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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-05-07

Wake me early, mother darling, at
the breaking of the day, for I'm to be
queen of the May, mother, I'm to be
queen Of the May I have the bonnet,
mother-it's the strangest ever seen,
and you bet your bottom dollar it's
the bonnet makes the queen 1t has
the seeming, mother, Of coal-hod
upside down, with the spout project
ing backwards from the fower-cov-
cred crown, while the circling bail up
on It passes underneath my chin
wake me early! I am crazy for the
voting to begin.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-05-07

The meadowlark will MARBLE, and
the apple tree will bloom, the frog will
WOO his true love with his melancholy
boom, the barefoot boy will issue his
spring challenge to the tack, the lamb
will frisk and gambol like jack-knife
in the back, the playful winds will
frolic in the fields of waving green,
and the terrible mosquito press his
face against the screen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-05-07

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80, ;,tr;o,+. r,;,ds ,nd thev ,,,der-
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10, ,rd.r o,,os;to s;a,s of the %
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-05-07

Come out into the garden, Maude,
the vines begin to run, and the seed
our Congressman sent out are sprout-
ing every one. The gumbo and the
oyster plant are seven inches high,
and the mint q wonder does he know
the state has voted dry? A Con-
gresham in Washington can keep
himself so wet that even if his state
is dry, he's likely to forget.) Howev-
err that may be, the squash was never
looking fatter, and the first fruit of his
seven terms is threatening the plat
ter.
X 4 4
The news from Washington will be
What it has always been
Since Roosevelt stepped down and out
And Taft was ushered in.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-05-07
rhe capital will rise at 5,

The capital will rise at 8,
Retire again at 10,
Get up for lunch at noon and go
To bed at again,
Arise at 5, stay up till 8,
And finally retire,
And there will not be a dog gone
thing
To put upon the wire.
The correspondents who were wont
to listen at the cracks will sit around
the White House steps engaged at
playing jacks. The President will ride
upon his bucking rocky horse, the
gun men will turn up their toes and
perish of remorse, the tariff argument
will drone its weary way along, the
strong NiiI battle with the weak, and
right will wrestle wrong, the vested
interests will howl, the planter will
protest, the miner will exhort the law
TO succor the oppressed, the women
will combat the tax upon Paris hat
and about the time we settle it we
won't know where we're at.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

BY order of the State Board of Ed
ucation, the examination for teach
ers will bc held in the Court House,
at Walhalla, on FRIDAY, MAY the
14th, 1909, beginning promptly at 8
o'clock a. m. All applicants must
furnish their own pens, ink, pencils
and paper, and they sre requested to
use legalcap paper in order to have
the papers uniform in size. Those
teachers whose certificates expire
this year, and who cannot go to the
summer school at Wofford, should
remember that in order to get re-
pewal they must stand this exami-
nation. w. G. HUGHS,
County Superintendent of Education.
April %, 1909. 1919
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
Daylight All the Time.

According to a special from Peters,
burg, Ind, to the Baltimore Ameri-
can, after ten years of persistent eff
fort, David r. Nicely has perfected
an arrangement by which he be-
lieves the day can be made "a hours
long, and he has applied for patents.
He has made concave and convex
lenses Of enormous size, which he
will place on towers 1000 feet high
at distance Of 100 miles apart, and
with these he expects to supply day
light many hours after night has
fallen. In order to keep the lenses
at proper angle a clock work appa-
ratus is to be provided, and, with the
lenses so focused as to let the light
In concentrated rays pass from one
to the other, he expects to give day
light all the time.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
LETTER TO RURAL CARRIERS.
Department at Washington Has Is
sued an Important Letter.

