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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24
Clerks Sale.

State of South Carolina,
County of Lexington.
Court of Common Pleas.
George Y. Hunter, as Treasurer of the
Seminary Fund of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod in South Carolina.
Plaintiff
against
Sam P. Roof, Defendant.
Foreclosure.
In obedience to the decree Of the
Court in the above entitled action,
signed by Hon. r. W. Memminger,
presiding Judge, dated February s,
1915, will sell to the highest bidder
at public outcry in front of the court
house door in Lexington, South Caro-
lima, during the legal hours of sale on
the first Monday in March, next, the
same being the first day Of said month,
the following described tract Of real
estate, to-Wit: '.
All that piece, parcel or lot of land
lying and being in the Town of Lex
ingtop, in said cou9 ty and State.
fronting twenty-four (24) feet and one
and one. half inch on Main street of
said Town and measuring on the back
end of rear line of said lot twenty
three feet and five inches, and bound
ed on the East by lot of E. G. Dreher,
South and West by lot of ". P. Roof,
and being the western half of a lot
conveyed to E. G. Dreher and Sam P.
Roof by Sam'l B. George, CLERK Of
Court, in case Of Nancy G. Long, ct
al, Us. John Wesley Swygert, ct al.
: Terms of: sale: One. third cash, bal
ance on credit of one year, with
interest from day of sale at the rate
of eight per cent. per annum, payable
annually. to be secured by bond of
the purchaser and mortgage of the
premises and insurance policy of the
house for such amount as may be re-
quired by the said CLERK of court,
said insurance policy to he assigned to
him for the protection of said loan.
The purchaser shall be required to de-
posit One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars
with the Clerk of Court as soon as the
property is knocked down to him, and
upon his failure to comply with the
terms of sale within ten days after the
day of sale, the property shall be re-
sold at risk of such defaulting .pur.
chaser, and on the same terms, on
some subsequent ssleday, to be desig-
mated by the plaintiff; the require.
ment for deposit of One Hundred
Dollars at the time of sale is not to
apply if the property is bid in by the
plaintiff; the purchaser to pay for
papers, for revenue stamps and for
recording.
CYRUS L. SHEALY,
G. Q. O. +. & G. S.
Dated at Lexington, 8. c., Febru.
ary 9, 1915.
George B. Cromer, Plaintiffs Atty.
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Well lNeaYlya Mile: Deep.

The deepest hole in the ground in
Texas is at Spar, Dickens county.
south of the eastern portion OF the
Panhandle. ~.
It was intended to be we'll when
8. n. Swenson & Sons, holders Of e1-
tensive Panhandle lands, employed H.
P. Minihan to drill it. and was to have
supplied the hamlet Of Spur with
F., water. AS we'll, however. it, Was a
failure, but as medium of increasing
the knowledge Of the scientific world
as regards deep stratigrsphy and as
exploration of the formations of the
vicinity. it was q great success.
Work on this deepest Of Texas
'wells," which has never been
drought i'm and probably never will
be. was started in June, 1909. All the
tedious work was done with rotary
machine. For we'll purposes the hole
was abandoned in November, 1918,
when q depth Of 4,4S9 feet had been
attained The cost of boring was
slightly less than $40 per foot, thus
the total cost was nearly $4,000.
including the cost of the rig, piping
and all expenses. The sale OF the
salvage brought down the net expenses
to aboat $4,000. for which there is to
show very deep hole in. the ground
for the part Of she owners ofsthe2tand-
Houston (Texas) Dispatch to the
Chicago Tribune.
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Frank James Dies
Peacefully in Bed

