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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR M'LE0D
INVITED TO SPEAK In FORT MILL
Friends of the Lee County Candidate
Trying to Arrange a Meeting for
Friday, July I.

Unless the plans of number
of Fort Mill friends of Lieutenant
Governor T. G.. Mcleod mis-
carry, the citizens of this COM
munity will have an opportunity
to hear that gentleman speak at
Confederate park on the evening
of July l in behalf of his candi-
dacy for governor. Governor
Mcleod is with the State cam
paign party making the county
to-county canvass. The York
county meeting will be held in
Yorkville on July l and the ar
rangement which the Fort Mill
friends of the lieutenant gov
ernor are trying to perfect is to
have him come to Fort Mill in
the afternoon at the conclusion
of the courthouse meeting and
speak here that evening.
Governor Mcleod is anxious to
accept the invitation which has
been extended him to visit Fort
Mill, but is unable to say definite
ly that he will come, owing to
the possibility Of a night meeting
in Rock Hill on July L, at which
the other candidates will be
present and which he could not
well afford to miss. The follow
ing letter received from Governor
Mcleod by the editor of The
Times Tuesday morning explains
the situation fully, however:
Your telegram received to-
day, and l am hurrying this
through, inasmuch as could not
answer you fully by wire. |
would like very much indeed to
speak at Fort Mill Friday night,
but the situation is just this:
there may be meeting scheduled
at Rock Hill for that night, at
which the other candidates will
be present and at which | too
would wish to be present. |
understand that sometimes here
tofore they have had such meet
ingS at Rock Hill. Another
question would be the schedule
that is, the schedule to Winns-
boro the next day. If you can
ascertain that there will be no
campaign meeting at Rock Hill
that night, and l can speak at
Fort Mill and go to Winnsboro
the next day, | will be very
glad to do so. This l will leave
to you"
Tuesday morning The Times
got into communication with
County Chairman w. B. Wilson,
Jr., with the view of learning
whether it is purposed to hold a
night meeting in Rock Hill. Mr..
Wilson had heard no suggestion
of such a meeting, but he thought
it not unlikely that a meeting
would be arranged, which would
preclude the probability of
Governor Mcleod coming to
Fort Mill. Governor Mcleod
would be able to reach Winnsboro
in time for the Saturday meet
ing. Meanwhile, the local
friends of Governor Mcleod can
only await developments in Rock
Hill.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23
DISPLAY OF WEATHER SIGNALS
BY THE RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
If Bill Passes Congress, Farmers Of
the Country Will Get Daily Bu-
reau Service.

If Congress gets busy and
passes in the last day or two of
the session which is expected to
end this week the bill recurring
rural letter carriers to display
from their mail wagons signals
forecasting the probable state of
the weather for the succeeding
"a hours, thousands of dollars
and much labor and incon-
venience will be saved the farm
ing interests of the country con-
tiguous to the rural routes.
According to the bill the car
riers are to carry flag signals
similar to the signals hoisted on
buildings and elsewhere in the
populous centres for the guidance
of those interested in the
weather.
The bill provides that "the
rural deliveryman shall carry a
flag signal of convenient and
suitable size, to be determined by
the fourth assistant postmaster
general, indicating the weather
predictions as reported by the
United States bureau for the
period in advance of the current
trip" But it is also provided
that the report of the period
shall have been received in
sufficient time so as not to retard
the departure of the mail on
schedule time.
1t will be necessary, under the
plan proposed, for the weather
bureau to telegraph the weather
prediction each morning to each
postoffice in the country which
sends out rural mail deliverymen.
The mail man thereupon fixes to
his wagon the flag indicating the
expected state of the weather,
and as he rides by, the farmers
and others along his route can
know with weather bureau GER
tainty what the weather will be
for the next "a hours.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23
Boyd Brock Row Cost $l,OO5.

