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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

The Pasettp independen
wails
"1'he county division fight il a
fair fight. but oi course 1t in.
wolves the game Of politics, and
politics-NelI politics, to many,
is like war and love, where what
ever is, ii fair, The Independent
believes that tue representatives
OF Canyon county III the iegisa-
tura are men With whom honor
is greater than purpose sowedu
not wish to appear IN anything
We might say, To question the
motives Of any one oi these
men.
But there has risen In our mind
the question Of the wisdom Of
Representative Thompson ac.
cepting the Guardianship OF The
committee on county boundaries
which place WAS givon in ex.
change Tor his support OF Clag-
store for speaker, when hy hav-
ing this position his biased mind
will have Il lurge control over all
county division bills Itissome-
thing like a Judge sitting on a
case on which he IN personally
concerned. 1t seems TO Us 4 fair
and just thing would he for the
chairman OF that committee IN
both branches Of the legislature
to he Il Legislator Who has no
county division contest at home
and therefore cnn perform his
duties In fair and impartial
manner 4 fair fight il all that
Is asked for. Let the legislature
as a whole settle the questions Of
division. 1t isn't fair 70 put in.
to the hands OF either an oppon-
ent or advocate OF division the
opportunity to nsealItlie tactics
known to the politician to
smother bill in committed.
Brother Kirk, we abhor you
politically. but we like you per-
sonally, and don't like TO see YOU
plead the baby act. II there is
one thing The American people
like better than another in poll.
tics it's a good loser. Be one.
And above all. don't blame
Thompson for heading off coun.
ty division. Blame hiseoachers.
and Sam Ballantyne III partieu.
lar. Sam knows how to accom-
plish results. because he's been
there. But Thompson isn't 10
blame. II the matter had been
left solely IN his hanos re would
not have walked up until CANYON
county was split up in seven.
teen different directions, and
then only to ask where hewas at.
VI course, your county division
scheme IL skinned to fare-you-
well, but don't write any more
editorials like the above quoted
Take your medicine and say Won
prefer the kind with a bitter taste
70 it.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

The legislature took tim,
enough off last week to visit the
Woolgrowers convention at Po-
cateIlo. It's too bad that til,
excursion couldn't last till til,
end OF the session.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

What the Boise Statesman
thought when it falled to land
that legislative printing job di
not begin with Lord bless oul
enemies, and all Others in author
ity.n
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21
THURSDAY, JANUARY u, 1900.

Recently the leading editorial
in the Star Observer was a col.
Iumn article on chow TO get tho
most most Illumination from
lamps" Our method is to take
a match IN your right hand, hist
your right leg, bring the head OF
the match IN contact with the
most available pnrt of yonrpan-
falcons, make a quick forward
motion with the hnnd holding
The match in CLOSE contact With
said available surface. aud APP
ply the lighted match to The
lampwick. Then turn the wick
up ~ high az yon can without
making the dnrned thing smoke.
The Standard Oil Co. will do the
rest aud 1t doesn't require It
column article to tell you what
it viii be.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

The Emmett Index last week
got out one of the finest illustrat.
cd editiona ever produced in this
section. 1t speaks volumes foi
the enterprise OF that wonderful
~ rich agricultural section, and
Tor the enterprise and progress
siveness oithe citizens Of Emmett,
and the Index in particular. W.
congratulate BRO. Skinner on his
ability to get out d first class il
Illustrated edition.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
department. Of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Boise, Idaho,
January 8, 1909.

Ofiice at Boise, Idaho,
January 8, 1902
Notice is hereby given that Ira A.
Mars. of Caldwell, Idaho. who, ON Feb
rnary 8, 1904, made Homestead Entry
No 7l3o, Serial, No. 02466, for lots 3
and A, See. 8, I. AN r.. W., Lot 7.
SEX SWL, Section 81, Township 5 N,
Range 4 W., Boise Meridian, has filed
notice Of intention 20 make Final five
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Walter r.
Cupp, U. S. Commissioner. at Caldwell.
Idaho, on the 18th day of February,
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Perry n Burlington, George S. Ash.
Mark A Benson, Jacob G. Bowman. all
OF Caldwell, Idaho.
VIM. Balderston,
Register.
First publication, Ian. ., 1909.
Last publication, Feb. IL, 1909.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

lieybarn got the toga and Bar.
neg q diamond-sct gold watch.
Its safe to say that Bnrne,
would be willing to trade gifts.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

Preaching at II a. m.
. nc. Young peoples meeting at
Preaching at 1880 p. m.
Everybody welcome.
s. G. ELDER,
Pastor.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

To have good health, live long
and happy, follow the advice OF
the greatest Health Specialists
"Take physic once a week. =
Do this and you won't know
what a sick day is, HOLSTERS
Rocky Tea, the safest physic,
30 Genus, ]. Mcintosh.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21
NOTICE or ASSESSMENT
RvERsInE IRRIGATION Dish RIOT,
LIMITED.

