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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
FACING A SHUT DOWN.
Spinning Industry In a Rather Critical
Condition.
Charlotte Chronicle.

Charlotte Chronicle.
A critical situation, and one that is
Of rare occurrence, Is now impending
in the cotton manufacturing business
because of the high price Of raw cot
ton which will lin less than two weeks
cause the mills to begin to shut down
unless there Is a decided change ac-
cording to ex-president, S. B. Tanner,
of the American Cotton Manufacturers
association, and president OF the Hen
rietta cotton mills.
TT is a very easy question to an
swer," said Mr.. S. B. Tanner, las to
what the mills, both cloth and yarn,
will do in the event Of 13 cent cotton
continuing as at preesnt."
1T will mean that there will be no
money in textile products and the
mills, after using up what small
stocks of cotton they have on hand,
will have to shut down-that Is II
cloth and yarn, especially the former,
do not take a decided jump upwards,
bigger jump than cotton manufac-
turers would expect under the circum-
stances" added Mr.. Tanner.
1t was further declared that the
mills are buying practically no raw
cotton at prevailing figures-13 cents
nor will they lay in stocks at
tQdl URuTe, Oll Sol-
ton goods and cotton yarns are far
too low to leave any profit to the
manufacturer today.
In other words the mill that makes
yarn or cloth out of 13 cents cotton
and sells its product at prevailing
prices, will lose it's profit and a great
deal more-in fact the proposition Is
impractical and will not be expert
mented in by any Of the manufac-
turers.
What are the mills running on at
present." Mr.. Tanner was asked.
Most Of them," he replied, have
some little cotton on hand which they
laid aside when prices for the raw
material were playing about 10 and IL
cents, and they are now using these
generally limited stocks in filling the
orders which they have on hand"
"This good times and this pros
perity' is solely the farmers" declar-
ed Mr.. Tanner, with a humorous
smile Yes, we have prosperity and
are glad Of 1t, but the farmers have
got the whole situation their way and
some Of the rest Of us who have to
pay the price in a way while enjoying
the prosperity that has come to the
southern farmers are ourselves having
to do some close figuring to see where
we will come out when the price Is
paid"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Brass Band OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mine Caves In-PersonaI Mention.

Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Hickory Grove, October 5.-A cornet
band has been organized here, with
sixteen members. A meeting was held
last Saturday evening to take steps to
secure the instruments as soon as pos
sible. We have lot Of fine musical
talent among our young men. Among
them are Mr.. J. Mason Wilkerson, who
Is to be the leader, and Messrs. Beat
ty and Sam Wilkerson, who have been
playing in the choir at Mt. Vernon
Methodist church for some time. Be-
dent, will make band of unusual
sides many others, who, l feel conf
strength when properly trained.
Rev. J. Meek White and family of
Statesville, N. c., are visiting the
family Of his father, Mr.. Moses White,
near here.
At the request of the pastor, Rev.
S. D. Bailey, Rev. Mr.. White occupied
day morning, preaching an interesting
sermon from the text, Yea, / have
loved thee with an everlasting love-"
The following students are attend
ing college, as follows: Miss Ona
Wylie, Due West Female college; Miss
Ola Wilkerson, Columbia Female col
lege and Miss Sallie Allison, Converse
college.
Messrs. Frank McGill and David Al
lison of R. F. D. No. 2, leave today
to resume their studies at the Atlanta
Dental college.
Mr.. ]. Mason Wilkerson, who has
been acting cashier of the bank for
several months, during Mr.. N. M. NC
Dill's absence, has been reelected
teacher for the Hopewell school, which
ho 70, rIyff ~
the patrons last year.
Rev. s. D. Bailey went to Columbia
last Thursday, returning Friday even
ing. He was accompanied by little
Miss Lily May, whom he carried down
to consult a specialist on account OF a
catarrhal affection.
Operations have been suspended tenn
porarily at the Westmoreland mine, by
the caving in Of the tunnel on the
eastern side of the shaft early Sunday
morning. The cause Of the mishap Is
partly attributable to the old tunnels,
dug nearly go years ago. During the
progress of the work recently, quite
number Of pieces Of partly rotten tim
bers have been removed, at a depth
Of As feet, about IS feet below the
water mark.
Mr. c.. M. Whisonant of Chester,
came up yesterday afternoon on bus
mess.
Miss Caveny Of Shelby, Is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Wylie Wells.
Two new fever cases have devel-
oped recently in the families OF Messrs.
A. L. Doggett and c. L. Westmorland.
All the patients are getting along nice
ly.
Our citizens are very much inter-
ested in the programme to be carried
out in connection with the unveilins Of
the Kings Mountain monument. A
great many are expecting to go. and
will arrange to camp out and remain
over for the second days exercises.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

