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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The legislature has passed the bill
introduced by Mr.. Hunter forbidding
speculation in theatre or railroad
tickets.
T. Hasell Gibbs, cashier of the
Bank of Columbia and twice mayor
of the capital city, died last week
after an illness of only a few hours.
In Florence county the governor
ignored the delegation and refused
to appoint the man for county COM
missioner whom the delegation had
named. He appointed another man.
1t is likely that there will soon
be clash between the governor and
the supreme court in reference to
appointing a Judge to hold the term
of court in Horny county, which con-
venes next Monday, as Judge ]. c..
Klugh has notified the chief justice
that he is too i'll to preside.
The bill to allow Barnwell county
to vote on the liquor question was
opposed by Representatives Hunter
and Riley of this county, and very
properly so. They very truly stated
to the general assembly that Bam-
berg county would be flooded with
liquor from the Barnwell dispensa-
ries. The house refused to pass the
bill.
There will be no fifth associate
justice of the supreme court this
year, the general assembly having
adjourned without electing. Last
Friday a resolution was passed post
poning the election until next ses-
sion, as there was deadlock and no
election was probable. Watts, Mem
minger, and Fraser were still in the
race to the last.
The governor ignored the recon-
mendation of the Spartanburg dele
cation in appointing magistrates for
that city. The delegation recon-
mended two men, but the governor
appointed two others, something that
no chief executive has heretofore done.
One of the governors appointees has
notified him that he will not accept
the office. The senate must confirm
these appointments, and it is not
likely to do so.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
Petition Circulated in Colleton.

Walterboro, Feb. 15.-Hugo S.
Strickland, of Williams, was in town
Monday with petition to Governor
Blease, asking pardon for John j.
Jones, who is now at the penitenti-
ary, having been sentenced to 10
years for killing Abe Pearlstine, OF
Branchville. This petition has a
large number of signatures and was
being generally signed here. Mr..
Strickland stated that he was circu-
lating this petition on his own initl-
ative.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
Latest Things in Titles.

1--WE Americans" said Simeon
Ford, the famous after-dinner speak
er, at banquet in New York, "are
Justly famous for our titles.
Il used to think that the finest of
all our titles was that of Col. Abra-
ham Hardgrass, who told question
er that he was neither regular nor
a volunteer colonel, but colonel by
marriage, having welded the widow
of Col. Harrison Pike of Pink Creek.
But | came across the other day a
still better colonel than this. He was
rather seedy and, handing me a
soiled card, he asked me in a low
voice if 1 could lend him 50.
Il glanced at his card. 1t was in
scribed Col. William Melcher Dana.
You are, I presume said, a
colonel in the army?'
"'Yes SIR said he.
Regular or Salvation?' asked.
Neither, SIR he answered. Army
of the unemployed. ''-Detroit Free
Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt EtchingS.

Ehrhardt, Feb. 20.-The paint
brush is being piled on Mr.. H. A.
Hughes's new dwelling. The work
has not advanced far enough to tell
what color he intends using.
The Rev. R. A. Mcdowell has ac-
cepted the call from the pastorate of
which Ehrhardt Baptist church is a
part. Will take charge perhaps the
middle or last of March.
Prof. c. J. Shealy went to D.n-
mark recently to meet with superin-
tendents of education and other
teachers of schools to swap thoughts,
etc. There is one teacher from this
section that pleased him more than
the others and said it would be a
pleasure to him to instruct and be
instructed on subject that he be-
lieves would be interesting to both.
ha! ha! ha.
Mr.. Charles Ehrhardt is the busi-
est man in this community, always
on the move, Sunday not excepted.
Mrs. J. G. Moye and son passed
through Ehrhardt en- route for Wal
terboro this morning to visit her
brother.
A young man from the Olar Sec
ton sold to the Farmers Mercantile
Co., of this place, a light bale of
cotton not long ago. Samples of the
cotton were returned to them last
week-old pieces of cast iron and
the like. This community is Won
dering what kind of seed was planted
by him and in what kind of soil. Too
bad. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
Saves Station for Port Royal.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The Port
Royal naval station has been saved.
The order for it's abandonment,
which was contained in the naval
appropriation bill, has been knocked
out on a point of order raised by
Representative Legare of Charleston.
The consideration of the paragraph
in the naval appropriation bill di-
recting the secretary of the navy to
abandon and dispose of the naval
reservations at Port Royal and GER
tain other places, was reached at to-
nights session of the house.
AS soon as it was read Mr. Legare
raised the point of order that this
was new legislation and can not be
included in an appropriation bill.
There was some discussion of the
point, but Representative Currier of
New Hampshire, who was in the
chair, held that the point was we'll
taken.
This decision knocked out the en-
tire paragraph directing the aban-
donment of the several navy yards.
Mr.. Legare was congratulated on
having won out for Port Royal so
easily when it was supposed the
fight for the navy yard would have
to be made in the senate and the
navy yard is safe until another ses-
sion of congress at least.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
Springtown Splinters.

