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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
YORKVILLE, s. c.;
FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1908.

THE Baptist Courier in it's last issue
prints an editorial in which it expresses
regret that it had said anything that
could be construed by Mr.. Martin or
any other candidate as reflection on
himself. We are quite sure that the
Courier did not mean to butt into the
the situation in a prejudicial manner
but it ought not to be surprised at the
result. Among the politicians are not
q few who are always carrying chlps
on their shoulders, and who are ready
to take advantage of any and every
opportunity for free advertising MI
Martin we'll understands how to take
advantage of advertising opportuni-
ties. and secular newspaper men would
have been surprised had he neglected
the opportunity afforded by the Cou-
rier
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
EoCAr. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Sheriff's Ofice-Will appreciate return
of 32-calibre Smith & WesSOn pis-
tol recently lost.
Palace Theatre-Wil have 1.-The Lit
tie Merchant of ChalkTown" on to-
night.
Loan and Savings Bank-Explains that
after a burly boy becomes properly
adjusted he is a frequent depositor
at it's receiving window.
Nj. w. Whte-rells you that it is q
good thing to take advantage OF the
experience and facilities OF a broker
in buying or selling.
Yorkville Hardware CO.-Has a large
line of fly screens for windows and
doors and advises you to keep the
flies out with screens.
York Drug Store-Wants you to plant
for a big crop of melons and wants
to supply the seeds. 1t has several
good varieties.
IIerndon & Gordon-Invite you to buy
your tobacco, groceries, hardware,
glassware, crockery, etc., from them.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo-On the
fourth page Of this issue publish
testimonial from Rock Hill man
relative to Doans kidney pills.
First National Bank-Says that the
way to avoid paying a bill twice is
to deposit your funds with it and pay
with checks, keeping cancelled
checks for receipts.
Miss Rosa ]. Lindsay-Is back from
Atlanta and is ready to make photos
for friends and customers.
Carroll Bros.-Have a large shipment
of Purina chick feed and advise you
to feed it to your chickens.
Bank of Hickory Grove-Quotes a
Scotchman on sheep growing and
applies the moral to a savings ac-
count.
J. C. Wilborn-Offers real estate near
Smyrna and Pineville: See him for
real estate wants.
Thomson Co.-Itemize a number Of the
values it is offering its customers,
including embroidery, laces, lawns,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
TRUTH ABOUT OKLAHOMA.
Sensible and Interesting Letter From
Former Citizen of York.

Editor Yorkville Enquirer.
7 write this for the information OF
those concerned and especially as IN
formation for some Of my friends VINO
have written asking about conditions
in Oklahoma.
To begin with, take about all you
hear about Oklahoma and put II TO-
gether and divide it by two or three
and you will have something near the
truth. OF course the country Is one
of the finest farming countries in the
world: but real estate grafterS nave
oyerdone the thing to such an extent
that I advise all you York county folks
if YOU don't understand little bit about
grating yourself and have not got
some money to live on the first year,
Won had better stay in old York.
These two counties. Canadian and
Oklahoma, are the banner co.,. les or
the state They contain more fertile
river bottom land than any other part
uf the state.
This town is about the size of Glover.
We have no cotton mill, but we have
three mills and elevators. The largest
mill and elevator in the southwest is
at this place
Oklahoma politics are something on
the same line as South Carolina. She
whisky business is in the same kind
of a muddle that is so familiar to the
folks at home.
Farming here is done on a larger
scale than it is in York county. l had
to buy two horses and put both to one
plow to keep folks from laughing at me
for running a One-hOrse plow. We are
planting corn here now and have seen
some fellows work four big horses to
corn planter. You seldom see fellow
walking and plowing in this country
He is in a seat with anywhere from
two to six horses to the plow.
In this country you can grow about
everything that you grow in York
county except clover. Alfalfa takes
the place of 1t.
| hope you farmers back there will
all make a good corn crop and will all
win a prize. If you had an acre Of
this Canadian bottom land there you
could bet on coming out ahead.
The people here are mostly north
ernerS with some foreigners. One fam
lily of our neighbOrs are Canadians, one
Is from Illinois, one is from West Vir-
ginia, and some Bohemians, so you see
what q cosmopolitan neighbOrhood we
have.
All the time noticed you were wad-
ing through the mud there in York
county, we were working right on in
the finest kind of weather here.
In conclusion l will say that from the
number of indictments in York county
for murder, l think she is a fair rival
for Breathitt county. Kentucky.
This being all can study up at this
writing. l will bring this to an abrupt
end John w. Hagins.
Yukon, Okla, April 20.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.

