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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
THE COTTON ASSOCIATION.

Although there Is little reason to
doubt that the Southern Cotton asso-
citation has made millions Of dollars
for the south In increased prices for
cotton, and while there are few farm
ers who are disposed to dispute the
fact, still the members are not stand
ing by the association as they should.
They are not paying even the trifing
assessment Of five cents bale, that
has been asked Of them.
Some few Of the subordinate associ-
atoms in York county have paid por-
ton Of their assessment; but with
most of the members 1t looks like
pulling eyeteeth to get that five cents
q bale.
Mr.. C. E. Spencer, president Of the
York county association, and Mr.. j.
M. Starr, treasurer. are doing all they
can to awaken interest In the matter;
but up to this time they are meeting
with only Indifferent success. 1t looks
as IL interest in the association wanes
in proportion to the clearness with
which its good work becomes appar-
ent.
President Spencer Is just sending
out another circular begging the men,
bers Of the association to pay their
assessments. He urges the members
not to wait for collectors to come
around, but to hunt up the township
officers, and pay assessments yolunta-
rily, thus saving expense. He calls
attention to the fact that 1t Is now
matter Of no difficulty for any cotton
grower to estimate the number Of
bales he has made, and he also sug-
gests how the ridiculously low assess
ment can be paid from increased prof
its without being missed.
Meetings are called to be held In all
the townships on the first Saturday In
December for the purpose Of electing
deleFates to the county convention to
be held in Yorkville on the second Sat-
urday in December at II o'clock. This
convention Is to elect officers for the
ensuing year, and 1t will also choose
delegates to the state convention and
to the general convention.
President Spencer is very anxious
that the township associations hold
meetings at least once a week on Sat-
urdays, so as to keep up interest He
feels, and he Is no doubt correct, that
if the local organizations are allowed
to go down, 1t will be question Of but
a short time until the general organi-
zation will lose its power, and the
cotton growers will soon be at the
mercy Of the manipulating specula-
tors again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
To Enforce the Law.

b: We agree pretty fully with all
Senator Brice had to say yesterday
about enforcing the law against the
liquor traffic and we sincerely hope
that the substantial people OF the
county will at once begin to give
the matter their careful considera-
ton.
The enforcement Of the laws
against tigerism devolves upon those
who are opposed to tigerism and that
is about all there is Of it. There is
certainly no need to look for as
sistance from people who are in SYM
pathy with the law breakers.
1t Is a fact also, that no matter
what may be the views of the in
dividual as to liquor traffic, II that
individual believes in law and order,
his interest requires that the liquor
traffic be suppressed. No reasonable
man is going to try to deny the
proposition that If violation Of the
law is winked at in one particular
1t will be winked at In others, and
toleration of the tigers is bound to
encourage the growth Of lawlessness.
There is no doubt in our mind that
the dispensary has done more to
encourage lawlessness In South Caro-
lima than any other agency that has
ever figured in our government. The
proposition is capable Of easy dem
onstration to any reasonable man;
but it is not worth while to resort to
any extended argument about the
matter Everybody understands the
scant regard for law that has been
shown by those who have had charge
Of the administration of the dispen-
sary machine and this Of itself ought
to be sufficient.
OF course there are still people
who have no sympathy with any ef-
fort that might be made to put a
stop to the liquor traffic. They want
the liquor traffic to go on; but these
people do not, by any means, consti-
tute the solid substantial element Of
York county's citizenship, the back
bone of the county, and If those who
are earnest in their desire to put a
stop to lawlessness Of this kind will
only unite their forces in one long,
hard, fearless effort, they will soon
stamp the liquor business out of exist
ence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
Batter Homes For Laborers.