Excelsior Springs. Mo-, Feb. IS
Frank James of the notorious James
gang died on his farm. near here late
today. James, who was "A, had been
in ill-health several months and was
stricken with apoplexy early today.
One of the last members of the rob.
Der band whose unparalleled career CT
crime during the war and the un-
settled period that followed kept the
people of a dozen States in terror,
Frank James had been living the life
of a quiet farmer for more than 80
years.
The son of a minister, respected
throughout the community, Frank
James joined Qnantrel's guerillas in
the War Of Secession, together with
his brother Jesse, and took part in the
sacking of Lawrence, Kan.
After the guerillas disbanded the
James brothers became bandits. Many
notorious crimes Of the decade follow
ing the war have been laid at the door
of the James Younginer gang, of which
the surviving members were Frank
James and Cole Younginer, the latter
of whom is now living at Lees Summit,
Mo-.
-
Detectives surrounded the James
home near Kearney, Mo-, on January
25, 1875, and threw lighted bomb in
to the house, thinking to kill the James
brothers. 1t exploded, tearing the
arm off their mother and killing their
brother, Archie.
In 1882. after jesse James had been
shot and killed in his home in st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, by Bob Ford, also bandit,
for a reward of 1000, Frank James
surrendered in Jefferson City. Mo.
After his surrender James was taken
to independence, Mo-, where he was
held in Jail three weeks, and later to
Gallatin, where he remained in Jail q
year awaiting trial.
The trial was hard fought and lasted
several weeks. Finally James was
acquitted and went to Oklah oma. He
never was in the renitentiary.
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rRE MAN WHO'S SQUARE.
We may lame hundred drawbacks

We may lame 8 hundred drawbacks
That . nun must meet in life,.
We may say it's all "battle"
And never ending "strife.'
Then resolve to meet it brayely,
Stand the test-do and dare
But the secret of true victory lies
In one word. jast be SQUARE. --~.<
There is something in the twinkle
Of an honest fellows eye
That can meyer be mistaken
And can never be passed by.
Be his station high or lowly. there's
That dauntless, upright air
Which convinces sll beholders that
The man they see is SQUARE.
Heaven gives them such influence over
Those that daily meet,
II they see fallen brother they
Will help him to his feet
Make the ''snesks'' bit uneasy mak'g
The "false'' act kind Of fair.
The greatest rough on record respects
The man who's SQUARE.
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Clerks Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLYN A,
County Of Lexington.

County of Lexington.
In Court Of Common Pleas.
The Bank of Swansea, Plaintiff,
G. K. Lybrsnd, ct al, Defendants.
Foreclosure.
In obedience to the decree of the
court in the above entitled cause,
signed by Hon. R. w. Memminger,
presiding Judge, dated February 8, 1915,
T will sell to the highest bidder, at
public outcry, in front of the court
house door. at Lexington, South Caro-
lima, during the legal hours of sale, on
the frat Monday in March, next, the
same being the first day of said month
the following described tract Of real
estate, to-wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land, situate, lying and being in Bull
Swamp township, County OF State
aforesaid, containing One hundred
acres, more or less, and bounded as
follows: On the north by u. q.
Sphaler and S. P. Wingard; on the
east by Blackville public road; on the
south by estate of Joseph Schumpert;
and on the west by Argoe and others.
Terms of Sale; One-third Cash. BAL
ance on credit of one and two years,
secured by bond Of the purchaser and
mortgage of the premises sold, the
credit portion to draw interest at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum; the
said bond to contain the usual clause
as to attorney's fees; purchaser to pay
for papers, for revenue stamps ana
for recording, with leave to pay all
cash
CYRUS L SHEALY,
@. @. O. P. and G. 5.
Dated at Lexington, 8. g.,
February =, 1915.
G. NJ. Efrd, Plaintiffs Attorney.
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$50 s!8
shasting: PuNeys, Belts, Repairs and
File8, Teeth, Locks, Etc.
Get on ateuIa, before you buy.
Sheriff Sale Under Execution
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington.
In the Court Of Common Pleas.
r. J. Jeffords, Plaintiff,
against
Minnie F. Williams, Defendant.
In obedience to q certain execution
lodged in my Office in the above en-
titled case. l have levied upon and
will sell to the highest bidder at pub
lie outcry in front of the court house
door at Lexington, South Carolina.
during the legal hours of sale on the
first Monday in March, next, the same
being the first day of said month, the
following described tract of real estate,
to-wit:
AL that certain lot or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the Town
of New Brookland, in the County of
Lexington, in the State Of South
Carolina, boucded on the East one
hundred and thirty-two Q32) feet,
more of less, by an alley; on the South
one hundred and sixty-eight Q6S) feet
and six inches, more or less, by Meet
ing Street: On the West one hundred
and thirty-two (132} feet more or less,
by lands of Mrs. Maggie Epting; and
on the North by lands Of Mrs. M. A.
Williams and s. B. Holley, one hund-
red and sixty.eight (168) feet and six
inches, more or less, the same being
levied upon and attached as the prop
erty of Minnie F. Williams.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash, pur-
chaser to pay for papers. ..
-, SIM j: MILLER, Sheriff
Lexington County, S: c..
Dated at Lexington, S. O., this 9th
day of February, 1915.
G. P. Brunson. W. B. Martin and
r. E. Oopes, Attorneys for Plff.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24

