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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22
REUNION ARRANGEMENTS

Meetings arc Being Frequently Held
and all Plans for Annual Event
Being Mapped Out-Col. X. f.
Lee, of Virginia, to be one of the
Speakers.
Greenville News.
The general ARRANGEMENT commit
tee Tor the Confederate reunion is
working hard to make the State en-.
campment, which will be held in this
city August IL and 18th, a successful
and pleasant affair. Meetings are be-
ing held at frequent intervals and
sub-committees are being appointel
TO look after the various details of
the work. At the last meeting of
the general committee it was decided
that weekly meetings should be held
until the date Of the encampment
The meetings will be held at the
Board OF Trade rooms every Wednes.
day evening at six thirty O'Clock and
all members Of the committee should
make a note Of the fact and try to
attend. The time is now growing
short and vast amount of work re-
mains to be done.
One Of the speakers at the reunion
will be Col. R. e. Lee, Of Virginia,
who has signified his acceptance of an
invitation to attend. Col. Lee, AZ
his name implies, is a close relative OF
the great Robert e. Lee and has won
a national reputation as q speaker.
Others are on the list to be invited.
among them being the commander of
the Sons Of Veterans.
At this time It has not been def
nitely decided just what form the en-.
tertainment to be provided will take.
Committees OF both the Veterans and
the Daughters Of the Confederacy are
working out plans for various items
Of amusement and entertainment for
the visitors and 1t is safe to say that
there will be q plenty to keep the
many guests in the city at that TIME
occupied. Announcement Of plan.
Will be made as soon as the sub-com-
mittees have reported and their re.
Communications are acted upon.
Chairman w. L. Mauldin, Of the
general committee. is sending out
the fO1lnu.in~ oo<<o, .. .a.S -,
the State:
"As you may know the State re-.
union U. c. w., will be held in this
city on August 18th and 18th. The
committee having in charge the en-.
tertainment OF those attending on
this occasion would like to be inform.
ed, as early as possible. how many
will probably come from your camp.
and vicinity, and Of that number. how
many will wish to be provided for
without charge. Your prompt atten-
ton will be appreciated. Please ad.
dress your reply to Mr.. John Wood,
Secretary"
1t Is expected that something like
two thousand visitors will be in
Greenville at the time OF the re-
union.
The committee charged with the
labor Of soliciting funds to defray
the expense Of the reunion is meet.
ing with success, but from tho no.
ture of the work the committee has
In hand. it can be seen that the task
Is hard one and that any assistance
that can be rendered will be appre.
ciated. Probably some will be missed
In making the canvass. If that is the
case the names with the amount con-
tributed should be sent to any men,
Der Of the committee.
FAST GAME AT RIDGEWAY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22
NEGROES STAB BOYS.

H&"t III uc washington Mail Al
most y ltace Riot-BOys Say Ne.
groes Crowded Them on the Side.
walk.
Washington. July 12.-The trouble
between negroes and whites In Wash
ington seems to be growing more In
tense. Last night three young white
boys were attacked and stabbed by
two giant negroes in the Mall Park.
The wounded are Garnet Calls, Is
years old. all Ninth street southwest;
Charles Fridley. Is years old. 7o4 c
street southwest. and Harry Blame, IL
years old. sos L Street northwest.
The two negroes said to be responsible
for the stabbing are under arrest,
charged with assault. They gave their
names a Robert Hutchins, 81 years
old. OF also Newport Place northwest,
and Harry Stevenson. sol e street
southwest.
The question Of right OF way IL
growing serious In some sections OF
Warrington a. q cause OF troubl. be-
tween negroes and whites. The whites
cay that the negroes insist upon fore
ing themselves on the inside Of the
pavements. jostling white men who
are keeping to the right. and often
observing no courtesy when ladies are
upon the streets and upon the proper
side. This was the cause Of the trou-
BILE last night.
The three young boys were passing
through the Mall Park near the Ned
ical Museum, keeping to the right,
when they encountered the two me-
groes. The negroes. they say. were
walking abreast and taking up all
the pathway. When the two factions
came together the white boys moved
to the right. but the negroes refused
to allow them to pass and sought TO
force them into the gutter. Then the
trouble started. One Of the negroes
10 said to have provoked the trouble
by his abusive and insoient language.
and when the white boys resented H.
tho negroes drew their pocket knivss
Il II alleged.
The whites stood their ground ami
were slashsd by the negroes. "A riot
call was sent In to the Fourth pre.
cinct The reserves, responded with
the patrol wagon and succeeded. after
. struggle. In arresting the two
blacks.
Calls. with two stab wounds In the
shoulder: Fridley. wounded In the
neck and shoulder. and Blaine. in
the face and left hand. were hurried
IN Emergency Hospital. where their
wounds were dressed.
This case. although Of q more ne.
rious nature than others. IL but one
Of the many such ARRAYS that are
daily taking place in washinston. and
the attitude Of the authorities. who
often inf'ict heavy punishments upon
white men who resent the imperti-
nencs Of negroes. only serves to in
crease the hostile attitude Of the
blacks.
The District government a few
weeks ago compelled the Mount ver-
non and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany to conceal their "Jim Crow"
signs as soon as they cross the high.
way bridge entering Washing AL
though not running separate ca :. for
the blacks on this line a portion Of
the car Is set apart for the negroes.
Some Of the negro leaders OF the city
protested against the display of these
signs. and the authorities compelled
the car company to conceal them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

