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Williams news., 1905-10-21
MORE ABOUT COUNTY AFFAIRS

On the hrSt page of this issue ap- pears an article with reference to certain affairs of the county. It is not now nor has it been the policy of the NEWS to criticise un justly. Therefore any of the county off, cials to whom the article may apply will be given space in this paper to state their side of the case. So far as MT. Ashurst is concerned, also the other officers, we will state that we believe whatever mistakes they have made are not the result of malicious intent, yet at the same time we believe publicity is neces- sary to show them the error of their ways and give the people who foot the bills a knowledge they should have.
 The NEWS recently received a let ter from Recorder Hibben asking us to write an article on the ques- tion of the manner in which the board of supervisors settled the affair regarding fees in his office In the letter he expressed the wish that we use our own discretion as to whether the article be for or against the action of the board. As it happens we failed to say any thing on the subject in our last two issues, but did publish the protests filed by both Supervisor Cornish and District Attorney Ashurst.
 As that is now a matter of his tory what we could say on the sub feet would have no effect whatever; yet we do desire to say few words. In the first place the files of the NEWS will bear us out in the state ment that at one time we did Say we believed the recorder should have certain fees, under the condi- tions existing as we understood them. However, since that time the district attorney took the mat ter up with the intent of settling once for all the question of whether the recorder was entitled to said fees. Just prior to the case coming up at the term of court just over, the board compromised the matter, and as yet we know as little as to the legality of the situation as be- fore. In the light of subsequent events the action of the board at that time was at variance with the action taken by the body at its meeting recently. It may not be generally known, yet there has been 8 dispute for some time between Sheriff Henderson and the board regarding the matter of his mileage. The sheriff claimed that under cer. tain conditions he was entitled to double mileage Chat is, 30 cents per mile each way), while the board and the district attorney interpret the law to allow him but 30 cents one way only. In order to bring suit for the money the sheriff would have to refuse to accept his voucher from the county, on account of the shortage, and would be minus that much money till court meets again next April. Sc, we understand, the board paid the double mileage and the district attorney is now prepar-
Williams news., 1905-10-21
For Sale

One 2-h. p. boiler and engine, $50. One 5O-gal. cauldron and stove, $40.
 One 35 lb. Wagoner suffer, $2O. One 2-in. Studebaker wagon, $2O One sewing machine, $15. One baby buggy, $3.
 Inquire of J. c. Phelan.
Williams news., 1905-10-21
$2O Reward

Gray gelding. arrow B; blaze face sorrel gelding, arrow B; $10 paid to any one catching and holding either horse till I can get same.
 w. w. BASS,
 Grand Canyon, Ariz.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
Licked Boar Empty Handed.

Kountse, Texas, June 16.--George
Doty, an oil operator of Satatoga,
Texas, with party of friends went
to the Big Thicket, the famous bear
hunting grounds near here yesterday
on picnic. Doty was picking
blackberries when big she bear
suddenly made her appearance. Doty
was not armed and tried to escape
by climbing up the trunk of wild
grape vine. The bear cheokmsted
this move and grasped him around
the waist with her front paws. With
his hands Doty pummeled the bear
upon the nose until she released her
hold, then grabbed club and
stunned her. He quickly tied the
animal with wild grape vines and
then turned her over to his COM
panions. The bear was killed. 1t
weighed 900 pounds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
Many Babies to Dispose OF.

st. Louis, June 15.-Sixty-one in.
tents, former inmates of the New
York Founding asylum, thronged
union station and oongested traffic,
for time keeping corps of nurses
busy. One baby, Joseph Brown,
aged 8 years, fell from a car window
just before reaching St. Louis and
was instantly killed. At union sta
tion five babies succeeded in crawling
under waiting trains, but were res.
cued from their perilous positions
The infants are being taken to Texas,
where they will be distributed into
homes for adoption.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
Texas Cotton In Bad Shape.

