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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-09-25
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CARoLINA
COUNTY OF OCONEE.


Court Of Common Pleas.
PURSUANT to a decree of the
aforesaid Court, in the case named
below, l will offer for sale, to the
highest bidder, in front of the Court
House door, at Walhalla s.. G., on
Monday, October 7th, 1907, between
the legal hours Of sale, the tracts of
land below described:
Thomas M. Lowery, Plaintiff,
against
Wales Lowery, I. e. Lowery, and
Tom Marshal Lowery, Defendants.
ALL THOSE FOUR PIECES, par
and being In the. Town Of Seneca
County and State aforesaid, contain.
Ing In the aggregate two acres. more
or less, fronting 200 feet on Fair
Play street, 418 feet on South Sec
ond street, and zoe feet on Oak
street, adjoining lands Of ]. W. Har-
per, and known in the plan Of said
Town as lots Nos. 173, TIA, 1873 and
184, respectively.
TERMS OF SALE: One-half cash
on day of sale, and balance on a
credit OF one ye1r, credit portion to
pear interest from day of sale, to
be occurred 1y a bond of the
purchaser or purchasers, and a
mortgage of the premises, with
privilege to the purchaser or pur-
chasers to anticipate the payment of
the credit portion within thirty days
from the day of sale; that in the
event Of failure of the purchaser or
purchasers to comply with the terms
Of sale promptly on day of the sale,
that the Master, do resell the. said
premises on the same, or some con-
venient salesday thereafter, at the
same place and on the same terms
as heretofore set out, at the risk of
the former purchaser or purchasers,
and that he continue 30 to do until
he has found purchaser or pur-
chasers who shall comply with the
terms of sale.
Purchaser or purchasers to pay
extra for all the papers.
w. o. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, 8. c..
September 18, 1907.--38-4O
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE.

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHAhGE.-Noti
is hereby given that the undersigned
will make application to d. A. Smith,
Esq, Judge of Probate for Oconee
County, in the State of South Caro-
lima, at his office, Walhalia Court
House, on Monday, 21st day of Octo-
ber, 1907, at IL o'clock In the fore
noon, or as soon thereafter as said
application can be heard, for leave to
make final settlement of the estate OF
Archie M. Todd, deceased, and obtain
a final discharge as the qualified ad-
ministrator of said deceased.
j. w. TODD,
Qualified Administrator OF the Per-
sonal Estate or Archie M. Todd,
Deceased. 38-41
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Attack Of Diarrhoea Cured by One
Dose of Chalnberlain's Collie, Chol-

n cH" SSttTU DIaIEHUe" 1SSnhcuy. -
was SO weak from an attack of
dis- rhoea that could scarcely attend
tJ my duties, when took dose Of
q chamberlain Colic, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy. 1t cured me en-
tirely.. and had been taking other
medicine Ter nine days without re-
lief. heartily recommend this rem
edy asfbeing tLsr best to my knowl-
edge for bowel complaints.-R. q.
Stewart, of the firm of Stewart &
Bro, Greenville, Ala. For ale by
|. w. Bell, Walhalla; W. Lunney,
Seneca. 60 ~ ~ ~ b ~
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VISITING CAADS---All the latest
styles. We want your orders for first
class work in the Engraving line. We
can furnish any style or any quantity
you may desire. Write or call On
THE KEOWEE COURIER,
Walhalla, s. G.
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ANOTHER CAR II HORSES.
HORSES AND MARES.

We have a bunch of fine Is 90 5-year-
old Western Horses and Mares Il
that weigh from 1000 to !.
1900 pounds, to sell
CHEAP FOR CASE OR CREDIT.
Expect to sell them all this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
Convention Of Fire CHIEFS.

