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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
SALEM.

Salem, July 12.-This section was
spared the heavy rainfall that visited
other sections of the county on Tues
day last. While 1t rained from 0 a.
m. until the shank of the evening
there was not near the water on the
ground that was from a rain that fell
two weeks previous, when all low
lands were submerged for several
days. Some seem to think the far
mers erred in planting cotton instead
or rice on all their cotton land. Corn
crops are generally good except in
places where they could not be work
ed In time. Cotton, while small and
at least ten days late. is afflicted with
grass. All sorts OF efforts have been
Put forth. and some very hazardous
measures resorted to. to destroy the
grass but many fields are till arrayed
IN living green, and will remain so
until frost comes to the rescue.
The writer has made inquiry from
different sections and from some of
the best farmers. and their estimate
OF the cotton crop various from one
third of an average crop to one-balf
crop. still the government and GIN
ners' reports are far above these fig
ures. While there are individual ex-
ceptions, we can't figure out over 80
per cent. cotton and those who see
more. must throw in the grass and
water to bring up the average.
Miss M. II. witherspoon left on
goth of June. on her annual summer
vacation and will in all probability be
absent until the last OF October.
Messrs. f.. w. Dabbs. J. b. Warren
L. M. McElvesn and Hugh wither.
spoon represented the Salem Union
At High Hills last week. They ali
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"DRYS" MAY CONTEST ELECTION
contemplate Fight Against Towns
Being Declared "Wet"-Opening of
Saloons Delayed.

Bristol, Va, July 9.-The "drys"
contemplate contesting yesterdays
local option election in which the
town went wet" by a small majority.
after being without saloons two years.
No statement will be given out until
after the official canvass Of the vote.
There will be no saloons in Bristol
as result of the election before the
first week in August. This rather un-
expected situation caused chagrin
amongst the liquor contingent, some
OF whom had planned to open sa-
Icons within the next few days. II
results from the recent resignation of
Judge Prince of the Corporation Court
which becomes effective tomorrow.
Judge Price adjourned court today
and as his successor, Judge Joseph l..
Kelly, will not qualify. until August
l. there is no means before that date
OF securing the necessary licenses.
Tn prohibition forces today began
a segregation and regulation fight
and will try to prevent the opening of
saloons on State street, one side of
which lies within Tennessee, the State
line being the middle of this principal
thOroughfare.
An excise commission will probably
be appointed by Judge Kelly 20
handle all applications for license.
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PATTERSON COMMITS SUICIDE.
Mill Operative, Rejected by Widow.
Tries to Kill Woman-Victim Will
Recover.

