davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21
DacuSville Route 1

Cotton picking is the order of
/, the day in this section. The
fields are whitening very fast
since the recent frost. The crop
will be about half the size it was
last wear.
j. e. Singleton has so much
improved in health that he was
able to attend the association.
He thanks his many friends for
the kindness shown him during
his recent illness.
j. Nj. Robinson is all smiles
these days. The stOrk has Wis
tied has visited his home again
and left another babe.
! The Peters Creek two room
school building is now completed
and as soon as the seats arrive
the school will open. We are
proud of such a commodious
building, which is an honor and
credit to the Peters Creek com
munity.
The fifth annual birthday re-
union Of Mrs. Fl. A. Freeman
will take place at her residence
Wednesday, October 27, 1915.
All relatives by blood or mar
riage, neighbors and friends are
cordially invited to come and
celebrate her eightieth birthday.
Come and bring well-filled bas-
kents and enjoy the day.
UNCLE JOSH.
The Pickens Drug Go. ranked
fifth among the Rexall drug
stores in S Sou til Carolina in
amount Of Rexall remedies sold
during the last fiscal year. The
four stores ahead OF the Pickens
store are located in much larger
places, being Columbia, Spar
tanburg, Greer and Greenville in
the order named. This is won
derful showing for the local
store.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sherard, wife of
the Superintendent Of the Will
liamston cotton mill, attempted
to commit suicide last Thursday
morning by shooting herself
with pistol, but was unsuccess-
full in the attempt and it is like
ly that she will recover from the
self-inflicted wound. 1t is
thought that her continued bad
health has impaired her mind.
Mr.. and Mrs. She"ard formerly
lived at Cateechee and Easley in
Pickens county.
Ayers, Where thousands buy
their hats now has two stores
| in NGreenville. Read ad in this
paper.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21

as any person in the upper sec
tion OF Pickens county and had
unnumbered friends who mourn
for her.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21

The table below giving size of
each township, taxes paid by
each township and comparison
Of this years taxes with last
year, will prove interesting:
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21
Plckens Cotton Seed Market

corrected Weekly by j. D. Holder.)
:, cotton seed brought $40 ton in
P'ekens Monday and Tuesday.
meal exchanged for seed pound for
pound.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21

hio Jou cVcl StOp 10 CnmK Gllat your county
newspaper costs you less than two cents a week
"a small fraction Of one cent day--yet it comes
TO your home regularly, rain or shine snow or
sleet with news Of the world your nation, your
state and your county, and advertisements which
oftentmes save you more than the cost of a
years subscription?
You can get moro benefit for one dollar
spent for years subscription to your county
paper than for a dollar spent for anythino else
except food and clothing There's no doubt
about it.
Just think about how the price of practically
everything has increased during the past twenty
years but your OLD county paper comes to you
at the same old price, and it is bigger and better.
comes more regularly and is worth more
You are not doing yourself and your family JUS
tce if you do not take the county paper
The Pckens Sentinel wants to be welcome
visitor in your home every week. 1t prints more qen
eral and Plckens county news than any other paper
is published at the county seat, official paper OF the
county, largest paper in the county, and is the biggest
dollars worth you buy today.
The Pckens Sentinel is necessity in everv Pick
county home
The subscription price of The Sentinel is one
dollar year, fifty cents for six months TWENTY-FIVE
cents for three months, payable in advance.
The longer you put off subscribing the more Won
are losing.
You help and we II help YOU
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21

tax makes a total levy of 22 Id
mills. This seems pretty high
levy, but study of the auditors
books shows that individuals re-
turn their taxable property at a
very low valuation.
The largest single taxpayer is
the Southern railroad, which
pays 1923, 1880. Pickens coun-
ty voted 100000 in bonds to get
thisroad thru the county and now
the railroad more than pays the
county this amount every five
years.
The following table shows the
amount of taxes collected on all
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21
PickenS Cotton Market

Corrected by Folger, Thornley, & Co. !
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
SIX THOUSAND MEN
ON AL SKA

