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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-04

in the American Northwest and ex-
hiblted at TIE Northwestern Pro
ducts Exposition in Minneapolis dur
ing November, several hundred
growers have signiheG their intention
of competing for tie prize.
The leagre has prepared a four
page leaflet telling all Aout the con-
ditions under which the prize is cffer-
ed, the ruies for Judging, etc. These
are sent free TO everyone applying to
the manager of the Northwestern
Products Exposition, Minneapolis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-04
SCHOOL LAND FUND is LARGE

The state land department on Satur-
day cent out the June apportionment
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-04

Read the Register.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-04

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Ehrhardt Bank Prosperous.

Ehrhardt, Jan. 6.-The annual
stockholders meeting of the Ehr-
hardt Banking Company was held in
the banking rooms Wednesday morn
ing, January 8, 1912. The follow
ing were elected to serve as directors
for the ensuing year: Messrs. ]. L.
Copeland, J. C. Kinard, Jacob Ehr-
hardt, J. I. Copeland, J. William Car
ter, H. F. Copeland, D. M. Smith, D.
C. Copeland and Charles Ehrhardt.
The president made his annual re-
port, showing the bank to be in a
prosperous condition, having cleared
1917 per cent. net during the past
year. The dividend as declared by
the directors December 10, 1911, OF
10 per cent. was paid.
Following this meeting the newly
elected board held their meeting and
elected officers for the coming year:
J. L. Copeland, M. D., president; j.
C. Kinard, vice president, and A. F.
Henderson, cashier. AS result OF
conservative management this bank
has had a steady growth.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Overcome by Gas.

Yesterday afternoon some one in the
Pavilion Hotel, on King street, in
passing one of the roms, noticed the
odor of escaping gas, and upon en-
tering found two young men who had
registered as James and Benjamin
Folk, of Ehrhardt, S. c., lying uncon-,
scious on the bed. The room was
thick with the fumes of Illuminating
gas and the rescuers were almost
overcome. The two men have been
under the constant care of physicians:
and nurses ever since. but late this:
afternoon were reported as being:
still unconscious and in a very criti-
cal condition.
Immediately after the discovery
DR.. Lane Mutually was called in to at
tend to the asphyxiated strangers, and
worked over them at the hotel the
whole night, even using large guam
titles of oxygen. The young men
failed to recover consciousness, and
at noon to-day were removed to the
Riverside infirmary.
How the gas was turned on has
not yet been discovered. The two
young menIregistered at the Pavilion
on Monday, and did nothing to arouse
the least suspicion They were in
their room but little, and had at
tracted no notice until the gas was
detected to be coming from it yester-
day, and both were found unconsci-
ous.-Charleston. Evening Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
AGENT CONFESSES THEFT.
Bound and Gagged Himself to Hide
Theft of $1,7OO.

Macon, Jan. S.-Following four
hours of sweatbox examination at the
hands of Central of Georgia Special
Officer Pool and Sheriff Hicks, of
Bibb county, P. H. Smith, the rail-
road ticket agent, who, last night
was found bound and gagged in his
office, saying two men had robbed
him, this morning broke down and
confessed that he had taken the
money. He at once led them to a
storeroom in the union depot above
the ticket office and produced $1,000
in bills neatly wrapped in bundles
embraced by rubber bands. This
was shortly before daylight. He was
then allowed to walk unattended
through the streets, having stated
that he thought he could get the
rest of it, the plain clothes men
shadowing, until 5 o'clock this af-
ternoon, when they arrested him and
placed him in jail. He had not pro-
duced the money.
Smith said that he had needed the
money badly and had made up his
mind to frame up a fake robbery. He
said he extracted s1,700 in bills
from the safe, carefully wrapped them
up and extracted s400 for his per-
sonal use. This he says he gave to
a. woman, whose name he refuses to
divulge. This was at the noon hour.
He took the rest upstairs and hid it.
Shortly before the night man came
on he tied his feet and then his
hands together in front of him. He
then backed up against a ticket rack
and made the hanging ends of cord
on his hands fast to it, behind his
head. In this position the night
agent found him half an hour later.
Smiths father is a clergyman OF
Griffin.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Visiting at Denmark.

