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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
4
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In Walhalla, residents urge the Civic Improvement Association to build a large comfortable opera house with a well arranged stage and ample seating. They note current facilities are inadequate for attracting and hosting visiting entertainments and propose converting an existing hall into a first class venue.
A local editorial warns against increasing cotton acreage amid calls to cut plantings. It argues farmers should honor pledges to reduce acreage to prevent price drops, urging unity and warning of collective failure if rival farmers plant more. The piece stresses self restraint and neighborly support to protect profits.
A public notice urges restraint on liquor spending and questions who bears the tax burden. It argues that most drinkers are not the ones who can afford luxuries and appeals to readers to consider their families before purchasing at dispensaries. It warns that excessive drinking robs households of comfort and self respect and calls for reflection before further spending.
A garbled local column blends wartime dispatch snippets about Russia Japan and Oyama with stock market optimism for cotton. It jokes about the block system on railways above Walhalla, warns against cotton selling at low prices, and advises holders to wait for higher values while noting bull Dan Sully’s cotton outlook.
A deadly five story tenement blaze in New York on March 1 killed Ninoteon Porsons Ware and injured dozens. Fire escaped tenants leaped to safety and many fled the building before help arrived. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is promoted as a remedy in the piece, with sale outlets listed in Walhalls and Seneca.
Brief items report Andrew Carnegie’s holdings and his connection to Mrs. Chadwick, the Sam Marks case, a Dartington sentence set for Friday, May, a high New York Stock Exchange price paid for an item, and leadership changes at Piedmont Manufacturers. A coal mine cable break near Shrewsbury, Texas, caused multiple deaths and injuries. Roosevelt nominates cabinet members. Wynne’s post and Cortelyou’s role noted. A Texas rainstorm flood damages bridges. trains delayed. Lula Campbell’s murder of Laura Stokes over suspected affair. a South Carolina man shoots a policeman in Colon. Oregon fraud indictments tally, with many ex-government or business figures indicted. A Willacy, Missouri tale highlights a recluse with a late rise to politics. Government commissions issue warrants for Choctaw and Chickasaw services amid territorial debates.
A local column notes a new family addition this week and reports on community health. It praises Brother Garrison for his clock work and mentions Barnett Norrin's improvement after illness. Weather and crops are briefly referenced as preparations begin.
A Sherman reception plans a squadron of Juvenile Rough Riders in theatrical dress on ponies with war regalia to lead the honorary procession for President Roosevelt. The event marks his Texas stop where he will deliver an address, while unrelated probate notes from Spartanburg Herald sale are noted.
The notice announces claims against the estate of Tate D. K. Norris, requests proof and timely payment, signed by executor J. R. Vandiver in Anderson. It also includes a probate notice by D. A. Smith, requesting heirs and creditors to appear in Walhalla Court House, March 20, 1905, to show cause why F. M. Prince's administration should not be granted, with publication details in The Keowee Courier.
The Seneca Baptist Sunday School unanimously adopted resolutions mourning the loss of Jesse W. Stribling, a charter member and former superintendent. They praise his devoted service, urge remembrance in the minutes, and pledge support for home missions ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention in Kansas City.
Senator W. B. Bates of Tennessee died at the Ebbitt House in Washington on Thursday morning March 9 from phoumoula. He was seven years old. He fell ill Monday, worsened Wednesday after Dr Sonora was summoned. The body was taken to Tennessee for interment. Senator Datoa was attended by his wife during his illness.
Rev W D Seas led services at Nowa on the weekend despite bad weather. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Stiles Knox at J G Hulls in Sondon, Mina Lake Hill of Grenville visiting her grandmother Mary Hunt, and Miss Vania Taylor of Fairview and Miss Ida Volrath of High Falls visiting relatives. Multiple locals, including Mra Ruth Hunnicutt and Maude Hunnicutt who recovered from pneumonia, are mentioned with various calls on kin and neighbors.
Mereland Ohio March 13 Mrs Ona Chadwick found guilty on all counts of conspiring to defraud the United States by securing checks from a National bank with no funds credited. Jury reached verdict in two hours. no sentence set pending motion for new trial.
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