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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
First Bale of New Cotton.

Charleston, August 6.-The first
bale of South Carolina cotton fer the
season 1865. 1906 was received at +. w.
Wagener & Co.'S stores, East Bay
street, yesterday morning, having been
sent down from Bamberg by express
Friday night from the farm of h. G.
Folk. MI. Folk has for several years
sent the first bale of new cotton to
Charleston. This season he has
broken the record by about nine days.
The cotton was classed as good mid
ding and was sold to the Goldsmith
Mercantile Company at Ii cents pei
pound. The bale weighed 425 pounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
The Lee County settlement.

The commissioners for Sumter, Lee,
Kershaw and Darlington counties
have settled their financial differences,
and the report IF tbe special commits
sioners will be filed with Governor
Hayward next we k. The chief hitch
was 10 the account between Lee and
Kershaw conuties. Tie largest amount
was between Lee and Sumter counties,
but these figures have been fixed for
some time, and could not be paid until
the entire matter az been adjusted.
This mas now been done and the report
of the final settlement has been fled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
Evan p. Howell Dead.

Atlanta. Ca, Aug. Capt. Evan
P. Howell, long prominently indenti-
fed with southern journalism, died at
noon today after an illness of three
weeks brought on by carbuncle COM
plicated with diabetes.
Capt. Howell was porn Dec. 10,
1889. in Milton county, Georgia. He
was gallent Confederate soldier, en-
tering the service as member of the
First Georgia regir:eut, later com
mandipg Howell's battery of artillery
during practically the whole of the
war
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
THE MAGISTRATES COURT.
Parish Pincl1ney Acquitted of the
Charge of Petit Larceny.

Parish Pinkney was arranged We'd
nesdav before Magistrate Hardy on
the charge of larceny Of a cotton seed
scoop Tie defendant was represented
by L. D. Jennings, ESQ.,. and plead
mot guilty" Gel. ". D Scarborough
from whom the scoop was stolen was
the prosecutor in the cause, and ap-
peared with several witnesses. The
State failed, by inadequate evidence,
to properly connect the defends ut
with the crime and he was dismissed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09


Sumter's battery was evidently re-
sponsible for the terrible defeat that
the team sustained. The other play
ers have been seen on the local dia-
mond, and the fans are well acquaint-
ed with the article Of ball that they
play. Posey is simply out Of his
class, and no matter how effective
our batters are there will never be
much chance Of taking a game with
Posey on the slab and Moore behind
the bat.
It is evident that our boys batted
out five runs in six innings, and that
number of scores should have been
sufficient to make the game safe for
Sumter.
Our team is expected to take the
game this afternoon, and to win the
series by making it two straight on
the home grounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
IN THE REcoRDER.s COURT.
Two Offenders on the Green Bench

Robert Hancock, colored, sat upon
the green bench weary and discon-
solate He was not nearly SO boisterous
as he was yesterday when he tried to
cheat black man out Of his fare, and
then cnrsod the poor fellow with un-
usual fervor when he endeavored to
collect it.
On the double charge be entered a
plea Of mot guilty" but the Record
er was of the opil ion that the facts in
the case justified a conviction and he
was accordingly fined 81. or offered
the alternative of serving on the chain
gang days.
Turner Rowe was found guilty on the
charge of disorderly conduct and ours
ing, and fine of 50. was imposed
upon him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
CAMDEN oUTPLAYED SUMTER.
Takes the First Game by a Score Of
IA to -The Company Seems to
Be Too Fast for Posey.

Camden, S. c., August Rather
slow game of ball was played at the
park this afternoon between Camden
and Sumter, with a final score Of II
to in favor of Camden.
The game was very interesting,
though, until the third inning, when
Camden learned Posey, Sumter's
pitcher.
Battery for Sumter, Posey, Wealth
erly and Moore; for Camden, Durant
and Mabry Mabry knocked home
run for Camden in the first inning,
scoring two men, besides himself.
There will be one more game played
in Camden, when the home team will
go to Sumter for two more games.
The game was called at the end Of
the sixth inning on account OF dark
ness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09

