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KEOWEE COURIER ( IMA ULI SI IKI > 1840. ) Published Kvery Wednesday Morn I nu Subscription, Iftl.OO Tor Annum. Advertising Hotos Reasonable. -Dy STUCK, BHBLOR & BOH RODER. Communications or a personal chnractoi Hmrgod for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tribuios of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for al the rate of one? cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WA bl I ALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL l l, HMM?. STATE AM? <<>l.NT Y CONTESTS. On tho 3d PUgO Of this Issue of The Courier will bo found the Hst of prizes offered und facts in reference lo the State corn ? outest. We hope that many ol tho farmers in Oconee will enter tills contest with n deter mination lo win. The prizes are suf (Iclent lo justify a sharp competition of our agricultural people, and cer tainly Oconee soil is capable of doing her full part in a contest at growing corn. Thore arc two reasons why ?'very fa 1 mer should Ix* drawn Into this contest, tl) The prizes offered are sufficiently larg?* to be of material value to thc winner; (2) there is hound to result a material reward in increased yield ou all contest acres. The increased yield will more than pay all expenses incurred by reason of the intensive methods used to force tho yield. There is als?) to be a county prize corn contest. Arrangements are Ink ing made by a committee selected to draft rules for the COUtesi and lix a schedule of prizes. We have not as yet berni given these particulars, but they are to be published at an early date. Lei all our farmers Interested in the improving of methodH of cultiva tion, the Increasing of ylold per acre, nnd tho reducing of cost of produc tion per bushel, look well ini<? these two contests, lt will pay handsomely even to those who fail to secure the prizes offered. Tho adoption of busi ness methods and the Intensive plan of cultivation ls hound to put money into the pockets of the fanner. Keep an eye out for the particu lars of the county contest, and write Commissioner Watson for blanks and information in ?eferenci? to the Stale ?.outest. OUR OIMX'T COMMISSION. There is a grievous charge to pre fer against an esteemed contempo rary, lt ls not a careful, regular reader of The state. We make that charge, painful as is the admission upon The State's part, and puncturing to self-esteem, upon the strength of the Keowee Courier's statement, in tim course of an editorial appeal to the patriotism of I ho men of Oconee : 'While we haw not been author ized or ask od by those in charge of this work to lake a hand in the mal ter, yet we feel that Oconee not only ought to ibo represented, but wants to be." I pon several occasions before the organization of the monument com mission. The State asked the press of South Carolina to join il in raising the funds, ami declared thai ils con fidence in the certaint) that the fund would be raised was founded upon its confidence in the support of the county newspapers of South Car olina. Thal co-operation has been hearty, and practically universal. When the Woman's .Monument Commission organized, it adopted resolutions thanking th?> newspapers Of South Carolina for their activity, urging unflagging continuance of their zealous work until the fund is raised. Those r?solutions w. re pub lished. So each newspaper in South Caro lina holds a com mission to take hold with both hands, and to press the work in whatever manner may seem to it best. Willie calls luise been made Upon the camps ol' Veterans and th?? Sens of Veterans, in many instances cred itable county representation will hinge upon the effort of the county newspapers. A personal canvass should bo made in every community; the banks and at least oin? mer? liant in each town should he gol io invite subscriptions. There must be Initia tive, and when liier?? is failure of in dividual activity, as is often Hie case, the responsibility of creating motion devolves upon the local paper. Co lumbia State. lt was not our Intention lo convey the Idea that wc bad not been, along with thc other weekly papers of the State, asked to assist in putting be fore tin? public facts concerning the laudable work ol erecting a monu ment lo our women As a matter of fact, we received ?ind duly recog nized that commission; and ut vari ous Hine and ia various way.; have acted upon ll. lt is our recolh'ction, however, that tl committee was ap pointcd for each county to solicit subscriptions to tho monument fund. Hut In tho face of that fact we are chagrined thal we have never been called on, directly or indirectly, by that committee to contribute, nnd we have neglected to contribute, it was also a matter of regret that we have noted'but one contribution irotn Oconee, though there may have been others that we ovorlooked. Tho Idea