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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1900
Page
2
Beotwce Courier publishes weekly Wednesday morning edition. Dr Jaynes Shel or Smith and Steck listed. Board members Cannes J Con bows J W Shelom D A Selthl Ai Shek. Subscription one dollar per year. Advertising rates reasonable.
Wretinsten November 7 Miga Myra Mason a charming lady visited her sister Mire W J Lunney of Seneca noted short crops in his area rs Goss of this place is critically ill
The Walhalla item reports a busy state fair in Columbia with tens of thousands attending, noting crowding, exhibits from Winthrop College and other schools, and praise for drawing and color displays. It also covers local social events, church notices, and a fresh crop of community updates.
William L. Strong, last mayor of the old New York City, died suddenly November 2 at his residence. Born in Ohio, he moved to New York and organized William J. Strong & Co in 1870, becoming a leading business and political figure. He helped steer campaigns despite frail health, and his loss marks the end of an era in local governance and Republican civic leadership.
Fringe of counterfeiters operates in Charleston with counterfeit bills and coins circulating among merchants. Officials probe the spurious money flow as detectives intensify efforts to uncover who prints and distributes the fakes and where their operation is based.
Nonpartisan returns show McKinley reelected with a large majority. New York and several Northeast states go Republican. Indiana and Kansas appear solid for McKinley while Democrats hopeful in some. Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, and many other states reported for McKinley with indications of broad GOP victory.
In Seneca the editor frets at Grover Cleveland's fishing trip while Democrats ignore elections. The piece mixes local notices, a medical advertisement, and legislative vacancy details for South Carolina, noting incumbents and upcoming terms. It also covers a Kingstree wedding ceremony led by Governor McSweeney, a slave’s obituary, and various regional notices including the Hampton Legion reunion and civic events.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney and bladder remedy claiming it cures lame back and Bright s Disease among other troubles. It offers a free bottle by mail and a book after mentioning this paper and sending an address to Kilmer Co Bingh amton New York. Available druggists carry fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
Four highwaymen attacked Harry G. Hosler paying boss at Alverton. Three were killed or captured in minutes by guards and a posse. the fourth hid in town but was later taken to safety. All four were identified as Russian Poles. Local workers and guards pursued the fugitives. a Civil War veteran Lt J W Thompson helped quell the group. A separate note mentions a large shark caught in Pensacola and a fatal train accident near Columbia.
State court sale notice listing two parcels in Oconee County by plaintiff Knog A Bottoms against Charlotte E Rochester. Land fronts Changa creek with 92 acres described, terms: half cash day of sale, rest in one year with interest, buyer pays papers and stamps. Sale in front of Walhalla Court House on a Monday in November per Master J W Holleman.
Legal notices describe multiple land parcels in Oconee and Orange counties South Carolina with dates around November 7 1900. Entries list tracts on Tugaloo river Whetstone branch Little River Seneca River and town of Seneca with terms of sale including half cash and annual installments plus bonds and mortgages. Also notices detail a personal property sale at Alfred W Tannery near Oakway on November 1 1900 with items including a wagon tools wheat and household goods.
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