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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Blew Seven Into Fragments.

Charlotte, NJ O., Dec. 0.--One white
man. flye negroes aud an Indian were
literary blown into fragments by the
explosion of dynamite in a tunnel on the
right OF way of the new South and Wes-
tern railroad Friday night
The white man had been ordered to
open box of d Mantle for blasting pur-
poses and started to comply. One blow
from hammer exploded the contents
and opy a small fragment of the white
man, who was blown through the tunnel,
has beeu found, Six others were die
membercd and seven were seriously in
jured.
A mule and car were blown through
the portal of the tunnel and down the
mountain side. The car was wrecked,
but the mule escaped unscathed and of
1bis own volition gaiiope6 off to the
stable.
3 Not single person in the tunnel es-
capped injury.
The construction force Is tunneling
Through mountain In remote corner
of the State and owing to its inaccessi.
ebility and inability to secure telephone
com mmunication the. names OF the dead
and injured cannot be learned. The In
dian was q Cherokee from the reserva-
stion at Whittier, Swain county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
wAIHAILA,
General Shooting serape in mississippi.

g eenville, Miss, Dec. 1.-Two per
sons dead. two seriously wounded and
two slightly injured is the result of q
fight which occurred here this Afternoon.
Felix Holman, a negro from Arkansas,
shot and killed Celina Holman, negress
in a boarding house for. negroes Pa-
liceman p. P.Middlebrook, William vaught
and Euooh Thompson entered the
boarding house to arrest Holman. The
negro had two pistols and fred upon the
arresting party, The first shot passed
through Thompson's breast, killing him.
Another shot struck Golfer in the body.
He is in a preoarious condition. Police
man Abercromlin's right thigh ~as shat
tered by a bullet from the ,egro's re-
volver. o. Waiuer, business man, was
struck in the leg by stray bullet, but
was only slightly hurt. After emptying
his pistols at the party, the negro fled
from the boarding house and was fired
upon by the policemen and oitlzens. He
was finally driven into n warehouse, and
after threat was made to burn him out
of his place of refuge he surrendered to
Sheriff Crouch and was lodged in Jail.
Holman was shot in the arm.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12

delightful manner. A delicious menu
was served, consisting of fruit salad,
whipped cream. black cake aud coffee
Mrs. o. F. Baron entertained the Once a
Week Club on Thnrsday afternoon,
which was one of the most interesting
meetings of tho wear.
The following interesting items are
culled from Farm and Factory:
"Wok will soon begin grading down
the Livingston Hill, on Townville street,
and opening up that much needed street
No work could be done that would i'm
prove the town more than that work. It
is the logical outlet to all living on that
street, which is built up for balf mile
beyond the railroad. Now it will develop
more and farther.
1T is given upon good authority that
the old Keowee Hotel is soon to be torn
down to make room for modern brick
buildings." NJ. v. 8.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Ashes Of Man s,rawn to Wind.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. IA most
peculiar incident was that in which the
ashes of Charles A. Jobnston, q mechani-
cal engineer and draughtsman, were
strewn upon waters of the Tennessee
river from the county bridge here. So
The body of Johnston was cremated in
crematnry in Cincinnati and the ashes
were brought back in an urn. Upon HIS
dying request to his wife his ashes were
strewn upon waters. He was imbued
with this idea when he was commits.
stoned as one of the four to throw the
ashes of friend from the apex of the
Bartholdi statue of liberty in New York
city, and from that time forward he in
sisted that his remains must be disposed
of in a similar manner.
The urn which contained tue ashes of
johnston now rests on the mantel at the
home of his wife, in this city.
Mr.. Johnston believed in a supreme
being, but not in personal God.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Crazy Man Shoots Passengers on Car.

jackson, Ohio, Dec 8. Elmer McNeal,
demented coal miner, armed with two
revolvers, to-day shot ndisoriminately at
passengers In crowded trolley car, In
stantly killing Harry White, probably
mortally wounding j. D. Van Alta, OF
Newark, o., and severely wounding j. e.
Kinnison, superintendent of the public
schools at jackson.
MoNeai was finally thrown through a
car window. Reloading the pistols, he
citizens, who shot him through the head,
mortally wounding him, after running
fight, at Main and Bridge streets. Nc
Neal was twice a patient at the Athens
insane asylum, but was not violent. He
was not known to any of the victims.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Fuel Famine in Kansas.

