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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-12-03
PERTINENT PERSONAL and POLITICAL

PEkllNENl PtRSUNAL AMI PULlllCAL
That Democratic club should months
Are you going to the Jarbdge gold fields the spring?
All railroads headed Boiseward The boom is on
The year 1910 should witness the erection Of wooden mill ii
Don't blink your eyes the fact that cannonism is Repub
cansm
The Aihe gubernatora boom gives promise early and
vigorous appearance
The Della Prngle company playing this week crowded
houses the Pinney
OF cours the Chicago Northwestern will build through
en- route to the coast
Have you figured how dry goods merchants can cut prices
IN two and go broke?
Is IT your opinion that Pierce go
State street instead of Bannock?
The steady, everyday looking for a slump in real
estate and is doomed to disappointment.
Boise has city administration that working in harmony
and IS doing things. Progress is the watchword
The display of holiday goods Boise is exceptionally brilliant
and demonstrates that dealers have confidence the
Make your Christmas purchases early and avoid the rush
also make the less dsagreeabe the
Twolrds fthe in the city limits have concrete
walks and is proposed complete the good work
have special invoice of diamonds that I selling
an extraordinarily low figure them you wish Fowler
1914 Main Street
Claus surely made headquarters Booths
brought to Boise
Joe Spegel the manager the Opheum promises
make that the popular play house the city and believe Joe
he boy that do it
The addition just plated by Mrs NJ F. McCary the
pest residential property the market Don't miss this oppor
unity for an investment.
Two years private life taught Burtie French evils
If Cannonsm What might he learn if left undurbed in the
oacd precints of Latah?
Our combination offer of The Citizen and The Public for
for $65 should be accepted by citizen of Idaho DESTROYS
j, keeping informed of public affairs
The Stationery Printing Co opened up
the Pack building Idaho and carry the largest stock of
upply Southern Idaho in the lines mentioned
The Oaks of Eleventh and Main is most
popular It's moving picture shows
assed. Just the place pass pleasant evening
Jas H. Hawley, NJ Alexander, JOS T. Pence c. Q. Stock
lager L. McCear E L. Bryan K Perky and John F. Nugen
mentioned gubenaora timber by Democrats interested in
he party's success. What say?
The Citizen has large circulation outside of Boise and Ada
outy going interested public affairs and who frequent
the capital city Your advertisement columns
you'd reach this progressive and prosperous class
An admng friend that The Public-Louis F Posts
ourna Of Fundamental Democac-s the greatest power in the
,orld today This stupendou claim for weekly publication
only circulation but inclined agree with it
W. H. Annett now proprietor fthe Citizens job
DING fourishg business Mr. Anne has superior the city
flee supplies the This firm will endeavor to
the art preventative and will give satisfaction Take your
ext printing order to him.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-12-03
THE IDAHO STEAM LAUNDRY

the equipped undres West Since the
machinery for handling all kinds of work. also
capacity their Send family washing here and
he they doing G. GRAY, Prop 1500-150
Main ST. Bell al. Ind o.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-12-03

H Topping Co opened Photographic s std3 o en-
on Block equipped with modern electric hd s;d
aog the making Of photos day or night Mr. Topping has
saas for his work the Ohio and Michigan Fh9os
uos and member of the National Fhotogl tt;
i"e most beautiful work ever seen Boise now on eNhp
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-12-03

The day of the great American uno IS SUPPOSE +,an
passing with the decline of Mark Twain but the genia gen
charge of the railway press bureau is entitled to bear Ma
mantle His latest screed is roaring He attempts 70 IL ne
prove that high freight rates are good thing of themselves II
people for HIGH tariff 50 that prices certain goods can De III
ae he argues they should assist the railways IN % ne e
h rates also. 1t does appear to this ndlVid@i ' ~
"edy is in voting against the robber tariff
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