The following letter has been re-
ceived from the post office depart
ment at Washington, and Is of gene
raj interest to people living on rural
mail routes. 1t Is addressed to the
postmasters, and is as follows:
In order to expedite the delivery,
collection, AID dispatch of rural mail,
enable rural carriers to cover their
routes Will celerity, and give the
earliest possible service to patrons
residing on the far ends of routes,
the department will insist that all
rural mail boxes be so located as to
be served with the greatest eXpedi-
ton.
You are, therefore, directed to re-
quire each rural carrier at your Of
flee to submit to you without delay,
for transmission to the department,
the names Of all patrons whose
boxes cannot be served without leav-
ing the road. dismounting, driving in
deep bitches or on steep inclines, or
on or across railway tracks, involv-
ing danger, or the approaches to
whose boxes are obstructed. IL is
not required that boxes shall be
erected beside the wheel tracks, nor
on any particular corner of the cross
roads, but they must be erected
within the confines of the road, and
accessible on any corner.
1t Is not desirable that boxes be
attached to telegraph, telephone, or
electric light poles, or to fences or
buildings, but boxes should be Sc
curely fastened to neat and strong
posts firmly set at the side Of the
roads, at a sufficient height to be
served by carriers without rising
from their seats or reaching through
wheel spokes.
After boxes have been properly re-
located, and it Is practicable to cur
tail carriers schedules, postmasters
will advise this Office, so that changes
in schedules may be considered.
When roads are in bad condition,
postmasters are directed to make re-
port thereof to the department, and
to the proper local road officials and
cooperate with them and patrons
to the fullest extent, consistent with
position and duty, to secure the i'm
provement of the roads. The mani
festation Of interest and properly di-
rected efforts by postmasters in the
good roads question will in many
instances be productive OF excellent
| results. Respectfully,
p. v. DeGraw,
Fourth Asst. Postmaster General
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.

Court Of Common Pleas.
John d. Werner, VIM. j. Stribling,
Mrs. M. A. Watkins, Katharine B.
Adams, Annie H. Biemann and
Gertrude j. Biemann and Diet
rich r. Biemann, Henry ID. Bic
mann an6 Ida d. w. Biemann, by
4. t. Jaynes, Guardian Ad Litem,
Plaintiffs,
Nancy Watkins, Jane Dorsey and
Cely Mason, Defendants.
Summons for Relief Complaint
Served.)
To the Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the complaint in
this action, Of which copy is here-
with serve upon you, and to serve a
copy OF your answer to the said COM
plant on the subscriber, at his
office, OH the Public Square, at Wal
halla G. H., South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive Of the day of such service;
and II you fail to answer the COM
plant within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiffs In this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Dated this 9th day of April, 1909.
(SeaD JOHN f. CRAIG, C. C. P.
r. IT. JAYNES,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the Absent ants, Jane Dor
scy and Ccly g. Ius.n:
Please take notice that the Sum-
mons and Complaint in the above en-
titled action were filed in the office
of the Clerk Of the Court of Common
Pleas of Oconee County, South Caro-
lima, on the 9th day Of April, 1909;
that the purpose of this action Is the
partition and division Of the tract OF
land described in the Complaint be-
tween the parties to this action ac-
cording to their respective legal
rights. r.. II. JAYNES,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
April Z, 1919. 14-19
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
CONFEDERATE HERO HoNORED.
Monument to Sam Davis, Hanged by
Fcderals, Unveiled.

Nashville. Tenn, April ga
monument to Sam Davis, a Confede-
rate scout, who, rather than divulge
the source of information which he
had secured, suffered death on the
gallows at the hands Of the Fede-
rails at Pulaski, Tenn, on November
81, 1868, was unveiled on Capitol
Hill to-day. Little Elizabeth Davis,
grand niece of the hero. unveiled
the monument. Governor Patterson
accepted the statue on behalf Of Ten
nesSee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
GA. ~ II @ EGA.
ssssts,, sssss tho KIND ysz HAY! Away: Bought
signature "a M@<HAgl1ax
Cotton Manufacturers Meet.