Topeka, Kansas, Dec. lO.-The people
of Meade, Liberal, Cimarron and other
towns in Southwest Kansas, have ap-
pealed to Governor Hoch to aid them in
getting coal for fuel. With the Their
mometer marking zero in that region to-
night the people in twenty towns are
without fuel. In many of the smaller
places the inhabitants will congregate at
school houses and churches where one
fire will warm many. Railroads insist
haul coal. The lines are charged with
confiscating the coal started for the fuel
famine district. Railroads use steel cars
in hauling their own coal to prevent
citizens from forcihly taking possession
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Macon Dry eee4. s!s-s BARNS.

Macon, Ga, Dec. o. Fire broke out at
q O'Clock Tonight i,,the large retail dry
goods establishment of Burden, Smith s.
Co., completely destroying the immense
stock and building, entailing loss Of
S225,000, and the estimated insurance
about sl35,OO0 The origin of the fire is
not known though 1t was discovered on
the lower floor of the building and soon
lishment employed 1876 people, as an i'm
mense stock of holiday goods had been
opened. At11 O'clock thu fire was under
ccEtro. and further damage will be
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
A Western WONDER.

There's a Hill at Bowie, Texas, that's
twice as big as last year. This wonder is
w. L.. Hill, who from q weight of gu
pounds, has grown to over 1S0. He says
II suffered with terrible cough, and
doctors gave me up to die of consnmp-
tion. was reduced to 90 pounds. when
began taking DIR. Kings New Discov.
cry for consumption. coughs and colds.
Now, after taking twelve bottles, have
more than doubled in weight and am
completely cured" Only sure cough and
cold cure. Guaranteed by all druggists.
500. and 81. Trial bottle free.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
How Dlph.herla Is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, s'My
child caught severe cold which devel-
oped into diphtheria," when the truth
was that the cold had simply left the
little one particularly susceptible to the
wandering diphtheria germ. When
Chamberlaip's Cough Remedy Is given 1t
quickly cures the Gold and lessons the
danger of diphtheris or any other germ
disease being contra ,ted. For sale by
j. w. Bell, Waihslla; w. j. Lunney,
Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, Dec I1.--William Roach,
saw mill, man was cut about the face by
William Timer on last Friday. No sori-
GUS harm resulted.
Mauldin, two promising young men, of
Lavonia, were recent visitors to our town.
w. l.. Dobbs and wife are moving from
Commerce, Ga, to Fair Play. Mr.. Dobbs
is one of Commercials leading business
men. Mrs. Dobbs is remembered as Miss
Flora Barton.
Mrs. j. R. Orr went to Anderson county
Friday in answer to a message, stating
that her father, Joshua Jameson, of
PiercetOwn, was very low.
Frank Norris killed a hog weighing SIS
pounds one day last week. Doubtless
this is the champion hog in this section.
1t was eighteen months old.
Rev. Geo: T. Harmon, Jr., has been re-
turned to the Westminster charge for an
other year, which is good news to his
numerous friends and parishioners.
Miss Louise Breazeale and her visitor,
Miss Lois Brown, will spend few days
in Atlanta the latter part of this week.
Stephen ID. Hunter expects TO move to
Texas about December 10Th, and will
make his permanent home in the "Lone
Star State"
Misses Ossie Gaines, of Bowman, Ga.y
and Ida Putnam, of ,Blacksburg, and the
Misses Bonds and Miss Adams, of Bow
man, were among the fair visitors in
Westminster this week. They were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Thornton
and Mrs. Brown.
j. NJ. and d. /. Norris and j. w. Ba-
ker are building for themselves homes in
the West end.
w. N. Cox will sell at auction his house
hold goods next Friday, December 14th,
before moving to Greenville. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Cox regret to
lose them, but wish them prosperity in
their new home.
pauy, of Westminster, began work few
days ago. The firm is composed of Rolfe
@. Hunt and j. w. McGee They are in
temporary quarters for the present, but
expect to build and equip new shop on
the right-a-way of the Southern Railway
in January. Mr.. Hunts brother, Fred.
Hunt, of Gainesville, is working with
him. They already have orders TO keep
them busy for several months.
1t rained all day Monday.
Rev. John K. Moore is expected to re-
turn this week and will fill his regular
appointments next Sabbath, December 10.
Mrs. G. Il. Gray has been very unwell
for several days. She is reported better
this morning.
Joshua jameson, of Piercetown, An
derson county, died yesterday after
lingering illness. He was past eighty
years old and reared a large family of
children, his youngest daughter being
Mrs. j. II. Orr, of Westminster, who was
with her father when the end came.
Mrs. Y j. III. Pitts, the mother Of Ira
s. and Y. e. Pitts, has been quite sick
for sometime.
Christmas is just two weeks off.
l.. T. Smith, of the Cotton Mill village,
killed two twelve months old porkers one
day last week which natted over 500
pounds.
Peden Brothers will close their doors
tomorrow night and remain closed until
Saturday morning when their big reduc-
tion sale begins.
III. w. Sears, lecturer, will appear at
the school auditorium Friday, December
14th, at 8 p. M. A. l.. Gossett.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
,o,o25,445 Bales elnues to December 4.

