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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Wheat harvest begins in some Barber
county fields this week provided, Of
course, the rains do not continue to in
terfere.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Mrs. E. C. Williams and daughter,
Miss Aline. went to Wichita Monday to
spend the week visiting with relatives and
friends in that city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

The predictions last week concerning
the lsabe[B. c. H. S. ball game were
fulfilled. The home team won 20 to 7.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

L. T. Walker and son Of Turkey
Creek township leave this morning for
Arizona whereby Barber loses two more
good citizens. Hope they'll get tired Of
southwestern life and return.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Ethel Cauthen of Lancaster,
visited her grandmother, Mrs. jamie
Parish this week.
Mrs. A. E, Willis and Miss Marcella
Willis Of Lynchburg, Va, are guests of
Mr.. NJ. C, Willis family.
DR.. and Mrs, Marshall Neil of Nor
folk, Va, are visiting friends and rel
atives in Yorkville and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Heath of Char
lotte, spent Sunday in Yorkville, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ernest
Heath.
Rock Hill Record: Mr. ]. X. Scoggins,
who for the past number Of years has
been q citizen Of this place, having
been connected with the newspapers
Of the city for the greater portion of
the time, but recently with the Life
Insurance company Of Virginia, has
decided to give up the city life for
this year and go to his fathers farm
near Ogden. This Is only temporary
move on the part of Mr.. Scoggins, as
his health has not been good recently
and he hopes to benefit the same by
spending some time on the farm. Mr..
Scoggins is a mighty good citizen and
we regret to see him leave the city,
and we also trust that the change will
do him good and he may soon come
back and cast his lot among us.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
COTTON FLUCTUATIONS.

The deveiopments in the contract
market yesterday, as reviewed by an
Associated Press dispatch of last night
from New York were as follows:
The cotton market was not active to-
day and fluctuations were irregular in
the absence Of general business. Sales
estimated 10000 bales and the market
closed steady at net advance OF 8
points to a decline Of points.
The opening was steady at an ad-
vance of 4 points and during the first
few minutes active months sold to 8
points net higher as result of cover
ing and moderate bull support which
was encouraged by the steady showing
of the English market. Demand was
not aggressive, however, and shortly
afterward active positions eased of
to about the closing figures OF Satur-
day under realizing and local bear
pressure promoted by the weakness or
stocks. This was followed by second
bulge which carried near positions
about II points net higher on reports
of continued firmness in southern spot
circles but there was no increase IN the
volume Of business and later fiuctua-
tions were very irregular with houses
with spot connection selling the later
months. The close was generally to
8 points higher on the active old crop
positions while June was l point lower
and October points net lower. Wed.
nesday being a holiday In the local
market while Liverpool and New Or
leans will remain open. A good part
IF the business was for evening up old
accounts. Southern spot markets re-
ported early were generally unchanged.
Receipts at the ports today 34,lO9
against 40,255 last week and 29,637 last
wear. For the week 100000 bales against
217,956 last week and 2OS,913 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans 1852
against 1853 last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
Mr.. Rucker's secret society bill has

