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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
GEN. SIMON b. BUcKNER DEAD.
Gallant Soldier Was Veteran of Wars
and in Politics.

Lexington, Ky, Jan. S.--Gen. ST.
mon Bolivar Buckner, formerly Gov
ernor Of Kentucky, and candidate for
Vice President on the gold Democrat
ic national ticket in 1896, died at his
home in Hart county to-day.
Gen. Simon Buckner had a long
and distinguished career as soldier,
having served in the Mexican War
and the War Of secession, in both of
which he was promoted for bravery
and soldierly qualities. He was
born on farm in Hart county, Ken
lucky, April /, 1928. and was gradu-
ated from the United States Military
Academy in 1914.
During the Mexican War he was
brevetted for bravery at the battles
Of COntreras, Churubusco and Molino
del Ray.
He remained with the army in va
rious positions until 1888, when he
resigned. When the War Between
the Sections broke out he Joined the
Confederate army with the rank of
brigadier general He was success
sively> made major general and lieu
tenant general. He was Governor of
Kentucky from 1887 10 '0o1 and
served as member of the kantu. xy
Constitutional Convention in 1891.
After being a candidate for Vice
President on the gold Democratic
ticket in 1896 he retired to his farm
in Hart county, but continued to take
a lively interest in public affairs until
the time Of his death
Gen. Buckner had been in i'll health
due to his advanced age for about a
year, but his condition did not be-
come alarming until Tuesday, when
he became unconscious. He died at
9 o'clock tonight at his home, Glen
Lily" near Munfordville.
Gen. Buckner's body will be buried
in the State cemetery at Frankfort.
Gen. Buckner was the only surviv-
ing lieutenant general OF the Coated
eracy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
Meyer Cleared by Probe.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Warden
Meyer, of the Federal penitentiary in
Atlanta, was given a clean bill of
health in report submitted this
morning to Attorney General Nc
Reyonlds by DR.. A. j. McKelway, who
spent ten days in Atlanta investigat-
ing the prison as a special agent of
the Department of Justice. DR.. Nc
kelway spent half an hour with the
attorney general this morning, fol-
lowing his arrival in Washington last
night from Atlanta. He rendered
only a verbal report. subsequently
his report will be filed at the depart
ment Of justice, probably this week
and will be made public by the at
torney general.
Much Of the agitation nd publicity
about alleged conditions the prison
are attributed to politics. /, is under
stood. The McKelway report, il is
believed, will deal with this phase of
the matter in more or less detail, and
may not prove agreeable to some of
the interests that have been clamor-
ing for an investigation. The ambi-
ton Of certain guards to displace
their superiors in the management
OF the penitentiary, it is understood,
is held by DR.. McKelway, to be in
part responsible for the trouble and
dissatisfaction in the institution.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
COncrOsS and Community.

Coneross, Jan. 12.-Special: Paul
K. Barker, Of Greenville, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with homefolks
here.
Messrs. Griffin, of near Westmin-
ster; Alexander, of near Walhalla,
and Bracher, and their families, have
recently moved into our community.
M. H. Hughs and family have re-
Gently moved from this community to
the Ebenezer section Of the county.
Rev. l.. d. Mitchell has accepted
the pastorate Of the West Union Bap-
tist church. We congratulate them
on their wise choice.
S. ]. Barker will spend a few days
this week in Central on business.
Little Miss Willie Mae Davis, of
Westminster, spent some time here
recently with her grandmother, Mrs.
Nettie Hesse.
Mrs. Beacham, of Greer, is a well
come guest of her daughter, Mrs. w.
II. Butler, and family.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
Accused of Shooting Hite.

Lexington, Jan. 12.-The Lexing-
ton county grand jury to-day return
ed a true bill in the case Of Walter
f.. Gurganous, the young Southern
Bell telephone lineman, and Mrs.
Ella Belle Hite, charged jointly with
the shooting Of j. Milton Hite,
prominent young white man Of Bates
burg, on the night Of December 9th
last
Hite was shot in his own home
upon returning from the store Of l..
d. Cullum, where he had been en-
ployed as book-keeper for many
years. There was no one in the
house at the time so far as is known
except his wife, Mrs. Ella Belle Hite.
the eight-year-Old daughter Of the
couple, and Walter e. Gurganous.
J. Milton Hite is not in attendance
upon court, and it is understood that
he will not be here to testify against
his wife. He is still suffering from
his wound, his whole arm and right
side being partly paralyzed from the
injury, it is said,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
Baccalaureatc Speakers Accept.

