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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
Fifteen Men Drowned.

Redding, Cal. = Fifteen men lost
their lives in the treacherous Pit river
on the 18th. The men were all Greeks
employed in the construction crews
of the Sacramento Valley and Eastern
railroad, building from the De Lamar
copper smelter to the new station OF
Bonita, ON the Southern Pacific, three
miles above Kennel. They became
panic stricken and jumped off the
boat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14

hOurS are granted.
The German steamer VandalIa,
which has arrived at New York from
China and Japan, reports fire on
board while at sea which caused
damage amounting to s250.O00.
Gov. Hoch has issued a call for
a special election in the first Kan
sas congressional district to chose a
successor to former Representative
Charles Curtis.
A conference was recently held by
the president with Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer and the postal commission
regarding contempted reforms in the
postal service.
The big Milwaukee railroad bridge
across the Missouri river at Cham
berlin, s. d. has been washed away
by the breaking up of the ice
Mrs. William Thaw was on the
stand recently in the trial of her son
for the murder of Stanford White
Her story was deeply impressive in
its simplicity and brevity and seemed
to have pronounced effect upon
the jury.
The jury in the case OF James and
Philip Strother. on trial for killing
their brother-in-law at Culpepper, Va,
returned a verdict of not guilty.
The Standard hotel of San Francis
co was recently destroyed by fire.
The $50 guests in the house were
forced to flee in their night clothes.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

"a F.iend" elsewhere in this issue
calls attention to the terrible condi-
ton of the roads leading out from
Swansea. The article speaks for
itself and reveals grave state OF
affairs, so far as the roads of our
county are concerned, The time is
ripe for all our people, irrespective of
location, to take up the matter Of
good roads. Lexington county is a
prosperous old county-the most pros
porous in the State, from a financial
point of view, but is far behind many
of her sister counties in her roads.
The people, as whole, need "wak-
ing up" on this all-important ques-
ton. Ifevery man in the county will
do his part the roads of Lexington
will soon be the equal of any roads in
any county in the State. We believe
in being conservative, but better
roads must come at any cost.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Lexington County is now "fatten-
ing'' two men who acknowledged that
they were guilty Of gambling. Judge
Dantzler sentenced these men at the
last term of court to< serve three
months in the Lexington county jail,
to be fed and cared for by the sheriff.
Such a sentence was unheard-of in
the annals of the county, and Judge
Dantzler has since received no little
amount of criticism for being so gen.
erous to these prisoners, who should
now be "doing time" on the public
roads of the county, instead of being
'sfattened' at the expense of the
taxpayers. Solicitor Zimmerman,
having the best interests of the county
at heart, has asked Governor Ansel
to commute the sentence of these
men to fine. Judge Dantzler has
likewise appealed to the governor to
commute the sentence to fine. Just
what the governor will do about the
matter is not known, but surely he
will, for the good of the county, ac-
>cede to the Solicitors request.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

