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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

John f.. Craig, Clerk OF Court 70
OCOnce County, as Administrator
OF the Estate of James K. Shaw,
deceased, Palintiff,
against
Mrs. Bette Shaw ct al, Defendants.
The tract Of land situate, lying and
being in Oconee County, South Caro-
lima, on ChOeStoe Creek, waters of
Tugaloo River. adjoining lands OF L.
+. Jones, II. L. Werner, the Estate OF
Dr.. J. NJ. McClannaham, near Retreat
Presbyterian Church, containing
siXty-five acres, more or less.
ALSO,
One lot Of land situate, lying and
being in the County and State afore-
said, known as Lot Number Eleven,
in Block Number Four and a part Of
Lot Number Ten, in same block, on
the north side Of Hampton Street, in
IIaStminster, fronting o feet on
Hampton Street and running back
lG0 feet.
ALSO,
One lot OF land situate, lying and
being in the State and County aforc-
said, and being Lot Number Five, in
Block Number Seven, in Eastminster,
on the south side Of Hampton Street,
fronting so feet and running back
1912 feet.
Terms Of Sale: CASH. Should any
bidder fail or refuse to comply with
the terms Of his bid on the day Of
said sale, the Master shall re-adver-
tise and resell the said lands upon
the same terms, on some subsequent
salesdny at the risk Of the former
purchaser. and that he continue so
to do until he shall find a bidder who
shall comply with the terms OF his
bid.
Purchaser to pay extra for papers
and stamps. w. o. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, s. G.
Oct 13, 1915. 4l-43
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

halla for a period Of four months
prior to the election are also neces-
sary qualifications. Books OF Regis.
tration are now open and will remain
open until Saturday, the 18th day OF
December. 1915. Supervisors office
is in the Enterprise Bank.
GEORGE SEABORN,
Supervisor OF Registration.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
CONEKoss YOUNG FOLKS GAY.
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From the Community.

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
SUMMONS FOR REL!IF.
The state of South Carolina,
County of OcOnce.


(Copy Summons for Rclicf-Com-
plaint Scrved.)
Thomas Sprinkle, Plaintiff.
against
BroaduS Whitmirc. Dcfcndant.
To the Defendant Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the Complaint in
this action, OF which copy is here
with served urOn you. and to serve a
copy OF your Answer to the said Com
Elaint on ihC SubSCri Der at his office,
on the l'ubii" Square. q. W1llallA
Court House, S. c., within twenty
days after the ser, i>c hereof. cXclu-
siVc OF the day Of such service; and if
you fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, the Plain
tiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Dated this oath day Of August,
1915. r. r.. JAYNES,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
TO Broadus Whitmirc, Dcfcndant:
Please take notice that the Sum-
mons and Complaint in the above en-
titled action were filed in the ONCE
Of the Clerk Of Court Of Common
Pleas Of Oconee County, South Car
olina, on the 18th day of October,
1915. r. r. JAYNES,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Oct. 20. 1915. 42-44
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

r. w. Pruitt, and r. w. Pruitt, as
Administrator Of the Estate o.
James II. Cox, deceased, Plaintiff,
against
Mrs. Eliza Turner ct al, Defendants.
All that piece, parcel or tract Of
land, situate, lying and being partly
in Anderson and OConce Counties,
State aforesaid, containing one hun
drcd acres, more or less, known as
w. NJ. ISbell home place, and allotted
to Mrs. u. Land in the division of
his lands, on Tugaloo River, adioin-
ing lands Of G. w. Carnes and others,
conveyed by Mrs. +. G.. Durham to
K. w. Pruitt and James II. Cox.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

Comfort and economy make hap
py homes. You get both by using
Coles Hot Blast Heaters. For sale
by Ballenger Hardware and Furni-
ture Co., Seneca.-AdY.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
HOMES FOR THE DELEGATES
To Union Meeting at Wolf Stake
Church Saturday and Sunday.

