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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

The legislature hes increased the
the salaries of every State official,
also their assistants and even the
stenographers, many of them, have
been advanced. Wonder how much
the incomes of the poor taxpayers
have been enhanced by all this
wild cat legislation?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

AS We understand it, while the
levy for ordinary county purposes
has been decreased three-fourthS
of a mill, the State levy has
been increased a whole mill; there
fore the direct levy for this year
is 13 IA mills against 13 last
year. We see nothing in that for
the tax payers to gloal over.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

Representative Shipp of Florence
is prominently mentioned as can
didate for Judge of the new
twelfth circuit. Mr. Ship is a
man of profound learning and his
knowledge of the principles of law
is admitted to be unsurpassed by
that of any other member of the
bar in the Pee Dee section. Had
we a vote In the general assem-
bly, it would be cast for S G W
Shipp, Esq.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

plimented nearly everywhere he
holds court upon the able man.
ner in which he discharges the
duties of his position. We who
have known him since our boyhood
never doubted that Judge Wilson
would make good.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

The Columbia State is response
BILE for the following, under the
the caption: 1.-THE Last Chance in
the House" Williamsburg dele
gation-providing for county dele
CATION for their county," Do we
understand that our entire delegation
means to resign?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

Two more new circuits have
been created, meaning two more
judges, solicitors, court stenog-
raphers, ETC., which will put on
the State an additional burden of
something like ten or twelve thou
sand dollars a year. But then, let
'er 20. The State can stand ii
and the taxpayers will have llt
tie bit left.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

Under the new arrangement
Williamsburg remains IN the third
judicial circuit with Clarendon,
Sumter and Lee counties, John S
Wilson as judge. Florence goes
with Georgetown, Horny and Marion
into the new twelfth circuit. If it
keeps on, the final outcome will
be that every county will have
it's own Judge.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

The legislature has agreed to
raise the salary of its members from
$3.50 to 5000 a session, which is
in effect an increase of $l.00 per
diem for each member, entailing on
the State an expense of $4,000 a
year. In being extravagant in ap.
preparations the Solons did not for
get to be liberal with themselves
at the taxpayers expense.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

The plain work-a-day man is
the innocent by-stapder who gets
hit in the fusllade of reckless ap-
propriations by the people they
send to the Legislature to repre-.
sent their views.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

And there is an attempt to add
another justice to the personnel Of
the supreme court, also to increase
their salaries $500 q year. Poor,
over worked supreme court handing
down at least one opinion day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

1t is extremely gratifying to
his friends in Williamsburg, who
have known HIM since boYhood,
that Judge Wilson is being COM
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

A newspaper that does. not give
both sides Of question has, missed
its calling and failed In its mis-
sion-Bates6ury advocate.
Right you are, brother. But
how sbcut one that will attack
IN individual in its editorial col
umns and refuse him a reply?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

desired has been pledged, etc. II
we fell into error OH this question
certainly it is not our fault.
Keep from your columns later
statements that Our citizens don't in.
tend to build the county buildings
at all ** You make out that some
of the best citizens Of this county
are liars by that statement. The
very men who have been your chief
financial support make this promise
and it seems to me it is exceedingly
ungraleful to make such inslnua-
tions in cold type" Weep aere)
Right here We "rise to point
of personal privilege. - For ten
years past, since the present editor
assumed control of The
RECORD this newspaper has
stood up for Lake City through
thick and thin. When Lake City,
~ We dee,rel 1t, Was prosecuted
/" ~ oppressive s9r II, We
defen,>u 49,. I'd and
contributed in material way to
aid her citizens in getting quare
deal. In fair weather fri are
not especially needed, and e test
of true friendship is when there is
something to lose in advocating q
cause or principle. Moreover, for
ten years The RECORD has had q
paid correspondent at Lake City
with carte blanche 10 exploit the
town Us be saw lit. We fstter our
self that we have not a few friends in
Lake City and we value their friend.
ship, yet thev have not been our
chief financial support. So far IS
making ont the best citizens OF
Lake City liars such a thought
never entered our head and it sure.
ly requires a queer twist of jaun-
diced mind to so construe our Ian
guage. We do not believe any
citizen of Lake City credits any
such stuff. We still believe how.
ever that $4,000 is inadequate for
building court house and Jail aid
also that it would be nothing more
than good business policy to have
the proper amount in bank before
the election takes place. To con-
slider this as a reflection on any
mans integrity one would be as
quixotic as The man who would
not put locks on his doors for fear
his nelghbors would think that he
suspected them of seing dishonest.
The consolidation of counties as
an issue in Virginia was quoted
from the News and Courier, which
paper, we believe, is usually re-
sponsible for its editorial utter
ances.
As to Williamsburg being one
of the poorest counties in the
State. we are still of that opinion,
the News to the contrary notwith-
standing. According to the News
editors last estimate of it's area
Williamsburg ranks third in area,
while the comptroller generals re-
port shows it to be twenty-hrst IN
wealth. That seems to place US
among the poorest counties in the
State, area consieered. But form
Rutledge and that will place Will
liamsburg next to the foot OF the
column with Rutledge county last,
according to the comptroller gener-
ais report.
In the last two paragraphs OF
ito lncnhretion the News asks uH
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20
THURSDAY. FEB 20. 1908.

