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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
LOGAN. AFFAIRS.

Whiteside Bros, Hickory Grove-Are
Offering to the people Of western
York a choice selection Of goods in
every department Of their store, In
Guiding dry goods, millinery, shoes,
gents furnishing, house furnishings
and groceries.
Ferguson & Clinton-Have fresh Ave-
ma and Quaker oats for your break
fast. They also have Bakers
shredded cocoanut that Is fresh.
Dobson Bros.-Tell you to stop, see
and investigate their millinery Of
ferings-to buy will follow. New
shipments Of millinery goods receiv-
ed this week.
T. W. Speck, The Jeweler-Can sell a
nickel alarm clock for so cents, ana
has a number Of better grades at
higher price. Also has mantel time
keepers at various prices.
]. M. Heath & Co.-Talk about the
fall attractions in clothing, dress
goods, millinery, shoes, ETC., that are
say they have the largest stock OF
goods ever carried in Yorkville.
Foushee Cash Store-Tells you not to
buy millinery until you see theirs
it's ION the road" Also tells you OF
a special offering in embroidery-see
Sam M. Grist, Special Asent-Prints
strong letters. from Major Jas. F.
Hart and Hon. J. s. Brice endorsing
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company.
]. O. Wray-Announces a special sale
of mems 81 shirts at rs cents, dec
GRATED china cake plates and salad
dishes for Friday, Saturday and
Monday.
Loan and Savings Bank-Tells you 10
figure on the cheapest, one hre OF
burglary that may cost you lots OF
money by reason Of loss Of valua
bles or absolute protection in their
safe deposit boxes.
Walter L. Jackson-Says that nrst-
class buggies and stylish horses are
his specialties and solicits your or
ders for turnouts.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Call on parties
who owe them for fertilizers to re-
member that such accounts are que
Nov. 1st. They also ask all parties
who owe them on account to pay
up at once.
First National Bank-Says the sun
shines brightest to those VINO nave
a fund laid by for an emergency. IL
offers you a safe place, for the keep
ing of such a fund.
r. J. Herndon-Says that a rafting
piano or a squeaking organ cannon
make sweet music. He asks you 70
let him tune your instruments.
r. D. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS you to know
that he will buy old bicycles, frames
and sprockets. He repairs guns. :
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

sci, was killed, and at least four, all
participants were more or less serious
ly injured. George Arents, OF New
York, was badly hurt, and may die.
He was the owner Of the automobile
driven by Meusel, and was riding in 1t.
While the machine was going at terri
fic speed the tires slipped and the au-
tomobile went topsy turvy. People
along the roads had narrow escapes
from being run over, and several of the
racers had close shaves to smashing
into locomotives at points where the
highway crossed the railroads. The
winner Of the race was an American
named George Heath. He drove 90
horse power French machine and made
the three hundred miles in 5 hours, 20
minutes and As seconds. Albert Glenn
ent came in second, less than two
minutes behind. Much Of the distance
was made at rates ranging from 60 to
80 miles an hour.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

THERE are a great many people who
are unable to see any practical benefit
to be derived from the observance Of
Arbor day; but generally speaking
that is because they have not had oc-
casion TO give much thought to the
subject. 1t must be admitted that our
people have not been taught to attach
great deal of Importance to trees.
The disappearance of the magnificent
forests that used to cover the face of
this country is regarded with very lit
tie concern. Trees, however, are of in
estimable Importance in the economy.
of nature, and they contribute greatly
to the wealth and comfort of individ-
uals. The forests that have been wan
tonly destroyed and wasted throughout
South Carolina would be worth mil
lions to the people II they were avail
able now. But while these forests
are gone. by proper combined and per-
sistent effort they can be restored, at
least for the next generation. or
course, the Arbor day exercises are to
be looked upon only as a suggestion of
the ends eventually to be accomplish
ed; but even this much is better than
nothing, and teachers of schools every
where will do we'll to make the best
of these annual celebrations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
MERE.MENTION,