Dallas, Texas, June 17.-John T.
Garner, business agent and manager
of the cotton department of the
Farmers Union, has issued cotton
report showing reduction of cotton
as per sworn statement from union
and non-union farmers throughout
the Southern cotton belt.
He says that about January Isl
100000 cotton coupons were sent
out to members of the union, on
which coupons the farmers were
each to state what their cotton acre.
age was last year and to write g
pledge shat it would not exceed q
given nu,nher of acres this year
He adds ::
"I have had every coupon tabu.
lated and the full report shows a re.
duction in cotton acreage of 3OA pei
cent. The late cold, wet weather
has caused still greater reduction
in acreage; then the web, or as some
call it, the careless worm,' is strip.
ping the foliage off the thousands Of
acres all over Texas, most of which
will have TO be planted over even at
the late date.
"At the present outlook this years
crop will not exceed eight million
bales"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
Laslmer Gives up Good Roads Movement.

The Washington correspondent of
the Charleston News and Courier
sends that paper the following:
Senator A. G. Latimer, who is Just
back from visit to the Greene Cop.
per Mines in Mexico, stopped over
in Washington en- route to New
York on business trip. Senator
Latimer says the mines are doing
admirably under the many improve
ments which have recently been
made and are now on a dividend
paying basis.
Senator Latimer says he is greatly
interested in the subject of immigra-
tion in the South. The growing in
dustries of the South are badly off
for reliable labor. 1t is almost i'm
possible to develop the natural re-
sources of that section with colored
labor alone. There has been great
change in the colored laborer of the
South during the past few years. 1t
is difficult to get them to work the
plantations as they used to do. They
are eager to get into the cities and
towns and pick up living without
doing any hard work if they can
avoid it.
Senator Latimer favors resorting
to all reasonable means to induce a
desirable class of immigrants to come
to the South, but he does not believe
in making the South the dumping
ground for the offscourings of Eu-
rope, who are brought over to this
country as immigrants. While in
New York he intends to give some
attention to the subject along the
lines set forth in the resolutions
adopted at the Southern Industrial
Parliament, recently held in Wash
ington.
Senator Latimer is preparing to
ease up on his crusade in favor of
good roads. He still believes the
doctrine of good roads, which he
has so earnestly preached in all parts
of the country, is sound, but he pro-
poses to leave the question of gov
ernment aid to be decided by the
people. He contends that if the
people in the rural districts, who are
to be directly benefited by good
roads, will insist upon Congressiona al
action, it will surely come.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
The Battle Abbey is now assured

The Battle Abbey is now assured.
1t will be built in Richmond, but the
exact site in that city has not yet
been decided. The suit for $4,000
commission claimed by John G. Un-
derwood for collecting funds for this
project is still in the courts, but the
committee has received assurance
that $4,000 more can be collected
if needed.
The report of the Davis Monument
Association says that $4,000 is now
in a bank drawing interest and the
monument to the dead ohieftain is
therefore assured. The reading of
the report caused prolonged cheers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss se ls(seAzzss-.
Anderson.Tl .Tldewater Railroad.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 10
The Anderson and Tidewater Rail-
road and the Ohio, Knoxville and
Port Royal Railroad have filed arti-
oles of incorporation as the Chatta-
nooga, Anderson and Atlantic Rail-
way, the papers being signed by
Frederick A. johnson, of Chicago,
first vice president and j. E. Brea-
zeale, secretary, of Anderson, s. G.
Three hundred thousand dollars ia
the stated capital of the company
and the directors are Albert A. Mar
tin, president; F. A. johnson and
j. r. Lea, of Chicago; N. B. Nee
ley, of Milwaukee; j. r. Breazeale,
=. K. McCully, B. f. Whitner, j. J.
Fretwell, of Anderson, S. c., and r.
Z. A. Handy, of Clayton, Ga.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
How Consumption Begins.

