The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, February 11, 1914, Image 7
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Hardware Store
Offers to Colleton Trade a Full
| im» of Staple Articles in Hard*
ware. A large part of the
Enormus Stock which we haVe
bought has arrived, and new
arrivals are here each day. In
conducting our business we de
sire only a reasonable profit
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and our goods, the best in qual
ity, are sold as cheap as they
can be bought in the city store.
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ANDERSON LANds RATED HIGH
EST AND BERKELEY ARE
LOWEST.
DATA PREPARED FOR STATE
Valuation of Farm Lands and Mules
As Compared by Counties, Was Pre
pared by Comptroller General A. W
.0 PUBLIC -HIGHWAY
Association Explains Plan
Ry Which to Cross Stats With-
# Highway.
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^ Coltunbia.—Anderson county
are assessed for taxation at a Wither
rate. 97.S4 per acre, than those of any
other South Carolina county, according
to data comp Dud by the comptroller
Mi mao of the senate In
general to the 1
Ms dtoaasfam of the
reedjnst the salaries isf
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Oliver Hows
Bjth one and two-horse, a full supply
just arrived. This ‘ is an article you
need, and we can sell them to you at
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very low jtricos. Give us a call.
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Hardware Company
Next Door to Terry & Shaffer.
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UNEXCELLED RECORD
Etiwan Fertilizers in Again
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First Prize C orn ( rop in 1912
First Prize and Second Priz.e
Corn Crop in 191.1
ERNEST M. JOYE
Champion Corn Grower
Used
Etiwan Fertilizers
Won First Priz.e
jfor Best Acre of Com in South
Carolina in 1912 and 191 ?
VERNON MILLER
Won Second Prize in ('orn
Contest in 1913
Used
Etiwan Fertilizers
Insist Unon Having
Etiwan Fe utilizers
“THE PRIZE WINNERS’*
AND GET THE ’ilfCST RESl LTS\
Etiwan Fertilizer Co., Charleston
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Mu tMLJtothoro 9k.1t,
IL05. fETtuto lu Rlchlau
9AM. ThTtuta
MuMa art
ich. In Hamilton; lowest, 999. to
Pickens; their average value lu Rich
land, for purpoeee of taxation, la 999''
The following table, showing thu
assessed valuation of land per acre la
the different counties and the aver
age value of mules, as prepared ‘by
the comptroller general, is part of
the statistical information which will
be used by the senate in its debate
on the county treasurers and auditors’
bill, in each instant e the first figure
is value of mules and second figure
value of land pe^acrf-:
Abbeville $59, $5 49; Aiken $69,
Jt.lL'; Anderson, $5»»; $7 51; I?aml*erg
953, 93.79; Barnwell $:.4. $ Beau
fort ISO, *3.47; Berkeley $56,'$1.55;
(’alhoun $56, $3 74; t . irfeston $74,
$3.66; Cherokee $7t Chester
$6^, $ti.(i3; C||e<terl;e, ;/s . t, - J 0t
ei.!»*ii $75, c.rfl, I $v:,,
Darlin^t.in 5*.;. Dillon $69,
$r> !tl; Doreiie. ■. 51.6 HdgefieM
$50, $4.*tl; K. .A t. Kli.r-
C* • r(own $3.62;
$5 . i, : a oixl $5: ,
$5.5t;. l..»: > oi: ilorry $^i,
$1.7ti; f. • 6. OJ.-t-l; Kershaw
\*x4. ?') o '
rtMiS $ 1e,
ington $•;
.MarlKi-o
Laxlngton-Charles c. Corley, su
pervisor of LenuiKtou county,, is in
receipt of a letter from J. E. Penny-
pucker, sec retan of the American.
Hlgtoruy association, of Washington,
under date of .11 unary 26, which
considerable importance to the
pi# of this section of the state, as it
deals with the maintenance of a pub
lic highway mross the entire slate,
road is a public highway from
tional capital to Atlanta, by
wny of Richmond Kaleigh, Columbia
and Augusta The letter follows in
fart:
“A co-operative arrangement haa
haan made by tn - American Highway
association and the United States of
fice of public roads looking to con-
tinuuua maimenace of the public high-
wny’ from Washington to Atlanta, by
way wl Richmond. Raleigh, Columbia
Augusts The plan la for the of-
Uf public roads to put three of
rs continuously oa the road
the county authorities i
the line to plac e the section of
tying within their respective counties
the direction of these govurn-
ongineers, who will dlroct the
res of such funds as Ure rain-
Ipglad looatty. The American Highway
association has undertaken to co-ope:
ate with local bodies in supplying each
eaglnter with an automobile and in
looking aftci preliminary and Inciden
tal expens*- Our first step will bo
to make a tovr of the road from Rich
mond to Atlanta holding conferences
at points iu ach county with the
county sup* rusors and a few of the
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C.r* 1 * i:\ i’’* A. 7,
D:t'ic; r J ... $.5 X9; l.uu
>5.2*1. Lee 461, $6.41; I,o\
l. $2 91: Marion *6\ $2.02 ; i
$4*4. $5 72; Newberry $64, |
$5 65; ft* (nice $49. $2.99; Orangeburg,
$54 $3.6th 'Pickens $32, $3.32; Rif h
land $6S. $4 66; Saluda $57. $4.73;
Spartanburg $49, $6 1>; Sumter $6fj,
$5 51; Union $51, $4 61; WilliainsbuftS
$79. $2.33; fork $61. $5.56.
