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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
SPARKS CIRCUS FIRST BIG SHOW
TO Reduce Prices for Childrcn-T(
bo at Seneca Tuesday, Oct. ~.

Realizing that circus day Is one Of
the most important events in child S
life, Manager Chas. Sparks, Of the
Sparks Circus. which will exhibit in
Seneca next Tuesday, Oct. 18th, an
nounces radical departure in prices
that should prove most attractive to
the youngsters Al both perform
ances there children under the age
OF IL are to be admitted for thirty
cents. including war tax.
Mr. Sparks writes: "Owing to the
high cost Of practically everything
used by our circus, we are unable at
present to reduce the price Of adults
dard price Of Is cents. Knowing that
the circus Is primarily children s
cntertainme ent, we gave the little ones
first consideration when we felt thai
business conditions warranted a price
reduction, and believe that far
greater number Of children will now
be able to attend the circus"
That this important announcement
will be popular with the Riddles goes
without saying.
Greatly enlarged this season, and
even more lavishly equipped than in
former years, the Sparks circus is
preceded to this section by most COM
plimentary newspaper reviews from
cities in which 1t has recently ex-
hibited.
Several brand new features and
many surprises are promised in the
elaborate performances, which will
commence at and 5 p. m. circus
day. The doors will be opened one
hour earlier to allow the public ample
time to visit the comprehensive me-
nagerie.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
GEO. BRIGGS OPERATE NURSERY
Near City Of Grecnwood-Will Also
DO Landscape Gardening.
Greenwood Index-Journal, 9Th. }

Greenwood IndeX-Journal, 5th.)
George R. Briggs, formerly Of his
county and now county agent Of Oco-
nee, expects to open a nursery here
on a large scale in the near. future
and to do landscape gardening
throughout the Piedmont section, he
announced to-day Mr.. Briggs will es-
tablish hij nursery on the forty-acre
farm Of his mother, Mrs. NJ. r.
Briggs, on the Power House road,
near the city limits. He expects to
handle and grow all sorts Of fruit
trees and ornamental trees and
plants.
Mr.. Briggs graduated from Glenn
son College in 1915, after having ta-
ken the course in horticulture He
has studied for about six months
with a noted English landscape gard
ener and for the past three years has
been in thehome demons tration work
in OcOnee county Mr.. Briggs was
also employed by the Franklin-Davis
nurseries Of Maryland, and has had
practical experience In nursery work.
Before entering the army Mr.. Briggs
was for time with tho Greenwood
Index. He is formerly from this coun-
ty, and the fact that he is to estab-
liSh large nursery here will be
learned with pleasure by his friends
in this section.
Particular attention will be paid
to landscape gardening, Mr.. Briggs
says. de has signed contract for
considerab Bile work on the estate Of
Feaster 7. Jones, Of Starr, and 'eX-
poets to do other landscape planning
in the Piedmont section.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Plow Under Stalks Now.

As soon as the cotton Is picked
from the fields the old cotton stalks
should be Immediately plowed under
as soon as weather conditions per-
NIT. This Is one Of the most import
ant factors in fighting the boil weevil
successfully, according to accurate
tests made in Louisiana.
The earlier tho stalks are destroy
ed the better, for this gives the wee
VII a scarcity OF food preceding the
winter, so that he enters winter quar-
ters In a. semi-starved and weakened
condition, and is more likely to die
before cotton comes up in the spring,
or before he can reproduce on the
squares.
Flowing under is preferable be-
cause the soils need humus-decay-
Ing organic matter more than they
need anything in the world. Plow-
ing across the rows at an angle of 45
degrees will help get them under, or
heavy chain attached from the sin
gle-tree to the plow will help.
Also, SOW oats and yetch, rye and
vetch and crimisn clover. Boil wee-
wills cannot live In green field in
winter
Geo. r. Briggs. County Agent.
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gave illustrative chart lessons and
statistics, and Is quite an interesting
talker, and genuinely earnest in the
work.
After dinner a talk on Religious
Instruction in the Homes" and "Sab-
bath Observance" by Mrs. Burts, Of
Spartanburg, was delightful fea-
turc Of the program. Mrs. Rurts
stressed religious literature and the
graded instructions for the adoles-
cents and also that the atmosphere Of
the home should be conducive to the
religious growth Of our children.
Another earnest appeal by Mr..
Rooster In behalf Of Sunday school
work and talk by Mr.. Palmer closed
the program.
The services Of r. w. Grubbs, Of
Walhalla, as choir leader were much
appreciated, and tho music thrilled
with life.a and melody.
The officers Of the association were
all reelected at this meeting.
Little Margaret Marctt, infant Of
Mr.. and Mrs.. Richard Marett, Is quite
ILL., We hope for her immediate re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. IL. Jones and
Mrs. Fannie Jones, all Of Walhalla.
were late guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Gillison.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.. Woolbright
visited relatives In Townville last
week.
Mrs. Blackman, Of Heath Springs,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jesse Hub
bard.
Jake Orr. OF Walhalla, and G. X.
Rankin and three children, Of Jor-
dania. were guests In the home Of
Mrs. r. N. Rankin recently.
sTom Anderson, OF Greenville, and
Mrs. Pauline Thompson, Of Liberty
Hill, were week-end guests at !he
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. N. Hughs.
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big Picnic and Barbecue at
TOWnvillo.