By virtue CT the last will and testa-
ment of the late S.::Walter Hook, as the
qualified executors thereof, we will sell
at public outcry to the highest bidder,
at the old homestead, near Brookland,
S. c., during the usual hours of sale, on
the third day of October. next,
All those pieces, parcels and tracts OF
land, situate, lying and being IN the
county of Lexington, in the State OF
South Carolina, in Congaree township,
on and near the Columbia and Augusta
public road and the Southern railway,
and about TWO miles from Columbia, to
wit: :,
Tract 1. Containing forty-one and
one-quarter acres, more or less, adJoln-
ing lands of Wade Hook, tracts Nos. 2,
4, 5, 6, and s, and fronting on the said
public road.
Tract 2. Containing forty-two and
one-half acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of Wade Hook, James D. Sem
and tracts Nos. l, 3, 8, and ~, and
fronting on said public road.
Tract 3. Containing forty-three and
one-half acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of James D. Sem, Mrs. w. +:
Hook and tracts Nos. 2, 10 and II, and
fronting on said public road.
Tract 4. Containing forty-one AND
one-half acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of Roof and Williams and tracts
Nos. and 5, and fronting on said pub
lie road.
Tract 5. Containing forty-three and
one-half acres, more or less, adjoining
lands Of James Dunning and tracts n os.
l, and 6, and fronting on said pubic
road
Tract 6. Containing forty-two and
one-quarter acres, more or less, adJoln-
ing lands of James Dunning and tracts
Nos. |, 5 and 7, and fronting on the
said public road.
Tract 7. Containing forty and one
half acres, more or less, adjoining lands
of James Dunning and tracts Nos. l, 8
and 8. and fronting on the said pubic
road.
Tract s. Containing thirty-seven and
one-half acres, more or less, ADJOINING
lands of James Dunning and tracts Nos.
1, 2, and 9, and fronting on said pub
| lie road.
Tract 9. Containing forty and one
half acres, more or less, on which is the
| residence and other buildings and fix
lures, adjoining lands of James Dun,
ming and tracts Nos. 2, and 10, and
| fronting on the said public road.
Tract 10. Containing ffty-two acres,
more or less, adjoining lands OF Taylor
and Dunning and tracts Nos. 2, 3, 8 and
| II and Mrs. W. F. Hook, and fronting
| ON the said public road.
Tract IL. Containing twenty nine
| acres, more Or less, adjoining lands OF
Taylor, Guignard, Mrs. W. F: Hook
and tract 10, with an outlet to the said
Tract 12. Containing thirteen acres,
more or less, adjoining lands OF Sem,
Shuler, Witt and Mrs. Hook, and tract
No. 8, and fronting on the said public
road.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash, bal
ance in one and two years, with per
cent. interest from day of sale, secured
by bond of the purchaser and mortgage
Of the premises sold, with leave to pay
all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
Sale to be made from plat thereof by j..
F. Lyles, surveyor, dated 18th January,
1907. u: W. HOOK
W. F. HOOK,
E. G. SKULL,
Sept. 2, '07. 4-48 Executors.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Public Sale.

Two tracts of land, and personal
property, consisting Of household and
kitchen furniture, farming implements,
etc., belonging to the estate of BENZ
Rawl, deceased. will be sold to the high
est bidder, at the late residence, at II
O'Clock a. M. on October 5, 1907.
The home tract contains 125 acres,
more or less, with eight room dwelling
and all necessary outbuildings; good
water, etc. A fifty acre tract, lying be-
tween the home tract and lands of Geo.
A. Hammer, good for grain, cotton and
corn.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash, bal
ance on one and two years credit, with
Z per cent. interest, and mortgage OF
property to secure payment.
G. II. RAWL,
H. J. RAWL,
B. H. RAWL, ~
Executors of Estate Benz. Rawl.
Sept. 3, 1907. 4w48
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Death Of Mrs. crout.

Mrs. Lizzie Crout, widow of the late
Uriah Crout, died at the home of Mr..
John P. Corley, near Lexington, on
Saturday morning last, in her Saith
year. She was buried on Sunday in
the old Drafts burying ground, the
last sad rites being performed by the
Rev. w. II. Hitler, of Lexington.
Mrs. Crout was most estimable
woman, her whole life having been
spent in doing good. She was a con-
sistent member of the Lutheran
church.
Mrs. Crout leaves large family
connection, besides a great host of
friends to mourn her departure for
the spirit land.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Prof. John G.. Clinkscales of Wof-
ford College, Spartanburg, is the most
recent avowed candidate for Senator
Latimer's seat in the United States
senate. He happens to be native of
Anderson county, the home of Sena-
tor Latimer, and this will no doubt
cause the Junior Senator to reinforce
his guns for the campaign next sum-
mer. ~..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
DELINQUENT Tax Sale.

