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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16

bristling with facts and filled with
enthusiastic predictions for the future
of this state and it's contiguous terri
tory
Il am a cordial supporter of Mr..
Maxwell and what he advocates" said
he. Il have been connected in an
official capacity with an irrigation
company in the Imperial valley. l
have found out through reliable fig
ures that the average gross income
from these irrigated farms is $35 an
acre, much of which comes to this
city to be expended for supplies and
merchandise.
I'VE have learned that the flow of
the Colorado must be based on the
minimum and not on the mean fig
ures in respect to irrigation. In other
words, in our valley we need water
all the year round and so must have
the canals full even when the river
is at its lowest stage. l am telling
minimum flow is just sufficient for
the irrigation of the Imperial valley
lands and the lands supplied by what
is known as the Yuma project"
Colonel Holabird went on to elab-
idtC On Wudl Cdh De uOHt IL the
waste waters are conserved He show ed
most forcibly that not only disastrous
floods can be prevented, but that mil
lions of acres can be brought under
cultivation.
Former Congressman w. A. Reeder
of Kansas, now a resident of this city,
told how he fought for the national
irrigation act, though his constituents
told him Kansas did not want irri-
cation and that he was working for
present movement will help solve high
cost of living, provide rich farms for
the younger generation and help build
up the great western country.
The river regulation luncheon at Los
Angeles Wednesday next will be fol-
lowed by the Colorado river convention
at Yuma Thursday, where Mr.. Maxwell
will speak, and by a similar convention
on Friday at Los Angeles. This con-
vention will be held at Blanchard hall
A full program has been prepared. In
the evening Mr.. Holabird and Mr.
Maxwell will give stereopticon lee
lures.
Monday, the oath, at Stockton the
river regulation commission of Stock
ton will give a business mems lunch
con in honor of Senator Newlands
and in the evening a public meeting
will be addressed by Senator Newlands
and Mr.. Maxwell.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16
WOndrOus Prophecy of Mr.. Chafin

WOndrOus Prophecy of Mr.. Chain
Rochester Union and Advertiser: Our
hat is off to the Hon. Eugene w.
Chain, the late Prohibition candidate
for president. He is not only a good
man, but he is the best political pro-
phet that ever came down the pike.
Mr.. Chain predicted long before the
election that Woodrow Wilson would
carry forty states, that Roosevelt
would carry five, that Taft would carry
three. The remainder Of the states
there being no rems inder-Mr. Chain
confidently predicted would be divided
between Mr.. Debs and himself. Where
fore we conclude that Mr. Chain is a
humorist.
The Hon. Eugene w. Chain, though
he has not been elected president, is
today one of the most distinguished
men in the United States. Hehad the
dope" he knew he had it, and he
had the courage of his convictions
Mr.. Chain is not, we believe, a devotee
of the sports which attract the gam
bier. If he were he would not be
the comparatively obscure man that
he is. He would have John D. Rookie
feller looking like a man waiting for
his turn in the public soup brigade
Mr.. Chain, if he were inclined to
speculative activities, might easily be
richer man than the late Mr.
Croesus
We are not quite sure that Gov
ernor wilson's cabinet will be com
plete without the Hon. Eugene w.
Chain. 1t may at any time require
the services of reliable prophet.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16

Los Angeles Times: In the same
axnQuet hall at the Westminster that
was used over ten years ago for a
qualification dinner" to celebrate the
passage of the national reclamation
sill. representative business men of
fhis city gathered yesterday TO hear
about the new project for ending de-
rastating floods and for conserving
surplus waters TO reclaim desert
wastes
Referring to this coincidence, Pres
ident Osborne of the Chamber of Com
merce, Col w. II. Holabird, receiver
al the California Development Com
papy. and other speakers declared that
Che present plant will be of far more
direct aid to Los Angeles than the for
mer one.
Enormous figures, almost staggering
d coming from any other source, were
quoted by those who explained the
plans of the newly formed Arizona and
California river regulation commission.
Not only does the plant contemplate
Ihe expenditure by the government of
millions of dollars annually in con-
serving the waters of the Colorado, the
San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers,
out ii also embraces a scheme for
aringing ultimately millions of farm
ers TO the waste lands now awaiting
She magic touch of irrig rating streams.
Statewide Movement
The meeting yesterday was TO carry
forward the work begun the previous
week at an executive session of Of
nczrs and directors of the commission.
The movement is expected to sweep
isle entire state, but it is believed that
Los Angeles and southern California
wau gain the greatest benefit from the
perfected plans.
Speaker after speaker showed how,
from a purely business standpoint. the
tributary population would not only be
Increased by millions, but that the
merchants of this city would derive
almost incalculable advantages from
the project.
There will be another luncheon at
the Westminster Wednesday noon at
Ehich provision will be made for $50
guests. if that number signify their
wish to hear the plans Of the commits
slOu- Friday afternoon or evening CT
next week Colonel HoIabird and 9TH
sS's will give free stereopticon lectures
an the same subject
I can say without any eXaggera-
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16
PLANS WORKING OUT FOR IMPOuND|NG
THE WATER OF THE UPPER COLORADO

