Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-01
Danger In Texas Oats.

land will result in his complete recov-
cry.
Danger In Texas Oats.
Columbia correspondence Of the
News and Courier: The shipping Of
Texas oats from the boil weevil ter
ritory was a subject for consideration
by the railroad commission, the at
torney general and the commissioner OF
immigration this morning, and 1t Is
probable that a formal order will be
issued against such importation by the
commission, in order that the roads
may become familiar with the law
which was passed at the last legisla-
ture. The matter came up on a re-
quest by one of the commission mer-
chants of the state for some informa-
ton on the subject. The shipping OF
Texas oats to this state, 1t seems, Is
an important business, and the mer-
chant, who had a large order, wished
to know the law on the subject. The
law is very plain in regard to such
matters, number 245 of the last acts
stating that 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to import into this state not
only any living specimen Of the wee
vii, but any cotton seed, oats or prai-
rie hay from any Of the points that
have been affected by the pest. Vio-
lation of this act means fine Of 500
or thirty days Imprisonment and the
seizure and destruction Of the goods
by the state. This state will then con-
slider the part Of Texas which the oats
were shipped from, and If from any OF
the districts in the weevil district the
merchants will be so notified. In de-
termining the counties affected the
state will be guided by the govern
ment reports.
Merchant Catches Tartar.
Spartanburg Herald: Every girl who
wears a sailor hat does not own a
yacht, as some one has sagely re-
marked, and every man walking about
town with a money order in his pocket
Is not a swindler or raiser" Of mon
ey orders by long shot. A young
gentleman who is engaged in business
here, and who has only been in Spar
tanburg for a week or more, went out
on the square Saturday afternoon, and
began looking about for clothing
store, with the purpose Of inspecting
suit Of clothes. He strolled into the
Battery, and there looked at suit.
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and the young man told him that he
did not have the money just then. At
ter the persistency Of the salesman,
the stranger finally stated that he car
ried a money order for $3.50 in his
pocket, and the salesman readily agreed
to cash it. The customer was invited
to the office in the rear to sign the
money order, and at the same time
policeman was summoned and before
the signature was written on the doc
ument, the young man found himself
under arrest. He promptly produced
the letter accompanying the money
order, which explicitly stated that
there was no fraud about the docu-
ment, but nevertheless this man was
accompanied to the postoffice in custo-
dy and there the officer was informed
that everything connected with the
money order was perfectly legitimate.
The experience was very humiliating
and unpleasant one and the young
man will seek redress in the courts.
The action of the Battery clothing
store men was probably due to the
fact that recently they were victims
of a scheme of two negro swindlers,
who passed a raised money order on
them one Saturday night, by which
transaction they lost $50.