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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
LIQUOR LICENSE HELD UP.

Columbia, Feb. 8.-Senator Clifton
again blocked the passage OF Senator
Appelt's bill providing for a $1,000
license for liquor drummers on the
ground that 1t would indirectly give
a State license system. The Lancas-
ter senator had his county exempted.
The amendments offered by Senator
Clifton making liquor drumming a
misdemeanor. instead of providing a
license. had not reached a vote when
the senate adjourned.
Senator Clifton's bill as to the
Sumter clerk of court fees was given
the final reading in the senate today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

verify, have returned to Ferguson.
Mrs. *. c. Richardson. Jr., visited
In Sumter during the past week.
Mrs. S. +. Nelson has bsen the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. F.. H.
Mcleod. in Florence. for three
weeks.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
ID. Nj. McLaurin are very glad to
hear that their little daughter. Ger
trude. who has been quite sick. is
improving.
The Ladies' Sewing Society meets
at the residence of Mrs. S. e. Nelson
on Saturday morning at 11.3O o'clock
Mr.. Harrison Saunders left for An
napolis one day last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
FOREST SERVICE SCORED.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The forest
service today in conjunction with the
Federal appropriation bill came in for
further criticism. Mr.. Mondell, of
Wyoming, contended that the forestry
bureau was administered with wanton
extravaganza.
Mr.. Scott, Of Kansas, replying said
the Keep commission had found that
the forest service employees were paid
less than those of other departments.
Bitter denunciation was heapcd
upon the service by Mr.. Smith, of CAL
ifornia. 1t was, he said, the greatest
outrage that had been perpetrated
upon any people. 1.-The effort Of the
forest bureau" he declared, "is to
grind every dollar it can get out Of
the people Of the West" There was,
he declared, no kind of an activity
carried on any part Of the national
forest that the people were not made
to yield, money, money, money" all
the time to the Federal government
He charged that the forest service had
illegally extOrted fees from miners,
stockmen. farmers and others. He
spoke particularly of a case in which
fee Of ten cents each had been levied
on bee hives. There was" he ve-
hemently asserted neither sense nor
justification for filching these pennies
from the pockets of the poor man.
Mr.. Cook of Colorado, expressed
his approval of all that Mr.. Smith had
uttered. and said Mr.. Pinchot's sole
purpose was ito get Secretary Will
sons position in the cabinet"
Mr.. Weeks, of Massachusetts,, enter
ed general defense of the forest ser
vice. He said that the difficulty with
Mr.. Pinchots critics was that their
constituents in the past had been in
the habit of going upon forest reser-
vaticns and removing timber withou.
paying anything for it, and that the
same was true regarding the raising
of herds On public grazing lands He
denied that anybody had been milk
ed"
Declaring that he would not be I'M
derstood as making harsh state
ment, Mr.. Mann. of Illinois, said that
for many years it had 80 become the
! custom to loot the public domain, that
when the government endeavors to
come into its own, it looks like a rob
ber," to the people of the West. Ap-
plause and exclamations of Hear"
'IIear!' Hear" followed this utter
ance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
"Fred," the Pal Of Kentucky She
ney," Thought to be Columbia.

Fred" the man referred to in the
Laurens dispatch as the probable pal
of Kentucky Sheney" on the night
of the Laurens tragedy, is believed to
have been in Columbia yesterday af-
ternoon. a gentleman who resides on
Elmwood avenue came to the State
office last night and reported the ap-
pearance at his home about 4.s0
o'clock yesterday afternoon of a sus-
picious looking character, who came
to the back door and asked for some
thing to eat. The man was given
some food and then left, going in the
direction of Elmwood cemetery.
When shown the description of
Fred" as sent out in the Laurens
dispatch, this gentleman stated that it
Tailed in every respect with the
stranger who had come to his door
begging.-State, Feb. 9.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
SENATOR CLIFTON F|uBuSTERS
PROIiIBITION FIGHT STARTED IN
SENATE SATURDAY ON BILL
TO LICENSE LIQUOR
DRUMMERS.
Upon Senator Appelts Bill Senator
Clifton Held the Floor for Nearly
Two Hours.

