The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 11, 1905, Page 7, Image 7
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
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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
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I. Mackorel. ?
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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.
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