I tion that this is the greatest project
we have in the future" said w. B.
Raymund, chairman of the ways and
means committee. 1--WE have achieved
great things in regard to our harbors
and aqueduct. Los Angeles is noted
for it's ability to do things. We have
another project that will be of the
greatest benefit to the entire commun-
ity"
Population creates trade and re
said Captain Osborne. "The most GER
tain foundation on which to base en-
during prosperity and rapid growth
for Los Angeles is the settlement of
irrigated lands in large areas.
I'm the territory drained by the
Colorado river and its tributaries, in
Guiding all the delta and mesa lands,
there are 100000 acres now arid and
unproductive. They can be irrigated
if all the flood waters of the Colorado
river were stored in reservoirs and
made available for irrigation.
The reservoir sites exist The New
lands river regulation bill provides the
money and the engineering machinery
to construct the reservoirs. Five mil
lion acres of marvelously rich land
ought ultimately to support at least
one person to the acre. This popula-
tion will be added to the trade terri
tory of Los Angeles.
I'm the San Joaquin valley there
is another 100000 acres that will sup
port as many people in that section
in years to come. The water for irri-
cation now runs to waste in destruc-
tive floods.
One Hundred Millions
1t is now proposed to provide by
specific appropriation $5,0OO,OOO year
for ten years to be expended upon the
Colorado river drainage basin and the
same amount for the San Joaquin and
Sacramento valleys-a total of $4,000
600 a year or 100000, 900 in all All
this money, if the bill passes, will be
expended within ten or fifteen hours
ride from Los Angeles
Captain Osborne said the bill is in
dorsed by the following commercial
bodies Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce, San Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce, Fresno Chamber of Commerce,
New Orleans Progressive Union, Pitts
burg Chamber of Commerce. st. Louis
NJ erchants' exchange, national irrigs-
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16
ton congress and by many other bus

ton congress and by many other bus
mess institutions.
George H. Maxwell, who has been
engaged in boosting for the irrigation
of the semi-arid sections of the West
for the past fifteen years, was accord
ed an enthusiastic reception. He gave
himself but ten minutes and he spoke
so fast that the words fairly tumbled
out of his mouth.
You will have to pardon me-" said
he, for speaking so fast. 1 have much
to say and little time in which to say
it. Years ago l did this sort of work
by personal calls, but the city is too
large for that now. L want to get
you interested. I want you to feel
that this is a government proposition
that will bring millions of persons to
sections adjacent to this city. 1t will
ufacturer."
Maxwell told how the project started.
For years he had worked for the plan.
but not until the destructive flood of
1907 showed Pittsburg that her river
must be curbed did he get the sup
port of eastern commercial bodies. He
referred to the work done in iPttsburg
under the direction of the Chamber of
Commerce Of that city.
He said it seemed almost prophetic
and an unusual coincidence that he
should be speaking in the hotel room
where over ten years before he and
others had celebrated the passage Of
the reclamation bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16

the lives of its most precious assets
it's babies"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16
Birth of Project

Maxwell said that such floods as the
one in the Mississippi valley last win
ter when $3.50, 100000 worth of damage
was done, according to conservative
estimates of engineers and others, had
shown the people of the South that the
sources of the great rivers must be
curbed by means of reservoirs, flood
water canals and other methods Of
conserving waste waters.
He said the present plan that will
be advocated by the Arizona and Cali
fornia river regulation commission for
the Sacramento and San Joaquin val
leys was originally recommended by
an irrigation commission appointed by
General Grant when he was president
of the United States. The plan is to
equalize the water supply of the entire
valley, prevent all floods and provide
for the use of all the water that now
goes to waste by building storage res
ervoirs and two great main line flood
water canals, one on each side of
the valley.
He said the present plan which is
TO be presented to the residents of
every section of the United States is
merely carrying out what General
Grant proposed when he was presi-
dent.
Colonel Holabird gave a crisp talk,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16
$4,000 SeeIey Lot

