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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

where the contracting parties are well
known, will occur here next Wednes-
day evening, December 8, when Miss
Marion Roddey Of this city will be-
come tht bride of Saml L. Miller, Jr.,
Of Columbia. On account of recent
bereavement in the brides family, the
marriage will be very quiet one.
Only relatives and very close friends
will be present at the ceremony, which
will be performed at the residence Of
Mrs. w. L. Roddey on east Main street.
Miss Roddey Is the daughter Of Mr..
John T. Roddey, mayor Of Rock Hill,
and Is a granddaughter of the late
Captain and Mrs. w. L. Roddey. Mr..
Miller Is a son Of Mr.. 8. L. Miller. Of
Columbia, with whom he Is associated
in the insurance business at that place,
and is a very estimable young man.
No invitations will be issued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
THE FARMERS, Union.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
York County Farmers Union was held
in Yorkville yesterday, ]. Frank Ashe,
president in the chair, and Mr.. A. l..
Black, secretary keeping the records:
The representation included men,
bers from different parts of the coun-
ty, and the proceedings were confined
to a general discussion Of matters Of
interest to the order.
The only business Of general inter-
est that was transacted was the adop-
tion Of a resolution endorsing the ef-
forts Of DR.. Knapp to awaken interest
among the school boys in agricultural
subjects. This resolution was as fol-
lows:
Whereas, seeing Is believing, and
there can be no question Of the benefit
| that many farmers have derived from
the Farmers Cooperative d smonstra-
| ton work that has been prosecuted in
this county under the apspices Of the
agricultural department, and whereas,
we are favorably impressed with the
plans of Dr. Knapp and his assistants
for the further development Of this
work, not only among the farmers gen.
orally; but among the school boys,
therefore be 1t resolved:
/. That we hereby express our sin
cere appreciation of the assistance that
the agricultural department has rem
dered Us, and Is rendering US, and
2. That we are convinced that the
agricultural work proposed to be in
augurated among the school children
can be greatly facilitated by the ac-
tive assistance of the superintendent OF
education; that We recognize. that this
officer cannot give his time and at
tention to the work within the limits
Of the compensation he now receives;
that we suggest to our representatives
In the general assembly that they pro-
vide about 800 additional for the su-
perintendent of education to be used
in defrayins expenses incident to the
assistance of the agricultural depart
ment in properly putting corn contests
on foot among the school boys Of the
county.
The next regular meeting Of the I'm
ion will be held in Yorkville In jan
uary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
SUSPENSION FOR CHRISTMAS.

There will be no issues Of The En-
quirer on Friday, December "a, or
Tuesday, December %. These two is
sues are to be dropped out in order
to give the hard worked staff a week
of rest, and furnish opportunity Tor a
general clean up. preparatory to taxi
ing up the duties Of the New Year
afresh on December 81. AS with the
two issues omitted, there will still be
one issue for each week Of the month,
and therefore no interference with any
legal advertisement that may require
given number Of once a week inser-
tions. Individuals who may have in
mind public notices Of any kind that
they desire to make. will kindly re-
member the foregoing announcement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
AUCTION SALES.

