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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
SHOOTING IN. HOTEL LOBBY.
Excitement In Union Hotel tuesday
Mght...Mr. J. N. CIardy. Clerk,
Had Narrow Escape.

An exciting incident, and very
near killing, occurred in the
lobby of the Union hotel Tuesday
night at about $3.50 o'clock. 1t
seems that the proprietor of the
hotel deemed the conduct of some
of the guests rude and disorderly
and accordingly instructed Mr.. ].
M. Clardy, the hotel clerk, to re-
quest the guests to observe better
order.
Messrs. p. D. and G. B. Bar
ron were in the room of Mr.. L. l..
Mott. Mr.. Clardy, however, did
not speak to the Barron brothers,
only to Mr.. Mott. And thinking
all was well and having carried
out his instructions, Mr.. Clardy re-
turned to the Office. In few min
utes Mr.. Mott and the Barron
brothers came down into the lob
by, where the latter accosted Mr..
Clardy and requested an explana-
tion of the clerks visit to their
room. Mr.. Clardy replied that his
explanations were made to Mr..
Mott, the holder Of the room, and
he considered them satisfactory.
Hereupon the elder Mr.. Barron
cursed MIR. Clardy and the latter
threw the glass tumbler at his
head, cutting a cash in the fore
head.
This act of Mr.. Clardy's caused
Mr.. G. B. Barron, who had walked
around to the other side of the
counter, to draw his pistol and fire
two shots at the assailant of his
elder brother. Neither shot was
effective, but Mr.. Clardy's face
was burned considerably by the
powder from the explosion. Bar
ron was deferred from further
shooting by spectators in the
lobby.
All the participants in the fracas
aspgsaIsd before the mayor Med,
r.se was continued; }. M. Nia., 1t,,
was fined SIS, but in view ,r,,ct o, ,r.s
TACT that he was obey'ng ins.tu.' d
IONS ions the fine was not imposed.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
Dividend Declared.

The officers and stockholders OF
he Union Grocery company met
n the company's Office tuesday
,fternoon in their regular sem
annual meeting. A dividend OF
10 Der cent, or $4,000 was oe
cared on the half years oPeTauon.
The report of Manager Wagnon
was most gratifying. 1t is Ieme',, ent !.
bered bs1 % that on October ,hnatsd first a
strictly cash basis was aaopeee' o!,es
,,,o,,ld anu ID M he greatly decreased. Sucf
w was shown not to be the case a s,
IN fact the sales for the hrst hai
l oi i this January are consideraD, consot
more than those Of January l9oe
: and the other months compare ID
vorably. ss then
The stockholders express ihe,I =,
II selves as highly pleased "'ll '. v.
S. new methods and the rahas
- ment.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
CHARGED With Heinous Crime

Aleck Brewton, 19-yeai -o'o
,oaro was brought to Cnioi. |
Tuesday night and lodged IN ]ar,
He is charged with having cont NJ
Martha Sturry, also colored' SOM so,rr
davs ago. The warrant s% was swot,i III
m out bv Thos. Sturry, husband @ o'
the the victim, and issued by Mag's,
trate Began. Brewton IS l,om tsrn :,
iail awaiting trial at the next % .e,,' p.a,,
| of the circuit court. Aleck hfe~ s
Ton " and the Sturrys all live on MI
7 Norris Rodgers place.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
4 Charter Member.

On last Saturday Mr.. H: P. Nc
Kissick, OF Jonesville, was IN IN .,I ns
citv and spent an hour in TINS SOL o.s
Gee. Mr.. McKissick is 79 yeS.s yTs
old and was subscriber to-. to nc ;e
Tines T in its first issue, back IN
ionn a Al that time Mr.. Mcknightt
10 10y, EDITOR. Mr.. McKissick talked
interestingly of those times Ds.u.s sno+s
the war, relating many ihc,oem,s ans
and s items of interest that escape
| Resides Mr. McKissick, y we ",
low of onlv one other "charte'
= n n,enber" of The Times subscr'o D
:, ers and that is MIR. Joe 0a''' '
q Ionesville.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
Gone to Hospital.

Mr.. R. E. Bruce left early tins
,vesk for Memphis, Tenn, where
he goes to be operated on iol ZAP, ap,
nersg;c;tis, nc sg;;i The latest news from
him was that he had stood the ,l.p ai,
verv , we'll, but had not yet bee"
operated upon: NON o.
fine character and good onsaei, :and,
qualities, and his many t'etu, h;r
viii deeply sympathize with h'''
J in his affection.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
Dr.. George Douglass.

