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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
ITS PROFITABLE WORK
Discovery of Untaxed Property a
Renumerative Business For the
Tax Ferrets.
Legal Obstacles Make the Question
Of Profit to Counties Somewhat
Doubtful.
Distribution Of the Taxes Among
the Various Funds Leaves
Little to County.
pecial TO Times-Republican.

sSpf-tid W IiIlits-IlcJuDiltdIl.
Mason City, Jan. "a Expert tax fer
refs are raising quite Juror in some of
the counties of the state a number of
firms. located principally in the east.
are engaged in the work, and they are
finding il Very remunerative. Their
business is to contract With boards of
supervisors to make a thorough .nyes
LEGATION Of the records of the county
for personal property subject to taxa
ton that has escaped taxation and to
report to the proper officers for assess
sment and taxation. For st.h service
rendered 4 charge is made Of sum Of
money equal 10 ne-half of all sums re-
ported by the firm and collected ~ the
county officials. The experts give bonds
in some cases that no expense shall be
attached to any of these proceedings.
In a few instances contracts have been
made for 2nper cent of all moneys col
lected. The great hidrance RON % the
plan is in the payment. The law stip-
ulates that money raised by taxation
shall be distributed thu different funds
and there is no legal fund out of which
experts can be paid. County treasurers
would have no right to reserve one half
of the tax thus collected and pay IL
lover TO experts. Treasurer Phillips,
Who has just returned from the state
convention. says that the treasurers of
the state We're in accord in the opinion
that all dodgers should he made To
nav tileii. srightflIl tax but thew are not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
Goidneld.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Goldfield, Jan %. Mr. and Mrs. j
c. kahl entertained MI. Stafford ane
family from Webster city ovei, sunday
Dick l'orteriield. from Gait, has beel
buying stock here TO put on his farm q
that place.
4. McEachron and family arrive
from Oak Park, III, last week, ana VII
remain here to look after his Iumhel
business. Fl belongs 70 the firm u Gil.
bert, Henry & Co.
c. NJ. Morley is on the sick list
Houses to rent in this town are scarce
Many houses accommodate two faniiiis'
and some three aud four.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
FARMER KILLED.
struck by Train at Enmetsburs
When on Ilis Way Home

lsmmetsbarg. Jan. % John shaver. a
farmer wilo resided IN f.nnnet county,.
was Killed here Saturday evening by The
Chicago ilye, on the Burlington Neaar
Rapids x Northern railway shaver
ssas on his Way home in his wagon, and
MAS struck on the crossing just north
III the station. Death MAS irstall.lle-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
Business Change ut Alta.

Special to Times Republican.
Alta. Jan. 29.-F. c. Edwards. of the
firm of Edwards Bros, has sold his in
terest in the department. store under
that name to Z. j. Edwards. Mr.. Ed
wards will retire from active business
and enter the ministerial field.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
\ Card.

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on 5o7cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar If
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee q 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Henry C. Sieg, Geo. P. Powers.
C. A. Seely & Co.. Marshailtown.
II. Maytag. Laurel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04

- In deciding last Thursday night to
have a "South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition" the people
of Charleston did big thing for their
city. One great trouble with the
Charleston people for long time has
been their ultra conservatism in busi-
ness matters. There is no discount on
Charleston socially, and there are as
MANY frst-class business men there in
proportion to population as there are
in any other southern city. But some.
how, the city has not been keeping up
with the procession as it ought. There
is something wrong with the touch
between Charleston and other parts OF
the state. We are not prepared 10
say that the fault lies altogether with
Charleston's business men, because we
do not believe such to be the case.
However, we think the whole matter
is now in a fair way of adjustment.
On the scale Charleston usually goes
when she is thoroughly aroused, next
falls exposition is likely to overshad-
ow anything of the kind that has been
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
MERE-MENTI0N.

