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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
HoKE SMITH AGAIN GOVERNOR.
Simple Inaugural Ceremonies Last
Saturday at Georgia Capitol.

Atlanta, July 1.--Hoke Smith to-
day was inaugurated Governor of
Georgia for the SECOND time in his
life. The inaugural ceremony was
remarkable for It's simplicity with
almost a total absence Of show.
The oath Of Office was administered
to the new Governor by Chief Justice
Fish In the presence Of the two
Houses Of the Legislature, which met
in Joint session in the hall Of the
House Of Representatives.
Following the delivery Of the great
seal of Georgia to Governor Smith by
the retiring Executive, Joseph Nj.
Brown, the former began his inaugu-
raj address.
In his address Governor Smith rec
omm3nded the appointment of COM
missions to remodel the insurance,
banking and corporation laws of the
State; the extension Of the Western
& Atlantic railroad to the ocean: the
creation of highway commission
and q bureau of labor; the holding
of State elections in November and
the payment of managers OF State
wide primaries by the State instead
Of by the candidates; legislation re-
modelling the States school system
and the furnishing to farmers OF in
formation necessary to enable them
to develop the agricultural interests
in the State,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
HEAT CRAZED, KILLS CHILDREN
Crazcd With Heat, Woman Murders
Then Hangs Herself.

Cockney, Texas, June 30.-Crazed
by heat, Mrs. Claude McLarey, Of Los
Angeles, Cal, killed her three small
children and ended her own life in a
vacant house here yesterday. This
became known early to-day when a
searching party, which late yesterday
secured the countryside for the wo-
man and children, thinking they had
become lost, found the bodies Of the
children In weeds near the vacant
house and the body Of the mother
hanging to an unused windmill at
the rear.
Mrs. McLarcy was here on a visit
to her mother, Mrs. A. M. Hampton.
Yesterday Mrs. McLarey went out Of
her mothers house unobserved, and,
with the children, sought seclusion in
the deserted house, short distance
from Mrs. Hamilton's residence.
The house Is q two-story structure.
Apparently Mrs. McLarey took the
children one at time into separate
rooms upstairs, where she cut their
throats with broken glass taken from
the windows and tossed the bodies
into weeds outside. The children s
ages we're years, 3 years and 8
months respectively.
The woman left note stating that
no one was to blame except herself,
but it's wording caused the belief that
she was temporarily insane from the
excessive heat which prevailed here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
RIoHIAND. TRUSTEES PROTEST.
They Do Not Hesitate to Make Known
Yhei. Position.

The following brief, but pointed,
statement, received last Monday by
The Courier, shows how the recent
text book adoption has been received
by at least one of the schools Of Oco-
nee county. We think it not at all
improbable that there will be others
in the county who will follow the lead
Of the trustees Of Richland School
District:
Tho Richland Protest.
Editor Keowee Courier: We wish
to enter our protest against the
wholesale slaughter Of the school
books by the State Board of Educa-
tion, when. by their action, they
abolished 80 per cent Of all our
books.
We think that this action will
work a hardship on patrons, pupils
and teachers, and we do not expect
to require the change In our school
except where we think necessary.
We hereby endorse the stand taken
by our State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation in this matter.
Board of Trustees, Richland School,
District No. 10, Oconee.
Per j. J. Ballenger, Chairman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
RAIN COMES IN TIME TO SAVE.
Work Necessary in Crops---Agricultu
raj Train--COunty Fair.