DR.. George Douglas, VINO 1on,, ar.n
~. Pa,t;more last Monday, Janu- :
siy church, near Mabingt9n, ,,onn .nrs
Icountv, cl,u,' last Thursday afternoon afternoon
Ior''1S' Dr' Douglass was Prom'hh;snh, p, h;ah
nhysician rJ,, and was held in, in mgId asd
esteem throughout the n eoun'' He
everywhere he was .;1i KnGwnr. T~;ng. DR..
2as Ws I. ["D Douglass, OF Jonesyyillls;o, yln;on ana
Capt. Ca t. J. 7. Douglass OF ,,,synher omion' Of
DR.. Douglass was n, d Reneh,
s(tbe Union County Mutual ne
q lassociation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
Auction Sale.

The auction sale of lots in Jones
Vii " eI,ev real estate agent, for Mr'
Te = A,man. was quite success
E1,rejve + lots we're sold at very say
;sfactorv Me,lu prices. Ex-sherift ".
Long, Of Union, was the S"0''
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
association.

The next meeting of the snaial Union
County Cotton Growers, assoe,1 sonrt
Gou .;o,, will, be held in the cou,s =
o Mouse Saturday, Feb. 2, at 1t -
o'clock m. The presiaei't, .',,,y t}fd
IF. M. Farr urges that nor o'ny =, an an
farmers. but the business h
merchants, bankers ana o
attend this meeting.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01

,,.-v large profit to the sellers III
very ':rs licences over 100 per cent, 4,
h". That they failed or REUSED ~ liz
purchase the popular cheap eoJ,,t es,,et il
IN which the profit to the ~
was very little. ,,,ge G
.rt of the overstock in the ota!e ID
f;soensary consists OF case goous
.,,t,;ch there is little or no oe
a,d ~. and which was bought over
a, .nt.s+ Of the county DIS
n pensers. God that there
r has been paid on the Clark phs that
:. chase the sum of $4,000 '.ar. anu .
!" the checks for same were e1 Tn.',n,
-, ~. s;n,ed by Commissioner latuh';
Nv Nv although he had been intor1neu % -
pSy a. sha sacts concerning said purchase.
,SS S III" We find that since the meet-
'n' os the general assembly, the
"a ho,rd of directors has adoPteu
~. ~, psso,,t;on - that all orders tor iiquo
he must be countersigned oy ~
ice. missioner Tatum. .L ~
INV "a In addition to the stoek ~ "
@oto @ h,nd we find that all OF the y.
: IS cember purchases have peen ~. ~
;hs dered held up by the board,-t1i' ~
'~,o'e ~ w o.ders issued not to ship u
ala . ooods-except the Clark ana Le
eia o' rrchases. which were ne
your up by Mi: NJ. co,6rn,ed
nent which act'oh was
Mr.. Black. oh,e
',n ,tnrs ,scertain the number OF cars
lt,,ar i;ouor on the sidetracks in the
o'. H. on route to the dispensary
.,,e .h or nv ~ nart;cular time. Mr.. Tat
u I,;s Az | |a..ted in his evidence that he
: snb. informed by the railroad aut'i
. s'o @ .:as that on a certain day in
10 the first week in January theIe :,
I,;rned ,6 carloads on the tracks
ty dis Mr.. Mobley testified that ne II
E of an examination three or tour
later and found IL cars OH
=. the tracks. some OF which was gia
" refus- Under the authority veste
, ,t;t;es vour committee, we have ins'
thnuoh ed the dispensary officials n
for this pay any more llon ,,d we
e board Bros. or 10 L 4n uo,r hone
fused to NIT the matltI -, as in
is when body TOT suIn a.sssarv.
xamina- opinion may us :s..nsen T,
lie many N; ~ C.wdon
lie firms, w. N. Ssb .be Ser
.oods. on 'he p,.tar M
that the +. n
J. =. SS:an.ds
}. ". n &c The n,
re was al On TIC ai'
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
Third Week Jurors.

