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KEOWEE COURIER (Established IH ll).) ?Pt?bllshed Every Wednesday Morning Subscription #1 l'er A un uni. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -Hy (OTMCK, SI 114 IX) K ? SCHRODER. ?"Vimtfiiiintcation.s of a personal A-Aartcter charged for as advertisc ?SftDtS. Obituary notices ann trlhutcs of respect, of not over loo words, will V*o printed free of charge. All over id>.r\r. number must be paid for at tho rvato of one cent a word. Cash to A vow/ m pa n y manuscript. WALUALIiA, 8. 0.1 WEDNESDAY, APRIL I, 11)17. DIE UM'K-POICII SERVICIO. Congressman Dominick ls very anx ious io forve tin? people of this sec tion of ids district. Wc have here tofore enjoyed excellent mail facili ties as pul into execution hy a Re publican administration. Wc deserv? as good or better service nuder a D?mocratie ad min isl ral ion. The fact .'.hai we are Democrats, and have given our whole-souled support lo tho parly, should amount to something. The tdi a II gos in mail servir? plan ned lo lake effect some tillie in the near future will he detrimental lo ibis community; a decided hack .Jitep. Oar business tuen of Inti h West Union and Walhalla, and the fami nes of Hie upper section of Oconee, should ucl ingot ber mid present some ennemie facts to Mr, Dominick, giv ing Hie many and varied reasons why our mail service should not lie hanged; and this should hr done at once. DANCE<JROI'S EXTREMES. We print to-day a short article hy 'A Cili/.en of this 'Peace-loving Re public'," In which attention is called lo the recent extreme and uncalled for remark ol Senator lt. lt. Tillman, IVrsoirally, we feel thal the least no tice niven to these extreme expres sions of sentiment the better for all oncerned, and i! has been lille to ll dose adh?rence to ibis idea that we have eliminated from Tho ('ourlor re puns of siu li 'explosions." and cer tain exaggerated claims Hom Mic ..apil?is ol' tho varions nat ions across 'j.he water nuga god lu tho terrible con ?fliol thal ls still going on. Wo can .^N no good in reproducing extremes of expression or those unolflciaI war' rn po rta that hear on their face the ..tamp ol' exaggeration. Along with the foolish statement by Senator Tillman ve reproduce a dispatch from Camden, NT. J,, show ing an equally striking exam plo of ?,hvi Polly of extreme expression. We ?re not prepared to say that such ex pressions as the Senator's are respon sible for snell outbursts as the N'ew Jersey man's, nor would we assort that ii is due to such expressions as corne from unthinking partisans of the (?orman government that tuen Tike Senator Tillman voice their sen timents in such extreme measures. In ?men instance, according to our idea, the extremist is sadly tn error. Mod en lion in thought and expression is the best, safest and most patriot ic ?course to .pursue. A man may be a patriotic citizen ?>f tho Dulled States without giving volco to venomous expressions against, the Germans, and the (lee man subject and sympathizer within .our borders can bo a loyal ml heron t. to bis own government without word mr deed that will prove obnoxious to .citizens of our country. Tho least publicity given to obnoxious and strife-engendering words and actions the better for all concerned. We can ignoro tho folly of our own wordy ox iLTcmlsts: the government will doubt less lake ample care of those who plo! against and revile our own coun try. These are the views we have long brid with regard to our national cri sis, and we believe thom to bo mr reel. We shall continue to a dh oro to them, breaking our rule in this In stance in ordo" that a concrete ox ample may be plainly presented from 'two angles of Ibo same question RA ld A' 'ROC.VD TUE VI,AU, ROYS! The bis ling for the Court House nt going to be raise,l and Hunt; to tho breeze Tho Court adjourned loo ?.arly tor the ling lo he raised bofo re tho .session was ended, but il is going to bo raised a big, handsome nui hlem lhat will bc well suited lo tho building over which it will float, lt 'ts going to cost about $'2~y to gel it there, and YOI' are going to help put il liiere hy a contribution to the fund. Thc following have already contributed the amounts noted be low . i The Keowee Corn ier.$ 1.00 C. ll. D. Hums . I .no Ttnh Cross.">0 Thoa. A. Smith.50 Sheriff's Olllco.f?0 Ma rion Moss . . ? T> R. ii. Alex inder . ._>.") J. A. Sleek . . I .00 J, 1). Nindi . ->0 W. C. Hughs.r,o jit?. M. Mos-.f?0 John V, Craig . 1.00 j. R. s. Dendy.r>o 141. C. Long . 