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KEOVVEE COURIER (Established ?HUK) Published Every Wednesday Morning &ul*>cript ion si Per Annum. Advertising Kates Honsonuble. -Hy fiTECK, KIIELOH vV SOIIItODER. Communications or a personal enameler charged for aa advertise ments. Obituary notices ano tributes of respect, of not over lOO word?, will fco printed froo of charge. All over that, number must he paid for nt tho irate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. Cl WF.DNEKDAY, IF I Ut IA KY (I, HUH. VOT VEItV KN VIA HMO, h sooniH that Oconoe is getting a same that is not very desirable. This in thc matter ol' applications made .for exemption from milltnry service lt may be that Ooo nee is liol worse in this particular than other conn el es of our State, or that South Caro lina is no worse than other states in the Union, lt seems that there is. however, a very prevalent desire on the part of young men and their par ents to "lot .lohn do il" that is. some other .lohn or somebody else's John. This Impression is not alone made upon the folks al home. lt has reached thu military camps, and tho hoys now in training aro noticing tho i'll too-frc<|ucnl applications for ex emption or classification in remoto sections. Tho hale and hearty young man wit li no direct dependents is the ?ian who onghl to bo ready to shoul der military responsibilities first. Vet i! ls painfully apparent that lhere ls a desire all along Hie line to seek release fro hi the responsible posi tion hold by the young men who have uoi vet assumed ihr- full re sponsibilities of civil lif?>. They are not. however, entirely to binnie in the matter. The parent, in most cases, lets tho parent-love get the hotter of his or her judgment, and representa tions are made thal ale altogether unjust Hied in thc cl rou instances. And this tn the hun ol* tho regis trant, for ho will Huffer in the future in public opinion, and in tho opinion .?specially nf those men who have gone to the front and should have Rad /opportunity to number him among their comrades in that sphere "whoro duty calls." Let us cut down Ibo number of those socking lo evade service. Ka ther let tim response he. "Hero am 1; send me." Thyre will he other calls probably ror Registration ami selective draft. Doubtless soon tho call will come for tiloso who have reached tho service ace since Hie last registration. There ?honfd ho few exemptions from this class. We hope for Hie time when rho call will come for the registering of men from III to Iii years of age. We believe there will he a response fro ni this (lass of citizens that will put to shanie the unenviable record made by those within the II rat draft i go. Klsewhero In this Issue wllj be found a brief article from .lohn L. Fd wa rds, an Oconeo hoy in camp, it will ho well for this to be read /ft ref nf ly. The rending will give an idea o' Impressions made oil the. minds o the men now in (raining. \ I ?PLY FOR AGENCY. The State of South Carolina stands jiear tho foot of the list in tho nu in ner of agents for tho sale of War Sav ings and Thrill Stamps. Oconeo stands twenty-fourth in the Hst of counties of the Slate. She has only ?ne agency to every 3.SSS of popu la t iou. The government expects one agent lo every 30(1 people. The Treasury Department has extended the time in which to apply for an agency to February I.".. The appli cations must be in at the office ol' Hie Director ol* War Savings at Charles ton by thal lime. Business men. rally lo the cause .md take an ngonoy. Our govern ment ithould liol, must not fall down mi this groat work. Lei's bring our lionnty to tho top of the list. A blank for application may be obtained at uny pou office or from any member