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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-12-08

tanning jhirty-seven and S1-100
(&7.SiI acres, and circumscribed by
line ueEinning at corner one, same
bcln& corner six of the John Lochrie
"Smith-Wh,ner" tract, an oak post
being set in a mound of stones, and
scrbed l., 5 thence with the line of
the lands OF VI. d. Lee S SO" go e.
TO corner tvO, a thirty-siX inch pop
lar scliacd hence to corner three, a
six inca sourwood; thence with the
boundary of the w. N. Moore tract.
5. ip' ~ T.. to corner four, a rock
with witnesses, an oak post being set;
thence 30 c0rner five, an eight inch
0lctOr. ia cd &c of branch, blaZed and
ScrioeG hence to corner six, an oak
post being set; being also corner of
the Juuu LOchrie "Smith-Whitner"
tract a'd the w. n Moore tract:
thence with he boundary of the John
LOchT," withWhitner" tract n.
80 So ". 20 corner seven, q rock
M',9 'jl'ss"S, an oak post being set
iH g. n,.urU ~ stones; thence to the
place @ n"Eiu aing.
All .""s""s interested in said tract
Of land. 1rc hsreby required to come
forward on he 18th day of January.
4. =. "lG. nd file with the Clerk of
tUi~ i'u't a his office at Greenville,
~. g., heir objections, if any they
sHonlo Iuvc, 10 the proposed purchase
O.. acquisition of said tract Of land,
H. .ha United States.
WE'LL IAN THURMOND,
lifted States Attorney.
8 .Iga. COPY.
.o..l }. = KNIGHT,
'''" .nj''d States District Court
'u' hr Western District of South
g u .tua. 1851
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-12-08
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERrCi
In the District Court OF the United
Stntcs-For the Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES

THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
1881 acres, more or less, situate
in Pulaski Township in the County
of Oconee, in the State of South
Carolina, known as George W..
Smith tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described,
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor Joseph II. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
of South Carolina, on the 18th day Of
November, A. d. 1915, notice Is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court of
the United States for the Western
District of South Carolina, in behalf
of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, of cer-
tain tract Of land, owned or supposed
to be owned by George w. Smith and
Matte Smith, and an accurate de-
scription Of said tract Of land being
as follows:
All and singular that tract Of land
known as the George w. Smith tract,
situate and lying in Pulaski Town
snip, Oconee County, State Of South
Carolina. heretofore said to contain
nifty (5OO acres, more or less, but con-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13

used in decorating automobiles and
other vehicles used in the great pa
rade. The total number of roses
grown in the "Rose City" annually
has been estimated as high as 2SO00,-
900.
This year the city viii plant 250,-
900 rose bushes, decorating :, 900 city
blocks, which means one. hundred
miles of roses!
The bushes blossom from May to
November in this climate, and it is
not unusual to see roses in bloom in
Portland yards throughout the win
ter.
Portland expects at this years fes-
tiVal the greatest throng of travellers
in her history.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13


drown their misery in it and for the
time being imagine themselves to be
perfectly happy. And sometimes a
man with few dollars in his pockets,
"a live one" comes in and treats 9TH
ers to something to drink. When such
an event happens few are those who
refuse.
ParadoxicaI as it appears, it is a
Well-known fact that a starving man
can get a drink easier than a meal.
The effects Of strong drink upon an
underfed stomach can be imagined.
It leads to chronic drunkenness, de-
IiriUm tremens and an early grave. 1t
really looks as if circumstances
would combine in a huge conspiracy
to push those unfoTtunates down the
social ladder to the gutter and keep
them there. Only the strong can re-
tain their balance and not sink.
When you enter a barrel house you
see a motley crowd of men of all ages
either sitting around tables or else
standing singly or in small groups
around the walls. The majority wear
clothes that long ago have ceased to
afford protection to the wearer. The
life of the homeless is such that
clothes soon lose their original shape
and before long look like a shapeless
mass of rags, only fit to decorate a
scarecrow. Some of the most ragged
have to tie up their clothing with
pieces of string, and often a safety
pin picked up on the street, or even a
small stick of wood to replace miss
ing button. Many wear shirts that
have not seen the inside of a laundry
for sometime, and no doubt Vermin
keeps them busy. It is not always an
easy matter for one who has no home
and no money to clean up, especially
in the winter time.
A full description of their footgear
would fill a chapter. Unpublished,
y,,iccbononod 1oaIvu hnn1c yEyOY-T, ont
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13

