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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-01-08

The undersigned has full blood
Percheren stallion, sired by Capt.
Sigsbee, which he wants to sell. The
stallion is of a dark brown color and
will be three years old next spring.
He is good sound animal and weighs
about 1900 pounds. Any party wish
Ing to buy stallion is invited to call
at my place and see the horse.
JOHN "REMINISCENCES,
Pierz, MINI.
One mile north of the village. IS tt
The following was handed in BY a
Forester:
It has been stated that the Catholic
Order of Foresters is a cheaper life
insurance society than the st. Joseph s
society. This has been denied by
members of the latter society. We
will give the assessment rate charged
by each society and let the readers of
the Herald decide for themselves
which of the two IS the cheapest
Following is the rate charged by the
Catholic Order of Foresters: - -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Johns of Baldoc, is visiting
relatives in the city.
Mrs. H. J. Brabham, Jr., spent
Tuesday in Columbia.
H. F. Rice, Esq, of Aiken, was
in the city Monday.
B. T. Rice, Esq, of Barnwell, is
attending court here this week.
Mrs. M. E. Edwards, of Lawtey,
Fla, is visiting relatives in the city.
Mr.. G. F. Copeland, of the Ehr-
hardt section, was in the city yester-
day.
w. H. Townsend, Esq, Of Co
lumbia, is attending court here this
week.
Hon. J. o. Patterson, Of Barn
we'll, congressman from this district
was in the city Monday and Tuesday
shaking hands with his many friends,
Mr.. J. B. Elkins, formerly OF
this city, but now of Eastman, Ga,
has been in the city this week at
tending court. His many friends
were glad to see him again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

The Columbia State is taking a
good deal on itself to say that if
the negro Hughes had been white
he would not have been convicted.
We would like to inquire on what
grounds the State makes such an as
sertion. Then, too, our contempt
rary places itself in rather a bad
light when it takes the testimony OF
the defense as a basis for it's remarks.
Some good white men testified direct
" opposite to Hughes, and evidently
The State believed the negro's testi-
mony against that of good white men
"a very queer position for news
paper edited by white man to oc-
cupy. It is we'll to ask for justice
for the negro, but this thing of at
tempting to make a martyr out of a
man because of his color is getting to
be disgusting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
THE MEN OF ILLINOIS.

We confess that we have better
opinion of the men of Illinois now
than we had before they lynched the
negro who outraged and murdered the
young saleswoman at Cairo. 1t may
not be right; in fact it is not right in
the eyes of the law, and we are always
a stickler for law; but we do like the
Illinoisians who killed the brute bet
ter for it. We are not defending them.
Perhaps they ought not to have done
it, and ought to have let the law
take it's course" but they didn't,
and we think more of them because
they didn't.
That's just the way we feel about
it; and no doubt many thousand men
and women feel the same way.-New-
berry Observer.
We are a little surprised but none
the less pleased to have the above
expression from the editor of the
Observer. Every white man who is
the right sort of man thinks of the
lynching just as Editor Wallace.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina County
of Bamberg.
Mrs. NJ. E. Ables, plaintiff,
against
D. K. Ray and ]. F. Jones, defend
ants.
By virtue of decree of the court
of common pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, in the above stated case, dated
November 9Th, 1909, I, H. c. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the court house door of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours of
sale, on Monday, December 9Th,
1909, the same being legal salesday
in said month, the following real es-
tate, to-wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land, situate, lying and being in
Bamberg county, State aforesaid, l,
containing two hundred and eigh-
teen (218) acres, more or less,
bounded on the North by lands of
NJ. M. Roach and others, South by
lands of the estate of D. H. Rice, on
the East by lands of Mrs. c. G. Starr,
and on the West by lands of F. M.
Ray, now Mrs. S. H. Counts, and
others.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. C. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., Nov. Is, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
To Ask Mercy for Negroes.