Below are given the names Of
those who will entertain visitors
(delCgatcs) during the union meet
ing to be held at Wolf Stake Satur-
day and Sunday next. If by over
sight any OF the churches have been
omitted from this list. such churches
will send delegates just the same.
and all will have homes provided for
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
\ lSO,

All thai piece, parcel or tract of
land, situate. lying and being in the
County Of OCOnec, State aforesaid,
about one and Ome-half miles south
Of the village OF Fair Play, being a
part Of the w. NJ. lsbcll lands, ad-
joining the tract formerly owned by
Mrs. f.. G. Durham, G. w. Carncs and
others, containing one hundred
twelve acres, more or less.
Terms OF Sale: CASH. In the
event that purchaser shall fail to
comply with the terms of his bid
within one hour the Master shall re-
sell on the same, or some subsequent
salCsday, and continue to do so until
he shall find purchaser who will
comply with the terms Of his bid.
Purchaser TO pay extra for papers
and stamps. w. O. WHITE,
Master for OcOncc County, S. G.
Oct. 10, 1915.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
Cures Old Sores. Other Remedies Won't Cure.

The worst cases. no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. CSC. SOC. 81 90
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
MASTERS SALES.
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
In Court Of Common Pleas.

Pursuant to DEGREES Of the afore-
said Court, in the cases named below.
will OFFER for sale, to the highest
bidder, IN front Of the Court House
door, at Walhalla. South Carolina, on
MONDAY, the lst day Of NOVEM-
BER. 1915, between the legal hours
o! sale, the tracts Of land below de-
SCr.bed:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

John r. Craig, Clerk Of Court 70
OCOnCe County, as Administrator
OF the Estate of James K. Shaw,
deceased, Palintiff,
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
FUNERAL, HELD
 YESTERDAY

Tarrytown, March 15-The fun eral services over the remains of the late Mrs. John D. Rockefeller were held here yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
'ACE OF SPADES
 SkAGNAY VALLEY

About eight miles north of the city of San Bernardino, California, is landmark on the side of the mountains which may be seen for many miles, and is known to every one who has ever visited that sec tion of the state as "The Ace of Spades" It is a rock slide of many hundreds of acres in extent an as clear in its outlines as the printed representation of the same design in a deck of playing cards.
 Skagway can boast of an almost similar land mark at the present writing, with the difference, howev- CT, that the outline is produced by slide of snow, instead of rocks.
 In plain sight, a few miles direct ly north of town, is the place we speak of, but unlike the California scene, which is as permanent as the eternal mountain upon which it Is engraved, the one at Skagway is ev- anescent and will soon be dissipat- ed through the melting of the sur rounding snow.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15

larity. At time of writing am un- der fire from a machine gun. Cas- ualties to night Of 18th, l man shot through right arm, and one mans left ear lobe shot off. All yester- day (Thursday) and last night it was clear, fine weather, but today It has set in for a steady drizzle, which makes things very uncomfort- able. I think l shall have to get a proper waterproof with a lining. A great coat gets so sodden and heavy. After dawn the artillery starts in from beth sides and it is great while il lasts. However, only "short" shell come into our lines because as the lines are only 50 yards apart tkey cant either of them be fired at without fear of hitting the wrong one. Remember, the lines are not straight and right here we are out cn a promontory, So to speak, and getting a frontal and two crossfires. If 1t wasn't for the large number of dead around, one would call it a harmless game, but they are a very real reminder, especially when our trench is down wind. One can sleep fairly well when the chance comes except for wet feet turning cold and aching. When I get that large waterproof sheet made of south wester stuff with a slit in the middle to use as poncho G it. x [ ft.), and have my waterproof and lining, I ought to be fit for any weather.
 Concluded tomorrow
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
ENCAMPMENT
 NOW IN SESSION

