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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

CarOllnS--COnditionS Good
mo Routes being Cut
Off.
Washington special in the
News and Courier: The report
on the operation of the rural free
delivery service up to April l,
1907, made public today by the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, indicates that the ser.
vice is' in healthy condition in
South Carolina, no routes hav-
ing been cut off since the begin
ming of the present fiscal year,
July 1, last.
For the entire State there have
been referred to the department
for action since last July a total
of 1920 petitions asking that
new routes be established.
Of the total number of appli.
cations filed asking that new
routes be established there have
been made 500 adverse reports.
There are now in the State in
operation a total of 637 routes
and 40 petitions for new routes
are still pending besides those
that have been mentioned.
South Carolina is one of the
few States in the South which
has not suffered more or less in
the matter of having these routes
cut off, and to her representa-
tives inCongress should be given
the credit Tor the large number
of routes in operation at this
time.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13
Death of Mrs. Polly Cook, WidosO
of Amos Cook.

" AWtO6 COOE.
Mrs. Polly Cook, the aged VII
dow of the late Amos Cook, died
last Wednesday night at the
home of her son, Mr.. George R..
Cook, in Flat Greek township.
She survived her good husband
very nearly nineteen years, Mr..
Cook having died April. %, 1888
Had she lived until next July
Mrs. Cook would have been 90
years of age.
HeT death was due to the in.
firmities Of old age, hastened by
injuries received by fall last
winter, from which she never
fully recovered.
Mrs. Cook was truly remark
able old lady-remarkahle net
only for her advanced years but
for her sublime christian charac.
ter, great kindness of heart sym
pathetic nature and lavish gener-
osity toward all worthy causes and
objects of charity. She was one of
those good and rare souls who
would cheerfully give her last
bite OF bread, if necessary, TO re
lieve the hunger of another. She
could not bear to see even dumb
brutes. or fowls Suffer and when
ever any cases of the kind came
under her observation they at
once became objects of her tender
care and solicitude.
Mrs. Cook joined the Baptist
church when girl of fifteen
years and continued throughout
her long life one of it's most 10y.
al and devout members. She leav
es following children: Mrs. w. A.
McManus, Mrs. A. l.. McManus,
Mrs. j. S. Bird, Messrs William
and Geo. r. Cook. Her remains
were laid to rest yesterday in
the family graveyard at Mr..
j. G. Blackmon's.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13
II Local Ente,prtse-.1 The Lancas.
ter Benevolent association.

n Local Enterprise. The Lancas-
ter Benevolent AssOctation.
Now that he is relieved of The
duties of county treasurer, Mr..
John e. Blackmon will hereafter
devote his time and attention to
the development and advance
ment of the interests of the Ian.
caster Benevolent Association
and its policy holders. This as
sociation is purely Lancaster
county enterprise and its object
is to give the people life insu-
rance at the lowest rates possible,
the rates being practically nom-
inal and therefore within the
reach of all, however limited
ones means may be. The plan
of insurance adopted by the as:
sociation has been most success.
fully tried in other counties and
in other States III ence, it is nc
experiment. The association has
been formed under a charter
granted by the State. Mr.. e. M.
Croxton, cashier of the First
National Bank, is president
Ex-County Auditor John A.
Cook, vice-president, and Elk
County Treasurer John K. Black.
mon, secretary and treasurer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13
Heath Sprtngs' Liberal COntr.t-
button to Starving Chinese.

DR.. w. S. Moore, of Heath
Springs, writes US as follows:-
Noticing your request in The
News, would say that the people
of Heath Springs have made sew
eral contributions to the Chinese
Famine Relief Fund, amounting
in all to $61. .25. The most of il
was sent by way of the Red Cross
Society.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13


