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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
6
The notice states that obituary notices and tributes of respect under one hundred words are printed free of charge. Any longer notices require payment at one cent per word, with cash accompanying the manuscript.
Chicago men of the Mississippi Valley praised William Jennings Bryan over William Howard Taft at a Chicago Association of Commerce dinner. Bryan spoke with ease on business, economy, and commerce, while Taft’s remarks lagged, reading from a prior address. The audience, including many farmers and merchants, favored Bryan, noting his grasp of economic principles and broader vision.
Samuel K Williams, amid a burglary trial, staged a bold escape from Charleston Jail by manipulating locks and using improvised tools. Capt Gradick led a midnight capture after a dramatic pursuit with a heavy guard and a lengthy sentence looming. Williams faced Judge Prince and received fifteen years hard labor for the escape attempt.
Thomas F. Broad, substitute mail carrier, confessed to taking eleven letters addressed to a Bryan campaign paper containing funds for the Democratic campaign. The missing letters date back months and Broad was bound over for U S grand jury action.
In the Court of Common Pleas Pleading to decrees of the said you, I will offer for sale at the courthouse in Walhalla on November 2, 1908, the estates of M. R. VanDiviere and others. The property lies along Toxaway Creek and Little Toxaway Creek, adjoining W. M. Carson and the Spencer Chambers lands, totaling about 635 acres across multiple tracts. Purchaser pays cash. failure to comply may lead to re-advertisement and rescheduling with costs.
Oconee County treasurer announces tax collection for 1908 from October 16 to December 31 with penalties rising to seven percent from March 1 to March 15, 1909. Includes poll tax for males 21 to 50, exemptions for Confederate soldiers, and requests taxpayers obtain tax receipts.
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