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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

Asked as to whether the Southern
Power company would probably try to
increase the rate ii, is asking for power
on the expiration Of the present con-
tracts, Mr.. Lee smiled good naturedly,
and remarked that the company has
adopted standard rates for power and
is selling to everybody on exactly the
same basis. He was perfectly aware of
fear on the part of the public that
there might be an attempt To squeeze
somebody: but he was rather amused
at il than otherwise. Are we not
southern people with you and of you.
and are we not asking for your assist
ance and support just like we propose
to give you our assistance and support?
Well, we are not afraid of our fellow
citizens and our fellow citizens are not
afraid of us"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
couRT OF COMMON PLEAS.

The case of A. S. Hand VS.. the Ca
tawba Power company resulted in
mistrial.
This was the first case taken up In
the court Of common pleas on Monday.
The hearing of the testimony took up
all of Monday and Tuesday, and after
argument and the charge by the court.
the case went to the jury at about 4
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The jury
remained out all the afternoon and
night. and coming into court yesterday
morning with a report that it had been
unable to agree and that there was no
possibility of an agreement, the court
ordered mistrial
The case was hard fought one from
start to finish. There was a long ar
raw of witnesses on both sides, and able
counsel contested every point with
skill and ability. Messrs. Thos. +. Nc
Dow and ]. II. Marion represented the
plaintiff. and Messrs. Osborne and Cox
of the firm Of Osborne, Lucas & Cox,
and ]. +. Mcdonald and &. f.. Spencer
represented the defendant power com
pany.
The issue is the damage tn the water
mower at Hands mill on Allison creek.
alleged to have been caused by the
back water from the dam of the Ca
tawba Power company. for which dam
age the plaintiff claims compcnsa-
ton in the sum of $4,000.
The water power involved is that
which was formerly known as Wrights
mill Power was developed there pre-
yious to the American Revolution for
Hills Iron works, and there has been
a mill on this site ever since. The Old
er people of the present generation re-
member the mill as "Wrght'S. The
next owner was William Sans. then
John Duff, then it went back to the
Wright estate, and was bought by MI.
l. S. Wright who sold ii to Mrs. w. l..
Plexico, who sold it tn Mr.. Hand i'll
1906.
MI Hand paid $4,000 for the property
and spent $1,100 in bettermentS. The
second year after ne got poSHcSSlolI'
however. the creek below the mill be-
gan to fill up with sand, and in
short time the power was ruined. For
two wears or more the power has been
dead, and the big pile of sand below the
dam is such as to discourage any hope
that q mill will ever be operated there
again.
The plaintiff set up and backed the
claim with lot of strong testimony
that the filling up of the creek with sand
is due to the back water from tn" Ca
tawba dam. The defendant answered
with the claim that it is two and three
,uarter miles from the Hand dam to the
hack water of the river and in that
distance there is Il fall of more than
twenty feet. on the strength of this the
defendant held that the filling up of the
crock WAS caused by the washing down
of sand from above, instead of the dcpoS-
- from eddy water caused by ObStruc-
,ions below. Against this the plaintltt
maintained that the bed of the creek
had been raised all the way from the
,;ver that where there had been cult
,atable. fertile corn bottoms, there are
nov meadows on which it is dangerous
70 venture with Il horse, and where the
nnuds that come down the creek USED
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
AT TARGET PRACTICE.