An animal that screams like a pea.
cock and leaps like a kangaroo and
has head like dog has been dis.
covered in Colleton county The ne.
groes are in a state Of excitement over
the appearance Of the animal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

You can lead a Georgian to water.
but you cannot keep him from drink"
observes the Richmond. Va, Times
Dispatch. The statistics OF express
package importations seem to indi-
cate that you can not even lead him
to water.--Macon Telegraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

The supreme court has issued per-
manent injunctiOns against two
places In Columbia and sixteen in
Charleston restraining them from
selling liquor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

The board Of public works Of Ben
nettsville has awarded the contract
for six miles OF water works i'm
provements to McAbee and Edwards
Of Hickord, n. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22

s~"e mas seoHieO again 10 turn It's
hckle smiles upon the Democratic
party. President RoOsevelt's indis-
Greet methods of attempting to re-
form unquestioned evils, and the fears
caused by his reckless utterances aid
ed In producing a great financial pam
ic In the midst Of material plenty.
The vaunted prosperity Of Republi-
canism was pricked like a bubble, and
the silly boast that Republican SUI
premacy spelled national welfare was
silenced effectively and for all time
by the stern logic Of great indus
trial and financial tragedy produced
largely by spectacular and mouthing
leadership.
Now had come another Democratic
opportunity. which it was evident
could be utilized with the proper man
In the saddle. and Democrats every
where began to pluck up heart and
hope again. That the business issue
could have been made strong card
was obvious from political experi-
ence. and was demonstrated not long
ago in the Georgia primary election,
where hard times unseated Gov.
Hoke Smith. the radical Democrat.
and put the reactionary element In
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
A RANK FALSEHOOD.

During the last fourteen years onl Y
five deficiency levies have been made
in this state. During that time, the
state paid off the Taylor defalcation
of 1857 900 and a bonded debt of
about SS00,000 This means that with
only five deficiency levies, the state
in fourteen years paid off a debt of
over million dollars. In the first
two years of Crawfordism, there were
two deficiency levies, and during that
same time the state will run in debt
nearly half a million. How do the
taxpayers of the state like it? - Argus
Leader.
The above is fair sample of the
rank falsehood upon which the ma
chine base their opposition to the re-
publican administration in this state.
The Argus-Leader sets the pace and
all the smaller fry will reprint the
falsehood, either as it appears above
or rehash it TO make it appear as orig
inal. And this stuff is given out to
the voters as information, and the
voter is asked to believe it. A polit-
ical party or faction that will resort
to such base falsehood deserves the
defeat that is sure to result. The peo-
pie are not all fools. In fact, there
are very few who can be caught by
such misrepresentation.
The Argus Leader says that during
the last fourteen years only five de
ficiency levies were made. That
true. But when it says that witt
five deficiency leyies the stat>.,
off 1877 900 of the Taylor steal, aaa
$S00,0O0 bonded debt, itGnfiiberately
states what it knows to. be false.
The two amounts make 81 1877 900,
and to pay this there were made bond
and sinking fund levies in 1892, 5-10
mills; 1898, 40; 1894, $40; 1895, 5-10
1898, $40; 1901, one mill; 1908, 5-10,
or total of AZ mills, and special
sinking and bond levies in 1898, l-l0
mills; 1894, $40; 1895, 2-10; 1896,
2 10; 1897, mills; 1898, 2-l0; 1899,
2:10; 1900, 4 10; 1901, 2-l0; 1902, $40;
1903, 5-l0, and 1894, mill, or 58
mills, total levy of 10 mills during
that time to pay off the debt and in
terest that the Argus Leader says
was paid with only five deficiency
levies in fourteen years.
The object of this misrepresenta-
ton by the chief organ Of the ma,
chine is to make the people believe
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

