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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
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bejabbers!
Il asked the York people why they
were going to do 1t, and was tod that
the people had learned that Catawba
township paid over one-third of all the
taxes for York county and cast about
one-third Of all the votes in York coun-
ty, and they feared that Ebenezer, Fort
Mill and Catawba townships might get
together and move the court house to
the town of EbeneZer, or that they
might have another court house and
get a duplicate set Of records, and per-
haps hold court over In this side OF
the county some time Again. the peo-
pie of Yorkville see that over one-third
If the business in Yorks courts comes
from Catawba township and it is up
to them to do something to hold that
business.
Il dreamed that dream, so I did
bejabbers
Therefore, the people Of YorkviLe
decided to shut down en- the practice
IF letting the chaingang be used to
earn votes, but use it first to build a
straight road from the county seat to
Rock Hill.
II dreamed this dream, and so I did
Nejabbers!
"And then I woke up.
Are you thinking"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
LOCAL LACONlCS.
The Bridge Over the Broad.

The Bridge Over the Broad.
Cherokee News, Thursday: The
board of county commissioners were In
session Monday and Tuesday. They
disposed Of a great deal Of routine
business. Messrs. Wilkerson, Buice
and Robertson Of the York county
board were present and the proposed
iron bridge at Howelrs ferry was full
ly discussed, but final action In the
matter was deferred to some future
meeting.
Pounding at Hickory Grove.
The Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rians Of Hickory Grove entertained the
Methodists of that place at big din
ner at the home Of Rev. ]. L. Oates on
last Tuesday 1t was the occasion of
a pounding Of Rev. Mr.. Oates by his
congregation, and Mr.. Oates made the
occasion more interesting and enjoya-
BILE by inviting Rev. S. D. Bailey and
members of his congregation. Quite a
large per cent of both congregations
were present, and all enjoyed the day
immensely.
Death of Mr.. Densmore Faris.
Mr.. Densmore Faris, a highly es-
teemed farmer Of EbeneZer township,
died at his home In the India Hook
neighborhood last Sunday morning, and
was buried at Ebenezer on Monday, the
services being conducted by the
Rev. II. r. Mills of st Johns
W. f.. church, Rock Hill. Mr..
Faris was in the Goth year Of his
age; but appeared many years younger.
He leaves a brother, Mr. William Faris
Of the same neighborhood, and a sister
whose home Is in the west. He was
never married.
He Caught Them.
It was Mr.. ]. R. Deas Of F'ilbert No.
/, who recently advertised for informa-
ton Of a locality in which he could find
lots Of minks. There were several an
swers to the advertisement. One of
them was from Mr. William Ferguson
on Turkey creek. Mr.. Ferguson had
lost a lot Of fine chickens by minks,
and 1t looked to him like his country
was full OF the pests. About the only
way he could think Of TO protect his
poultry properly was to tie his dogs to
the henhouse. Mr.. Deas went down
there a few days ago and looked over
the situation. In less than twenty-four
hours he had the skins Of two big
mlnks, worth together about seven or
eight dollars, and being unable to find
any more tracks ne advised Mr.. Fer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
AROuT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Laurence Setter of Rock Hill
slaughtered two pigs of his own rails
ing recently, that weighed 734 pounds
The pigs were about Is months old.
| Miss Rosebud Brown Of Kershaw
and Miss Bessie Floyd of Claremont
college, have been visiting in York
vile, the guests of Mr.. J. r. Connally's
family.
| DR.. William Anderson Of Blacksburg
was in Yorkville yesterday on account
Of some business with the probate
court and spent the day quite pleasant
ly with numerous Yorkville friends
/ who are always glad to see him.
Mr.. w. M. Setter for many years
the miller at Barron's mill on the Ca
tawba. and who has been living on the
Big John McFadden" place on Rock
Hill No. 4, has moved to the James
Bigger place en- YorkvilIe No. 8. which
he bought about year ago.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. P. Knox, who went
with their niece, Miss Anna Steele Nc
Cav, to Philadelphia on account CT the
| Illness Oh fdIlHle NC
Cav, and who came to Yorkville with
the body have been spending several
lays with the family Of Hon. ]. S
Brice Miss Anna Steele McCaw, who
has been making her home with Mr.
and Mrs. Knox, will return with them
to Columbia.
| Rock Hill Record: Mr.. Herbert NJ
Dunlap appeared before the law exam
lining committee Tuesday and Wednes-
day at Columbia, and telegram from
him last night announced that he had
successfully passed the examination
He has the congratulations and the
very best wishes of the editor of the
Record. We do not know a young man
who better deserves success. He has
the stuff in him out of which good
lawyers are made. What the Smith
Fewell Co. will do without him Is hard
to say. They will have trouble in get
ting his equal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