RYERsInE IRRIGATION Dish RIOT,
LIMITED.
Notice is hereby given that at
a regular meeting of the directors
OF the Riverside Irrigation Dis
trict, Ltd, held at Parma, Ida
ho, Saturday, Jan. 2, 1909, an
assessment OF $500 per share
was levied on all stock OF said ir-
rigation district due and paya-
bile to Sylvester Hill, treasurer,
Feb. /, 1909, and if not paid be-
fore March l, 1909, a penalty of
10 DER cent. will be added.
BY order of the board.
Sylvester Hill, Secretary.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21

In a fight Monday nighta man
by the name OF Horton bit q
chunk off Neil O'Donnell's left ear.
SO far no arrests have been
made.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

J.. G. Anderson, Rock Hill-Will pay
liberal reward for recovery Of a black
Gordon setter dog.
Geo. w. Partlow-Wants to find an
estray SOW pig, and will pay for in
formation leading to recovery.
]. Mason McGill and others-Warn
hunters against trespassing on their
lands owned or controlled by them.
Geo. w. Wade, McConnellsville-
all parties against harboring his
sons, Walker and Henry Wade.
s. B. Pratt, Sharon-Is looking for the
owner Of a bay mare mule, which he
took UP December 2.
Mrs. S. C.. Good, Gaffney-Ofers q
plantation in Bullock's Creek town.
ship, for sale.
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Has first-class
blacksmith and horse shoer and asks
you to give him a trial. Buggies
new and secondhand.
j. c. wilborn-Offers 80 acres of land
Mrs. E. v. McCarter property, near
Stroup's store for sale.
York Drug Store--Invites the atten-
tion Of holiday shoppers to Its big
display Of chinaware. leather goods,
pictures, brass ware, cut glass, bas-
kets, books, etc.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.--Announces an
additional reduction Of 10 per cent
on mems and boys clothing, ladies'
coats and on shoes. Only seventeen
days more of closing out sale.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Gives
a number of reasons why you should
have a bank account and why you
should have an account with 1t.
Thomson Co.-Tells about a big
shipment of handkerchiefs for ladies
and gentlemen, that 1t has just re-
ceived and makes a short announce
ment about holiday goods.
Carroll Furniture Coon page 4, call
attention to the durability Of Column
bia phonograph records for all disc
machines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

Mrs. Matte Turner of Glover, has
sent The Enquirer a doublet pattern,
that was cut out of a copy of The
Enquirer of July 1851, for her father,
the late I. T. FAIRIES.
The desire Of the agricultural de-
partment to awaken interest among
the school boys in matters pertaining
to the growth and development Of
plant life, Is most laudable one and
deserving Of substantial encourage
ment AS we understand 1t, DR.. Knapp
wants to interest the school boys ev-
erywhere, In special cotton and corn
contests. His idea Is to arouse the
competitiv ambition in white boys by
means Of prizes, and to see to 1t that
the competitors have all the assistance
possible from older and more exper-
fenced heads. To do this, 1t is neces-
sary to secure the cooperation Of the
local educational authorities, and Of
business people generally. In some OF
the counties, in which this work has
been inaugurated, citizens have chip
ped in and raised money sufficient
for substantial prizes, and in some
cases, the boy competitors have raised
remarkably creditable crops. Expert
ence with these contests up to this
time, has demonstrated that they are
of much practical value In teaching the
primary principles of successful farm
ing.
Tho report Of Mr.. C.. ]. Hughes,
agent Of the farm demonstration work
in York county, as to the results ac-
complished by the demonstrators, who
worked under the direction Of the
agricultural department this. year, are
Of unusual interest. 1t is not to be
understood that this demonstration
work was In any sense in the nature
of a prize contest; but solely a test
Of agricultural department methods,
as compared with the methods pur-
sued by the same farmers heretofore.
AS We understand 1t, the department
has not been advocating as extensive
a use of fertilizer as is common among
the York county farmers, and in the
case of most Of the demonstrators,
the fertilizers used did not exceed
three hundred pounds per acre. In
every case reported, the yields have
been far in excess Of those hereto
fore. Among other things, the dem
onstration work seems to have proved
that DR.. Knapps method is much bet
ter than the methods commonly prac-
ticed, and as one result 1t is to be
hoped that the farmers generally, will
inquire more closely into the question
as to what has brought about such
substantial differences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