There was an unusually large crowd
In attendance on the auction sales be-
fore the court house door yesterday
morning, the people being attracted
for various reasons, some desiring to
bid on the land being offered, some
interested In watching the bidding and
others merely waiting until the sales
were over when they would return to
their duties in court.
The sales by the clerk were as fol-
lows:
In the case Of w. N. Jackson, plain
tiff, vs. Ennis N. Jackson, defendant,
house and lot In Glover. Bought by
In the case of M. E. Johnson, plain
tiff, vs.. ]. c. Chambers and others, de-
PENDANTS, two tracts Of land near Sha-
ron. One tract consisting of 1859 acres
was bought by ]. 8. Brice, attorney for
s6 an acre, and the other tract con-
sisting Of 101 acres, was bought by G.
E. Spencer for $11.75 an acre.
In the case Of j. H. Nicely, plaintiff,
vs.. Miles H. Neely and others, defend
ants, two tracts of land in King 8
Mountain township. Tract No. l, In
Guiding II acres was bought by ]. S.
Brice for $25 an acre. Tract No. 2,
consisting Of 49a acres, was bought by
Mr.. g. A. Robinson for $20.05 an acre.
In the case of N. Jane White, indf-
vidually and as Administrative Of the
estate of B. Frank White, a tract Of
S45 acres on Buckhorn creek. Bought
by ]. 8. Brice, attorney for $15 an
acre.
In the case Of the York Supply Co..
plaintiff against r. X. Lowry and 9TH
ers, a tract Of 206 acres more or less,
known as the Steadman land. Bid on
by c. E. Spencer. attorney for $1,000.
w. NJ. and Jeff d. Whitesides, exec
utors, sold lands belonging to the
estate Of John B. Whitesides, deceased
as follows:
The Granny Henry place on Kings
Creek, consisting Of $50 acres, bought
by John R. Hart attorney for $12.75 an
acre. ,s
The Hope place Of ITO acres in Broad
River township, bought by John r.
Hart, attorney. for 50 an acre.
The Ray place, on Bullock5 creek,
consisting Of 130 acres, bought by John
A. McGill for So an acre.
The two tracts Of land offered by
Mrs. Laura e. Parish, one Of % acres
and the other Of Al acres, were bid on
by Thomas F. McDow, Esq, attorney,
for s25 an acre.
Mr.. j. c. Wilborn offered the Sep
Huey place, consisting Of n acres,
near McConnellsville to the highest
bidder and bought 1t for $1,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
.iohteen Cents Cotton.

El9nteen ScntS S0ttoHs
Mr.. T. ]. Nichols reports that he
sold four bales Of Allen long staple
cotton in Gastonia few days ago at
IS cents a pound. The cotton had ]
staple of an inch and half. Mr..
Nichols says the yield per acre has
been about as satisfactory as Is the
case with other varieties. He has sew
eral more bales for sale. This variety
of cotton cannot be used to advantage,
except by the mills that are especially
prepared to spin 1t. go ~
Mr.. w. J. caveny' Has Fire Loss.
Rock Hill Record: Fire at about IL
o'clock Friday night destroyed the
barn Of Mr. w. j, 'Caveny, in the rear
of his residence on Hampton street.
The loss was complete, everything In
the building being destroyed except
the live stock and buggy. The prop
erty was valued at $500, with but $50
insurance. The city lost set Of har-
ness and some feed. The cause Of the
fire ia unknown, but 1t was probably
a rat and q match, which Is a bad
combination.
Death Of Mrs. e. c. PursIey.
Mrs. e. C. Pursley died quite sud-
denly ut her home in the Bethany
neighborhood, yesterday morning Of
apoplexy. She appeared to be in her
usual health at breakfast and was
stricken while at work about the stove
shortly afterward. Death followed In
few minutes. The deceased was a
daughter of the late James Fitchet,
and the widow Of the late Warren
Pursley. She was in the SD years Of
her age; and was known as a most
estimable woman. She is survived by
four sons and one daughter as fol-
lows: E. W., J. W.. z. c. and w. II.
Pursley. Miss Edna Pursley.
Big Barn coIIapses. n,
One of the two large barns on Mr..
]. M. Cherry's plantation on the out
skirts of Rock Hill, collapsed last Sat-
urday afternoon with disastrous re-
suits to large quantity Of agricultural
machinery stored underneath. The
barn that collapsed is the. one that has
been used for housing the mules. The
collapsed was due to an overload Of hay,
about 5000 bales and other provender,
stored in the loft. There were no
mules in the building at the time Of
the collapse; but two bugsies were
smashed and along with them two
wheat and oats harvesters and corn
harvester, and also lot Of other agri-
cultural machinery. The loss Is con-
siderable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
subjected to all sorts of trouble, an.

subjected to all sorts Of trouble, an
noyances and outrages. Zelaya, it is
said. has promised powerful and in
nuential German capitalists concession
for the construction Of an nter-oceanic
canal along the route surveyed by the
United States some years ago. Other
valuable concessions have already been
given to Germans and German inter-
ests in Nicaragua are quite exten-
sive Additional significance is given
to the reports about Zelaya's secret ne
gotiations with Germany. by the fact
that all of the Germans in Nicaragua
sympathize with Zelaya and are aid
ing him in opposing the revolution
lists
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.

