Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-27
NOTE AND coMMEN

The Commercial club or ROCK Hill,
Is kicking about the alleged excessive
insurance rates prevailing in that city
and Is considering the advisability or
asking the legislature for relief.
The appointment of Messrs Rainey
and Lumpkin as county commissioners
has not yet been announced and they
will hardly be sworn In before the
next regular meeting Of the board.
Sheriff Brown has dropped into the
ways of his office the same as II he
had been there always, and his friends
predict that II the people ever find out
for the place, 1t will take them a long
time to do 1t. q
Representative Beamguard on Tues
day introduced bill to provide for the
teaching Of the elementary principles
Of agriculture and the elements OF civ
II government in all the common
schools Of the state Of South Carolina,
and requiring all teachers Of said
schools, above the grade Of primary
schools, to stand q satisfactory exam
ination on the said subjects.
Ex.sheriff Logan 10 now putting In
his entire time at the office and shop
of ]. ]. Keller & Co., Of which firm he
Is a member. The operations Of the
company will probably become still
more extensive in the near future.
Some expensive new machinery has
been ordered and other important de-
velopments are in contemplation. AS
is pretty we'll understood wherever he
is known, Sheriff Logan is thoroughly
at home In the lumber business
The cold wave of the past few days
did not arrive without due and proper
announcement. The weather bureau
gave ample notice in advance. 1t was
ushered in by a high wind that be-
gan business during Tuesday night
and by Wednesday morning the ther-
mometer registered thirteen degrees,
yesterday morning the temperature
was three degrees lower. The proba-
bility is that the cold snap will con-
tinue for several days. -s.
Representative Beamsusrd writes
that the News and Courier's report OF
the debate on the trespass bill, repro
duced In THE ENQUIRER Of Tuesday,
stated his position incorrectly. He
was heartily In favor Of the Ardrey
bill, and instead Of arguing that there
Is too much law to prevent trespass-
ing, argued that there Is not enough.
He thinks the land owner should have
the right to protect his land without
being put to unnecessary trouble or
expense about the matter.
Senator Briee has introduced a bill
to regulate the sale Of cocaine, opium
and morphine. This bill Ia to the eff
feet that these drugs cannot be sold
by retail or given away, except, upon
presentation Of prescription by
a reputable practicing physician,
veterinary surgeon or dentist. The
prescription shall not be reilled
unless so directed by the attend
ing physician. This does not apply to
wholesale trade nor to paregortc and
laudanum, unless containing more
than 80 per cent Of the drugs indi-
Gated.
Il may not be generally realized; but
Il is a fact that the local banks have
done and are still doing great deal
to enable the farmers to hold their
cotton. There have been cases where
the value Of cotton put up for security
has fallen below the amounts advanc-
ed on It by the banks and the owners
of the cotton were not forced to sell.
1t is a fact that there are some SUCH
cases pending right now. The mar
gins of inadequate values are small
perhaps; but they exist all right. Un-
der ordinary circumstances, no well
managed bank could afford such a
thing and 1t wouldn't. Even now the
banks are not taking any wild or un-
business like risks, but while they are
In a position to get their money just
any time they want 1t, they are Ger.
tainly entitled to credit for the liberal
policy they are pursuing.