Boston, April 29.-Investments of
more than 100000 were repre-
sented ut the annual meeting Of the
National Association Of Cotton Man
ufacturers, which opened at the Me-
chanics' building here to-day. Tex
tile manufacturers from all sections
of the United States were present.
Mills represented by the, 900 MEM
bers of the association operate 2O,-
100000 spindles, 1,500 sets of wool
and worsted cards, 5000 knitting
machines and rs printing machines.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that pursu-
ant to an order of the County Board
of Education of Oconee county, South
Carolina, an election will be held
at High Falls school house, No, SO
"a" on Saturday, the 9Th day, of
MAY, 1909, on the question of
levying an extra TWO mill tax
for school purposes on all the real
and personal property within the said
High Falls District, the said tax
to he in addition to that now col
lected for school purposes as author
lied by law; that said election shall
be conducted as provided for the con-
duct of general elections; that at
said election each elector favoring
said proposed additional levy shall
cast a ballot containing the word
YES" written or printed thereon,
and each elector opposing said levy
shall cast a ballot containing the
word NO printed or written
thereon.
r. e. WHITE,
T. NJ. ELROD,
WHIT KNOX,
Trustees of High Falls District, NO.
SO "a"
April 2S, 1909. 17-1S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
ERADIoATING THE CATTLE TICK
Considerable Territory Released
from Quarantine.

Washington, April 29.-.The re-
cent release by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture of several
counties previously quarantined on
account of the cattle tick is most
hopeful and encouraging to those
waging war on this pest of the South.
That science and hard work are CO.
operating to combat this terrible
handicap to the Southern farmer is
realized in the releasing of 10000
square miles of territory since the
work was begun in 1906. The cost
of the work of getting rid of ticks is
insignificant compared to the losses
sustained by the farmers and stock
men of the South. These come un-
der the following heads: Death
from Southern cattle fever, in and
out of the quarantined district,
lower prices paid for Southern cat
tie; impoverishment of the blood
caused by the ticks, and consequent
loss in quality and quantity of beef;
greatly reduced milk production;
Southern breeders being barred from
opportunities for sale of their ami
mails in any but quarantined dis
tricts, except under certain restric-
tions; expenses incurred yearly by
the Federal Government and State
to maintain quarantine lines.
The sum total of these losses is
variously estimated at from $4O,-
100000 to 00,OO0,OOO annually,
which the Southern farmers and
stockmen in fourteen States are car
rying as burden because of the
presence Of the tick. A similar loss
in other lines of business or crops
would in all probability cause
panic in commercial circles of the
States affected.
AS a matter Of fact, the cattle pro-
ducers of the South have some de-
cided natural advantages over those
OF the North. A longer warm sea-
son permits of greater pasture privi-
leges. and the milder climate causes
less feed to be consumed-two fac
tors of great value in the cattle in
dustry. With the tick out of the
way the South would afford a fine
field for profitable stock raising.
Numerous icvSstfs sations and en-
periments have been conducted, by
which it has been conclusively proved
that the cattle tick is the only natu-
raj means by which Texas or South
ern fever of cattle is transmitted,
and that by completely severing the
relations between cattle and ticks
the pests may be exterminated from
any locality. But this means,
thorough, systematic, and persistent
work in destroying ticks. If the citi-
zens of the quarantined area will
begin Immediately and not permit
ticks to mature on their horses,
mules and cattle, the good results
to the cattle industry can hardly be
calculated. They should urge their
State and county authorities to take
up Systematically the work of tick
eradication, that they may secure
the cooperation of the Federal au-
thorities and ultimately the removal
of quarantine restrictions. The Bu-
reau of Animal Industry, Washing
ton, ID. c., will be glad to send to
any one on request some publications
giving directions for getting rid of
ticks.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
j. H. COWAN

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHARGE.-Noti
is hereby given that the undersigned
will make application to D. A. Smith,
Judge of Probate for Oconee county,
in the State Of South Carolina, at his
Office at Walhalla Court House, on
FRIDAY, MAY 2Sth, 1909, at II
o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon
thereafter as said application can be
heard, for leave to make final settle
ment of the Estate of Ida B. Mitchell,
deceased, and obtain final discharge
as Executor Of said Estate.
BURT MITCHELL, Executor.
April 2S, 1909. 1920
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
VETERANS, STATE HOME.
Form of Blank 20 BE Used i'm Apply
ing for Admission.