DetachmentS from the First regiment,
National Guard, are out at Sutton's
Springs, three miles west Of York
Vile, engaged in target practice on the
splendid 1000 yard rifle range at that
place The detachments are from COM
panies G, H, l. and K, from Cornwell,
Rock Hill, Yorkville and Fort Mill. res
pcctively and are composed as follows:
Company G-Capt. T. s. McKeown,
Lieut. w. H. Ragsdale, Corporal A. A.
Douglas, Privates H. M. McElduff, f.
Arthur, f. r. Higgins. j. c. Tenant.
Company H-Capt. L. McFadden,
Lieut., c. c. Oates. SCRIPT. r. H. Glen
denning, Corporal w. w. Baker, Pri-
Yates l. Holler, j. M. X. Giles. l.. john
son, l. Wright, ]. NJ. Dell, w. T. Barr.
]. A. Sullivan, J. A. Langley. w. T.
Strand.
Company K-Lieut. S. w. Parks,
Sergt. D. V. Epps, COrporals NJ. Faris.
A. Ferguson, Privates B. Blankenship'
Will Belk, Carl Jones, VIII Boyd. Henry
Windle.
Company Lieut.. Bert +. Smith,
Sergt. ]. NJ. White, CorpOrals R. B. AL
lein, Foy Dickson, Sam Adams, Pri-
Yates Chas. Carroll, Ben Falls. r. q.
Brandon, ]. M. Robinson, Sam Watson.
The detachments are in command Of
Major w. B. Moore and Capt. NJ. c.
Willis, with sis staff, consisting of j. n.
O'Farrell. E. NJ. Dickson and d. NJ
Hawkins, has charge of the quarter
master department.
The soldiers are quartered in tents,
pitched along the creek bank, doing
their own cooking for the most part
and putting in their days in nard work
at the range.
The main business in hand is the in
struction of the details in all matters
pertaining to the proper care and hand
ling of their rifles, and especially to
teach them the highest development Of
scientific theories in connection with
long range shooting, how to hold
rifle properly, how to aim it. how to
make allowance for wind from what
ever direction or of whatever velocity
and the proper manner Of pulling the
trigger after perfect aim has been at
tained.
The actual target work consists of
firing at ranges of from 200 yards up
to 1000 yards At 200 yards. the point
blank range, the practice is to shoot off
hand from a standing position. while
from 300 yards the practice is to kneel
or sit and at all the other ranges up TO
1000 yards, the shooter fires from re-
clining position.
The possible score Is fifty points out
of ten shots at each range, although
each shooter Is allowed two extra pre-
liminery shots for the purpose Of form
ing an idea as to the windage.
Another important system of practice
consists in beginning at the 1000 yard
line, firing, advancing on the target and
firing at each 100 yards. This however,
Is usually done by platoons, and as the
range has only two targets, 1t Is not
practicable for more than two men 10
work in this way at the same time.
The present details will continue at
the practice through the week and Will
probably break camp tomorrow morn
ing. They will be followed by other de-
tails later on, and the plan is to send
ten Of the best shots developed to
Charleston, where there will be another
shoot for the purpose OF determining
the best shots to represent the state at
Camp Perry.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

to pass swiftly by, now they are OBJ
structed and deposit their sand just
below the mill dam and around the
turbine wheel.
After their discharge the jurors re-
ported that within snort time after
they entered the jury room, eleven #
them agreed that the plaintiff was en-
titled to a verdict; but one held out
and insisted that he would never agree.
and so II stood all night. The eleven
also practically agreed that the proper
measure of the damages was $4,000:
but as the first proposition that the
plaintiff was entitled to the verdict
could not be reached unanimously, the
amount of the verdict was not definite
ly decided.
The next case taken up was that OF
Mackorell Bros. VS.. tine Western Union
Telegraph company. This was suit
for damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by the alleged negligence of the
telegraph company in the delivery of
telegram. The jury found for the de-
fendant. John r. and G. w. S. Hart.
Esas., for the plaintiff; John Gary
Evans and Thos. F. Mellow. Esqs., for
defendant.
The last case taken up was that OF
Downs VS.. the Tavora Cotton mill. This
was a suit in behalf of the children OF
w. F.. Downs, electrician of the Tavora
Cotton mill, who was killed by coming
in contact with a live wire at the cotton
mill on December 10, 1908. The plain
tiff was represented by Messrs. Dunlap
& Dunlap, and the amount claimed was
$40. 900. The effort was to show that
the deceased had not been provided
with the proper appliances for the pur-
suit of his hazardous occupation, and
that mis- death was the result of his
obedience to the orders of his employ
ers. The killing resulted while Mr..
Downs and other employees were hunt
ing for the cause Of sudden and ap-
parently unexplainable suspension of
electric energy While looking for the
trouble, Mr. Downs put his hand on
live wire that would have been dead
had he not neglected to pull a switch
on the outside. Death was instantane-
GUS The testimony showed that while
Superintendent Ramseur, Mr.. Downs
and others were looking for the trou-
BILE, Mr.. w. B. Wylie then president of
the mill ordered everybody to remain
out Of the power house, while he sent
for Mr. ]. G. Barnwell, superintendent
of the Yorkvile electric plant. The ac-
cident occurred just before the arrival
Of Mr.. Barnwell. The defendant was
represented by Messrs. c. E. Spencer
and S. E. McFadden. The jury found
for the defendant.
All the other jurors had been dis
charged previous to going into the
foregoing case and at the conclusion
of this case court was adjourned sine
die. Judge DeVore went through the
country to Rock Hill last night, to take
the train for his home in Edgefield.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
FRIDAY, APRIL 2e, 1910.