The undersigned have subscribed
the amounts opposite their names for
the use o. the Farmers Union Of York
county in offering premiums for the
best acres Of corn in a competition re-
Gently instituted by that organization.
It is desired that the aggregate fund
be not less than five hundred dollars,
and when that sum is reached the
subscription will he closed. Should
that amount not be reached the COM
mittee will use for the purpose In
dicated such sum as may be subscriD-
ed. All promises of subscriptions Will
be promptly acknowledged in The En-
auirer, and be furnished to Mr.. A. l..
Black, secretary and treasurer OF the
Union for record. Payment Is to be
made to Mr. Black on or before Sep
tember l. 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The Moving Picture Palace is prov
ing a great attraction. The people are
going out every afternoon and even
ing in considerable numbers.
While he was bringing in thou
sand pound COW for slaughter one day
last week, the animal jumped into the
rear part of Mr. Walter Roses buggy
and broke it down.
TO vote in the coming school tax
election next Tuesday every voter
must have a state registration certif-
icate. The municipal registration
certificate is not necessary. The polls
are to be open from 12 m. to p. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24

OUR attention has been called to the
fact that we were unjust in endorsing
the criticism of Judge Pritchard sus-
costing bias on the part of the judge
hecause of his action in requiring q
hond of s250.0OO from the state while
only $4,000 was required of the liquor
people. and we beg leave to acKno"l-
edge our fault. 1t has been explained
that with the dispensary assets in the
hands of the state, it was proper to de-
mand of the liquor people only surn-
cient bond to guarantee the COSTS; Out
in the case of the state it was proper
TO require a bond sufficient to guaran-
fee the amount that was admitted 10
be due to the liquor people. we were
led to endorse the criticism referred 10
because it appeared to us in its face
IN he lust. AS to whether Judge
Pritchard was right about the other
and more important matter, that or Ju-
risdiction, will appear with the decls-
ion of the circuit court of appeals, and
whether the court decides one way or
the other, it will not follow that there
is any good ground for charges OF bias.
As the matter now stands, there ap-
pears to be nothing at the end of the
United States court litigation other
than the matter Of making the liquor
houses refund their alleged over
charges and unless this shall result in
evidence to convict some of the state
officials who are suspected of graft, its
practical Importance is of small con-
ceuuence
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24

of the Catawba, and much to my sur
prise spied there German carp that
weighed sixteen pounds. The whop-
ping fish was caught with pole too
Although was not present my friend
told me Of the experience he had In
catching it. About the time the fish
commenced biting my friend knew 1t
was a carp. After the hook had
clinched the fish he began pulling for
all he was worth. Presently the pole
broke half in two. My friend, rather
than be outdone, plunged into the wa
ter and succeeded in catching hold or
the remainder Of the pole. Not many
minutes passed before he had the six
teen FOUNDER safely on dry ground.
helped to eat the fish and it was de-
lightful. 1t was the largest carp l
have ever seem"
Kings Mountain Monument.
Charleston special of April %, to
Columbia State: Capt. E. R. Stuart,
corps of engineers, U. S. A., opened
house building for furnishing materials
and constructing the monument on
Kings Mountain in York county. The
site Of the monument, to be erected by
the government to the soldiers VINO
gave up their lives for the liberty OF
their country was fixed some time ago
by Capt. Stuart, when the plans were
prepared by Architects McKim, Meade
& White. The abstract Of the propo-
sails giving the names and address OF
the bidders. height proposed for the
$4,000 monument, material, excess OF
excavation and Of concrete per cubic
yard and time for completing the work,
shows the following stated in the or
der given, save that the York Monu-
ment Works bid gave no figures for
excess costs or time Of completion OF
the contract: r. &. Bye Granite COM
pany, Rion. S. c.. l03 feet, Winnsboro
granite, $l.lO, SO. twelve months
Southern Marble & Granite company,
Spartanburg, 1853 feet. granite or
Mount AIRY marble, $3.3O, ~, eiSHt
months; General Contracting company
OF New Orleans, SO feet for granite or
100 feet for Bedford sandstone, $3.50,
SIS. five months. or for Bedford stone,
$1.5O. SIS, twelve months; York Monu-
ment Works of Yorkville, 107, White
side granite; Norcross Brothers COM
pany, Worchester, Mass. 1856 feet,
marble or granite, 81, $3.50, five
months: Childs & Edwards. Chester,
S. c., 100 feet, marble, 81, $12, five
months: Van Aringe Granite company
Of Boston, 10 feet, granite, 81. $3.50,
seven months: Wells Granite company
Of Redan, s. c., SS feet, granite, $3.50,
800. twelve months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1908.