The Japanese q few days ago selzeo
the British steamer Shishan, bound
for Port Arthur The vessel was
loaded with cattle and supplies for
the Russians in Port Arthur. The
seizure was made at New Chwang. 80.
Repeated reports from China indicate
the imminence of another uprising
similar to that Of the Boxers some
years ago. The soldiery is rapidly be-
ing equipped with modern arms OF
every description. Eleven Belgian
soldiers were killed bv the explosion OF
a shell last Friday, while they were en-
gagged in storing ammunition In mag
azine. g. -Four persons lost their lives
I'm a hotel fire at st. Joseph, Mo-, last
Friday, ,, Acting Governor Cunning
ham Of Alabama, has called an extra
session Of the Alabama legislature be-
cause of a decision Of the supreme
court declaring an important judiciary
law to be unconstitutional. 1t Is
said that both the Democratic and Re
publican committees Of New YORK
have more money than they have ever
he'd and that they will spend larger
sums on the election. 80. An auto-car
containing nine persons dashed over
an embankment to the track OF the
New York Central and Hudson railroad
in New York city Friday, and was
crushed by local train running at full
n OF
killed and the others seriously injured,
AT a session Of the Peace Congress
in Boston Friday. King Leopold OF
Belgium was assailed for his cruel
policy In the Congo Free State. .,,,,
Five of the crew Of the gunboat
Vixen, in returning in small boat
from Pensacola to the navy yard, were
drowned in Pensacola bay Saturday.
......T The vault Of bank at Freeland,
Indiana, was dynamited by robbers
Saturday night. and $4,000 stolen.
The town Of Shenandoah, Va, was
swept by fire Sunday. and thirty-five
buildings in the business portion were
destroyed. A thirteen year old boy
in Boston, Texas. was sentenced Sat-
urday to five years imprisonment for
killing his father. The Leopold
coal mine near Dessau, Germany, was
flooded with water and mud Friday,
and 1S miners were killed. -. The czar
has issued a ukase ordering that the
families dependent upon the soldiers
g. ~ I4I
lodging, fuel and thirty-six pounds Of
flour every month. 80. The grain har-
vest Of southeast Russia Is so large
that the railroads are having difficulty
in handling it........A freight train
broke in two in the st. Clair tunnel,
which runs under the st. Claire river
between Port Huron, Mich, and Sarnia,
Ontario, Sunday, and three men were
ers who attempted to go to their res
cue from the outside, perished. 800.
While bathing at Virginia Beach Sun
day afternoon, one young lady was
drowned and four others came near
drowning. .....T The president has ap-
pointed Robert ]. Wynne postmaster
general to succeed Gen. Payne, de-
ceased. 1t Is understood that the ap-
pointment is only temporary and that
George B. Cortelyou, will succeed to
the office in January. The Populist
party has opened campaign headquar-
ters in New York. -. Miss Bessie
Wilson, daughter of the late William
l. Wilson who was postmaster general
under Cleveland, was drowned at Vir-
ginia Beach, near Norfolk last Sunday
afternoon while bathing in the surf
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. D. F. Willis, proprietor op VIII
lis Barber shop, Is down with mala-
ria.
Miss Mayme Darby Of Lowryville'
is the guest Of her sister. Mrs. j. H..
Witherspoon. .s.
Mrs. Geo. w. s. Hart left this morn
ing for a visit to relatives and friends
In Virginia.
Rev. w. G. Ewart Is attending the
fall meeting Of the First Presbytery
at Steele Creek, N. C.
Miss Margaret Grist is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Blair near Blairsville.
Rev. A. A. James Of Pacolet, Is In
Yorkville, visiting his sister, Miss Ella
la James, who Is quite Ill.
Mr.. Luther Davidson of J.. M. Heath
& Co.'s, has been confined to his room
for several days with malaria.
Miss Alma Walker who has been
in Baltimore for the past several
weeks, is expected home today.
Col. T. B. Butler Of Gaffney, and
Mr. ]. R. Killian Of Blacksburg. were
in Yorkville last week on business.
w. w. Dixon, Esq., of Winnsboro'
came up Monday night on a visit to
his family at Mr.. Joseph F. Wallace's.
Mrs. M. w. White and daughter,
Leslie, are spending a week In Ches-
ter with Mrs. John A. White and 9TH.
er relatives.
Mr.. John w. Miller, carrier on rural
free delivery route No. 6, who has
been down with fever for some time
past and who was getting along very
nicely until last week, has been forced
to go to bed again.
Mr.. C.. F. Gordon, who has been liv-
ing in Rock Hill since he left York.
VILE, about the first of September,
was here this morning making ar
rangements to go over to Lancaster
county with a gang Of hands to en-
gage in logging for saw mill plant
that Is to be operated in that locality
by Messrs. J. ]. Keller & Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
LOCAL LACONlCS.
We Will Send Tho Enquirer

