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Wi lil il A.M P. CODY IS DEAD. Buffalo mu, idol of Young America. .Famous on Frontier. Denver, Col., Jan. 10.-Col. Wil liam frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) died here to-day at noon after hav ing fought death as he often did on thc plains when the West was young. Col, Cody was brought here to the home of his sister on January 5, des perately ill, and since then had been hovering between lif'- and death. All during his illness Die idol of iuvenile America accepted his fate like a stoic, laughing and playing cards with bis family as long as he was conscious. Col. Cody returned from his sea son's show work last fall much ex hausted. He went to his ranch at Cody, Wyo., to rest, and on his re turn to Denver, about four weeks ago, contracted a severo cold. This was followed by complications so se rious that the colonel's wife and daughter were called to his bedside. Col. Cody soon showed improve ment, and on January 3 went to Glenwood Springs, Col., to recuper ate. On January 5 he suffered a nervous collapse and his physicians hurried him back to Denver. For years he had been an inveterate smoker. His physicians said tobacco had affected his heart seriously. Funeral services for the noted scout will be luid Sunday afternoon, when the body will be placed in a re ceiving vault in a Denver cemetery, but the burial will not take place until next spring, probably Decora tion day. Then the body of one of the nation's most picturesque charac ters will be Interred In a tomb hewn Of solid rock at the top of Lookout Mountain, near this city. To add to her appreciation ol' what, the West owed him, the State of Colorado will receive the body into the Capitol Sunday, there to lie In state for four hours. Plans already are on foot for the erection of a suitable monument at. the final resting place. Federal troops will escort the body from tho Capitol to the Elks' home for services Sunday and other Fede ral troops will march In the cortege. Telegrams of condolence have been pouring into the home of Col. Cody's sister to-day. They include mes sages from friends throughout the country, one from President Wilson and others from (Jen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, and Cen. Nelson A. Miles. Col. William F. Cody ("Buffalo . DIM"), hunter, soldier, scout and showman, was for many years known to nearly every man, woman, boy and girl in America through his Wild West Show, with which he toured this country and Europe. He was a picturesque type of the pioneer fron tiersman and lived to seo large cities built where he once hunted tho buf falo and fought Indians. Col. Cody was born in Scott coun ty, Iowa, February 26, 184 6. His ancestral stock was Spanish, 'English '.id Irish. His parents moved West rind took up a claim near Leaven worth, Kan., then a frontier Indian post, when Cody was five years old. At ten years of ago he found himself the head of the family owing to the death of his father, who was killed i? an encounter growing out of a dis pute over the negro slave question. Young Cody's first employment wa? as a courier between the freight .wagon trains oi>erated between the Missouri river and the Rocky Moun tains. In turn he became wagon master, trapper, hunter, pony express rider and stage coach driver, all giv ing varied exp?rience in a school the graduation from which left the scholar an adopt in every possible line of frontier activity. An exciting experience in the (In ion army as a soldier and subsequent ly as a confidant and scout of his Commanders in the desultory and guerilla warfare of tho Southwest, loft him at its finish well known as an all-around frontiersman, competent to advise, to guido and to lead. These qualities soon brought him to the at WOOD'S Seed Catalog for 1917, tells about the best . farm and Garden Seeds and gives special information as to the best, crops to grow, both for profit and home use. Thc large increase In our busi ness which we have again experi enced during thc past year ls tho best of evidence as to thc high quality of WOOD'S SEJLPS. Write for catalog and prices of Grass and Clover Seeds. Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats or any Farm Seeds required. Catalog mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD? SONS, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. tention of such distinguished com manders as Gens. W. T. Shorman, Phil Sheridan, Crook, Custer, Merltt, Carr. Hoya!, Miles, Dodge and others and secured his appointment as chief of scouts in the United States army during its numerous indian cam paigns in tho West. His career in this line identified him with the great lighting epoch between the Red Man and the white mau waged by Gen. Sheridan after the War of Secession that temporar ily ended in 1870, but was effectively finished in tho Ghost Dance War In the decisive battle of Wounded Knee in 180 0-91 campaigns with the Northern Sioux. During the construction of the Union Pacific railroad young Cody attached himself to a camp of Uni ted States troops protecting the la borers and won his sobriquet of "Ruffalo Bill" by taking a contract to supply the entire force with fresh buffalo meat for a certain period, killing under one contract 1.280 buf faloes. Ho killed the noted Cheyenne chief, Yellow Hand, In tho presence of Indians and troops. He became known to juvenile America in the stories of Western adventure written by E. C. S. Judson, who wrote under the noni de plume of Ned Buntline. With the advance of civilization, finding his occupation on the West ern plains gone, ho went on the stage, where he remained several years, playing leading parts in dramas de picting life on the frontier Dater. In association with Nate Salsbury, lie organized his Wild West Show, with which he toured this country for many years, and on one occasion vis ited the principal cities of Europe, where he was warmly received and entertained by royalty. He was elected to the .Nebraska Legislature in 1 87 2. Col. Cody in 18U? was married to Miss Louisa Krederici. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless .hill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. PRESERVE OCONEE HISTORY. stiles c. Strihling Will Endeavor to Collect Facts. Editor Koo wee Courier: As time rolls on, one by one the sturdy old pioneer settlers of our county are liasslng away, each one carrying to tho grave a valuable store of Inter esting facts in regard to the early history and later development of our county. In these deaths many an in teresting story is buried beneath cold earth and lost forever to future gen erations. To nie these facts of early history and these thrilling stories are very interesting, and I believe they are to many others, and I don't like to think of them being buried. I have decided to make an attempt at collecting the most interesting of them and combining them in book form under the title of "Reminis cences of Oconee County," or some such title, and I want to ask If you will please give me space in your valuable paper to make a request of all those who know anything of in terest in regard to the development or history of our county to please let the fact be known. May 1 especially ask the older inhabitants to be thinking of this matter and at spare moments to jot down in a note book points which they think would be interesting in the contents of such a book as I speak of above? I feel that they owe it to future genera tions to put these facts where they can be permanently preserved. As 1 will bo out of thc county dur ing the rest of the winter, I cannot push the work until summer; but lt is my aim to devote part of my sum mer vacation to traveling over the county gathering up these facts, so I want to ask that those in possession of theso facts be thinking over them In order that they might be readily put into readable form. Thanking you for your valuable space and wishing for you and your readers a prosperous New Year, I am, Very truly yours, Stiles C. Stribling. Richland. S. C.. Jan. 6. Now Bridge Over Savannah. (Hartwell Sun, Jan. r>.) A. N. Alford, ol Hartwell, has awarded the contract for the erection of a bridge across the Savannah river at Brown's Korry, six miles from Hartwell, to Austin liros., of Atlanta. The structure will be of steel, with an 18-?oot roadway, 30 feet above tho water, upon four concrete piers. Plans for the bridge have been ap proved by the War Department and work will begin within the next 30 days, lo he completed by July 1 st. 'I his bridge, which will bo the only highway across the Savannah river above Augusta, will greatly facilitate travel on tho National Highway from Anderson. S. C., through Hartwell. Mrs. J, N. Brown Dead. Anderson, Jan. IL-Mrs. Eliza beth Bruce Brown, wife of Col. Jos. j N. Brown, dean ol' the Anderson bar, ?died lu Atlantic City, N. J., at 5 'o'clock this afternoon, following a I stroke of paralysis, lier body will be brought to Anderson for Inter ; ment. Mrs. Brown ls survived by her husband, one daughter, Miss Va rian Brown, and a large number of relatives. I ADDITIONAL R. K. SAFEGUARDS. Som horn to Place Crossing Warnings aoo Feet from Trucks. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 15.