During the coming campaign the least
discussed problem is going to be the
whisky bottle. Issues are going to be
raised that. will completely over
shadow the whisky wrangle which has
pervaded South Carolina politics for
the past fifteen years. There are lots
Of PrOhibitionists in this state. There
are only six counties and the last legis-
lature refused to pass a wide
measure so the assumption Is that the
large number of ProhibitiOnists, and
for matter Of fact those that are not
Prohibitionists are going to demand
that the problems more serious be
discussed by the candidates during the
coming summer. The people want to
hear a man express himself on the
live issues Of the day in South Caro-
lima. Every man knows the whisky
situation from a to 2 and an explana-
ton by the candidates will not be
necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
TENNESSEE IN UPROAR.
New Primary Plan Does Not Give Sat-
isfaction.

Two United States senatorshipS, the
gOvernorShip, the state supreme bench
and perhaps the position of Tennessee
in the Democratic column are involv-
ed in the bitter political fight now in
progress in that state, says Wash
ington dispatch of April 26.
The Carmack killing, the Cooper
pardon, the liquor issue, and now a
new primary election system, conceived
and promulgated by Governor Patter-
son and his friends, are responsible
for the strained relations.
The new primary is the boldest po-
litical stroke ever perpetrated in Ten
nessce. This, its enemies declare,
takes the party power absolutely out
of the hands of the voters and main
tains it in the hands of Self-perpet-
uating political organization. This is
the organization headed by Governor
Patterson.
When the primary was first propoS-
ed. Senator James Il. Frazier. VIII"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
"CYClONE SMITH,"
South Carolina Senator Compels At
tention on Cotton Question.

South Carolina Senator SornpSiS ~
tention on Cotton Question.
Senator Cyclone Smith" That is
the way the Washington Times takes
liberties with the junior senator from
South Carolina. heretofore known to
fame as Cotton" Smith. 1t is stated
on the authority of the Times that "Cy-
clone" is the name that the senator
has earned for himself since he has
been pouncing Aldricn and the rest of
them on the cotton probing business.
The Times says in this connection:
Senator Smith of South Carolina
has gained a sobriquet. He is called
Cyclone Smith This is because of
his cyclonic delivery in debate. He can
speak faster than any man in the SEN
ate.
His first real debate came yester-
day when he attacked the attorney
general because of the cotton trust
probe instituted by the department of
Justice. The South Carolinian is a cot
ton expert. He knows the business
from the seed in the ground to the fa-
brio on the store shelf He, organized
the cotton growers in the movement to
hold the staple for better prices.
This fund of cotton knowledge was
used to overwhelm the senate yeSter-
day. For nearly two hours the senator
spoke and ten relays of Sterographers
were necessary to catch his remarks.
Not a note did he use. All the torrent
of talk seemed to rise spontaneously
and the deluge was complete.
"Withal, Senator Smith spoke to
good effect-for new senator. He
held the attention of more Republican
senators during his address than many
of his older Democratic associates do
when they rise to address the senate.
He did more He baited Senator AID
rich until that leader rose To defend the
tariff from the South Carolina on
slaught. That was how vigorously the
attack was made.
Senator Smith is not exactly of the
fire. eating type, but he borders closely
on it. 1t is suggested tha' a little
more senate training will terAper MIN
somewhat and that he is therefore dcS-
tined to become a forceful debater.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

-. Gaffney Ledger: Mr.. ID. Audley
Gold. BlackSburg's enterprising pho-
tOgrapher. was in the city snort
while Monday. While here he told
Ledger man of a very narrow escape
that northbound passenger train No
- had Sunday afternoon over mile
this side of Blacksburg. 1t seems that
No. II. the southbound train. which
passes that point short time before
no. II. had dropped some fire from It's
engine as it was crossing small tres
tie near the home of Mr.. walker
Moss. just beyond Broad river, ana
i'm consequence thereof the crossties on
the little bridge were soon on fire. The
blaze attracted the attention OF some
of Mr.. MOsss children who upon IN
vestigation found the woodwork III
flames and burning briskly. They car
ried water to the point in buckets and
succeeded in extinguishing the fire
but not before it had destroyed the
entire bridge While some were en-
gagged in putting out the fire. one
thoughtful one ran down the track and
tagged No II. which was then due at
the point. and owing to the fact that
the bridge was near curve IN the
track. this act probably prevented
terrible wreck and saved many lives
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