We Will Send Tho Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
1904 for 4S cents.
The Usual Crime.
A negro man was committed to Jail
from Rock Hill last Sunday afternoon
for attempted criminal assault. His
intended victim was a little negro
girl.
Housebreaker Still at Large.
The negroes living in the southern
outskirts Of Yorkville were considera-
bly, stirred up during several days Of
last week because of the presence Of
Lewis Williams, the colored house.
breaker, who, they claim, remained In
the neighborhood, after his escape
from the sheriff. Sheriff Logan and
Deputy Sheriff Sandifer made trips af-
ter williams during Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, on information
that he was still in the neighborhood;
but were unable to get sight of him
again. An attempt was made to keep
watch on the house In which Will
liams had been staying; but the watch
ers were evidently not as vigilant as
they should have been, for some time
during Friday night he managed to
slip in and get away with his clothes
and other belongings. The sheriff re-
ceived word on Sunday afternoon that
Williams was still in the neighborhood
but the searching party that went out
on the strength Of the report had no
better success than had been met with
before. 1t is said that Williams halls
from Chester, and has been lodging
the officers around the outskirts of
that town for quite awhile. The Ches-
ter authorities have several warrants
for him, charging house breaking. He
Is evidently a dangerous character.
and news Of his arrest would bring
feeling Of relief to quite number
Of people throughout the sections in
which he has been operating.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
"Work Day" Offering Fer Epworth
Orphanase, r.

We have planned to have q "Werk
Day" offering in favor Of the Epwerth
Orphanage, on Oct, the 2Qth, inst, We
desire to have as many people as VIII
to donate their earnings Of that day to
the support Of the Qrphanage.
There are thousands OF men and we.
men, boys and girls, who could well
afford to give the earnings Of one day
to the support Of a. cause SO worthy
and deserving as that Of providing for
the more than one hundred fatherless
little ones placed under the care Of the
Methodist church in South Carolina,
for support and training, 1t will be a
small matter to the individual to make
this contribution, but the gifts Of the
many will aggregate helpful sum for
the orphans. Let some one be ap.
pointed in every community to take
charge Of the offerings and remit to
u.s. but II preferable the individual may
send his own offering. We hope the
children throughout the state will be
encouraged to take an active part IN
this matter and that all the friends OF
the orphans will cooperate with US In
making the day success.
w. B. WHARTON, Supt.
1t Columbia, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