Ne in position to fu. .nish you Engines Boilers
Saw Mills The f4owiug (Engnes Lidde! and Wa
tertown ( ii rs) lombard Nage Erie City Iron Works
ard also ers manuf ctured oy The Sumter Iron Works
(~aw Mills Haze Ml! Chase Turbine Mfg Co s Mill and, also
The Chattanooga Machinery Co Improved Drag Saw
The Traction h CINE and Treshng Machines and
all Other machinery necessary of the people kept
in stock | times.
We also make specially OF repairing engines and boilers
from 100 horse power also machine shop work and mould
shop cast g made from to 5000 bs such as iron s
columns gratings ventlaors andirons fire backs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
Ba&&!in& and Ties.

The fast approaching when every cotton pro-
ducer will be looking for the cheapest place which
buy the whereHh AS usual we'll supplied
this line having made in the early Spring and
large percentage Of our purchase has been warehouse
since the first Of June Our purchases made direct from
those who manufacture and produce the material and such
quantities entltle us to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09

Dispenser Windham has accumla ted
quite bunch Of autographs this week.
;, The way base ball players are swap
ped around from one team to another
makes it difficult to work up enthusi-
asm.
The municipal election will not be
held until next spring but there is
already talk of who will be in the
campaign. Some of the candidates
are grooming themselves for the pre-
liminary heats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09

We are also in position offer the public the following
wagons The Weber Fo heel Broad Tire and The Colun-
bus And to the Mill offer the Haesburg & Lindsay
eight wheel wagon.
Come and u.s. Corner of Washington and Oakland ave
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09

We also handle The Deering
Harvesting Machine, including
Reapers and Binders, Corn
Harvesters and Threshers,
Mowers and Rakes, Peg Tooth
and Disk Harrows, Hay Balers.
The above machinery being
the best sold, the only ball bear
ing machines OF the market.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09

best, and the newspaper that has to
explain why it accepted payment for
the publication of articles III advoca-
cy of the dispensary is particularly
unfortunate at the present time when
public sentiment is infamed against
the immoral institution. We cannot
believe that the Spartanburg journal
sold ont to the eispensary machine
for the petty sum OF s25O-the inbu-
ence of the paper was worth a great
deal more than that. If it was worth
aEything-and if the influence OF the
paper had been on the market the
price would have been marked up
higher.
Darlington and Florence counties
will hold Brice election laws in the
near future and the probability is that
the dispensary will be voted out OF
both counties. Prohibition will have
fair trial, we presume, in both coun-
ties, for if there is sufficient prohiei-
tion sentiment to vote out the dlspen-
sary there should also be moral back
ing sufficiently strong to insure de-
termined effort to euforce prhibltion:
lie absolute prohibition. or anything
approaching it. is obtained in Florence
and Darlington, Sumter county will
not be long in catching the anti dis
pensary fever. It is Admitted by all
that absolute prohibition would be
preferable to the dispensary, but free
liquor would be gorse than the dis
pensary. It is the feeling that an at
tempt to. bring about prohibition IN
Sumter county by voting out the dis
pensary would result in a worse con-
dition of affairs than now exist that Is
responsible for the Indifference to the
Brice Law agitation that has taken
such strong hold in other counties.
f Hon. John Z. McLaurin should
be sent to China to argue with the
Chinese over the boycott of American
goods he would be able to tell them
how It feels to be boycotted. His ex-
prience in Spartanburg last Saturday
brought the matter home to him in a
pery pointed way.
The cotton season will open in few
weeks but if the farmers adhere to the
policy of the Cotton Growers Associa-
tion there will be no rush to get the
crop on the market. If they sell slow
" the price will not break as it usual
II does In Il e fall when the market
becomes glutted.
The Sumter Fair Grounds Associa-
tion will do much for Sumter if the
business men Of the city will give the
enterprise their support and hearty CO.
operation.
Ten years ago when everybody was
bard-up there was lots of talk of
building cotton mill in Sumter
county to manufacture a part of our
staple crop, but now that there is con-
siderable surplus money in the county,
nothing is heard of the cotton mill
proposition. We cannot say that we
would like to see big cotton mill
erected within the city limits. but
Sumter county grows too much cotton
for it to be good business policy to
send it all away to be manufactured,
and it is but question of time when
there will be cotton mills in the coun-
ty to use a laige part of the forty
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-09
FLOUR, FLOUR, FLOUR.