The iurors for the third week OF
the court of common pleas WI pe
as follows. Their service oeghs
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11

Here am. orioff. It's help ye want. is 1t? I'll shoot the man that tries to reach ye. Ha, ha! You're freezin' eh? Georgie will talk to keep ye awake. A dirty trick of the river to cheat me so. I've fattened for years on the hope of stampin' your life out and now it's robbed me. But I'll stick till we're safe in hell"
 The man cried piteously. turning his hleared eyes toward the sound.
 Shoot, why don't you, and end it? Can't you see we're freezing?" He stood up in his carance of stiffened clothes. shivering palsiedly.
 ''The truest thing ye ever said cried George. and he swung his colts into view It'll favor you and I'll keep my vow" He raised the gun. The splashing of the distant dogs broke the silence. A native knelt stiffly.
 George, George!" Captain had stumbled down among them and plucked at his arm. peering dinly into his distorted face. Great God. are you a murderer? They'll be dead be- fore we can save them"
 Save 'em?" said George. while req son fought with his mania. Whose goin' to save 'em? He needs killin'. :. Pm hungry for his life"
 Hes a man, George. They're both human. and they're dying in sight of us Give him a chance. Fight like a man"
 As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert,
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11

Dye mind the time 'Skagway' Ben- net died? We was pardners up Nor ton Sound way when he was killed. They thought he suicided. but know. I found a cariboo belt in the brush near camp-the kind they make on the Kuskokwim, Father Orloffs coun- try. His men took the wrong one. that's all.
 I'm sorry didn't tell ye this. Cap. before we started, for now we're into the South Country where he owns the natives. He knows we've come. as the blood token of the guide showed. He wants my life. and there's great trouble comin' up. I'm hopin yell soon get your sight. for by now there's a runner twenty miles into the hills with the news that we're blind in the church at Togiak. Three days hell be soin', and on the fifth yell hear the jangle of Russian dog bells. He'll kill the fastest team in Nushagak in the comin-, and God help us if we're here"
 George scraDed a bit of frost lace from the lone window pane. Dark figures moved over the snow. circling the chapel. and he kneY that each was armed. Only their reverence for the church held them from doing the task set by Orloff, and he sighed as he changed the bandages on his suffering mate.
 They awoke the next morning to the moan of the wind and the sift of snow clouds past their walls. Staring through the peephole. George distin- guished only seethe of whirling
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11

For a minute I believed him. struck once to kill, and he went down. They closed on me as fast as I shook 'em off Twas a beautiful site for a ruction. on the high banks over the river, but I was like water from the sickness. I fought to get at their priest where he lay. to stamp out his grinning face before they downed me. but was beat back to the bluff and I battled with my heels over the edge. I broke d pole from the fish rack and good many went down. Then I heard Metla calling softly from below.
 Jump. she said. Big one. jump
 "She had loosed d canoe at the land- ing, and now held it in the boiling cur rent underneath, paddling desperately.
 As they ran out of the tents .with their rifles l leaped.
 "A long drop and cold water. but I hit feet first When l rose the little girl was alongside.
 Its a ticklish thing to crawl over the stern of a canoe in the spatter of slugs, with the roar of the muzzle- leaders above. It's shakin' to the nerves. but the maid never flinched. not even when a bullet split the gum mel. She ripped a piece of her dress and plugged a hole under the water line while I padded out of range.
 "The next winter at Holy Cross she ran to me shaking one day.
 "'He is here. He is here! Oh. big man, I am afraidi'
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11
By REX E. BEACH.

