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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

Peoria, ILL.,, March 30.-Otis Bolts,
q years old, was found guilty of MUIR
dering his girl wife and punishment
fixed at death. The youthful defend
and laughted as he lef the court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06
Results Of a Freight wreck,

Wilmington, Del, March 28.-Tws
men were killed and another was In
jured in a freight wreck on the Balti,
more G Ohio railroad at Stanton, sil
miles south of this city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06
Secretary of states Collections.

Secretary Of State John F. Swanger
reports having received and paid into
the state treasury taxes and fees for
the month Of March aggregating $22,-
O87.3
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

A policeman of South Shields, Eng.
ground up a clay pipe, administered
the powder as an emetic to a girl who
had taken poison and so saved he.
life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

The sever principal electrical com.
bines in Germany have, with their af'
filiated financial and construction com
panies, a total capital of sos, 106, 900,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

ADMIRAL ROBLEY D. EVANS.
ceeding Rear-Admiral Baker, who was
placed on the retired lst. The cere-
monies were simple but impressive,
and included the salutes of 10 guns for
both the retiring admiral and the new
commander of the fleet. Before the
flag was transferred from the Kear-
sarge to the new flagship, the Maine,
Admiral Baker made a brief address
of farewell to the officers and men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06
Reward OMered for Hood.

Gov. Folk has offered a reward OF
$10O for the arrest and conviction Of
Willis Hood, accused of numbering
William Wussler near st. Charles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06
FIGHTING BOB AT SEA AGAIN.
Raar-AdmiraI Roblcy ID. Evans
H0ists His Flag On the
BnttIeship Maine.

Pensacola, Fla, April 1.-Rear-Ad-
miral Robley D. Evans assumed COM
mand of the battleship squadron Of the
Northern Atlantic fleet. Friday, sue
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

500 for the arrest q cOnVlcC1On OIL
Willis Hood, accused of numbering
William Wussler neal st. Charles.
Thrown From Buggy and killed.
Charles Starkey, hoisterman at the
Cottonwood Hollow mine, and living
at Galena, while driving to work, was
thrown from a buggy and killed.
Ended Life With n Bullet.
Gustave Hoeber, 80 years Of age and
blind, a patient in the Lutheran hos
pital, st. Louis, ended his life by send
ing a bullet through his breast.
From Frying Pan Into the Fire.
While trying to escape from an al
legged assailant, Carrie Osborne, a st.
Louis negress, ran In front OF a street
car and was fatally hurt
bridegroom Dragged and Robbed.
Edward Fisher, of Hull, ILL.,, who had
Just been married, was drugged and
| robbed Of 500, according to his story,
In a saloon at Hannibal.
Electrician Electrocuted.
James Oscar Kite, a st. Louis cleo
| trician, was electrocuted while trying
to remove a live wire in an alley.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
The Riuht Way.

Now that cotton has been re-en-
throned as king and the prospects
seem good for continuance Of the
prosperity that is dawning upon the
country, the farmers are getting all
kinds of advice as to the policy they
should pursue to get the best Of the
opportuni les that now appear to be
theirs.
We are pleased to admit that the
present situation is a gratifying one
to contemplate, and speculation as to
he possibilities Of the future is also in
teresting employment; but about these
suggestions looking to the perfection
of schemes to corner cotton and force
up prices by artificial means there Is
something we do not like.
The thing for the farmers Of the
south to do is to keep their heads and
not go cotton wild. There never has
been a time when a farmer could
make both ends meet by planting all
cotton, and that time Is not likely to
managed to get ahead of the world ua-
der old conditions were those who
raised everything necessary for home
consumption that 1t was possible to
raise. and then made such cotton as
they could as a surplus.
The old rule of correct action still
holds good People who devote them
selves entirely to the raising of cot
to7. will continue to fail just as they
did in former times and people who
raise us much cotton as possible, In ad-
dition TO all the other products that
can possibly enter into the needs of the
farm will continue to succeed.
If the farmers of the south will re-
member the lessons they learned when
the price of cotton ranged from to 6
cents, there will be no danger Of fu-
ture overproduction, and they will be
assured of an indefinite lease on the
prosperity that now dawning upon
them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
Friday, November 10, 1905.