The U. D. c.'s-The fourteenth an
nual convention Of the South Carolina
division Of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy, came to an end al
Newberry last Friday, after what was
probably the most successful session
In the history Of the division. The
most important events Of the day were
the election Of officers and the selec-
tion Of a place for the next meeting.
Mrs. August Kohn, who has been very
prominent in U. D. c. circles, and
whose faithful work for the division is
worthy Of the highest praise, was cno-
sen president. The following Is list
Of the officers elected:
President-Mrs. August Kohn Of Co.
lumbia. ......
First Vice President-Mrs.J ]. Walter
Doar Of Georgetown.
Second Vice President-Miss Emily
Graham of Chester.
Fourth Vice President-Mrs. Burcl
Of Florence.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Milling
of Darlington
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. s. B.
Aull of Newberry.
Registrar-Mrs. Graham Of Green
Vile.
Recorder Of Crosses-Mrs. Fowler of
Yorkville.
Treasurer-Mrs. Perry Of Lancaster.
Auditor-Mrs. Thompson Of Abbe-
Vile.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The holiday trade is opening nice
ly, because people seem to be acting
the part of wisdom and buying early.
q have not seen horse pull a
buggy over that street at walk, since
1t was completed" remarked citizen
about the macadamized Main street
recently.
The salesday crowd in Yorkville
yesterday was unusually large, being
augmented by the attendance on court
and by people having special business
of one kind or another.
AT the annual meeting Of Philan-
thropic lodge, No. 80, F. and A. M,
of Yorkville. held last night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: w. NJ, Jno. R. Logan; s.
W., A. M. Grist; ]. W., D. T. Woods;
treasurer, ]. @. Wray; secretary. Jno.
E Carroll. Appointed: s. D., ]. E.
Hart; ]. D., T. ]. Nichols; tiler, A.
Cody.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of
Mackey Chapter, No. Is. r. A. NJ,
held Friday night, the following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing Ma
sonic year: High priest, I. W. john
son; king. John R. Logan; scribe, ].
j. Carroll; secretary, Jos. E. Hart;
treasurer, Isaac H. Norris. The fol-
lowing were appointed: c. H., Quinn
Wallace; P. s., w. s. Neil; R A. c.,
j. L. Sanders; 1st ", R. s. Mcconnell;
End ", w. T. Sims; 3rd v, A. M.
Grist; sentinel, A. Cody; chaplain.
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. All Of the new
officers were installed except the Sec
retary and chaplain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

Farmers Urge Tax on Guns.-Tne
Sumter County Farmers union at Its
meeting last Friday. went on record
as favoring the imposition Of a gun
tax and urging that limit be placed
on a days kill Of birds.
The resolution follows:
ITO the Senators and Representatives
of Sumter County, Greeting:
I'VE, the Sumter County Farmers
union, assembled in Sumter, this, 3rd
day Of December, 1909, deem 1t wise
to call your attention to the fact that
the game laws of our state are being
openly disobeyed and that the game Is
rapidly disappearing. And knowing as
we do that the preservation Of the
birds, and especially the insectivorous
birds, is Of the greatest Importance, as
without them it would be almost i'm
possible to make any crops;
Now, therefore, we as repre-
county do urge you to use every
means in your power to have laws
passed as will not injure any person,
yet will effectually protect the birds
from destruction.
In our judgment the best way to
attain this end is to put a tax of from
81 to 81 on every gun used for kill
ing game-without any exceptions
Notwithstanding a tag to be fixed
on the gun with the date on 1t and
a new tag to be given each year when
the tax is paid. The fund collected
by this means should be kept in the
state treasury to be used by the Au-
dubon society.
This will enable us to have a game
warden in every community, whose
duty it shall be to protect the game,
"And we would further recommend
that it be made unlawful for any
one person to kill more than fifteen
birds in any one day.
Realizing as we do the great Inn
portance of immediate action in this
matter, we again urge you to use every
legitimate means in your power to
protect our birds"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
BOTH SIDES VIcTIMIZED.
Official Denunciation of Practice OF
DEALING In Cotton Futures.

