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The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
NUNLEY NEwsLETs.

Lonnie Cooper made trip to Baker
 bro. Shade Neighbors preached for us Saturcay night and Sunday.
 cotton picking and sorghum mak- snk are Keeping our farmers very
 Aunt Priscilla Clark soenf laet week visiting with friends af Board Camp.
 We haven't been taking a vacation tnsl ws were silent, but just 60 busy
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29

Now he will have splendid team to work the road with.
 Mrs. W. S. Hays has taken the How ard school. She has taught two terms there before. s c. E. Burk and son, Edward, went to Mena last week to have seme work done on the wagon.
 Mountain Maid.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
ACORN sHUCKs.

Miss D. B. Garland has closed her school at South Bend and returned to her home here.
 Peter McWilliam is doing surveying in the south part of the county near Wickes this week.
 Miss Pearl Barron Is employed in the Vandiyer Drug Store in Mena during vacation from school duties.
 Miss Hester Hinson came up from Mena Saturday night with Miss Pearl Barron and visited friends here.
 Miss Toka Hale and Miss E. B. Garland visited Saturday night at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Rowe in Mena
 Remember the regular monthly preaching sermon next Sunday morn- ing. singing in the afternoon. An ef- fort is being made to have some spe- cial sasssic for th4 singing
 Dee House went to his former home m Scott county, expecting to return Monday with Mrs. House and eouip- ment for keeping house. They will occupy the Petefish rent house built last spring.
 Mrs. Edna McClain, who has been at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Barron, has returned to her home much improved in health and strength. Mir. and Ms. McClain have a new house under construction at their tent-site.
 John Paton's band is to be with us next Saturday night at the Farmers Community Club meeting. Don't fail to come out to hear their lively music. A program of readings and songs is being prepared. Mrs. Mon tier will give us another good talk on educational subjects. The election of officers and appointment of new committees has been announced for this meeting, and matters important to the school district are to be pre- sented and decided at this time. A full attendance is desired
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
HEAD RURAL SCHOOLS COMING
Dr. J. R. Grant Expected in Mena Dur
 ing the Annual Poultry Show.

Dr. J. R. Grant of Little Rock, State Agent for Rural Schools, will un- doubtedly be in Mena during the week of the annual poultry, pet stock and corn show, arrangements to that end now being in the making by Superin- tendent Morden. It is planned to have Doctor Grant here for an educational lecture on Thursday night, and he may also be here during Friday. This will be part of the educational feature of the poultry show, and will also be start in the forward educational movement in Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
 HE'S A HUMAN SKYSCRAPER- Jan Van Albert Startles Chicago With His Nine Feet Five Inches.

Chicago, Sept. 27.--"Gosh-a- mighty, but that guys long for this worid, said startled negro porter Inls morning, as Jan Van Albert uouoied up like g jackknife, squeezed enru the door of a Pullman car, s sstfalgntened up to his full height of rect inches, gave the roof of the ear an atfectionate pat and then hustled io Q telephone to order his pfeakfast-a meal thnt would stao- ger five ordinary men.
 The biggest boy in the world" ne is only i9-is stopping of in Chi- ago en route to Glenwood. Ill. where he will meet his wife. Bv way oi inversion, he can walk about the ssrests v. and look in the second story
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
I5pte
RICH MouNTAN

business. .'s o'' October " f
 The teacher for Rich Mountain school will b W. F. Fesant of MNss
 Mrs. Dewitt went to paoa Fr;5s i.s,. !. on No. 2. "ssF' s's''''
 County Road 0veFzeer Dewitt nnr. chased 'ine mule In Mena SatErdev
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
ALDER SPRINGS DRINKS.

(Too Late for Last Week.) School closed here Friday. Farmers are busy picking cotton. Mrs. Lee Jones left Saturday to visit relatives in Oklahoma. Quite a crowd attended the baptis- ing Sunday evening. Miss Maud Crawford returned home Thursday after few days visit with her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Crawford.
 Dewdrops.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
YOcANA YFLps.

Noah Lansford of Ida, Ok. is vis- I5ing relatives and friends at this
 Miss serena Blackwell spent sas. traay night with Mrs Ross TempIs-
 fllkS Milo. Perry of Eepef. snent at thix place. " IVY Hef
 Mf. and alrs. Clhns Brown of r <Ar visited relatives of this nIaea cs.s.. day night and Sunday.
 \ jolly bunch of the Yocana kids 'es'oreo to the sorghum mill Monday
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
SHAKESPEARE IS ASs'''
c. M. Weems Declares ' Tine. 's
 Fl ---at Least One | sEbt.