The First Presbytery of the
A. r. p. Synod Nof the South
will meet in Chester on May
9th.
"A new roof is being put on
the A. r. P. church, and other
improvements being made in the
building.
The roof of the postoffice at
Fort Lawn caught on fire last
Tuesday, but the flames were ex
tinguished before much damage
was done.
-"Uncle Mike" johnson is
now a proud and happy grand.
father, a winsome daughter hav.
ing been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Zemp last Saturday, April
9th.
Mr.. Samuel Kennedy, di.
vinity \student of Erskine Col
lege, Due West, will preach to-
morrow at Shiloh at II O'Clock
a. m. and IN Lancaster, at the A.
Il. Z. church, at night,
The stores at Heath Springs
drug-stores excepted, will begin
next Monday, April 18th, early
closing in the afternoons, Satur.
DAYS excepted. The hour for
closing will be o'clock.
Mr.. Charles Steele, of D wight
is certainly the champion hawk
slayer of Lancaster county. he
has killed ten large hawks since
the first of January, and he now
has them all hanging in an apple
'fee oh MS place.
"A series of meetings are be.
ing held In the Presbyterian
church this week preparatory &c
communion service Sunday
morning. The pastor, the Rev
Chalmers Fraser, is being assist
ed by the Rev. j. j. Brown, Of
Fort Lawn.
Our good friend Mr.. <. K,
Plyler has left at this Office q
couple of curiosities in the way
of hen fruit. The end of each
egg presents the appearance of 8
miniature imitation OF the mouth
of Mt. Vesuvius after a violent
state of eruption.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13
Notice to DebtOrS&CreditOrS

All parties indebted to the estate of J r
Remington. deceased. are requested to
make payment without delay to the under
signed. and all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby notified to
present same duly attested
Il + Remington, Admir-
April 10, l907-3w
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

There is nothing more dainty for a
picnic or luncheon than Argo Red
Salmon sandwiches or salad. The
Cook Book tells you how to prepare
them. Ask you grocer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13
Business Notices,

EF All Notices inserted under
this head at the rate of ONE CENT
A WORD for each insertion. No
notice to be counted less than 2s
words
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13
PERSONAL


Mr.. B. N. Craig, of Rock Hill,
spent Tuesday in Lancaster.
Mr.. H. B. Pardue, of Fort
Lawn, was in town Wednes-
day.
Miss Mamie Caskey, of Heath
Springs, visited Lancaster this
week.
Miss Rosa Barnett, of Rock
Hill, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
0. o. Ferguson, of EIgin.
DR.. W. F. Laney paid a pro-
fessional visit to Dudley; Chester.
field county, this week.
Rev. r. Lee Robinson, of Gam
den, Ala, spent few days this
week at his old home in this vi
cinity.
Mrs. E. w. Bailey and little
son, Thomas Myrle, of Heath
Springs, spent Thursday night
in town.
Mr.. E. K. Plyer and Mr.. John
McAteer have returned from an
extended visit to Fort Mill and
other points.
Mrs. l.. Q Payseur, who has
been visiting her daughter in
Columbia, Mrs. j. E. Poore, re
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. j. P. Gibson, a capitals t
of New York City, is spending a
few days in Lancaster. He is
a guest of the Hotel Royal.
Mrs.Lydla Bowers and son, OF
Heath Springs, are visiting the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Oauthen, OF Dry Greek.
Mr.. S. r. Kidd and family ex-
pect to leave the latter part of
this week for their new home in
Lancaster.-Rock Hill Herald.
Mr.. A. b. Ferguson, of Lam
caster, was in the city today.
He-is one of the up-to date far
mers of the state.-Rock Hill
Record.
Miss Cornelia Elliott and her
guest, Mrs. George Hinscn, visit
ed the formers sister, Mrs. Lloy d
Moore, of Fort Lawn, last Thurs
day.
Mrs.S. O. Villeneuve of Allan
Ia, and Mrs. j. w. Hamel, of Ker
shaw, have beeuspending few
days in Lancaster this week
with their mother, Mrs. Jane M.
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Lynn, of
Columbia, came up to Lancaster
Tuesday to visit relatives. Mr..
Lynn returned home yesterday q,
but Mrs. Lynn will remain here
while with her father, Mr.. Abe
Ferguson, and family.
Mrs. George Hinson, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Funderburk, OF
the Tabernacle section, is now
spending a few days here with
Miss Cornelia Elliott before re-
turning to her home in BEN
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

If you have not received the Argo
Red Salmon Cook Book. ask your gro
Ger or send postal to the Alaska
Packers Association, Atlantis, Ga, Ad-
vertising Department.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

Every lady should have a copy of
the Argo Red Salmon Cook Book. It
tells you tbirty-nine different ways
of preparing Salmon. Ask your gro
Ger for it,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

