Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 15, 1911, Image 4
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WALHALLA, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ir?, HU I
MORE POWER FOR GOVERNOR.
Senator liarle, of Oconce, has In
troduced in tile Senate a bill which
seeks to give the Governor the ap
pointing power in cases where lite
services Of special judges are requir
ed. Heretofore tinsse special judges
have been recommended by the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court or an
Associate Justice acting in his stead,
und commissioned by the Governor.
This system has. so far as we have
ever heard, been entirely satisfactory
und lias me: all tho requirements of
law and justice. ll does not, how
ever, seem to meet all of the require
ments of "political friendship" of
tin . i nor Blease. His request for
more power in the matter of choos
ing men to lil! vacancies in judge
ships, and Hie appointment of special
judges, is frankly stated by him lo
emanate from a desire to place in
these positions his political friends,
There i.-, no good purpose to he
served, nor will tin/ unod result, bj
granting his request, and we believe
tl.. Genoral Assembly will be far
Hightod enough' to promptly kill Hie
bill introduced in obedience to his
roij nest.
There are i wo divisions ol Hu '?at"
government that should ho kepi for
over separate ?iud ll isl I ucl from Hie
executive department, and as tar re
moved from polities .is possible, and
I hose (wo are the judicial and edu
cational departments. They should
work together in harmony, but each
Independently ot tho ot ber so ?ar as
purely departmental questions are
?.un. ei ned.
Politics has no plac? in the a Intln
istration of justice, a:.J the educa
tional interests v. ill be pest served by
being as tar removed as possible from
Hu blighting effects of politics and
polit Icbms.
DESER V ES IN Y ESTl<JATIOX.
Last Saturday morning the Blue
Ridge train was derail ><1 near the "Y"
in Weal Union, Hie accident being
due. it is thought, to some person or
persons maliciously or mischievously
inclined. Fortunate!) the accident
occurred inst as the train was start
ing om from the "Y", and having at
tained only a very moderate speed no
damage was dime further than pul
ling i lie engine and tender on ?o i he
cross-lies and delaying Hie train some
four hours. This inconvenience io
the public and expense lo the rail
load coi ip.my- wore bad enough, bin
the .nt thal broughl about Hie acci
dent, whether dope maliciously or
tinte)' !; mischief, was one ilia! lias
the possibility o' bringing the perpe
trators lalo very sei iou., trouble if
I In- railroad co m pa ny is able to se
cure tile i roof of guilt.
ll ist Ile auppOSil ion I hat I be deed
j.- thai of mischievous boys who Inn
frequently boon -teen wasting valua
ble time in the vicinity of t ?ie " V ".
it would bo well for parents to In
quiic as lo the whereabouts of I heir
boys. Some day a similar trick may
bc played, whereby li.es may be lost
ns the result of au accident, in that
ca te, even t hon J li i he ucl might bc
proven to have boon committed
through thoughtless mischief, the
perpetrator, in Hie eyes ol tho law.
would be guilty DI murder in some
degree.
For the sake of : ho imbin-, ?is well
tis for the best Interests of the sup
posed inlSChlCVOUS boys, il Will bethe
pari Ol' wisdom for all pare.:!.-- whose
children make die vicinity of tho"Y"
ti play ground, to give their noys n
fair waining and some wholesome
advice.
Thc case of last Saturday ought to
be, and WO aro informel will bc,
given the fullest possible investiga
tion. If the parties who drove ibo
iron wedge bel ween the main track
and the switch are found, thej should
be severely dealt with. lt would
have a mighty wholesome effect.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL
The letter of Senator Harle this
week contains tho nev,- county gov
ernment bill as a g rood upon by our
delegation In tho General Assembly.
There is no question bul thal the bill
i;i a slep In the righi direction? there
ia no Questioning tho need of changes
in our form of county government.
lt does seem tc us, however, that tho
bill lu question ls not just what Oco
nee needs to meet the present cnso.
lt strikes us that lt Is entirely too
cumbersome to begin with; Its pro
visions too numerous. Its scope too
general, and from start to finish lt
lacks clearness. H seems to us to
be susceptible of almost any con
struction, and we believe Us passage
as it now stands will but put the af
fairs of tho county, already bad
eupugh, into a state best expressed as
"confusion worso confounded."
What the county needs, as we see
it. is a clear-cut change of system,
abolishing the ellice of county com
missioner at the expiration of the
term of ofilce of the men just elected
for two years, and the election at
that time of township commissioners
to assume charge of affairs, each
commissioner or set of commission
ers for his or their own township.