Springtown, Feb. 20.-Mrs. F. M.
Ray and son, Horace, visited Mr..
and Mrs. D. X. Ray, of Denmark,
Saturday and Sunday.
We are sorry to note Mr.. A. G.
Free and Mrs. w. S. Eaves are on
the sick list.
Mr.. Gerald and Wesley Kearse
spent Sunday with Mr.. Milford Free.
Mrs. Rosa Hooton is the guest of
her brother, Mr.. F. M. Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starr, of Olar, Wis
tied Mr.. F. M. Ray Sunday.
Miss Hutto, of Denmark, visited
Miss Ethel Sandifer Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Elvie Kearse spent the night
with Miss Fannie Lou Free Moday
night.
Mr.. H. D. Free, of Bamberg, and
Mr.. D. H. Rice visited Mr.. A. G.
Free Sunday.
Miss Claribel Kearse was the guest
of Miss Mamie Ray Saturday night.
Mr.. Louis Blume visited friends
in Olar Sunday.
Mr.. Daniel Carroll visited Mr.. D.
L. Smoake.
Mrs. D. L. Smoake is not improv-
ing very fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Free visited
her father Sunday, Mr.. F. NJ. Ray.
1t seems as if all the young men
were out calling Sunday evening.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
Farmers Union Prize.
Ehrhardt, S. c., Feb. IS, 1911.

Ehrhardt, S. c., Feb. IS, 1911.
Editor Bamberg Herald:
Dear Sir:-I see good deal being
said about a corn contest for Bam-
berg county. The Farmers Union
of Bamberg county has offered a
prize for the best acre of corn to be
grown in 1911. A good number have
expressed their intention of compet-
ing for it. I will be glad to corre-
spond with any one desiring to COM
pete for the Farmers Union prize.
The next meeting of the county
union, April the 1st, will be pretty
late to enter Your truly,
J. E. MCMILLAN,
Secretary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23
MEMORIES OF "OLD TIMER"
The Oyster Supper at Kearse a
Great Success.

the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. G. b.
kearse on Friday night last was a
great success social as we'll as fl
nancial, and all who were there, so
far as this old scribbler has heard ex-
press themselves, spent a delightful
evening. Glad to hear it, for it was
for a worthy cause. A certain old
man was left at home to nurse his
many aches, and enjoy an evening
all alone. The madam went with
the boys and girls to the oyster sup
per, all was quiet except the tick of
the clock, and memories of the past
came thick and fast. Old things
were wont to run riot in his reverles;
old days of the chase came, when
foxes were much more plentiful than
now. The time when an old hunter
said soon after one was caught,
"well, boys, this is our 64th this fall.
1t was sport then. Other nights spent
alone came, too, and old books and
papers reviewed. Soon the last night
of last year returned, as the lines
below will show:
The old year is dying, dying,
It is half minute to eight,
The clock on the mantel ticks away,
Merriiy it ticks at lively gait.
x x
The old year is going, going,
Four hours more it has to live,
Then all is over, the year 'tis done.
Some to recall, their all would give
The old year is dying, dying,
Soon it's hours will be gone,
Only in deeds it is remembered,
Yes, by only the things that were
done.
y X
The old year is fading, fading,
It's requiem the winds do moan,
No more 1910 we will write
For it is going, going, it is gone.
And as the chase returned he
thought, yes, the old hunter gone,
one then a boy gone, one boy now an
old man left, only one out of three
that were on the chase that night so
long ago. Then school days, the
boys and girls of long ago, the games
that were played, humble the peg,
steel burr, jumping the rope and
many others. The teachers, too,
that learned new ideas how to shoot,
came one after another, and the old
field school-house among the pines
where the old man, then boy, grad
uated at the tender years of twelve,
all came. The old house gone, more
than half the boys and girls gone,
and the teachers all are on the other
side save one; hallowed memories
these.
But now the spell is broken, they
all come tramping in from the oyster
supper, all fun and mirth, hunting
up the old man, tucked snugly in bed
they found him, soon all was quiet.
Thus ended the evening, so much en-
joyed by all. OLD TIMER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23

