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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13

public outcry to the highest bidder, at
Laurcns, G. H., S. c., on Salcsday in
January next, being Monday The LIST
day Ol The month, during the legal
hours for such sales, the following de-
Scribcd property. to Wit:
An that lot or/parccl Of land lying,
being ana situaE near Waterloo, coun-
ty and state /aforcsaid containing
thil1y-four tH) acres, more or less,
known as loYNo. II Of the roaI estate
Of Hogan Walker deceased, bounded
by lands NOW or formtrly owned by
NJ. g. IIayi'is, Janie> NJ. Smith. f. r.,
Fuller and otheps.
Terms jof Sales: Onc-half cash, bal
ance TO iJp paid twelve months from
date Of Gale; the credit portion TO be
secured by bond and mortgage OF the
purchaser over the said premises,
bearing legal interest from date, with
leave to purchaser to pay his entire
bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for pa
pers. If the terms Of sale are not
complied with. the land to be rc-SOld
on same or some subsequent Salesday
on same terms, at risk Of former pur-
chaser.
G.. A. POWER,
c. c. G. P. and G. S., Laurens, S. G.
Dated this Dec. 18th, 1916. 2l-3t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
BANKRUPT SALE.
District Court OF thc United states
Western District Of South Carolina.
In the matter of w. c. Babb, -Four
tain Inn, s. G..
IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the matter of w. c. Babb, Foun-
tain Inn, s. &.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
Pursuant to order Of J. J. McSwain,
esq, Referee in Bankruptcy, dated De
ccmbcr D, 1916, notice is hereby given
| that will sell at public auction be-
fore the Court House at Laurens, S.
g, to the highest bidder for cash, on
Monday. January !, 1917, between the
hours Of II o'clock \. NJ. and 2 o'clock
p. NJ. the following described tracts of
real estate. free and discharged from
any lien outstanding against same, in
Guiding the right of dover
Any such highest bidder at the sale
of such property shall Immediately
pay to the Trustee, or to his agent or
attorney, ten per cent of the amount
OF his bid. either in cash or by certified
check payable to the order of the
Trustee herein, and be required there
after 10 comply with the terms OF his
bid within ten days from date of such
sale; unless it shall appear that the
| title offered by the Trustee to the pur-
| chaser is not good and marketable and
| to the Trustee shall be refunded. If
to the Trustee shall be refunded; If
however, the highest bidder shall fail
to comply with the terms Of his bid
within ten days from date Of sale with
out sufficient legal excuse, then said
ten per cent SO deposited shall be for
fcited TO the estate as liquidated dam
ages for breach of contract.
The following is the property to be
sold:
Tract No. I. All that tract of land
containing 1879 acres, more or less
bounded by lands Of r. a. Nash. w. NJ
Nash, S. r. Gray and w. c. Deck, and
having such metes and bounsd as will
appear by reference 10 survey Of same
made by w. NJ. Nash on September 6
1903, situate on Neeley Ferry Road in
Laurens County.
Tract No. 2. All that tract Of land
on waters Of South Rabun Creek, con.
tanning l29 acres, more or less, being
the same tract of land described in {
plat made by w. NJ. Nash, surveyor, or
September 6, 1909, bounded by land.
of Willis COker and Is also described
in a dead recorded in the X. NJ. G.. of
fee for Iaurcns County in Deed Bool
Is, page G3.
ALBERT s. TOMBSTONE.
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
2l-3t Columbia, S.
V: ia EStolPJ
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
SUPPLY ORDINANCE
state Of South Carolina,
County 0i l.aurcnS.
itI Oi IaurpnS.
AN ORDlN \NCE