FOR SALE-Jersey COW with young
calf-good milk and butter COW. j Y
Chambers Route 3. Lancaster, sc
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

Arg0 Red Salmon Is cleaned and
packed entirely by machine, and not
touched by human hand. After trying
1t you will use no other.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

FOR QUICK SALE-Forty chicks
one hen $40; twenty chicks one hen
$l0-Rhode Island Reds. Good aud
healthy. r. II. Dunlap.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

BIG lot &c cigars, Riddles stock, to
go at first cost. Bennett Grocery Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

THIS BANK solicits your business on
basis of mutual helpfulness
The Bank of Lancaster.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

MAKE MONEY Your money with us
will earn you 4 per cent, compounded
quarterly The Bank of Lancaster.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

WE have plenty of Orange and Am
ber cane seed. Bennett Grocery Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

WANTED-At once, secondhand
roller top desk, must be in good work
ing condition and not abused. Box
&c, Heath Spring, &. @.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

JUST REOEIVEDi-Auother car Of ear
corn, same kind handled by me last year,
at SO cents per bushel Oliver q. Black
mon. If
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-04-13

FOR SALE-Florodora Long Staple
Cotton Seed. Cotton sells at zoe. ID.
Price 81 90 bushel, at gin house. Seed
can be had at Heath Jones Co, Carnes
Bros, and w. b. Culp's, Lancaster;
MObley Bros. & Co., Heath Springs,
sc. Address X. J. McIlwain, Ian
caster, X. g.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
G. A. R. HEADQUARTERS
TO FORT WAYNE
They Will Be Moved From In
dianapoIis, Wednesday.
KETCHAM HAS A BOOM.

Indianapolis, May 20-The Indiana
headquarters G. A. r., will be moved
TO Fit. Wayne for the state encamp-
ment which is to be held there this
week. Department Commander E. r.
Brown and Colonel J. r. Fesler, adju-
tant-general, will leave with the rec
ords of the department Wednesday
morning in special car
About 200 veterans from Indianapo-
lis will attend the encampment, and
all are going with the avowed inten-
ton either to elect w A. Ketcham de-
partment commander. or to have the
encampment endorse him for national
commander in chief.
If Mr. Ketcham's friends insist upon
his being candidate for department
commander there will be tight race
for the place between Mr.. Ketcham
and J. Nj. Barlow of Plainfield. Mr..
Barlow has a strong following, and is
said to have slightly the advantage.
The Ketcham men are not talking
much now. but are waiting until they
arrive in FIT. Wayne where they will
have a better opportunity to size up
the situation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
COUPLE ARE CHARGED
With WRONG CONDUCT
Mrs. LOttie OFT and Harry Mil
Iert Under Arrest.
TRIAL is NOT YET SET.

Mrs. Lottie OFT and Harry Millert
are under arrest on charge of living
together as man and wife. They Will
be arraigned in the city court some
day this week Mrs OFT probably will
enter a plea of not guilty and has re-
tanned an attorney to defend her.
Friday Millert was arrested at the
home Of the young woman's parents
and Saturday night Mrs. OFT was taken
into custody. Mrs. OFT separated
from her husband over year ago.
Shortly after her separation, the girl S
father complained to the police over
the attentions young Millert was show
ing his daughter. Millert then Went
to Dayton and Mrs. OFT followed him.
The latter part of last year Millert
and Mrs. OFT went to Detroit, where
they lived about five months. Mrs.
OFT recently returned to her home and
was followed here by Millert. She AM
her two months old baby are at the
Home for the F'riendless awaiting trial.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
Animal Found in Great Agony
North of the City Sum-.
day Morning.
OWNED I'M HENRY COUNTY.
NEW CASTLE SATURDAY NIGHT
THERE is NO CLUE TO THE
THIEF.