A Princeton, N. j., dispatch says
that Cleveland denies having stated
that he will support Bryan, or that he
has committed himself on the subject
one way or the other. ''.'.''''The postal
appropriation bill carries $39, 800, 900
for railway transportation. ''''''.'.1t has
been given out that Admiral Dewey
and wife will attend the Paris exposi-
ton. Peter Sells has retired from
the show business and is trying to get
divorce from his wife. '...'''''There is
to he great reunion of the blue and
gray on Shiloh battlefield on April 6
and 7....'.'.'New York is going to
police the Chinese quarter of the city
with Chinese policemen. '''''''''Before
his death, General Joubert expressed
wish that General Louis Botha
should be his successor. '..''''"Mr. W..
J. Bryan made six speeches in the
state of Washington last Friday, ad-
dressing in the aggregate as many as
35 900 people. ........"Assistan District
Attorney Walter E. Billows, colored,
who sued William ]. Mccarthy, a
Pittsburg restaurant proprietor for re-
fusal to serve him a meal, got verdict
last Friday for St cents. He sued for
St, 900. ..........Six hundred British sol
ders have been sent to St. Helena to
guard General Cronje and the 1000
Boer prisoners who are there with him.
....'.'.Secretary Gage says that by the
end of June next there will be sur
plus of $6O,0OO,OOO in the revenue re-
ceipts, and he will suggest to the pres
ident recommendation for reduc.
ton in the rate of taxation. ''''''"'A
dispatch Of yesterday indicated that a
big battle was in progress between the
British and Beers. There was no de-
tails except that the place is said to be
within 20 miles Of Bloemfontein, and
that 10000 Beers are pitted against
5000 British. ..''.''The threatened strike
of Chicago machinists has been avert
ed by compromise. '''''''''A British
sailing vessel arrived at New York last
Monday with $4,000 bags of coffee
from Rio Janeiro.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
SUTRO ADDS MACHINERY.

Two carloads of additional machln.
cry for the Sutro mill arrived last
week, other cars are ON the road, and
still others will be coming during the
next few weeks. Mr.. McClain has
arranged to double the capacity of his
mill.
At present the Sutro mill is operat-
ing about 1000 spiudles. The addi-
tional spindles just purchased will run
the number up to 4,40O. There is
room in the building for about 5000
spindles; but the machinery manufact'
urers are so overcrowded with orders
lust at this time that Mr.. McClain
finds it impracticable to get as many
spindles as he wants until later on.
All the additional machinery now ar
irving is new, of the most modern
make and just from the factories.
At the present time the Sutro mill
is employing about 95 people regular
ly, and when all the additional ma
chinery is placed, something like 200
operatives will be required. This will
mean the maintenance by the mill of
a population of about 500 people.
Most of the Sutro operatives live in
houses erected for them by Mr.. Nc
Claim on Chester and Pinckney streets,
and there are a few on Cleveland
avenue. AS whole they are a good
class of people and are getting along
splendidly.
1t is expected that the machinery
now arriving will be in operation with
in the next six weeks. 1t will occupy
the second and third floors of the mill
building and will be. placed without
any interference with the operation of
the machinery now running.
The Sutro mill is now consuming
from 20 to 25 bales of cotton weekly.
With the addition of the new machin-
cry, the consumption will be increased
to about so bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
Ths 1torkrille Gnq'lirer.
YORKVILLE, S. @. !:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1900.

- The probable fate of the Nicarau-
ga canal bill is still in doubt. There
is a strong sentiment throughout the
country in favor of digging the canal.
The work is universally recognized as
being in the direction Of national and
progress. There are few
people in the country who would op-
pose the proposition on its merits.
But among the proh ,ble effects of the
canal will be injury to the trans-conti-
mental railroads, and increase of the
Importance of southern ports at the
expense of northeastern ports. There
are thousands of Influential people in
this country whose selfish interest is
opposed to the digging of the canal,
and they are fighting the undertaking
in every imaginable way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
AN INTERESTING FIND.

