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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Ganson Dry Goods Company-Talk to
you about the Hamilton Brown Shoe
company's shoes, and tell you about
their overstock of remnants, consisting
of dress goods, calicoes, organdies,
lawns, percales, piques, etc.
The York Drug St0re-Calls attention to
phenol as a disiniectant and a prevent
i've of typhoid fever.
DR.. ]. w. Campbell, Clover, S. Golfers
a five gallon-a-day milch cow for sale.
S. p. Hatton, President-Gives some i'll
formation about Claremont college al
Hickory, n. c.
w. w. Lewis, Chairman-Gives notice
that an election will be held on Tues
day, 1st day of August, on the question
of levying tax of 2 mills in aid of the
graded schools.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22

"A correspondent complains that
THE ENQUIRER gives only one side of
the round bale controversy, and sends
a lot of printed matter containing the
arguments of the "other side" Frank
ly, we ad NIT that the complaint is very
we'll grounded. Just as frankly also,
we admit, that the round bale may
have its advantages over the square
bale. But that is not the question
with us. We do not like the condi-
tions under which the round bale peo-
pie are trying to secure the adoption of
their machinery. We are, as we have
already explained, afraid of future
developments. We do not contem-
plate with pleasure the idea that some
day the only market the producer will
have for his cotton, will be at the gin,
in the seed, with all gins under the
same control. That is what we are
afraid of. But while we have admit
ted that we have not given much at
tention to the "other side" of the
question-the comparative merits of
the two styles of packing-we are not
as culpable as might be supposed. We
have already had submitted to US, dur
ing the past two years, lots of matter
of the character sent in by the CORES
pondent referred to. 1t was accom-
panied with instructions to print it as
advertising, to be paid for. We did
not print it, maybe because the round
bale people were not willing to pay
for it at what we consider fair price !;
but even if the round bale people had
been willing to pay the price, and we
had printed the stuff with which they
are booming their machinery, we
would never have waived the right to
continue to advise people that unit!
the round bale folks begin to sell their
machinery to ginners outright, with
out royalty or other strings attached,
this same round bale machinery will be
a good thing to let alone. We see
numerous Particles" in the newspa-
pers giving the "other side" of the
round bale question, and while the ar
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
REGULAR GULLY WASHER.

There was splendid rain in the
northwestern portion of the county
last Wednesday night at about II
o'clock. We have not been able to
collect accurate information as to the
extent of the favored territory; but it
included about all of Kings Mountain
township, which has been suffering as
severely as any other portion of the
county.
In the neighborhood of Bethany,
there was a heavy downpour that
lasted for more than an hour. The
ground got a good soaking, and in
some places the fields were pretty
badly washed. The crops in the vi
cinity were pretty badly burned before
the rain; but in the opinion of quite a
number of farmers who are directly
interested, the benefit has been con-
siderable.
The Clover people report terrific
rain and a grand electrical display.
The crashing of thunder and the flash
ing of lightning furnished sublime en-
tertainment for quite an interval.
Some of the people say they never
saw nor heard anything like it. There
was some slight damage too. The
dynamo at the cotton mill was burned
out by lightning and although the loss
has not yet been definitely ascertain
ed it can amount to as much as $500.
This occurred shortly after 12 o'clock
and left the mill in complete darkness.
The operatives, of course, had to
knock off. The lightning also knocked
few planks off the scafolding of the
new smoke stack, now being erected.
During and just after the electrical
display, the rain came down in tor
rents of almost unprecedented volume.
Water ran over a 10-foot embankment
on the Carolina and North Western
railroad, on the outskirts of town,
and residents say that nothing of the
kind has occurred at that place before
since the building of the road.
The waterway on the road between
Bethany and Clover, recently repaired
by the county board of commissioners
was again destroyed, and what is
known as the Beamguard bridge over
Allison creek was partly washed away.
There was other damage, of course;
but it has been impracticable to collect
a detailed statement of the facts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES.