President Roosevelt has signed
the employers liability bill which was
recently passed by congress. =. The
Colorado river in Texas is high out of
its hanks. the rise I'm some places be-
ing as much as ffty-three feet. Sever
al persons have been drowned. ......
Thomas O'COnnOr, a New York buck
etshop operator, was on Tuesday sem
fenced to fifteen months in the state
prison for fraudulent use of the mails.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24

Who said there were no fiddlers In
York county? Hugh Brown knows
great deal better than that.
The corn prizes being offered under
the auspices Of the Farmers Union of
York county are attracting attention
in all parts of the country and the
York county farmers who win these
prizes will also win considerable fame
The various Democratic clubs
throughout York county will meet at
their respective precincts tomorrow
afternoon, April 25, and re-organize for
the work of the approaching campaign.
The election of delegates is to take
place between o'clock p. m, and 6
o'clock p. m. The county convention
is to be held on Monday, May 4.
Commissioner Watson has sent to
The Enquirer a number Of copies Of the
Cereal Manual" recently prepared by
the state contest committee and also a
number of copies Of pamphlet con-
tanning the Williamson Plan Of corn
culture, as prepared for the public by
Mr.. Williamson. These pamphlets
will be furnished to people who may
call for them free Of charge, or will be
sent to the address of any subscriber
to The Enquirer on receipt Of cents
for postage,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24

The board Of public work consists
of Mr.. NJ. C. Willis, chairman, Mr.. ].
]. Wray and Dr. w. G. White.
The bonds voted by the town of
Yorkville some time ago for sewerage
purposes have not yet been sold; but
they will now be put on the market rs
soon as practicable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
McGILL- KENNEDY.
of Two Popular Young Peo-
Pile at Smyrna.
a. Nnrkrilln hnnnIrAn


Pile at Smyrna.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Smyrna, April 23.-Smyrna A. r. P.
church was the scene of pretty we'd
ding Wednesday afternoon, when Miss
Bessie McGill was married to Mr..
Porter B. Kennedy Of Sharon. Prompt
ly at 4 o'clock, Mrs. j. L. Oates entered
and took her place at the organ. Then
the pretty little flower girls, Misses
Louise Oates and Florrie McGill came
in and stood by the officiating minister
Next came the ushers, Messrs. Sam
Kennedy, brother of the groom, and
Mason McGill, brother of the bride.
Miss Maude Whitesides and Mr.. Tom
Sims, Miss Jennie PlaXico and Mr.
Frank McGill. Miss Lula McGill and
Mr.. A Shannon, Miss Ella Thompson
and Mr.. George Jenkins, Miss Mamie
Kennedy and Mr.. Mason Blair Enter
ing the church. the bride with her sis
ter. Miss Carrie McGill, and the groom
with his brother, Rev. w. A. Kennedy,
they met under an arch in front of
Rev. ]. L. Oates, who in a few we'll
chosen words performed the ceremony.
After the ceremony the bridal party
went to the brides home, where a re-
ception was given them The bride
was beautifully dressed in crepe de
chine over satin and wore the bridal
veil. The maid of honor wore blue
china silk The bridesmaids wore
white organdy with blue sashes. The
church was tastefully decorated in
evergreens and white roses.
Mrs. Kennedy is the daughter Of
Mrs. NJ. f. McGill and is a most lovable
Young woman. She has a host of
friends whose best wishes go with her
to her home. Mr.. Kennedy is worthy
representative of one of the best fam
lilies in York county and is success
ful business man. They will make
their home in Sharon where the groom
is merchandising
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.SubScriptions paid.

All subscriptions of one dollar or
over of which The Enquirer may be
advised will be acknowledged above,
and the list will be placed in the hands
of Mr.. A. l.. Black, secretary OF the
Farmers Union for record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24
The alorkrille Guql1irer.

Entered at the Postoffice in YorkVille
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
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LOCAL LACONlCS.
!. Will Sand The Enuuirer

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date to January 1st, 1909,
for $1.3S.
Ebenezer Calls Rev. G. G. Mayes.
Ebenezer congregation has extended
a call for the pastoral services OF
Rev. G. G. Mayes Of the Blackstock
Presbyterian church. The decision or
Rev. Mr. Mayes as to whether he VIII
accept will probably be made within
q few daVS
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Ebenezer Calls Rev. G. G. Mayes.
Chester Candidates.