OI| RLRS NR HERO F TT ;.
 Alaska should be due for a great season of mining development neNt year Much prospecting work has been accomplished during the past summer. due in great measure to the promise of early railroad trans portation, the opening Of the coal fields, and the cheapeninG of fuel These activities are outlined by Al fred H. Brooks, government geol3- gst, in charge of the division ol Alaska mineral resources. in a re cent report.
 The area of placer mining is be lieyed to have been extended by re cent prospecting Nearly six thou, sand men are now engaged in pla. cer mining, and it forms an import ant part of the industry of the ter. ritory Cheaper fuel will stimulate the working of lower grade gravels and increase the output of the gold Gold lode mining will also be stimulated by this seasons prospect ing. Capitalists are taking much in, terest in it's possibilities. and there will te large sums of money in vested next year in the Juneau Valdez and the South Central Ala5 ka districts The coming year should be notable one, not only in min ing, but in every material activity Seattle P-I
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
General Mining News

well informed mining man is author ity for the statement that half a million dollars already has been taken from Willow creek. .-Iditaroo Pioneer.
 ALL ABOUT THE
 POORMAN CAMP
 Among the numerous mining men who have arrived in Ruby from the creeks during the past few weeks is w. J. Henry. from Poorman, who has given us the following news items of people and things doing across the Salatna river:
 Beginning at the head of Poor man creek, G. w. Herman, at the mouth of Duncan creek, had sue cessful season and went Outside on one of the last boats.
 Shropshire & Zuber had splendid some money. Shropshire has pur- chased Zuber's interest and pushed operations strongly with a good sized crew right to the freezeur His pay is still o. K. Tony ZubeI is wintering Outside. Gle is in Fair banks).
 Smith, Messy .& McGettigan have 1 closed down after a busy season. Carl Johnson and Jim August who operated last winter and this summer on W. H. Furman's ground at the mouth of Tenderfoot creek sold out to Alec Felton the latter part of the season. Alec sailed in and made the dirt fly as long as the ! water would run. MT. Furman stat ed that the cleanup was satisfactory and that a 4O-foot face opened uI would go dollar to the foot.
 Kickbush, Davis & Olson, on the
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
BOYCOTT ON FORD
 CARS IN CANADA

DETROIT, Oct 23-Ford automo- t1ies. which heretofore were favor ties with Canadian buyers. are now being boycotted, owing to the oppo- sition of Henry Ford the Detroit manufacturer, to the $500 900 loan to the allies. Ford not only refuccd to subscribe to the loan but was active in trying to prevent the loan being made.
 The boycott on Ford cars is gen eral throughout the Dominion, and Dodge BrCs, who were large stock, holders in the Canadian Ford car company, have disposed of their stock at a sacrifice and are promot- ing the interests of their own ma chimes in the United States, and declare that they are through with trying to do business in Canada until after the war.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
DIAMOND BELT IS
 JOHN C'S AGAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.With the odds 100 to l against him at the start John L. Sullivan won the greates, fight of his career.
 John Barleycorn, who for year' had threatened to prove his superi- ority went down for the count be fore the old master today. when Sullivan paid Tom Donnelly. a jew eler, $500 to redeem the famous diamond belt. presented to him by friends in 1887. Sullivan had pawn cd the belt for money to buy alec hol.
 Shortly after Sulliyan's battle with Corbett in New Orleans, in 1892 the belt left his possession and adorned the wall of a New York saloon, where it's $50 cut diamonds and fourteen pounds of gold at tracted many a dollar into the till of the barkeeper. Then it disap- peared from view for many years and was finally found in the pos session of Eonnelly, where it had been made security for loan of $4,O0O.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
FAMOUS RACER IS
 SOLD FOR S15,5Oo

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 29.-Mai Mcdowell, the well known Ameri. can horseman, yesterday bought James Keene's famous racing stal. lion, Ballot" for s15,500 The horse was sold at public auction when the estate of James Haggin was closed out to satisfy the claims of the heirs.
 Ballot is one of the most famous racers in America. and won $150,000 in prizes for James Keene while in his string of racers. The horse s best record was made at Sheepshead Bay, on July l, 1906, when he raced one and five-sixteenths miles in two minutes, nine and three-fifths seconds.
 Horsemen state that the prices paid for the animals auctioned off at the sale are the lowest for sever al years, as many Of the horses owned by Higgins were among the best in the United States.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

