15 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
1
Moore defeats Richardson for Adjutant and Inspector General. Returns from the state and county indicate results up to 11 o'clock tonight, showing the above outcome from Tuesday's primary with nearly all counties heard from.
A mother in Nevada City, California, rescues her infant after the child plays with a huge rattlesnake in the back yard. The reptile, coiled and hissing, was dually jutted as the baby bent to touch it, prompting the mother to remove the child and dispatch the snake with a stick. The incident followed a separate note listing returns by precincts.
A 21 year old Mrs Margaret Falcon died in Phoenix after a six month spree spending 20000 dollars. Married a year, she and husband bought a car and traveled in high society style before his desertion. She told friends she would die soon and spent every dollar. She left a little girl with her last dollar and received burial aid from the community.
The Dillon County Grand Jury submits presentments for the September term urging law compliance by magistrates and county officers. It calls for magistrate docket inspections, proper bank investigations, and reports to the Foreman, plus a request that magistrates appear each term with their dockets. It also notes a favorable report on county jail conditions and road progress. The panel also presents adultery charges against James C. Huggins and Della Page, and a whiskey charge against London Worley. The report ends with thanks to court officers and a notice of a bond election for a waterworks plant, sewer, and pump station set for the 27th.
Nominations pour in as the Herald announces a full blast contest next week with prizes including a grand piano valued at $400. First prize goes to the piano, second prize is a $200 rebate certificate, and multiple smaller rebates are offered. Contenders and voters compete under published rules with judges from Dillon, and standings show a long list of leading names and supporters.
On the fourth instant Robi Branson Jr proprietor of Branson Drug Store quietly wed Mike Mary McPherson in Columbia. The couple returned to Dillon Monday night to share congratulations with friends. The bride once trained as a nurse in Dillon and they begin housekeeping on Second Avenue.
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