistol, and covered the negro,
who thereupon disavowed his in.
tention of being disrespectful.
This happened about 8 or 8 o.
clock in the moraing, and was
thought to be the end of the mat.
ter; but about Q in the afternoon.
as Mr.. Ingram was driving to-
wards Rock Hill in buggy, at a
point near whore the first difficult
ty occurred, without the slightest
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16
Happenings In The State.
AS Chropicled by the Alert Cor.
respondents of The Columbia
State.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF.

Charleston, Jan. 3.-Mr. w.
Turner Logan, we'll known
young lawyer and member of
the Legislature, accidentally shot
himself this morning in his room
while dressing. In taking a shirt
out of drawer of his bureau his
pistol, which was in the folds,
was also drawn and in pulling it
struck the side of the bureau,
causing it to discharge, the ball
entering his left side and passing
between two ribs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16
A BEAR KILLED.

Union, Jan. -. - Passenger
train No. IA on the Asheville
and Columbia division of the
Southern ran into band of three
Italians with two bears, near Sa-
luda, N. c., killing one of the
bears and fatally injuring one of
the men.
The wounded man was struck
on the left shoulder, and was pick
ed up and carried to Saluda where
it is thought he will likely die.
L. E. D.
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Victor Mills School Destroyed by
Fire.
special to The Observer.

Special to The Observer.
Spartanburg, S. g., Jan. IL
The Victor Mill school and church
building was totally destroyed by
fire yesterday morning. The ori-
gin of the fire is unknown, but
the fact that the Odd Fellows
lodge of that place held and oys-
tor supper in the building Satur>
day night leads. to- the surmise
that perhaps some one dropped a
match or lighted cigar before
the feast was ended. The build
ing was valued at $4,000 and
was insured for $4,000.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16
A Sad old Story of
DiShOnor and Shame.
Pleads Guilty to Embezzling-
His Protty Young Wife Cried
-Whlskey the Cause.
The State. 18th inst.

The State. 18th inst.
A case full of sadness and pas
thos, picturing the old, old story
yet ever fresh with heart intsr-
est and human interest, Of whis.
key bringing dishonor and shame
and want to blacken and blast and
disrupt once happy home full of
sunshine and hope and gladness,
was that in the federal court yes
terday against Lawrence G. Cope
land, handsome and we'll dress
cd young man whose features and
bearing and language stamped
him as having been reared in re-
tinement and culture. He plead
ed guilty to embezzling 1886 of
government funds, while postmas-
tor at Bethune. In entering
his Plea and throwing himself on
the mercy of the court Mr.. Cope
land said this was his first ex-
perlence as an offender of the ma
jesty of the law, but that he had
only himself to blame, as he had
allowed whiskey to get the better
of him. He said that he had
spent the money for whlskey, and
that that was all there was to it,
but that he hoped the court would
remember him as mercifully as
possible on account of his young
wife and little child, Of whom he
was the sole dependence for liv-
ing. lie hoped after serving his
sentence to begin life over and
thought he would be able TO be a
man and to give his family the
support they needed. Sadness
and repentance and remorse were
written on his face, but it was all
pathetically mixed with sort of
dignity, both of bearing and tone
of voice. There was no crying
or tear shedding
Mrs. Copeland, a pretty little
woman who has probably suffered
intensely on account of her hus-
bands weakness, but who is said
to have borne her troubles with
that patience and unfaltering
courage and devotion that makes
q true woman great, occupied q
seat within the bar. She bore
the ordeal bravely while her hus-
band was entering his plea which
published mis- shame to the world,
but the tears came freely when
Judge Brawley sentenced Cope
land to tive years in the Atlanta
prison, and as the baiIiffs led him
out of the court room she follow
with her handkerchief to her eyes.
There Yves also a fine of 1885 i'm
posed, but no effect attaches to
this inasmuch az Copeland has
run through with all of his prop
erty.
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Will Now Come up on it's Merits
in Circuit Court.

