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The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-11-29
THANKSGIVING LETTER.

addressed by the Stake Presi-
dency to the various bishops OF
Cassia Stake. We asked permls-
sion to print the same IN the
Eagle, as many of our readers
will be interested in its appeal;
and we commend it to the care
ful consideration of all church
members:
Oakley, Idaho, Nov. %, 1906.
Dear Brethren and Sisters:-
Now that we are approaching
the end of the year, 1906, we
deem the time opportune to ad-
dress a few lines to you, that our
hearts may go out together IN
grateful acknowledgement, to
the Lord for the bounteous pros
peritv of the year and the preser-
vation of our health and life and
liberty. Splendid crops; abun-
dant employment at good
wages, and ready market tor
our surplus produce, are evi-
dences of prosperity.
1t is during times of prosperity
that people forget their God and
fall into a state of carelessness
and neglect of duty. This is
what has happened to many OF
the members of the church IN
YOUR ward. The empty seats IN
your meeting house on the Sab
bath dav and the falling-off IN
the payment of tithing, during
the year, are silent witnesses OF
this fact.
These matters should be the
subject of our most serious at
tention and speedy repentance.
1t should be the duty and pleas
ure of every officer and member
of the ward, to lend their indi-
ivdual and united effort to this
requirement.. There is no good
reason why our meeting houses
should not be filled to their full
capacity, each Sunday, by men
and women eager for salvation.
O that the careless ones could
only realize that this plan of sal
walton, has come to us as the
GROWING result of the wisdom
and the primeval councils OF the
Gods. And, that, to preserve 1t,
and hand it down as the grace
and benediction of the Almighty,
to us, it has cost the blood OF all
the holy prophets, including the
Lord. himself. If you, dear
brethren and sisters, could stand
within the councils of the Al
mighty, and witness the anxiety
of the heavenly hosts, with refer
ence to the salvation of man.
kind. we feel sure that no work,
or care would be spared in the
conversion of all the wayward
within your reach, to the faith
that was once delivered to the
saints. Every person present
ought to become zealously en-
gagged in this good cause. Ought
to desire and labor to save some
one each day.
We say to the officers, who are
representatives OF the Master in
this work OF salvation. What
are you doing? Your full duty :
Or, because of your neglect, are
men permitted to fritter away
the days OF their probation and
spend their precious days in men
tai and spiritual idleness? Are
you, with faith and good works,
assisting the weak and faltering
ones to avoid the alluring snares
of selhshness and discomfort?
Idleness is sin.
Let those who would be the
greatest render the most abun-
dant service. and they who
would be saved with an everlast-
ing salvation, manifest an unset
fish love and devotion to God,
by seeking to save the way
ward. There should be, there
..,,.e+ 10 ~, aIra,atao q ornnnu
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-11-29
Late Locals.
Read Prices ad. this week.

Read Prices ad. this week.
Mills will take photos until Dece
Der 9Th.
. Stelghriding is the order of
daE. This day will go down in
tory.
Walter Funk of Rupert is visit
for a few days with his brother,
o. Funk.
There will be dance tonight in
Nelson Hall, and dance and SUPP
in the Marion dance ball,
An elegant line of Art China. Y
the thing for Xmas presents al
+. Halyerson.
Justice J, j. Millard will g
decision IN the Wells case tod
morning,
Mrs. Sam Hudson of Gram
visiting with her parents,
Mrs. Jacob Dayley.
With every $l,0O ~
tween Friday, Nov. 30
Dec, oath at noon,
on the Beautiful
on display in ouT
MRS
The Oakley Cd
on Tuesday event
stitution, heard 4
the Dahlquist Cd
property on Maid
They take posses
The wrestling
off In the opera
proved a very
Riea secured
Rice irst fall
and his secon
Yost's fall was
Elmer Martin .l|4!5!]!
interesting pref
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-11-29

The Board oil
Dist. No. Is bell
said school dis
seven hundred
(s77O) for the
a school buildii
on sale at the q
of schools at al
Idaho on the St
1906.
Said bonds ar
interest at the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
MERE ENT!ON.