of the local organization. lt a peculiar circumstance that inst after ibo*'official announcement bj tin German war statistician, In which the Culled States' elforls in the present struggle are belittled and ridiculed, Ibo announcement comes that the German Torces are face to face with an American contingent on hue Lorraine front. And it would seen (hat or "beginners" I hose boys of rn. le 'am's are giving a-rather 'Satisfactory account of themselves. The [lermnn ridicule brings one to (vendor li there is anything In it sim ilar lo tli . whistling of the lillie hoy to koop his courage np. We imagine that Sammie on the Kuroponn ..ar fronts is going to give unit? as favor able account of himself as has Fritz, of the German army, or Tommie of ?rltnin, Ol' our good friends of France. ile may bc no hotter than any of these, but he will provo the . equal of tho best ot them, or we aro mighty badly tooled in tho stuff thal Sammie is made of. rime will tell, and we are willing to wall results. Youth flnnie io thc Hud. Huntington, W. Va., Feb. ::. pro tecting Ills mpther, it is said, against abuses of his step-father. IS-year-old Harry Adams was shot by the foster patent, Jamos Clark, in their moun tain homo at Glonalum late lasl night. Young Adams. mortally wounded, foll to the Moor of the cabin where, before ho died, ho drew a gun and shot Clark to death. ""KS SF.NFCA WOMEN AUK III SV At lU-.i irosa Work-Some DUH of LOCH I Nows, Seneca, Feb. 5.-Special: .Mrs. J. C. Cary, of Greenville was a week end visitor to her sltser, Mr?. D. P. Thomson, The regular monthly-meeting of HM* I'urent-Teacher Association will : Ix* held in Bli? school auditorium next j Wednesday afternoon at I o'clock. The. program committee has arranged an attract)' e program, and it is earn estly hoped the attendance will be largo. Mr. and Mis. John I?. Veiner, of I Walhalla, stopped over for a dav and i night willi Mi. and Mrs. W. ,1. Hollo-j wai a.; they wore lemming from Woodbury, On., where they had spent li month pleasantly with their daugh ter, Mrs. J, M. strother, und family. TV* Woman's Missionary Soeloty ol" Hus Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. \\". I'. Itold Monday after noon at I o'clock. The week of prayer for foreign missions will bc ot ison i'd next week. The Onco-a-Weok Club was de li v. h ifni ly on ter tallied Thursday af ternoon, Miss Pegl'Wn being iiostess on this occasion, at the home of Mrs. W J. Holloway. .Tho most import ant business under discussion was of a decldodly patriotic nature. Hy a unanimous volo it was decided that tin- members would pledge them selves to observe tin? schedules given out by Mr. Hoover for the observ ance of wheatless, meatless and pork less meals. Furthermore, every oilier Thursday afternoon the club will meet in the lied Cross rooms. Instead ol' the usual program, with a social half hour at tim close, the la dies will be working for our boys "over there" making surgical dress ings. Twenty-live women can ac complish results when they are as intensely interested as these. The Seneca Ked Cross Chapter had a class in surgical dressings from the '2 I st to 20th of January, with Mrs. I'*. II. Falklnberg, from Atlanta, as Instructor. Kigbteeil were enrolled in the class, and despite tho awful weather of snow, sleet, rain and bit ter told, the attendance was almost perfect. Several of the ladies living a long distance from the work room, the class took the standard and spe cial dressings a two weeks' course ill one. This necessitated from ll to 7 hours in the work room each day. Twelve members of tho class stood the examination on tho last day. and' tliey are qualified to instruct others in Iltis most urgent lied Cross work, beginning