Mr.. R. S. Adams, of the Bethany
neighborhood, brought to THE ENoUI-
RER Office on Monday quite an inter-
esting old copper medal that was found
by his son, Master R. E. Adams, one
day last week, while digging into the
hearth of an old house.
The medal is about the size of sill
YER dollar. On the diverse side is
bust of William Pitt, the identity be-
ing established by the inscription
"GUILELMUs" above and "PITT" be.
low. On the reverse side the inscrip.
ton reads: "The mar who having
saved the parent, pleaded with sue
cess for her children"
AS to how the medal may have come
to the spot where it was found, Mr.
Adams is unable to give definite infor'
nation. The hearth which yielded il
up belonged to house that was built
by Mr.. I. n. Davis since the late war
but the recollection of old citizens
hands down some information to the
effect that the spot occupied by the
Davis house was previously occupied
by another old house that was proba
bly, erected sometime before the Amer
ican revolution. --
Although we have made some little
attempt at investigation of the matter
we have been unable to find any infor
nation bearing upon the occasion fol
which this medal might have been
struck. 1t is quite possible, however
that the medal is of American origin
and may have come into existence
along about 1855 when New York
state erected statutes to the honor o'
William Pitt and George III.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. J. R. Witherspoon is seriously
i'll. K
Paul Neery Moore has Shetland
pony.
Mrs. G.. G. Parish spent few days
in Gaffney last week.
Mr.. S. S. Plaxico and family, of
Sharon, have removed to Rock Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Kerr, of
Rock Hill, are spending few days in
Yorkville.
Messrs. Jno. Frazier and Angus
Smith, of Chester, were in Yorkville
on Monday. Il
Miss Eunice Mcconnell left Monday
night for Chester, where she will be
engaged as trained nurse.
Mr.. ]. l.. Williams, manager for J.
M. Heath & Co., went down to Ker-
shaw on Saturday on business. 4
General c. 1. Walker has appointed
Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D., chaplain
general of the U. G. V. of the state, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Rev. S. p. H. Elwell. z
Mrs. w. M. Kennedy, who is suffer-
ing from a dislocated hip, is resting
more comfortably than during the first
week after the accident. 1t will like
ly be several weeks, however, before
she will he able to be about again.
Mr.. S. w. Inman has a very sore
right hand, caused from handling fer
tilizers. At one time he had reason to
fear dangerous case of blood poison
ing; but there now seems to be no
further serious danger. K
Rock Hill Herald: While Mr.. John
M. Russell and Mr.. E. B. Biggers were
hunting birds Thursday, Mr.. Biggers
accidently shot Mr.. Russell with full
load of No. 8 bird shot at distance Of
35 yards. Over 70 shot struck Mr..
Russell, his body being peppered from
head to foot. A number of shot pen
etrated the body and the help of a sur
geon was necessary 10 remove them,A
Mr.. B. E. Slarnes, formerly of Bethel
township, now citizen of Wylie, COL
lin county, Texas, is on visit to his
mother, near Clay Hill. Mr.. Starnes
is son of the late Joseph Starnes. He
left this county for Texas about IA
years ago, and has since been getting
along nicely in the Lone Star state.
He says that the farmers in his section
the northern part of the state-are
not going to raise such tremendous
crop of cotton this year as usual. This
is settled by the fact that much of the
hest cotton land is in wheat ands oats.
He admits, however, that the Texas
farmers are as excitable as our own on
the cotton question, and with reason
ably good excuse some of them would
plow up their wheat and oats for the
purpose Of planting cotton. MIR.
Starnes will remain in this county for
two or three weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
E.OCAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

