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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

be included in the monthly health re-
port of the county superintendent.
Or. Hoyt also calls attention to the
fact that the. superintendent of every
county in the state sent in his health
report foif. august. August, which is the arst
time in the history Of the South Da-
kota health department in which ev-
cry county has reported. DR.. Hoyt
has been working to this end ever
since taking up the duties Of state SUI
perintendent, and feels much pleas
ed at the manner in which the coun-
ty snrerintendents are complying with
the law.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20
LAND MARK AN ASH PILE
WiIIowdale, Abandoned Resort Near
Sioux Falls, is DESTROYED

Sioux Falls-Willowdale, famous
over South Dakota as one of the
earlier day resorts, situated on the
Siouv river, about two miles west of
the city, was destroyed by fire during
last evening" The city fire Depart
ment was notified by telephone that
a building was burning, about two
blocks west Of the Lowell school and
a quick run was made to that local
ity.
When the brow of the west hill was
reached Chief Arendt discovered the
fire mile or more west and with one
chemical engine, the journey across
the turnpike, which is very poor
road, even in broad day, was made,
with the horses doing their best.
Arrived at the scene of the fire it
was found that the building was too
nearly destroyed to warrant any eff
fort to save it, though the few up
right timbers which remained and
were on fire, were subjected to suf-
ficient treatment from the chemical
to put out the flame.
The building was owned by Louis
Schubert and was last occupied by a
regular tenant some years ago.
1t was erected in the administra-
, ton of Mayor Wiley about twenty
five years since and for years was the
residence of Madam Doyle.
Later man named Crawford con
Quoted it and when the people OF that
part of the county objected to the city
having it's undesirable population 10
Gated in the rural districts, the state
| closed the resort.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20
"Thank You's."

The man who is not thankful for
the lessons he learned in adversely
didn't learn any.
There must be plenty Of thankful
ness in the world il those who have
loved and lost could know just what
they have lost
why are you giving thanks? They
took $4,000 from you in Wall Street
a little while ago, didn't they?"
YES; but l got out with $40 they
didn't know l had."-Judge.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Rapid City-According to G.. S.
Donohoe, a coal dealer who has just
returned from Sheridan and other
coal regions in Wyoming, there Ia
every prospect of coal famine for the
Black nills and other sections in this
part of the country this winter. MIR
Donohoe declares that the railroads
are unable to furnish sufficient cars
to supply the demand and that conse-
Guent1y the price of coal is soaring
and agents everywhere are being told
that they will have to wait their
turn to be supplied. With the pres
ent good weather this lack of supply
is not felt, but cold snap coming
on would work hardship.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Bookings -The Minnesota & Da-
kota Farmer, published here since its
establishment several years ago,
has been sold to Herbert Myrick,
representing the Orange Judd COM
pany css Chicago. The considera-
ton is given as $4,000. Mr.. Myrick
will move the paper to Mime
apolis. Professor c. Willis, agronom-
ist at the state agricultural college at
Brookings, will go to Minneapolis as
editor Of the publication. The Farmer
was established in January, 1907, by
the Register Publishing company OF
Brookipgs, and has built up a large
circulation
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20
WAS GOOD YEAR
CENSUS DEPARTMENT FIGURES
SHOW ESTIMATED YIELDS
IN STATE GOOD
WHEATYlELD BY COUNTIES
Showing For the State is Better Than
Earlier Estimates Placed It
and Totals Well up to
Last Years Yield

Pierre-The state census depart
ment is putting out its estimates on
the crop yields of the state for this
year, beginning with the wheat sched-
ule, by counties which shows only q
slight decline from the yield of the
state for that grain last year regard
less of the drouth talk for this sum
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Lead-For the second time with
in two weeks a fatal automobile
accident occurred in this section,
whe ma machine driven by DR.. Walter
L. Vercoe ran down and mortally in
jured 9-year-old George Trehway on
Main street here this afternoon. The
boy started to cross the street and
did not see the car until too late He
was dragged dozen yards and his
skull crushed He is net expected tn
live the night through.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