next week the work room will be open only in the afternoons Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday- - from 2.SO until ft.30 o'clock, Mrs. .1. S. Coi'peilillg is supervisor #of sur gical dressings, with a corps of capa ble assistants. Volunteer workers are needed, and noded badly. Not only tin' ladies ol' the town, hut all those from the vicinity, are invited to visit the work roo ld. A cordial welcome awaits you and you will be promptly assigned to\i work table and instructed in the work to he done. This chapter last week shipped to the lied ('ross warehouse in Atlanta I breo boxes, which contained '22~> hospital garments, .'tl knitted gar ments and a large number of surgical dressings. We would call attention again to the knitters that all remnants of wool should be returned at once, even though the remnant ls small, for there are a number of knitted gar ments partly made, and there will not be another order for wool this season. Another request for the knitters is to have name on package when given to another party to de liver, or when left at a store. This is VKRY Important, as every article is charged, and it ls the purpose of the chapter to give each person credit for the work done, as weil as keep a correct record. Miss Norma Glgnilliat left Friday morning tor .Monticello, Fla., where she will probably spend a month or longer with friends. Miss Glgnilliat will visit in Sumter and other points in this State before .returning home. WOHDD-FAMFD "JOHN I.." I)KAI). Abington. Mass.. Feb. 2.- John !.. Sullivan, formerly the heavyweight champion of the Hutted states, boxer, died at his homo here to-day. Sullivan, who was fill years of age, had lived on a farm lierejor the last ten veals. Ile was taken ill with heart trouble three weeks ago, but his health quickly improved and he went to Huston yesterday. This morn ing lie arose as usual and planned an other visit to the city, but had an at tack ol' i be old trouble from which he failed to rally. Ile died at noon. Sullivan's wife died some months ago. Spirit llcimiilicri to F.nd. Sullivan's old fighting spirit re mained' to tlie end. Tho first faint ing spoil left tum unconscious for ten minutes and when he rallied. George M Hush, a friend who lived with lum. was applying ice bags to Iiis head. Hush told the former cham pion to keep quiet, thal be had 801)1 for a doctor. ? "I don't want any doctor," John I., s.iid. "I've listened to a lot of them in niv Hie and I know I am all right and can doctor myself." Ile protested when Hr. Kanu, who had bi en su ni moued by Hush, told i bin; ho had better go to bed for a couple Of hours. When Dr. Hann left Sullivan beckoned Hush. "is the bath room warm, George?" lie asked. "Yes." "Well- that's line. I want to take a bath." Ten inimit?s later he was dead. William Kelley, a I fi-yoar-old boy who bail been adopted by Sullivan, and Hush were with him when he Kissed away. Honoria Aerial Activity. London, Fob. :>. An official state ment on British aerial operations to night reports considerable activity on Saturday and the bombing of various enemy targets. "Five hostile machines were brought down lu .air figthing," says the statement, "and five others were disabled. Ono British machino ls missing." OCONEE'S PROSPECTIVE SOLDIERS BEING CLASSIFIED List Below Represents Classifications Completed by Local Board for Oconcc to February 4th, Class i-A. Marlu Victor Grant. I laskell .Johnson. Ealey Pm inlett. Will. Kol)t. Caner. Thoa. II. Hughs. George Smith. 