The sum of 81, ,005. 40 repre-
sents the amount that the Boyd
Brock court of inquiry cost the
State of South Carolina. Just
what provision will be made for
the payment of this sum is not
known, although Governor Ansel
has promised that when the mat
ter was presented to him he
would decide the question.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23
Fort Mill Loses One, Wins Two.


was a plenty doing on the Fort
Mill diamond Thursday, Friday
and Saturday afternoons when
the local boys took on the strong
Huntersville IN. c. team. The
opening game of the series was a
swatfest for the visitors. The
first Fort Mill pitcher was not in
condition; a major part of the
time he could not locate the
plate and consequently issued
many passes. When he did get
the ball in reach of the Hunters
vile boys they hit it a mile.
Score, Fort Mill d; Huntersville
IL. Batteries, Fort Mill, Hoover,
Ardrey and Parks; Huntersville,
Cashion and Rodgers.
Things broke better for Fort
Mill in the second game, how
ever, and they got next to Cline
for ten hits, registering five
times, while the best the Tarheel
boys could do was to count one
time-on an error. Jesse Price
kept the hits of the visitors
scattered and at no time during
the game was he willing to allow
Huntersville a look-in. Besides
catching his usual steady game,
Springs Parks was the handy
man with the bat. Craig Fite
also gave a demonstration of the
kind of stick-work necessary to
win games.
Huntersville- 100 600 OOO-1 z 4
Fort Mill - 100 22O OO0-5 10 s
Cline and Rogers; Price and Parks.
There was big crowd on
hand to witness the last game
of the series with Huntersville
Saturday afternoon and the
enthusiasm was as hot as the
weather until the seventh
inning. when it died as suddenly
as the recent worship of the
country for DR.. Fred Cook. Fort
Mill had treated the visitors to a
row of zeros up to and through
the sixth, meanwhile scoring
two herself, but in the seventh
three successive hits, an error
and a dumb play allowed the
lads from across the line to forge
ahead with a margin of one run.
In the ninth, however, the locals
got together for a final rally and
by some stirring batting and
good base-running recovered the
lost ground and put an extra one
on the right side of the score
sheet.
Huntersville --- 600 900 3OO-3 9 4
Fort Mill ll------- 100 100 002-4 S
Cashion and Goodman; Spratt and
Parks.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23
j. o. Stewart Operated On.

j. o. Stewart, former citizen
of Fort Mill, who moved to Char
lotte some years ago, was oper-
ated upon for appendicitis in a
Charlotte hospital Thursday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Stewart passed
through the operation success
fully and is now considered out
of danger.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23

buildings are we'll built and neat
ly painted, the machinery housed
and well cared for, and there is
plenty of it too. All of which
are indications of prosperity.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-23

B. B. Evans, a brother of ex-
Governor Evans, is a candidate
for attorney general against Fra
ser Lyon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
Four Weeks Treatment
Calls Forth Praise

That treatment is the best which az
fords prompt relief while building up
the body
Thousands of people suffering with
pain in the stomach, belching, sour
ness and constipation, are taking one
patent medicine after another trying
to get relieved. They never can get re-
lief, because aside from the pernicious
drugs used in many patent medicines,
no correct diagnosis has been made OF
their condition by competent special
list. Therefore they are pursuing a hit
or miss plan for cure.
This form of treatment is very in
furious and continued neglect of proper
treatment will leave the stomach in
such a diseased condition that comp
etent skill will not avail
You who read this article will have
no excuse if you neglect seeing DR..
Benz. E. Stricken, the specialist, who
has made = national reputation in
treating cases Of stomach trouble after
prominent physicians have given up
as hopeless these cases of long stand
ing. Read the following letter from
Mrs. Sturgeon, whose home is in Sher-
idan, wyoming, but who has been Wis
ltlng with relatives IN the city Tor the
past month:
DR.. Stricken,
Dear Doctor am glad to say that
after one months treatment | feel
greatly benefited. Have suffered with
cramps, dizziness, headaches and ter
rible pains in the pit of my stomach.
also a double rupture. have been
steadily improving since beginning
your treatment.
Thanking you for what you have
done for me am sincerely yours,
Mrs. J. G. Sturgeon.
DR.. BENZ. E. Stricken is one Of the
oldest chronic disease specialists in
the state of Iowa. His modern equip
ped offices are located over 105 South
Market street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
He does not take incurable cases,
but he urges you to CALL as his exam
ination, consultation and advice are
free to all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
NEW TANCLE IN
R|CD0N CASE
CHICAGO POLICE WORKING ON
THEORY THAT DEADMAN DID
NOT KILL HIMSELF.