Abbeville, July 11.-At about 2:3O
today at the cotton mill village L. L.
Patterson shot Mrs. Maggie Pender
twice with 32 calibre pistol then
shot himself through the head, dy-
Ing almost instantly. DR.. ]. C.. Hill
was hurriediy summoned, but found
Patterson dead with a hole entirely
through his head
Mrs Pender was shot through the
thigh. Her wounds are painful but
not serious. For some months Pat
terson, who is a mill operative. has
been trying to marry the woman. who
is a widow with some property,
though she also works in the cotton
mills. She, however, has steadily re-
fused him.
Today they were quarreling on the
back steps of the woman's house
when the shooting took place. Pat
terson came to Abbeville some time
ago and preached on the streets sew
eral times.
AT the last session of criminal court
he was tried for assault and battery.
he conducted his own defense and
came clear.
Some OF the mill people say he was
heard to say he intended killing him
self.
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Hssood. July 10.--Hagood won the
9sh straight game yesterday after
noon. Wedsefleld being defeated 9
- I. Timely batting and wretched
support behind Strange enabled the
1scals to pile up eight runs In the first
three innings but the remainder of
the game was fast ard snappy
crawford Sanders was In the box for
me first time In several years and
lad the visitors completely at his
nercy. His wildness In the first in
ming. when he walked two men and
made two wild pitches. gave the visi-
tors their only run. He famed fif-
Teen men and gave up only three
scratch hits. Not one OF, the local
cutficiders got g. chance. and
AFTER the first inning none OF the Wis
ttcrs reached third base. Fob Moore's
base running and the all round good
work OF CAN'T were features. The
latter In one OF the most consistent
betters In the team and has improv-
cd wonderfully In his catching. The
local infield had very little to do. but
accepted their chances In neat style.
Hsgood has very credit
able record up to date, hav-
Ing won seven games, lost
two and tied one. The two games
lost were to st. Matthews. which is
probably the best team In this sec
tson OF the State. Heath Springs has
been beaten three times. and Camden,
kersaw. Long Branch and Wedge.
hcld once each. The tie game was
played at wedgeneld and lasted twelve
innings with the score 4 to 4.
The score OF yesterdays game
was:
RH.E
Hasood 1250 Of o o 80 9
wedseneld 4 % o o o O o. &
Batteries: c. Sanders and CAN'T
Strange and Thomas. Umpire. Mr.
A X. Sanders.
After the baseball game and Ice
cream festival and dance was given
for the benent OF the team. Those
present at the dance were: Misse,
Bessie. Courtney and Gussie Watts
Amelia Becker. Bessie Trippett. Az.
nes Beckers. Ella Palmer and Mar.
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claim a delightful time and enjoyed
the beautiful scenery Of the High
Hills Of Sumter. This was the first
visit of some of them to the spot that
came within a few votes of being the
capitol.
After this outing Mr.. E. w. Dabbs
separated from his comrades and
took in James Island and the coast
where he INDUCED in surf baths and
the like for week and very reluct-
antly left these beautiful scenes
reaching home Saturday night.
Mr.. r. e. McElveen, formerly of
this place, but now of Lynchburg. s.
c., attended worship at Brick Church
yesterday He was a ruling elder
here for several years and severed his
connection with this church when he
removed to Lynchburg. His many
friends were glad to see him again on
his old stamping ground looking so
well. At a congregational meeting. by
ballot. Messrs. E. B. Muldrow and G..
w. Mcbride were nominated for rul.
ing elders Of Brick Church yesterday
They have the high Office under con-
sideration and will accept or decline
az some future date.
Messrs. Leighton and Halle War
rem spent Saturday and Sunday al
Wedgefeld at the hospitable home of
Mr.. d. B. McLaurin.
The high tide has caused a halt on
the raid that was being made on the
hnny tribe that abound in Black Riv-
er. The sport has been INDUCED in
more than usual and fish are abundant
this season.
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MISS HENCKEL HoNORED.
O"arieston Woman Elected President
southern kindergarten Associa.
ton.

Knoxville, Tenn, July 10.-The
fifth annual session of the Southern
kindergarten Association at the Uni
versity Of Tennessee today elected the
following officers:
president, Miss Marian Stuart Han
cXel' Charleston, s. c.; vice president.
Miss Willett Allen, Atlanta. Ga: re-
ccrding secretary, Mrs. Della Cawood.
Knoxville, Tenn; corresponding Sec
retary. Miss Margaret SomervilIe.
Jacksonville, Fla; treasurer, Miss
Ruby Willingham, Columbus Ga.
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POINTS TO DEFEAT?
Democrats May Have Majority I'm the
House i'm 1910.