The slogan in next years CAM
should be reduced taxes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20

"eFen all,. S!uP I.
establish this Pep Y
While we admire his perspl.,
in ..sherlocking that visit, we
hasten to assure him that we had
no anarchistic intent, no bomb.
or Internal machines concealed on
our person. but. simply as a mat
ter of business, were trying to col.
lect a few outstanding accounts.
We regret that the News editor
thinks that things have reached
such pass that We may not visit
Lake City without an ulteri9r
motive.
At the same time We bow our
grateful acknowledgements for the
gracious privilege extended us BY
this arbiter of journalism to ex.
press in our own paper our views
on this new county question.
We agree with the editor of
the News that "peither of us
should make co wild statements," :"
and respectf fully commend the ad-
vice to him for home consump.
lion.
While we would not dlsclaim
the credit due the editor of the
News for "acting the part of a
gentleman in acknowledging his
error in the matter of valuation,
yet we scarcely see what else
there was to do when Mr., Stoll
showed by the auditors books
that he had over-es.imated the
property in the northern area
about one million dollars.
"The area of this county was giY-
en- us by gentleman who is in an
official position, etc."
By this county we presume
Williamsburg is meant, which area
the News editor places at 1163
to date.
We have also made some in
vestigation as to the area, hav'
ing but little faith in the Mills
and Harllee maps of musty date.
The map of record for Williams.
burg county is the one made by
Surveyor ] K Gourdin in 1876
A careful measurement of this
map makes the area of the whole
county about 991 square miles,
which corresponds with our map
We are asked to correct the
statement that an eight foot ad
dition to the court house cost
$4,000. We made no such state
meut. What we did say was that
a tarslve foot addition cost $8,00O
Our information was from one
who we thought knew and We
made no personal investigation
We have learned since that the TO-
tai amount paid out on repairs al
the time was $4,000, but So, 700 Of
this was for the twenty foot ex'
tension.
We are advised to correct thai
statement that the citizens o.
Lake City expect to build cour
house and Jail with 5000
Well, really, We have until thi'
time never heard it denied. Oul
statement is based on the follow
ing paragraph taken from an article
published in the Florence TimeI
on December 20, 1907, which ar
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warrant the acceptance of certain
inducements offered BY our friends,
and the matter went no further.
Is that sour grapes? We may men.
ton in this connection that the
question of our moving to Lake
City is entirely irrelevant to this
discussion; as much So as the edi-
tor of the r. Co. News applying
to us for a job last summer when
he first reached this land of seces-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04
SUM MONS.