IN l6r history.
THE ARMY OF
DESPAIR
BY FRED ISLER,
Teamster and Sec'y Hoboes' Union
BARREL HOUSES. TO many of
the member of the Army of Despair
the barrel house or cheap saloon fills
the place of the club of their more
fortunate fellow citizens. Welcome
nowhere because of their, generally
dilapidated appearance and sadly de-
pleted pOcketbOOk, having no home,
no place they can call their own,
bounded off the street corners by Wig
liant policemen, barely tolerated in
the Hobbies of the cheap lodging
houses, and most of the time suffer-
ing intensely from the effects of the
cOA, they naturally flock to barrel
houses, where they have an OpportU-
nifty to meet their companions in mis-
cry, get acquainted, exchange views
and, above all, a chance to be in a
warm place. Besides, for a nickel one
can get a big "foaming schooner"
and either soup or free lunch. And
cheap whisky, known by the names
of ky, a shot of houtch, katy-fyer,
beachy-fip, sky-rOckeT, one on the
sleeper, rocky mountain fiz, and other
nicknames, can be gotten for five
cents.
Although the liquid is strong
enough to burn the entrails of hog,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

club members who show that the
pigs which they have been feeding
have made the most gain
Boys and girls who desire to en-
ter clubs should obtain at least six
members from one school district.
If this is impossible. two or three
districts may combine. Wherever
possible the boys and girls clubs
are tied up as closely as possible to
the county schools Any person
interested in the organization of
these clubs may obtain a circular
giving complete information, if he
will write to the Agricultural Ex-
tension services of the College of
Agriculture.
There are now 1923 boys and
8irls enrolled in the different clubs.
There are 288 clubs. Up to jan
uary 1 there were rs corn clubs,
with a membership of 1884; as to-
mato clubs, with sos members;
1902 sewing clubs, with 1912 men,
bers; so stock judging. with SCI
members; and Is poultry clubs with
148 members. Since January 1
there have been II clubs organized
with a membership of 1873.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11
Pig Feeding" Clubs For the
Boys, Now.

After all, there's a right and
wrong way to do everything, even
to the feeding of pigs. And now
comes the agricultural extension
division of the University of Mis-.
souri, organizing pig feeding" clubs
for the boys and girls Of Missouri.
The purpose of these pig feed
ing clubs" said A. J. Meyer, secre-
tary of the agricultural extension
work, Is to teach the club members
how to feed pigs economically to
make the most gains at the lowest
cost possible. This involves not
only right methods of feeding, but
right management, 80 as to keep
the pigs healthy. 1t takes healthy
pigs to make cheap gains"
Prizes will be offered for those
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Cort, of Pal.
myra arrived Friday to take birth
day dinner with the latters sister,
Mrs. Fannie Fielder. They remain
ed until Monday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Little Reta Rose Norton, of Pal,
myra visited here the last of the
week. Her aunt, Mrs Lee Pierceall
accompanied her home Friday. re-
turning that evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Mrs. James McClintic and daugh-
ter, Miss Carolyn, left Tuesday for
their home in Selkirk, Kansas after
spending several weeks with rela-
tives here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Robey & Robinson Lumber Co.
have moved into their new Office.
1t is modern in every respect and is
a credit to any business in town.
They have reason to, be proud Of
their new quarters.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

W. E. Sherman and son, Adam,
returned Friday from Cincinnati
where the latter recently under
went a severe surgical operation
He is getting along nicely. His
friends hope he may soon fully
recover.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11
Why did June run away?

Miss Leona' Settles. of Jonesboro,
Ark, spent the week with relatives
here. She leaves today for Chicago
and New York where she will buy
millinery for the coming season.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Miss Tilda Lundberg, of Hannibal
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Hillery Hardesty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11
Why did June run away?