's' M "es' eat Least One I'ssi sssb.IIi
 Shakespeare once asked 4 N,ss a Name ?b c. M. "esnS' ",S hjs rf'' rf'' . the sSppis immortal nor query xsa'as sss NJ .' F the word "Trouble' ',' isls M has been troubled by Ii bss, which has travelled als,, aas. see, like this: A few dass shs ip51'' We Weems, ns,' a carpenter, ,,'''s Sa' h. lived at Wickes, pu. ea,, sud bra working u in Mena, fell A,S sSst MorA'"S srm' Now w it happens, sssss sas' Weems is not as wen N R' Mena eaa'a as his namesakel,, l,S Y .rsaaD and when it was no' an his srt. MT Weems had broken isrensf Ss folks thought it haa, ,',i. ss 1a Y Seventh street Sess'Ilisss- i~aseled as far as rrss,. ! Afr. Weens' sofs ,,,,. -'~ '. nronr4 '' bnsiness circles. Iney .'s iI she Iong distance dos sew N. .dad'' was geftlns isslz ' only . mlstas,s;, ,;,ls.'s i, ''s' 1. 'ls <.
 ruch trouble eS ''''' ansintances.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
Arm Broken hx Fall

:, While walking on the sidewalk near the Farmers & Merchants Bank Sat ufday afternoon D. M Weems, a car center, slipped and fell on the concrete
 his left arm was fractured near the wrist He was taken to Dr. Vandiver's office and given relief from the iniiir,,
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
PERSONAL NOTES
Duff Hilton left Tuesday n!1s on q business trip to ltsls Sai

Mrs. George L. Martin I Y Springs, is in Mena to ylsii 's " z. band, who is confined # lhs ~ M '. jail on a charge of robbing 'as M| at Vandervoort.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
HATFIELD HAPPENINGS

Postnaaster Johnson was Mena s'slfnr Saturday.
 1essie Johnson was stricken with ParaiFs.s Monday morning. her right siae beng afflicted. Tuesday morn.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29

Jack Barber left Monday M TIT (! for Fayetteville to make n al' .,''s Y round of the fairs. From n a.s ..'ss town he goes to hussoges' " \ into Southeastern Oz.anasn .,, completing his tour at IsSa'''1
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29

Mir. and Mrs. John ,9.l.,,s !, sIs s'l { daughter and Cecil prss''as '',.s ar BBs1 turned from a visit vi;'," MY" Nn " parents at Fayetteyll5le', ,.~s ! I! and and ''dsS daughter returned e'I,,,ss1I, ns'si while Mir. Hood aIia eon oa, ne l the trip in the family em' ;a gsslsf county and the 5ue a 1';s ;;userslsi < made by Mr. Hood l.'.t haa '''' confidence as a motof's.' \.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29

When the solicitors for iuna. . ..s \ prove the Eagle GaQ hlgss.' .l,.i s@ the rounds of the city, tts! ass Z J. E. Disheroon, but wnsa 's 4 6 K working on the road cane l..., \. blacksmith coal, he donated .'s, sl1 ' was needed in sharpening "
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29
vANDERvooRr vERrTrEs.

Ancient Mariner
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29

Misses Rosalie and May .l'.. 'ss Y visit visit MT. and Mrs. M; ,,lus Mara.' ss1,i ] found the former Msnr Mssnasrt.sls v good health and comf'nrisssh ns,ssh1 ] ed. Before going ] to N, ss'ss ~ Misses Robert visited 'h''
 Shawnee, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-29

J. Nj. BilIingsIey, who cane a1 '. z y.s,, s'', some months ago from N Hs.' " W ~ and bought home in .l t's ,s.a N k x Of the city, decided farm ..,.ss 's.S < < investment and has arraasN ass I { f f ETu0hes so acres on Pfali's "
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
HONOR MEMORY OF SOUTHERN
Dcad-Impressive Ceremonies Held
at Arlington for Confcderates,