1 loury Phillips, .lohn Gilburt. Eugene Jackson. Walker lt. Potts, .lohn V. Cruint)ton. B. Floyd Addis, Jay Cleveland. Oscar Chanck'r. Luther Thompson. Md wa i ii Burkett. Robt. Swinger. M. Avery Harbert. Rufus Bau! Cleland. Chas. H. Harden. Victor X. Dalton. Delius T. Green. JoLalah B. Williams. Jos. J. Kelley. Lewis P. Bankin. ?. Abo A. LeRoy. John Barle Murphy. Kelton Powell. Lee E. Glenn. Fred C. Manning. Benj. F. L. Mitchell. Emory K. Day. Sydney Bruce. Hamil Jones Clark. Joe Cantrell, w. T. Edwards. Krank Trimmier. Coke s. Campbell. Robt. T. Burton. Asbury W. Ko wier. .las. Ruins Suttlos. Ryan Perkins. Roy Owens. Garrett K. Spencer. Andrew Reid. Georgie Abbott. Alfred W. Perrin. Cha: lie Cox. I?!van J. Bro- k. John Vharp Dean Jack Ji. Williams. Clarence C. Cox. Dock James. Quilico Reeder. Waymon Hamilton. Walter I). Duckett. Carl Meadow Marett. Ryan W. Mason. (Mass Ml, K. Roney Smith. Grady Long. Clarence Cleveland. Luke Smith. John Ferguson. Augustus A. Moore. Kd wa rd Randolph. Irvin Brewer. Carl 10. Grant. Will Held Bowers. Class ii-li. M. C. Swinger. Horace Walker. IO rn est Asbury. Lucian Ligon. Lewis Chappell Hart. Kniest Harrison. Wm. C). Sanders. Paul tireen. Horace W. Bradberry. (leo. Rose Hunter. Arthur Skelton. Benj. K. Evans. Cornelius Brown. Tack Busch. James -McDonald. Wayne Gray. Jabcll Gibson. Class 8-11. Jas. H. Brewer. August Schlock. David B. LeRoy. Jesse Allon. Wm. K. McAlister. Chas. Clyde Edwards. Samuel X. Hunnicutt. James P. Hughes. John L. Sn m moy. George Brewer. William Farrow. John R. Fowler. Wm. W. Verner. J. Henry B. Loggins. Will Young. John Pitts. George Clarence Kord. ( lass 8-1! and C. Wm. IOdgar Meares. Class 3-fl. John A. Brock. Jr. Frank Harper. Class 1 Frank Kant. . Class JL-A. l?dward Williams. Luther Hawkins, hilbert Adams. Henry s. Freeman, Sloan Duvall. John Swinger. Geo. Kd. Head. Wm. Nolan Burdett. Jule Freeman, Sam Hunter. .las. H. Wyatt. Hnwkiiisvtlle, Ga. Thus. S. Kirkpatrick. Chas. R. lOdney. Jas. Lewis Mauldiu. Waymon Gassaway. Jeff l). Pearson. Clarence W. Snelgrove. AV. T. Toney. Garde Lu sk. Krank Whittier. J. Quinlan iMcGuffln. Tom Campbell, John Williams. Sherman Davis. George Swinger. Kumina B. Whitworth. Janies L. Reese. Moses T. Moore. Julius L. Rack ley. John Andrew Evans. Harmon B. Minton. .las. Allen Biter. Jesse Lay, Jr. <, John IO. Mathis. Arthur Gilden. Curtis K?ster Capps. Cranfield Sluder. Wm. IL McJunkln. John Keaton. Millard ll. Hunter. Hugh L. Phillips. Mack Wheeler. Thoa. H. Reynolds. Dr. W. McDonald. Joseph 10. King. IOrnest Simpson. Rnymon R. Phillips. James Perry. T. J. Smith. Charlie Jas. Cox. Benj. (Milton Sanders. Meriti Ooodlron. John Kirnest Grant. Joab L. Stewart. Larry Morris. W. O. Hudson. John Henry Jones. Hugh G. Sims. Andrew Wilson. Henry M. Rholetter. W. Berry Kennedy. ? Ceo. Wesley Adams. Henry B. Williams. George Dayle, Leonard Morton. Geo. Alex. Martin. Robert D. I lix. Geo. Grief Smith. Christopher Crenshaw. John G. O'Kelley. Archie Rogers. Jas. Robt. Richardson. C. Fred Brown. Harrison A. Hare. Noah Lee Ford. Janies Hicks. Lobert Lee Slaton. Holman Dillard. James Lee Abbott. Pat Hughes. Clifton K. Boll. Luther L. Rose m a n. General lier Kellev. Rance IO. Phillips. John *S. Lay. Henry B. McDonald. Albert K. McKle. A. Paul Boatwrlght. Charlie Davis. Akron, Ohio. George Thompson. Fred G rubba. Luther Medlin. John lOverett. Asa Walters. Seaborn T. Black. lOston Leo Williams. (Maude \V. Marett. Ibra Rogers. . Rou ben L. McJunkln. Russell Aiken. Andrew Gaines. ( lass 5-B. Rev. L. IL Raines. (Muss fi-C. IO. IO. Riley. (Mass 5-1). Lawrence S.'.Funke. P. B. Holzendorff, Jr. (Marone?; (i. Cothran. I larry R. Kostet Benj. Tillman Hopkins. John Philip Pike. W. K. Cater. (Mass 5-G. IOrnest Jerome (Hay. lOuguuo W.hitinlre. John Henry Moore. Sloan Williams. Floyd Patterson. Claude x. Farrow, Simon J. Graham. Class 5-H. Bennie Watson. JAS. M. MOSS, Membor Local Board. CLASSIFIED BY DISTRICT BOARD. 