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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

NEW ApveaTIsEMENTs.

s. w. Inman-Offers 35c per bushel
for the seed Of all cotton which he
gins.
John F. Smith-Gives notice that un-
til further notice his gin will be
operated, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays.
Mrs. w. D. Grist, Pres.-Announces a
bread and cake sale at Mr. kenne-
dy's store on Saturday for benehi
of Ladies' Aid society Of A. X. T,
church.
]. s. Briee, Attorney-Publishes sum-
mons for relief In the case OF w. ID
and A. M. Grist, as executors, plain
tiffs, against A. n. Jackson, de-
fendant. .
j. L. Williams & Co.-Are showing q
big line Of clothing and say they car
give you the best clothing values.
@. w. Sherer-Says for you to follow
the crowds or phone to Sherers {
market IL you want the best fresh
meats, vegetables, etc.
j. Q. Wray-Is showing a very COM
plete line Of hats Of all grades fol
men and boys at attractive prices
Jefferson and Stetson hats for men
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has a full
line of cooking ranges and stoves
heating stoves for both wood and
coal and invites you to see them be-
fore buying.
York Drug Store-Gives some practi-
cal points on paints, oils, varnishes
glass, putty. etc.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Extends an In.
vitation to the ladies of Yorkvillt
and vicinity to the fall millinery
opening tomorrow-Wednesday. #
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Directs atten.
tion IN ife limo of "Kantbebeat'
clothing for men, and especially
"Kantbebeat" raincoats. See page
four. .r.
Bank Of Clover-Publishes its state.
ment Of condition at the close Of
business on Sept. II, 1907.
First National Bank-Says that "ont
thousand dollars can be accumulated
by the average person, In mucf
shorter time than we would think.
National Union Bank. Rock Hill
Points out that the only hard thing
about q bank account Is In thf
starting. II pays you to save.
Thomson Co.-Tells you that your new
suit should be an important thing tt
you. They are showing Schloss anc
Kirschbaum clothes at SO to $2s
the suit.
M. w. White-Points out what some
people get for their trouble wher
they make their own deal to the ex-
clusion Of the broker.
York Supply Co.-Sells Vulcan chilled
plows and says that Is the best and
wants you to try 1t. The VULGAR
IL guaranteed.
Carroll Bros.-Want to buy 100000
bushels of cotton seed and will pay
top prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

About the most complete and thor
ough going monopoly that we have in
formation of In this country Is the
Southern Express company. The
Standard Oil company is no more
powerful or dictatorial In its particu-
lar field. There is little or nothing in
common between the express company
and its patrons. The express company
does things very much according to
its own notion and customers usually
take whatever, comes, either because
they know no better or are unable to
help themselves. ....t i.-
Quite a number Of country ginners
are complaining at 25 cents per hum
dred as the ruling price for ginning
cotton. They claim that 25 cents is
too low; that it Is practically impossi-
BILE to make profit at that figure, and
that the price should be not less than
30 cents a hundred. Some few have
adopted. THE last named price, but the
adoption is not general. The under
standing is that the 25 cents price has
been established principally by the
oil mill gfnneries, their object being
to get more rather than make a profit
on the ginning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
Mr.. Robt. L. Jenkins left yesterday

Mr.. Robt. L. Jenkins left yesterday
for Poughkeepsie, N. Y. to take a
course in a business college in that
city.
Mrs. w. r. Carroll and children
returned home last night after spend
ing some time with friends at Bethel
and in CASTOR county, N. c.
Misses Mary Tom and Alice Gattis
and Miss. Virgie Davis of Gastonia,
spent Sunday in Yorkville, guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Youngblood.
Mrs. D. T. Woods and children re-
turned home Saturday evening after a
visit of several weeks to relatives at
Gastomia and Huntersville, NJ C.
Miss Crossmore Of Baltimore, arriv-
ed in Yorkville last week and will
again have charge Of the millinery de-
partment Of the Thomson company.
Mr.. Edward Finley left Saturday,
and Mr.. Geo. Cartwright left yester-
day for Columbia to resume their stu
dies at the South Carolina university
Mrs. Mary D., and Miss Ethel Hope
left for their home in Charleston last
week, after spending several weeks
with relatives in Yorkville and vicin-
ity. tr
M. B. Jennings, Esq, left for Winns-
boro yesterday to look after a case In
which he represents the plaintiff
against the Western Union Telegraph
company.
Miss Mary Wallace, daughter Of Mr.
John ]. Wallace Of Yorkville, is con-
valescing from typhoid fever. A little
son Of Mr.. Wallace Is thought to be
taking the fever.
Mrs. Wilson Tate after spending the
summer at Morganton, N. c., is spend
ing a few days in Yorkville. with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Moore, be-
fore going to her home in Florida.
Miss Wilmoth and Mary Jackson OF
Newport, passed through Yorkville
this morning on their way to Glover
to return a visit to Miss Pearl Bales
who has been spending short time
with them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

