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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29
TERMS
iuRSDAY, JULY 20. 1909.

Opponents of the scheme to
form Dillon county by cutting
Marion in two, claim that the
part cut off for the new county
aoes not contain the 400 square
miles required by the constitution
rs the minimum area for new
bounty. To test the official survey
Iof Messrs Handy and Beatty, they
1emploYed Surveyor Howard Wis
wall of Charleston, who found
several large errors" made by
Handy and Beatty, which would
lcut the Dillon territory below the
constitutional area required. 1t
will be remembered that one of
these surveyors, Mr. Handy, was
enployed with Mr. Oliver to make
The o ficial survey for the proposed
utledge county. If it be proved
at the survey was wrong in
Ikfsrion county, 1t is not improb.
able that similar errors were made
in the Rutledge survey. With only
four miles and fraction to
spare, a very small error would
reduce the area below the limit.
We shall watch with interest the
outcome of the Marion controversy.
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the News and Courier, which ap-
pears elsewhere in this Issue.

We understand that the Rut-
ledge county promoters are claim
ing that the Williamsburg part of
the Paroda railroad should be in
cluded in their territory. Well,
give it to them and it only adds
$1,000 to their property valuation.
Remember, the auditors and the
comptroller generals figures show
Rutledge to be more than half a
million dollars poorer than the
poorest county in the State, so
that, comparatively speaking, a
thousand dollars more or less is a
mere drop IN the bucket.
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A very important election will
be held tomorrow in our neigh
Dor town, Lake City; an election
that will bring distinct advantages
to the school, besides increasing
its revenue several hundred dol
lars annually. All this is to be
had, if We understand the ques-
ton, merely for the asking in the
form of an election. The high
school question will undoubtedly be
answered in the affirmative by the
people of Lake City, who are loyal
to the school, and We are sur
prised that they have neglected the
opportunity SO long to merge their
graded school Int" a high scnooi
with all the attendant advantages
of increased prestige, broader cur
riculum and higher standard of
scholarship. The election will
doubtless be carried unanimously
for the high school, there being
absolutely no excuse to vote against
against it, and We hope to see a
big vote polled as an emphatic
endorsement of this step forward
in the way of educational progress.
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TIE sage OF POSSUM FORK
Talks Right Out In Meeij'" 7Rutledge
County Neither Needed lOi-Santed.

Editor County Record
| suppose we must dance to the
tune of about $4,000 as expenses of
surveying the "shoe string" meant tor
Rutledge county. But we beg to be
excused from dancing to the music
of the new county itself. You struck
the key note in your "Why Rutledge
County," in the last issue of The
Record. And, too, your level headed,
philosophic correspondent "Majority
Man" is right. No good will come to
the masses by means of the new
county except Lake City and sur
rounding country, and even that is
doubtful. We don't want the new
county; don't need it in its present
shape, and seeing no other practical
way to cut it, We pronounce it no
good and don't intend to have it if
we can help ourselves. And it is said
that our section has been taken ad-
vantage of in that some of the Lake
City folks 'phoned to the Governor
and caused him to stop our reglstra-
ton officers three days ahead Of time
and prevented about fifty of our cit
liens from obtaining registration GER
tifcates, and then Dragged about it.
Now, MIR Editor, is that fair? We
ought to have a square vote and a
fair count. Let's sift the matter;
everybody come out to the temper
ance picnic on the 18th of August
at Johnsonville Graded school house.
But don't forget to come to the elec-
ton on the 18th of August armed
with tax receipts and registration
certificates, and if the new county
fails to materialize, Lake City will
not be hurt if she will take her court
house money and build that trolley
line and connect herself with the
country around
POSSUM FORK.
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A Card.

