University of South Carolina Libraries
IFamous Horned Toad I Now Dead In Texas Eastland, Tax., Jan. J}0.-~JMp Is Edsad. The body of the world famed pbo^nenTtoad was found lute today, the head protruding above the carefully guarded leaves and sand in which ha had bean hibernating since his emergence from the cornerstone of the Eastlgnd county courthouse months ago amid allegations that he had lived thorein for thirty-ope years withput fned or water and mayhap without air. At that time the toad's debut from seclusion was witnessed by pastors and other leading citizens, some of whom signed affidavits to the genuineness of the veteran's long sleep. V While there was no inqdest after discovery of the body today, thd popular verdict was that Hip, lured out by the sunshine, became chilled fatally. Details concerning disposition of the corpse have not been announced. The story ,dold when Rip was brought into the public view was that he was put into the cornerstone more than 31 years ago when the old county building, was erected. The occasion for taking' him out during ceremonies in connection with a new courthouse, was based on the tradition that a west Texas horned ''toad" can live without food and \vatej* indefinitely. In this case, the citizenry claimed Rip actually had done so and scientists over the country argued pro and con for weeks only to dismiss Rip when other news made him ike yesterday's paper. After he was taken from the Kiornerstone, Rip found a prompter, who took the toad on a '"dime a Rook" tour. Final' Discharge Notice is hereby given that one month" from this date, on Friday February 1st, 1929, we will make to the Prdbate Court of Kershaw CounI ty our final return as Executors of the estate of James W. Brown, deceased, and on the same date we will apply to the said Court for a final discharge from our trust as said Executors. RAOHEL C. BROWN, W. W. BROWN, f Camden, S. C., December 31st, 1928. Mystery Surrounds Death of Couple Columbus, Qa.( SO,?Detecliv** of Phoenix City, Ala., and Columbus, Ga., today merged efforts to throw light on the deaths from gunfire of Miss Ella Mae Fountain, 20, Columbus, and J. W. Edmunds, Jr., 26 year-old son of a wealthy Phoenix ^City resident. , Investigators theorise that the couple either were shot by a jealous man, or that it was a case of murder and suicide. First difficulty was encountered, however, in Statements from parents of the principals that they did not know the slain pair were acquainted when found not far from n roadside near the Georgia line tn Alabama, Miss 'Fountain was dead and Edmunds seated, dazed and mortally wounded beside her. He died Saturday night in a Columbus hospital, about 24 hours nfter the shooting was believed to have occurred in an automobile rented here by Miss Fountain Friday . afternoon. Honor Roll Blaney Schools Grade I.?iLever Brnziel, Estello GofT, Moses Braziel, Beatrice Mchendon, Jewell Rose, Donald Watson, Jr., Irene Campbell. Grade 2.?Ernestine Bailey, Elbert Cook, Lois Dixon, Edward Hinson, Gaynelle Hornsby, Sara Keith, Mildred Motley, Talmadge Motley, Bertha Nelson. Grade 3.?Mildred Goff, Susie Guff, Mary Rabon, Cleo Rose. Grade 4.?Minnie Grace Watson, Nina Rose,-Viola Miles, Carlos Graeu Bailey. Grade 5. ? Reed Bailey, Mattie Rabon, Edwin Sessions. Grade 6.? Lois Mason, Beulalv Spradley. Grade 7.?nSara Maude Miles, Valdora Perry, Annie Belle Price, J. T. Ross, Jr., Charlotte Hawkins. Grade 8.?Lillie Edens, Vearl Price, Ruby Sanders. Grade 9.? Thomas Miles, Susie Campbell, Fannie Monroe. Grade 10. ?Allen Edens, Harvey Nelson, Hezma Monroe. Grade 11.?Mae Belle Moore, Mary Rose. South's Oldest Paper Sold Augusta,'Ga., Jan. 20.?Thomas J. Hamilton, for nine years president of the Augusta Chronicle Publishing company and editor-of The Chronicle, tonight announced the sale of the paper, the Sputh's oldest, to Harold Hall and William Lnvarre, both widely known newspapermen of * New York. The announcement was accompanied by a statement that Mr. Hamilton, who began his newspaper career in this city, would continue as editor-in-chief of The Chronicle. Arthur L. Cruikshank, assistant bank "cashier,"Is accused of being the master mind behind the recent holdup cf the Hawthorne National bank at Patterson, N. J., at which time he and a porter were locked in the bank vault by the bandits. Cruikshank is also accused off embezzlement and conspiracy to rob the bank. MASTER'S SALE State of South.. Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) Henry Savage, plaintiff, against Judith Williams, Frances Hart, (now Frances Chapman) Rosa Deas, Abrnm M. Jones, Jesse Adamson, Lizzie Adamson' and Essie Adamson, defendants, Under and by virtue of an Order of Court made in the above entitled case and dated the 19th day of December, 1928, the Master for Kershaw County will offer for sale at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale on the 1st Monday, being the 4th day of February 1929,_the following described real estate: "All that piece, parcel, or tract of land of the State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw and lying about one and one-half miles North of the City of Camden on the East side of the old Camden and Kershaw Highway and containing Eighteen (18) acres- more or less and being bounded as follows: On the West by said old Camden-Kershaw Higbway, North by land of E. L. Woodward, East by land of E. L. Woodward and Louisa Belton, South by land of L. A. Kirkland and T.'i Kirkland, Mary Garter and James Moore." That the Master will sell the said tract of land in ten (10) separate lots as shown on plat of A. B. Boykin, Surveyor, dated December 6th, 1928, which has been made a part of the record herein. , *. No bid will be accepted from anyone, except the parties hereto, who has not deposited with the Master before said sale, the sum of $50.00 cash or certified check as evidence of good faith, said sum to be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. The faster will resell at the risk of the purchaser failing to comply with the terms of his bid. Ma^*e??*Co St T t'V ' : Picturesque Western Marshal Passes On 4 ' s Ix>a Angeles, Cal., Jan. M. Another of the old west's* links with its glamorous past is gone in the passing here of Wyatt Earp, gun lighter, whose biasing six-shooters, notched a dozen times, v. re for most of His life allied on the side of law and order. < Although Earp majored in gunlighting add adventuring his one contact with pugilism brought him unforgettable renown. Earp's so-called "raw" decision in the Bob Fitssimmons-Tom Sharkey ftjfht at Sao Francisco December 2, 16V&; wbieud* ftwarded the fight to Sharkey on n "fouTTn the eighth rtfUncl, caused a roar that reverberated through the boxing world for years, and excited as much comment in its day as the long count given Gene Tunney at Chicago in 1927. Part of Earp's life, after he had laid aside his guns which spoke often in the wild and wooly days of Dodge City and Ellsworth, Kansas aijd Tombstone, Ariz., ran parallel with that of Tex Kickard, and a last main effort to send a word to his friend, the promoter, contributed to his death. Although he had been ill for sorhc time Earp left his bed here the. day before Richard died to send a telegram to his sick friend in Florida. The exertion caused a relapse and Earp died yesterday at the age of 80. His widow and a niece survive. The funeral will he held Tuesday. At the age of 30 Earp began his career as a militant officer in Dodge City, where he was city marshal for two years. Of many famous gun fighters in the cowtown, the one which he remembered was his battle with one "Curly Bill." From ambush "Curly Bill" s^nt a charge of buckshot into Earp. The marshal was nof Stopped by his wounds and brought down the outlaw. In 1681 Earp moved on westward and became United States marshal in Tombstone, where he and his three brothers, Virgil, Jim, and Morgan became famous for wiping out ull but one, of five men in the notorious Clanton gang in a street fight. Billy Clanton alone escaped. . The Earps were tried for the killing and exonerated "on the grounds they had acted as peace officers, Later Morgan Earp was killed and two days afterward Wyatt and U confederate ran down one of. his suspected slayers, Frank Stillwell, and killed him. It. was a slaying just outside the law, and Tombstone ' pulled in its latchstring. The Earps were ordered to depart from the town, never to return. Assembling five of his faithful followers Wyatt Earp bought a round of drinks*at the Oriental wher;2 he had dealt faro, toasted the town and his enemies, and rode on into the Nevada gold fields in March, 1882. His brothers all preceded him in death, the last one dying at Sacramento three years ago. Until he" appeared in the ring at San Francisco little was known ox his movements, and little had been heard of him following his return from the Klondike. Will Serve Seven Years Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 15.?Romeo Pope, convict^l in Mecklenburg county of second degree murder in connection with" the death of