Tn the Superior Court Of the State of Washing
L ton in and for the county of Thurston.
K. K. Streets as Receiver Of the Olympia Man
ufacturing and building Company, = corpora
ton, plaintiff. VS.. A. l.. Cation and Mrs. A. l..
Cation husband and wife. defendants
The State OF Washington. to the above named
defendants A. l.. Cation and Mrs. A. l.. Cation,
husband and wife.
You are hereby summoned to appear within
slxty days after the date OF the first publica-
ton Of this summons. tO-wit within sixty
days after the 18th day Of July. 1898. and defend
the above entitled action In the above entitled
court. and Anrwer the complaint OF the plaintiff
and serve = copy Of your answer upon the under
dersgued attorney for plaintiff at his office
below stated and In case OF your failure 20 To do
Judgment will be rendered against you accord
ing 10 the demand Of the complaint which has
been filed with the clerk Of said Court.
The object Of the action herein and the relief
demanded Is to cancel. satisfy and set aside =
certain mortgage bearing date of the 10Th day of
April. 1900. made by the Olympia Manufacturing
and Building Company, corporation. to the
sand dollars (Sd,vU). aud made upon certain
lands In rhurStun County. State of Washington,
being lots |, >, and i'll block one u) in First
Railroad Addition OF the city of Olympus therein,
and tide land blocks numbers 80 and 3j9. which
mortgage Ia recorded on page Al, vol. W. of
mortgages OF the records of the Auditor =
office of Thurston county, and incidentally
TO cancel three certain prOmissoIy notes
In principal sum Of six thousand dollars
(Si.0 600 secured by said mortgage and 10 declare
you the owner by subscription and purchase Of
five hundred ts0) shares of the capital stock Of
said corporation. and to cancel any claim or lien
or interest, nction contingent that you may
have or assert In the above described property
and for general relief. &C. ISRAEL,
Attorney TO- plaintiff.
T. d. and Office address, suite III safe Deposit
Building, Olympia. Thurston county. Wash.
Fist publication. July Il. lsS It..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

A STRANGE BEQUEsT.-New York
city is the beneficiary to the amount
of 81 ,S47 ,476, left by will of a widow
Mrs. Betty Head. who had been
many years housekeeper OF George
c. Taylor, son of multi-miliOnaire
Moses Taylor, and multi-millionaire
himself. The son was for many
years q recluse on his estate at ISlip.
Besides acting as his hOusekeeper,
Mrs Head was his Secretary and
was treated by him as his social
equal. Her daughter, Lena, cloped
and was disowned and awarded but
s25 in the will. while nearly two
millions went to the city for improve
ment of the recreation grounds OF
the metropolis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04
WORTH A MILLION AN HorR.-It is

WORTH A MILLION AN IIoCR.-It IS
claimed in a Colvillc dispatch that
the rainfall last week. was worth a
million dollars an hour. as a fire cx-
tinguisher. The heaviest downpour
happened four hours during the night
and completely drcnchcd the country.
Although it deprived POO fire fighters
of their job, it is claimed that this
providential Intervention was worth
at least a million dollars an hour, at
the rate our splendid forests were be-
ing devastated OF its choicest timber
growth.
THE steamer llyades. lately brought
down from Alaska, cargo valued at
a million dollars, in gold and furS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04
Notice to Creditors.
Probate No 1914
IL the Superior Court of the State of Washing
i ton Inr Ihur.fn rnnnir

Is the superior Court of the State of Washing
] ton for Ihurstou comfy
In the matter of The estate Of Eliza A. Libby
deceased.
Notice IL hereby given that Millari A. Libby,
the unders gued has been duly appointed ad-
minlstratOr of the above estate 10y snid super
iur Court, i'll the above matter. All per-ons
having claims against said estate are required
10 present them, with the necessary vouchers
HHrhor precinct. Thurstun county, Washington,
within one year from Friday August 2l>t
lsos. the date of the first publication of ih.s
notice, or they shall be forever barred.
WILLARD A. LIBBY,
Administrator Of the estate of Eliza A. Libby
deceased.
Date Of first publication, Aug q. 1908.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04
An Exhortrr Nearly Causes Riot