Some idea of the enormous ore bodies which the company has un- covered may be gained when it Is known that the surface showing, which was about thirty inches wlfe and which caused the original de velopment work to be undertaken has developed into eleven feet ot solid high grade chalcopyr.te ore in tunnel No. 8. Upraises have practically proven that the ore chute is continuous from the surface to level No. 8, and competent engi- uoers who have passed upon the property believe that it will prove one of the biggest copper proposi- tions in Alaska when fully devel- oped
 Mir. Reiter states that his company is planning the installation of ma chinery on the property at an early date, as the development work has now reached the stage when the future of the mine as a big producer for years is practically assured.
 The Alaska Mines Corporation is composed of Seattle capitalists who are financially capable of develop, ing the Fidalgo property 10 its fullest extent and equipping it with all necessary machinery should the development work continue to prove that the property has merit-VaI- dez Miner.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
or A SPORTING NATURE

natl. in 1875, was the first player to use a glove for the left hand What is believed to be a record for the entire baseball world was made at Birmingham, Ala, Septem- Der s. 1910, when Pitcher Tucker, of the Bessemer club. led his team to a double victory and held the opponents hitless in both contests. Baseball originated in the United States in 1889 and the first scheme for playing it was devised by Alb ner Doubleday at CoOperstown, N. Y. The dimensions of the diamond, or square as originally called. has not been changed to date-The Union Grounds, Brooklyn, opened on May 15, 1861. was the first base ball enclosure.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
JUNEAU IS CENTER FOR
 MINING PROPOSITIONS

i Mining men from all over Alas 1 ka are beginning to look upon Jul neau as the center for financing ! their mining schemes. This fact is l being demonstrated every week, as l hardly boat arrives in Juneau without some prospector CT mine owner on board who is after finan 1 cial assistance. They realize that the heads of the big companies are | in touch with the large capitalist centers of the east. Salt Lake Den yer, New York and Boston, and that if a mining property receives 1 the approval of any of them the money can easily be raised to han de the proposition. Capital is look ing to Alaska for mining invest ments and tht men on the ground have the advantage. Every mali brings it's quota of descriptions ot mining properties and terms ask ing for an investigation.
 That the Alaska Gastineau com, pany and the Jackling interests ar
 in the market for mining properties to develop is indicated by the fact that the company geologist is kept constantly on the go. Before the Jackling people invaded the Alas kan field there was little chance ] of getting capital in Alaska for prospects. But the Jackling inter ests and other large companies nov operating in and around Juneau are ready to give any prospector or mining man hearing on what h' has to offer.-Alaska and Nofthwes, ! Mining Journal.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
BROAD PASS ORE IS
 AGAIN BEING DISCUSSED

Among those who have propert, in the Broad Pass country are Dol s. Ray and W. M. Springer tht former claiming that the ore ther' assays from S2 to $360 a ton. Springe' says he banned ore in the leads on the property worth $45 to the ton. These men were recently 1T Seward on their way Outside.
 'The extent of the Broad Pass formation is twenty five miles long said Springer. Tt has all been 10 cated and all shows strong miner alization. Claims from Costello creek through to the Ohio creek district show values.
 "There is no chance for man to put mill on any of the ground now and make money, but when the railroad reaches that district it will be different matter.
 "The Gusgenheims and Gastinea' people could not agree with owner on details of options, but there are others.
 When it comes to giving an op tion on ground of the obvious val ues that this ground contains fo' three years with no payment down nothing doing. We can hold It tu the railroad is finished just as vel as the Guggenheims. The report by Dunkle that there is not enougf ore in sight to load a donkey show. that the Guggs in this case are ei- ther knaves or fools.
 There are practically no miners left in the Broad Pass district now all of them having finished theil asses ssment work and come out fol the winter There were probably
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
lAilL-EY PLANT
 CLOSES SEASON