House i'm 1910.
washington, July 10.-The refusal
of ten Republican senators to vote
Tor the Aldrich-Payne tarffr bill when
II was placed on passage in the senate
should. in the estimation of the DEM
ocrats in congress, prove a warning
To the dominant party. With one
sixth of the Republican membership
or that pre-eminently conservative
BODY, the senate refusing to vote for
the Aldrich-Payne anomaly, they sug-
gest' is 1T not evident that consider
ably more than one-sixth of the vot-
ers' most of whom are consumers
rather than manufacturers, will re-.
fuse to vote again for the party which
is responsible for the tariff bill? If
anything like one-sixth of the voters
refuse to vote for Republicaa candi-
oates for the house in November.
1910, is it not a reasonable assumn.
ton that the reign of Cannon, Payne.
Daizeil, and others will be ended. and
that Democratic majority will come
into its own?
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Lynchburg. July s.-rhe almost
1ai1y downpour rain of rain In this
part OF the county. is becoming seri-
GO. TO say the least OF II. and long
fAces and mutterings are becoming
fashionable. One OF our young and
urcgressive farmers is offering to
tAke six bales Of cotton for his crop.
Last ycar he made ten bales on the
Wne number OF acres and the same
Ind
A young negro man or lad. while
attempting 20 cross the trestle over
1Gnchss river. between this station
NDd Cartersvilie. was overtaken and
- feot run over. crushing II SO badly
That lmputation Is necessary, the
uAysicisn. DIR. Yeilott. says. 1t Ii al
Hsst q mifs Gle that no other part Of
~ body vrtls injured. He gives his
name N Frank Robinson. whose pa
r>ats reside In Atlanta, Ca. He was
1osnd and brought to this station
SAis morning. and later the Atlantic
cosst Line Company had him car
s,sd to Florence to be cared for.
The A. c. l. section master at this
1oacs. Mr.. ,. H. Cribs. was carried
- the Mood Infirmary last night to
- treated for tyhoid fever.
1T. q. w. t'swkins is reported
unpch better ny DIR. ,Yeilott. and his
10y friends hope to see him out
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Chester, July 6.-The government
postoffice building at the corner of
MAIN and Wylie streets is practically
completed and Postmaster Dunovant
and his force hope to move in the lat
ter part Of this week. The handsome
furniture and fixtures have arrived
and have been installed, and all that
is lacking now of making the building
entirely complete is the installation
Of the light fixtures. The building is
thing Of beauty, and makes an ex-
ceedingly fine showing.
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garet Gaillard. Messrs Boggan Trip
petit, John Watts. Walter Sanders,
Smyrl Habsed. Frank Sanders, Tim
mie Jenkins. Charlie Emanuel. Wal
ter LeNoir. Jr., Bruce Sanders, Ben
Myers. James Graham, Bruce and
Osburne Sanders Chaperones: Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Sanders, Mrs. ]. l.. Irby.
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A Republican Now.

For three weeks he had borne all
the horrors Of spring cleaning withou,
murmur. Then his patience gave
way.
And you," sobbed his wife, "you
used to tell me was your queen"
"Yes," he said, with a wild glare
in his eyes; "but when a man finds
his queen has used his best tobacco
jai for pale oak varnish and his
meerschaum pipe for a tack hammer,
he begins to grasp the advantages of
a republic. ."-Tit-Bits.
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11ndal. July 10.--The farmers In
90 section have been unable to do
~ work In their crops since the
1nnvy rains which fell over this and
915oaning neishberhoods en- last
xenoday. The bottoms or lower lands
- now practically covered with wa
-. Cotton has a pile color and has
.osut stopped growing. The corn
usop IN this nelghborhood win be very
u1ort.
The roads are In bad condition.
osHs places they are almost impassi-
-.
The health Of the community is
eood. There Is very little. IL any
s>ckness that could he reported.
Mr.. Edwin witherspoon of Wake
Forrest. N. c.. Is visiting relatives In
~ neighborhood.
The committee has been doing
ssms good work. beautlfying the
eAurch yard at Providence.
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Captain Charles Cotesworth Pinck-
ney. OF Charleston, died Monday al
his home. He was 20 yeors old and
had been in failing health for some
time. He is survived by his widow
and three children by his recent mar
riage and two by his first marriage.
Captain Pinckney was one of the
pioneer phosphate miners of Charles
ton, and did much to develop the in
dustry in Charleston.
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COUNTY Correspondence.
WWsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE.
CIAL CORRESPONDENT


NOTICE To CORRESPONDENTS
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Unil telephone or telegraph. Such
os~s stories are acceptable up to the
1sur Of going to press. Wednesdays
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PISGAH.