Texas Dirt Farmer, b to speak
Of the weevil, on Saturday, Oct. IA,
and there will be a big gathering OF
farmers from Anderson and Oconee,
counties, according to S. NJ. Byars,
the Anderson county agent, and they
will hear J. A. Evans, Of the u. s..
Department Of Agriculture, Wash,
ington, discuss the gredt and import,
ant subject Of Growing Cotton Un~
der Boil Weevil Conditions" !"
Let 1t be said right here that Mr..
Evans is a DIRT" farmer, and ono
WHO has had years Of farming expe-
riehce in Texas before becoming con-
nected with the Washington Office.
He has seen the boil weevi battle
raging for years all alon" tho battle
front from Texas east, md should
have important first-hand informa-
ton to impart to his hearers.
Mr.. Evans Is schedules to talk at
about 10 or 1920 a. in. Saturday.
Following this talk the people as
sembled will eat OF their picnic din
ners and The barbecue which is ex-
pected to be served. Afterwards
other important talks relating to the
changing Of farm practices will be
made. Everybody Is cordially invited
to attend.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
PARDON ALLEN AND EDWARDS,
Noted Participants in tho Hillsvillo
Court House Tragedy.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 6.-Friel AL
len and Sidna Edwards, youthful
members of the Allen clan that, on
March IA, 1912, shot up the court
house at Hillsville, were en- route to
their mountain homes tonight Ere
formed young men and worthy Of q
new trial in life" The ten years they
spent in the Virginia penitentiary full
filled the purposes Of the law, de-
clared Governor T.. Lee Trinkle to-
day In granting them conditional par
done, and they are capable and will
in the future lead law-abiding lives.
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards,
two other members Of the clan, serv-
ing 35 years and 27 years imprison-
ment, respectively, for their part in
the affair, in which the presiding
Judge, Thornton l.. Massie, Common
wealths Attorney w. NJ. oster,
Sheriff l.. f.. Webb, Augustus Fowler,
a juror, and Miss Betty Ayers, spec
tator, were killed, and Dexter Goad,
court clerk, and several jurymen
were wounded, were denied clemency
because they have served too short
a time for their punishment" The
two other members Of the clan we're
electrocuted at the State prison for
their part in the shooting.
The executive reviewed the prison
records OF Sidna Edwards and Friel
Allen, which, he said, "have been
without mark against them during
the entire period of their confine-
ment.' That both are reformed
young men and will in the future
lead law-abiding lives, and, In addi-
Jn1 IN
Edwards to be Of "a rather weak
mentality"
Friel Allen was very young when
he was convicted.
The pardons were given the two
men shortly befoe noon, and as soon
as they could take leave Of their
companions for ten years they start
ed on their journey home. Their
movements we're we'll guarded by
prison officials, who up to'a late hour
tonight refused any information
other than that the two mon we're
hurrying TO their loved ones in the
south western section Of the State.
The shooting in the court house at
Hillsville followed the conviction Of
Floyd Allen OH a charge Of moonshin"
ing. The jury was still in the box
When Judge MaSS1e, after passing
sentence Of one years imprisonment,
ordered the sheriff to take the pris-
oner in charge" At this point Allen
leaped to his feet and shouted: "No
man shall ever take me to the peni-
tentiary!"
The shooting followed. Judge Mas
sic was among the first to fall, and
when the firing ceased the bodies Of
the commemorative attorney, the
sheriff and Juror Foster were found
near where the men had stood. Miss
Ayers was found among the specta-
tors seats so seriously wounded that
she died next day. The prisoner,
Floyd Allen, also was seriously
wounded, but he recovered, only to
pay the penalty Of his crime six
months later in the electric chair.
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Accidental Shot Kills Young Man.