hs WI iIuHituN.
Nm ORDlN \NCE
Imposing an annual fax on al tax.
able property in the City Of of l.au-
rcnS for the purpose OF RAISING
money 10 meet the ordinary cXVCnS-
cS of the City OF l.aurcnS for the
fiscal year commencing January Isl,
1917. and to pay the LEGAL obliga-
tons Of said city, and also to levy
and collect sufficient amount to
meet the interest 10 become due up
on the bonded Indebtedness Of the
said city for, the year 1910 and to
raise a sinking fund for the payment
of said bonded Indebtedness.
BE ii ordained by the City Council
OF the City of l.aurens:
Section |. That tax of seventy
five T5) cents on every one hundred
dollars worth of property, real and
personal, not exempt by law from tax
alton, within the corporate limits of
the City of I.aurcns, be and the same
is hereby levied for corporate pur-
poses to pay the current expenses Of
the City Of Laurons for the fiscal year.
commencing January lst. 1917, and to
meet such other Indebtedness as has
been legally contracted by said city for
corporate purposes: That an addition
al levy Of sixty-fve (65) cents on ev-
cry one hundred dollars worth OF the
assessed value Of all property, real
and personal, not exempt from taxa
tion, situate within the corporate lin
its Of the City of I.aurens, be and the
same is hereby levied, to meet the in
terest accruing on the bonded indebt-
edness of the City of IIaurens during
the fiscal year 1917, and to create a
sinking fund to be used in aid of the
retirement and payment Of said bonds,
and the excess. If any, shall be used by
the City Coucil for other corporate
purposes.
Sec. 2. That the Clerk Of the said
city shall enter said levies and assess
ments upon the books of the said city
and receive aid taxes. That the aid
taxes herein levied shall be paid to
the said City Clerk in lawful money oi
the United States on or before the Isl
day Of March, A. D. 1917, and any
person, firm or corporation failing &c
pay said taxes when due shall be liza
bic to a penalty OF Is per- centum OF
the tax SO levied, and also costs Of IS
suing execution and collection as now
provided by law for the failure to pay
the general County and State taxes.
| Done and ratified by the City Coun
ell OF the City Of IIaurens and the cor
porate seal Of the said city hereto af
fixed. this the ith day Of December, II
the year Of our Lord one THOUSAND
nine hundred and sixteen and in th
one hundred and forty-nrst year o
tho sovereignty and indepcndonce, o
the United States of America,
CITY OF IAUR EMS
4 Attest: BY J. c. OWES, Mayor
G. w. KITCHENS,
I City Clerk. 21-3
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
Gax.Fos, A Mild, Ef!actye Laxative 6 Liver Tonic
Does Not Grlpe nor Disturb tho Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax Fos
contains Cascara In acceptable form, a
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
disturb stomach, At the same time, it aids
digestion, srousee the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. Soc
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
piles Cured in 6 to II Days

Ypus. druagiat will refund money II PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure any case OF TtchihR,
Blind, eedlug or Protrudinx PLEA In 6to days,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
LAND SALE.
State OF South Carolina,
Hnnf, 30 vnurnn

i, IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
J. c.. Smith, Ind. and as Ex., etc.
plaintiff,
:. against .
JeDnie A. .AlcChesney, ,et al, dGfendani
Pursuant to- Decree of the Court
INT the abbve STATED casesf sell al
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
Ladies' Coat Suits
Ladies' Silk
Hosiery
Ladies' Silk
Kirnonas

VSlT The stores of Laurens, and ask your friends do x
county has part to the commercial future
Laufens
helping
BY
this THEN II IN IAURENs nome m
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

room is easily the most imposing
portion Of the building and Is two
stories in height There are elevated
platforms at the west end OF this
room for the judicial seat and tho
clerks desk
Both elevator and stairway reach
the third flood OF the building where
are located three rooms devoted 10
the United States department OF for
estry with a large corner room on the
west for the civil service examlna-
tions. on this floor also will b.
found the headquarters Of the postal
INSPECTORS and large rest room In
the southwest corner for the use OF
railway mail clerks Here too, Ia the
grand jury room, located IN the south
east corner OF the building.
The prevailing inside finish OF the
structure is Of Oregon pine, unstain-
ed with earnlsh polish The Hobbies
are OF fumed oak. with marble walnA-
coting three and ous-half feet high.
The private room Of the poatmaatsr
Is OF oak. while the court room is NJ
white pine with light Uniting. Al
Continued on page nineteen
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

stamp windows In the center Of the
public lobby will be three oak desks
with glass tops placed for the con-
venience of the public. one being near
the registry and money order d!vis-
ion in the northwest corner and two
at the left Of the entrance, Just off
from the lobby at the southeast cor
ner is the private office OF the post
master. its windows looking out up
on Garden street
The second floor is reached either
by an elevator or by stairs at the east
end Of the lobby, on that floor i'm
mediately at the right Of the elevator
and at the front Of the building art
the offices OF the clerk OF the federal
court Next to that is the petit jury
ROOM with an office for the United
States attorney located In the north
west corner. Occupying the greater
part Of this floor in the center and
rear of the building. and directly over
the main post office, is the federal
court room, with two private offices
opening off the west side OF the
Judges. on the opposite side are the
rooms which will probably be given
to the biological survey. The court
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