1T looks as If there is to be no end
to the trouble that the British suf-
fragettes are going to give the govern
ment in the effort to compel a con-
cession of the right Of the ballot to
women. A number of suffragettes
were placed in prison recently be-
cause Of a disorderly breach of the
peace in their efforts to compel rec
ognition, and they forthwith proceed
ed to make martyrs of themselves by
refusing to eat. The authorities coun-
tered by attempting to feed them by
means of stomach pumps, and now
they have instituted civil suits against
the officers responsible for this con-
duct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

SPARTANBURG has convicted anoth-
or white man of murder and the fell
low has been sentenced to be hanged.
Spartanburg considers criminal mat
ters in a perfectly business like way.
There is no maudlin sentiment about
the proper disposition of a criminal
who has forfeited his own life by TAX
ing the life of another And Spartan
burg is a great and prosperous county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

IT was a great disappointment to
the law abiding people of the state
that the Black case should come to an
end without a conclusion; but really
there was nothing else to be done.
Had Judge Memminger allowed the
case to continue and there had been a
verdict of guilty, the supreme court
would have been compelled to turn 1t
down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

"a JURY Of your peers" means a
jury of your equals; but who is 1t
that has not sense enough to compre-
hend that with unlimited authority and
discretion in the making up Of the
names to be drawn from, smooth pol
iticians can select a jury that is cap
able Of finding any kind Of verdict
that might be desired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

COTTON is still low in the case Of
the man who has his food supplies to
buy. Food supplies, it will be OBJ
served, are now "out Of sight" Right
now the man who has an abundance Of
home raised provisions and no cotton,
is in better shape than the man who
raised all the cotton he could and
no food supplies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

WE have several times expressed
doubt as to whether the courts were
strong enough to punish the dispen-
sary grafters. One great trouble is
that there are too many former pals OF
the grafters in control Of the machin-
ery of Justice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
TUESDAY, OCTOBER S, 1909.

Mr. Tanner does not know whether
cotton yarns and cotton goods Will
take a sufficient rise to make cotton
manufacturing pay when cotton must
be used in this manufacturing process
that costs the mills 13 cents per
pound, but he leans to the opinion that
within the next two weeks there will
be something transpiring among the
mills that will put a new and novel
factor into the prosperity problem, but
iness men that cotton is bringing such
fair prices. as 1t means immense
things to the entire country in many
WAYS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

- Chester, October 4: What is gen.
orally regarded as the finest official
yield of corn to the acre in Chester
county has been made by John L. Mil
ler of COrnwell, R. F. D. l. who is con-
tending for the Watson corn prize and
who cultivated his acre according to
the directions furnished by Dr. Knapp's s
cooperative demonstration movement,
for which Mr.. r. L. Cunningham is
the agent in this county. The COM
mittee, appointed to measure the corn,
found that Mr.. Miller made 5,297A
pounds in the shuck. The land was
surveyed by Mr.. James McLarnon and
resurveyed and re-measured by the
committee that weighed the corn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

THAT Richland magistrate who ad-
mitted to bail a man who had been
committed by circuit judge for con-
tempt, is certainly bright one. Rich
land county has but slim idea, it
seems, of proper respect for the courts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

Insurance Commissioner McMas-
ter has issued a statement of "addi-
tional license fees" based upon pre-
miums collected by the insurance COM
panies for the six months ending June
30, 1909 The amount is $50,41S.71.
York county's share of the additional
fees is $6563S. Charleston leads with
$4,44620 Richland comes second with
$2,23S.73.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

adverse comment but at the same
time, we sincerely hope that the town
has not failed to make up its mind to
the adoption of bigger, better, broader
and purer moral NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that will be able to Withstand all the
comments that press, pulpit and cit
izens generally" see proper to make.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

IN it's last issue, the Charleston Sun
day News reproduced in full Rev. DR..
Robert Lathan's admirable sketch Of
the battle of Kings Mountain, the
most accurate and comprehensive sto-
ry of that historic event that has ever
been compressed within the same num-
Der Of words.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

FARMERS have been rushing cotton
to the market rapidly to pay their
debts; but the probability Is that so
soon as the debt question is relieved
somewhat, there will be less eagerness
in selling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
Che Norkrillr Gnqllirer.
Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkville
is Mail Matter Of the Second Class
YORKVILLE. S. O.,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1909.