l-o Q Frank Manley, who has been ope rating on Willow creek this sea son with one of the latest mechani- cal devices for placer mining, what is known as the drag-line scraper. was 8 passenger for the Outside this week lie was accompanied by his wife and son.
 The new machine used by MT. Manley was not put in operation until the season was well advanced but 1t was operated long enough to demonstrate that it was q pro nounced success, more than com ing up to expectations. The plant was shut down earlier than was anticipated, owing to the fact that frost was struck The plant oper ates without the aid of thawing ma chinery. large areas of ground beins stripped, allowing the elements to clear the ground of ice. In this way a large saving is effected.
 It is understood that the work of MT Manley on Willow creek is to be pushed with vigor next spring and with his modern facilities, splen did results are looked for.
 Willow creek is destined next year to be the scene of the great
  est activity in it's history. Besides the operations of MT. Manley, Jo mas Brewis, who is working group of claims there, will conduct eX tensive operations. He already f making preparations for next sea sons work.
 While exact figures are not avail able as to output from this creek,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

l lined up to take out a big winter dump So far this is the banner claim on Poorman, and looks like it would produce lot of money | Gus Olson has gone Outside to take | in the fair.
 Coyle brothers and Denny O'Don- nell have worked out the next piece of ground where they had some very good pay, and are at present getting ready to operate above the town on Poorman bench. where they bedrocked a good hole" some time ago.
 Hopkins. Gratzer X Gregan have completed a busy season of mining on the Frisco Bench. Terrence X Osborne are going to prospect the left limit of their ground.
 Nelson X Lnquist have taken g lay from Sven Nelson. on lower Tender foot creek. Sargent, Laughlin X Hutchinson are going to prospect the right limit benches of Tenderfoot Herman Willike and Matt Agen- ten have a good looking bench that they figure putting on the pay
 Andy Hagen and Billy Leske have quite campaign of prospect ing mapped out.
 Many improvements have taken place around Poorman town this summer-such as graveled and board walks.
 Paddy Mcdonnell has added to and remodeled his place until it particular Mrs. Mcdonnell, lately arrived from the Outside. has added the "home atmosphere" so greatly appreciated by men of the North.
 Mrs Bolin, of the California res taurant, has built an addition. and will continue to feed travellers at the old stand. Cox & Allen have bought the old Felton store building and fitted it up as a roaGhOuse. They will be ready for business as soon as equip ment can be shipped out over the snow.
 Richard Howe. the Poorman mer hant has hig stock Of goods and Is doubling the size of his store building
 Paul Sickinger is also arranging to place a large stock of goods on Poorman.
 The Moose are moving their big log building to a more suitable To- cation, and W hen finished, accordins to plans. it will be a delightful so cial center for all the surrounding country.
 Flat creek, though a small stream Is not to be sneezed at by any means Johnson, Morton, McLaugh lin X Thompson; Sutherland, M2 Kelvey & Roberts have been operat ing in some A l dirt.
 Tamarack will be there with the golden goods again next season and it is conceded by all that Spruce creek will produce quite a lot ot money.
 Fourth of July creek, next to and above Spruce, will receive con- siderable attention from prospectors
 Everywhere men are getting ready for prospecting-so altogether, with inning. prospecting. f1eighting, etc the future looks good for many years of prosperity for Ruby's ever eN tending paystreak in the country beyond the Salatna river.-Ruby Record Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
STILL ON DECK.

Hans" Wagner. still one of the kings of swaziland, has, on many oc- casions. been offered as much a $1,500 a week to appear in yaude vile; but Ee never failed to turn down all such offers. Neither would he permit his name to be used to boost anything but the national pas time. The great German has been playing major league ball for nine. teen years. and in all that time he never jumped contract nor permit -e5 '.s iinan" "ial dealings with his employers to be used as press boosts. Always content to be just 6 first class player he certainly has won the respect and regard Of the fans throughout the country. | pays to be a man.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
F,DALGO PROPERTY
 TO HAVE BIG WHARF


 F. H. Reiter, manager of the Ala ka Mines Corporation, which took over the holdings of the Fidalgo Alaska Copper company, at Fidalgo bay, last summer, and which they are now developing on an extensive scale, returned to Valdez from the mine on the launch Shamrock.
 Mir Reiter states that operations are moving forward in very satis- factory manner at the mine and that Y wharf which will be four hundred feet long Is soon to be constructed as the piling and timbers are al ready on the ground. The wharf will accommodate any vessel com ing to Alaska and will have a face one hundred feet long.
 Tunnel Mo- is now being run to tap the ore body which shows on the surface, and which has al ready been developed at the three higher levels. The tunnel is in 100 feet and it is expected that the ore will be tapped at a distance Of 25O feet.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
MICHIGAN DEFEATS
 LAWRENCE, 39 TO 0