The Mission House at Togiak stands forlorrHy on a wind-swept Alaskan spit, while huddled around it a swarm of dirt-covered "igloos" grovel in an ecstacy of abasement.
 Many natives crawled out of these and started across the bay as down . gully came an Arctic caravan, men and dogs black against the deadly white ness. Ahead swung the guide. strad- ding awkwarily on his five-foot webs, while the straining pack battered at his heels. Big George, the driver, urged them with strong words. idioms of the North and, and his long whip bit sharply at their legs.
 His companion. clinging to the sled. stumbled now and then, while his face, splitting from the snap of the frost. was smothered in a muffler. Some times he fell. plunging into the snow. rising painfully and grooming with the misery of snow blindness"
 Most there now, Cap: keep up your grit"
 I'm all right" answered the afflicted man, wearily. Don't mind me-
 George. too, had suffered from the sheen of the unbroken whiteness. and while his eyes had not wholly closed, he saw but dimly. His cheeks were grease-smeared and blackened with charred wood to break the snow glare. but through his mask showed signs of suffering. while his blood shot eyes dripped scalding tears and throbbed distressfully. For days he had not dared to lose sight of the guide. once he had caught him sneaking the dogs away. and he feared he had killed the man for time. Now Jaska broke trail ahead. his sullen, swollen features bale full in their injury.
 Down the steep bank they slid. across the bumped up sea ice at the river mouth and into the village.
 At the greeting of their guide to his tribesman. George started. Twelve years of coast life had taught him the dialect from Point Barrow south. and he glanced at Captain to find whether he. too. had heard the message. As Jaska handed a talisman to the chief he strode to him and snatched it.
 "Oho! It's Father Orloff. is it? D. him." He gazed at the token, a white spruce chip with strange marks and carvings.
 What does it mean, George?" said the blind man.
 Its a long story. Charlie. and black. You should have known it before we started. I'm a marked man in this coast country. It's Orloffs work, the rene gade. Father he calls himself. Fath- CT to these devils he rules and rObs for himself in the name of the church. His hate is bitter. and he'd have my life if these watery livered CUTS didn't dread the sound of my voice. God help him when We meet"
 SHe shook his hairy claws at the hos tile circle then cried to the chief in the native tongue:
 ''Oh. Shaman, We come bleeding and weary. Hunger grips us and our bones are stiff with frost. The light is gone from my brothers eyes and we are sick. open you the door to the Mission House that the 'MinOks' may rest and grow strong"
 The Indians clustered before the DOT tai, with its rude cross above. and star ed indignantly, while the chief spoke. At the name of his enemy the insight ly eyes of George gleamed, and he growled contemptuously. advancing among them. They scattered at the manner of his coming, and he struck
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11

strong man of the frontier. knowing the quick danger and meeting II.
 He beloved at the natives and they fled backward before this voice, storming the cache where lay the big skin canoes. They slid one down. and, seiZing paddles, crushed the ice around it till it floated then, supported by the brow. George stamped the ice into | fragments ahead and they forced their ! Way slowly along the channel he made. Soaked to the arnpits. he smashed a trail through which they reached the hummock where the others lay, too listless for action.
 At the shore they bore the priest to their shelter while the guide was snatched into a nearby hut They hacked off his brittle clothes and sup ported him to the bed. As he walked his feet clattered on the board floor like the sound of wooden shoes. They were white and solid as were his hands.
 Hes badly frozen" whispered Cap tain. can We save him?" They rubbed and thawed for hours. but the slug gish blood refused to flow into the ex- tremities and Captain felt that this man would die for lack of amputation.
 Through all the Russian was silent. gazing strangely at George.
 Iris no use" finally said the big man. despairingly. I've seen too many of 'em: we've done our best"
 He disappeared. and there sounded the jingle of harness as the dogs were hitched As he entered for the camp outfit Orloff spoke:
 George Brace, I've harmed you bit terly these many years. and you're a good man to help me so. It's no use. We have both fought the Cold Death and know when to quit. I came here to kill you. but you will go out across the mountains free, while I rave in madness and the medicine men make charms over me When you come into Bethel Mission I'll be dead. Goodby."
 Good Hell, We're takin' We to Bethel, and a doctor in ten minutes. A weeks travel as the trail goes. but we'll save a chunk of ye yet. old man.
 Five days later a broken team crawl ed over the snow to the Moravian Mis- sion, urged by two men gaunt from the trail and blistered by the cold. From the SltuSe Cdlllt SllIlthS tiiiodbN mutterings. horrid gabblings of post freezing madness and pr. Forrest, lift ing back the robe, found Orloff lashed into his couch.
 Five days from Togiak. Two hun- dred miles in heavy trails," explained George wearily as the cries of the maniac dimmed behind the log walls.
 Two hours later Forrest spoke grave ly as they nursed their frost bites in his room.
 We have operated. He will re- cover"
 Its a sad, sad day" mourned George. Tt just takes the taste out of everything for me. He's a cripple now, eh?"
 Yes! Helpless, I did not know Father Orloff has many-er-friends hereabout," continued the doctor. He was thought to be hated by the whites. I'm glad the report was wrong"
 Friends be damned!" said the other strongly What's a friend? Ye can get them any place. but where can ye find another enemy like that man?"
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11
NOTICE FOR BIDS
 FOR CONCRETE WORK

Sealed proposals will be received by the Common Council of Mesa City, Arizona. at the office of Frank Pome- rcy town clerk, at Mesa City. Arizona. until D. m. of Monday. the 18th day of November. 1907. for the construction of concrete sidewalks, gutters, curbs and gutter bridges in said town of Mesa City. Plans and specifications. for the same mag be seen at the office of Frank Pomeroy. Mesa, or O. A. Turn ey, Phoenix, Arizona The Common Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 PHIL NETS, Mayor.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-11

