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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
3
The Keowee Courier announces that obituary notices and tributes of not over a hundred words will be printed free of charge. Any material over that limit requires payment at a set rate, with cash accompanying the manuscript.
WALHALLA July 1905 reports Attorney General Gunter received communications from county officials on interpreting price law for dispensary elections. He says general election rules govern, special elections require ballot specifics, and expenses should be met by general funds. The Brice law on ballot size and wording is also discussed, with emphasis on "dispensary" or "no dispensary" options.
Secretary Harvey Jordan announced the Southern Cotton Growers Association convention in Asheville, North Carolina will be moved from August 1 to September 6. The shift aims to accommodate growers who will be away at their crops during the original date.
Ex Senator J R McDaniel of this county recalls a wartime tale after a New York regiment officer shared a memory of a brave South Carolina drummer who rode in a Petersburg charge. Capt George C Smith of Middletown MD invites any survivors or comrades to come forward with the boy’s name.
A warning article cautions against catarrh ointments with mercury and promotes Hall s Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. It notes genuine Hall s Catarrh Cure and Hall s Family Pills sold by druggists with prices per bottle.
In Avery a mob of several hundred hanged an unidentified Black man after he attempted to assault two white women. The attack occurred last Thursday. the assailant was driven off, then captured near Sulphur River and identified by the victims before the mob executed him at a tree.
A South Carolina Odd Fellows camp row over an orphanage superintendent in Greenville leads to plans for a new Odd Fellows paper in Columbia. The venture reportedly has a $10,000 capital and backing from J. K. P. Netherry GC, Y. Kelly, J. Zealy, with W. E. Avery as solicitor. It opposes the TriState Odd Fellow policy critical of trustees for electing a superintendent who would not join the order. Trustees say the elected man was eligible for membership at election and is now a member.
Townville reports a busy social scene with Prof. Olinkseiles of Seneca visiting, families from Cheater and Atlanta staying with locals, and residents from Anderson, Greenville, Reed Creek, and La Grange dropping by. Updates include Annie Campbell’s illness improving, painting by Rev. Ligon, and movements of the Ledbetters and Boggs family.
Florence Tins argues for a national rule on interstate liquor transport to curb blind tigers and enforce prohibition. She insists regulation should apply to all sellers and landlords alike, aiming to temper both workers and owners in the liquor trade debate.
County Supervisor J Monroe Wicker notified the Commissioners of Elvation that petitions from one fourth of qualified voters have been filed seeking removal of the dispensaries and an election on August 28 to be held in special polling places. The action follows an opinion by County Attorney Fred H Dominick, with Attorney General Gunter confirming. The petition lists 1 047 qualified electors and registration records show 2 800 names. The election will be conducted by the Commissioners of Election as a general election.
Westminster August 2 The Westminster Graded Schools will open Monday September 4 1905 All pupils entering must be present to start together. Those failing the graded land session will face examinations before promotion certificates. Review during August. The Stonocyphor Drag Co Westminster will stock all books for the Westminster Graded Schools. M EK Brockman Principal.
In Pickens, J Samuel Wilson sold 750 bales of cotton to Heath Bruce Morrow Co for 104 cents a round, totaling nearly 840000. The article notes Wilson, a Civil War veteran who rose from day laborer to the region’s largest planter, owning prized lands in Pickens and Anderson counties.
A Ninety-Six resident recounts a local method to stop tiger nuisances by inviting the animals into the woods for a thrashing with a warning to avoid the town. The plan averts continued lawbreaking and is contrasted with costly legal defenses. Also noted are watermelon weights, a reprieve for a long-maligned bigamist, and Vice President Fairbanks falling ill at a Detroit reception.
The fragmentary text presents a brief item noting a purchase related to a group or person referred to as Hoors the Kind. Limited readable words suggest a consumer purchase or exchange with unclear specifics, lacking dates places or organizations to confirm a full event or outcome.
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