Pisgah. July 12.-The warm sun
shine Of the last day or two has CIV
EN- the crops a great tonic where they
are not too far gone to receive 1t.
The flood that fell here last Tues
day afternoon was enough, If proper
ly distributed, to make a crop. I'm
fortunately It was the death blow TO
many acres Of crops. Corn. like cot
ton cannot stand too much water.
Some hail fell at different points and
the fierce winds blew down the fruit
trees on Mr.. Coles place. and other
damages to neighbors around.
Mr.. ]. l. ellis went to Darlington
to attend the races and said the crops
there were very good. He said the
bis rains extended to about Lynches
river.
Tho farmers will try 1t again this
week with the hope that they will
have suitable weather to finish the
crops.
From the extreme wet watermelons
are few and far between. The de-
mand Is good. but none to supply il.
Peaches are poor; the late ones
may do better.
Potatoes bid fair to make a good
crop.
Owing to the wet several have not
planted their oat land in peas. Some
will not plant owing to fear or be-
lief that II will bring on cotton wilt.
Peas have been planted for centuries,
I guess. and wilt is modern disease.
II don't look like peas Is the cause
OF II. In several places wilt has ap-
peared this year and seems to be
greatly spreading. notice though that
corn planted on wilt land seems not
to be affected, and some wilt-proof
cotton looks all right.
The new road being built near Mr.
T. NJ. Bradley's Is progressing as fast
as II can. 1t Is costly and stupen-
dous piece of work for the county to
do. The swamp through which 1t
passes Is at least one-fourth of u mile
wide and perfect bog hole Of great
depth. Clay Ia being hauled from
each side to make dam across the
hole with bridges along so the water
can pass through. 1t will be a good
while yet before 1t Is finished. II the
road had been built a mile up. the
swamp would have been avoided and
large expense saved.
Our public roads are in a bad fix
and In places almost impossible. With
such tools as the farmers have. they
could not work the hills. and 1t would
be useless to try 1t.
Our supervisor has done some good
and solid work on the low road
places between here and Sumter.
which will stand without washing
of.
There was Children's Day at Miz-
pan church yesterday.
Our magistrate Is getting on very
we'll In the discharge Of his duties
and Is giving satisfaction as far rs
know. To his credit be It said:
He Is trying to be a peace officer and
not fuss one." as some are and have
been, stirring up strife to make cases
for little profit and notorie.y.
A protracted meeting is going on
a. Mizpah church this week. Rev. r.
+. Blackman IL aiding the pastor.
Mr.. Cole preached an able sermon
at Pisgah yesterday. Far reaching
In Its application.
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VI all the crops a farmer raises.
Or capital employs.
None geve such comforts
And such praises
AS crop Of girls and bows.
From Phila. Farm Journal
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LOST HIS LIFE IN THE SURF.
Young Apgustan Drowned on Sulli
vans Island.

vans Island.
Charleston. July 10.-In an effort
TO save the life of Miss Bessie Doyle
or this city, Mr.. Fulton Kelsey, of Au-
gusta, Ga, lost his life in the surf a,
Sullivan's Island yesterday. The trag-
edy occurred at about O'Clock in
the afternoon, and a most unusual
circumstance was that no one was
aware OF the fact that Mr.. Kelsey hal
been drowned until Miss BOYLE. re.
gaining consciousness after her res
cue, asked where Mr.. Kelsey was.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

One enemy will often make q man
more prominent than a hundred
friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

The contract for the Lincoln Grad
ed School building will be let on nxet
Friday.
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Many a girl has a poor complexion
who is rich enough to afford a bet
ter one.
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ISAAC NJ. LORYEA.

Special Agent.
Clarendon and Sumter, p. O. Rox 10
MANNING, s. C.
Correspondence Invited.
6-30-3m. w. & S.
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University Of South Carolina.
Schools of Arts, Science Education.
Law, Engineering. and Graduate
Studies.

Ten different courses leading to the
degrees of A. b. and b. s. College
fees, room and light, $66. Board sig
Fer month. Tuition remitted in spe.
cial cases.
Forty-two scholarships each worth
500 in cash and free tuition.
For catalogue, address:
S. G. Mitchell, President.
Columbia, S. G.
6-29-l0t w e.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-24
They FURNISHED
BONDS EASILY