The Columbia State says it does not
know what THE ENQUIRER meant
when it expressed pleasure that that
paper was learning something on the
county area question.
We merely meant that previous to
and during the late constitutional con-
vention, The State sided with the
small county advocates and did what
it could to bring about the present
very undesirable provisions of the con-
stitution on the question of forming
new counties.
When we find The State agitating
the question of doubling the size OF
Richland county, we naturally con-
clude that it is learning something.
1t, however, denies the soft inslnua-
tions, and explains its seeming incon-
sistency with the statement that it ad-
vocated small counties on the ground
of inconvenience, and that it advo-
Gates the doubling of the size of Rich
land on the same ground. Such a po-
sition strikes US as being so funny,
that we hardly care to discuss it at
length.
Of one thing, however, we feel pref
ty we'll assured, and that is that the
small county advocates in the recent
constitutional convention have no rea-
son to feel proud of the result of their
work. Good and efficient county gov
ernment is absolutely necessary to
good and efficient state government,
and there is no other one thing as
necessary to good and efficient county
government as is the permanent sta
bility of county lines.
Already, as the result of the abom-
Unable provisions of the present con-
stitution, we have seen prosperous,
powerful and contented counties al
most wrecked. Abbeville for instance.
We have seen established several new
counties, that have no excuse for exist
ence beyond the ambition ofa few local
politicians. We do not know ofa single
new county the formation of which
has been or promises to be for the
benefit of majority of the citizens in
its boundaries. We have noted the
efforts of sections of counties to unite
themselves with other counties on ac-
count of the real or imaginary griev-
ances of local politicians, and we haye
seen general decentralization on this
account which promises to become
only worse in the future.
We feel assured that in the course
of time the people will become so dis
satisfied with the unsatisfactory con-
ditions now existing that they will try
to effect permanent remedy by means
of a constitutional amendment, and if
they fail in this, the time will come
when all thinking people will agree
that whatever good may have been
done by the recent constitutional con-
vention was fully and completely off
set by the fearful blunder it made in
what it did or failed to do in the mat
ter of regulating the establishment of
new counties and changing county
lines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.

There is a pretty general endorse
ment among the customers of the pub
lie water plant, of the remarks that
were made in THE ENQUIRER last
Wednesday about the recent water
"ordinance" of the town council.
One prominent citizen came in to
know whether such an ordinance had
really been passed or was The ENQUIR-
Err joking about the matter. When
the reporter assured the gentleman
that the ordinance was published in
full, verbatim ct literatim with the ex-
ception of the preamble, and the sig
nature of the intendant, which were
omitted in the interest of economy
of space, remarked, "My! my what
are we coming to ?"
The idea that all water should be
sold by the gallon has pretty general
endorsement. The reporter has not
heard the first objection. But only a
few customers express their willingness
to buy and pay for meters for which
they have no use, and quite a number
say that they will quit using water
first. There is no business or justice
in the proposition, and then it is cal
culated to give rise to complications.
For one thing, no standard meter has
been prescribed. For another thing,
people are not even assured that they
are going to be allowed to pay for
water on the basis of consumption !;
and, for another thing, it is only a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
THE DROUTH.

While crop conditions throughout
York and adjoining counties are any
thing but encouraging, they are not
nearly 80 bad that they might not be
worse.
In hearing the subject discussed the
reporter has noticed the usual tenden-
cy toward exaggeration. For instance,
some say unhesitatingly that the pres
ent situation is worse than 1881 and
some even compare it to 1S45.
Of the 1881 drouth, there is no
need to make any remarks. Every
body who is old enough to know much
about agricultural conditions today
has pretty good idea of the situation
that existed then; but those who COM
pare the present little drouth to that
of 1S45 are evidently but lily informed
on the subject.
The conditions in 1845 were pretty
nearly those of actual famine. The
like had never occurred in this country
before and it. has not occurred since.
All crops failed. There was not
enough corn in this section to feed the
people, to say nothing of the stock.
Thousands of head of stock were
driven to North Carolina and Tennes-
see for pasturage. Corn was brought
here from across the mountains by
wagons and from Branchville, S. c..
which was the nearest railroad poinv.
1t was brought from the west by steam
er to Charleston and taken to Branch
Vile by rail. They did not know how
to carry corn by water in those days
without getting it mouldy and when
it reached here it was not only very
poor in quality, but very high in price.
Those were hard times.
The present situation is not pleasant
to contemplate; but there is nothing
to be gained by making it out really
worse than it really is. Already good
rains in some sections Of the county
have changed conditions that were
considered desperate, and it is not yet
too late for other sections to be won
derfully helped in the same way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
Census Supervisors.