AS announced in the last issue OF
The Enquirer, bona f1de letters from
the children to Santa Claus will be
published in these columns up to and
including the issue Of December 81.
No letter should exceed 100 words in
length. Since the announcement last
Friday up to the hour Of going to
press today, the following letters have
been received:
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me q foot ball. some
skates and some fire works. I would
like to have some nice games and
some kind Of an engine. Your friend,
Thomas Speck, Jr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

Columbia, Dec. 3: Sixty seven peo-
pie were killed and 758 injured on the
railroads of the state during the past
fiscal year. according to the annual
reports Of the twenty-five companies,
received by the railroad commission.
1t is shown in the last annual report
of the commission that fifty-seven
were killed and 1,097 injured. 1t will
be seen that the number killed on the
railroads has been increased this
year, while the number of injured was
less by several hundred. The fiscal
year ended on June 80. The COM
mission Is now compiling the statisti-
cal part of it's annual report.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

THE Gastonia Gazette tells Of far
mer living near Gastonia, who un-
dertook to save 500 in gold by hiding
the amount in a grain drill in his barn.
A little darkey found the money-fve
$50 pieces and carried 1t off. The far
mer recovered the money after he had
sustained a good scare. But why this
man should have put his money In
grain drill instead Of depositing 1t in
the bank to his credit, or on certificate,
is something we cannot understand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
WORK OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS.

Mr.. c. J. Hughes, agent for the farm
demonstration work in York county,
has kindly furnished The Enquirer
with report Of the results accom-
plished by the different farmers, who
undertook last spring to raise corn
according to the instruction, and direc-
ton of DR.. Knapp in charge Of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
work. We print the report below. The
figures in the first column give the
number Of acres cultivated by the dem
onstrator, the figures in the second
column give the average yield per acre,
and the figures in the third column
give the number Of bushels that sim
liar land has been yielding under or
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

- Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 3: The Ma
tional Ginners' association, in Its
monthly report issued late today es-
Inmates that S,SSO,000 bales Of cot
ton have been ginned up to December
1 of the present season as compared
with 11,00S,o00 during the same pc
riod Of last year. The report by
states follows: Alabama, 01,000;
Arkansas, $4,000: Florida, $1,000;
Georgia, 1857, 900; Louisiana, 241 900;
Mississippi, $4,000: Missouri and
Virginia, $4,000; North Carolina, $685.
900; Oklahoma, 509,000; South Caro-
lima, $4,000; Tennessee, 100000;
Texas, 2,210,0O0. Total, S,S80,000.
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THE South Carolina Woman's Chris

THE South Carolina Woman's Chris
tion Temperance union has inaugural
ed campaign against the whisky jug
trade and to that end is asking the
Of the state to cut out the
advertisements of the mail order whis-
ky houses. The elimination Of the
whisky advertisements from the news
papers would help the cause very ma
terially; but most Of the solicitation
along this line is being done by
circular letters sent through the mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

PRESIDENT Zelaya Of Nicaragua, Is
reported to have addressed note to
the state department, asking that a
commission be sent from the United
States to investigate his government,
promising that he will resign II the
commission reports that his adminis-
tration is not in keeping with the best
interests of his country. If this is
true, it sounds like Zelaya is willing
to do the fair thing, and 1t seems
to entitle him to a full investigation
before he Is finally condemned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

ALL the trouble over in England ts
over the question Of taxing lands.
There is no land tax in England and
never has been. There Is a revenue
derived to the government because OF
land values; but it is not paid by the
land owner. The tenant pays 1t. The
idea is like this. Suppose the rent on
an acre OF land Is $40 a year. Then
the renter must pay to the government
a certain percentage on that rent. It
Is the same with a store house or
dwelling. The owner pays nothing.
Most of the lands belong to the no
bility; and practically all Of them be-
long to the wealthier classes. The
owner Of unrented or idle real prop
erty pays no taxes at all. If he does
not choose to make his property earn
something, or Is not satisfied to take
what 1t will bring him at the best
price at which he can rent it, he
pays nothing. And right here Is the
cause Of the revolutionary row that Is
now on The bill passed by the COM
mons, rejected by the lords, and sent
to the country, provides that where
piece of real property stands unrented
and unproductive, the owner must pay
to the government a tax rate in pro-
portion to the amount that Is paid by
other similar property. The issue is
complicated a little with other ques-
tions; but that is the foundation of 1t
all. The vast majority Of the British
population. belongs to the renter class,
and that the proposition Of the house
of commons to make idle property pay
taxes will be carried, goes without say
ing. Whether it carries now, it will ccr-
tainly come later, and it is easy to see
that IN time the situation will re-
solve itself down to the practice that
prevails in America, Of requiring ev-
cry property owner to pay direct
taxes,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
Dear Santa Claus,