1 .00 This is a little tess than half that uri i I tm needed. Send or hand in your contribution and it will be ac knowledged, The flag has hoon or dere;!, i.et's have the money in hand when it reaches us. Electrical goods to the value of f3r>,000.000, lt is estimated, will be exported during the year li)Iii, tho most prospi ons yoar in tho history ?af electrical manufacturing. MOWS NOTUS OF BOUNTY LANI). Miss llnllcngor Quito III-Hope? for |*er|>eltlMtloiisof l''lol<l Day. Bounty Land, April 2.- Special: Mrs. T. M. Kelley and little daughter, Lucile, ?efl Friday for their home at Tnmasscc, after several days' visit to the former's father, ll. IO. Banwell. Mr. and Mrs. VV. I. Hutchison, of West Union, were guests Sunday of Mrs. Hutchison's parents, Capt. and Mrs. A. II. Willson. Mr and Mrs. J. IO. Kelley and two children, of Tatnasseo; Mrs. .1. lt. Heller, ol Seneca, and Miss Clyde Smith, of Iva. we?1 ,\eek-ond guests ol' their parents, Hon. and Mrs. .1. I.. Smith. Mrs. Kniest Grant is receiving a Ilea ri y welcome as a resident of thc community, she having moved Into her old home to he with her aged father, Mr. Grant's business Interests requiring his absence from his fam ily much of his lime. Mrs. Mary Isbell Held, ol' Ander son, bas been visiting at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. .1. N. McDonald for sev eral weeks. Mr. and Mrs. I). S. Abbott, of Lib erty, were guests nt the Davis home Saturday and Sunda v. Tho many friends of Miss Lalla Ballenger aro apprehensive of the seriousness of her condition. Miss Ball' liner I.? ? TI Johns-Hopkins hos pital, having undergone quite a seri ous operation something over twu weeks ago, and last reports of ber condition are not at all encouraging. Wc hope, however, that after a nu in lier ol' ineffective operations, before going to Baltimore, her trouble bas at last been located, and that an early favorable turu lu her condition will ensue. A. C. Shanklin, of Clemson, was a guest in the community last Satur day. Miss Beulah Berry delightfully en tertained quite a number ol' guests Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss Lynn Vernor, Saturday being the an niversary of Miss Vernor's birth. Oulte a "shower" ol' dainty gifts and a most delicious luncheon were char acteristic features Of the occasion. Our community was well represent ed at Walhalla Field Day. ami enjoy ed the dav's program. Wc hope the schools of tho county will perpetuate this yearly gathering Ingot her, and look forward with pleasure instead of dread, to I he recurrence of the day. Walhalla is a good place for these meetings, and if public interest in the work should want, lt ls eor lainL not tile faull ol' Walhalla peo ple, who ?iii1 hospitable and public spirited to the core We extend Bounty Land's thanks for the hospi tality shown Oll Friday. Mr-. .Lilia I >. Shanklin is still suf fering from a sprained wrist as tho result ol' thc fall received nearly two months ago. Since the removal by Dr. Johns, In the Westminster sani torium last week, nf ti couple of rings which had become almost buried in tilt? swollen Mesh, her hand and arin are not quite so painful, and we hope ?will soon be entirely recovered. J, ll, Shanklin, of Anderson, ls In the community to-day. Our Improvement association are fortunate in securing W. C. Hughs, Rsq., of Walhalla, as a speaker on Friday, the 13th, al S p. m. We hope the entire school district will be pres ent on that occasion, as Mr. Hughs's subject ls one of vital importance to every community. Come and hear what tho subject is and how lt affects you. Notes from Conoross. Coneross, April 2.-Special: Kev. and Mrs. L. H. Raines, of Long C eek, visited In our community the past week-end. Our pastor, Hov. L. H. Haines, and several of our ladies attended the Sunbeam and Boyal Ambassador rally last Saturday. T. M. Wyly. of Richland, spent last Saturday willi Mr. and Mrs. IO. O. Casliin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Whitaker, of Westminster, spent Thursday with th" hitters' sister. Mrs. W. O. Alex- . auder, Mrs lilias Hide, of Central, spent | the past week-end with Mr. and Mrs. lt. B. Ballenger. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Marett, ol' Wal halla, were among the recent guests at th" homo of W. O. Alexander. .1. C. Barker made a business trip to the mountains Saturday. Miss Bewley llnnsinger is expect ?'