ALTHOUGH there will be no public
report until after the next meeting or
the general assembly, the understand
ing Is that the experts Of the American
Audit company have gone deep down
to the bottom of the dispensary rot
tenness and have developed lots of in
teresting information. 1t has leaked
out that several hotel and beer priv
ilege concerns that were able to show
clear receipts on their dispensary ac-
counts have been shown to be largely
in debt and that they have antied with
checks to cover. There has been evil
dence of rebates; but as most of the
transactions having taken place out
side the state, 1t is very doubtful as
to whether the attendance Of witnesses
can be compelled. AS to whether any
body can be convicted is more or less
doubtful. However, time will show.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
A GIANT POPLAR.
Fort Mill Probably Has Largest Tree
In York County.


In York County.
Editor of The Yorkville Enquirer.
Not long ago saw in your valuable
paper an article referring to a large
poplar tree which stood on the west
side Of the Catawba river. near the
power dam, and which was once used
as a blacksmith shop; but which was
later burned down.
I was acquainted with this tree,
having seen 1t often; but 1t was not
so large as a tree / heard Of out In
California. The story Is that a man
travelling with q two-horse team came
about night time to where a wagon
ahead Of him had driven into large
tree. He followed into the tree and
pitched camp On driving out next
morning, he passed people camping In
the same tree with q six-horse team
But the object Of this is to tell about
another big poplar that stands about
one half mile north Of Fort Mill, on
Capt. Samuel e. Whites land. It was
measured last Saturday and at q point
"a feet from the ground 1t was found
to be eighteen feet In circumference
At point five feet from the ground
II was found to be fifteen feet and
three inches in circumference.
/ do not want to be understood as
trying to inject the California tree in
the competition; but IL anybody In
York county knows of a larger tree
than the one I have described on Cap
tain Whites land, would like to see
the figures.
y =. T. D. Faulkner.
Fort Mil, Sept. 23, 1907.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

THE hard yarn spinners are running
up against an annoying situation be-
cause the weavers are complaining
that they are overstocked with yarns
that the spinners are producing
more than they can handle. The spin
ners, to the number Of fifty or sixty
are to meet in Charlotte tomorrow for
the purpose of considering the situa-
tion, and it is probable that they Will
discuss the advisability Of curtailing
production until the weavers catch up.
That this is the proper way to handle
the situation there is no question; but
when the spinners begin to curtail. 1t
will be we'll for the producers to de-
vote more time to picking and less to
selling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER az, 1907

New York on Sunday. They were 30
plentiful that boys sold them on the
streets at s and 10 cents EACH. ......A
British tourist recently attained a
height Of 23,405 feet In the Himalaya
mountains. .... .Thos. L. Johnson has
for the fourth time. been nominated for
the mayoralty Of Cleveland. Ohio, by
the Democrats. Fourteen men were
killed and three were fatally injured by
falling down a mine shaft at Negau-
nee, Mich. Friday. The cable hold
ing the cage In which the men were
being lowered broke and dropped them
700 feet. -. John d. Rockefeller, dur
ing the last twenty-five or thirty
years has given to colleges, hospitals,
churches, etc.. the vast sum of $102,-
500, 900.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

a result of increasing reports. AS Of
ficially reported, southern spot mark
cts were unchanged to IA cent low
er, Receipts at the ports today 31,753
bales against 23,3O6 last week and 49,
412 last year. For the week 100000
bales against 1885 last week and
276,46 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans 3,43O bales against 1884
last year. and at Houston 1875 against
14,720 last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

