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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISH ED 1840.) Published livery Wednesday Morning Subscription *. P?r Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -Hy STECK, 8I1ELOR & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for tis advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not ovor one hundred words, will be printed freo of charge. AU over that number must bo paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash lo accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, AIM?CST .?0, 1011^ THE GOOD HOADS THAIN. Citizens of Oconee will bo given a splendid opportunity Thursday of next week (September 7th) to ac quaint themselves with modern and approved methods of road building, road repairing and maintenance. On thal date the Soul bern Hallway's good roads train will be here, coining in at 2.30 o'clock, and from that hour during the afternoon lectures will bo made and demonstrations given, these covering all phases of road work, from tho modern meth ods of building permanent highways on down the Hue through the most approved methods of practical repair and maintenance in general. This train is nearing the end of a long tour, covering the Southern Stales traversed by tho Southern Hallway and allied lines, and it has mel with great success so far as be ing able lo disseminate valuable in formation to large crowds is con cerned, and from the published re ports of the meetings all over the South, tho ground work for great good has been laid. This meeting should particularly interest county officials and road overseers, as well as citizens in all walks of life, for there ls not one who is not. indirectly at least, deeply interested in the question of good roads. Their great importance is bul beginning to be recognized by ile- South to-day, and those commu nities thal are tailing bold of this work arc the ones that are laying the foundation for rapid material de velopment In thc near future. Every citizen who can possibly spare a little time Thursday of next week will lind that ho can pul that ?pare time to good account by com ing to Walhalla lo see and hear what the road building experts will have to show and to say. The question of good roads is one ol the biggest problems that thc South is to-day called upon to solve. > JS JIM HOYT ASLEEP ? Dispatches from Washington last Thursday announced that Capt. Jas. B. Bell, editor of tho cherokee News, had been chosen editor of the Con gressional Directory for tin? remain der of the <!2d Congress. That in formation would not ordinarily worry tia In the least, hut I he head lines under which the news was printed stated that Capt. Hell had been chosen editor of the Congres sional Record, and to any such ar rangement We mosl seriously object, and we wish to be put on record as being unalterably and uncompromis ingly "agin' it"-not that wo have anything against Jim Hell, bur. for the very good and sound reason thal the Job belongs to .lim Hoyt by right Of ability, peculiar Illness and strength of character, lo say nothing of tho fad that we "found" him, nominated bini for the place, and. along with tho Charlotte Observer, unanimously elected bim, withou' op position, on tho (?rsl ballot, to bc editor-in-chief of tho Congressional Itecoi ?I. All of these facts havo for weeks been well known in Washington, and If Hm Hell has been chosen editor of the Congressional Record, the acl constitutes nothing more nor less than a liase political trick ol' tho most diabolical character, and we know Jim Hoyt i by reputation i too Well tO bollOVO !|);it 1),' will si' idly by and soo his political rights thus trampled under foul. If, as is possible, Un' position is only that ol' odilor of thc Congres Sional Directory, wo have not a word to say in opposition, imt. if tho Rec ord job is 'ho stake we must protest.) Kills Two, Then Suicides. London. Ky., Aug. 28.- Al a coun try church near Oakley last night, Will Hurley and Mitt? Christy Hens ley nore shot and kilted by Heit Al len. Allen mistook the girl for ano ther who had jilted him. When ho found bis mistake Allen suicided. - .-^ 0 ?- - Medicines that aid nature are al ways most effectual. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It allays the cough, relievos tho lungs, opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Thousands havo testified to its superior excellence. Sold by ?ll dealers. HOLD IT TULL FARMERS MEET. Sui?! that Cotton Planters Have $.200,000,000 at their Disposal. Atlanta. Au?. 28.-lt Is almost certain that the South's cotton crop will ho hold, at least until after the National Convention of the Farmers' Union, which meets in Shawnee. Ok lahoma, September !">. l> and 7. Emmett Cabiniss, former president of the Georgia Farmers' Union, and A. C. Davis secretary of the national organization, arrived in Atlanta from tho East this morning and wen! Into conference with Charles Harrell, [?resident, of the National Union. Both Mr. Cabiniss and Mr. Davis report their trip to the money cen ters as successful- -so successful, in fact, that they say $200,000,000 will bo placed at the disposal of the Farmers' Union to hohl the price at approximately ni cents. Telegrams to the presidents ol' the State organizations were sent out from Atlanta Saturday urging (lie State forces to be ready to distribute circulars to the members of the un ion-circulars which are being pro pared at the national headquarters. Although Mr. Barrett dwelt in gen eralities Saturday and consistently declined to discuss the details ol'Hie gigantic scheme by which the cotton crop ts to be held, it is known that at least one Eastern linn stands ready with $60,000,000 to back the deal. Mr. Barrett ls also making an ef fort to have the date of the conven tion ol' the Commissioners of Agri culture, recently called, to be chang ed until after the National Conven tion in Oklahoma. He hopes to have the commissioners meet at Memphis on September 12, so that many of the delegates returning from Okla homa can attend the Commissioners' Convention also. HF. ADMITS MURDERING FA M ll A Win. Leo Tells of Horrible Crime, Giving Anger tts His Motive. Evansville, Ind., Aug. '-Mi. Win. Lee, 22 years of age. confessed late to-day that he murdered hui father. Richard Dee. his mother and his younger brother Clarence, and that he then set lire to the house in the hope of concealing the crime which was committed at Boonville, Ind., early last Thursday morning. In ver bal and written statements to Sheriff Davis in the jail here. Lee said he was angry because his parents would not consent to his marriage with Mina Taylor, of Newburg. which he had planned for Thursday evening, and would not give him money with which