wo sought to convey was that we did not wish to assume the role of personal solicitor for contri butions In the face of the committee chosen to do that work. Our place, as we saw it, was to assist tho com mittee, but not to do Its work. We accept The State's statement as a direct commission to collect, ac knowledge and remit contributions to this fund. And we appeal once moro to tho citizens of Oconee to come forward with whatever amounts can be spared for the purpose of erect ing to the noble women of the State a memorial-a testimonial to the fact that they are and lia ve been ep preciated by the public. Let us not lag behind any longer. Oconee ought to be-she must bo represented well in the matter of showing loyalty and love to the wo men of South Carolina. Who will bc the first to send a contribution7 Don't walt for others to start. Annie Bugolnorth, of Waterbury, Conn., is reported to be "wearing pants just like a man." Sensible girl. They look a lot better that way than they would thrown over her shoulders, for Intsance. * * * ? + "Affinity" Barle, of New York, has now gon?' to Prance to seek a recon ciliation with his wife, his "affinity" having had enough of him. If his divorced wife gives him the proper "reconciliation" lie will seek no mort' alllnitles, and his countenance will make a good sign for a beef market. ?'???. Wo still believe thai the people of Oconee want to ht; numbered among the contributors to the monument to the women of tile State. Neverthe less, so far we have not received a contribution. Let us start BODielhiltg during this week. Tilt? Courier will receive and acknowledge contribu tions. It's a Top Notch Doer. Croat deeds compel regard. Til? world crowns its doers. That's why Hie American people have crowned Dr. King's New Discovery the king of throat and lung remedies, livery atom is a health force. lt kills genus, and colds and la grippe van ish, lt heals cough-racked mem branes and coughing stops. Sore, inflamed bronchial tubes and lungs are cured and hemorrhages cease. Dr. Ceo. .Moore, of Black Jack, N. C., writes: "lt cured nie of lung trou ble, pronounced hopeless by all doc tors." 60c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. Federal Court Program. The approaching tenn of the Fed eral Court at Greenville for the Wes tern District of South Carolina prom ises to be one of much importance. The terni of the court convenes on April 120. Among the cases to be tried ls that against George Marton and Robert Moore, alias "Tennessee Dutch", for blowing and robbing the safe at the Pol/or post office, the pe onage case of .losh Ashley, a case of the violation of the Texas lever quarantine law, and a number of in ternal revenue cases. Arrangements are now making for the opening of the Court. Pine Grove Dots. Pine drove, April 12.-Special: W. A. (?rant and Charley Martin have closed down their saw mill and are now engaged in farming. Pine Grove school closed last Fri day afternoon with an Faster egg hunt. The children had a jolly time. Our Sunday school has been re-or ganized and has a large enrollment. L. O. Bruce Is superintendent. Mrs. .los. Grant ls still very sick. We hope she will soon recover. Rev. R. J. Williams visited in this community last week. L. (). Bruce has greatly Improved his dwelling. C. X. F. Seneca Chamber of Commerce. Seneca. April 13.- To the Mem bers of Seneca Chamber of Com merce: The first Thursday in May (the (?th) will complete the third otb dal year of our organization. On that date al S p. m. the regular monthly meeting will be held in Ma sonic Hall. At that meeting an elec tion for officers to servo the coming year will be held, and annual reports will be made by the retiring officiais. Members are urged to take notice and arrange their plana BO as to be on hand. Those who have not paid the annual membership fee are re quested to do so and become eligible for voting. Jos. II. Burgess. Sec'y. Oak way Dots. Oak way. April 12.- Special: Kev. J. G. Graham filled lils regular ap pointments at the Baptist church last Sunday. (Maude Martin returned to his home at Anderson Sunday. after spending a week with lils brother. John Martin. Ml-s Allie Mason visited her friend. Miss Margie Martin, recently. Marvin Sewell, of Lavonia, was lu our town last week. John Martin, who ls very 111, will be unable to attend the marriage of his brother, ix-sie Martin, of Ander son, which will take place Wednes day, the I Ith. We hope he will soon recover. N. M. CASTOR IA For Infants and Childrt?n. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of SFAHOARI? THAIN WRECKED. \ll Passengers und Crew Injured. Engine Demolished. Columbia, April IO.