Florence, Oct. 7. - The body of
Hayward Nettles, who shot and killed
himself accidentally as he and. his
father, r. NJ. Nettles, and II. B. Good
son were breaking camp after a hunt
ing and fishing trip on Black river,
near Kingstree, arrived here to-day.
Young Nettles was 21 years old. He
was very popular and news of his
death was severe blow to many.
There were no eyewitnesses to the
tragedy. The young man had been
detailed to place the guns in the au-
tomObile, and it is believed that the
trigger Of one Of them caught. He
received the full load Of large shot
in his arm and side and died almost
instnatly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
ENFORCING COTTON CONTRACTS
Injunctio1 Restraining Mcmbcr from
Disposing OF Cotton individually.

Columbia, Oct. 10.-An injunction
restraining John r. Pope, Of MARI
boro county, from disposing of any
Of his cotton except thrugh the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Co-opera-
tive Association was served upon Mr..
Pope at his home, some eight miles
from Bennettsville, 1t was announced
by officials Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton.
The injunction was granted by
Judge T. j. Mauldin in Columbia
last Thursday on complaint filed by
Douglas Mckay, State counsel Of the
cooperative association, alleging
that Mr.. Pope had disposed Of some
cotton which he had contracted to
sell through the association. The
complaint alleged that Mr.. Pope had
sold his cotton at Cheraw Mayor
Josiah j. Evans, Of Bennettsville, is
associated with Mr.. Mckay in the
case.
officials OF tho association Stated
that Mr.. TBpe was the only member
out Of the over 900 members of
the organization :hat they have been
forced to bring legal proceedings
against. Not another allegation Of
'NlOlaIlOH Oh lne contract mas DccH
made, it was said.
e.. Under the provisions Of the special
act passed at the 1921 session of the
General Assembly any member Of the
association violating the contract is
liable to penalty Of five cents a
pound on all cotton sold outside of
the association.
"The great majority Of the farmers
who signed the contract did SO be-
CAUSE Of it's binding features" said
Harry C. Hammer, president and
general manager Of the association.
"There Is a practically unanimous
sentiment among our members that
the association vigorously enforce
the contract and that every provision
Of the special act passed by the GEN
erai Assembly be taken advantage Of
In its enforcement. This we propose
to do"
In oklahoma cases were recently
brought against several members for
violation Of the contract. One mem
Der has voluntarily paid the five cents
pound penalty, and all Of them
have been restrained from selling
any cotton except through the asso-
ciation. Arkansas has reported one
violation Of the contract and Georgia
one,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Gard Of Thanks.

Editor Keowee Courier:
Please allow us space in your pa
per to thank our many friends and
neighbors for the many kindnesses
shown us during the sickness and at
the death Of our dear mother, Mrs.
Gus Arve. We thank all those who
sent us loving messages, through the
mail, Of comfort and chcc!' in our
dark hours, and also for the many
beautiful floral offerings. May God
richly reward them Is our earnest
prayer.
ady.) Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Pitts.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Black Made Grand Master X. Of r.

