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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
8
A 1909 Dillon Herald column notes gun safety concerns as the cotton season begins and jokes about a hoax phone call misreporting a Vanderbilt shooting in New York. It also defends frequent cotton market references as a balance of public interest and market sentiment.
The writer questions public obsession with Harriman's health and return from abroad, arguing it signals an underlying concentration of power beyond government. He compares the media frenzy to a royal triumph and warns of imperial tendencies overshadowing private citizens. The piece condemns the drift as a radical shift in American system.
The piece argues that bonded warehouses are essential to financing the southern cotton crop. It notes prior credit limits due to damaged or misstored cotton, and praises warehousing as a safe, negotiable asset on par with stocks or government bonds, enabling southern credit expansion.
The text argues that storing cotton in bonded warehouses would strengthen national credit by making cotton as liquid and protected as gold or silver. It claims unprotected cotton causes high interest costs and proposes warehouse storage to lower rates below 6 percent, even if the south’s entire crop were secured.
An editorial urges Marion County to join the good roads movement after Spartanburg defeated a bond issue for paving. The piece argues township bonds are better than taxes for road work and calls for $50 000 in Manning township funds to start a paving program backed by a few committed citizens.
The Florence Times confirms Watson of Marion as the originator of the sand-clay road later built along the Buck Swamp road near Temperance Hill between Marion and Dillon. The 20 year old project withstood heavy rains that once washed the route out, boosting local pride and highlighting Watson’s role. The piece notes further historic details and calls for acknowledgment from Mrs. Watson.
The jury rejected the indignant petition and the case never reached court. Mr Watson moved to Florence and the county sandclay roads vanished. His remaining monument outlived the age’s ignorance, recalling a time when New England burned witches a century ago.
There are two main harvest methods for corn silage or fodder and the best timing depends on whether stover or ears are saved. For combining both sections the ideal cut is midway between the green stage and fully brown shucks to maximize feeding value, with labor and field conditions influencing the chosen method.
The article discusses labor and equipment choices for corn harvesting. It notes hand cutting when crops are small or labor is scarce, sled harvesters for moderate work, and larger corn harvesters for substantial harvests. Joint ownership of harvesters among multiple farms is suggested as economical, per the Raleigh Progressive Farmer.
Max Fass, a member of the $100,000 club, attended a large dinner hosted by South Atlantic Life Insurance in Richmond at the Jefferson Hotel. The event marked the second annual convention with A. O. Swink as president for 1909-1910 and W. J. Barbour as vice president.
A ghost story centers on Sophie Hess, an inmate who had multiple sentences and reportedly warned Matron Falconer she would haunt the jail if she died there. Hess later fell ill and died, leaving inmates in the women’s department shaken by the tale.
Matron Falconer read aloud as a loud knock echoed from the corner where the Hess woman sat. Women fled in panic yelling Sophie as Mrs. Falconer tried to calm them. A prisoner later claimed seeing a cloudlike figure on the steps to the women’s quarters amid notes that the dead woman was a student of the occult.
On July 28 1909 I sold my entire interest in the Salmon Novelty Works to Mr S J Salmon who assumes all obligations and has authority to collect all money due prior to dissolution of this partnership J A McKay Ditlon S C August 11 1909 se
A petition signed by one third of resident electors and one third of resident freeholders of Pages Mills School District No 14 requests a county election to establish a High School. The election is set at Oak Grove School House on Saturday September 19, 1909, from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Trustees E J Rogers H Rogers and A Q Sos will not serve as managers. Voters favoring the High School District vote Ih School while opponents vote High Seoul. Eligible electors must present tax receipts and registration certificates.
GO FLY a price listed remedy for horses and cattle offered at 25c and 50c at all drug stores W A Reckling renowned Columbia photographer to visit Dillon next week for photos Babies and children special starting Monday the 30th at McLean's studio through Saturday evening outside or view photography Schoor Desks advertisement for school desks maps charts blackboards and related classroom supplies from Herald Book Store
Notice states all persons holding claims against the estate of Mrs. Marzaret C Carmichael must file verified claims with the executor by law. Those indebted to the estate must pay immediately. Dated August 4 1909 by Robert McEachern qualified Executor Dillon H C
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