The. Farmers Alliance case is
still in the courts and the recent
decision Of the supreme court
docs not mean that it has been
disposed of. The case will now
come up in the circuit court to be
heard on it's merits and for the
appointment of permanent re-
ceiver. The attorneys hope to
have the case heard in April.
Record.
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Steve Howell's Body Found.
Tho State, 18th inst.

Tho State, 18th inst.
The, body of 16-year-old T Ste
phen Howell who so mystel iously
disappeared after trip into the
country IN company with a
strange negro after Christ
J. mas ASi lNsand .she.swasse4sc..::sveli
TO have. been murdered by this
negro, was found yesterday by
two hunters. : The corpse was ly-
ing face down in a little ditch
near a stream in thick and dark
and dismal piece of wood far from
any public highway on the Suber
place, three miles southeast of the
city. II was in this direction the
boy was last seen in company with
be negro in a wagon belongingt
to Phillip Epstln, who had hired
the two to 20 out on this errand,
which proved the last for the boy
and the beginning of a tragic and
Srief"laden chapter which is burn
ed into the mind of his, poor old
mother.
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Some candidates get there with
both feet and others put both Jeet
it it.
About the time the average man
succeeds in developing a theory
it explodes.
Love that has nothing but
beauty to keep it alive is very apt
to be short-lived.
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WONDERFUL NERVE.

Is displayed by many man
enduring pains of accidental Cuts,
Wounds, Bruises, Burns, Scalds,
Sore feet or stiff joints. But
there's need for it. Bucklen's s
Arnlca Salve will kill the pain
and cure the trouble. It's the
best Salve on earth for Piles, too.
25c, ut Crawford Bros and j. F.
Mackey & Co.'S, and T. Eugene
Funderhurk's, Druggist.
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1t is twice as easy to- fool your
self as is to fool other people.
Only a povertyostricken office
Is compelled to seek the man.
Many a mans respect for old
age ends at boarding house poul>
trY.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16
PNEU MONIA AND LA
GRIPPE

Cough cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substi-
tutes. Il. f.. Funderburk.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-16

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
cts cure cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09
JUDGE JOHN WOor DEAD.
Prominent Jurist and Politician OF
South Dakota.

After an illness of more than two
years. Judge John Wood is dead at the
family residence in Huron. Judge
Wood was a native of Michigan. being
born at Eaton Rapids in 1845. He
graduated from Ann Arbor law school
in 1871 and was admitted to the bar
and practiced for several years in
Eaton Rapids. in which city he was
married in 1868, and in 1884 came to
South Dakota, locating on a farm.
Since coming here Judge Wood, in
addition to his large law practice, has
served as county judge, was twice
elected states attorney, and acted as
city attorney for four years., and also
United States commissioner for a term
of three years.
The remains will be taken to Eaton
Rapids for burial, and will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Wood and her son, DIR.
r. J. Wood of Huron, the only surviv-
ing members Of the family.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09

Among the recommendations which
he makes to the legislature is one that
provisions be made for listing mineral
lands under a separate schedule from
farming lands. At present all are
placed in the same schedule, which is
a manifest injustice.
He also recommends repeal of the
present wolf bounty law with an an
nual appropriation of $4,000, which
has developed into a farce, as the
claims are SO much greater than the
appropriation hat all are scaled down
to a small percentage Of their face
value.
The law in regard to insane patients
where the question is raised in regard
to what county is responsible for their
care is one which also requires
changes, as continual trouble arises
owe the question of liability as it
stands at present.
The body of the report deals with
financial conditions of the state and Of
different counties, showing the general
financial standings of state and coun-
ties.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09
AT DEADWOOD IN AUGUST.
National Association Of Railroad Com.
missioners to Meet in the Hills.