Both the producers Of cotton and
the dealers in that commodity are the
victims Of the system Of trading In
vogue on the cotton exchanges Of the
country.
This, says a Washington dispatch,
is the burden of parts 4 and 5 of the
report Of Commissioner Of Corpora
tions Herbert Knox Smith on the con-
duct of such exchanges. The practice
of dealing in futures, as 1t is carried
on at present, is condemned, although
the report does not condemn the ex-
istence Of the exchange.
1.-The brief discussion Of general
speculation in this report" says Mr..
Smith, recognizes the possibilities
for good inherent In a great central
market like a cotton exchange, and
the need that this good be developed
and evils eliminated by regulations in
line with economic law"
The report is especially condemna-
tory Of the dealings in futures, brand
ing this form of speculation as pure
gambling and highly injurious to legit-
innate trade. In quotations for "fu-
ture" deliveries Of cotton, the market
is so uncertain and so many elements
of chance enter into the transaction
that all bids are made at a much
lower figure than those offered Tor
cotton actually in existence.
The effect of these fictitious quota
tions, the report points out, tends to
mislead the cotton planter as to the
true value of his crop, honestly grown.
In addition, 1t leads brokers to play"
both sides of the market to protect
themselves against loss in such trades,
with the result that the producer Is
forced to pay in the end, while the
farmer loses likewise.
The report, while recognizing that
the exchanges in New Orleans and
New York are necessary does not
mince words in criticising the New
York exchange. After declaring that
the New Orleans methods Of conduct
ing the transactions in cotton follow
ed natural lines, the report draws at
tention to the fact that it has been
proven that the abnormal depression
in the future price in New York
"were almost wholly due to improper
artificial conditions now maintained
by the New York cotton exchange.
BY maintaining them the New York
exchange is responsible for very real
injury to the producer and merchant"
In closing the letter to President
Taft which accompanied his report,
Commissioner Smith again takes oc-
casion to reprove the New York ex-
change. He says:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

The case Of DR.. r. A. Bratton, ex-
ecutor, vs.. the Catawba Power compa-
ny, which occupied the attention Oh
the court during five days Of last week,
was concluded on Friday afternoon
with a verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum Of $4,000.
This suit was brought by the plain
tiff against the defendant power COM
pany because Of damages alleged to
have been sustained by plaintiffs land
as the result of back water from the
defendants dam across Catawba river.
The case was hard fought through ev-
cry phase Of it from start to finish'
over nearly a whole week, but the jury
seems to have had but little difficulty
in arriving at q verdict as 1t remained
in the jury room but a short time az
ter having received the papers.
The only other case taken up dur
ing last week was that Of j. w. Sistar
VS.. the Seaboard Air line railroad, the
plaintiff asking for damages In the sum
of $4,000 because Of the alleged re-
fusal Of the defendant to put him Off
at Catawba Junction, station at
which defendants vestibulcd train, on
which plaintiff was riding, was not
scheduled to stop. This case was first
tried at the November term, 1908 term,
the jury finding for the plaintiff In the
sum of $500. Practically the same
facts. were presented at the trial last
Saturday and this time the jury found
for the defendant.
When court convened yesterday
morning, the third week jurors were
present or accounted for as follows:
]. b. Gardner, T. T. Sandifer, j. ].
Plexico, ]. B. Atkins, w. ]. Gordon,
Jr, C. F. Grant, John w. Pursley, E.
M. Shilinglaw, S. c. Wood, w. n.
Hope, j. l.. Moss, w. A. Bigham, }. l..
Stacy, T. Clave Dunlap. w. A. Douglas
]. r. Brandon, ]. D. Smith, ]. c. Conner,
II. G. Thomasson, Albert Friedheim. j.
M. Adams, H. H. Sherrer, j. B. Claw
son, ]. f. Barnett, j. Il. Sparks, A. j.
Baker, Adger Huey, ]. P. Hutchinson,
s. M. White, NJ. Carlisle, T. Fl. Simril,
]. H. Campbell.
The sheriff had been unable to find
the following: ]. w. Lucas. E. l.. La
zenby, A. +. Parish.
The following were excused by the
court: S. c. Wood, w. H. Hope, G. +.
Jenkins, ]. S. Conner, Albert Fried
helm, ]. H. Campbell.
Ten extra jurors were drawn as fol-
lows: w. w. Ferguson, A. L. Robin
son, T. N. Thomasson, Sam johnson,
Jr., L. B. White, James Tiddy, K. T..
Mcfarland, ]. ]. Carroll, G. w. Kunz,
B. F. Marley.
The court has been engaged since
yesterday morning on the case of the
Southern Railway, plaintiff, vs.. Pride
Rattaree, defendant, the case involving
the location of a boundary line, and
strip of land said to include about one
fifty- fifth of an acre. The case VIII
probably be concluded this afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