CLEMSON College, Jan. 12.-Presi-
dent w. NJ. Riggs has received let
ters Of acceptance from Rev. Kirk
man G.. Finlay, OF Columbia, and DR..
Thompson, of the Ohio State Univer-
sity, who were recently elected by
the faculty to deliver the baccalaure-
ate sermon and address to the grad
uating class at the commencement eX-
ercises tots year.
MIR. Finlay is known and loved at
Clemson, where he served as rector
Of the Episcopal church for several
years, and all Clemson s glad to
know that he is coming back for this
special occasion. Dr.. Thompson is a
well-known educator and speaker
whose address will without doubt
lend much interest and pleasure to
the commencement exercises.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
FARM URGED FOR PEL.AGRINS.
Plan Has Been Suggested by DR..
Black, of Spartnnburg.

Spartanburg, Jan. 10.-Dr. II. r.
BLACK, president OF the Spartanburg
Hospital, in discussing pellagra yes
terday, said that the disease is evi-
IDENTIFY transmitted into the stomach
and inteStincS through the medium
OF food and drink. He advocates, if
the government builds hospital
here, the purchase Of a small farm
where the food eaten by the pellag-
rms cal be grown; also that the
hospital be built on this farm with
proper sewerage maintaining, and
that the eXcre;ia of the patients be
destroyed. He says, with this sys-
tenn and proper dieting, much can be
done to wipe out the disease in this
county
DR.. Blacks Interview on the sub
ject follows in full:
"A great deal has been written
and said about pellagra, its cause,
prevention, treatment, hospitals, etc.
tn to the present time nothing Is
known OF its cause, but the clinical
| facts all point to intestinal trouble
Therefore, we must conclude that it
| is an infection OF some kind that
finds its way into the stomach and
| intestines through tho food and wa
ter supply, or milk. That is. we eat
or drink it just as we do the poison
| and germs of typhoid fever. To me
it is difficult problem. However, q
| good, wholesome water, externally
and internally, gives the best results
! in the experience Of the best physi
. clans Of the country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
Town Marshal Kills Man.

Fort Motto, Jan. 11.-Last night
about II O'Clock Town Marshal Jesse
Furtick, assisted by his deputy, went
out into the suburbs of the town to
round up gang of alleged gamblers.
They succeeded in getting hold Of two
men out Of about eight, and while
attempting to put them in the guard
house one, George McDuffie, resisted
arrested, making an effort to cut or
shoot. Furtick was forced to protect
himself by using his gun. He fired
on McDuffie, the ball going through
his heart and coming out on the
other side. Coroner Hildebrand this
morning held an inquest over the
body, the jury finding a verdict that
death was caused by gunshot
wound in the hands Of Furtick while
in the discharge Of his duty. Imme-
diately on hearing the verdict Of the
jury Sheriff Hill released Furtick
who had given himself up immedi-
ately after the shooting.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
MCKINLEY GOES BACK TO PEN.
Convicted of Robbing Store at Fair
Forest, Gets 13 Months.
columbia Record