The total yield is estimated at A.
100000 bushels, and the barley yield
at 1S,593,000 bushels. The oat esti
mate being three million bushels less
than for last year and the barley es
innate about half million bushels
less
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

ABERDEEN. w. Parmley, state
highway commissioner, who Is at
the head of the good roads con-
vention to be held in Aberdeen the
last of ctober, states that from let
tiers received by him from different
parts of the state, he expects at least
1000 delegates to be present at the
convention. A very strong and inter
esting program is being prepared.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20
CHEERFUL WORDS FOR SUFFER-
ING WOMEN.
No woman can be healthy with sick
Kidneys. They are often the true
cause Of bearing-down pains. head

aches, dizziness.
nervousness, etcl
Keep the kidneys
well and health ID
easily maintained;
Doan's Kid ne y
Pills make strong.
healthy, kidneys.
M r 9. Joseph
Gross. Church Std
Morrilton. A r X.
says: "My ankles
were swollen and
my back was SO
painful I could not
straighten. / was
treated by six doc
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20
Hearts, Troubie.

Faint heart never won fair lady"
Faint heart has no business to try
to win anything; faint heart ought
to see a doctor"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

tors without relief. Since using Doan's
Kidney Pills, l have nothing to COM
plain off,
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. SO cents .
box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. 7.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Pierre-December Is has been set
for the sale of common school lands
in Dewey County. The lands which
will be sold are some that are
desired by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway company for town
sites on the Cheyenne branch. The
sale will be held at Selby. S. D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Belle Fourche-After celebrating
for twenty-four hours jury in the
circuit court here yesterday found Ell
mer Stumbaugh the ex-cowboy, guilty
of manslaughter in the first degree in
killing Louis Arpan, on Indian creek,
north of here, last summer. The men
quarreled over line fence, and neigh
bors turned the dispute into feud,
which ended with Stumbaugh's shoot
ing Arpan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20
Rishop johnson Chosen

Sioux Falls-The American house of
bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
church, at their meeting at Cincinnati
Yesterday, named Rev. Frederick
Foote-Johnson to fill the vacancy
caused b ythe death of Bishop Hare of
this city. !,
Bishop Johnson first came to South
Dakota as assistant to Bishop Hare,
and upon the death of the latter about
year ago, Bishop Johnson was
nlaced in temporary charge of the
missionary diocese of South Dakota
of the Episcopal church.
So we'll has Bishop johnson fitted
into the position so long occupied and
SO successfully filled by Bishop Hare,
that at a recent conyocation of the
Episcopal church Of South Dakota,
held at Mitchell, this state. resolu1
tions were adopted asking the perma-
nent appointment of Bishop Johnson
| to the place which he held, provisions
ally.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Aberdeen Mitchell, Huron and Wa
tertown are three rival candidates Tor
the location of the s250,000 hospital
which the Methodists of South Da-
kota contemplate establishing in the
near future. The rivalry between
Huron and Mitchell has been sttren !, 9
for some time, but Watertown only
recently entered the contest. Huron
has offered the Methodists q site and
$4,000, but the other two towns have
not yet made their offer public. pre-
ferring to wait until the annual cons
FERENCE. which will decide the matter
assemblies at Mitchell.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

Note: Enlistment cards are kept
by the local secretaries.
AS soon as the State Executive
Committee has been chartered, it will
issue charters to county committees,
which in turn will issue permits to
towns and cities, but it is hoped that
the boys will be. organized without
waiting for a charter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-20

THE AMERICAN BOY SCOUT.
Enlistment Card.
................. hereby enlist in
the American Boy Scout for one year
from ................lS Isl
City ..................
County ................
State .................
Address ............... Street.
l pledge myself to the American
Boy Scout Oath and Scout Law.
..................
............. parent of. .........
consent to his enlistment as an Am
erican Boy Scout.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
Spring Meeting of Bethel Presbytery.