There Is an old saying to the effect
that the average individual is better
able to stand adversely than prosper
ity, and whether this be true or not
there is no question Of the fact that
prosperity, like adversely, has it's pc
culiar problems.
This country is in a prosperous con-
dition just now. 1t is hardly necessary
to enter into any lengthy recital of
facts to prove this statement. Those
who need to be reassured have only
to look back three or four years for
comparisons that will settle the mat
ter beyond question.
There are those who read this, who
have seen as much prosperity as exists
now. Some of them saw 1t before the
war. Others saw something akin to 1t
during the first twenty years that fol-
owed the war; but they have not seen
anything to compare with it during thu
past fifteen years.
Under conditions existing for many
years after the war the labor problem
was comparatively easy and simple.
The reason is not difficult to explain.
The negroes had not begun to rely up
on themselves and looked entirely to
the whites for employment on such
terms as the whites saw proper to Of
fer.
AS to whether there was fair treat
ment Of the negroes by the whites, 1t
is not necessary to argue. We say
hat the treatment was fair. The ne
gro had everything to learn, even to
the responsibility Of taking care of
himself. He was like a child. He
worked and worked WELL His wages
were low but as a general thing, he
got all that was coming TO him and
more. With a higher class of labor,
and relieved of the responsibility Of
caring for the negroes, the whites
could have paid much better wages,
and made a great deal more progress
for themselves.
But anyhow, the past three years in
Guiding the present, are making an
other transition stage in the labor
question. There are evidences that
new conditions are at hand. and peo-
pie who are wise are beginning to rec
Ognize the fact
1t is a common thing now for negro
croppers to come out at the end Of the
year with all bills paid and several
hundred dollars profit in addition.
There are numerous cases where these
negroes have had more money than
they knew what to do with-where
they have thrown 1t away for things
they did not need; but that Is merely
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

THE New York municipal campaign
came to a close last Sunday night
with speeches by various candidates
and the election is in progress today.
The general impression yesterday was
that Mcclellan would be reelected
mayor; but the Hearst sympathizers
had by no means given up the fight.
Many of them believed that Hearst
would win and 1t is quite possible that
he may do so. WINS, the Republican
candidate for mayor, is not seriously
counted in the race. Jerome, the Inde-
pendent candidate for district attorney,
is in full sympathy with the Hearst
movement. The probability is that he
will be elected over Osborne, the Tam
many candidate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
TO ENFORCE THE LAW.

Pursuant to the published call OF
Senator Brice, some twenty-five or
thirty representative citizens from diff
ferent parts of the county assembled
in the court house yesterday immedi-
ately after the legal sales, to consider
the subject Of the illegal sale of liquor
in York county and agree upon the
best means Of securing the enforce
ment of the law against the same.
Mr.. ]. Ed Leech was called to the
chair and Senator Brice explained the
object Of the meeting in a brief ad-
dress in which he discussed the liquor
situation in this county in. all its
phases.
II would not have 1t understood"
said Mr.. Brice, that this meeting has
been called because Of any especially
noticeable increase of activity among
the tigers since the voting out Of the
dispensary, because such Is not the
case. The illegal sale Of liquor has
been going on over the county for ten
years; and 1t is going on now; but
can't see that there has been any es-
pecially noticeable increase of activity
Of late.
Under the law as 1t stands, the gov
ernor has the right II In his judgment
conditions seem to warrant such ac-
ton. to levy a half-mill tax for the
purpose of hiring constables to en-
force the liquor laws. Sometime ago
the governor announced that he would
not resort to this right except upon re-
quest of the people Of the counties in
terested, and this 1 think Is very
proper. OF late, however, upon the re-
port Of Chief Constable Hammett that
the law was being violated in certain
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
Tuesday, November I, 1905.

Resolved, That the general assembly
be memorialized to provide for the
punishment Of violation of the liquor
laws by service on the chaingang,
without alternative Of a fine, and to
attach to the purchasing Of illegal
whisky the same penalties that are
provided for the selling of the same.
Magistrate r. L. A. Smith took occa-
&ion to speak of the great difficulty in
securing The conviction Of violators of
the liquor law and suggested that IL
1t were possible, he would like to see
the law so amended as to allow the
punishment Of the tigers on general
principles.
Mr.. ]. E. Leech, the chairman Of
the meeting, took occasion to make
some spirited remarks on the subject
Of enforcing the whisky laws. For one
thing he thought 1t would be well for
the good people Of the county to let
blind :iger and all other kinds Of IL
quor alone themselves; to set the ex-
ample. Then. having set the example,
he felt quite sure that IL the solid,
substantial citizenship Of the county
:he people who profess to be Chris
tians, would stand shoulder to shoulder
on this question, II would be but q
short time until the tigers are run out
of the county.
Mr.. w. T. Beamguard, mayor of Clo-
yer. and Mr.. M. L. Smith, also OF that
place were interested participants in
the meeting 1t is understood that
Glover Is remarkably free from the
sale Of whisky.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned, with the UNDER
standing that the executive committee
would get together and begin opera
tions within the next few days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
MERE-MENTiON,

