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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Locally, there was excessive prcci-
pitation in Edgcfield, Marion, Mar!-
boro and Saluda counties, and almost
daily excessive rains from the Savau-
nah valley, in Barnwell and Hamp-
ton, nosthward to southern Clarer-
don and Williamsburg counties, and
in western Sumter. In this part of
the State the rainfall amounted to
from 3 to over 6 inches. The area
includes the region of heaviest rain
fall during June, when it amounted
to from 10 to Is inches. The rains
in other parts were beneficial, and
some places in the northern parts are
in need of more rain. The weeks
averages for the State was OOinches.
The weeks weather was favorable
for crop growth and development,
with the above exception, and for
farmwork, cultivation having made
considerable progress, especially in
the western counties.
With the exception Of number of
localities that report the contrary,
old corn is fair crop and is about
laid by in clean condition. Much
corn was destroyed on low lands
where the rains were excessive.
Young corn has q good colS& aud
looks promising.
There was n general Improvement
in cotton, though some sections
failed to share it, but reports from
most sections indicate that the plants
are making rapid growth, too rapid
for proper fruitage in the Pee Dee
counties, though they are still small
and late in blooming. Blooms are
more common than last week. Lice
remain on very young cotton, in
spots, but they no longer threaten
injury. In the western counties
most fields are clean, but grassy
fields is the prevailing condition in
the eastern ones. Cotton is poorest.
and yellow, on sandy lands, but most
OF it has healthy color, especially
sea island cotton.
Union-Jonesville: The weather
has been fine for teamwork; local
showers in paris OF county, dry in
other parts; all crops growing well,
especially cotton much teamwork
accomplished; but some grass yet to
khl.-F. z. O'Shields.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Clean Up.

The hot summer time is in full
blast. The time for fevers OF malig-
nant type to put in an appearance is
at hand. Union is naturally health
full town. Up to this time there has
been this year remarkably health
full season. Now is good time to
clean up all rubbish and have it cart
ed away or burned up. This is a
splendid season to whitewash fences
and out houses and to scatter limo.
A dollar barrel Of lime scattered
about your houses may save you a
hundred dollars in DOCTORS bills.
Besides all this, man owes it to
himself and his neighbors to keep
his premises clean. IL u man will
not clear up, the health officers should
handle him. Every self-respecting
citizen would commend them in the
enforcement OF the law.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Death of Mr.. Louis 4. SchOppauI.

Mr.. Louis 'Schoppaul died Tuesday,
July 14th, at his home in Union
He had been sick for about two weeks
A few days before his death he was
thought to be getting better, but
suddenly took a turn for tho worse.
He leaves wife and one little child,
five sisters AID brother in his inn
mediate family: Miss Mae Schop-
paul, Mrs. Swink, Mrs. Murrah, Mrs.
Milling, Mrs. Scofield and Mr.. Jas.
Schoppaul. Mr.. Schoppaul has been
in quite poor health for some time,
being afflicted with paralysis OF the
lower limbs. A few years ago he
married Miss Lille Lee of Union
county. He was born in 1876 in the
rooms in the rear of Mr.. j. T. Sex
toms store.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Union Grocery Co. Begins Business