Washington, D. c., Oct. S.-The
first session Of the thirty-fourth an
nual convention Of the international
Association of Fire Chiefs was held
this morning. President George M.
Kellogg of Sioux City presiding. The
convention has brought together sew
eral hundred fire fighters from near
ly every important city in the Unit
ed States and Canada to consider
questions calculated to improve or
help their organization.
A number of the topics ITO be con-
sidered are several Of special inter.
est to insurance men. Among them
are the following: Fire Protection
for Private Corporations "Are Shin.
gle Roofs a City Confagation
Hazard "Is Fire Prevention Of More
Importance Than Fire Extinction 2"
Fire Boat Protection and "Best
Methods of Distinguishing Fires in
Cellars and Subcellars."
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an old friend, who was my general
salesman in wholesale dry goods
store, j. G. Van Cleeve. He looked
distressed.
said: what is the matter, Van7'
Matter enough. My family Is wan
dering somewhere on the north side
without home and with nothing to
eat"
"Cheer up, old boy. Come with me"
l said. and took him to where 1 had
placed, in safety. my two baskets of
cooked provisions. But some one had
taken them.
turned to him and said, ivan
there stands two carloads of provis.
ious. Can't you send me man to
whom ] can turn them over? If I
open them and make known their con-
tents, they may fall into the hands Of
moi"
He said the Rev. Robert Collyer and
his entire congregation were out on
the prairie on the north side with no
shelter and no food. The name Of the
great blacksmith preacher sounded
good to me.
"You can't get him to me any too
quick said, "and If you can get
word to John v. Farwell or Marshall
Field, do so, receipt from either
will do,
The provisions went where they
were most needed.
| would like to know If Ottumwa
was the first city or town to get two
carloads Of raw and cooked provisions
to the suffering people of Chicago.
l traversed the burned district be-
I fore the soldiers came. l found but
one house untouched from Harrison
street to Lincoln park and that was
a large frame residence occupied by
the family of William B. Ogden. It
was at all times surrounded by men,
women and children, some crying, all
wondering why this house was saved
and theirs entirely destroyed. So In
tense was the feeling that Mr.. Ogden
| thought best to remove his family
and belongings from the house. This
house occupied the center of large
grounds, with much shrubbery and
| trees.
AS l walked around the ashes were
quite warm. tried to count the many
exposed safes that lay in the different
cellars, but gave it up.
The first building erected was a low
wooden structure and as / stood near
| it, fine looking man came out, bear
ing a sign, which he proceeded to
nail to the side of the building. It
read: "W. D. Kerfoot Real Estate
Dealer" learn this gentleman is
still dealing in real estate.
J. g. Meek.
Ottumwa. Iowa, Oct. 8.
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kIRkViLLE.

Kirkville-Miss Prudence Thomp-
son has returned from weeks visit
to her sister in Ottumwa, Mrs. Randall
and family. During her visit she at.
tended the carnival Quite number
of others from here attended the carni-
val one or more days.
Mrs. Margaret Abegg and Mrs. Retta
Bane, with the others Of the company
have returned from trip east. They
visited points Of interest and report
an excellent time.
Mr.. Vernon, cousin of v. WEIGH, il
visiting with relatives here. since at.
tending the wedding of his cousin
Frank WEIGH
Mis- Florence Dinsmore of this place
is making an extended visit with Mrs
7. r. oliver of Rossville, Kansas. Shit
is expected home this week.
Newton Barker has purchased thu
house in which John Glass and famil,
reside
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Allender talked on Wichita, Kansas,
as the scene of a pleasant summers
vacation.
Mrs. James H. Dunn of Abba is Wis
iting her parents. DR.. and Mrs. C. c.
Heady
Ralph McClurg and Miss Ode Swift
OF Ottumwa are spending a week at
the home of Miss Swift's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. I. Swift
Miss Goldie King has gone to Mt.
Pleasant to enter the Iowa Wesleyan
university for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Martin Scranton, who has been
visiting at the Fulton Putnam home,
has returned to her home in Washing
ton
Misses Orpha Senseney and Mamma
Blankenbaker spent Sunday with rela-
tives In West Grove.
On Sunday morning S. q. Order and
son, Frank, awoke to find that they
We're minus two pairs Of trousers and
all the change the pockets contained
amounting to about eight dollars. The
kitchen door had been left unlocked
during sthe night and thieves took adj
vantage Of the opportunity to ransack
the house. On the same evening a
number of handsome ported plants
were stolen from the porch of the N. D.
Martin home
Mrs. Dave Davies Is visiting at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. j. F. Pow
ell of Moberly, Mo-, who Is the mother
of fine baby girl, born on Sunday.
Woodford Owens, accompanied by
his son. John owens, clerk Of courts,
left Monday for Columbus, Indiana, to
spend ten days visiting the haunts CT
the formers boyhood days.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lorenz and Miss
Maud Dabney left Tuesday for Kinks
Vile Mo- to attend the wedding Of the
formers sister, Miss Bessie Lorenz, to
Orvil Bigsby on Wednesday evening.
James Bruce, S. E. Rowe and others
formed a party that spent Tuesday in
Keokuk hearing President Roosevelts
address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Yakle and daugh-
ter, Margaret, arrived Tuesday from
Tonkawa, Oklahoma, to spend two
weeks with their children at the Yakle
farm.
Mrs. ]. A. Warrington returned Sat
panied by her son, Roy, who has beer
very sick with typhoid fever.
Miss aMttie Tomey, who is teaching
school at Highland Center spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Tomey.
Clarence vorhis, who is teaching
school in Atalissa, spent Sunday with
friends and relatives here.
The marriage Of Miss Marie Dixon
and George Drake took place Sunday
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Dixon of Mark.
Emery Curry and Clarence Heady
left Monday for Ottumwa to take the
naval recruits examination.
Frank Sharp of Eldon spent Sunday
in the city as the guest of Miss Carrie
McCustion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY.