Richmond, Ind. Sept. 21: Turner
Igo Of Farmers, Rowan county, KY, Is
charged with the killing Of William
Goebel Of Kentucky, in an affidavit by
Mrs. Lula Clark, which was published
exclusively in the Richmond, Ind,
Evening Item today. In Mrs. Clarks
affidavit, which was taken at Indiana
polls, April II, 1907, in the law offices
of Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor Of Ken
lucky. she says that her maiden name
was Lula Williams, and she was born
at Rothwell, Menifee county, KY, but
lived most Of ller life, and, at the time
Of Goebels murder, at Mount Sterling.
KY. She is a niece Of Judge Frank
Day Of Frenchburg, KY, and also Of
James Williams. Of the same place.
She has a cousin named Gertrude
King, who lived at Maysville at the
time of Goebels murder and was then
keeping company" with John Sanford
Of Covington, Ky. Upon the day Of
Goebers murder the two girls went to
Frankfort, KY. They started to en-
ter the state house by the rear en-
trance and when on the steps q shot
was fired. At the same time they no
ticed a man standing just inside the
door whom they recognized as San
ford. In O minute a second man came
running out of the building dressed
like a mountaineer and carrying ri
fe. He ran to Sanford and said: Il
got the -" That man was rec
ognized by the affiant as her friend,
Turner Igo of Farmers, Rowan coun-
ty, KY. Both men ran out Of the
building to q fence where Sanford
gave a pair Of shoes which he was
carrying. to Igo, who exchanged his
boots for them. The men then disap-
peared. The affidavit states that Igo
told her at Mount Sterling depot jan
uary 25, 1900, that he was going to
kill Goebel and that she saw him af-
forwards at Jeffersonville, Ind, and he
reminded her that he had fulfilled his
promise. She also says that Sanford
had told Gertrude King a few days
prior to Goebels murder that he in
| tended to kill Goebel saying: Here
| Is my chance to get revenge. The leg
islature has met" The Evening Item
also publishes correspondence between
Caleb Powers and the persons who Sc
cured the affidavit and afterwards in
vestigated its allegations for verifica-
ton, showing that the expenses for
the information gained were paid from
the Powers defense fund through John
Marshall, of the law firm Of Gibson,
Marshall & Gibson Of Louisville, KY
The original correspondence of Pow
ers and the copy of the affidavit are
in the possession of the Item.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

Mecklenburg county, n. c., refus-
ed last Tuesday to vote 100000 worth
of additional bonds for road improve
ment. The Evening Chronicle of Sat-
urday sums up the official count as
follows: The 100000 bond issue was
defeated in Tuesdays election by 81
votes. The official returns reported to-
day show that the county had total
registration of 1920 with total vote in
favor of the bonds Of 70S. thus show
ing that the county defeated the issue
by 102 votes. The city registered S1S
and voted 42O fdvorably. giving the
bonds a majority Of II votes. The
city's majority subtracted from that
of the county. brings the total down
to 91 The total registration was g.
43S, the total number of votes cast for
bonds. 1,12S and the total votes cast
against, 1905. A majority Of the reg
istration in favor Of the election must
be polled in order to carry.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

No man who fails to qualify himself
to vote has a right to complain of bad
government A good officer is entitled
to receive the commentator Of the
voters just as a bad officer Is entitled
to receive their condemnation. The
larger the number of qualified voters
the more difficult 1t is for bad man
to secure high position.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

THAT is a wonderful little story they
have gotten up to account for the
death of Governor Goebel Of Kentucky
1t has developed that Turner 1go. the
man who is said to have fired the shot
from revenge, has been dead for three
years. His relatives say they had
never heard of his having a grievance
against Governor Goebel, and they do
not believe any part of the woman's
story. There is little reason to be-
lieve anything else than that Goeoei
was assassinated as the result or
political conspiracy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

the government now at work prepar-
ing data will be ready to report next
week. Their report, 1t Is declared, Will
enable the government to develop in
the hearing that since the inception of
the Standard Oil trust in 1882. up to
the present time, the total profits of
the combine have been between $780,
OOO, 900 and $9OO,OOO,000
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

IN it's review Of the days develop
Tments in the cotton market last Fri
day, the Wall street edition Of the
New York Sun had the following:
Advices from Texas stated that spot
holders refused to follow the recent
decline and no cotton whatever was
offered. The fall in prices, it seemed
caused the farmers to become more de-
termined not to sell. In many sections
there was no question of their ability
to hold, even though the crop Is short.
The movement figures showed that
the new crop was coming out on a
fairly liberal scale. Houston's esti-
mate for tomorrow called for 1000 to
IL 900 bales against 13,467 bales a year
ago. Savannah received 10,459 bales
today against 1874 bales year ago.
Port receipts for the day were official
ly estimated at $4,000 bales as against
1888 bales on the corresponding day
last year.
The second paragraph is printed
especially because of the Information
it contains: but the most striking part
of the review is that which refers to
the attitude Of the western farmers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

THE granting Of new trial in the
case Of Mrs. Blair, who killed her hus-
band in Columbia, was about what was
to have been expected. There Is
very common belief in Columbia that
the verdict of the jury was in the right
direction except that It should have
gone further. But the idea of punish
ment for murder seems to have gone
out Of fashion to very large extent,
and the probability is that at the next
trial, Mrs. Blair will be acquitted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

YES, Mr.. Ansel is making a good
governor He is making a most excel
lent governor-the best and most ef-
ficient that this generation has known
and he is doing 1t without any fuss
That he will be his own successor, The
Enquirer has every confidence. The
only thing we have to complain off is
that precedent seems to have limited
the tenure to two terms. If Anse
could be governor for about ten years
the state would become the most or
derly and prosperous commonwealth In
the Union. He would do more in this
direction than is likely to be done 9TH
erwise in generations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

