02 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
1
The Woodmen of the World will place the cornerstone of the Keaver aided School next Tuesday October 1. The public is invited to attend, buy well-fed hankers, and all W O W members urged to be present. An access plan has been arranged for attendees.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a ceremony schedule with speakers and times. The text references Pho Program, Women of the World, October 5th, Keowee Graded School, addresses by various groups, and an adjournment, but details are unclear due to garbled characters.
A disrupted campus scene reports the death of Willan Rand and describes an incident where students were expelled after witnesses claimed involvement in a hazing act. Ten members of the student body face removal for a year as the school investigates the events and disciplinary actions.
The Oconee County Partners Union meeting is set at the Bounty Lath school house on Friday October 11 at 10 o'clock a.m. A muler delegation from each teen in the county is expected to attend. Business includes election of officers and discussion on cotton marketing and farming interests. A. T. Wiggon is president and JW Alexander secretary.
Reported chatter from Richland recounts visits from Mrs. OL and Mr. Specks as relatives gather in Hita and nearby communities. Notes about health recovery and a local crossing into another area are mentioned amid reminiscences and old acquaintances.
A South Carolina writer touts Oklahoma and Indian Territory lands sold in November 1912. He claims two million nine hundred acres belong to Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, offering bargains near Ardmore with one thousand acres ready for farming. He pledges loans and cooperative rents to attract Oconee County settlers and promises a railroad within a year.
Reports from Wagener detail a gunfight and mob action surrounding Hugh Long and Pickens Gunter. Long, Wagener mayor and Representative-elect, was wounded and later captured after barricades, a chase through woods, and a night of violence that damaged the town’s Edisto News office. Gunter died from his wounds while others faced legal action.
The court martial heard testimony about guardsmen firing on men, including Capt Jewitt drawing and firing his revolver at I.G. Baker. Witnesses described the episode and the court expected to stay in session through Thursday. The defendant Jewett pleaded not guilty to firing and to ordering others to fire at the deceased. Federal interference was reportedly not expected in the trolley strike context near Angvilla and local officials prepared for potential action.
The Democratic State Committee proclaimed Cale L. Blense as Governor nominee and Wy J. Tillman as United States Senate nominee. A second primary between Lyon and Peoples for Attorney General was ordered for Missouri. The committee urged new party rules, primary law reforms, and strict enforcement of election laws. The report alleged irregularities including reports of voting by minors non residents aliens and some African Americans while recommending investigation be dropped. A plan to convene a State Convention next year to amend party rules was discussed but not adopted. A proposal to limit primary voting to qualified electors was defeated. A sub-committee was formed to draft constitutional changes and report by January 1, 1914.
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