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Letter from Indian Territory A "Well Known Former Citizen of Lancaster County Writes Interestingly of Conditions in the Territory ? mis Year's Cotton and Corn Crops?Terms on Which Indians May Now Sell Some of their Lands. Mr. Editor: Find enclosed P O. order tor $1 50, lor winch send mo the Lancaster News for one year. The Review has been a welcome visitor to me weekly tor several years. It was almost like getting a lelier Irom home. 1 think il was u wise thing lor ihe three papers ol Lancaster to con solida'e; better lor the publishers and readers. I am doing very well out here in the Territory. Crops are one month late Ibis year. Cotton is very slow about opening, If we should have a freeze now not more than two thirds would open. We have already had two white Irosts, but not all leaves on cotton killed Uotton is worth 10 1-4 to 10 40 now, and, seed cotton 3 35 to 3 50 Quite a lot of cotton is sold in the ?eed. I am inclined to think cotton will he a better price after the Government, report comes out, which will be today?think it will be shorter than heretofore. War Reminiscences. Amusing Instances Where Soldiers Obtained Whiskey Under Great Obstacles. R " in Newberry Observer. There was one fellow in onr regiment who loved whiskey, but he had no money to buy when he lontid the whiskey. iSo he had jo devise a plan to get I he money or get the whiskey without the money, and this is J lie plan he work ed : He procured two bottles just alike; one he filled with water and corked it tight; the other he kept empty, but corked it light too ? He borrowed a large split tail Yankee overcoat, with pockets behind in the tail. He put one bottle in each pocket and struck out for a sutler's shop back in the woods where they sold whiskey on the sly. When he went in he waited until he caught the sutler's eye, and gave him the sign. The soldier managed to slip him his ^ empty bottle; the sutler bided his r time until he could fill it and slip it back to the soldier. When the soldier had got the bottle in his pocket he asked the sutler to credit him till next pay day.? 4'No. sir: vou m#v ho killoh h<? fore that time. Give me back my whiskey." So the soldier reluct antly put hie hand back into his pocket and drew out the bottle of water and*handed it over to the sutler with the remark, "As you are so particular about your old vrtiiskey, pour it out and give me back my bottle." The sutler stuck the bottle neck into his jug and poured the water in, and the fellow marched out with the bottle of whiskey in his coat pocket. I have one more I want to tell to the boys. The man who told me this is still alive and can f k CJorn is fairly good this year; w?rth 30 to 35 cents per bushel. Health very good some typhoid lever. Some land selling here nt *v. Intermarried citizens can s-ill their surplus; in other wordf, can sell all except their home stead, which is hail their lands. When lands were allotted each Indian got equal amount o! del I lars in land. Lands were graded li-nn. OH J" ?v/>ii 1/ vciiiQ tu ?fo.yu pt*r acre. Yuu see some will get much more lam: tliau olliers, hut equal in dollars ami cents. Helore I he Irnli aus can sell any of their lands they have to apply to the Indian agent to have their restrictions removed. It removed they can stll their surplus. Quite a lot ol quest ions to be answered. None can bell their homestead tor 21 years, so says the Atoka agreement Land is worth Irom $12 50 to $15.00 per acre. We are hop ling tor single statehood this win ler, that is, come in with Oklahoma. Think when it comes it w ill come that way, while there ar? some who want separate statehood. It you think any of this will be of interest to the many readers of The News you may publish it or any part of it. If not consign it to the waste basket. Don't forget to send The Lan caster News to me. Very respectfully, J. J. Copeland. Ceuter, I. T., Nov. 3rd, 1905. vouch for it. While at Camp Winder, near Richmond, the soldiers would go down into Richmond and buy whiskey and brinjit into camp and have a regular jspree. The officers found it out and placed a guard around the camp. The fiist day they made a big haul and they had a good time at headquarters, and the old soldiers went, to bed thirsty. But they plotted against headquarters, and the next day some of them got passes and went to town and bought loaf bread in large sheets and took it to the grog shoos and ! punched a hole into each loaf, and poured as much whiskey into each loaf as it would soak up? and each loaf would take in nearly a half pint. When they came to the guard they let them pass with their bread. When they got into camp they would set a large pan on the ground, take a loaf ol bread in their hands and put their hands between their knees and press the whiskey out, or all that would come out, and then they would drink the whiskey and eat the bread. So you see just what you have to contend with when men want whiskev. Don't lot the blind tigers get hold of this, or they will be running a free delivery bread wagon in a few days, and you will have to have a bread inspector. Boy Kills Baby Sister. Camden, N. J., Nov. 9?Walter Wirth,aged nine years, yesterday shot and killed his sister Freda, aged three years, in the kitchen of their parents' home. During the temporary absence of their mother, Walter procured a shotgun, and pointing it at his sister, palled the trigger. The load struck her iu the head, killing her instantly. The Lancaster News eight pages, twice-a-week, $1.50 A County Fair. Our Kershaw Contemporary Agrees With The News That Lancaster Should Have a County Fair? Good Men Suggested as Leaders. The