Editor Keowee Courier: Refresh
ing showers are coming nearly every
day for some of us. We look forward
to a general rain soon. l am thank
full to see the prospect brighten up.
1t would soon have been serious in
deed.
Where gardens have dried up
plant over as you would in the early
spring. Keep up the cultivation in
your crops for some time yet. Now
Is the time to apply nitrate Of soda
to corn. The worse the condition of
your corn, the worse you need the
soda. If you cannot get it elsewhere
l have 1t at my place for sale. :
Now as to the Oconee County Fair:
Do not forget the time and place
Walhalla, the 18th (Monday) at II
a. m. Ira w. Williams, Of Columbia,
the State agent Of the demonstration
work, Will be present to bid the
demonstrators to be present. Come
one and all. We need corporation
more than everything, and it costs
less to have it than anything else.
Lend helping hand; work to that
end, and we will soon have County
Fair. hope to meet an enthusiastic
crowd on the 18th at the Court
House--the most enthusiastic that
we have had in years.
Do not forget that the agricultu-
raj train will be at Westminster on
the 30th Of July and at Walhalla the
1st day OF August. This Is the first
opportunity of the kind in the his
tory Of South Carolina. trust 1t
will meet a hearty welcome and ac-
complish great good to people
throughout the State.
Great possibilities are before us II
we only knew 1t. We have the ideal
country If we will develop it. 1 will
do my part as best I can, but we
need your help. M. G. Holland.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
New Record in Tag Collections
columbia Record. J

More money has been collected to
July |, 1911, under the fertilizer tag
tax than was collected during the
whole of the calendar year for 1910
The total amount collected through
Friday, as shown by the figures at the
State Treasurer's office, is $241,-
419.0S. The total amount for the
year 1910 through June 80 of that
year was $215, 1850. The total
amount for the calendar year 1910
was $240,09S.95.
Based upon the AMOUNT collected
last year from July / to January /
1911, this years calendar receipts
will al least amount to $27O,00O.
The fiscal year at Clemson ends
July ], and for this reason the fig
ures were obtained Friday to make
the comparisons. The figures obtain
ed represent also Fridays receipts.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
Solves q Deep Mystery.

81 want to thank you from the
bottom Of my heart" wrote c.. B..
RAIDER, Of Lewisburg, w. Va, "for
the wonderful double benefit I got
from Electric Bitters, In curing me
of both severe case Of stomach
trouble and rheumatism, from which
had been an almost helpless suf-
ferer for ten years. It suited my
case as though made just for mo-"
For dyspepsia, indigestion, jaundice
and to rid the system Of kidney poi
sons that cause rheumatism, Electric
Bitters has no equal. Try them
Every bottle Is guaranteed to satisfy
Only soc. at all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
CONEROss AND VICINITY.
Miss Katie Abbott Entertained for
Benefit of Churcll--Locals.

Coneross, July Especial: The
charming home Of, MI. and Mrs. Mar
shal Abbott was made most inviting
last Tuesday evening when they en-
tertained the members of the Cone
ross B. Y. p. U. with letter party.
me lawn was beautifully lighted
with Japanese lanterns. Notwith-
standing the inclemency Of the wea-
ther about fifty responded to- the in
vitations and gathered at al early
hour. AS the guests arrived they
were met In the hall by Miss jamie
Alexander and were given pen and
ink to register. Several hours were
spent in pleasant conversation, and
at 10 O'Clock the boys were, invited to
the hall by the fair hostess, Miss
Katie Abbott, where they began to
untangle the threads for their part
ners, who held the thread at the
1ther end. This game and others
seemed to be very amusing. When
partners had all been found the
guests returned TO the lawn, where
they were seated and served with ice
cream and cakes. At q late hour the
guests departed, with many thanks
for the hospitality of the hostess. A
nice sum Of money was raised, which
will go for the church expenses.
Mrs. w. j. Huskamp and children
mer and family here.
Mrs. Lizzie Bearden and children.
Of Macon, Ca, are on an extended
visit to her mother, Mrs. Mary Dill
worth.
We are requested to announce that
the members Of the Poplar Springs
Baptist church are urged to meet
next Saturday morning, July 9Th, at
the church for the purpose of clean
Ing off the cemetery. Everybody in
terested In the Poplar Springs ceme-
terry are urgently requested to be
present.
Mr.. Brown and son, Lawrence Hes
ter, Of Pickens, are visiting the for
mer's son, Charlie Hester, ahd fam
lily.
Mrs. Jonas Phillips, of Long Creek
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonas Phillips, of this section.
Miss Rena Hunsinger will open
school at Poplar Springs next Mon
day. The trustees are fortunate in
securing her for their teache.
Misses MADEIRA and JAMIE Alexan-
der were guests of their brother, A.
NJ. Alexander, and wife, Of Westmin-
ster, recently.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Hester, a daughter.
J. w. Abbott, wife and children,
of Gaffney, spent several days re-
Gently here with Mr.. Abbott's father
Rev. w. Abbott, and family, return
ing home last Wednesday.
Misses Annie and Minnie Butler
spent the weekend with the Misses
White, Of Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. Margaret Adds, of Poplar
Springs, spent last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Ellie Hester.
The Sunbeams met with Mrs.
Codel, of this community, Sunday
morning at 0 o'clock. About thirty
Of the members we're present The
program was greatly enjoyed by all
Nice preparations had been r.ade by
this good old lady, and they were
greatly appreciated by the little Sun
beams. The grove had been nicely
cleaned and seats arranged for the
occasion, and all spread their din
ners together and enjoyed them
selves until o'clock, when they re-
turned to the church for Sunday
school.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
Bounty Land Local News.