1 (Mass I-A. John Pitts, eldridge W. Addis. Louis Blumenthal. Class MO. Ben Burton. Ulys L. Miller. John G. Lee. Henry Ki rc us. Luther Swinger. 101 las 10. ('arter. Elisha P. Holden. Wm. Wesley Monea. Harris C. Martin. Robt. L. Bryson. Oscar Benson. Burt M. Turner. T. J. Williams. Ceorge Standridge. (Minton Cleveland. Wm. Spencer Stegall. Rosie McGee. Wnr. H. Craig. ClUud Williams. Lionel! Isbell. Henry Turner. Adolphus T. Me.Muhan. Elbert Ferguson, Jr. Hugh Owens. Charlie Perteet. DeWitt T. Wilson. Gideon L. El rod. Luther J. Carter. Ceorge C. Wyatt. Krank lin I). S ni i Hi. Wallace Moore. Krank Reed. Giles K. Brown. Sam S. Harris. Charles R. Cobb. Cromer Isbell. Levis Jayn?s. Ralph W. Mi/.e. Baylns H. Herd. 'Elijah X. Land. Willie Morgan. John M. Kuemmerer. Joe Barker. Charlie IL Marett. Charlie C. Wald. Henry Cromer Land. IOrnest T. Owens. Robert Hawkins. Class I-F. Fred B. Fl rod. Bryan Gibson. Alex K. Holland. Homer Tannery. Tint White. Clyde Jones Duke. John Q. Sears. Emory P. Stephens. .Malcolm MeP. Reid. (Mass I-F ??. Glien S. Lowery. J. Davis Glenn. (Muss 2-1). Thorn well M. Dillard. (Mass 8-K. Evey Eugene Hall. Class a-C. Brunis W. Alexander. Marlon J. Hubbard. Paul G. Barnett. Carl C. Reed. Dean Davis. (Muss a-i>. Chas. A. Hetrick. (Muss ;i-J. Henry Cowan. Willett O. Davis. JAS. M. 'MOSS, .Member Local Board. .'.NOTHING OF IMPORTANT 10." Representative Mason Thinks Fud of Session in Sight. Columbia, Keb. 4.-Editor Koowee Courier: Nothing of Importance do ing in Columbia nt pHCSeilt. MMie House adjourned Friday afternoon until Tuesday, February 5th, al ?i p. m. Most all of the members went home so as to bo able to attend sales day, lt being tho flrsl Monday in Feb ruary. I would have ?one home if it had not been that I was busy look ing after some matters to come up this week for consideration. I have visited the stat o prison and had ? talk with tho prisoners from Oeoneo. They say that they are well cared for and kindly treated. 1 have also visited the State Hospital for the Insane, and am proud to say that wonderful Improvements are being made, which will add contentment and pleasure for tho Inmates of the Institution, The Speaker ol' the House appoint* ed n committee of three, of which I was one, to visit tho Old Soldiers' liomS, lt was a pleasure to me to \isit the old veterans and hear them tell their stories of long ago. They are objects of sympathy. A bill has passed the House requir ing all school children to stand a medical examination before entering the imbi ic schools. A hill has passed the House re quiring school attendance, with cer tain provisions. At last year's session you could hear not bing but woman's suffrage and boll weevil, and at this sosslon you can't hoar anything but war aud big appropriations, The city ls practically under quar antine to-day-all except the legisla tors, /and I think they would have been/Included If lt had not been the authorities did not want anybody to think the city was detaining them. 1 don't think it will be very long before we can adjourn. Our reeding clerk informed me that be I? going to sing nt the close of the session "Show pity, Lord* oh, Lord, forgive."--a nd t think we all ought to say "Amen." W. P. Mason. Coneross Neus Notes. Cpu er oss, Fob. L-Special: There will be preachingTrere next Saturday evening at 7.Ill) o'clock, and on the following Sunday morning at I 1 . o'clock. Let all members of Cone ross make a special effort to attend both of these services, as our pastor will conn; if lt is possible for him to got here. Miss Gracie Abbott ls attending the Normal School at Walhalla. She IS boarding with her aunt, Mrs. Alice Morton, S. M. Dickson, of Kansas.