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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
3
Walhalla graded schools lose county funds after a recent vote, the superintendent may charge tuition starting after four months. Rates begin 25 cents for first grade pupil and rise by 10 cents per grade up to 3.60 monthly. Tuition due monthly in advance per resolution dated December 13, 1905.
Notice of sale to the highest bidder on Thursday December 28 at the seller’s Oakway residence in Oconee county. Items include five cattle two mules one horse wagon a buggy two hundred bushels of fodder and hay household furniture and kitchen items cash terms. Also ten acres of highly cultivated land with a gray horse ten years old a two horse wagon and a top buggy.
Weather record for the J B Station near Wat Hall a compiled by observers Miss Taboll notes weekly temperature and rainfall. The text also includes an intrusive testimonial extolling Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for piles and mentions generic uses for cuts and burns.
The notice lists a Picket Poat Farmers Union meeting for Saturday night December 16 at 7 o'clock with J A Lay as President and Miles Hombres as Secretary Treasurer. It also mentions an executive meeting of Beaverdam Cap. Uist Association in Seneca December 27 1905 with I M Cary chair. Additional items include a preacher torture story query and a testimonial for Dr Kings New Discovery, plus Masonic and Cotton Association notices and 1906 lodge officer elections, with various dates and names.
At 10.90 this morning local cotton was quoted with Walhalta 11to, West Union 11h, Newry 11fo, Westminuter 11g to 114, Sonoda 1 to 116-160.
Walhalla Methodist Sunday school voted for a Christmas tree with an event on Tuesday night December 26 at 7 20. Officers and committees were named to oversee the program as the “little folks” look forward to a happy occasion. The notice also includes health tips, pension office hours, and local ads for wagon and shotgun shell sales.
Walhulla Lodge No 67 elected officers including Chancery Commander F A H Schroder and Master of Works Dr J W Bell at last Monday night meeting. Also noted were unclaimed letters in Walhalla post office for the week ending December 0 105 with Miss Delora Eller and John Corbon among those advertised.
At the December 1 2005 meeting the Board of County Commissioners approved numerous claims for roads bridges and other public works across Dist 70 Dist 48 Dist 15 Dist 12 and other districts. Names include Courtenay Mfg Co John O Leary Good Roads Machinery Co Matheson Hardware Co and Seneca Mercantile Co among others. Also notes Mrs Lay obituary details with a funeral held December 6 1905 at Cheochee Baptist Church.
On the 16th day of December with turn all my notes and accounts over to the Sheriff come in and day up and save conta John F Craig Walhalla.
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