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me that big doll In
Daddys show window. You need not
bring me any more toys as this doll
costs so much. or course, I would
like some games and nice things to eat
Mary Speck.
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S23 East White ST Rock Hi

S23 East White St., Rock Hill.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please send me a big doll that will
go to sleep a carriage to ride 1t in,
and a set of toy dishes. Some nice
fruit and candy and nuts. AS ever.
Glare Lee.
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Sharon, December 4, 1909.

DeaT OlQ SdnId ClduS. =.
am glad Xmas Is so near. We VIII
soon hear the bells tingling and you
will be around to deliver the presents
to the children. ! am little boy. Will
be eight years old in April. ! go to
school every day. live close to Cen
tire school house on the mail route No.
2 from Sharon. / tell you this In or
der that you may know where to leave
my presents. Dear Santa Claus. ! tell
you what want you to bring me.
Please bring me pony and little
wagon. I will have stable ready Tor
you to put the pony In. Please put
the wagon under the shed beside the
stable. Hoping that you and ell the
little children will have happy Christ
mas, remain as ever,
Hugh James Sherrer, Jr.
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The aturkrille enquirer.
Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkvtlle
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YoRXvILLE. 8. O.,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER z, 1909.

CoNGREss convened yesterday, and
the presidents message was to have
been read today.
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December G
Yorkville, No. 6, Dec. 6, 1909.

OfhEifFeI ANV' " DSS' W f0V0'
Dear Santa Claus:
We will write to let you know what
we want you to bring US. Please bring
candy, apples, oranges and nuts. Then
we want baby dolls and carriages and
rocking chair, your little friends,
Leila and Alma Miskelly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07
Dear Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus:
am so glad that Christmas Is near.
I hope you will remember me. ! want
little doll so can make her dresses
myself | would like to have cradle
to rock her in and go-cart to take
her to ride hope you will bring me
q ring too. Your friend,
Sara Jones.
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Sara Jones.

Hickory Grove, S. c., Dec. 4, 1903.
Dear Santa Claus:
l want you to bring me little auto
mobile, some oranges, candy, apples
flrecrackers, roman candles and a LOT
Of other things. and / will be good
little boy and when go to bed l will
leave you a fire to warm by. And
want you to bring Mr.. Grist something
too. Clayton Slaughter.
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Glover, S. c., Dec. 6, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
l thought would write you letter
for my two little sisters and myself.
My little sisters want baby doll
apiece, and l want an air gun for my
self You may bring us some OF your
nice fruits and candies. AS children
are so plentiful and times 80 hard. we
will be grateful to you for what you
can do for us. We do not wish to ask
too much Of you. l am eight years old.
Yours truly, Edward Price, Jr.
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Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
So you are wanting all the little folks
to write you and tell you just what we
want. 1 am a good little boy and l live
out in the country not far from York
Vile. When you pass my home, l
want you to hitch your deer at the pc
can tree, come down the chimney and
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S23 East White ST., Rock Hill.

S23 East White ST., Rock Hill.
Dear Mr.. Santa Claus:
/ am so glad you will let me write
to you. want a billy goat and wagon
and % rifle to kill rabbits and birds
with. Write me and let me know what
time you will coEie along. / want to
see you and I don't want my goat to
stand out In the weather. Yours
truly, TtSe Lee.
December g.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1909.