\?i to attend the Northern Division Institute in Greenville next Friday and Saturday. All members ol' Coneross Sunbeam Band are urged io lie present at Cone ross church next Saturday afternoon. April 7th. when an Faster egg hunt will be given by their leader, Miss Minnie Barker. Miss Clara 1/oe Ballenger spent the week-end with hotuofolks, She is a student in Contrai High School, vvlierc sile Is a member Ol' the elev enth grade. j Mr. and Mrs. Bussell Dearden, of Westminster, spent tho week-end ? with Mrs. Bourdon's mother, Mrs. , .Mary Dllworth. Mrs. lt, N. Vaughn spent last week in West I nion visiting relativos and i Mends. P. (!. Barnett, of Columbia. is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. II. Barnett, at Oak Grove. All boys of the Coneross commu nity are urged to lie prOSCtll next Sunday, as the Sunday school will ob serv e ' Boys' Day." Kain fall for Week. Rainfall for week ending April 3d, at 7 p. m.. is furnished us by J H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer. ! The record follows: Date-? Inches rainfall. 1 March 28-Clear. March 29-Clear. March 30-Clear. March 31--Clear. April 1- -Clear .-? April 2 Pt ly cldy .0!) April .'I Clear. Total rainfall for week.09 To-day: Cloudy, with prospects of rain. Farmers aro just now gotting down to work. Plows ure running on all uplands. Bottoms still too wet. How'? This for War Patriotism ? "Kor my part, I want to see the en tiro resources of this huge, peace-lov ing republic marshalled for the one purpose of killing dormans!"-B. H. Tillman, United States Senator, "Uncle Mon" has tho fevor all right. Ho will take passage on the first submarine chaser, if ho had said he wanted to uso all HIS re sou ices to kill Germans it would have sounded bettor. Since this is a "peace-loving republic," as he says, it is rather strange that all of our resources should bo put to tho "one purpose of killing Germans." Ile will have completed a rather bloody, Kory joh when be bas finished up those of the German lino who may happen to live under "Old Glory;" but "Pitchfork Hen" is some fighter, and he knows his business. Our Idea of a United States Sena tor once was that he might use more civilized, if pot Christian, language than that. A Citizen of this "Peace-loving Republic." Costly Rough Talk. Camden, N. J., April 2.-Techni cally charged with threatening the life of President Wilson, Edward A. W. Sim mers, 07 years old, a German, was held under $20,000 ball for a 1 further hearing Wednesday by Uni- i ted States Commissioner Joline here to-day. In default of bail Simmers 1 was remanded According to Philadelphia secret service operativos, who arrested Sim mers last Saturday near Woodbine. N. J., whore he was employed as a ?ci on li tic farmer, the man lind bitter ly given expression to remarks re garded as detrimental to the safety of thc President. Simmers, who was strongly opposed to the United States , [intering the war, lt ls said, declared i that "if he had a bomb he would go to Washington and blow the Presi- ; dent's bead ott'." Other remarks at- j tri'.MI ted lo Simmers by secret service j men were. "Lincoln, Garfield and Mc Kinley each received a bullet, and l am surprised that Wilson did not get I his before this time." Simmers was born in Lelpslc. Ger- I many. Ile lived in Montreal at onv 1 hue and became a Bri tah subject moved to Lancaster county, Pon vania, three years ago and loo! fi rsl citizenship papers. Short) 1er the outbreak ol' war he dei lr? ed his papers, according to Kc agents, and renounced his inte lon of becoming an American. hodge and Pari list Clash. Washington, April 2.-Ah-... Uannwart, of Dorchester, Mu-.-. . knocked down by Senator Lo of Massachusetts, In a Capitol . when Hannwart called Lodge ? ard," aller the Senator said he w voie for war If the President it. Lodge termed Hannwart :. " when called a "coward." U mn struck the first blow. Lodge, more than 60 years of age, kno him down. Police took Rai.a and several of bis friends in Hann wart was accompai led >' Rev. Paul Harris Drake, ol . " ? L church, Dorchester, and sever il y r men and woinon of the pacli gallon, and had called Lodg 1 . 1.1 door of li is committee roon id asked him to vote against a (J . Hon of war with Germany. \\rh 'ti Lodge replied that be would ipp? ' thc President, one of the gre:, toiled, "That's cowardice." "National degeneracy is 1 ot o than cowardice," Lodge replied, Phon Hannwart said to Lodge, "Yen are a coward." and the fight starte 1 There were a few clashes on i Capitol steps between pacifit "patriotic pilgrims," but not Ins In j the nature of serious disorder Card of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier: Pl aso ? 