Bethel presbytery met with
Aimwell church, at Ridgeway,
last Tuesday evening at $50
O'Clock and was opened with a
sermon by Rev. S. ]. Cartledge,
pastor of Purity church, Chester.
Rev: Alexander Martin, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
OF Rock Hill, was elected
moderator and Rev. ]. M.
HOLIDAY, of Winnsboro, as
sistant clerk. There were 27
ministers and az ruling elders
present at the meeting.
Rev. Robert Adams, D. D.,
and Rev. j. ]. Harrell, of Enoree
presbytery, were received into
this presbytery and arrange
ments were made to instal, them
pastors of Bethel and Bethesda
churches, respectively.
Revs. t. B. Craig and James
Russell, and j. c.. Foster and
w. L. McCrorey, ruling elders,
were elected commissioners to
the general assembly, which
meets in Lewisburg, w. Va,
May 19. Mr.. d. M. Clark, of
the senior class of Columbia
Theological seminary, was IL
censed as a probationer to the
gospel ministry and Mr.. F. R.
Riddle, of the Bowling Green
church, was received under the
care of the presbytery as a
candidate for the ministry.
Bethel presbytery now con-
sists of 80 ministers, SO churches
and has under its care one
licentiate and eight candidates
for the ministry.
There was nothing before the
presbytery of exciting interest
except an effort was made by
Drs. Harry Louis Smith and
J. l.. Douglas, of Davidson col
lege, together with number of
members of the presbytery, to
influence the presbytery to
rescind its action, taken last fall,
relative to the withdrawal of its
trustees from Davidson college.
After an animated discussion of
the subject the presbytery voted
not to rescind, and this means
that at the next regular meeting
the presbytery's official relation
with Davidson college will
cease.
Presbytery adjourned to meet
in Winnsboro Sept. 20, 1910.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
Miss Elsie Norris Bereaved.

The Fort Mill friends of Miss
Elsie Norris, of Charlottesville,
Va, were greatly distressed to
hear of her recent bereavement
by the accidental death of her
father, who lost his life last Sat-
urday by being thrown from a
buggy in which he was riding.
The accident occurred on the
streets of Charlottesville and was
due to a collision of the buggy of
Mr. Norris with another vehicle.
Mr.. Norris was thrown violently
to the ground. In the fall his
head struck on the street curb
ing, fracturing the skull. He
never regained consciousness.
Death followed at a late hour
Saturday night. Mr.. Norris was
about 80 years of age. His
daughter, Miss Elsie Norris, was
resident of Fort Mill for sew
eral months three years ago,
being connected with the mil
linery department of Meacham
q Epps.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21

company was organized in the
spring of 1900 with w. R. Brad
ford as captain, T. B. Spratt
first lieutenant and S. w. Parks
second lieutenant. Since then
the membership of the company
has greatly changed, very few
of the original members now
being on the rolls. Originally
there were about 80 members of
the company, but the wedding
out process of undesirable mem
bers and the removal Of others
from the community has reduced
the membership to 46.
The membership of the Fort
Mill Light Infantry is as follows:
Officers Captain, T. B. Spratt;
first lieutenant, S. w. Parks;
second lieutenant, G.. c. Epps.
Sergeants j. M. White, w. L..
Hall, d. V. Epps, Alva Parks, E..
G.. Bradford, John T. Spratt.
Corporals-Moulton Faris, Da-
vid Moss, Hyder Windle, Allen
Ferguson.
Privates Edward Bales, Will
liam Belk, Ira A. Belk, Jesse
Blackwelder, Bernard Blanken-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
Colored School Entertainment.

F. H. Conner, principal of the
colored graded school, is making
extensive preparations for the
closing exercises of the school,
to be held at Bethlehem Baptist
church on April 24-27. An
interesting programme has been
prepared and an invitation is
extended the white people of the
community to attend the exer-
cises. On Tuesday, April 26, an
address will be delivered by Prof.
l.. M. Bauknight, superintendent
of the Fort Mill graded school.
Arrangements have been made
with Rock Hill band to furnish
music for the occasion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
THE INSPECTING OFFICERS SEE
FORT MILL COMPANY DRILL
Years Test of the Local Militia Passed
Friday Afternoon Personnel of
the Company.