one of the two women near Pineville in an automobile collision, has withdrawn his appeal from a seven-year sentence. Pope pleaded* guilty to the charge when arraigned for trial. At the time the appeal was ^abandoned, Judge A. M. Stack imposed a second seven-year sentence for the second death, but the sentence will run concurrently with the first. The victims of the collision were Mrs. Minnie Roddey and Mrs. Julia Lineberger. Three Thousand Under Arrest Chicago, Jan. 21.?Three thousand persons were arrested between Saturday nightfall and todayV,'dawn in one of the most sudden, widespread and successful police drives in the history of Chicago. RaidB were conducted against every known habitant of fthe gangster, gifnman and robber. Where _ doors were locked they were smashed open. The theatre district swarmed with' plain clothes men, seeking the "dress suit" crooks, and police patrols were booked for hours ahead, so swift were the arrests. The drive was Police Chief Wil* liam Russell's answer to a week of crime marked by 102 robberies, in which four persons were shot dead and several others seriously wounded. Two-thirds of the city*s force of 8,000 policemen were kept on duty Sunday to assura the auceeae of tho drive. j Largest Cuttle Owner Dead Amarillo, Tex., Jan. 18.?Amarillo today mourned the loss of its first citizen, Mayor Lee Bivins, 08, cattle and oil baron who owned or held under lease for cattle grazing more than 1,000,000 acres ?of Texas and Mexico land. He was reputed to be the largest individual cuttle owner in the United {States. John W. Stoll, 04, hanker and recent candidate for the gubernatorial nomination on the Republican ticket in Kentucky, committed suicide Monday. CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, P robate 1 Judge. Whereas, Maude M. Lowry mad? suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of John M. Lowry. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John M. Lowry deceased, that they be and aprjar before mo, in the ' Court of robate, to 'be held at Camden, South Carolina on Wednesday, January 30th j next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 16th day of January, Anno Domini 1920. w. l. Mcdowell, Probate Judge for Kershaw County. Published on the 1Mb and 2frth days of January, 1029, in the Camden Chronicle and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. foreclosure sale State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) The Enterprise Building and Loan .Association of Ofimden, S. C., Plaintiff, .against ? Charles Addison, Defendant. Under and by virtue of a Decree of his Honor, W. H. Townsend, Judge of the Fifth Circuit, of date January 15, 1020, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, before the Court House door in the City of Camden, during the legal hour* of sale, on the first Monday in' February (being February 4, 1029), the following described real estate: ' "All that parcel or lot of land in the County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot Number 8 on a plat of Monroe Boykin Park by R. W. Mitcham, recorded in plat Book Number 4 at page 24, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County. The said lot fronts fifty (50) feet south on First Avenue as shown on said Plat and extends back north to a depth of one hundred twenty (120) feet, and is bounded north by lot Number 23; east by lot Number 0; south by said First Avenue, and west by lot Number 7." Any bidder at said sale shall deposit with the said Master, Twentyfive ($25.00) Dollars in money or certified check on some responsible bank, to make good his bid in case of its acceptance. v W. L. DePASS, .JR., Master for Kershaw County. January 15, 1029. FORECLOSURE SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) The Enterprise Building and Loan Association of Camden, S. C., Plaintiff, against G. L. Blackwell and the Loan and Savings Bank of Camden, S. C., Defendants. Under and by virtue of a Decree of his Honor, w. H. Townsend, Judge of the Fifth Circuit, of date January 15, 1929, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, befoTe the Court House door in the City of Camden, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in February (.being February 4, 1929), the following described real estate: "All that parcel or lot of land in the City of Camden, in the County of Kershaw, and State of South Carolina, fronting ninety-one (9i> feet north on property of Camden Grade J School and extending back southwardly with a uniform width to a depth of two hundred (200) feet