All kinds of legal blanks for sale
at The Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-23

WANTED.-A good porter at the
Johnson Hotel. Apply to G. w.
GARLAND.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08
TIME TABLE

South bound truin connects Wild
Southern Pacific west bound train No.
l, leaving Lordsburg 1857 a. m. Noun
tain time.
South bound train connects with
El PasO & Southwestern east bound
tain for Ell Paso, leaving Hachita at
tl:42 p. M, Mountain time, and with
west bound train for Douglas and
Bisbee, leaving Hacliita at ll:lO a. 70,
Mountain time.
A. t. THOMSON,
Traffic Manager. Clifton. Ariz,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

THE New Mexican seems anxious
to wipe Grant county off the official
map, but the LIBERAL will continue
70 protest. After the constitutional
convention had prepared the consti-
tuition, the New Mexican printed 1t as
a supplement- 70 its daily issue. On
reading 1t over 1t was found where it
gave a list Of the judicial districts it
left out the sixth district, the coun-
ties Of Luna and Grant. On this be-
log brought 10 the attention Of the
editor he had the stand by explana-
tion that it was a typographical error,
committed by the printer, and entire
~ unintentional. This closed the in
cident, as no one could dispute the
statement, even II the thought that
the statement was more of an error
than the alleged one made by the
printer. Last week when the Coy
n issued his proclamation, calling
the election for state officers, he
enumerated the officers to be elected.
TheNew Mexican printed the pro-
ciamation, as an item OF news, and
when printing the list Of senatorial dis
tficts IL omitted the twenty-fourth,
the county Of Grant. However, we
will elect a senator down here In
Grant county, even II the New Mex
lean objects.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

ia % .
THERE has been a scrap on among
the republicans Of Bernalillo county,
over the craftsmanship Of the coun-
" committee, Captain Gillen-
water was chosen chairman during the
last campaign. Recently there was
a meeting Of the central committee,
and the captain was bumped and
Judge Mann was chosen in his place.
The captain and his friends declared
that the meeting was not legally call
ed, and so he had. not been bumped.
Phe consequence was there were two
central committees. The committee
Of which Judge Mann was chairman
was promoted by Frank Hubbell. The
scrap anne up before the State Cen.
trail committee at its meeting in San.
"a Fe Monday. and a committee was
appointed to investigate the matter
and decide who is the real chairman.
Both sides have agreed to abide by
the decision of the committee. The
committee meets in Albuquerque TO-
day TO hear the testimony.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

The Zone man" rule in Grant coun-
" democratic politics will receive a
death blow at the coming democratic
primaries II the present spirit of re-
bellion among the rank and file OF the
party continues,-Silve City Enter
prise. The statement would be a lit
tie more accurate II, in the first line
the word present was placed be-
tween the words 1.-THE" and zone"
The n man rule will continue, but
IL probably will be a different man.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08


100. There we're six days in the
month when the thermometer did
not range above 90, the coolest day
being the 22nd. when the thermome-
ter only got up TO "a. The nights
we're delightfully."- cool, the temper
allure ranging from GO TO n, and on
only two nights did It reach Il, There
was less rain than usual only half an
inch, while the average for August for
20 years has been l.53 inches, a differ
ence Of J O3 inches, however the total
for the year is abeve the average, be-
Ing 6.95 inches, while the normal
amount is 5.53, a difference OF LAP in
ches..
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

w. d. Gilland returned from an Ell
Paso trip the first of the week.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