One of the best business corners in the new town
on the San Diego-Arzona Railroad, where
business houses have already outgrown their
pioneer quarters.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-10-17
1GQL. R00SE-
WELT IS SHOT
Crazy Man Shot Him in Milwau-
kee, Wis.---Not Thought
to be Serious

Theodore Roosevelt was shot
in the breast by an assassin as
he entered an automobile in
front of the hotel Gilpatrick in
Milwaukee, Wis. to start for an
auditorium where he was to
speak Monday night. The
shooting was done by a man
evidently insane. Col. Roose-
welt insisted on going to the hall
and quieted the crowd that had
heard he had been shot, spoke
with the bullet in his body from
$50 until 9.45 O'Clock, though
apparently weak from loss OF
blood, and then was taken to
an emergency hospital.
The bullet struck a roll of
manuscript of his speech de
livered Monday night and this
probably saved his life. After
an hours questioning the as
sassin gave his name as John
Schrank, of 3o7 east Tenth
street. New York. From notes
found in the prisoners clothes,
it is evident he is demented on
the subject of Col. Roosevelt
RAINING for third term.
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Mrs. NJ. A. Callahan Dead.

Mrs. Martha A. Callahan,
who has been in feeble health
for some time died at the home
of W. II. Chapman, in Liberty,
on the 10th instant. She was a
daughter Of the late Thomas
Hallum, of this county, and an
aunt or ou feilowtownsman,
T. \. Hunter. She was born
on January 5, 1891 She
married John W, Callahan, of
Abheville county and settled at
what is known as the Callahan
homestead. Mr.. Callahan en-
listed in the war AID WIS killed
at the bloU.ap at Petersburg.
In early life Mrs Callahan
united with the chulch, and for
many years has been one of the
leading members Of the Presby-
terian church.
She was the mother of three
children. all of whom are living:
B. H. Callahan. Mrs. W. IL.
Chapman, of Liberty, and Mrs.
J. r. Chapman, Of Spencer, n
C.
The funeral was conducted at
the residence, by the pastor,
Rev. J. c. Bailey, and a large
concourse Of sorrowing relatives
and friends followed the remains
to the Silent City" where the
once animate forl. was laid in
the cold embrace of mother
earth, from whence it came,
there to rest until the day shall
come when the earth and the
sea shall give up its toll, and
we shall all stand before the
great White throne, and the
scroll shall be opened and we
shall give an account of the
deeds done in the body, and it
shall be found that Mrs. Calla-
ham s page is pure and white,
and the crown shall be handed
her and a seat prepared for hel
on the right hand Of the Father.
She Will be greatly missed from
our midst. Truly a good WON,
an has gone to her Heavenly
reward. Gazette.
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FEDERAL COURT
IN GREENVlLLE
Convened Tuesday Morning
Several Pickens County Cases
Disposed of First Day

The first day of the Octobe.
term of the United States Dis
trict court for the western dis
trict of South Carolina, conven.
ing in Greenyille Tuesday, was
marked by the disposing of an
unusually large amount Of bust.
ness.
The following Pickens county
cases We're disposed of the first
day:
Ransom Howard and G.. B.
Howard pleaded guilty to viola
tion of the internal revenue
laws, to-wit, working in an il
licit distillery. they were SEN
fenced to imprisonment of one
month each in Pickens county
jail.
H. NJ. Lewis pleaded guilty to
the charge of removing and COM
cealing illegal whiskev and was
sentenced to imprisonment for
three months in the Pickens
county jail and fine Of 5000.
In case he cannot pay the fine
he is to serve four months in
Jail.
w. L. Elrod and George Ell
rod pleaded guilty to working in
an illicit distillerY and were SEN
fenced to serve one month each
in the Pickens county Jail.
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Pea Ridge Local News.