down and drag out In different parts
Of the city. Hearst and Jerome had
many watchers to look after fraudu-
lent voting and where these watchers
would try to make arrests they would
be mobbed. Scores Of watchers were
beaten by Tammany strikers.
Upon receiving reports Of the devel-
opments Of the day, in the form OF
thousands of affidavits, Mr. Hearst be-
came convinced that a recount might
change the result and he announced
his purpose to contest the election.
After a conference Of the advisory
committee Of the municipal league, It
was also decided that every effort
would be made to punish every fraudu-
LETT voter against whom sufficient
proof could be secured.
AL, Of the newspapers of New York
city are u~ited In claiming wholesale
fraud on the part Of Tammany, and
thousands Of influential citizens who,
were opposed to Hearst, including
WINS, the Republican candidate, are
protesting against such impuderit and
wholesale subversion Of the right of
| franchise. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
ANNUAL REORGANIZATION.
President Harvie Jordan Issues a Gal
to the Cotton Growers.

to the Cotton Growers.
President Harvie Jordan, Of the
Southern Cotton association, has Is
sued a call for the annual reorganiza-
ton Of the association. The election OF
officers and delegates for all the civil
sub-divisio-s will occur on the first
Saturday in December. On December
the cou~ty or parish meeting will be
held at the county site and county
organization will be perfected by the
election Of officers. The state meetings
are to be held at the various state
capitals on January the third at which
time members Of the new executive
committee will be elected.
President Jordan urges that the
members of the association give atten-
tion to the reorganization in order that
the machinery of the association may
price for. cotton. The following is-the
call of President Jordan in fulli
The annual reorganization and Pc
election of all the officers Of the South
ern Cotton association in all Of the cot
ton growing counties and parishes Is
near at hand. The election Of officers
and delegates for all the civil sub-di-
visions. townships, militia districts
and school precincts, as they are DIFF
ferently termed In the several states,
will take place on the first Saturday IN
December. Farmers, merchants and
bankers are urgently requested to meet
on that day at their local meeting
points in the various sections of the
county and choose from one to five
delegates to represent them In their
county organization. The county or
parish meeting will be held at the
county site on December eth, or the
following Saturday. These delegates
will then perfect their county organi-
zation by the election Of officers and
the selection of from one to three del
cgates to represent their county or
parish at general state meetings. The
State meetings will be held at the diff
ferent s ate capitals on January 3, and
the delegates chosen by the county
organization on December will elect
their state officers for. 1906, and also
the members Of the executive commit
tee of the Southern Cotton association
on the same basis of representation as
for 1905. The executive committee OF
the national association so chosen will
meet at Hot Springs, Ark, on the
third Tuesday In January, 1905.
Farmers throughout the cotton belt
are urged to promptly attend this call
on the first Saturday in December and
get the machinery Of the local organ
ization in motion. Follow the differ
ent meetings and let the association
get on a sound, systematic and sub
stantial basis. Members of the Farm
ers' Union and other organizations are
cordially and earnestly invited to join
the association that every farmer In
the south may Cooperate shoulder to
shoulder for the purpose Of handling
the great staple crop Of the south at
profitable prices to the producers. The
press Is earnestly requested to pub
lish this CALL Very truly,
HARvIE JORDAN,
President Southern Cotton Asso.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The cotton receipts have been
quite steady this week.
- Something should be done about
laying Yorkville off in streets.
Town taxes are now due and the
penalty will be attach after Nov. Is.
The Graded school moves along
nicely, and without friction. The in
stitution is doing good work.
- The coming of electric power opens
splendid opportunities for various
lines of industry.
- Collie ctions have been easy all fall,
the merchants having but little trouble
with their customers.
- Mr.. Jas. H. Shcrer is erecting a
five room cottage on East Jefferson
street near the Graded school building.
The idea of town laundry Is be-
ing talked: but there has been nothing
yet to encourage a hope of definite ac-
ton.
- The need for more dwelling houses
continues unsupplied although num-
ber are going up in different parts of
town.
-Humpty Dumpty Is to be at the
opera house next Wednesday night,
with George II. Adams, the famous
pantomimist and clown in the title
roll The Humpty Dumpty people are
about 20 strong. and they have a pro-
gramme that is full Of interest and
fun.
The services In the Presbyterian
church next Sunday will be conducted
by Rev. G. w. Painter, who has been
doing missionary work in China during
the past twenty years. There will be a
sermon in the morning and in the
evening a general praise service. par
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
RLoopsHED IN RUSSIA.
unspeakable Horrors of the French
Revolution Being Outdone.

