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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Gard of Thanks.

I wish to express my thanks to the
pastor and members OF Rock Springs
church for the kindness shown the
Sunshiners on August %, and to Mr..
Wright and Rev. Wilcox for prayers,
the choir for music, Supt. Hughs for
his valuable address, and the people
Tor contributing to the wheel chair
fund; to the postmasters of Sun
shine post office, where so many let
ters were sent to those needing
cheer; to the young people for
serving the cream, ETC., and to the
whole people for the Sunshine and
kind words OF sympathy to me on
account of my mothers illness. May
Gods blessings rest on you all
M. r. Shelor,
State Leader int. Sunshine.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Georgetown Dispensary Open.
News and Courier Special. }

News and Courier Specially
Georgetown, Aug. 3O.-George-
towns dispensary opened up this
morning, and the result was an utter
generalization of negro labor. By
daylight, 1t Is said, the streets and
roads were filled with negro men on
the way to the booze shop, and there
has been more drunkenness to be
seen on the streets to-day than for
whole year previously. During the
time the dispensary has been closed
scarcely case Of drunkenness was
to be seen or heard of. The blind
tigers soon went dry after the clos
Ing of the dispensary and the town
was practically dry and sober until
TODAY
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
"SOuth Carolina" Is the Best.

Lewes, Del, Aug. 2S.-The bat
tleship South Carolina finished her
official trial runs off the Delaware
capes last night and the consensus
of opinion Of the experts Is that she
is the fastest and most economical In
coal consumption Of any battleship
in her class.
On the four-hour endurance run
the South Carolina consumed one
and four tenths Nounds Of coal per
indicated horsepo er
On each Of the two 24-hour runs
the battleship consumed one and
hve-tenths pounds per horsepower.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
News from New Hope.

New Hope, Aug. 30.-Special: A
crowd of people from this section
plcnicked at Clemson on August 81.
They report lively time. Another
crowd picnicked at the tunnel on the
18th.
Miss Beulah Elrod has been spend
ing a fortnight with relatives and
friends in Pickens.
Miss Hassie tlazener spent the
latter part of last week with her
cousin, Mrs. Walter Browning, of
Wolf Stake.
Miss Alloe White spent last week
with her aunt, Mrs. j. II. Powers, of
Central.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wilson, of Com
merce. Ga, visited relatives and
friends here recently.
). X. Bryce, Of Jacksonville, Fla.
has been visiting at the home of Mrs.
c. A. Morgan.
Miss Edna Wood, of Seneca, spent
last week In our community.
Miss Wilson, Of Spartanburg, WIS.,
tied her sister, Mrs. Elliott Lang
ford, last week. She made many
friends while here.
Miss Myrtle Brown, of Walhalla,
visited her cousins, little Misses Lii
lie and Eta GlaZener, recently.
Mrs. Harriet Fendley, of South
Union, is spending a while with her
daughter, Mrs. Eliza Boggs.
Walter Willimon, Of Pickens, spent
Saturday and Sunday in this section
A crowd of the young people en-
loved singing given at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff ToIlison Sunday
afternoon. S. G..
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Rev. John Kershaw, Jr., arrived
In Walhalla last evening and will
spend three weeks here He has
rooms at the residence of R. r
Jaynes, Esq, He made many friends
here during his visit in the early
part of the summer, and he Is heart
lily welcomed to our midst again.
The regular meeting of Oconee
Lodge, |. 0. o. F., will be held on
Tuesday night, (second Tuesday,,
members are urgently requested to
be present. Work in initiatory and
third degrees.
Mrs. Jas. Phinney returned to
her home in West Union last Sun
day, after an absence of two months,
during which time she visited nu-
merous places for the benefit of her
health, which, her many friends will
regret to learn, is still on the de-
cline.
Rev. VIM. ]. Finck, pastor of
St matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
church OF Augusta, Ga, after spend
ing his vacation of one month In
Walhalla, returned via Newberry on
Monday to his home. He is much
resort, and expects to bring his fam
lily with him next year.
"A Lutheran congregation was or.
ganized in Greenville last Sunday by
Rev. II. B. Epting. There are some
forty or fifty Lutherans in Green
vile, and it is thought the opening
Is good one for the establishment
of strong church in that city. Rev.
will fD
gregation each Sunday night, divid-
ing his time with the new congrega-
ton and st. Johns church, Walhalla
The contract for the erection of
the new Methodist church has been
let to the Martin-Vandiver Lumber
Co., Of Anderson. The structure
will be modern in all it's appoint
ments, with seating capacity of 325.
Work will be begun within a few
days, and it is expected that the
building will be completed within
two months after it has been started.
1t Will be erected on the Kilburn lot
and closer to Main street than the
old church.
The passenger depot at Walhal-
la was moved from it's old site last
Monday, and is now resting east of
the place where the new depot will
be located We a-c informed that
material for the new building will
be laid down the latter part of this
week, and that the work will be
pushed forward rapidly. 1t will be
considerably larger and more conven-
lent than the old passenger depot. 1t
seems that Walhalla's hope is at last
to be realized.
Last Saturday afternoon Nj. II.
Hughs, OF Richland, father of Coun-
ty superintendent Of Education, w.
G. Hughs, had the misfortune to get
his right thigh broken just below the
hip joint. He was hauling in some
forage and was sitting on top of the
load when the wagon ran into a
ditch. This caused the top of the
load to slide off and threw him
across the bank of the ditch, break
ing his thigh. DR.. e. G. Doyle, of
Seneca, and DR.. Sloan, of WalhaIla.
were called and reached him in
about an hour after the accident oc-
CURED. This is the same limb that
was broken below the knee about six
years ago. Mr.. Hughs Is reported to
be resting as easily as could be ex-
pected this morning, but on account
Of his age (56) 1t will be some time
before he will be up.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
CoNNERoss LOCAL NEWS.
Profitable Union Meeting-Local
Paragraphs Picked Up.