Hello, Mr.. Editor, we are
knocking at the door again.
Will you let us come in!
Several from this side attend
ed the association at Keowee
last week.
n. D. Parsons is very sick at
this time.
Mrs. j. R. Porter visited her
sister, Mrs. w. E. Stephens, at
Pickens asst Saturday and Sun
day.
Misses Vonnie and Mary Hun,
nicutt visited Misses Lavenia
and Lille Lewis last Sunday.
Of course they had a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Ferguson
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs,
Oliver Ferguson last Sunday.
The Sunday school at Noun.
tain View is progressing nicely
with N. D. Parsons as superrin
tendent. Everybody is invited
to attend every Sunday evening
August Lilies.
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SOCIETY IN LIBERTY.
Embroidery Club Has Pleasant
Time---L0cals

Saturday afternoon from -four
to six o'clock Mrs. W. A. Shell
don was the hostess for the
Ladies Embroidery Club at
charming little aIfresco affair
on her pretty lawn. Tables
with bright potted plants and
luxuriant ferns were scattered
here and there and formed a
pretty setting for the group of
busy workers. After the need
les had been piled for some time
a business meeting was held
and officers were elected for the
comming quarter. Mrs. j. c..
Hunter was chosen president
and Mrs. J. n. Blum, librarian
for the Book Exchange. Later
a delicious sweet course was
served by three dainty little
girls, Misses Marie Smith, Laura
Blum, and Katherine Parkins.
Those present at this meeting
were: Mesdames w, B, Glenn,
Bessie G.. Smith, J. n. Blum,
w. D. Boggs. J. G. Hunter and
Misses Pearl Smith and Pauline
McGee.
Miss Maggie Mckee spent the
week. end with friends in Green
vile.
Miss Olga Richardson left
Saturday for Lamar, where she
will teach this winter.
MIR. C. w. Rice spent the
weekend in GreenvilIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Chapman
of Spencer, Nc, visited rela.
tives here this week.
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PEOPLES APPAR-
ANTLY ELECTED
Small Vote is Cast Throughout
the State---Not Much Inter
est Manifested
4 dispatch from Columbia

A dispatch from Columbia
says:
Scattering returns Tuesday
night from all but six counties
give the following results in to-
days primary:
Lyon 17,438.
Peoples 1850.
The polls opened at s a. m.
and closed at 4 p. m. Probably
not half the vote polled on Aug
ust 27 was voted in the primary
today. There was practically
no excitement and whereas
there was much interest in Ger
tain quarters as to who would
be chosen it was generally con-
fined to friends and acquaintan-
ces of the two candidates
Managers in remote sections Of
the state We're fearfully slow in
calling for their boxes and in
some precints no vote was cast.
Both candidates have been
quietly at work since the first
primary, but it seems that Mr..
Peoples confined his work to the
lower part Of the state where he
received his largest vote.
Mr.. Peoples is a young lawyer
of Blackyille. 1t is not believed
that Attorney General Lyon
will overcome Peoples 1000
vote lead.
The vote in Pickens was very
light. At the Pickens box Pee
pies received 81 and Lyon 60; at
the Pickens mill box Lyon re-
ceived 81 and Peoples 0.
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TOM MBOLDING DEAD
Passed Away Monday Evening
Sick Only Short Time

God touched him with his
finger and he slept, the poet
wrote. SO may we say of Thorn
as Bolding. Mr.. Bolding died
at his home in Pickens Monday
evening about s O'Clock. Two
weeks ago he became sick with
typhoid fever and since then
contracted pneumonia, and
these caused his death. His
body was buried at the ceme-
terry hele Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Waters conducted the
funeral services. and the follow
ing friends acted as pail bear
ers: Messrs. r. E. Yongue, n
\. Christopher. G. l.. Cureton,
Henry Mcdaniel, Olin Nalley,
Willie Stansell.
Nh. BoldinS came to Pickens
from Piedmont about fourteen
years ago, and in that time by
his faithfulness and honesty.
has made many friends who
mourn his departure He was
81 ears old and had been mar
ried twice. His second wife was
a Miss Hopkins Of this county.
Unto him and his first wife
were born two children-Ada
and DeWitt-who, with his
second wife, father and mother
and several brothers, survive
him.
All who knew Mr.. Bolding
knew him as an honest, straight
forward man. Mr.. G. L. Cure
ton, for whom he worked about
ten years. said that during all
that time he never knew him to
do a dishonest act in anything.
Everybody speaks well of Tom
Bolding.
To the bereaved ones is ex-
tended the sympathy of the en-
tire town and community. MAY
God comfort them and may
they look t. Him for guidance.
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Our Church.