and if the case is of such a nature
that a conviction cannot be avoid
ed, the pardoning power of. the
governor is held ready to complete
the defeat of justice.
Before the Civil War the courts
of South Carolina ranked highest
in the country for swift and sure
administration of justice accord
ing to law, as the trial of DR.. Kim
man illustrated. And at that time
in no State in the union was life
and property safer, and less of
crime than in South Carolina. Now
under the administration of the
law which only in few cases re-
suits in conviction and in no case
in speedy enforcement of the law,
South Carolina leads in murder
and slaughter, and has the repu-
tation of being a lawless
country, where crime is rampant.
And the same applies more or less
to every State and especially to
the Southern States.
If there could be a return to the
sure and swift administration of
the law, as it was a half century
ago. it would stop the deluge of
lawlessness which has swept over
the country and still grows worse
from year to year.-Agusta Her
aid.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
Gone to Ills Eternal Home.

The subject of this notice. Mr..
E. H. Mckenzie, after a lingering
illness of seven months died last
Friday night at his home in Dill
lon. Mr.. Mckenzie had not been
confined to his bed and on the
night of his death ate supper with
his family and retired at his usual
hour and in thirty minutes his
spirit had taken fight to the God
who gave it. Mr.. Mckenzie in
early was but a beardless boy in
the reserve force in the Civil War.
After the war he married a Miss
Dollie Spivy. From this union
ten children were born. His wild
ow, eight chileren and several
grand children survive him.
Rev. w. c. Kirkland conducted
the funeral services at his home.
His remains were taken to the
Cemetery at Dothan where many
of his family are inferred, and Mr..
o. G. Hayes concluded the funer.
al service at the grave where a
great number Of kindred and
friends mad assembled to pay the
last sad tribute to this good man
who had lived among them for
sixty five years. Mr.. Mckenzie
had never united with any church
but his charities and blameless
life will count for more in the
judgment day than empty con-
fessions.
The Herald extends heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

fRendment has been filed with
me and / will hear the motion to
amend on the second day of
March, 1909, at one O'Clock P. M.
when you can appear in person
or by attorney in favor of or a.
gainst the said amendment.
Respectfully,
M. F. Ansel,
Governor. :,
February, 10000. +
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

Gathered at the banquet board
at the Price Court Inn last Friday
evening were three-score members
of Dillon Lodge No. 50 Knights
of Pythias to celebrate the annual
banquet which the local order has
given since the year of its organi-
zation. Accompanying many of
the members were their wives and
daughters or sweethearts and the
presence of the fair sex added a
lustre and brilliancy to the occa-
sion which has never been excelled
before in Dillon. The banquet
hall was artistically decorated for
the occasion, the Pythian colors
being used with charming effect,
and suspended on the wall direct
ly behind the POSTMASTER, DR. A.
J. Evans, Chancellor Commandments
of the Lodge, was large Pyth-s moth
ian shield made transparent b. make
the glow of incandescant ligtotcrin,s &c
upon which stood out in tp"U1t and be-
lief the letters "F. c. b."
A sumptuous repast was &,
fully served by J. G.. Jones'.
ger of the hotel, and while
courses were beiug served dcli2
full music was rendered by Me.
Douglass and Joe Mcdonald
Miss Kate Mcdonald. , W
DIR. ~. J.. Evans prened by
and the conclusion o. prev,
repast he arose and after NV rmhn,
ly reviewing the history of IN the wron.
ianism the first speaker of the hot iron
ening was introduced. ,ith onrnn,na, maI
The toasts proposed in ted
lowing manner were haId velvet If not
spoaded to and for two hoIe down ~ close 70
was feast of reason anGror ich
of soul" none the less enjoA
than the sumptuous dinner it's, !
Our ."own-The Pearl of Il
Pee-Dee, Her Past. Present
Future, Mayor A. s, Jordan. d-spor
Our Sister Orders If Fratersqual p.
Love Held All Men Bound, H and water
Beautiful This World Would b. TO- clean
]. B. Gibson. very
pytbi,,is--Ra +ho,, H. tie soap is
~ Avetecn Il
bow to the Storm of Life, The eNard or ia
ming beam that smiles the Gle of the pile
,u,,,, Tho De-, Iu n u.,, .ntil all tn,
w. - when 1T Ii
S"l Sioaluhr, but not
last and best of all Gods worthis would
Creature in whom excellec =
ever can to sight or though ovar ,nu s0h hot
found-holy, divine, good, am,tely neces-
bic or sweet, L. A. Manning.
u, ~ light satins
tay be used.
And by the power of Printers
Well make men act and ma
men think. E. D. Sallinrer.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
A MARION VIEW
OF the New County Proposition.
Correspondent Registers 4 Kick in
The News & Courier. Don't
Like the Way Commission.
q Mace has been
Treated by the
Surveyors