-The Sea board's through south-bound passen jer train, No. 43, carrying a Pull man, one day coach, a baggage car, ?xpreBs car and mall car from New York to Florida points, with about :wenty passengers aboard, was wrecked by running Into' an open iwltch at Hicks station, 42 miles louth of Columbia, near Denmark, ll 1.15 this morning. V All of the passengers and every member of the train crew received ?onie slight bruises, though none of the passengers was seriously Injur 3d. Mail Clerk Rudolph Mcllavld was Internally Injured. Tho only man carried to the Columbia hospital ls thc engineer, J, M. Ashley, of Savannah, ills engine was complete ly demolished, and when W. R. Black, a Columbia passenger, and Conductor ll. NV. Butler went to lils assistance, he was pushing his own way out of tho wreckage. Ho greet ed the crowd that expected to see him hauled out in pieces with a smile. He said he was attempting to make up lost time when tho wreck occurred and must have been pulling the train at a speed of sixty miles an liour. Day coach passengers think, liowever, that the dazed engineer overestimated the speed. They do iiot think the train was exceeding a ipeed of forty miles. Four negroes were carried to the Taylor-Lane Hospital, the fireman, j who has a broken log, and three i v, 1 groes who were beating their Way, me of the three a train hand. There ls clear-cut evidence that the wreck was deliberately planned, but what the motive of the criminal jr criminals was ls a mystery, as there was no attempt at robbery af ter the wreck. The switch lock had lieen broken and the switch turned io as to throw the rapidly moving Lrali' into the side track against a section of freight cars, which were demolished and thrown into the swamp. The BWitch lights were thrown away, and in order that the snglneer might not save the train by Dbservlng the change in the switch by his engine headlight a wad of newspaper (a copy of the Augusta Chronicle of Mareil 8) was stuffed be. tween the switch point and the main rall and this darkened with layers of mud. Several railroad detectives at once got bu?sy on the case, but no Important clue has so far been dis covered. The most generally accepted theo ry, however, seemed to be that the wreck was the work of some man or men seeking revenge against Engi neer Ashley on account of some wo man, it ls said. No arrests have been made. Rheumatism, More than nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of tho muscles, due to cold or damp, or chronic rheuma tism. In such cases no Internal treatment is-required. The free ap plication of Chamberlain's Liniment is all that ls needed, and lt ls v.~r tain to give quick relief. Give lt a trial and see for yourself how quick ly it relieves the pain and soreness. The medicines usually given inter nally for rheumatism are poisonous or very strong medicines. They are worse Ihau useless In cases of chron ic and muscular rheumatism. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; AV. J. Lunney, Seneca. Marries to Dispose of Wealth. W ichita, Kans., April 13.-George Harmon, aged 7(>, and Mrs. Crace Dawson, aged 22, were married here to-day. Mr. Harmon ls a wealthy widower. Mrs. Dawson's husband has known ber since babyhood. He declared he ls marrying her to legal ize the disposal of his wealth, as ho wants her to get it without possible rangle or technicality intervening. Jumped from Ninth Story Window, New York, April 12. - Mrs. Anita 1). Hamilton, said to be the wife of a retired capitalist, committed suicide here to-day by leaping from the win dow of her ninth-story apartment on Fifty-eighth street. According to the police, some mystery surrounds the identity of her husband, whose name does not appear to be known in fi nancial circles, lt ls said that he ls I raveling in the South. UL ARI COK THURSDAY, TO WAI ACTORS AND NO MORE The Phillips PRESE "IN ARIZONA, A production that has la-en produced before under 0 canvas theatre, This given the |M>ople of the smaller town a city production the came as it is pi Louis or any of the larger cities. We ushers will look after the little ones, first appearance in your city. We gi only. So don't miss seeing thc dram in New York last year. LARGE ORCHESTRA GRAND BRING YOUR WIFF AND LITTLE Silt) Only one performance-at I I,A MKS M KNACK KOCH ESTER. Two Conflagrations Hage Before a Furious Gale. Rochester, N. Y., Aprii 13.-Fires are raging this afternoon in two sec tions of Rochester, apparently un controllable, and unless the gale, which is now blowing at thirty or moro miles an hour, subsides, tho damage will be very great. Every piece of fire apparatus ls on the sceno, and appeals have been sent to Syracuse and BufTalo for assist ance. Both cities have replied that they are sending aid on fast trains. At 2 p. m. it was estimated that the loss was then $1,000.000. Object to Strong Medicines. Many people object to taking the strong medicines usually prescribed by physicians for rheumatism. There is no need of internal treatment in any case of muscular or chronic rheumatism, and mor than nine out of every ten cases of the disease are of one or the other of these varieties. When there is no fever and llttlo (If any) swelling, you may know that it ls only necessary to apply Chamberlain's Liniment I eely to get quick relief. Try it. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Seven Miners Killed. Wlnderber. Ba., April 10.-Seven miners were killed, several slightly Injured, and many narrowly escaped as a result of a premature explosion of dynamite in mine No. 37 of the Berwlnd-Wite Coal Company, one half mlle from here, last evening. Early to-day all the dead bodies have been recovered, and, according to Mine Inspector Blower, of the Sixth District, there are no more victims in the wreck. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE.-Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Esq., Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Caro lina, at his olllce, Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, the 8th day of MAY, 1009, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon,, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo beard, for leave to make Anal set ?lenient of the Estate of S. B. DENDY, deceased, and obtain a Anal discbarge as the Executor of said Estate. J. B. S. DENDY, Executor. April U, 190!). l?-IS SUMMONS FOI? RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. (Court of Common Pleas.) C. W. Antrim & Sons, J. W. Bell, L. A. Moore, The Dodge Manufactur ing Company, National Biscuit Company, Frank E. Block Com pany and J. W. Marshall. Plain tiffs, against The Citizens' Bank. B. F. McElreath and II. F. Patterson, Defendants. (Summons for Relief-(Complaint not Served.) To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint In this action, which was Hied in tho office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county, on the 17th day of March, 1909. and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, on the Publie Square, at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, within twen ty days after the service hereof, ex clusive of the day of such service; and If you fall to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs ii. this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint. Dated March 17th, A. D. 1909. . (Seal.) JOHN F. CRAIG, C. C. P. CAREY, SIIELOR & HUGHS. Plaintiffs' Attorneys. To the Defendant B. F. McElreath: Please take notice that the Sum mons and Complainl In the above en titled action were Hied In the olllce of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas in and for Oconee County, South Carolina, on the 17th dav of March,, 1909. CAREY .-.HELOR & HUGHS, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. AprM 14, 1909. lf,-20 ZONA ! UNG APRIL 15th, -HALLA. ACTRESSES -NO LESS Dramatic Co. ?NTINC H The Great Western Comedy Drama. only in the larger cities, mid never Is the only company flint lins ever s und cities the opportunity of seeing C?Cnted in New York, Chicago, St. show rain or shine Gentlemanly Bring tile winde family. This is our ve only one performance-nt night n Hint thousands of |>eople witnessed SPLENDID MUSK;. ( JON ( TOUTS. O?GSTW? GUARANTEE A CLEAN \V. Night. Thursday, Apr. 15. '.?Mil us STAMPED ON THATARE GENUINE And if they're not a genuine, you don't want them, because they won't last aa long as Cortrlght and therefore will not prove as good an investment. Cortright Metal Shingles last as long as tho building itself and nover need repairs. Then they'ro fire proof and storm-proof, making them just the ideal roof for all kinds of city, suburban or country buildings. , > ^ S?NECA HARDWARE COMPANY, tj Seneca, S. C. High Grade Fertilizers, Meal and Acid at Lowest Prices for MONEY or COTTON. A- full and complete Stock of Clothing;, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Stoves, Tinware, Oliver Chilled Plows and Plow Goods, Mitchell Wagons, Buggies and Harness. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Paints and Oils, Lime and Cement. Do not fail to examine our Stock and get our Prices on what you may want. W. Pi Nimmons SENECA, S. C. FERTILIZERS! If you want to get the best Fertilizers try Swift's Eagle'Brand, the best on the market, made from Dried Blood, Meat and Bone Tankage, and of quality that will produce results. For sale by C. W. PITCHFORD, WALHALLA, ?. <J. NEW SPRING GOODS ! My linc of Spring Goods is very pretty and varied. They are strictly up-to-date Goods, such as Dress Goods, Laces, Em broideries, Hosiery, Belts, Collars, etc. We want to snow you our new Spring Suits. They are good and cheap. Our Men's and Ladies' Foot Wear is the correct thing. * Our Spring line of Hats will be in soon. We have bought thc correct styles. We keep a general line of those goods that are usually kept in a first-class Dry Goods Store. We want your trade. Call and sec us. M. S. STRIBLING, WESTMINSTER S. C.