Alexandria, Va, Nov. 1.-two Pc
titions will be presented to Gov.
Swanson at Richmond tomorrow by
Attorney Lewis H. Machen, one ask
ing that the death sentence of the
three negroes convicted of the MUIR
der of Walter F. Schultz, the Chicago
artist, be commuted to life imprison-
ment and the other asking that their
electrocution be postponed until after
the trial of Henry Smith, who turned
States evidence, which will be heard
at the December term of court. The
negroes are Calvin Johnson, sent
enced to die Friday next, and Rich
ard Pines and Eugene Dorsey, sent
enced to die a week apart following
the execution of Johnson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
Saves Five Sailors Lives.

Bamberg, Nov. 16.-Word has
been received here by the parents OF
Ensign David Graham Copeland, u
S. NJ, telling of the heroic action OF
this young naval officer Sunday night
when he rescued five sailors from
drowning.
Mr.. Copeland was here several days
last week, having been recently mar
ried in New Orleans, and left Sunday
for Charleston, where he went to re-
port for duty on his ship, the Dixie.
It seems that while enroute to his
ship he crossed from tug boat on a
gang plank just behind some sailors,
and the plank in some way slipped
or gave way in such a manner as
to throw the sailors overheard. See
ing the peril of his comrades, Ensign
Copeland unhesitatingly plunged in
after them and rescued one after the
other in a brave and unselfish man
ner. A little later while Mr.. Cope
land was on board his ship, which is
undergoing repairs, he fell through
the hatch hole and sustained painful
but not serious injuries. Mrs. Cope
|
phoned to ]. D. Copeland of this
place telling of the accident. Fur
ther details OF the accident and the
heroic incident were related to the
parents of the young man by the
commandant in command at the navy
yard in Charleston.
Always recognized as a bright, stu
dious and industrious young man,
Ensign Copeland has added this deed
of bravery to his accomplishments in
the school room and to his career in
the navy. He was first honor man at
the South Carolina Military academy
in the class of 1908 and he took a
high stand at Annapolis, where he
went on scholarship won from this
State over a number of competitors
He has been doing splendid service
since his graduation from the naval
academy few years ago.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina-Bamberg
County.
Pursuant to an order of his Honor,
George w. Gage, Presiding Judge,
dated the 10th day of November,
1909, in the cause Of Mrs. l.. b.
Wyman, plaintiff, vs. J. G.. Gutekunst
ct al, defendants, arising in the Court
of Common Pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, I will sell, during the legal hours
of sale, for cash, to the highest bid
der, in front Of the court house at
Bamberg, South Carolina, on sales
day in December, 1909, Cor some
subsequent salesday) the same be-
ing Monday, December 9Th, the prop
erty hereinafter described, and should
the purchaser fail to comply with his
bid within one hour, ! shall proceed
to resell the premises on the same or
some subsequent saiesday, on the
same terms, and at the risk Of the
former purchaser, and so on from
time until a purchaser be found who
will comply. The purchaser to pay
for papers. The description of the
land is as follows:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land situate, lying and being in the
county of Bamberg, State of South
Carolina, containing one hundred
(1OO) acres, and bounded by the
estate of Robert Jones, Jeff Aver,
Mrs. S. NJ. Brown and C. Ehrhardt
or Hughes land.
ALSO
All that piece, parcel or tract of
| land in the same county and State,
containing one hundred and twelve
(112) acres, more or less, and bound
ed North by lands Of c. R. Miller,
East by lands of Mrs. Mitchell and
F. M. Bamberg, on the West by Little
Saltkehatchie and C. R. Miller, South
| by F. NJ. Bamberg.
H. C. FOLK,
| Master for Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
MASTERS SALE.

