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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-06-07
COMMERCIAL.
HOTEL BURNED
Fire Last Friday Destroyed
Property to Value of About
$1O,OOO.--Many Roomers
Were Hard Hit.

Cottonwood was visited by an
other disasterous fire last Friday
afternoon that destroyed the
Commercial hotel, together with
all of its contents, at a loss of
about $4,000. The fire origi-
mated in the building at the rear
of the hotel which had formerly
been used as sample room and
was caused by a pot of boiling
tar or roof paint catching afire.
A local painter was heating the
tar on stove in the vacant build
ing and states he left it in charge
of Frank Fuchs while he was at
work tarring the roof of the
Phoenix hotel. The boy tells an
other story but at any rate the
mixture caught fire and when
the alarm was sounded the flames
were already breaking out of the
building in a dozen places. The
fire boys made a quick run to the
scene of action and soon had two
streams of water playing on. the
flames but it was easy to see
from the start that the flames
had secured too great headway
to be checked and that the hotel
must 60.
The citizens then turned their
attention to saving all of the eff
fects possible from the doomed
building and soon had all If the
front rooms stripped of their con-
tents but those at the rear of the
building were so full of smoke as
to make it impossible to enter
them and were abandoned to
their fate.
The fire alarm was sounded
shortly before four O'Clock and
the building burned so rapidly as
to be entirely destroyed an hour
later.
The loss on the hotel and its
contents, aside from the personal
belongings of the boarders, is
figured at about 81, 500, with in
surance of $4,000. Among the
heavy losers from the fire among
the occupants of the hotel was
A. F. Heintz, who lost all of the
clothing and personal effects of
himself and family valued at
about $500. Mr.. Heintz had
moved into the hotel with his
family a couple of weeks before
the fire and was looking after
the rooms for the owner, M. F.
Fuchs. Another heavy loser was
John Reiland, a local contractor,
who lost tools, drawings, plans
and personal effects to the value
of $500. A travelling mechanic
also lost tools and supplies to the
value of $500. Three employees
of the Pacific Telephone company
lost all of their personal effects.
valued at about 5000, and three
men employed on the high school
building were losers to a similar
amount. Other lodgers suffered
losses varying in amount from
$40 to $50 and the total losses
will reach well up to the figures
first named. =.
The loss of the hotel building
at this time comes as a severe
blow to the town as we were
crowded to the limit before the
fire to provide accommodations
for the regular trade and with
the big celebration but a short
way off the town will be greatly
handicapped to provide sleeping
accommodations for the crowds
that will be here at that time..
It is quite probable that another
hotel building will be erected
here later in the summer to take
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-06-07
Miss Binnard to Marry.

Mrs. Samuel Goldstone and
son, Abram Hirsch Goldstone,
departed last night for Portland,
where they will tomorrow attend
the marriage of Mrs. Goldstone's
sister, Miss Minnie Binnard,
to Alfred Davis, of Portland.
Miss Binnard is native daugh-
ter of Lewiston and until a few
years ago resided here, where
she has hosts of friends. For
the past five years she has been
living in Portland with relatives.
The groom is prominent travel
ing salesman of Portland and a
man of sterling worth. Fridays
Tribune.
The bride was formerly a resi-
dent of Cottonwood for a number
of years and has many friends
here who wish her avery happy
welded life.
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Prof. J. W. BaIIentine

Prof. ]. W. Ballentine has
been elected principal Of the
Bethlehem school and began
the summer term last Monday.
This school will run about six
weeks which will bring its close
to the opening Of the graded
school at this place.
Married, at the office of Judge
Newberry on the oath inst,
Mr.. Homer D. Davis and Miss
Bessie L. Profit. Mr.. Davis is
a young man of sterling char
acter. He came here from
Waynesville, \. c., to operate
the grist mill for Hughes Bros.
and has Won manv friends.
The bride is a granddaughter
of Mrs. Kate Mauldin, who lives
near here and is a charming
young woman. Their many
friends will join III congratula
tions.
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Disease Among Cows.