Washington, Dec. 1O.--The census bu-
reau to-day issued bulletin showing
the total amount of cotton of the crop of
1908 ginned to December / to have been
0.025, AS bales, counting round bales as
half bales. The total number of gin
neries in operation is given as 2S,2l1.
This is compared with tho figures of
1905, when the report showed S,8S9, 1888
bales ginned and 2S,609 active ginneries
BY States the cotton ginned and the
number Of ginneries were as follows:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Thirty Thousand without Food.

Lodz, Russian Poland, December TO-
By the recent closing down of factories
here thirty thousand persons are without
food, demonstrations by lawless persons
are increasing and the feud between the
nationalist and socialist laborers is being
renewed. Laborers during the past two
days have killed five nationalfsts and
wounded fifteen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
Government Estimates Crop at t2,546, 900.

DIR. A. Marks, the well-known eve.
sight specialist and optician, is at the
Palmetto Hotel, at Seneca. If your ewes
trouble you and need correct glasses 1t
will be 70 year interest 10 consult him.
Eyes examined free
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12
New Cure for Epilepsy.

rural free delivery, writes: "My daugh-
ter, afflicted for years with epilepsy, was
cured by DIR. Kings New Life Pills. She
has not had an attack for over two
years" Best body cleansers and life
giving tonic pills on earth. ESQ. at all
drnppiata
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12

You should be careful If you have
any children whose eyes are wrong and
they cannot see az they ought. You can
have their eyes examined free by DIR.
Marks, at the parlors of the Palmetto
House, Seneca, s. @.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12

Rev. N. j. Roberts, of Tecompta, La,
has been expelled from the Louisiana
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, on the charge of immor-
ality.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12

The statistics of this report include
4l.5l6 sea island bales for 1906 and ST.
695 for 1905. The sea island cotton for
1906 is distributed by States as follows:
Florida, 19.1b9; Georgia, 17,190; South
Carolina, 5,l67.
Local cotton advanced twenty points
on the strength of the above report.
Government Estimates Crop at 1856, 900.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE crop re-
porting board to-day estimated this
years crop at 1856, 600.
This report caused local cotton to fall
off go points.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21
THE "WATER.BELT LINE"