No, trial by jury is not a farce;
but there is a good deal that is farcical
in any expectation Of getting just
verdict from a rotten jury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
THE CELEBRATION FUND.

Mrs. G. H. OLeary, treasurer Of the
Kings Mountain Monument associa-
ton, desires to acknowledge the fol-
lowing subscriptions to be used for the
purposes Of the celebration at the bat
tlonrnnnd ON 0nfnher
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
LOCAL LACONICS.

Until January 1, 1910.
We will send The Yorkville Enquirer
from this date till January l, 1910, for
46 cents.
Died of His Wounds.
William Allison, who was shot in the
leg in the Beersheba neighborhood on
September %, by Ed Oates, died on
last Friday morning. Coroner Loutn-
ian held an inquest on Friday and de-
veloped the fact that death was due
to bloodpoisoning resulting from the
shooting. The shooting was the re-
suit of family row over the owner
ship Of a bed quilt. Oates blazed
away with both barrels of his shotgun,
peppered Allison, his father-in-law In
the leg, and painfully wounded his
wife and child. The woman and child
are getting along very well, and are in
no danger. Oates is in the Chester
ioi
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05
Monument Association.

The executive committee Of the
Kings Mountain Monument associa-
tion met in Blacksburg last Friday
morning at $50 o'clock, and was called
to order by COL A. Coward, the chair
man, with the following present: DIR.
w. Anderson, Hon. E. Y. Webb, G. w.
S. Hart, ESQ.,, Mr.. A. c. lizard. Col.
Coward reported progress and Mr..
lizard urged that all prospective visi-
tors who desired the assistance Of the
committee on transportation in getting
to the battle-ground next Thursday,
should send notification in advance.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held at Kings Mountain next
Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-05

The Rock Hill Record of last
Thursday stated that Winthrop open
ed with over 700 students.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05

The Mexico Chautauqua Assembly
of 1909 closed Tuesday evening with
an excellent concert by Miss Can
field and the Schubert quartette. ow-
ing to the late hour when the pro-
gram was completed only a few sub
scriptions we're taken for season tick
cts for 1910 and the impromptu mass
meeting was adjourned until a mass
meeting is called at the court house
for permanent organization. This
meeting will be held shortly.
All those connected with the pres
| ent Assembly are more than delight
ed with the outcome, although the
weather for over half the Assembly
was wet and threatening. The spirit
| of the people is decidedly in favor
of Chautauquas and next years prom
ises to be even better in every partic
| ular than the Assembly just closed,
From every indication there will b
| 1000 tickets sold for next season thre
times as many campers as were on tt
grounds this year and in many othei
ways larger.
The Slayton Bureau pays w, J
Bryan $3.50 for his Chautauqua lee
turee. Mr.. Bryan was one of TIL
drawers on that programme.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
REV. WALTER m. WHITE
TO REMAIN IN MEXICO
CALLED TO SAN FRANCISCO
PROMINENT PASTOR OF THIS
CITY HAVING CHARGE OF
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
NOT TO ACCEPT WESTERN
CALL
Wired His Refusal Monday Night
Was Pastor In San Francisco In
West Side Church for Seven
Years.

The Rev. Waiter N. White, Of the
First Christian Church Of this city,
will remain in Mexico.
Monday night he ~telegraphed the
congregation of the West Side Chris
tian Church, OF San Francisco, who
recently wired him a call to that pas
torate. he could not accept their Of
fer though approaching the same
and will continue at the head of the
! First Christian Church of Mexico.
Mr.. White was pastor of the
West Side Christian Church, of Sal
! Francisco for 7 years and mad'
| many awrm friends there as he ha'
here. He is a man who is not onll
! generally popular with his own con
gregation, but is generally liket
by all who know him.
Mr.. White is n of Mexico's mos
active citizens and since his arriva
here. over a year ago, has identifie'
himself with all public movement
that tend to the betterment of tn
city. The Ledger joins the city l
congratulating the congregation 9
the First Christian Church, of Me-
leo, in their good fortune.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
JETER ARNOLD OF COLO
RADIO, HAS $4,000 SHEEP
GRAZING THIS SUMMER
WHEN he WAS HERE A YEAR
AGO LAST CHRISTMAS HE
DREW A CHECK WHICH BROKE
A ROCKY FORD BANK DURING
THE PANIC.
Is a Brother of Charles Arnold, OF
This County, and Has Been Here
on a visit-Returned Home Early
In Week