Bounty Lard, July 3.-Special: A
good shower fell here to-day, but
nothing like q reason.
Mr.. and Mrs. A s. Rollins, who
have been visiting at D. A. Perritt's,
will return to Charleston tomorrow.
The many Bounty Land friends Of
Mrs. Thomas Bibb are grieved to
learn OF her sad death, which occur
red this morning at Westminster.
Mrs. Bfbb was for the greater part Of
her life resident of Bounty Land.
She was kind, peaceable and amia-
BILE friend and neighbor and has a
large circle of friends here and else
where who will learn of her depar-
ture with genuine regret. We extend
our sincere sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Little Misses Mary Julia Shanklin,
of Seneca, and Jamie Neville Shank
lin, Of Clemson, have been spending
few days with their grandmother,
Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin.
The following invitation has been
received by several In tho commu-
nifty: Mrs. j. B. Love requests the
honor OF your presence at the mar
riage OF her daughter, Jessie Louise,
to Ernest Hunter Pickett, Thursday
evening, July 13, 1911, at $50
O'Clock, 517 Poplar street, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn" This marriage will
interest many throughout the county,
as the groom Is we'll and popularity
known, being a son Of j. b. Pickett,
Of this section. Congratulations to
the young couple, and may happiness
and prosperity attend them through
the journey Of life.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Stone and
daughter Mary are visiting in Easley
and Greenville this week
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ Brown and
children, OF Walhalla; Mrs. DR.. }. ii.
Knight and little daughter, Of Cosby,
Tenn, and Geo. Thomas, of Wayne,
Okla, visited their cousin Mrs. Della
Bruce, Sunday.
Prof. J. Robt. Lyles, recently of
Stoneboro, has been elected to teach
the summer term Of school at Bounty
Land. Prof. Lyles is we'll known as
an educator, and we are indeed for
tunate to secure his services.
Mrs. w. j. Mcdonald has returned
from pleasant visit to her sister,
Mrs. Henry Mcdonald, at Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. McMahan, of
the Fairview section, were in the
community yesterday as guests of J.
L. Smith, who, we are sorry to learn,
Is gradually growing worse.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Barron and
children were visitors here recently.
Master Marshal Dendy, Of Seneca,
spent the weekend here with rela-
tives.
Miss Ora Bagwell left Saturday for
a visit to her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Stevens, at Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Knox, OF Griffin
Ga., spent several days last week
with their aunt, Miss Bette Barron.
Little Miss Millicent Oehmig, of
Columbia, Is on an extended visit to
her uncle, Mr.. Swaynghame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence McMahan
of Fairview, are spending to-day at
the home of j. L. Smith.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05

E have tnware and granite ware for the kitchen and our
knowledge and experience in the hardware business
abes to select the best makes and the best values
IL goods and many inventions that
IA time and do better cooking.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
Meeting Oconee Farmers Union.