Three children were killed, and thir-
teen persons were injured, one fatally,
by an explosion Of gas which destroy
ed the Miners National bank In De-
troit, Mich, Sunday ...... Seven per-
sons were killed and many others in
jured by a tornado which struck the
town Of Mountain View Oklahoma,
wrecked. $4,000 worth of property
was destroyed by fire in the wholesale
paint district Of New Orleans, La, Sat-
urday. A passenger train on the
Southern Pacific railroad dashed into
a train Of tourist cars at Santa Mar
garita, Cal. Friday, injuring nineteen
persons, two fatally. "A passenger
train was derailed at Ennis, Texas, on
the Houston and Texas Central rail-
road Friday, killing one man, and ia
tally injuring two. Seven miners
were killed and a number injured by
an explosion in coal mine at Vivian,
w. Va, Saturday. .... One person was
killed and five were fatally injured In
a head-on collision between two freight
trains on the Central Of Georgia rail-
road, near Gordon, Ca, Saturday. 80.
361, 900 postal cards picturing VIM. r.
Hearst candidate for mayor of New
York, throwing a burning bomb under
President Mckinley, and bearing the
inscription, Lest we forget" issued by
Tammany Hall In opposition to
Hearst, were confiscated by the post
master of New York city, and the mat
ter reported to the United States post
Office department at Washington,
which 1t Is expected will institute
criminal prosecution. 80. A Minneapo-
lis, MinD woman shot and killed her
four steI'- children and then probably
fatally " )unded hersalf I'm that citv
Saturday, after a quarrel with her
husband. ....... Sir George Williams,
founder Of the Young Mems Christian
association, is critically Ill In London.
He Is "a years old. One person was
burned to death and five injured, two
fatally, in a dwelling house fire at
Monticello, KY, yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Ernest Beard and Miss Mamie
Johnson are visiting in Charleston.
Mr. Paul o. Grist of Lenoir, N. c., is
spending a few days with relatives
and friends in Yorkville.
Mrs. Sarah Garner and son. Mr..
Louis Garner Of Union, are visiting
the family Of Mr.. Jas. F. Thomson.
Mrs. T. g. McCants Of Winnsboro Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Withers Ad-
ickes.
Mrs. r. P. Roberts Of Cherokee
Falls, is spending few days with Mrs.
B. F. White.
Mr.. Clark Wardlaw Adickes Of Da-
wilson College spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Withers Adickes.
Mr.. C. w. Norman Of Columbia, is
visiting his stepmother, Mrs. jamie
Norman, who is critically Ill at the
home of Mr.. withers Adickes.
Mr.. William Carson Of the Delphos
neighborhood had his hip broken re-
Gently as the result Of fall and has
since been confined to his bed in a
helpless condition.
Mr.. A. H. Louthian, who has been
valuable employe Of THE ENQUIRER
for several years past, has given up bis
position to work at the printing busi-
ness in Charlotte. Mr.. Louthian has
given THE ENQUIRER good honest SER
vice, and that is what Is to be expected
Of him wherever ne may go.
Uncle Robin Love passed through
Yorkville last Saturday on his way
from the home of his daughter, Mrs.
J.. w. Love on the Charlotte road to
he home of his son, Mr.. r. L. Love, In
the Clark's Fork neighborhood. Uncle
Robin met number Of his friends and
acquaintances in Yorkville, all OF
whom were glad to see him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

SO. D. M. Johnston VS.. Catawba
Power company.
go. W. w. Auten VS.. Catawba Pow
er company.
81. J. R. Wallace VS.. Catawba Pow
81. L. g. Thompson VS.. Southern
Railway-Carolina division.
SO. r. A. Bratton VS.. Catawba
Power company.
Ga. T. G. Sims VS.. Southern Rail-
way company.
65. John F. Williams VS.. Southern
Railway-Carolina division.
&c. Josie K. Coins VS.. Southern
Railway-Carolina division.
67. James Johnson vs. Southern
Railway-Carolina division.
6S. Pinckney Good VS.. Western
Union Telegraph company.
So. S. v. Cash VS.. ]. e. Lowry ct al.
20. Allen Parker vs. G. and NV.
Railway company.
II. J. ]. Keller & Co. VS.. Southern
Railway company.
70. Chas. D. Nelson VS.. Columbia
Electric, etc. company ct al.
73. E. M. Mendenhall vs.. c. & NJ
W. Ry. company ct al.
"A. The New Home Sewing Ma
chine company VS.. Southern Railway
company.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
AUCTION SALES.

