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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20

balance on QaQQ. 80 o,ooG.oo
There are in the county 8S white
public schools with 142 teachers and
5.032 scholars; and 100 colored pub
lie schools with 10 teachers and
$685. scholars.
Since the last annal report twelve
districts have voted on special taxes
to increase the efficiency of their
schools. Thirty-nine of the seventy
three districts of the county are car
1ying special taxes from one to six
mills. During the year just closed
eight new modern school buildings
have been erected, and six more are
being erected. Several Of these have
three rooms and will cost from twel-
We to fifteen hundred dollars and are
located in rural districts.
The trustees and patrons are US
ing good judgment and applying bus
mess methods to school work as well
as other things. In several commun-
tiles they are preparing to transport
children and teachers and combine
two or more weak schools into one
strong well-equipped. school with
two or more teachers. Our people
are making a special study &C the
Lest methods for improving our
schools and it is hoped that in a
few years good, strong school with
well qualified, well paid teachers
will be in the reach of every child in
Orangeburg county.
A very successful summer school
vas held at Orangeburg to improve
the teachers Of Orangeburg and Cal
toun counties. and as result the
teachers will go to work next ses-
sion better qualified than before.
Agriculture Is being introduced
into our schools and each year our
people are becoming aroused to the
Importance Of the study of agricul-
tire. The Boys Corn Club has been
organized with a membership of ov-
eIrone hundred. These farmer boys
will raise about 5000 bushels of
corn this year as shown by present
reports. The public spirited citizens
CT Orangeburg have donated $3.50 to
lie given to these boys for the best
yields of corn, etc. A corn fair will
be held at the court house in Octo-
Ter and at this fair the boys will
exhibit their corn and the commit
tee will award the prizes.
The people Of the county general
ly are alive to the demands Of the
education of their children"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20
VIII Be Home Soon.

in Letter to the board of stewards
CT St. Paul Methodist church Rev. II.
VI. Bays, pastor Of the church, says
he has been greatly improved by his
:acation and expects to fill his pull
pit here the first Sunday in Septem-
Der. This news will be received
with pleasure by the congregation.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20
Business Locals.

Balance feed for horses. Ground
oats, corn and alfalfa. 55c per bu.
Phone so. Ayers & Williams.
Ayers G. Williams Dairy Feed will
produce milk. S1.35 per sack.
Phone so.
Poultry Powders are guaranteed to
prevent and cure all diseases Of the
poultry or money back. Ayers &
Williams
Feed Ayers & Williams Poultry
Feed. will make your hens lay.
Phone so.
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Pellagra at Bowman.

Bowman, August 19- Special: A
eenuine case of pellagra is reported
nv DR.. w. M. earn in his practice
some miles below Bowman. The pa
tent, Addison Brown, has been i'll
for some time, but only recently
came under the treatment Of Dr..
earn, who states that it is genuine
case of pellagra, he having seen a
number of cases at Columbia before
moving down here from that place.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Orangeburg
in City Council Assefbled, and by
Authority of the same.
Section 1. That for the purpose
Of raising supplies and meeting the
ordinary expenses of the City of Or
Sngeburg for the fiscal year beginin:
April /, 1910, and ending March 81,
1911, tax Of twelve and one-half
az 1-2) mills be and the same Is
hereby levied on each dollar of the
assessed value of all real and person
al property in the said City Of Or
angeburg (except such property as is
exempt by the laws and constitution
of the State from taxation.)
Section 2. That for the purpose
of paying the annaul interest upon
the Railroad bonds issued by the
laid City of Orangeburg under and by
the authority Of the General Assem-
bly, of the State Of South Carolina,
approved the 22nd day of December,
1891, and for the purpose of Great
ing a sinking fund for the redemp
ton of said bonds, tax Of three
fourths (3-4) of one mill and the
same is hereby levied upon each dol
lar of the assessed value Of all real
estate and personal property within
the City of Orangeburg not exempt
from taxation
Section 8. That for the purpose
OF paying the semi-annual interest
Upon the Water and Electric bonds
issued by the said City in accordance
= ith the act of the General Assem-
ply of thu State, approved the End
lay of March, 1896, and the Acts
amendatory, and for the purpose Of
creating a sinking fund for the re-
demption cf the said bonds, tax of
enc and one-half IL 1-2) mills be and
the same IS hereby levied upon each
dollar assessed value of all the real
and personal property within the said
city Of Orangeburg except suca
property as is exempt from taxation.
Section 4. That for the purpose
of paying the semi-annual interest
upon the Sewerage bonds issued by
the said City in accordance with law,
and for the purpose of creating a
sinking fund for the redemption of
said sewerage bonds, a tax of two
and one-fourth q 1-4) mills be and
the same is hereby levied upon eacn
dollar of the assessed value Of all
real and personal property within the
City Of Orangeburg except such prop
erty as is exempt from taxation.
Section S. That the taxes levied
by the ordinance shall become due
and payable on the fifteenth day Of
September, 1910, and the City Treas
.;rer's office shall be open for the
receipt AMI collection Of said taxes
from the fifteenth day of September,
1910, until the 18th day Of October,
1910, Sundays excepted.
Section G. That for the purpose Of
carrying into effect the provisions
Of the foregoing sections of this or
dinance, the City Clerk and Treasur-
er is hereby authorized and empow-
cred, to take all such steps and do
all such things as may be necessary
thereto as is provided by law and the
ordinances Of said city.
Done and ratified by City Council
in City Council Assembled, at the
City Of Orangeburg, S. c., this the
twelfth day of August, Ammo Domini,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ten.
J. w. H. DUKES,
Mayor Of the City of Orangeburg,
South Carolina.
Attest:
L.. H. WANNAMAKER,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20
Blind Tigers Caught.