A Very Rare Operation
Spj* tanburg.—Twin babies
Columbia.—Live stock estimates, j ing eight, pounds
Live Stock Data.
so as tb arrange for
for putting the main-
ii ip effect. 4
ranging to have a party
!< jires« ntatives of the
government, the state
: icnts and the Amen
association start from
i,out February' 1 and co
re rout ■ !>y automobile
.** of making careful
t . dettOitolv locating
. .*■ and making arrange-
I'v,. county authorities
cable lor placing the
o\ort’'! cal sujMTvi'ion
as liberal an appr >nria-
.’s nmdied to matt a* n-
i, f.nsible. I hope that
iii ip your cardial co-
extent < f seeing that
- %)i tlie *pojcct js des '
; ant yotii section ol j
!.at xVlum ot;r definite
a* < <1 4i) your hands that
i-avor to have the countv j
your leading rej)resenta-
meet w ttl) the party and I
go thoriu. My into the situation in •’
practical banner.
leading tin
necessan ;
♦enance .• i!..
“We an
consistin'.
United':-’ <
highway' *
can Iti--
Wa shine
over li
fe r tin |
(Tar ( notf ‘ s
$2 15; | points °
I merits v
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j road* unTl-
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countta d
iitneran
you/will
oMcial nd
live citi/a i.
as of January 1, with comparisons for
South Carolina, and the United States
as made by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, were antipum/ul
recently by the weather bureau. The
data therefor, were ^gathered by tip*
bureau of statistid^in cooperation
with the weather bureau. *
Current prices of live stock in South
Carolina, as compared with the aver
age for the country, are given as fol
lows. the first figure in each instance
being that for the state:
Horses. $144 as agaipst $109; mules,
$167 as against $124; milch cows, *’C
as against $54; other cattle. $15 as
against $31; Mieep, $2.60 as against
$4; swine. |fitl0 as against $10.40.
From this ahtfwing it appears that
South Carolina prices are above the
general average oa horses and mules,
below on milch cows, other cattle,
sheep and swine. There is a differ
ence per head of $20 on milch cow*s,
weigh-
♦•ach- have been.
brought into th*» world in % local hot-1
pital. it was learned recently, through
a rare surgical operation known as j
the Caesarian operation because of a
legend that .luliu-* Caesar was thus
born. The babies are healthy, and
while the mother’s condition
to be seious she Is
cover. Dr. B B Steedly performed
the operation
is^said
expected to re-
$16 on other cattle,
and $l.S<Uon swine.
$1.40 on sheep
Has 43 Steel Bridget.
Gaffney.—Supervisor- E. F, Lips
comb recently stated "thato Cherokee
now has *3 steel bridges within her
borders, from 16 to 8$0 feet in length
and that there are more than 1,00b
miles of good roads in the county.
The road making outfit consists • of
one traction engine, a scarifier, and
New S 0. Eenterprisea.
Columbia—Gill & Neely Grocery
company of Rock Hill has been com
missioned by the secretary of state
with a capital sto* k of $15,000.
McCabe Fertlizer company of Char
leston has been commissioned with a
capital of $60,000. *
Colonial Amusement company of
Charleston has been commissioned
wi’h a capital stock of $5,000.
Charleston Piano company has
been chartered with a capital of $10,-
000
’ Carolina Home company of Colum
bia has been commissioned with a
cppital of $5,000 to do a generaH-real
e.-tate business.
Commercial laian and Trust com
pany of Clinton has been commis-
sinned by the secretary of state, with
a capital of $25,000
Khrhardt Telephone company has
! < '-n commissioned, with a capital of
Ail dot).