Any party liable TO Commutation
!, Road Tax may, before January l, 1915
pay $500 eommutation tax, in lieu of
working the roads six days.
According to law the County Audi.
tor will add the following penalties:
On January 1sb, 1915. one per cent.
penaity Will be added to those who
have not paid. On February 1st 1915,
an additional per cent. will be added
TO those who have not paid, making 2
per cent penalty for February. Still
an additional per cent. pensly will
be added on March 1st., making per
cent. penalty TO be paid by March 1st.
1915. / Tax books will be closed March
rs, 1915. When remitting give each
township or school district your prop.
erty Is in. Give your name in full not
your initials. Respectfully,
E. L. WINGARD.
Treasurer Lexington County, S. O.
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HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING Wife:
After Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, | would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but | was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good:
I had gotten so weak | could sot stand,
and | gave up in despair.
Atlast, my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, | could tell it was helping me:
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing my work."
If you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. Ithas helped
more than a million women, in its so
years Of wonderful success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recon-
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga: Tenn. for SgRSc.ds
Instructions on your case and 64-pa9e book Homo
Treatment tos Women" sent in plain wrapper. E6o-E
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sEvEnrY.sEyEN YEARS OLD

George w. Clough, Prentiss, Miss,
who had suffered greatly with kidney
trouble, writes: "Foley Kidney Pills
are the only remedy that ever did me
any good at ALL" Just think of the
relief and comfort that means to him.
Foley Kidney Pills are recommended
for sleep disturbing bladder troubles,
pain in sides or back, rheumatism, and
kidney and bladder ailments. Har.
mons Drug Store. adv.
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Ready. Now

English Daisies, PAnsies, Rose Bushes,
Psivet, Olives. Msgnoliss, Crepe Myr.
tse. Snowbsli, Spurs, Olematis, Honey
suckle, Ivy, Wistsris, Grapes. Fruit
and Shade Trees. Strawberry, Aspsra.
gus. Beet, Cabbage. Lettuce and
Onion Plants.
4 BULBS-Calsdiums, Carnas. Dab
lias, Giadiolas, Tuberoses, Arsichoke
and Potatoes.
Flowers for all occasions.
ROSE Hull Greenhouses
Columbia, S. c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24

You
E2.+aendtsn cents to: DR.. Kilme,. & 90. y
Bl1ghsmton, Il. T., for q sample size
bottle: Il will. convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet Of valuable:
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the Lexington Weekly
Dispath. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. adv. Il
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24
Notice, Trespassers.

all persons are hereby notified moi
TO srespass upon our lands, In any
manner whatever, viz: hunting, Gsh'
ing, hauling anything of OF said lands,
psstnring OF making roads. Anyone
found violating this notice. must take
the consequences Of the law.
s. Mary f. Swygert.
A. Frank Swygert.
Henry E. Harmau.
Feb. S. 19i5-1Sp
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TAX NOTICE.

OFFIcE OF COUNTY TREASURER,
LEXINGTON COUNTY, 8. q.
{: September, 90, 1914.
Public Notsce is hereby, given that
State, County and School taxes Will
be received by me from October 15 to
December Sfst, 1914. inclusive.
For State purposes. ...... &c Mills
: Ordinary County purpo's 4
8. Special County {bridges) i! &c
fs08Q6. =
:. Constitutional school tax 8 I"
Total I6! 81
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COLDS & LaGRIPPE

s or 6 doses 666 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
grippe or sicken. Price 25c.
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Provo what S~amp.Roos viii DO, For
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
Active in the VOsges.

Paris, April 22.-Unofficial dis
patches resulted today in intense pub
lie interest in French operations in
the Vosges passes and in Alsace I'M
portant movements are believed under
way there, with the French constant
ly strengthening their present posi-
tions and gradually moving forward
against the German lines.
The Germans are reported shelling
Scissors. The belief is expressed here
that this may possibly be preliminary
to a new German offensive in that re-
gion.
The war office communique today
reported the general situation un-
changed. The announcement is of the
briefest nature, saying there is nothing
new TO report.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
Travellers in Terror.