Miss Lucille Crandall accompanied
Miss Maude Scott to her home in
Anabel Saturday. They returned
Monday morning.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

j. T. Brewer, of Warren spent
Sunday with his niece, Mrs. Hollo-
way. He left Monday for Palmyra
where he attended court.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11
Card of Thanks.

wish to thank my many friends
for their kind assistance and SYM
pathy during the illness of my dear
husband.
Mrs. N. Osbourn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

The Gem, Thursday Feb. ii, Mat
inee and night. Bruce McRae in the
famous political romance, The Ring
and the Man" 5 reels, 10 and 15c.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11
Our Jefferson City Letter.
Jennie G Farrell.

- Ulil ISld'iIR W ooudIoliol nuu
legislative districts, to repeal Sec
ton S147. article 2, chapter II,
would place Shelby and Monroe in
the 7rh district, Macon in the 5th
with Howard and Randolph and
Adair in the district now represent
ed by Senator Carter OF Clark, and
call it the 9th. This bill has been
read second time and is in commit
tee on Elections.
That time has mellowed" them
along certain lines is admitted by q
number of the members when ask
ed about the suffrage amendment.
That we are not ready for the step,
but that it is coming, is evident.
Against the principal of the ques-
ton there is no argument, but when
the fact is taken into consideration
that there are thousands Of women
in the state, negro women and I'M
desrables, whose votes would be
controlled by the vicious politician,
one can imagine the resulting chaos
in decent Missouri The average
eoou woman will be a long time eX-
erciSin6 her right Of franchise and
in the meantime the results would
be disastrous. President Wilson is
right when he says that each state
must settle that question for itself,
ard let US hope Missouri will say
mo" to the res luton until we are
ready.
That the Initiative and Referen-
dun should he so amended that
questions voted down by the repre-
sertatives of the people in the leg
islature could not be So easily sub
mitted by that route, is another
evident fact. That it was needed
in its present form is acknowledged.
A Joint and concurrent resolution
by Senator Mitchell would correct
the weakness of this law. 1t seeks
to raise the per cent Of the legal
voters in the initiative section 81,
article a, from eight per cent to ten
per cent, changing "two-thirds of
the congressional districts" to three
fourths and changing the referen-
dun power from five per cent of
the legal voters to fifteen per cent.
This would make it more difficult
for disappointed cliques to force the
people to vote on questions decided
by their representatives and also
save the state thousands of dollars.
A resolution was adopted provid-
ing the Senate request the Congress
of the United States to provide ma
tional aid for the Mississippi River
Levee Association.
Senate bill 356 to strengthen the
pure food law has been recommend
ed favorably out of the committee.
1t provided that all food displayed
for sale be kept protected from flies,
dust and dirt and applies equally to
the storing transportation and man.
ufaCture of food.
Senator Goodson's automobile mu-
tual insurance bill has passed sec.
Ond reading and gone to eneross-
ment.
Senator McClintic is author of a
bill relating to elections to vote on
road law.
Senator Moore is author of AN
act relating to trains running at
night without headlights"
Senator Broean is author of a bill
to make it unlawful for unreeister-
ed persons to practice embalming.
Another bill by Senator Brogan pro-
vides that only citizens of the Unit
ed States be employed for public
Ivorke and IN dive nrafarenco m o;t
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

The Gem. Thursday Feb. II. Mat
inee and night, Bruce McRae in the
famous political romance, The Ring
and the Man" 5 reels. 10 and 15c.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

DR.. and Mrs. r. H. Cooler de-
parted Monday for a visit at San
Antonio and other points in the
Lone Star State.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a missionary tea at
the home of Mrs. W. D. Barnes on
February II.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Don't fail to see the 'Spooky
Organ Feb. 10.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Mrs. A. G. Rathburn and son, Gil
bert spent part of the week in Shell
bina with her sister. Mrs. Ella
Gosney.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

BILLY Base" the funny man at
the Opera House Feb. 10,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

Miss Lydia Ferry. of Elsberry re-
turned home Saturday after spend
ing ten days with Miss Mae Nc
Allister.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