Editor County Record
Please allow ME space in your pa,
per to reply to the statement of MIR
CK Feagin of Harper concerning
the game of ball played between
Moody or Spring Gully and Chop
pee. am not concerned in the mat
ter personally, but only reported the
game on information obtained from
MIR H A Wheeler, who is one of the
players of the Moody or Spring
Gully team.
Hoping that this will acquit me of
any seeming intention to misrepre-
sent the affair, l am,
Respectfully yours,
RED Coon.
Note-The question of whether it
was Spring Gully or Moody baseball
club that played Choppee a game OF
ball some time ago on the Morrisville
diamond is of small interest to the
general public. In the immediate To-
cality affected the facts are doubt,
less known to everyone concerned.
We think, then, that the further OBJ
sequies of the game referred to may
be omitted without serious disap.
pointment to most of our readers
Editor The Record.
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Attorney General Lyon is max

Attorney General Lyon is max
ing some pretty rank decisions
lately, which are causing amuse-
ment among really capable attor-
news over the State. Only a
short while ago he rendered de-
cision which had the effect of
closing the books of registration
in this county hiry-three days be-
fore the ensuing elections, when
the law distinctly provides that
the books shall be closed thirty
dsys before the date of the elec-
ton. This decision on the part OF
Mr. Lyon has practically disfran-
chised considerable number of
white men, citizens of Williams
burg county, who, had they been
given a fair deal, would have been
entitled to cast their votes in two
very important elections. Mr. Ly'
on's latest abortive effort to con-
strue very simple and plainly
worded act of the Legislature is
set forth in a press clipping from
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29

The city of Florence was bond
ed in 1889 for $4,000 to build
a court house and Jail. They built
it then at that figure, but that
was twenty years ago when labor
and building material were at least
100 per cent cheaper than today.
A conservative business man of
Florence county expressed the
opinion less than month ago in
our presence that these buildings
would cost not less than $50, 900
on the basis OF present high prices
of labor and material.
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this county seat question when
they see fit to try for their coun.
ty. The taxable property may not
all be there now, but it is bound
to come in a few years. If Rut-
ledge county be formed all hope
of relief for these people and their
children's children is buried for
ever.
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Miss Estella Smoak, the fair
editor of the Branchville Journal,
became Mrs G B Herndon on last
Sunday evening. We extend felic'
itations and wish both bride and
groom much happiness.
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The best pills made are DeWltt's
Little Early Risers, the famous lit
tie liver pills. They are small, gentle
pleasant, easy to take and act
promptly. They are sold by Dc
Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29

Some men fail from knowing
too little, but more fail from
knowing too much, and still more
fail from knowing it all.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29

Suppose that the town of Flor.
ence did erect the public build
ings in that county, that is nc
evidence that Lake City will bond
the town and put up court
house and Jail. Lake City is
bonded to the limit already and
the two cases are not analogo us,
anyway. Lee county and Calhoun
county, where the people were
fooled by mere promises and
pledges, would bear more directly
upon the present situation.
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The people in the lower part
Of the county will take care of
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
HAZERS HANG BOY
BY FEET TO TREE
LAD DIES AS RESULT OF TREAT.
MENT AT HANDS OF HIS
ScHcoLMATEs.
REVENGE IS MOTIVE FOR ACT
Youth Was Charged with Being
"Traitor" and Blamed for Whip
pings Received by Pupils-Af-
fair Being Investigated.

Logansport, Ind.-Fiendish methods
used in hazing one of their number
they believed to be traitor" by q
gang of unruly schoolboys have re-
suited in the death of Charles Stint
son, a student at the White school.
about ten miles from here. The lad
met his fate as the direct result Of the
spirit Of lawlessness which has ruled
at the school for some time. and the
officials of White county are making
an investigation with view to arrests
and criminal prosecutions.
Stintson was found early the other
morning hanging head downward from
sapling near the school, A rope tied
around his ankles suspended him from
the tree. When discovered the lad was
unconscious from the rush Of blood to
his head. He died shortly after he
was cut down by a passer-by.
The lawlessness at the school which
led to the fatal haz,ng of Stintson be-
gan some months ago, when the boys
attending the school determined that
they would not respect the authority
Of their teacher The pedagogue in
charge of the school at the time they
rebelled was driven away and threat.
ened with physical violence If he re-
turned.
Another was secured by the trustees
of the school district, but he did not
remain at his new task for al entire
day. He was literally chased from the
schoolroom, and was glad to give up
his charge and leave the county.
Other teachers were hired, but they
Jared no better than the first two.
Some tried to rule strictly and failed.
and others who sought to win over the
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04

