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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-30
TAxcoLLEc0R's Notice.

COUNTY TRRAsGRER's OFFieB,
Marion, s. c. Sept. 10. 1909.
The books for collection of
State. County and Road Tax will
be open from Oct. Is, 1909, to
Dec Sc, 1909, those who prefer
to do so can pay State and County
taxes in January, 1910, with per
cent additional: those who prefer
paying in February, 1910, can do
so with 2 per cent additional;
those who prefer paying in March,
1910, to the 18th of said month,
can do so by paying an additional
7 per cent. (After said date
the books will close.)
Road Tax can be paid during
the fall but if those liable prefer
doing so. they can pay the road
tax during January. and Febru-
ary. The Communication tax is 81 |
for 1910.
Taxpayers owning property or
paying tax for others will please
ask for tax receipt IN each town.
ship or Special School district in
which he or they own property.
This is very important as there
are so many School Districts.
Those who do not wish to come |
to the office can write me 'nol
later than Dece .nbcr 25th) and j.
will furnish theE: the amount due
and they can remit me bv check
money order, registered 1t er.
Please do not send me cash
without registering same. as it l.
liable to be at sender's risk.
The LEVY is AS Follows:
State tax 5H mills
Constitutional School Tax mills
Road and Bridge 1A mills
Poor House, Poor, etc. IA mills
Salaries 2 mills
Total General Levy 13A mills
Reavvs Township Road Fund
mills
Carolina District Especial
SCHOOL, } mills
ESPECIAL SCHOOL,
Little Rock 5 mills
Reedy Creek a mills
Hamer mills
Dillon mills
New Holly 3 mills
binghaiii mn,
kentyre Hills
Union ; mills
RACES Miils D "'iHS
hermuoa N.Y..
un i,. "P , rn,i
Dalcbo ? mills
Oak Grove 5mli,,
Nichols 3 mill
rorK . llii,is ii,
p;an np aIin n'e . ",;ii, @
Spring Br'h 3 mills
pina.,.. = u;n . ,n;iis %
Mullins mills
It ouu MI nI:,,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-30

Poll tax $1.OO. Every male citi-
zen from 21 to 60 years is liable
except Confederate soldiers, who
do not pay after so years, and
those excused by law.
J. D. MONTGOMERY, County
T -eas. Sept-11.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-30
MeColl Has IN inventive Genius.

1t is not generally known bot
McColl has an inventor of no mean
proportions in the person of Mr..
A. E. Sauyares,, the jeweler.
Among his most important patents
is an automotic switch on the rail-
road track which can be operated
from the engine, without the train
stopping. For this patent a firm
has a 90 day option on it at an
agreed price of $1,000. His next
and most important invention is
an automatic coupler. BY this all
cars can be coupled by the engi-
neer from his engine and the air
connected at the same time. This
has attracted considerable atten-
ton from the railroad people and
has been tested by the Coast Line
on the yards here and pronounced
a success. For this he has refused
an offer of $4,000, but he has
still another Improvement to this
that he has applied for patent on
which he hopes to secure before
he disposes of his rights in this.
He has also perfected a watch
to run without hair spring.
Hismodel varied very little in keep
ing the correct time during "a
hours and he says that an accurate
time piece can be made by him
The shove offers are not hot air"
bat are bopa6de offsrs from large
menrfacturers. - Marlboro Times.
Z
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17

Seed oats for sale. B. E. Bliss,
route 8, Redwood Falls. 26-4t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
new PHONE co.
LETS CONTRACT
Complete Automatic and Ca
BILE System Ready by
July 1st.
Contracts Signed Last Friday
by Local Directors and
Tri.State Co.

Special Agent G. C. Kast, repre-
resenting the Tri-State Telephone
Co., was in this city last Friday to
close up the contract for installing
the system for the Redwood Falls
Electric Telephone Co.. as stated last
week. The contract calls for the
completion of the work ready for
service by July first next. and Mr..
Kast was of opinion that the ex-
change would be ready for service
before that time unless the spring is
unusually backward. With the CO.
operation of practically nine-tenths
of our property owners who will be
actual stockholders, there seems to
be little likelihood of serious division
of support for the home company
on account of the duplication of the
service, which is to be regretted but
viii CHI the Minnesota Central officials
show ed no particular desire to avoid.
The construction. work will give en-
ployment for number of men dur
Ing the next three months.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
PAUL Mccoy BOOSTED.
Former Redwood Falls Business Man is
Manager of a St. Louis Company.