That was a great political move
when the machine board levied only
a 2 mill state tax for 1905 and left a
quarter of million dollar debt for
the new administration which had al
ready been nominated at Sioux Falls.
The old machine mortgaged the flu
ture and left new administration to
pay off the debt. Now that the pres
ent administration has bad to levy a
l mill tax to pay off this debt con-
tracted by the old machine, the fell
lows who were pried loose from office
are hollaring extravaganza when the
levy was made necessary by their own
acts. The rank injustice of such a
hollar should appeal to even the most
dense.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

The machine papers are advising
the taxpayer to look up last years tax
receipt and compare the state tax of
1906 with that of 1907. We would go
farther and advise the taxpayer to
dig up several tax receipts, for in
stance those of 1903 and 1905, which
were years when adeficiency levy was
made to cover Legislative expendi-
lures, and the only proper compari-
son to be made. But you notice the
machine press is careful to forget that
the state levied a tax in 1908 and
1905 the year 1906 is the only year
of their record that is impressed up
on their mind That is the only year
they ever made low state levy, and
that is the year they lost their jobs
and they knew the jobs were lost when
the levy was made.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

The attempt to secure national
grain inspection is again being made
this time by Senator McCumber, of
North Dakota. Just what it is hoped
to accomplish by federal inspection
we do not know. The northwest now
has the Leneft of the Minnesota in
spection, which could not be improv-
ed upon by the federal government
The trade has been adjusted to this
inspection, and federal inspection
would result in read iustment which
would occasion confusion and require
time. Prices cannot be made by
inspection until the trade has acquir-
ed confidence in the system. The in
spection and trade in Minnesota have
become so accustomed to each other
that No. and No. 2 wheat inspections
are accepted by the buyers as indicat-
ing certain qualities; the buyers read
lily accept such inspection because
they know it can lack only so little of
being the perfect arliticle. But on
the lower qualities of wheat grade,
number is thing 20 be avoided. 1T
is because the quality varies so great
ly that the prices of Nos. 3 and 4 are
put considerably lower than one.
might think the quality would war
rant. The shipper who knows his
business always hopes for rejected"
inspection on his lower quality, which
throws it onto the market upon its
its milling qualities alone. The in
spection of barley amounts to prac-
tically nothing as the grain sells on
it's merits. Oat and flax inspection
is all right. The only object in hav
ing an inspection at all is TO prevent
few dishonest concerns at terminal
points from selling consignmentssto
themselves and defrauding the ship
per thereby, and to provide a stand
ard for option contracts. We cannoi
see that anything is to be gained by
federal inspection, although no harm
might result after the trade had ad
justed itself to it, provided the Jim
crow politician could be kept on. OF
the inspection department,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

school books burned in his store, it
being one of the county repositories.
On motion board adjourned till to-
morrow morning at 8 O'Clock.
Jan 8,l908 Board met pursuant to
adjournment of the 9TH, all members
present.
On motion the report of Fred OLE,
Supt. of the poor farm, was accepted d
and ordered placed on file.
The bids for the county doctoring
were opened and recorded as follows
For the third a. fourth commissioner
districts, j. B. Dickey for $4,000, E.
Haberman for 800 90.
For the fifth commissioner district,
including the county Jail, DIR. I'll. Dem
man for $4,000
For the second commissioner dis
trict n. l.. Bailey for $1,000, G. |.
Kheiralla for $1,000
! For the first commissioner district
E. FL. Grove for $4,000.
/ The contracts were awarded as fol-
lows, the doctors to furnish all med-
cine The third a. fourth commission
er district to K. Haberman for $1,000;
the fifth commissioner district includ-
| ing the county Jail, to III Denman
for $4,000
The second commissioner district to
g |. Kheiralla for $4,000.
The first commissioner district to
E. FL Grove for $4,000.
F. A. Carpenter submitted his an
nual port as clerk of the Circuit and
County Courts for the year 1907 show
ing the amount of fees collected to be
Sll68.55. 1t was moved and carried
that the report be accepted and order
ed placed on file.
Continued on dage 8
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