Young Men’s Realty company of
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three scrapera. He ha* hand' v ir.nsbdro has been commissioned by
and the good work is progressing as
never before
Prepare For Teachsrs.
Spartanburg—A meeting of the
committee on arrangements for the
annual convention of the South C-u
olina Teachers’ association met r*
cently in the rooms of the Chamb*-r of
Cotumerte and perfected plans f(,i
the entertainment of t»»e edueato:
of the State, who will assemble ) • ).
oh March 19 and 20. ft w as d< < i>.*.!
to get out a folder doscriptfve of
Rpartanburg. which will h. emh. lii-h j
'' J with halftone cuts. These are to
ed
be distributed
present
among the „ teachers
ti’- se**retary of state with a capital
sto* k of $2f,.00u. v'c
Whitaker VatiBur^n R«-alty -com-
p n\ of Union hn.-, been chart* red,
w ith a capital of $2,500.
Stone-Janids com pan y of Union has
h* • n coitHUi-sioned. with a fapMal of
< -ero-Cols Bottli*’.. eopipajjy of
(Da i-nville has b*** 1 !) comniis.slon with
a * i'ital of $20,f*ofi.
William J Joidi'n coicpp v of \ix-
t vlfle has been cbtu n-d witii a
apitgi of $2,750,
Gardner A- Lacey Lumber Company
< f Georgetown has beep given the
n-’ht to (Inc rease capital stork
from *15O.*M>0 to $15,000.
Wholesale and Detail
ic Largest and Most t,p-t>dat“
Bakery in SovtT Carolina.
CHICHESTER SPILLS
>p-N-oeh Bread
Good.
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Prompt Attention i'’ Parcel and
Mail O.'tUva.
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Phones: 3«9V ■■ . 4U50.
LADIES I
Aik j oar I*r.«*M for CTTI-CHRS TER S
I>:amokd bKASn piu.s in aro •□•!>
Bold m*i vWt boxr*. araled with BU
Bfi;N-a Tax* ko otbse. a.r mf 70a
a. Tea i
a»4 Mk to, rm-cnea-'. __
BI ineSiD BBABD riLLS, foe twrotv-fivn
year* reparded a* Bet,Safe**, Atwiy* Reliabta.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
USS, EVERYWHERE TESTED
W. H. Hand President
Anderson.—WMliam H Hand. tttaf»
Sirperlvtsor oU High Schools. w-is re
cently unanimously elected president
of Anderson ('ollege by the Board o:
Trusties, and he has accept*-*! the
position, to take rharg*- on July 1
For more than a year He trustee
hA'e »nen trying to get Mr Hand for
the head of Anderson College but h*>
declmed tin* presidency jvhen oft*- ed
to him several, nioniha ago 'saying
thu hi* work for Hie Stat** was no:
well enough -established for turn
leave it and make the change
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Our Plant
. .Analyato spells nothing to the intelligent 1
faraA*, bat the source from which it is de-
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rived Means everything... Visit our Plant,
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see the Material froM which we are manafac-
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taring fertiliaers; then get onr prices.. .The
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answer will he an aider, and a Mg ytrid the
resalt. We proMiae perfect mechancial con- *
dition of all the goods we offer, such that will
distribute perfectly... Eveify farmer knows
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the disadvantage of a damp and. gummy
mixture. Our goods will not only be dry
and distribute freely, hut will be otherwise
perfect; and last but not least, our prices
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are right. Let us serve you.,
Colleton Mercantile &
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; Great Clearance -Sale Now On At
Sobel &Bogoslow(
We are Leaders,'OthersiFollow.
Our Entire 1 * Stock Going
At a Cut of SO Per Cent
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' On The Dollar.
Sobel & Bogoslow
Where The DoOar Does Its Duty
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Big Educational Meeting.
V**wbi»rry.—A Iarg»* and enthUFfn*-
tic iiiCDtlng of the school trunt**.**** of
Newberry county wn« h*dd in the
court houee *recently. , (’unty Super-
iMcndent Brown presided, and StaM
.'• s up<;rintendent Swearing* n was pre*.
»*nt and took sn active part in the dla-
cussion. Among ♦he aubjects dlacuaH-
*d were: Frequent c-houg*'!* of teach
ers; duties of a school trustees; -coun
ty. fnlr and field day for He schools
of rfie county: how to handle the
to i smallpox sltuaUon; school ronsollda
tlon. etc.
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YOUR HOUSE SHOULD CONTAIN
the best'grades of
MOW PI LUMP
f )ur reputation for years of selling only
the best is your protection in buying from
us
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DOORS
BLINDS
ROOFING
BUILDERS MATERIALS'
always in stock.'
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