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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Modoc School.

Seeing 80 many notices from 9th.
er schools, will say a few words
from ours.
We are getting on nicely in
school and on the playground.
Everything goes on so smooth and
Systematically, that it is pleasant as
well as profitable to be at school.
We are making rapid progress in
our studies and I do not feel we
could do otherwise for our teacher
never stops. / often wonder if she
ever tires.
Mrs. Mamie Walker is very strict
but she is so kind to US that we
love her very much. She is just as
nice and sweet as she can be, but
oh my! she does believe in work,
and she gets it too.
We stand an examination at the
close of each month, aud [ dislike
them very much. They give me a
chilly feeling, and l can't think. l
forget and forget, but somehow l
pull through.
We have had whoopiug cough
and measles in school this term, but
it doesn't scare US. We go on all
the same. We Modoc folks don't
get scared when we happen to hear
a cricket hollow.
Several families have moved
away and we miss our class mates
so much, and wish they were back
with us.
We had a pretty valentine dis
play and every one seemed to en-
JOY it so much.
Miss Olive Prince and Mr.. John
Henry West were married the 25th.
We were sorry for Olive to leave
US as she was one of our school
mates and a sweet girl to all of US.
/ have never written to q paper
before, so I will try not tire anyone
on my first attempt.
Fifth Grade.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Repels Attack of Death.

"Five years ago two doctors told
me / had only two years to live
This startling statement was made
by Stillman Green, Malachite, Col.
They told me / would die with con-
sumption. 1t was up to me then to
try the best lung medicine and l
began to use DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t was we'll I did, for to-
day am working and believe / owe
my life to this great throat and
lung cure that has cheated the
grave of another victim. It's folly to
suffer with coughs, colds or other
throat and lung troubles now. Take
the cure that's safest. Price 30 cts
and $1.0O. Trial bottle free at Penn
& Holstein's, w E Lynch & Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Gardnerville School.

I have not seen any lights from
our part of the county. so thought
I would drop in a candle. Our
school is fourishing under our eff
cient teacher.
Mr.. Joe Gardner's children have
been absent from school on account
of measles but we sincerely hope
that they will soon be with us again
Mr.. Joe QUITS and little SON,
Watson, of Edgefeld, paid a visit
in eur midst while down on a busi-
ness trip to Augusta last week.
Mrs. Cad Thurmond has been
quite i'll, but we are glad to say she
is able to sit up now.
Miss Kate Williams is visiting at
Graniteville. Look out! for she
might surprise ua while away.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Stevens and
dear little Thomas visited in our
community last week.
Messrs. E. M. Bunch, Eve Barker
and Eve Mealing are having phones
put in. We welcome them on our
line. Blue Eyes.
Gardnerville, Mar. l, 'l2.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Portrait of General Butler.

The Daughters of the Confedera.
cy of South Carolina are planning
to have very handsome painting
of Gen. M. G. Butler placed in the
Confederate Museum at Richmond
Va. This is very laudable under
taking, and in keeping with the
spirit of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy. This portrait will cost
about one hundred dollars. The
Edgefeld chapter feels peculiar
interest in this undertaking, be-
cause Gen. Butler was an Edgefeld
man, and they expect to contribute
to this portrait, at an early date,
from such funds as they can secure
among themselves. But like most
womens' organizations, they are
laboring for holy cause, without
money and without price, and have
in their treasury no large sum to
give, not nearly 80 much as their
ambition and their high sentiment
in this matter would prompt them,
so they announce that they will be
glad to receive any sum towards
this portrait, and the names will be
sent in from Edgefeld by the chap
ter President Mrs. j. d. Holstein.
should do the major part
in promoting this idea.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06

