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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
1
If your Shoes do not give you satisfaction as to style or fit come and see our line. We spare time and money making our Shoes up and guarantee every pair to be best value for the price Merit always wins Come to See Me Court Weel Government law changes and enactments noted.
Long legislative document outlines amendments to county government acts. It details new structures for county boards of commissioners and assessors, salary scales for supervisors and commissioners, and transfers of duties to township boards of assessors. Provisions cover Pickens Sumter Dorchester Marlboro and other counties, with specific per diem, mileage, and bond requirements. It also notes creation of township boards of assessors and the process for appointing them, plus jury list procedures and filing duties.
Doers give up in Ladysmith after three months of hunger and thirst as residents describe ongoing food and water shortages. Local authorities urge aid and note relief efforts are ongoing.
London and Londoners celebrate as Ladysmith is relieved by Gen Buller and Gen Dundonald after a four month siege. dispatches report the town free of Boer forces, rising jubilation across England with bells rung and crowds praising victory. casualties across various regiments total large numbers as the war continues.
A notice announces a change of ownership and location for a merchant formerly at the Ritter store room. The seller relocates to The Nield Stand two doors east of the Postoffice and offers a full line of clothing, shoes, hats, and gents furnishings. The old stock is described as out of date and not guaranteed. The seller invites calls to inspect what is available and decide what to buy.
A fragmented item notes county boards of commissioners in Spartanburg and Florence counties approving daily pay for township assessors and boards of equalization, with Orangeburg county appointing freeholders to form township assessor boards. It also mentions Senator Tillman’s tariff stance and armor plate pricing debates, citing plans for pricing around 800 per ton and potential trust activity.
General Otis in Manila requests 1000 handcuffs and 200 leg shackles for soldiers rather than insurgents, aiming to restrain violent troops. Reports from San Francisco and St Elizabeths reveal rising insanity among Philippines troops, with many confined for safety and discipline. An employee notes frequent odd rolls at call and that mild cases recover while violent ones end at Manila. Also mentions tariffs and partisan House vote in a jumbled, partial clipping.
In Zululand young people fight and then wed while elsewhere couples marry before fighting. A small lime box placed on a pantry shelf absorbs dampness to keep air dry and sweet.
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina defended expansion and the Philippines as rightful under the Paris treaty. He argued new trade in the Orient requires U S possession, warned against anti expansionist sentiment, and praised Southern industrial and agricultural gains tied to access to Eastern markets. He urged the United States to retain the Philippines to secure commercial supremacy and aid reforms.
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