Connercss, Aug. 30.--Special:
The union meeting of the upper di-
vision of the Beaverdam Association
met with the Conneross Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday. The
program for Saturday was of up,..
sual interest, and the queries were
well discussed by the following per-
sons: Revs. j. H. Ayers, M. G. Hol-
land, w. Abbott, d. P. Bearden, A.
P. Marett, j. A. Bond, and Jas, C.
Shockley and others. G. r. ID. Burns
and Mr.. Brown gave instructive lec-
lures Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
which were greatly appreciated by
all. Rev. G. S. Blackburn preached
All edifying sermon on Sunday at IL
o'clock. Mr.. Blackburn always holds
the attention of his hearers. On
Sunday evening he made an address
on missions to our B. Y. p. u, which
met at Q o'clock. The evening exer-
cises were greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Laryea Alexander, of Greenwood,
who has been visiting relatives in
this community, returned to his
home last Tuesday.
oohh AuDoIl anu llttlS SOn, W1nRO,
of Gaffney, and Roy M. Abbott, of
Anderson, spent several days of this
and last week very pleasantly here
with Rev. w. Abbott and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. p. Dean. of
Avalon, were welcome visitors among
relatives here Saturday and Sunday
They were accompanied by John
Dean, of Avalon, and his cousin, Gro
yer Dean, of Commerce, Ga.
w. o. Alexander, S. NJ. Hunnicutt
and II. ID. Alexander attended the
Red Shirt reunion at Anderson last
Wednesday and report an enjoyable
time.
Miss Mittie Abbott, who has been
the guest of her cousin, Miss Katie
Abbott, returned to her home in
Spartanburg last Friday.
Misses Wannie Morgan and Ruth
Hunnicutt, and Creighton, Jay and
Wardlaw Hubbard, w. f. Hunnicutt
and Harrison Morgan, of New Hope,
attended the union meeting here last
Sunday.
Misses MADEIRA and jamie Alexan-
der are expected to leave Wednesday
for Avalon, Ga, where they will
spend some time visiting at the hos
pitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
L. Dean.
Miss Agnes Hunsinger, of Wal
halla, spent Saturday and Sunday
with homefolks
Miss Katie Abbott is spending sew
eral days in Westminster visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. w. Mitchell.
Remember the call meeting which
will be held at Conneross on next
Sunday at 4.30. All the members OF
the church are requested to be pres
ent.
We were glad to have Prof. r. w.
Grubbs with us Sunday and enjoyed
his excellent music.
The numerous friends of w. O. a
| eXander will be exceedingly glad =,
learn that he is still improving, and
hope he may soon be fully recov-
! cred from his serious illness.
Miss Vesta Marett, of Walhalla, is
visiting the Misses Alexander this
week
Prayer meeting next Saturday
night at 8 o'clock. The subject will
be taken from the fourth chapter of
| Matthew
There were many in attendance
upon the union meeting whom we
were pleased to see but whose
| names We are not able to give
| X. e. r.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Call Meeting County Farmers Union.