The lew enterprise b, gan its Carce,
o he 18th of July, 1903. II cnt4,ine
the business word Of Union ar.d Ciim.
county this company asks nothing more
than chance to stand on its merit.
The management would lay emphasis
on the fact that The company does not
expect, d;sire or wish to mouopnl'z,
CHust-:z') OF i'll any way c,pp.e mA
person or enterprise.
We believe that the county ard civ
needs jnst such business as the Union
Grocery Co proposes to give ;hem, anN
in good faith We have sat out TO give
'hen the very best service thlt ex-
pIierce, hard work and the right kind
of place to do business in. ought to en-
able us 10 do.
ln the near future we expect to hay,
built and equipped modern store that
will help lis to give our fellow citizens
such service in the GROCERY LINE as
this most vitally interesting (Out orler
neglccted) part Of our living deserves.
Until We can 60 this every effort will
he made TO meet all demands made upou
us at the stands (Inti! tie date mention.
'd) occupied by Macbeth Young and r.
z. N rgsr.
i" IT" palroHs Of III 'se een;'cn ;, :.
cnL"i!y * end the invjia,:n3 iocr-
'li' :" shs i,w coiLpaiy (N:i,h c,!u
lri,rH i"ih gtuli2u'n il rs i,) ~uyi
Gus::"s'SS WAS given llem.
Anf for the crn'prN's put we .su-,
you that 10 tTuii Cr :dvCy Cn our rat
consistent vita safe business mcth d..
will be withheld to make every transac-
ton mutually pleasant ard satisfactory.
We ant TO lay special emphasis on
| our determination 10 sell clean, fresh and
reliable goods, and the fact that We wills
not do, or have anything to do, with 4
cut throat business.
We want to do some business with
every man, woman and child in Union
county and city who can appreciate a
full pound, an honest bushel and square
dollars worth at prices as low as any
honest man can make them.
We believe that means every man.
woman and child in the county a'd cit,
and sc we extend you each and every
one an Invitation to an interview with
our courteous salesmen.
TIE UNION GROCERY Co.
L l.. WAGNoN, Mgr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
A Small Fire.

A small cut house containing oil and
tools at the Hardware Factory was
b1rned down Wednesday. 1t was said
to have been set on fire by white boy,
-, living at Buffalo. A
white man, also colored woman said
that the boy set fire TO the house. II Is
thought that this boy is the same one
that has been throwing rocks at the
Buffalo train. A warrant was issued
for the boys apprehension and a deputy
sent after him Thursday morning.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Too ThinIy Settled.

Mr.. Brown, Inspector for the gov
ernment in establishing rural free
delivery routes, was in Union this
week. He went over two routes, one
out to Meador and Santuc, the other
out to West Springs and through
Bogansville township. Mr.. Brown
rejected both routes on the ground
that they were too thinly populated,
and in consequence would not pay.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Local Laconics.
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST ABOUT TOWN
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Mr.. j. HI. McKissick was in Union
Thursday,
Mr.. Jasper Wilburn was in Union
Thursday.
Mr.. Sanford Wilburn was in Union
Thursday.
Mr.. Louis Harris is on a visit to
Rock Hill.
Mr.. John Morgan spent Sunday at
Glenn Springs.
Mr.. Claude Summer went to, Glenn
Springs Sunday.
Mr.. j. G.. Hughes was visitor at
White Stone last week.
: Mrs. j. T. Sexton has been quite
sick for more than a week.
Mrs. Gordon, of Rock Hill, is on a
visit to Mrs. j. 1. Harris.
Mrs. s. A. Porter is visiting Mrs.
ID. FAINT Gillian this week.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Con Allen left Sunday
for their home in New Holland, Ga.
Mr.. Wallace Wilburn, of Augusta,
Is at home for two weeks vacation.
! Master Harold Gage is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. D. P. Steele, of Rock Hill.
7 Mr.. Geo. w. Going has been con-
fined to his room several days with
rheumatism.
h Mr.. Will Sexton is off on a two
weeks vacation to Campobello and
the mountains.
DIR. and Mrs. Holmes left Tuesday
for Pendleton, s. g. to attend their
brothers wedding.
I Mrs. Mary Gillian. of Jonesyille,
s.and Miss Louise McKissick are this
week visiting Mrs. d. FAINT Gillian.
l When you want the correct Wash
sington time take peep in at the
observatory clock at The Peoples
Bank.
! Mr.. ID. O. Clarke returned from
sAtlanta, Ga. this wesk. He attend.
led theeB. Y. P. U. meeting there and
reports good time.
Mr.. G.. g. Perrin lost seven fine mules
and a considerable amount Of feed stuff
| oy fire recently. A barn on his planta-
1tion iu tie lower section of the county
Tas destroyed. The total loss is per-
haps 81, ,o00 and bad thing about it was
. the fact that right now Is the pressing
ytime for the farms and Mr.. Perrin found
lit bard to replace the live stock.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
z. C. Dnke WIZ Ruy 1t Back,