There has been sharp decline -four owing to the milling
of wheat and while have hand that cost
than buy at today, base price
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
Saved The State House Hotel.

In response to a telephone mes
sage sent by w. B. Boydstun to
Governor Gooding on the 30th ult.
about the fires in state timber, the
governor sent word last Thursday
to engage men to 60 out and check
the fires. e. d. York and some
others went the same day to the
fire north of the State House and
succeeded in corraling it. DR..
Blake and G. H. Nelson, who were
staying at that hotel, had been
fighting the fire the day previous
and by dint of hard exertions last
ing until 8 p. m. had, by ack-fring,
succeeded in cutting it off from the
State House. The wind helped
them, being from the south. Mrs.
st. Cyr, the State House lessee, had
been working at the fire until she
was well nigh exhausted. The fire
succeeded in getting within half
mile of the hotel and if the wind
had changed to the north it would
surely have gone.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
Going in For Fruit Growing.

G. F. Wayne of the Boise valley
nursery was here Friday after hav-
ing made a tour of the valley. He
has received orders in the valley
for over $1,000 worth of fruit trees
of different kinds, the orders rang
ing from 500 down. The orders
are mostly small, but to judge from
the we'll filled order books one
would suppose nearly everybody in
the valley is going to plant some
fruit trees. 1t is a splendid sign
of the faith in the valleys future
held by the settlers. Good!
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
Bonanza Flat Fire COrraled.

Chas. Cox and G. r. Avery re-
turned from near Roseberry Satur-
day evening. They and about $50
others had been fighting the fire
that jumped the Payette river (here
ESQ feet wide) west of Roseberry.
The homes of the settlers that were
threatened were saved by strenuous
work of the settlers. The fire was
corraled, freguards made around
it, and three riders were left to
watch it.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
Warren-Bis Creek Wagon Road.

Chas. w. Luck, the engineer in
charge of the Warren-Big Creek
road, was here last Saturday. He
reports good progress and good
road being made. When he left, a
few days previously, the road was
within two miles of the South Fork
and the road over Elk creek sum-
NIT was completed. The high parts
of the road have been finished first
in order that early SHOWS may not
retard the work. Mr.. Luck left
Monday to meet Mr.. Wilkinson,
the subcontractor, who is to build
the road between the lakes. This
part of the work is expected to start
this week.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
The Clover Leaf Ranch.

The picture on this page shows
the Glover Leaf Ranch, the home
of John A. Taylor, two miles south
of Lardo. Mr.. Taylor homesteaded
this ranch in the spring of 1902,
and the photograph from which the
half tone was made was taken last
year. The oat crop shown was
grown without irrigation, the own
er clearing $1,323.00 from 30 acres.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
State Timber Cruiser Here.

Gov. Gooding has sent James
Murray, the state timber cruiser,
here to see what means can be taken
to check the forest fires. He arrlv-
ed Sunday and is now out in town
ship 19 north, range 2 and 3 east
with a force of men trying to con-
fine the fires in that direction.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
THUNDER CITY

vour correspondent at Thunder
.;tv made a trip to the lakes last
~g week.. She reports crops fine and
tbe a valley very prosperous. Lardo
u ;D, . beautiful place, well situated
nr q summer resort. But she re-
turued we'll satisfied to stay, for
sbe sb finds Thunder city up to any
If ef tbe towns in Long valley, and
Thunder city can lead when it
comes to getting crowd for [ saw
very few people in Lardo.
The second month of school end
ed today with an enrolment of 16
Dupils. Alberta McKie, Lora Nc
Kie and Frank Hitchcock have
been present every day. There has
been no tardy marks during the
month.
Several teams from Round valley
have been hauling lumber from
the saw mill for the new school
house at. I.that.,place.
Freight has started again to
Thunder mountain and travel that
way which had been taking a rest,
has again started.
Miss Verna McKie and Dee Nc
Kie are running the Riverside
creamery during O. 0. Bland's alb
sence.
0. 0. Bland and wife have gone
to Boise, where Mrs. Bland will
undergo an operation.
Peter Neebs of Round valley has
been hauling lumber from here for
the past few days.
Miss Elsie L. McKie leaves for
Boise tomorrow to attend the an
nual institute.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
next at Mrs. L. M. McKie's home
on Big creek.
harvesting is now in full force.
We will soon hear the threshing
machine.
f.S. Logue's family has moved
fOm Crawford to Thunder city.
Ihe Warner saw mill has been
'l0sed down for some time.
Y; W. Vankirk left last week for
als home in Nampa.
Harry Laforge has his new dwell
ing about finished.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07
Ice Cream and Cake.