Most Redwoodites remember Paul
Mccoy. who a few years ago was
the right hand of C. w. Mead in the
implement business and afterwards
conducted the business as a partner
of young VIM. Smith, subsequently
going on the road for St. Louis
firm and ultimately removing to
that city. Paul was as courteous as
he was modest and everywhere made
friends. And all of these will feel
good over the following announce
ment in the trade journal Farm
Machinery" published at St. Louis:
Paul R. Mccoy, who has been
for the past eighteen months assist
ant manager of the Missouri Moline
Plow Co., st. Louis. has been select
ed by the Parlin & Orendorff Co. as
manager of the Parlin & Orendorff
Machinery Co., the st. Louis branch
house Of the famous Canton pillow
concern.
The affairs Of the company will
be handled in the. future by Mr.. Nc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
Pat Curtin in Saskatchewan.

P. j. Curtin, who removed with
his familG from Granite Rock town
ship to Lost Mountain Valley, Sas-
katchewan, five years ago, writes
that he has had the sad experience
of death in his family the past sum-
mer, his youngest daughter, Kate,
yielding to the final summons after
her parents had done everything
that love could devise during her
four months sickness to win her
back to health. Aside from this be-
reavement we are pleased to learn
that the Curtins are we'll pleased
with their Canada home. Members
of the family secured 144O acres of
fine land, then IS miles from rail-
road but now traversed by two lines
with another building within five
miles. The Curtins can now see
three different towns from their
broad domains and with 800 acres
yielding from 20 to 40 bushels per
acre of hard wheat. are not COM
planning Of their lot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
Three Ditch Contracts Let.

County Auditor Larson let num-
Der of ditch jobs at the court house
last Thursday to the following sue
cessful bidders:
On ditch No. the open dredge
work was let to Jerry Sherwood,
who has been running a dredge
crew for the last two seasons. This
work is known as the Benham ditch.
and the contractor is tosbegin work
not later than June 1stl and finish
complete this season. D. L. Bigham
is the engineer in charge.
The tile work on judicial ditch No.
6. known as the Allen ditch. was bid
in by Chas. Newdall Of Lamberton,
who is to begin by June LIST and
complete the job by Dec. 1st. Coun-
ty Surveyor Becvar is the engineer.
The tile work on judicial ditch
No. 4-the Raseling ditch in Water
bury-was also bid in by Mr.. New
dali, under the same conditions as
to completion Is the other, and. with
the same engineer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
Strengthening the Redwood River.

If the proposition to straighten
the Redwood river. which appears
to have the endorsement. of State
Engineer Ralph, is endorsed by our
state legislature, it would appear
to have considerable bearing on the
water-power Of that stream and
tend to increase the flow at this
point. The Marshall News-Mes-
senger says that at the instance of
Senator Seward the state drainage
commission sent Mr.. Ralph there to
investigate proposition to straight
en- the Redwood river east Of Mar
shall. chiefly through the township
of Stanley. where it winds back and
forth in innumerable: short turns,
causing much damage in other parts
of the county between Marshall and
Redwood county.
After taking part in the meeting
and banquet on Wednesday after
noon and evening, the following
morning. ACCOMPANIED by, County
Engineer Sterk and some interested
Marshall citizens, Mr.. Ralph visited
the river valley where the change in
the course of the river is desired,
and after careful investigation he
deemed the project perfectly feasible
and will advise the commission to
recommend that the state make a
liberal appropriation towards the
cost of Strengthening and ::..deepening
the channel. We are informed that
the work will cost in the vicinity of
$4,000, and will recommend the
state make an appropriation of six
or eight thousand dollars towards
paying one half of the cost, the
county to bear the cost of the bal
ance of one-half the expense, the
other half the cost to be borne by
the farmers whose lands will be ben
Gifted. Mr.. Ralph estimates that
the cost to the farmers will be not
to exceed three dollars per acre. He
says if funds are provided. he can
begin the work early in the spring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
Minnesota River Survey.