Oconee County Farmers Union is
hereby called to meet in call session
at Bounty Land school house, with
Bounty Land Local, on Saturday,
September 18th, 1909, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Each local Is requested to
send a full delegation, and as many
of its members are requested to at
tend as can do so, as there is busi-
ness OF Importance to be brought be-
fore the body.
j. Wade Dickson, President.
j. w. Alexander, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
S. S. Executive Committee Meeting

At the call Of the chairman, r. Pc
den Anderson, the executive commit
tee Of the Oconee County Sunday
School Association will meet in Sen
eca on September 7th, at 1.30 p. m,
in the parlor Of the Oconee Inn. I'M
portant meeting. You are urged to
come. JOS. III. Burgess,
County Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Taft Not Coming to Anderson.

F.. w. Carpenter. private secretary
to President Taft, has notified Mayor
Sherard, Of Anderson, that the Presi~
dent will hardly be able to reach that
city as promised. Bad railroad sched-
ules Is given as the cause. President
Taft dislikes to ride on special trains,
but Mayor Sherard hopes to arrange
matters so that the promised visit
may be made.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01

Quick! Mr.. Druggist-Quick!-
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve-.
Here's quarter-For the love of
Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him
self, terribly-Johnnie cut his foot
with the axe-Mamie's scalded-Pa
can't walk from piles-Billie has
boils-and my corns ache. She got
it and soon cured all the family. 1t
is the greatest healer on earth. Sold
by all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Best Treatment for d Burn.

If for no other reason, Chamber
lain's Salve should be kept in every
household on account of it's great
value in the treatment of burns. 1t
allays the pain almost instantly, and
unless the injury is a severe one,
heals the parts without leaving a
scar. This salve Is also unequaled
for chapped hands, sore nipples and
diseases Of tho skin. Price, 25 cents.
Tor sale by DR.. J. w. Bell, Walhalla;
w. J. I,unney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Walhalla
post office for the week ending
August '3Oth, 1909:
DawNins, Mrs. f. f..
o. Donnell, Pete.
Rogers, Mrs. Mary.
Persons calling for the above will
please say they were advertised.
J. NJ Merrick, p. NJ.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
COnncrOSs Union Meeting,

Conneross Local Union. No. 76, Is
called to meet next Saturday, Sep
tember 4th, at 3 o'clock D. M, for
the consideration Of several import
ant matters. The question of in
creasing the dues will be considered
and voted on at this meeting. All
members are urged to be present.
w. III. Butler, President.
A. N. Prichard, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
Insurance Tax Law Knocked Out

Columbia, Aug. 28.-The Supreme
Court to-day sustained the circuit
court in the Abbeville case declaring
unconstitutional the law by which
State and county taxes are collected
from insurance companies
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01

The clock In the tower of Colum-
bia University, New York, is said to
be one Of the most accurate In the
world, varying but six seconds year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
= Sunshine. R'nfall
IDnp ~ InnhAn
A HuIry-UD Call,

sunday the temperature was 9S
the highest recorded this year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-01
WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK
Ending Tuesday, August 3t-Omcial
Weather Record.

Observations made at $50 p. IN.
on Midway Hill, Walhalla, S. c.:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
STATE SENATE IN FAVOR OF
FEDERAL STEAMSHIP LINES

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 24.-The senate
refused this morning to concur in the
assembly amendment to Senator ]. +.
Sanford's joint resolution, which struck
out the request to congress to establish
a federal line of steamers between CAL
ifornia ports and Panama.
The senate thus goes on record sec
ond time as favoring government
owned steamships to compete with tine
transcontinental railroads in the hand
ling of freight
The vote on the amendment was 4
to 26, only four senators favoring elm
ination of the passages referring to the
report of United States Senator J. l..
Bristow of Kansas, who as Panama
railroad commissioner had recon-
mended that the United States supple
ment its Atlantic line with one on the
Pacific and use the Panama railroad as
a connecting line, so that check might
be put upon increases in transcontinen-
tai freight rates.
Mr.. Bristow also charged the Pacific
Mail Steamship company with acting
under an agreement with the railroads
In appealing to the senate this morn
ing to reject the assembly amendments
Senator Sanford declared they de-
stroyed its purpose.
He said the resolution, if amended,
would throw all the blame for the
freight rate situation on government
officials, as it would simply call on
them to investigate the increase at
once.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
MANY FARMERS
MAKE PROTESTS
PROCEDURE OF JUDGE ANDER-
SON CRITICISED
Agriculturists Claim They Are Best
Fitted to Render Verdict in
the Standard Oil Case
ImpartiaIIy

