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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-02-11
Foreclosure Sale.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Williamsburg
Ida M Whitehead, Guardian, plaintiff,
against
T Z Cause, defendant.
Under and by virtue of decree fol
foreclosure issued out of the court OF
common pleas in the above stated case:
dated the 9Th day of February. 1909.
will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, on Monday, the lst day
of March. 1909, (the same being the
first Monday before the Court House
door in Kingstree. South Carolina. dur
ing the usual hours Of sale. the follow
ing described tract Of land:
"All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land living, being and situate in the
county of Williamsburg and State oil
South Carolina, containing two hun
dred and twenty-five (222) acres, more
or less, bounded on the North by lands
of Reuben Parrott; on the East and
Southeast by lands of Matthews, known
as White Oak lands; on the South by
lands of the estate of Sarah Bradley an
on the West by lands now or late of E )
c Matthews and S McB Scott, being thu
tract of land conveyed to T b Cause by
Aaron Parrott by deed GATED February
IA, 1895, and recorded in the office OF
the clerk of court for said county IN
Book rage
Purchaser to pay for papers,
HO BRITToN,
Clerk of the Court for Williamsburg
county. S-ll-ot
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that under
Section II, all road hands will have 10
pay So. 90 Communication tax by the lst
day of March, 1909, or perform days
work under the different road contract
ors. My advice to all road hands IS to
pay the said tax.
j ] GRAHAM,
Road Engineer for Williamsburg Co.
Kingstree, S C, February 8, 1909.
2-1l-2t
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Notice.

The Board of County Commissioners
will hold their monthly meetings on the
first Tuesday Of every month. al
claims against the county must be tilee
with the county commissioners previou!
to that date, as this day is set apart fol
passing on claims by the board, and III
checks issued on that date.
This rule will be strictly adhered to
By order of the board,
j N HAMMETT,
Clerk to County Commissioners
January 9. 1909,
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FOR SALE.

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Auditors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that l, or my
agent'will be at the following places OH
the days below mentioned for the pur-
pose of taking tax returns for the year
1909:
At KingStree, January /. ,. 4, ), 6, Z,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

o'clock their troubles would cease to Il
degree. 1t loeks.as though they are 10
be sadly disappointed, however, for in
place of having boozers from this city
and Moline to bring across the bridge
on the owl trip, they now have the
Davenporters who come over here for
their .'suds" to carry back on the las
trip. Saturday night there were more
than the usual number of rowdies IN
the last trip and they started trouble
about as soon as they got on the car.
The conductor stopped the car at the
guard house on the bridge and tele-
phoned to the Davenport police that
he had some candidates for the lookup
on board his car. When the car arriv
ed at the other end of the bridge, the
patrol met it and a bdnch of blue
coated policemen bundled the rioters
into the hurry up wagon and took them
TO Jail. They We're Civ ] a good scare
and told to go home by the shortest
routes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
u. OF. |. MAN GIVES
TALK AT Meeting
Professor +. &. Eastman Is Speaker
at Last Gathering of SCHOOL,
masters of the Year.

The last meeting of the tri-city
schoolmasters club for the year took
place Saturday evening at the Manu-
facturers' hotel in Moline and about
80 of the members were present. The
feature of the evening was an address
by Professor F. c. Eastman of the
Iowa state university The speaker
took as his subject the good that came
from such organizations as that of the
local schoolmasters. He showed how
the establishment of a fraternal spirit
among the teachers and the unifyinS
of the school interests aid greatly in
the power possessed by the school for
doing good work Professor Eastman
is pleasing speaker and his talk was
thoroughly enjoyed Music by Frank
Friestat and Professor E. l.. Philbrook
frightened the evenings entertain
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
BROWN TO SPEAK
Field Secretary of Missionary
Movement Will Talk to the
Young People.
AND HOLD CONFERENCE
Meeting Is to be Held at United
Presbyterian Church Tonight
Mothers Day Observed.

This evening at the United Presby-
terrain church w. A. Brown of Chicago,
western field secretary of the Young
Peoples Missionary movement, will
deliver an address, and hold confer
ence with the young people of the city
and Moline. Mr. Brown was in Dav.
export yesterday and addressed the
will be purely educational and inspira-
tional and will be along missionary
lines.
Missionary meetings are held each
year at various points and are plan
ned to create interest in missionary
work. This year the conferences will
be held at Whitby, Ontario, July %;
Asheville, n. c., July Pill; Lake GEN
eva, Wis, July 2-11, and Silver Bay,
n. Y, July % to Aug. l. Mr.. Brown
will conduct conference in connec-
ton with the meeting this evening.
Mothers Day Observed.
Yesterday was observed in many OF
the city churches as mothers day. and
everywhere were in evidence white
| flowers as tribute 10 the mothers
The ministers in their discourses re-
| ferred to the observance of the day
and paid fitting tributes TO mother
hood. White flowers were worn as
an emblem of the day.
Raise Fnud of 800.
AT the Memorial Christian church
yesterday morning at effort was made
to wipe out the church deficit and 500
was pledged at the service. Rev. w
b. Clemmer preached the first of Z
series of sermons on the centennial
campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
213 EARTHQUAKES
SINCE DECEMBER
Registered i'm CaIabrian ZOne-Messi.
ma and Reggie Shaken but DAM
age Has Been Slight.

