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"TO 'HUNK OWN SELF BE TRUM. AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT (jPHE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By Stock, Slielor Hughs & Sholor. MUL 90 Head to i Wc have our big barns ? good, fat Mules than you long time. We also can show you tl the Mississippi River, with Mules. We can feed and hour's time a day with one We sold 95 Mules in Jar be right. C.W.&J.E WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl CHESTER'S SHERIFF IS SHOT. Mystery Surrounds Serious Injury to Officer Willie un ii Huid. Chester,, S. C., Feb. 10.-Sheriff .Gober Anderson., of Chester county, was dangerously wounded this after noon whllo searching the house of a negro for whiskey. The sheriff was climbing through a window, and as he pushed open a door that commu \ nlpa,ted with another room a gun >i <iSl*4rhe-' thrqat,v breaking , th? Jaw-bone, making a wound In the shoulder. He was rushed to Chester by other mem bers of the party and given treat ment. It was at first thought that I he shooting was accidental, but Intel it was reported here that some one tired at the sheriff, the party Hiing the shot being concealed in tho room at tho time. A vigorous bctrch is ?Mig made for Ute, sheriff's alleged assailant, lt is also reported thai whiskey was being made tn tho room at tho time, bat this report ls not confirmed. At midnight a message was re ceived from the hospital to the, ef fect that Sheriff Anderson was hold ing his own, but that his condition ls very serious. Occupant of Homo Suspected. Chester, Feb. 20.-Sheriff D. Go Tier Anderson, who wus desperately wounded yesterday afternoon In a liquor raid, is still holding his own and may recover if pneumonia does not develop. It has been established Uiat tho shooting, at first thought to bnvo been occidental, was the work of some ono concealed In the house, and suspicion points strongly to the occupant, who wns seon leaving, lt ls alleged, a few minutes after tho party with the wounded sheriff had left for Chester Response to Call wrns (?onerous. Editor Keoweo Courier: The response to my appeal for the Polish relief was so generous that I tako this method of (hanking the donors. On the 12th of February I shipped to Franklin K. Lane TS infants' gar ments, three cradle blankets and t hree quilts. On tho 16th I shipped I OS gar ments, two cotton blankets, live quilts, two pairs of shoes to Newport NeWS, Va., for Poland. I hope every school will do what Richland did. Tho girls pieced 42 woolon quilt squares. The boys each gave ten cents to buy tho lining, and Mrs. J. A. Hendy pul the .squares to gether. Mrs. R. I). McDonald mndo and put. the lining and top together. Emily Mays, the colored woman who contributed before, quilted two of tho quilts and helped pack the things ready for shipment. ((Only having one good hand, packing la bard for me to do.) She lost a son In tho war, and has so much sympa thy for tho poor women and chil dren who not only lost their hus bands, fathers and sons, but every thing else, too. Do we who have plonty and .to spare sympathize with thom as we should? Tho Richland flag had seventeen bluo stars. .<ot ono turned to gold. Cnn wo be thankful enough, or do enough? I am afraid not. Madams W. C. Foster, W. H. Hughs. J, P. Blackwell, R. D. Mc Donald ench helped. Madams ,T. N. McDonald and S, D. (name omitted in manuscript) helped a day apiece with tho sowing. J. I), Shnnklin. .ES! Select From. nil of Good Mules-more have seen together in a [ie best Mole Barn east of every facility for handling water 100 Mules in one man. ?uary; so our prices must . Bauknight, ^Li\.? S. C. UY FOR CASH. ITEMS FROM BOUNTY LAND. Mrs. Alloy Suffering After Operation. Other Personal Items. Bounty Land, Feb. 21.-Special: Little Ruth Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smith, has boen quite ill for several days, but is lutprov lr g. Miss Sallie Davis ls exjxocted borne to-day from Anderson, where she has been -visiting for several weeks as a guest of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Shank lin. Mrs. Furinan Burns, of Fountain I?I?BM?* iXt?VM?g..-Mr ...