There was quite a crowd Of people
at the auction sales Of real estate be-
fore the court house door yesterday
morning and bidding was lively. Lands
brought good prices. The sales were
as follows:
By the clerk:
In the case of John w. North, plain
tiff, VS.. Nancy Raglan Dye, Harry R.
North and others, a tract Of 254 acres,
including Pinckney ferry. Bought by
r. L. Dye for SIG an acre.
In the case of Joseph NJ. Sims, plain
tiff, VS.. John B. Ross and others, de-
PENDANTS, lot of land in the town Of
Sharon, containing one acre. Bought
by S. B. Pratt for 5000.
In the case of ]. L. McGill, admin
istrator Of the estate of Frank c.
Thomas, deceased. VS.. Margaret Falls
and others, a tract of fifteen acres In
Kings Mountain township. Bought
by c. T. Thomas for 1870.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

Louis D. Brandeis, counsel for the
Equitable Life policy holders commit
tee, delivered an address before the
Commercial club of Boston. last week,
in which he gave not only some very
interesting information, but some very
impor ant conclusions, says the Buffalo
Express. Mr.. Brandeis said that there
are now outstanding In the 80 prin-
cipal oldline companies in the United
States 21,0S2,352 policies, covering the
lives Of about 100000 persons. Half
the population of the United States
is directly interested in these policies.
The aggregate amount of insurance
represented by them is $12,92S, ,493,754,
which Is more than the actual value
of all the steam railroads in the United
States. The amount received for pre-
miums in 1904 was $49S,303,279 and the
aggregate assets were $2573 1868,
which is four fifths as much as the to-
tai deposits in all the national banks
of the United States. The total In
come of these companies was s612,S96,-
SS7, which is greater than the total
revenues of the United States govern
ment. Nearly half Of the total assets
of $1,247,231,75S was held by the three
big New York companies-theE Equita-
BILE, the New York Life and the Mu-
tual. This Is a revelation Of the finan-
cial power of the life insurance COM
panies, especially of the big three,
which will surprise even those who
believed themselves familiar with the
subject.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

THE outlook is that the Republican
party is going to be badly divided on
the railroad rate question, and the
game of the opposition to reform will
be to manipulate the southern vote to
their side of the issue. They will do
1t by means Of the usual appeals to
factionalism, if they do 1t at all. The
cue of the Democrats the southern
Democrats, we think will be to stand
by the president, provided the presi-
dent remains steadfast. If the south
ern Democrats will only play their
cards right along this line, they will
stand a good show to control the gov
ernment after the next presidential
election.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
In the case of MARGARET Strickland,

In the case of Margaret Strickland,
plaintiff, against Jermima Bradford,
the Hartin tracts as follows:
L. Home tract Of IS acres; bought
by D. C. Clark for $12.05 an acre.
2. Tract Of 116 acres, bought by
DR.. w. G. White for IS an acre.
8. Tract Of 65 acres; bought by ].
]. Plexico for 1910 an acre.
4. Tract Of so acres; bought by J.
]. Plexico for $7.25 an acre.
s. Tract of SO acres; bought by ].
]. Plexico for $5.05 an acre.
BY. ]. D. B. Mclean, executor:
The Mrs. M. E. Mclean, Bigger"
place, In Bethel township, including
217 acres; bought by ]. D. B. Cur
renee for $3,050.
By John A. Ratteree and others for
division:
A tract of 1853 acres on Allison
creek in Bethel township; bought by
]. s. Brice, attorney. for 81 s95.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

