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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
4
The Keowee Courier outlines pricing for personal character communications and obituary tributes. Notices up to one hundred words are printed free, and longer items are charged at one cent per word with cash accompanying manuscripts. The notice date references Wednesday the 15th.
Valhalla merchants showcase a festive Christmastide mood with eager shoppers and seasonable optimism. City residents, including families and youths, are urged to complete holiday preparations early as ten days remain before Christmas. Several shops already report ample stock and gift options, while others promise fresh arrivals in the remaining days.
A garbled message appears to praise community work and caretaker efforts, mentioning The Courier and local figures. It references patriotism, moral development, and appreciation for volunteers. Names, places, and dates are unclear due to the text's condition but the tone is congratulatory and civic minded.
The readable fragments describe a legal filing about vacating premises and related proceedings. Names and places appear dimly, with unclear dates and parties. The piece references a court action and a municipal or county process, but concrete details are obscured by OCR errors.
Oconee County farmers are urged to focus on corn and small grain in 1910, warning against expanding cotton acreage due to rising prices. The piece advocates a bumper corn year and notes strong support from leaders like Andrew Carnegie as the State Teachers Association meeting in Columbia highlights agriculture and industrial training, with prominent figures from Clemson and surrounding areas expected.
A garbled report describes a man plagued by alcohol abuse with cold chills at night and morning back pain. He sometimes drinks to excess and experiences tremors and joint pain. A misread quote suggests he blames alcohol for his condition and contends with fatigue and discomfort.
Westminster December 11 reports scattered local notes. People include Cox of Montana spending Christmas with sister Rozzie Cos, and Mr. and Mrs. Woo Alexander with Mes Whitaker and Ethel Melt visiting Pocooa and Avalone. Doctors Walker and Simor attend Work Davis ill with pneumonia. Davis travels for business to Cross UHL. Mies Renner and son plan to return Saturday from a month with relatives. Maret seeks hospital treatment for catarrh. Calhoun Literary Society to hold a public meeting at the school Friday at 7. An interesting program features Eunice Macaulay, Merle Vali, Miles Vitis, Annie May Andersen, and others. The society invites patrons to attend. May also notes college attendances and a sermon at the church.
Master for Oconee County announces sale of a 33 1/3 acre tract near Westminster by court decree. The property, bounded by Cal Zimmerman Leathers and others, will be sold at Walhalla courthouse January 3, 1910, for cash with five day payment rule and resale if needed. Creditors warned to present claims by January 17, 1911.
Master for Oconee County advertises sale of a four hundred seventy acre tract in Oconee County on the waters of Oconee Creek Cane Creek and Keowee River. The sale, in front of the Walhalls courthouse, offers half cash and one year credit with 7 percent interest and security by bond, mortgage, and title papers. failure triggers resale at a later date.
By DP A Smith Judge of Probate Woe J Stribling applies for Letters of Administration of Mary C Holt deceased in Oconee County South Carolina The Court of Probate at Walhalla will hear on December 30 1909 at 11 oclock to show cause why administration should not be granted The notice is published in The Keowee Courier on December 7 and 22 1909 and posted at the Court House door
Notice to owners passing dogs is drafted in old terse legal phrasing. It warns trespassers on lands under control of W. G. C. Dure to keep dogs and sheep separate and to prevent damage or harassment. The fragment preserves names and a property reference, reflecting a rural enforcement notice from a historical period.
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