Denmark, Jan. 10.-Mlss Frances
NJ. Claiborne, of St. Louis, No., IS
visiting her cousin, Mrs. H. ]. Faust,
in this city. Miss Claiborne is the
daughter of COL Robert Claiborne,
who was born in Franklin county,
Va, and served under Stonewall
Jackson during the war. Afterwards
he moved to Missouri and for more
than half century was the most
prominent leader of the st. Louis
bar. He was for many years prose-
cutting attorney in the court of GRIM
inal correction and later was judge
of the same court. He was a member
of the State Senate for four years
and at one time was candidate for
the Democratic nomination as gov
ernor of Missouri. Miss Claiborne
has been visiting her relatives in Vir-
ginia the past summer, and has come
to Dixie for the winter, where she
will visit many interesting points
of the South.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
HUB EVANS GIVES BOND.
Newberry Man Indicted for Receiy-
ino Rebates Ready for Trial


Columbia, Jan. S.-H. H. Evans,
of Newberry, who was last week in
dicted for receiving rebates and for
conspiracy to receive rebates while a
member of the board of the State dis
pensary in 1900, appeared in the
Richland county court at noon to-
Cay, accompanied by his attorney,
Mr.. Eugene S. Blease, and gave bond
in the sum of $1,000 for his appear
ance for trial.\ The bond was sign
ed by L. W. Floyd, c. w. FAINT, E.
NJ. Evans and C. j. Purcell. Evans
stated that he was ready for trial.
Evans is charged with having &C
cepted rebate from NJ. A. Goodman,
a liquor drummer, in the sum of $50
1t is not known whether the case
will be tried this term or not.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
RICHESON PLEADS GUILTY.
Pastor Sentenced to Die on May 10Th.
Sentence May be COMMITTED.

Boston, Jan. 9.-Rev. Clarence V.
T. Richeson, former pastor of Bap-
tist church in Cambridge, formally
entered a plea of guilty of murder
in the first degree in court to-day.
The judge sentenced him to die on
May 19. 1t is thought that the gov
ernor and council will commute the
sentence to life Imprisonment.
Richeson has confessed to the mur-
der of Miss Avis Linnell, a music
student, who had been his fiancee. He
gave her cyanide of potassium under
guise of medicine that would re-
lieve her of an embarrassing physi-
cal condition.
Recently Richeson mutilated HIM
self with a piece of can in his cell.
He claims to be thoroughly penitent
and remorseful.
Sentencing to-day puts his case,
should there be an attempt at ap-
peal, up to the governor and execu-
tive council who might alter Richie
sons fate to life Imprisonment.
Richeson's original plea or arraign-
ent was not guilty.
Richeson made no statement: He
was in court only about six min
utes. His face was pale, but he was
perfectly composed and answered for
NAL questions in simplest possible
way. When asked if he had anything
to say, replied, Il have nothing fur
ther to say than my written confess
sion"
Richeson heard the death sentence
with little display of emotion.
District Attorney Pelletier read
the minister's written confession and
added the government had sufficient
evidence to have convinced the jury
that Richeson was guilty of murder
in the first degree. He then said
that it became his solemn duty to
move for sentence.
Judge Sanderson read the statutes
bearing on case and asked the pris-
oner if he realized the gravity of his
action in pleading guilty, if he had
consulted counsel and if he had acted
voluntarily. To each question Richie
son said ''Yes, sir Sentence was;
then passed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Tillman's Vote Won the Day.

Washington Jan. 9.-When seen
to-day at his office at the capitol, al
ter the National Democratic commit
tee had closed it's work by selecting
Baltimore as the place for holding
the National Democratic Convention,
on June 23, Senator Tillman express
ed himself as pleased with the gen.
eral situation and outlook of the par
ty. The senator voted against seat
ing Guffey as committeeman from
Pennsylvania, but voted for Baltl-
more as the place for holding the
convention. In fact, the senator's
vote settled the matter, for if he had
voted for St. Louis, the ballot would
have been tie.
Senator Tillman was asked If he
had any opinion with regard to the
horse racing question in South Caro-
lima. He said that he was against
gambling; that he was not opposed
to horse racing as such, but was en-
phatically against the bookmaking
feature, and hoped that the legisla-
ture of the State would enact meas
ure to prevent it.
Representative David E. Finley
said that he, too, was opposed to
gam bling, and hoped that horse rae
ing with that feature attached would
be prohibited in South Carolina. He
said that if any such racing were
permitted on the grounds of the State
Fair Association, the management
would be acting without authority.
He said this as a member of the AS
sociation.
Representative Byrnes, of the I'd
district, to-day introduced bill for
a postoffice site and building at Bam-
berg, at cost of 100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
WATSON SUPREME BENCH
ELECTED FOURTH ASSOCIATE
JUSTICE SUPREME COURT.
General Assembly Quickly Disposes
of Last Years COnteSt-WattS
Defeats Fraser.

