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V i -- -, .-i.. ?".??..i ,.?? i ?? ?? . i. ? ?' . ? KEOWE? COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1849.) Published Every Wednesday Morning. -By Jayne*, Biielor, Smith ?ft Stock. Subscription, $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. Communications or a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will b<< printed free of charge. All ovar that nu.,?her must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1008. MR. HEFLIN'S INTERFERENCE. Tho Hefiln incident In Washington last week is hut another case to for cibly impress the fact that we are too prone to Interfere In a personal way to mend public wrongs. Here is a case of a couple of negroes engaging in disorderly conduct-drinking 11 <iuor in a public place and using pro fnne language. Where was the per sonal offense to Congressman Hefiln that ho need enter personally into thc affair? Tho transgression was against the laws of the city of Wash ington, and the city of Washington pays its own peace officers to take charge of Just such cases. There ls, of course, a proper and a very re sponsible place for tbe Individual citi zen to outer and occupy, but it is not lo assume the role of the patrolman Mr. Hefliu took to himself undue authority. His plain duty was to see that tile offenders were punished, but when he undertook to remonstrate, and then enforce his remonstrance, he was clearly out of his proper posi tion, and his acts brought from him a greater offense than that which he sought to correct. Not that we mean to advise any man to Ignore such conduct on tho part of others, he they black or white, but the atten tion of the officer., of the law should be called to tho offenders, and the law should settle the matter. It would have been far better had Mr. Heflin simply called an officer and let him look after the offenders. He would have preserved his own dignity and at the same itme accom plished much more good. It now looks as tbongil Helen Qould ls going to play philanthropist tor another "three-for-a-nlek" for eigner. < ? * . * Tom Lawson did a litt ie "frenzied financing" on the "curb" in New York last Saturday. Mr. Lawson, some of these days, may have ano ther interesting story to unwind. ***** Only a few weeks ago a little boy nt Newberry waa bitten by a dog, and a few days later the child died of hydrophobia. Newberry's city Officials now announce that they will enforce the city law requiring dogs running at large to bo muzzled. Wal. balla has an ordinance of similar ef fect, but it has never been strictly enforced. A warning should be taken hy every town In the State from Newberry's sad experience, lt Is best to enforce the law, and there by possibly offend a few, rather than allow the do"; free use of the streets, and thereby ord;..igor life. After all, why should we have laws If they are not to be enforced? Doings at Oakwny. Oakway, March WO.-Special: Rev. Mr. Linon preached an Interesting and Instructive sermon at Fairview, the Oakway Presbyterian church. Sunday morning. He also adminis tered the Lord's supper. Quite a number of our people at tended the union meeting at South Union Sunday. W. X. Bruce has been elected a delegate to represent Bethel Baptist Sundav Behool at the Sunday School Convention, which convenes at Un ion this week. Miss Mo Reardon, wno has been teaching at Six-Mile. Plckens county, will be lu nie this week Misse?May Haley and Cordelia Uearden have closed their rejective schools at Clearmont and Earle's. Ransom Foster, who has been on 1he sick list for some time, is able to oe out again. We are glad to soo him regaining health. Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Sheldon, of Fair Play, and Rev. Mr. Ligon, of Town? ville, visited al J. W. Bearden's Sun day. Mrs. S. L. Brown and little daugh ter, Evelyn, spent, the week end witt her mother-in-law, Mrs. Frank Drown, of Westminster. Miss Helle Haley, of the Westmin ster Graded School, was with home folks Saturday and Sunday. Miss Cordelia Uearden is visiting in Westminster. W. W. Bearden ls doing some re modeling on Wm. Woolbrlght's house an Townvlllo. Miss Sudle Graham, of Tokeena, spent last Saturday and Sunday with ker brother. Lester Graham. Miss .Jane ('.rant visited her sister, Mra. Wilton Mason, of Tokeena, last we?'lc. The farmers are making good usc of this bea... ul weather, and on every hand ono seos the "good work going on." B. C. Plenty of Trouble is caused by stagnation of tho liver and bowels. To get rid of it and headache and biliousness and thc poison that brings Jaundice, take Dr. Kfng'a Now Life Pills, tho reliable purifiers that do the work without ?rinding or griping. 