Los Angeles, April 22-After hold
ing a crowded Pullman car in a state
bordering ON terror throughout the
night, Mike Slavin, aged 28, a labor
er, was oVerpowered by a rush of
passengers as Southern Pacific train
No. so neared Los Angeles this morn
ing. Slavin was travelling from Sac
ramento to Los Angeles. He had a con-
siderable sum of money in his pock-
cts and, according to Conductor Har-
ly Sutton, he conceived the idea that
the train crew were planning to rob
him. He attacked Sutton with his
fists and stood the other trainmen at
bay when they came TO Sutton's aid.
He sat in his berth throughout the
night, muttering, and other passen-
gers were afraid to retire. He was
overpowered when he reappeared this
morning and handed to the police.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
ARE GETTING READY
FOR DRY" FIGHT

The Committee of One Hundred, ap-
pointed when the Dry Federation
passed out of existence after the las.
campaign, has called a state conven-
tion to meet in Fresno, June 2, to
prepare for another great fight for q
dry state next year, and calling on
the several counties to hold conven-
tons to select delegates to the state
convention.
In accordance with this, county
convention has been called to meet at
the Christian church, Thursday, April
20, at 10, to select delegates from,
Imperial county. All clubs, churches.
young peoples societies and Sunday
schools are asked to send delegates
to this convention.
A county committee has been ap-
lointed to have charge of this work,
consisting of L. J. Thomas of Impe-
rial, Mrs. Ira Aten and Rev. w. G..
Conley of Ell Centro, Mrs. J. A. Mil
Ter of Brawley, C. w. Brockman of
CaleXico, H. B. Hollingsworth of Holt
vile, c. w. Connect of Seeley, Rev.
is. E. Winebrenner of Heber and Rev
q. Royer of Alamorio.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
Roosevelt Is Fighting
With His Usual Vigor

Syracuse, April 22.-The cross-ex-
animation of Roosevelt began after
concluding the direct testimony. He
reiterated the charges that Barnes
and Charles Murphy of Tammany had
united to defeat Hughes for governor
at the direct primaries and on other
issues. Counsel laid stress on the evi-
dence to prove that the charges
were uttered without malie, and there
fore were not libelous. Indications are
that the cross-eXamination will occupy
the day.
Under cross-eXamination Roosevei'
was far from as energetic as yester-
day. He was surprisingly calm, but
occasionally broke forth in vigorous
reply, punctuated by snarp raps on
the chair arm. As part of the attemp.
to prove the colone's references to
Barnes were made without malice, sew
eral magazine and newspaper articles
attacking Barnes were read, but JUS
tice Andrews ruled that they present
ed no justification for the alleged IL
belous statements.
During the early part of the cross
examination Roosevelt gave little al
ditional important testimony. He again
Ietraced his early political history and
was occasionally reused to a pitch
where he leaned forward in his chair
and fired his answers at Barnes al
torneys in rapid fashion, with jaw set
and his black eyes glaring at the ques-
toner, but in the main he remained at
ease.
William ]. Loeb, Jr., is expected to
follow Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
Franks Appeal.

Atlanta, April 22.-Leo NJ. Franks
application for executive clemency is
expected hourly today at the state
house. His attorneys announced that
they would ask for communication to
life Imprisonment, rather than par.
don. The fight for freedom will not
be abandoned, but an application for
pardon will be made later The su-
preme court recently denied Franks
appeal from conviction for numbering
Mary Phagan, aged IA years.
Atlanta, April pa petition for
commutation to life Imprisonment Of
the death sentence imposed on Leo NJ.
Frank, convicted of the murder of
Mary Phagan, was filed with the
prison commission this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
Naval Base Raid.