Henry Davis, a negro, was taken
from the Jail at Annapolis, Md. last
Friday by a mob of twenty-five or
thirty men and lynched. He was
guilty of criminal assault on a white
woman and has confessed his crime.
The men who instituted the mob,
were disguised. some with masks, and
others with blackened faces.
Captain Macklin of the United States
army was shot and dangerously
wounded at Oklahoma last Friday by
a negro. :. President Roosevelt has
been spending the holidays at Mrs.
Roosevelt's country home at Pine
Knot, Va. One of the exhibits
of West Virginia at the jamestown
exposition is to be pyramid Of coal
100 feet high. The Atlantic
Coast Line railroad has arranged to
spend about $5,O00,OOO for new rolf
stock. .... The president gave all the
married employees of the White House
turkeys for Christmas. .....A con-
gressional clerk has dug up an old law
that provides that congressman can
only be paid for days on which they
actually serve. .... The Republican
congressman and other politicians
from Massachusetts are preparing a
presidential boom for William H.
Taft. .... There has been much suf-
fering in many of the large cities of
the north, especially in New York, as
the result of the recent cold snap
The state of Mississippi is ar
ranging to pass laws to regulate the
sale of cotton seed and especially to
stipulate the kind of seed to be plant
ed. The idea is to provide some way
whereby the sale of the best seed can
be prohibited The Southern rail-
roads No. 33 was wrecked near Jack
sonville last Tuesday. John holland,
the colored fireman was killed and
Engineer Urquhart was severely
scalded -. Sailors of the United
States cruiser. Cleveland, made a row
at Cienfuegos, Cuba, last Tuesday, en-
gaging in a fight and firing a number
Of shots: but nobody was killed.
The paper mills at Marietta, Ga, were
destroyed by fire last Tuesday The
loss was In the neighborhood of
$250,OOO. Fourteen members of
the Ninth United States cavalry (col-
ored) were arrested at Leavenworth,
Kan, last Tuesday for shooting into
street car. .... Because Of a *.
K. K" notice. posted in Atlanta last
Monday. Mayor Woodward ordered
the closing of the saloons. .... Three
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
Observation-Disclosures

There has been a good deal Of in
quiry of late as to the cause Of the
miserable service that the Southern
railroad has been giving for some time
past and more especially since the
opening of the present winter season,
and The Enquirer has been at some
pains to investigate the matter
For obvious reasons, 1t is not de-
sirable to divulge the source of our
information. 1t might result in the
discharge Of some good, honest peo-
pie for the sole offense of telling the
party to any such injustice.
Incompetence, inefficience and in
difference" was the reply Of a very
intelligent employee to a question
Of the trouble, and then he went on to
explain: "At one time, 1t is bad coal,
and at another time no coal at all.
Again. 1t is a question Of no water
in the tanks, and then again utter
neglect of duty on account of some
worthless employee.
THE trouble for the most part is
net 50 much with the engineers, fire.
men. laborers. etc, as with the people
higher up. There has been a good deal
of neglect of duty and soldering on
the part Of the operating force; but
there would be none of this, or at least
very little. II the officers in charge
would do their full duty.
The railroad company is we'll able
To provide plenty of good coal and fur
nishes ample means for the purpose;
but because of the incompetency and
Indifference of those whose duty 1t Is
to buy coal. sometimes there is nothing
available but mixed dirt and again
there is nothing. With inferior coal
ii is impossible for the engineers, to
make good time. Sometimes they are
unable to make time at all. Hours
have been lost because Of no water
and many other delays have been oc-
casioned by neglect of duty on the
part Of those who were supposed to
be responsible"
1t is reported that there is con-
gestion of about four hundred cars
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
INDULGENCE, PLEASE.