The Grand Encampment of the Arctic Brotherhood, if no hitch oc- cured in the announced program, convened at 2:30 this afternoon in Moose hall, Juneau. Delegates from subordinate Camps from every sec tion of the great north are present.
 The gathering promises to be one of more than ordinary im- portance, for it is expected that the division in the order that be gan more than two years ago, will be healed up. For two years there have been two sets of Grand Camp officers, both of which are repres- snted at the presen. meeting.
 The program fer the entertain ment of the guests consists of all the rugged, healthy amusements that are likely to appeal to men of the Northern trails. Besides a plen- tiful supply of music, old timers vii live over again ill stories the daring feckless, feverish days, when the hardships of the trail stripped mems souls bare
 Tonight Gov. J. F. A. Strong will hold informal open house reception to the members of the Brotherhood, visiting members and all delegates.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
Paris, March 15-British airmen are reported to have very effective ly bombarded Westend, Germany, yesterday.
?. [. 5. s. CO.
 BUYS NEW BOAI

Officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. announce that they have purchased the steamer Paraiso from Swayne & Holt, of San Fran cisco, and will operate her in the Southeastern Alaska trade. The vessel will replace the steamer Del hi, which was lost off Straits is land, Sumner straits. The pur- chase price was not made public. The Paraiso is both a freight and passenger carrier, and an oil burn CT; built at Long Beach, Cal, in 1912, 216.5 feet long, 4S.2 feet beam and Al feet in depth. The Paraiso has a cargo capacity of D. 900 tons and accommodations for twenty-seven first-class and four teen steerage passengers. The ac- commodations for steerage passen gers, however, can be enlarged to g capacity that will enable her to carry cannery crews to and from ports in Southeastern Alaska.
 The Paraiso was announced to leave Seattle on the Sth of March with 6O,O0O feet of lumber and 4OOO railroad ties consigned to the w. P. & Y. R. company at Skagway. If it left on the date mentioned the vessel should be here very shortly
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15

The Vendhysssi Packing company, T. W. Hansen and F. A. Hansen, filed articles of incorporation with Secretary Chas. E. Davidson at Juneau Saturday. It is a concern with headquarters at Seattle, and has in contemplation the building and operating of a cannery at Tyee. The capital stock is $1O,- GOO. Royal A. Gunrison was named agent for Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
4 GRAPHIC PEN PICTURE IF
 TIE BATTLEFRONT IN FRANCE

weather gave us a good send-oft with sleet and hail, but luckily on- ly showers. I had heavy load and my feet soon began to feel the cob
 bles and my back the load. By
 6:15 D. m. it was quite dark and
 we halted in village which was all battered by shell, and the men were served out with an extra f1rty lounds. Our guns were firing be- hind us now and We could see the shells bursting in front of Us. Then we advanced once more, this time no talking or smoking being permit ted, and, after numerous halts and short advances, finally reached the place we came to hold whilst the former tenants took a rest. We could only see ruin of houses and a church, and after much nor
 delay, during which rifles kept pop ping around us, our platoon was told to advance in file and we were ushered into 8 trench. The road we quilted had about & foot Of hQuid mud on top of 1t so we were pleasantly surprised to find the trench had about the same amount, and not more. We were told the enemy were fifty yards In front Of us and not to fire without target. The trench was about ' feet deep with a foot parapet on either side with the usual traverse and dugouts and the dugouts were all on the wrong side, as this was originally herman trench. We expected each night for the three nights to have a rush made on one portion of our line, and there l and If men were stationed day and night. We have at least 100 dead men, Indians, Eng fish and Germans, lying rotting in front of us and they have been ther since Dec. 22d, when the trenches in front of this trench were cap tured, but had to be evacuated In hurry. Its impossible to bury them' as burning magnesium wire is shot out into the space between the trenches, lighting every little detail up. We have an officers mess in the shattered village to our rear, and if we got more sleep, would be fairly comfortable. By the way, instead of keeping us "A hours they kept us until the night of the 14th, 72 hours. I'm glad had heavy pack as already am out or chocolate. Get about four hours sleep in A. The day we came here we had marched, including the route march, IS miles and had nothing to eat or drink between 1 p. m. and 1:30 a. m., when men and officers got supper. However, after that we have had meals with utmost regu-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
SINK TWO
 DESIR0YERS