Walterboro, Oct. CD. B. Black
has just received notice Of his ap-
pointment as Grand Master OF tho
Grand Lodge knights Of Pythias OF
South Carolina. Mr.. Black takes the
place Of ED. Lemacks, deceased. The
appointment came as pleasant sur
prise to Mr.. Black, as he was not in
any sense an applicant for I'll posi-
ton. Mr.. Black has been an active
member OF Ashby Farrow Lodge for
many years, having served 1t in al.
most every official position, Including
that OF Chancellor Commander.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Fell from Bed and Died

Greenwood, Oct 9.-Falling out
Of bed at his home in Ware Shoals
Saturday night, NJ. d. Prince died
suddenly of apoplexy. Owing to the
peculiar circumstances Of his death,
a post-mortem and inquest were held
yesterday by order Of Coroner Faulk-
ner, and verdict that Mr.. Prince
came to his death from apoplexy was
returned.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Acquitted on Second Trial.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. REV.
Harding NJ. Hughes, superannuated
minister, tonight was found not
guilty Of the charge Of murder in
connection with the fatal shooting
Of Mrs. Anna McKennon, aged re-
cluse, in Montgomery county, last
year. On his first trial he was con-
victed and sentenced to life impris-
onment, later being granted new
trial.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Meeting Oconco Post, A. Il.

Oconee Post, American Legion,
will meet Thursday, Oct. 10, at D..
m, at the Court House. All members
ere urged to attend. Program for
Armistice Day will be arranged at
this meeting. j. ~. Stribling,
Commander,
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Tho Honea Reunion.

There will be reunion at Tom
Honea's next Sunday, oct. / s.. Every
body invited to come and bring we'll
filled baskets. Bessie Honea, @
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Snow ut Nashville.

VILE experienced It's earliest snowfall
In 24!years to-day, fakes Of snow be-
Ing seen falling shortly after noon
to-day for q few minutes
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5000 Bales short in oconce Ginning

Seneca, Oct. 9.-Special:: A tabu-
lation Of the cotton ginning re-
ports for the county shows that
there were 2,131 bales OF cotton gin
ned in Oconee, from the crop Of 1922,
prior to Sept. 25, 1922, as compared
with 5,131 bales ginned to Sept. 25,
1921. John G.. Sanders,
Special Agent.
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The above invitation is hereby ac-
cepted. Farm and Factory and Tu-
galoo Tribune please copy and oblige
Very respectfully,
w. II. McGill, President,
Orrs Regiment Association.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
SENECA EXTENDS INVITATION
And Orr's Regiment Veterans Accept
to Meet in Seneca in 1928.

We, the Mayor and Aldermen and
the Daughters Of the Confederacy,
do most respectfully invite Orr's Ri
fles of Confederate Veterans to hold
their fifty-first annual reunion in
Seneca during the month Of August.
1923. Mrs. G. NJ. Bowen,
President Of the u. d. G.
B. A. Lowry, Mayor.
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NFUkMAIlUN DEPARTMENT
Commercial inquiries answered "A
Information gladly furnished wi,bou,
cost. Address any firm above.
General Crop Conditions.

Denver.-Recent SHOWS and mi,
have broken the long drought throu0b.
out much of the Rocky Mountain re-.
gfon according to reports of the II. 4
Division of Crop and Live Stock EstI.
mates and although late in the season
will tend to benefit the outlook fo,
fall grain. The heavy snow is delsy.
Ing the harvesting of potatoes and su
gar beets in some sections and some
frost damage is reported. Live stock
are generally in good condition with
the exception OF New Mexico, and the
supply of stock water is improved
The shortage Of feed in some sections
is causing heavy marketing. COnad
cradle complaint OF the shortage Of
cars is reported.
The outlook for fall s0wn grains has
improved in Utah and Nevada due to
recent heavy precipitation, but Is still
poor. The supply Of moisture is still
deficient in the western half Of Ne
vada. All small gain crops have ger.
minated well in Arizona. Some SEC
tions in Colorado have received suff.
cient moisture, but probably too late
to benefit fall plowing or fall sOvn
grains to any great extent.
The yield of potatoes in Colorado
has been cut by the long drought The
quality is generally quite good al
though some dry rot is reported Some
damage by frost to potatoes In tenn
porary storage is reported. The cola
weather and l.eavy precipitation nn
hindered harvesting in Utah. Digging
of half the crop in northern Arlzona
Is being delayed by snow
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CHAPTER xV-continued.