and bounded north by property of Camden Graded School; east by property of Mrs. Daisy T. Lang; south by property of Mrs. N. M. McClain, and west by property of the estate of F. R. Alexander." ' Also?Twenty-seven shares of the Capital Stock of the Enterprise Build uig and Loan Association of Camden, S. C. Any bidder at said sale shall deposit with the said Master, One hundred ($100.00) Dollars in money or certified check on some responsible bank, to make good hut-hid in case of its acceptance. ' VY. L. DePA&S, JR., Master for Kershaw County. January 15, 1929. i ^Notice to debtors op smithELLIOTT MUSIC CO. . All persons indbeted td SmithElliott Music Company are hereby notified to settle their indebtedness at once with the undersigned, or legal proceedings will have td' befosorteJ to to collect said indel^sdtteSB^ The coldest weather of forty years gripped the Rhineland district of Germany this week. Eleven deaths from the cold weather was reported on Sunday and Monday. The temperature fell to 15 degrees below zero in northern Italy. Notice to Debtors and Creditors All persons having claims against the estate of David R. Williams, deceased, will pffesont same in proper form to the undersigned, and all persons indebted to said estate will likewise make payment. ? ELLEN M. WILLIAMS, Administratrix of the Estate of David R. Williams, deceased. Walter 0. Woods of Kansas has been appointed and confirmed as treasurer of the United States, succeeding H. Theodore Tate of Tennessee, a recess appointee. j FINAL DISCHARGE ' Notice is hereby given ^ that one month from this date, on Tuesday, February J9th, 1929, I will make to the Probate Court ofv Kershaw^ Coiln'ty my final return as t?xecutbr of the Will of J. Wilson Jones, deceased, artd on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a finnl discharge fronrrmy trust as said Executor. CHARLIE JONES, Executor. Camden, S. C., January 15th, 1929. ^ BegaBBa^gj...j - -UJULIIUU?IU,. ??? I J I 1 0 JfWhati^^M| about p I \\ PTjTT // Have you had it? I XVs* Jy Are you going to I j have it? What are 11 vm/f . you doing to prevent it? 11 Everybody k asking these questions I \ Doctors say to keep out of crowds; |j| Ibe cheerful; eat good food; get plenty of [Til sleep; keep the bowels open. U 0At the first sign of constipation, take IIt a dose of Thedford's BLACK-DRAUGHT. jJ j At the first sign of Flu, that is, when f|]j you begin to have a little temperature and Ml feel like you are taking cold, go to bed and |l|| call your doctor. You can not cure the HI li Flu on your feet. | f I Prevention, as everyone knows, is II I better than cure. One of the best ways to prevent catching a cold which might de- j I "^ velop into the Flu, is to keep your system free from impurities by using Thedford's I. ^ Fop CONSTIPATION^" /I mjNDIOESTION, BILIOUSNESS^^ _ .... C II INDIGESTION I I# ravNBH "I suffered a good 1 IX ^ while before I found 8 15 something that would C fx ^ help me, writes Mr. 8 F i J ^srU E.W. Berry, of Neosho, X I i IB Mo. "My trouble was 1 f jw indigestion, pains * in 8 I ! ' myc^stMiaatight, ! S i bloated feeling that 1 I ' *ould make me feel { I I X ftN\ \ smothered. \ : ? \u Yv \ "Speaking of this to * i \\ \\ a friend of mine, he j I i told me that Black- < | 1 Draught was good for this trou- < I | ble. I went over bought a pack- J i age. It certainly did help me, so < I !> I continued to use it. < h | "I am in the transfer business, | g j i and sometimes when I would be < j i hungry and ready to eat, I would I III have a call and would have to est J | j i later. Then I would eat too much i I 11 or too hurriedly. This would 1 | - ! cause indigestion. After I Started | I i using Black-Draught, I found it i I > did me s world of good. It is i I [ splendid for bilionaness and ; I i stomach troubles." i I ; THEDFORD*S | For CONSTIPATIO^ , INDIGESTION, BILIOP8NES9 J WOMEN who need a tonic j BOOOl should take Cardul. In fjgoi ft l'8* over 50 years. _* ***'' IL. A. Campbell I I and COMPANY I I GARAGE All Wofh GmrantMd I , i day, night AND I SUNDAY SERVICE 1 1 We haye the equipment I I and mechanics to give I B you a first class job. I I If it's not right we make I I it rights I ] Day Phone 138?Night 348 I ? a'/yj I I llll??? Newest I H .' ^ of the new five i months ago ^ ?and newest of the new today! COUPES . . .$1195 to $1875 SEDANS . . . $1220 to $2145 SPORT CARS. $1225 to $1550 ' These prices J, o. b. Buick Factory. Convenient terms can be arranged on the liberal G. Af. A. C. Time Payment Plan* <} - - ^ . .r . I j The New