Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-08
Friday, December 8, 1905.
Edgar Jones, treasurer. Delegates to
Yorkville-J. w. tArdrey, w. H. Win
die and c. P. Blankenship.
Death of Wenzel Schubert.

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die and C. P. Blankenship.
Death of Wenzel Schubert.
Mr.. Wenzel Schubert, who has been
a resident of this community during
the past fifteen or twenty years, died
at his home on the southern outskirts
of Yorkville on Monday Of last week
aged about 72 years. He was native
Of Hungary. and was a man of consid-
erable intelligence; but was never able
to fully accustom himself to American
ways and methods. He leaves several
children, all living in Yorkville, and
property valued at $4,000 or $4,000, in
cluding 81 900 Of life insurance. 1t has
developed since his death that he at
tempted to devise this property by Will
but the will could not be admitted to
probate because there were only two
witnesses, when there should have
been three or more. One Of his sons
Is making application for letters Of ad-
ministration.
Development Of catawba Falls. 49,.
Charlotte Observer: The Southern
Power company has between 300 and
1000 men at work on the Catawba at
Great Falls. ten miles from Fort Lawn,
s. c.. OF the number, 800 are engaged
in building the road from Fort Lawn
to the falls, while the rest are clearing
away the underground and trees, blast
ing up rocks and possible distractions,
and, in general, making ready for the
development proper. The total cost OF
the present work is estimated at be-
tween S1,5OO,OO0 and $2,00O,000. Per-
haps two years will be required to COM
plete 1t. Then 40,000-horse power will
be available for commercial purposes.
Preparations have been made also for
the construction Of the road between
Harmony and Fort Lawn, distance
of 81 miles. Forces Of men are still to
be started at both terminals and the
new road will be finished as soon as
possible. Almost all Of the space about
the river has been cleared and building
of the dam Is soon to be begun. Con-
tracts are being given for vast guam
titles of cement and car loads Of water
wheels. The scene at Great Falls Is
one to be remembered. Steam shovels
and derricks are to be seen on every
hand, and numbers of men busily en-
gagged in operating them. 1t will be re-
membered that there are at Great Falls
three power sites. The middle one will
be developed first, because 1t Is easier
and more convenient When all that
power has been contracted for, then the
other developments will be handled.
The v. 8. Court House Question.
The following In the Columbia State
Of this morning, gives the United
States court house situation as seen by
the States Washington correspondent:
The South Carolina delegation in the
house Of representatives held eau
Gus this morning and agreed upon a
bill for new Federal district. Rep
resentative Johnston was delegated to
draft and introduce. bill for the
western Federal district, with Federal
court houses at Greenville, Greenwood,
Spartanburg and Rock Hill. This is
practically the same bill that passed the
house last year after the amendment
putting in Greenwood. Senator Lati-
mer has introduced in the senate the
same bill that passed the senate. put
ting the Federal court house at Ches-
ter. II both bills pass a conference will
have to be held and the situation will
be the same as last spring, when the
house would not yield Rock Hill and
the senate would not yield Chester.
The South Carolina delegation all were
willing to put in both places, but Sen
ator Nelson, chairman Of the senate
committee, would not consent to that
and said that rather than have any
child's play the whole business would
have to be killed, and 1t was killed.
The seven representatives In the eau
Gus today were harmonious and unani-
nous. Mr.. Finley says they were that
way last year and that the South Car
olina papers exaggerated the disagree
ments and dissensions among them.
Senator Latimer when seen tonight said
that since he had come up here this
time he has had over 20 letters from
representative men Of Chester request
ing that Chester be put in the bill for
court house. Asked II he had had
any letters from Rock Hill, he said:
mot one" Asked II he had any pre-
ference for Chester, he replied: Yes,
or would not have put Chester in the
bill, but Of course, II Mr.. Finley pre-
fers Rock Hill I shall not raise any
objections 1t will be up to him to de-
eide between Chester and Rock HILL"