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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
A Correction.

etEditor Herald: In your. last is.
ne sou published an account OF
|he sad death of Mrs. H. Witcover
md - You were evidently misin-
Iofmed ! desire to correct same
md IS both my departed sister. in
Nv. Mrs. E. H. Whitcover and
~ mother, Mrs. c. S. Whitcover,
AVA host of friends both in coun-
and state of South Carolina
hat You publish this letter.
ou state Mrs. H. Whitcover was
ct31ar of Mrs. Max Fass, Mrs.
hitcuver was wife of Hyman
itcover of Marion and was Mrs.
lax Fass sister-in-law (not moth
,SSI
Hrs. q. II. Witcover was about
years old and is survived by a
aahe4d and 4 childred. Marion
been her home since her rmar-
21 years ago.
z8 to our mother, Mrs. c. S.
(ccHcr she. is at present a guest
r, and Mrs. Max Fass and is
6s years old ard in the best
ecalth and we hope that she will
sd to us for a good many
- - come. Pincus Witcover.
- Herald regrets very much
8efortunate error referred to
~ by Mr.. Whitcover. The
noek was q very busy one in
1fald Office and the reporter
1> an account of Mrs. Wit
~ death without making any.
as to the particulars. It
dom The Herald makes mis-
~ It particu1arly regrets this
"a account of the sad circum-
yurroundiaS IL
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Cutting Scrape.

Elbert Staples Was cut and pain
fully wounded by a young boy
from the Maple Mill village Tues
day night. The cutting took
place near the depot where crowd
of young men had gathered to
celebrate the new county victory.
There are conflicting stories re-
garding the affair, neither of the
principals having as yet given out
any statement that would place
the responsibility on either party.
The wound is in the right side.
The knife penetrated the cavity
but die not reach the intestines.
Mr.. Staples was able to walk home
and the physicians say he will be
able to leave his bed in few days.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Bro. Curtis Reioiees With u.
A. B. Jordan, Esq,
Editor Herald,

"A. b. Jordan, Esq,
Editor Herald,
Dillon. S. c. ......
Dear Brother Congratulations.
The victory gained is an exhibi-
ton of what pluck and tireless en-
ergy can accomplish. l do not be-
lleve the splendid manhood of the
Dillon territory ever saw defeat
or entertained it for a moment.
The name and county seat are all
right. l shall watch the growth
OF the little city with interest, and
sincerely trust that civic .hteous-
ness will prevail everywhere. Kind
rememberances TO all the folks.
Yours very sincerely,
F. 0. s. Curtis.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Gaffney Ledger:

Cherokee felicitates Dillon upon
the success of the recent election
which resulted in the creation of
the new county. This is an in
stance where persistence in a
good cause finally triumphed.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Nv new COUNTIES
ARE ORGANIZED.
! an Easy Job to Put the
san y slachinery in Mo-
Ion and 10 Keep it Work
Nc SuAoothly. The Pri-
nary Next Spring.

Alfhough the election is over
nd the new county is won the
1Rnblic is still interested in the
question, and now that there are
nQznore battles to fight The Herald
<an turn les attention to the mat
- that win absorb the people in
he organization of the county
( 1chinery. 1t is not an easy
1natter to put the county machin-
8 In motion and to keep it running
npOthly. There is lots of work
be done before the new county
a = hold court in its own court
house and the commissioners who
#fH be appointed to look after the
Z public buildings, the transcribing
>Qf Tie records the apportionment of
'zhe county's Indebtedness and the
nz6ny other "details incident to the
stxA~ifer will earn every dollar of
s<lie Sc per diem they will receive
IoF their work.
9 The first step after the canvass
ing boards have passed upon the
s'xetnrns from the election is to get
bin through the general assem-
-4ly creating the new county of
Dillon. Calhoun was named in
tAo petition under which the cleo
don was ordered, but of course,
<nak,tlame will not be considered
IN the bill to create the county.
1hesgeneral assembly meets Jan.
10th. and the bill can be introduc-
edas soon as the legislature is
sQrRanized. Senator Montgomery
has been asked to introduce the
r6ill ia the senate, and Mr.. R. P.
Har1er has been asked to intro
tece the bill in the House. In
s bill are named three or more
: KAnpissioners who are to look
After the work of organizing the
Ecoanty machinery and to super
y5se the erection of the public
hjiildings. The fund tor the erec-
ton of the public buildings will be
turned over to the commissioners
who will have the plans made for
the public buildings and then ad-
vertise for bids. The commits
zloners are also vested with. au-
fhority to apportiou the county's
ebtedneSS, to transcribe the
records from the books of the seve-
ral departments of county govern
Sm6nt and then turn the whole
over to the officers who will be
<elected TO administer the new
county's affairs. After the regul-
sofly elected officers have taken
charge the commissioners will sur.
render their commissions and the
county machinery will be in
<{iiotion.
3 1.-the bill to create the new
Scornty is not delayed in the legis-
1akzsp the primary should be held
early In the spring and the new
Icoufity may be folding its first
itern1 of court by June or July.
The commissioners also have
The privilege of naming the salaries
5kor the different officers.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23