sThe activity in the Ottumwa real es-
tate market gives the truest indica.
tion that there is no sign of business
reaction in this locality. During the
last week there were more than tile
average number of realty transfers,
and In the main the sales were made
To home buyers
Ia perusal Of the announcement Of
the real estate firms in the Saturday
issue shows that the bulk of the bust
ness is steadily increasing. This
proves that business conditions in OF.
tumwa are normal and healthy, that
money is plentiful and that the next
few months will probably see more
extensive building improvements than
for years past, due to the bulk Of
sales of unimprovel property.
Ottumwa real estate has never, de-
preciated in value. The city has neve:
suffered a real estate boom and, con.
sequently, there have been no ticti
uous values. And Ottumwa realty is
a better investment today than cves
before.
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talker, made an appearance at the M.
e. church Friday night. Everybody
was delighted
Gus Eby was down from Abba Sun
day.
Mrs. Will Sayers of Centerville,
Iowa, who has been visiting at the
parental d. B. Blosser home, return.
ed home Saturday.
Mrs. Geo Ballow went to Lancaster
Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Janior Tigge.
Brice Springer has returned from
Pierre. S. D., where he visited his
grandfather
Mrs. Jennie Emmerest of Dallas
Center, Is visiting at the John Spur
geon home.
James Morrison was down from o..
tumwa Sunday.
Arthur Pearson, son of Gus Pearson
had the misfortune to break his right
arm the past week, while playing on
a trapeze. Raymond Blevins broke
the ligaments In hi sankle last Thurs.
day evening while playing foot ball.
On the same day George Lane had
his back sprained In practice game
of football AT first he was not able
to arise from the ground. He is now
out and wearing a brace upon his
back
Chas. Deeton the Wabash brakes.
man, who had his foot mashed soma
time ago, at GORDON, is again back on
duty.
Oscar Oswald spent Sunday in:
Moberly.
Charles Torbert was over from
Ottumwa Sunday.
A. H. Cory and Dr. G.. B. Paul of
the Homesteaders at Des Moines were
in Moulton the latter part Of tho
week.
Chas Marshall and Vene Gale
were Ottumwa visitors Saturday.
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PROSPERITY AND PRICES.

| Cedar RAPIDS Gazette Times are
good and We all hope thev will stay
good We have had trace Of IL panic
in the cas-, and the fear has occasion
ally been expressed that the west
might SUITE. from financial rcvers.s
starting N TIC cas-: and slnea Log
over the ccEatry. but this has
seemingly vanished. Apparently
there IL now no cloul in the nations
financial sky. Times are accounted
good. The banks have more money on
deposit than they have ever had La
Dor is we'll employed-never has
| there been such demand for both
skilled and unskilled toilers. But
| There is just one thing that sets a
great many people thinking and Won
dering. How long can the present
trend of increasing prices for every
thing the consumer has to buy, con,
tinue. Will the increase come to a
sudden stop, and prices then remain
stationary? Or will there be a reac-
tion-a tumbling of prices, and will
times then be less good?
| The problem of living in spite Of
the general good times, is going TO be
real problem with many people this
winter. Mid-winter prices for butter
and eggs prevail now. 1t is confident
| ly predicted that butter will be selling
at 40 cents soon, with a possibility of
still further advance. Fruit is so high
that the proprietors of fruit stands
say their sales are not nearly 81 large
as usual Almost everything staple is
at the highest price for years. Such
staple articles as calicoes, f1annels ant
dry goods of every description have
been advancing in price and the end
is not yet Newspaper publishers
face a serious problem. Prices for
print paper threaten to go SO high
that many publishers may be forced
out of business, especially those pub.
fishers who have been getting very
low price for daily or weekly. The
newspaper publisher is only one OF
the many businesses which are af.
fected.
AS to wages, everyone knows there
has been decided increase. But the
increase has net kept up with the In
crease in the cost of living. Inevitably
there must be shrinking In the
amount of purchases, even with those
whose wages have increased. Ths pur
chasing power of those whose wages
or salaries have not increased will be
still more largely curtailed. 1t would
seem, therefore, that there must be
a reaction Of some kind; that it is IN
avoidable.
The situation is an interesting one
Is there too much prosperity for some
people and not enough for others
And on the theory that conditions al
ways eventually right themselves, il
unequal conditions exist, when are
they going to right themselves and
who is going to lose in the rightine
process?
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MecauIey - Russell Wedding.