pared to what cur parents had. For
instance, they had only three or
four months term at best. and had
log cabin schoolhouses with crude,
homemade desks and benches. Now
we have good school building well
equipped with individual patent
desks, other comforts and good
library. Let us appreciate these
advantages and make use of these
golden opportunities, ere it is too
late. Our motto last Friday morn
ing was: Education is to the hu-
man soul, what sculpture is to a
block of marble" Our teacher
gave US good little talk explain
ing the meaning of these lines, and
it made an impression on some of
US. Just think of the meaning and,
how education beauties the soul.
One of our large girls wrote a
composition on English Grammar"
and brought in this quotation so
nicely. Am sure she, too, was i'm
pressed by the beauty of its mean
ing. Now Mr.. Minis, some of US
are studying very hard as you may
Judge from our honor roll, but not
so hard that we can't find few
minutes in which to write a few
lines for the paper.
l noticed in last weeks paper that
there will be an educational rally
at the S. c. G. 1, April 10th. Our
teachers are already making plans
to attend and get as many of US to
go as possible. Think this will be
very pleasant and beneficial. Look
for us.
Rally Holidays name should
have appeared on the honor roll last
week, he having made an average
of 90. This was a mistake and not
We are very sorry Mr.. John
Wallis children are debarred from
school on account Of measles.
We understand eight of the fami-
ly are in bed with it now. They
have the sympathy of the entire
community, but few can visit them
as very few in this community have
had it.
We are glad to report Mrs. Ann
Prince better after a serious illness.
My teacher and l spent while
very pleasantly with her one after
noon last week.
Mrs. Pick White has been suffer
ng from an attack of liberated sore
throat. We are glad she is conva-
.escing.
Mr.. Wash Hamilton is able to be
put again, but will not be able to
resume his Sunday school work un-
i'll spring.
Walter Rearden.
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PARKSVILLE LETTER.
CONTINUED from page ~

town, about which the patriarch
Uncle Iv, wrote some time age
being half Morgan. We pull oul
hat to Morgantown.
The ladies of Plum Branch, Parks
Vile and Cllrk's Hill are making
preparations to entertain Miss Sha
ner at Plum Branch on March 10th
at Psrksville on the 10th and al
Clark's Hill on the 11th.
Mr.. Warren Stone and Mr.. Mar
shall Garrett paid the family Of
Mr.. J. N. Minor a visit last Satur
day. Mr.. Minor, who lived among
us two years has moved back to hit
Liberty Hill plantation.
More Anon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Mrs. Florence Ewell Atkins in
Edgefield. Z

On Thursday morning Mrs. Flor.
ence Ewell Atkins came over tt
Edgefeld from Graniteville where
she had addressed an enthusiastic
public meeting under the direction
of Deaconess Sands of the Episco.
pal mission at Hickman Hall on
Wednesday evening. While ii
Graniteyille she was. the guest Of
Rev. and Mrs. Graves L. Knight Of
the Baptist church. She cape
over to Edgefeld for rest, but she
did not find it, for Immediately or
her arrival she was informed that a
meeting of ladies had been ar
ranged for her at the home of Mrs.
B. B. Jones on Main Street.
Mrs. Atkins was equal to the oc-
casion, however, and charmed ev-
cry one of the parlor full of ladies
who were present. They were fair,
ly captivated by her beauty and
wit, pathos and consecrated enthu-
siasm for a great and holy cause.
Mrs. Atkins is an example of the
infinite power of cultured and
beautiful woman whose heart is
fixed on noble and altruistic call
ing. AT this meeting at Mrs. Jones'
home, seven new members were Sc
cured for the Edgefeld union.
Mrs. Jones very kindly served a
light, but refreshing course as the
ladies were leaving for their
homes.
So much pleased were those of
the ladies present from the college,
that Mrs. Atkins was invited to go
over in the afternoon and address
the students. This she did, and
we doubt not, in the hearts of those
young people who heard her, there
is picture which will never be
forgotten, not only of her winsome
face, but of a lofty purpose, and in
spiration for future greatness. Mrs.
Atkins left on Sunday morning fol-
Langley under the supervision OF
Mrs. Charles Aiken Holley of the
Methodist mission. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
I1ineteen Miles a Second

without a jar, shock or disturb
ance, is the awful speed of our
earth through space. We wonder
at such ease of natures movement,
and so do those who take DR..
Kings New Life Pills. No gripping,
no distress, just thorough work
that brings good health and fine
feelings. 25c at Penn 6 Holstein's
w E Lynch & Go.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Glorious News

comes from DR.. J. T. Curtiss,
Dwight, Kan. He writes: Il not
only have cured bad cases of ecze
ma in my patients with Electric
Bitters, but also cured myself by
them of the same disease. 1 feel
sure they will benefit any case of
eczema" This shows what thou
sands have proved, that Electric
Bitters is most effective blood pu.
rifer. Its an excellent remedy for
eczema, letter, salt rheum, ulcers,
boils and running sores. 1t stimu-
lates liver, kidneys and bowels, ex-
pels poisons, helps digestion, builds
up the strength. Price so cts. Salts
faction guaranteed by Penn 6 Hol-
stein, w E Lynch &c Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1912
The man who lives in vain, lives
worse than in vain. He who lives to
no purpose, lives to a bad purpose
EEVINS.
Court of General Sessions.