a horse and buggy stolen about II
o'clock Saturday night at New Castle.
while hitched in front of q business
house. was found Sunday morning 90
the road in the river bottoms just
north of this city. near the Henley
farm. A short time after the horse
had been found il died in terrible ago
ny, from collie, brought on by hard
driving.
Sunday morning George Hodgin. who
lives on the Henley farm, heard n
horse groaning as he was walking
along the river road. He hurried 20
the place where he heard the groans
and saw a black mare lying in a ditch
at the side of the road near a fence.
Close by the horse stood the buggy.
The harness was inside the mud-spIac-
tered rig. together with an overcoat,
lap robe and two or three small arti-
cIes
A few minutes after Mr.. Hodgin
found the dying animal DR.. Ferling,
veterinary, drove past and he at once
recognized that the mare was in Sc
rious condition. He and Mr. Hodgin
led the animal to the Henley farm
where it was given treatment d..
Ferling then drove to police headquar
tiers to ask if they had been notified
of a horse theft The chief said that
he had just received a long distance
telephone message from New Castle
that a black mare belonging to John
Brenemen had been stolen Friday
night. DR.. Ferling then told the chief
about finding a mare answering the
description and Bailey drove to the
Henley farm with Dr. F'erling. On ar
irving there it was found the animal
was dead.
The sheriff of Henry county arrived
here and Mr. Brenemen identified the
rig, which had been taken to a local
livery barn. as his. He states that
the mare was quite a valuable animal.
night, Mr. Brenemen stated,
his son drove the mare to New Castle
and left her hitched in front of a store
about . O'Clock. When he returned
The mare and the buggy were missing.
There is absolutely no clue as to who
he horse thief is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
What Mioht Have Been.

Mrs. Hollingsworth Andrews of Phil
adelphia is one of the best whist play
ers in America At the end Of a dis
cussion on gambling she said the other
day.
Never play for a stake il you have
children, and never say 10 your partner
in any case at the end of the game
If you had done this or that the out.
come would have been different
Whenever / have a partner OF the II
you had kind ] think Of the great Cav
endish.
when partner said 10 him, II you
had done so-and-so we'd have made
so-and So he always replied:
Did you ever hear the story OF your
uncle and your auntF
IF the player bad heard it he would
ar once become silent. not wishing 70
hear II again Il he had not heard ii
he would pause IN his pos tmorrem Of
the game and say.
No. Tell ii to me-
Then Cavendish would frown and
say in solemn voice:
IF your aunt had been a man she
would hare bees-your uncle Wash
inzton Sta1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
COMBS FAMILY HAS
MANY MISFORTUNES
Members Are Figuring Much
In Police Court.
MOTHER AT THE HOSPITAL.

Roy Combs is under arrest on a
charge of petit larceny. The young
man is accused of stealing watch
from his mother, Mrs. Joseph Combs,
who is now quite i'll at the Reid hos
pita1 If Mrs. Combs refuses to prose
cute her son the charge against him
probably will be dismissed.
The Combs family has been most
unfortunate here of late and has fig
ured considerably in police court
transactions. Joseph Combs was ar
rested some weeks ago for assault and
battery on his wife, who was i'll when
the assault took place. The case
against Combs was dismissed and d
short time later Roy Combs, a son,
was arrested for creating domestic
troubles. This charge was also dis
missed.
Joseph Combs is now employed at
Hamilton and when the mother was
sent TO the hospital, Roy and the other
children secured places to board. Last
week Roy broke into the home and it
is charged, stole his mothers watch.
Information was furnished to the po-
lice by one of the boys sisters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
Official Report on the Stand
ard Filed by Commission
er of Corporations.
A DOZEN MEN I'M CONTROL.
1T is FOUND THAT RATE DIS
ELIMINATION is THE WORST
OF THE MANY EVILS THAT
EXIST.

Washington, May 20-That the his
tory and present operation of the
Standard Oil interest shows through
out the last thirty-five years a sub
leum industry of the country. DELHI
crate destruction of competition and
a consequent control of that industry
by less than a dozen men, who have
reaped enormous profits therefrom, "
largely through abuse of transporta-
ton facilities, is charged in a report
just submitted to President Roose-
welt by Commissioner of Corporations
Herbert Knox Smith. Part one of the
report was made public today, and
other parts will follow. Certain infor-
nation acquired is withheld for the
present, in accordance with instruc-
tons OF the President, who feels that
their publication might interfere with
the prosecution of the Governments
suits pending against the Standard
Oil Company, and its subsidiary COM
panies.
The report contains the net re-
suits of a study of the petroleum bus
mess during the year 1904. 1t is the
first official statement of the opera
tons and methods of the Standard Oil
Company by which, the report states,
"scandalous railway discrlmi-
nations and other unlawful devices,
they have secured and maintained an
exclusive domination of the petro-
leum industry"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
STARTLING CHARGES
MADE BY SCHM|Tz
Contained in an Affidavit Ac-
companying a Motion for
Change of Judge.
r. SPRECKELS is ACCUSED.
HE AND HIS ASSOCIATES ARE
ALLEGED TO BE ENGAGED IN
A COUNTER GRAFT SCHEME.