The Arizona election will be held
on December ~. This late day had
to be chosen so as to give the neces-
sary time to hold the primaries re-
quired by the Arizona constitution,
and the people do not know whether
they are to be elected for one or three
years. Owing to the cranky laws Of
Arizona she will be delayed so much
in securing statehood that on the day
her election is held New Mexico viii
have two members sitting in the
house Of representatives and voting
and may have been able TO elect two
Senstors, and have them in Washing
ton attending TO business for thu
state OF New Mexico.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

Last Friday, MERGED Gandara drove
in from Stems on business. He had a
sixshooter. one of the new automatic
kind, and stopped a the house Of a
friend, Pablo Aguilera, and left the
gun, as he did not want TO carry 1t
around town. When Agullera came
home for dinner his wife told him
about the pistol, and he picked it up to
examine. Andrew Ericsson has rooms
in the same house, and he came in to
look at the gun. Neither had ever
seen one Of the automatics before, and
Aguilera discovered the action Of the
magazine. and took it out. Both
thought the gun was unloaded. Eric
son tried to snap IT. but the safety
clutch was on, and 1t would not snap.
In working over II Aguilera moved
the safety catch, and on again trying
TO snap 1t the gun worked, and al
though he had taken the magazine out,
there was a cartridge in the gun, and
when he snapped the trigger it was ex-
ploded, and the bullet went through
Ericson's body, killing him. Agui
lera Immediately gave the alarm, but
nothing could be done to save hislife.
A coroner's inquest was held, and the
above facts were brought out. The
jury brought in a verdict that Eric
son came to his death from a bullet
wound. Aguilera was brought be-
fore Judge McGrath for an examine
ton. 1t was shown that Ericsson and
Aguilera family had always been the
best Of friends, that there was abso-
lutely no motive for a crime, and the
judge discharged Aguilera, holding
the occurance to be an accident. An
drew Ericsson was a man about seven
tv or eighty years OF age. He had
lived at Gold Hill ever since any body
can remember, at least thirty years.
He had some claims there which he
thought were very valuable, but he
had never been able to realize any
thing on them, and for the past few
years, when he had been too feeble to
do much work, he had been 10
Strengthened circumstances, and left
practically nothing except his claims
at Gold Hill. For some time he had
been a familiar sight around town,
and was noticeable from the fact that
lie carried a long iron bar, which he
used as a cane 1t is not known that
he had any relatives.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

THE republican state committee
met in Santa Fe the first OF the week
and issued a call for the state conven-
tion TO nominate a state ticket. The
convention will be held In Las Vegas
on September %. There will be one
delegate for each 100 votes for w. II.
Andrews at tile last election, which
will give aconyentiono Of 3l3 members,
Grant county will have ten members
in the convention.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08
Serial No. 05s79 B,l563
Notice for Publication.
Department. Of the interior
U. s. LAND OFFICE Atlas onVrSRtE N.
AugustlLfmI

U. s. LAND OFFICE Atlas ORgcEs,N. NJ.
Augusti, igli.
NOTICE. II O.
Notice is hereby given that on the eth day
of August A, d. 1911, the Santa Fe Pacific
railroad Company made application at the
United States and Office, at Las Cruces, N.
NJ. 10 select nader the Act OF April 2lst, 1914,
C3 Stat. 2lD the following described land, to-
wit:
Southeast Quarter OF Section Eighteen.
Township Twenty-three South, Rance Four
teen West, New Mexico Principal Meridian.
New Mexico.
The purpose OF this notice is TO allow all
persons claiming the and adversely or desir-
ing 10 show it to be mineral in character, an
opportunity to file objection TO such location
or selection with the local officers for the land
district in which the land Is situate. to-wit
at the land Office aforesaid, and to establish
their interests therein, or the mineral char
acter thereof.
JOSE GONZALES.
Register,
First publication August 20. 1911.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08
LIABILITIES.