to set up house-keeping. When the confession was made public, otlicers started with Dot? In an automobile for the State reforma tory at Joffersonvllle, to prevent pos sible violence. Lee made a statement that ho had killed his fattier in self-defense with an axe aller tho lather had murder ed his wife and younger son. but Sheriff Davis all of to-day pressed the restless prisoner tor "the true story," and this afternoon Lee asked for pen and ink and wrote a haltingly word ed confession and afterward pieced together a description of the horrible butchery in the three-room cottage at Boonville. "I grabbed an axe by tho door," lie said, "and struck for my father, but hit my mother. My brother raised up and I struck him. Then my father, who had been outside, ran in and started to grab me by the throat. I hit him and ho fell. I was scared so bad I did not know what I was doing. What seared me was that my father had threatened my life and I was angry at what my mother had said." Lee said he lighted a match to see what be had done and, overcome at the sight, dropped the Raming stick on the bed where his mother's body lay. "Tho Hames dashed and blinded nie," he went on, "and I jumped Into my room, put on my trousers and ran to alarm the neighbors. I would not have done this thing for anything if 1 had had any sense at all." Fiancee Prostrated. Newburg, Ind., Aug. 26.-Already suffering from hysteria, Mina Taylor, who was engaged to bo married to Wm. Lee, was prostrated to-night when she heard that Lee had con fessed that he murdered his father, mother and brother. Earlier tn the day Miss Taylor said she would marry Lee If he were vindicated. NEWS FROM SALEM SECTION. Death of John P. Alexander-\V. O. W. Picnic a Success. Salem. AUK. 28.--Special: The school at this place is in a nourish ing condition under the management of Miss Ila Dearden, of Oakway. The W. O. W. picnic at Salem was a success, and fraternal spirit and brotherly love wert! manifested on every hand. Counsel Commander W\ ll. Talley, of Salem Camp, introduc ed Sovereign W. C. Hughs, of Wal halla, who spoke on the subject of Woodcraft. After the speech the gathering was dismissed for dinner, and what a dinner it was, loo! The ladies aro due many thanks for their purl of the program. We regret lo announce the death of .lohn Frank Alexander which oc curred at his lather's home near Fall Creek church on August ls, alteran illness of five weeks of typhoid fever. He was the tb I rd son of Mr, and Mrs. Burt Alexander, and was 23 years of age, He was a member ol' Fall Creek Baptist church. His body was laid to rest the day following in Fall Creek cemetery in the pr?s ence? of ?i larg,, number of sorrowing relatives and friends, thc funeral be ing conducted by Rev. Frank Mur lihroe. Ho was a bright and promis ing young man and numbered hts friends by the score. Ile is survived by his father, mother and several brothers and many friends, who mourn his death. -.-. Constipation ls the cause of many ailments and disorders that make life miserable. Take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, keep your bowels regular and you will avoid those diseases. For salo by al! dealers. FATAL ACCIDENT AT HACKS. Dave Murk lind Mechanician Killed. Grand stand Collapsed. Elgin, 111., Aug. 2G.-Tho 300 mlle rond race, won to-day by Lon /engel lu a National, with Harry Grant second, and Hugh Hughes third, was not accomplished without Its toll ol' death and Injuries. Dave Huck, the veteran Chicago automobile racer, and his mechani cian were killed as the result of an accident lo his Hope-Hartford. Huck had his back broken, but lived until to-night. Sam Jacobs, tho mechanic Ian, died instantly, his nock being broken. Huck was within eleven laps of the finish, going O t miles an hour when his right forward wheel threw a tire. The machine turned a com plete somersault. Another accident in which thirty persons were Injured, mostly slightly, occurred shortly after 1 I o'clock, while the ll rsl lap of the race was on. several sections of the Insecurely built circus seats giving away. When the stringers by which the seats wero supported gave way, the boards spread out like a pack of cards and tho spectators were hurled into a huddle at the bottom. Four sustained broken legs, among them a daughter of Senator Lorimer. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to I D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate for Oeonco County, in tho State of South Carolina, at his ofllco at Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, thc 30th day of September, 1911, at ll o'clock lu the forenoon, or as soon thereat- 1 ter as said application can bo heard, ! for leave to make final settlement of i the Estate of Belzora Waite, deceas ed, and obtain final discharge as Ad ministrator of said estate. .IAS. ll. BROWN, Administrator. August 30, 1911. 30-38 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that pursu ant to an order of thc County Hoard of Education of Oeonee County, an election will bo held at Ebenezer Church on Saturday, September 0th, I !?1 1, for the purpose of voting upon the question of levying an additional tax of Two Mills for the express pur pose of providing a Sinking Fund for the erection of the new graded school building in Ebenezer School District. No. 69. All persons offering to vote must be residents of the district and must present, their registration cer tificates and satisfactory evidence that the last year's taxes have been paid. All persons favoring said ad ditional levy will cast a ballot con taining the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and all persons op posing said levy will cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or wrl'fcn thereon. J. A. I VESTER, S. ll. SNEAD. JOHN TOLLESON, Trustees District No. 69. 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This is one or the finest farms in thc county, and any one wishing a good farm had better see me quick. Three Valuable Tracts I have also bought thc Simpson Waite Es tate Place, near South Union, and will offer this place for sale. I have divided this place into three tracts of forty seven, forty-two and fifty-six acres. Two of these tracts have houses and out-buildings, I am offering all of these places at a bargain. Frank H. Shirley, Box 152. Westminster, K. C. iE L LIFE COMPANY YORK With A Record the insuring public of South tual Life is paying more to its lolders than is shown by thc ?pany. UTH CAROLINA 10.$206,271.00 11.$126,287.89 .$107,496.60 first 6 mos. $ 48,286.37_ .$488,341.86 Features women at th? same rates and dal rates to boys, ages 15 to 21. 3W rate to carry your first pre jmium being payable annually idends. 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