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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1905
Page
4
The notice outlines free obituaries up to one hundred words and charged rates for longer tributes. Payment is due at the rate per word, with cash accompanying the manuscript.
A historic note discusses a proposed South Carolina license tax of 1000 dollars per year for beverage handling and contemplates state control or prohibition. The piece ponders open coin drinking, potential harms, and a tongue in cheek suggestion of Coca Cola or state liquor shops, referencing the palmetto and whiskey branding. It blends debate with a mock policy stance on beverage regulation and industry literacy.
Disjointed prose notes improved discourse at national gatherings with leaders in New York and Washington praising growing goodwill between regions. Speakers emphasize reconciliation after civil strife, urging continued unity while reflecting on past hardships and future prospects for national harmony.
The excerpt argues for North support and non coercive policy toward the South, praising President Roosevelt for a square deal and intelligent sympathy. It stresses that the real burden lies with Southern reconciliation and that northern-leaning justice from the Federal government is essential to heal regional rifts and curb prejudice.
Murky OCR records show a string of alarming items from DeKalb and Greenville including poisoning allegations, jail rumors of cholera, a train tragedy with multiple injuries, arson and fires, a shooting linked to Tubal names, and a fatal gun incident near Tanks. The piece mentions J P Stribling farming advice, a naval commission for Captain Broest Ey Werk, and a South Atlantic music boat event.
In a state senate report the new trespass statute outlines that entering another’s land for hunting fishing trapping gathering or timber with no owner consent is a misdemeanor. Conviction carries up to twenty dollars fine or up to thirty days hard labor, repealing prior nets and imposing public record alerts for tax returns access.
New advertisements show APMUE timot dT and Lawrence ae Co dissolved by mutual consent. Debtors and creditors are urged to settle with the signatories, with payments to Wuilop and ARvO Comte, dated February 8. 100%.
County Superintendent S Colley announces teachers’ examination will be held on May day. State Board of Education requires intense questions from Washington and Current Events. Colleges granting exemptions are listed, including Furman, Presbyterian College, Allen University, and Benedict Institute. The notice names J B Colley, Co Supt Education, Oconee County, February 5, 1905.
Notice by Master W. O. White of Toooconee County outlines two tracts in Oconee County South Carolina. Tract IA comprises about 110 acres on Chauga Creek with boundaries through John Harbin and R A Gilmer among others and bears Plat by J Dean dated December 7 1905. Tract II covers about 120 acres on Chauga Creek with adjacent parcels to Ry Ay Gilmore Elbert Davis Harrison Harbin Jesse Bryan and Tract I, plat by C L Dean dated December 7. Sale terms require half cash and balance financed, with mortgage and bond to purchaser, purchaser pays papers. February 8 1905.
Court order by Judge Krnaxt Gary appoints Master W. C. White to sell Lot or tracts in Green ville and Oconee County. Properties include portions of the Rowland Cobb and Georgy Percival estates with notices of adjoining lands. Terms require one half cash and balance in 12 months with interest, secured by bond and mortgage, and potential bidding in failure to comply. Sale date February 8 1905 and location in Wil llaha, S.C.
A local notice states an election will occur at the Seneca School District polling site to authorize a tax levy for school purposes. Voters must present tax receipts at registration. ballots require the word Yes or No. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. under trustees Cary Dendy Austin and district authorities.
An undeveloped waterpower site on the A. Stapal tract near Walhalla attracted interest for a factory location. The offer valued the land at an indefinite amount, with a potential waterfall and title prospects deemed a strong opportunity for development.
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