sam BettoS. til" alleged Cowboy
Preacher, came very near wearing
the cross Of martyrdom he apparent
/ IL seeks To possess. in public
speech. on the corner OF Main and
Fourth streets. Wednesday night,
whrn he used rough and ungcnt,r-
manly language in al.uding To the
saloon traffic This immediately ere
atcd a sensation. whtrrupon some Of
the crowd jcercd. The speaker then
used even more vulgar cpithrts. such
~ calling one OF those intrrruptrrS q
. ross between a pole cat and Il Jack
,.~>. another rcd-nOsed pimp.
and applying to others terms equally
uuruuth. not - say Indecent This
soon dcNriUp'ia spirit OF retaliation.
when Ia" profcSscd follower of the.
Meek and Lowry One. dotfed hi,
coat, and dared anybody to come
forward and meet him in personal
combat. \ Young athlete immcdi-
atc,y stepped forward and accepted
the challenge. whercupJn the valiant
cXhortcr assumed the attitude Of the
big >chool-boy who, placing Il chip
on his shoulder, dared his opponent
TO knock it off. This the young
Hercules declined to do, declaring
that he had complied with the con-
dition of stepping forward, and that
it was the place of the challenger to
step down from the box-represcnt-
ing the mythical chip and begin
the fray. Then the jeers of the
crowd became louder and the term
coward was freely applied. 1t looked
for moment as if conflict would
result, but at this point Sheriff Con-
molly stepped forward and command
ed peace, taking the cause of the i'm
pending riot under his wing for pro-
lection.
1t is said that the Cowboy" is
" lecturing' under the auspices of
the Prohibition Alliance, and that he
has adopted the character of the
border rutlian as means for ad-
vertlsing his strenuous work. If So.
the Alliance have made a serious
mistake. People will patiently listen
to reason, but not abuse. to argu-
ment and not buster. Vinegar
never catches flies. And if the
Christian spirit is to be invoked for
the reformation of any alleged wrong,
it should not be entrusted to an
Appollyon, in spirit or methods
| is said that the Cowboy will re-
turn and lecture in the Baptist
Church. Sunday night, which course
but augmentS the belief of some
people that the pulpit may be made,
at times, towards bulwark.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

DEATH OF TIE FAMOUS HYMN
WRITER AND SINGER. ID. Sankey
famous throughout the civilized
world as an evangelist and hymn
writer, died at his home on South
Oxford street. Brooklyn, on the 18th
ult., at the age of SO years. He was
born in Edinburgh, Pa. He be-
came associated with Dwight l..
Moody, in 1870, and was for several
years associated in evangelical work
Among Mr.. Sankey's famous hymns
are, Ninety and Nine" and
When the Mists Have Rolled
Away"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

HYBRID POTATOES. Samuel Will
son, of WolcOtt, Conn. has succeed
ed in raising potatoes that grow on
the tops as well as under ground.
Little bud-like protubcrances grow
ing from the bases of the leaves de-
velOped into well-formed and good
sized potatoes of the same kind that
grew at the roots of the plant. The
bush potato is 4 cross between the
Beauty of Hebron potato and the
Delaware. Those above ground
grow from four to eight on q plant,
one at the base of each leaf. Food
experts report the hybrid to e far
more nutritious than the Irish or
sweet potato and much more easily
grown.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

THE APPLE CRop. all uding
to the apple crop this year, Walla
Walla dispatch of last week, says:
From all reports we have been able
to secure, the crop is of average size
and the fruit is the first that has
been clean in several years. Grow
ers have sprayed well and the result
will be seen in the price offered for
the fruit. We expect to get busy
soon and will try to ship several hun
dred carloads East. However pros
poets are now that the Eastern buyers
will come out themselves, on hearing
news of the splendid prospects, and
we may not he able to handle as much
of the crop rs we would wish. How
ever, growers will fare well, and the
money will be spent in this country. "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

HOLD-UP BY A PURSE IN THE HANDS
OF A WOMAN.-The clerks at Belling-
ham must be unusually apprehensive
Of danger from some cause, when
one of them thought he was the vic
tim of hold-up" at the stamp
window, the other day, and a little
woman appeared to purchase stamps
and exhibited q small nickel plated
purse which was taken for revolver,
by the somewhat somnoleut clerk,
who immediately dropped with a
yell, on all-fOurs behind the counter
while reaching for gun, and with
other clerks rushing to his rescue.
The little woman was quite amazed
at the turmoil her presence had &C.
caSiOncd.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

