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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07

Last Friday, so the report comes from
Hot Springs, a bunch of local fellows
became connected with some "real old
Canadian" whiskey and imbibed rather
freely of the product. AS result one of
the number is dead, another very low
aud some five or more in more or less
critical condition. IL seems upon an
alysis the whiskey was found to contain
foTmaldehyde aud wood alcohol. The
new dstilers have found that the orig.
inal produc: can be diluted to consider
able extent and then by adding wood
cohol the ''kick" can be obtained and
thereby the profits noticably doubled.
We don't jGst know what the formalde-
hyde was intended to do but it might be
assumed that it would be of some assist
ance to the Undertaken after the wood
alcohol had accomplished its deadly
ork. No penalty can be suggested
which would seem adequate for such a
crime as this And it seems strange
that men will take such chances when
tile possibilities may be SO disastrous
The terrible results in this case are
greatly to be regretted, but if it shall be
a factor in warning those who may like
wise be tempted it will be not without
value even though tragedy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07
MAKING HEADWAY
Bonus Board Asks Service Men TO be Pa
tient Until Everything is Ready
to Make Payments.

Pierre, May individually the
members of the soldiers bonus board
are formulating plan of action for the
distribution Of the bonus money and
will probably meet here next week to
complete definite arrangements. Fred
Ray, executive head of the board, has
been in Pierre two days this week go
ing over the vast amount Of work which
IS steadily piiing up for the organiza.
tion when it is at last perfected and an
uounced that he was satisfied with the
progress being made. During his stay
here he appointed Mrs Marguerite
Morrison chief stenagrapher for the
board Between this time and the time
Of the next meeting some one or two
members of the board will visit Madi-
son, Wis, and St Paul Mimi, where
they viii learn how those states have
handled the distribution of their bonus
money, Mr. Ray announced The board
will then begin putting on its force, be-
ginning with only small number and
adding to it as necessity demands The
board estimates it will be able to
handle 200 claims a day as soon as it
has sold the bonus bonds aud obtained
tile money, at which rate it will com.
plete the major portion Of its work
within two months after the money is
available Until this money has been
obtained 1t will be Of no avail for former
service men TO communicate with the
board in the hope of obtaining their
bonus, Mr.. Ray stated
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07
SMALL TOWNS AND THE FARMER.

SMALL TOWNS AND THE FARM ER.
Editor Johnson, of Whitewood, pre-
sents the following sensible editorial
discussion relative to the small town
merchant and the farmer; One of the
essential things to be remembered by
the small town business man especially
is that the rendition of real service" is
the key TO business success. No small
town business is a success unless il
proves capable of giving service at all
times to its patrons, especially among
the farmers. Frequently small town
will live aloof from its agricultural
friends, and it is not long ere the bus-
ness relations between the two become
very scarce. Occasionally the relation
| ship between the town and country is
so affected that one party does not keep
up with the others progressiveness. In
some towns we know business men,
who were very successful ten or fifteen
years ago, and today they are wonder,
ing why customers do not come stream
ing in as of yore. A casual survey over
South Dakota farms will answer that
question. No other class of citizens
spirit Of progressiyeness than the South
Dakota farmer; he has introduced all
modern machinery to carry on his farm
ing business, while his brother towns.
man may be doing business in the same
old fashioned way and in the same old
building. When the farmer arrives at
town and sees such conditions he in
stinctively feels that the business man
is pocketing away the proceeds which
has been received from the agricultural
communities At once he will start
business relations where he feels that
his own progresslveness will find a re.
sponse. The modern farmer will come
into town via the auto or truck route
perhaps hs will park his car on the
street that has not changed in appear.
ance since his team of horses were tied
to the hitching post in front of the old
the same Identical building, the line Up
of goods being the same as it was many
years ago; no special attractions or new
features come before his eyes. He de-
parts feeling somewhat disgusted and il
is not long before he is trying neighb Dor.
ing communities. That is the situation
in many communities similar to White
wood, and perhaps it holds true to some
extent locally In this age of competi.
ton and keen business rules, every
business man must be live wire If lac
wishes to be cleaner in the hourishina
fields of success Above his place 0!
business must be written in Language
that speaks go that everybody hears anC
responds, the words ''Service and Pro
gressiveness" DO not expect returns
unless Willingness to serve your Gus
toners right at all times is one Of YOU
business rules Once the public know,
OF your great talent of service, success:
will come by leaps and bounds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07
TEACHERs's SALARY SCHEDULE