eventually an additional appropria-
ton was secured to insure a satisfac-
tory building with modern equipment
and furnishings.
The new building is thoroughly
modern in every particular. 1t is
well lighted, beautifully finished and,
from an architectural standpoint, is
a big addition to the business appear
ance of the city.
In the basement are located the
rooms Of the janitor, the boiler room,
the machinery room, four store
rooms, toilet rooms, with a "swing
room.' or recreation space, for the
mail carriers and clerks when off du-
ty.
Three front entrances with double
doors of heavy oak, open on Alta
street to the main floor post office.
The middle door, opening into a
storm yestibule. will be used chiefly
in cold and stormy weather Direct
ly In front as these doors are entered.
is the post office work room, with
walls presenting five rows Of boxes
on the north and east To the right
OF the entrance next the boxes are
the letter drops aud delivery and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
Federal Building

When the Pendleton post office
moved into the new 100000 federal
building on the corner of West Alta
and Garden streets on September 3,
new era In the history of the office
was begun. The new building will
stand as symbol of the new Pendle-
ton.
Besides housing the post office,
the new building has space for the
U. 5. district court which holds two
sessions year here, Tor the offices
of the supervisor of the Umatilla ma
tional forest and for the northwest
department Of the u. S. biological
survey.
The removal of the post office re-
called many interesting points in the
past history of the post office OF
pendleton.
The first postoffice was establish
ed here In the year 1S69-70, and the
first postmaster was Frank Coates. He
located the office in an old wooden
building at the corner of Main and
COhll NHtAS HON 10 lONdltu the o.
10 and Is cent store. He was sue
ceeded by Millard F, White, who mov-
ed the office across the street to the
present site of the Pendleton Drug
Store.
These two men administered the
post office until 1878, when Lot Liv-
ermore, one of the first settlers in
the county and the oldest living resi-
dent of Pendleon from a standpoint
of continuous residence, was appoint
ed. Mr.. Livermore moved the office
several times At first he moved 1t
back to its original location and later
moved 1t up Court street to Johnson,
the present site of the Standard Gro
Gerry. Still later he came back to
Main street with 1t, locating it at the
corner of Main and Water where now
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

is the Smith & Hale automobile sup.
ply house. In 1SS2-Ss Mr.. Livermore
built two-story frame structure al
the corner of East Court and johnson
just across the street east from q pre-
vious location of the office. Into this
building he moved il and there 1t re-
mained until 1886.
In that year, just thirty years ago,
President Cleveland appointed Frank
Clopton postmaster and Postmaster
Clopton took the office back to Main
street. just south OF the present Tall
man Drug Store. Benjamin Harrison
named Benjamin Burroughs, now
county recorder, as postmaster to sue
ceed Clopton and he at once took the
office back TO Court street to still
another corner of the Court and
johnson intersection. That location
is now held by the Cash Market
James johnson, at present living in
Portland, succeeded Burroughs when
Cleveland returned to the White
house and it was Mr.. johnson who
moved the office to the Association
block on Main street where it remain
ed until moved into its permanent
home.
As will be seen, the office travelled
from Main to Court and back to
Main again a number of times, This
simply reflects the bitter rivalry
which existed between the two
streets for years, particularly aftet
the erection of the present court
house in 1855 when Johnson finally
moved the office back to Main street
he did so in the night in fear of an
injunction being served upon him.
Following Johnson's administration
c. f. Fell secured the office. He was
succeeded by Lot Livermore, who had
once before been postmaster. and
Livermore in turn was succeeded by
James I, Brown who held the office
until the appointment of Thomas j.
Tweedy, the present incumbent BY
woodrow Wilson.
The site for the new building was
purchased nearly ten years ago when
congress made first appropriation
for a building. However, local clti-
zens did not figure that the appro-
priation was sufficient to build a
building which would be adequate for
Pendleton's growing needs. There.
fore waiting policy was adopted and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

