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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
2
The Reetree Courier lists subscription and advertising terms with rough pricing. Obituary notices up to one hundred words are free. longer notices charged per word. The fragment mentions personal character ads and limits on word counts.
The editorial writers criticize suppression of facts and urge careful cabbage crop testing after a North Carolina cabbage grower reports thread like creatures in his produce. They defend prompt warning to the public while avoiding harm to a home industry and note a French naval gift to President Roosevelt.
An advertisement urges readers to use Bowchoo's German Syrup for coughs and lung illnesses. It claims relief from throat irritation, inflammation, and lauds its universal recommendation by druggists. Available at Stribling Deng Co and Darby Walhalla locations.
A Charleston dispatch dated December reports widespread flooding on Thursday night with five foot waters flooding Vanderhorst Street. Firefighters battled blazes as water and mud mixed and swelling streets threatened homes. Fire Chief Murjonholt trudged through floodwaters to reach the scene as the storm subsided by nightfall.
Mr Frink and associates discuss plans for an independent railroad from Charlestown Tenn to Anderson. Maj Whitner and attorneys review charter matters while Frink aims to begin preliminary work by March. He notes no other lines are involved and expects to meet local business leaders soon.
In Seneca the week features notes on visitors and residents, including Mr. and Mrs. J. Strickland of Pendleton moving to Lenox, Rev. Strickland health concerns, Mrs. P. P. Sullivan visiting Fort Madison, and Mrs. Julia M. Johnson recovering in Atlanta. Local events include a K of P banquet planned by the Anderson lodge, the marriage announcements of Arthur Thompson to Miss Aaty Will Glenveland, and Miss Voda Sheldon’s upcoming nuptials at Prosperity. A comic opera by the Presbyterian Ladies is set for December 20 with rich costumes and a lineup, while civic notices cover croup prevention advice and a healing remedy. The Furman University presidency sees Rev. J. M. Roper elected, with bio notes and timing.
A chaotic scene described with partial details of many deceased persons found in a location, with some identifications made. The article notes clothing and belongings and mentions authorities and witnesses, but many victims remain unnamed as investigators work to verify who died.
The county will open bids at 11:00 a.m. Monday December 20 for the pulld bridge over Chauga Creek above Mill on the new Walhalla to Blackwell’s schoolhouse road. The board reserves the right to accept or reject all bids. December 10 1962.
County supervisors and conia loners of Oconoo County plan their annual union meeting in their Walhalla Court Home on Friday January 2 1900 at 11 oclock am. They aim to wind up two years of work and hand county affairs to the new officials. Overseers and others are notified to bring tools and present all proven claims before 11 oclock Friday January 2 1908. claims not presented will be barred.
The county auditor’s office outlines the tax return period starting January with returns due by February 20. Taxpayers must file real estate and personal property returns, include transfers, and note exemptions for ex Confederates and those unable to earn a living. Public schedules list arrival dates at various towns for taxpayer assistance.
Millard Loo plans to avoid hanging on December 23 as his father through attorneys filed with the prison commission a petition for commutation to life imprisonment. The commission has not set a hearing date, likely next week, with attorney Rue boun Arnold to present the case. The report recounts the death sentence and the ongoing legal maneuvering surrounding the Suttles murder case.
At a stockholders meeting of the Tennessee and North Carolina Southern Railroad in Maryville Tennessee directors were elected A I Andrewa Fairfax Harrison H Miller Honey Fords and William E Finley All Southern Railway men The road is to be built from Maryville to the state line toward Rabun Gap with aim to connect Maryville to the Southern main line near Walhalla No official plans released The president reappointed Jem D Richardson as postmaster at Greenville South Carolina Richardson was appointed in the last session of Congress but confirmation failed.
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