^ TWwnj?k B. Vernor; tho-latter of whom has Wen a sufferer for serveral woeks past from something like erysipelas or effects of poison oak on her face and hands. We Join with many friends in (he hope of Mrs. Vernor's early recovery of health. News of the precarious condition of Mrs. J. H. Alley will be a source of grief, to her many friends, she having undergone quite a serious operation in the Anderson Hospital last Tuesday, and will probably have to remain In Hie hospital for several weeks. Her husband has been visit ing her as often as permitted since the operation and seems quite de spondent over her condition. Mrs. W. B. Jones, of Greenville, is spending a few days with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B.Wyley. Miss Connie Thackston, of Pen dleton, was a week-end guest of Mrs. Rob Hubbard. Mrs. S. M. Shanklin, of Franklin. N. C., is expected this week as a guest of her parents, Hon. and Mrs. E. E. Verner. ! Our truant officer, Mr. Plyler, has made two visits to the school here recently, but from Information re ceived lt is believed that revenue officers are really what we need the most-though not In connection with tho school. Miss Cora Hubbard, of Columbia, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hubbard. O. H. Doyle, of Anderson, made his usual weekly visit to his homo here Sunday Ho wns accompanied by his cousin, Rev. Henry Benson Dendy, of the Columbia Thooolglcnl Seminary, who attended a convention of Bible students in Anderson tho latter part of tho week. Mr. Dendy left Sunday afternoon for n visit to bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ervin Dendy, of Hartwell. On. A marriage which will be of In terest to quite a number of friends of the bride in this county was sol emnized about two weeks ago when Miss Hortense Doyle, of Teague, Texas, became tho bride of William Nelms Curry, of Dallas. Texas. Tho bride is a daughter of Wm. E. Doyle, of Teague, and was quite a popular favorite in Teague society, while the groom ia a veteran of Ibo late wal lu France, and was first lieutenant) being a graduate of the State Univer sity of Texas, The very best of good wishes of a host of friends, mingled with hearty congratulations, are ex tended Mr .and Mrs. Curry. We are very much afraid that, ow ing to a shortago of funds in our school district, the school will soon have to close, after quito a brief ses sion. We hope, however, that our trustees cnn make sntisfactory ar rangements for nn extension of the term. Mr. and Mrs. Gus James nre tho doting parents of n baby girl, born Saturday, J. G. Glllison, of Seneca, has made recent Improvements on the premises of his farm hero. Geo. R. Briggs, farm demonstrn tlon agent, and Ervin Dorsey, teacher of agriculture In Seneca High School, gave nn Interesting demonstration Wednesday afternoon In ibo pruning of fruit trees, mid grafting. Tho demonstration wns given In E. L. Stone's orchard. 1 MANNING S IMO A KS FOI? ACREAGE Reduction-Thousands Who Do Not Vet Realiz? Seriousness. Columbia, Feb. 21.-Speaking at a meeting of the South Carolina Ag- J ricultural and Mechanical Society on | last Wednesday night, former Gover nor Richard I. Manning declared that financial ruin faces the South unless there is a material reduction in tho cotton acreage this year. He declared that there are thousands of people who do not yet realize the seriousness of the situation. Mr. Manning said that there was I a large surplus of cotton on hand, and that tho production of anything ' over a half crop this year would mean ruinous prices next fall. He said that .tho truth of the situation ought to be driven homo to every citizen of the State. A letter which is being sent out over the country by tho thous;.ods by a prominent New York banker, in which the statement is mnde ih.il the welfare of the whole cou uti y rests on the outcome of the cotton depression, was quoted by Governor Manning. The banker warned tho South that credits extended it by the bankers of the North would be regu lated by the reduction In the cotton acreage. Governor Manning urged the so ciety to lend its hearty Bunport to tlie acreage reduction campaign we llig conducted by tho American Cot ton Association. At tho conclusion of Mc. Man ning's remarks the society unani mously adopted a resolution, offered Ijy Capt. G. N. Nicklcs, of Due Wost, endorsing the acreage reduction campaign of the American Cotton Association and calling on every far mor of the State to not plant over one-third of his cultivated land in cotton.. The resolution ?. .asks * ever* . organization l? >th? Sttet'? t?'StOffp?fT:' tho campaign being conducted by the South Carolina division of the Amer ican Cotton Association. NOTICE TO SCHOOLS OF COUNTY. Time for Compulsory Attendance Not Yet Expired. There have been various questions asked about the compulsory school attendance situation. The County Board of Education put the "compulsory law" on the 15tb of November, 1920, nnd to con