Candidates have announced in Ches-
ter county for the various offices as
follows: Clerk: S. B. Latham, j. T..
Cornwell, ]. B. Westbrook. Sheriff:
Byrd e. Wright, John L. Miller, d. e.
Colvin, Andrew Peden. Auditor; l.
Med. Hood Supervisor: John o. Dar-
by, 7. w. Shannon. Coroner: w. M.
Leckie. Treasurer: w. o. Guy. House
of Representatives: ]. G. Wolling.
Supt. of Education: w. u. Knox.
Republican Convention.
The Rock Hill Herald says that call
has been made for a convention OF the
Union Republican party Of York coun-
ty to be held at Yorkville on the 25th
at IL o'clock NJ, for the purpose OF
electing four delegates and two alter
mates to attend the state convention
which is to be held in Columbia the
28th, and seven delegates and four al
ternates to attend the Fifth district
convention to be held in Rock Hill,
May 5.
RattIes of Big Rather.
The Enquirer has received from Mr..
E. w. Pursley Of Kings Creek, the
rattles Of a big ratter killed by the
saw mill force of Messrs. Pursley &
Falls near Kings Mountain battle
ground d few days ago. There are tf-
teen rattles and button on the bunch,
and Mr. Pursley says that the snake
was about four feet long. Mr.. Pur-
slew states that Messrs. Thos. Mullinax
and Elam Falls killed another large
ratter at the Kings Mountain monu-
ment Sunday. 1t had seven rattles
and a button.
Pastoral Relations Dissolved.
Rock Hill Record, April 90: There
was a called meeting Of presbytery OF
the A. r. p. church held at this place
Yesterday to dissolve the relationship
between Rev. Oliver Johnson and the
congregation of Neely's Creek, he hav-
ing resigned to accept a call to Winns-
boro. Those present were Rev. G. E.
Mcdonald of Chester; Rev. A. s. Rog-
ers of this city. and Rev. Oliver John
son of Lesslie's. together with Elders
D. p. Lesslie of Neelys Creek, and w.
W. Boyce of this city. Rev. Oliver
Johnson was asked to moderate call
for Neely's Greek.
Big Carp In Catawba.
Rock Hill Herald: Il noticed your
correspondent from Ogden in the last
issue of The Herald stated that Mr..
Steele had caught a large carp. weigh
ing eight pounds. out of Fishing creek.
Well. that's pretty big fish, but only
last week I saw one that was caught
out of the Catawba river twice as
large" said Mr. w. G. Reid to us Sat
urday morning. Continuing Mr.. Reid
said: 1T was one day last week when
visited a friends house on the banks
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-24

an attack on the Jail at Murray for
the purpose of releasing the night RI
ders i'm Jail there. The fact that Gov
ernor Wilson Immediately wired for
General Williams to hurry to this city
for a conference lends strength TO the
report. General Williams is one Of
the most fearless officers in the south.
The tables are now being turned on
the might riders" who have, for sew
eral months. had things their own way.
Several weeks ago. young man VINO
had mailed letter signed might rider
To a negro citizen. was reported by the
postmaster. taken before the court
fined and imprisoned. ON Friday OF
last week the grand jury Of Galloway
county returned indictments against
twenty-one persons. ten of whom have
been arrested. for banding together for
the purpose Of intimidating or injuring.
This is punishable by heavy fine and
Imprisonment. ON the same day about
! o'clock in the morning three wagons
loaded with tobacco were captured
IOdl ~ lllIlldlld, III llCll l''ll N'N4iN'' ~
a band Of about one hundred men,
and one load of the tobacco belonging
to an orphan girl was thrown into a
nearby pool of water or scattered
along the road. while a guard stood
over the drivers with leveled guns.
The other two loads were then escorted
by the riders back to ClaySville. AL
though the riders were all masked and
their horses covered with blankets,
some of them were recognized. A
posse started in pursuit of the body
and captured four of them. Other ar
rests are expected.
New York, April %: At the open
ing session Of the 22nd annual meet
ing of the American Newspaper asSo-
citation held here today, q resolution
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
PAckWoOp LADIES SERVE
DINNER ELECTION DAY

