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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
4
The Keowee Courier states obituaries and tributes of respect up to one hundred words are printed free. Notices over that length are charged at one cent per word and must accompany manuscript. Subscription is 81.00 per year with advertising rates to be arranged.
A Walhalla editorial urges immediate cleanup and beautification of the town. It calls for a Civic Improvement Association led by local ladies, with mayoral and council support, to organize actions, fund projects, and unite citizens for a brighter Valhalla.
The piece references Lent timing with 88 days remaining and notes the Saluda volume 1 edited by Frank Sample and Barnard Evans, highlighting a local circulation and a business tone. It mentions Clerk of Court Burns and a sense of busy records, hinting at a bibliical injunction to search records.
A summary of regional events: state faces a 350000 loan need, Enoroo Presbytery declines to buy Chicora College, McColl depot burns 75 bales of cotton, Green Mo smallpox strict measures, Raymond Bowman sentenced to 10 years, McLaurin denies leading a trade committee role, Pendleton cotton fire destroys 25 bales, calls for farmers to hold cotton for fair prices, Heath Springs child dies from burns, Greenville faces a chicken and egg shortage, Easter date hints, powder burn tragedies near Gadsden, Ala. Orr family cotton mill leadership changes, Valdosta accident fatality, a sexual assault arrest in Columbia, Dudley Hughes advocates reduction of cotton and fertilizer use, jury verdict in Jalapa Falls case returns not guilty, death of James Irby Earle in Greenville D C from pneumonia. Earle was a SC native and eminent legal professional.
The dispensary board approves selling advance price goods including core or rye whiskey when retail price stays below 1.25 per quart. The plan aims to bottle whiskey not sold in case goods in large quantities and label with distinct names while keeping quality and price stable. If the experiment fails, the limit may be lowered from 7.35 to meet demand.
A note from Dock Owens aged 68, then in Anderson Cotton Mills cloth room, packed in a bale ship out November 15, 1903, asked who would receive the cloth to write back. He later got a reply mailed from Medford Pa with birthday wishes dated February 24, 1905. A brief summary of local happenings follows including shellfish law scrutiny, Jamestown exposition funds, and a county board appointment in Anderson.
Maj James H Ambler aged 90 died at 1 a m in Pickens at his daughter Emma Gilreath’s home. Survived by widow and seven children and sister Ann Griffin. Born March 11 1815 at Gidport Cambridge later Ambler post office. Served in South Carolina legislature 1850 1854 1858 and as a Confederate soldier in Orrs regiment. Wife Zaly Cox survives at age 77. Known as a gallant old school gentleman whose presence will be missed.
In Greenville County a barn owned by J M Wood valued at 2000 burned tonight. Twenty three cattle perished along with farming tools. Insurance was 600 dollars. Incendiary origin suspected after a man was seen near the building and bloodhounds were sent to the scene.
Notice from Oconee County Auditor Kee se directs ten township assessors to attend meetings on March 2 2005 and March 10 2005 to value personal property. Names listed include Keese Pritebird Thomas Hunt King Mongold Barker Grant Gantt Carter Stohletter Matheson Herd Stribling and others. Assessors must be sworn in before the Clerk of Court.
Cep planting is the order of the day at the place. The steward has prepared most ground and will begin planting soon. Road work between here and Walhalla starts today. Norris is gravely ill with typhoid pneumonia but may recover with nursing. Grand jury visit expected next week. J Anderson will spend 88000 on street paving. Mrs Collins of York county dies aged about 89, mother of ten. Survived by grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A fifty foot waterfall on the A G Stapel land near Valhalla is undeveloped and touted as a premier water power site. Valued at 1500 to 2000 dollars, the property is for sale through J D Cappelmann, 46 48 Broad Street Charleston S C, with a January 18 1905 date.
Probate Judge D A Smith cites all heirs and creditors of John K Miller Sr to appear at Walhalla Court of Probate on April 6 1905 to show why administration of Isohn F Miller Sr estate should not be granted. Published February 22 1905 in The Keowee Courier and Court House Door.
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