2Gc. at all druggists. HEFLIN WOUNDS NEG HO. Has Hoon Very Active In Trying to Inaugttaifo "jim Crow" LAW. Washington, March 29.-Last Fri day night, while on his way to de liver a temperance lecture, Congress man J. Thos. Heflin, of Alabama, shot a negro, Louis Lundy, from a street car window. The statement made is that Lundy and another negro were in the act of drluking whiskey from a bottle while seated in a street cai in the presence of white ladies. Congressman Hef lin who was in the company of Con gressman Ellerbe, of South Caro lina, remonstrated with the negroee and demanded that their conduct be respectful in the presence of ladles. Lundy and his companion took of fense ant' became abusive to Mr. iiefiin, an?i trouble began to boll at once. The nogroes got off the car, and it is stated that Lundy made a motion as if to draw a pistol from bis pocket, when the Congressman fired through the car window at him. Two shots were fired by Mr. Heflin, neither taking effect so far as the negro was concerned. One bullet, however, glanced from the street and struck a white man, Thos. McCreary of New York, in the leg. inflicting a slight wound. In the scuffle that took place in the car prior to the shooting Mr. Heflin struck Lundy over the head with his pistol, inflict ing a severe wound. The negro, it Is sal-!, will get. well in a ?diort while. Congressman Heflin, owing to his ardent advocacy of the "Jim Crow" car law being made applicable to the street cars In the District of Colum bia, has come In for a full share of hatred from the Washington negroes, and says he has received a number of threatening letters, of which the fol lowing is a fair sample: "Assuredly if you attempt to inter fere with the harmonious relations now existing between the races In the District of Columbia as certainly will your life pay for the privilege. "This is applicable to all Southern members likely to crave for glory and a halo, lt ls as easy to remove an 'objectionable' of your stamp In this capital as a grand duke In St. Petersburg. "You will be warned no m^re. Re member Calais made Ugh? of the swords soon to be reeki.ig with lils blood, and an eye hap '.<?en upon you all session in anticipation of such outbreak. (Signed:) "One for All and All for One." Mr. Heflin was released on a bond of $r>,000 which was furnished by George Driver, a saloon keeper. Washington ls deeply interested in the outcome of this case, which will attract no little attention over the entire country. A Twenty-Year Sentence. "I have Just completed a twenty year health sentence, Imposed by Hucklon's Arnica Salve, which cured me of bleeding piles Just twenty y?ars, ago," writes O. S. Woolever, of LeRaysville, N. Y. Rucklen's Ar nica Salve heals the worst sores, bolls, burns, wounds and cuts In the shortest time. 25c. at all druggists. Greenville Loses Snit. Columbia, March 30.-The Su preme Court to-day handed down a decision of interest, particularly to up-country municipalities. The case is that of Thomas T. Earle against the city of Greenville, In which the city had him enjoined from arbitra tion proceedings to assess the al leged damages for changing tho grade In front of two lots In laying sidewalks. Karie won on appeal, the lower court being sustained. He claims $10.000 damages. Flames Sweep Kansas Town. Emporia, Kans.. March 20.-Fire, fanned by a raging Kansas wind storm, early this morning swept and completely destroyed half of the bu siness district of Howard, south of this place. The total loss, lt is be lieved, will reach $300.000. The Are started In a butcher shop. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the loth day of April, 19OS, I wnl "-ender a final account of my acts and doings as Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Mary A. Scurry, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Oconee county, at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for Final Discharge from my trust as Administrator. J. W. BUTLER, Administrator. March 18, 1908. 13-16 Spring H BLACKSMITH TOOLi PAINTS?S. Oi N. 1 COLE'S Cotton Pl tributors. Disc Harrows, Acr tivatora. MILL SUPPLIES, Car load Portland Ohio Steam CooK< I IN THE LOWERY, Death in a Fire Drill. Tallapoosa, Ga., March 31.-At a school Are drill this morning Adrian Ayer, aged 10 years, fainted and died of apoplexy. He had answered the dre alarm in the school drill repeat edly before to-day. N EW_A P VERTI8EM ENT8. CITATION AOTICE.-The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. in Court of Probate.-By D.A.Smltb. Probate Judge.