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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
RUFUS T. DUNLAP
PASSES AWAY
One OF the Best known Citizens Died
Suddenly ut Home Thursday Even

Suddenly ut Home Thursday Even
ing.
Rufus II. Dunlap, one Of the city's
best known and highly regarded citi-
Zcns, passed away suddenly at his
home on South Harper street Thurs
day evening about eight o'clock. The
news of his death was not generally
known until Thursday morning and
was heard with deep regret through
out the city. Mr.. Dunlap had been in
his accustomed health up until few
hours Of his death, when he began TO
suffer from his heart and the end
came rapidly.
Mr.. Dunlap was iifty-two years Of
age, and was born near Mount
willie, this county, being the only son
of the late Dr.. Dick Dunlap and his
widow, Mrs. Sarah Dunlap, who sur
wives him, and has been making her
home with her son for many years. In
early life he married Miss Annie IIud-
gems, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. James
survive him. Until about twelve years
ago he lived at the old home place
near MOuntvillc, where he had large
farming interests, and then moved to
! Laurns to give his children better cdu-
cational advantages Since that time
he has been closely identified with the
| city and has taken a deep interest in
its affairs. lie served in the capacity
of alderman for one term. lie was
| also director in the Palmetto and
! Laurcns National banks, was president
Of Laurens No. Farmers Land Bank,
besides being connected with other en-
| terpriscs. He was a consistent mem
| Der OF the First Presbyterian church
of this city and deacon Of that church
Of Laurens Lodge No. 260, A. F.. NJ. In
all Of his associations, both in public
and private life, he was considered a
man of the highest integrity and hon
esty, being at the same time one who
made friends by his openncss and sin
cerity Of manner.
The funeral services were held al
the First Presbyterian church Satur-
4 day morning at 10 o'clock and inter.
ment took place in the cemetery here
the services being conducted by nj:
pastor, Rev. c. II. Squircs. a large
concourse OF people from the city ant
county followed the remains to iht
grave and the floral tributes were
many and beautiful. The active pal
bearers were Mcssrs. Geo. w. Shell
B. l.. Ciardy, John Davis and Jack II
Davis, Of Clinton, Eugene IIudgcns, W
p. Uudgcns, II. J. Langston, and W
Carl Wharton, OF Waterloo. The non
orary pail bearers were the officers 0
: the First Presbyterian church and In
following: Mcssrs. Ralph Terry, ID
II. d. Mahaficy, John a. Franks, Jon
y. Wright, w. NJ. lrby, y. F. Mar'i'
l. G. A. Power and j. e. Patterson.
I or the children surviving Mr.. Dun
5 lap. the oldest Richard, is a traVcllih
salcsman; Miss Margaret, the oldeS
daughter, is stcnographcr in the o
flee of the county highway cngince
+ and two Of the sons. James and Thorl
; we'll, are Clemson students.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
VIII Move to Greenwood.

G.. r. Milan. one Of the most sue
ccssful farmers Of IaurcnS county,
has purchased very valuable farm in
Greenwood county near the city where
he expects TO move TO give his chill
drcn the educational advantages af-
fordcd there.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
ADMIRAL MCGOWAN HERE.
Accompanied by his Nephew, Capt.
McGOwan Holmes, OF the Air Ser

vice.
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan and
his nephew, Captain McGowan
Holmes, Of Columbia, arrived in the
city yesterday to visit relatives here
and at Cross IIill. They go down to
Cross Hill today and expect to return
this evening. Capt. Holmes is walk
ing on crutchcs rs the result Of an
acrOplanc crash which occurred in
Oklahoma several months ago when
his pilot was killed and he himself
was seriously wounded The bones Of
both legs were broken. his jaw frac
turcd and other portions Of his body
painfully hurt. Capt. Holmes is re-
mcmbcrcd by many OF the younger
men Of the community as star foot
ball player on the University Of South
Carolina team and as one Of the best
athletes the University has ever put
out The admiral, Of course, needs nc
introduction to his home folks.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
COTTON CONFERENCE
fRAUG!iT WITH GOOD
All interests Represented
in Meeting
DR.. II. K. AIKEN
A DELEGATE