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 2o.-Parallel
to the old proverb, that NECESSITY
is the mother of invention" is the
newer saying. that "Expositions
are the originators OF novel ideas" "
The Jamestown tcr-ccntcnnial ex-
position to be held on the shores
and waters of Hampton Roads,
near Norfolk. in 1907. will be no
exception to this rule. as already
many attractive and valuable
schemes have been perfected, that
will serve to both amuse and ac-
commodate the thousands that will
take in this celebration. which is
to commemorate the three hun
dreth anniversary of the first per-
manent English-speaking colony
in America.
Foremost among these attrac-
tions at the Jamestown exposition
will be the "Water Belt Line" an
organized company that will main
tain a regular schedule of steam
crs around and about the waters Of
Hampton Roads and the adjoining
tributaries that go to make up the
famous "Iidewatcr Virginia. A
belt line on land, with steam or
trolley cars, is familiar to almost
every city, but water belt line ~
operating steamers instead Of cars
is indeed a novel system OF trans
pOrtation.
Owing to the fact that the
Jamestown exposition will be the
first celebration of its kind ever
held III this country on deep water,
there will be assembled in Hamp-
ton Roads next year the greatest
naval pageant that the world has
ever seen. These assembled navies
OF all of the representative nations.
at anchor in the spacious harbor
in front Of the exposition grounds.
Will include every type of fighting
craft. from the smallest and most
obsolete gunboat to the largest and
most formidable man-of-war, al
tordlng splendid opportunity pr
the comparison OF the naval
strength of the various countries
that are to participate. and to note
the progress in naval construction
from its earliest stages.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21
Marriage at West Springs.

West Springs, Dec. UT is
hoped that the race conference
which meets next month. will set
tie the race question forever in
South Carolina.
Whew-cw! what about the kick
ing and grumbling aginst high
taxes? You can't 60 into a
crowd without hearing some one
grumbling about the increase of
taxation.
Mr.. Jack Holcomb. of the Union
cotton mills, visited his sisters at
the West Springs hotel on Sunday.
MIR. Thomas Smith. of Glenn
Springs, attended the preaching
Service at West Springs OH Sun
day.
Rev. J. r. Fundcrburk filled his
appointments at West Springs
and Putnam on Sunday
The pupils of the Parham school
have decided not to have Christ
mas tree. as was stated in The
Times last week. This is regretted
by everyone.
At the residence OF Mr.. &. y.
Lawson on last Sunday. Mr.. Mar
vim West and Miss Lcitha Lancas.
ter were united in marriage. Rev.
]. K. Fund2rburk performing the
ceremony. No public announcc-
ment of the marriage was y Wc. ;.
it was quite surprise to th> many
friends Of the Young couple.
Mr.. Marvin West is the son OF
Mr.. r. p. West, and one ni the
handsomest and most industrious
OF our young men. Miss Leitha
Lancaster is the daughter OF MIR.
NJ. w. Lancaster. and is a beau
tiful and accomplished Young la
dv. being noted for her musical
talent. Our best wishes Tor pros
pcrity and happiness arc extended.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21
Tax Assessment Notice.

The time for taking tax re-
turns begins on the Ist day of
January, 1907, and expires on
the Goth day of February, 1907.
1t is required by law, that all
personal property be returned,
and those failing to return will
be liable to 50 per cent. penalty
on same.
All land owners should see
that their tenants make their re-
turns i'll the proper time.
All returns not made to the
auditor, or his clerk. must be
sworn to before some one COM
petcnt to administer an oath.
| will be in the office at Union
from the Ist day OF January to
the Goth, after which time will be
at the following places:
Buffalo Mills, January oI.
West Springs, January 2o.
Gibbs. forenoon, January %.
Harrlsons store, afternoon
January 25.
Wilburn's store, Cross KEYS,
January "a.
Sedalia, Minter's store, Tanu-
ary IS.
Black Rock, forenoon, Janu-
ary &c.
Carlisle, January 2S.
Santuc, January 20.
Adamsburg. January 80.
Lockhart Mills, January 81.
kelton, February I.
Jonesville, February 2.
Monarch Mills, forenoon, Feb
uary 4.
Aetna Mills, afternoon, Feb
ruary 4.
From the 9Th day of Febru-
ary to the Goth. in office. All
male citizens between the ages
OF Fl ana 90 years are liable to
pay a poll tax. except the follow
ing. who are exempt:
Confederate soldiers. school
and those who are af
tlicted to the extent that they
are not able, on account of such
affliction, to make a support for
themselves. A leg or an arm
being broken does not exempt
person from paying poll tax.
Don't forget to make your re-
turns, as the comptroller general
positively requires the so per
cent. penalty to be charged to
those who do not make their re-
turns, regardless of who they
are.
John G.. Farr,
Auditor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21
A WhOpper.