The annual State and Federal
inspection of the Fort Mill Light
Infantry for 1910 was held on
the baseball grounds Friday
afternoon. In every respect the
inspection, which was conducted
on the part of the State by
Assistant Adjutant General
Brock and for the national
government by Lieut.. G.. R..
Bennett, was the most satisfac-
tory held since the company was
organized ten years ago. Several
hundred interested persons were
present for the inspection and it
was a source of qualification to
Capt. t. B. Spratt to report only
two members of the company
absent. These members were
Second Lieut.. G. c. Epps, who
is in college in Greenville, and
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
Democratic Club Meetings.

Saturday afternoon, April %,
the dozen or more York county
Democratic clubs will meet to
reorganize for the following two
years and to elect club officers,
delegates to the county conven-
tion and a member of the county
executive committee. So far as
the information goes which has
been received at The Times
Office the meetings are apt to be
mere perfunctory affairs, as
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
Corporal Hyder Windle, who was

Ill.
AS is customary at the in
spections, the commands for the
field movements and the manual
of arms were given by the
officers of the company and in
both the company acquitted itself
creditably, not a bobble being
made. except by one member, a
recent recruit, during the entire
inspection. The officers were
highly complimented by Col.
Brock and Lieut.. Bennett upon
the precision with which some
of the more difficult manoeuvres
were executed, the statement
being vouchsafed that the Fort
Mill Light Infantry was the only
one of the dozen or so companies
thus far inspected which could
execute these movements with
the degree of exactness which
the government desires. The
guns, uniforms and other equip
ment were found to be in excel
lent condition.
The Fort Mill Light Infantry
is an organization in which the
entire citizenship of this section
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21

ship. William Boyd, j. C. Crowd
er, Wilborn Ferguson, Richard
Fulp, Everette Griffin, Herbert
Harris, Hope Harris, Carl Jones,
John H. Jordan, Elliott Kimbrell,
Thomas Lytle, Arthur G. Lytle,
James E. Merritt, Morris Moser,
Albert Osborne, William w. Os-
borne, Luke Parks, George Potts,
Marvin Sutton, Alex Sutton,
Samuel Warren, Robert William
son, Jr., Willard Wilson, Thom-
as K. Wilson, Charles Windle,
Henry Windle.
Cook Titus White.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
LOCAL P0ST0FFICE BUSINESS
SHOWS ENCOURAGING GAINS
Postmaster Massey and His Assistant.
Have Been ve---Increases on
X. E. d. Routes.

X. r. ID. Routes.
One of the best evidences of a
towns growth and prosperity is
found in the increase of mail
matter handled by the post
office. During the last few years
the business of the Fort Mill
postoffice has grown by leaps
and bounds. The volume of
business being transacted at the
local postoffice is double what it
was a few years ago this, too,
Notwithstanding the fact that
the Office of grand keeper of
records and seal of the Knights
of Pythias was removed from
Fort Mill about two years ago,
resulting in the loss of a con-
siderable volume of business for
the postoffice. For while fol-
lowing the removal of the head
quarters of this society there
was noticeable difference in
the amount of business done at
the postoffice, but the loss thus
sustained has been more than
offset by the increased amount
of mail matter handled from
other sources.
Much of the credit for the
gratifying increase of business
at the postoffice is due to the
splendid work which has been
done in behalf of the service by
Postmaster B. H. Massey. Mr..
Massey feels a pardonable pride
in the growth of the business.
He has worked early and late
to increase the amount of matter
received and sent out from the
postoffice.
Some years ago when there
was considerable talk of rural
free delivery routes in this sec
ton being discontinued because
they were too poorly patronized
to warrant the government main
tanning them except at great
loss, Mr.. Massey, aided by his
clerks and the R. F. d. carriers,
began an active campaign to in
duce the people living along the
routes served by the office to
write greater number of letters
and to subscibe more freely for
newspapers and other publica-
tions. The result of the work is
best told in the following figures,
which Mr.. Massey has prepared
for The Times:
In November, 1905, the num-
Der of pieces of mail handled on
Route No. l, of which C. C.
Halle is carrier, was 2,724. In
March, 1910, the number of
pieces handled on this route was
1921.
The volume of business on
Route No. 2 shows an equally
gratifying increase, the number
of pieces of mail handled jump
ing from 2,806 in November,
1905, to a, 339 in March, 1910.
The carrier on this route is Sar-
gent Kimbrell.
Route No. 8 is served by Alex
Barber as carrier. Since No
vember, 1905, the volume of
business has steadily grown.
Then there were 2,724 pieces of
mail handled. The number of
pieces had increased to 1929 in
March, 1910.
The greatest gain of business
on either of the four rural routes
served from the Fort Mill post
office, however, has been on
Route No. 4, of which Edward
B. White is the carrier. In
November, 1905, he handled 972
pieces of mail. In March, 1910,
the number of pieces handled on
this route had grown to 1892.
Routes Nos. l and 2 were es-
tablished in January, 1902, and
Routes 8 and a were created in
1905, the two latter routes being
made in part from territory
formerly served by Routes 1
and .
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21
NEW CLEMSON DEPARTMENT
SHOULD BENEFIT FARMERS
Extension Work and Farmers Institutes
to Be Given Much Attention in
the Future.

