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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
2
The notice outlines advertising rates and free obituary tributes. It states two obituaries up to one hundred words are free, with charges of one penny per word for longer tributes. Payment must accompany the manuscript.
Walhalla news notes a future steamboat link from Columbia to Georgetown with initial capacity for 20 passengers and 180 tons of freight at 10 mph upstream. The piece jokes about a yearly house and senate break to tend lobsters and laments “our national honor” in Panama deal debates.
A letter from Senator Herndon of Columbia discusses the opening days of the General Assembly, noting the noise, committee work, and review of carried-over bills. It lists pending measures including biennial sessions, new circuits, pension changes, game preservation, and road and taxation reforms, plus local option and immigration proposals. The piece also mentions the South Carolina Bar Association meeting and local medical remedies and a separate fire report in Greensboro with substantial losses but no injuries.
Cotton prices rise to 15 cents as bison sales occur. obituary notes the death of H. J. O'Kelley aged 101, detailing family, church service, Masonry, and burial at Changa cemetery. community banquet honors youth union with speeches, prayers, and a large feast. local notes cover various residents and events in Westminster area.
WEWEGA January 26 reports a Lyceum show at the school house next Wednesday featuring Lulu Tyler Gates and her company, with high ticket sales noted. Ada Wallace Unruh spoke to a small audience and charmed the boys with practical remarks. A ladies meet at the Keowee Hotel parlor drew good attendance and hopes for future organization. A reception for Rev. and Mrs. F. S. Jones hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Goo Hone impressed guests with hospitality and a display of gifts, including many mysterious packages. The program included warm refreshments, and the event highlighted the community’s support for education and local pastors. College-preparatory aims, a music department led by Mrs. L. W. Bates, and a Lyceum course for pupils were emphasized, along with a testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Balm benefitting a local resident.
Mlontown residents heard Mrs Bechtel Mrs Wathering Bechtel was acquitted today of being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Mabel Bechtel. The nine day trial concluded with a jury verdict of not guilty after deliberating about one hour.
The annual report traces receipts and disbursements for the town of Wai Walla in the year 1003. It itemizes income from taxes fees and licenses and lists expenditures on public works schools and services. The document provides totals and summaries for the town government’s financial activity.
A local Fair Play item from Walhatla Georgia January 20 1904 includes notes to the town mayor and aldermen, 1903 year end financials, a Lavonia business trip, social visits by Hinson Pearle Marott and Zola Tabcott, and a school shoot event led by Prof. M. Barton and Miss Gortle Mahaifoy.
Fragmented text references mayoral matters, dates, and payments, mentioning health, taxes, a hospital or medical attendance, Verner, a school billings item, and assorted numbers. The readable items are sparse and disjointed, with no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
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