Rome, May 10.-Since the great
earthquake of December. scarcely a
day has passed without shocks. more
or less strong, being felt at Messina.
Reggie and surrounding districts.
The observatory in the Calabrian
earthquake zone has registered from
Dec. % last up to this morning, 213
shocks. Since the former date
there have been no shocks strong
enough to destroy buildings. Totter-
ing walls have been overthrow. but
there has practically been no disaster
from this cause. Two slight shocks
occurred this morning in various
quarters. but no damage was done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

tea this evening at the home of the
| Misses Claire and Cora Van Calder.
| 1910 Twentieth street. Experiences in
earning 81 for the thank offering will
| be related.
Prayer services and Sunday school
teachers meeting will be held in the
church Wednesday evening at 1870
Miss Lea Bowen will lead the teach
ers' meeting.
The Kings Heralds will give n re-
ception Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. ]. F. Robinson,
613 Twentieth street.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Saturday evening at 1880 in the church
Rev. w. b. MacVey, president of
Hedding college, will address the Ep-
worth league next Sunday evening on
he occasion of its anniversary.
| Trinity EpiscopaI.-Trinity guild will
meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at
the home of Mrs. Alexander De Soland
719 Twentythird street.
Bishop M. Edward Fawcett will be
present next Sunday for confirmation.
South Park Presbyterian.-The Jun
ior association will meet in the chapel
tomorrow afternoon at 4. Prayer ser.
vices will be held at 1870.
The Woman's guild will meet for
work at the home of Mrs Quayle on
Thirteenth avenue, Thursday after.
noon
. Central Presbyterian. - Wednesday
afternoon at the Ladies' Aid society
will meet with Mrs. II. C. Connolly
1900 Second avenue.
Prayer services will be held in the
chapel Wednesday evening. At 81;
, the teachers and officers of the Sun
day school will meet.
Aiken Street Presbyterian.-Thi:
evening the Christian Endeavor so
ciety will meet at the home of Mis-
Alice Atkinson in South Rock Island
. Tomorrow evening at 1880 there, will
: be nickle sociable in the chapel I'm
der the auspices of the Ladies' SEWN.
society. A good program will be given
First Swedish Lutheran,-The youn:
= peoples confirmation class will mec
p this evening and the children's COZ
firmation class will meet tomorro,
evening at 6: As and Saturday morning
: lat 9.
Cottage prayer meeting will be hel
Wednesday evening at the home G
Ansgar Anderson, Twelfth street an
Sixteenth avenue The Sunday-sehot
teachers will meet Immediately afte
services.
The choir will meet for rehears:
Thursday evening.
Memorial Christian.-This evenin
the teacher training class will NEE
at 1880.
Tomorrow evening the Queen FL
theirs and I.oval Sons will meet wit
Rev. w. B. Clemmer, 1924 Fourt
avenue.
Prayer services will be held in til
church Wednesday evening at ia
The pastor will lead and the subje,
is "The Organization of the N. :
Church"
- Thursday evening the Busy Worl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
CITY CHAT.
kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Read II. X. Walkers want ad

iNCilCI q W. WSdNt rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Read H. K Walkers want ads.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express. Spencer & Trefz.
Sand and cement Mueller Lumber
company.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Let Krell G Johnston do your tin
and furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
H. I. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave
nue.
27x56 administer rugs, we'll worth
$500, our special price $l.29. Hor-
bits department store.
Hot days reminds one they need ice
Call old phone 591, new GIL Rock
we'll Ice & Fuel company.
Shelly H. Wells and Blanche Raj.
ston Hoffman, both of Rock Island
secured a marriage license in Dav.
export Saturday.
iidii uieSS given Will edCH SHdIl
poo all this week at Mrs. V. B. Ben
mage and daughters hair dressing
parlors. 1S271a Second avenue. Ole
phone 953.
Owing to i'll health John Holtorf
better known as Father Holtorf, ha:
| changed his residence from Soutf
| Rock Island to his daughters home
Mrs. Martin Theus, 7l5 Twelfth av
| enue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
IN THE CHURCHES