Two "whoppcrS." for that mat
ter. Mr.. Shelton Addis. OF the
Adam>burS ncighborhood. raised
two hogs this year which dressed
weighed +4o and $40 pounds re
Npcctlvrly. The total weight of
the two was $40 pounds. That is
pretty good for Union county pork
raising. The editor has received a
KIND invitation to come out and
try some OF this good meat. But
We understand that Mr.. .Addis is
living a "lonely" life. Ii he will
correct that sad" state we will
gladly pay the visit.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:- -
There is nothing nicer and
nothing that would give your
friends more pleasure. than a
nice photograph of yourself.
You can get them at Yates
studio. But don't wait or YOU
will be too late. H. r. Yates.
5o-2t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21

TAKE NOTICE = Beginning
neM week, Dec. II, we will
gt cotton on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Union Oil Mill. It
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-12-21
For Sale

Two shares of the capital stock of The
Peoples Supply Co. Apply to Means
Beatty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-07
Js t. On ia n
Special master in {
CONTEST NOTICE

First Publication May By
Department of the Interior United States
Land Office.
K Dodge City. Rams, May 24th 1906.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by Dick Brown, contestant,
against Homestead entry No. 2zIo7, made
September 10th 1908. for the Southwest
quarter of Section "a, Township 80 South,
Range 26 West, by George s. Courtney, con-
testee, in which it is alleged that George S
Courtney has wholly abandoned said tract,
that he has changed his residence therefrom
for more than six months since making said
entry; that said tract is not settled upon and
cultivated as required by law; that these de-
faults continue to date and are not caused by
the services of the Contestee in the Army or
Navy of the United States.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear.
respond and offer evidence touching said al
legation at 10 O'Clock a. m. on July 9TH 1906,
before the Clerk of the District Court of
Meade county, Kansas, at his Office in Meade
Kansas and that final hearing will be held at
10 o'clock a. m. on July II 1906 before the
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Dodge City Kansas.
The said contestant having, in a proper af-
hdavit, filed April IL 1906, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence, personal
service of this notice cannot be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
H. F. MILLIGAN,
Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-07

Last week J. w. Berry, of
Jewell county, stood up in the
Republican convention of that
county and opposed the clause in
the resolutions which endorsed
the Republican state ticket and
he opposed it so vigorously
that when the vote was taken the
resolutions were adopted by
three majority and there were
eight, in the convention who re-
fused to vote. Mr.. Berry was
the representative from that
county who wired home his res
ignation from the Republican
state convention, saying that the
railroads and corporations had
captured the convention and
nominated the ticket and that he
could not and would not work
with them. If we had the honor
of living in Jewell county we
would vote for that man for any
Office he asked for. That is the
kind of a democrat we are
Bellville Freeman.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-07

and its work as follows: at
must be admitted that the Re
publican outlook in Kansas has
not been improved by the manntr
in which the state convention
was managed by the railroad pol
iticians. These matters can no
longer be CLOSED over by the
voters. AS for the newspapers,
they are speaking out with We
hemence and independence never
before noticed in the Sunflower
state. If disaster comes to the
party it will come through the
operation Of the free political
pass, by means of which the
state convention was seduced
out of the plain path of duty.
While the farmers were busy
blowing and planting, serene in
the belief that AN aroused public
sentiment was driving the rail-
roads out of politics. the rail-
road politicians were getting
their kind of folks chosen on the
county delegations. Perhaps
after all it serves the farmers
right" There is really no oc-
casion for any worry about the
Kansas farmers. They are in
the majority and they know it.
Perhaps that is the reason they
pay so little attention to the pri-
maries. They feel secure in the
reflection that if the party slate
doesn't suit them, they can walk
up to the polls and smash it in
November. They have done il
more than once.-Ex.