IT is a good sign in Kentucky when
they begin to call county and state con.
ventions fer the spread Of law and or
der propaganda. and it will be we'll for
other counties and states of the soutf
to do likewise. The greatest trouble
that this whole country has to contend
with at this time is the widespread dis
regard of law. All kinds Of people are
constantly striving to do that which
they have no right to do in law, reason
or justice, and the result is strife fol
which there is no cure, except in re-
turn to proper and sound principles
Though bad as she is reputed to be
Kentucky is but little if any worse than
her sister states.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

WHY. the best way to keep up the
price of cotton is not to raise too much
Of it. Raise corn instead and for fear
that corn may be too cheap, have pigs
and cattle to eat the surplus. OF
course. it is not necessary for one tc
conflne himself to corn. There are lots
and lots Of other things that can be
produced with equal profit. But there
is certainly no sense in this idea OF
putting al of cne's labor into cotton
especially on a partnership basis. Cot
ton is all right, however, provided you
so manage that at the end Of the veal
all you make will be yours.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

turned to the chief executive but with
of his Democratic colleagues. 1t is un-
derstood that the report of the special
committee. however, will be a rebuke
nearly as severe as would have been
the action proposed by Mr. Griggs, il
it is not mere so. 1t is said that the re-
port of the committee will recommend
either the refusal by the house to re-
ceive that portion Of the presidents
annual message. which. it is claimed
reflected on the house, or Will severely
rebuke the president in some other
manner
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

WHEN you see an advertisement in
The ENQUIRER that interests you and
YOU are unable to call upon the adver-
tiser personally, write. Don't want for
something that interests you without
making an effort to get it. In these
DAYS of splendid mail facilities, every
family that desires to be in touch with
the whole world has the means right at
hand
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

- Messina, January 4: Dogs now con-
stitute one of the dangers OF the
earthquake refugees. These animals
starving, Cften rabid through lack OF
water, gnaw corpses like hyenas and
frequently attack refugees themselves
Among the wounded who left for Pal
erlno last night was a young man
whose eyes and right cheek had been
horribly mutilated by dogs. After the
earthquake he was buried in debris ur
to his neck and While thus unable to
move was attacked by three of the
animals and seriously hurt before his
cries attracted help. Many people are
shooting vagrant dogs at sight and
stray bullets are another danger OF
the city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
HARRY WYLlE,S DREAM.

The Rock Hill Record CT yesterday
prints the following from Mr.. Harry
Wyle:
II dreamed a dream the other night,
which l am going to relate to your
readers-if for no other reason than to
lead them into a train of thought
about things as they are and as they
ought not to be.
Il dreamed that the people of the
town of Yorkville had gone to work
to try to get a straight road from York
vile to Rock Hill and have 1t macad-
amized the whole length.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

- Washington, January 5: The three
congressional contests from South Car
Dina were practically decided today
when election committee No. l report
ed to the house in favor of the perma-
nent seating Of James o. Patterson,
Democrat, from the Second district,
rver isaac Meyers, Republican; Asbury
+. Lever Democrat. from the Seventh
over Alexander Dantzler, Republican,
and George s. Legare. Democrat, over
A. P. Prioleau. Republican, in the First
district. All the defeated are negroes
and the victors are now sitting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

THERE is some question as to wheth-
er Senator Tillman is within constitu-
tional rights in holding the position of
trustee of Clemson college along with
the office of United States senator. Ac-
cording to our view the senator is not
violating the constitution in this mat
ter, for the simple reason that Clemson
college is really not a state college. 1t
occupies the peculiar position Of being
a private institution, supported by state
funds. That is, a majority Of the board
owe their tenure to ClemSon'S will, and
the state has no authority over them.
This is the status of Senator Tillman,
as we see it. But in the case Of Sem
ltor Tillman's trusteeship at Winthrop,
il is different Winthrop is a state in
stitution, pure and simple and the SEN
ator owes his authority as trustee sole
ly to the general assembly Of South
Carolina. Possibly we are wrong in
the matter; but as we see it we have
here a clear violation Of the constitu-
tional inhibition against holding two
offices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
Thr 9torkrillr enquirer.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
FRIDAY, JANUARY s. 1909.

THE Enquirer will take pleasure IN
receiving, acknowledging and forward
ing any contributions that may be sent
to it for the relief Of the Italian earth
Juake sufferers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

- Governor Ansel has issued an APP
peal to the people of the state to con-
tribute to the relief of the Italian earth
quake sufferers through the South Car
olina representatives Of the Red Cross
Governor Ansel himself has sent for
ward contribution, which was aC-
knOwledged in a dispatch from an Ital-
ian newspaper today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
ANNUAL. ESTIMATES.