Several COWS in and around
Pickens have been and are now
sick with a peculiar malady.
They first begin to fail in milk,
they become droopy and then
fail to eat. The disease is
shown in the mouth as the in
side lining of the lips and roof
becomes sore and the tongue
turns almost black. The feet
also get tender and they walk
with some difficulty.
Mr.. D. B. Finney lost one
with the disease and there are
several others in and near town
now sick. Several in Greenvllle
county have died from the
malady.
The cause is said 70 be eating
the grass which had become
poisoned from the incessant
rains this spring.
4 treatment used very sue
cessfully in some places is a
solution of l part Of creoline to
49 parts of water, to be used as
a mouth wash, and also bath
the legs and feet with the same.
Boric Acid used as a mouth
wash is also good. After bath
ing the feet apply Carbolated
Vaseline. The Clemson au-
thorities are investigating the
disease and will report fully in a
few days.
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on the soil of Pickens County
Il would make an excellent
hiding place for Sidna Allen OF
Vaughan. The Sentinel mar
walked out about the middle
of this first acre with another
gentleman aud then walked
straight along one row 81 feet
from the other man and he
could not be seen. Then he
went across eight rows and was
out of sight.
We do not know any of the
methods employed in the pre-.
paration, fertilization Or cult,
vation of this field of corn, but
have been told 1t belongs to Mr..
Gilstrap's son, Ralph, who is in
the Boys Club contest.
There are a good many people
who are slow to believe news
paper stories, and there are
some who, like Gov. Blease,
thinks they cannot tell the
truth at all, and doubtless there
will be some to doubt and dis
credit this fish tale," but to all
such we say 20 see for yourself.
1t is estimated that the five
acres will make at least 500
bushels and if we are not mis-
taken the fodder and shucks
will pay the expenses of produc-
ton.
1t will pay anybody to go see
it. See what intensive farming
is. This is the kind that is need
ed in this country. Why cult
vate fifteen to twenty acres to
the horse when you can make
as much on five?
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Mountain Sprout
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Fatal Results Follow Initiation

After lingering in great pain
for 30 hours. S. Milton Taylor,
the young Honea Path man
who was shot by Furman Bag
we'll in the lodge hall Of the
Woodmen at Friendship church
near Honea Path, Friday night,
died at the Anderson hospital
Monday morning at s O'Clock.
His father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Taylor, and brother
and sister, were constantly at
the bedside Of their loved one
and were with him when he
breathed his last.
While Bagwell was being in
itiated into the local Woodmen
lodge, he became greatly excit-
ed and when Taylor, who was
leading the degree team, fired
several shots with a revolver,
said to be loaded with blanks, ;
the candidate for initiation rush
ed into an ante-room where he
secured a 80 Smith and Wesson
revolver from his coat pocket
and turned upon TAYLOR and be-
gan shooting. In all, four shots
are reported to have been fired,
one taking effect in the back of
the neck, two making slight
flesh wounds in the hip and the
fourth entering the center of
the abdomen, puncturing the
transverse colon twice, tearing
large holes in the walls Of the
intestine. Daily Mail.
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Intensive Farming.

Although the crops in this
county. as a rule, are far below
the average and the outlook
gloomy there are a few who
have fine prospects, especially
corn. The Boys Corn Club
contest is responsible in a great
measure for the condition.
Last week The Sentinel man
saw as fine a field Of corn as be
ever looked at. II was on Mr..
Elisha Gilstrap's farm two miles
south of this place. He has q
field of five acres in various
stages of growth because it was
planted at different times. The
Youngest now is shoulder tc
head high, the Oldest ten tc
twelve feet high. The entire
field shows careful preparation
and work. II is perfectly clean.
The rows appear to be 3 tc
81 81 feet and the corn will average
from S to 10 inches in the drill.
Nearly every stalk Of the first
acre planted has two large
we'll developed ears, and it is
estimated that it will make II:
or $50 bushels.
1t is a sight worth seeing ant
will be worth a trip by many
who are farming on the eSten
sive rather than the intensive
plan.
1t shows what preparation
work and fertilizer Will produc,
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Sun Set News.

Mr.. Editor: As l have not
seen anything in The Sentinel
from the Little Eastatoe section
for quite awhile, [ will try to
give you and your many readers
a few items.
We had rain every day in
July up to the third Sunday.
Flowing was at a stand still for
one whole month except one or
two days.
The crops are very sorry. In
deed it is the gloomiest looking
time the farmers ever saw.
The health of this community
is very good at this time.
There will be an all day sing
ing at Antioch Baptist Church
the second Sunday in August.
Everybody is cordially invited
to come with SOM books and
we'll filled baskets and lets have
a good time. Prof. R. VI. Bold
ing has been invited to sing.
A series of meeting will be-
gin at the same time and con-
tinue for some DAYS.
Everybody interested in An
tioch Church and the GENE cry
are asked to meet there with
suitable tools on Saturday even
ing August 3rd for the purpose
Of cleaning off the church yard
and cemetery. and doing some
repair work on the church.
Our roads ere nearly washed
away, and our Supervisor sure
ly has run away as we have not
seen nor heard Of him in a long
time.
AS I am in a hurry will ring
off.
Mountain Sprout.
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The Dispensary Investigating
Committee will hold another
session probably this week in
Charlotte or Augusta and hear
more dictagraph talk. Then
they will head for Charleston
and tackle Mr.. Stothart again
Many witnesses will be sum-
moned to appear before them in
the latter city to give testimony.
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Anderson and Marietta Railroad.