A Marionite is kicking through
the columns of The News & Cour-
ier over the new county PROPOSE
ton. The writer seems to be
very much displeased with the
whole 'garl darned thing" from
beginning tc end. He complains
because the surveyors have seen
fit to withhold certain information
about territory etc., and makes a
roar about the cost of the survey
which the county treasurer refused
to pay and which had to be paid
by the citizens of Dillon before the
survey could be started. 1t is in
teresting to the outsider but a.
musing to the insider. Listen:
The division of the old county
of Marion for the formation of Dill
lon County out Of its upper por-
tion is the all absorbing topic
throughout the county, twill be
remembered as stated I'm this cor
respondence that the Dillon Coun-
ty advocates having ascertained
in December, before the survey Of
of the county had been finished
that the territory was very close,
that the whole county contained
hardly enough territory for two
counties, the governor was petit
titioned to allow an amendment on
the proposed division line across
t h county which would give
back to the old county section of
territory east of the R. &C. Rail-
road, containing about 18 square
miles. 1t was thought by them
at that time that the proposed new
county contained 420 square miles
and they knew that that would
leave less than the constitutional
requirement in the old county.
Another reason for wishing this
change as admitted to the Cover
nor by their attorney was that
they knew the people in this ter
ritory were bitterly opposed to a
division of the county. They were
thus accomplishing two purposes
getting the territory fixed to
suit them as they thought, and at
the same time getting rid of a
number of voters whom they knew
would vote against them. How
ever, the Governor allowed them
to make the change in the line.
But when the surv 1ors ran the
line to the CON- nsAod alton of the
Dillon county 3 '"' me 4 was found
that the Dillo, .ty territory
! was short tws square miles.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
Prominent White Man Exc
cuted Many Years Ago
4 for Stealing Negro Slave.
I Law Severer in Those
Days Than at Present.
' The Administration o f
Justice Today Suffers by
Comparison With That Of
50 Years Ago. =.

last week contains a full account
of the last legal execution of a
white man in Laurens county, to-
gether with story of the crime
and the trial. 1t is of special in
terest now, as illustrating the con-
trast bet ween the administration
of justice then and now, and the
work of the courts in its relation
to crime.
The execution took place in
1854. The prisoner was one DR..
Thos. Kinman, described as a
man of intelligence, of fine per-
sonal appearance and possessed of
considerable wealth in land and
negroes in that country. The
crime with which he was charged
was stealing negro-a capital
crime uuder the laws at that time.
He had been arrested in the spring
but released under bond. and
when his case was called for trial
on Monday of the October term
of court he was on hand, and was
then committed to Jail.
The evidence against him was
purely circumstantial, and as Civ
en- in the recital seems to have
been weak. 1t was in effect that
"a man had driven through the
country with a covered wagon. in
which he had a strong able-bodied
negro. This negro he sold, tax
ing the money, and then the negro
escaped from his new owner, join
ed his old owner again at some
pre-arranged place, and was again
sold in another place. This per-
formance was repeated several
times, until finally Kinman was
caught. At the trial none of the
witnesses could positively identify
him, and he was convicted princi-
pally on the evidence of three pas
ses which had been given the ne
gro, such as required at that time
of every unknown negro found on
the road. These were signed by
fictitious names, but the hand
writing was described to be DIR.
Kinman's by witnesses.
In the charge of the Judge to
the jury he made a strong sum-
ming-up of the evidence, as was
the custom at that time, and the
jury returned verdict of guilty
within thirty minutes. Kinman
was sentenced to. death. A new
trial was petitioned for and refused
then the case was carried to the
court of appeals which reviewed
it and sustained the verdict. And
within a short time after the first
trial the sentence was executed.
Seated on a wagon beside the
driver, with the coffin in the wag-
on behind him, the unfortunate
man was driven to the place of
pnblic execution, where he mount
ed the scaffold in the presence of a
vast multitude, and himself giving
the signal for the fatal drop. On
the scaffold he confessed that he
was guilty as charged.
This is in strange contrast with
the administration of justice in
our courts at the present time.
To convict a man of wealth and
social standing, even of the crime
of murder, is simply impossible
now, and SO is a speedy trial in a
crimina case, where the defend
ant has money enough, or can
raise it, to employ a lawyer. There
are laws delays. the resort to
technicalities. the appeal from one
court to another. and all the red
tapeism of courts, until it has be-
come almost impossible TO secure
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