At its annual meeting last Wednes-
day, the board of county commissioners
agreed upon its estimates as to the
amounts that will be needed for vari-
Gus county purposes for the year, be-
ginning January l, 1909. as follows:
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

The following levies will be neces-
Sary:
For ordinary county expenses mills
The following special levies will be
necessary to pay interests on bonds
issued in aid Of the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago railroad
In Catawba township-13 mills.
In Ebenezer townships mills.
In York township-2k.
1t is recommended that the treasurer
be allowed the usual commissions pre-
scribed by law for collecting and dis
bursting, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

Less estimated revenues TOT I9U5'
other than taxes:
Fines and costs for
magistrates ......$l,993.65 65
Fines and licenses for
clerk Of court. ..... 1881 %
Communication road
and cartridge IL
cense .. 1900
Other sources ...... $4,000 $4,999. .S7
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17

tiles by Sheriff Jesus Romero Of AIbu-
querque, following the boys escape
from the county jail there ten days
ago, where he was being held until he
could be taken to the territorial re-
form school at Springer.
The boy was convicted at the re-
cent term Of the Bernalillo district
court OF burglary, having broken into
e saloon in that city. He made his
escape fron the Bernalillo county jail
" vhile acting ss a trusty, which al
lowed him the privilege of the Jail
yard.
Soon after his arrival in Las Vegas,
Holstein went to work for Ackerman,
the dairyman, and was learning ona
of his routes preparatory to driving
a milk wagon.
An officer is expected to arrive
from Albuquerque tomorrow and take
the boy to the reform school, where
he win begin serving an indeterminate
sentence.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
FEDERAL VETERINARIAN
INSPECTING DIARIES

DR.. G. ca Ettling, veterinary sur
geon connected with the bureau of
animal industry, has begun the work
of inspecting the dairy herds in San
Miguel and Mora counties with view
to ascertaining If all COWS are free
from tuberculosis.
DR.. Ettling began his work in this
city by inspecting the dairy herd of
Fred p. Corbett. He found all the
cows to be free from disease and the
dairy in sanitary condition. Today
DR.. Ettling began his inspection of
the ]. P. Geyer dairy. He will also
inspect the Patterson and Ackerman
dairies, after which he will look over
the Harvey house milch cows.
The inspection now being made Of
dairy herds in this section follows a
new ruling of the department of agri-
culture, of which the bureau of ami
NAL industry is part. The inspec-
ton is being made simultaneously all
over the country.
Dairy herds in the southwest, or in
sections of high altitude, are rarely
ever affected with tuberculosis.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
|TWo CITIZENSHIP
CASES CONTINUED


In the case of the petition for final
citizenship papers filed by Fred L.
Tracey, which was set for hearing
Monday the same has been postponed
until next Monday, November %. ow-
ing to the fact that one of the wit
nesses in the case, H. w. Kelly, was
absent from the city. Mr.. Tracey is
the foreman of the lumber mill be-
longing to the Cooper Lumber COM
pany out from Rowe, N. M. He is a
Canadian by birth Another witness
in the case, in addition to Mr.. Kelly,
is G. C. Robbins.
The petition for final citizenship
papers in the casa of John T. Thomp-
son also came up before the court, but
the witnesses in this case, A. A. Ma
loney and Jefferson Keene, could only
testify to the time Mr.. Thompson
had resided here, which is only part
of the time required by law. This
case was continued, pending the TAX
ing of additional dispositions OF wit
nesses in the state of Kansas, where
Mr.. Thompson formerly resided. The
petitioner halls originally from Old
Ireland, the Emerald isle.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
LOOKS LIKE A TRUST
ADMITTED THAT CONSOLIDATION
INVOLVES THE
POSTAL.
CONTROLS HOLDING COMPANY.
LARGEST STOCkHoLDER IN
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH G.
TELEPHONE CO.

New York, Nov 1.-THE report
that the requirement of controlling
interest in the Western Union Tele-
graph company by the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company would
lead to a closer community interest
between those companies and the
Postal Telegraph and Cable company,
the Western Unions formidable riy-
al, were given more color today when
officials of the telephone company
frankly admitted that the Postal was
the largest stockholder in their com
pany. Rumors, believed to be from
an authoritative source, say that the
government will begin an investiga-
tion OF the merger on the ground that
it is violation of the antitrust law,
as it will give the American
and Telegraph company a
monopoly of the telegraph business
Of. the United States.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
BLOW TO CIVIL SERVICE
MEANS SWEEPING INVESTIGA-
TON OF CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES.
CONGRESS TO GET BUSY
MANNER OF CONDUCTING NEW
YORK PORT WILL BE
LOOKED INTO.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE report
was persistent here today that in
dictments had been found against a
number of government weighers in
connection with the gigantic frauds
perpetrated by the American Sugar
Refining company. at the Williams
burg docks.
A report from Washington that a
list of twenty-five assistant weighers
had been furnished to the United
States Civil Service commission by
the collector of the port of New York,
of men implicated in the frauds, was
confirmed by the deputy surveyor of
the port, Richard Parr. Parr admit
ted that list nf "undesirables" had
been prepared by him. He, intimated
however, that the list was much larg-
er than twenty-five.
The belief is general that sweep
ing congressional Investigation of
the New York custom house will be
ordered.
President Thomas, of the American
Sugar Refining companyz today de-
MED the truth Of the report that he
was to resign.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17

At meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the Las Vegas grant
held yesterday afternoon, resolu-
tion was passed providing that a
quiet-claim deed be granted to The
Montezuma Ranch resort company,
conveying all the right, title and in
terest of the board in and to the pro-
perty commonly known as the Ro-
meroville ranch.
This was done on the recommen-
dation of Attorney w. G. Hayden,
who had been appointed referee to
receive and report on such evidence
as might be presented to him relas
tive to the title of the Romeroville
property. Aae nos s.
The referee reported that G.. w. G.
Ward and H. W. Clark had appeared
before him as attorneys for the Mont
ezuma Ranch Resort Co.. and had pro-
duced for his inspection copies of
records, extending from April 1885,
down to and including the year iSSs.
These records showed ecnclusively
that the land in question had been
granted to numerous individuals IN
the year 1885 by the constitutional
justice OF the peace under the Re-
public of Mexico, Jose Jesus Ulibarri,
and that the allotees had been placed
in possession of strips extending from
the GalIinas river on the east, to the
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
LINCOLN COUNTY MAN
APPOINTED CENSUS CLERK

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov. 17.-H. P,
Williams of Lumberton, Rio Arriba
county, who had been rendered the
position of chief clerk in the New
Mexico census supervisors Office, has
been compelled to decline the posi-
ruling which would not permit him
to leave his homestead for the length
of time necessary. In consequence
the position was rendered Clement
Hightower, of Captain, Lincoln coun.
ty, former newspaper man, at pres
ent u. s. commissioner, and man
of large experience in official matters.
He knows New Mexico like book
and speaks and writes Spanish as
well as English. He accepted the posi-
tion and was expected to arrive In
Santa Fe today to assume his duties.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
DENIES HE
HAS GIVEN ULTIMATuM

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE story
that l have issued am ultimatum to
President Taft is silly fabrication" !"
said Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot
today. "Of course, 1 have done moth
ing of the kind, nor anything that
could be twisted into that meaning.
The president was good enough to
express his satisfaction with my work
and am going ahead with it."
The rumor referred to was that
Pinchot had written to President
Taft, expressing desire to have his
status in the administration more
clearly defined so as to set at rest
the so-called controversy between
Secretary of the Interior Richard A.
Ballinger and himself, in regard to
the conservation policies. The report
had it that in a letter to the presi-
dent, Pinchot had demanded that Taft
declare himself emphatically either
for Pinchot or Ballinger.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
READY TO QUIET TITLE
TO ROMEROVILLE RANCH

top of the erosion on the west, run
ming from the Upper Puertecito,
which is now known as Kearney's
Gap. down past the Lower Puertecito,
or Puertecitp de la Estancia, to some
place in the neighborhood of small
hill known as the Monte de Benayi-
des. The entire property is said to
contain, about $500 acres.
Since 1885 the lands have passed
through the hands of numerous own
ers. In 1852 they were owned by a
priest named Juan Francisco Pinard,
who conveyed them a few years later
to Leon Pinard. The latter Is still
living. In 1874 he sold the property
to Don Trinidad and Don Eugenio Ro
nero who added to its extent by pur-
chasing several other contiguous al
lotments that had been made in the
years 1886 and 1S41. Since 1874 the
property has passed through the
hands of Arthur. L. Cammell, who Isl
doubtless remembered by some Of tie
older citizens of the community, vii
son Waddington and others and fin
ally into the possession of the Monte
yuma Ranch Resort company, a cor
poration whose stock is owned almost
entirely by ST. Louis parties.
It is said that this property was
at one time sold for as much as $780,.
600; and also that it has been won
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-17
CHAMPION HARD LUCK
STORY OF THE CENTURY

Pittsburg, Nov. 17.-Talking about
hard luck stories, here is star yarn
from Washington county, this state.
Mrs. James Edmonds of that coun-
ty. according to charges fled by her
husband, deserted her home recently,
taking with her all the household eff
fects and five head of cattle, but
leaving behind an old mule.
Incidentally Pittsburg man was
involved in this breaking up of the
Edmonds home and the deserted
husband filed charges of grand larceny
against him.
Early today the old mule, Edmonds
only possession, kicked him to death.
and the row was thus brought to an
abrupt climax.