Washington, June 6.-Memorial
exercises for the South's dead who
lie in the Confederate section of Ar
lington cemetery were held yester-
day, special ceremonies being held
at the tomb Of the unknown dead
and at the grave of Gen. joseph
Wheeler. The exercises were under
the auspices Of the Confederat vet-
erans' Association, Sons Of Veterans.
Daughters Of the Confederacy and
Southern Relief Society. Represen-
tative B. G. Lowrey, Of Mississippi,
was the principal speaker.
Hundreds grouped around the
stand draped in the Stars and Stripes
and the Stars and Bars, and around
the Confederate monument, where.
after the sounding Of taps by bu-
gler, beautiful piece in the shape
of "The Southern Cross" was un-
yelled. Children Of the Confederacy
dressed in white passed among the
graves placing flowers upon each.
Representative Lowrey told of the
life of Jefferson Davis, whom he de-
scrlbed as "The Lone Star Of Amer
lean History"
lie has no prototype" Mr.. Low
rey said. "Few men could have met
conditions he had to face and have
made the record he did. He occu-
pied place in the United States Sem
ate in the most tumultuous times
that body has ever known. He dis
tinguished himself in the Mexican
war, and was the greatest Secretary
of War this country has ever known,
and the greatest statesman who ever
sat in Presidents cabinet"
Yesterday was chosen as Memorial
Day because it was the nearest Sun
day to the 18th anniversary of the
birth Of the President Of the Con-
federacy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
Woman Flyer is Killed.

Mineola, n. Y, June 5.-Miss Lau.
ra Bromwell, holder Of the loop-the-
loop record for women, and one of
the best known women pilots in the
world, was killed at Mitchell Field
this afternoon.
Miss Bromwell was flying at an al
titude of about 1000 feet. She had
just completed one loop and was
about to make n second, when some
thing went wrong with the plane and
1t crashed to the ground.
Miss Bromwell, whose home was
in Cincinnati, was 23 years old.
She established her loop-the-loop
record May IS, when she executed
l99 loops in an hour and twenty
minutes. The same afternoon she
piloted her airplane over a two-mile
straightaway course at the rate Of
l35 miles an hour.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08

mont, Louisville and Broomfleld
suffered heavy losses Of crops. Hum
dreds OF persons narrowly escaped
death.
The Marshall dam, which threat
ened to break its bonds and destroy
that town, was still holding at noon.
Residents were prepared to flee at
the first warning bomb.
Many automobile "Paul Reveres''
were Overtaken by high water in
their attempts to warn people In tho
flooded areas and those marooned
Weld and Logan counties, In the
northwestern part Of Colorado, were
in the path of the cloudburst, and
the damage to crops and buildings
in that section will be heavy. g..
'-SS RalfSf Trans Are sent. SNSsi''tStr.ii
Denver, Col, June 4.-Special re-
lief trains were ordered out Of here
for Pueblo late this afternoon. They
carried foodstuffs, clothing and med
ical supplies. The trains will leave
at nightfall. The Red Cross and po-
lice volunteer workers are now load
ing the trains in the Denver yards.
Hundreds OF nurses and physicians
have volunteered their services for
work in the stricken area. A special
train will carry them ahead of tho
relief special.
Red Cross Will Direct.
washington, June 4.-Rclicf work
OF the Red Cross in Pueblo will be
directed by the Southwestern Divi-
sion, with headquarters in st. Louis,
1T has been announced by the nntion-
al headquarters here tonight. Jas.
l.. Feiser, manager Of the division, is
en- route to Colorado to direct tho
relief work.
The Red Cross has large stores OF
food and medical supplies in Dem
YER. which can be moved into Pue-
bio on the first available transpor-
tation, 1t was said.
Death List Dwindles.
Pueblo, Colo, June GA careful
check of the undertaking establish
ments to-day by the Associated Press
showed list Of AZ known dead, as
compared TO Red Cross figures OF
yesterday Of 100. Thirteen bodies
are in morgue on the southside,
three other morgucs have nine
bodies each, while fifth has two.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
Rslwl Resigns as Trustee.

Columbia, June G.-B. II. Rawl,
or Lexington, has rendered his resig-
nation TO Governor Cooper as q
member Of the board of trustees Of
Clemson College. The Governor re-
ceived the designation Friday morn
ing, but has not taken any action in
regard to it dis yet. Mr.. Rawl re-
signed because he is leaving tho
State. lie will go soon to California,
where he will enter business.
Mr.. Rawrs term will expire next
year The Legislature will elect his
successor, though the Governor may
appoint another trustee to serve in
the interim.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
THE AEsSs NOTES OF SENECA.
The Col boys and Girls Are Still
:, ! %RPtGTI 49, IheFso onal 81 Ran ma ssne., .,!:S