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain's Collie Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. f. @. Duke will refund
your money II you are not satisfied after
using it. 1t is everywhere admitted to
be the most successful remedy in use
for bowel complaints, and the only one
that never fails. 1t is pleasant, safe
and reliable.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
No Pity Shown,

For years fate was after me continu-
ously," writes j. "A. Gullcdge, Verbena,
Ala. Il had terrible case of piles,
causing "a tumors. When all failed
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me-"
Eqnally good for burns and all aches
and pains. Only 25c. at f. G. Doke's
Drug Store.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-17
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. These pills change weak
ness into strength, listlessness into en-
ergy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only 25c. per box. Sold by
F.C Duke
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
BEAR ATTACK ON =
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY
Rumors Of DefaIcation and Irreeulari-
ties Denied Promptly.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Rumors af-
fecting the financial policy Of the Met
ropolitan Street Railway company,
which had been current in the financial
district for several weeks, eliminated
today in what appeared to be a bear
attack on the shares Of the Metropoli-
tan company and Metropolitan securi-
ties, the holding company of the OPP
Grating line. The shares of both COM
pan1eS suffered severely while the raid
was on, the traction stocks making a
maximum decline of over points and
the securities stock selling off even
more. Partial recovery was made by
both issues before the close.
The attack on Metropolitan began
soon after the opening of the market
and gained in force shortly after noon,
when rumors of many sorts were cir
culated. One of these rumors reported
defalcation Of several million dollars,
While another rumor limited at gross
irregularities by insiders. To add to
the feeling of distrust there were
heavy selling orders of Metropolitan
for Philadelphia account.
Officials of the Metropolitan COM
pany made prompt denial of any
trouble and characterized all such ru-
morS as malicious and inspired foR
stock Jobbing purposes. This view was
accepted by the conservative element
in the street"
One Of the partners in leading
banking house which has close rela-
tons with Metropolitan interests, stat
ed that he had made an investigation
into the reports circulated recently, and
as a result of this investigation felt
convinced that they were without
foundation. 1t was suggested that to-
days raid was engineered by the spec
ulative interests which so earnestly or
posed the Metropolitan's control Of
Third avenue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
MAY PURCHASE MORE
SUBMARINE
BOATS
An Amendment Authorizing
Such Action Is Made tothe
Naval Bill, Which Passes
the House : Three New
Battleships and a Cruiser.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 19.-At
the end of protracted session the
house today passed the naval appro-
priation bill. A great many amend
ments were offered to the provisions
relating to the increase of the per-
sonnet and the authorization Of new
ships to be built. The most important
amendment adopted was one to au-
thorize the secretary of the navy in
his discretion to purchase or contract
for submarine torpedo boats after in
VeStlgat1On of their merits and appro-
priating 100000 for that purpose.
The amendment was in the language
OF bill introduced by Mr.. Hill (Conn.) !,
and 1T was stated on the floor that it
had the support of all the members of
the naval committee. 1t was adopted
practically without debate. The words
authorizing the construction of the
new ships by contract were stricken
out. AS passed the bill provides for
three new battleships and an armored
cruiser, two steel training ships and
one wooden brig for training purposes
in addition to the submarine boats
discretionary authorized. The increase
in the personnel of the navy went
through as reported by the committee
an effort to limit the increase to two
midshipmen for each senator and rep
reSentative to the period between now,
and 1911 having been voted down.
The senate passed a bill authorizing
the secretary of the interior to issue
patent to the city of Buffalo, Wyo.
for certain tracts of land, also a house
bill amending the pension laws apply
ing to remarked widows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
NEWS ROUNDUP OF A
DAY IN SALTWATER
Session of the High Court, Independent
Order of Foresters.

