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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1906
Page
7
The document outlines town rules in Walhalla restricting litter on streets, banning street games and public disturbances, regulating dog control and leash rules, prohibiting certain paraphernalia on sidewalks, and limiting vendors and traders by license and taxes. It authorizes the mayor and council to enforce penalties, including fines and imprisonment, within the town limits.
The Walhalla town council enacted a comprehensive ordinance authored by Mayor Thompson and the Aldermen. It strengthens penalties for drunkenness indecency on streets and disruptive conduct, sets fines up to 30 dollars, and empowers the marshal to arrest offenders and maintain good order within town limits through various sections and duties.
An ordinance of the Town of Walhalla establishes fire limits on Main Street north and south sides between Aun street and Taguluo. Wooden construction is banned within the limits, except additions to existing wooden dwellings may be covered with slate, tin, or metal. New brick or stone buildings with slate coverings required. wooden structures within 200 feet of Main Street prohibited. Prior approvals required, penalties include arrest at mayoral discretion. ordinance to be perpetual and published.
An 1808 Walhalla ordinance prohibits the sale barter or keeping of any spirituous malted or brewed liquors within the town. It sets penalties of up to twenty dollars or up to thirty days imprisonment and requires the marshal to inspect depots and seize contraband. The measure, dated February 1 1808, is signed by Mayor Jab Thompson with local officials’ endorsements.
An ordinance of the Walhalla aldermen assembled under authority levies a tax of 40 cents on each dollar of assessed real and personal property value to fund ordinary town purposes. It outlines the annual financial plan for the coming year and sets the general levy to support municipal expenses starting in 1000.
The document details town taxation rules for Walhalla including property, occupation, and special taxes. It fixes treasurer duties, bonds, salaries, and reporting requirements, with penalties for nonpayment and false returns. The ordinance becomes effective upon publication and runs until amended.
Traveling men near Orley recount tales of long landless voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific, with one skiff crossing the Kaw river at Lawrence flagged by a bald man and fading memories of land in sight. The crowd debates distances and the width of the Kaw as two skiffs are mentioned.
A damaged OCR page shows medical claims for kidney and female disorders along with scattered notices and council items. It mentions a pharmacy sale by Dr J W Bell and includes garbled town notices, dates, and names, with no coherent event or outcome due to text corruption.
A fragment recalls Mark Twain tale of an old colored man who claimed George Washington’s acquaintance and a botched joke about crossing the Delaware. It shifts to an advertisement for How’s Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup. The piece closes with Dr. T.R. Thitcherson of Topeka, Kansas, shooting himself, with speculation on his ill health and suicide.
A garbled OCR fragment references the Blue Ridge Railway Company and mentions lines about restoring service, equipment, and personnel in a period of disruption. The text names several entities and people in unclear context, suggesting a disrupted railroad operations notice or brief. The readable pieces point to a transport company and possible restoration actions without coherent details.
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