-In addition to tho familiar "Stop. Look and Lis ton" signs, erected at crossings of its lines and public highways, the Southern Railway plans to install ap proach warning signs on tho high ways 300 feet away from tho tracks. Permission will bo asked of county authorities, as such signs will bo placed beyond the railway's right f way. lt is planned to place the signs on the right of the highway approaching crossings in the hopo that thoy will attract tho attention of automobile drivers while they still have ample distance in which to stop. Experi ence has shown that automobiles are driven so swiftly on the public high ways that frequently their drivers fail to bring thom under control after they see tho customary sign on the railway's right of way. The approach signs will consist of the letters "R. R." and a cross paint ed boldly in black on a white Held on cast iron disks 21 inches in diam eter, mounted on pedestals nine feet high, being In accordance with stand ards adopted by the American Rali way Association. Several months will be required for placing these signs throughout the territory served by the Southern Railway, but in the meantime county officers will be requested to grant the necessary permission. ^pin0ourself)Ml DRIVING OUT CATARRH If pooplo know how tho presence of catarrh ls a constant monaco, they would have nono of lt, ft Infests 8omi) port of tho dolicately adjusted body and makes lt useless, thus throwing on tho other organs more than their Bharo of work. It affords a carefully prepared aood bed for tho germs of colds, grip, tuberculosis and pneumonia. It so disarranges Nature's dollcato plans as to maka possible asthma, hay fever and other respiratory dis orders. It spreads until lt becomes systemic, thus involving many or gans and debilitating tho entlro system with serious results. Catarrh Is easily neglected, and It raroly gets well of Itself. It needs proper medicinal correction. For almost half a century many thousands have found help In Pe runa, a valuablo tonic with spoclal clllcacy In catarrhal conditions. Thc aim is to clean out wasto mat ter, to dispel tho catarrhal Inflam mation, and tone up tho whole sys ??in; ,Ats "fors willingly testify that it baa dono all this and even moro for catarrhal sufferers. What lt has dono is tho best proof of what it will do. You may rely on Poru?a. In tablet form lt ls pleasant to take and easy to administer. M nuntin Tablet? aro the Ideal laxativo and livor tonio. Thoy havo no unpleas ant effocts and do not form a hab it. 10c, 26c Tho Pcrun*Co Columbua, O. The Charin W'orkod. A young woman who thought she was losing her husband's affection went to a seventh daughter of a sev enth daughter for a love powder. The mystery woman told her: "Get a raw piece of beef, cut flat, about an Inch thick. Slice an onion in two, and rub the meat on both sides with it. Put on pepper and salt, and toast lt on each side over a red coal fire. Drop on it three lumps of butter and two sprigs of parsley, and get him to eat it." The young wife did so, and her hus band loved her ever after. Notice, Pension Applicants. 1 will attend in the Auditor's of fice each Saturday in January for the purpose of receiving and preparing applications for pensions to go before the Pension Board, and the board is hereby called to moot in tho Court House on the first Monday in Febru ary, 1917, to pass upon said applica tions, and to transact such other business as shall be presented. J. W. Holleman, THINK OF IT ! tn,ooo Persons Publicly Recommend Our Remedy-Some Are Walhalla People. Over one hundred thousnnd have recommended Donn's Kidney Pills For backache, kidney, urinary Ills, Forty thousand signed testimonials Are appearing now in public print. Some aro from Walhalla people. Some aro published in Walhalla. No other remedy shows such proof. Follow this Walhalla man's exam ple. R. D. Oolkers, butcher. W. Main St.. Walhalla, says: "I had suffered from rheumatic pains ever since I was young. My kidneys had always boen irregular in notion and I had backache. Donn's Kidney Pills pro cured from Dell's drug store, gavo nie relief. Another of the family had dizzy and nervous s|>olls and the kid neys were weak. Backaches also causod much suffering. Donn's Kid ney Pills brought relief."-(State ment given March 16, 1911.) Over Three Years linter, Mr. Oelkers said: "I haven't noticed the slightest sign of kidney trouble since Donn's Kidney Pills benefited nie. I am now in the best of health." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Donn's Kidney Pills-tho same that Mr. Oelkers has twice publicly rec ommended. Foster-Mllburn Co., P ops., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv. THAW ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Cut Throat ?ml Wrist?