Notwithstanding the holidays there
has been an enormous amount Of work
about The Enquirer office during the
last week. and much Of 1t has been un-
der such high pressure that there must
necessarily have been errors.
A large portion OF our subscription
list has been revised during the past
is still undergoing revision, and If err
rors have occurred we fear that most
Of them are here.
II any Of our subscribers, who hav-
ing given their names to clubmakers,
find their subscriptions discontinued
after January l, 1t may be through
the fault of the clubmaker and 1t may
be through our fault We insist that
we use every reasonable precaution
to guard against errors; but we con-
fess that we sometimes make them
notwithstanding. If errors are found
therefore the people who are incon-
venenced will do us a favor by report
ing as soon as possible by postal card
or otherwise and we will see that the
necessary corrections are made al
once.
Where a subscriber has given his
name to the clubmaker and the club
maker has given 1t to us, there should
appear as the last mark on the label
either figure "S" orgtwo black square
dots, one above the other. The SO
means that the subscription is return
ed and paid for until the date in 19OS
indicated and the two black square
dots mean that the subscription has
been returned for another year.
We have not yet been able to prop
erly indicate all the names that have
been returned; but the labels on oul
next issue will be worked up to date.
We do not desire to send the papel
| to any one who does not want 1t, ant
we are especially anxious not to over
look anybody who has complied will
requirements.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Christmas trade was very good,
Santa Claus having been quite liberal
in his purchases.
The mercury in some Of the private
thermometers was as low as 16 de-
grees last Monday night.
The express people had an unusual
rush during Christmas: but they ham
died their business in very satisfac-
tory manner, and there was but little
II any complaint.
THE Coney Island Amusement
Company Is to be in Yorkville next
week, beginning December 81. The
company consists Of an aggregation
Of shows, and 1t will no doubt make
things lively during the entire week
M. A. Sheriff., the railroad man,
who was committed to jail on Thurs
day of last week for shooting the ne
gro boy. Bob Meek, in the foot at the
C. & NV. depot, was released last
Friday night on a cash bond Of 500,
his father putting up the money.
The stock Of fireworks was small
this Christmas and there were no fires
during the holidays. Mr.. Barnwell,
the superintendent of the waterworks,
however, kept steam going at the wa
terworks all the while, as double
precaution in case anything should
happen.
THE residence of the late James F.
Hart. together with fifteen acres ad-
joining, was sold last Saturday pur-
suant to advertisement Of Clerk Of the
Court Tate in the case of John r.
Hart, individually, ETC.. VS.. w. S,
Neil, administrator and the property
was bought by. Mr. John r. Hart for
$4,000.
The management of the Nicely mill
gave the operatives quite a pleasant
Christmas en- ertainment consisting of
a sumptuous supper and a dance In
the opera house. The entertainment
under the management of Major w.
B. Moore, president Of the company.
The dance continued until an early
hour Wednesday morning and was a
thoroughly enjoyable affair.
There Is Christmas custom here
that ought to be stopped. We refer
to a prank that is usually indulged
in by a crowd OF young men and which
includes the carrying off Of gates,
tearing up of bridges. and doing 9TH
er damages to property of various
kinds. A proper characterization Of
this custom could not fall short Of
malicious mischief, and it would be
well to treat it as such. There is no
wrong perhaps, in giving the young
people considerable license during the
holidays: but If they are unable to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
Settlement Time.

This is period of the year that
tries the manhood of the average in
dividual, or rather of more average
individuals than any other.
. It is settlement time.
There are settlement times all
through the year, and many of those
that are not met squarely as they de-
velop are postponed until now.
Sometimes these postponements are
made in good faith. In fact this Is
frequently the case. But almost as
often these postponements are mere
pretexts, this particular time being
designated because IT is generally rec
ognized as a general settlement time.
To meet a settlement squarely is not
necessarily a sign Of manhood. In the
first place 1t is a plain duty, and in
the second place many meet 1t because
they have sense enough to know that
1t is the best of policy. But to fall to
meet settlement time squarely is a
sure sign Of lack Of manhood.
Men are not always able to settle.
The best men often find themselves in
such a position. But the best Of men
never try to dodge such an issue.
They meet it squarely and make such
arrangements as they are able.
The individual who can pay what
he owes at this season and doesn't is
not a good business man, and unless
he can and does make arrangements
satisfactory to his creditor he Is not a
good man. BY being deprived Of his
own when 1t is due, the creditor may
be ruined, and the man who seeks
to save himself at the expense Of his
creditor is lacking in all the elements
of fairness, justice and integrity.
When everybody does their best at
settlement time. the result Is best for
every individual and for the entire
community.
There is no good reason to believe
that settlement time is not being
fairly met this year and for the good
of all concerned it is hoped that the
number Of dodgers will be less than
has ever been known before.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
BISHOP A. COKE SMITH.
Noted Divine of Southern Methodist
Church Passes Away.

