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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE OFFERED.

A S ATTORNEY FOR THE OWNERS
n the undersigned offers at private
sale THRRE TRACTS OF LAND on
Snow Creek, Oconee County, South Ca
rolina, recently belonging to the estate
of John b. Sitton, deceased, as follows:
Tract M. Tip acres.
Tract No SID acres.
Tract No 9-l42 acres.
In separate tracts, or as 373 acres all
together, in one tract.
PRICE: $1,000 per acre, cash; or one
half cash, balance in twelve months,
with interest, secured by mortgage on
the land.
AS there are some minors, the title to
this property will have to be made
through court at tho cost of the owners.
And also two tracts OH Beaverdam
Creek az follows:
Tract No. lilo ac,eb.
Tract No. 2-l25 acres.
Terms reasonable One half cash; bal
anCs on time.
S. p. DENDY, Attorney.
August 8, 1908 32 As
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF FORM.

The total sales of liquor by the three
Greenville dispensaries for the past year
amount to 100000, not counting sales
by the beer houses.
John Weir, young man of 20 years,
whose home was in Columbia, was killed
by touching a live wire on an electric
pole in Chester on Friday night.
j. G.. Smith. convict guard, was
killed at Hattiesburg, Miss, on Friday
by negro named William Horn, and Ed
Lewis and Kid George were accessories.
Horn escaped, but the other two were
lynched by mob.
Blanchard f. MCGEE, of Columbus,
Ca, committed suicide on Thursday by
shooting himself through the head with
pistol. He was manager of the Colum-
bus Paper Co. and prominent in social
life. No cause is assigned for the act.
The South Carolina Association of
Postmasters will meet in Columbia on
August % at IL o'clock m. The object
of the meeting is "the betterment of the
postal service and an interchange of
ideas of members and officials of the post
Office department"
Governor Hayward's office has received
a letter from Consul Henry Pluygers of
the government of the Netherlands at
New York seeking information for a
party of Netherlanders who are now pre-
pairing to sail to America to locate in this
State. The consul was referred to Com
missioner Watson, who is now in New
York, and Mr.. Watson was notified by
wire to confer with Netherlands repre-
sentative.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
Desperate Negro Killed.

Lewisville, Ark, August 5.-After
killing two persons, seriously and proba-
bly, fatally shooting two others, one
woman, and less seriously shooting two
more, Ike Kenney, a desperate negro,
was killed in river bottom at Doella,
six miles south of Lewisville, the first
OF the week, after hot fight with
posse of citizens that had surrounded
him. His bloody record for twenty -four
hours is: August (morning), killed a
negro at Stamps; August 2 (afternoon),
killed f. r. Ferguson, claim agent of
the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad,
member Of posse three miles from
Stamps; August 8 e a. n.y., seriously
shot Mrs. Stewart, of Greensburg, and
Mr.. Stewart, her husband; August 3
(noon), shot Alvin Barham through the
neck and shot a finger off one of C. F.
Nash's hands.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
The Conditions in Pickens.

The Easley Progress says enditorially:
A great many false reports are being
circulated about candidates in Pickens
county ince the removal of the State
gin mill from Pickens, hardly one of
which have the semblance of truth in
them. All that is necessary is to read
the articles carefully in order to see the
cloven foot of the spirit which actuates
the correspondents. Traced to the foun-
tain head, they are invariably found to
be the production of some one who
either got or expects to get a share in
the filthy lucre to be derived from the
dispensary. 1t is fact that cannot be
gainsayed, that the town of Easlcy,
which contains three times the number
of people of any other in the county,
was never freer from the liquor evil than
at present. Not one drunk has been seen
on the streets since the day the dspen-
sary was closed at Pickens. Before that
it was an every day occurrence to see
cycles and getting off the Pickens train
with all their pockets full of bottles and
themselves so full they could hardly
walk. 1t is also fact that there are no
registered distilleries in operation i'm
Pickens at present. They were all closed
by the State Dispensary some time ago.
1t is stated by those who are i'm posi-
| tion to know that the reason they were
closed was because the State Dispensary
| could not purchase the liquor made by
them, preferrng to get it where a bet
ter thing could be made out of the pur-
chaSGS.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
Fever Panic in Northeast Texas.