-Whereas, Albert Brown has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and Effects of Ervin Craine, deceased- , These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular tua kindred and creditors of the said ERVIN CRAINE, d^'?eased, that they be and appear' before, me, in the Court of Probate, t> be held at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on Saturday the 18th day of APRIL, 1908, af ter publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said administra tion should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 31st day of March, A. D. 1908. (Seal.) D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 1st and 8th days of April, 1908. In The Keowee Cou rier, and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. 14-1.' INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, District o? South Carolina, Depute Collector's Office, Greenville, S. C., March 28, 1908. Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing described property, having been seized on the 2 8th day of March, 1908, in the town of Walhalla, S. C., for violation of Sections 3296, 3289 and 3 150, R. S. U. S., parties claim ing the same must file bond In the Collector's office within 30 days of the date hereof or the same will be forfeited to the United States. Two Black Mules, one about 6 years old, the other about 8 years old. One 2-Horse Wagon and set of Double Harness. Five pigs. Six gallons corn whiskey. Seized from Mart Hopkins. JOHN P. SCRUGGS, Deputy Collector, Third District of South Carolina. April 1, 190S. 14-16 NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. All persons are hereby warned not to hunt, fish, graze or let stock run at large, or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon my lands In Keowee Township, Oconee county. All per rons disregarding this notice will be prosecuted to tue fullest extent of the law. M. B. FINLEY. Salem, S. C., April 1, 1908. 14-17? SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. Court of Common Pleas. Summons for Relief-(Complaint Served. ) . Annie T. Moss, Plaintiff, against Minnie M. Smith, as Ileir-at-Law and Administratrix of James I. Smith, deceased, Rex Smith, Viola May Smith and James T. Smith, De fendants. To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy ls here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscriber, at his office, on the Public Square, at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after 'ae service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, tho Plaintiff In this action will apply to the Court for the relief derna: .ded in the complaint. Dated this 9th day of March, 1908. [Seal] C. R. D. BURNS, C. C. P. J. B. S. DENDY, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the Defendant Minnie M. Smith: Take notice, that unless you pro cure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litern to appear and defend this action on behalf of the infant De fend m\ s. Rex Smith, Viola May Smltn and James T. Smith, within twenty days after service of the Sum. mons herein upon you, an applica tion will be made to tho Court to ap point some suitable person to appear and defend the above entitled action In their behalf. J. B. S. DENDY, Plaintiff's Attorney. April 1, 1908. 14-19 lardware ! FENCING. ROOFING, Paints ; full line. Lanier? and Dia rte Harrows, Cul? [PING FITTINGS, Etc. Cement, ors. , BYRD BUILDING. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. We Have all tHe new Styles and Lasts in vSHOES, and invite your inspection be fore making your purchase ELSE WHERE,. MOSS & ANSEL, Cement Front, Walhalla, South Carolina. 4 MillM-iUil Want Your Trade. Call in and seo ue and m^ko arrangements for your Supplies and Guano. Wo are also the Leading Buggy and ? Wagon Dealors in Oconoo County. . We have a complete Stock of the Celebrated Corbett Buggies and Birdsell Wagons. The very best on the market. See us and savo money. Carter & Company. P. S.: A few good Mules and Horses to sell at prices to suit the times. Are You Building? If you contemplate Building a HOME, BARN, or doing any Repair Work it means "DOLLARS" saved for you by getting in touch with us. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR WINDOWS, DOORS, BLINDS, PAINTS, LEAD AND OIL, LIME AND CEMENT. Just Received One Car (?OO) Kegs Wire and Cut Nails. Send or Bring us Specifications for your "BUILDING MATERIAL." WE FURNISH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES WE CAN FURNISH YOU IF YOU WILL ONLY GIVE US A TRIAL. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT We have a Car of Stoves, the "GOOD KIND" WE ARE OFFERING CHEAP. Don't miss seeing them when in Town. MATHESON HARDWARE CO, WESTMINSTER, S. C. DON'T FORGET TO PREPARE YOUR LAND FOR THF, NEXT' CROP. WE HAVE A LARGE LINE OF TURN PLOWS, DISC PLOWS, CUTAWAY AND DISC HARROWS, CORN STALK CHOPPERS AND OTHER IMPROVED TOOLS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE MONEY WITH. COME AND SEE US. CARTER HARDWARE COMPANY. ft**-. /