Mr.. Rueker's secret society bill has
been killed.
The senator's seem to be quite touchy
on this graft investigation question;
but we do not think that their touchi-
ness is very creditable to them.
Mr.. John G. Anderson has insisted
on the acceptance of his resignation Of
the presidency of the Rock Hill Cham
ber OF Commerce because Of Ill health
and Mr. Ira B. Dunlap, has been chosen
to fill the vacancy.
We do not see a great deal Of use in
submitting the prohibition question
to the primary election. That was
dcne once and although the majority
voted for prohibition the general as
sembly did not comply with its implied
agreement. There Is no guarantee that
the general assembly would give pro-
hibition, even If prohibition should
be voted for. Prohibition Is what the
state needs. We should either have
prohibition or return to the old saloon
system. Within few years from now
the county dispensaries will be breeding
as much corruption as was bred by the
Id state dispensary.
The bill providing for the refunding
Of the three mill tax collected from that
portion of the present Yorkville graded
school district that was added by an
act Of the last session Of the general
assembly has passed the senate; but
has not yet passed the house. On be-
ing advised by the trustees that the
money in question has already been
spent, Senator Brice provided that II
it is impracticable for the school dis
trict to refund it all this year, it will
refund half this year and half next
year. The people living in the portion
of the district that was added have sent
forward two petitions asking for the
refund.
We will not give any names because
we have not had the opportunity to
make a full investigations; but The
ENQUIRER Is informed on what is to
be considered reliable authority, that
there Is q field Of about thirty acres
of cotton near Rock Hill that will
average nearly a bale to the acre and
that not so much as a hundred
pounds has ever been picked from It.
IT seems that at about the time the
pickers should have started to work.
the owner of the field considered it Of
more Importance to prepare wheat
and oats, and when he got back 70
the cotton picking, the weather was
too bad to permit Of anything of the
kind. The field, Of course Is literally
white, the cotton hanging down
from the stalks in streamers and COW
ering the ground. 1t is probable that
this cotton will yet be picked and sold
as "dogtail," but it has been damaged
at least two or three cents pound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
WANTED ON OLD CHARGE.

Will Hunter the young white man
who was committed from Rock Hill
Yesterday on the charge Of selling H.
quor in violation Of the Carey Cothran
law, is the same party who Is wanted
here for trying to burn the town Gala
boose in 1906. Sheriff Brown has had
the calaboose offense in mind ever since
it's occurrence, and it is his purpose to
prosecute Hunter on account of 1t.
The facts of the burning Of the Gala
boOse were published in The Enquirer
of August "a, 1906 as follows:
Will Hunter, a white boy, about six
teen or seventeen years old, burned
himself out Of the Yorkville guard
house Wednesday night, and had very
narrow escape with his life.
1t seems that the boy was arrested
for misconduct at the merry go-round.
He would get on the machine as it was
about to start and pull other smaller
bows on with him. Then as the ma
chine was getting we'll under way he
would throw off the hats Of the small
er BOYS and make them get down.
Chief Love decided that he would do
better in the guard house and took
him there.
Along about II o'clock a negro man
who was passing the guard house,
heard screaming and yelling within
and observing the place to be on fire
notified Sheriff Brown, who with Dep
uty Sheriff Quinn, at once went to the
rescue.
All the noise had subsided when
Sheriff Brown reached the guard
house; but as he opened the door
young Hunter staggered out and fell
down on the grass. The sheriff and
deputy left him alone while they de-
voted themselves to eXtinguishing the
flames. After a little the boy got up
and ran away. Sheriff Brown and
Deputy Quinn follow ed him a short
distance, but soon lost him in the
darkness.
Investigation of the interior Of the
guard house showed that Hunter had
broken up an old bucket that he
found there and had kindled a fire
up against the door jamb with the
pieces. The draft from under the door
blew the smoke inward and the room
was soon so filled as to almost stifle
the desperate young prisoner.
Hunter has not since been heard
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11

THAT was a pretty mess in the senate
the other day with all those senators
irving to make such a hullabalOo about
the statements that Senator Appelt
made in the Manning Times. To us the
whole thing savOrS of the injured in
noccnce" dodge with a vengeance. AS
we take il. the motive Of those senators
who supported the OTIS resolution de-
fining the relation Of the diSpensary
winding up commission to the state
was to support the governor and attor-
ney general in their fight against the
whisky grafterS. What the motives OF
those who fought the resolution were,
of course people will have to infer for
themselves. 1t may be ala right for a
senatorial lawyer 10 be prosecuting the
claims Of whisky houses at this time.
There are no doubt those who think
they can do equal justice to their CHI
member to have read somewhere, how
ever. a very striking observation TO the
effect that no man can serve two mas
ters. and while we are aware that there
are those who will dispute the proposi-
ton, we accept it. One Of the senators
who cOnfesseS that he represents claims
of the whisky houses puts things very
nicely when he tells how he refrained
from voting on the OTIS resolution.
But il seems to us that he was sent to
the senate for the purpose of voting,
and we have an idea that if he had not
represented these claims. he would have
voted. AS to who he served best by not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
SUPREMACY of the Law.