Oh, mamma, l want Old Santa
20 bring me one of those pretty
little chairs and sewing tables at
The Herald Book Store.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23

Dennison's elegant line of
Christmas tags, cards and letter in
itial seals at the Herald Book Store.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Red Springs Citizen:

Red Springs Citizen:
Dillon, S. c., and it's adjoining
territory have been fighting for a
new county for fifteen years, and
in an election, held last Tuesday,
won a decided victory for the new
county, the majority being about
600. The voters decided upon
Dillon as the county seat.
This news should give en-
couragement to the supporters of
the North Robson movement,
and in the next campaign with
united forces under the organiza-
ton of the North Robson Club
they can make a stronger fight
for the new county than they did
two years ago.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
McCormic Messenger

McCormio Messenger:
The good patriotic people of
Marion County are to be .congrat-
ulated on the success of the cleo
ton held Tuesday on the PROPOSE
ton of forming a new county by
dividing the old one. Although
Marion County contained over 900
square miles, certain interested
parties opposed the formation of a
new county, using as their main
argument against the measure the
unfounded assertion that taxes
would be higher in the new coun-
ty. This statement was success
fully refuted by thenew county ad-
vocates with figures from the
books of the Comptroller General
showing that in the case of near
ly all the counties formed since
1895 the tax rate is lower than in
the older counties.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23

Columbia State:
Dillon is the baby-little Cal
houn's nose is woefully out of
joint.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Boquets.

Coin mbia State:
King Cotton has created already
number of cotton and tobacco
courts in Dillon County.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23

Messrs. ]. w. Dillon & Son are
remodeling and covering their cot
ton platform near the oil mill.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23
Columbia State:

Columbia State:
BY the way, Calhoun for a time
was brought up OH the bottle but
Dillon was born in the dry lands.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23

The Dillon Herald 81 so a year.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-23

The Dillon Herald Sl.soa year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
PRAISE FOR BADDERS.
Commercial Club Also Appreciates Its
Honorary Secretaries.