Moulton. Ned McCauley of Mora
via and Miss Edna Russell Of this city
We're united in marriage Saturday
night at Abba. 1t was a complete
surprise to their many acquaintances.
Miss Russell is the daughter of Mrs.
John Russell Of this city, and has al
ways made her home here. Mr.. Nc
Cauley Is cashier of the Moravia
State Bank and very nice young
man.
Willard Swarts returned Friday
night from Kansas where he has been
working n the harvest.
j. r. BarkleY .Moulton,s chalk
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sIGouRNEY.

Sigourney.-Mr5. James Club went
to Cedar Rapids Saturday evening, to
visit her daughter. From there she
will go to Dubuque, to visit her son,
Phil and wife.
William Eaton was in town the other
day He used to live in this county
and is visitirr with old friends and at
tending the reunion of the 9Th Iowa
regiment.
Oscar Reed Of Rose Fill was in
town Tuesday.
Jesse Smith of Richland was in town
Tuesday.
W. II. Needham was in Hedricl
Tuesday.
Mr. Gould was in Moravia Tues
day.
I'd Gould of Sioux Falls, S. D., is
visiting at the Gould home here. He
formerly worked at the creamery here
Clark Pulver was in Hedrick Tues
day.
w. E. Dickson was in Oskaloosa
over Sunday.
Mrs Cap Miller went to Fremont
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Emil Seeberger and Mrs. VIM
Nauman returned to their home in
North Platte, Neb.. Friday evening.
Miss Clara Grissom returned to He'd
rick Tuesday morning, after a visit
here at the Leichty home.
Chef Mendenhall Of South English
was in town Tuesday.
Attorney Butler Of North English
was in town Tuesday.
Carl Sterlin came in from the North
Tuesday morning.
Glen LATER was up from Washing
ton Monday morning.
Allen Hawk Of Martinsburg was In
town Tuesday.
r. A. Street of Nugent came over
with Frank Hennon to bring Angora
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10
KISSES AND NOTES

One OF the candidates for seat i'll
the Virginia state senate has printed
this verse on the wrappers Of candy
kisses and has distributed them wide
ly through his district:
Here's a kiss for the baby,
A bow to mamma
Hoping they'll get me,
The vote Of papa.
The candidate hit upon this idea
for two reasons First, babies are I'M
usually numerous in his district and
he could not possibly have time be-
fore election to kiss then. all; and.
second, he wears whiskers and was
afraid he might tickle the babies and
anger. the mother if he attempted &C.
tual osculatory demonstrations. The
result of the election will determine
whether candy kisses ara a success
full substitute for the real thing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-10

TIE ANNUAL HOSPITAL REPORT.
The thirteenth annual report OF the
Ottumwa Hospital association has
been issued in neat and attractive
form. The report this year is an ex-
ceptionally good one and is replete
with information that is of special
Importance to every citizen of Ottum-
wa and surrounding country who is
interested in the care and treatment
Of the ailments occurring to himself
his family or the public
1t is an index, to certain extent
at least. of the public's interest in
the welfare of humanity.
Thirteen years ago the twenty-first
day of last July this institution was
first opened for the reception of pa
tients. The building occupied by it
contained two small wards, capable IT
accommodating less than dozen pa
tients. small semi-private room
suitable for two patients, and only
two private rooms. and small oper-
sating room Its total capacity was
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NJ NJ ms SPE
AT R RUSSELL ON
FRIDAY
lowA's EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER AT FALL FESTIVAL
OPENING pay
THURSDAY.

