YESTERYEARS: 104 years ago
March 11, 1898
It takes a hotel landlord in Florence to get office. Capt. Pike of Pike's Hotel is deputy sheriff, A.N. Freeborn of Hotel Freeborn is justice of the peace, Jas. Hill of the Eagle House is city janitor and lamp lighter. G.W. Fetrow of the American is the only landlord without official recognition and he is going to stand for street commissioner.
Jim Cooper, of this city, has organized a company of volunteers to fight the Spaniards in case of war between that country and this. Nearly all those who have signed are young men, and the company's services would be offered to Uncle Sam immediately after the declaration of war. Florence is always in the front ranks.
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