That the law is not observed in South
Carolina as it should be is fact that
is generally recognized and deplored by
a large proportion Of the intelligent cit
'zenship of the state; but the reason
for this condition of affairs is propo-
sition upon which these same people
find it more or less difficult to agree.
Discussing the situation with this
writer one day an able and broad mind
ed circuit judge expressed view
about like this: There is no use to
try to deny that there is not as much
"espect for law in South Carolina as
there should be. If asked to mention
the counties in which jurors stick most
conscientiously to the law and evidence
in rendering verdicts, 1 would place the
big county of Spartanburg at the head
Of the list and the smaller county OF
Horny next. / could mention several
counties in which 1t Is very difficult to
get an honest verdict against combina-
tions Of family influences. The juries
are not generally deceived by the pleas
If the lawyers or the testimony; but
they are Influenced by family and fac
tional prejudices, sometimes coming
down from the days Of the Wings and
Tories, before the Revolution"
We have not seen proper to mention
any name in connection with this OBJ
servation for the reason that 1t was
not understood that the view quoted
was being expressed for publication;
but knowledge of the condition men,
toned is one of much value to those
who would aim to secure reform along
the lines suggested.
No reasonably intelligent man can
very we'll afford to deny that the sur
est guarantee Of public peace, prosper
ity and happiness lies in the strictest
and most impartial enforcement Of all
laws, and if there Is a keynote to strict
and impartial enforcement Of laws, that
keynote lies in the honest conscientious
discharge Of duty by juries.
It may be true that judges sometimes
make mistakes. 1t may be q fact that
they are sometimes unfairly dishonest.
1t may be true that many lawyers are
willing to resort to any eXpedient. how
ever questionable In order to acquit a
client. 1t is an unfortunate fact that
there are lawyers who hold themselves
bound by no consideration Of conscience
or morals in representing either side
Of a case. But after all, none Of these
things count for great deal as against
a Jury Of high class, honorable gentle
men, whose purpose Is single only to
the object of doing that which is right.
With twelve jurymen bent only on
trying to do that which in right, there
can be no miscarriage Of justice. But
where the jurymen are eorrupt-where
they are influenced by any considera-
ton other than a determination to do
right, they are likely to do incalculable
harm.
1t is a gratifying fact that the aver
age York county juryman Is all that he
should be. He seeks to discharge the
obligation he incurs with his oath, and
does not allow himself to be influenced
by considerations Of prejudice or
friendship. That is the rule, and there
is reason to hope that some day the
verdict of jury in this county will be
generally accepted as conclusive estab-
lishment of right and justice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

McGnl Bros.-Will close their ginnery
for the season after February 22d.
3. J. Currence and others, Trustees
Give notice of a special election to be
held in school district No. % on Feb
ruary 20.
II. F.. McMackin, Supt. Of Ed.-Notifies
teachers of the common schools that
annual reports must accompany
winding-up pay warrants.
Thomson Co.-Remind you Of its six
biggest bargain days sale, which
ends Saturday.
M. w. White-In a jingle tells what
advertising did for Mr.. Croaker. Real
estate offerings.
Yorkville Buggy Co.'s prepared to
furnish sawed wood in any length on
short notice.
York Supply Co.-Calls attention to
germofert, a special fertilizer for
corn and cotton and asks you to see
samples.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Says
that the savings bank habit is good
and that savings bank book Is
healthy.
York Drug Store-Wants you to try
Bowen's cold and grip cure and also
coughease.
Yorkville B. & NJ. Co.-Continues its
special bargain picnic sale for ten
days and offers many bargains.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11

voting, his clients or constituents, he
will figure out for himself. Some Of
the others also indulged in some very
funny talk. And what these people will
do when ii comes to the matter of vot-
ing the $4,000 that Mr.. Lyon wants for
the prosecution Of the grafters, 1t will
be interesting To watch. We expect
them to take the position that it is un-
necessary and that the state cannot
spare the money or something like that.
But will that be the reason? Bah! The
same authority that observed the i'm
possibility of serving two masters, also
told why certain class of individuals
love darkness. People who have been
clean throughout this dispensary rot
tenness need have no fear how much
money Mr. Lyon may have for the pur-
pose of turning on the light.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11

