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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
MIND BLANK SINCE 1890.
Lost Memory of Fifteen Years, Now
Living in Past.
(Atlanta journal, 9th.)

A man whose mind has been q
blank for fifteen years, who Is lite
rally living in The past, who cannot
be made to realize that this Is June,
1911, instead of June, 1896, Is the
striking phenomenon which Associ-
ated Charity workers believe they
have In the person of Ralph w.
Thompson.
On June I'd a well educated, we'll
dressed man apparently 60 years Of
age, suffering from n stroke Of pa
ralysis, wandered into the Associated
Charity offices in the Goul building.
From whence he came or where he
was going canno be learned.
Repeated questions put to the
man during the past six days are
responsible for the theory that ne Is
living In the past; that in some phe-
nomenal manner the happenings Of
the past fifteen years have been torn
from his brain, leaving his memory
OF things prior to hat intact.
This strange phenomenon Ia a
former newspaper man, according to
his own statement, and has worked
Tor the Associated Press, the Savan-
a Morning News, the Washington
Post and other papers. Letters to
the Associated Press and to the pa
pers named failed to show that Ralph
w. was ever connected
with them. However, this does not
hak the faith of the charity work
ers, who believe that THOMPSON
worked with the publications named.
but that he has forgotten the dates
or even the approximate dates of
the time when he was employed by
them.
He stated that he was with the
Savannah Morning News Just Ave
years ago., and that his daughter then
married a prominent Savannah man.
The Associated Charities cor>muni-
Gated with Savannah and found that
the man named by Thompson, who
Is now deceased, did marry a Miss
Thompson some 20 years ago.
He gives the ame OF many peo-
PIE well konWn In the newspaper
world with whom he says |e worked.
Investigation developed that all were
dead.
He gave the names Of two well
known business men, one of whom
is now the president Of a big New
York insurance company, as init
mate friends. The insurance nan Is
now travelling across the European
continent and cannot he located by
ne charities. THOMPSON, VINO at.
peculiarly ~ d" poir;, says that
THIS Ma VII honor any dr< @hlch
y" presents. Tao otlcr hns,nnas man
named 10 a,so ali Europe and Ae can.
not be located.
The Associated Charities IL very
much interested In the peculiar case,
and Thompson will remain IN their
care until they can find out the truth
Of his case.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
MILLIoNAIREs NOW NUMBER 4
Weeks Work Brings Another Into
the Ranks with Seven Figures.

AS we predicted last week, there
Is another millionaire" in the C.
w. Pitchford Upton Piano Contest
this week. The work Of vote getting
still goes on, and while there is no
great prospect for a fifth ''million-
aire' for the coming week, still there
are going to be others before the
contest is over. Watch!
The votes cast up to Wednesday,
June 7th, are registered as follows:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
LEXINGTON DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
j. =. B~Ouknight, White, Killed-Al-
legged Slayer Missing.

Lexington, June 1.-THE body OF
}. Pink Bouknight. Il prominent far
mel Of the Shady Grove section of
the Dutch Fork, who, it is thought,
was shot and killed at an early hour
yesterday morning while heading a
posse OF white caps by Will Col
Inns, a negro, was laid to rest at
Shady Grove church this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. in the presence of a
large congregation of friends and
relatives. will Collins, who did the
shooting, has either been killed and
his body thrown into Broad river, or
he has succeeded in making good his
escape, according to the most relia-
bic information obtainable from that
section to-day.
The first news Of the death Of
Bouknight reached Lexington yester-
day morning, when Coroner Clark
received a telephone message stat
ing, in effect. that j. p. Bouknight
was dead, and requesting officers to
come over and hold an inquest. No
particulars as to how he came to his
death were given, and attaching but
little Importance to the message on
account Of the meagreness of the in
formation given, the ordered
Magistrate Lorick, Of Irmo, who lives
not far from the scene, to hold the
inquest.
Negro Suspected of Arson.
After making rigid Investigation
Deputy Sheriff Miller was not able to
give any real particulars of the
tragedy further than that it was re-
ported that Bouknight had been shot
in the stomach with a shotgun while
making an effort to enter the home
Of will Collins through a window. 1t
seems, however, from what a be
gathered from those who will have
anything to say, that Will Collins
had been accused Of burning the
barn and stables Of Joel Fulmer, a
prominent young farmer Of the i'm
mediate section, and that suspicion
as to his guilt was strong.
On Monday night. it Is said, q
party, variously estimated to number
all the way from rs to SO armed
men, went to the home of Collins and
demanded that he come out, and af-
ter being repeatedly requested to
snow himself, and refusing to DO so,
1t was decided to break in the house,
and j. p. Bouknight headed the way.
When he had gotten into the win
dow, according to the story, he was
mo. uuun Gg Nnliiu#. no .ttre iuaf
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