Chicago, July 2O.-The possibility
that Chas. w. Rigdon, killed by a bull
let wound last Friday after having
shot and wounded Mrs. Annie Young,
did not shoot himself will be investi-
gated by the police. This decision was
number Of letters from Mrs. Young to
Rigdon, indicating that the shots were
the result Of lovers quarrel rather
than a business dispute.
A theory gained credence among the
police that the bullet causing Rigdon's
death was fired by some one other than
himself
A picture Of baby boy, accompan-
led by single sheet of paper, written,
apparently, by Mrs. Annie Young and
addressed to Charles w. Rigdon, de-
scribing the child, and found yesterday
in a bundle of love letters from Mrs.
Young to Rigdon, discovered in John
C. Fetzer's office, where the fatal
shooting affair took place last Friday
in which Rigdon was killed and Mrs.
Annie Young wounded. adds new IN
terest to the puzzling case.
The photograph of the baby, about
years old, was inclosed in an envelope
with the postmark Washington, D. c.,
May 6, 1910, accompanied by single
sheet of daintily perfumed and tinted
stationery, covered with writing about
the child
Additional mystery was cast about
the affair when it developed that a
fourth person, a dark, heavy set man,
is BELOVED to have been present in the
room at the time Of the shooting.
Mr.. Fetzer declares there were but
the three persons, Mrs. Young, her sis
ter and Rigdon. in the room where the
shooting took place.
Weeps at Sight of Picture.
Two days before the shooting Rigdon
is said to have been seen at the De
Jonghe hotel leaning over a desk.
staring at a photograph Of Mrs. Young
holding a baby boy in her arms in a
Madonna like pose. Tears We're rolling
down Rigdon's cheeks and he was
heard to mutter, "The poor baby!">
When he he saw he was observed he
angrily tore the picture to pieces and
pushed the pieces into his pocket
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
IOWA PROPERTY INCREASES.

State Auditors Report Shows Tax
able Land in Iowa Greatly In
creased Over Two Years Ago.
Des Moines, July 20-The state aud
itors reports show a total valuation OF
taxable land in Iowa as $693,000,000
divided as follows:
Farm land and town lots-$490,0 00,-
900.
Personal property-s133, 100000.
Railroad property-$63,O 00,O 900.
Express, telephone, car lines, 000,-
900.
The state taxes will amount to about
s2.35S,O00 this year. Two years ago the
total value of property was $667,OO0,-
600, showing an increase.
Ohio Student Suicides.
Decatur, Ind, July 20.-Leyton Pot
ter, aged rs, student of Oberlin, Ohio
committed suicide late last night at
Steele park by shooting himself. A
love affair is supposed to be the cause.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
RICHIE WELL PLEASED
Engineer in Charge Of Des Moines
River Survey Says Results
Are Excellent

? Major Richie of the Rock Island di-
vision of government engineers is in
specting the preliminary survey work
of the Des Moines river south of Des
Moines. He has joined the engineers
near Cordova where they are making
preliminary surveys. He arrived Mon
day from Rock Island and reported
that the survey work was progressing
nicely and that excellent results were
being obtained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
Run Down by Auto; May Die.

Dubuque, July 20.-Alice Hughes
age six years, was run down by an
automobile last night. She is suffering
fl m conclusion Of the brain and may
die. Charles w. Granger railroad en-
gineer was driving the machine. He
was taken into custory for fast driving
and more serious charges may be filed
against him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
GIRL SWALLOWS
CARB0L|C ACID
VERA WEIGH TAKES POISON
WITH SUICIDAL INTENT
" WILL RECOVER.

zMiss Vera WEIGH, the faurteen year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N
WEIGH, 1926 West Main street, at
tempted suicide this morning by
swallowing about half an ounce Of car,
bolic acid. Doctor Fred Bowles was
called and rendered medical aid and
the young girl is on way to recovery
No motive is known for the act
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
Appeared Unsteady.

A. J. Kobel stated that he knew the
mayor by sight only and that he has
been resident here but few years.
He said on the evening of April 80 he
saw the mayor and Mr.. Jackson walk
ing with arms locked, and remarked
to w. H. Heating that it looked like
the mayor had jag. He would not
commit himself to the statement that
the defendant was drunk, but said ne
looked like he was under the influence
of drink
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
Teller Turned Away.