l have read what Hon. R.
Mays Cleveland says in regard
to making a railroad from
Anderson by way of Pickens tc
Marietta, in Greenville county.
It is a rich country. a pretty
country, a country well popu,
lated and badly in need of rail,
road transportation It would
be a splendid investment fol-
the people along the route tc
put in every dollar necessary to
build this road and turn it over
clear of debt to any company
that would agree to operate it
If the people along the route
most interested could be per-
suaded that this is true and
made to think and act together,
the road would be in operation
inside of twelve months.
There is just one thing more
timid than a million dollars
and that is two million. Beside,
there are always on the market
stocks. and bonds that pay a
fixed and certain dividend semi
annually. capital prefers such to
ventures it knows not Of. The
greatest benefit from a railroad
always goes to those it helps
and serves most. Many of this
kind lie back, do nothing and
say nothing, thinking the rail
road will be built anyway. and
consider themselves wise when
they add to all the other bene-
fits they get from it, the amount
they ought to have subscribed
to it.
The value of any land or
water power is estimated ac-
cording to the distance it is
from it to the nearest railroad.
Every tract Of land advertised
for sale is described by its dis
tance from the railroad.
The Southern Power Company,
the Anderson Light and Power
Company, or the Pickens Rail
road Company would agree to
operate it.
I am reliably informed that a
good and valid charter over the
proposed route has been granted
and is of force.
So ali Mr.. Cleveland and those
who want the road have to do
to get it, is to get together and
build it. This is the most prof
liable INK estment. Anderson
and Marietta and all points be-
tween, can make. If they will
lay the rail. the car wheels will
begin at once to sing the high
tenor of progress on the plains
of Piercetown, up the valley of
Twelve mile, down thezOolenoy
and among the beautiful foot
hills east of the Saluda.
If they wait for capital tc
come and buy the right of way,
the cross ties and the rails, the
date of probability is a. D. 1862,
or \. l.. 1862.
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-Hi y. -NS11AItO1C 1liIltOll w q
the next speaker. After he wa
introduced he advanced to tn
front Of the stage and said tha
before be entered upon hi!
speech he would pause lon:
enough to give any one whl
wished to an opportunity to asl
him any question. He stood
still for three or four second:
and not a word was spoken by
anyone. The purpose of this, i
seemed, was to lift the lid from
the cauldron by having one o.
more call out, Are YOU fol
Jones Or Blease.' Then he sale
that if there We're no question:
he desired to state at the outser
that he was a Blease man an(
expected to vote for him. Upor
this announcement about one
third of the crowd cheered.
He then launched into his
speech. He opposed the railroad
commissioners being paid by the
railroads and would endeavor tc
have this changed by making
the State pay them. He favor.
ed appropriations for the public
schools. Ten years ago he fav,
ored issuing bonds for building
roads and was still in favor of
it. He would offer a bill to al
low the county to issue such
bonds. He favored appropriate
ing half a million dollars and
giving every old soldier a pen
sion. He was opposed to rails
ing salaries.
Hon. E. P. McCravey-He
said he promised two years ago
to pass a marriage license law
and claimed to have had a part
in passing the one now on the
statute books. He denied the
report that he had fayored a bill
to deprive anyone of his vote.
The law he supported affected
only the aliens who came here
from foreign countries.
He reminded Mr.. Hinton that
he had had an act passed which
gave the people Of this county
the right to vote bonds for road
if they desired.
He voted to pension every old
soldier and voted to increase the
appropriation for this purpose to
s30o,00
Maj. J. NJ. Stewart-When
Major Stewart was introduced
in the crowd had become
tired and scme began to leave,
but a good part of them heard
him. He thanked them for
what they had done for him in
the past, and said he thought
he had retired for good from pol
itics, but men came from !every
side Of the county and urged
and pressed until he had to yield
lie did not know anything
about law making, but thought
he could learn and promised to
10 his best FOL the people.
He thought one law which
would be iirinful could be pass
ed and that WAS TO have cleo
tions once every four years.
Mr.. J. NJ. " elborn-As Mr..
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u. &. Mills ct al.