Columbia. Feb. THE first gun of
the prohibition fight was Yesterday
hred In the State senate. Upon Sena-
tor Appelt's bill to impose a license of
$4,000 upon liquor drummers the
discussion assumed wide proportions,
reaching out to other prohibition
questions before the Legislature this
year. With barely quorum present
senator Clifton Of Sumter held the
floor for nearly two hours, speaking
first upon the question OF striking out
the enacting words of the bill and
then upon the question to indefinitely
postpone. All sorts of parliamentary
questions arose, but nothing could
take the senator off Of his feet, ac.
cording to the rules of the senate, and
having spoken twice upon the ques-
tion to strike out the enacting words.
he then claimed and held the floor
upon his motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill
Finally all the senator's were get
ting anxious and debate was ad-
journed until Monday at noon on this
question. Senator Clifton will then
continue to speak upon the bill. Some
of the senator's were trying to get
home and this motion to adjorun de-
bate was passed after a similar mo-
ton half hour before had failed.
Senator Otis, who is taking an active
part in the prohibition fight, had
stated at that time that he was will
ing to stay here until the shades Of
night had fallen if the senator from
Sumter still continued to hold the
floor and speak on the bill. The ques-
tion came up and the roll call was
had, but there was barely quorum
present, and of course the senator
from Sumter proceeded with his re-
marks under parliamentary ruling.
When the senate got down to work
there was a rush of motions to make
special orders Of certain important
pills upon the calendar. This SEEM
ingly minor matter developed into a
preliminary fight to keep the prohibi-
tion measures from being made spe-
cial orders and succeeded. After two
OF these bills had been made special
orders, ALSO the lien law repeal bill.
all special orders were discharged
upon a motion Of Senator Hardin
This left the bills in their regular or
der upon the calendar and they will
come up regularly in the senate un-
less a special order or special orders
are made during the coming week.
which may be done. However, IT
could be seen from the fight that ev-
cry effort will be made to keep the
prohibition and other measures from
being made special orders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
THE LAURENS YEGGMAN.
Inspector Gregory Identifies Him as
"Sheney Mike" or "Kentucky She
ney"-Letter From Reformed Safe
blower.

Laurens, Feb. S.-"Sheney Mike"
or Kentucky Sheney," is the alias of
the dead yeggman who was killed
mere Thursday morning of last week,
as 1t appears from a summering up of
the evidence gathered by Postoffice
Inspector Gregory. While he is
known to the police circles by this
name, and possibly to many of the
pubic, his real name is get a mystery.
Inspector Gregory writes:
1 hand you herewith for your in
formation and retention for me. two
letters, one showing that your man
is not the Parker who formerly clerk
ed in shoe store at Knoxville Tenn
and the other showing that he is
'Sheney Mike" otherwise Kentucky
Sheney." Both of these letters as Won
VIII see, are thoroughly reliable. no
guesswork. c. E. Riggs, of Norris
town, Tenn, evidently knows what he
is writing about, and Mccarthy, who
is reformed safe-blower, is positive
as to the identity of the man.
s You will notice that since 1sea
when he was in Jail at Norfolk. va.
with Jno: F. Mccarthy, alias West
Phila Johnny Charles Howard alias
Texas Dutch and James Johnson.
alias Portland Ned, that 'Sheney
Mike has blossomed out from a pro-
tessional beggar to safe-blower. hut
that is the way most of them devel-
op."
1t is seen from this that Mr.. Greg
ory is quite confident that the dead
man is "Sheney Mike"
The letter from Jno. F. Mccarthy.
the reformed safe-blower, is quite in
teresting. 1t is in part: ''You can
not imagine my surprise when i look
ed at the photograph and recognized
the party instantly as 'Sheney Mike
Why, he was around Virginia when
was and was in the Norfolk Jail when
him to be crooked; he was always q
great FELLOW for having a boy beg for
him. His home is in Kentucky, I
think Louisville. He used to be called
kentucky Mike Fred and he were
great pals and I shouldn't be a bit
surprised if Fred was with him at
I-aurens. Fred is about feet IL in
ches, weighs IFS. reddish complexion
and red mustaches, head slightly
bald" This letter is from McCarty i'm
Boston, Mass.
The letter from c. E. Riggs referred
to states that E. E. Parker, who
once clerked for Daniel Briscoe q.
Co., in Knoxville, Tenn, is at present
living at Alma. Neb., and that he is
only about 26 years old, and about S
feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 200
pounds. And then a letter from the
postoffice officials at Knoxville states
that the man who worked there was
E. z. Parker, and not L. j., as thought
here.
So it seems that the man is from
Kentucky and has recently been in
some robberies in Florida, and that
he was known as "Sheney Mike" and
that his pal was known as Fred"
Where Fred is. is the question, al
though he is supposed to be or to
have been in the neighborhood of CO.
lumbia
In connection with the above facts
as to the identity of the dead man
1t may be here stated that two of the
physicians here disagree with
Inspector Gregory in his statement
that the yeggman Is Of Jewish de-
scent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