Heavy, impure blood makes a mud
dy, pimply complexion, headaches,
nausea, indigestion. Thin blood
makes you weak, pale, sickly. Bur-
dock Blood Pitters makes the blood
rich, red, pure-rcstores perfect
health.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
fOlry'S Kidney Remedy

IS particularly recommended for
chrome cases Of kidney and bladder
trouble 1t tends to regulate and
control the kidney and bladder ac-
ton and is healing, strengthening
and bracing. Barton's Pharmacy;
Walhalla; w. J. Lunhey, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

q" AF'r'" W.
county superintendent of education,
on the day Of examinations.
Hereafter the Clemson faculty, in
stead Of the county superintendent of
education, will make the award of
the scholarships. If a scholarship
vacancy shall occur II the county
to which 1t belongs has no eligible
applicant, the Clemson faculty may
fill the vacancy by awarding the
scholarship to some eligible appli-
cant from another county, or, If the
vacancy occurs after the opening of
the session., to a student of the COL
lege. However, any such appoint
ment shall not last longer than the
current session.
The competitive examinations, COW
ering the common school branches
Of study, will be held by the county
superintendent of education at the
county seats on the second Friday I'm
July from $50 a. M. to 4 D. m.
No entrance examination will be
required Of students who have salts
factorily completed the second years
work in the high school, or, in other
words, the ninth grade, as shown by
q certificate. This is a new rule
which will prove more convenient to
many. This does not, however, apply
to the applicants for scholarships.
Tho equipment Of the college Is
being improved in every n Prom
inent among these improvements Is
the e building with additional ap-
paratus. new barns and improvement
OF the cadet barracks, all OF which
will be completed by next September.
Provision IS being made for 200 adj
ditional students, increasing the ca
pacity to 500.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
THE OLD Blue RIDGE ROUTE.
Prospects for Road Encouraging,
Says NOITycc.
(Anderson Intelligencer.)


There has been very little printed
from this office lately concerning the
Blue Ridge railroad, and because of
this fact, some are beginning to lose
hope as to the success of the efforts
recently made looking to the COM
pletion Of this road.
There is absolutely no reason for
losing hope and interest in this latest
and greatest enterprise launched by
the Anderson Chamber Of Commerce.
Prospects are far better to-day than
when the people. a short time ago,
were full of enthusiasm. The only
thing tangible then was the necessity
of the road from our standpoint.
There had not been an expression,
ever from Southern officials. Condi-
tons are now changed. The compile
ton of the Blue Ridge Is a necessity
from the standpoint Of the Southern
officials. The earnest facts present
ed by the delegation from Anderson
and other points along the route,
have had the effect to put the South
ern officials to thinking, and the
secretary Of the Anderson Chamber
Of Commerce has been given a tip
to the effect that a proposition will
most likely Don be made to the peo-
pie between and including Walhalla
II Charleston that If one million
dollars ($1,000,0 00) be subscribed
to bonds the completion Of the Blue
Ridge road will be begun.
The main facts that are pressing
upon the Southern officials the ne
cessity for the completion of this
road are something like this:
Goa and coke has formed up to
June, 1910, about 33 1-3 per cent of
the tonnage haul per annum Of the
Southern railroad, and these fuel
products we're obtained in Tennes-
see. The Southern railroad does not
enter any section IF the Virginia
coal fields. Since 1910 the Norfolk
and Western railway has been open
ed direct from the Virginia coal fields
TO Charleston, operating over the
South-bound from Winston-Salcm,
N. c., to Wadesboro and over the
Atlantic Coast Line from Wadesboro
to Charleston. During 1910 the c.
G.. & O. railway has been completed
rom ~Spartanburg through the Ten
hessee coal fields into Kentucky.
These are competing lines with the
Southern In the haul Of coal and
coke and with these advantages:
"""' = e3uAi = such uuauj,t'ns IN
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

For a mild easy action Of the bow
els, a single dose Of Doan'S Regulets
Is enough. Treatment cures habit
ual constipation. 25 cents a box.
ASK your druggist for them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
-Four Lost Attempting Rescue.