Houston, Texas, August 7.-Since a
report of suspicious case of fever at
Texarkana, sort of panic is seizing
some of the towns and counties in North
east Texas and shotgun quarantines are
being put into effect. Gregg county has
given orders that trains shall not stop in
the county either from the north or
south, and that all stations must be ap-
preached with doors locked and windows
tightly closed, while all freight trains
must be sealed, whether the cars are
empty or loaded. The terror appears to
be spreading and railroad officials fear
serious results.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

MY FARM on Keowee River. One
wi hundred (l70) and seventy acres.
Forty-three (43) acres first class bottom
land. About fifteen (15) acres we'll
lying upland; balance in original forest !;
well timbered-pine, oak, poplar and
other timbers.
Terms: Cash.
All the property that | own in the
town of Walhalla. both real and per-
sonal. H. A. H. GIBSON.
Walhalla, S. c., August 10, 1905. 32-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
Picket Post News.

Picket Post, August S.-Little Henry
Lee, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben Lee,
broke his arm last week. DIR. Wickliffe
was called and the little fellow is recover
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Pitchford and
family, of Walhalla, Miss Maize Lewis
and Frank Cobler, of Atlanta, are spend
ing a month at the home of Mrs. A. Lay.
Miss Olive G. Hicks has a ilourishing
school of 81 pupils.
Quite number of the young people of
this community attended the singing at
Red Hill Sunday afternoon and reported
nice time.
Clifton Grant, of Greenville, is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. c. Jones.
Miss Emma G. Lay entertained Misses
Olive G. Hicks and Dollie Beard, Clifton
Grant, w. j. Schroeder and Sam Werner
one evening last week.
Misses Tommie and Dora Pitchford
entertained a number Of friends last Fri
day in honor of Miss Maize Lewis and
Frank Cobler.
Miss Dora Kaufman, of Walhalla, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Ruth Frioks.
Miss Onie Beatty, of Washington, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. G. w. Beatty.
The school will close Wednesday and
Thursday for the centennial.
John Lay and Sam Pearson spent last
week in the mountains.
Misses Ida and Anna Alexander have
+. urned from the summer school at
Glen ION.
Miss Jessie Chalmers is teaching at
Fort Gee ge.
Miss Ma Y Pitchford is visiting at the
home of MI. A. Lay. ID.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
A Horrible Accident.

Greenville, August 4.-P. S. Scay, a
native of Virginia, was killed yesterday
by falling from the top of the Southern
Railways new steel bridge over Saluda
river. The unfortunate man lost his
balance, falling on bed of rock 60 feet
below. The body was horribly mangled
The remains were carried to Greenvlle,
where they were prepared for burial and
thence shipped to Virginia. Seay was
employed by the American Bridge Com
Dany.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
Cassie Chadwick's Assets.

Cleveland, Ohio, August 7.-Creditors
of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick will receive
total dividend of about seven mills in
the dollar when the matter is finally set
tied, according to Referee in Bankruptcy
Remington. The assets will amount to
$25, 900, it is expected, against which are
claims for attorneys fees and court costs
amounting to $4,000, leaving about
$4,000 with which to meet S2,000,000 Of
indebtedness.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
Big Reward for Missing Mayor.

Patterson, n. j., August no trace
is yet found of the missing Mayor
Belcher, embezzler of one hundred
thousand dollars. The city council will
tonight formally depose him from Off CO
and place $4,000 reward on his head. 1t
is believed he has gone South. The po-
lice at all large cities have been asked to
be on the lookout for him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
New Man in Agricultural Department.

Washington, August 7.-P.L. Hutchns,
formerly chief chemist of the State
Board of Agriculture of Louisiana. who
is regarded as an expert in cotton
statistics, has been appointed by Secre-
tary Wilson as travelling inspector of the
Agricultural Department in cotton
districts with the understanding that he
will perform duty on the cotton crop
estimating board when called upon.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
Big Parade in Manila.