Consumption always begins with a
cough that fingers. A cough that hangs
on and will not yiold to the usual treat
ment may not mean consumption, but
too often 1t does mean this dead destroyer
has gained footing. Rydale's Cough
Elixir is very successful in checking the
progress Of throat and lung diseases.
Even consumption yields to its powerful
influence, If its use is begun before the
disease is too deep seated. This rlodern
scientific remedy kills the germs that
cause consumption. Itremoves the cause
and helps nature rebuild the broken down
tissue. If you have a stubborn cough
try Rydale's Cough Elixir, it will not dis
appoint you. Walhalla Drug Company.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
Washington Chosen for Peace Con, n,orsnos

Washington, June 15.-America's
national capital has been selected as
the seat of negotiations between the
plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan
for treaty of peace. The choice of
Washington as the location of the
peace conference marks another for
ward step in the negotiations toward
ultimate peace in the Far East insti-
tuted by President Roosevelt.
Official announcement of the Sc
lection of Washington was made by
Secretary Loeb at the White House
to-day. 1t was in type.written form
and read as follows:
"When the two governments were
unable to agree upon either Chefoo
or Paris, the President suggested the
Hague, but both governments have
now requested that Washington be
chosen as the place of meeting and
the President has accordingly for
merly notified both governments
that Washington will be so selected"
This statement was supplemented
shortly afterwards by semi-official
announcement that "after meeting
and organizing the plenipotentiaries
in two governments, if it should be
found to be uncomfortably hot in
Washington, may adjourn the meet :
ing to some summer resort in the
North and there continue their sit
ting until such time as the weather
in Washington shall be more COM
Portable"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21

The West-bound Pennsylvania
special, the new 18-hour train, which
left New York at s.55 Sunday after
noon, arrived in Chicago at S.52
Monday morning, three minutes
ahead of schedule time. The only
mishap was hot box at Mansfield,
Ohio, where 15 minutes were lost.
The distance from New York to
Chicago is 944 miles, and this is the
fastest train for such a distance in
the world.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21

Total. .... S267 80
District No. 68.
80 MaggieE eEThompson s. 25 90
152 Maggie EThompson. 25 90
b62 Marie nj Williams. 20 90
553 Marie M Williams. 20 90
554 Marie M Williams 20 90
583 Monroe Sanders. 4 co
598 MaggieE EThompson % 90
658 MaggieEThompson % 90
Total. .$184 SO
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
TilIman for ProhisItlon ,

Among other entertaining phe-
nomena held out as probable is
Senstor Tillman stumping the State
for prohibition. His close personal
and political friends assert with con-
hdence that he will certainly be
found doing something of this kind
in case it is demonstrated that the
State is determined to rid itself of
the dispensary. And the prohibi-
tionists will get numerous other
strong advocates from the dispen-
sary ranks. Among other prominent
politicians who have climbed aboard
the prohibition band wagon recently
are ex-Congressman Jasper Talbert
and ex.United States Senator John
l.. McLaurin, both said to have aspi-
rations which they hope to realize in
the coming campaign.
The prohibitionists alone are not
strong enough to carry the State,
their voting strength being only
10000, but there are many dispen-
sary advocates who have been ac-
cepting the dipensary as the next
best thing, who, it is said, are now
willing to join the prohibition ranks.
And there is always large whiskey
element ever ready to join either
the angels or the DEVILS imps to beat
the dispensary.
There has been no effo, so far to
organize the prohibition forces, but
the leaders say this will be done in
the immediate future, and that the
campaign will be pitched with view
to capturing the Legislature as we'll
as the State offices. Not only e. State
ticket will be put out, they say, but
every county will be organized so as
to elect members of the Legislature
! who will vote against this dispensary
and for prohibition.
On whom the cold water people
will center their energy for Governor
is 80 far altogether matter of specu-
lation. j. A. Mccullough, of the
Greenville bar, and @. G. Feather
stone, of the Laurens bar, have both
indicated recently that they would
not be non-conductors should the
lightning strike in their immediate
vicinity.
The dispensary people show dis
position to concentrate on Col. John
t. Sloan, of Columbia, for Governor,
because among the other candidates
for Governor, M. F. Ansel, of Green
vile, is regarded as prohibitionist,
and Speaker of the House, M. T.
Smith, of Camden, and. State Sena-
tor Richard 1. Manning, of Sumter,
are regarded as too luke warm.
Chairman Hub Evans, of the dispen-
sary directorate, and State Senator
Cole l.. Blease, of Newberry, have
been regarded as probable guberna-
torial candidates, but neither will
make the race. Mr.. Evans wants to
retain his present position and Sena-
tor Blease feels that he can help the
dispensary cause better by running
for Attorney General, quietly direct
ing the dispensary strength toward
Col. Sloan as he goes along.--The
Charleston Post.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21

A thief in Milwaukee stole tooth
brush, retail price Is cents, whole.
sale price about s cents, and in less
than week after his theft he began
a jail sentence of one year. About
the same time a Milwaukee banker
stole $3,400,000. The banker has
been sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
Veterans Reunion In louisville.