ihe ladies of the M. E. Aid
"clety Of Vanwyck will serve ice
l'aln and cake at the Vanwyck
4Oei on Saturday afternoon and
SVenlng, en- September 9th.
Dy order of the secretary.
MRS. G.. holland.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-09-07

=, ~ u. E. Tuttle of Van Wyck
bos IN Lardo Tuesday enroute
hss ' irom Pollock, where he had
as ~ anal hunting cattle. He is as Jolly
Oan;oa o5' b. A. Brushwood accom-
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

him, and parried a glancing blow that took a
square quarter of inch from of his eye
brows. Lester drew back and gathered himself
to hit again. He had forgotten all about pos
sible interference by the gypsy, and it came
to him as a shock when he found his next
effort restrained by grip which might have
belonged to the grizzly bear of Bradshaw's imagi
nation.
The poacher flung him into a corner as though he
baby, and Lester lay gaspng for minute.
Then he sprang up, indonitable ever, and ready
to face enemies where he had expected only
He saw the overwhelming odds against him the
poacher, a comparatively old man, but strong
Samson strong, that is in a confined space, where
came within his grip, and Warren too, with the
bull-like strength of the young Countryman-a
strength to be met by alert and brave
man, but not in the narrow limits of a hOvel which
did not permit of six feet of movement from end
to end.
You hound!" shouted Lester, turning to Leigh
and grinding his teeth, you hound! You asked
to your house to attend your mother who was
ILL You made me your guest. And now you treat
me like this. have lived long enough in the world
to mistrust everybody, but this is the first time
have encountered wretch of your sort did not
think you would trade your mothers illness to
betray mel"
The gypsy took step toward Lester. Don't
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

man, tnlnK! Don you see tnat
this doctor who came here from no.
where must be put out of the way"
During this conversation Lester
lay huddled on the floor where he
had fallen, while the old crone on
the bed kept on muttering childishly.
| am not a murderer, Master
Warren; but | want that thousand
pounds from you, and when you give
it to me you can have the books and
go your own road. Still, l can see
we must keep the doctor quiet, and
| know where to keep him quiet if we
can get him there. There is the
empty shooting-box at Foxgill." ."
Warren saw that his raving would
not move Leigh. So, perforce, he
fell in with the half-suggested plan.
There is my dog cart down the road"
he said, and we can reach that box
in less than an hour. Guarantee to
keep him quiet until l give you
the thousand pounds, and when once
the books are destroyed he can say
what he likes, 1t is only his word
against mine.
They wasted no further time in
discussion, but hoisted Lester, still
insensible from Warren's cowardly
blow, into the dog-cart and covered
him over with the knee-cloth. The
hour was late and the shadows were
deepening. Nevertheless, though
they were not likely to meet any
body on the road they followed, it was
desirable from their point of view
that they should get clear of the
outskirts of the village as soon as
possible.
Angler had complained of War
rem s reckless driving, but had he been
in the trap on this occasion, he would
probably have turned gray for the
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Warren's shoulder.
Il won't have him hurtl" he vociferated.
"You foo1!" snarled Warren contemptuously,
I" can't you see that he will ruin 1s?
Ruin you'll" retorted the poacher He can't
ruin me-"
Cant he," replied Warren grimly, What
do you suppose people will think? They will say,
if it to the worst for me, that hired you to
attack old Ainger and you can't turn Kings
evidence against me on that What are we to
do with the body?" kicking Testers PROSTATE
figure.
Nc, mol" exclaimed Leigh with oath I'll
do no murder your account"
Warren Strengthened himself. Look here"
he said, "this is not a game of cricket! You and
are both likely to get into a it You have
secured the books which can injure me, but if
choose to do so | can easily make you responsible
for the assault Angler, however much | may
suffer personally. You going to have your
thousand pounds in a week So and if this inter-
fering brute, pushing Testers PROSTATE body with
his foot again was to disappear for good there is
nobody to bring it against us"
% won't have it." said Leigh obstinately. He's
been a real gentleman to me, and | have acted
toward him like dirty skunk
Well, what are you going to do? Are you
going to wait for that meddlesome police inspector
to come down and arrest both of us? Think,
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

