The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 25, 1929, Image 3
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
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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.
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