Saying that he thought the mayor
looked like he was under the influence
of liquor, and deploring the sight, J. w.
Teller testified that he turned his back
so as not to view the Spectacle. He did
not know that. the defendant was
drunk, only saw him step up to the
sidewalk and take a few steps, ana
gesticulate with one hand like one in
animated conversation. Mr.. Teller
could not say if Phillips talked loud
or not.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

thing. He said he used his influ< nee
partly for the money given him by
Woollett and said that if the money
was not Forthcoming, he would not
have done it as he worked for money
the same as his questioner did. A
short intermission followed.
Names Some Players.
Upon resuming court the witness
was asked when he had talked to John
GRAY about the case and said that last
night Mr.. Gray and Attorney Fletcher
met him in his office. Judge Mitchell
asked him if there were any poker
tables at the time in his office. Asked
if he remembered seeing Gray in any
Of the gambling houses when the latter
was chief of police, he admitted after
objection that he had. Asked who
were in the gambling house near the
Mingus restaurant when he visited
there Monday night he said there were
several and named Tom Shea, Frank
Ray, Sam Coleman, Banty Simmons,
Col. Manns and two others whom he
did not know. He said he was NEARLY
visiting and watching these men play
ing poker. He said he never spoke to
Officer Black or Beeman about it.
Harry Shreeve Testifies.
Following Thomas H. Picker on the
stand yesterday, was Harry Shreeve
laborer who stated that he had re-
sided in Ottumwa 81 .yeras and knew
Mayor Phillips. His testimony partly
corroborated Mr.. Picklers in regard
to the quarrel in the saloon. Shreeve
stated that he saw the mayor drink
five or six glasses of whiskey while
in the saloon, Claude Myers took one
drink and started to go out. When
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21


Judge Mitchell, in cross examina-
ton, asked the witness if ne smelled
the mayors breath, or how did he
know that he was intoxicated, and II
he know better than the men working
with the mayor on the street as to
whether he was intoxicated at the time
He asker the witness if he knew for
certain whether the mayor took one
half or one-quarter onuce OF whlskey
at time, and could he tell If he had
taken a tablespoonful of liquor and the
balance of water, in fact just how
much liquor did he see him drink?
The witness answered he was not
sure as to the exact quantity.
WAS it not because he was mayor
and you wanted to be that you watch
ed him." asked Judge Mitchell.
did you not refuse to give a con-
tribution to the baseball fund be-
cause he was president?'
The witness stated that that was
one reason, but that few years ago
he gave the mayor check for thirty
dollars for that purpose. He said
he made affidavit at the request OF At
torney Siberell and that John Gray
asked him if he had seen Tom drunk,
and that he supposed Gray told Sib-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06
WHEN LINCOLN
LOST his LIFE
AUDIENCE OWED AND 80 up.
ROAR OCCURRED,
HOW ONE MAN SAW II
Booth Va, Heard to Shout liul There
Wa Nu Oulpr Even FROM
tno EON rurtN

rr,rp p..nf. IrIuEprhofrs "Rppulluc.
iIuu %. "a IIn,rIm,"
rr.m ,Hrt pf inclination. or want
YI linn, nu.r never been much ul %
fY,.t,rgYpr mtsrIl but had ID couple
of iTI,rds who hd never seen G,u.
,r,l Grnut Therefore. for the first
iiar. .u Wusnmgtpn ! concluded tu
40 win them we went purE 100
order tp select our p0atlou The night
yas dark for there was uu moon uu.
MI uItrr 40 O'clock and my ru.ullcp.
lion nleo s that il was cloudy, with
q rIoumv mist In the air.
Having entered the thcatcr up took
,outs diarpnally oppostc the prca-
dents boN. ana upun the same floor
The Presidents box was upon the
second floor. which was twelve feet
eight inches above the stage The two
boxes upon that floor had been thrown
into one hy removing the partition be-
tween thom. The box was rrstouucd
with flags. sD that we knew II was
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

the farmer win not be allowed to
say whether he wants a saloon in
the town or city he will be taxed to
take care of the products Of the sa-
lcun-county costs, jail expenses and
the paupers,
What class of people are asking
that our prohibition law shall be
broken down and this license law
enacted?
The brewers and distillers outside
Of the state want 1t done, The law
viOlators inside of the state want It
done. The criminal class everywhere
wants 1t done. A certain class OF
business men who may now profit
from the business or expect to do
so want it done The class of peo-
pie who drink little on the sly
want It done. A small class Of good
people well meaning but not well
informed, who deploring present
conditions. are willing to jump, from
the frying pan into the fire want II
done.
But the ministers do not want II
done. The educators do not want It
done. The class Of people who stand
for the best things in society and
politics do not want II done, The
church people, the praying people
everywhere do not want IT done,
And may It please God that 1t shall
not be done.
JAS. W BAKER.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