Hon. R. C. Watts, of Cheraw, now
Judge of the fourth circuit, was elect
ed as the fourth associate justice Of
the State Supreme Court by the gen.
eral assembly in joint session Tues
day evening. 1t will be remembered
that there was a deadlock over this
election at the session last year, there
being three candidates at that time:
Judge R. G. Watts, Judge r. With
ers Memminger, of Charleston, and
T. B. Fraser, of Sumter, a member
of the house Of representatives.
Neither candidate could get suffici-
ent number of votes to elect him, so
the legislature adjourned without an
election. However, this year the
matter was taken up and disposed OF
in short order, and it appears that
there were only two candidates:
Watts and Fraser, Watts being elect
ed by vote of SO to SIS.
An election will be held to-day
"wednesday at noon for judge OF
the eighth circuit, to succeed Judge
Klugh, who died, and judge of the
second circuit, to succeed Robert Al
drich, whose death occurred few
weeks ago.
The election of Judge Watts to THE
supreme bench creates a vacancy in
the fourth circuit, and the legisla-
ture will no doubt elect his success
or at this session.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Jan. S.-A sad funeral
was conducted over the remains of
Bellinger c. and Jim H. Folk Sun
day morning about 10 o'clock. Two
brothers placed in one grave, side by
side. Both of them went to Charles
ton last week to purchase a stone to
place over their brothers grave to
mark his last resting place. This
brother was caught in their machin-
cry only short while before and
was killed. While in Charleston they
procured a room in the Pavilion
hotel and went to bed early. They
partially turned off the gas jet or by
some means it Jared loose and leak
ed gas in the. room in which they
slept and when found they were un-
conscious. Death claimed them BOTH
Bellinger giving in sooner than his
younger brother. They were brought
home Saturday to their parents.
Bellinger leaves a young wife; Jim
was not married. They leave a host
of friends to mourn their untimely
departure from this life. Sympathy
goes out to their bereaved parents,
brothers and sisters.
Report came to town this after
noon that John Evans had shot and
killed President Green with a 22
rifle on Mr.. Henry 2. McMillan's
plantation. Could not get any of
the particulars of the shooting. Mr..
Mcmillan came to town to phone for
the sheriff to come for Evans Sun
day afternoon about o'clock. Both
parties are colored.
Mr.. Zeigler says that hand on his
place hired the last bale of cotton
picked of last years crop recently.
When ginned and sold, the money
that the darky got for the bale OF
cotton. was one dollar short of pick
ing, ginning, bagging and ties ex-
penses. Rather discouraging to go
after the unpicked cotton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Denmark DOingS.

+ Denmark, Jan. 9.-The Denmark
high school opened on Monday, Jan.
uary Sth, with fairly good attend
ance, considering the inclemency OF
the weather. The school opened later
than was expected, but we hope to
have such a good work done that
the weeks work will not be missed.
Mr.. D. B. Reed, of Columbia, was
ir town a few days last week. Mr..
Reed was formerly resident OF this
city.
Miss Minnie Blount is spending
sometime with her brother in Au-
gusta, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Chitty left
last week for Lees, where they will
remain for SOME time, Mr.. Chitty
being principal of the school there.
Mrs. W. F. Rice is. visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Huggins, of Co.
lumbia.
Miss Emma Owens went last week
to Florida to spend a few months
visiting different places of interest.
Miss Miller, of Pennsylvania, accom-
panied her.
Miss Dunbar, of Augusta, Ca,
spent a few days with Miss Julia
Goolsby this week.
DR.. J.G. Boozer was called to
Bainbridge, Ca, last week to attend
the funeral services of his grand
mother, Mrs. Boozer. She had been
i'll for some time. Her death was
not a shock. to her many friends
here, but was heard with great sor-
row.
Miss Lillian Gentry, of Florence,
has accepted the position in the
school here, which Miss Dickert held
before Xmas, but was obliged to give
up on account of i'll health.
Mrs. Miller, of Abbeville, is spend
ing some time with her parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Blount.
Mr.. w. L. Califf, who has been in
the Riverside hospital for the past
week, was brought home Tuesday,
and his many friends are sorry in
deed to learn that his condition is
no better. We hope that he will
soon be able to be up again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Charged With Serious Crime.