Jeter Arnold, of Rocky Ford, Colo,
formerly of Shamrock, Galloway
county and a brother of chas. Ar
mold, Of this county, has $4,000 sheep
grazing this summer. MIR. Arnold,
who has been quite successful, drew
a check when he was here a year
AGO last Christmas, which broke a
Colorado bank and resulted in almost
the complete loss of his $4,000 de-
posits there.
It was the year of the panic and
banks all over the country were
short of funds. Mr.. Arnold closed
| bank transaction in New Mexico
while here, and wrote a check fol
$1,000 ON the Rocky Ford State Banl
sending the same in payment.
The bank was almost insolvent be
fore the check "a drawn but Mr.
Arnold knew nothing of this
When the check arrived the banl
closed it's doors, He received abou
rs cents ON the dollar after the bank
had been settled.
He now refuses to place muc
faith in banks and is grazing $500
in Colorado. They promise to ne
him a goodly profit when sold,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
DR.. STEWART, OF THE
CHAuTAUQUABIBLECLAS
CAUSES MUCH COMMENT
HIS LIBERAL VIEWS DIFFER
FROM LOCAL BIBLE STUDENTS
AND PAsToRs-sAYs PART OF
BOOK MORE ALLEeoRlcAL
THAN HISTORICAL
Everything Before the Time Of Abrs'
ham Accepted by the More Ad'
vanced as More AIIegoricaI Than
Historical.

Geo. q. Stewart, pastor of the
First Christian Church Of Colorado
Springs and leader Of the Bible Class
at the c~hautauqua has caused more
or less unusual comment among local
Bible students and the pastors OF
the Mexico churches because Of his
liberal views. Or. Stewart con"
tends everything in the Bible pre-
vlous to the time Of Abraham Is more
alIeaorlcal than historical and that
many of the stories Of the Old Tes'
lament are survival of heather Gus
toms.
"The more advanced of present day
theologlans," says DR.. Stewart, "hold
all that portion of the Bible previous
to the time Of Abraham more allie
gorical than historical, Take, for in
stance, the story of the flood. The
~Babylonians have tablets detailing
that great inundation which differ ms
terially from the Christian version
and yet, from every apparent reason
should be just as authentic. The va
rious stories of the Garden of Edel
in which the numerous old religion
differ is another matter in point.
MANY of the stories of the Oh
Testamenet are inheritances from tn
heathens. The Ark of the Covenan
is an adoption by the Jews of tn
old treasure boxes of the heather
The serpent IA the Wilderness
/, the outgrowth OF IN
/, totem pole IDEA. There Is quit
r a difference between the modern az
vanced t~heologians and the oil
school,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
COUNTY COURT AGAIN
HAD THE MATTER OF
THE OLD CEMETARY UP
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY e. S.
CANT LOOKS UP THE LAW AND
FINDS TIE COUNTY CANNOT
REMOVE BODIES FROM GENE.
Terry
Believes the City Could Take Such
Action Although He Has Not In
formed Himself on the Matter and
lie Unable to State

The present county court con-
sisting of Judges Carter, Sutton
and Groves have again had the old
cemetery question before them. At
their suggestion Prosecuting At
torney e. S. Cant looked into the
law concerning their power to
have the bodies resting in this bur
ial grounds of another generation
moved to the city cemetery.
Regarding this Mr.. Cant stated to
a representative of the Ledger: q
have investigated the title Of the
property as we'll as the right of the
County curt to have the bodies dis
inferred that now rest in the present
city cemetery. / found the title Of
the property recorded in the county
1t was given years ago, by certain Gil
liens, with the understanding the
county seat would be Mexico.
81 further found, regardless o
whether it was set aside by recort
or merely consent it had been giyel
for burlals to be made there. Thos'
who have dead inferred in the oil
cemetery have acquired the right t
oppose the county in any such NOV
as they allowed it to be used TO
such a purpose as well as the RICH
which comes with the leagl lapse G
time.
Il suspect the power could b
found in the city charter or ord
nances to force the old cemetery t
be vacated and when the city too
such action the County would offe
little resistance, l believe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05