leave some good things for me. Be
sure to put an automobile, firecrack-
ers, candy, nuts, raisins and oranges
In the stocking with my name on 1t.
Don't leave switches for / am no bad
boy. Ralph Goforth.
Dear Santa Claus:
l was so pleased with the things
you brought me last year, that have
just got to write and tell you the things
I would like to have this Xmas /
am the oldest girl and child and have
a dear little sister and brother. When
you go around to give Christmas goods
to good boys and girls, wish you
would bring me doll baby and baby
carriage to roll her in. II you do
won't cry and. fuss any more and will
love you bushel and peck and a hug
around the neck. One Of your chill
dren. Louise Goforth.
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Yorkyille. s. c., Dec. 4, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me soldier suit, foot
ball, tent, firecrackers and steam en-
gine, and please dear Santa, IL am
not asking too much, give me moving
picture machine. You know about
candy, nuts and fruit, they are always
wanted The Xmas tree will be by
the front parlor window and my stock
ing near by on chair. Put the candy,
all ask, give some Of them, but please
don't pass me by. / will thank you
all my days. Your little friend,
James Knox Ewart.
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school gathering in South Carolina and
certainly he Is endeavoring to make 1t
such.
Spartanburg Herald, Sunday: The
constitutionality Of the act granting
the right to condemn for right OF
way was argued before Judge DeVore
in civil court yesterday in the case
of the Southern Power company vs..
L. P. Walker, A. L. and T. ]. White,
S. 8. Wood and Mrs. VIM. Choice. The
plaintiff was represented by ]. q.
Evans, Nichols & Nichols and Messrs.
Osborne, Lucas and Coke Of Char
lotte. The defendants were represent
ed by 8. ]. Simpson and j. w. Nasn.
The contention Of the defendants Is
that under the New Jersey charter
held by the Southern Power company
and under the laws of South caro-
lima the plaintiff has no right to take
private property for its use. First,
because the Southern Power company
is a private corporation, and, second,
because the act under which the prop
erty was condemned Is unconstftu-
tional. Four arguments were made
yesterday before Judge DeVore. The
Judge will reserve his decision In the
matter. It Is the belief of the at
torneys concerned that the case with
be carried to the supreme court. TO
the lay mind the very title Of the
case is an enigma. The queer thing
is that the Southern Power company
should be the plaintiff. The attor-
neys in the case say that as the
Southern Power company was the
plaintiff in the land condemnation
proceedings against the defendants
named, so the power company has to
be actor In the present case, which
grows out Of an appeal by both sides
from the decision in the land con-
demnation proceedings. 1t will be re-
membered that some months ago the
Southern Power company instituted
condemnation proceedings against L.
P. Walker, s. s. Wood. T. ]. and A. L.
White and Mrs. VIM. Choice for right
of way of their power line through
their lands. The juries in each case
allowed sums for the defendants. The
question Of the legality OF the act un-
der which the condemnation proceed
ings were instituted was raised, and
both sides appealed. Judge DeVore
held that the defendants had the right
to the opening and the closing argu-
ments. The first speaker was Mr.. ].
Holbrook argus., 1909-10-19
Trains Ducks to Eat Pests.

Joseph Junette. who farms one of the job ranches on the Alton bluffs is enjoying an income of SIS day from ducks which he traned 1 c'ear potato patches of bugs He put the ducks in a pen and fed them on potato bugs exclusively after siarv- ing them until they were glad 70 get the bug diet.
 Junette tried them first on his own ratch. which comprised several acres. The ducks vent through the patch ike neighb~rhOod scandal After tne ter formance Junette shut up his brigade i'll the hug pen so they would not ac- quire a taste for other diet
 The ducks are in great demand on the farms in Junette's neig borhpod. Farmers are glad to pay Sl50 an hOur fer the ser"ices of the brig de = Chi cage Record Herald
Holbrook argus., 1909-10-19
Silence Got or Fer "erves.

In the sl ence room of one ot the big New Tors department stores a woMan visitor iIOm out ot town was depusIt- ed for recuperation of her tired nerves and muscles 3nd deserted by her hostess The unaccustomed dark ness and stiffness among so many women first surprised and then made her uncomfortable After having sat out her growing restlessEess as long as she could she turned to the gum visaged attendant and asked m sub dued but strained voice My how do you stand lt?'
 ''i can't hardly. said the otEpr. wtth evident re.iet at the sound oi her own whisper It gets Oh my nerves I'm sick to death oi It w.sh | couIG gel another job