W DC StFcu MUCH httcutiOu III
the Future.
The announcement of the
Clemson college authorities that
the board of trustees has recent
ly established in the agricultural
department a division of extern
sion work and farmers Institutes
should be of general interest to
the farming population of the
State. 1t is intended that the
men of the division devote their
whole time to helping the
farmers produce larger and
more profitable crops. With
this end in view it is purposed
to establish a permanent insti-
tute corps, who will, from time
to time, hold farmers Institutes,
principally in the rural districts,
where the advantages of the
work mapped out can be pre-
sented to those most in need of
the instruction.
Possibly the most important
man in the force is the specialist
in rural school agriculture. 1t
will be his purpose to encourage
the teaching of agriculture in the
rural schools. To this end he
will select a few rural schools
and visit them regularly, giving
agricultural instruction to the
children. In addition he will al
so meet the teachers in the vari-
Gus organizations and by point
ing out subjects and methods,
encourage them to teach agricul-
ture themselves.
But it is not intended that this
extension shall be confined to the
efforts of the four men who COM
dose the division. Every man in
the college, and especially in the
agricultural department and ex-
pertinent station, will be called
upon to help in the good work.
The engineering department is
now preparing a bulletin giving
a number of plans and specifica-
tlons for the building of the
simpler rural school houses and
stands ready to advise not only
along these lines, but regarding
all farm buildings.
Eventually a number of short
courses will be established at the
college so that those who have
time can spend a few weeks
there, thus getting the benefit of
the superior teaching facilities.
A summer wind-up institute, or
congress, to last the better part
of a week upon the college
grounds, will be the clincher to
each years work.
To sum up, Clemson college is
virtually throwing her doors
open to every farmer and citizen
of the State. She proposes doing
this
By holding one hundred or
more Institutes over the State.
By visiting in person the farms
and advising with their owners.
BY sending her representatives
into the schools and encouraging
the teaching of agriculture tc
those boys and girls who may
not be able to attend college.
By editing a reading course for
farmers to be published in every
paper in the State.
By establishing short agri-
cultural courses for farmers.
BY assisting in the betterment
of rural schools and farm build.
ings.
By holding a summer farmers
congress once a year, thu:
bringing together for instruction
and the exchange of ideas the
best and most progressive farm
ers of the State.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21

feels great interest. 1t is COM
posed largely of some of the
most substantial young men in
the town and township and it is
certain that if they should ever
ne called upon to go into the
field by the State or Federal
governments that there would be
no laggards in the ranks. The
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-04-21

there are not apt to be any i'm
portant issues before the people
in the campaign next summer
which would offer advantage to
either faction-if indeed there
can be said to be two factions in
the York Democracy-by the
election of adherents of either
faction.