WHILE the machine press is doing
so much talking about the valuation
of farm lands by the state board, we
would like to suggest, that, exclusive
of the twiue plant levy which the peo-
pie voted themselves, improvements
remaining the same, there is not a
quarter section of land in Kingsbury
county that did not pay higher
state tax in 1908 and 1905 than it will
for 1907, all three being years when
a deficiency tax was levied. To be
fair we will allow deduction of 5-10
mills from the 1908 levy for bond in
terest and sinking fund purposes. We
challenge anyone to show to the con-
trary. Get busy, you who have had
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
De Smet S ID. Jan. 7-19O8.

DE Smet ) ID. Jan. 7-l9OS.
The board of the county commits
sioners of Kingsbury county, S. d.,
met in their room at the Court House
in regular session.
All members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
On motion l.. |. Olston was elected
chairman of the board for the ensuing
year.
This being the date set for receiv-
ing bids for the construction of the
drainage ditch No. one in Baker town
ship and there being no bids it was
moved and carried to extend the time
for receiving bids up to and including
April 7th, 1908, at one o'clock p. m
On motion the chairman appointed
A. n Barber and f. p. Hardy a com
mittee to check up the accounts of
the County Treasurer, and w. j
Agnew and f. NJ Wolf a committee
check up the accounts of the Reg
Deeds.
"nved and carried that the
II be authorized to.
.,,oy >, tax of Mrs. Andrew
Stanke on lots IA and Is, block IL in
Browns Addition to the city of De-
Smet.
A petition signed by Chas. Magrud-
er, r. j. Armstrong and others asking
that the south half of Section 80,
Township l12, Range Sc, be set over
from school district No IL and that
the boundaries of said districts be
changed to conform thereto.
On motion the County Auditor was
instructed to notify the clerks of the
school boards of districts Nos. 10 and
II that the petition would be acted on
at the next meeting of the board said
meeting to be held at the Court House
in the City of De Smet on the 7th of
April, 1908.
1t was moved and carried that the
county accept 6s per cent. Of the
money due from Z. Haberman on
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

it was more economical than the pres
ent administration. We are willing
to give the old machine credit for
what they actually did, but would
like to see them conhne themselves
to the truth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24

more economical than those that pre-
ceded it in the years mentioned? The
reformers have nothing to be asham
ed Of, but can point with pride to the
facts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
so much to say against the republican
administration in this state.

So much has been said by the ma
chine press relative to the raise in the
valuation of farm lands by the state
board of equalization, and the conse-
quent increase in the state taxes the
farmers will have to pay, that we have
taken the trouble to get few figures
on the subject. In this comparison
of the state tax of 1903, 1905 and 1907
all years when deficiency levy had
to be made to pay debts contracted
by the previous administration, we do
not take into account the mill levy
for the twine plant, which was voted
direct by the people, and for which
the state administration is in no way
responsible. Also, we do not take in
to account the ] mill levy in 1903
which the machine h i'd to levy for
bond and interest fund and for which
the administration at that time was
not responsible.
The following shows the slate tax
paid by farm lands in the different
years:
KINGSBURY COUNTY
1903, levy 4 mills, exclusive
of u mill bond and interest
fund, total state S2O, ,922 q
1905, levy mills, total state
tax ........ ....... so. ............ Il ,o24 "a
1907, levy 3 mills, exclusive of
Ia mill twine plant tax, total
state tax............... ....,..... 1853 so
Thus it will be seen that the farm
lands of Kingsbury county will pay a
less state tax for 1907 than any other
year in the past five years when de
ficiency levy had to be made. One
third of the SIT ,503.50, 1906 tax is to
pay deficiency of quarter of mil
lion left by the Elrod administration.
The total state tax on farm lands
in the state for the years mentioned
exclusive of the special funds, was:
1903. ............ ,2l1 81
1905 ................. 523.035 Is
lSoi .'...'...'-'..''..'..' 4oo,o'i ~
The total state tax on all kinds of
property for the years mentioned. ex-
elusive of the one.half mill and II
mills special levies in 1908 and 1907:
1908 ....................... ....s7s4, ,292 S5
1905 ............. ...........,. s7s, 500 10
1907 7..................... ...... 7S1 $50 23
Doesn't it look from the above as If
the present administration had been
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
The Upper Long Cane Picnic.