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The action Of
Judge A. A. Anderson in quashing a
panel of taIesmen because the major
ity of them were farmers has caused
an unexpected cannonade of criticism
from the rural districts. and promises
to bring Judge Anderson into fame al
most as sudden as that described by
Byron.
The case before Justice Anderson is
that involving the $29,OO0,0OO fine i'm
posed by Judge Lands of Indiana,
which led to a rehearing of the STAN
dard Oil company's case after nu-
merous legal entanglements.
- The governments prosecution Of the
case is conducted by District Attorney
Sims, assisted by ]. H. Wilkerson.
These men refuse to discuss Judge An
derson's procedure.
Many protests are made by farmers
especially of Illinois, who contend they
are fitted to decide a case as justly and
impartially, if not better, than men Of
other classes
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
FINDS MANY FOSSILS;
ALSO ANCIENT OYSTER
SHELL WITH BIG PEARL

GOLDFIELD, New, Feb. "a dis
covery which for IFS unique character
has seldom been e4uaied in this state
has just been disclosed through the
presence in GOldfield of DR.. Samuel z.
Green, a geOlogist and mineral expert of
England.
DIR. Green, who is mineralOgist for
several of the biggest concerns in the
east, was exploring the formation of the
Indian Springs oil fields, when he en-
countered highly fossilized strata
which contained fossils of prehistoric
animals and reptiles.
He broke open number of ancient
oyster shells, and in one of them discov-
cred a perfect pearl, pure white and
weighing nearly $50 karats.
DIR. Green has refused a sum for the
pearl which would buy a hundred
water jewels of ordinary size.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
SAY S1,000,O00 HAS BEEN
OBTAINED BY SWINDLERS
Four Men Arrested in Little Rock
Are Accused of Wholesale
Frauds

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb 24.-That their
field of operations extended over the entire
country and their victims number nearly a
hundred and that almost a million dollars has
been secured in the last two years, is the
declaration Of the officials who caused the
arrest yesterday of J. c. Maybray and three
alleged confederates, leaders, it is charged.
of a thoroughly organized band Of swindlers,
on a charge of using the mails to defraud.
In searching the effects of Maybray last
night. records<were found giving the names,
the authorities declare, of men who were vic
tl--IiZed as well those of over 300 others
stationed in every state in the Union and
several provinces in Canada, whom, the Of
ficials assert, acted agents of the men.
During their residence in Little Rock the
quartet occupied home in Pulaski Heights. a
fashionable suburb suite of offices in 4
downtown office building completed the local
background for their operations, which, it is
alleged to arrange bogus wrestling
matches and horse races. When arrested TIE
men gave their names J. c. Maybray, r.
NJ. Clark. j. NJ. Johnson and Isadore ]. War
ner.
They were identified by T. c. Cavanaugh
of New Orleans who declared that he lost $50, :
coo on previously arranged wrestling match
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
TWO MEN WILL
DECIDE MERGER
VOTE OF FORAKER AND CLARK
TO END CONTROVERSY
Senators Will Meet Next Monday and
Say if Roosevelt Sanctioned Vio-
Iation of Antitrust
Law
[By Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Upon SEN
ators Foraker of Ohio and Clark of
Arkansas depends whether the judi
ciary committee of the senate will de-
clare the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the United
8 Steel corporation to lave been
in violation of the Sherman antitrust
law, and whether President Roosevelt
had a right to sanction the merger.
The committee today considered the
report of the majority of the sub-com-
mittee which investigated the merger
and by a vote of to 2 condemned the
merger and the presidents action in
permitting it.
Finally it was agreed to meet again
Monday and vote on the report.
Senators Kittredge, CulbersOn- and
Overman, who signed the majority re-
port, declare the vote of the committee
will be at least 7 to for it's adoption.
The claim is opposed BY Senators
Clark of wyoming and Dillingham;, the
minority Of the ub-committee, and by
Senator Knox, who is working to up
hold the presidents course.
Other members do not profess to
know how Senators Clark of Arkansas
and Foraker will vote.
known to be for the report are
Messrs. Nelson and Kittredge, Repub-
licans, and Bacon, Culberson, Overman
and Raynor, Democrats. Against it
are Messrs. Clark of Wyoming, Depew,
Dillingham;, Knox and Fulton, all Re-
publicans.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Overman
the report was modified to declare that
the deal appears to the committee
to be a violation of the law.
1t was cOntended by a number of Re-
publican senator's who opposed the re-
port that the motive of the president
should not be analyzed now in a judi
ciaI manner unless the subject were
treated as an act performed during the
stress of business panic.
The minority Of the subcommittee
filed a statement asserting the COM
mittee had exceeded its functions under
the resolution by introducing evidence
which had not been before the presi-
dent when he sanctioned the merger,
and that the committee had judged the
case upon. this new evidence, which the
president had not the opportunity to
consider.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
WOMAN INJURED BY
SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE
Riders Dash on Without Stopping to
Learn Whether Victim Was
Dead or Alive