Ilatticsburg. Miss, June S.-FOur
persons lost their lives to-day in an
effort to save the life OF a fiyc-ycar-
old gill, who had venturcd out too
far while wading in Bowie river. two
miles north Of here. The dead are
Mrs. b. c. Tanner, Ernest Tanner,
aged II; Henry Tanner, aged 10,
sons of Mrs. Tanner, and Annie
Conrsry, aged 7. They were mem
bcrH Of a Sunday schol party.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
Copyright 1910 by Rev,
JUNE 18TH, 1911.

The Downfall Of SamNria. 2 Kings
xvii: 1-18.
Golden Text: He, that being often
rcprOved haricncth his neck, shall
suddenly he destroyed, and that With
out remedy. Prov. xxx: /.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

TO y" submitted to the people from
Walhalla to Charleston, the sccrc-
'ary can only say at present that he
VIII be the proposition, and it Is
hoped that when 1T comes Anderson
county will do her part libcrally and
promptly. l.. Il. N0rryco,
Secretary Chamber Of Commerce.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

darkness, with nothing but his night
clothes to protect his body, he a
fired upon by the crowd. The depu-
ty sheriff traced the negro, or a flee
ing man at least, for a distance Of
about three hundred yards to the
edge Of the woods, where all traces
were lost.
Opinion Is divided as to the where
abouts of the negro, but the majority
believe that he was killed and his
Dody thrown into the river to hide
the crime. Others declare that the
groans OF the dying man 80 frustrat-
ed the party that their attention was
diverted from the negro and that he
made his escape. One of Collins
children received a wound in the
back.
, The wife Of Collins, it Is said,
makes the statement that she told
her husband to shoot, believing that
she, together with her two children,
would all be killed. She gathered
her two children in her arms and
managed to make her escape in the
darkness.
by "PaIties UnkOnwn."
The verdict Of the jury Of inquest
was In effect that the deceased, J. p,
Bouknight, came to his death by a
gunshot wound in the hands Of par
ties unknown to the jury.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

soulh-Dound and Atlantic Coast line
are one per cent, thus reducing OPP
Grating expenses to tho minimum
and enabling an engine to do four
times as much hauling as over such
heavy grades as are to be found on
the Southern around Asheville. The
G.. G. & O. Is we'll graded and Is a
direct and shorter haul from the coal
fields.
The coal in Tennessee is mined by
hand. The Southern Is forced to
haul 1t over steep grades to Asheville
and still sleeper grades south. The
operating expenses over this route
form the maximum Of operating ex-
penses. One engine on the Norfolk
and Western will pull four times as
many coal cars over It's tracks as an
engine on the Southern road via
Asheville. Besides, tho Southern Is
hampered by the rulings of the in
terstate commerce commission in the
matter Of long and short hauls. Alb
Solutely no avenue IS left open by
which the Southern can meet the
competing lines above referred to,
and the whole thing narrows down
to the fact that the Southern Is
forced to complete the Blue Ridge In
order to maintain its earnings. There
is no other course left open to It,
n no one is more fully awake To
the fact than President Finley. Tho
Blue Ridge must be completed, or
the Goa fields of Tennessee forever
closed to the Southern.
Cotton and all its products form
''Ss man y per cent Of the tonnage
maui OF the Southern per annum.
cram, grain products and hay form
less than > per cent; merchandise,
less thar 9 per cent: manufactures
ana miscellaneous, less than s per
cent. SO 1t can be seen at once that
coal and coke, forming 32 1-3 per
cent Of the tonnage annual haul.
must be taken are Of. The comDIc-
ton Of the Blue Ridge gives q dirnct
and short haul and a one per cent
grade can be easily established.
The recent lcttcr from President
Finley TO Gen. NJ. l.. Bonham. q
synopsis Of which was given in tho
papers at h time, is very
ing, from the fact that Mr.. Finley
has been severely up against labor
troubles with his engineers, nrcmcn
and brakcmcn, yet he stops in the
midst OF 1t to assure Gen. Bonham,
who Is the chairman Of tho Andcr-
son Chamber OF Commerce commit
tee on railroads, that demands of
II delegation to Washington shall
be presented to the board Of direc-
tors to be held this month, and all
matters presented by our delegation
have due consideration.
AS to the 100000 proposition
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
4 Toast for All.