London, March 1.-Two British torpedo boat destroyers, carrying 55 men each, were sunk yesterday by the land batteries defending the Smyrna forts.
 It is also reported thaat two mine sweepers and two British warships were disabled at the Dardanelles bombardment Sunday.
 British airmen are now said to be active in the vicinity of Liele.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
REPORT DELAY IF ADVANCE

Petrograd, March 15-It is re- ported that the German advance in the Mlawa region in Poland has been delayed by Russian action along the front and also that the Hanks of the German calumns mov- ing in the orzeyo and omulew val- leys have been checked.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15

London, March 15-The German submarine U-29 has been raising the mischief with British mel chantmen in the English Channel during the past four days. The U-2O is much speedier than the other German sub. marines working in the Channel, which accounts for the number of
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
WE GERMANS
 IN 4 TIGHT BOX

Newport News. March 15-There are two British and two French war ships awaiting outside the hmbor for the German cruiser that is now lying inside to make an attempt to leave.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
Vera Cruz, March 15-The United States battleships Georgia and Del aware and the armored cruiser Washington arrived here today.
COUNTRY FACES
 BIG DEFICIT

Washington, D. C., March 15- Chairman Fitzgerald, of the house appropriation committee, says that the appropriations by the congress just ended totals nearly S1,25O,- 900, 1000, and that the country faces 2 deficit of $l13, 3,OOG,OOO.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
GERMAN SUBMARINE PLAYS
 HAVOC WITH BRITISH SHIPS

vessels she has made way with. Dur ing Thursday, Friday and Saturday the U-29 sunk seven British and enc French steamers that have heretofore been unreported.
 The crews were all saved, those who were not taken prisoners be- ing allowed to escape in the small beats.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15

AS is but natural everyone Is in- terested in the great struggle for supremacy now going on in Europe and authentic news of any kind of :ts progress or incidents connected with it are eagerly watched for. When such news, however, comes from one with whom we are all more or less acquainted, and who was but recently In our midst, the intensity of the interest is great ly increased.
 James Brooks Close, who was at the head of the White river and established and conducted a store there in connection with the Chi sana stampede year before last, af- ter having gone in over the Kluane trail with fifty tons of supplies, Is at the front in France with the British army. Mir. Close made the acquaintance of many northern peo- pie whom he met up the White riy- CT, at Skagway, Whitehorse and on the trail. His uncle, ". B. Close, head of the big firm of Close Broth CTS, financiers, who handle the w.. P. & Y. R. company and Its subsi- diary transportation lines, writing from Chicago, under date of March 4th to a friend in skagway, enclos- es the following three letters from his nephew. Owing to their length, however, we will have to continue their publication through two is- sues-today and tomorrow:
 At the Front, France,
 January 13, 1915
 Whilst returning from a route march, on Monday, the 11th, and being still four miles away from billets, we were met by the adju- tant and told that we were going into the trenches that night for a 24-hour spell. Later 1t developed that only platoon commanders woul go and the rest of us subs whose platoons had not yet arrived were to stay behind to look after the guards and billets. However, l managed to get attached as super rumerary, at parade at S:45 p. ID. in T. NJ. c. and I took care to take everything I thought l should possibly want and was ready for a longer stay than 24 hours, as 1t seemed probable to me that once we got there We should be kept there three or four days. We had had a pretty stiff 1O-mile route march in the morning and only ex- pected a short march of about four miles to the trenches. However, we marched off at p. m., no rattons having been issued, and marched for two hours with the regulation 10 minutes halt. Of course the
The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-15
APPEALS TO NEW
 GOVERNMENT

Athens, March 15-Former Greek premier Vanizelos has issued an appeal to the new government to abandon its present attitude of nets- trality in the European war.
, 1915-05-27
GE RAJ.