TEACHERs's SALARY SCHEDULE.
The committee which was appointed
to consider a salary schedule for Custer
County Teachers, met in Custer, April
23rd. After careful consideration Of
the tax levies of all school districts in
the County, and an investigation of the
salary conditions in other counties OF
the state schedule was voted which
considered from the standpoint Of both
teacher and taxpayer seems a fair one.
Since it is to the best interests of the
educational system to encourage teach
ers to raise their grade of certificate, a
minimum salary OF Sll0 90 was voted
for teachers holding second grade cer-
tficate, aud minimum OF $l250O for
teachers holding first grade certificate.
Successful experience to be given con
sideration.
Not many teachers with higher grades
of certificates are employed in the Conn
ty, and it vas deemed best to leave the
salary of such wholly to the discretion
of the Boards ia the districts concerned
The "Bonus system was discussed
and the committee voted to recommend
bonus Of $1,000 per month This
bonus to be payable by the School Board
at the end OF the year to teachers meas
uring up to certain uniform standards OF
efficiency
(The committee was composed of four
school board members and three teacl.-
ers. The recommendation az to the
schedule were motions Introduced by
school board members,)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07
SUDDEN DEATH OF DIR.

. u DDEN DEATH OE Dh. w Ain bh
A telegram was received by DR.. A +.
Bellows informing him that his cousin,
Dr. Frederick Walker, had died at 1880
that morning at his home in Long Beach
California No other information was
contained in the message butt was later
learned that the death was caused from
blood poisoning.
Dr. Walker was for number of years
up to 1915 a practicing physician of Hot
Springs and was widely known. In the
year mentioned he and his family went
to Long Beach, where his professional
standing was high. He leaves a wife
and son, the latter nine years old, to
mourn his sudden DEATH besides other
relatives and a large number OF warm
friends. Hot Springs Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07

The Box Social at the Evergreen
School House April 18th was certainly a
time of enjoyment. The little school
house was full. supper enough to go
around and plenty fragments taken up,
boxes selling at splendidly good prices.
The proceeds cf the Social amounted to
S32.l5. wish by this means to thank
the patrons and friends for your hearty
support, which is so much appreciated
by school and teacher. Trusting you
did have good time, perhaps We may
say some other time come again.
MRS. A. G.. CAMPBELL
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07
GOLD ORE RESOURCES
Representative McFadden Introduces New
Bill to Conserve Gold Ore Re
sources of the Nation.