William Mckinley, leader Of the
famous McKinley-NOlan gang, which
was rounded up in Columbia about
10 years ago, will return to the peni-
Tertiary for term of a year and a
month for robbing a store at Fair
Forest, Spartanburg county. McKin-
ley was paroled by Governor Blease
Thanksgiving day.
The following dispatch from Spar
tanburg tells OF the conviction and
the plea which the convicted man
made for the mercy Of the jury:
William Mckinley, the safe-robber.
parolcd by Governor Blease Thanks
giving day, after he had served six
years of a tcn-year sentence in the
State prison, was convicted in the
Circuit Court here OF robbing the
store Of Renard Frey, at Fair Forest,
on December 10, about two weeks
after his release. Judge Shipp SEN
fenced him to serve one year and one
month.
The evidence against Mckinley was
cirCumstantial, but there was not a
weak link in the chain which Solci-
tor Hill wound around him. One of
the bits Of evidence on which the
solicitor laid emphasis was button
with tuft Of cloth attached found
near the scene Of the robbery. The
n n bo l.; i
as the buttons Of McKinley's suit. and
the cloth also corresponded. One Of
his buttons was missing.
A bottle about half-filled with what
officers alleged to be nitroglycerine
was also introduced in evidence. 1t
was found in the camp in the woods
where Mckinley was arrested. Nitro
glycerine was used, it was claimed, in
the attempt to rob the safe in Frey's
store. Testimony that Mckinley
traded shirt stolen from Frey's
store to Elmore Wright, fellow
prisoner in the county Jail, also in
fluenced the jury. Wright, a paroled
murderer, will be tried for shooting
Ernest McAbee, his wife's cousin,
some time after Wright left the
State penitentiary.
Mckinley acted as his own coun-
sci. He strongly denied his guilt.
He made frequent objections to the
Testimony offered by the State. In
addressing the jury, Mckinley told
of the hardships he endured in the
brief period between his release from
the prison and his arrest here. He
said he had only .S5 when he left
prison; had no friends to whom he
could appeal and was forced to live
the life Of vagrant. He told of his
wanderingS in South Carolina and
Georgia prior to his arrival at Spar
tanburg. He said that when he was
arrested he was on his way to Vir-
ginia. The man made pitful plea
for mercy, asking the jury to dismiss
from their minds his past record and
not convict him OH circumstantial
evidence.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
WALEALLA, s. O.:
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY IL, 1914
FROM OLD BOUNTY LAND.
Work Progressing in School-MrS.
VI. \. Hall Seriously Ill.

Bounty Land, Jan. I'D. f.. Nc
Alister and son Marvin, Of Americas,
Ga: Mr.. and Mrs. Marett. Of Oak
way, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Bot
toms. Of Mountain Rest, were recent
visitors to relatives in the commu-
nifty.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Wright return
ed Friday from a two weeks stay
among relatives in Greenwood and
Johnston, Mrs. Wright stopping on
her way at Liberty, where she was a
guest Of Mrs. Mary Sheldon.
William Todd, Of Due West, was
in our community last week He is
soliciting subscriptions to paper
published in the interest Of the
ThOrnwell Crphanage.
Mrs. J. e. Kelley and step-son, Lee
Kelley, of Tam see. were at ]. l..
Smiths Thursday and Friday.
The County Farmers Union will
meet at Bounty Land school house
next Saturday, the 18th. A full at
tendance is expected
A. w. Perritt left last week for
Augusta, Ga, and thence to Louis
vile, Ga, where he will for several
weeks superintend the the pruning
and spraying Of large pecan or
chard owned by DR.. w. II. Doughty.
Miss Annie McMahan, Supervisor
of Rural Schools, visited our school
Friday. Miss McMahan is very en-
thusiastic over the work of increas-
ing the enrolment OF pupils and Of
condensing the work Of teachers, be-
lieving that better results can be OBJ
tanned Our teacher and pupils look
the near future.
Miss Sallie Davis spent 'ast week
in Walhalla as a guest of Mrs. Lucy
Bmrris.
b. f. Bagwell has returned from
Corona, Ala, where he has been for
several weeks on visit to his son,
G, E. Bagwell.
Miss Julia Davis is spending some
time with her sister. Mrs. d. S. Abb
bott, in Seneca.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mcdonald gave
an enjoyable pound supper at their
home Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. n. Rankin have
been quite unwcll during the past
week, h"t ""n improving.
we regret to learn Of the serious
illness OF Mrs. M,rtha Hall. Her
sons, I. \. and Jim Hall. OF West
Minister, were with her Sunday.
The friends Of Meade Davis will be
glad to learn that his health is suli-
ciently recovered for Iis return home
/, ON the hospital.
G b. Guntharp. who is engaged in
the machine shop in Anderson in the
"".plOy Of the railroad company,
spent from Saturday until Monday
with his family here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
MASTEIi'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
In CoUr. of Common Pleas.