The engineering party now en-
gagged in making a survey of the
Minnesota river arrived here last
Thursday night from the west and
went out the next morning to con-
tinue their survey from point be-
yond Echo. Friday the party re-
moved from here for few days,
not finding conditions favorable for
working up the river. They expect
ed to finish up their work as far as
Morton some time this week.
The heavy snow this winter is a
decided handicap on engineering op-
erations and half dozen snow shoes
were sent for last week for detail
of the transit men to experiment
with, in the hope of overcoming the
difficulties Of locomotion through
the soft snow. The engineers in
charge are old railroaders and may
be depended upon to do the work in
good shape. The mountains of
snow piled up along the banks Of
the Minnesota and it's tributary
streams means all sorts of trouble
when the spring breakup comes,
and thesfarmers along its banks are
justified in clamoring for the state
to aid them in holding back the
overflow by a reservoir system or
otherwise. The damage every year
would offset the entire cost of such
a system.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
North American Conference Program.

The program Of the North Ameri-
can Conservation Conference, which
opens in Washington on February
Is, has been completed and the main
features of it have just been made
public. The President will receive
the Canadian and Mexican Commits
sioners at 10 o'clock on Thursday
morning in the East Room of the
White House. The members of the
Cabinet and of the National Conser-
walton Commission will be present.
The Canadians and Mexicans will be
presented to the President by Sec
retarv of State Bacon. This session
will be wholly informal and brief.
At its conclusion, the conferees will
proceed to the Diplomatic Room of
the State Department, where the
regular sessions will be held. It is
probable that the remainder Of the
morning will be taken up with form
al addresses of welcome and re-
sponses Of the visitors. In the af-
ternoon the CONFERENCE.-THE take up
it's work in earnest. 1t expected
that the sessions will continue the
remainder of the,week.
The evenings of the foreign dele
gates will be very fully occupied
with various social functions that
have been arranged by their compa-
triots and government. officers in
Washington.
The personnel of the delegations
from Canada and Mexico guarantee
the accomplishment of real results
from the conference, for all the
members are experts in the natural
resources of their countries.
Canada will be represented by the
Hon. Sydney Fisher, Minister of Ag-
riculture of the Dominion. the Hon.
Clifford Sifton, Ex-Minister of the
Interior, under whose administra-
ton many of the regulations con-
corning the useof Canada's resources
! were adopted, and DR.. Henri S. Be
land, a member Of the Canadian par
lament, who is a well-known author
ity on these subjects. The Canadian
delegation will also be accompanied
by Robert E. Young, land expert in
the Canadian Department Of the In
terror. who will act as its Secretary.
To represent Mexico, President
Diaz has sent Romulo Escobar, Man.
uel A. De Quevedo, and Carlos Sell
lerier. Senior Escobar, who heads
the delegation, is one of the fore
most authorities in Mexico on the
agriculture Of the country. He has
been at different times Minister of
the Department Of Agriculture and
of the Department Of Forestry.
With his brother, he edits the farm
paper Ell Agricultor Mexicano, and
he presented a paper on "Agricul-
ture in Mexico" at the time of the
St. Louis Exposition. Senior De
Quevedo is the present Minister of
of Forestry.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
ARMORY BENEFIT A GOOD ONE.
Second Regiment Band Delights An I'm
menSe Audience.

A story is told of a certain rich
American who was admiring a beau
tiful English lawn and asked the
gardner how such a perfect turf
could be grown. The man answered
that it was easy enough-"You get
the ground ready and sow your seed
and then you rolls it and cuts it and
cuts it and rolls it for a hundred
years." was the simple prescription
of the rustic for making a perfect
lawn.
Perhaps this has not much to do
with music, but as we listened to
the Second Regiment band at the
concert last Friday evening it &C.
Cured to us that the roots of the
splendid harmony we were listening
to extended back at least hundred
years, to the vine-clad hills Of the
Rhine and Moselle, from whence
most. of the music of today comes
from. A little band of Germans
mot little German band) came to
New Ulm over fifty years ago and
brought their love of music with
them. No doubt brass band was
one of the first things in that city
and with a few gifted leaders in the
tuneful art the children of musical
sires grew up in an atmosphere of
harmony, and by successive stages,
merged into the splendid organiza-
ton which delighted nearly 500
people at the court house last Friday
evening. We shall not attempt to
discriminate..supon the program in
detail. 1t is sufficient to say that
the long program-made so by the
generous response of Bandmaster
Hoffmeister and his men to the en-
thusiastic encores of the audience
contained something to crafty all
tastes and nothing to offend any.
The ball which followed was pos
sibly little crowded, but the dane
ers enjoyed it and Company L
members were particularly graft.
fled over the prospect of clear sur
plus over expenses of over $3.50 for
the armory fund.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17