There has been a rumor afioat to
the effect that when the election of
officers takes place at the Commercial
| club for the year 1910, the three hon.
| Bone and Charles P. Adams, will be
made vice presidents of equal rank,
! but the rumor cannot be officially. YER
| fled Charles P. Adams made this
| statement in regard to the report:
| THE report that the honorary secre-
| taries will be made vice presidents is
erroneous. The honorary secretaries
will continue as they are until the
| end of the year. There is no provision
for so many vice presidents"
The board of directors appreciates
the untiring efforts the honorary sec
retaries have made in advancing the
| interests of the club.
At meeting of the board of di-
rectors and honorary secretaries of
the club held Immediately following
the John Barrett lecture Charles P
Adams and W. c. Stephenson paid a
high tribute to the work of acting
secretary of the club, Geo. S. Badders,
and the board unanimously agreed
that the term acting" be discontinued
and that Mr.. Badders be made "ac-
tive" secretary, as it was considered
that he had been decidedly active in
connection with his work. 1t was
through his efforts that John Barrett
was induced to come to Topeka.
The probabilities are that the three
honorary secretaries of the club the
| first of the year will be made vice
presidents of equal rank
Secretary Badders was granted a
leave of absence in order that he
| might attend large industrial expo
sition which will be held in Rochester,
N Y, on Oct. 23-Commercial Exc
cutive day.
Commercial club officials from all
over the country will congregate in
Rochester for this occasion and there
Will be general interchange of ideas
Mr.. Badders left for Rochester this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
WHITE PLAGUE ON RUN
Deaths Reported in 1908 Show De-
cline From Previous Year.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The great light
against tuberculosis is being won ac-
cording to Chief Statistician Cressy L.
Wilbur, of the division of vital stats
tics, United States census bureau. In
bulletin issued today based on the
annual returns of deaths from the
death registration area of the United
States, he said:
1T is probable that the great atten-
ton that has been given to this disease
in the international congress on tuber-
culosis, held at Washington, in 1908,
and the organization of many state and
local societies has already begun TO
have it's effect upon the mortality from
this disease, and a continued decline in
the death from it from year to year,
may be expected.
"A disease Of increasing Importance,
according to the returns, is pellagra,
from which % deaths were returned II
1903, but as most of the deaths from
this occur in the south from which
records are received this figure does not
represent the mortality from this cause.
Among the rarer diseases smallpox
caused 90 death, plague 5. yellow fever
2, leprosy II, and rabies or hydropkotia
The total number of deaths from all
forms of tuberculosis returned in 1903
was 1929, exceeding those of any pre-
vious year of registration, but the
death rate per 100000 for 1908 is consid-
erably less than that for 1907.
In all registration states the death
from tuberculosis showed a decline ex-
cept in Colorado, Rhode Island and
Vermont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
P0STOFFICE RECEIPTS.
Rodgers Reports Gain of 20 Per Cent
Over Last Quarter.

Due largely to the growth which
Topeka has experienced during the
past twelve months, the receipts at
the postoffice for the quarter ending
September 80 have increased $12,-
902.1s over the quarterly sales of one
year ago. The sales during the past
three months aggregate s75, 42S.14
against $62,525.96, for the same period
one year ago.
Thus the quarterly sales in the local
postoffice have gained more than 20
per cent in twelve months, an unusual
ly large amount. This, according to
Postmaster A. K. Rodgers, is due al
most entirely to the business growth
of Topeka which is fast assuming the
roe of the best financial center of more
than twice its size in the middle west.
During the month of September the
1,770 rural carriers in the state of
Kansas, who are all paid through the
local postoffice received for their Sep
TENDER work $129,105.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
ROUNDING INTO SHAPE.
washburn win Be in Good Condition
for st. Marys Game.

The biggest football delegation ever
sent out from Topeka, according to all
| Indications will make the Saturday
trip to st. Marys to see the Washburn-
st. Marys game. The Union Pacific
has paved the way for a large delega-
which will leave the Union\ Pacific
depot at 1880 in the afternoon. reach
ing ST. Marys in plenty of time for the
game The return trip will be made
game is over. Guy Gardner. city
agent for the Union Pacific. reports
an unusual amount of interest in the
train. and from inquiries which he
has received over the telephone. a
record breaking crowd will go.
A reasonable rate of $1.25 for the
round trip. which will also include
admission to the game, has been
made. The best seats in the ST.
Marys grandstand have been reserved
for the Topeka crowd. The regular
fare for the round trip is ninety-six
cents. and the general admission to
the game is fifty cents with twenty
five cents extra for reserved seats. All
this will be included in the special
rate of $1.25.
drizzli.lg train and saw the Blue hum
bled at the hands of Quigley's aggre-
cation of Catholics. Washburn
claimed it was an accident. This year
WaSnDurn Will make every Effort "
wipe out the stigma of last years de-
feat, while Quigley's proteges will
attempt to rub it in. 1t will be good
game and both teams will be on edge
for the affair. Quigley's men, accord
ing to information from the Catholic
camp, are in good condition, and were
not worn out at the William Jewell
game as has been reported.
The Washburn team will likewise be
in good condition. with the exception
of right end. where on account of the
injuries of Robb and Sears, it will be
necessary to break in a new man.
Robb's elbow will keep him out OF
commission for several days. and per-
haps for the remainder of the season
Sears broken shin bone precludes any
chances for him getting back into the
game.
Two candidates are being tried out
on end-McKnight and Colville. Both
are light men but have plenty OF
aggressiveness, and as far as their
weights will allow. will play their
opponents off their feet. Mcknight
is somewhat heavier than Colville.
AS to playing ability both are about
on a par, and Coach Weede is Just as
likely to start one as the other. He
will give them both a chance at st.
Marys. The remainder of the line
up will be about the same as the one
which started the game at Denver last
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21