other malevO1ent, half crouching to
spring upon him. Wont you? Then
open your door and move that oaf
from in front of it.
Lester stepped forward, but the bears
hug of the old poacher was around him:
He struggled desperately but ineffec-
lively. There was no room. And then
Warren stepped forward and hit him a
crushing blow behind the ear.
Lester dropped and lay limp bundle
between them. Leigh sprang forward,
his great hand gripping deep into
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

tempt me, don't tempt mel" he
cried hoarsely. Il am friendly
toward you, but won't take insult
from any man"
Won't your" said Lester, his
back to the wall now; and he faced
the two men-one towering figure,
sullen but determined, and the
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

thing took in the position at glance
He stood quietly, only Clenchng and
unclenching his bands with the uncon- Il
scous movement of the athlete who is EYstH%
presently going to put forth all his S81a
strength. He looked toward Leigh in
quringly, but the poachers eyes were
dropped in sullen inability to deal with difficult
situation. So Lester squared back his shoulders,
seemingly paying heed TO neither man, but really
suspicious of both.
Mr.. Harry Warren!" cackled the old woman
again
Shut up, motherl" Legh's hand was raised
now, with the action of the coster who threatens
a blow without meaning it.
Off her head, sir" he explained to Lester
again
Il will send you down some medicine for her.
replied Lester, calmly professional Meanwhile,
keep her quiet and try to improve the ventilation
a little"
He walked toward the door, trying to appear in
different, and though he knew it was coming the
clutch of Leigh upon his sent something of a
chill through him.
Is there anything else you want to ask me-"
he said suavely.
Warren was looking on with white-hot eyes oh
him gol'
Lester wrenched himself free and stood back,
with eyes white-hot also and all his muscles
tense.
Is anybody going to stop me?" he asked with
need be. But the agent had already tasted some
thing of the young doctors methods He had no
lack OF brute courage, nevertheless previous ex-
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26


Well now, Master Lester" began
the poacher, YOU see"
''I l see that there is something l
am going to investigate, " interrupted
Lester sternly, L don't know how
far YOU are concerned in it, but if
you take my advice you will refuse
TO be concerned any further. And
now open that door, or it Will be the
worse for you!"
Oh, come, sir" growled Leigh,
with some of that irony which had
So CALLED Brading. You mustn't
give your orders as though YOU had
a lot Of servants to attend to YOU
If you come here as the friend of the
Romany people, you must do as
they tell you"
You are not telling the truth" "
intcrjected Lester sharply. 4 came
here at Your request to do YOU a SER
vice; and you are now acting ike a
treacherous cur. Don't think that
you and your fellow dog there can
hold me. l am quite man enough
to deal with two pariahs of your
type"
Testers withering glance made
Leigh draw back-the shrinking of
Drawn from blood and Lester strobe
to the door There stood Harry
Warren, still barring the way, and
Lester, with old contempt and re-
awakened antipathy, put up a scorn-
ful hand
If you please" with extreme
Pohteness, and then, as Warren did
not move: Get out of the way,
you beast, or I'll kill youl"
Lester stepped forward. For an
instant he felt the instincts of the
primeval savage. Warren, not def
cient in pluck. advanced to meet
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
CHAPTER XIX.
Wherein Lester Is
Gagged

VHTARREN stood in the door
Wv way, rigid as statue. For
a moment ester and the