may, therefore, be followed by in
junction in the federal court. Some
county dispensary advocates look on
the bill as a scheme to manufacture
prohibition sentiment
Senator Appelt today further
amended his liquor drummer bill by
increasing the penalty to one thou
sand dollars fine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
OH, BE JOYFUL!

Columbia, Feb. 8.-The new gener-
al appropriation bill. which was re-
ported today. carries a total Of one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars less than last year, and the
supply bill reduces the State levy to
five mills.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
No Justice Elected Yet.

Columbia Feb. 9.-The result Of
balloting today was as follows
First: Cothran, 40, Hydrick 5S,
Sheppard 50.
Second: Cothran so, Hydrick 81,
Sheppard 81.
Sheppard So.
Four more ballots are expected to
be taken tonight
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

Laurens, Feb. S.-This afternoon at
O'Clock the body of the slain yegg-
man was buried i'm the potter's field
OF the city burying ground, the may
or, aldermen and other city officials
being present. No services of any
kind were held.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
COUNTY correspondence.
xEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sI,E-
t;IAL CORRESPONDENTS.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mall your letters SO that they will
reach this office not later than Tues
eAy morning. When the letters are
rscet,sd Wednesday II is almost an
snpossibility to have them appear in
shs paper issued that day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

Columbia, Feb. 9.-Absolutely no
interest was manifested in the pro-
hibition debate today. During the
leading speech. by Senator c. A.
Smith, the galleries and side aisles
We're empty. The total number of
women present was six.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

What would you do if YOU had a
son like mine?" I'D work hard to
get to be a millionaire "What-so
that you could indulge his tastes ?'
"No-so that he'd feel it when 1 dis
inherited him. cleveland Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

He with newspaper)-Ah! So
Affinity Earle's wife has turned the
tables on him. She-The paper / saw
said she struck him with a chair
Boston Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

lis hypocrisy ever eXcusable?" II
think so. For instance. the interest
that young man pretends to take i'm
the girls family. Courier
Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
REDUCING RAILROAD RATES.

Columbia. Feb. S.-The house to-
day passed the M. L. Smith bill
knocking out the present mileage reg
ulations and reducing the maximum
passenger rate to two and one-half
cents.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19
Miss Rose Cole. who is teach

Miss Rose Cole. who is teach
ing school near Tabor. went TO
Wagner Friday last to visit
friends expecting to return to
her schoolwork 10y Monday.
The storm Sunday prevented
the trains from running and
after waiting till Wednesday,
decided her only hopes OF re
turning TO her work was To wal X
to Avon, which she did in due
time arriving in Tyndall none
the worse for her experience
and ready to resume her school
duties. This Is a fair example
Of the pluck and grit of our S.
Dakota girls who think nothing
Of walking twelve miles. --Tyn.
dali Register.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