MASTERS SALE.
State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
The Bank of Branchville, plaintiff,
against
Wash Williams, defendant.
By virtue of decree of the court
of common pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, in the above stated case, dated
November 10th, 1909, I, H. G. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the court house door of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours of
sale. on Monday, December 9Th,
1909, the same being legal salesday
in said month, the following real es-
tate, to-Wit:
All that certain tract of land situ-
ate, lying and being in Bamberg
county, in the State Of South Caro-
lima, containing sixty-eight (68)
acres, more or less, between the Eds
to river and the Charleston and
Augusta public road, and having
such shape as is shown by a plat
made by Preston OFT, surveyor, dated
December 18th, 1905, doth represent,
and bounded by lands of Mrs. Will
lam Mays, Woods and Stephens.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. C. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
New Advertisements.
Jones Bros Still in the Lead

Jones Bros.-Still in the Lead.
H. C. Folk, Master-Sale of real
estate in case of L. B. Wyman
against j. G. Gutekunst ct al.
G. Frank Bamberg-Car Load
Horses and Mules.
E, A. Hooton-Hooton's Ladies
Store and Dress Making Parlor.
H. C.. Folk, Master-Sale of real
estate in case of Bank of Branch
vile against r. G.. Woods.
H. C. Folk, Master-Sale of real
estate in case of Mrs. NJ. E. Ables
AGAINST D. K. Ray and j. F. Jones.
H. C. Folk, Master-Sale of real
estate in case of Bank of Branch
vile against Wash Williams.
E. Bart Price-Seasonable Deli
cacies.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

The dispensary is closed and liquor
can no longer be legally sold in Bam-
berg county. 1t is now squarely up
to the officers of the law to see that
this county is free from the illegal
sale of liquor with it's many attend
ant evils. The officers of the law we
know will have the support and en-
couragement of all good citizens in
their efforts to prevent the illegal
sale of whiskey, and they should pay
special attention to the enforcement
of the prohibitory law. Will they do
it? We shall see.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

The Bamberg county law and order
league, which was organized some
time ago, will no doubt find some
work to do now that the dispensari-
les have been closed. Is prohibition
to be a force or a farce in Bamberg
county? The answer to this ques-
ton is with the officers of the law
and the good citizens. Let us show
to the world that prohibition will
prohibit. We can do so if we will.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
The Bank of Branchville, plaintiff
against
R. c.. Woods, defendant.
BY virtue of a decree of the court
of common pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, in the above stated case. dated
November 10th, 1909, l, H. G. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the court house door of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours of
sale, on Monday, December 9Th,
1909, the same being legal salesday
in said month, the following real es-
tate, to-wit:
All that certain tract of land situ-
ate in Bamberg county, said State,
containing seventeen and one-halt
(17h) acres and having such shape
as a plat thereof made by Preston
OFT, surveyor, dated December 18th,
1905, doth represent, and bounded
by lands of Wash Williams, Mrs.
Ella Mays, George Stephens, and the
public road.
ALCo
All that certain other tract of land
situate in said county and State, con-
tanning fifty-one (51) acres, and hav-
ing such shape as a plat there
OF made by Preston OFT, sur
veyo", dated December 18th, 1905,
doth represent, and bounded by
lands of Mrs. William Mays, G. F.
Smack, George Stephens, Wash Will
Jams and the Edisto river.
That certain other tract Of land,
situate in said county and State, con-
tanning fifty-eight (58) acres, more
or less, and having such shape as a
plat thereof made by Preston OFT,
surveyor, dated December 21st, 1905,
doth represent, and bounded by lands
of Mrs. Ella Smoak, Reuben Mont
gomery, George Stephens, R. G..
Wood, Wash Williams and George
Stephens.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. G. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., Nov. 16, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
Published every Thursday in The

Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, IN
the live and growing City of BAN
berg, being issued from a printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, cylinder
press, folder, two jobbers, all run oy
electric power, with other material
and machinery in keeping, the whole
equipment representing an invest
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Subscriptions-By the year, S1.O0,
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one wear. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance.
Advertisements per inch
for first insertion, subsequent lnser-
tions so cents per inch. Legal ad-
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Liberal contracts made for three, six,
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Obituaries, tributes of respect, reso-
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acter are charged for as regular ad-
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not subject to cancellation after first
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Communications are always
xlad to publish news letters or those
pertaining to matters Of public inter-
est. We require the name and ad-
dress of the writer in every case.
No article which is defamatory or
offensively personal can find place in
our columns at any price, and we are
not responsible for the opinions ex-
pressed in any communication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
CHESTER KENNEDY APPEALS.
Supreme Court Asked to Review Case
of Barnwell County Murderer.