Manila, August THE principal fea-
ture of the ceremonies to-day in honor
of Taft and party was monster parade
participated in by 10000 marines, SOL
diers. sailors and provincial delegates
The parade, which took three hours to
pass given point, was reviewed by Sec
retary of War Taft, Governor General
Wright, Major General Corbin, Rear Ad.
miral Train and Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Once halt was made and gold plate
presented to Miss Alice Roosevelt. A
delegation of sugar planters waited on
Taft and explained the reasons for tariff
changes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
A GUARANTEED CUEs HOR PILES

Itching, blind, bleeding OF protruding
piles. Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails 10 cure any case, no
matter of how long standing, in to ID
days. First application gives ease and
send SOC. in stamps and 1t will be for
warded postpaid by Paris Medicine Co.,
st. Louis, Mo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS
OPENING BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

NJ Office is hereby given that Books of
~ Subscription to the capital stock of
the "CRAIG-VERNER MERCANTILE
COMPANY" will be opened at the pro-
duce store of John F. Craig. Walhalla,
S. c., on THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, and remaih open until
O'Clock p. m. of the same day.
JOHN F. CRAIG,
SAM l.. WERNER,
Board of Corporators.
August 8, 1905. 32-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09

Capt. Evan p. Howell died in Allan a
sunday afternoon. The announcement
slf his death causes great sorrow through.
out Georgia.
The reports from New Orleans indi.
cate no material bctterment in the yellow
fever situation. Sixty new cases were
announced during Tuesday.
-
senator lillman says he doesn't want
80 get any nearer to hell than he " as the
Ither day when he visited a dspensary
e the lower part of the State. And he
'"ont he soon. Dispensaries, bar-rooms
and blind tigers are hells supply houses
and close to the managers office.
~
Really, now, the thing we want the
Anderson Mail to tell MS is, why Editor
Carpenter failed to make his appearance
N Walhalla last Sunday. We have hoped
fot long time to see him up here, and
when we thought our hope was abou; to
be realized we were doomed to disap.
pointment Everybody comes to Wal
halla these days, but somehow Mr.. Car
pcnter has failed to register so far.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-09

Luther Woodson shot and killed Wis
tar Pack at Pclzcr on Saturday. They
were both working in the mills, and it is
said fell out about a woman. Woodson
fled and has not been captured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
WEYMOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
COOKS HILL STAND PIPE m|xuP

department may say, because of that
lapse of memory or the failure to
observe ordinary business precau-
tions, Mr.. Cook at the present mo-
ment has the whiphand over the city.
In whatever event, there is going
to be more or less trouble over
Strengthening the tangle out, and such
a tangle could have been avoided IL
the head of the water department
had simply said to Mr.. Reeder when
that gentleman made his kindly dona-
ton:
Il think it would be well, as a mere
matter of formal record, for you to
furnish me with deed. do not
like to look a gift horse in the
mouth, but 1t is often wise to dis
cover whether the Northern Pacific
holds title or not
But he did not, and the city has
spent $4,000 of it's cold cash to build
part of it's water system on some
body else's land.
In the meantime Francis H. Cook
says: THAT standpipe is mine, and
there are conditions about this
thing"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

the city's water sysem must some
time have known of the history of
that property on the hill; must have
known that 1t was, and some portion
of it now is, of the Northern Pacific
land grant. 1t is but charitable to
say that he must have known 1t, and
equally charitable to say that his
memory has lapsed.
At any rate the city may have to
pay round1y for that transaction, and
the complications likely to arise may
seriously affect the plans now making
for the improvement of the city's
water system.
When Fred NJ. Dudley was attorney
for the railroad company he and Lana
Agent Plummer agreed with the city
to give the city a reservoir site in
case the land on top of the hill were
replatted, has a plattinb scheme be-
fore the city council. but in it is no
provision for a reservoir site.
The city may lose the present site
and be forced into the purchase of
another site.
No matter what the elderly gentle
man at the head of the city's water
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