swell. Son, now you can hurry back
and begin cutting into a fortune, II
that veins only four inches wide,
you've got plenty to keep you for the
rest of your life. Run along"
And Fairchlld ran" Whistling and
happy. he turned out of the office of
the Sampler and into the street. his
coat open. his big cap high on his
head, regardless of the sweep of the
cold wind and the fine snow that 1t
carried on its icy breath. The wait
ing of months was over, and Fairchild
at last was beginning to see his
dreams come true.
So this was the reason that Ro-
daine had acknowledged the value of
the mine that day in court This
was the reason for the mysterious
offer of fifty thousand dollars and for
the later one Of nearly a quarter of
mllllonl Rodaine had known; Ro-
dalne had information, and Rodaine
had been willing to pay to gain pos
session of what now appeared to be
bonanza. Bur Rodaine had failed.
And Falrchlld rad won
Won But suddenly he realized that
there WIS Darkness about it all.
He had won money, it is true. But
all the money In the world could not
free him from the talnt that had
been left upon him by a coroner's
Investigation, from the hint that still
remained in the recommendation of
the grand jury that the murder Of
Sissie Larsen he looked into further.
Nor could it remove the stigma of the
four charges against Harry, which
coon were to come to trial. and with
cut a bit of evidence to combat them.
Riches could do much-but they could
not aid in that particular, and some
what sobered by the knowledge Fair
child turned from the main road and
on up through the hlgh-piled snow
to the mouth of the Blue Poppy mine
A faint acrid odor struck his nos
trlls as he started to descend the
shaft, the perfume" of exploded
dynamite, and 1t sent anew into Fair
child's heart the excitement and in
tensity of the strike. Evidently Harry
had shot the deep hole, and now, there
In the chamber, was examining the
result. which must, by this time, give
some idea of the extent of the ore and
the width of the vein. A moment more
and he had reached the bottom, to
leap from the carrier, light his car
blde lamp which hung where he had
left It on the tlmbers, and start for
ward.
The odoI grew heavier. Fairchild
held his light before him and looked
far ahead. wondering why he could
not see the CLEAN from Harry's lamp
He shouted. There was no answer,
and he went on.
Fifty feet! Seventy-fve feet Then
he stopped short with a gasp. Twisted
and torn before him were the tfmbers
of the tunnel, while muck and refuse
lay everywhere, A cave-ln-another
cave-in-at almost the exact spot
where the one had occurred years be-
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Houston, Texas-'I was in terribly
rundown condition of health after n siege
of ptomaine poisoning, and then the in
fiuenza. could not seem to regain my
strength and was really not able to do my
housework. knew needed good tonic
and builder and remembered how my
folks used to regard DR.. Pierce's remedies
in my girlhood days, and then decided
to take DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. After taking tho second bottle /
found it was doing me a world of good,
ter in every way. | am glad indeed to
recommend the medicine that did me so
much good and do not hesitate to give
this statement. Mrs. Gertrude Sell,
1896 Rutland St.
All druggists tablets or liquid.
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| Foot after foot, the muck was torn
away, as Fairchild, with pick and
shovel, forced a tunnel through the
great mass of rocky debris which
choked the drift. Onward-onward-
at last to make small opening in
the barricade, and TO lean close to 1t
that he might shout again. But still
there was no answer.
Feverish now. Fairchild worked
with all the reserve strength that was
in him. Behind that broken mass.
Fairchild felt sure, was his partner.
torn, bleeding through the effects of
some accident. he did not know what,
past answering his calls, perhaps
dead. Greater became the hole in the
cave-in: soon 1t was large enough
to admit his body. Selling his car
bide lamp, Fairchild made for the
opening md crawled through, hurry
ing onward toward the chamber where
the stope began, calling Harry's name
at every step, In vain. The place was
empty. except for the pile of stone
and refuse which had been torn away
by dynamite explosions in the hang
ing wall, where Harry evidently had
shot away the remaining refuse In a
last effort to see what lay in that
direction - stones and muck which
told nothing. on the other side
Fairchild stared blankly. The hole
that he had made into the foot wall
had been filed with dynamite and
tamped, as though ready for shooting.
But the charge had not been exploded
Instead-on the ground lay the re
mainder of the tamping paper and
short foot and half of fuse, with It's
illuminate of mercury cap attached,
where it had been pulled from its
berth by some great force and hastily
stamped out And Harry
Harry was gone!