CeHbub ouPcISIbUIb'
1t is expected that census supervi-
sors in this state will be appointed
as follows: J. w. Wheeler, Charles
ton; S. A. Pearce, Columbia. These
two are Republicans. The Demo
Gratis are: D. H. Russell, Anderson ;
Captain George w. Shell, Laurens ;
T. J. Cunningham, Chester, and T. j.
Breeder, Bennettsville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22

ticles appear to be innocent enough,
each one of them reminds us of "ad-
vertising" overtures previously made
to THE ENQUIRER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22

ly regarding himself as having the
president in his pocket, serenely de-
fes the public indignation that has
been aroused by his mismanagement." !"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22

received permission to 60 there from
by ship, and during that time l atten-
ded to over 500 wounded soldier boys
and extracted over 200 bullets. My
place was just few yards back of the
firing line and as man fell mad to
Immediately 60 and see that he did
not die from the bleeding of the wound.
A good friend of mine, young ply
sician, was shot dead within few feet
of me. This was the first time l was
under fire, and l admit that l was
somewhat scared at first"
The London Times in a leading
editorial Wednesday says: "Alger
has run the war Office as a political
machine. Military posts have been
bestowed upon political friends with
out regard to fitness or the interests of
the country. Dishonesty and corrup-
ton have been rampant wherever there
was public money to be handled.
American soldiers were killed by
thousands on American soil by such
agencies as embalmed beef and scan
dalous neglect of elementary SANTA
ton. AS the head is, so we expect
subordinates to be. They were chosen
without regard to fitness, but with ev-
cry regard to political service. Natural
ly they act as the politicians they are,
rather than soldiers and administrators,
which they are not. The new imper-
ial policy of the United States is thus
discredited by association with a sys-
tenn of more than common corruption.
Mckinley, for some reason or other,
is incapable of Kidding himself of the
incubus of his secretary: who, evident
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24
KANSAS CHIPS AND COMMENTS

KANSAS CLIPS AND COM MENIS
The swells of Louisburg all live on
a hill which bears the aristOcratic
name of "Peedee Hill"
A lodge OF Elks was instituted at
Parsons last week and now series of
stag banquets may be expected.
The grapevine company
will still continue to do business III
Kansas. Dave Leahy has bought the
Wichita Register.
Willie Moore, a broom-maker lad of
Salina, has fallen heir to S25, 200. II
he is wise, necessity for labor Will
never trouble Willie more.
Social item from the Emporia
Gazette: "There will be swell we'd
ding In Emporia colored society to-
night. The groom has a fat hog and
a fair job to begin life with"
Osawatomie gave her soldiers a fine
reception aud the Graphic closes its
half page write up with the familiar
lines; There was a smooth crowd OF
pick pockets in the crowd, etc."
Arkansas City has been scared stiff
over the belief that the epidemic now
hll lnb rag bupio 10 oiH"'iP"N' -
facial eruptions which mark the
second day of the disease are said to
be volcanic in their violence.
The recently advertised meteoric
display caused many young couples
to sit up in close communion until
late hours and will probably result in
uniting many couples who can watch
the next shower, due in about thirty
years"
A good many people in Waubunsee
county protested to believe that the
meteors were a sign. Of the end of the
world, but the editor of the Alma
Enterprise notes sadly that "it didn't
scare any of the delinquents Into pay
ing up"
r'he chief requirement of the Cha
mute police is good hearing and the
man now ON the force holds the
record, he having "heard the retreat
ing footprints" of IA gang of boys
whom he summoned to arrest.
1t is said that zinc land in the
south eastern part of Kansas holds so
much electricity that telegraph and
telephone lines can scarcely be
operated. Much of 1t was doubtless
caused by the recent friction between
the smeter and mine owners,
The Lindsburg Record pats the Nc
Pherson Republican on the back for re-
fusing to print lists of wedding pres
ents aud says: GAS a general rule a
family of sixteen figure on getting
their names in print on the strength
of a ten-cent stove-lifter"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24