Representative Louis T McFadden,
Chairman of the Banking and Currency
Committee Of the House of Representa-
tives, introduced a bill II r. 5025 to
conserve the gold ore resources Of the
nation, which are being wasted through
the continued shutting down Of the gold
mines.
The bill provides revenue" said Mr.
McFadden, "from an excise Of so cents
per pennyweight of fine gold contained
in manufactured articles to be collected
at the time Of sale, and for a premium
OF 80 cents per pennyweight to be paid
to the producers of newly mined gold in
the United States and its possessions.
The .vernment is fully protected under
the provisions Of the bill from the pre-
sentation of other than newly mined
gold to receive the premium. The bill
differs from Ii. r l320l introduced by
me in the last Congress, in that the peri
cd has been lessened from five to three
years, and that the Secretary Of the
Treasury is granted full authority to ter
inmate entirely the provisions of the act
on three months notice in the event of q
return to normal economic conditions
prior to the expiration of the same. EX-
porters of articles containing gold have
been exempted, as they were from pay
ment of the luxury tax, in order not to
interfere with foreign competition. Rev
enue will be derived on all gold articles
of foreign manufacture sold in this coun-
try"
Mr.. McFadden emphasized that "the
Industrial consumers of gold have been
and are receiving gold at the pre-war
price. They continue to receive bullion
from the Mint at the monetary price OF
S20.67 per ounce, but through the pay
ment of the excise when the manuiac-
tured article is sold they will be paying
more nearly the production cost of gold
and thereby lessen the subsidy which in
effect they now enjoy. The premium to
the producer on new gold is a cOmpeu-
5ation for the increased cost Of produc-
lion and cannot be construed as a sub
sidy. The bill provides an equitable
adjustment between the producer and
the industrial consumer of gold" In
reviewing the history of this legislation,
Mr.. McFaddeu stated that Extensive
hearings were conducted in the last Con-
gress on this bill, and it was reported
favorsbly by the Sub Committee before
adjournment Increases in freight and
power rates have more than offset any
declines in wages and materials consum.
ed in gold mining. Because of the EN-
ergency confronting the gold mining in.
dustry, the enactment of this bill should
be expedited"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-05-07

Mrs. O. NJ Okre, of Meford, sask
who came home to assstin the wedding
of her sister, who was Miss Hazel Hen
erickson, is expecting soon to be joined
by her husband for visit in the com
munily. Mr.. aud Mrs. 0kre moved Ia
Canada about 5 years ago and have moi
been back since they left. They like the
new home very much, but will enjoy
the Hills again.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
The Moore Reunion,

The annual reunion of The Moore
FAMILY will be held at the home Of
Kew. ard Mrs. NJ. J. Moore, Mountain
kest 3yHute No. |, on Aug. 2S (the
fourtH Sunday.D There will bc speak
Ing and singing. Everybody is cor
daily invited to come and bring we'll
filled baskets. Dinner will be served
on the ground. Come all and let us
make the day one Of the most enjoy
able ever spent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
5000 Bales, and Going Strong.

Spartanburg, Aug. 13. Editor
\keowee Courier: Over three thou
sand bales of Gotten signed on the
marketing contract-and the cam
paign moves on with greater force:
To-day there are two big meetings
-one at Spartanburg and another at
lnman--with Congressman J. J. Nc
Swain speaking to the farmers on
The marketing contract. 1t is expect
ed that many more will sign the con-
tract at these two big meetings.
Farmd do-farm canvasscs will be
carried OH during the coming week
to give each man opportunity to take
part in this great economic achieve
ment. Greenville county will proba-
bly, be the next county in the Pied
mont section to launch the campaign.
and fresh corps OF workers will be
secured for the task
1t is expected that this State will
come out victorious and take her
place by the side of the other SoSth-
ern States which have completed
their campaign For tho better mar
kcting Of the South's chief money
crop.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
THREE POLICEMEN ARE KILLED
And Three Wounded by Deputy Shcr-
dissatisfaction for Hold-up Men.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 1O.-How-
ard l.. Gamble. special agent en-
ployed by the Ford Motor Company,
and Folk T.. Carraway, a policeman,
and Vincent Lucarini, a police lieu-
tenant are dead, and Vthree other
men are wounded as a result of an
unsuccessful attempt by four masked
men to rob clerk Of a bag con-
tanning $500 as he was entering
the Ford assembling plant to day.
and the subsequent pursuit of the
bandits, in which police automobile
was fired upon by mistake by sher-
ilf's posse, rs il was passing through
Collicrville, suburb.
Lucarni was shot through the
the mead and two OF his companions
in the police car were wounded when.
according to advices received here,
they failed to heed command Of
the sheriff's posse at Collierville to
stop, and their automobile was fired
into.
Carraway and Gamble were shot to
death in a running fight with the
bandits at the Ford plant after e. e.
hcHenry, the clerk who had the
money in satchel in charge, darted
into the company's office with the
bag, after he had been accosted by
the men and ordered to hand over
the satchel
w. S. Harris, a patrolman was
shot in the shoulder in the fight at
the plant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17