Onspeakabie Horrors OF the French
Revolution Being outdone.
The revolutionary wave, says a st.
Petersburg dispatch Of Wednesday,
continues to subside except in the Cau-
casus.
AS details Of what happened through
out European Russia during the up
heaval arrive the story grows more re-
voting.
In the Baltic provinces murder, riot
and incendiarism prevail. In Poland
ven he clergy, Catholic and Profess
art, participated In the manifestations
i favor of the autonomy OF the an
hardly city or town escaped Jewish
massacres.
At Tomsk, Siberia. according to the
la:est reports received here, the whole
population of 10000 and the military
stood by while six hundred men, wo-
me7 and children were burned In q
heatre. The court house at Tomsk
and the mayors residence, where the
students and revolutionists took refuge
from the mob were burned. and those
who :ried to fly were killed In the
streets.
In Moscow the Social Revolutionists
iacks and police fought bloody battles,
The descent Of the butchers Of Mps-
cow with their knives and axes upon
the students was one of the most heF-
ritle chapters, but not as pitiful, how
ever, as the attask OF the Black Hun
dred on procession Of school children
carrying red flags. When the children
sought to escape Gordon Of police
barred the way and The youthful mar
tyrs were beaten into insensibility and
IN some cases were actually torn to
pieces
In the Alexander Garden at Moscow,
Cossacks lay in ambush In the shrub
ry and set upon their victims with
whips. Mary were beaten to death
and others were hardly able to crawl
away. -
The repor:s from the Caucasus show
there is no immediate prospects af
suppressing the present state OF affairs,
Battles between Tartars and Armenr
ians, continued destruction Of the rail-
roads and lack Of troops made It irn-
possible for the authorities to cope with
the situation,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10

jury. The trial commenced shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock and continued all the
afternoon. The testimony was very
much the same as developed at the
previous trial. John R. Hart, Esq,
represented the prosecution and w. w.
Lewis, Esq, represented the defense.
After listening to all the testimony
and receiving the instructions Of Mag
trate Conner, the jury took the papers
and tried to agree upon a verdict, but
without success. They stood this time
three to two in favor Of acquittal.
Former Citizen of York.
Winnsboro News and Herald Nov.
L: Mr.. John R. Patrick died at his
home at White Oak on Saturday
failing health. He was about "a years
of age He was born and raised on
Bullock's creek in York county, where
he married and raised large family.
HIS widow, FIVE sons, R. A, T. G.. J.
B., S. R. and W. NJ Patrick; and two
daughters. Mrs. J. J. Mcdowell of
White Oak and Mrs. John A. Smith of
Monticello, Ark, survive him. He
moved from York county to White Oak
about thirty years ago. He was de-
yout member of the A. R. P. church,
Of which he was ruling elder for more
than forty years. He was a true
Christian, a. devoted husband, fond
parent and kind friend.
Potato House Experiment.
Mr.. B. N. Moore Is making quite an
interesting experiment. this year In
connection with the saving Of sweet
potatoes. Duri~g the summer at an
expense Of several hundred dollars, he
rrected an air and light proof house
It Is constructed with double walls
throughout with saw dust between,
and with provision for thorough ven
tilation when ventilation seems neces-
sary. The po' atoes are stored away
in crates. and the temperature can be
kept at any desired point. There are
about three hundred bushels Of pota-
toes in the house at this time. Mr.
Moore got the Idea In North Carolina
and concluded that about the best way
to find whether or not 1t would
work here would be to make a trial.
The house Is located on Mr.. Moore's
farm on the northern outskirts of
Yorkville and the experiment Is being
CONDUCTED under the supervision of
Mr.. w. ]. Gordon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
Farm Lands.