Territory OF New Mexico. County OF Grant. sss.
I. Frank n. Coon. Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement 4 true to the best Of my
FRANK R. COON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 9th
~. W. McGRATH.
BBAL Notary Public
correct-Attesti W, II, SMALL
JOHN Robson,
DON II, KED1IB
Directorg
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

The weather in August, according
TO she records Of Cooperative Obser-
yer JoH. Mcclure was a little cooler
than'usual, the mean being 1916 de-
gTees, while the average mean tenn
~peEature for August for the previous
eleven years was s2.3, a difference OF
2.s degrees. The total Of Me monthly
means from January l, Is 5000, while
the total for the previous eleven years
is'bl9.5, indicating the year to date
has been 90 degrees cooler than usual.
There was only eight days In the
month, when the thermometer was
40, or higher. The day vas the
%, thsn tho thermometer registered
a Z
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08
Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior.
UNITED sTArEs Lsap OFFfcE
Las Cruces. n. N.
sept. 1. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that DelliRh A. Dun
agan. Of Animas, N. NJ. who. on February Q,
1907, made Desert land entry No 1893 iU99Ol
for WIS swk, Section 81. Township 20 $,
Range 10 W, N. NJ. P, Meridian, has filed not.
ice OF intentionto make final proof, tdestab-
lish claim to the and above described before
Asa o. Garland. Z, s. Commissioner. az t0deo,
N. NJ. on the 2lst1 day Sf October pi1,
Claimant names as witnesses: .
stephen r. Dunngan, Of AR0haE \. Nj
alvin B, Dupagan, i.of
Alfred 4. Ward. OF
MelvinA. Wood. OF "a
JOSE GONZALES,
Heglsfer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

e. e. Kyes and his family have re-
turned from their vacation trip. They
went from here to the beaches in
California, which were too hot for
Mr.. Kyes, although his family enjoy
ed It there. He went back to his old
home in Michigan, where, he said, he
found a very fine summer climate. 1t
must have changed a good deal in re-
cent years. 1t used to be composed
principally of mosquitoes, red hot
days and sweltering nights.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

Mrs. John T.. Muir presented the
LIBERAL with a basket Of ~necterines,
raised in her orchard This Is a fruit
seldom seen In this section OF the
country, and Is between a peach and
a plum 1t looks like a plum with,
its smooth skin, but the texture oil
the flesh is more like A peach, and the
pit is distinctly a peach pit in appear
ance IL is delicious eating.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

Mrs. r. p. Barnes was In the city
this week, visiting her daughters, Mrs.
Ritter and Mrs. Coon, Mrs. Barnes,
with her daughter, Virginia, 70 from
here to Los Angeles, where she will
make her future home, being com
PEELED to seek a lower altitude than
can be found in New Mexico.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-09-08

MADERo has been nominated for
president OF MEXICO. There is little
doubt but that be will be elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25

ton company for the construction of said
ditch. And that the land Of plaintiff has
been graded by said commission so that
the same will be assessed for upwards of
$50 for the construction Of said dNch
and the board of supervisors threaten and
intend to levy on said land a tax for said
sum of, money to be diverted to the pay
ment OF the Lana Construction company
Tor the work of constructing said ditch
under the contract referred to, and thereby
creating lien therefor upon said land
In denying the Injunction, Judge Wood
ruff says.
The within amendment to the petition Of
the plaintiff having been submitted to me
the second time for temporary injunc-
ton, the same is refused
1t appears that a temporary Injunction
was once granted to plaintiff Conditional
upon his giving bond and that he failed
TO give such bond, and made no applica-
uon 10 nave the amount In any way modi-
ned II also appears that the assessment
on plaintiffs land has not yet been made
ana ne has the right to appear before the
noaru OF supervisors and make his obJec-
tion TO such assessment and also has the
nght OF appeal from any assessment
IL also appears that the assessment II
MADE cannot be collected by, any sale of
the meantime there will be several terms
OF court in which this case may be heard
upon notce to all parties in contest upon
the question or a permanent Injunction
and his right thereto and the court can
then be more fully advised in the premises
Almost every district Judge who has held
court in the county has had a whirl at the
case and II is nightmare to all Of them.