National Association Of Railroad Com
missioners to Meet in the Hills.
w. Fl. Stanley, secretary of the
state board of railroad commissioners,
has returned to Sioux Falls from the
annual convention of the National AS,
ISOLATION of Railroad Commissioners,
The members Of the commission Wis
tied various cities of the South while
on their way to the City of Mexico.
Secretary Stanley accompanied them
as far as New Orleans, and speaks
highly of the manner in which they
were entertained by citizens of Birm-
ingham, Pensacola, Montgomery, Mo
the South. AS an illustration of the
hospitality shown, he mentions that
Col. Russell, a prominent citizen OF
Mobile, had 100 bottles of champagne
sent to the visitors.
While it was briefly announced in
the Associated Press dispatches that
the next annual convention of the ma.
tional association will be held at Dead.
wood, the exact dates were not given.
Secretary Stanley announces that the
convention will be held Aug. 16, II
and Is of next year, and that the mem
bers of the national association will
spend n day at Hot Springs, S. D.
When the meeting at Deadwood is fin.
ished the members of the association
will make a pleasure trip to Portland,
Ore.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09
DOG FURNISHES A CLUE,
Murdered Mans Faithful Animal Re-
turns to Scene Of Crime.

49, W
Howling and whining for his muir
dered master, the faithful dog of Mil
Ter, which followed the team and wag-
on away at the time of the murder,
nearly two months ago, has returned
to the scene of the crime. This seems
to prove that the dog was in the
house when Todd was shot down and
buried in the a v outside, the robbers
then entering the house after the mon
ey the dog coming out with them and
following when they started away. The
dog came back we'll and not footsore,
indicating a rather short trip. He re-
fuses to stay at the old home at night,
going to a neighbours, but in the day
time returns to the Todd place and
bowls for his master. The return of
the dog gives hope of a direct clue,
and it is believed that arrests will fol-
low within a month.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09
STATE AUDITOR PLEADS FOR ECONOMY
Submits Ills Annual Report to the Governor, Showing in Detail
the Financial Transactions OF the State.

State Auditor Halliday has submit
ted his annual report to the governor.
showing in detail the financial transac-
tons OF the state for the past year.
In his letter of transmittal he deals
largely with financial affairs, and
makes a strong plea for the same
economy in state affairs by the legis.
iatuTe as they would use in their own
personal business.
In the past year. with a deficiency
levy of two mills. the disbursements
Of the state fund exceeded the receipts
by ~$47,364.50, and without this levy,
which returned to the
amount of $454,177, the demands on
the state would have exceeded the rev.
enues in an amount approximately a
half million dollars. This condition
having been largely brought about by
heavy deficiency appropriations.
The estimates for the needs of the
state for ordinary expenditures for the
next Biennial period are placed at
81 600, 900, and the estimated receipts
at 81, 400. 900, which will leave a large
deficit unless a deficiency levy is or
dered.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09
FLOOD REDUCED GOLD OUTPUT.
Black Hills People Disappointed With
Results.

There is general disappointment on
the part of Black Hills people for the
apparent falling off in the production
of gold in the hills for the past year.
There is a difference in output of $751;
918 between 1904 and 1908.
This falling off is due entirely to
the disastrous flood during the month
of June, when all the mines in the
Bald mountain district were flooded
out, the railroads were washed away
and the mills in most of the camps
were compelled to shut down for at
least thirty days. There. would have
been an increase of nearly a million
dollars had the flood not occurred.
There was less mining, also, and the
Holy Terror mine at keystone did o
produce during the year. owing to in
ternal troubles of the company.
During the coming twelve months
the new mills will be in operation and
it is expected the output will be in
creased. There are at the present
time five mills in course OF construc-
ton and foundations will be laid for
half a dozen more early in the spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09
CLAMoR TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.
There Is a Great Change in South Da.
kota Conditions.

From many sections OF South Da-
kota this fall come reports of money
loaners having a hard time to stand
off" the men who w them money,
and who persist in a desire to pay their
loans and take up their paper before
it is due.
Not only is this the case with indi-
viduals, but debtors to the state school
fund are DESTROYS of taking their paper
before it is due, and for that privilege
are willing to pay interest for a year
in advance. The state is in the same
shape as the individual who has good
loans out, and does not want the pr1n-
cipal, but the income. The individual
ear refuse to accept this money before
it is due, but when the interest in ad-
vance is offered to the state, it must
accept.
This condition is different from the
situation in South Dakota a short time
ago, vhep it was the money loaner
who was importuning for his money
and the borrower who a begging for
time.