THE Choirmaster" at the On
era House, Feb. 10.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

ter from the State and pay the IL
cense fee. Any surplus money
which may be left after the com.
missioners have been paid, will 90
into the state good roads fund.
Senator Alice is author of a bill.
432, entitled An act to provide for
the physical inspection of children
attending public schools.
Representative McCollum has in
PRODUCED bill to raise the salaries
of guards at the peDitentiary from
$S5 to 500
Senator McClintic's quail bill
went to engrossment Wednesday.
This bill provides that the open sea.
son for hunting quail shall be from
November Is to December IS. Sen
ator Goodson amended bill to make
open season for doves beginning
August instead as September 1.
as is now the law.
The committee before which the
compensation bills of Senators Good
son and McClintic are before, will
have final hearing on those bills
Monday.
NJ. U. Man Say Death Rate Is
Too High.
There is no law of mortality.
The health and Heath rate of every
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS entirely upon
sanitary conditions in that commu-
nifty. When a community has an
excess of typhoid fever, or any otn
er contagious disease, it is because
the people are too nisgardy toI
take measures of prevention"
This statement was made,by DR..
NJ. ?. Ravenel, Professor cf Pre-
ventive Medicine at the University
of Missouri, at the opening Convo-
cation of the Second Semester at
Columbia.
Doctor Ravenel said that there
we're 100000 deaths in the Unit
ed States every year, 100000 of
them being due to lealth negli-
gence.
Every day." he declared there
are 100 people sacrificed in this
country through carelessneSs."
The speaker said that the State
Boards of Health were inadequately
supported and that they were over
loaded with work that belonged to
other officers. He pointed to the
results achieved during the con-
struction Of the Panama Canal as
an example Of what could be done
in the United States. Doctor Raw
enel stated that the death rate at
the Panama Canal at present was
lower than the death rate of any
city in this country,
Much of the insanity and crime
in this country" he said, "is due to
diseased bodies or minds. We
spend millions of dollars for the
care of these people, yet do nothing
to get at the root of the thing.
Doctor Ravenel said that the
death rate in the German army,
due to typhoid fever was but one
man in every 100000. He said
that this was due to the fact that
vaccination there was compulsory.
Because of the adoption of Compul.
sorry Vaccination laws in the Unit
ed States Army, there were but four
cases among the 10000 men In
1854.
Pig Feeding" Clubs For the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-11

"Old Bill Gettum" the city po-
iccman, Feb. 10.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-06-18
PROF. MERRILLs BIG WORK

TT TAH has lost a big man and one
~ who was doing q generous por-
ton Of the worlds work in the death
Of Prof. L. A. Merrill. Born on the
soil Of state, latent with possibi!i-
ties, he made it's development his
life's work and out of his animated
body came strength, courage, re
sourcefulness and the will TO do. In
the great work of land redemption
no man in the west had stood out
more prominently than Lew Merrill,
gentleman, scholar, and, best Of all,
untiring and practical worker lie
knew the glories and the practical
values of what geographers a few
years ago called 1.-THE Great Ameri-
can Desert" He knew the sign of
the purple sage as it is given few
men to know the solution Of great
problems in development. He APP
piled all his magnificent energy and
valuable knowledge to placing hap
Ply race of people on productive soil
that had been passed by for ages be-
cause people followed the line of
least resistance and sought land where
rainfall was plentiful. When the
final history Of successful dry farming
in Utah and the west Is written it
will be far from authentic IL the
words of Mr.. Merrill do not stand
out prominently In that record Of
achievement. For Lew Merrill was
a builder who laid his foundation
deep in the soil of Utah. He studied
at home and abroad to the eternal
profit Of his state and he scattered the
benefits of his learning lavishly and
in loving kindness. His association
with the Utah Agricultural college
was largely instrumental in extending
and broadening the WORK Of that ex.
cellent institution. The Salt Lake
Route was quick to recognize his abil-
ity and engage him as an agricultural
expert to spread the gospel of land
redemption. In matters OF dry farm
ing and irrigation he was an undis-
puted authority and thousands Of set.
tiers are prospecting today as direct
result of Lew Merrill's advice. Pub.
Usher, publicist, friend of man, he in
spired people to work intelligently
and effectively where Others had civ.
en- up in despair.
Life held much for Prof. Merrill for
he found an all sufficient joy in hig
achievements
Men of the Merrill type arc few and
far between. He was genius on
dowed with great mission and zeai
for his work, and yet without thu
boastful eccentricities that so often
characterize genius
Utah has lost great man, but the
good he has done will live as long
as men seek subsistence from the soil
in this land of promise.--Ogden Ex-
aminer.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-06-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Publisher.)

