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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
4
Property owners in Walhalla are being asked to sign a petition calling for an election on a $5,000 bond issue to fund town owned electric debts. petition requires two thirds of freeholders to trigger the vote, aiming to restore lighting and reduce dependence on moonlight.
A 1908 political appeal urges readers to donate to the Democratic National Campaign. The letter from National Headquarters, signed by Herman Ridder, emphasizes finishing the fund drive with a final remittance by October 28 and aims to secure support for a victorious national outcome. It notes prior contributions totaling about 200 000 dollars and projects a need for 100 000 more.
Local readers question why Oconee County delays post and tick eradication that costs cattle raisers thousands yearly. They urge action against inaction, criticizing indifference by residents and county officials, and call for state veterinarians and authorities to prioritize the broader cattle industry over short term troubles.
Reported woes reach Greenville and Augusta as Hnd co operation pledges aid to the losing, while Hearst Graven prepare funeral plans in New York for Independence party. Oil tax talk rises amid governors campaigning, a timber fire in Ohio costs John D. Rockefeller money, and prohibition debates linger in Augusta with water harm to fish.
In Lithonia Georgia Oct 1 heavy armed posses sweep the area for Charlie Mitchell the alleged killer of Bailiff Thomas L Peek and Charles F P Argo. Deputies and townspeople vow to shoot him on sight if found and deny him a chance at trial. Guns rifles shotguns and pistols are visible along roads and in town as the search intensifies.
A mature reader should eat only enough to repair and energize the body and keep warm. Excess food is blamed for stomach trouble rheumatism and kidney disorders. If indigestion occurs revise diet and use Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets, then recover. Sold by J. W. Bell Valhalla W. J. Lunney Seneca.
Senator Tillman returns to Trenton with his wife after Europe and shows marked health improvement. Doctors say with care he may have many years of life and ponder whether to join the national campaign, though friends caution against inflammatory campaigning. In Buckhead a store confrontation ends with the town marshal shooting a Black man after a resistance attempt. the wounded man may die.
Westminster residents plan a November 18 1908 grand opening for a new Westminster subdivision to ease crowding. The event features Hon J C Morrow as auctioneer a free band concert a barbecue and Prof Charles Iswartz the aeronaut performing a balloon ascent with a parachute drop. The sale promotes up to date graded and high schools and aims to attract families and investments with a predicted steady demand and rising values.
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