The provisions for the raising of
funds for road work should contain,
wc think, an alternative of levying
direct taxes or the issuing of town
ship bonds for the purpose, with suffi
cient levy to meei the Interest on the
bonds and create a sinking fund for
their retirement at the expiration of
the term for Which they might be
issued.
We have no unfriendly criticism
to make of tin1 bill. Its intentions
are good, and it may be that we have
not. in our hurried reading ol' it.
caught the full meaning and import
of its provisions. lt is this inability
to decide, from our first reading of
its terms, what its intentions are
that prompts us to suggest tile need
of more can? in its framing and
? loser study of the real business side
of Hie matter.
WIONYIli IM.OT IS DISCOYKltKD.
Plotters Would Destroy Cotton Crop
hy Distributing Insects.
i Atlanta Georgian, t 1 th. i
A plot to distribute tho destroying
liol! weevil in every cotton growing
county in Georgia ami South Car
olina, in order to reduce the crop and
raise the price, that the plotters may
profit, is exposed in a statement I
made io Governor-elect Hoke Smith
hy a man whose name he cannot dis
closc, inn who is gi\cn credence by
t lie dov ernor-elort.
T'.ie first information came in a
letter to Mr. Smith and was followed
by a personal visit to lum by tb??
lunn who gave the information. Har
mer, and i he public generally are
warned against the two plotters,
who are reported to have more than
I on.min live boll weevils in their
possession, ready io distribute over
Georgia and South Carolina and
spread Cae plague ol" cotton beyond
ail cure,
Letter to Mr. Smith
(?n Wednesday, February l, Gov
ornor-Oicel Hoke Smith received thc*
letter which is printed below. Ile
communicated at once with Commis
sioner of Agriculture Hudson and
state ICntomologist Worsham,
As a result of ?heir conference
Govornor-elect Smith published the
personal in Tho New York Herald on
Sunday. February 5, as requested.
They also aureed that the letter
should be published to put the public
in possession of the tacts.
on Friday, February lo. Hie wri
ter of tile letter called on the Gov
ernor-eleci and assured him that the
facts slated in the letter were abso
lutely true; thal he had promised
not to give tlie names of the parties,
but had notified them that he Intend
ed to do an fn his power other than
giving their names to the public to
defeat their purpose, He also au
thorized Hie publication of his letter,
'mt insisted thal his name should be
withheld from publication.
The following is Hie letter:
Hon. Hoke .-smith. Governor of ,
Georgia: Dear Sir In writing this
lotter I do so because I feed it is my
duty, and 1 know von well enough
by reputation to know von wilt ap
preciate it fully. I will be as brief
as possible and get right to tho
point.
There aro two men one from
Texas, and I am not just sure at this
wiitin:,' where the other is from, bul
I should say Chicago from his talk -
who are going lo distribute tho boll
weevil in every cotton raising i unity
in Coorabi and Soul li Carolina in
next ??0 days. They claim lo have
over loo,nun Jlvo insects now, and
they showed me a box containing ti
should say 1 ...imo of t hem.
Theil' object, in discussing il with
me, was to gel me to help them dis
tribute lite weevil and share in the
profits- t hat is, 1 w as to buy 1 ,000
ha!es ol' October cotton. I think
from Hie talk that om- man has ai
rearle gone to Augusta with several
I hotisand in small boxes.
How I happened lo he able to
write von this Information came
about in this way: I met one of the
men, w hom I have known for several
vears, and w had two or three
drinks together and the conversation
drilled lo colton. I expressed a be
lie! that colton would dei line 10(1
points or more. Finally he said If
I would give him my word as a man
he would tell me something out of
which I could make a fortune. I
promised him. and this was the
scheme he disclosed to me: Ho gave
me a mass of details, etc., that for
the present are worthless. The
second man seemed afraid to trust
me, or any one. In this case the
man whom I knew assured bini I was
ali O. K. Hence the confidence.
I fell ?i was my duty to do some
thing, so 1 though! I would write
you and lol you advise the officers
and farmers lo be on the lookout for
suspicion;-, people. I am a business
man here and do not want any no
toriety, so must make this an anony
mous letter. Am leaving Tor New
York to-night, if you are Interested,
insert a personal in The New York
Herald and sign lt Georgia In next
Sunday's paper. I am willing to
come and see you and do anything
that you think boat. I promised
upon my honor I would not disclose
any names, but I might help you and
your ofllcoj-B Intercept the Insocts,
and arrest the men with them.