More than $50 strangers visited Still
water and attended the annual high court
| session of the Independent Order of For
esters held in Woodmen hall. The morn
ing session was devoted to reports of Of
flcers and committees. H. A. Collins, Of
Toronto, Canada, supreme treasurer of
the order, made an address. An address
of welcome was made by Mayor Armson,
of Saltwater The delegates visited the
prison and made a tour of that institu-
ton. AT the afternoon session of the high
court many matters of interest to the Or
der were discussed, and the following Of
ficers were chosen: High chief ranger, F..
c. Irvine, Belle PLANE, Mimi; high vice
chief ranger, John Smith, Minneapolis;
high treasurer, J. c. Schnacke, ST. Paul;
high counsellor, c. D. Mccarthy, Mont
gomery Mimi; high physician, DR.. It. c..
Clark. Saltwater; high auditors, J. c..
| Sheehan, Minneapolis, and J.. w. Dickey,
st. Paul. The next high court meeting
will be held in Minneapolis. Officers of
the high court say the session was one of
the largest and most successful ever neld.
James s. O'Brien, who has a large
| number of horses engaged in logging near
| Grand Rapids, Mimi, has returned from
| that part of the state. He says that
! falrly good work is being done, but that
conditions are not favorable for loggers
who are compelled to cross lakes with
| their loads. Owing to heavy SHOWS the
| ice Is thinner than usual and will not car
| ry the loads that 1oggers are DESTROYS of
| hauling.
Miss Julia Masterman, Miss May Hatch.
Walter Parker and Elmer Holen have been
selected by the graduating class of the
| saltwater high school to take part in
| the commencement exercises -Four of the
| other graduates will be chosen to take
part by the teachers and board Of educa-
| ton.
William Kalberg was advised from
Washington few days ago that he had
| secured patent on a new device for
| stretching carpets. Mr.. Kalberg saws he
/ is about to arrange for the manual cture
/ OF his novelty in this city.
! Byron ]. Mosier, a well known resi-
dent of this city, who is extensively in
| terested with st. Paul people in a Silver
| and copper mine near Ameca Mexico re-
| turned from that point yesterday, having
J spent nearly two months there Machin-
| cry has been placed in the mine and good
| results are being obtained
caroline Meldon, residing in Dakota
| county, has brought an action for divorce
IRON Henry Meldon, convict at the
prison, sentenced from Minneapolis in
| 1898 for burglary.
James w. Foley of Saltwater. district
| deputy of the B. p. O. Elks for Mime
| sofa, will go to ST. Cloud today to take
| part in the dedication of q new Elks'
nall. David Carmichael and others will
| accompany him. *
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
EIGHT HIGH SCHOOL
CHILDREN KILLED
Fast Express Train Cuts THROUGH a
Heavily Loaded Trolley Car.

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. ia fast
express on the Lackawanna railroad
cut through a trolley car crowded with
school children at the Clifton avenue
crossing today. Eight Of the children
We're killed and a score or more Of
them injured. The motorman of the
car, who stuck to his post, will die, and
the engineer of the express was so
padIy hurt that there is little hope of
his recovery.
Both the express and the trolley were
on steep grades, going at right angles.
Inc express was signaled and the
crossing gates were lowered while the
trolley car was yet half way down the
NIL. The motorman shut off the power
and applied the brakes, but almost i'm
mediately the car began to slip along
the Icy rails. 1t gained tremendous
momentum and at the bottom of the
nil crashed through the gates, directly
in the track of the oncoming train. The
locomotive plowed its way through the
trolley throwing the children in every
direction. The dead are:
VIOLA ILL, seventeen years.
MAUDE BAKER, sixteen wears
ERNEST1NE p. MUELLER, fifteen
years.
MABEL E. KARsHNER, seventeen
years, T1ffin, Ohio
ALMA LOEHNBERG, fifteen years.
ROSEBUD KOHN.
ELLA WERPOPP, nineteen years.
EVAN L. EASTWOOD JR, sixteen
years.
The accident happened within three
blocks Of the high school building, and
in the car at the time were nearly 10G
pupils. AS many as thirty others had
managed to throw themselves from the
car before the crash came. The trolley
was one of the specials which every
day brings the children to school. It
had more than it's ordinary load today,
owing to the cold. 1t contained every
child that could squeeze inside and
others stood on the rear platform. Be-
cause this car had been so crowded
many who were waiting for it before
the hill was reached could not get on,
although some climbed on the front
platform with the motorman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
WAR ON HoPPERs.
Bennett Proposes Heroic Measures to
Suppress pest