Death at all times is sad, but
especially sad is the death of Mr..
J. E. Sprunt which occurred last
Friday at noon. Few men have
lived more valuable and useful
lives than has Mr.. Sprunt. He was
one of the pioneers of Dillon and
even before the coming of the
railroad which marked the birth
of our town up until his death he
was so closely identified with the
business and social life of the town
that his death has left vacancy
which can not be filled. AS a
man he was the soul of honor and
as citizen he was so full of gen
erous impulses and kindly deeds
that he won the love and esteem
and good will of all who knew
him. There was a daily beauty
about his life which won every
heart. In temperament he was
mAd, eoncilliatory and candid;
and yet remarkable for an uncom-
promising firmness. He gained
confidence when he seemed least
to seek it. Although he was a man
OF marked individuality and never
hesitated to express strong con-
victions on matters Of public pol
icy yet no man ever spoke aught
against him.
For more than twenty years
Mr.. Sprunt had been a conspi-
cuo"s figure on the cotton markei
at Dillon and his business ac-
quaintance extended for radius
of many miles. Everybody knew
him and to know him was to have
implicit confidence in him. Six
years ago he contracted an incur
able disease from which he suf-
fered intensely, but he was a man
of iron constitution and he con-
tinued to be active in his accus-
toned pursuits until about two
weeks ago. On the day of his
death he had just completed his
midday meal and in response to
an inquiry from his wife he said
that he was feeling better. These
were the last words he spoke for
a few moments the summons came
and his spirit went back to the
One who gave it.
Mr.. Sprunt was born in Kenans
vile, N. c., 81 years ago. Short
ly after attaining his majority he
went into the mercantile business
at Warsaw, near Wilmington, but
later abandoned this business to
accept position as cotton buyer
with Alexander Sprunt & Son,
the well.known exporters of Will
mington. After some years of
service in North Carolina he was
sent to Dillon and the remainder
of his life was spent on this mar
ket in the employ of Alexander
Sprunt & Son. He was one of
the most efficient men in their
large corps of buyers and several
times in his career had been offer
ed more lucrative fields, bat he
loved Dillon and preferred to live
here among his friends. In 1878
he was married to Miss Eleanor
Wallace, of Kenansville, N. c.,
who with one son, Mr.. James
Sprunt, assistant cashier at the
Bank Of Dillon, survives him.
The funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon and he was
laid at rest in the Mt. Holly Gem
etery, the last sad rites being at
tended by a large concourse of
people-mute but eloquent e
deLce of the love and est<
which he was held bv. 4 Bridge ne
lA 100 feet in len
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
As Date for Hearing A-gu-
nents on Amendment to
ew County Petition.
Formal Notice has been
Served on Commissioner
for New and Old County.
Granting Of Amendment
Optional with the Gov
ernor.