President Wilson's stand in the in
ternational crisis was approved by the
Lake Mohonk, N. Y, conference on in
ternational arbitration at the conclu-
son of its t%wenty-first annual meeting.
William Barnes is a boss. A jury
sc decided at Syracuse, N. Y, in
awarding a verdict for Col. Roosevelt
in the $4,000 libel suit brought
against the former President by
Barnes.
John Hays Hammond, the noted
mining engineer, is named defendant
in two suits for an aggregate of ST.
437,500 damages filed in the Superior
Court at Baltimore by Addison G. Du-
bois and Willard d. Doremus of Wash
ington. a
William Marconi, inventor of the
wireless telegraph, made 1t known be-
fore sailing for Italy that he has in.
vented an apparatus by means of
which it is possible for a person stand
ing beside a solid partition, such as a
brick wall, to look through the parti-
ton n observe what is happening
on the other side, Just as If there we're
ne obstacle i~nterposed to the vision.
The United Hatters of North Amer.
lea in convention at New York voted
not to raise a fund to satisfy the
v2S5,00O judgment, affirmed by the
United States Supreme Court, to
Loewe & Company, hat manufacturers
of Danbury, Conn, against members
Of the Hatters' union. The matters
voted, however, to raise a fund for
the relief of the individuals whose
homes and bank accounts have been
attached to satisfy the judgment.
The Rev. DIR. j. Ross Stevenson Of
Princeton Theological seminary was
elected moderator of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church Of
the United States on the second bal
lot ia Rochester, N. Y. He received
500 of the S35 votes east.
The Rockefeller foundation in New
York has received information that
conditions in that part of Russian
Poland within the German and Aus
trian lines are much worse than the
worst In Belgium or northern France"
and that the population is now actual.
ly starving.
, 1915-05-27
Wood Tick Fatal to Three.

Cheyenne, Wyo. Wood tick, or
spotted fever, has claimed three vic
tins in wyoming the past week and
the disease is spreading rapidly in
yer localities. T. ona, a Japanese
member of a fence building gam on
the Burlington railway, succumbed at
Sheridan; Francisco Artiz, a Mexican
sheep herder, died at a Thermopolis
hospital of wood tick fever; a tram
died in a hospital at Casper a few
days ago of the same disease, and a
large number Of patients in hospitals
are seriously ill with this malady.
, 1915-05-27
WESTE RN.

The ninth annual conference of the
National Tax Association will be held
at San Francisco, Aug. 10 to IA.
Lassen's peak dubbed over again
Friday and sent a river of mud cas-
cading down the mountain side near
Redding, Cal.
Announcement is made by the peo-
pie of eastern Arizona that they will
celebrate the completion of the Mascot
& Western railroad some time in June.
a provisional quarantine against all
livestock from the state of Arizona,
California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and
Washington was declared by the Mis-
souri, board of agriculture.
The body of former Gov. Amos w.
Barber of Wyoming, Who died in
Rochester, MINI, arrived in Cheyenne,
accompanied by Percy S. Hoyt and
Mrs. Barber, the widow.
Radical reduction in freight rates
from California to eastern points was
predicted before the National Whole
sale Grocers' Association, in their
ninth annual convention at San Fran
cisco.
At Helena, Mont, the State Supreme
Court affirmed the conviction Of
Michael ("Muckie") Mcdonald ami
Joseph Bradley on a charge of kid
mapping Patrick Towey at the time of
h miners trouble in Butte last Au-
gust.
The torrent of mud and volcanic
aUhstanaa from tho crafar of Tn.,or
peak was diverted in its ruinous rush
into old lava fields, and the lower part
of the fertile Hat Creek valley, in Cal
ifornia, was temporarily saved from
the threatening flood.