- after spending some time with relatives and friends here, returned to his home several days ago. Miss Carrie Gumbrell, who is at tending the Anderson High School, spent a few days With her parents, Mr. and Mrs.' E. M. Gumbrell, r? contly. Mrs. Alice Kindler, who has been hore for some time visiting relatives and friends, returned to her home In Kansas several days ago. We en joyed 'Mrs. Kindler's visit and hope sho will bo permitted to visit us I again in the near future. \ S Building Material. We have anticipated and stocked up on Doors, - Windows, - Locks, Hipges, - - Nails, Roofing, Etc. You, no doubt, wi?l bc doing some building soon. We have the goods and the price and will be glad lo figure with you on your bill? Good stock of Paints, Oils, etc. Now is the time to paint and preserve the building fop the winter time. Ballenger Hdw & furn Co.; Seneca. S. C. P. S,:-Don't forget that we .are headquarters for Stoves, Ranges and Furniture. 0 CLOSING OUT F ll ItNITUp ONLY I Until February 15th, 1918, wc will make special prices on our entire stock of FURNITURE, as we are closing out this line. MEDIUM STOCK ON HAND. Cai! and examine this line, supply your wants and save money on every purchase you make. HUTCHISON BROTHERS, West. Union, S. C. HIGH GRADE ? FERTILIZERS. Complete Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE Buggies Wagons Harness. it.T?ff I'M; SASH DCiORS PAINTS W. P. Nimmons, S8I?BC81 SUMMONS POR UELHOF. The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. (In Court of Common Pleas.) J. J, Norton, as Executor ol* thc Last Will and Testament of Mrs. T. A. Norton, deceased, Plaintiff, against Laura Fvans, Hampton Norton, Char He Norton, John or Manse Norton, Owen Heed* Laura Reed Holloway, Charlie Floyd, Elizabeth or Hetty Evans and Albert Rlake, Defend ants. Summons for Relief.- (Complaint Served.) To tho Defendants Above Named: You aro hereby summoned and,re quired to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to fue said Complaint on the subscri bers, at their offices, on tho Public Square, at Walhalla Court House. South Carolina, within twenty days after tho service hereof, exclusivo o>. the day of such service; and If you fall lo answer tho Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for I lie relief demanded In the Complaint January 26th, 1918, STU I BLIND & DENDY, V Plaintiffs Attorneys. To the Absent Refendants: Hampton Norton, Charlie Norton,. John or Manse Norton, Owen Reed and Elizabeth or Melly Evans Taite notice that thc Summons and Complaint In this action were filed in the office of the (Merl', of this Court on February 2d, 11118; that tho Ab ject of this action is the foreclosure of a mortgage given by Toney Nor ton to Mrs. T. A. Norton on tho' 2d day of Fobruarv. 187 8. recorded In , Clerk's Olllce for Oconco County, 8, C., in Book "D", page 75; that no demand for judgment against any of you personally is made. January 2(5th, li? 18. STRIP Ll NO & DENDY, Plaintiffs Attorneys. Keb. <i, 19 18. 6-8 fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy c. L. DEAN, fy fy Surveyor and Civil Engineer, fy fy R. F. 1>. No. 8, fy fy CENTRAL, S. C. fy (. fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy WE PAY CASH For Hides of all kinds, and wu A I,WA VS give the RICHEST market price. WE ALSO RUY FURS. Furs uro hrliii'ing a good pilco at this time, and lt will pay you to send all Furs ut once. We also buy Reeswa.v, Tallow, Wool, Rags, Rr?SS, Copper, Alumi num, Auto Tires, Inner Tubes, Scrap Kllbbol1, Sernp Iron, and in fact any thing lu the junk lino.. Wo Also loan money on Improved harms nt a low rate- of interest. Terms to suit borrower. Call and seo. UM or write. Toccoa Hide & Ju nk Co. TOOCOA, OEOJROIA.