Have you, right recently,
listened at the Baptist and Pres
byterian brothers Of Pickens
talk! If you will listen closely
first thing YOU will hear one
say: Have you seen our new
church," or Haven't we got
a beautiful church, We'll that
sounds good and we are sure
the Methodist think so too.
The building is the pride of
Pickens and we are glad to have
such a beautiful place to call
the Lords house for we
think with Mr.. Kilgo, in his
beautiful sermon on Sunday
that no place can be to beautiful
for Him.
We want to congratulate The
Methodist and most of all Mr..
Kirby, who has worked so
cheerfully and faithfully to get
this beautiful building here.
We Pickens folks think heaps
Of Mr.. Kirby and bis family
and we hope the conference will
let us have them as long as
they can, They have accom-
plished much for the church
and the community and they
have a host of friends here.
XN
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Clerks Sale.
State of South Carolina
rtoS D;ol.apc


County OF Pickens
In Court of Common Pleas.
w. II. Jeans, Plaintiff,
against
A. N. Morris and Ivy Water, Light and
Power Company, corporation
duly chartered by law, Defendants.
By virture of q Decree in PARTITION.
signed by HIS Honor, J. w. Devore,
p;esiding Judge. l will sell to the high
est bidder before the Court house door
at Pickens. S c.. on Sales'lay in Nov
ember. 1912. during the legal hours of
sale, the tract of land described in the
complaint IN the above stated case, with
the exception hereinafter stated to- wit:
al that piece. parcel or tract OF land
in the Comfy Of P:ckens and State
aforesaid on Town Creek known as the
Latbem-C Clement Mill tract containing
forty-nine 40 acres. more or less, on
which a mill is located except one ()
acre thereof which has been surveyed
and for which one acre plat has been
made, the same having been surveyed.
and which plat of said one acre will be
exhibited on day Of sale, said plat
xnown as Exhibit III in the evidence
in the above stated case; the FOREGOING
sale will be made pursuant to the >aid
Decree, and upon the condition that
the purchaser take the place CT the
plaintiff and the de!endar
A. n. Norris in the conpl--
ton of the dam on said premises low
under construction, as referred to and
set forth in said Decree and in the plead
ings and the evidence in the said case.
as will be shown by the said Dec ee and
the records in t..e aboye stated case on
file in my office.
Terms: One-half cash on day of sale
the balance on credit of twelve
months, the credit portion TO be secured
by the bond of the purchaser and q
mortgage of the premises, and draw In
terest from day Of sale. with leave tc
the purchaser to anticipate the credit
portion ON day of sale Should the pur-
chaser fail to comply within one hour
the said premises wilfbe ri sold ON same
day at the risk Of the former purchaser
Purchaser to pay Tor all papers and fol
recorcing the same. A. J. BOGGS,
Oct. IL, 1912, Clerk Of Court
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Saturday Was Busy Day.

Last Saturday was a Very
busy day in Pickens and the
merchants here diG a good husi-
ness. Cotton is q little late this
year, but business is now pick
ing up every day and from now
on will be busy times for all.
The streets Saturday after
noon were filled with wagons
and people from the surround
ing country and thew did a good
deal of buying. Several called
on The Sentinel and we We're
glad to see them all. Call IN
and see us whenever you feel
like il.
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Tax Books Open.

The tax books for Pickers s
county We're opened at the court
house October Is. Van Ellison,
of Pickens township, was the
first man to pay his taxes this
time. Thomas L. Watkins, of
Central township, was the
second man to pay.
The treasurer asks us to tell
the people to call as early as
they can and get their tax
receipts.
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Saves Leg OF Boy

1t seemed that my l4-year old bov
would have to lose his leg. on account
Of an ugly ulcer, caused by a bad
bruisa. wrote D T. Howard. Aquond.
\. C. ,,:lll remedies and doctors treat
ment failed ill We tried Rucklen' S
:Arnica SA've. and cured him with one
box. Cure; hurLs boi!s, skin eruptions
riley. . c at all druggists
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Lands for Sale or Rent.

Ny keowee farm of 1000
acres for sale, as a whole or will
cut TO suit purchaser, fine high
bottom and good upland, plenty
Of timber, Purchaser can make
his own terms.
One thirteen acre lot with
new house house in the town OF
Six Mile: also one other house
ard lot in the town Of Six Mile
both for sale or rent. Fine
school and church facilities.
\ portion of my keowee farm
for rent. See J. Frank Stephens
at Six Mile or me at Central.
r CT. Gaines,
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Revenue officers had busy
day in Pickens county last
Thursday. Deputy Collector,
Aiken and Constables LaBoon
and Corbin destroyed one of the
largest stills eyer seen in this
county, besides destroying an
other smaller one and poured
out 1000 gallons of beer. lie