Ut. Amen itctUTncu from hOflu tOl-
ion Conference last Week Very
Much Pleased with the Results OF
The Meeting. High Price for Cot
ton Indicated.
Dr.. III. X. Aiken, who went as a del
cgate from this county 10 The Worlds
Cotton Conference in New Orleans. 70
turned Saturday after having vrry-
plcasan trip.
Speaking of the meeting Yesterday.
Dr.. Aiken said that he thouyht that
tho Conference will be uroGuctivc Of
much good as il was thc first 4imo ,har
al The various irtrrcs,s including
others, had gathered together in dis
cuss tho cotton uustion from all its
angles. He said that he did not think
that tho conference will have any Of
feet in bearing down the price Of cot
ton. hut will cause a better feeling 70
exist between cotton growers and
arinncrs.
'Inn OUTSTANDING Ccaturc OF tho
. growers
standpoint said DR.. Aiken was tho
acknowledgment on the part of
European spinncrs of The shortage Of
cotton. Professor Todd an English
cotton statistician, told tho Confer
! cncc that the spinncrs of the world
needed all the cotton that the South
could grow, as the prospects of cotton
production in other sections of the
world were not bright. He urged the
more careful handling of cotton Of,
the farm and said that there was more
waste from careless handling than the
English had been able to grow in In
da since they started twenty-five
years ago.
The price of cotton was a FREQUENT
ly discussed subject in the Confer
cncc, said DR.. Aiken, and spinncrs
agreed that the cotton farmer should
be paid a rcmunerative price. Opin-
ions differed as to what a profitable
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
SMALL DISTILLERY
FOUND BY POLICE

Small Affair Discovered in House OF !
FcSS Young Wednesday Night. As
Sociate Also Arrested.
Fcs Young and COOkscy Green, both
colorcd, the former Of this city and
the latter Of Sparanburg, were arrest
cd Wednesday night and hailed before
Mayor Babb Thursday morning after
the discovery Of Il small still in the
house Of FCSS Young in the western
part Of the city. Each of the pair was
given sentence of 500 or thirty days
for transporting whiskcy and a like
sentence for storing it, COokscy Green
having another 500 added to his list
Of sentences for vagrancy. Both ne
| grOcS took the days and were turned
| over to the county authorities for ser
vice upon he gang. Warrants will be
sworn out by the county authorities
for dislillng, said Sheriff Reid yc5tcr-
day, and their cases will be carried
TO the highcr courts for further attcn-
ton.
The discovery Of the still followed
the activities Of les Young al dance
, in tic cOlOrod Masonic hall WcdncS-
day night Chief Of Police Blakcly,
who was Keeping watch in that Vi
cinity, observed Young going back and
forth between the dance hall aud bis
shoe shop on crrandS which appeared
to the chief to be of a rather 'suspi-
ciouS character. Taking Il look upon
the proceedings in The shoe shop dur
ing one Of the visits, Chief Blakcly t2S-
tilted at the trial, he saw Fc5 Young
pouring out liquid fluid which he
took to be WhiSkcy into smaller bot
ties for distribution to his customers.
Not taking 'hc risk Of losing his prey,
the chief arrested him there and con-
firmcd his suspicious by finding a
fruit jar Of white corn WhiskCy in
YounSs possession. Then adding Ru-
raj Policeman Owens and Policeman
, Rcams to his encourage, the chief then
made a visit to Fess Young's house
! where they found the small still i'm
provised from various kinds Of cans
and heated by an oil stove. This was
f dismantlcd and brought to the police
: station and further evidence sought as
to confcdcratcs in it's operation. Cook
scy Green, who was paving the iv
: Dry" at the dance, was soon implicated
. and with infirmation secured by Po
lceman Sullivan he was located il
another section Of the city where he
, had gone soon after the arrest Of Fes:
> Young was known. Green was though
to be the Director of Operations 0
. the still, having been a more expert
cnced hand at the game and the tuto
, of Fcss Young.
. Besides the still, The officers fonn
in Young's house 4 quantity OF mas
made from corn meal and molaSScs
:, several empty molasscs cans. anothc
quart Of whiskcy and a distinct odo
OF .whiSkcy and mash pcrmcating tn
house. An oil stove, a kcrOSinc can !
which the mash was heated lar
N bucket to hold the water for coOlin
o purposes, a brass coil apparently tai
on from an automobile and sma
A. mOlaSScS can SOldcrcd into q ScciOn {
10 the coil as 4 condenser completed IL
d. outfit which gave the appearance {
$ having been but lately put togcthc
b. Placed on display in the City lla
Thursday morning il was the cent?
or OF interest for ladies and gentlemen
the town who had never seen such
\. tLipn hrfprp
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
Box Supper at Lebanon Church.