The spring term of the court OF
gsneral sessions convened Monday.
The charge of the presiding Judge,
Hon. George E. Prince, to the grand
Jnry was exceedingly able and force
fal. After laying due stress upon
tie obligations and responsibilities
that rest upon grand juror, the
matter of properly inspecting and
investigating the county Offices was
next taken up. Judge Prince spoke
In detail of the duties of the county
supervisor and superintend. 1t of
education. He said that in most
counties the salaries paid these men
Is too small. He charged the grand
jury as to their duty concerning the
public schools. teachers and trus-
tees. Judge Prince stated that lady
teachers should be placed in charge
Of the primary classes but that men
should be employed for advanced
pupils. He also spoke somewhat in
detail of the duties of magistrates.
There being some delay in having
the grand jury pass upon the indict-
ments no jury case was taken up un-
til Tuesday morning. The following
indictments were passed upon by
the. grand jury:
n
IL Reynolds, malicious mischief,
true bill.
Wilbert Padgett, murder, true
bill.
Arthur Moore and Arthur Lem
becker. malicious mischief, no bill.
SEQ. Reynold, obstructing public
highway, no bill.
Brooks Murrell, shooting in duel
ling house, true bill.
WP Coursey, violating dispense
~ law, true bill.
William Rearden, murder, true
bill.
Frank Oliphant, house breaking,
larceny and arson, true bill.
Policeman J NJ Edison was
placed on trial Tuesday morning
for killing George Forge in the
town of Edgefeld on the night of
the 30th of November. A verdict of
not guilty" was rendered in few
minutes after the jury retired. The
State was represented by Solicitor
Geo. Bell Zimmerman and the de-
fendant by Messrs. Thurmond q
Nicholson.
In the case of Wilbert Padgett,
indicted for killing Alex Jones in
the town of Johnston on the first
of January, consent verdict of
guilty with recommendation to the
mercy of the court was entered, the
Z sentence being life Imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
The court is engaged this morn
ing with the trial of Mr.. ] L Rey-
;nolds who is charged with mali
.cious mischief.
The grand jury will make its for
NAL presentment to the court this
afternoon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06

Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu-
taons and Political Notices published at
adNertising rates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Seed Which Succeed.

Seed purchasing is a matter Of
confidence. We ask your confidence
in Landreth's seed which have stood
the test for 1913 years. We solicit
your orders for garden and flower
seed. You cannot do better than buy
Landreth's seed.
w. E. Lynch 6 Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06

No communications will be published
Eaess accompanied by the writer's
mne.
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Entered as second class matter at
tie postoffice at Edgefield, S. c.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
DEETS' ADVICE TO
COMMERCIAL CLUBS

Pierre, July 26. Immigration
Commissioner Deets continues to
receive both applications from
towns for men, and applications
for places by men wanting work
lie suggests that the commercial
clubs of the different towns in the
section of the state where men are
needed, form a free employment
bureau for the town at which those
seeking work and those wanting
men can be brought together with
out delay. They, in his estima-
ton, could put out sign which
would attract the seeker after en-
ployment, and he would not need
10 SCdnu AROUND WalJ1nS Tor Il
chance to go to work in a stiange
town. The state department will
supply the men wanting work with
names of the places where the
want is most pressing, and will
provide the commercial clubs OF
the towns with Lists of names and
locations Of men to Ue secured, and
the men with names Of towns, and
inform the commercial clubs of
his adtion.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
WANTED GREAT
SUPPLY OF WATER

Dupree, July 2S.-Eynon T..
Jones, a hOmesteader in Ziebach h
county, south of Eagle Butte, who
came from Illinois, has been ad-
judged insane by the authorities
and ordered committed to the
asylum.
Jones deiusion took a queer
slant. He had an Unsuitable thirst
for water. Doctors at first
thought he was suffering from
some unusual sort of fever and he
was taken to the hospital at Mo-
bridge, but it was found that he
was beyond medical aid, and he
was brought back to his home.
The mental delusiOns extending,
the question of his sanity was in
qulred into with the result as
stated. ~~~
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