The increasing prices Of farm lands
throughout this country is condition
| that Is too natural and easy to require
much explanation, and although there
are those who are disposed to express
but little confidence in the situation,
| we are not inclined to agree with
them.
Everybody understands that the
present high price Of farm lands. which
price is not yet really high, has been
caused by the advance in the price Of
cotton. When the price of cotton was
low money was scarce, its purchasing
power was great, and the price: Of lands
was correspondinely low.
Now with the price. of cotton at a
satisfactory figure, and money more
plentiful than it has ever been, the
price of land goes up as a matter OF
course The cause Of the increased
price is nothing more than the ordi-
| nary operation of the laws Of supply
and demand Most of the surplus
money now afioat has been drawn from
the land by people who know more
about land than about anything else,
and who would. naturally prefer land
| to any other form of investment.
Under the circumstances therefore,
| there is good reason to assume that
there will be some permanency about
the present situation-that whether
| the price of cotton continues high or
not, the price of land will continue to
hold its own. Suppose cotton should
go down again, why would the farmer
who has just bought land want to give
1. up again? If he has made only a
partial payment, and is unable to meet
the balance, he will have to give up;
but not otherwise.
But then it is reasonably certain
that we are 10 have at least one more
good year no matter what comes. The
present cotton crop Is not sufficient to
supply the spindles Of the world and
the season Is almost bound to end with
cotton famine. 1t Is possible for the
south to raise 100000 bales maybe;
but no such crop is apt to be raised
next year, except with the help Of the
best seasons that have ever been
known. And then, even If 1t Is rails
ed, with the south in a position Of such
independence as it now occupies, the
price can still be held up to a fair
| figure.
| Farm lands are undoubtedly high
now as compared with a few years
ago: but we are among those who be-
lieve that they lack a great deal yet of
having attained anything like their
real value. Far less productive lands
north and west command much better
prices and compared with these fifty
dollars an acre is low for such Of our
lands as are now selling for thirty
dollars an acre.
| We are firmly of opinion that 1t will
be several years yet before the maxi
mum level Of prices will be reached
for agricultural lands in this country,
and after that level is reached 1t will
be maintained for quite a while. The
probability is that the people Of this
country will never again see land sell
for such low prices as have obtained
during the past ten or fifteen years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. Robt L. deLoach has taken q
position at the York Drug Store.
Mrs. S. M. McNeel is in Greenville
attending the D. A. r. state conven-
ton.
Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Ewart and Mas
ter James Knox Ewart, are attending
synod at Due West.
Mrs. N. T. Draffin Of Riverside
Lancaster county. is in Yorkville. on
visit to her daughter, Mrs. M. w
White.
Mr.. Church w. Carroll, who has been
in hospital at Charlotte for the past
three weeks with a severe case OF
iritis, returned home on Tuesday even
ing very much improved.
Mrs. ]. G. McCants and Miss Marie
McCants of Winnsboro. and Messrs. c
W., R. C. and ]. ]. Moorman Of Co.
lumbia, came up for the funeral OF
Mrs T. S. Moorman yesterday.
Mr.. w. O. Hobbs Of Tampa, Fla.
was in Yorkville today, on his way
home from Fort Scott, Kansas, where
he has been to buy a drove Of horses
He leaves for Tampa this afternoon
and will be accompanied by his father
Mr.. w. P. Hobbs, who has been spend
ing the summer with friends in York
vile and vicinity.
Baptist Courier: Bro. w. E. Hurt
who has been pastor of the Yorkville
church, and also Of Union and Clo-
yer churches near Yorkville since
1902, rendered his resignation Of the
Yorkville church last Sunday. 1t Is
the purpose Of the Yorkville church
to try to secure the services Of a pas
tor his whole time. We are glad to
know that Bro. Hurt will remain a.
pastor Of the Glover, Union and Enor
churches. The Yorkville church Is ir
fine condition and the outlook fol
Paptists in York was never so en-
couraging as now. Bro. Hurt ma:
done there an excellent work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
KILLED BY A TRAIN.