gurnents on the amendment to the
petition filed with the governor
asking for an election upon the
question of forming the New
County is March End. Comnis-
sioners Dillon and Mace lave
been served with the order and
the governor will hear, through
advocates of the New County or
their attorneys, the reasons why
the amendment should be grant
ed.
AS stated in the last issue of The
Herald it has been found neces-
sary to take back certain territory
given back to the old county some
weeks ago. 1t is necessary to
take back this territory because
the surveyors made an error in
running the division line and did
not take in enough territory to
torma new county under the con-
stitutional provisions. The New
County people were not response
BILE for the error. The surveyor
was told to begin at a certain point
on the Marlboro line and instead
of beginning at the point indicat-
ed he began half a mile above it.
The result was that when the sur
veyors were making their final
calculations it was discovered that
the county survey did not balance
with the cross:country or division
line survey. More than enough
territory had been left in the old
county to comply with the consti-
tuition while enough had not been
left IN the New County, and there
was nothing left to do but petition
the governor to allow the New
County to take back some of the
territory it had given back to the
old county. In order to do this it
was necessary to circulate peti-
tions and secure the signatures of
two-thirds of the qualified electors
residing in the proposed New
County territory. If the lines
shown, in the original petitions
were changed an inch it would be
necessary to have petitions asking
for the change before it could be
gsede.
The law does not prohibit amend
ments to New County lines prio%|
to the formation of the county,
therefore the amendment asked
for does not involve a question of
law, but is optional with the gov
ernor. The decisi on of tine gov
ernor is final and if he grants the
amendment the resurvey ewill be
made at ouce and the amended
petition will be prese nted to him
as early as possible, requesting
that the election be ordered in
the time speEified by law. If, on
the othefahand, should the gov
ernor decide adversely to the New
County petitioners the slate will
he yi~ed clean and the work will
TO be done over again.
81 sver, Gov. Ansel is a fair
4ainded man and whatever his de-
eision is the people can rest as
sured that it was what he con-
ceived to be right. Following
p copy Of the order served on |
Commissioners Mace and Dillon :
To Dr.J. c. Mace and Mr.. Il.
"A, Dillon, Commiss toner's ap-
5ointed in the proposed new
county:
The petitioners have again |
moved to amend the original |
petitions In this matter by chang.
ing the lines of the propos ed !
county IN the particulars set out |
q the petition, . copy of which
= rznd do6 Am. T>hn <,rorc.oa -
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
AT THE BANQUET BOARD.

Dillon Lodge No. 50. K. ofP., Enjoys
It's Annual Banquet At the Price Court
Inn. The Occasion is Graced
by Many Loyal Knights
and is One Of the
P1easantest in
the hisory
Of the
Order
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
Entertainment at Little Rock

In spite of the fact that the Il
weather was un:avorable large l., 49,
crowd assembled in the Little ONE cut
Rock school bull ling Friday nigheo ring
where they were most pleasantly I'm one 1tityi s,i
entertained by the school childrenm.
with songs, plays tableauxs. etc. can to-
A special feature of the entertain level
ment was the Male Quartette COM ,rt MIN u
posed of Messrs. Garrett, ftnittablespoon-
Darlington and Britt. TIE 81: Allow to
cess of the quartette was due
the careful training of Prof. Gar-st,ur or
rett recently member of theli sr. one
Wofford C1ae CI,h of one
"onoru Hiee Si"o. from
The untiring efforts of Miss water
Taylor, the efficient and accom- sugar
plished assistant teacher contri- train-
buted largely to the success of the
so'tertw1 Mst. The program will One cup
molasses' early date; loolatter size
large walnut ,e,ts one level
II Wash -four, sifted, DICTATOR add last one
tn, with lcup boiling wat{ IL well ana bake.
putei to lPut together h. boiled frosting
made from thel bcite OF one egg and
lone cup granup Is sugar.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
DEATH CLAIMS
A GOOD CITIZEN

Mr.. J. e. Sprunt. for Many Years Closely
Identified with The Business and So.
eisl Life Of Dillon. Dies Friday
At Noon. The Town
Loses One Of It's Most
Useful and Val.
liable IT.
nens
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
he e'tsTtwS

deLce of the love and est<-
which he was held bv. 4 Bridge near Wash
t,.,, h;,,, h..+ l20 feet in length, with
~ pan 220 feet, reputei to
In his death Dilloi{ stone arch in existence
tire community whitfimes
so faithf'
best and
Ito his q
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

List of letters remaining in the
Post Office at Dillon. S., c. uncall-
ed for to be sent to the D. L. o.
March 1st.. 1909.