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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1905
Page
3
An experienced grower outlines cabbage farming on the Carolina coast from 1868 to present. He stresses high grade seed selection, seed costs, plant timing, and soil conditions, noting best plant stock, planting windows from fall to winter, and careful seed sourcing to maximize yield and crop health.
W.C. Goraty of Young's Talanid offers methods for winter cabbage cultivation in Virginia and the Gulf states. He advises bed placement, plant depth, and soil packing to protect roots, followed by staged fertilization starting mid February using an 8 percent phosphoric acid and 7 percent ammonia fertilizer. He stresses firm soils, careful irrigation, and buying reliable plants from experienced growers to ensure early harvests.
The strike among Rusnit workers intensifies spilling into New Tempo and Cord with 7,009 workers accounted for, others expected to join. Government fears disorder as leaders urge restraint while a wider stoppage could draw in Saint Petersburg laborers, signaling a broad national crisis. Casings note suggest broader unrest may erupt.
Report from Columbus Ga dated January 20 describes an attempted arson by boys aiming to imitate a previous cotton burning in the town. The group set a cotton warehouse on fire Tuesday night, burning eleven bales before authorities contained the blaze. A residence nearby caught fire from embers but flames were extinguished with minor damage.
Meager details reach Roanoke Virginia after a night near the city when James Abshire and his son faced L A Radd and Holly in a gun duel. Abshire and his son are dead. Radd and Holly are jailed. One man allegedly insulted a wife, triggering the confrontation.
A blackboard prize challenged readers to pronounce a bizarre sentence. It degenerated into a tale of a man described as an “ancrilogious sow of Belial” who, after failed finances, plotted marriage to a Malay or Colian woman, bought a calliope and coral necklace, sent a letter for a matinee, and killed himself with a carbine. The coroner later removed Chelebris.
An injured teen named Frank Giles ran away from home after a school incident. The fifteen year old boy left Greenwood January 20 seeking to avoid expulsion and distress to his parents. He has since been found in North Carolina and brought back home.
A large private fire in Anderson County destroys blooded horses mules and aged Garnets valued around 1500 with 500 insurance after 1 AM incited by incendiaries. Bloodhounds are used and two Black men jailed as suspects. Dozens of recent incendiaries prompt strong prosecution.
A warning about neglecting a cough or cold, risk of bronchial or lung trouble. Advises against using overly advertised remedies and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safer option. Sold by J. W. Bell Valhalla W. J. Lanny Sencon.
T H Jones a white man described as a tramp was run over by an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train near Wilmington last week. He died within hours. He gave his name as from Ohio and appeared to have sat on the track to rest and fell asleep. The engineer did not sight him until it was too late. Coast Line officials took charge of the body.
A Missouri farmer shares a crude rat control method using old shingles moistened with molasses and concentrated lye. The account warns readers to seek Murray's Horehound cough remedy from druggists, praising its quick action and urging avoidances of inferior substitutes.
The Auditor’s offices will open January 1 to February 20 to receive returns of personal property and real estate for taxation in Quonse County for the year 1904. All male citizens aged 21 to 60, except disabled veterans, are taxable. Confederate veterans up to age 60 may be taxed. Note transfers of real estate on last returns. A 50 cent capitation tax on dogs applies. dog owners must list dogs with their returns. Penalty of 60 percent applies after February 20 for non returns. P. KEES Auditor Quonse County. December 14, 1904.
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