|
Seneca, June 7.-Special:. Miss
Emily Marett is at home from Lees
Vile, Va, for the vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Stribling. of
Greenville, were with friends and
relatives here Sunday.
Thomas Siddell and B,rice Waters.
| OF Sumter, came up for Clemson
commencement and were in Seneca
Monday visiting old friends. Mr.. Wa
ters finished at Clemson in the class
OF 1915 and Mr.. Siddell in 1916.
Misses Alma and Vera Creighton.
or North Augusta. are guests of the
Misses Hines.
Miss Elliott, of Spartanburg, is
visiting Mrs. B. A. lowery
Marshall Dendy is at home for the
holidays, having finished the sopho-
more class at the Presbyterian Col
lege. Clinton.
The Young Peoples Conference of
the Piedmont Presbytery, held in the
| city of Anderson Tuesday (to-day)
was we'll attended by members from
our town, between twenty-five and
thirty going over for the meeting.
Rev. I. e. Wallace is organizing
recreation camp fer girls during
the mCnth Of July, md has secured
the Tamassee Industrial School
building for that purpose. lie will
be assisted by Mrs. r. n. Neill and
Mrs. ~. L. Stribling.
DR.. =. A. Hines is in Boston,
Mass, this week attending the AM
erican Medical Association. He will
return home the early part of next
week.
Miss Winnifred Adams, Miss Glide
Smith and Miss Leila Thompson will
attend the summer school at Win
throp College.
Misses Alice Adams, Grace Alex
ander and Lois and Madaline Dill
worth are at home from G. w. c.
Miss Lila Miller, Of Grcenville, is
visiting Miss Annie Cary, and was
the honor guest at a delightful party
given by Miss Cary last Wednesday
evening.
Thomas Anderson Langford, Lu-
ther Glenn Smoak and Louie Hamp-
ton Cook, Of the senior class at Glenn
son, visited friends here during
"lame duck" week.
VIII Anderson is at home from
Clemson College, having finished Inc
freshman class.
The Once-aIWeek Club held an in
teresting meeting at he home of
Mrs. J. S. Stribling last Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. J. H. Burgess hav-
ing resigned the position Of presi-
dent Of the CLUB, MlI;. J. II. Adams
was made president. Mrs. T.. w. Ver-
ner read the selection on the lite
rary program. Mrs. J. S. Stribling
contributed poetic selection. Dur
ing the social hour delightful re-
freshments were served, Mrs. Bell
and little Miss Susan Stribling as
sisting the hostess. The next meet
ing Will be at the home Of Mrs. o.
+. Bacon.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
Mrs. Thos. Nelson Page Dead.

Southboro, Mass, June 6.-NIrs
Thomas Page, wife Of the former
United States ambassador to italy.
died here to-day. She was 63 years
Of age.
Mrs. Page was marrlel first to
Henry Field, Of Chicago, in whose
memory she dedicated tie Field Col
lection in the Chicago Art Institute.
She became tho wife of Thomas Mel
son Page in 1898. The former am
bassador was at the bedside when
death came. Mrs. Page will be bur-
ied in Washingto ton. +
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08

the future under the leadership of
our new chief, Postmaster General
Rays. and we're very grateful for
"hat Attorney w. ID. Brown has done
in their behalf.
The carriers accepted an invita-
ton to meet with the Seneca carriers
on the first Monday in September.
The meeting was dismissed with
prayer by Bro. J. w. Reynolds.
w. NJ. Lemmons, President.
r. w. Grubbs, Sec-Treas.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
rWo akGLED, TWO WOUNDED,
In GepSs Family Feud-TroubIc
Had%nNgin in Church Matters.

V1dan4a Ca, June CIV. w. Gal
braith, aMaged man, and his son-in-
law, ny $he name Of Tippetts, are
dead, anqSCicero Matthews and his
son, Fre4.Matthews, are not expect
ed to livSSas the Jesuit of a shoot
Ing mel4 this morning at Center
churchi Rear Vidalia, in Toombs
county, 9cording to meagre reports
received Mere.
A brother of the dead man, Tom
GalbraiitH8Yand the htler's son-in-
law, nahlsdsBooth, disappeared after
the shob 8pe> Tippetts and Fred Mat
thews arTm the hospital at vidala,
and the'ii'EcRndition is reported to be
critical. Cicero Matthews is at his
home in u condition too serious to
permit oGhis being removed.
DifferercT in church matters, it
is said, Ind led to bitter feeling be-
tween thy Matthews and Galbraith
families. fThis breach between the
families, 1T is said, had existed for
years. & n
Thist nprning two or three mem
bers ofatlie Matthews family went to
neighb3rlng family to see about
ngaaMew COWS. En- route they
had tos piss the home of the Gal
braith family. Returning the Mat
thews family Representatives found
that tWoS6f. three logs had been
thrown pa@oss the road in front of
the Galbfsith home. This led to the
quarrel& hetween the two families,
and aHgln battle ensued, in which
eight or Ton people took part.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
Women Storm Prison to Kill Woman

Chlcago, June 5.--A mob Of 500
women last Friday stormed the West
chicago avenue police station in an
EFFORT to wreak death on Mrs. Maria
Carbonara, held on a charge Of mur-
der, for the alleged ;laying of her
husband, scbastino Carbonara. The
women shouted vengeance at Mrs.
Carbonara, and the police reserves
mad to be called out to restore Or
der.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08

lotal 10 date .......... 80 40
Any other contributions that may
be received by us will be acknowl-
edged and forwarded to the proper
headquarters OF the relief work.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08

Meeting Held at Court House May
:sOth was Enthusiastic.