ANN ABGOR Mich. Oct G. Michigan opened it's football season today by defeating Lawrence Col lege, of Appleton, Wis, in g ras sed game, g to 0. The Wolverines lacked aggrcs Ecness and poor blocking defense cost them several touchdowns. Lawrence never threat enel seriously to score
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

knocked off high tresue by a swinging timber. The accident hap pcned on "" trestle at Mile ,, Glacier on he Copper River Rai!- road. Clausen is stated to be re covering
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
DRILLS WORKING
 IN RUBY CAMP

Two 5-inch gasoline drills were received at Ruby on Friday of last week, they being included in the heavy load of mining material land ed by the steamer Reliance
 The drills were manufactured by the Union Construction company of San Francisco, and are of a type which is said to have given entire satisfaction in the Iditarod. Their lightness is a feature that means a great deal in a district like this, where the transportation of heavy appliances is a costly proposition.
 One of the machines is intended for use in blocking out the pay on the Yukon Gold companys dredge ground on Greensboro creek.
 The other is for Mrs. Charles Strite and will be used on Long and Birch creeks.
 These make a total of four drills in the district. The other two are Keystones--one belonging to Bert Walker and the other being under lease to w. o. Robertson from the Ruby Development company. Tho performance of the lighter machines will be of great deal of interest to mining men and prospectors, for drills will undoubtedly play an i'm portant part in the development of the district.-Ruby Record Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
MILFORD AVERAGES
fO9 34 NILES AN 10

IO5 4 NlLEo Al. E1OO n.
 NEW YORK. Oct S.-Seyeral ad- ditional drivers qualified today fol Lao a-rma- automobile race for the Astor cup. to be run at the new Sheepshead Bay speedway to- morrow. and the prospects are that the race, postponed last Saturday Jn account of bad weather, will be run under favorable conditions. A total of twenty-one drivers have qualified. with a possibility that another will qualify tomorrow morn ing
 in qualifying today Ralph Mul- ford drove two miles at the rate of 1o9a, miles an hour His time was 1:05:35. According to speedway of ficials this was a worlds record in the special type of ear driven by Mulford.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

Fred ClauSen, a bridge worker was injured seriously during the latter part of October by being
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

Of the card of the Grand Circuit, meeting here today, was captured ia straight heats by Russell Boy. driven by Pop. Geers, Altawood aeluz a contender m the first heat auI Queen Aube.z il tae second and third
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

100 men in the district during tn. sumner" Seward Gateway
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
ROCKY KANSAS GETS
 DRAW WITH MANDCT

BUFFALO, N Y, Oct. 6.-Bat- ting toe to toe, Rocky Kansas, of Buffalo, won at least draw in his ten-round affair tonight with Joe Mandot In the fourth round Kan sas had Mandot in rather bad shape but the New Orleans boy quickly recovered Then he went for Kansas and the local boy had to battle like a tiger to hold his own. The two last rounds went to Mandot by a big margin.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
ABOUT BASEBALL.

In 1875 Boston won every game played on the clubs home grounds The first rules governing base ball were adopted in New York, in 1859-Dan Brouthers, in 971 games, covering ten consecutive seasons. had a grand batting average oi
 354-Douelas Allison, of Cincin-
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
FRANCE WANTS oLYMPlAD.

The International Olympic commit lee vii meet some time this year n tAe fsleEal Itals.a at Herre Swit zerland, and at this meeting Lyons, France, will make formal applica tion for the Olympic games in 1920 in case Antwerp retires, and for 1924 in case the application of the latter city is maintained. Budapest and Amsterdam also have made ap- plication for these dates. Undoubt edly the games scheduled for Der lin next year will De canceled, for, even if the war is terminated speed fly, the feeling in Europe is such that Germany will be unable to bring together really representa- tive gathering of athletes for years to come.
 The German athletic commission CTS still insist that the Olympic games will be held in Germany as per schedule. Well, if they are, the putting the shot event may have to give way to lodging the shot as a feature attraction.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22

RUSSELL BOY TAKES
 BLUE GRASS STAKE. LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 8.|The Blue Grass Stake, the chief event