H. G.. Strauss-Says that everything in
his store seems to remind one that Eas-
ter is not far distant, and also says that
everyone should be bright and happy
at such season. He tells how to be-
come so.
Riddle & Pegram-Says that it is an un-
dsputable fact that they are leaders in
the grocery business. They speak of
flour, molasses and also snuff, tobacco
and other things.
Lowrance, Williams & Co.-Says that
they have bought stock of chinaware
and are going to sell it cheap. They
also speak of white fish at 10 cent doz-
en-, horse and cattle powders, and have
word to say to the farmers.
Jas. NJ. Starr Il Co., Leading. Druggists
Speaks of watermelon seed and other
seeds they have in stock, and says that
all are fresh. They speak Of couglhine
for coughs, Group and colds, and call at
tention to the Perfecto sarsaparilla..
w. H. Stewart-Announces himself as a
candidate for clerk of court for York
county, subject to the action OF the
Democratic primary.
Grist Cousins-Offer cotton seed OF the
Truitt variety for sale.
w. NJ. X ennedy, Agent-Calls attention
to the fact that he is still agent for
Lamm & Co.'s tailor made clothing and
guarantees satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Notwithstanding the alleged search
ty of money, the spring dry goods trade
is progressing in a most satisfactory
manner.
The salesday crowd was compara-
lively small on Monday, the country
people evidently preferring to utilize
the time in their backward farming
operations. X
Yorkville is but few miles off the
line of central totality of the eclipse of
the sun scheduled for May %, and it
is quite possible that if an effort should
be made some of the scientists who
will gather from all over the world on
that occasion could be induced to make
this place their headquarters.
Although there is not anything def
mite to report with regard to the pro.
posed cottonseed oil mill, the matter
has not yet been dropped. The gen.
tlemen who have it under investiga
ton are more pleased with the pros
pect than ever, and it is quite probable
that a mill may be erected here in
time to help manufacture portion of
next seasons cotton seed crop.
According to the present outlook,
the principal summer diversion will
depend upon the baseball boys. Ev-
erybody is, or ought to be, interested
in this matter of sport and recreation,
and if The business element of the COM
munity will look upon the subject in
the right spirit, the boys will not want
for such financial assistance as should
probably 60 to them. 1t is not right
to expect them to settle the entire bill
of the fiddler, and ye. at the same
time it should not be forgotten that
this individual must be paid.
The electric light people had trou-
BILE with their dynamo last week. An
armature burned out on Wednesday
night, and that meant something seri-
Gus. There was plenty of light Friday
night until late hour, when trouble
occurred again. Mr.. McClain sent to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
TILLMAN AND THE NEWSPAPERS.

Because his ideas on the subject are
interesting and significant, we repro
duce in full Senator Tillman's letter to
Mr.. J. IT. Parks on the state canvass
question, and while the subject is up
we will take occasion to make a few
remarks of our own anent the sena-
tors estimate of the state press.
Although the senator's remarks
throughout seem to have been intended
in all seriousness, the thoughtful
reader cannot fail to see in the n not a
little humor that approaches pretty
closely to the line of the ridiculous.
For instance take this.
Political conditions in our state forced
the Joint discussion before the people OF
the issues, because the newspapers were
so unfair and partisan and any abroga-
ton Of the system now in vogue would,
in all probability, result in the return TO
the old conditions, when it was in the
power of two or three leading newspapers
to make and unmake men, and to largely
control our state politics.
Has there really ever been any such
thing as a joint discussion in this
state? We ask the question in all
seriousness and leave the answer to
those who have attended political
meetings in this and other counties
during the past ten years. Does any
body remember to have ever heard
Senator Tillman participate in joint
discussion Is it not fact that
every man who ever attempted to talk
back at the senator on South Caro-
lima stump was either howled down by
the audience or ignored? We do not
recall any joint discussion that is
worthy of the name.
We remember time when The
News and Courier, under Mr.. Dawson,
was such a power as that to which
Senator Tillman refers. In our opin-
ion, however, that power lay princi-
pally in the brain of Mr.. Dawson. He
knew how to do the right thing at the
right time, finally secured the leader
ship of a controlling majority in the
state and became power in the land.
But did it ever occur to Senator Till
man that at no time during Dawson's
career did Dawson ever become such
a power as Senator Tillman atterward
became? We are sure that Senator
Tillman must feel that for several
years previous, and up to about 1895,
he was a much more pronounced auto
crat of the destinies of the state of
South Curoina than ever was the late
F. w. Dawson. We don't think Sen
ator Tillman is as able man as was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
THE COTTON MARKET.