~
bank, OF which 20 miles is alread,
double tracked, which will leav,
but l20 miles of double tracking
on the Hastings and Dakota divi.
sion Of the main line to be taken
up next year.
Thirty cCnzrete crews will be
sent out to cover the renewing OF
bridges and culverts along the line
where the contracts will be let
this season, and this work will be
pushed through at record break
ing speed.
From every section and corner
of South Dakota comes the
same lnsiStent story. Crop con
dition> are the best since the settle
ment OF the state; there has been
a Sufficient amount OF moisture and
unless some unforeseen condition
arises. the coming harvest will be
the greatest in history. Every
country newspaper and every trav-
eler across the staJe heralds the
welcome news. In the past week
State Engineer Lea has visited
Redlield, Chamberlain and Platte
and reports that the land looks
like garden. immigration
Commissioner Dtets has been all
over South Dakota from the Hills
to the eastern border within a
short time, and tells the same tale.
AS far as the eye can see from the
train, the whole landscape between
Pierre and Huron looks like we'll
watered lawn.
a large portion of northern
South Dakota was visited by
excellent rains west of the Missouri
river Monday of this week.
Word from west of the Missouri
river is to the effect that the rain
was general all through that terri
tory. Travellers from the coast
said that the rain fell all the way
from Seattle to Mobridge. From
Mobridge east to Nina there were
slight showers, but all the rest Of
the territory was soaked. North
and south Of Aberdeen the rain was
geL eral measuring two inches" "
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

terminals and that we have got tC
be in shape to handle them. Nc
more eXcavating work will be done
until spring, when we probaly will
get started again. Where we went
through Lyndale avenue yesterday
we will put things back in shape
again SO that street traffic may not
be disturbed.
a. b. Cook < Co., who have
the contract for the double track
ing Of the line from Hopkins to
Glencoe, Mimi, will not be dis
turbed.
HARVEST HANDS ENROUTE
Two hundred men from Indi-
ana, Illinois and Ohio. mostly
strong young fellows, from Is to %
years Of age, bound, they said, for
the harvest fields of North Dakota,
went through Minneapolis late yes
terday They had heard, they sad,
Of the ICED Of harvest hands in
North Dakota and western Canada
and good wages to be paid and
were headed for Fargo and Minot.
One mao from the vicinity of Ken
ia, Ohio, said there will be several
hundred more along next week.
They are only drop in the
bucket said Immi ,ration Agent
E. c. Leedy, of the Great Northern
road.
The Montana bench lands need
men this year, and from the bench
land grain fields a call has been
sent in to the Great Northern for
LOCO harvest hands.
RAILROAD TROUBLE MAY HELP
Labor trouble on the Grand
Trunk Pacific road, in western
Canada, may help the harvesting
situations south Of the line some
what, as it is expected that some
men who have left employment on
construction work will turn in at
harvesting, either III Saskatchewan
or Alberta or south of the line, in
Montana or North Dakota. The
tier of northern counties in North
Dakota, including Pembina, Cava
lier, Towner, Rolettte, Bottineau
and Ward, through which the 500
lines Kenmare to Thief River
Falls eXtention passes, and where
the Great Northern branch lines
extend northward tn the border
needs 6, 800 men, according to es-
Inmates sent in to Mr.. Leedy.
The greatest crop that the
northwest ever heard of is stand
ing ready to cut, or is almost ready
to cut Mr.. Leedy said. Every
able bodied man who goes o.t will
get some sort OF a job if he is look
ing for work, and if he does not
find it at the first station he strikes
he will not have to 90 fay to
find it. F."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
MObkIDGE MAKES
GREAT PROGRESS
N. I. Woods Contributes Interesting
Article to Last Issue OF the
Northwest News.
Tells OF Many improvements Being
Made and Future Prospects
OF the City.