Deputy Sheriff r. B. Salley and
Special Constable Henry Copes went
to Eutawyille and Elloree on Thurs
cay and arrested Mary Ford, Sam
Wesley Ford and Queenie Louis,
charged with selling liquor. They
ere all colored and had been spotted
by detectives. Two Of them gave
bond and one was locked up.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20
AN ORDINANCE.

To Raise Supplies and Make Appro-
priations to Meet the Liabilities
of the City of Orangeburg for the
Fiscal Year Beginning April list,
g 1910. and Ending March 31st,
q 1911.
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EDUCATIONAL. /. . REPORT |!.!:'||''.!ll | !.
COUNTY SCHOOLS IN VERY GOOD
CONDITION.
Extracts from Superintendent Of Ed.
ucaticn Liyingston's Annual Re-

y. 3
4 port.
Below are given extracts from the
ennual report of County SuperinteE-
cent Livingston. The report shows
the resources for the past year to be
s76,34I.84, as against $71,406.08
the year before or a gain of S4,735,-
rs. The expenditures the past year
were ses. .oos.25 as against s62,167.-
E:s the year before, or a gain OF So
S41.66 spent toward the betterment
cf our educational condition.
The county began tn past year
gith a balance of ss,23S.4s, and
will begin the next year with a bal
ance of S8,332.59, or falling on
CT Ss05.s0. But when it is con
sidered that over six thousand dol
lars were spent for the schools last
year more than the year before,
while the increase in resources was
not but something over four
thousand it will be seen that in real
isy the county is still several hum
dred ahead OF what it was last year.
The following are the figures:
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balance for 1909-10.. ..$s,23S.49
ReeSurses 190G-1O.
Income from poll tax. ..S7,2S2.0O
Income from 8 mill tax. 22,314.20
Falance on hand from
preceding year. s,23S.4s
Income from dispensary, 19,1SS.2O
Income from special levy. Is, ,191.S4
Income from dog tax. ;. 1,76O.5O
Frize from School I'm
provement Association. 10000
High school aid ;. 100000
State aid by recent Act Of
Legislature. :. 1,s52.7O
library aid. :. 80. 10000
Building aid by recent
Act Legislature. -. S0O.Uo
Funds from Berkeley An
mex. 1,2s2.29
From other sources go. 125.o0
Total resources. -. :. ..s76,341.S4
Expenditures. oo,ouS.1o
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20

Willie Davis, colored, arrested on
Thursday morning by the police for
stealing a bicycle was bound over
for trial by Judge Brunson. Steal
ing bicycles has gotten to be a COM
mon practice about here, and an
example ought to be made of Davis.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
TO MOUNT
CANNON IN PARK
w. M. slmms Wires War Department
to Ship Piece Here From Fort
in California.