Russell.-Russell is preparing for the
grand time Oct 10 and II, when the
fall festival will be held Governor A.
b. Cummfns will speak on Friday at
1870 and there is great interest taken
by the farmers as well as the citizens
OF Russell. There will be speaking,
races and contests Thursday and a
large list Of premiums has been given
by the people of Russell for different
events. and each day Is to close with
home talent play. Way Down East, /"
under the management Of Prof. Vim
cent and Mr.. Western Of Chicago.
Come everybody and have good time
and help others to ENJOY themselves.
w. T. Curtis left on No Satur-
day for Ottnmwa to spend Sunday.
Ada Hanks, who Is working at Char
iton, spent Sunday at her home in
Russell
Mrs w l.. werts and daughter.
Hazel, were shopping in Charlton on
Saturday.
Jessie Cobb left Saturday evening
for her home in Lovilia for short
visit
Miss Dollie Bellman, telephone oper-
ator here, spent Sunday at her home
in Melrose.
Mrs. Mary Lodge left Friday for
Charlton, where she will spend the
winter with her sister-in -law, Mrs.
Lizzie Lorimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Cobb and daugh-
ter. Marie, visited Saturday and Sum
day at the home of their niece, Mrs.
Fay Stech, in WAYNE county
Miss Harriet DeLano returned We'd
nesday from three weeks visit at
Des Moines, Fort Dodge and Luverne
James Pray returned Friday from
Nebraska. where he has spent the
summer.
Mrs. Jessie Plots entertained the
Kensington club Saturday afternoon.
A. F. and Charles Jenkins were
county seat visitors Saturday.
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CONCERNING kEokuk.

& It was really unkind for Frank
Moorehead to say such unkind things
about Keokuk when writing in bis pa.
per, the Spokane Spoke smnli-Revlew.
of the stir occasioned in the Lee
country metropolis by the visit Of
President Roosevelt and his party If
sdignitaries Mr.. Moorhead whoever he
may be, starts out his article with an
linsinuation that 'Keokuk is not used to
excitement. Anyone" he says, who
has ever visited the little city Of Keo-
tkuS, Ia, in which President Roosc.
welt has chosen as the starting point
for his Mississippi river tour, can
readily imagine the cxcl:an'cnt pre-
vailing there this weak
Then the Spokesman Reviews COZ
respondent rubs Il in by saying that
Ks slls is little cry of $4,000 inhab-
itants which really belongs to Mis-
souri, which Iowa forgets every day
of the year except election and tax
assessment days, and where the chief
excitement consists in tossing up a
scoin to see whether or not the water
power in the Des Moines rapids will
ever be developed.
Not content with this, he closes his
article by saying.
Their life Is not very exciting, for
Keokuk is in real life about what
Mark Twain made Dawson's Landing
in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson, the municipal
interest centering in the arrival and
departure of the every-other-day Dia-
smond 10 packets
Mr.. Moorehead shows absolutely no
respect for gray hairs. Keokuk is old
enough to be the grandfather of Spo-
kane and for Mr.. Moorehead to call at
tention to and ridicule the infirmities
Of old age is to border on the sacril-
egious.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.
The Greatest Fire in All History.

The Greatest Fire in All History.
A reporter from your Office asks
for an account of the part played by
Ottumwa In relieving the stricken city
Of Chicago in the year 1871, to be
followed by the pretended '"find" of
gold in Wapello county by 10 Bris-
coe.
At Ottumwa We had the first word
Of the fire Wednesday evening Oct
IL, and all day Thursday and all that
night the good men and women of OF.
tumwa worked heroically, cooking pro.
visions for the starving and homeless
people Of Chicago.
Friday morning two carloads of pro.
visions were attached to a fast passen.
ger train. In my care was placed this
precious cargo.
Upon reaching Chicago the cars
could not go to the old depot on the
lake front, as all Chicago was wiped
out north Of Harrison street and east
My two cars were placed near Madi
son street and the river.
inquired for place to sleep.
was directed to a modest two story
wooden structure called the Union
hotel Upon entering found the Of.
flee floor covered with whisky barrels
with the heads out and men were car.
rying water from the river, filing the
barrels-the only supply they had
as the water works were gone.
My own people had furnished me
with two we'll filled baskets Of provis
ions. l was glad, for under no consider.
alton would have broken the seals
to those two cars until had a good
and sufficient receipt for them.
sailed out to find some one to
whom could deliver While walk.
ing amid scenes of devastation / met
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THE ExPURGATED KIND.

Get out
The splints,
The chunks
Of lint
And have
The doctor man at hand;
Be ready, ,s...stts
Children,
For the worst;
Reformed
Foot ball
Is in the land.
No,
It is not
AS you
Might guess
A very
Modern slaughter pen.
It's Just
A sport
Made over, and
The boys
Are at it once again.
Say,
In the savage
Long ago
It's fierce
To think about the way
When frat
Met frat
In mortal spat
The college
Used
To play
But since
The game