Packwood.-The ladies of the Christ
ian church will serve dinner and sup
per election day.
Mrs. George Johnson and daughter
Center were business visitors here
yesterday.
Rev. ]. S. Decker is holding protract-
ed meetings at Brookville.
Miss Bessie Wilson who was taken
quite sick yesterday is better today.
The Mystic Circle met Monday night
with Mrs. Mollie Birmker. Subject
THE Political Situation"
Miss Eva and. Addie Barron were
Fairfield visitors Wednesday.
Frank Johnson is home from a trip
to South dakota.
Samuel Anderson and daughter,
Florence. visited relatives in Ottum-
wa the first of the week.
Mrs. l.. t. Gobble and Miss Bertha
Gobble were guests of Mrs. Maria
Norman Saturday.
T. w. Gobble who eighty-five years
olG last August celebrated the sixty
fourth anniversary of his coming to
Iowa last Friday. Mr. Gobble has al
ways observed this day. The children,
neighbors and friends are welcomed
and a fine dinner served.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24

terse, forcible arguments, with the so.
luticns and presentations of policies,
rendered in clear-cut sentences and
earnest voice and manner by the
speaker
Tariff Issues Discussed.
The audience was told with words
and manner that sunk deep. that the
overshadowing issue in this present
campaign is not Question of injunc-
tons; that the bank l..ws are not the
most important feature of the election;
that the reign OF the autocratic speak
er Of the house did not determine the
freedom and prosperity of the Ameri-
can people.
Instead they were told that the pre-
dominant issue in the present cam
paign was the question of work and
wages, of markets and prices, all reg
ulated by and included in the Repub-
lican policy regarding the tariff.
The point was made that this policy
enacted for years by the party pro
noting the platform of which the tariff
was a main plank, had proved to be
eminently successful. The present
reigning prosperity, unparalleled in
the history of the world, was declared
to be the direct result of a policy
which demanded a protective tariff
from foreign manufactured goods, in
order that the status of American lab
orers should not suffer from the i'm,
portation.
On the other hand, the Democratic
attitude of this important factor in
American commercialism was breach.
ed. 1t was shown that while the op.
posing party favored a reform in the
tariff, that the revision would be in
reality a ripping of the plank, instead
of an added strengt-l. The protective
features of the policy would be utterly
destroyed, Mr.. Kendall asserted, If the
Democrats were allowed to revise the
| tariff
Bryan or Roosevelt Policies?
Pertinent to the tariff revelation
the voters wereN ;.sked point blank
whether the tariff, as in use for the
past twelve years by the Republicans
with such marvellous success, should
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-24
KENDALL is FOR
WALTER |. Smith
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS OPENLY ENDORSES
IOWA MAN FOR SPEAKER.
ELLIS OF VITAL ISSUES
Big Meeting at the Grand Opera House
Filled With Loyal Enthusiasm
Tariff Question Presented
to kendall's Hearers.

An open and emphatic avowal that
he favored the selection of Hon. Wal
ter l. Smith of Council Bluffs for
speaker of the house and that he
would strongly support the Iowa man
for the office which, he stated, had
been matter of extreme annoyance
to his adversary, was one of the dis
tinctive features of Hon. N. E. Ken
dall's, splendid address delivered last
evening at rousing Republican meet
ing in the Grand opera house.
A keen thrust was made by the
speaker, at "would-be recognized Dem
ocratic editors" of the district from
whose pens all the personally SANDER
Gus attacks on the candidates of eth
er party had emanated.
Eight hundred people heard the Re
publican candidate for congress from
the Sixth district present his views,
and from the frequency of the ap-
plause and confirmative explanations,
as well as the absence of any dissent
ing voice, practically all of the 500
were strictly for Kendall 1t was an
enthusiastic meeting and an eminent
ly successful gathering.
Enoch Introduced Speaker.
Mr.. Kendall was introduced by A.
w. Enoch, who confined himself sole.
Nv to the introduction. The stage was
filled with seats, occupied by Republic
can candidate, the ushers of the
meeting and prominent Republican
members of the Sixth district. Prior
to the meeting the Fifty-fourth regi
ment band played on the streets for
an hour or so and then escorted the
speaker, ushers and other members Of
the party from the headquarters or
South Court street to the opera house
Two selections were played on the
stage before the meeting proper com
menced.
Young Men Prominent.
The gathering was notable because
Of the large number of young men il
the audience. They were there for E
purpose and their faces showed it. NJ
mock sentiment was shown. They
were thirsting for more knowledge Of
the situation so prominently confront
ing them. And they satisfied with the