Three aud out did not work
with the Squaw Central They
came to Wagner Saturday morn
fng and left Wagner going east
but they came back sudden y.
The engineer had noticed that
a heavy frost had fallen the pre-
vious night and the engine driver
was fearful OF getting stuck In u
snow drift, SO the train stayed Ia
Wagner until 1--we p. IN. thsl
went back 10 Platte, where the
train crew r~stei from their ar
duous labors. The train came
down again Monday morning,
and remained here awaiting the
arrival of snow plow from the
east to come up and scare he
bugaboo. After q terrific fight lin
their mind) the plow arrived and
soon after the passenger train
pulled out, shying like q fright
ened horse at every appearance
OF snow within one half mile Of
the track. The sun is now
rapidly doing away with the
snow wraiths, and the business
men along the branch OF the
Milwaukee are beginning TO be
iieve that perhaps may be- il
something 'ton't happen-pro
vided the train run--and the sun
shines--and The enginest.l don't
get that tired feeling-snd no
unforeseen circumstances arise
we may have few trains within
forty eight hours VI schedu dule
time for awhile. Let US live in
hope II we do die in despair.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

The Squaw Central macnates
are respectfully requested by
the people OF the towns along
the line to hire the man men
toned in the following article
and discard their old antiq uated
snow shovels and tin coffee boil
ers. 1t will be cheaper for tae
railroad company, aud much
more satisfactory TO their pat
rons: A South Dakota man has
sprung into fame. His name is
r. HI. Rozema, OF Britton. He
dldn : write = great poem nor
paint an immortal picture, flg
a train going to destruction, or
carry his mother-in law from q
burning building. Yet he has
chiseled his virtues high his
|townmen have shown their es
TEEN by bestowing upon him Z
rocking.chair. What did the
citizen of Britton do? Do!
Through all OF Februacy's bliz
yards he kept the snow from his
sidewalk. We give him to the
hall Of fame.-Vermillion Re
publican.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

Soon Teddy" and the big
stick will be on the way to Africa.
RoOsevelt's mania for huntin &
has placed him in the ex presi.
dental class all bv his lonesome:
his nearest competitor being ex
President Cleveland as an ar
dent fisherman.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19
STAnP 1T

As a (oa beyond
dispute bai your
creditor could ro-
Mer received
from you than q
poekase Of care
fully boorded
cosh. They knou,
you are moi hiding
your assets u you
pay b a cheek
on tie
Commercial
CfaAA Rank
Thsy also knou
that hoDsve, hon.
ct you may Be
your custom a
keeping your Gosh
yosnst makes Il
possibIe that a fire
q thief. Or eCen a
rat may cause .
loss Ohich may
prevent you from
pydag your bM.
Think Il soer.
Bank
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

We have not yet decide d
whether to call that new paper
at Sioux Falls .Egan" or the
American Republic" The for
mer appears in almost every
column several times. the latter
once or twice, on the first aud
last pages. Even then it is EN-
bellished with Egan.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

Fortify now against the grip-for IL comes
every season sure Preventics-the little
Candy Cold Cure Table,s-oYsr In this res
pect most certain and dependable SAFE
guard. Prcventies, ~ the ''sneese stage
will. - we'll. also surely besy OF all common
colds. But psomptness II all-important.
Keep Preventics In the pocket or purse. for
instant use. Box Of - for &c Sold by Wag-
ner Drug Co,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19
Goodbye, Teddy

Good hvo, Ted 1y!
H.ie'> ) hope that you
Won t get the fever
In Tim buctoo.
Hope that the lions
And Rhinos thick
Won't prove too much
For the old Big Stick.
Goodbye, Teddy.
Take care yoursel'.
Where you re going
Is as wild as
Flies are poison.
And waters death. -
Hope you'll stand it
And keep your breath.
Goodbye, Teddy.
And don't forget
The broad home trail
At last {. hit.
We've amin ais here
That neel your gun,
And shooting nearby
Affords most fun.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

Did you whistle The Wearing
OF the Green? Or are your col
ors orange!
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

We are yet looking for zone
hundred banks to line up un
der the bank guaranty law.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