A speaker at a meeting Of British
engineers recently said:
Gentlemen, l congratulate O
upon your work in uniting the re-
mote portions of the British King
dom and bringing together it's di-
verse peoples-the Englishman who
loves his beer and his Bible, the
Welshman who prays on his knees
on Sunday and on his n%eighbors the
rest Of the week, the Scotchman who
takes communion and everything
else he can lay his hands on, and the
1rishman who doesn't know what he
wGnts and wGDl be a&llshcd um,i' he
I'LL. ~ ID
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14

Lesson for Sunday, June %, 1911:
Review.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-14
CLEMSON COLLEGE MATTERS.
Important Changes in the Laws Gov
clning Scholarships. "

Correspondence Florence Times.)
Clemson College, June Sat the
recent meeting of the Legislature
several important changes we're made
In the laws governing the Clemson
scholarships, with a view to secur-
Ing the fairest possible method of
awarding these scholarships.
Among the most important provis-
ions of the new law is that appli-
cants who have been IN attendance
at Clemson College, or amy other
institution of higher learning known
as a college or university" are de-
barred from receiving scholarship
appointments If there are any eligi-
bic applicants from their respective
counties. Such a person is, however,
allowed to stand the competitive ex-
animation, but, no matter how good
an average he may make on 1t, his
application will not be considered
unless the number Of other appli-
cants making the required grades is
not sufficient to take up the scholar
ships vacant. This is done in order
that the applicants who have had the
greater opportunities may not have
an unfair advantage over a less for
tunate, but equally worthy, com
p%etitor.
One who has forfeited a scholar
ship at Clemson College or any other
State institution by reason Of failing
to maintain his class standing is en-
tirely debarred from appointment on
the very fair and reasonable sugges-
ton that he is not the ''most needy
and worthy young man" for which
the scholarship Is %provided; nor Is a
person eligible who, during the cur
rent year has won, or holds, Il schol-
arship at both the Citadel and Glenn
son, and about the time for Clemson
to open decides to go to the Citadel.
This would cause a vacancy at Glenn
son which perhaps could not be prop
erly filled, because OF the most wor-
thy, or ever all of the other appli-
cants having made other
ments.
Heretofore some confusion has
been created by applications for
scholarships having to be filled prior
to the examination. 1t is now pro-
vided that no applicant shall be de-
barred from standing the examina-
ton because he has failed to fill out
the necessary certificate of formal
ability as required by the law, but
this certificate must be in the hands
"f the president Of Clemson College
oofcca the apDNica,,; cen be conair
cred oiiC,h'o Ter a z~Hholarshjp. or
not later than noon AuHuaa lat. TNs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-09-28
Giving Out.

fhse strg<Sis DissSarzx~s Hanra Cftfr~,
Around all day with N aching baek
Can't rest At night:
Enough % make anyone give ous -
Dozn's Kidney Pills are helping tbou
sands
They are for kidney haekache:
They relieve kidney lis.
here Is Oxford proof thar this l. So
J. K Peacock, Shoemaker. south
street, Oxford, Miss, saws: .Abour
SIX months ago I was taken with -
we're pain IN the small Of my back and
was unable 10 work Nv back e 80
sore and lame that I could not srgsoD ana
when l got up after sitting. sh.rn
txlnges raidizred from NV kidner.
throughout my body Ny rest wzs d.
turbed BY too frequent passages az the
kidney ~secreuous and my health he
came all run down Doau4s Kidaax
Pills were 50 highly recommended thst
1 obtained supply at Kendelis Drng
Store The contents of three hnrss
completely cured me.n
For sale by all dealers. Price "a
cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unitei
States.
Remember the Rzne-Doan-s-a,s
AXE 10 other.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-09-28
Sotiee 20 Rrtsxr RusI.rn

Public Hoeie~ i hereby given that
the undersigned viii receive sealed
oids ID 10 ~I3Ociock- noon-on Tuesday,
Occ Sci. for the brildinS Of the fol-
loving bridges: For the buiIdin< Of a
bridge acrn>s a branch on the Horns
Ferry road between Pat Stephens and
Pete Mircheiis ruai, also = bride
across B1rn-y B-7nca on the FudSe-
town road near J- Aedy's
he aD1Ve m-nFSna-d bridges are 10
= lez a. separately and to Dc done
accorhaz 20 plans and sp@cTfcatious
ROW 81 file IN NV Office The success
tEl baaier VIII De required 20 furnish
bond couh1e the amount of each bli.
With two or more good securities ter
E=Ifhfui Performance ot the c1ntrsrr.
Tne Bo2rd reserves the ri-ht 10 r--
j-ct any and ali BIDS. and On th@ sam-
day let the sane oct At public oascry
AZ the lowest IN best bidders Thz
Boar Reserves the rgk, 10 reject am
and al bids
W " WOoDwAED. Clerk.
Oxford Gs-- 1t 9h- IsIt-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-09-28
.lSDSR A. To QUAIL Or PART
EtIsiES.