Pursuant to a decree Of the afore-
said Court, in the case named below,
will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder, in front Of the Court House
door, at Walhalla,. S. c., on Monday,
the I'd day OF FebUruary, 1914, be-
tween the legal hours OF sale, the
tract OF land below described:
Mrs. Mary NJ. Rowland. Plaintiff,
against
Dock G. West ct al. Defendants
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract Of land, situate, lying and being
in Oconee County, State of South
Carolina, containing one hundred and
acres, more or less, ad-
joining lands now or formerly Of
Lewis A. King, Of the estate of Will
liam Nelch, Of Max Cantrell, jasper
Green and others, on waters Of Viii
lage Creek, waters Of Chauga Creek,
waters of Tugaloo River, and being
the tract Of land known as the John
Redmond West place.
Terms Of Sale: Cash. That in
event OF failure Of the purchaser, or
purchasers, to comply with the terms
OF sale Immediately, the Master do
resell the said premises on the same
or some convenient salesday there.
after, at the same place, and on the
same terms, as heretofore set out, at
the risk of the former purchaser, or
purchasers, and that he do continue
so to do until he has found a pur-,
chaser, or purchasers, who shall COM.
ply with the terms Of the sale
Purchaser to pay extra for papers.
w. o. WHITE,
Master for OcOnee County, S. c..
Jan ii 1914 o
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION,

Pursuant to an order OF the Coun-
ty Board Of Education of Oconee
County, South Carolina, notice is
hereby given that a Special Election
will be held at the School House in
Flat Shoals School District, No. 46,
on SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th,
1914. for the purpose of voting upon
the question Of consolidating Tamas-
see School District, No. 45, and Flat
Shoals School District, No. 46, into
Graded School District, the pro-
posed Graded School Building to be
located at or near The Geographical
Center OF the territory embraced in
the two Districts proposed to be con-
solidated.
At said election each elector favor
ing the proposed consolidation Shall
cast ballot containing the word
Yes printed or written thereon,
and each elector opposed to said con-
Solidation shall cast ballot con-
tanning the word "No" printed or
written thereon.
At the said election only such
electors as return real or personal
property for taxation, and who eX-
hibit their tax receipts and registra-
tion certificates as required in gene
raj elections, shall be allowed to
vote.
Polls will be opened at Z. o'clock
a. m. and will close at o'clock D. m.
w. S. COWAN,
]. L. CROW,
J. p. ALLISON,
Trustees Flat Shoals School District
No. 46, Managers Of Election.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
SCHOOL WORK AT RICHLAND.
Improving Grounds and Building.
Local and Personal News.

Richland, Jan. 12.-Special: Miss
PcarIc Werner left Monday for Green
Vile, where she will nurse sick
child
~ Miss Beth Stribling, of Seneca,
spent the past week at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Shclor.
J. J. Ballenger and J. D. McMahan
surprised the teachers Thursday
morning by spending a while in the
school room and hearing the pupils
rCCitC. Mr.. Ballenger made few
remarks to the school in general and
younger children especially. He said
the trustees were proud of the high
stand our school has taken with the
other schools in the county in the
oratOrical and athletic contests. and
wanted the Younger pupils to pre-
pare themselves to be ready to take
the place Of those who will pass out
Of the school this year and next. He
urged them to organize a literary
society to help them become used to
the work and keep our school at the
top.
The trustees are having supply
Of wood cut on the school lot and are
doing everything they can to help
make this year better than any be-
fore.
Richland School Improvement So
ciety held its regular monthly meet
ing at the school house Friday even
ing. The constitution suggested by
the committee was adopted and COM
mittees appointed to secure new
members, improve the interior Of the
building and clean up and beautify
the yards.
The Ladies Missionary Society
had a called meeting dt the home Of
Mrs. J. H. Dendv Friday evening.
This meetinP was postponed just be-
fore Christmas on account Of the bad
weatAer and was called to meet Fri
uay. The regular meeting Of the
society will be held at the home of
Mrs. j. J. Ballenger Monday evening
at o'clock. All members are re-
quested and urged to be present, for
the election of officers for the COM
ing year will be held at this meeting.
Mr.. Todd, formerly Of Due West,
but now representing the Thornwell
Orphanage and Clinton papers, was
in the community and spent the night
at the home Of his old friend, Mrs.
j. Fl. Dendy.
All Of the college students have re-
to their studies except Miss
Ruth Berry. She has made uD
enough work to pass her into the
third term and she will remain at
home until the beginning of the third
term in March.
Hon. f.. e. Werner leaves to-mor-
row morning for Columbia to take
his seat in the Senate, which con-
renes Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Berry returned Satur-
day from a several days visit to rel
atives and friends in Easley.
Harry Sigh, Of Seneca, spent the
weekend at the home OF J. d. Nc
Mahan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
BattleShip Launch CapSiZed.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 9.-One sailor
was drowned, three are missing and
sixteen others had narrow escapes to-
day when a launch of the United
States battleship Wyoming capsized
near the ripraps. 1t was at first re-
ported that all had been drowned,
but a fleet of rescue launches saved
10 Of the men,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Pursuant to an order Of the Coun-
ty Board Of Education OF Oconee
County, South Carolina, notice is
hereby given that a Special Election
will be held at the School House in
Tamassee School District No. As,
on SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th,
1914, for the purpose Of voting upon
the question OF consolidating Tamas-
see School District, No. 40, and FlG
Shoals School District, No 46, ir'
Graded School District, the
posed Graded School Building
located at or near the Geographical
Center of the territory embraced in
the two Districts proposed to be con-
solidated.
At said election each elector favor
ing the proposed consolidation shall
cast ballot containing the word
"Yes' printed or written thereon,
and each elector opposed to said COM
solidation shall cast ballot con-
tanning the word "No" printed or
written thereon.
At the said election only such
electors as return real or personal
property for taxation, and who ex-
hibit their tax receipts and registra-
ton certificates as required in gene
raj elections, shall be allowed to
vote.
Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock
a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m.
w. E. RANKIN,
l.. VOLLRATH,
J. J. RUTLEDGE,
Trustees Tamassee School District,
No. 40, Managers Of Election.
Jan. 7, 1914, Ia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
NaroIina's Taxable Property.