I will sell under tax execution at pub
lie outcry, at Lexington Q. H., State OF
South Carolina, on the first Monday in
October, next, during the legal hours Of
sale, one lot in CASTOR, known as the
cambridge Spotwood lot, in said county
and State. containing one acre, more or
less, adjoining lands on the north by L..
B. Spahler, east by Seaboard railroad,
south by Mrs. Laura Chaves and west
by the Carlial estate.
P. H. CORLEY, S. L. G.
Sept. 10, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Says the Charleston News and
Courier: How large an audience can
Senator Tillman, lecturing on any
subject, draw in South Carolina, if
the price of seats be rs cents each?
Why that's easy. He would draw
a full house, and reserved seats would
be in demand, even in the dear old
City by The Sea.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

One hundred and eighty dollars and
thirty-six cents gone from the net
profits of the Lexington county dis
pensaries to the dispenssry constable
and only three gallons Of liquor has
heen captured.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

What about those free bridges over
the Congaree and Broad rivers of
which the Columbia Record had so
much to say few months ago? It's
time some definite action was being
taken in the matter.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

If there were more judges in South
Carolina like Special Judge john
stone, who is now presiding over the
Richland county court, there would
be less crime in South Carolina, fewer
congested court dockets, and higher
regard for all our laws. J: Col. john
stone has made good.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

We have always heard that blind
/, tiger liquor ''come high" but we
never heard Oft costing sixty dollars
gallon. That is what the Lexington,
County Dispensary Board has been
paying and cotton is being hauled in
abundance.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Teachers Examination.

By resolution of the State Board of
Education, the next regular e1amina.
ton for teachers of Lexington county
will be held in the court house, at Lex
ington, on Friday, October 18th, 1907.
This examination will begin promptly
at 9 a. m. and close at p. m.
Applicants will please furnish paper.
Very sincerely.
J. e. RAWL KYZER,
County Supt. of Education,
Sept. 7th, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

tits said that President Roosevelt
will stard for a third term if the en-
tire country demands it. 1t might
be interesting to know what the Pres
ident means by centre country"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
For Sale.

Twill sell my place at Pelion, S. c.,
containing one hundred and fifty acres
of land; good pasture, mill and mill
pond. ready to run most any kind of
machinery; gin and grist mill now
running u: w. HUIIO,
Care of Thomas & Barton Co., Au-
gusta, Ga. 4W4o
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

With fifteen cent cotton and corn
in abundance with which to make
their hog and hominy, it looks like
the farmers of this state will be cut
ting sshigh dikesn this fall.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Warming.

This is to notify all persons not to
employ Arthur or Jack Dreher, colored,
he having contracted to work with me
for the year, 1907, and left without
cause. The law will positively be en-
forced against anyone violating this
notice. J. S. METZ.
Ballentine, S. c., Sept. 9. 4w48p
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Ladies, have your exhibits-jellies,
jams, pickles, catsups, etc., with
your fine display in all other depart
ments, ready for the county fair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Just nine months until the sweet
Girl graduate will make her appear
ance. In the meantime the October
brides .sain't gone no whar."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

The Farmers Union in annual ses-
sion last week fixed the minimum
price Of cotton at fifteen cents. But
now will they stick?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Work, sing and pray for better
roads and State prohibition. They
90 hand in hand.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

We.can already feel the effects OF
high-priced cotton.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

Get in the habit and talk for good
roads.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
CIRCULATION 2,377.
Wednesday, september II. 1907.
Il is Hon. N. B. Wanna
maker, of Sandy Run.

Don't forget to prepare an exhibit
for the Lexington county fair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Notice of Election.

By order of the County School Board
of Educ alton, under section 1908, page
20, of the School Law of South Carolina,
we will hold an election in School Dis
trict No. 45, at the store of D. F. & H.
A. Lorick, in the town of Irmo, for the
purpose of securing a special two mill
levy for school purposes. Election will
be held Sept. %, 1907.
J. W. HOOK,
J. H. SHEALY,
H. A. LORICK.
Irmo, S. c., Sept. 9Th, 1907. 2-46
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11
Fair.