DURING a good many years past
there has been talk Of constructing q
railroad from Lenoir to Blowing Rock
Now the talk Is hinging around to a
trolley line, which is much more prac-
ticable. 1t is possible. Of course, to
build a railroad from Lenoir to Blow
ing Rock; but there is no reasonable
probability that the possible business
would ever pay interest on the invest
ment
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

to defeat the ends Of justice and the
juries are not infrequently caught
mapping; but after all the principal
blame rests with the public. When
the public adopts the habit of careful
ly inquiring into the administration Of
the court machinery, looking closely
into the reason why, particularly of
every acquittal, and seeking to place
the responsibility where 1t belongs,
murders will become less common and
human life will be much safer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

A few years ago, the action Of farmers
in holding cotton off the market would
have been ignored. Now, however. the
spectators are taking notice, and we
believe that If all the farmers of the
south would only hold back for sin
gle week, prices would advance by
leaps and bounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

THE demand for cotton goods Is
greater now than it has previously
been in the history of the world. The
demand is so great as to stimulate the
addition Of spindles not only in the
southern part of the United States;
but in the northern part. There Is
some promise that the increase OF
spindles is more rapid than the in
crease of production. So long as this
condition continues, the demand for
manufactured products holding up In
the meantime. a fair price for cotton
Is assured. But to guard against con-
tingencies, the farmers must organize
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

Paris, Sept. %: Peace has been
declared in Morocco. The delegates OF
three important tribes have accepted
the French peace overtures inaugural
ed today and will see that the terms
6f the agreement are carried out. Hos
tilities are now at an end. The gov
ernment this evening received with
great satisfaction q dispatch from
Rear Admiral Philibert, the comman-
der of the French naval forces In Mo-
roccan waters, saying that as a result
of the conference today at General
Drude's headquarters between the
French naval and military command
ers and nineteen kafds, representing
the Ouleseeyan senate and Zeyaida
tribes, the three tribes have accepted
Internationally the terms offered by
France These are as follows: Hos
tilities shall cease from today; Gen.
Drude may make military reconnois-
sances throughout the territory Of the
three tribes to satisfy himself that the
pacification is complete; the tribes en-
gage themselves to disperse and chas-
tlse all armed bodies that may assem-
BILE In their territory with hostile In
tent; every native found in the posses
sion of arms or ammunitions OF war
within ten miles Of Casablanca shall
be handed over to the Sherman au-
thorities, condemned to Imprisonment
and fined 5000. The tribes shall be
held responsible for the carrying out
Of the previous stipulation: every ma
tive detected in smuggling or using
arms shall be punished; the delegates
of the tribes undertake to surrender
the authors Of the outrages upon Eu-
ropeans Of July 80, and pending judg-
ment. their goods shall be seized and
sold irrespective Of the indemnity which
is to be paid, the amount OF which
shall be fixed by the Moroccan gov
ernment; the Chaouia tribes shall pay
a large indemnity, the part Of each
tribe to be apportioned according to
the length Of time 1t resisted the
French. In addition, the Chaouia
tribes shall pay a contribution to-
wards the harbor work at Casablan-
ca. To secure the carrying out Of
this convention, two notables OF each
tribe shall be put up as hostages. The
delegates Of the Ouleseeyan, theSzene-
alta and Zeyaida tribes Immediately
named their hostages and signed the
capitulation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Cotton has been selling quite free
ly.
There was more evidence of liquor
In Yorkville last Saturday than for
several weeks past.
-Messrs. o. E. Grist and Geo. W.
Williams were elected deacons Of the
Associate Reformed church last Sun
day. Their ordination is to take place
next Sunday, provided of course, they
accent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
rHE VOTING CONTEST.

There are still nearly six weeks OF
the voting contest and still 1t Is al
most anybody's race. No one In the
race has a lead that cannot be over
come by several days Of well directed
work. Up to this morning the voting
otnnl 90 fnllnwQ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

THE autumnal equinox occurred last
Sunday and the gales and rains came
exactly on time in these parts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
CHE aturkrille Guqrtirer.
YoRKvILLE, 8. O.,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1907.

No, the Teddy bears are not inter-
fering with the price Of cotton. 1t Is
the Wall street bears.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
Annual Settlement.

Comptroller Jones was here last
Saturday to make his annual settle
ment with the county auditor, county
treasurer, county supervisor, county
superintendent Of education and fore
man of the grand jury. The settle
ment was quite satisfactory to all con-
cerned
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
We Will Send The Enquirer

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st
1908, for 81 cents.
Special Constable.
Mr.. J. L. Sanders has been appoint
ed special constable for York coun-
ty, and will do what he can to put a
stop to the tiger business. During his
service as a policeman, Mr.. Sanders
did lot of good work in running
down tigers in and about Yorkville.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!

AS usual we will have lot of Good
Shoes at bargain. From 5Sc per pair
up. Regular lines will go at 10 per cent
discount. Royal Blue and Queen Quality
lines at regular price.