An appeal has been filed in the SUI
preme court for new trial in the
sensational Chester Kennedy murder
case from Barnwell county. 1t will
be recalled that w. Perry Ussery was
killed from ambush on the night OF
November 2Sth, 1908. For some
time his death remained apparently a
myster, but developments after in
vestigation by a detective employed
by Gov. Ansel following the arrest OF
Quitman Johnson, negro, in Aiken,
caused the grand jury to hand out
bills against Johnson, Ferdinand
Grubbs and Chester Kennedy, FOR
murder. The jury's verdict in the
case of Chester Kennedy was guilty
with recommendation to the mercy
of the court, and it is upon this that
an appeal is now taken.
History Of the Case.
At the spring term of court in
Barnwell Quitman Johnson and Fer
dinand Grubbs were tried upon an
indictment charging both with tue
murder of Ussery and verdict of
guilty was rendered, Grubbs being
recommended to mercy. A motion
for a new trial was made by their
counsel, A. H. Ninestein, and Judge
Watts, then presiding, the solicitor
consenting, ordered that the verdict
be set aside and a new trial granted;
whereupon the solicitor entered a
noll pros upon the indictment and
handed to the grand jury at the sum-
mer term the indictment upon which
the defendants were later tried.
When the case was called for trial
at the July term, it is stated, the
State moved to sever the case and
try the defendant Kennedy first. This
motion was granted. The jury failed
to agree and a mistrial was ordered.
The case was again called for trial
and Kennedy was found guilty and
sentenced to life imprisonment, hav-
ing been recommended to the mercy
of the court.
1t is now claimed that the verdict
was Influenced entirely by passion
and prejudice, engendered by false
and erroneous statements made and
circulated outside of the trial of the
cause" and that there was an abso-
lutte failure of evidence to support
the verdict of the jury; that the testi-
mony of the alleged principals was
entirely uncorroborated by other
testimony, positive or circumstan-
tial."
A sensational feature of the trial
was the introduction of story from
the Barnwell Sentinel which quoted
Quitman Johnson as having made a
confession. Even before the trial it
was generally hinted that Johnson
had confessed.
In this confession Johnson claimed
that he was to be paid 500 by Ken
nedy and "a certain woman in Angus
ia" would pay 500 if Ussery was
killed by him and Grubbs.
Chester Kennedy, whose appeal is
now before the court, testified at the
trial that he was not at Dunbarton
on the night of the killing, denied
that he had gone behind barn or
seed house with Johnson on the day
of the killing, and generally disclaim-
ed any knowledge of the killing.
There were many questions asked
him about his relations with Hol-
land, whom he had indicted for
shooting him some time before.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

The Columbia State has been haV-
Ing a good deal to say about juries
failing to convict white men OF
crimes, which is well, but it grows
hysterical when a mean negro is con-
victed of killing white man.
Queer consistency!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1909.

The State could gain more of
reputation for fairness had II not
based it's comments on the Hughes
verdict on the testimony of the de-
tense, ignoring entirely the States
side of the case.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

Mule milliners, that's exactly what
we are. Let us trim your mule up
with a good set of plow gears. We
have the best, and our prices are
always such that will cause you to
smile. SIMMONS HARDWARE co.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
The Cotton Market.

Cotton is selling in Bamberg to-
day at IA cents the pound. Receipts
of the past week, about two hundred
bales or more. The price seems to
remain about the same these days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

Jones Bros. will receive another
car load of horses and mules next
Monday. This will be the finest load
received here this season.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

The Herald Book Store has quan-
tity of fountain pen filters which
we will give away to our customers
for the next thirty days. Call and
get one. They cost you nothing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18

Don't forget the date and have
your costumes ready for the masquer-
ade rink Thursday night, Nov. 25th,
over the grocery store of w. P. Hern-
don,
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-23
BIG EXTRA CUT IN PRICE