story hours, a kitchen opens off 4
for use in preparing refreshments or
social occasions. The various clubs
OF the city will purchase the furnish
ings for this room.
other rooms in the basement in
clude an unpacking and work room
which is connected with the upper
story by book life. magazine stor-
age room, a box storage room. q
boiler room, coal bins, mems and
women's toilets, janitor's closet, a
vestibule and corridor. Entrance to
the basement rooms may be made
without going upstairs and without
disturbing the occupants of any other
room.
Library Serves Big Field.
The Umatilla county library has
only been nevLstence since the spring
of 1914. However, as II now exists 1t
Is the larger development Of the city
library. The first public library in
Pendleton was under the management
of the Commercial association but
later the city took 1t under control and
and made an annual appropriation
for its maintenance The late S. p.
Sturgls also left fund of $4,000,
which has since trebled, and from the
earnings of this fund quite number
OF books have been purchased.
By Il contract between the city and
county the scope of the library SER
vice was extended early in 1914 to
cover the entire county, the county
court levying tax to assist in main
tanning and building up the library.
The central library is located here
but there are 13 branches over the
county and 80 schooi stations through
all of which the library books are cir
culated. Appropriations of $1,000 have
been made by the Carnegie commits
sion for tho towns Of Milton and Her
miston and the plans have already
been sent back for approval.
The library has enjoyed a phenom"
enal growth during the past few
years. There were about 5000 volumes
in the library when the county admin
istraation began. Within the past two
and a half years the number has
more than doubled, there being H.
900 volumes now and provision made
for a yearly increase or several thou
sand.
The circulation OF books last year
was 1900 which was an increase OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

year ago The estimated circulation
11O per cent over the circulation of a
for this year judging from the MONTH
ly increase to date. Will be $1,000.
The county library is filling a big
need in the life of the county and
Pendteton as well as the whole coun-
ty is proud of the library and its
beautiful new home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

SECOND SECTION
Pages 1874
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

SECOND SECTION
Pages 1924
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

Continued on page nineteen
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-04

best appointee" with shaking her
down for one-third Of her salary.
The commissioners have excused
an early decision by saying they
wanted to let Corp. Counsel Ettelson
talk with Hoyne. Other persons in
that Office claim it was held up be-
cause of the bad effect it might have
on Thompson's candidates in the
primaries.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-04
terstate Three-Cushion
Billiard


Charley Thomas, former president
of the Cubs, is said to be one of the
bidders for the Denver franchise in
the Western league, which has been
put on the market.
Maryland's four big race tracks are
safe. The Maryland senate yester-
day killed a bill intended to prohibit
racing in the state. It had been
passed by the house.
Howard Carr, manager of Ever
Hammer, has been ordered to appear
before the Wisconsin boxing commits
sion and explain why he struck In
SpeCtor Buehlow at the fight in Ra-
cine last Friday night. Howard may
be punished by suspension for life
from Wisconsin pUgilism.
Track athletes of the middle west
will close the indoor season in the
annual championship games of the
Central A. A. U. at Patten gymna-
SUM Saturday night. The cream of
college, academy and athletic club
athletes from the district are entered,
with the Chicago Athletic assn IA
Yorite because of its outdoor sue
cesses last year.
Coach John Mahan's Illinois A. c.
squad is expected to push the Cherry
Circle aggregation hard, but Delaney
has collected a well-rOunded squad
which has lately struck its stride, as
shown by the imposing array of
points gathered in the recent Mis-
souri, A. A. games at st. Louis.
Entries for the meet were received
until noon yesterday in order to &C
commodate some of the coaches who
were not sure of their teams. When
the last cards were listed more than
200 athletes had been nominated for
competition.
-O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-04
THERE WAS A REASON?

Decision of the civil service comm
on the shakedown charges against
Mrs. Louise Osborn Rowe, com'r of
public welfare, will probably be
reached this week. Mrs. Page Waller
Eaton charges Mayor ThompsOn's
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-04


