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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
4
Classification of advertising rates for Meabonable notices, personal communications and tributes up to one hundred words printed free of charge. All copy must be prepaid at one cent per word by manuscript. cash accompanies manuscript.
Walhalla residents are urged to back a proposed water and light project as a Philadelphia capital group surveys plans and financing. Citizens are asked to pledge funds, review bills, and consider the town’s growth, property benefits, and increased revenues from a new utility system.
Citizens urged to use time for town improvement and avoid idle quarrels as a debate between state officials is noted. The Seneca Journal launch is praised, with a cautious review based on secondhand copy. Bank statement figures from Denome Dor 1901 are cited, and calls are made to support local education and business with prudent actions.
The new board of County Commissioners J. F. McAlister Jackson L. Miller and James J. Talley organized, dividing townships among members and extending Dr. J. H. Moore’s county physician contract for 1907. They set hawkers and peddlers fees, faced repair needs at the Court House, bridges, and jail, and praised outgoing members for their efforts amid heavy rain, high costs, and scarce labor.
A damaged OCR snippet touts Electric Bitters as a guaranteed cure for a long list of ailments. The narrator credits Nut bottle relief and claims complete recovery after several bottles, promising satisfaction or refund under a guarantee.
Local notes report residents moving within the area including Plansant Grove near Tabor, Henry Smith moving into a vacated Laune residence, John Ruskaja working in Georgia for WK Craig, and mentions of Minn Dalay Smalley visiting sister Minn Baggs who teaches locally. B.C. Tannery elected superintendent of Sunday school. Roy Cornwall preached last Sunday. Card of Thanks from Roberta and Family noting kindness and sympathy received.
General Litvinoll, governor of the Province of Akinolinaki, was assassinated today during an attack carried out by two unknown assailants. The incident occurred in Omak Aalatio Rubala as authorities investigate motives and identities. News hands confirm the official death toll and security responses are underway.
F G Owens of Greenville announces a grand carnival sale with stock from the People's Store to be auctioned by the New York and St Louis Consolidated Salvage Co. Beginning January 1 at 10 o'clock, 16 days of deep discount merchandise offered with advertising and railroad fare paid for buyers $25 or more.
Monroe Sanders and family express heartfelt thanks for kindness shown during the illness and death of their wife and mother. They convey sorrow over her loss, note her gentleness and care, and pray for God's richest blessing on all who supported them in this time.
An advertisement touts Dr. Plorea's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for female ailments. It asserts the medicine is alcohol and narcotic free, printed formula on bottles, and endorsed by medical authorities across schools. The notice invites women to request information by mail from Plorea Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Martha W Sanders, 63, wife of Moonie Sanders, died at home in Senech on Wednesday after suffering illness. She was a devout Methodist, mother of four, and long active in community church work near Oakway. Her funeral was held Friday at Turn cemetery with Rev. J He Stone officiating, amid large family and friends.
Walhalla Drug Company notes N Phillips retires after two terms as county commissioner. He recalls dedication, weathering rain and sun in service, thanks supporters, and wishes prosperity for Oconee County in the new year.
In a case from Adama Colimbia, Jin SM As Adama, the white man sentenced to hang at Waterlow for his cousin Hovey Jacques’s murder saw his execution date moved to February 22 by the pardon board. The board cites need for proper papers and is not likely to grant final clemency. The man previously escaped death at Kaneo and later returned to his village to farm, keeping Wabotgun nearby.
Notice describes a Tuesday sale led by executors Warren Phillips estate for parcels in Seneca, with multiple lots and buildings to be sold to the highest bidder. Terms specify cash, removal after 80 days, and public display of lot components. Also includes administration notices for J J Annel and J T Moore estates, with probate hearings scheduled in Walhalla Court House and cautionary trespass and station notices observed by local authorities.
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