Louisville, KY, June 15.-The
United Confederate Veterans to-day
reelected their old otsicers as fol-
lows:
Commander in Chief Lieutenant
General Stephen d. Lee, Mississippi.
Commander Trans. Mississippi De.
partment-Gen. L. w. Cabell, Texas.
Commander Army Of Tennessee
Department-Lieut. Gen. Clement A.
Evans, Georgia.
Commander Army of Northern
Virginia Departmental. Irvine
Walker, South Carolina.
The nominations were made by &C.
clamation, although there was an at
tempt to defeat tho reelection of
Gen. Cabell. Post No. ., of Texas,
entered protest to the reelection
of Gen. Cabell, saying that he was
not the unanimous choice of the
Texas delegation, but the protestor
was hooted down and three cheers
given fop"Old Tigs" Cabell, while
the secretary recorded the election of
the old Texan.
New Orleans had slight difficulty
in securing the convention of 1906.
There was very little speechmaking
and little in the way Of song, but
what was given the delegates along
these lines was most excellent, the
singing of Miss Mollie Blanchard
going straight to the hearts of the
veterans. Nashville made a fight,
which was surprise to the conven-
tion, but the sentiment was strongly
in favor of the Crescent City.
The day was strenuous one for
General Lee and Adjutant General
Mickle. Two sessions were held,
and mnch business transacted. AT
noon the business of the convention,
which began at $50 a. M, was sus-
pended and an hour was devoted to
the customary memorial service in
honor of the distinguished dead of
the year. The speakers at the
memorial services were DR.. Powell,
of Louisville, and DR.. Lansing Bur-
rows, of. Nashville.
The annual address to the veterans
was delivered by Capt. N. e. Harris,
of Macon, Ga. Capt. Harris is a
forceful speaker, his address was ex.
cellent, and for more than two hours
he held the large audience closely. At
the conclusion of his address Capt.
Harris was given an ovation.
During the progress of the business
of the day it was discovered that
the name of Federal officer was on
the committee on resolutions. This
caused commotion among the
delegates. The officer in question
was Col. S. G. Russell, of Indian
Territory. Col. Russell did not at
tend the convention, and on the pro-
test of Texas member of the COM
mittee, Gen. Lee substituted the
name of j. j. Kendall, of Indian
Territory, for Col. Russell.
Fraternal greetings were read
from the State encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic of In
diana, in session at Madison. The
greetings were only moderately
cheered, and one delegate on the
platform with the remark that there
els getting to be too much of this
fraternalizing" took his hat and de-
parted.
Other interesting reports submitted
during the day were those of the
history committee and the Battle Alb
bey committee. The history COM
mittee reported gratifying progress
in the matter of securing histories
for use in the Southern schools.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21
| Have Opened
Up a General
Brokerage Business

Buying and selling Real Estate,
Water Power and property of
all kinds, whether in this State
or out of it.
If you have enything to sell or
wish developed, IL you will give
me chance at 1t, I will do my
best to help you find a buyer.
You may have some property
that is not paying you, while it
may be the very thing some
other person is looking for. BY
liberal advertising and ener-
getic search l will find that per-
son for you.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-06-21

Grand Total. 8 27O91 IL
Respectfully submitted,
w. j. SCHROEDER,
County Treasurer.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-29
My Gentle Harp.