Bring your fine stock to the county
Fair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-11

If you would be happy lend your
self to good deeds and don't borrow
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27

then only a few minutes until the ar
rival of train No. Is. The train was
tagged and the dynamite picked up
by the special agent, who happened to
be on board, and taken to Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27
MUST SHOW HADLEY.
He Doesn't Believe the Railroads
Have Been Losing Money.

Jefferson City, Sept. FIT don't
know and l don't believe that the
railroad companies know whether the
operation of the 2-cent law will re-
suit in an increase or decrease of net
earnings, said Attorney General
Hadley today. Railway officials gave
out statement in st. Louis yesterday
to the effect that the lines of the state
had lost ! " million dollars already by
complying with the 2-cent fare.
There is no question that the trav-
ell has been greatly increased since the
2-cent fare law went into effect said
Mr.. Hadley, land I know that the re-
ceipts at the Kansas City Union de-
pot in July and August of this year
were $4,000 month in excess of the
receipts for the same months of 1906.
1 am also reliably Informed that the
receipts at the st. Louis Union depot
were larger for these months than
they were for the same months in
1906. The question that the courts
will decide, however. will be, not so
much as to whether there is an in
crease or decrease in revenue as it
will be whether there has been an in
crease or decrease in revenue compar
ed with the operating expenses in the
two periods. 1t is known that the
railroads have failed to operate sew
eral trains this last summer which
they operated in 1906, while in other
particulars they have increased ex-
penses as compared with the previous
year.
I'm the MAXIMUM freight rate case
Mr.. Tobin, the general auditor of the
wabash Railroad company, testified
from the books of the wabash COM
pany that in the year 1904 the earn
ings of the Wabash on it's passenger
business in Missouri were SHOT,
507.92, and in 1905, SLOTS 92.98. In
each of these years it cost the Wabash
less than sixty cents to produce a dol
lar in revenue in its passenger traffic.
but in the same period it was said
that there was a heavy loss in the
state freight business. If the Wabash
did as we'll in the last three months
as it did in 1905 it could, according to
its own figures afford to carry passen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27
NEED STEAM ?
Get 1t From Selected Food.

1t is good to know the kind of food
those with weak stomachs and hearts
can get along with for when man or
woman is a little below par, an easily
digested food is the thing that goes
right to the spot.
A man in Kirksville, Mo, tells how
he got out of trouble by using Grape
Nuts food. He says: my trouble
was intense suffering in the stomach.
1t was called gastralgia, but no medi-
cine gave any permanent relief.
I'm June of last year 1 began to
grow much worse in every respect. L
was terribly constipated and the stom-
ach pains were severe. / ran down
until weighed only 1870 pounds L mad
to give up my business for my nerves
were completely unstrung and could
not sleep more than two or three
hours during the night, and that only
by snatches during a lull in the pain.
st tried almost every kind OF food,
but finally was put on Grape-Nuts and
in little while it began to make its
worth known. 1 began to sleep better
nights, my strength gradually came
back and I gained in weight rapidly
until a little while ago 1 weighed 165
pounds and have been well man for
months with never touch of the old
trouble.
trouble has gone. You can realize 1
appreciate the value of Grape-Nuts
food"
This is another evidence of the
practical worth OF Grape-Nuts food in
cases of weak stomach and bad diges-
ton 1t is the most scientifically made
food in existence and contains abso-
luteIy nothing but selected parts of
the field grains. SO cooked and pre-
pared as to admit of almost immedia
digestion and assimilation, carrying
with it the elements furnished by
Mother Nature for rebuilding the
nervous system. the gray matter of
the brain and the solar plexus.
When one gets from food what the
body needs, it is easy to get well and
keep well. There's a Reason" Read
1.-THE Road to WellviIle," in pkgs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27