The cotton market is not showing
so much strength just now as week
or two back, although local prices re-
main about the same-from 9 to st
The history of Mondays operations on
the New York Cotton Exchange, ac-
cording to the Associated Press report,
is as follows:
The cotton market opened steady
with prices 6 to 10 points lower on
present crop options, and to 5 points
lower on the new crop positions this
in response to surprising weak cables
from Liverpool. Very heavy selling
for both accounts during the progress
of the call was the feature of specula'
ton. During the first hour the mar.
ket continued in demoralized condi-
tion with selling conducted on an enor.
nous scale, under which prices melted
away point after point until a sheer
decline of 11@20 points was recorded.
Liverpool cables equally sensational
numerous selling orders in the local
market, thereby adding greatly TO the
nervousness of holders here. Through:
out the break many contradictory ru'
mors were in circulation, the purport
of which was that Liverpool was be-
ing manipulated by continental inter
ests and again by New York commits,
sion. The selling movement seemed
to have worn itself out by midday,
and throughout the afternoon specula-
tion was conducted on normal scale.
The swing of prices was comparative
ly narrow and in the direction of a
reaction. Bulls only made feeble at
tempts to recover the losses of the
forenoon. Long cotton came out in a
struggling way; but no further efforts
were made to break the market. The
news from the belt averaged up in ia
vor of shorts. The market closed
steady at net decline of 7@1S points.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
COMMERCIAL CLUB MATTERS.

Judging from the reports in the
Rock Hill Herald, the Commercial
Club means to do something toward
turning things up little. That the
club can accomplish great things there
is no doubt, and all that it does in the
direction of progress ought to have
the full cooperation of all citizens ot
the county whether they be members
or not. That the club will seek to
secure for Rock Hill advantages that
could have been secured by other
towns is perfectly natural; but what,
ever may be lest by other towns in this
way must be attributed to a lack OF
intelligent enterprise on their part.
There is. no ground or occasion for
small feelings of envy or jealousy
Rock Hill is certainly entitled to what
ever the ability and energy of the club
may secure for her.
A branch line of railroad from the
Seaboard Air Line at Harmony to
Rock Hill is under consideration. Gen
eral Manager St. John is interested in
the matter, and is favorable to the en-
terprise. The construction of this
branch line will give Rock Hill third
competing line of railroad.
Captain w. L. Roddey and DR.. W.
B. Fewell have offered to give the right
of way through their lands for the
opening of the new road from Rock
Hill to Sutton's Ferry, the point where
the proposed bridge across the Cataw-
ba is to be located. 1t is thought that
other landowners along the proposed
route will also donate rights of way.
The question of holding county
fair next fall has been taken up, and
it is now under favorable considera-
ton. The committee on conventions,
to which the matter was referred, will
make its report at the next meeting of
the club.
A resolution was adopted allowing
non-residents of Rock Hill to become
members of the club at half the regular
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04

Manila, officially reported during the
six months from July l to December
81. last year, were 6,203. OF these,
2,941 were children. Some Of the dis
eases were beri beri; of bronchitis
there were 314, fevers, 2S7; while
stomach troubles ranked high. Manila
now has three diseases epidemic which
would throw the average community
into panic-bubonic plague, beri beri
and smallpox. Beri beri results from
diet of fish and rice, so that whites
do not fear it. Smallpox and leprosy
prevail and the people look upon them
as a matter of course, avoiding direct
contact, but hardly giving second
thought to their presence in the neigh
borhood.