The Oconee County Farmers I'm
ion is hereby called to meet at
Picket Post school house, with Picket
Post Local, No. 70, on Friday, July
II, 1911, at 0 clock a. m. A full
delegation from each local Is re-
Quested. A. II. Ellison, President.
j. w. Alexander. Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
browns to Escape Fire,

Oconomowoc, Wis.,, June 30.-Pau-
line Alexander. 19 years old, daugh-
ter of l.. M. Alexander, Milwaukee
banker, was drowned tonight when
she leaped into Oconomowoc Lake to
escape the flames after an explosion
Of the engine of the Alexander power
boat named in her honor. Miss Alex
ander's body was recovered two hours
later
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
Mrs. Martha IL. Rib Passes Away.
(TugaloO Tribune. }

We regret to chronicle the death of
Mrs. Martha e. Bibb, widow OF the
late Thomas Bibb, which occurred at
s O'Clock Monday morning. Mrs.
Bibb had been in declining health for
some time and gradually grew
weaker until the end came. Her hus-
band preceded her to the grave only
q few months, having passed away on
the 23d day of last February.
Mrs. Bibb was in her 69th year.
Her maiden name was Miss Martha
Elizabeth McElroy. She and Mr..
Bibb were married on November Sth,
1860, and for over fifty years travelled
life's journey together, rejoicing in
the sunshine and sorrowing in the
shade" She was an estimabl Chris
tian lady, kind and affectionate
mother and good neighbor. She
was prepared for death, and for seve-
raj days had been patiently waiting
for Gods summons to call her up
higher. She was a faithful member
of the Presbyterian church.
She leaves two sons, IT, G.. and S.
M. Bibb, and three daughters, Mrs.
Y. @. Langston. Seneca. Mrs. Nan~'r
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05

lives nave the sympathy of many
friends In their sorrow.
Funeral services were conducted at
the late home of the deceased, one
mile east OF Westminster, Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. M. r.
Kirkpatrick, Of Seneca. Interment
was Immediately afterwards In East
view cemetery.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
Boil Wecvil IN Oconec County ?
(Cor. GreenVille News.)

Seneca, June 30.--A farmer from
the lower part of the county com
plained last week that strange bug
was damaging the corn and cotton
crop in his section. Just as the
squares form on the cotton the borer
puts small hole through the square.
In few days the square withers and
drops off. These bugs are so numer-
GUS and their work SO injurious that
the farmers of that section have be-
come thoroughly alarmed. Those who
studied the boil weevil and its work
say that this insect works exactly as
the weevil and that they believe the
weevil has spread to that section.
}. Is. Duncan, a large planter on
R. r. D. No. 3, recently cut down
several acres Of corn on account Of
the damage done by small worms.
He believes that bugs which settled
in the corn tops hatched wroms
which are doing the damage. The
Clemson College experiment station
varieties of the newly discovered
enemy.
The Work Of the Worms.
The above statement may have its
origin In the appearance Of pecul-
lar worm that Is doing no small dam
age to corn in several sections Of
Oconee.
Mike Kiser, who farms near WAL
halla, has about six acres Of corn
that has been almost ruined by the
work Of little worm, white with
brown spots on it. We are informed
by gentlellan who has examined
this crop that about rs per cent Of
1t Is ruined.
A similar report comes from John
Busch. whose acre prize patch Is be-
ing devastated. Mr.. Busch some days
ago noted the appearance OF some
thing that was killing his corn, and
on investigation found it to be the
little worm referred to above. Out
OF fourteen stalks examined he found
that the worms were busy at work on
eight.
The corn above mentioned is prob
ably affected the same as Mr.. Dun
cans, on Seneca r. f. d.
The worms begin their work In the
bottom of the stalk and work up
ward.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-22
RIVALS ACCUSED
OF BRIDES MURDER

Leesburg, Ca. Sept. 22.-Each ac-
cusing the other, two men are pris-
oners tonight in the same tier of cells
in the little Lee county Jail, charged
with the murder of Mrs Eta Richard,
son Childers at Smithville on Aug. II
last One is the victims husband OF
six months; the other her alleged
former sweetheart, r. c. Kennedy.
Childers and Kennedy were brought
face to face with each other today as
the former was being led to a cell fol-
lowing his arrival from Americas, Ca,
where he was arrested yesterday. The
erstwhile rivals glared Indignantly at
each other for moment and Childers
then passed on to his cell to await for
NAL arraignment
While greatly cast down by his ar
rest, Childers seems confident that hi
will be able to clear himself of the
serious charge against him at the pre-
|limjpary hearing to be held here to
-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-22