Mr.. Eugene Jackson, a young Sec
ton hand in the employ Of the South
ern railroad, lost his life Tuesday af-
ternoon while trying to save the life OF
little dog.
The tragedy occurred within short
distance Of Hickory Grove. Jackson
along with the other men working or
the section, had just stepped from the
track to allow the approaching train
to pass, and when the train was within
a few yards of the spot 1t was noticed
that the dog was still In front Of the
engine.
Jackson at first shouted at the dogi
but the animal paid no attention to him
and with a sudden impulse he Jumped
before the locomotive with the evil
dent intention Of grabbing the dog In
his hands and getting away safely to
the other side 1t seems, however tina,
his foot was caught in some way un-
der the rail and while 1t was still fas-
tened the engine struck him.
Several of the section men witnessed
the tragedy. At least they saw Jack
son when he jumped in front of the
engine, as did also the engineer; but
the whole thing happened so quickly
that nothing could be done to avert
the disaster that followed.
One of the legs Of the unfortunate
man was cut off and his body was
thrown some ten or twelve feet from
the track. The engineer stopped his
engine and backed back to the spo
where the section men had already
gathered, and found Jackson's deac
body.
Mr.. Jackson was about 25 years Of
age. He leaves a widow; but no chill
drea. He was buried at Sharon or
Thursday, the services being conducted
by Rev. ]. S. Grier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
COTTON CROP SHORT.
State President Smith Investigates
Situation In the West.


President E. D. Smith, of the South
Carolina Southern Cotton association
returned to Columbia last Tuesday
from a trip through the southwest
and gave out the following:
II am just back from a tour of the
West, where 1 have been in the inter-
est of the Southern Cotton association
to meet the executive committee OF
the Texas district. In Atlanta 1 was
Joined by President Jordan, and we
together went via Vicksburg. This
carried us through Mississippi, Louis
lana and a part Of Texas. Through
out Mississippi the cotton crop Is GER
tainly as short as or shorter than has
been reported. The frost and worm, so
far as our observation went, has COM
pletely destroyed all prospect Of any
thing like a crop from the top crop
Of the old cotton. From Vicksburg
to Shreveport, between which two
points is the delta Of the Mississippi
and the Red rivers. and unquestion-
ably the finest cotton lands Of the
world, there will not be made more
than 45 or so per cent Of last years
yield. Near Monroe, La, where Is
the very cream Of the delta, there Is
practically no cotton at all. Thou
sands Of acres have been abandoned
and thousands have been only partly
tended with a net result that the
Louisiana crop Is practically failure.
At Shreveport, where we missed con-
nection and had to lie over for six
| hours we had an opportunity Of in
| terviewing cotton men and business
men and they confirmed the impress
sion that we had received from our
own observation. From Shreveport
| we went through portion OF the best
cotton lands Of Texas, and the same
condition obtained throughout this
portion Of the State.
"At Dallas, the State fair was In
progress and representatives of every
county In the State, as were also the
members of the executive commt: tee.
| were present. The facts, as stated by
these different parties, were to the eff
feet that in the eastern, central ana
northern portions Of the State, the
| crop was from thirty to thirty-five
per cent short Of last year. In western
| Texas, where the boil weevil Is most
numerous, his ravages have not been
so great this year and as cense-
uuence the western Texas crop Is as
good or better than last years. but
| II must be understood that this means
| a restricted yield and the production
one-half a crop this year compared
with the same territory without the
weevil. I think 1t would be a con-
servative estimate to place the short
age in Texas at 100000 bales. From
Texas we returned via Texarkana and
| Memphis This took US through the
entire State of Arkansas where we
had ample opportunity Of seeing the
| crop in that State and practically the
| same per cent of shortage was evil
dent. The frost In Arkansas seems
to have been more destructive than In
any other State with the exception
possibly Of northern Georgia. From
nv observation of the crop In every
State, for I have visited all save Flor
ida, the statement issued by the
Southern Cotton association makes
the crop for this year 81 $4,000 bales,
| which does not include, Of course, lin
ters, a conservative estimate"