Last Saturday morning seemed q very un.
promising day for e picnic. II was too cold
10 be pleasant out OF doors, but later in the
day the wind lulled and 1t was quite pleas.
ant. A large crowd bad assembled at old
Upper Long Cam Church for the Sunday
had been appointed 10 arranga for the picnic
had faithfully performed their duties, as later
Developments revealed. At 1880 o'clock all
ut assembled in the church for an hours enter
taInment.. DR.. W.. A, Hunter, OF Bethia
Church bad his Boys Whlstlipg Club on
hand and 1t was a sight to see and hear those
boys whistling and singing various Gospel
10 sing. With him also was q similar club
from the Cotton mill in town. These are the
only two such organizations we know OF In
our country.
A large Chorus club Of the young people OF
The community rendered some songs, and
aItog ether nearly an hour and q half stole by
before We remembered IL was dinner time
AID unusually nice dinner was spread, and
lemonade and Ice tea in abundance. The
games and races.
There was Snap lor the little folks. and for
The larger ones all sorts.of races 100 yards
dash. Potato race, three legged race, etc,
TIL ere were qnite a number .of contestants Of
different ages and Of both sexes. All gave
themselves up 10 the spirit OF the day and II
was greatly enjoyed by all who were there
The general sentiment seems TO be that there
must be another s. rs. Picnic al Long Cane
and there will be: but We will walt until next
spring when the day. got longer, for this one
was not long tnough for US 10 finish all thai
our diligept committees had In store for US.
Memory will not SER We the writer to give the
names OF the sixteen persons VINO won the
prizea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
fairfield.

Mrs Matte Crawford and three chill
dren from Georgia are visiting Mr..
and Mas. J. w. Young.
Some Of onr neighbors and friends
went to Abbevllle Thursday and re-
ported a big time. Some Of those who
went were Messrs. J. w. Young, Fl. G.
Bowen. J. A. Young, E.. G. Young,
J. G. Leard, &c. Bowen, J. w. Long,
and family, S. T. Young, JehnYoung,
T. A. Talbert, J. M. Cuddy, ]. Myers,
IL. w. Creswell, IS. Burnett and DR..
&c. Kennedy, of Troy.
We heard they used a trowel in lay
ing the corner stone that cost four
hundred dollars,
Mrs. Y. P. Reagan, called at the
home of MI. ]. n. Langley n day
last week.
Mr.. J. n. Langley has gathered
his corn, he is n of these good old
time farmers.
Mr.: and Mrs; J; A; Brown and chill
Idren weIe at''the home Of Mrs. Sallie
Brown Sabbath.
We heard the sad news last Tuesday
afternoon ofthe death Of Mr.Jim PUG
kett. He dropped dead in his field a.
bout Two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
and was buried at Horeb Wednesday
afternoon about four O'Clock;
Funerel services were conducted by
Rev. Friday Of Mccormick;
The p%allbearers were j. +; Young,
y. A; Young, A. w. Young L., l.;
Rush, l.. l.. Banister, M. E. Redden,
w. G. Steifleand M. E. Ward. The
undertaken being Mr.. Blyth from
Greenwood.
The grave was covered with beauti-
full ribbons and flowers.
He leave a widow and two daught-
ers Mrs. Corrie Griffin and Mrs.
Madge Steife both of Bradley, s.. G..
We feel sure that they have our
deepest sympathy, and it was as the
preacher said How sweet it was to
fall asleep and wake in the arms o
jesus"
MI. F. r. Young and J. A. Young
went to Abbeville Saturday.
Miss Bell CIeswell and her little
neice Minnie Bell Talbert at the
home of Mr.. j. A. Young last Friday.
MI. J. H. P. McCaslin had the mis-.
fortune Of getting one Of his fingers
/, mashed off while baling hay last Mon
day.
There was a another pindar picking
at the home of MI. J. S. Creswell last
Friday night.
Mr.. j. II. P. McCaslin is juyman at
Greenwood this week.