essary to- show. that the benefit tax
assessed against piece of property
was more than the damage of a, food
could be. But the viewers estimated
that the benefit to the properties would
be 1ncalcD1able" and therefore the tax
Is but minimum assessment. Whether
or not the former flood had reached
some of the lots included was held by
Attorney Austin for the viewers to be
really immatarial citing the case of
Henry Roby in the South Topeka dis
trict, when it was decided in court
that though the water had no chance
to reach his place still he had the bene-
fit of being able to travel the streets
to the city proper.
The dixie as proposed consists of an
earth embankment in some places II
feet high and with 20 foo. crown ex-
tending west from the Rock Island
hr,dge around to a tract of high ground
more than half a mile west, and the
dixie proper which extends east from
the bridge to the Santa F'e shops and
to be built in the shape of a concrete
wall as substantial as possible and TAX
irg but a base of property of Is feet
width A cut in the concrete wall will
give place to reventment walls at the
Melan bridge connecting with the
Melan abuttments.
The board of viewers consists of w.
c. Stephenson, A. T. Lucas, and r. A.
Richardson, and Edwin A. Austin was
their attorney
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
FOR EARLY TRIAL.
National Bankers Want Quick Action
on Their Insurance Charter.

After several weeks of silence and
peace the famous Bankers Deposit,
Guaranty and Surety company,
$4,000 state national bank insurance
concern, has gathered together it's
forces and collected material for an
other round with Charles Barnes,
state insurance superintendent.
Today Senator John E. Hessin of
Manhattan, one of the attorneys in
the original petition, spent the day at
the state house in conference with
the state officials and attorneys for
the state in an attempt to have the
hearing for this case set forward to
next winter.
The date for the natural hearing
would fall some time next spring or
fall and the organizers of the com
pany are not very anxious to remain
| under cover for this length of time
| After they had organized their COM
pany of the big national banks in
| Kansas with funds unlimited and 1e-
| gal talent that the state can only
equal, they were ordered not to dc
business in Kansas through an opin-
| ion handed down by state superin-
| tendent of insurance, Charles Barnes
! Mr.. Barnes claimed that they had
no right to conduct their scheme In
this state for the reasons that they
proposed to go beyond the limit OF
| safe and sane banking.
| The main objection to the policies
of the company according to Mr.
Barnes is the fact that the Bankers
Deposit Guaranty and Surety COM
] pany allowed over three per cent in
terest on deposits in their company
and the legislature in the guaranty
law makes three per cent a limit in
institutions taking part in guaranty.
Another objection brought forth by
Mr.. Barnes was that the company
had not enough paid up capital stock
and their bond of surety to the state
was not sufficient. This was required
through an opinion of the attorney
general given Mr.. Barnes at that time.
The hearing coming at an early
date would clean the slate either for
or against the national bank COM
pany. The way the matter is at this
time it means that the whole business
is at a standstill. If the two sides of
the question can come together on
this matter and make up their issues
the court will undoubtedly honor their
request for an early hearing and the
first skirmish will be witnessed soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
| e. EXS. &!
&Ss SsgsSR rs