Berlin, April % Via the ITague)-.
One British submarine was sunk and
others are believed to have been Sc
Verely damaged in an attempted raid
on the German naval base at He'll
goland, the admiralty has announced.
The admiralty statement said Ger
man destroyers foiled the raiders, at
tacking the submarines and quickly
sending one to the bottom, the others
fleeing. There appeared to be many
submarines. No damage was done TO
the German base.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
Claims Germany Will Hold
LandSOaked with TeutOn Blood

BERLIN, APRIL % WA AM
S T E RDAM) - COUN LLOR
PASSACHE, VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE REICHSTAG, COMMENTING
ON REPORTS THAT GERMANY IS
WILLING TO MAKE PEACE. SAID:
GERMANY NEVER WILL RE-
TURN LAND so THICKLY SOAKED
WITH GERMAN BLOOD.
"THE FATHERLAND MUST PRO
GRESS TO THE ENGLISH CHAN
MEL AND CAPTURE ALL BRITISH
STRONGHOLDS AS AN EARNEST
OF PERMANENT PEACE"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
MRS. SCHOLZ ADMITS
THE BADGER GAME

Los Angeles, April 22-Mrs. Marian
Scholz, badger girl" pleaded guilty
today to a charge of attempting to
oXtort money from William Poison,
wealthy contractor, who accused the
woman and her mother, Mrs. Harriet
Elms, of playing the ancient "badger
game" Mrs. Elms recently was found
guilty.
According to Polsen's story to the
jury in the latter case, he visited Mrs.
Scholz to discuss plans for a bunga.
low she proposed to build. Mrs. Elms
and Mrs. Scholz's husband rushed into
the room, he declared, and compelled
him to submit to being photographed
with Mrs. Scholz in compromising cir
cumstances, then demanded money.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
JAILBREAKS ARE
POPULAR: 2 ESCAPE

Jailbreaks are becoming popular;
;kewise il durance vile is becoming
f.sse in Imperial county. At least S.
Ferriez a.d Isido Suez thought so
when they essayed a break for free
dom from the city Jail last night.
Suez, county prisoner held at the
city Jail to prevent ''framing-up' with
A of his companions, arrested recent
ly on charge of being implicated in
recent freight car robberies at Ca.
lexico. was locked in cell. His conf
Ianion in escape, Ferriez. who is serv-
ing a 30-day sentence on a petit lar
ceny charge, was allowed the freedom
Of the corridors.
After quietude and silence had de-
scended about the Jail, Ferriez forth
with picked the lock which prevented
Suez from enjoying freedom and the
2 clambered to the top of the steel
cages. There they pried at a board
In the ceiling of the jail, which they
displaced with apparent ease and
merged into the air chamber which
passes entirely through the roof of
the building. At each end is vent
composed of strips of galvanized iron
with apertures of nearly a foot be-
tween each strip.
These they displaced as easily as
they had the board and, affixing a
line composed of blankets knotted to-
gether, slid down the face of the build
ing to freedom.
The first to pass out accomplished
the task without noise, but the second
Lrushed against the tin strips of the
vent and created sufficient disturb
ance to arouse Deputy Marshal Jenk-
ms, who was sleeping in room near
by.
His arrival prevented the escape of
the remaining inmates. These were
placed in the steel cages, and with
this temptation to eschew the hospital
ity of the city was placed beyond their
reach
Jack Charbo, an |. w. W. who is
serving a 60-day sentence on a vag
charge, with much stress lamented the
fact that his escaping predecessor had
aroused the sleeping officer.
"There'll be no more Jail breaks"
opined Deputy Jenkins today I'm
going to guard 'em with rifle after
this"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
No Deal Was Effected
With Receiver H0labird

President Walter O. Hamilton Of
the Irrigation District returned this
morning from a conference with Boaz
Duncan, C. ID. bondholder, in Los An
geles, and reported that the confer
ence was simply for general discus
sion of the situation, and no proposal
to the district was made by Dun
can.
Mr.. Hamilton stated that j. Stewart
Ross, who went to the city to attempt
to bring about an agreement between
the mutual companies and Holabird,
had not succeeded up to last evening
On behalf of the companies, Mr.. Ross
is anxious to get some assurance that
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-22
VALLEY PRODUCTS
ON SALE TO-DAY

AS many persons fail to appreciate
the variety of products of the valley
the following list is given of com
modities produced here which are now
on the market:
Butter 90 tons a day.
Beef 100000 head year,
Pork (75,000 head a year,
Mutton 100000 head a year,
Cotton (45,000 bales a year,
Asparagus
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Eggs and Poultry
Turkeys
Squash
Peas
String Beans
Alfalfa and Barley Hay new
New Barley 100000 sacks)
Strawberries.
From month to month this hsl
changes somewhat, and only those ar.
ticles are mentioned which are now
available for shipment.