The ladies Of the Womans Mission
ary Society Of Lebanan church will
give a box party and oyster supper at
the church Saturday evening, Oct. 20,
beginning at 6 o'clock, The public
IL cordially invited to attend.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
Meeting Of Laurenl Commandery.

A regular business meeting of Lau-
rens Commandcry will be held on
Monday night October 9th, at
1880 o'clock. 4 large attendance Is
desired.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
CAMP PA|GN LAGS
FOR MEMORIAL
CanvaSSerS Have Made Few
Reports
CHAIRMAN TODD
URGES CAMPAIGN

p'itlbHmtit vi tHc htHlOILul EuHu
for World War Dead Lags in the
County and Renewed EMOrt is En-
pcctcl. TO Raise $1,000.
At meeting Of few people called
together Friday night by Chairman
Todd, in charge Of the campaign to
raise LaurcnS county'S apportionmcnt
Of the Memorial Fund, plans were
gone over again for raising the coun-
tvs part Of the apportionmcnt. Chair
man Todd, in an informal talk in the
meeting. said that he was greatly dis
appointed over the interest being
shown in 'the campaign and hoped
that the committees in the City of
Laufcns and in other sections Of the
county would take more serious
view Of the campaign and put the
campaign across. Only a few school
districts in tho county have made any
effort at all to raise the fund and a
comparatively small proportion Of the
$1,000 has been raised At this meet
ing those present pledged Mr.. Todd
their support and united upon a plan
to raise IIaurcns city's apportionment
next Tuesday.
The ladies Of the city, under the di-
rection Of Mrs. w. ID. Ferguson, have
made partial canvas Of the city and
raised a part of the fund which they
expect to raise.
The Central Committee having
charge Of the drive for Laurens
school district, is composed Of the
following:
A. c. Todd, chairman; NJ. L. Smith,
Albert Dial, C. M. Babb, II. l.. Mon
roe, J. K. Poole, d. c. Jones, Alison
Lee, W. S. Power, H. Il. Vincent, r. F..
Hughes, r. r. Nickcls, r. A. Babb, e.
p. Minter. j. D. Watts, e. H. Wilkes
II. S. Blackwell, S. C.. Reid, l.. G. Bale
w. G. Lancaster Il. E. Burns, VIM
Solomon, ]. w. Todd. Jr., John r. Bolt
M. b. Moore, II. G. Switzer, r. r
Jones. ]. C. Chandler, b. l.. Clardy. G
r. Bishop.
The following teams were selected
to make the canvass:
r. r. Nickcls, S. b. Sexton, j. ID
Watts. Albert Dial, J. C.. Chandler.
Wm solomon, II. G. Switzer, ED
t. stcrby, c. NJ Babb. ID. c. Jones.
:. r. Bishop. B. l.. Clardy, e. p
Nnter, H. T.. Vincent.
~. G.. Lancaster r. 4. Babb. Alsol
Lee, T.. II. Wilkes.
Mayor G. NJ. I'abb, has been appoint
cd captain Of teams. The canvasscr
are to meet Monday night at o'clocl
in the Chamber Of Commerce Rooms
the Ladies Committee, has handed il
the following cash subscriptions:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22