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office ct Salt Lake City, Utah,
May %, 1915.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Elsa
Anderson Decker, formerly Elsa An
derson, assignee Of May Corlett, Of
Cedar City, Utah, who on May 20,
1911, made desert-land entry, serial
No. 07825, for Sh of sen sec. 81, T.
3s S., r. IL W., Lot ] and SEX of
NEh section 6, township 80 south,
range ~ west, Salt Lake meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to make
final desert-land proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore the Clerk of the District Court,
at Parowan, Utah, on the 18th day Of
July, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Richard A. Thorley and William s.
Thorley Of Cedar City, Utah, George
w. Decker of Parowan, and Vivian
Decker of New Harmony, Utah.
GOULD b. BLAKELY, Register.
First JuDe ll--Last July 8, 1851
FOR SALE.-A quantity of good
baled alfalfa hay. Persons interested
should see or telephone George A.
Lunt. Price $40 per ton. Telephone
number 146W.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-06-18
CORRESPONDENCE.

A GOOD live correspondence de
A partment is one Of the most
essential adjuncts Of any successful
county newspaper, and ii is fea-
turf TO which The Record has given
considerable time and thought, but il
is one of the hardest features to keep
up and maintain. Comparatively few
persons take more than a feeting in
terest in the work, and soon grow
careless and indifferent. The fact
that the small newspaper cannot af-
ford To pay very handsomely for this
service is perhaps one of the most po-
tent reasons for the lack Of interest
on the part of correspondents.
But there is another side 20 this
question that the live, progressive res
idents Of any community not large
enough to support newspaper of its
own should not lose side Of: the pub
licity that a live correspondent can
obtain, practically without expense,
for his town. And this in itself should
be sufficient incentive for each town
to see to it that it is represented each
week in the columns Of the county
paper.
We have a number Of correspond
ents from whom we have not heard
for some time, and some others who
could, we feel sure find considerably
more news to report with little re-
newed effort. Will they not assist
us in making the correspondence de-
partment Of The Record one of the
most interesting features?
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-06-18
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

State Engineers Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, May 10, 1915.
Notice Ia hereby given that the
Deseret Reclamation Company, by its
secretary, Donald Forsyth, whose post
Office address is New Castle, Utah,
made application in accordance with
the requirements of Chapter 1OS, SEES.
sion Laws Of Utah, 1906, to appropri-
ate thirty-three 1881 cubic feet of
water per second from Pinto Creek,
Iron county, Utah. Said water was
TO have been diverted at point which
lies 1895 feet west and 528 feet
south of the southeast corner Of Sec
ton 10, township SO south, range 10
west, Salt Lake base and meridian,
and conveyed by means Of ditch for
a distance of 1881 feet, and there
used from January / 10 December 81,
inclusive, of each year, TO irrigate L.
$50 acres Of land embraced in sections
8, 6, 2, 8, II, 10, 10 and 20, township
base and meridian. The Deseret Rec
lamation Company, by its secretary,
Joseph ID. Fox, whose post Office ad-
application in accordance with section
.SooANfy ShapVsf VS, Sessioh Laws VI
Utah, 1909, TO change the place Of use
of said water In order to irrigate L.
$50 acres Of land embraced In sections
s, o, 10, II, 10 and 20, township 36.
south, range ID west, and section l..
township 80 south, range 16 west, Salt
Lake base and meridian. This appli-
cation Ii designated in the State En-
gineer's office as No. a203.
All protests against the granting of
said application, stating the reasons
therefor, must be made by affidavit
in duplicate, accompanied by fee of
$3.50, and fled in this office within
thirty (30) days after the completion
of the publication Of this notice.
w. ID. BEERS, State Engineer
Date Of first publication, May 81,
1915; date Of completion of publica-
ton, June 81, 1915.