TWO. MORE DEATHS ADDED TO
FENDERLESS AUTO TOLL
Two deaths and two serious in
juries were chalked up against the
fenderless auto truck yesterday. Two
children were among the victims.
Donald Allen, 8 years old, of 1898
N. Leavitt st. was roller skating at
Argyle and Leavitt st. when the fire
auto truck of Engine Company No.
70 swung around the corner and ran
him down. His death was almost in
Simultaneous.
John Roder, 2447 w. 47th st., died
at the County hospital from effects
of an accident on March 80. He col
Hded with an auto truck while riding
a motorcycle and was thrown under
the motor.
Charles GaWne, 8 years old, of Oak
Park was taken to the Oak Park hos
pital suffering from severe injuries to
his legs and back as a result of being
run down by a fenderless auto truck.
Mrs. Grace Fergus of 1441 Winnie
mac av. was probably fatally hurt by
an auto truck Of the Standard Oil Co.
at Clark and Argyle SITS. Driver was
arrested.
A new ordinance requiring tenders
on auto trucks is now in the Office of
the corporation counsel awaiting an
opinion as to its validity. 1t was in
troduced into the council by Aid. Otto
Kerner. The judiciary committee
sent the ordinance to. EttelsOn for an
opinion because he declared the last
one illegal and Chief of Police HeaIey
refused to enforce it.
Scientists figure that with 5000
years the shores of Sweden and Nor
way have risen from 200 to 600 feet
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-04

Scientists figure that with 5000
years the shores of Sweden and Nor
way have risen from 200 to 600 feet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-30
MARK TWAIN'S LAST DAYS.
"Sorry, but Can't Hurry This Dying
Business" He Told Friend.

"Sorry, but ! Can't Hurry This Dying
Business" He Told Friend.
Mark Twain's last days. it will be re-
membered. were spent in Bermuda. at
the home of Vice Consul Allen, where
he had gone following the shock of his
daughter jeans death. The great
humorist, suffering from heart attacks
which began to recur with increasing
frequency. knew that he was a dying
man. Yet his whimsical humor never
failed him. His biographer. Albert
Bigelow Paine. writing in st. Nicholas,
recalls how Mr.. Clemens at this time
referred to the hypodermic injection.
which had become necessary to him, as
hypnotic injunctions.
"As long as l remember anything"
writes Mr. Paine in describing the trip
from Bermuda, Il shall remember the
forty-eight hours of that homeward
voyage. He was comfortable at first.
and then we ran into the humid, OPP
pressive air of the gulf stream, and he
could not breathe. 1t seemed to me
that the end might come at any mo
ment. and this thought was in his own
mind. but he had no dread, and his
sense of humor did not fail Once.
when the ship rolled and his hat fell
from the hook and made the circuit Of
the cabin floor, he said. The ship is
passing the hat
Il had been instructed in the use of
the hypodermic needle and from time
to time gave him the hypnotic injunc-
tion.' as he called it. But it did not af-
ford him entire relief. He could re-
main in any position but little while.
Yet he never complained and thought
only of the trouble he might be max
ing. Once he said:
81 am sorry for you, Paine, but
can't help it can't hurry this dying
business
And little later:
"'Oh, it's such a mystery. and it
takes so long""
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-30
Grand CANYON Rocks.

In the very bottom of the Grand can
yon lie the dark, inconspicuous rocks,
mostly tough crystalline granite gneiss
and schist, the oldest in the canyon
and among the oldest in the world.
They were in part deposited as sands
and muds in a sea, in part accumulated
as lava flows and in part intruded be-
meath the surface as molten rock. All
these materials became solidiied, and
later they were slowly heaved and
crumpled into mountains, which were
in time worn down by rain, rivers and
perhaps the waves of the sea to near
ly level land surface. This surface
finally sank beneath the sea and be-
came the floor on which fresh sedi-
ments began to accumulate. Twice at
least was this mighty cycle repeated in
the Grand canyon region.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-30
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
RIVER FALLS. WIS.

Special courses of study are pro-
vided for High School graduates
as we'll as for those who have
completed the common schools and
grades in city schools.
The Diploma of the school be-
comes a Life State Certificate af-
ter the holder has taught success
fully for one year and received
approval of the State Superintend-
ent of Public instruction.
An Elementary course of two
and one-half years is offered which
leads to the Certificate which is
valid for five years, after the
holder has taught successfully foI
one year.
The school has large reference
and textbook libraries and well
equipped physical and biological
laboratories. Excellept facilities
are provided for special work in
Manual Training. Domestic Science
Music Drawing and Physical Train
ing.
Tuition is free in the Model
Grades. The pupils in these grades
have the advantages of the cours-
es in Music, Drawing, Domestic
Science. Manual Training and Phys
zeal Training.