Noted Divine of Southern Methodist
Church Passes Away.
Bishop A. Coke Smith of the South
ern Methodist church, died suddenly
at his residence on Merriam avenue.
Asheville, last night. Death was due
to heart failure. Bishop Smith was a
sufferer from tuberculosis and came
here nearly two years ago in search
Of health. He was confined to his
bed for a time. Once ii was thought
that he could not recover. However,
he rallied to attend the last session
of the Western North Carolina con-
ference. He filled the pulpit of the
Central church here several times
during the summer and early fall. and
was gradually regaining his lost
health. Surviving are a widow and
several children.
The remains will be taken to Nor
folk, Va. the former home OF Bishop
Smith, this afternoon, accompanied by
members Of the family.
Bishop Smith was fifty-seven years
Of age. having been born In Sumter
county, South Carolina, Sept. 16, 1S49.
He was a son Of Rev. w. H. and Isa-
bella Smith, his mother before mar
riage being a Mcleod. He was grad
rated from Wofford college, Spartan
burg. S. c., in 1872, receiving in 1874
the degree of A. M. He became a doc
tor of divinity in 1887, by act Of Frs
kline college, Due West, S. G. On
December %, 1875. he was welded to
Miss Kate Kinard Of Newberry, S.
c. From 1886 to 1890 DR.. Smith oc-
cupied the chair Of mental and moral
philosophy in Wofford college, and
was a professor Of practical theology
in Vanderbilt university from 1890 to
1892. He resigned in the latter year
to return to the pastorate. In 1891
he was a delegate to the Ecumenical
conference at Washington. where he
read a paper on Christian co-opera-
ton. He was a fraternal delegate to
the general conference Of the Metho-
dist church of Canada at Toronto in
September, 1888.
It was at the general conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. held at Dallas. Texas, in May
Of 1902, that DR.. Smith attained his
crowning distinction. being elected
bishop. This Office he held unto his
death.
Bishop Smith was an original think
err and a forceful speaker. He was
well known throughout this section.
About four years ago he was for the
wear resident Of Charlotte. He was,
during his career, pastor at Cheraw,
Columbia. Charleston and other South
Carolina points 1t was while pastor
nf Epworth church. Norfolk, Va. In
1902 that he was elected bishop. Two
wears ago he removed to Asheville for
his health.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
Ths alorkrille eaqr'irer.
YORKvILLE, s. c.;
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2S, 1906.

THE political world. and in fact
the entire country, is looking for hot
fight between President Roosevelt and
Senator Foraker on the action Of the
president in dismissing the Browns
VILE negro soldiers. Senator Foraker
has championed the cause Of the ne
groes, claiming that the evidence on
which they were dismissed was Of too
flimsy a character to warrant such a
harsh penalty as was meted out.
There Is reason TO believe that the
senator is probably backed by the
Storers, and that he Is relying upon
the support OF the negro population to
carry his point. 1t Is said that the
president takes the position that II
congress passes a bill to require the
restoration of the negroes he will veto
II. and II the bill becomes law over
his veto he will stand impeachment
rather than put it in effect. This lat
ter length, however, Is probably
stretching the limit somewhat But
up to the impeachment limit, the at
titude of the president is no doubt
right
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28