that the defendant failed to appear
for trial
This is the case in which it is al
legged that white man entered the
sleeping apartments of Misses Beulah
and Eula Floyd, daughters of j. w.
Floyd, well known farmer living
about six miles from Enterprise, and
attempted to chlorform one of the
young ladies by holding bottle OF
chloroform to her nose, but
the other sister awoke and
made an cutlery and the intruder
jumped out of the window and es-
capped. This occurred Friday night.
Suspicion pointed to Moore and it is
said that one of the young ladies rec
ognized him.
It is supposed that Moore is still
in the neighborhood of where the
crime was attempted as he is under
thousand dollar bond. 1t is believed
that he was afraid to go to Enterprise
on account of the strong sentiment
against him, though it was stated by
an officer last night that no harm
would have been done him had he
shown up.
A forfeiture was taken on the bond
and a week was given the bondsmen
to produce Moore, and his trial was
reset for Wednesday, the 9th.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-22
TAMMANY MUST
FALL IN Line
New Yorker Says The Tiger Sees
That Governor Wilson Can't
Be Beaten.

New York, Sept. 22.-According to
the sentiment of the country as shown
by interviews in newspapers AS well
as editorials, the trend toward the
nomination of Governor Woodrow Will
son, of New Jersey, for the Presidency
is growing stronger every day. The
Cincinnati correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune quotes Representative
Victor Murdoch, of Kansas. as saying,
Woodrow Wilson has the Democratic
nomination securely tucked away"
and this is only sample OF the re-
ports coming from all over the United
States.
One of the most interesting features
of the past few days is an interview
Martin T. Manion, of New York, gave
the Denver Post while in that city.
Mr.. Manion is law partner of Bourke
Cochran.
at seems to me" said Mr.. Manion,
that Woodrow Wilson's chances are
the best of any whose names have
been mentioned for the leadership of
the Democratic party in the next
Presidential campaign.
But will New York be for him?''
lie was asked.
"Oh, yes; | think So" he replied.
How about Tammany?"
We'll. while Tammany might not
naturally he supposed 10 favor HIM
Tammany is always for the man that
Tammany believes will win, and the
strength that Wilson has developed al
over the country has convinced the big
/ New York combination that he car
win, so Tammany will most likely
stand solid for him.
Judge John W. Judd. of Nashville
Tenn, has been visitor at Salt LAX,
City. and every paper in town printed
an interview with him.
81 believe" he said, that if tn,
convention were held today, Woodrow
Wilson would be the Democratic nom
inee. Mr. Wilson is regarded in tn
East as a man we'll fitted for the Pres
idency. The feeling favorable to Wi
son is particularly pronounced in Ne'
York. New Jersey. and some of tn
New England states where | hav
heen
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-22
THE ALL-lMPoRTANT QUESTION.

One Saturday night just as the
thirst parlors We're closing up in ac-
cordance with the Sunday closing law
Mike Finnegan, the village topper, wal
bled into his favorite bar and asked
for a drink. Upon being refused, he
declared he would get what he wanted
at Monaghan's, which was located out
side the city. and therefore exempt
from city laws.
AS Mike passed out Of the saloon
with the above declaration on his lips.
a party of masqueraders. hurrying
home. CHANGED to hear him. One,
dressed as His Satanic Majesty, out
lined scheme whereby Michael
would be willing to go without further
refreshments that evening.
So it happended when Mike reached
a portion of the road, bounded on one
side by towering frs, and on the other
by the entrance to the Cave of Echos,
he was accosted by Satan in regula-
ton Announcements.
Who (hic) ish you?" asked Mike
And Satan replied. Il am the Devil,
Guardian and Master of yon cavern
Gus depths. wherein. my fires of tor
ture are continually burning"
SHAY" said Mike, "Cud you till me
open yit?"-Norman Mack's Monthly
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-22
Doing Things
By Clear Thinking
SAVE NINE.
With = Stitch In Time.

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There is a food, Grape-Nuts, for the
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A business man, of Baltimore, who
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1.-TWO years ago my health had be-
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possible for me to attend to business.
At the least exertion my nerves would
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Finally Grape-Nuts food was rec
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Il know Grape-Nuts built up m.
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