Miss Grcta l.. Hopkins has sent in
s.. 90 contributed by the pupils OF the
Rocl; Bridge school.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22
.deeting OF Wednesday Club.

The Wednesday club will meet with
Mrs. John Hicks this afternoon at
o'clock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
State Medical Inspector
at the Normal School

DR.. Sarah Garrett is here on her
annual visit to the Normal School in
her capacity as State Medical In
spector and Advisor for the normal
schools. The Doctor expressed her.
self as being we'll pleased with the
manner in which the health of the
students at the Normal School was
being looked after and is confident
that, under present regulations, no
difficulty will be encountered in con-
tinuing the school along normal
lines, during the remainder of it's
term. Doctor Garrett intends to
remain several weeks in River Falls
and will devote particular attention
to the health and supervision of the
children in the practice school. 1t
is her belief that the children are
much better off attending school
under careful supervision than they
would be if allowed to remain at
home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
Corp. Dawson Al
BitbeYg, Germany

Col. and Mrs. D. V. Dawson Of the
Beebe have heard from their son,
Corp. VIM. P. Dawson, who is now
holding down a clerkship in the
headquarters garage, U. S. A., A. E.
F., at Bitberg, Germany, The let
ter was written Dec. 9th. He was
with the army Of occupation when it
moved up thru Gutenberg. The
American military headquarters are
in an old club house, which is being
used for office purposes. Dawson
says that at night they sleep on the
bowling alley, but in the daytime
their beds are rolled up out Of the
way and the bowling alley is used
for the purpose it was intended. He
says that he is feeling fine and has
been fine ever since he landed Dec.
"a, 1917. He was teaching in the
high school at Mott. N. D., when he
enlisted. This summer he got a
transfer to the motor mechanic corps
and had just finished the mechanical
school when peace was declared. He
has had some decidedly thrilling ex-
periences as a motorcycle dispatch
messenger riding in the night time
and in pitch darkness without lights
over strange roads fullof shell holes.
He made one especially perilous
trip carrying messages to Metz. He
made it without accident. but says
never again if it can be avoided
New Richmond News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
The Tractor School

There was a large attendance at
the tractor school held by A. w.
Lund at the opera house last Thur
day and Friday, and the practical
instruction given was highly appre-
ciated. The instructors were Messrs.
Gill, Dueysen, Capistran and Him.
from the international Harvester
Co.'S staff at Eau Claire. Following
is a list of the men from the vicinity
who attended:
River Falls w. H. Slater, M, A.
MILFORD. Nick Larson, F. D. Chin
mock, w. A. Chapman, c. H. Moser,
Jean Manion, w. j. Davidson, r. J I.
Davidson, L. H. Parker, Clifford
Pearson, Albert j. Davidson. B.
Lowell, ]. A. Prichard, Rob Scott,
w. A. Plianey, Ed, Morrow, Fred
Morrow, V. E Bailey, F. D. Bailey,
Oscar Malberg, Fred Younggren,
L. E. Chapman, Geo. E. Sherman.
E H. Currier, B. G. Fuller, H.
Fransen, Jno. Black. Herman Olson,
Kenneth Keith, Leonard Carolan.
L. j. Finn, N. c. Younggren, N. G,
Nicholson, w. j. Williams, I. M,
Manion and Herbert Johnson.
Ellsworth-H. M. Young, John
Garden, Ed. Hovde, Chris. Kirchner
VIM. Kirchner, Ernest Kirchner and
Andrew Graetz.
Prescott-Harold Dunbar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
Sport Comment