The length of the days reached thu
turning point last Saturday, and tht
days are now growing slowly but
steadily longer.
This issue and the next go to all
of our subscribers. After the next Is
sue all unrenewed subscriptions vii
be discontinued. 4
Today's issue of The Enquirer goei
to all the subscribers on our list al
does also the next After the next is'
sue all the names that have not beel
duly returned for another year will b
stricken off. We sincerely hope thai
the number will be few. 4
The News and Courier Of last Wed
nesday devotes something more than
column to an interesting account G
the golden wedding anniversary Of Co.
and Mrs. Asbury Coward Christmas
day. The occasion was a very pretty
one, largely attended by friends Of this
splendid old couple. The presents
were numerous, beautiful and appro-
pirate.
The News and Courier, which reads
the state exchanges for items Of in
terest more closely tha-. any other
South Carolina daily, reproduced in Its
issue of last Monday six news par
agraphs from The Yorkville Enquirer,
three from the Fort Mill Times and
two from the Rock Hill Herald. There
were also paragraphs from various
other papers; but not more than three
from any one. We frankly confess
not a little pride in being able to fur
nish in a single issue as many as six
paragraphs calculated to interest a
paper of the discrimination and stand
ing of the News and Courier.
The business of this section has
been rather poorer than was expected,
and the merchants have not sold as
many goods as they were calculating
on. That is the common experience
of the county. The eastern section OF
the county has suffered rather more
severely than the central, northern
and western. The mercantile business
of Yorkville has been rather better In
proportion than that Of Rock Hill.
Fort Mill has had an unsatisfactory
business Glover and Hickory Grove
have done pretty well. So have Sha-
ron Guthriesville and McConnellsville;
but all have been rather under calcu-
lations. With 1t all, however, travel
ing men say that conditions have
been much better here than In many
other sections of the state, especially
in the low country. In several Of the
lower counties. Sumter, Orangeburg,
Barnwell, the farmers are in hard
lines. only the strongest Of them be-
ing able to pull through. In this coun-
ty. a considerable portion Of the cot
ton crop is still to be sold and condi-
tions generally are much better than
fthey might have been.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28

the bottom prices. but the fact re-
mains that the price to the planter
has been lowered materially, and that
every bale of cotton sold from a
southern plantation between this time
and the publication Of the census fig
ures will yield less money than If the
government had not undertaken to
meddle with business matters. These
taken on the demand of some Of the
planters who believed that they suf-
fered from bear estimates gotten up
by brokers. They forgot that there
are always bulls as we'll as bears on
the cotton exchange, and that the
bulls will not be misled very long by
a bearish canard. The effect of a sin
gle bearish government estimate Is
much more disastrous to the south
than all of the depressing reports that
could be put out by spectators in a
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

There was a rear end collision at
Greenville last Monday night between
two northbound passengs. trains, Nos.
SO and 40. on the Southern railroad.
Several passengers were bruised and
cut. Both trains were badly damaged.
- Abbeville. December 81: Attorney
General -elect Lyon has decided to ap-
point as his assistant in the Office of
attorney general the Hon. M. P. De-
Rruhl, of Abbeville. Mr.. DeRruhl is
highly regarded in this city, where
he has practiced law for number of
years. He has represented Abbeville
county in the legislature and is now
referee in bankruptcy. This latter
office he has resigned. his resigna-
ton to take effect January Is.
Citizens of Bennettsville. includ-
ing former Senator McLaurin. and all
more or less prominent in the local
Methodist churches, on last Monday
sent Rev. w. c. Creighton a check
for Sill. and along with II letter ex-
pressing hearty sympathy with the
position that Mr.. Creighton has taken
in behalf of democratic government
in the Methodist church. Mr.. Creigh-
ton is said to have given out that all
he asks is liberal support to his paper.
the Christion Appeal. and he says that
new subscribers are coming in by ev-
cry mail. All of the Bennettsville,
people who Joined in the Christmas
check are subscribers TO the Christian
Appeal.