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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
2
Amid a heated national contest, South Carolina focuses on whiskey policy while Georgia hopefuls push dispensary platforms. Former Confederate Colonel Hoyt and Gov. Gary vie for State leadership, with candidates for solicitor and other offices named.
May 2 reports a large crowd at the Methodist church Children’s Day exercises in Seneca Chalambs scene. Prof. D. Wy Daniel of Clemson College spoke on Pictures and urged children to paint Christ, with choir renditions and duets as the event’s highlights.
In Canosa South Carolina on May 20 a political flap erupts as Brooker alleges a $10,000 irregularity in the tax books and accuses Comptroller Central and state officials of obstructing his probe. He says he spent $1,600 of his own funds and has appealed to the Governor for relief while the sinking fund commission reportedly bars him from continuing. Meanwhile, a broader piece notes fundraising progress for a Charleston Exposition and highlights the state’s agricultural and industrial potential.
Fragmented OCR text describes Tugaloo Academy linked notes on crops, rebuilding efforts, county commission topics, and local political figures. Mentions Savely Geonon Dasa, Hamnselved Fore Abe and Serenity Taal, plus references to cotton, crops, and gubernatorial candidate Layt Colimnia Record, with scattered names and events.
May 24 report from Vanen notes crop conditions and optimistic bets on harvest, with local chatter about residents including G. B. Knox, Claude, Singleton, Aldrich, and a Georgia elopement. Community events touch on the Baptist Sunday School, road conditions, and local gossip amid a weathered, nostalgic tone.
An ambitious Colton Growers Association meeting formed committees at the state convention to organize and direct future work. The executive and committees, empowered to plan and enact constitution and laws, aim to establish central leadership and coordinate across the cotton belt by mid August.
The fourth annual Clemson College commencement program is set for Memorial Hall with a long roster of graduates. Notable events include morning addresses by Provident Gap, D. Winston, and other officials, pledge of diplomas by a large faculty, and a series of sessions featuring thesis defenses and orations on topics from sorghum feeds to the relation of medical and agricultural education to the South's progress.
Reports claim railroads push Transvaal migrants toward the South, amid debates on English Dominion and political exodus. Observers note illness fear and a controversial cure claim, while state campaign updates outline meetings and schedules across towns, including Charleston, Greenville, and Laurens, with dates in August.
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