Spencer Memorial Methodist.-Mrs.
Boomers bible study class will meet
in the church tomorrow evening.
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 the
| Woman's Home Mission society Will
meet with Mrs Chris Ruokert. 800
Forty-fourth street. business meet
| ing of the Ladies' Aid society will be
held Thursday afternoon at 4 so at the
home of Mrs. G. w. Saville, S2S Forty
held in the church Thursday evening
and the annual election of the Ep-
worth league will be held following.
| the prayer services.
Friday evening the choir will meet
| for rehearsal.
sale in the church basement Saturday
Afternoon and evening.
United Presbyterian. The monthly
meeting of the Mems league will be
held in the church Wednesday even.
ing. At the same time the women will
meet under the auspices of the Wo-
mems Missionary society at the home
of Mrs. Frederick, 1126 Nineteenth
street.
Friday evening the business and so
cial meeting of the Young People
society will be held in the church.
Broadway Presbyterian.-The Junior
association will meet in the church
"Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
Prayer services will be held Wednes
day evening at 7:30.
The Helen Mills circle will meet to
morrow afternoon at 8: As at the home
lof Miss Florence McCombs, 1411
Fourth avenue.
Ruth's Mission band will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
Frank Bahnsen, 1873 Twentieth street
First Baptist.-Prayer services will
be held in the church Wednesday ev
lening.
: Thursday evening the Baptist Youn.
Peoples union will hold a sociable il
the church.
The Ladies Aid society will NEE
Friday afternoon in the church par
lors for work.
Grace lutheran.-The Forward sc
ciety will meet this evening with Mis-
, Bertha Huette, G20 Sixth street, Nc
line.
Prayer services will be held in tn
church Wednesday evening at 8.
. The Altar society will meet Frida
, evening at 7:15 at the hcme of Roge
: Peterson, 712 Fourth street, Moline
First Methodist.-The Daughters @
the Covenant will hold a missionar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
Bad Attack of Dysentery Cured.

IAN honOred citizen of this town
was suffering from a severe attack of
dysentery. He told a friend if he
could obtain a bottle of Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
he felt confident of being cured, he
having used this remedy in the west.
He was told that | kept it in stock
and lost no time in obtaining it. and
was promptly cured says M. j.
Leach, druggist, of Wolcott, vt. For
: sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

the local car of labor was placed
on trial here today charged with the
extortion of s1.CG0 from Joseph *
Licka for settling" 4 strike.
NJ. J. Boyle, business agent of the
Electrical Workers union. and +. \.
Pouchot, chairman of the business
agents general organization, are de-
PENDANTS in the case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
TRAVEL OTHER WAY NOW

Bridge Line Car Is Scene of Riot on
the Owl Trip.
1t was thought by the Bridge line
street car men that with the closing
Of the saloons of Davenport at ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
THE w FATHER
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight
Tuesday. probably showers and warmer
J. Nj. SHERIER, Local FOrecaster.

Temperature at +. n. M. ~; at 3 p. M,
o.. Maximum temperature In last "a
hours. 30; minimum, -. Velocity of
wind mt . a. M. miles per hour. Stage
Of water, % feet, a fall of q foot I'm
last 4S hour. Precipitation, none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
RIVER BULLETIN.
May 10 In American History.

1Ti5-Ticonderoga taken by Ethan AL
len and Benedict Arnold.
lSlS-PauI Revere. American patriot.
died: born 1885.
1SI9-ltiot in Astor place. New York
city. by the American and English
adherents of Forrest and Macready.
rival actors: II serious anti-British
demonstration,
1904-Henry NJ. Stanley. journalist and
explorer. author of "In Darkest
Africa" and other works. died
born 1911.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 7:0l. rises 4:43; moon rises
1919 u. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

Fifteen Families Homeless.
Winnipeg. May 10.--Tifteen families;
were burned out at Rush Lake last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

night by prairie fires, two children los
ing their lives and others badly
burned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
TAKES A SHOT
AT REFLECTION
Young Man Sees Himself in Mir
ror and Thinks He Is Look
ing Through Window.
OFFICERS ARE CALLED
Wagon Load of Policeman Hasten to
Scene, Thinking to Capture
Desperate Character.