A Blue Mound man wanted some
money and tackl led Kansas CITY
banker. The banker replied: 81
would like to loan you money, but |
have Just loaned $500, 600 to New York
bankers to help them over their
present stringency.n And the poor
man had to return home and put up
with the paltry 500, 600 surplus which
the local bank had.
Fred Fleming, of Paela, re'enlisted
in the Philippines, and wrote home
recently as follows: ~ send you 5000
and my discharge papers from the
Twentieth. The check is pay
masters draft on New York, and you
ought to be able to cash 1t at any
bank. With the $3.50 you ought to be
able 10 do without me for two years
and let me investigate the Philip
pines"
When Mrs. |. Isenberger left FL
dorado recently for her home in Hi
nois, the Republican mentioned 1t
briefly, and y friend contributes few
fac5s, as follows: "She is 10 years old
and as quick on foot as her daughter,
Mrs. II. She does fine sewing and
has a remarkable memory. She has
fourteen living children, seven boys
and seven girls, all married but one,
the youngest 35 years old. She has
siXty-five living grandchildren and
nineteen dead: forty-two great grand
children living and twelve dead;
making a total of l52 descendants, l2l
living. Her oldest great grand
daughter is II years old; so there
maybe five generations of this family.
She can tell all of their ages and
birthdays quicker than the mothers
themselves"
ConcoTdia Empire: One OF the re-
turning Twentieth Kansans has this
story to tell of camp life in the Philip
pines: "A part of the Company NJ
boys made raid on native shack
one day and amongst other things,
secured a quantity of flour and some
baking powder. Pancakes was the
yell that went up. No griddles were
at hand and piece of sheet iron roof
ing that was picked up wouldn't
work; so foraging party was sent
out to find something a little more
serviceable. A couple of the fellows
found their way into nearby grave
yard, and returned with "a nice flat
head stone. A foundation was built
under this, good big fire started
and I'm little while the cakes were
browning to perfection, but on each
side of them could be read that they
were sacred to the memory of a
Filipino that had gone to his last
reward away In the dim past. The
boys declared them to he the finest
pancakes ever eaten.n
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24
Desecrated Catholic Churches
in the Philippines and
the Latter
DARES HIM 70 BRING SUIT
Fol Libel Which the Chances
are That he VIII do
Such a Suit Would Ger
tainly be a Celebrated
Case

san Francisco, Nov. 22-The con-
troversy between Gen. Fred Funston
and the Catholic Monitor as to
the charge of the latter that Funs-
ton decorated Catholic churches in
Manila, has reached an acute stage.
Gen. Funst on hasdeposited $1,000
with the bank and challenges Editor
Sullivan Of the Monitor, which first
published the church dissertation
story, to do the same. In signed
statement Funston asks that three
prominent Hebrews be selected as
Judges of the merits of the case and
the loser forfeit his money to the Cal
tornia Red Cross Society. The editu
of the Monitor responds to Funston's
challenge by inviting him to sue it
tor libel. If he wins he promises o
donate $1,000 to the California Red
Cross fund. Reverend Father Me-
Kinuon, u. s. A, has taken strong
stand on the side of Funston. He
also denies the truth of the story that
Col. Metcalf shot a Filipino prisoner
is cold blood.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24