Did you ever accept property from
John Smith and, without so much as
asking him for deed, proceed to
spend $4,000 in erecting a structure
on that land?
That is just what Fossil p. Wey-
mouth in his capacity as public serv-
ant did when he spent $4,000 on
the cooks hill standpipe placed on a
lot donated the city by Charles G..
Reeder.
No deed was asked for from Mr..
Reeder, and to this day no deed from
him has been filed, Just for the rea-
son that Mr.. Reeder has never owned
the property he donated to the city.
But with a childhood confidence Wey-
mouth took it for granted that the
land for the standpipe was all the
city's.
If any elderly gentleman should
thus make use of his private fortune
to blow himself for a standpipe on
somebody else's property he would
be hailed before a commission de lu-
natico inquirendo and would at least
be told that he was in his dotage.
The elderly gentleman at the head of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
CONTRACTORS MUST
DO GOOD WORK OR
GET NO BUSINESS

Many complaints have come to the
city hall from different sections of
the city regarding the condition of
sidewalks put down by the city. This
morning Mayor Daggett and Ciey En-
gineer Mcintyre held a conference
and agreed to travel about the city
and make personal investigation OF
these complaints.
My policy regarding what pieces
of bad work we may find is just this:
If contractor has not done proper
work. he will be notified to make re-
pairs which will leave the sidewalks
la the shape called for by the con-
tract. If he refuses, he will not get
any more work from the city, If we
know it,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
SAILORS With MACHINE GUNS ARE NOW AIDING STRIKER
WILL INSPECT
IN PERSON SAYS
l1A10R DA66tTT

Mayor Daggett is making a per-
sonal inspection of the city's parks
today and will keep at it until he is
in possession of all the facts con-
corning the work done, the amount
Of help necessary to keep the parks
in good condition, and the amount OF
work some of the employees of the
city are putting in to offset the
money they take from the city treas
ury on payday.
IF I find men who are not capable
or men who are Sinking" said the
mayor, Il will see that their services
are dispensed with. If there are any
supermnumeraries, they will be dis
pensed with"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

At any rate Coughlin, In a suit
filed today. wants a sum total of
$4,000 for damages because he
charges Nevin with telling folks that
Coughlin was liar and irrespo nsible
as a detective. The people he is
claimed to have said such things to
are Patrick McGovern. William Dol
lar, V. w. Saunders and Earl Saun-
ders, all OF Occur d'Alene; f. r.
Whitlaw and Edwin Doust of Rath.
drum. Detective Alexander Macdonald
OF Spokane, and the two prosecuting
attorneys.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
HARVARD AND YALE
Divide BOATING HON0RS

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 90
Thousands of people thronged New
London this morning to witness the
contests between Yale and Harvard
for aquatic supremacy over the old
Thames course. Conditions for racing
were excellent, the sky cloudless and
a light breeze from the northwest
caused a slight ripple on the water,
The events of the day were var
sity four, freshman eight. each two
miles, and varsity eight over
four-mile course. Yale was the fav-
orite for the big event. there being
plenty OF money offered at to l,
considerable of which was covered by
Harvard supporters.
Harvard won the four-oared race
from Yale. Time. Harvard n:22.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
Detective VALUES HIS
REPUTATION AT $4,000

When ]. w. Coughlin. ex-employe
OF the Pinkertons. was figuring out
how much he had been damaged by
remarks he attributes to Manager
Nevin of the local branch of the
detective agency he considered the
remarks made to single individuals
as valued at $4,000 each; but In the
case OF Prosecuting Attorney Barn
hart and Deputy Laughon the re-
$4,000. Perhaps Barnhart and Laugh
on only half believed what Manager
Nevin said, ana perhaps Manager
Nevin said only half as much to
each of them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
5[Y[k NEGROES AND 0h[
WHITE NAN ALL L1hQ[D

with ropes, and marched them to q
corner lot within 200 yards Of the
Jail and bound them to a fence with
their hands behind them. With the
command of the leader the mob step
ped back, took deliberate aim and
fired a volley from their rifles. pistols
and shotguns. Every man fell and
the mob quietly dispersed. Joe Pat
terson was found lying on the ground
only slightly injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
TRACKS MUST NOT 6[ IN
h|DDl[ Of TIL BOULEVARD

Regarding his attitude with refer
ence to the franchise voted by the
city council to the Washington Water
car line out the Northwest boule-
ward, Mayor Daggett said this morn
ing that the ordinance had not come
down from the city clerk to him,
and that his knowledge is hearsay.
But the mayor said unequivocally
that he favored placing the tracks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