Construction company is ready to en-
ter into a contract with the subcon-
tractors to do the earth work on this
railroad and that they will begin Work
just as soon as this right of way is fur
nished from Topeka through Mission
township. 1t does not mean that we
must raise all this money at one time,
but we must have enough money in
sight to offset the contracts for right
of way that we are now taking. Our
right of way department is out every
day taking contracts from landholders
for right of way and when we get
contract for so much right of way we
know exactly what we have to pay for
it. All I ask of the Commercial club
is to subscribe for enough bonds to off,
set these contracts and all the Con-
struction company asks of us Is to as
sure them the right of way to build
the railroad on and they stand ready
to do the rest just as quick as we do
our part. We have contracted for
considerable right of way but it is way
out to the west end of the township.
The first of the week our right of way
department will begin to purchase the
right of way from Washburn college
SeabroOk, that is the territory
where the Construction company will
first begin the building of the line. 1
am very sorry to say that 1 learned re-
Gently that one of our energetic, public
spirited men of Topeka who owns a
tract of land in that vicinity has re-
tained an attorney with the OBJECT Oh
defeating our railroad proposition, and
I have instructed our right of way de-
partment to offer this gentleman every
dollar that his land is worth, and if
he will not accept it we will condemn
1t and give him an opportunity to use
his attorney, for we do not propose to
change the route over which it is now
located. as everything was carefully
from every standpoint be-
fore we decided upon the present route
and there will be no changes made
now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27
CAPPER is CAUGHT IN RAIN.
Compelled to Leave His Big Touring
Car in Ottawa.

Ottawa, Kan, Sept. 27.-A big red
automobile is in the stable in Ottawa,
waiting for the clouds to roll by, this
evening. and the owner of the machine
is speeding back to Topeka and to
work, by way of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe steam cars.
The owner of the machine IS Arthur
Capper, publisher of the Topeka Capt.
tai and the Mail and Breeze, together
with a string of other newspapers and
periodicals too long to be mentioned
outside a formal newspaper directory.
Mr.. Capper had been down to his old
home at Garnett on a visit. He drove
a handsome Smith touring car, of To-
peka make. 1t is one of the biggest
cars ever seen in Ottawa. Accompany
ing Mr.. Capper were his sister, Miss
Mary Capper of Topeka, and his uncle,
DR.. Lindsey, and wife. of Lyndon.
The start was made from Garnett
this morning under circumstances
which left little to be desired. The
news that the equinox was here hadn't
reached Garnett yet. Toward Ottawa
the machine ran into the front end of
winter, and began sliding dismally in
the mud. Mr.. Capper sought a garage,
hotel accommodations and railroad
transportation to Topeka.
Mr.. Capper has had some criticism
of the railroad. in his paper, lately.
but he found the Santa Fe friend In
need today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27
TROUBLE OVER PEARLS.
Customs officials Suspect That Snug
Cling Has Been Going On.

New York. Sept. 27.-The importation
of three packages of pearls valued at
$4,000 wholesale and alleged by the
government to have been smuggled into
this country several weeks ago, is be-
ing investigated by the customs auth
critics. Manuel Cornejo, a California
dealer in pearls owns the gems which
We're shipped to Paris by way of New
York and subsequently brought back
again through this city. The customs
officials at San Francisco besides max
ing a charge of smuggling against
Cornejo have begun a civil suit for the
forfeiture of the pearls on the ground
that the 10 per cent duty to which they
are subject on Importation was not
paid.
Receipts of the New York custom
house show that Cornejo shipped some
pearls to Paris and re-shipped them
back here, and he contends that these
are the pearls found in his possession.
The customs officials say, that even
if there was a re-shipment, the pearls
are of oriental origin, and the defend
ant must show that duty was paid on
their first entry into this country. The
owner declares that while the pearls
pass in trade for oriental gems, they
are really of American origin.