BY virtue of Il degree of foreclosure
and signed by his Hon. Judge George
L P.iuce at Chambers at Gre nvill", 5.
c.. dated June 2ond 1919 and on file in
the clerks office fer Pickens County. l
VII! sell to the highest bidder on sales
day in August 1ala during the legal
hours for sale at Pickens court house
S. G the following described real estate
10 wit:
All that tract or parcel of lard situate
l,ing and being in Pickens county in
the state aforesaid, containing rinety
two and three fourths (924l acres more
or les and bounded by lands Of R.
i.rnhatd:. ~. B. Hester, f. J Hest. r,
M, self (iiills) and others. and know as
the Perry place and is the same tract Of
land convevei 10 Il. H, Smith by j. P
Worsheu on December the 3lth 1901.
Deed recorded in Volume 4 Page
317.
Tprms of sale: One half c*sh on day
of sale the halance on a credit of twelve
months secured by bond of the purchas-
=, AID mortgage of the primises sold.
The deferred payment to bear interest at
i.cr cent Per annum, with leave to the
purchaser to pay all cash or to antici-
pre payment at any time.
Purchaser to pay for all papers and
for recording the same.
R. r. ROARK.
Sheriff Pickens Comfy.
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KEOWEE PHARMACY
Sheriff'S Sale

State of Souuil Carolina,
CcuEty Of Pici1ens,
In .:ommon Pleas Court.
r II. Smith Plaintiff
Against
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] he Pickens Sentinel
!. LOCAL BREYITIES
Some Things You Know and Some
You Don't Know About Our
Towns, County 1 People

the suckers are.
The next meeting of tn
County Campaigners will be a
Liberty Saturday
Mr.. Alfred Taylor of Taylors
was the guest of his son Capt
J. T. Taylor Sunday.
Mr.. John D. Harris of Green
vile visited his brother Mr.. l.
D. Harris last Sunday.
The rain is now on the side
track-the candidates have the
right-of-way.
Hon. ]. P. Cary left Saturday
for Washington, D. c., on
business trip.
Mrs. NJ. W. Hester, of Allan
ia, is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. F. Hester.
Miss Irene Hendricks is spend
inc a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Jesse Morris.
Mrs Kate Leavell, of New
berry, visited Mrs. NJ. F. Hester
and family last week.
Mr.. B. D. Mauldin, one of the
most prominent farmers of the
county, was in town Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Parsons very
pleasantly entertained a number
of friends with a lawn party
last week.
The Piedmont Association
convenes today Thursday with
the Flat Rock Church four
miles south of Liberty.
Miss Inez Morris entertained
a number of her friends at an
informal reception last Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. J. P. Cary, Jr.. and Sis
ter, Miss Floride, who have
been spending some time at Tate
Springs. Tenn, returned home
last week.
There is one man in Pickens
that several eyes are watching
to see him make the start for a
new cotton mill here. He can
do it too.
Miss Tenetta Davis won the
gold medal given by the West
minister Bank to the best reader
at the Oconee Teachers Institute
of 1912.
DR.. E. B. Webb and Messers
j. E. Parsons and J. R. Ash
more, who have been on a ter
days trip to Florida, returned
Tuesday.
Mr.. Elias Day is in The race
forsscounty commissioner. Mr.
Day is well-known in this coun-
ty, having served in this office
before, though many years ago
The w. NJ. U. of the Pickens
association will meet at Gross
Roads church on Saturday,
August the 10th. The program
for the meeting will appear in
next we. ks Sentinel.
Hon. L. P. acCravy is an
nounced this week for re-elec-
ton to the house. He has
served one term in this capacity
and was faithful and diligent
in his duties.
Mr.. J. H. Morgan and family
and Mr.. B. A. Morgan and fam
lily drove over from GreenvilIe
last Sunday in their autos and
spent the afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs, R. 4. Bowen.
The leap year girls continue
to use their lassos. On the
25th ult. Miss Nora Nations was
happily married to Mr.. Elva
Parsons by Judge Newberry in
his office. We extend hearty
congratulations.
On July 2Sth, Mr.. Homer
Miller and Miss Minnie Welborr
We're matrimonially united by
Rev. W. 4. Christopher. Mr..
Miller is a son of Mr.. Elijah
Miller. Miss Welborn is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Welborn.
We invite the attention of
our readers to the advertise.
ment Of Craig Bros, appearing
in this issue. They are closing
out their stock Of summer goods
at ridiculously low prices.
Dr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Robinson
left Tuesday for ToSaway ane
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One two story brick store on
Main street, in Pickens. Terms
easy. G.. E. ROBINSON.
The Washington times., 1912-05-17