Mr.. CHRISTENSEN PoSTTGoN.-After
Senator Weston had frankly acknoWl-
edged last Friday that he represents the
claims of liquor houses, and also in
dicted members of the old state board
and attempted to Justify himself in his
attitude, Senator NeilS Christensen,
who is editor of the Beaufort Gazette
took the floor on a question of personal
privilege and said:
Il, too, am an editor, and durlp8
the sessions of the legislature have
occasion to comment on events in the
legislature. have commented in a
general way on the situation dlscpsS-
ed by the senator from Clarendon in
his paper. and by the senator from
RichianG. who has just taken his
seat.
1T is my belief that the senator
from I2ich!and has not acted In any
way inconsistent with his ideas OF
what Is right and proper. But dis
agree with him and have said SO ana
propose to condemn his course again
If ] think il proper. He represents
some Of these liquor houses whose
claims are being investigated. and
some OF the ex-state officials who are
under Indictment, and thinks 1t prop
er and right as state senator to OPP
pose i'm the senate the bill TO PROVIDE
the attorney general with funds 10
prosecute his clients. / disagree with
him and have so stated elsewhere,
and wish to put myself on record
here"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
NEGRO HOMICIDE CASES.

Coroner Louthian has been called
upon to hold inquests on account Of two
homicide cases during the past few
days. one in Fort Mill township last
Saturday and the other in Bethesda
township Sunday afternoon. All the
parties to both killings were negroes.
In the Fort Mill case, Elias White
met death at the hands Of Al Williams.
The difficulty occurred at the house OF
Reese Witherspoon on the Springs
plantation. There were several ne
sroes at the house. and a quarrel de-
veloped between Williams and White.
White pulled his pistol and laid 1t down
within convenient reach. Witherspoon
told the quarrelers that If they would
fight they must get out Of his house
They went outside and Williams stuck
knife into Whites head. The jury
of inquest, Mr.. ]. M. Gamble, foreman
added justifiable homicide to It's ver-
dict; but the coroner, as was proper
issued his warrant for Williams, who
was committed to Jail yesterday. He
made no effort to escape.
The Bethesda township killing occur
red in the house Of Dave Miller on Mr..
]. F.. Lowry's plantation, about six
miles south of Yorkville. Several ne
groes had gathered at the house for
some reason, and quarrel arose be-
tween jim Crockett and Alf Williams
williams and Crockett went out Of the
house, and according to the witnesses
Williams wanted to know whether
Crockett had something against him.
Williams. Crockett admitted that he
had something against Williams, but
declined to say what it was, and Will
liams commenced shooting. Crockett
fell, and Williams jumped on him and
beat him with a pistol until somebody
said that Crockett was dead, and then
williams got up and ran away. Some
Of the witnesses testified that both ne
groes had pistols and both were shoot
ing. The coroner got two pistols that
are claimed to have belonged to the
two principals to the homicide. The
jury Of inquest, Mr.. J. B. Scott, fore
man, found a verdict to the effect that
the deceased Crockett came to his death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by the
hand of williams.
DR.. T. B. Kell, made an examination
of the body of the dead negro and found
that the bullet had entered about an
inch under the left nipple and penetrat-
ed the heart and lungs. Death was in
stantaneOuS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The jury in the case Of w. R. Lati-
mer VS.. the General Electric company,
which was still in the room when the
last issue Of The Enquirer went to
press, returned when court reconven-
ed at o'clock after the recess, with
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
of $3.50. The full amount sued for
was $1,999. John R. Hart and G. W.
S. Hart for plaintiff; \. Y. Haynes
worth and w. w. Lewis for defend
ant.
The next case was that Of j. @.
Wray VS.. the Southern railroad. The
plaintiff brought suit against the de-
fendant for penalties provided by stat
ute for carrying freight other than
as routed and delaying delivery. The
penalties provided by the statutes
amounted to $500. At former trial
the verdict was for a less amount
than was asked and Judge Wilson
set the verdict aside on the ground
that it should have been $500 or MOTH
ing. After remaining out for quite a
while the jury desired more in
struction and asksd as to whether 1T
could find for less amount than
$500. Judge Watts instructed as had
Judge Wilson that the verdict must
be for the full amount or nothing
that the penalty was fixed by law and
that If the jury found that the rail-
road was liable at all, it would have
to find the full $500. This was at
about II o'clock Friday night. The
jury went back into it's room and re-
mained all night, and when it report
ed it's inability to agree next morn
ing a mistrial was ordered. The prin-
cipal defence of the railroad was
that the misrouting was altogether
matter of accident. w. w. Lewis for
plaintiff; j. F.. Mcdonald for defend
ant
The next case was that of Robin
son, administrator VS.. the Fraternal
Union of America. The defendant re-
sisted the payment of policy calling
for $1,000 on the ground that the In
sured came to his death by his own
act. The plaintiff denied that the in
sured committed suicide; but held
that death was due to mistake-in-
advertence in drinking a mixture of
carbolic acid and turpentine for whis-
ky. There was very little evidence to
sustain the claim of suicide. The jury
found for the plaintiff in the full
amount of the policy with interest.
Wilson G. Wilson for plaintiff; Spen-
GERS & Dunlap for the defendant.
This case consumed very nearly all
of Saturday and the balance OF the
day was taken up in the hearing or
motions and the signing Of orders.
Upon the convening Of the court
yesterday morning, the following
jurors reported themselves as ready
for duty: B. L. Jenkins, j. n. McEl-
wee, r. L. Sturgis, r. F. Lee, A. ).
Barron, ]. A. McFadden, l. T. Ford,
]. B. Roach, d. G. Kimbrell, c. A.
Mcknight, w. H. Jones, w. NJ. An
derson, P. M. Caldwell, w. A. Oates,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11