THE SEISMOGRAPH RECORDS QUAKE
IN CALIFORNIA Town AT MILWAUKEE
BEFORE SAN FRANCISCO. - Three
shocks of earthquake at Eureka,
Cal. were last week made known tC
San Francisco, 5000 miles away, by
way of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, be-
fore the roofs began to fall in the
California town, and before the frs,
had expended its force and that
fact could be communicate directly
to her near neighbor, San Francisco
315 miles away. The vibrations trav.
eled westward and the first was fell
in Eureka. just after the operator
had been informed by wire and was
about to reply that no shocks hat
been felt there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

TEMPEST Is ! TEAPOT. 1t seems
that Mayor IIagomcyor : almost
W.d over oar mild criticism OF his
administration for q single act. the
>ytoot a fraa.h.-r for tie Light and
Power Company on Third street.
which act lie admits W., intended
simply ~ compel the company to
come 10 lis terms for rr,onStructinG
the c;.r-truca IN other streets 1t
did not APPEAR (" eat any figure that
a promise Of favorable action had
been gwen hy the Council on rX-
press condition that work should br
I'm al once. in advance OF grant
.ng tn. Third street franchise. 1t
seems that this course focused the
san. ght of Investigation upon other
matters, and in view Of the speedy
way in which the Council passed the
franchise ordinance over his veto,
confirms the observation Tat 4 park
may sometimes kind,e quite Il con
fagr1'iur. Il >crm> that W. II.
Davis thought it an auspiciOu> mo
mcnt to prefer charge against
the Mayors doublc-barrclcd peanut
stands. for Violation of the anti
cigarette law, which constituted the
prizc-packagcS we alleged We're
passed ont contrary to law. and the
city tigurchcal was arrested and
fined. This did not end the matter
At q meeting OF the Council that
night, the Mayor summarily removed
from Office c. II. Guiberson, the
Committing Magistrate. and W. II.
Manner, Assistant City Attorney, the
former ostcnsibly for his presumption
in having followed advice of the AttOr-
ncy-General on certain points OF Of
fetal duty, which did not coincide
with the Mayors ideas, and the
other. well-for being the Son-in-
law OF his father-in- who filed the
complaint of cigaretteSelling. The
Mikado with his High Lord Execu-
toner, could scarcely afford 4 paral-
lei of this petite comedy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

How DOES IT Look IN PRINT
Here is a display-head announcement
in the Oregoniam of Tuesday: "Olym-
pia's Mayor fined in Court" Pleads
Guilty of Violating nti-Cigarette
Law" Then follows an account OF
the arrest of Mayor Hagemyer, and
the imposition of fine and costs for
violation of q law he was sworn to
protect. Even the odd Reliable"
does not always receive such speedy
and official continuation Of its sur.
misses.
Dost love the picture, Pauline q
DIES IN A DENTISTS CuAIR.-Ber.
nice Shaw, aged y, a well-known
society girl OF Bellingham, died in q
dentists chair, of paralysis of the
heart, while under the influence OF
ehloroform, one day last week. No
blame is attached as the patient had
requested that the drug be admins.
tered to relieve the pain from ex-
traction of teeth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

AN Illinois man is building an
iron and glass house, 200 feet long
and 90 feet wide. at Olathe, KS, in
which he proposes to raise cucum.
bers for the winter market, when
they will bring from 81 to $3.50 pei
dozen, in that season. Here tina,
variety OF vegetables in winter sell
for % cents apiece-but then, we
expect to pay good price for the
privilege of living in this favored
land of sunshine, oxygen, and that
substance called ozone.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

VALUE OF THE POULTRY PRODUCT.-
Linn county, Oregon, reports its
egg product to be worth 5000, 600 an
nually In the last fiscal year, the
dealers in farm products at Albany
have shipped go, 900 dozen to the
markets of the Northwest. The CO.
lOssal shipment of S,04O,000 eggs in
the past year would make an omclct
for all the people residing in the
States west of the Rocky mountains.
Biddy'S record, as q farm aid, has
never been accorded full credit by
the general public, and when a state
ment like this is made, which is by
no means an unusual yield, it always
elicits expressions of surprise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-04

Miss Eta Precilla Grove, of Cali
fOrnia, who a few months ago at.
tracted considerable attention by
fasting forty days, a la DR.. Tanner.
is announced to wed Grant Barker,
of Willow Brook, same State. Now
if she can be as economical in dress,
Mr.. Barber will surely have a treas.
ure OF a wife.