Yale 11:27.
Harvard also won the eight-oared
freshman race. Time. Harvard 8.
Yale 1904. Harvard's stroke COLLAPSE
ed as the boat crossed the line.
In the varsity eight-oared race Yale
got the water first and. rowing 81
strokes. at the quarter mile was
opening up quite stretch between
her and Harvard. Yale's stroke was
true and strong and seemed to dis
play the better workmanship.
At the mile and three-auarters Har-
ward led slightly, Yale gaining rapid
ly. At the two miles and quarter
Yale was length In the lead. Har-
ward seems weaker. Entering the last
quarter Yale was two lengths ahead
and wins by two lengths. Time. 2:so.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
INNOCENT FACED GIRL
BEFORE POLICE JUDGE
WITH NEGRO FRIEND

An innocent-faced girl sat in police
court this afternoon, and when the
name Clara Miller was called stepped
up into the prisoners chair.
Call Fred Brown" came from
County Prosecutor Pugh, and a light
complexioncd negro stepped out of
the prisoners dock and sat in a chair
just behind the sweet-faced girl.
The negro is accused of accom-
plishing the girls ruin, though he
stated to the court that he was ready
for trial at any time and did not
know what he was arrested for.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
OFFICERS Are
pURSUEING
HORSE THIEVES

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June 90
Last night Claude Doane, a notorious
horse thief and head of a gang of
thieves, raided the outlying precincts
of this city and drove off ten head of
valuable horses. The sheriff and a
deputy went in pursuit and overlook
the thieves early this morning at Las
Padillas, 10 miles south of this city,
but the men escaped. A larger posse
is now in pursuit. News of battle
is expected at any moment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

Officers Thompson and Rolf learned
that a young country girl was living
with colored man up on East
Sprague avenue They arrested the
negro at once and later found the
girl in Hillyard. She says that she
has been criminally intimate with
Brown. The trial is set for tomorrow
afternoon. Her parents live In Day
ton. Wash.
The officers are looking for two
other girls, for Brown is suspected
of having had dealings with other
white girls. all younger than 16 years
of age.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
FATAL WRECK
IN new MEXICO
(Scripps News Association.)

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June 90
This morning at San Antonio station,
south OF this city, Conductor a. w.
Wells, in charge Of a passenger train
coming to this city from Eel Paso.
was killed and Mrs. ID. p. Rice of
Denver. Col, seriously injured. Sew
eral Mexican laborers were painfully
hurt. Both north and southbound
passenger trains met at San Antonio
and in attempting to clear the main
track the southbound pushed num-
Der of loaded freight cars from the
switch to the main track, when the
northbound train plunged into the
freight cars, telescoping the first day
coach.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

the victims were strung up on the
public square and the bodies riddled
with bullets. The state authorities
have been notified and 1t Is not
thought they will take any steps to
punish the lynchers.
The mob formed quietly just after
midnight and marched in order to the
jail, where the keys were demanded
of the jailer, who saw that resistance
was useless as the mob was heavily
armed. The mob then opened the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
MIGRANTS CONF IN f0R
H[AVI f|h[5 IRON H|hkL[

Ten DRINKS and five Migrants COM
posed the list of charges which City
Prosecutor Stone faced on the paper
before him in police court this after
noon. Three drunks forfeited bonds;
James Corrigan, who came back
drunk after the Judge had told him
to get out of town, was fned s25 and
costs; and the remainder OF the
drunk list got fines of 81 and costs,
In the '.vag'' list James Dunn and
John w. Smith. pals who were re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29

outside of the curbs.
Il have not made an investigation
as yet" said he, but as soon as the
ordinance comes to me 1 shall look
over the property along the boulevard
and ascertain Just what the facts are.
l shall veto, I think, a proposition
which will permit the tracks to be
laid in the center of the street. If
laid along the curb they will not in
terfere with the driveway"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-29
SANTA IF LIMITED
IS WRECKED and
Two Are KILLED

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June Gas
result of collision between the
Santa Fe California Limited and a
Kansas City Southern freight at the
city limits this morning Fireman
Frazier was killed, Switchman Devine
fatally scalded and Engineer Willis
Fitzmorris fatally injured.