Everything passed on very pleas
antly until about 10 O'Clock or little
later. II was In the third act, In tho
milkmald scene. when one Of my
friends called my attention 90 the
President box, with the remark,
There reporter going 10 see Faith
er Abraham | looked ana saw q
man gtlndlug ut the door Of the Pres
idcnt hON. with his hat on ana look
iUg down upon the stage Presently
he took out "a card case, uH something
OF that Kind and from his side pocket
aud took ont card, II rs said he
showed j. lO the President mcs8en-
ger outside, but ! saw nothing pt thUL
Kind lu fuul ! uw no other man there
aside from those seated In the aud
Irupp. Tie took or his hat and put his
hand upon the door knob, ana went lu-
lu the little han or corridor back Of
the box then turned ~ the play.
Presently I cannot say how soon,
10 may have two. three Oi five minutes
! heard pistol shot ! turned u
the Presidents boz and saw man
flash tp the front, with nirc as white
us SNOW, uud hair as black ms q
raven My first impression was that u
WUs part uf the play The man put
ha Ipl hand upon the front railing
ANA went over, not with clean sweep
mt with Kind uf scramble, first ono
lug aud then the other. II evidently
Was boo hs intention to swing over as
we swing over fence, but his spur,
uH appeared Afterwards. caught In the
flag and hence the scramble
AS hc went over or possibly after
reaching the stage, he shouted very
clprly and distinrtly "SiC sempor
tyruus,' and then for the first time
u meant assassination The virginia
coat uf.arms. with the device, had
been familiar 10 me from childhood
and OF course with este scmpor ty-
runnis' ringing clearly through the
hall, | understood II nj once,
The man struck the floor and sunk
down partially, but Immediately rose
up and brandshnR douhlc-cdEed
dagger, which glittcrcd In the gas light
he passed dlagouallv across the stage
with his face To- the audience. and
went out lie did not run, II was Il
swift stage walk, and was evidently
studied beforehand, like everything
else he did for effect. II rs said his
llg was broken 10y the fan, but | saw
no evidence Of II In his gait
For "A moment there was stiffness %
death, The audience seemed paralyzcd
No sound what ever came from tn,
box that | heard II is said In the var
lOus accounts that Mrs Lincoln shrlol
ed, ! hoard no shrek, Major Rath
hun testified that he shouted
that man" | heard nothing Of tn,
ana | believe could have heard
whisper.
I saw Mr.. Lincoln sitting in hi
chair, with his head dropped over up
on his breast, but in all other respect
he retained the position he had be
fore he was shot quite a little In
terval passed before anything wal
said or done, By interval meai
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

' Continued from page tcn)
of the three months after the earth
quake In san Francisco.
Before the earthquake san Fran
cisco had $500 saloons and 200
churches, Arrests were 100 to l25
daily Police protection cost $1,000
goo License revenue S2S9.O0 cost
above revenue, $73116O, The cost OF
court proceedings, Jail and every
thing connected with the punishment
of crime is not included
The Red Light Districts" Of
Chinatown and the "Barbary Coast"
had few parallels, Liquor was sold
In grocery stores and the assgnatlon
houses were freQuented by the boys
and girls of the public schools
After the Earthquake.
The very first move made In the
interest OF life and property was to
close all saloon II liquor is god
thing certainly this was time when
II should have been allowed to flow
freely II high license Is the only
way Of restraining Il, this was the
best time possible to prove IT, But
all classes agreed that the first thing
necessary to preserve life, morals and
property was to stop an traffic in
liquor
Note the results
Arrests from April 20 to July 4
were two to six per day. The first
! Monday after opening the saloons
/ the arrets were scvcnty-tour against
five the preceding Monday on Fri.
day the arrests were scventy-twc
against two the preceding Friday
113 the second Monday against foui
| the corresponding Monday before
\ No more remarkable record of tn,
actual benefits OF prohibition has evei
! been given the world than the gov.
ernment OF San Francisco durinl
those three months that followed tn,
/ awful disaster OF April 90 1905, II
the class Of destruction, In the sor
row OF de9th and pain of maine,
bodies, IN the Wild despair Of loss o
loved ones, to say nothing of loss a
property and utter destruction no
high license but prohibition was tn,
first thought and sure help and alb
solute protection OF the stricken city