Blds Will be received up to 12
% CLOCK noon on THURSDAY, the 25th
day or August, 1921, at the office Of
the county Highway Commission for
Oconee County, South Carolina, in
Walhalla, for the construction of ap-
proXlmately twelve G2) miles Of a
Top-So1l Road, between Salem and
Walhalla, in Oconee County. The
work consists Of the following an
proximate Quantities:
acres clearing and grubbing.
$1,000 Gu. yds. Common Excaya-
ton.
2,O00 GU. yds. Rock Excavation.
2o,0O0 GU. yds. Top-Soil Surfacing.
l,l70 lin. #. 15-in. pipe.
LAO lin. IT. 1S-in pipe.
,2lO lin. IT. 24-in. pipe.
l20 lin. IT. 36-in. pipe.
brldge Lumber: &C thousand IT,.
B. VI.
Bridge Hardware: 1000 lbs.
Rcpainting $50 ft. Steel Highway
Bridge.
Road and bridge may be bid on
separately or Jointly. One check will
do for both by same bidder. All bids
must be accompanied by Certified
or Cashiers Check, or a Surety Bond
given In South Carolina, in the sum
OF $4,000. made payable to w. l..
Werner, Chairman, as evidence of
good faith OF bidder Successful bid
der viii be required to give a Corpo-
rate surety Bond through local
agent.
Plans and specifications are now on
file in the Office Of J. N. Striblng.
County Highway Engineer, Walhalla,
S. c. Bid forms will be furnished on
request.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any or all bids, or to waive
technicalitios.
M. r. MCDONALD,
Secretary Co. Highway Comm. .sion.
Dated Aug. II, 1921. 80
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
GIRLS! BLEACH SKIN
WHITE WITH LEMON.

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons
INTO bottle containing three ounces
or orchard White, which any drug
store will supply for few cents,
snake well. and you have quarter
pint or harmless and delightful lemon
Dleach: Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
ana hands each day, then shortly
note the beauty and whiteness Of
your skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring
that SOFT, clear, rosy-white complex
ion' also as a freckle, sunburn and
tan, bleach because it doesn't irri-
tate.--adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
Visit brakes Eurnn.

On Wednesday, Aug. oath, at 2 D.
m., a meeting will be held at Wade
brakes farm, in Anderson county,
n. e. Winters, the Billy Sunday of
Modern Agriculture, will address the
farmers assembled at the farm at 9
D. III. Mr.. Winters will show the &C
tual results accomplished in practice
from the use of cover crops and sum-
mer legume crops and lime.
Mr.. Drake is perhaps the greatest
soil builder, and one of the best farm
ers, the South has ever known. Re-
Gently letter from the U. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture was sent through
the South, giving the results Of Mr..
brakes soil-building experiences.
Starting about ten years ago with
worn and quilted farm, Mr.. Drake
has built up his farm, with propcr
system Of farming, until last year
his crops produced great yields per
acre.
On one hundred acres Of land
planted in cotton Mr.. Drake last year
produced 1877 bales.
On about one hundred acres Of
corn Mr.. Drake averaged about so
bushels of corn per acre.
The figures on his yields of oats
and other grains are not at hand, but
they were greatly in excess Of the
average yields of the State.
Velvet beans in summer and vetch
and rye In winter are the two great
est factors in the development Of his
soils, and incidentally to the making
Of greater profits financially.
All farmers deserving the name
should take this trip by all means. It
will be the most profitable day spent
in long time. Farmers OF Pickcns,
Greenwood and other counties are
expected.
The farmers Of Oconee county
should meet at the Chamber OF Com
merce, on Main street, in Anderson,
not later than 1.30 D. m., from
whence all will proceed to Mr..
brakes farm, which is about five
miles from the city.
All farmers who are Interested in
bigger crops at less expense, and who
desire to BE SHOWN REAL FARM
ING should be there.
Geo. r. Briggs. County Agent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
National Forest Timber fol- Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Forest Supervisor, Franklin, N. G..
up to and including Sept. 2, 1921, for
all the merchantable dead timber
standing or down, and all the live
timber marked or designated for cut
ting on an area embracing about $50
acres on tho l.. G. Kuhtman tract, on
the headwaters Of Chauga, a tribu-
tary. OF Tugaloo River, Nantahala
National Forest, South Carolina, es-
timated to be 100000 feet B. NJ,
more or less Of yellow pine, poplar.
hickory, white oak, black oak, red
oak, chestnut oak and hemlock tim
ber. No bid OF less than $500 per M
feet for yellow pine and white oak.
$500 for poplar and $3.50 for hick-
ory, black oak, red oak, chestnut oak
and hemlock will be considered.
$4,000 must be deposited with each
bid to be applied on the purchase
price. refunded, or retained In part
as liquidated damages, according to
conditions Of sale. The right to re-
ject any and all bids reserved. Before
bids are submitted, full information
concerning the timber, the conditions
or sale, and the submission OF bids
should be obtained from the Forest
Supervisor, Franklin, North Carolina
Aug. 3, 1921. 31-34
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
County Home Tom. Agent.
YOUNG MEN ARRESTED SUNDAY
Night-They We're Taking Law Into
Own Hands to Regulate Visitors.