Mrs. George Bouquet of $50 East Twenty
seventh street is at the Good Samaritan hos
'pital in a serious condition from injuries
sustained by being run down by motor
cycle at Adams srteet and Central avenue.
Mrs Bouquet alghted from car at Cen
tral avenue and Twenty seventh street and
started to cross TO the sidewalk when tan
dem Sotorcycle ridden by two came
along at a rate of speed estimated by wit
nesses at sixty miles hour.
The woman tried to jump away from dan
ger, but struck by the handlebars and
tossed to the pavement and her left elbow
was fractured and she sustained internal in
juries She was picked up by bystanders and
sent TO the hospital and her husband, who IS
connected with the Transcontinental Freight
association, was notified.
The motorcycle riders dashed away at full
speed after the accident, not stopping to
learn the nature of the injuries of their
victim. The police have been unable to learn
their identity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
LOCAL

Petitions for nomination OF George Alex
ander filed with city clerk.
Wilmington citizens preparing petition
for election on consolidation with Los An
geles
Youthful couple elopes and walks 1O4
miles only to be arrested at end Of journey.
Former Angeleno invents method of pro-
pelling torpedo by wireless spark.
Ash Wednesday celebrated with solemn
services.
Son Of former owner Of Angelus hotel
desires marriage license but applies for
hunting one instead.
First brigade of national guard signal
corps members to use dirigible balloon.
Struck by automobile is hurled thirty feet,
meeting instant death.
Accuses detective of having searched and
repeatedly ordered him home, with curses
and threats.
Annual report of civil service commission
shows large increase in city's working force.
Witness suffers singular loss Of memory
during trial of Arizona Jack"
Burglar arrested, arraigned, sentenced
and on way to jail within twentyfour
hours
Contracts in connection with new hall of
records all awarded.
Sierre Madre votes to erect gas plant and
manufacture for its own use.
Los Angeles Church Federation adopts
resolutions favoring modification Of Chinese
exclusion law.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
NINE MEN ARE LIBERATED
FROM COLLAPSED TUNNEL
Laborers in Seattle Show Effects of
Their Long imprisonment Under
Ground-TWo Dead

SEATTLE, Feb 24.-The nine men impris-
oned in a sewer tunnel cavein on the grounds
of the Alaska -Yukon-Pacific exposition since
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning were liberated
at $50 this morning and the body of one dead
man was recovered.
At least one more body is known to be in
the shaft.
Those released are John D. Harrington, Dan
iel Horan, Thomas Mcnamara, miners; w.
Gregory, John Mahoney, Martin Vissers j..
Quiellen. concrete workers; Dan McGinnis car
penter.
The dead are:
DUNCAN ROBERTSON.
AUGUST STANGEII
Missing-F. w. Jones.
The liberated men showed clearly the great
strain to which they had been subjected, and
as they crawled and half dragged from
the shaft the scene was dramatic.
The rescued and rescuers crowded about
each other to grasp hands while tears coursed
down the cheeks Of the men.