New Orleans, January 31.
Means Millions.
The appalling significance of this
scheme will arouse tho State. Only
a few months ano a great conference
was held In Allanta with many ex
ports present to platt against tho
day when the dread pest of tho cot
ton fields should cross tho lino and
Invade Georgia.
Stato Entomologist Worsham,
Commissioner Hudson and others
have been waging a steady and per
sistent campaign of education over
the State, conscious that In arousing
cotton growers tn Hine there lay the
surest and safest method of com
batting the trouble when lt did come,
which, lu the minds of those who
know the ways of the weevil, ls in
evitable In a few years.
Apparently two shrewd scoundrels
have kept posted on the movement in
Georgia, and aro plotting to Intro
duce the weevil Into the State lu
advance, then take advantage of the
speculative possibilities arising
therefrom.
A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound
on to the affected parts is superior
lo any plaster. When troubled with
tame back or pains in the side or
chest give it a trial and you arc cer
tain to be more than pleased with the
prompt relief which it affords. Sold
by all druggists.
Rev. M. E. Peabody Resigns.
(Tugaloo Tribune.)
Rev. M. IO. Peabody, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, has tendered
his resignation to accept a call from
the church at Iva, Anderson county.
At a congregational meeting held on
last sabbath the church ai Westmin
ster united with him in his rennest to
Piedmont Presbytery that the pasto
ral relation be dissolved. The resig
nation of Rev. Peabody ls no sur
prise, as it was announced through
the religious press some time ago
that the church at Iva had extended
him a call, and lt was known that he
bad lim matter under consideration.
Ile will move to his new charge
about the 1st of March.
Death of W. S. Puckett.
\v. s. Puckett died at bis residence
at Greenwood last Sunday morning
at ld o'clock. He leaves the follow
ing children to mourn bis death:
Misses Carrie and Mary Puckett. ?
Greenwood; Jesse Puckett, Norfolk.
Ya. He was preceded to the grave
by his wife about one year ago. He
was a brother of our townsman, G.I
P. Puckett; also of J. it. Puckett..
New London. N. C.; J. A. Puckett.
Abbeville, and one sister, Mrs. M..).'
McKee. Laurens. The family and
relatives have the sympathy of many
friends in their hour of bereavement.
Sedentary habits, lack of outdoor
exercise, insufficient mastication pf
food, constipation, a torpid liver,
worry and anxiety, are the most com
mon causes of stomach troubles. Cor
rect your habits and take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
yeti will soon be well again. For
sale by all druggists.
Unclaimed Letters.
Following ls a list of unclaimed
ietters remaining In tho Walhalla
post ofllee for the week ending Febru
ary 13th, 1911:
C. H. Bruce.
B. J. Downs.
Allen .Iones.
M rs. Mamie Wilson.
Persons calling for the above will
please say they wore advertised.
A. C. Merrick. P. M.
Box Supper at Toxaway.
There will be a box supper at Tox
away church on Friday night, Febru
ary 24, for tho purpose of obtaining
money to build up the church yard.
Everybody invited to come.
J S F.F. I) IIHSII POTATOES!
I
?a
> MEAL AND HULLS!
I AHM SUPPLIES! HOY
SEE US BE
OF T
A KT SQUARES!
BEST FERTILIZERS!
THE STOKE WITH THE COJ
FRESHES
MOSS &
CEMENT FRONT.
MASTER'S SALK.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
In Court of Common Pleas.
Pursuant to a decree of tho afore
said Court, in tho case named below,
I will offor for sale, to the highest
bidder, in front of the Court House
door, nt 'Walhalla, S. C., on Monday,
the 6th day of March. 1911, between
the legal hours of sale, Hie tracts of
land below described:
Silas N. Butt, Plaintiff,
against.
Mary Hutt et al., Defendants.
Tract No. 1--All thal piece, par
eel or tract of land situate, lying and
being in the County of Oeonee, of the
State of South Carolina, on waters of
Brasstown Creek, waters of Chattoo
ga Uiver, adjoining lands of Jacob
K?thel I and others, containing one
hundred and forty-two acres, more
or less, and more fully represented
by plat of survey thereof made by
1. H. Harrison on the 5th day of
April, 1804.
Tract No. 2-Also, aa undivided
one-half Interest of, In and to all that
certain, piece, parcel or tract of land
situate, lying and being In tho Coun
ty of Oeonee. of tho State of South
Carolina, on waters of Brasstown
Cree!;, adjoining lands of E. H.