It seems to be matter OF
much satisfaction even to the in
surgent newspapers, that the
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

Cha N berlain In Vermililon Re
publican.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

Wear on your neck a fever
shell:
Till we meet again. Teddy,
Here litt e farewell.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

How does S2,76s, go. 80 in ap
priations look to the taxpayers.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

South Dakota legislature has
quit Ior couple of years.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19
BERNARD BONNEM :: =
YANKTON'S LEADING TAN OR

SoEcits your order for yow Fal and Wiser -
Overcoat Pants or Fancy veets. Prices roneoonh1n
Am in Wagner about every 6hrss wsah = -
Hotel Vera.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19

~ Third StsesS. East
Few Phone ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-20
Condensed Evidence

Each check you issue to cancel an
obligation is indisputable evidence
that you paid the party.
The check contains the amount
transferred, the date, the party who
received the check and your own sig
nature. In addition y all 1Fis. when
we return the check o yoJ you will
find written on the hck he party's
name. to whom the art ou4 was paid,
which is a receipt intff for the
amount on the face of ke check.
Checks are ideal rec%ds of your
business transactions to file for ref
erence.
Be exact and systematic in your
business. The check account will help
you greatly
Yours for imnrOVement
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-20

According to advices received by the
Tradesman from all portions of the
South there is steady improvement in
the principal industrial lines.
Reviewing hardware conditions The
Tradesman says:
There are no disappointing features
to the hardware trade in the South
this week. the business thus far this
month more than meeting the eXpec-
tations of the jobbers catering to this
trade Just after the passage of the
tariff bill signs of improvement were
noted in the principal markets and ii
has since spread to the retail commu-
mites with telling effect The crop
prospects continue excellent with
splendid hopes of good prices this fall
All these influences have a helpful
bearing on the situation and it now ap
pears certain that the fall trade will
be the lrgest in the history of the
South. Retailers who have been carry
ing very light stocks for practically
two years are now able to see into the
future somewhat and are preparing tc
carry much larger stocks. This is one
of the chief features of the trade this
week and promises to characterize the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-20
100 WATCHES FREE.

The Weekly Commefial stvea
small. regular i2-size. AIN model. nick
Il finish watch ;OTfA club of only
twenty. thras mouths' nea trial SAD
scrlptions at 10 cert each, $500. the
amount to be remdtted with the 20
names. Each trial Subscription must
be new. not now taking the Weekly
and only one to family. The watch
is fully guaranteed, nice enough for
any one to wear, a good time-keeper
and cannot be purchased from an!
jeweler for less than two dollars
Drop us postal card for sampl
copies and blanks.
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL,
Memphis, Tenr
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-20
DOOM OF NEWSPAPERS.

Whist Would Happen if Megaphone
Should Dsplace Printing Press.
From the New York Sun.
The Ingenious Mr. Wells has predict
ed time when the days news will
/ be given to the world through the
medium of a gigantic mouthed mega
phones. There will be no writing, no
reading in those happy days. Books
will have been abolished, the gentle
art of typesetting as forgotten as is
today the secret of archaic Tyrian
dyes. Those who lived by the pen
persisted by the pen DIETER say by the
publishers.) And what, we ask our
startled reader, would be the conse-
quence If all the paper, ink, and scrit-
blers were SUDDENLY to vanish?
Such a condition may be easier
imagined than described. Say, for an
example, that universal beneficent
tyrant succeeded in abolishing books
for a century; wouldn't his monument
in enduring marble and gold be erect
ed by admiring and succeeding gener-
atoms? Instead of miles of obituary
notices, wouldn't his efigy in ivory
and diamonds pass from hand to hand
as a thing sacred? The world has for
30 many centuries been dominated By
he superstition of the. printed word
hat the silencing of ink for at least
90 years would bring forth nations
of thinkers and warriors.
)culists would go out of business.
teaching in the open air, in the man.
er of ancient Athens, would again
I'd popular favor. The orator would !
op the novelist, and the Bryans and