-Condition Si rions; Probably Recover. Philadelphia. Jan. ll.-Harry K. Thaw, wanted by the New York au thorities on tho charge of assaulting a Kansas City boy, was found lu a house at 53d and Walnut sirc?te, West Philadelphia, by tho police to day, with his wrists and throat cut. Ho was taken to St. Mary's Hospi tal in thc northeastern section of tho city, and his condition ls said to bo serious. In tho absence of direct Informa tion from physicians attending him there wore conflicting reports as to how serious his condition ls. Cilanco to Itecovor. Dr. John Wanamaker, 111, a police surgeon, said Thaw had a fair chance to recover. His wrists were hacked sevoral times and there wero two gashes In his throat. Thaw was removed shortly before ?I o'clock. A small crowd saw him carried out on a stretcher. He was completely covered with a blanket and was placed In an ambulance for tho G-nillo journey. The house ls a two-story dwelling, and, according to tho police, ls occu pied by Mrs. Elizabeth Tacot. It was said by tho police that her husband ls In tho French army. Dr. Kirby continued Dr. Wana maker's statement that Thaw had a fair chance. Ile said Thaw was in a semi-conscious condition and highly nervous. The doctor said he had not yet determined what instrument Thaw used, but presumed it was a razor, Thc physician said the police were at the house when he arrived. Ile had been summoned by telephone by a member of the Thaw family. Third Indictment in Case. New York, Jan. H.-Copies of the indictment, against Thaw and war rants for hls^arrest were immediately placed by Assistant Attorney Ulack in the hands of two detectives with orders to go to Philadelphia, put Thaw under arrest and arrange to bring him herc should he recover. A third Indictment in the Thaw'l case was handed down to-day by the grand jury. Tho defendant is Oliver Blower, I who is 'under arrest on a technical ' charge in Philadelphia and in whose possession were found papers left with lum by Harry K. Thaw before Thaw and George O'lirynes, known ns fa?.sf" bodyguard, were indicted here on charges of assault and kidnaping brought by E'-ederlck Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo. The Indictment to day accused Brower of conspiracy to kidnap. Brower'8 alleged direct connection with the case is that after Thaw left New York subsequent to the whip ping he is accused of having Inflicted upon Gump on Christinas night Brower acted as Thaw's emissary In coming to New York In the hope of finding Gump and preventing him from telling his story to the authori ties. CHICHESTER S PILLS DIAMOND 00^ BRAND LAD?I?S t AiV your l>i-a*rt?t for CmCHKS-TRR S IU A MOND UK A Ni) PIU.3 In RKD and GOLD metallic borea, sealed frith Btu Ribbon. TA tn NO OTU HR. RnyoFy Pr-jftKl?t nnd Mk for ?ni.OUK8.Tfi_ _ VIuMOKti nitANl? PILLS, for twenty-five yeari '.eparded ns Ber.t, Safest, Always Reliable* n^D BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Tvi? i i Ml? TWII;I> Alaska has forbidden the employ ment In underground mines of boys under sixteen. You Nee< There are times In ev needs a tonic to help \ Vben that time comes to to take-Cardul, the wom< posed of purely vegetab gently, yet surely, on the \ and helps build them bac It has benefited thousand ailing women In its past success, and it will do th You can't make a mi; The Worn Miss Amelia Wilson, says: "I think Cardul is the for women. Before I bei so weak and nervous, a spells and a poor appetite, as strong as 1 ever did, a Begin taking Cardul todaj Has Helped WWI u Children Cry CAS The Kind You Have Always in use for over over 30 yea - and All Counterfeits, Imitations Experiments that trifle witt Infants and Children-Expt What is G Castoria is a harmless subst Drops and Soothing Syrups, neither Opium, Morphine no: ?ge is its guarantee. For i been in constant use for the r< "Wind Colic and Diarrhoea ; therefrom, and by regulating the assimilation of Food; giv The Children's Panacea-Thc GENUINE CAST Bears the Ia Use For 0 The Kind You Mai T M tc CENTAUR COMP MAKIO YOUR TAX RETURNS, Auditor's Ofllce, Oconeo County, S. C., December i57, ll)Kt. Tho Auditor's Olllce will bo opon to receive returns for Personal Property for taxation from the 1st day of Jan uary, 1017, to tho 20th day of Febru ary. 1017, inclusive. The Township Hoards of Assessors are rou lu rod hy law to list all those who fail to make their own returns within the time proscribed by law. Heneo the. difficulty of delinquents es caping the f>0 per cent penalty, ns ' well as the frequency of errors rc ! suiting