Just before o'clock this morning
headquarters which resulted in the
hasty appearance of four officers at the
home of Mrs. j. II. Hodson, Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue. The squad
of officers, which included Night Cap
tain Giles and Officers Ginnane. Kin
ney and Frankhouser, were searching
for some desperate character who was
reported TO have fired shot through
a window at Ed Weapler. young man
who rooms at the Hodson home.
But when the officers had concluded
their investigation, it developed that
Weapler had shot at his own reflection
in a mirror
Nearly Resulted Seriously.
Before the officers arrived a neigh
Dor had been hastily aroused and lie
took big revolver and crawling
through a window, entered Weapler'l
room, where the desperate was sup
posed to be. He saw q man under
the bed, armed with a revolver, and
promptly covering the man, ordered
him to come forth. The man did so
begging the other not to shoot. AM
dropping his own gun. The man under
the bed was Weapler. and he was look
ing for the man he thought had shot
at him. 1t was lucky for Weapler tn n
he was not made the target for bullet
while he was under the bed
An investigation showed that there
was nice clean hole in the mirror
and that circle of smoke surrounded
the hole. There was no hole in the
window. and nothing TO indicate thai
there had been any shot fired except
that which went through the mirror
One chamber of Weapler's gun was
emptied and the bullet that went
through the glass proved to be of the
size used in the young mans weapon
Had Fired mt Himself.
The officers finally concluded thai
Weapler had arisen and while still moi
fully aroused. had passed in front OF
the mirror, and seeing his own refec
ton. had mistaken it for the image o.
another man seen through the window
in the moonlight. He had his own re
yolver. and SO of course the imagina-J
man on the other side of the window
was armed. The young man had no
been drinking, but evidently was hal
asleep at the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
SKINNER MADDEN'S TRIAL
STARTED IN CHICAGO
Gear of Labor" Is Arraigned for
ENtortiOn i'm Settling
Strike.

Chicago. H., May 10.-Martin 3.
cSkinny') Madden, president of the
Associated Building Trades union Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

tdgewood Baptist.-Wednesda ev
ening there will be prayer meeting
Thursday evening the ladies' quartet
VIII give an ice cream sociable, with
program
Friray afternoon the Ladies' Aid so
clety will meet with Mrs. A. Sperbeck
419 Forty-fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

Lewis Single Binder straight cert
igar Made Of extra quality tobacco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

All che news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10

Nrs. haapke, and Miss Mollie Mayors.
The hostess will be Mrs Y. G. White
assisted by Mrs. Van Arsdel, Mrs.
Short and Miss Strickland.
The Ladies' Aid society will conduct
a bakery sale Saturday.
Zion Lutheran.-This evening the
Young Peoples society will meet at s
O'Clock at 1909 Eighth avenue. Re-
ireshments will be served by Carl Lor.
inner, Sven Lund and Anna, Carrie and
Hilda Norman.
Wednesday evening at 7:45 services
Will be held at the church.
Thursday evening the Mems society
meets on invitation of John Johnson
at S23 Forty-first street.
Friday afternoon at 2:3O the Ladies'
society will meet at the chapel. The
following will serve refreshments
Mrs. Albert Johnson, Mrs. A. jackson
and Mrs. Emil Johanson.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-11-05
Damage Cases Settled.

Messrs. Harry Ball, Ed Van
daveer, Herbert Whiteside and
Chas. Garner. mail clerks. all of
whom were injured in he wreck
of the Wabash train No. 4. at
Hull's Point, near Kansas City,
or July 23, 1909, have settled
their damage cases against the
company. Mr.. Ball received
|S7oo; Mr.. Garner, SI.55o; Mr.
IVandaveer, $4,000. and we un-
derstand Mr.. Whiteside received
$I,25o. Ball & Ball were attor.
news for Messrs. Chas. Garner
and Harry Ball, and f. Rosenber'
ger & Son were attorneys to'
Ed Vandeveer. A ST. Louis firm
represented Mr.. Whiteside.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-11-05
Funny Jungleland."

The Kellogg Toasted Corn
Flake Co.. of Battle Creek,
Mich. have issued moving
picture book for the little folks
under the funny title Funny
Jungleland." 1t is handsomely
printed in cplors. presenting IN
grotesque picture and rhyme the
many quaint experiences OF the
familiar wild animals which are
so dear to the juvenile heart.
BY changing two sliced
tpages, effects can be produced
which will drive little folks--and
bigger ones for the matter-into
gales Of laughter. 1t is one OF
the most elaborate picture books
ever put out as semi-advertise-
ment.
This little book was intended
to sell for rs cents but II you
write them and mention thu
| Tribune, they will send YOU
copy.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-11-05
Advertising the City.

Burglars, holdup men and
sneak thieves have been doing a
thriving business in Kansas City
during the past ten days. Police
reports show that there have been
no less than fifty burglaries,
twenty-nine hold-ups. and many
minor thefts. Over $1,000 IN
cash has been taken from the VIC
TINS. and jewelry and watches
and personal property far exceed
ing that sum.
Suspects by the score have been
arrested bv the police, but owing
to the difficulty in identification,
in less than half a dozen cases
has it been possible to secure a
conviction.-Saturday's Kansas
City Journal.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-11-05
CITY Council Meeting.

On Tuesday evening the city
council held its regular meeting
in the city hall, Mayor Chadwick
presiding and all members pres
ent.
The aldermen passed an order
demanding the immediate pay
ment OF all delinquent taxes into
the city treasury, and further or
dering that in case of anyone
failing to do so that City Attor-
ney Nowlin should commence
suit against such delinquents.
The council also passed an or
der for the opening of street
crossing across the Wabash rail
road tracks in front of the hote
Hanover.