JUST why Tom Watson wants 10
gallop around the country abusing the
Democratic party is a proposition that
we cannot very we'll understand. 1t Is
believed in some quarters that Watson
is in the pay of the Republicans; but
this theory is hardly worthy of Gre
dence. A man Of this mans ability
and record would not be for sale. AT
the same time it is hardly probable
that Mr.. Watson contemplates, or even
hopes to get the electoral vote OF a
single state in the Union, either now
or hereafter, and why he should be
willing to waste his time chasing ram
bows is difficult to comprehend.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Several bales Of cotton sold on the
streets at 10 cents yesterday afternoon
and additional sales were made at the
same price this morning.
The York Baptist association con-
vened in the Baptist church this
morning. A good attendance Of the
delegates is present. The association
will be In session for several days.
There has been noticeable de-
crease of business Of all kinds during
the last week on account Of the decline
in the price Of cotton. 1t is generally
believed that an advance In cotton to
10 cents will Immediately revive the
situation.
Mr.. R. ]. Mackorell has moved
with his family from the old DR.. Will
liam Walker residence, now the prop
erty of. Mrs. Matte E. Nichols, on
North Congress street, to the Episco-
pal parsonage, on South Congress
street.
The county board Of Federal elec-
ton commissioners, consisting Of
Messrs. R. M. Barnett, r. M. White
sides and c. P. Blankenship, met in
Yorkville last Saturday and organized
by the election Of Mr.. Blankenship as
chairman. Mr.. A. Frank Mcconnell, Of
Yorkville was chosen as clerk Of the
board. The names of the managers Of
election at the different precincts will
appear in an official announcement to
be published later.
The York Cotton mills are rum
ming on full time again. On account
of the discouraging condition Of the
yarn market at the time, in July last,
the mills cut down their operations to
five days week, and have been run
ming on that basis until Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

THE arrest of an attache Of the
British embassy in Lee, Mass, some
DAYS ago, for violation Of a town law
in speeding his automobile too rapidly,
explains the Charlotte Chronicle, has
brought to light the interesting fact
that the magistrate who held him to
account was himself violating the law
in so doing. He had no right to in
terfere with a foreign representative
who, it appears, is at liberty to do as
his own sense of propriety may die
tate, regardless of law, unless his
conduct shall be so reprehensible as to
call for protest from the state depart
ment or the supreme court. 1t is as
sumed, of course, under this extension
of international courtesy, that no
member Of an embassy representing
his government in a foreign country
will so far forget himself and the dig
nifty that attaches to his office as to
abuse any privileges that the coun-
try in which he is sojourning courte-
ously extends to him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

Mr.. W. ]. Bryan is urging In The
Commoner that postmasters should be
elected by the qualified voters Of their
respective deliveries. He claims that
the appointment Of postmasters In
wolves the exercise Of too much arbi-
trary power by the president. Again.
he contends, that the people who sup
ed as to the personnel of the postmas-
suited az a personnel Of the postmas-
ters. That there is room for reform
in this matter there is little question;
but as to whether popular elections
would be the remedy is somewhat
doubtful To run a postofflce properly
requires both special fitness and ex-
perience, and the civil service system
would no doubt be preferable to pop
ular elections in the selection Of such
officers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

SOLICITOR Henry spent two days in
and around Kershaw last week inves-
tigating the lynching Of Morrison ana
gathering evidence as to the Identity
of the people who committed the
crime. 1t is understood that he met
with very little assistance or encour-
agement from the Kershaw people IN
getting up evidence. There was
very general feeling that 1t would
have been just as we'll for the solicitor
to let the matter alone. Mr.. Henry,
however, has made the statement that
he proposes to probe the case to the
bottom, and do what he can to bring
the guilty parties to justice. He con
accomplish but little without the CO.
operation and support Of the people OF
the entire district and this should be
most freely accorded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
TWO BALES TO THE ACRE.

