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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
4
Public notice describes per line and per inch rates for obituary and personal notices with special religious notices free. It requires real names with submissions. W Rouse is manager. The Weather Bureau forecasts fair tonight and rain tomorrow.
S M Bower a Marylander walked 600 miles from Memphis to Macon and was jailed for loitering after resting in a park. An officer arrested him. Recorder Arquehart released him with a kind word. Baker aimed for Savannah after Memphis.
In Cripple Creek Aug 5 M D Swisher county road overseer rode Box Canyon when his horse refused the bit and climbed to a ledge twenty feet above as a cloudburst sent eight feet of floodwaters rushing down the gulch. A half mile of the Box Canyon road to Florissant washed out and bridges carried away. Swisher waited an hour to descend safely.
Phoenix Aug 1 Jack Thornton the prospector who escaped a mountain lion found 50 000 in an old cave near Pioneer Gila County At last it is believed he has located the hiding place of thieves who robbed the Silver King mine of thousands of dollars in its richest output Geo W McFarland first newsman says the wealth Thornton found may be part of the Silver King robbery Much of the silver taken was in virgin state and the Ore Thornton found fits this description exactly.
A series of notices show incumbents and candidates announcing re election bids in Georgetown County. Olin Sawyer seeks re election as Clerk of Court with a pledge to serve, Herb Smith asks Democrats to endorse in the primary, C W Scurry again runs for Sheriff, J A Haddock enters the race for Sheriff ospsec County, Legrands Walker seeks State Senate renomination, and W H Dorrill states intent to stand for re election as Auditor after 30 years of service.
A sequence of brief political notices shows candidates declaring runs for County Treasurer County Supervisor Coroner United States Senate and United States Congress in South Carolina. Several names appear including JAS F Detvens John Richardson Jr JB Johnson Fletcher RGRH TT ERLERBE PA Hodges with notices from Bennettsville and Georgetown voters.
A series of self announced bids for Solicitor positions across circuits includes Walter H. Wells seeking the 8th Judicial Circuit seat to fill an unexpired term, P B Sellers and J M Johnson related candidates in the 12th Judicial Circuit, and Quattlebaum pledging service to the 18th circuit. The statements reference Democratic primary rules and long law careers in various counties.
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