1 low us space to thank our ne Ibo for their kind assistance at th lout of our dear mother, Mrs. J. I?' n ley. May God's richest hlesslti on each one of them is our pra ci The Child ron. Westminster, R. P. D., Apr1 :. " LEE'S COL'! Register T (Sired by "Defcn This splendid Du roc Jerse tog raisers of Oconee, and can b Springs Church. J? For full i write or call on I. F. LEE ll For the A Complete Une Harness, Wagons, ] AT RI O HI Will St Cash or R. K. NIMM? Now Hope Locals. New Hope, April 2. - Special: Miss Lilli.? Olassener returned homo lust week from Uoonian, N. C., where she attended school during the winter. Misses Myra Kant and Marie Phil pot, teac hers of the Keowee school, spent the week-end in Walhalla with the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Kant. Misses Kinma and Velma Ham mond, of Kesley i spent the week-end with homcfolks. The former is teach ing school near Wasley. W. M. (Hastener has purchased a new Kord car. The preliminary contest was held Wednesday afternoon in the school auditorium, and it was decided that Miss Pearle Smith will represent Keo wee school in the contest to he held in Seneca this week. Miss Miltie Wood, who is attend ing school at 'Walhalla, spent the week-end with homefolks. DtHlble Tragedy in Jail. Harrisonburg, Va., April 2-While occupying a cell in the hall at Shen andoah City, Va., Sunday, Harry Lang, aged 2fi. shot and killed bis wife, who had come Lo the jail to visit him, and then committed sui cide. The authorities believe that the dual tragedy was pre-arranged. Lang was placed under arrest a few days ago, when he returned to hts home after an absence of two years, charg ed with obtaining goods under false pretenses. The Langs leave one small child. CITATION NOT?OE The State of South Carolina, County of Oconec.-(lu Court of Probate.)-By V. K. Martin, Judge ol' Probate.-Whereas, John K. Craig, C. C. C. P., bas made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Kslate ot* and Effects of Mrs. Vilena Bogers, deceased I These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mrs. Vilena Bogers, deceased, that they be and appear before me. In the Court of Prohato, to ho held at Walhalla Court louse. South Carolina, on Tuesday, he lath day of MAY, 1917, ;fte.- publication hereof, at 11 o'clock i the forenoon, to show cause, If any hoy have, why tho said administra I ;on should not *.o granted. Given under my hand and seal this 1st day of March, A. D. 191.r>. . Seal.) V. K. MARTIN, iudge of Probate for Oconee County. South Carolina. Published on the Ith. 11th, ISth. ::">th April and 2d, 9th days of May. 1917, in The Keowee Courier and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. April I, 191.7. I l-l 9 CITATION NOTICIO. (In Court of Probate) Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-By V. F. Martin, ;sq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, l?\ L. Hubbard bas made suit to me to rand him Letters of Administration of ibo Estate of and Effects of S. B. rOlbbard, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and lmonlsh all and singular the kin ged and creditors of the said . B. HUBBA RH, deceased, that tiiey be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House, South irolma, on Friday, the 20th dav ?of APRIL, 1917. after publication ' ireof, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, show cause, If any they have, why e said administration should not i i granted. Given under my hand and seal this 29th day of March, A. D. 1917. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 4th and ll tb days 0 April, 1917, in The Keowee Cou 1 ar and on the Court House door for Ihe time prescribed by law. April 1. 19 17 14-16 B DEFENDER. ^o. 78535. ider H. Again.") y Boar is at thc service of the .e found at my home near Poplar information and all particulars, R. F. D. No. J, j WALHALLA, S, C. Farmer ! of Buggies, Buggy Mowers and RaKes r PRICES, ell for 1 Terms. Seneca A Few Farm Tools Needed at this Season: Tunning Plows, Plow Points, SpiKe and Disc Harrows, Corn and Cot ton Planters, Distributers, Plow StocRs, Handles, Shovels, Hoes, ForKs and RaKes. J& J& j& Collars, Bridles, Plow Lines, Trace Chains, BacR Bands, Hame Strings, Heel Bolts, devices. Etc. We have them all and many that we have not space to mention. Call and let us show you the im mense stocK. j& J& J& Ballenger Hardware and Furniture Co., Seneca, S. C. BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, Doors, Sash and Blinds. PAINTS AND OILS. - Complete Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE W. P. Nimmons, Seneca, S. G. Bigger Business. Bigger Stock. We have just unloaded one car o? NAILS and BARB WIRE, one i car of WINDOWS and DOORS. Our 3 warehouses arc packed to their capacity, m These goods were brought sometime back, and wc can } without a doubt save you some good MONEY, FIELD FENCE, POULTRY FENCE, BARB WIRE, BLACKSMITH TOOLS, PLOW SHAPES, OLIVER PLOWS and REPAIRS, CHATTANOOGA PLOWS and REPAIRS, LYNCHBURGH, AVERY REPAIRS, LIME ^ CEMENT * PAINTS Send us list of Material Wanted and let us quote you? Matheson Hardware Go,, Westminster, S. C.