The Electric Theater will have a show every morning during fair week. beginning at 9:20 o'clock. New pro- gram this week. The pictures are. fine and the music excellent.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-27
|THF CHURCHES
IiIIiIiiIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIII

Rev. Alexander r. Maclean. pastor
of the First NJ. f. church delivered
an impressive discourse yesterday, the
text being the seventh verse of the
fourteenth chapter of Romans: "For
none of us liveth to himself. and no
man dieth to himself
! Personal influence is inevitable. The
consequence of an action. whether
legitimate or illegitimate. is endless.
The pebble cast into the ocean sends
out waves in concentric circles that
lap its farthest shore. If you raise
your hand to your head. by that act
YOU swerve the planets in their courses
The bird that perches on a trees top
most branch to pour out its song of
praise to its maker. by the vibrations
of that very song stirs every drop of
water in every ocean on the globe. II
IS said. inside OF twenty minutes. 81
am a part of every person have met"
some one says. and il is true. Two
men met and parted yesterday. never
to be the same to al eternity. The in
fiuence of personal contact is tyran-
meal and inexorable. We do take on
the hues OF our environment, and cha
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-27

During the year the number of off
shoots in the orchard has almost dou-
hled. no less than 9iS new suckers ap-
pearlng on the PCS ix-year-old trees
planted in July, 1900. In April, May.
June and later, q first distribution of
IFS suckers mostly Hhars was made,
mainly to points in Texas. Arizona and
California. one half of these have
been placed by The L. s. depaI tment
OF agriculture. the other by he Ari-
iona experiment station. Rhars be-
ing an early variety. suckers of this
kind have in large part been sent to
higher elevations with a shorter grow
ing season. in order to demonstrate the
limits Of the date growing zone at an
early day.
The orchard blossomed well this
season and conditions were favorable
To pollination. Consequently a good
crop OF fruit was started, judged at
one time TO amount to about 1000
POUNDS in about 25 varieties. The
largest item in this crop was Rhars.
ripening mainly during the first half
cf October: Because Of the depreda-
lions Of a horde OF rats which swarm
ed into the orchard. the yield was re-
duced TO about one-tenth. The mark
etable product was shipped partly as
fresh fruit in five pound baskets and
partly packed for retail in ne-pound
boxes. AS a novelty this crop was
sold at gross price OF 40 to 80 cents
pound in Arizona markets: hut this
price can hardly he considered nor
manent. as Rhars, though early, is not
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-27
FRuIT CROP GOOD HERE.

Comparatively speaking. the fruit
crop in the Salt River valley this year
is very good. though il may not be as
large as usual compared with the
crops of the eastern and middle states
as well as even those OF California. the
salt river crop is very good.
The late spring and the adverse
weather that has prevailed i'm the east
ern states has also affected the eli
mate of California. much to the de-
t'iment of the fruit crop which rere-
tofore has always been reliable.
l.. Z. johnson recently received n
letter from a fruit grower in Camp
NELL. Cal. stating that fruit in that
valley is so scarce that shipments
will be almost impossible. He states
that the cherries are all destroyed and
that the prunes which are the main
crop in that valley are n failure.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-27
cALEB'S INHERITANCE.

At Central Methodist church yes
terday morning the pastor, Rev. Har-
old Govettc preached an earnest ser
mon on Caleb's Inheritance. from the
text: And Joshua blessed aim. and
Hebron for ar inheritance" josh.
54:13.
Hebron was the metropolis of the
most warlille people of southern Oan-
aan. and JOscplus tells us it Contain
ed the tombs of the patriarchs. The
city was situated in a large and ocau-
tIfui mountain and was populated with
giants and surrounded by hign walls.
When the land Of Canaan was di
vided amongst the various tribes.
Caleb desired Hebron for an inherit
ance and reminded Joshua that forty
five years before. Moses had promised
that ne should have it,
Caleb was a mighty man OF va,or
At the mere mention of his name We
are stirred with the martial spirit. and
can hear the clash of the saber and
sec the smoke and duss Of the battle
field. He reminded Joshua that he had
been faithful through the long years
Of active service and IL granted the
privilege would take the stronghold OF
the enemy and claim it for his inner
ltance.
II was strange that a man who was
now eighty-five years of age should
desire a country and city so difficult
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