from this practice. By all means make your own returns and thereby save expenses and confusion. All personal property must be Item ized. Real R8tate not returnable this year, except property/ that has been bought or sold, in which case some should bc noted as such. Be sure and give your correct school district. All persons between tho ages of 21 and 60 years, except ex-Confederate soldiers and those Incapable of earn ing a support from being maimed or other causes, shall be deemed taxa ble polls. Please don't neglect returning your dogs. For tho convenience of tax-payers the Auditor or his deputies, will re ceive returns at thc following times and places: Salem-Thursday, Jan. 18. Little'River-Friday, Jan. 19. Tamassee-Saturday, Jan. 20. Mt. Rest-Mondny, Jan. 22. Henry's Store-Tuosday, Jan. 23. Cannon's Store-Wednesday, Jan. 24. Westminster-Thursday and Fri day. Jan. 26 and 2G. Westminster Mill--Saturday, Jan. 27. Seneca-Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 29 and 3u. Returns will be taken at all places mentioned above from 10 o'clock a. ni. until 3 o'clock p. m., except those noted otherwise. D. A. SMITH, Auditor Oconeo County, S. C. Bec. 27, 191 G. f>2-4 J Electricity automatically awakens thc firemen, releases the horses and j opens the doors of a lire station in I England. mux i a Tonic ery woman's life when she 1er over the hard places. you, you know what tonic in's tonic. Cardui is com ile ingredients, which act weakened womanly organs, k to strength and health, s and thousands of weak. half century of wonderful ie same for you. stake in taking an's Tonic R. F. D. No. 4, Alma, Ark., greatest medicine on earth, gan to take Cardui, I was nd had such awful dizzy Now I feel as well and nd can eat most anything." U Sold by all dealers. Thousands. E <>$? >$< >$< >$Q for Fletcher's Bought, and which has been rs, has borne the signature of has been made under his per* I supervision since its infancy. v no one to deceive you in this. and 44 Just-as-good " are but i and endanger the health of ?rienco against Experiment. N ... _ . ._ . Itute for Castor Oil. Paregoric* It is pleasant. It contains r other narcotic substance. Its more than thirty years it has ?lief of Constipation, Flatulency, allaying Feverishness arising the Stomach and Bowels, aids lng healthy and natural sleep. * Mother's Friend. "ORIA ALWAYS Signature of ver 30 Years /e Always Bought ANY, H FW YO UK O ITV. To Kreuch Ked Cross. (O reen ville News. 12th.) Sorgt. Francis Beatty, of the lint ier Guards, olllcially known aa Com pany A, First Regiment, National Guard of South Carolina, has loft Greenville for New York to enlist, for serv ice in tho ambulance corps of tho French Hod Cross service. Sorgt. Heatly was with tho First South Car olina command In the recent tour of duty on tho Mexican border. Stop Gmt Cough. A hacking cough weakens tho whole system, drains your energy and gets worse If neglected; your throat ls raw, your chest achOB and 'you feel sore all over. Rollove that cold at once with Dr. King's Now Discovery. The soothing pine bal sams heal thc Irritated membranes, and the antiseptic and laxative quali ties kill tho germs and break up your cold. Don't let a cold linger. Get Dr. King's New Discovery to-day at your druggist, fi Oe.-'Adv. 1. Wireless waves have boen utilized to light and extinguish lamps in Ger many. Roofing, ? Repairing. Kurfees Paints and Oil. Gutter and Repair Work. r>. is. G-OOD, TINNER, - WA DH ADI iA, 8. O. % * plM^ESSIONAIi^?^tD^.*^ 4( ?I? ?J? ?J* ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J. ?J? *|? ?J. 4) DR. W. It. CRAIG, Dental Surgeon. WALHALLA, 8. CAROLINA. Office Over O. W. Pitchford'* Store. HARRY R. HUGHES, * * ?I? A too moy-at-Daw, ?|f * * 4? WnliiuUn., south Carolina. ^ *- ?tl ?I* MARCUS C. LONG, ?|| ?I? Attoraey-at-Law, ?|| .f* Phono No. 00, .? ?I? Walhalla, South Carolina. 4) * - ag 4? Office Over Oconee Norn'. ?|( t-'- * 4? J. II. EARLE, .J. 4? Attomey-at~Law, M 4* WALHALLA, 8. C. 4) 4? Practice In State and Federal .? 4* Courts. ?|f 4? FARM LOANS. 4) .J.-, ?ft >!? E. Ii * HERNDON, J$ 4? Attomey-ttt-Law, 4* Walhalla, South Carolina, 4| 4? PHONE NO. Ol. ft *-? 4? R.T.JAYNES, 4) 4? Attorney-nt-Law, ?ll 4? Walhalla, South Carolina. 41 4* Pell Phone No. 20. ?fl 4? - * 4?. Practice In State and Federal HH 4* Courts, ?ff 4 4. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, .ft A Plckens, S C. W. 0. Hughs. 4) ?|? CAREY, 851 Ki LOR ft HUGHS, 4) .j. Attorneys and Counsellors, 41 Walhalla, South Carolina, 4| 4. Practice in State and Federal 4f .J? Courts. ?H 4* 4? 4? 4* 'I* 4* 4* 4- 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4i