The agitation for cannon for
Parker Plaza started some time ago
by DR.. e. B. Frayser, Billy Simms and
others is at last to bring results. Mr.
Simms today wired the department
to forward one Of these cannon from
California. The only cost Of this to
the city will be the freight, which will
amount to $226
The war department donates cannon
that outlived their usefulness in serv-
ice to towns or cities or other IN
stitutions, who will pay the freight on
them to the destination The manner
of raising funds for paying the freight
on this cannon has not been decided
upon, but Mr.. Simms took the re-
sponsibility upon himself to wire for
it, and will raise the necessary money,
before its arrival here.
It is the intention to have this can
non mounted in Parker Plaza, and to
be the property of the city.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
BADGETT ADDITION
WILL NOW Be SOLD
Avery Will Reopen Office Here And
Push Sale of Lots in Beautiful
Addition.

"The growth of this town since my
last visit here is something remark
able" said c. S. Avery, of Tulsa, who
was here yesterday afternoon on a
short business visit.
Mr.. Avery was more enthused over
the outlook for Vinita than when he
was a resident of this town. He ex-
pressed his belief that the town rise
to a population of 10000 in the next
year or two.
The spirit of enterprise that has de-
veloped here has worked such a won
derful change that Mr.. Avery has de-
cided to reopen an office here at once
and will place the Badgett addition,
in the southwest part of town, on the
market.
The improvement and sale of this
property brought Mr.. Avery here in
the first place, but owing to legal com
plications he was never able to put
the addition on the market Now,
however, the lots will be placed on
sale and the addition will be thor
oughly advertised.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
ELECTRIC SPARK
CAUSES BIG FIRE
Death List in Fire in Chicago Furnl-
ture Factory May Reach 22-
One Man Arrested.
By Associated Press.

Chicago, H., Mar. 25-Twelye per
sons are reported dead in fire at the
Tackin Fish Furniture company build
ing, here today. About forty employees
escaped and four jumped from the
third story window and died later in
the hospital.
According to Mr.. Fish, member of
the firm, the fire started when an en-
ploye went into the finishing depart
ment on the fourth floor to get some
alcohol for cigar lighter. The cleo
trio spark of the lighter, according to
Mr. Fish, started the fire which quick
ly reached the cans of benzine and an
explosion followed Mr.. Fish express
ed the belief that all of the employees
on the fourth floor escaped. but could
see no hope for those above. Esti-
mates of the number on these floors
runs as high as twenty-five, and the
death list may reach this number
The financial loss is estimated at
$500 900.
At 1890 p. M, seven bodies had
been recovered. With the addition
of the name of Emma Lichenstein, who
died in a hospital, the known dead
number eight Three bodies were
found togther in the southeast corner
of the wreckage. Their position show
ed that they had been in an attitude
of prayer, when death came. Leo
Stoeckel was found at home and TAX
en- before Marshal Horan, for interrog-
alton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON BONUS MATTER
Railroad Committee viii Make Special
Report at Saturdays Meeting
With Mr.. Walters.

The matter of guaranteeing the
bonus for the Usage Western railroad
was taken up at the meeting Of the
Commercial Club last night, and upon
request of the railroad committee, no
action was taken, but the committee
will have a special report to make at
the meeting Saturday morning, when
Mr.. Walters will be here to either
close up the bonus contract or to re-
fuse the proposition of the Commercial
Club.
This meeting will be held at the
Commercial Club rooms at $3.50 Satur-
day morning, and everyone interest
ed in the building of the new road is
urged to attend.
The committee appointed to prepare
for the entertainment of the teachers
made a detailed report of the work
done, and the report was approved by
the club. 1t was decided to lease the
Auditorium for the two days, includ-
ing the moving picture show, which
will be given free to everyone tonight,
and free to teachers tomorrow after
noon and evening. Tomorrow, how
ever all except visiting teachers will
be required to pay the usual admission
fee.
Davis Hill, of the school board was
present and made report of the
cause for the delay in building the
high school, and stated that the
school bonds had now been practical
ly sold. and that the board would prob
ably be in position to proceed with
the work in a short time. Owing to
the decline in the price of bonds, and
the low money market the board, ac-
cording to Mr. Hill, has had much
difficulty in selling the bonds at par,
with accrued interest, as is provided
by law as the lowest price they can
be sold for.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
SANTA Re IS SUED BY
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Oklahoma City, Okla, Mar. 25.-
Suits aggregating $365,OOO were filed
in the district court here Thursday
against the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe Railway company by John M.
Hayes, a state enforcement attorney,
and E. E. Reardon, county attorney,
on behalf of the state The company
is charged with violating the prohibit
tion law for S65 days, the maximum
penalty under the law being $1,000 a
day. A house on the Santa Fe right
of way in Oklahoma City, in which
the Santa Fe is alleged to have stored
liquors consigned to w. "A. FARRELL and
d. M. Blunk, is involved.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
JUDGE OWEN ANNOUNCES
THAT HE WILL RESIGN