boys met the same fate as those who
tried to enforce discipline.
Finally a teacher was hired who
brought the boys to terms.
He arrived at the school several
days ago. At the first sign Of dispo.
sition on the part of the pupils in his
charge to rebel he took summary meas.
ures. The first boy who came into con-
flict with him was soundly thrashed,
and soon after several others shared
his fate. Discipline was restored. at
least during school hours.
For some reason which the county
authorities have yet been unable to dis.
cover the boys who had been whipped
by the new teacher blamed S:intson
for their humiliation. Whether they
thought Stintson had aided the teacher
in quelling the revolt or whether he
had urged them to rebel and thus got
them their beatings is not known, but
It 10 certain that ;the boys determined
to get even" with him.
He was called from his home to join
some Of the boys on an excursion.
That was the last seen OF him by his
parents until he was carried back to
his home unconscious.
From what the county officials have
been able to learn. the boys took him
to the schoolhouse. Here the hazing
began. and various expedients were re.
sorted to to torture the lad.
Finally the hazing that cost the boy
his life was resorted to. A saping that
stood near the schoolhouse was bent
down and n rope fastened to 1t. The
other end of the rope was tied around
the boys ankles and then the sapling
was released and the lad was left sus.
pended with his head few inches
from the ground.
II is believed that the boys did not
intend to keep him In this position
long, but were frightened away ir
some manner. and none OF them dared
to return to release their victim.
While they were running away Stint
son was making frantic struggle foi
his life. With his hands he graspe,
the trunk Of the tree and tried to wor
himself from the rope which held hi,
In q position In which he knew !
would be rs much as his life wa
worth to remain. How long the strut
,le lasted Is not known. but whe
'ound It Ia believed that the boy hn
J ooen hanging for some hours.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
BRAVES GUNS OF
RIVALS FOR GIRL
CHAMPION ARIZONA BRONCO
BUSTER TAKES BRIDE DESPITE
THREATS OF SHOOTING.
LATTER HAS MANY SUITORS
Announc. of the Approaching
Marriage Brings Warnings That Re-
venge Will Be Taken-knot ls
Tied in Haste.

Los Angeles, Cal-Miss Guadalupe
Middleton, called the prettiest girl in
Arizona, became the wife of Harry G.
Willingham, former champion
bronco buster, few days ago in tbs
city The wedding ceremony was per-
formed in haste, because d,sap
pointed suitor was speeding westward
bent on revenge.
The marriage was the elimination
Of romance that has kept families in
Texas, NewNMeHico and Arizona at
gun point for the last year or more.
Now Willingham has to face irate
suitors and angry relatives, and is not
only willing to do so, but ccntemplates
having rather pleasant time of it.
Miss Middleton, the toast of every
cattle man in the southwest, occupied
peculiar and unusual position in the
affairs of the great territory of Ari-
zona. Cowboys fell desperately in love
with her at first sight. They drank
rims of their glasses at one another,
the spirit of jealousy stirring strong
| within them.
One man tried to marry the younS
woman and then another, but some.
how the suffers always decided in the
end that it would be more healthy to
be Just friend"
And so it happened that although,
the finest men of the desert sought tc
wed the girl, all of them failed, and
Miss Middleton seemed doomed to be
come an old maid, because of the fact
that she had too many suitors. Mos
girls do not have enough, but this lit
tie maid could not speak in friendly
way to one withou, causing another t
finger q revolver and mutter low
threats.
Then she met Harry Willingham. Hf
is a son of the famous cattle king, c
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04