San Francisco, May 20.--District AT
torney Langdon was served by Mayor
Schmitz's attorneys with notices for 4
motion for substitution of trial Judge
on the ground that Judge Frank H.
Dunno is disqualified by bias and
prejudice. Accompanying and sup
porting this motion IS a lengthy affi-
davit by Mayor Schmitz, in which
charges of an extremely sensational
nature are made against Rudolph
Spreckles, his associates in the bribery
graft prosecution, and Judge Dunno
himself
Among Schmitzs allegations are the
following: That Mr.. Spreckles and
the associates who are. with him. the
financial guarantors of the bribery
graft investigation and prosecution,
long since exhausted the original fund
of 100000 pledged by Spreckles and
have expended nearly one million dol
lars in municipal publication cam
paign: that the expenditure of this
vast sum of the money is by way of
an investment from which actual
monied returns are expected; that
Spreckles and his prosecuting associ-
ates desire and purpose to overthrow
the present municipal administration
in order that they themselves may as
sumo the reins of the government and
secure for themselves street railway
and water franchises which will net
them millions of dollars of the public
money; that Judge Dunno is aware of
this intent and purpose and is there
with in accord: that the conviction If
Schmitz is desired as a means to these
ends and that it is the wish of Judge
Dunno that a biased and prejudiced
jury be selected to secure such con
siction; that for that and various rea-
sons the same as set forth recently BIZ
Abe Ruef. in his application for a
substitute for trial judge. it is impossi-
BILE for SchmitZ to have fair and I'M
partial trial at Judge DUNES hands.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
Baseball Chatter.

Richmond will have five hard
games this week. Wednesday and
Thursday the team plays in Portland
and the Jays will no doubt extend the
warm greeting for the beatings admin
istered to them while they were in
Richmond last week. Friday and
Saturday the fast Dunkirl team will
be the attraction here. Last Saturday
this team administered to the Sharps-
ville-K okomo team its first trimming
of the season. The twin organization
had previously won sixteen straight
victories. Sunday the fast Fit Wayne
Shamrocks. said to be the best indie
pendent team in the state. will appear
here with Railing, the ex-Boston
American league pitcher in the box.
The turnout of fans at Athletic park
Sunday was an ample proof that RicG-
mond is a trifle touched in the head by
the national game. Fifteen hundred
fanatics. about half of them armed
with rain sticks. saw the game despite
the fact that the wet came down III
torrents during the opening spasm Of
the contest.
Inc MunCle cuCup neIu uOWH tue
bench for the visitors Sunday. He
was brim full of cute sayings and his
frog horn voice made airy parsiflage
audible all over the lot. The crowd
promptly named the unknown individ-
ual when he made his debut on the
coaching lines. "Shanty.'
Manager Jessup was quite pleased
with the work of Burns who subbei
for Cameron at first base Sunday
Burns has accepted terms with Dun
kirk. but Manager Jessup has made
him liberal offer to play in the local
outfield and it is quite probable he
will become a regular
Billy Meredith gave an exhibition cs
gameness Sunday. With a foot black
from the result of horse falling OF
it. Billy made an effort 10 play his %.
sitiou. but in running To first base ne
suffered such a severe pain that he had
TO retire Sunday evening he re
turned to his home at Lynn on crutcn-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-20
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
n THE CITY COURT
Four Men Up for the Fish
Pond Robbery.
CASE WAS CONTINUED.

Herbert Wicket, Jim Allen, JUICE
Milton and William Ryle, alleged to be
the men who opened up the pond at
the hospital grounds and then stole the
fish therein, were arraigned in the city
court. each charged with malicious
trespass Pleas of not guilty were
entered by the men and Attorney J. T.
Robbins asked that the case be contin-
uel until Tuesday. His request was
granted.
1t is understood that if a charge CT
larceny had been placed against the
men they could have been fined s. for
every fish which cossld be proven that
they stole. According TO the police
the men stole enough TO keep them out
of society several months. had larceny
charges been made.