The house yesterday passed bill
providing for the establishment Of an
infirmary in Columbia and unless the
bill was killed today it will be a law.
It passed the senate last year. The
vote yesterday was very close, 46 to A.
Many Confederate veterans throughout
the state are opposed to this PROPOSE
ton as useless. AS a matter of fact we
are inclined to think that the move
ment owes it's origin and promotion not
so much to the desire to promote the
health and comfort Of Confederate vet
Grams as it does to the zeal and energy
of the Columbia spirit in getting things
for Columbia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-11
TILLMAN's BILL HEARD.
To Make Liquors Subject to State Laws
When They Cross State Line.


When They Cross State Line.
A sub committee Of the senate CON-
mittee on judiciary, sOnsiting Of Sem
ators Knox Of Pennsylvania; Fulton
Of Oregon, and Bacon Of Georgia,
last Tuesday gave an extended hear
ing on the Tillman bill providing that
upon the arrival Of liquors within a
state and before delivery to con-
signee they shall be subject to the
operation Of the laws Of the state, In
the same manner as though such
liquors had been produced in the
state.
Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevenson, national
president w. c. T. u, said that In
Maine bogus express companies oper-
ate surreptitiously through keepers
of blind tigers" etc. In this way,
she said, it is never possible to trace
it to the consignees as contemplated
by the law as now interpreted by
the supreme court Of the United
States. She wanted the law amended
so that the liquor might be seized at
the point of destination without re-
gard to the consignee.
Opponents Of the bill appeared in
the persons of George w. Yost, prest-
dent of the National Vial and Bottle
Manufacturer association, and Will
liam Launier, secretary Of the Ma
tional Glass Blowers association,
who claimed the proposed legislation
threatened their business, which they
said employs 10000 people.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, sug-
gested that when prohibition laws
were enacted in Georgia there was a
big brewery near his home which
every one supposed would be closed
down.
But" added Senator Bacon: they
began to make a beer that had no
alcohol in it. The agricultural depart
ment has pronounced it to be nom
alcoholic and now they are bottling
more beer than ever before"
1T is certainly worth coming long
distance to hear that encouraging
news" said one of the bottlers who
had come from Ohio to attend The
hearing"