SITS. Packers are making a deter
mined effort to get hogs down TO a
lower basis. and only moderate re-
ceIpts win prevent them doing 80.
We advise unloading any good fat
hogs on the first little squirt in the
market.
Sheep receipts $500; trade active
and strong on good sheep and lambs
bulk of the good lambs to-day se.2s
to 800; top $7.1O. Top mutton
sheep s4.75, and all good ones sold
above $3.50. Fair to medium kill
ing sheep and lambs are lower than
yesterday. We expect little or no
change in sheep prices the rest Of the
week, and believe it good policy to
keep the good ones coming.
Natl Live Stock Commission Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
County News.
MARTINsBURG.

Dr. Maera is in Ferguson, Mo.
Miss Lena Devault. who has been
assisting her brother in the printing
office, has returned "a her home in
New Florence.
Miss Nora Motifs, trained nurse
is here waiting on Lon Burchard.
Joe Fennewald and family spent
Sunday with friends in Wellsyille.
Andy Holterman and Mrs, Henry
Holterman, who have been visiting
the Iatter's parents in Southwest Mis-
souri,, have returned home.
Mrs. Harry Day spent part of last
| week in Mexico.
Mrs. Sanders, of st. Louis, is Wis
Iiting Mrs. Ben Linneman.
Miss Maggie French. of Jefferson
| City, is visiting at Pinckney Freneh's
Miss Dora Muster, Of Mexico, Is
visiting at Uncle Joe Muster's.
N. NJ. Friedman and son, Ray
mond, are in New York.
Mrs. Diven and children attend
ed the S5th birthday celebration OF
the formers grandmother in Mexico
recently.
Jim Scott shipped l car load o.
sheep to st. Louis Monday night.
Misses Frances and Clara Poll
hans, of St. Louis, have beeen visit
ing at Ben Holterman's.
Miss Dollie Robnett is in st. Louis
Everybody is looking forward Il
the Woodmen Picnic Aug. Ia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
WHEN ALTON DOUBLE
TRACKS MEXICO MAY
Be DIVISION POINT
PARKS c. ARCHER, OF THE CHI
cAoo 6 ALTON RAILROAD
SAYS ROAD MAY LOCATE PAS
sENeER DIVISION AT MEX
ico.
Sixteen Hour Law Factor Against
Location of Freight Division In this
clty-Too Far from Kansas City
for Such a Purpose.

Parks C. Archer, general claim
agent of the Chicago & Alton, on the
Western Division with headquarters
here. stated to a Ledger representa-
tive the Alton would double track,
most likely, in the next year or two
and when they did, Mexico would, in
all probability, be a passenger di-
vision point.
1.-THE law which requires rail
road men not to remain on duty over
16 hours is one very important fac
tor in keeping Mexico from being a
division point now" said he. III
the city was a little further from st
Louis, / think the division woult
come acre very soon.
"Still, there is a possibility o.
Mexico becoming the division poin'
anyway, but this will have to bt
worked out by time"
Marriage license was issued Wed
nesday to John Callen and Mabe
Barnes, both Of Audrain Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
EARNS FOR SALE.

34O-Acre farm, with 2 story dwell
ling, barn and ou%tbuildings, located
3 IL miles from Mexico. Price for
quick sale $4,000 per acre.
100 Acres fine prairie land, good
improvements, 8 miles from Mexico
a dandy farm. Price, 100000.
s0,Acre well improved farm, good
land, located 6 IL miles from Mexico
$780, 90.
Well improved farm of $50 acres
good land, fine buildings, 10 miles
from Mexico, 6 miles from another
R. r. town. Price, $500 per acre.
16O.Acre farm, IL IL miles from
/ Mexico, 2 sets improvements good
Price, $55. per acre.
For Exchange
9O-Acre we'll improved farm, foi
City property.
s2O-Acre improved farm for Cit
property.
4O-Acre improved farm for Cit,
residence property,
130-Acre we'll improved farm 10
City residence property.
Good farm Of 100 acres for mel
ehandise.
Dwelling in Mexico for live stock.
3 Good building lots for live stock
Real Estate Department,
North Missouri Trust Company.
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