carr A. II. Boyer, aged twenty-eight,
ana Miss Alma Frances Isaacs, aged
seventeen, both of Pals. VaS visited
Rockville yesterday afternoon and af-
ter obtaining a license. went to the
nome of Rev. F. M. Richardson, pas
tor of the M. E. Church South, and
were married
The Washington times., 1912-05-17

On a warrant sworn out by Tudor r.,
Heeter, Louis w. Schwartzback. of
Hunting Hill, this county, was arrested
yesterday on a charge of assault He
and Heeter had trouble over a trivial
matter and both were hurt. After be-
ing arrested and furnishing bail.
Schwartzback had a warrant issued for
the arrest of Heeter on a charge OF
The Washington times., 1912-05-17
TEST OF EXPLOSIVE
IS BEING PLANNED
BY NAVY OFFICIALS
Shell That Breaks AS 1t Hits
Armor to Be Given
Trial.

At last, the Navy Department Will
have tests Of explosives and their et-
fects on armored vessels that are like
ly to result in revolutionizing the meth
DDS Of construction of American war
ships.
For years, the controversy has been
raging whether the most effective shells
to be used against armored craft are
those that explode after penetrating the
armor or those that explode on contact,
outside the armor. The Navy Depart
ment long has been committed to the
idea Of using the projectile that ex-
plodes after penetration. 1t has shown
the utmost reluctance to give UP tho
idea. In fact, the Navy Department,
though by no means all the navy Of
ficers, has shown many signs of being
unwilling to give a fair trial to outside
explosives.
However, an arrangement has been
made between the Navy Department
and the House Committee on Naval AZ
fairs, whereby exhaustive tests will be
conducted in the near future. These
tests will not only be observed by naval
ordnance experts, but they will be un-
der the eye Of the House committee, as
well. Captain Hobson, who is an ex-
pert, Is much interested in the tests,
and has been anxious to bring them
about
Of Much Importance.
The Importance OF the tests is great
and reaches in various directions. Iii
the first place, while the United States
has been rigidly clingtng to the shell
that explodes after penetrating arnior
plate, the Japanese have availed them
selves of outside explosives of tre-
mendous power. The deadly execution
by the Jaranese against Russian vessels
was by outside explosives.
Moreover, there is high authority for
saying that the German naval authori-
ties have gone over to the use of out
side explosives.
1t is a well-known fact the projectile
in use by the navy, known as the SER
vice shell. which explodes after II has
bored its way into armor plate, re-
quires to be hurled with tremendous
velocity and high power. The strain
on the guns in consequence Is terrific
The life of the big guns now in use
in the navy, employing the service she'll
would be so short in a war against Il
first-class power that some of them
would not live through a single en-
gagement.
1t Is maintained for the outside ex-
plosive shells that they not only re-
uuire lower velocity and consequently
are of less strain on the guns, but work
with more deadly havoc and destruC-
The Washington times., 1912-05-17

tiveness. In fact, II the outside expio-
sives do the damage which is claimed
for them the naval constructors will
be Obliged to give less attention TO
heavy arnnor and more to speed. The
terrible destrucuveness which II IL In
sisted the outside explosive shell poss-
esses to q considerable degree makes
extremely heavy armor useless,
Developing Speed.
other nations recognising this. or, at
least. taking the view that 1t Is true.
are paying more and more attention to
high speed,
For such reasons az these, the COM
The Washington times., 1912-05-17

ing tests viii be of moment. They may
revoiutionise the naval construction
methods In this country, and result In
great changes In the feet and guns.
The tests will aim TO reveal the COM
parative merits of the service shell ana
the outside explosive shell. To y limit
ed extent, such tests have been at
tempted before, but they have never
been carried through 10 Completion. II
Will be recalled that some months ago
test of an outside explosive shell was
made with the warship Puritan as
target. The Puritan was promptly sent
to the bottom as the result OF an ex.
tremely brief experience.