Columbia, Jan. 8.-Columbia is in
the throes of a sensation which Sat-
urday overshadowed even the big
fire in the wholesale district. DR..
Lewis A. Griffith was arrested Sat-
urday afternoon on the charge of
having committed a criminal assault
upon a young white woman, a pa
tient.
DR.. Griffith is a son of Capt. D. j.
Griffith, is chairman of the city board
of health and a surgeon of consider
able reputation. He has been for
several years the head of the order
of Eagles in Columbia, which has a
large membership and added greatly
to DR.. Griffith's popularity. The &C
cusation against him is indeed horri-
BILE, and his frienas hope that the
whole matter will be cleared up, as
there are strange circumstances.
The law does not permit the pub
fishing of the name of the woman in
a case of this kind. The prosecuting
witness is a married young woman
whose father is we'll known in the
city, having been tried for his life
on at least one occasion, and it was
reported that he was hunting Dr..
Griffith, who is himself man of
known physical courage. The hus-
band of the young woman is loco
motive engineer.
The young woman's charge is that
she went to Dr. Grifiths office for
treatment. He said minor opera
ton was necessary and she went in
to the operating room adjoining. Her
allegation is that chlorOform was
used. Dr.. Griffith was arrested by
Sheriff Coleman upon d presentment
by the grand jury and was released
on $4,000 bail Saturday night.
His friends confidently expect that
he will clear up the natter.
Blank books and legal blanks at
The Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Bank Makes Fine Showing.

Ehrhardt, Jan. 1.-The Ehrhardt
Banking Co. has just completed a
very successful year. The net earn
ings for this bank during 1911
amounted to 1917 per cent. Follow
ing the usual custom, 10 per cent. OF
this will be paid to the stockhold-
ers, and the balance carried on to
surplus account The surplus for
this bank now amounts to $4,000.
DR.. J. L. Copeland is president of this
institution and A: F. Henderson,
cashier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
ELLERBE's POsTOFFICE BILLS.
Seeking Federal Appropriations for
Dillon and Marion.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Representa-
tive Ellerbe, of the 9Th South Caro-
lima district, to-day introduced bills
to appropriate 100000, for the ac-
QUESTION of a site and the erection
of federal building at Dillon, S. c.,
to be used for postoffice and govern
ment purposes, and for the appro-
priation of 100000 for the erection
of a postoffice building at Marion, s.
c., on a site already selected
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

IQTee CdnQlQdleS are dliCduy all
nounced for sheriff in Aiken county.
The annual report of the Secretary
of State, R. M. McCown, shows that
3,577 notaries public have been COM
missioncd during the year. The fees
received from this source amounts
to s7,154.
Sam Purdy, young white man,
died in Greenville on Friday from
wounds inflicted by D. NJ. Taylor on
the preceding Tuesday in fight in
Cripple Creek" notorious suburb
of the city.
DR.. Routh, of the Rockefeller
hookworm treatment commission,
will begin active work in Orangeburg
county this month at Orangeburg,
springfield, North, Cope and Eutaw-
vile. Free treatment, lectures and
medicine will be given.
Three summer residences, vacant,
were set on fire and burned on Sulli-
vans Island, near Charleston, on
Monday morning before daylight
They belonged to the estate of G. O.
Witte, to w. G. Mazyck and to Henry
Seigling. The loss exceeds $4,000.
The law forbidding the employ
ment of children under IL in cotton
mills went into effect the 1st. Up
to that time there had been eXcep-
tions to the law; now there is none
Commissioner Watson estimates that
$40 children will be affected by this
new law.
Congressman Lever is making
big protest against the dropping OF
Cadet Saunders from the naval acad-
emy because he got drunk on board
the training ship while cruising nea!
Gibraltar. The president has en-
dorsed the finding Of the command
ant for his dismissal.
The prize hog of Saluda county
so far as can be learned, was killed
by J. E. Zeigler at his home neal
Saluda Monday. 1t weighed net SIS
pounds and from it there were OBJ
tanned nearly ITS pounds of lard. II
was a Duroc Jersey and was raised
by Mr.. Zeigler. The hog was about
two years old and measured about
feet in length and &c inches across
the body.
The resignation of Ira B. Jones'
chief justice of the State Supreme
Court, took effect at noon Tuesday
he having rendered his resignation
some months ago in order to enter
the race for governor. The legisla-
ture will have to elect his successor
during the present session, and until
that time it is expected that Associ-
ate Justice Gary, the senior member
of the court, will act as chief justice
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Denmark Doings.