Guthrie, Okla, March 25. - Judge
Thos. H. owen of Muskogee, associate
justice of the criminal court of appeals
will resign from the bench by April 1S
at the latest. He states that he will
resume his law practice at Muskogee.
Judge Owens resignation is not al
together unexpected but the date is
rather earlier than had been supposed.
No strong candidates for the appoint
ment to the criminal bench have APP
peared as yet but among the more
prominently mentioned is District
Judge D. A. Richardson of Durant.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
NORRIS DER|DES
REGULARS WORK
Machine Leaders Fight Committees
neutrality-suspicious. sustains
Report to Suppress Agents.


Washington, March 25.-Former In
sugent Norris Of Nebraska figured in
the house yestanday as regular,
while he derided his late opponents,
the regulars, for having joined the In
surgency. The Nebraskan spoke In
support Of the provision of the pension
appropriation bill for the abolition of
penson agencies, as reported to the
house by the committee on pensions.
Messrs. Currier of New Hampshire,
Alexander of New York, Boutell Of I'LL
nois, and Dalzell of Pennsylvania, were
among the republicans who strenu-
ously fought the regular organization
of the house as represented by the
committee on pensions, in their efforts
TO overturn the report of that commit
tee and continue the pension agencies.
"One of the tests of regularity"
said Mr. Norris, SIS that we should al
ways be willing to quarrel in commit
tee, and let our differences end there.
Now, we regulars are trying to have
this bill passed in the form It was re-
ported to the house.
Think of it, Boutell of Illinois and
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, whose regu-
larity was never questioned before,
have caught this disease CT insurgency
and have left the reservation.
"Oh, ingfatitude! Is this the way we
are to be held for the election of these
gentlemen, who have pension agencies
in their districts. to the great commit
tee on rules?"
The house by a vote of rs to "a, sus-
tanned the report of the committee, re-
fusing to strike out the provision abol-
ishing the eighteen pension agencies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
MAsONS BUY BAPTIST
TEMPLE FOR $3.50, 900

Oklahoma City, Okla, Mar. 25.-The
White Temple, one of the largest and
most commodious of the churches of
Oklahoma City, was purchased Thurs
day morning by the Masonic lodge of
this city, and will be converted INTO
a Masonic temple.
The purchase price is $150,000, part
of the consideration to be paid in cash,
and the members of the Baptist con-
gregation to accept the site owned by
the Mason's at Ninth and Robinson
streets at a price to be agreed upon
by board of appraisers.
The sale was made through s. c..
Heyman, A. E. Monroney and Jasper
Sipes acting for the Masonic lodge,
and DR.. Carter Helm Jones. ]. B. Gar
rison and B. E. Jennings on behalf Of
the Baptist church.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
SIGNS BILL TO BUY
ASYLUM GROUNDS
Wants Attorney Generals Opinion on
"Grandfather" Amendment and
Stafford Bills.