Night-They We're Taking Law Into
Own Hands to Regulate Visitors.
Ten young men Of Westminster
were lodged in Jail last Sunday night
on charge Of misdemeanor on the
public highways.
1t seems that two or three young
men Of Walhalla went to Westmin-
ster to call on young ladies, and it
also seems that. the young men Of
Westminster objected to lthe pro-
ceeding. Some time after the Wal
halla boys arrived at their destina-
ton they were called on the phone
and informed that they must leave in
fifteen minutes, so we are informed,
or that they would be roughly hand
led. The Walhalla boys did not see
fit to "beat it" at the moment, but
instead got into communication with
the sheriff's Office In Walhalla, in
forming the sheriff Of what had ta-
ken place. The sheriff went over and
awaited developments. When the
Walhalla boys got started homeward,
so the story is told currently. they
were overtaken on the road very
close TOT some say in) Westminster,
and 1t began to look as If the threats
were to be made good, but just then
the sheriff's car hove in sight, and
on Investigation he decided TO bring
the Westminster boys to jail with
him on charge of misdemeanor on
the highways. The boys spent the
night in the Oconee jail, and were re-
leased Monday morning on bonds Cor
their appearance before a magis-
trate on September I'd.
1t Is quite an unusual sight to see
ten well-dressed. gentlemanly young
men file out Of the county Jail under
escort. and we hope 1t will never be
seen again. Boys, take lesson from
this incident. whatever the outcome.
You were th0ughtless, and doubtless
you were totally in the wrong. But
however that may be, learn the les-
son while 1t is cheap. Let the law
take care Of grievances, If grievances
there be-and don't try to take the
law into your own hands. There Is
no reason why the young men Of the
two towns should not be the best OF
friends. and come and 60 in the two
towns as freely as in their own
homes. II there Is something back
OF this incident that needs cleaning
up we hope that the cleaning up"
1t may.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State OF South Carolina,

State OF South Carolina,
County Of Oconee.
To the Qualified Electors and Resi-
dent Freeholders Of Legal Voting
Age In Oak Grove School District,
No. 22:-
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, That an
Election Will be held in Oak Grove
School Distric., at Oak Grove School
House, on SATURDA August 27th,
1921, for the purpose OF voting on
the question Of levying a Special Tax
or Six Mills on all taxable property
IN said District, to be used for school
purposes in said Distric.
Polls to open at a. NJ. and close
at 4 p. NJ.
w. r. COBB,
F. T. PETTY,
w. o. CRENSHAW,
Trustees.
Aug. II, 1921. 1894