TIE reported threat Of the Kings
Mountain township tigers to kill the
man who reports them may be taken
as a challenge to all who stand for
law and order as against lawlessness.
The spectacle of few lawless ruffians
defying the decency Of the whole coun-
ty is, to say the least, humiliating.
But will the law-abiding people Of the
neighborhood, of the county, stand such
a thing. We don't believe they will.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Foushee Cash Store-Is closing out its
entire stock of up-to-date millinery.
Next Mondays sale will be comforts
and blankets.
]. A. Tate, C. C. C. Pls.-Gives notice
to creditors Of Frank G. Thomas,
deceased, to present claims before
Nov. 18th, duly authenticated.
]. F. McElwee-Has four carloads Of
pine shingles bought that must be
sold.
]. M. Hughes, Trustee-Wants school
teacher for Gold Hill school.
John L. Aycock, Olive-Will sell vari-
Gus articles Of personal property at
public auction November 18th for
cash.
First National Bank-Tells you how,
once started, q savings account al
ways grows in volume.
Carroll Bros.-Tell you about num-
Der of good things to eat which they
now have in stock.
D. e. Boney, Manager-Calls your at
tention to what the Farmers Mutu-
al Life Insurance company Is doing
and how cheap 1t furnishes insur-
ance.
J. E. Lowry, Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance granting the Catawba Pow
er company the right to do business
and construct lines in Yorkville.
]. S. Brice, Plaintiffs Attorney-Pub-
fishes summons for relief in case OF
Frona ]. Horn ct al. VS.. Annie Horn
ct al.
]. M. Heath & Co.-Offer 20 lbs gran
ulated sugar for 81. Arbuckles'
coffee at Is cents package.
H. H. Beard-Wants to recover bunch
Of keys lost few days ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

up to Sept l, was editor of the Mid
dlesboro News. Secrecy Is preserved
by both citizens and soldiers and 1t is
reliably reported that the Western
Union operator has been warned not
to send out news of the disturbance to
any papers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

A FUND of respectable size raised by
private subscription will be notice to
the LIQUOR dealers everywhere that 1t
is time to quit. When such fund
is called for by the proper authorities,
1t is hoped that there will be liberal
response.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

THE best way to take advantage Of
the prosperous times now on is to
erect good buildings on the farms.
Those who lead in this movement are
going to be the first to reap the re-
wards. They will not only get their
work done cheaper; but they will have
first choice of labor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

MEssRs. Caldwell and Tompkins,
owners of the Charlotte Observer, have
bought a controlling interest in the
Greenville News, and If they bring 1t
out as they have brought out the OBJ
server they will make one Of the best
dailies in South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

JUDGE Klugh on yesterday declined
to issue an injunction against the hold
ing Of the Brice law election in Spar
tanburg county today, and the election
is now in progress. The outlook Is
that the dispensary will be voted out
by large majority.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
Ihe alurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Z. 1903.

THE people Of York county can sup
press the liquor business If they will
and we believe they will.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

PEOPLE who desire to help suppress
the liquor traffic in York county may
do so by subscribing to a fund to
be raised for the purpose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
SECOND WEEK JURORS.

The jury commissioners this morn
ing drew the following petit jurors to
serve during the second week of the
approaching term Of the circuit court:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07

The following offered by Senator
Brice, was adopted:
Resolved, That the sheriff, his dep
uty, all the magistrates Of the county
and their constables, and the mayor
and police of the towns. be requested
to exert themselves to their utmost In
suppressing the illegal sale Of liquor.
Rev. ]. S. Grier offered the following
which was adopted
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Marine Notes.

The steamer Columbia arrived ir
early Wednesday morning, and, after
discharging local freight, proceeded to
Portland.
The steamer Arabia, bound for the
orient, arrived down yesterday morning
and will probably go to sea today.
The French ship Jules Gommes
passed out Wednesday morning wheat
laden, for the United Kingdom She
was barbound two days.
The British bark Dunreggan passed
out Wednesday lumber laden, for Port
Natal, and the British ship Glaucus is
expected down early this morning, hay-
ing been delayed by fogs on the upper
river.
The steamer Elmore left out yester-
day for Umpqua and will return Sat-
urday.
The steamer Harrison leaves for
and Nehalem this morning.
The Kilburn arrived in yesterday
from Coos Bay with cargo of fruits
and vegetables for Astoria merchants,