Guthrie, Okla, March Ex-Governor
Haskell has signed the following bills
passed at the special session of the
legislature:
Bills with appropriations of $3.50
maintainence of Norman asylum; ST.
Uz5, salary and expense of inspector
in Office of commissioner of charities
and corrections; $4,000 to reimburse
the governors contingent fund for
money advanced the attorney general;
$4,000 to pay state house rent; $751;
327.28 to reimburse common school
fund for unauthorized expenditures of
the land office; $4,000 for Weather
ford normal; $4,000 for Durant nor
NAL; $4,000 for Claremore prepara-
tory school; $4,01O for the game war
den's department; $2S,0O0 for addi-
tional land for Vinita insane asylum;
1920 for salaries of the state mining
board; $6,393.77 for Snake Indian up
rising deficiency; $4,4SS2O to reim-
burse the sheriff of Craig county for
keep of state prisoners; $735.53 for
militia deficiency; $10,400 for addi-
tional lands for Pryor Creek orphan
home; 100000 for construction work
at the state penitentiary; $4,000 for
the corporation commission and $10,-
600 for the attorney general with
which to defend the 2-cent cases.
Other bills were approved requiring
foreign corporations to produce books
and records for inspection in the state;
making Greary in Blain county, court
town; amending the drainage laws;
making the attorney general ex-officio
bond commissioner; making hog steal
ing penitentiary offense; requiring
jails to be whitewashed annually; re-
lating to the investment of sinking
funds; creating the Office of marshal
in incorporated towns; relating to ap-
peals from boards of equalization.
7 Three bills Governor Haskell sent
to Attorney General West for opinions
as to their legality and correctness
before approving them, as follows:
The Taylor resolution proposing the
grandfather" clause amendment to
the constitution; two bills by Stafford
relating to city school boards and the
sale of the state fair grounds at Okla
homa City.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
Must Explain Discrepancy.

Tulsa, Okla, Mar. 25-City Auditor
Cline has cited T. c. Hughes, former
city engineer, and s. L. Patton, a con
tractor, to appear before the city com
mission and explain an alleged dis
erepancy of about 116 in some sewer
work done in Tulsa by Patton little
over a year ago when Hughes was city
engineer.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
MINOR SUITS OCCUPY
ATTENTION OF COURT

The dull grind of civil cases of minor
Importance continues in the district
court. Yesterday afternoon the court
heard the arguments on two demurrers
in the case of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company VS.. B. F. Myers. In one
of the cases the court sustained the
demurrer regarding certain sureties
and overruled the demurrer to the
suit, filed by Meyers. Today the court
is hearing the case of Mrs. Fannie
Scott VS.. Otto ]. Storm. This is a
suit for the purchase price of piece
of land
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
KNIGHTS OF ROSE CRO|X
GIVE BANQUET At COBB

The Knights of Rose Croix spent
a delightful evening here yesterday,
the occasion being the observance of
the Maunday Thursday service A
banquet at the Cobb hotel was served
at the conclusion of the service. in
addition to the fifteen local knights,
there were in attendance; Dir. F L.
Wormington, G. w. Nicely, ]. G.
Briggs, George Rice, Dr. w. L. McWil-
iiams, R. Tidwell and J. S. Mahon, all
of Miami, George Mitchell of Miles,
and H. E. Underwood of Harrisburg,
Pa.
Reward offered For EIgin.
Muskogee, OKLA, March 25.--C. E.
Elgin, who gave his address as Pa
ducah, KY, is accused of obtaining
$4,000 here by swinging. Elgin, it is
said, made a deal for a tract of land
and was to pay $500 down. He pro
duced New York exchange for $4,000.
A real estate dealer introduced him at
the First National bank and the ex-
change was cashed and the money left
in the bank. Elgin, it is charged, gave
the real estate man a check for 5000
and at intervals checked out the bal
ance.
Thursday the bank was advised that
the exchange was a forgery. The
bank officials have instructed Sheriff
Wiener to offer a reward for the ar
rest of Elgin
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-25
SOS. ......-. ...-~.
BUARU WANTS CUNlRUL Ut
LANGSTON NEGRO COLLEGE

Guthrie, Okla, March, 25.--Acting
upon the advice of its college commit
tee, the state board Of agriculture has
started a fight to secure control Of
the negro agricultural and normal uni
versity at Langston on the ground that
the school participates in federal funds
is an agricultural and mechanical col
lege under the acts of congress and
laws of the state and that the consti-
tuition of Oklahoma gives the state
board of agriculture exclusive control
over such an institution.
Secretary Charles Barrett of the
board has started the fireworks by
addressing a letter to Attorney Gen.
eral Charles West, asking him for a
legal opinion as to whether or not the
board of agriculture should assume
control of the Langston institution.
The board does not expect an adverse
opinion from the attorney general, but
it has decided in any event to ask the
Langston board of regents to yield con-
troll of the institution to the board of
agriculture, and if the board shows
disposition to hold on to ask the state
auditor to decline to issue warrants ap-
proved by that board In case the
auditor should refuse the board win
go into the courts and fight the mat
ter through the courts to final deter
mination in the supreme court if nee
essary.