Now we have gone over the entire
stock and have made extraordinary
reductions from the previously deep
cut prices in order to make it clean
sweep.
The result is that tonight and We'd
nesday will be the piano opportunity
of your lifetime.
But you will have to act quickly
this offer is made for tonight and
"Wednesday only and first come
first served"
Confidently, we expect the entire
II pianos to be taken tonight and
only to those who hurry here do we
promise complete selection.
Now isn't this your opportunity?
Can you afford to miss it? You should
be here among the first tomorrow
Remember. you are not only buy
ing an absolutely standard. guaran-
teed piano at a reduction of $50
SITS or $500 but you
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-23
STRANGERS GRAPHIC
PICTURE OF VALLEY

One of the most interesting, ac-
curate and comprehensive writeups
of Grand junction, embodying the
views and impressions of stranger
who visited this city and valley re-
Gently, appears in the Bellaire CO..
Democrat of November 12. So in
teresting is this communication to
his home paper by man who proved
keen observer while here, that The
Sentinel reproduces it in full The
gentleman was G. w. Shields, prom
inent Bellaire citizen, who recently
spent a few days here. The letter in
the Ohio paper follows:
Grand Junction is a name well
rlown to fruit dealers, both in Colo
rRIo and beyond the bounds of that
state. 1t is a city of about 10000 in
habitants, rs miles northwest of
Montrose and almost at the western
boundary of the state, at the juno
tion of the Grand and Gunnison riv-
ers. 1t is situated at an elevation of
about 5000 feet, and is in the midst
of the fertile Grand valley, which has
been called the little empire of the
western slope II is the fruit-ship-
ping center of western Colorado
Large quantities of alfalfa and grain
are also shipped from this place. 1t
is an important railroad point; has a
good hospital, Carnegie library, and
the week we visited the city a fine
Y. M. c. A. building was opened.
The city owns and operates it's own
water works. The time is probably
not far distant when all the towns
lying in the Grand valley will be
connected by interurban lines
splendid facilities for generating
electricity cheaply and extensive coal
fields are near by. Many features of
scenic interest are in this locality.
The population is increasing rapidly.
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-23

The opinion is held by many. not only
in the city, but in other places, that
Grand Junction will in time be the
largest city west of Denver and east
of the coast 1t will be a pleasant
place to live-a city of life and push
and prosperity. but a place of quiet
homes. Its inhabitants will not be
subject to the uncertainty and unrest
which are the common experiences of
the mining and manufacturing towns
and so its life need not be so strenu-
GUS or eXacting or wearing.
But, what leads to the expectation
of such a bright future for this city?
First. it is the fruit-shipping center
of that region, both by its natural po-
sition and by its present railroad ia
cilities, There will, however, need
to be an enlargement of the shipping
facilities very soon if the statements
of the press a few weeks ago are cor
rect These statements are in regard
to the trouble which the fruit COM
panies have had this fall to secure
the cars necessary for the prompt
shipment of their fruit. And, second,
the Grand valley, in which it is stu
ated. This valley extends 40 miles
up from Grand Junction and is of an
average width of or miles 1t
contains about 10000 acreas, nearly
one.third of which is now under cul-
tivation. The Grand river is one of
the largest rivers in the state, and
has capacity sufficient to supply with
water every irrigable acre embraced
in the valley, and thousands of acres
besides. There is no doubt about the
supply of water. Within two or three
years the present system of irrigation
will be very much extended
Again, there is history behind
this region. 1t runs back to 1882,
when the town was settled The pos
sibilities of the valley do not rest on
theory and expectations: they have
been tested. For nearly a generation
different localities in the valley have
been producing alfalfa, potatoes,
grain and fruits of many varieties,
and in recent years in such abund-
ance as to bring affluence to many a
poor man in few seasons. Besides
its business attractions. there is that
of a most desirable climate. One
hears nothing in the Grand valley of
cyclones or earthquakes. There are
splendid schools and churches, II
strong temperance sentiment, and
the population is made up, in a good
part. of intelligent. law-abiding peo-
pie from the eastern states.
we were not privileged to spend
as much time in Grand junction and
vicinity as we desired to spend there
but, through the kindness of Charles
Il. Cherrington, an old Galliopolis
boy and now prominent in the busi-
ness circles of the city, we were en-