Ihe following article from the
zen of our fellow townsman, Nj
/ Woods, appeared in the current
issue Of the Northwest News, of
Philadelphia, the official organ of
the Northwest Townsite Company
which owns one Of the residence
additions to this city The paper
circulates extensively among pros
pective investors in the east:
/ have not told YOU what is
going on in Mobridge for quite a
while. The sewer system is now
far enough advanced so that the
work Of connecting the property
Of users eau be begun. The con
tract was let early in May for the
erection Of Il steel tank and tower
for water supply, which will cost
about 81, 900.
Applications for the extension
of water mains are in from every
part of the city and considerable
work will be done in this line this
year not less than two miles in
my opinion.
Plans are also being perfected
for considerable concrete paving
Construction work on the J .
E. Clayton brick building has be-
gun and will be pushed to COM
pletion.
The crops on the farms
commercially tributary to Mo
bridge are looking fine and there
will be a large acreage. The
commercial advantages in this
feature of business will be looked
after by the merchants and trades
men more than in the past.
Winston Brothers Construc-
ton Company, Of MINNEAPOLIS,
has been awarded the contract for
the construction of seventy-one
miles Of the new line between
LewlstOwn and Great Falls, Mon
tana, which the Chicago, Milwau-
ke9 & Puget Sound line is rushing
through this season. Twohy
Brothers, OF Spokane, Washington.
have secured the balance OF the
one hundred and forty mile con
tract between these two lines, the
former company taking the Great
Falls end of the contract and the
Spokane contractors the Lewis
town end.
The double tracking work on
the Milwaukee between Aberdeen
and Minneapolis is being rushed
at capacity speed so as to be ready
for the steel this fall on the l66
miles that is being constructed.
The contract Cor the - miles be-
tween Hopkins and Glencoe and
the fifteen miles between Twin
Brooks and Summit will be let at
Chicago today. These two
stretches of grading will comprise
about 100000 cubic yards of
earth work. The only remaining
stretch o. grading to be lei this
year will be between Granite Falls
and Montevideo, distance of
twelve miles, and comprising only
about $50, 900 cubic yards of earth
work.
With the contracts already let
tlls will leave a stretch of but ii0
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
HARD COAL IS A
SCARCE ARTICLE
Many Local Dealers Alarmed With
Regards to the Fuel Situa..
ton This Fall.

That there will be shortage of
hard coal this fall and winter i'm
the northwes. is a certainty, and
at the present time the local coal
dealers have hard time buying
this kind of fuel, as the whole
sale concerns cannot sell it to
them. 1t was nat thought that
the situation was so serious i'm
Aberdeen Intil Friday, when S.
w. Griffin, salesman for the Mil.
waukee Western Fuel company,
refused to Sell any hard coal to the
dealers in Aberdeen because of the
shortage. Mr.. Griffin said to
local dealer that he had received
orders from the company on July
ID not to sell any more hard coal.
What is the answer?
For one thing the recent mining
strike has great deal to do with
the situation. The output of hard
coal this year has fallen way be-
low the average year mostly on
account of the strikes. AS to
soft coal, it will be much easier to
secure this variety as the strikes
have not taken place in the soft
coal sections.
Another thing is that enough
ears cannot be secured to haul to
the northwest this coal. The
immense harvest of the northwest
Is holding almost all the foreign
ears in this section and when
taken Gack to the eastern markets,
the western railroad companies
will have to deliver the cars to the
respective companies.
SHOULD BUY EARLY
This hard coal situation is facing
TIE entire northwest and by the
first of next year, it will be hard
to get hard coal to this section.
}. +. Klinger, of the Aberdeen
Fuel company, said that the situa-
ton is appalling and the people
will wake up in the middle of the
winter to find that there is no
hard coal to be had. The people
Of Aberdeen, who have places TO
store the coal, should secure it as
soon as possible as, without a
doubt, the situation is serious"
said Mr.. Klinger to a representa-
tive of the American.
NJ. Klinger was much surprised
to learn from Mr.. Griffin OF the
Western fuel company
that he had received orders not to
sell any more hard coal so early in
the season, although Mr.. Klinger
expected the wholesalers to give
this order later in the season.
American.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

The illinois supreme court has
held that labor unions have the
right to strike if nOn-union EN-
llo.es are retained by employers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

fiscal year, it should be SO con-
sidered, when the intention was
plain, and this being promulgated
among the frightened employees,
peace settled down again and con-
tinues to hover at last reports. -
Pierre Dakotan.