MY gentle harp, once more I waken
r. Inc sweetness of my slumbering strain .
LII Tears our last farewell was taken
ana now In tears we meet again
NO Alght of joy hath DER thee hrolxan
But, s,l IKE those harps whose heavenly
or slavery, dark as thine, hath snol<en
Ihou hang'st upon the willow Still
And yet, since last thy chord resoundaI7
"A. An hour OF peace and triumph came
Ana many an ardent bosom bounded
with hopeS-that now are turnad 70
shame. "
YET even then, while Peace was sineino
rb ner haicyon son Ger land and sea
mo JOY and hope to others brinpino
She only brought new tears to fhee
But come-if yet thy frame can borrow
one breath of joy, oh, breathe for me-
Ana show the world. in chains and sor-
How sweet thy music still can he.
HOW gayly, even mid gloom surrounding
Ihoue yet canst wake at pIeasuresss
Mid desolation tuneful still
Thomas Moore
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-29
NOT READY TO MOURN.
Bride Was Thinking of Anything But
Mourning Garments.

The pretty bride met so many ladies
at the reception given by ner hus-
Dand's cousin to introduce her that it
was impossible to keep up with them,
and so when the hall boy teiephoned
up TO know whether she was at home
TO Mrs. James or Miss Richards she
always said she was, and took it for
granted they were family friends
A Mrs. Martin was announced in
this way, and little Mrs. Anderson re-
celved the stranger with a cordial
gayety and began to chat to her of
teas and matinees. Mrs Martin was
dismal person in rusty black and did
not seem to respond to merriment
The bride racked her brain for CONVEX
sat1on and the guest eyed her with
growing disfavor. Finally the out
burst came when Mrs. Anderson said:
Il met you at Mrs. TONNES recep-
ton, OF course, didn't L? I find it so
hard to connect names with faces. but
hope"
The visitor rose and broke In:
No, you did not meet me at any re-
cept1on, and l must say | am sur
pr1sed to find you like this I've been
IN the business off and on for twenty
years, and [ never saw one take it so |
lgnt as you do. | answer your note |
to call and talk over mourning for
your husbands funeral, and you tell
me about the theeayter last night
When the bride had sufficiently re-
covered from her shock she took the
tote the other held out 1t was signed
Mrs. Sanderson and was written from
ne apartment just overhead, where
mere had been a death the day be-
York Press.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-29
Missed Her Favorite Sono.

Last summer little girl living at
MI. Auburn, Cambridge, wanted to go
to Sunday school with her sisters and
brother. AS she was not much over
three years old, her mother was
AFRAID she would not keep quiet: but
the eldest sister promised to bring her
home Immediately in case there
should be any trouble. But Annie. the
little one, behaved very well. and
when she came home with the others
she could not tell her mother quickly
enough what fine time she had.
What did the children do. Annie?"
the mother asked.
on, they sang hymns, and teacher
told them stories.''
And what did you do, Annie?"
L folded my hands nicely and ken+
very quiet, and when they sang I did.
100; but, mamma, isn't it queer
they never sang Yankee Doodle
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-29
HAiLRoAD RATE LEGISLATION

iestirying before the Senate Com,
mittee at Washington. Inter-Stat 70
commerce Commissioner Prouty said
discussing the proposition to give
20 1hat Commission the power to repu.
late railway rates:
4 think the railways sbou1d o,,o
o~n rates. | think they should
% allowed to develop their own bust
LESS nave never advocated anv
lA"' and am not now in favor Of
any law, which would put the rate
making power into the hands of anv
commission or any court. While #
NAY De necessary to do that soma
Ime, while that is done in sor,e
states at the present time. while # is
oone IN some countries, | am opposed
~ IL. The railway rate ia
properly. 1t Is all the property that
the railway has got The rest Of IT'S
property is not good for ANYTHING nm
less 1t can charge a rate Now # has
Always seemed to me that when a |
lale was nxed, If that rate was an I'M
reasonable rate, 1t deprives the rail
ROAD company of its property pro
'anIo. IL Is not necessary that Won
SHOULD confiscate the property of
raliroad; 1t is not necessary that you
should say that it shall not earn three
per cent or four per cent. When
you put in a rate that is Inherently
unreasonable, you have deprived that
company OF its rights, of its propertv
and the Circuit Court of the United
states has Jurisdiction under the four
eentn amendment to restrain that
| have looked at these casea
great many times, and I can only
one 10 the conclusion that rail- I
oao company Is entitled to charge a 1
air and reasonable rate, and IL anv S
rder OF a commission, if any statute i
state legislature takes away that v
iIe' the fourteenth amendment pro- S
fcts the railway company" e