Kershaw Era. The Eia coincides fully with ITiie Lancaster News in its view 'that. Lancaster county should I h ive a county lair. The same | idea lias impressed us frequently heretofore and we are unahle to live any good reason why we have not sooner urged it. There are many reasons why a county lair would he helphil, hut the following,submitted by the News, are dftfli oient of themselves to give all the encouragement need ed to the enterprise. "What a stimulus a county lair would prove to he to even better slock raising, better farm inn and gardening, and belter poultry raising! But aside Irom these manifest, advantages, how pleasant and profitable it would be for the people, men, women and children, to meet together once a year in friendly, social intercourse." We believe if a few such men as Col. Springs, W. T. Gregory, R E. Wylie andJ.O. Elliott ot Lancaster and E. I). Blakeney, J. T. Stevens, R. L. Blackmon, E. M. Estridge and others ot Kershaw would interest themselves in it. actively, a fair for Lancaster county would be assured for the next year. Died in Florida. Mrs. J. ?L Nichols, Formerly Miss Sallie Curry of Lancaster, Died Unexpectedly, in Wildwood. The friends in Lauras'er of Mrs. H. J. Nichols will be pained to hear of her death, which occurred several days ago atjher heme in Wildwood, Fla. Her maiden name was Sarah Curry, daughter of the late George Curry, and was raised in Lan A _ l if n ?* i caster uy mrs. oame Mncisay. The Wild wood News, of the 3rd instant, gives the following account of Mrs. Nichols's death: Mrs. U.J. Nichols died Satur | day afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock at her home east ot town. The death of this well known and much beloved lady was a great shock to the entire community. She had not been well lor some time, but no anticipation ot tatal results was had un til just before the end came. Mrs. Nichols was well and favorably known, being a lovely Christian woman. ?>he was 27 years of age, a native of this p'aco and a membor ot the Pres byterian church. She leaves a husband, four email children and a sister, together with a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. The funeral took place from t he Adainsville church, Kevs. Auld and Collier officiating. Mr. Ii. E. Gregory, of Taxahaw, is a visitor to Charleston this week.?Mr. Gregory has two sons in Porter Military Academy. Cheap Excursion Rates via Southern Railway. Oil account Charleston's Annual Gala Week and Coast. Fair \ Associat ion, November 6 1 1 1905, 1 Southern Railway will sell tickets ' Iroui all points within State ot South Carolina, including Angus , ta, Ga? at rate (me First Class Fare 1*1 us 25 cents lor the round trip, tickets sold November 4ih. to l<>th , inclusive and lor trains I arriviving Charleston before noon November 11th; with linal limit November 13th, 1905. Southern Railway will provide extra coaches on all trains into Charleston November 5th, to 12:h., inclusive and all who wish to take advantage of the exceed I Iv low rates can do ho and teel i assured that plenty of room will; be provided For additional information,call j on ticket agents or address, It. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Af:ent, Charleston, S. C. I r maw rAi FANCY GI ? Nuts, Cheese, M J Crackers, Pre! r And Fruits of Every Kin* ^ Give me your business j ^ aud Quality. J Don't forget I keep a fu ? China, Crockery ^ Yours to serve. i J.I IWAN - - The Trading F We have the Bij Cheapest Stock of ever had. Weboi cotton was ciiea higher prices, a such being the c more goods than i Our stock of DRESS IS NEW AND We nrirle miraoli I medium-priced li ING iu the towi well-assorted and GENTS' FUF And at prices tin tion?quality con When you think of SHC Think of us. We carry the stylos and quality. We hi Shoe for men, and Kippendo pair guaranteed. Give U9 a call ; we wolc or not. Yours, with Honest Goo I Funde i Notice To the overseers of the Public Roads of Lancaster County 1 again ask j on all to warn out your hands and work each of your sections of the public roads, as many days as the law requires or until you sec your road in good condition. I want to tlnd that each section of road in the county is worked good between this and the last day of November. As you all know you can't do much good working the clay roads during the winter months. The grand jury held a meeting on the tlrst Monday in September last and lequested me to give notice to all of the overseers to put four days' work on each section of road by the lirst Monday in Oct. and for each of you to make a report to me that day And I did so, but many of you failed to work or to make any report . So I kindly ask you all to read the report of the grand jury at the last term of the court. You will see by that report that they want to have the roads worked better than they have ever been in the past, or have ttie law enlorced against anv one who fails to discharge his duty. Let every one do his duty, and the law will not be enforced against any one. but otherwise, they say it must he done, 'i ake due notice therefore and govern yourself accordingly. Respectfully, M . C. Gardner Co., Supr. HYOUR J irr * iacaroni, Cak^s, ? serves, Pickle, J I Celery Every Week, r and I will give you Prices ^ II line of ^ T & Glassware. J s I. Mackorel. ? -ww-ww T E D | iiblic to Know Jgest, Hest and Goods we have jght goods when in, anticipating tnd, of course, use, we bouglit usual. GOODS COMPLETE. res on the best ne of CLOTHu. We carry a up to date line {NISHIN6S. I \t defy competisldered. )ES ! m in an endless variety of indie the Forbush Cushion >rf Shoe for women. Every ome you whether you buy >ds at Fair Prices. ?rburk Co, |