approximately $G.000,0O0 repre-
sents the total increase in the value
OF all property in South Carolina for
taxation, according to the annual
statement issued by A. w. Jones,
Comptroller General. The total
value Of all property for last year
was 297,431 900, as compared with
1921 ,531 .003 in 1912. The total
value Of all railroad property in 1913
was $43,7S3,309 as compared with
$i2,742,67l in 1912.
Oconce County.
The figures presented for Oconee
county show a decrease as to real
estate and personal property. as fol-
lows: 1912 1919
Real estate ..$2i40, 100 $2.452.32O
Pers'nl prop l.3S&.720 1.3Gl,75O
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
Bells Drug Store. WalhaIla. S. G..
LADIES

wanted to act as local county repre-
sentatives for an established firm
handling a high grade line of house
hold remedies Can devote all or
part Of time. A good chance to es-
tablish a lucrative business. For full
particulars write to Josephine Web
Ster Remedy Co., South Bend. Ind.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
attorney General Peoples Acquitted.

Columbia, Jan. 12.-It took a
Richland county jury but three min
utes to clear Thos. II. Peoples, attor-
ncy general Of the State, OF a murder
charge in Court Of Sessions this morn
ing. The attorney general was in
dictcd for the killing OF Robt. Mar
shall, colored, at the Elks' Club, in
this city, on the night Of December 6.
No arguments were made by oppos-
ing counsel in the case, which began
at 1920 o'clock, the verdict being
rendered at 11.31, just three min
utes after the case had been handed
to the jury.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14
Total ..$3,82S,82O $3.8l4.O.

The figures for all taxable Droperty
in Oconce also show a decrease last
year over 1912, the figures given by
the Comptroller General being: To-
ta' taxable property G912D $i79S,-
$50, while in 1913 they were $4,783.-
$50. For the State.
The following are the totals of all
taxable property in the State for the
past two years:
In 1912, $201,531, ,O03, in 1913.
$297,4317S0, an increase for the
State of $6,900,777.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-14

The electric delivery wagon is
in common use in most large cities.
The Spectator., 1914-12-08
Afherican Music Is Not Appreciated
By WILLIAM BEARD, Chicago

creative and executive Just there going cry all loyal Americans grappe with opportunity show not only the outside wo but to country sef the upendous therein Especially this with regard the musical talent which resident h
 We have lived the belief that the American musician creative power executive ability and that accept until they have had the stamp of foreign approval that need be awakened How this awakening be brought about? There other than the education of the public along these lines
 It acknowledged fact that the press of this country educate the people other material do and the press this appeal Through it's columns the has made all the institutions of this Baseball has been made popular that daily employs from two to five or SIX weaned writers satisfy the demands of the baseball public dope but understand why of
 The will offer for all this that the public demands it and they must please the public.
 Statistics show that America spends each something like $6O 100000 for her music
 It must take public of to do ths the great baseball other three sports combined show such invest ment?
 Give the of publicity to the higher that given sports will that there and appecatve public
 Give the of artistic performance of great work artist trained for that wrestling match and the of gratitude shown will be surprising
 The great daily papers should help educate public know that there better and musicians to be found than America.