Mr.. w. F. Marshall, Of Yorkville,
well-known in connection with the
fertilizer trade, is home from trip
in the eastern part Of the state, where
he has seen some cotton farming that
he thinks would be revelation to the
people over this way.
Quite a number Of farmers over
In Marion and Marlboro" said Mr.
Marshall, have already. gathered
more than two bales to the acre, and
their fields are still more or less
white. saw great fields Of cotton,
where the stalks are as high as my
shoulders, perfectly white, and not
boil yet picked. People told me that
this cotton would easily make two
bales Of cotton to the acre.
"The people down that way are
great believers In fertilizers. Where
people up this way generally use only
about 200 pounds to the acre at seed
ing time, over there their rule is to
make about three applications Of 200
pounds each, one at seeding time, an
other after the crop Is we'll up and
another when it begins to square and
bloom,
II asked big farmer for the the
ory on which three applications were
based. His reply was to the effect that
IL you should undertake to give a
baby enough food at one meal to last
him until he became a man, he would
soon be to bury. It's the same with
the plant. The first application goes
principally to stalk and Is soon ex-
hausted. If there are no more appll-
cations the stalk puts on more squares
than 1t can carry, and the squares
shed off. Additional applications,
however, reduce shedding to a mini
mum, and the heavy crops now to be
seen are the result"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
Sperial gutifes.
Personally Conducted Excursion.

The Southern Railway will operate
personally conducted excursion to s,t.
Louis (World's Fairy. Special train
consisting Of coaches ard Pullman cars
will leave Columbia, s.. c., Tuesday,
October 18th, 1904, at n o'clock a. m,
and arrive in st. Louis at 4.50 p. m,
next day, going via Newberry, Green
wood, Anderson, Atlanta, and Chatta-
nooga.
This train will be in charge Of our
most polite and experienced Passen-
ger Agents, who will look especially
after ladies and children travelling
alone. This train will be a solid
through train, and upon application IN
advance, we will reserve for each pas
senger one whole seat, also accomm9-
lation and board will be engaged In
st. Louis, by giving notice in advance,
as to what rate desired, length Of stay
in st. Louis, etc. For full information
as to dates, schedules, etc, apply to +.
w. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, s. c..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

Warrensburg, Mos sOctober E0s
Twenty-seven people are already dead,
several are dying, and ethirty-five In
jured as "a result Of a collision between
the second section of the Missouri
Worlds Fair Special and a west-
bound extra freight. one mile east OF
here, at 40 o'clock this morning. The
train was speeding along at 40 miles
an hour 1t consisted Of three coachas
and a caboose and every car was filled
to the limit. The freight engine de-
molished the passenger locomotive
and ploughed over the wreckage three
fourths Of the way through the first
coach, Some Of the injured were ter
ribly mutilated. The bodies in a NUN.
ber of cases were SO badly disfigured
that Identification Is impossible. It Is
not known what caused the disaster,
but is supposed to have been a mis-
understanding Of orders. Most Of the
victims came from southeastern Kaa-
sas towns, Both the engines were re-
duced to piles of wreckage and the
first coach and three freight cars were
reduced to splinters. and twisted iron.
The sleeper at the, end Of the train
was not much damaged. The crew OF
the freight jumped and escaped NOR
tai injury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
The atprkrills Gaqllirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. o.,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1904.

PEOPLE who sowed wheat last fall
harvested very good crops in the sum-
mer: but unfortunately the acreage
sown was very small, and the sum
that is daily going to the northwest
after -four is making an appreciate
hole in the cash that is received from
the cotton crop. This country can cas-
iiy raise all the bread it needs and 1t
cannot ford not to do so.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
Gin House Destroyed BY Fire.

The gin house of Messrs. Flanagan
Bros, of Bowling Green, was destroy
ed bv fire Thursday night. THE EN-
oUIRER has been unable to get any
particulars except that the engine was
not damaged, and the loss was quite
serious. The gin will be rebuilt at
once
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11

A passenger train got beyond con-
troll on the Melrose grade between
and Spartanburg last Sun
day because of the failure of the
brakes to work. The train was run
into one of the safety switches and
came to halt with jerk that threw
the passengers out Of their seats. Sew
eral children had their teeth knocked
out. Nobody was dangerously hurt.