Hastings high school beat Ellis
worth 80 to 10 last Saturday.
A tournament to decide the high
school basketball championship of
Northern Wisconsin will be held at
the Superior normal school during
the first week in March.
Angus Cameron, manager of The
Shermans in the Interstate League,
has been proposed by the chairman
of the Minnesota State Boxing COM
mission, to promote prize6ghting in
st. Paul. The old club left its
finances IN bad tangle, and Mr..
Cameron proposes an entirely new
organization to be operated on more
business.like principles. He will re-
tain Jack Reddy as matchermaker.
The high rating of the local nor
nal school quint among leading
teams of the Northwest is shown in
the following results of the past
week end games-Carleton beat St.
Johns 22-15; the ST. Paul K. of G.
had a II to 7 walk away against the
Minnesota Transfers; Phalen Luther
sprung q big surprise in downing
Concordia 80 to II, and Hamline
won from st. Thomas SO to 10. The
River Falls quint has defeated each
of the victors in the games herein
mentioned.
Mike Collins, formerly of Hudson,
and now fstic promoter in Mimi
eapolis, has taken up the fallen idol,
Kewpie Ertle, and will attempt to
pilot him back into the lime light.
Mike took up Fred Fulton when the
Minneapolis plasterer was down and
out pugilisticaIly and twice brought
him to the point of a match for the
worlds heavyweight championship,
and he hopes for even greater sue
cess with young Ertle, for the Kewpie
is only Fl years old and instead of
going down should be at the height
of his career.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
River Falls Centenarian Dead

Frank Tausche, aged one hundred
years, eight months and thirteen
days, died Sunday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. John Beschta.
A native Of Austria, Mr.. Tausche
came to this country about go years
ago, residing near Milwaukee until
IA years ago, when he moved to this
city. Mrs Tausche died thirty years
ago. They are survived by one
daughter. Mrs. Beschta, and nine
grandchildren-Nick Beschta, Faith,
S. D.; Frank Beschta, Sioux City,
Ia; Henry Beschta, Howard, S. D.;
Maggie Beschta, Kinnickinnic, Agnes
Beschta, Roberts; Sister M. Divecada
Alverno; Chas. Beschta, Clintonville;
Mrs. Andrew Feller, Harold, S. D.;
and Rev. Peter Beschta, Spring
Valley, Wis.
Funeral services, at st Bridget's
clurch Tuesday morning, were
conducted by Rev. FIR. Peter Beschta,
and interment was made in Catholic
cemetery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
rs Years Ago Feb. 1, 1894

~ L col 61SO Gu 1OCt
This morning the mercury stood
80 below zero.
T, w. Nichols has moved back
from Appleton, MINI.
Thomas Emerson Tubbs died Jan.
%, 1894, at the age of So years.
The Band is planning a series of
dime concerts, the first of which will
be given Feb. 9.
Mrs. N. P. Haugen left today to
spend the remainder Of the winter
in Washington D. c.
The Prairie Mills will soon be re-
opened, the property having been
purchased by w. S. Armstrong &
Co.
Miss Sarah Powell gave a musical
last week in which all of the select
ions were from the works OF Men
delsso1
The copartnership heretofore ex
listing between George Fortune and
w. S. Armstrong, under the firm
name of Fortune & Armstrong has
been dissolved by mutual consent
and the business will be hereafter
conducted by Geo. Fortune & Co..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
In Days Of Yore
Items From The River Falls Jour
nal Files of Thirty-Six and
Twenty Five Years Ago
Sc Years Ago Jan. rs, 1883.