The r. f. d. Carriers Of Oconee
County held a very enthusiastic and
successful annual meeting at the
Court House on May 3Uth. An in
teresting program was carried out,
as follows:
Song-"America."
Prayer by Rev. J. r. Plyler.
:tt.s@a iiWeicorne address .by Mayor W.; M.
Brown.
Response by Carrier j.. w. Reyn-
olds.
After considerable discussion re-
garding the welfare of the carrier
body and the betterment of the ser
vice, the following motions were
unanimously carried
To instruct delegates to the State
Convention to ask for 500 per year
as part equipment and maintenance
fund
TO ask for same pro rata pay for
routes over standard mileage as the
standard route ($75 per mile.)
TO ask shat preference be given
sub carriers in making appointments
to fill vacancies
The committee on resolutions Of
fered the following, which was adop-
ted:
'ResolVed, That the r. f. d. Car
riers Of Oconee County, in convention
assembled, extend our most hearty
and sincere thanks to our Supervi-
sor, Jas. G. Shockley, and other road
officials for the good work that has
been done this year on the roads and
bridges over which we have to ira
vel.
Resolved, further, That we ear
nestly request our patrons on all
rural routes in the county to coop
crate with our Supervisor and road
officials to keep in repair all roads
and bridges on rural routes in the
county, wherever and whenever nee
essary to make them passable.
Resolved, That as the carriers
OF Walhalla have this day entertain
ed the Oconce County Rural Car
riers Association so magnincently,
we as an organization wish to express
to them our deepest gratitude and
sincere thanks for their glorious hos
pitality
1--WE further resolve, That we ex-
press to the ladies our deepest and
sincere thanks for the grand dinner
which was served on the grouno.
"Be 1t further resolved, Tnat we,
as an organization, wish to express
our deepest sympathy to our aGlictcd
brother, w. j. Reeder, and his fam
lily, Of West Union, IS. c."
The officers for the ensuing year
are:
w. M. Lemmons, President.
G. d. Gillespie, Vice President.
r. w. Grubbs, Secretary and Trea-
surer.
Delegates to the State Convention
are the above mentioned officers.
Postmasters Harper Of Seneca, Nc
Nicely Of Westminster were in at
tendance; also Village Carrier ].
Whit Grant. and, upon motion, they
were made honorary members of the
association.
The carriers we're optimistic over
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
Seneca Township Singers.

rhe Seneca Township Singing
convention will meet at Shiloh
church on the second Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock. All good singers
are invited and urged to be present.
Joe NJ. Abbott, President
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
information Bureau at Washington

The following notice has been fur
nished flom the Office of the Post
master General, Washington, D. c.,
for the benefit Of the general public:
TO the Public:-
4. It is the wishto the President that
visitors to the seat Of government
shall have every opportunity to get
full information concerning all gov
ernmental departments. 1t is espe-
cially his desire that all those who
come to Washington to transact bus
mess with any department or bureau
of the government may quickly be
advised as to the exact location and
means of reaching the particular
department or bureau in which may
be centered the business which they
desire to transact.
For this purpose there has been
established a bureau OF information
on the ground floor of the Postofrice
Department Building, located on
Pennsylvania avenue at Twelfth ST.,
which Is in charge Of competent peo-
pie. who will definitely answer aues-
tons OF this character.
The public is advised of this ar
rangement and invited to make use
OF the facility. VIII Fl. Hays,
Postmaster General
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
Three Killed When Train Hits Auto

WinstOn-Salem, ~ c., June f.
Ihree people were killed when the
automobile in which they were rid
ing waj struck by an incoming Nor
folk and Western passenger train
near here late Friday. The dead are
Walter and Ellis Tesh and Jeff Nor
man, the latter q negro.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
"Luke McGlilSe's' Career Closes,

Cincinnati, Ohio, June 4.-James
A. Hastings, humorist, known over
the entire country as "Luke Nc
Luke" died early to-day at the Coed
Samaritan Hospital. Ilis wife, Mrs.
Rose Hastings, and one son, survive.
Mr.. Hastings was born in Lowell
Mass, SO years ago.