The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
news FROM CITY ON EplsT0

Orangeburg, S. c., June 9. Nv,
have had one or two good shower,
of rain this week and from presen'
indications we are expecting tnoE
tonight, and with these and otllel
favorable conditions crops, W.
think, are safe and there is no i'm:
mediate cause for apprehension
he. Good Samaritans ran an excur:
sion from this city to Columbia ovel
the S.. A.. L. on last Thursday and
from all reports the trip was botE
successful and eli "a Table. The city
on the Congarce, like the city Iss
the. Edisto, will always give you :
good time, for III these are to be
found some of the best, people ir
AMERICA. :: $
. Hon. A. D. Dantzler, one of oui
leading farmers and at one time the
largest negro landowner in Orange
burg cor ", was in the city few
days ago 'ai reported a most thrill
ing exp9ria,ce which he and his
son, DIR. Leh,i,el, had with his stock
bull. The bull, for some cause,
possibly best known to bullology,
suddenly became enraged and with
out notice undertook to put Mr.,
Dantzlcr Out of commission. How
well the bull succeeded will be told
further or. However, you'll re-
member Mr.. A. d. Dantzler as hav-
ing several times rim for Congress
from the seventh Congressional
District and was defeated as many
times as he ran, but not until after
he had made his contests. Now, in
this bull contest Mr.. Dantzler
seemed to have been wholly unpre-
pared and as result soon found
himself on the ground, having been
knocked down by the infuriated
animal, which proceeded to paw and
gore Mr.. Dantzler, whog was simply
acting i'll self-defense,, which con-
sisted in lying down, kicking and
calling for help and jumping over
the fence after having been, rescued
Gyy hiss son, tfc:fr J; s -
from this you will sec that Mr..
Dantzler was not the aggressor, but
was simply acting in se1f-dcfense,
because he did jump the fence,
leaving the situation with his son,
DIR. Lcmucl, who has had no expert
cncc in congressional contests and
very little in fighting an cnragcd
bull. Thus DIR. Lcmucl soon found
on the ground with the bull
in charge, having no respect what
ever for pharmaceutical ability
The doctor is now compelled to call
upon his rescued father to return
the kindness and the same is grant
ed, whereby father and son are
of the situation and except
for (; few scratches and laccratcd
clothes they are Dantzlers Just the
same. Now. Esquire Moorer has
heretofore had chragc of Mr..
Dantzler's congressional contests,
and whether he has been consulted
or retained III this case is among
my unknown quantities. However,.
after the fight Mr.. Dantzlcr held a
short consultation with his son, who
5 a recent graduate of Mcharry
Medical College, rs to what dispo-.
'ltion should be made of Fighting
'ull. Dir. Dantzlcr, who seems toI
DC well vcrscd iii modern pharmacy,
prescribed a dose. Of hot lead, but
o this the father disagreed, and
With more economic view fn y
NAL solution suggested that a..
'lll be sold am. &C proceeds 60 to-
cotton chopper
DIR. Nix, Dis =; Deputy Grand
Chancellor of his domain, is now
listing his lodges and arranging
or the meeting of the Grand
-odgc. which meets in Abbcvillc,
). G.. July 9th, 1914.
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