tinue for four consecutive months, and that time ls not yet out, and all those schools that did not start at that time will have to complete tho four months, or the whole term, ns some districts have the compulsory law for the whole term; and in such schools as do not have a four-months term, the school law requires tho pupils to attend the full term. Now, I have in my hnnds the evi dence ngalnst severnl patrons who are violating this law, and 1 am only waiting to get tho papers from the State Board of Education to toke tho action in the premises that the law says shall bo taken, nnd that, action j will be to proceed against tho de linquent ones. ? Now, I am your friend, and want to help you to send your children to school, in ordor that those children may be able to make bolter citizens than you have been. Our solo object ought to be to make this old world better by having lived In lt. Now. those who think thal this "compulsory law" is a fake will find themselves disappointed soon. I do wish that, our legislntive members could see tho homos and haunts that I have visited In some sections of our great county while visiting the schools and looking up delinquents. A community ls judged by the schools nnd churches lt has, and there is something strange when ono ls placed in n position lo note how they rise and fall. With efficient preachers and teachers they go right up. end with deficient preachers and teachers the communities soon dlo away. So it is willi the counties and on to the States. I took the position of county at tendance officer In ordor that T could be In n position to help moko Oconeo county tho banner county in tho State, and I fool that I have not worked In vain. J. R. Plyler. County Attendance Officer. Ons Well Fired by Lightning. j Breckenridge, Toxns, Fob. 20. A 25,000,000-foot gns woll wns In flames, burning furiously, two miles north of Breckenridge, having boon fired by n bolt of lightning during n winter electrical storm of Friday. Well rigging valued at $25,000 has boon dostroyod. An effort will bo made to quell the flames as quickly as possible, but tho undertaking is considered oxtrn hazardous. ?J? .{.. jp ??? ?J? ?I- ?U ?J? ?J? ?J? ?U ?J? .?. ?|? i OpUXTY AGENT'S NOTES. ?J. *?? ji* ?I* ?!. ?I* -I* .*? djqop and Orchard Meeting*. E-' OnfcFrldoy, Keb. 25, at 2.30 p. m., thei'eV'will be an orchard field moot ing a?t(Ml. A. Wood's, near Ebenezer, and at 7.30 p. m., same dato, there will pe a crop problem mooting at the Keoweo school houso (weather permitting.) OttMonday, Feb. 28th, at 3 p. m., theretwlll bo an orchard flied meet ing ?j Salem, at M. P. Edney's place, and At 7.30 p. m. there will be a crop problem meeting at the school hous? at Salem. Everybody is invited to attend these' meetings. Bee-Keepers' Meetings. Tlfe bee-keepers of Oconee county will ie organized into three districts for the purpose of building up the prodflotion and marketing of honey. Of|iSaturday, Feb. 26th, at ll a. m., all bee-keepers in Walhalla Dls trlc?j?re urged to meet at tho County Agents office, beyond W.M. Brown's. Oakthe same day, at 2.30 p. m., the .|vVe8tmin8ter beo-keepers are i asked to meet at J. Wade Dickson's, In Westminster. ? Awl p. m. on Thursday, March 3, all bee-keepers are asked to meet at Sen?'fa, in the Chamber of Commerce hall*' Brahg Hst of supplies needed and sav??jnoney on orders. <V Ooo. R. Briggs, .? ? County Agent. . - - Or! HOERS HAD INFORMATION Thftt Uley Felt Certain Would Result ii I a Catch-It Certainly Did. - Out two weeks ago the prohibl ifftcers received notice that one I Certain had in his possession sheet copper than was neces for ordinary farm operations, [ey procured a search warrant <ent down to seo Mr. Certain, id his brother, W. M. Certain, ?at B. C. Certain's home. Upon ?tentlon tho oflicers found Aro [*i4^>^u*re"place; par td ?f a copnor still li'lttden behind tho wash-stand; hot olcerlng Iron under the wash stani ; other soldering tools In be tween the quilts on tho bed; scraps of copper iri the barn loft, and an almost completed copper still and cap in a room of the house. B. C. Certain told the oflicers that the man who was Boing the work had been gone about thirty minutes, but the oflicers told Mr. Certain and his bro ther that the U. S. District Judge would he glad to hear and consider ibis very plausible explanation and that they (the oflicers) would be In deed pleased to introduce them to His Honor. All tho material and tools were brought In to carry down and show the Judge what snipe hunting ls Uko In those prohioltion days. The two defendants were bound over for ap pearance In tho Federal Court. Rainfall and Temperature. Below is a record of meteorological observations taken by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer of the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, during the week ending Feb. 20th, 1921, nt 7 p. m. (The Instrumental readings are from gov ernment standard instruments ex posed in the manner recommended by tho chief of the Weather Bureau) : Character of Day. Date I Tempera ture. Feb. Feb. Fob. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. '1 14-Clear. If?-Clear....... 16- Clear. ...... 17- Ptly cldy.l_! 18- Ptly cldyJ_ 19- Cloudy . . 12'i 20- Ptly cldy. |1 .50! I-?I dial rainfall . .11 02 W T 78; 761 72. 7 1 60' r>o 541 4 0 4 0 35 13 33 33 33 A (?oblen Wedding. On Tuesday, Feb. 8th, 1921. Mr. and Mrs. James Mathis celebrated their golden wedding itt their home. There wore a ilorge number of their friends present to enjoy the hospital ity of this good o'..1 couple. .Mist be fore the noon hour there was good singing, Scripture reading and prayer service by their pastor, Rev. M. J. Stnnsell, A sumptuous dinner was served to moro than a hundred peo ple. Tho presents wore many and useful. Each ono .wont on his way rejoic ing tiiat lt had been his pleasure to bo present on this grand occasion. Moy our Saviour bless this dear couple with many years of health, pleasure and happiness. A Friend. Pal maf esta ( PA??METTO STATE FESTIVAL,,) Columbia, March 28 to April 2 'I**!**!*'!'*!**!**!**!**!* 4f4tTT *I* ... Lubricating Oils... -IN QUANTITIES AT RIG REDUCTION. A CAR LOAD OE LUBRICATING OIL FOR AUTOMOBILES, TRACTORS AND STATIONARY ENGINES-IN FIVE, THIR TY um! SIXTY-GALLON CONTAINERS. I AM GOING TO SELL THIS OIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES. MY BRICE WILL SAVE YOU FROM 1?5 TO 50 CENTS ON THE GALLON. IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME WHEN YOU SHOULD SAVE YOUR MONEY IT IS NOW. WHY NOT RUY YOUR OIL IN I/A HOER QUANTITIES AND POCKET THE DIFFERENCE ? TRACTOR OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BARREL OFFER BEFORE PLOW TIME. ONE LOT OIL-ESPECIALLY HEAVY-FOR THE FORD SON TRACTOR. I STILL HAVE A FEW MARTIN DITCHERS LEFT. BET TER GET YOURS. Arthur Brown, Walhalla, 5. C. HUGHES GETS PLACE OF HONOR In Harding Cabinet-Will Accept tho Post of Secretary of State. St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 19-Hon. Charles Evans Hughes, former Gov-1 ernor of New York, Justice of tho Supremo Court, and Republican nom inee for the Presidency, waa formally designated by President-elect Hard ing to-day as the Secretary of State of the coming administration. The announcement, embodying the first ofllcial word to come from the Presi dent-elect regarding selections for membership In his family of coun sellors, was made In a simply worded oral statement after a long confer ence between the'tw? men on the foreign problems that must bo. solved after March 4tb^Ieither Mr. Hard ing nor tho prospective hoad of tho State Department added any formal comment. There was no element of surprise in the selection, for il had been known for severn! weeks that Mr. Hughes virtually was certain to be given the place. Ho ls understood to have beon Mr. Harding's choleo from the first, despite strong pres sure on behalf of other aspirants. In making this announcement Mr. Harding declined to go Into details about tho subjects discussed with Mr. Hughes during their all-day confer ence, saying that one of the policies of hl6 administration would bo to lot each department hoad speak for himself. Mr. Hughes, in his turn, de clared no public statement on tho problems ahead would be expedient nt this time. "Of course," Mr. Hughes added, "1 appraise lt as a groat privilege to be Invited by Mr. Harding to serve In his administration, and I regard lt as an imperative obTigattoh to ac* . cept." Mrs. I). S. Henderson Deaid.' Aiken, S. C., Fob. 1.-Mrs. Lillian Ripply Henderson, wife of Col. D.'S. Henderson, well known in political circles of this State, died ut the Mar I guorite Wright Hospital here last j night. The deceased had booti In fall ! lng health for more than a year. St. John's Lutheran Church. Walhalla, vS. C. LENTEN SERVICES. Services by the Young People every Wednesday night at 7.30. Address by the Pastor. Beginning Palin Sunday (March 20), Service every night at 7.30 until Easter. The Passion of Christ will bc studied and the lessons from it learned, Come and learn anew this simple fact of thc Great Gos pel, EVERYBODY cordially welcomed. (adv.)