by train and take him back to jail,
Marshal Scott proming to hold the
man unit. the train went west-the
afternoon train on which the sher-
if planned to return home with his
prisoner. The sheriff took the ten
O'Clock train for Franklin, according
to program, but upon his arrival
there, learned that Scott had set
his prisoner free, giving as his ex-
tenuation that the village council had
met the evening before and dis
missed the marshal from office.
leaving him without office or author
ity. Sheriff Schueller told him what
he thought of him for going back
on his promise of the evening be-
fore, and then secured a team and
followed a pretty we'll defined trail
east from Franklin along the rail-
road towards Fairfax. He recog-
nized the footprints of rubbers
which his prisoner Of the Tuesday
before had worn, and followed the
trail up the track to within three
miles of Fairfax, where the wagon
road diverged ard where he thought
he was safe in taking chances of
EpI;yrr h ;c WON Of Eo,rfov Ty +h:c
expectation he was disappointed, as
the Franklin marshal had no knowl-
edge of the arrival of such person
and the clue seemed to temporarily
run out. The sheriff notified the
authorities of surrounding towns
and maintains that he will get him
yet, and considering his record along
this line, we rather expect that Mr..
Taylor's troubles have only begun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
TWO PATRIOTIC
OBJECT LESSONS
Gov. Buchtel of Colorado in
Redwood Falls Saturday
and Sunday.
Presidents Roosevelt and Lin
coin Themes for Two
Fine Lectures.

Redwood Falls was specially fortu-
nate the past week in having and
improving two splendid opportnn-
tiles for listening to patriotic adj
dresses on two of Americas great
est man. by Governor Buchtel of
Colorado.
Saturday night was more or less
stormy and unpleasant, which fact
accounted for the M. E. church be-
ing comfortably filled instead Of
crowded as it was the second night.
Gov. Buchtel was introduced by
Pastor DcBois, and our community
is largely indebted to the fact that
Mr.. Dubois and the governor are
old friends for the pleasure they
have had in listening to two and
even three addresses by the distin-
guished governor and educator, for
those who attended the morning
service at the M. E. church were
privileged to hear the governor in
his original calling as minister of
the gospel.
The lecture Saturday night de-
parted from the program as an
nounced, DR.. Dubois explaining at
the outset that on account Of the
governors offer to speak from the
pulpit on the following morning and
evening. it had seemed best to re-
serve the Lincoln lecture for the
popular audience of Sunday even
ing, and when he proceeded to say
that the topic for the evening would
be Theodore Roosevelt, an express
sion of entire satisfaction was mani
tested by the audience.
Governor Buchtel has left with
those who heard his lecture a re-
newed interest in the personality of
the great Americans he talked about.
While not a smooth and polished
spell-binder, he is something better
"a man capable of doing things as
we'll as saying things-and his ideal
lied types of the two great presi-
dents ought to furnish our younger
people, particularly, splendid pat
terms Of what an American citizen
should stand for.
The governor had some pleasant
things to say for Redwood Falls at
the close of his lecture Sunday night,
among other things, that if he had
occasion to come this way again, a
postal card would bring him to Red
wood Falls and he would even pay
for the postal card. We hope he
will get another assignment in this
territory-he will certainly not lack
for an invitation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17
Coy as manager; A. A. Chappius as
assistant secretary, and H. A. Beck