Shnnklln and others, containing thir
ty-eight acres, more or less, and more
fully represented by plat of same
nunle by I. H. Harrison, surveyor, on
the 2 Uh day of November, 1894, ,
Terms ol' Sale: Cash. That In
event of failure ol' the purchaser or
purchasers to comply with the terms
ol' sale within live days from day of
sale, the Master do read verilee and
resell said premises on the following
salesday, or some convenient-sales
day thereafter, at the same place and
on Ibo same terms heretofore set out.
at thc risk of thc former purchaser
or purchasers, and that he do con
tinue so to do until he has found a
purchaser or purchasers who comply
with tlu? terms of sale.
Purchaser to pay extra for papers.
W. O. WHITE,
Master for Oeonee County. S. C.
February 15)1 1. 7-!>
NOTICIO TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.
All persons Indebted to the Estate
of lOugouia Patterson, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all persons hav
ing claims against said estate will
present the same duly attested within
the lime prescribed hy law or be
barred. .1. T. PATTERSON,
Administrator.
West Union, s. i .. Route No. I.
February la, IOU. 7-10
FOR SALE
AUTOMOBILE.
20-11.P. FLANDERS ROADSTER,
MADE A N D GUARANTEED RY THE
E. M. F. COMPANY; TWO PAS
SENGER; 100 INCH WHEEL BASE,
XVI INCH WHEELS; 20 GALLON
GASOLINE TA X Iv, IX REAR;
EQUIPPED WITH TOP, FTC RUN
THREE MONTHS OH ADOPT 500
MILES. IN PERFECT CONDITION.
REASON FOR SELLING-AM BUY
ING FIYE-PASSENGER CAR OF
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TIONS GI YEN. ADDRESS
A. B. GARDNER
CLEMSON COLLI0? E, S. C.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Cure? Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough.
DRY GOODS AND .NOTION'S! J
GROCERIES!
\L TAILOR LINE CLOTHING! j
FORE YOU j
RAPE FOR j
HESE . ?
RUGS, MATTING!
FEED STUFFS!
IPLIOT EST STOCK AND
IT GOODS!
ANSEL.
WALHALLA, S. C.
Here's Your Opportunity *
to get some
Valuable Real Estate.
The following letter ls self-explanatory, lt means sim
ply that I have an exceptionally good offer to make to tho peo
ple of Oconeo In the way of Real l?state that ls now worth
much more than tho money for which lt can be bought-property
that ls Increasing In value every day, and will soon doublo
its value. Read this:
"Clarkslon, (Sa., Keb. 10, 1911.
"To Whom lt May Concern: This ls to certify
that I have placed my Home Place, on Cane Creek,
containing 1(58 acres, in the bands of F. H. Shirley,
Westminster, S. C., with full authority to sell, and
If he thinks best to divide said place into three or
four tracts and sell separately.
"(Signed) FRANK J. TAYLOR.
"Witness: O. M. Taylor, W. O. Hamilton."
if you ure looking for good Real Estate see me. t
count this an exceptionally good oller in Real Estate.
FRANK H. SHIRLEY,
Real Estate - Westminster, S. C.
"V^ou can go like this a few
A times in safety.. But there'll
bc a "once too often." Then
you'll wish you hadn't.
Likewise you can wear ill
fitting shoes foi' a while without
bad results. But some day your
feet will go back on you. Then
again you'll wish you hadn't.
Wear CROSSETT shoes and
you'll have no regrets. Com
CROSSETT SHOE
"MAKES LIFE'S WALK EASY"
fort, durability, style,- that's
what you get when you wear
CROSSETT'S.
$4 to $6 everywhere.
LEWIS A. CROSSETT, Inc., Makers
North Abington - Mass.
C. W. PITCHFORD,
WALHALLA. S. C.
TO PATRONS OF
CARTER HARDWARE Co.
and
CARTER Co.
We have finished moving the Carter Hard
ware Company Stock of all kinds of Hardware and
Farming- Implements to the building now occupied by
Carter Company, and with this consolidation we will
strive to give the people of Walhalla and Oconcc
County the very best values in
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
STAPLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES,
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
BLACKSMITH TOOLS,
HIGHEST GRADE
GUANO.
CARTER CO.,
Walhalla, S. C.
BUY
Your Jasco,
Your Dynamite to blow stumps,
Your Farm Tools and Guano, and
Your Wagon to haul them home,
FROM
Byri & Cromer, Seneca, S. C.
They Appreciate Your Trade.