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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
8
Advertisement notes ARS K Pure Drugs and Medicines promising best value and widest selection. Claims colorfully that the best option is always the cheapest and urges readers to buy from a certain supplier. The clipping emphasizes affordability over detail and offers no further product specifics.
Walhalla and Westminster items report marriages, moves to Main Street, new residences, a large concrete block building planned by W. M. Brown, and prospects of a local fishing party, with community notices urging tax payments and public events. Real estate deals and local personalities feature throughout.
A stream of short items notes visits by Al Bunton and Eva Leathorn, land sale warnings, a bay horse for sale, a Woolhalla knitting mill workforce need, a lawn party raising funds, regional moves of McGuire and family, and health news about Wm P Roberts. Also mentions heirs of Jerusha Robertson and Carhartt garments from Moss and Ansel, plus local church and travel updates. Reeves Judd returns from Richmond and Jamestown Exposition to preach, and ads include a Geiser Separator half interest and a red hickory wagon.
May 27 notes list residents visiting Little River or staying with relatives. Includes Lena Holden of Keowee, Charley Cantrell with grandparents L R Cantrell and Mary Ke Holden visiting from Talley, and various local visits. Mentions deaths, illnesses, a church service, and a move to town. includes T. J. Alexander and sisters Sallie and Maud returning from Anderson.
Chicago reports a wave of wheat speculation has produced about 200 million dollars in gains and losses over thirty days. Brokers call the figures conservative as bulls and bears clash intensely. The world wheat crop is said to have been bought and sold repeatedly on the Board of Trade floor in weeks.
The Our Schoors column praises Westminster's education drive, stressing inherited greatness and the duty to educate white children. It salutes teachers, students, and especially Jeane Carter and a local banker who funded school improvements, while lamenting rural depopulation and urging state aid for undersized rural schools.
Repairs and repairs with leather harnesses and parts, built to order. Quick service and neat work. Visit the shop to inspect equipment and place orders. Shop located offices. T. M. Lowery, proprietor.
Poplar reports Rev. W. E. Hutt cancelled services due to rain. Rev. J. M. Sanders remains unwell. thanks extended to friends for sympathy. Local items note illnesses and social visits, with brief community updates. A short testimonial touts Electric Bitters as eczema remedy for a child, and a Madison Missouri judge’s report in a Major oil trust case recommends ousting Standard Oil, Waters-Pierce, and Republic Oil from the state.
Buy a compact home canning outfit operable on any cook stove with an instruction book included. It explains how to can vegetables and fruits. Price ten. Orders must be placed by July 1 to ensure prompt delivery. J. H. Barnett Westminster, 8 C.
Excitement rose last week along the Georgetown to Williamsburg line over a threatened race war. A fight at Rhem's store led to the death of Toney Scott, with mobs forming and sheriffs in action as Governor in Columbia watched.
The Cordele Daily Post laments over an 18 pound cabbage found near the city. A Brooks county resident once showed 10 cabbages totaling 275 pounds, averaging 27 pounds with a largest at 88 pounds. The culprit behind the cabbage damage remains unnamed, per the cross Herald.
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