On Oct 27 there will be a meeting oil
the State Y. NJ c. A. committee.
The city railway IS making repairs II
the track on the East Fifth street line
Tomorrow evening there will be G
E. picnic supper at the First Congre-
gational church.
l.. NJ. Gain, chief electrician OF the
Santa Fe, has left for the coast lines
on an inspection trip.
On Monday evening at the Contra
Congregational church house-WarIh-
ing will take place.
Little Donald McHugh. who has been
quite sick with pneumonia at his nome
SCI Jefferson street, is recovering.
The public works committee of the
CITY council is looking over the ground
in connection with the proposed river
improvements.
]. L. Eddy has been awarded the con-
tract for the alterations on the TOT
floor of the Y. NJ. c. A. building anc
work has commenced.
Twenty-Five blocks of sidewalks have
been completed in the Quinton Heights
district. This improvement has caused
property to become more valuable
Contractor Gilfillin has started grad
ing on Morris avenue between Tentn
and Munson avenues. Paving has been
completed on this street from Ninth to
Tenth avenue.
-. Il. Cotton, 1nLSTDdllOIldl L AsA. ~
A secretary, in charge of foreign WORK
will be in Topeka on Nov. T. 1t is ike
ly that dinner will be arranged in MS
honor at the Central Y, M. G. A,
The Union Pacific special train to St
Marys Saturday for the Washburn-St
Marys game will be well patronizeo
according to present indications I1ans
are being made to take at leas- two
hundred rooters up the Kaw.
Kansas avenue from Seventeenth
street to the Shunganunga bridge VII
nTohabIy be opened for traffic THIS
week, John Ritchie. the CONTRACTOR
having nearly completed the paving o.
that section of the thorough are
A new machine secured by. Stanton
E. Mcclure was put N operation today
in connection with the work On the
Kenwood sewer. The machine graces
ont the ditch and back-fills at the same
time and is considerable of time saw
ing device.
Put five cases of contagious diseases
one of scarlet fever and four of diph-
iberia is the present record In Topeka
according to Sanitary Sergeant van
6ernool He states that the phySlclan'
ore not conforming with regularity II
,e0ard to the law which requires then
TO report cases of birth and deaths
The initial meeting of those who vii
study social science at the -ProVloen,
association headquarters Will be nele
tomorrow afternoon When the cltss
will be organized. The first lesson VII
be discussed. 1t embraces the three
following phases of degeneracy and de
pendence: Degeneratism, Paras1tlsm
and Pauperism.
The registration books in connection
with the election of November clos
tomorrow evening at 10 o'clock. On
hundred and four persons registered
Yesterday and the number will go be
yond that figure today. but the peopl
are not taking the interest in civil
AFFAIRS which they should The regis
trations of feminine voters has beel
exceedingly light.
On Sunday morning dedicatory ser
vices will be held at the remodelet
Central Congregational church. DR.
Charles M Sheldon, who will hav'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
SHE Is CAUGHT AT LAST.
Dora Rogers in Jail on Charge OF
Selling Liquor.

A long and checkered career which
has embraced charges varied in their
consequence when the defendant was
known as the queen of the under
world was recalled when Dora Rogers,
500 Quincy street, was arraigned late
yesterday in police court to answer a
charge of selling liquor. Six counts
were loaded against her and upon be-
ing found guilty the woman was as
sessed a fine of $500 and sentenced to
120 days in prison.
The Rogers woman is the owner of
property at 900 Quincy street and I'M
Ger recent ruling OF the higher courts
this can be taken by the authorities in
lieu of unpaid fine. According to a
statement made today that action will
be taken. The woman is now in
prison for the first time on a charge of
selling liquor, having heretofore been
successful in eluding the officers, on a
charge of that character.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21
HIS WINNING HORSES SOLD.
r.. L. Thomas Had to Put Price on
Them Before Races.

New York. Oct Pr L. Thomas,
the lumber king" of Kentucky, who
owps big string of race horses, is con-
siderably richer today because of the
Jamison track, but he regrets the loss
of both horses. County Clerk, which
was entered to be sold for $780, won
his race and was promptly bid up for
$500 by the trainer of one of the horses
he had defeated.
Sir Ashton was entered In the next
race to be sold for $500 and after he
had won the race he was bought fol-
300 by r. F. Carman, owner OF
Calypte, one of the defeated horses
lit was reported that Mr. Thomas wor
a very large sum of money on the vic
tory of Sir Ashton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21

Sham she is making a greater hit.
Miss Crosman has been on a western
trip and is working her way east.
This is one big trust show which
TIC peka will witness this season. Her
engagements have always been booked
under the direction of the theatrical
syndicate of which AL Hayman is now
the head, having recently taken the
reins from KlaW & Erlanger. Her
appearance in Topeka was booked over
a year ago during the truce between
the rival interests. Her manager and
husband, Maurice Campbell, refused
to cancel her dates and open door
houses. Mr.. Campbell does not ex-
actly approve of the methods of the
syndicate officials, and has several
times spoken in favor of the open
door policy.