90 Years Ago Jan. 70, 1000.
Thermometers recorded "A below
the first of the week.
Rev. n. 7. Blakeslee, pastor of
the Congregational church, rendered
his resignation, to take effect in
three months.
Frank Nye, District Attorney of
Polk County, has recently been
admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court Of the State.
George Larson, engineer on the
River Falls-Hudson branch of the
Omaha, died Jan. 81, of injuries re-
ceiyed IN the recent wreck at Glovers
Station.
Judge Foster makes his appear
ance on the streets daily in sleigh
of his own contriving which COM
bines utility and convenience in a
remarkable manner.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
Deaths

Pierce and st. Croix exchanges
of the past week report the follow
ing deathes:
Oscar VIM. Olson died at Camp
Grant, Ill.,, Jan. Is at the age OF
28 years. He is survived by his
wife, nee Miss Pearl Holverson
whom he married last February.
and by their little daughter whom
he had never seen.
Mrs. August Sobotta died Jan. 8
at the home Of her son Hans, in 5.
Rock Elm, at the age of 70 years.
Mrs. George Tubman, aged 80
years, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. JOS. Caffrey, in
Hammond the 21st.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30

L i.
son, r. F. D. 5, River Falls, Wis.
Ellen, Germany,
Dec. Is, 1919
Dear PARENTS:
| started letter
to you the other day but never had
it mailed.
We reached our destination yes
terday and feel pretty good over
that. Hiking and | don't agree very
well. The road we covered was bad
for each day we topped the summit
OF some mountain peak. Yesterday
we travelled down grade all day, fol-
lowing along the valley of the Mo-
selle river. This river is about the
size of the st. Croix at Hudson and
is cut deeply into the hills, SO much
SO that they might easily be called
mountains. The Rhine and Cob
lenz are not great many miles
from here. Don't think I'll 60
down there for few days though,
for IA days of hiking make guy
feel like resting.
1t rains here about every day, but
may change to snow at any time
for it is almost cold enough. The
weather don't intefere with us
much though for we are we'll located
living like people in one respect for
we have somebody's bedroom up
stairs in a house. Winter aust be
pretty we'll set in back home by now.
Guess I'm getting paid for not
writing for SO long when at the
front; haven't heard from you for
over a month now. We were busy
there ell the time Till it was over
though. Our Division made the fist
big push at Chateau Thierry, and
also started the drive at St. Miheil
and Metz, and sgain the LAST big
drive in the Argonne.
Well I think have SAID enough.
Am in hopes this finds you ali well
and happy.
Love from Son and Brother,
Hilmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
At The Normal School
Mr.. Welles In La Crosse County
on Vocational Work-Dr. San
ford Here Rural Life Club
Resumes Meetings

Mr.. Welles left Friday on trip n
connection with his work as dire CT
or of Vocational Agriculture Educa-
ton, in which capacity he has been
acting for several months, under
direction of the Secretary Of the
State Board of Vocational Educs-
ton. (This Board, it may be re-
called, designated the local Normal
as the State Training School for
Agricultural
On this trip he will visit the
La Crosse County Agricultural
School at Onalaska. and the public
schools at Galesville, Greenwood
and Loyal, and he has also schedul-
ed a conference with the Board OF
Education at Chippewa Falls, the
first school to secure federal aid
through the Agricultural courses
which Mr.. Welles establishes. W.
c. Christensen, a graduate of the
River Falls normal school is the
agriculture teacher at Chippewa
Falls.
Since the first of the year Mr..
WelIes has visited GAINESVILLE,
Waterloo, Plymouth and Sheboygan
supervising this work, and he was
also Wisconsin's representative at
the Midwest conference of voca-
tional teachers, held at Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30
Lyceum Course

Miss Marvel Miller, reader and
interpreter of modern plays. at the
Normal Auditorium Saturday even
ing. Tickets and reserved seats on
sale at Taggarts.
1t will still pay you to buy sea-
son ticket as there are still five
numbers to be given; if you attend
three single numbers it will cost
you more than a season ticket.
Get your reserve seats before 60
ing to the Auditorium if possible
and thus save confusion and delay.
G. A. Bird, Chm.