Coy as manager; A. A. Chappius as
assistant secretary, and H. A. Beck
ers as assistant treasurer.
In choosing Mr.. Mccoy as sue
cessor to H. M. Blake, whose resig-
nation occurred on December LIST,
the Parlin & Orendorff Co. has
picked upon a gentleman fully cap
able of caring for the duties which
will be put upon him.
'The new appointee is thoroughly
acquainted with the general imple-
ment line, and is widely acquainted
in ST. Louis territory and known by
the dealers. He has risen from the
ranks. Some years ago he was
brought from the North to act as
travelling representative for the Mis-
souri, Moline Plow Co. inysouthern
Illinois. Upon the retirement of G.
II. Martin as assistant manager of
that house, Mr.. Mccoy was brought
to ST. Louis and installed as right
bower to Manager M. H. Murphy.
During the months which Mr..
Mccoy has occupied the assistant
managers desk at Missouri Moline
Plow Co. he has increased his circle
of warm and staunch friends and
lost none of the old ones.
''The writer has the honor to be
intimately acquainted withsthe new
P. & 0. manager, and knows him to
bea thorough manager, man skilled
in the selling of implements and We
hicles. modest, unassuming, and feels
that he is the right man for the
place. To Mr.. Mccoy we offer our
congratulations for the confidence
and honor that has been put upon
him. To the company whose employ
he enters. further congratulations
are given for having chosen so
wisely"
Mr.. McCoy's responsible position
carries with it salary Of $4,000 a
year, so we have been informed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17


The success of the armory bene
fits has aroused new interest i'll the
armory project. H. A. Baldwin and
j. H. Melges have each offered to
donate good-sized lot and Holiday
the Chautauqua man. offers $500 if
the building can be made ready in
time for time for the Chautauqua
season.
VIM. Anderson, formerly of Delhi.
wrote recently to this paper in warm
commentator of the work Billy
Sunday had been doing at his Spo-
kane meetings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17

Next President Taft. in a speech
at New Orleans last Thursday,
promised that the Panama canal will
be completed not later than January
LIST, 1915, and added that he was
very much interested in having the
work completed within the next
four years. The completion Of this
great work will mean much to New
Orleans and the future Of transpor-
tation for the entire Mississippi
valley.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17

Company L will consider the mat
ter of a place for drill at their meet
ing tomorrow night. The Athey
building having been rented to C.
D. Thompson for his piano and mu-
sic business, it win be up to Compa-
ny L to hunt another location, and
the problem is not yet solved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-02-17

Bargains in cream seperators.
Drop q card and I'll produce the
goods at q bargain. 81. O. Hegdal,
Belview, Mimi. N-St.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-23
LUXURIOUS LIVING.

Golfers thinks il has discovered
the secret of the increased cost Oh Nv
ing i'm this country. "ln 1903 IL
SAYS, "the number Of riders on run
man cars in this country was o,VotW
and they paid sl0,OOO,Ou0 a. the price
I'm 1905. a year Of hard times, there
were Is. 600. 600 riders. at cot OF SOW
600 600. 4 good deal OF what Is called
increased cost Of living in this country
is really increased demand loI
luxuries.n somewhat; but there are
a few other things in the country De
sides palace sleeping-caIs. Inc whole
energy of The party Of Mr.. TAFT Is de-
voted TO the genial task Of increasing
the cost of living. Those who wish 10
ride i'm palace cars may take their
chances but the cultivate cOnSunl-
meru the man or woman that pays All
the taxes levied by the government OF
exacted by faction, settles all DIS
The sooner we realize this very elelileii,
tal fact. the sooner the country VIII
get upon basis of common sense ana
reasonable economy and thrii'. -
Columbia State.
The people who ride on Pullman
cars neither pay taxes nor bear arms
in times of war, and yet the voters
tameIv submit to their dictation in al
fairs of legislation. Of course they
will ride on and run riot so long as
they are allowed to.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-23
THE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT

Mr.. EIvson, chairman OF the De'"
,., ., State Committee, has called
mon tho candidates for an extra ~
ner cent of assessment and ms
means that an aspirant for guoerla-
torial bonors viii have to pay 81 500
for the privilege Of running III me
direction Of the State White House.
If the primary plan is perfect IN It's
o,.orv otbd feature this one alone
should coldemn it as outrageous II
NOT INFAMOUS. It simply shuts tne
door in ile faces OF nine-tenths u me
bonestind capable Democrats Of the
State. Ind confines the choice 10 a
fsvorh few who have been lucky
enmIh to accumulate a bank account.
1Imay not take character ard ability
TO hake money, but it takes men OF
crlracter and ability to make good
c{zens. Measured by the dollar
landard and some men tower VINO
Measured by the better standard OF
mental and moral worth become
dwarfs.
Virginia Democracy is under stern
obligation to itself to wre out TINS
stain and shame.