B. Willingham of FL Paso, Tex. He
also has the fame that comes from
having taken the fight cut of the worst
horses of the country and the nerve
out of some of its bad men.
Willingham was working on a ranch
in Pleasant Valley, the scene of the
terrible feud yf the Tukesberry and
Graham outfits, and was with the ],
r. outfit when he met Miss Middleton.
whose brother owns a big ranch in
that neighborhood.
They fell in love. Willingham sug
gested that the other suitors take C
hike" for the benest of their consti-
tutions. They refused and said the
suggestion was unpopular. WhereupoD
Mr. Willingham grinned and whistled
little love songs and flouted his rivals
in a way that caused hard feelings
When he learned that his love was
going to Los Angeles he made his
plans. She came here and then wrote
back to one of her friends about "a
nice young city man" she intended to
marry. Arizona arose on its hind legs,
figuratively speaking. and 'hollered.." !"
One suitor wrote to Miss Middleton
stating that he wouli xii, on sight any
man she married. 1t was this same
man that rode with party of COW.
boys who tried to round up Willing.
ham. They set the sheriff. Henry
Thompson, and his chief deputy, BIZ,
voris of Gila county, on his trail and
the young sweetheart. intent or
reaching Les Angeles to attend his
wedding. rode out into the night with
his partner alongside and the sheriff
and posse laundering behind.
Willingham rode into Payson al
hour ahead Of his pursuers, and ther.
proved that he had rustled no cattle
AS was charged. and then again took
the trail. with his thoughts on Los An.
geles. . .tF
He met Capt. H. F. Gerry, n soldier
Of fortune and one Of his old friends
Gerry was about 10 be married to Miss
Macdonald. Will,ngham and Miss Mid
dleton acted as assistants. Afterwar,
the role was reversed. and the captaIi
and his wife saw that the knot wa
properly tied which made the littl
Arizona sirl and the cowboy husban,
and wife.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
A LudIerou. Experiment.

Holmes was one Of the many emil
nent men who have attempted to
solve the riddle Of the universe. In
his case the result was ludicrous.
From the sublime thoughts that came
TO him while under the influence Of
chloroform he thought he might ar
rive at some solution. Placing him.
self in his armchair. with pen.. ink
and paper at hand. he inhaled the an
aesthetic. As drowsiness stole over
him the nature Of things seemed re-
vealed. BY vigorous effort he seized
his pen and wrote-he knew not what.
for before he had finished he fell back
unconscious. When he recovered he
turned with trembling anxiety to tho
sheet Of paper. on which. written in
scrawling characters but quite legible.
he found the awful revelation: "A
strong smell Of turpentine pervades
the whole!'
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
osnerou, Memorial cIfta.

As q memorial to his son Oscar.
who died recently. Baron Albert de
Rothschild Of Vienna gave to the
Jewish community Of that city 10000
kronen. and like sum to the munici.
pal government. the amounts to be ap.
piled to charitable work. He gave
also 100000 kronen for educational
purposes. In the department Of mathe-
mates and astronomy. saying in the
memorandum which accompanied the
amount that these branches had been
selected because the latc Oscar dc
Rothschild had always taken . deep
Interest In them.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04

Getting business is good deal like
counting n girl-you must offer the
right kind Of goods and keep on call.
ing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-04

The Colby FREE PRESS has concluded
it's Kansas Farmer Piano contest and
announces that it has added two or
three hundred subscribers to it's list
But did it pay the poor printer? Say
he. got 800 subscribers which means
$500. Out Of this they bought 500
piano for some girl who no doubt had
her friends spend $3.50. This leaves
5000 to divide between the two papers,
to pay for 300 papers whole year for
each of them, besides their other Incl
dental expenses. So the poor; deluded
editor, who let the Farmer solicitor in
duce him to go in it, is sending his 81
a year paper to 300 new subscribers
for a whole year for about thirty cents,
which is not enough to pay him for the
white paper he uses, Yes, he has a
big subscription list but is paying
awful dear for his fun ard experiment.
And the Kansas Farmer solicitors &c
to some other town in their auto to get
some other editor to try the game.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-04
Baptist church

Revival services continue at
the Baptist church over Sunday.
On Sunday morning the subject
will be Baptist Principles. :"
Come and find out what Baptists
stand for. Services on Saturday
night at 7:3O.
And this week we pull off an
other sheet from the calendar
page and there's but one left.
which means another year near
ly gone. While a day is a day as
of old, an hour no shorter than
ever, yet the year seems to have
passed wonderfully quick and
soon you must write it 1910.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-04