+. b. Hemmersley, U. s. Marshal, of
Portland, Oregon, arrived in the city
Wednesday evening, from Jordan Val
ley, with Ed Stauffer and Billy Makers
who were indicted with several other
stockmen for having fenced more than
their share of Uncle Sans domain.
Stauffer and Makers are two prominent
stock growers of southern Oregon,
their range being principally on Ju-
niper Mountain. Their violation of
the law consists in having run a line
of fence in such a manner as to di-
vide the winter from the summer
range, otherwise the range was open
to anyone who desired to use 1t. That
particular part of the country is very
rough and can only be used for graz
ing. Their nearest neighbor is so
miles from their ranches.
When the marshal arrived in Jordan
Valley he found that the two men had
left word In town for him to send
them word that they were wanted and
they would come in, thus saving him
hard ride. When they arrived in
Jordan it was found that the U. s.
commissioner had gone away to get
married, consequently the entire party
had to come to Caldwell as the next
nearest point where a commissioner
could be reached. They offered to
furnish cash bond for any amount
required but the marshal's orders
were positive, no one being qualified
to accept bond other than a U. S.
commissioner. The matter of pro-
curing bond in this city was the
part of the entire affair. The
time for their hearing has not yet
been fixed; they are to respond when
ever notified.
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TYPHOID fever
CONQUERED

From this time on it is merely a
question whether one wishes TO be
proof against attack by typhoid fever
or not. Certainly there can be no rea-
son for contracting the malady unless
one chooses.
People nowadays do not catch"
smallpox If they have been properly
vaccinated. In case they neglect that
customary precaution, it is considered
that they have deliberately exposed
themselves to the risk of contagion.
The same proposition will in future
apply to typhoid, inasmuch as means
have been found whereby, through in
oculation with a suitable vaccine"
anybody may be rendered permanently
immune-that is to say, incapable of
acquiring the disease.
The principle of vaccination for
smallpox is that Of utilizing the germ
Of nearly-related disease of the COW,
much milder in character, to produce
immunity against the more serious
malady. This idea nowadays is be-
ginning to be applied with much sue
cess, to other maladies, notably rabies
by Pasteur's discovery-and cholera
and bubonic plague, the two latter at
the instance of Haffkine, an English
man. Vaccination for typhoid-first
worked out by Sir A. e. Wright, of
London, is based upon the same
theory
For some time past our own War
Department has been busily engaged
with the problem of typhoid vaccina-
ton, and at the Army Medical Muse
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-24
Big BUSINESS AT
The LAND OFFICE

The United States land Office at
Boise is doing big business these
days. Land is being taken up and
filed upon more rapidly than ever be-
fore. The following Canyon county
land was filed on under the homestead
and desert acts this week:
Owen W. Haskins, Caldwell, 12O
acres in section IL, north, range 4
west.
Margaret E. Hyde, Caldwell. 12O
acres in section II, north, range 4
west.
Rosa A. Rich, Canyon county, 80
acres in section q, north, range
west.
Frank E. Mulch, Caldwell, 100 acres
in section Is, 8 north, range 4 west.
Henry Reineke, Nampa, 100 acres
in section 10, south, range 2 west.
Chester A. Johnson, Laramie, Wyo.,
40 acres in section 26, 8 north, range 4
west.
Jorgen M. Jorgensen, Boise, 160.55
acres in section 1, 8 north, range 5
west.
Thomas B. Hargers, Emmett, lot /,
80.1S acres in section 80, north,
range l west.
jeremiah Thomas Roberts, Canyon
county, 16 0acres nsection Is, Z
north, range west.
Robert L. McElfresh, Emmett, 100
acres in section 27, north, range 8
west.
Tlabert S. Plummer, Garfield, 100
acres in section %, north, range 1
west.
Elesha David Whitlock, Boise, 100
acres in section II, north, range 4
west.
Desert entries were made as fol-
lows:
Charles A. Danielson, Pearl, 100
acres in section Is, north, range 8
west.
Merlin G. Mcconnell, Caldwell, 40
acres in section 81, north, range 4
west.
John lessen, Caldwell, 40 acres in
section 10, north, range 3 west.
Pearl NJ Knapp, Nampa, 40 acres
in section 8, 2 north, range west.
Arson Bennett, Nampa, 80 acres in
section Fl, north, range 2 west.
William H. Downing, Canyon coun-
ty, 80 acres in section 81 5 north,
range 4 west.
Chester A Johnson, Laramie, 40
acres in section 26, north, range 4
west.
Oscar o. Pedigo, Caldwell, 40 acres
in section 26, 8 north, range 4 west.
Oscar o. Pedigo, of Caldwell, $50
acres in section 80, north, range
west.
Ora E. Price, Caldwell, lots and
6, 51.O2 acres, in section 10, north,
range 3 west.