Now that his enemies are picking
the feathers out of Dewey's cap he
will have the sympathy of Funston
and Metcalf.
There was a tie for register of deeds
in Norton county ana the 100 cent
dollar which was tipped to settle The
tie gave the office 10 the Republican
candidate.
Atchison is trying progressive
buggy rides" The ride Is Tor ten
miles, partners changing every mile.
1t Is question whether this will be.
come popular.
Ottawa had Sl34 left over from her
soldier reception fund and turned it
over to the Commercial Club for next
years celebration, Ottawa being
under the impression that the TWEEN
tieth Will reune there.
Geo. w. Mile, of the Twentieth,
died on October 10, his funeral was
held on the 2lst and the \. o. u. w.
lodge paid his mother the beneficiary
on November 10. The lodge is Justly
proud of this promptuess.
CedarVale Commercials The expan-
sion question has even struck Post
master Browns hog pen. On Tues
day night his O. |. c. SOW brought
him iarrow' of sixteen nice healthy
porkers. lG to one is not dead issue
after all.
At the Neodesha opera house
Thanksgiving, seven old maids will
tell why they remain single. There
are probably seven or more old bach
elOrs in town who will stay away
under the conceted impression that
they know.
Governor Stanley has been mott fled
from Washington that funeral party
will soon leave ON the Tartar fol-
Manila to bring home the bodies OF
the soldiers buried in the Philippines
Then will come to Kansas q realizing
sense of the price of glory.
Ringllng Bros. Circus was at How.
ard sometime ago, and the COuTant in
concluding it's remarks on the object
lesson on advertising afforded by the
circus. remarks, "They wear dia
monds, did you notice that? There
are men in this town who might weal
| WV u AibJ NOulAl buN Ulutt
little more confidence in printer's
ink.n
Syracuse, in the southern part Of
the State, complains that while many
trains of coal pass through there daily
only one car has been received for use
in the town, and the people threaten
to capture a car and help them selves
as they did once in the past.
a gang of bank robbers have taIer
the place of pick pockets who recently
toured the state. Six banks have
been robbed within a brief period in
the same manner. Most of then
were country banks, but these this
year are fatter prey than were some
of the larger ones while back.
Capt Watson Is married, Ed Little'c
engagement is announced, and now
comes the rumor that DR.. Boaz, o
Pittsburg, Ia engaged. The girls are
all from southeastern Kansas which
shows that the soldiers have with
them the same good eyer which
made them famous as warriors.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24

X. G. journal On the very day
that Sam Virgins was elected regis
ter of Sheridan county he was taken
to Il hospital and had his leg ampu-
tated. Dear, dear, how the politicians
must have pulled II
The Eldorado Republican renews its
vow of hostility TO Governor Stanley
by printing at length the exploded
tale that Stanley scratched his ballot
at Wichita, and then tops of its edi-
torial column and its hostility by
running the name of Gen. Fred Fun
ston for governor in 1900.
1t would make mighty interesting
reading, could the figures he given, if
somebody would find out just how
many pair Of young spoonies sat up
half the night together, on the pre-
text that they were looking for met
eors. Under the circumstances the
approach of even well behaved and
sexless meteor would be considered a
rude intrusion.
The public is awaiting with interest
the report of the hens condition after
reading that a Minneapolis man
bought package of condition
powders and package of make
hens ay,' and by mistake gave a
dose Of the latter to mule which was
indsposed. The Messenger solemnly
AYERS that the mule promptly sat
down in a hens nest and refuses to
leave II.
The news that the widow of the late
Captain Elliott, of COffeyville, who
was killed while gallantly leading
his company in the Philippines, has
been granted a pension of $50 a month
with two dollars additional for each
of the children, will be received with
hearty amen all over the State.
The kissing bug is again on the
wing. Conductor l.. M. Allen who
runs out of FIT. Scott on the Memphis
is the last victim and the Monitor
says his lip CLOCKS like raw bee
roast.n One ameliorating feature OF
the pains of the bug-kissed 10 that ne
difficulty is found in keeping a stiff
upper lip.
The government and railroad
running into ConcOrdia have beer
playing tag about which will pay fol-
carrying the mail TO the post Office
The government has made q rule tC
pay where the distance is over / 80
leet and at Concordia the distance
was | 1924 feet until few months ago
when a new government survey made
! it, by cutting corners / ,3l14 feet anC
the railroad began paying the Sl45
carrying hire. Now the railroad hal
moved its depot % feet and Uncle
Sam is again due to pay.
Another declaration of war comes
from southeastern Kansas. Cherry
vale has heen claiming credit for Goa
and gas finds near Independence anC
the Star and Kansan of independence
opens up her gatling in this manner
"The idea of village like Cherrvale
whose editors wipe their noses OF
their coat sleeves. and whose citizens
drink beer from Kansas City anC
swill from frog pond, pretending Il
he the great predominating allabsorb
! ing metropolis of southeastern Kan
sas. Go to, ye heather, for thy con
ceit shall be thy undOing."