Chairman Holleman, of the Coun-
" Pension Board, has handed us the
following blank form, which he has
requested US to publish. Those de-
string admission to the Confederate
Home in Columbia should file their
applications with Mr.. Holleman at
once. He will call the Pension Board
together within the next few days, at
county will be selected to enter the
home.
To the Pension Board of Oconee
County: Cd The application Of
--------------- of the county of Oconee,
shows: When and where enlisted
------; company and regiment mus
tered in-----; date, place and
cause of discharge.
2. Where wounded? ----.
When? --------. Give name Of
ngagement--
3. Were you confined in any hos
pital? ----. When? ----.
Which hospital? -. How
long confined? ---. Cuu Sc of
confinement? -------.
4. Were you confined in prison?
--. Where? -----. How
long? ------. Where We're you
captured? ---
o. Applicant states that he served
honorably and faithfully during the
war in the Confederate army Cor
navy), and was loyal to the govern
ment of the Confederate States to
the end of the war; that he is -
years Of age; that he is unmarried
Cor married); that he Is - In
height, and is by occupation d
---; that his nearest relative Is
------, whose post Office address is
---, S. c.; that because Of old
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CA~lOLINA.
COUNTY OF OCONEE.

COUNTY OF OCONEE.
Court OF Common Please
Z. w. Antrim & Sons, j. w. Bell, l..
A. Moore, The Dodge Manufacture
Ing Company, National Biscuit
Company, Frank E. Block Com
pany and J. w. Marshall, Plain
tiffs,
The Citizens Bank, b. f. McElreath
and Fl. F. Patterson, Defendants.
(Summons for Relief Complaint
not Served.)
To the Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in
office OF the Clerk Of the Court of
Common Pleas for the said county,
on the 18th day of March, 1909,
and to serve copy of your
answer to the said complaint on the
subscribers at their office, on the
Public Square. at Walhalla Court
House, South Carolina, within twen-
ty days after the service hereof, ex-
elusive of the day of such service;
and IL you fail to answer the COM
plant within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiffs In this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Dated March 18th, A. d. 1909.
(Seal) JOHN f. CRAIG, G. G. p.
CAREY, SHELOR e. HUGHS,
plaintiffs Attorneys.
To the Defendant B. +. McElreath:
Please take notice that the Sum-
mons and Complaint in the above en-
titled action were filed in the office
of the Clerk Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas in and for Oconee County,
South Carolina, on the 18th day OF
March, 1909.
CAREY, SHELOR G. HUGHS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
April IA, 1909. 1920
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05

age, infirmity, which arises from
- ---------, and from poverty, he Is un-
able to provide for and support HIM
self, and has no relative upon whom
he can rely for such support; that
by reason of his age and bodily In
firmities he is unable to work. For
these reasons he applies for admis-
sion to the Confederate Infirmary.
And applicant declares that he Is a
person of good character and habits,
and IL admitted to the Confederate
lnfirmary as an inmate, he agrees
and faithfully promises, upon pain
of expulsion, to abide by and obey
the rules and regulations made for
the governance of the infirmary, and
that he will perform such duties as
may be required Of him, and obey all
lawful orders of the officers of said
home And he signs this application
with full knowledge that any viola
tioh OF the rules will subject him to
dismissal, at the discretion of the
Board OF Commissioners.
(Here applicant signs In presence
OF two witnesses.)
Witnesses have to sign the follow
in certificate:
We, -----, of -----, and
-------------, do hereby certify that we
know of our own knowledge that
----------, the within. named appli-
cant, was duly enlisted and served
honorably and faithfully IN the War
Between the States, and we believe
the statements contained in his ap-
plication are true.
or it is impracticable to have two
witnesses who know of their own
knowledge Of the soldiers enlistment
production Of the parole Of the appli-
cant, or other evidences satisfactory
to the County Board of Pensions,
will sufiice.)
Parties desiring to make applica-
tion can do SO by addressing a postal
card to Mr.. Holleman at Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05

|, NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND Observation-Disclosures
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, Walhalla Court
House, on Saturday, the Sth day OF
MAY, 1909, at Ii o'clock in the
forenoon, or as soon thereafter as
said application can be heard, for
leave to make final settlement Of the
Estate of 8. p. DBNDY, deceased,
and obtain o final discharge as the
Executor of said Estate.
j. b. s. DENDY, Executor.
April IA, 1909. 1918
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that pursu-
ant to an order of the County Board
Of Education Of Oconee county, South
Carolina, an election will be held
at Union school house on SATUR-
DAY, the Sth day of MAY, 1909,
between the legal hours, on the ques-
ton Of levying an extra two mill tax
for school purposes on the real and
personal property within the said
Union School District, the said tax
to be in addition to that now col
lected for school purposes as author
lied by law; that said election shall
be conducted as provided for the con-
duct Of general elections; that, at
said election each elector favoring
said proposed additional levy shall
cast a ballot containing the word
YES" written or printed thereon,
and each electOr opposing said levy
shall cast a ballot containing the
word "NO" printed or written
thereon.
j. H. COWAN,
J. l.. DICKSON,
Truestees of Union District, No. 67,
of Oconee County.
April 28, 1909. 1918
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-04-10
ASSESSORS TO MEET
WITH AUDITOR TODAY

There has been quite a little dis
cussion all over the state as to the time
when the county assessors shall meet
with the county auditor for the pur-
pose of receiving the necessary books
and supplies and all instructions and
information. The old law has been the
second Saturday in April which would
be April 10 this year. The last legis-
lature. however, passed law chang
ing the date to the second Wednesday.
which would be April IA.
County Auditor J. S. White has
looked up both laws and finds that there
is no emergency clause in the change
made this winter and therefore it does
not 60 into effect until July 1. Conse-
quently the old law is in force and
Peter Jahner from district l, Matthias
Bayer, district II, Kurt Schleisser.
district III, the assess ors who will list
the Stark county property for 1909, will
meet at his office today for their in
structions and supplies. Next year
the date of meeting will be the second
Wednesday. The assessors will start
upon their work the first of next week.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-04-10
WILL PAY GLAnDERED
HORSE CLAIMS SOON

State Auditor Brightbill is preparing
the matter of elandered horse indemnity
for the consideration of the state audit
ing board and within week or so the
claims now on file will be audited and
warrants drawn to cover them under the
appropriation of $50, 600 made by the
legislature.
There are at the present time about
$67, 600 of these claims on file although
they are appraised at $127.00O. 1t is
believed that the total claims filed may
exceed the appropriation but they will
be paid in the order filed and approved.
The work of auditing the claims requires
much detail to make sure that only
valid claims are paid. Steps have been
taken to verify the postofice addresses,
so that no checks may be lost.
Here in Stark county there are be
tween Is and 80 claims, amounting to
about ST. 500 appraised value. The
owners will be indemnified at half of
the appraised value. making only about
$3.50 which will come to this county.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-04-10
COL. field ELECTED
/. HEAD OF COUNTY Bar

Because of his departure from the
city. Judge James G. Campbell last
week handed in his resignation as ptesi-
dent of the Stark County Bar association
to which position he was elected during
the past winter. A meeting of the
association was held in the rooms of
the Commercial Club Saturday evening
to select his successor and as COM
plimentary farewell to the retiring
officer.
About q dozen of the LEGAL lights OF
the county were present. At the bust
ness meeting Col. J. H.. Field was
elected president. Col. Field is now the
dean Of the lawyers in the county and
was formerly in partnership with Judge
Campbell. The retiring president was