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p~ers1slE Lafayette g-ssn-y. Mss
@RE1- tn sAsE- Eoll1. l1l1-.. XII.
ere ~ rurS1s Eilh SKA iate1t n any
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A1r pc-sla - penssl> vallsaa- his
.o-- & the Board sail De- deemed
sNt-v "a a usien-z1o- and sail on
e1seEsal thereof D. fined nut iess than
~ fo- each oEea~
rs yrts7ed that this order shall y.
~pB5l>h=l N In Oxford Es-le. n.ws
nPes puhlsad in IaFsvetr- County.
Hiss. for foGr week beginning With
S-F1 ian. 1911
LIS Orte-pl that tisS Oals- take ef-
Ter ana b. IA toEce from All zsts- Oct
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-09-28
The Proposed New Railroad.

MERIDIAN. Miss, Sept. 26-It
has been learned that all SURVEYS
of the Memphis to Pensacola
railway have been complicated
and part of the road Is now
under construction. Work began
ten days ago from the Southern
railway junction near PeHez
CNiss-) north and Will continue
as rapidly as possible. Con-
struction work i also being done
between Alderman and Grenada.
IL has been announced that
fInanciers backing the road from
Chicago and ST. Louis. will
shortly make an inspection. hay
ing in hand the survey and that
the procuring OF rights-o-way
will progress rapidly, On the
Meridian section of the proposed
line.
the road runs from Meridian.
through Kemper, Neshoba. Wins
ton, Choctaw counties TO Acker-
man. Here a junction is formed,
one line d~Iverging towards
Helena (Ark.) to connection
with a direct route to Kansas
City. and the other heads toward
Memphis. The Memphis end of
the survey runs through Webster
Calhoun, Yalobusha, Lafayette.
Pamela, Tate and DeSo,o coua-
ties, striking the Tennessee line
near Plumpoint. The Helena
branch goes through Tallahat-
chic, Quitman and Tunica coun-
ties. striking the Mississippi
river near Crews, Tunica county.
The road goes south through
Clark county, going into Ala
bama, on 10 Pensacola.
When the road IS completed.
or before its completion, shops
Will be erected either at Acxer-
man or Meridian, although it is
said the promoters favor Meridian
for a shop center.
Within a few days an engineer.
connected with one of
the trunk lines, will be in the
city, when authentic information
will be given
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-09-28
An ORDINANCE

Extending the City Boundary Line ~
the South west 10 the Illinois Central
Railroad
Be it ordained By the Board OF Mayor
and Aldermen Of the City OF Oxford.
Mississippi
Section 1. That the limits and bonn
diaries Of the said City be and arr here
BY extended ~ as 20 include al theter-
rtury east OF the west line Of the I'LL
n1s Central rght-Of-yay; beginning
AZ 3 point where the west line OF the
City crosses the west line Of the said
R1Iiroad Company'Sr iSht-of-way, near
said company's depot II said CITY, and
running s0uthvarily with said weS-
line Of said Railroad Companv's line of
HSht-ot-way TO the south boundary line
~ the North half Of Section - twenty
rInel, Township 5 eight, Range 5
three west III said courtyard state.
and thence east with said line 10 the
southwest corner of the City Of Oxford.
IN territory To be included in the
l1iss of said Ciry Is described - fol-
lows. Beginning at the point where
TIE west line Of said CITY crye<es
the west line Of the Illinois Gem
z Railroad Companyis right-of-way
near Is depot, and running in a SOUTH
cry direction with said company's
r~gnt-of-way to the south boundary
line u the north half OF Section 20
Township ;, Range ; West; and thence
east with said line to the southwes. coz
Der OF said City, thence in a northeriv
direction - the point of beginning. All
territory included within the above
lines 10 b. added 90 said City, and The
limits OF said City, otherwise, 10 be and
rsrsain As At present.
section ? The above ordinance hav-
osea previously reduced To writing
Rad and staps-d by sections and
then Is a whUle-
Sept 6, 1911.
F. L STEPHENS, Mayor.
w. l. SMITH, Clerk