Friday morning our people woke up to
find that snow storm had visited this
section during the night.
We have in nice lot of choice sweet
pickles. Come see ana try them at
Hoffman Butcher shop.
Mrs. Averin on East Normal avenue
is filling her rooms with boaders, hav-
ing in their new heater and everything
comfortable and a nice place for Nor
mai students.
This week the Staab Bros. settled
I'D their fine and costs in their big
liquor case. They paid the School
fund $500 as a compromise on their
$3.50 fine, paid the the court costs OF
$7S. SO and paid the County Attorney
bis fee of $3.50. 1t is now up to the
Judge to settle the Parole part.
On Wednesday next, the 9Th, is the
feast of the Immaculate Conception
and will be duly celebrated IN the
Catholic churches. Also the tooth an
niversary of the Order of Francis OF
| Assist. In our church there will be
early masses, in the afternoon Vespers
and m the evening an entertainment
and addresses will be given in their
college Hall, with free admission.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-04

An Exchange SAYS: ''Our society
editress this week phoned the society
department. of the First National
whether it was true there was a wed
dirg or wedding soon to be in that
reighborhood and the young man phon-
ed back that suspicious pointed very
suspiciouslv, the doves were cooling or
the cornice, the light turned low, the
mumblings suspiciousIv strange, chocO-
lates and lady fingers were often spok-
en- of, but the actual truth could not be
sssei ted, yet it might be safe TO say
that so-and-so had company this week.
the dressmaker and tailor had been
consulted some time ago; the furniture
dealer had agreed to furnish his best,
the minister agreed to give reduced
rates, and with that uncertainty, yet
suggestion there could be no just
cause for any hair pulling or explain
atoms. Then the dear public could
look, watch, surmise and even ask
questions and the smiling actions of
the real parties would surely reveal
the secret"
A plague on a conscience that for
bids one to give for certainty a real
ly gooi guess. AND we guess l. is so.
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Cot Through a Year on ssl.

Zone of the prominent men of Kan
sas was telling a friend at the Univer-
sity of Kansas the other day that the
total expense of his Junior year at col
lege was only $a1. He was graduated
some years ago, however, when the
cost of living was lower than it Is to-
day. But even today some of the
University students have found it pos
sible to keep the cost of board down to
SIPS week. A number of boys have
formed a cooperative club for the pur-
pose of cutting down living expenses.
Last week the club managed to get
through at an average expense of 81 90
for each member. They celebrated the
event by entertaining Chancellor Strong
at supper"
Yes, and it is just such stinting of
ones appetite that ruins the life of
many a student at school. If they
keep up animation, ambition, health
ard good feeling, student over books
must eat plenty to keep the machinery
of the body equal to the head work.
You don't hear of laboring men, who
have work, living on nothing stinting
their inside works. To succeed they
must eat heartily. Then why should
the children of wealthy Kansas farm
ers go to school and live cheap. Their
parents can well afford to pay for their
board if they want them to succeed in
L Il
live as well as they do as their home
table. Very few school students are
paupers, that is. live from hand to
mouth, and it is not right that they
should do so, 1t is far better to cut
off some ofFthe other extras ard put it
into their board bill and live comfort
sbly so they can study the more
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-04
Hick,s 1910 almanac.

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yearbook on astronomy and meteor
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Notice for Publication, No. O97O
Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office Topeka, Kansas, Oct 10, 1000
Eaton of Ellis P. O., Kansas. who on June
Fl, 1903, made Homestead entry No. 10000
serial No oo7o, for the W1kNW4 section
so, township II south, Range 10 w:
9th PM, has fled notice OF intention to
make final hve-year proof TO establish claim
10 the land above described, before the
CLERK of the District Coun at Hays, Kansas
n the 10th day of Dec, 1899.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Willett J-~Helms. Fred Andrews
E Clyde E Griswold, Andrew HOsley
ali of Ellis P o, Kas.
GEO. w. FISHER, Regisser.
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