night, last, Miss Martha Ray enter
tained very delightfully."- few of her
friends on Elm Avenue. During the
course of the evening many inter-
esting games were played, and de-
licious refreshments were served by
Misses Livy Ray, Genevieve and Lula
Bess Wroton. Those enjoying Miss
Rays hospitality we're: Misses Min
ME Blount, Gladys Milhous, Ruby
Guess, Julia Goosby, Catherine Will
kinson, Josephine Faust, Sue and
Blonde Barton, Emerald Gentry, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Duma Ray, of
Blackville; Messrs. Thomas Wilkin-
son, Ira Garris, Walter Rice, Clifton
Goza, Henry Blount, James Fogle,
Henry Murry Ray, Eugene McNeely,
of Petersburg, Va, and Malcolm Nc
Crae. The evening was enjoyed by
all present.
Misses Blonde Barton and Marion
Riley have returned to Winthrop Col
lege, after a pleasant stay at home.
Mr.. J. Alvin Riley, who has been
in Mississippi for some months, came
home for Xmas. His many friends
welcome him home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Goolsby and
daughter, Frances, of Fort Motto,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Goolsby, of this city.
Mr.. j. D. MAhous and family have
moved to Columbia. Their many
friends here regret to see them leave,
but wish them good luck.
Miss Martha Ray has returned to
Columbia College to resume her for
mer duties.
Miss Lynn Goolsby and little
brother, G. w. Jr., visited their
brother, Mr.. H. w. Goolsby, of Fort
Motto, last week.
Messrs. Hammond and Malcolm
Crum, Walter Rice and Christian
Folk have returned to Clemson Col
lege, after spending the holidays at
home.
Mrs. F. B. Wilkinson spent the
holidays with friends in Raleigh, n.
| C.
Miss Emerald Gentry, of Brook
lyn, n. Y, is visiting Miss Blount, OF
this city.
The Denmark high school Will be-
gin work again on January 4, 1912,
after a two weeks holiday. We are
very sorry to learn that on account
of i'll health Miss Kate Dickert will
be unable to finish out the term.
The many friends of Mr.. w. l..
Califf are very sorry to learn that
he is at the Riverside Hospital in
Charleston. We hope he will soon
be we'll and out again.
Miss Lynn Goolsby has gone back
to Rowesville to resume her duties
as principal of the school there.
Mr.. c.. R. Coca, who has been in
Cuba for some time, came home for
the holidays, but We learn he is to
return in a few days.
Misses Ruby and Sadelle Guess
have returned to Converse College,
after spending the holidays at home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Smoaks Wants the Railroad.

Editor The Bamberg Herald
Please allow me space in your valu-
able paper to congratulate you and
Bamberg on your new railroad from
Bamberg to Ehrhardt. I think it a
beneficial enterprise for your town
and county. And when the road
gets to Ehrhardt, instead of run
ming it on to the Hampton and
Branchville Road below Lodge, as
some one has stated, take direct
course for Smoaks, and when the
road crosses the Saltkehatchie
swamp, which is only about three
and a half miles from Ehrhardt, it
will go through a body of timber as
fine as there is in the State, all kinds
of timber that~ca be used fer any
purpose. '-
1t would also pass through as fine
farming country as can be found
anywhere, the lands being suited to
truck growing. A railroad through
this section would be a paying in
vestment. A railroad through this
section would give the people of up
per Colleton and lower Bamberg
county an outlet to the up-country.
1 really believe that the people
from the swamp to smoakss would
give the right of way free, in order
to get the road through here.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you can do
anything to encourage the officials of
the road to carry it in this direc-
tion it will be greatly appreciated.
1 am quite sure it will be better
route than the one they have out
lined, at any rate, investigate the
territory I have mentioned and find
out for yourself.
ONE INTERESTED.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
WOMAN STARVED TO DEATH.
Lived i'm Fine Home and Had Bank
Account.

New York, Jan. 3.-Miss Anna
Thornton was found dead from star
walton in her luxurious home in Bay
Side, l.. l., to-day. Coroner Amber
gave his verdict as death by starva-
tion
The woman was 65 years old. She
was wealthy and lived alone. The
police found no food in her house.
Her house is valued at $4,000 and
she had an account at a local bank.