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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
6
The Keowee Courier established 1840 lists personal character charges for advertisements including obituaries and tributes. Free printing is limited to under one hundred words. longer notices require payment per word.
A 22 000 volt transmission line arc on Kennedy Street and Majestic Avenue felled workers of the Georgia Railway and Electric Co. Injuring four seriously including George W Powell and J Brown. Two men atop 20 foot poles were thrown to the ground as wires snapped. An investigation followed by the commission to examine the line and equipment.
A community gathering at Keowee Chapel featured longtime member L E Witt and several visitors. Friends shared prayers and memories as a ceremony at the cemetery noted the passing of Loved ones, with many attending services and visiting hours during the days around the event.
A 1910s era outline urges community action against tuberculosis. It stresses maternal and home health, clean living, school hygiene, air quality, and personal habits. It calls for community leaders to support sanitation, nutrition, and education programs, with April as a cleanup push and a big boxing championship noted for July 4 in San Francisco with a $101,000 purse.
J B Harris of Oconee reports a careful comparative field trial of the Williamson system versus his own rotation and fertilization plan for 1909 corn. Both plots showed good yields with fertilizer, but the test aimed to show affordable corn production in the county. Methods, timings, and fertilizer applications are detailed, with results indicating comparable productivity and practical advice for local farmers.
Columbia reports an invitation issued by the John C. Calhoun Statue Commission for ceremonies at Statuary Hall Washington D C on March 12 at 11 a m inviting all to attend. The statue had been placed in the hall and a plan to install a replica in the State Capitol was rejected in the Legislature. The page also includes broad agricultural notes and medicinal ad copy.
The obituary notes the death of B. Alonzo Datlets on February 28 in Welker after a long illness. He leaves a wife and many children and is remembered as a loving father. He was a well known figure in Anderson and Ovonoy Counties, with a funeral held February 40. A Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertisement follows the obituary.
M Hermlon Moore of Columbia dean of the university’s hw selioul faculty died early afternoon of last week after a stroke. He was a prominent figure at The Shute University and overseen by the department of the college. His death follows health issues and his passing brings sorrow to the university community.
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