Heroic methods for prevention of the
grasssnopper pest are provided in meas
ure introduced in the house YESTERDAY by
Re3lR1rresentative Bennett, Polk county
The Bennett bin passes the responsible
1ty for gras9hoppers up to the farmer
VINO permits the hopper eggs to be Matched
on his land, and gives the county custo-
ises. -
Pieces of land infested with a fine crop
OF grasshopper eggs may be declared
nu1sances by the county comm toner's
either in regular or special sessions called
Tor h the purpose of hearing complaints.
Aggr1eved agriculturists may file COM
plants against infected plats. but the
owner or lessees of the disturbing ter
hearing, Certificates of the state er1tomol
oglst Will be received as prima facie evil.
dence OF the condition of the lands in
question. -, AZ
The county commissioners are empow-
cred to order lands plowed and in event
S Of failure on the part of the owner or OF,
lessee to- -comply, they may cause the lands
to be plowed, paying for the same out
OF the general revenue fund. Bills so
land. -,g '--o
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
MERGE CITY AND COUNTY
Continued From First Page.

% be found concealed in it. 1t was
Drawn, ne declared, without any
knowledge of any proposed iron man
uIactur1ng plant for the iron district.
lie hxed $S,O00.e00 as the investment
necessary to establish a smelter in this
state and declared that this amount
invested IN Duluth, or any other part
of the state, would be a good thing
for the state.
70 you wants large capital invested
IN thls state to employ labor?" he ask
ca. II SO, you must encourage this
capltal 10 come ihere. The claim has
peen made that this bill is unconstitu-
llohal. do notknow as to that, but
we can afford toloverlook a little tech
nicality like that
senator Rieke Thought the state was
offering enough encouragement at the
present Time, and insisted, further
more, that the bill was clearly uncon-
Slltutlonal. He insisted that with the
royalties now paid to the state on iron
ore going into the permanent school
Iund TINS was apparent, for the con-
o1tution says that this fund shall
never be diminished
Senator Morgan Joined in the debate
Iong enough to deny that he question
ca the sincerity of Senator Laybourn.
VIII not discuss the measure now"
ne SAID, for this is neither the time
nor place to fight it, Senator Lay.
oourn had read a number of names of
former senators and representatives
VINO mad assisted in passing the pres
ent rebate law. Referring to this list,
Senator Morgan said:
1t mas been said that what the good
men 90 dies with them, and that the
evil lives on, but I did not think the
senator from st. Louis would drag out
the acts of those men way back in
1897"
AT the conclusion of the debate the
committee recommended the bill for
passage. but Senator Morgan, when
the committee arose, moved that the
Laybourn bill be excepted from the
report of the committee. He wanted
the Dill referred to the judiciary COM
mlttee before the senate passed on it.
: Senator Laybourn objected to hav-
ing his measure jockeyed about, but
agreed, II the senator. from Renville
would withdraw his objection, to re-
1ra1n from anydattempt to push the
measure along until it had been con-
s1dered by the Judiciary committee
with this understanding the bill was
recommended for passage
AT the meeting of the judiciary COM
mlttee in the afternoon the Laybourn
Dill was referred to a subcommittee
Tor examination. II e
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
PROBING ABOUT OVER.
Fuel Famine Investigations Death Due to
Lack of Financial Nourishment,

The fuel famines investigation projected
py representa- tive Jaeoby and intrusted to
a special house committee seems doomed
to come to an immediate and inglorious
end. 4 -E7;s - ~
Inc legislative expense committee will
not listen to the special committees re-
quests for money, and the special COM
mlttee feels that it can accomplish moth
ing without the sinews of war
Monday the chairman of the committee
sent up resolution authorizing the CO.
m1ttee to. employ a, stenographer and 9TH
erwise dispense state funds In securing
testimony and prosecuting personal in
Vestigations of the conditions surrounding
The fuel supply at the head of the lakes.
Inc resolutions were accompanied by an
explanation to the effect that the com.
mlttee, could accomplish nothing unless its
requests were granted.
Ihat the legislative expense ceYlafnittee
Is perfectly willing to have nothing done
was demonstrated yesterday by its refusal
to provide funds and recommending in
definite postponementso Of the resolutions.
A proposition tos give the janitor of the
supreme: court room 500 IN compensation
for his services to the house judiciary
this morning.