after the publication Of the earlier
parts Of this report the New Orleans
and New York cotton exchanges es-
tablished special committees instruct
ed to consider the systems Of their ex-
changes and to cooperate therein
with the commissioner Of corpora
tions. Conferences have been held by
the commissioner with both commit
tees. On the part Of New Orleans this
cooperation was very complete, re-
sulting in certain important improve
ments In the rules of that exchange.
After more than a years investigation
the committee Of the New York ex-
change has not yet made any final
report or taken any substantial ac-
tion."
The commissioner touches on the
activities of the various organizations
Of cotton growers, all formed with q
view Of controlling both price and
production. He believes, however,
that so numerous are the factors Of
supply and demand in determining the
price of cotton that 1t Is impossible to
arrive at any satisfactory conclusion
as to the extent Of influence exerted
by such organization.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. H. E. GLADDEN. of Richmond, Va.
Is visiting in Yorkville.
Mrs ]. M. Ferguson Of Yorkville Is
visiting relatives in Chester this week
Mrs. G. w. S. Hart and Miss Bessie
Barron are spending today in Char
lotte.
MIR. Robert Faulconer of Wilmington,
Is spending several days this week in
Yorkville.
Me. J. L. Erwin of Concord, N. c.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Tom Moore
in Yorkville.
Mrs. S. M. McFie of Brevard, N. c.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. c.
A5hr in Yorkville.
Miss Margaret Moore, who has been
visiting in Spartanburg, has returned
to her home in Yorkville.
Miss Matilda Erwin of Morganton.
n. c., visited her sister, Mrs. T. P.
Moore in Yorkvile last week.
Misses Sadie Jenkins and Theo
Young of Rock Hill, spent Sunday and
Monday with Mrs. S. M. McNeel in
Yorkville.
Mrs. George Foster, has returned to
ner home in Greenwood, after spending
sometime with her mother, Mrs. w. B.
Steele in Yorkville.
Dr. G. Fred Williams of Columbia,
state health officer, was hurt Saturday
afternoon while out duck hunting. A
misstep caused DR.. Williams to come
into contact with projecting limb
with bad results to his cheek and eye.
He will be kept out of his office for
several days, but no bad results are
apprenended.
MRS. Sadie Jenkins, the widow of
Capt. G. w. s. Jenkins was the guest
of Mrs. G. w. S. Hart during the past
two days. 1t was on the 11th of April,
1898, that Capt. Jenkins, on his last
day as master of the tugboat Juno, put
out to sea from Beaufort in a storm
and saved eight of the ten members
of the crew of the wrecked Norwegian
bark Riga. He and his men were
awarded medals by the U. S. govern
ment and the Norwegian king for res
cuing the seamen under most perilous
circums stances"
Rock Hill, December 2: A marriage
of considerable interest at this place
and at other points in the Carolinas,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

Union City, Tenn, December 8:
The jury in the case of Garrett John
son and Arthur Cloar, alleged lead
ers of the Reelfoot lake night-riders
charged with the murder OF Capt.
Quentin Rankin, was completed to-
day. The testimony will be started
when court convenes tomorrow
morning. When court convened to-
day two jurors were excused from
the panel on the ground that state
ments made by them prior to their
selection as jurors disqualified them
for service. This left nine jurors In
the box and for a time 1t seemed
doubtful II the panel was to be filled
Three were finally secured. The at
torneys for the defendants challeng-
ed the entire jury. averring that the
court had of its motion summoned
from only certain districts
In the country which they claimed
was violation of the constitutional
rights Of the defendants. The mo-
ton was argued at some length be-
fore Judge Jones to be finally over
ruled by him. The oath will be ad-
to the jury tomorrow
morning.