- Winnsboru. April -: Safr-crack"r3
visited WnnsborO last night, forcing
window of the ticket office at the
Southern passenger station and sue
ceSSfully working the combination of
the safe in tine office, where they So
cured about $225 in cash. Nothing
save the money in the safe was mulcSt-
ed They did no. break open tn" cash
drawers of the safe which We're locked
and contained Il small sum of money.
Agent Skinner is positive that the SAT"
was securely locked when he left the
office at IL o'clock last night. but when
Operator HutSon entered the nific" at
) o'clock this morning ne SAW that tn"
safe was unlocked and upon eXaminl-
ton 1925 was discovered missing. ON"
hundred and eighty-fiVc dollars "f this
money was in an envelope with tn" cX-
press messengers receipt book. having
been deposited with tn" ticket agent
10 have been shipped to headquarters
this morning This book. together with
crow bar and long iron bolt. ar" IN"
only clues yet found.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

THE appointment Of Governor
Hughes of New York, to the supreme
court bench is generally recognized as
the best that could have been made
Governor Hughes is man of fairness
and unimpeachable integrity. and these
qualities added to his splendid intel
lect, make him just the man for the
high position to which he has been
called.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

If the bears had sold whole bunch
of cotton cheap and the purchasers
had refused to take it, we can see why
there would be big cause for complaint
but where the bears have sold a whole
lot of cotton at fairly good price and
the bulls are clamoring for the priv
ilege of coming across with the cash,
we do not see where the bears have
any right to howl.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
RepIant In Corn.-"Every planter

RepIant In Corn.-"Every planter
whose cotton has been injured. should
replant in corn and not attempt to grow
a second stand of cotton" said Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture I. q.
Hudson, according to an Atlanta dis
patch of Wednesday. Mr.. Hudson was
discussing the effect Of this weeks cold
wave on the cotton crop, at least 30 per
cent of which has been ruined.
Cotton never grows well wnerr II
has been killed by the cold, added Mr..
Hudson. Mr.. Hudson is inclined tn
take an optimistic view of the situa-
ton in the south.
What the planters have lost in guam
tity will be counterbalanced by the
increased price of cotton, which Its
scarcity will cause, and the south Will
suffer little financially by the cold
wave" he says.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29

Gastons Cotton Crop.-Erom in
formation the Gazette has been able to
gather from number of farmers VINO
have been approached on the subject.
the cotton crop in this county Is in
pretty bad shape. While it has not all
been planted quite Il large per cent of
the acreage has been put in and tine re-
cent cold weather has prevented the
seed from taking hold and growing.
Much of the seed, il is believed. has
rotted. One well-posted farmer said
that he believed a large part of the
crop in this county would hay" to be
replanted. He further stated that ne
did not believe there was anything like
a sufficient amount Of seed in the coun-
ty to do the replanting that will be
necessary. Because of the unusually
high prices prevailing during the past
season for cotton seed Il majority of
the farmers sold their seed supply too
low and now It is going to b" Il hard
proposition to find seed for r"planting,
especially in view of the fact that Sc
verely cold weather in the south will,
according to press dispatches. neccS-
state replanting perhaps ninety per
cent of the crop in tn" cotton belt
GaStOnia Gazette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
CloyeTs School Building.

The Glover people are going right on
with their new school building. There
was some little division on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds, some good cit
izens differing with the majority; but
the understanding is that all are now
together and everybody is pulling for
the town.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Work on the Chester Road.

Since beginning work on the Chester
road some weeks ago, the chaingang
has covered about a mile from the cor
porate limits Of the town down to the
Templeton place. The work Is being
well done and the improvement, al
ready noticeable, Is very great.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
YORKVILLE. S. c.,
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1910.

Mr.. Patten seems TO be having his
inning with the Manchester traders VINO
treated MIN to a rough house recently.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
The alurkrille enqairsr.

Entered at the Postottlce in YorKVllle
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
MIR. James Porter Dead.

Chester Reporter. April 2S: Mr.. Jas.
Porter died at the home of his son, Mr..
S. NJ Porter, on Academy street at y
o'clock this morning. after a week
illness, aged SO years. The funeral will
be held at Bethesda church tomorrow
by Rpvs. S. r. Hope and ;. }. cart
ledge. Mr.. Porter was native OF YORK
county. but spent the greater part of
his life near Lowryville in this county.
For the past five years he had lived in
Chester on May 5, 1851. he was mar
ried to Miss Elizabeth Mclean of Rich-
land county. VINO survives him with the
following children: Robt. NJ. Porter,
Chester: Mrs. Mary ]. Porter. Chester:
Mrs. w. r. Allen, oklahoma: Mrs. }.
A. Beckett, Fort Mill; Mrs. j. r. Bry-
ant. Chester: Mrs. f. \. Grant Smiths
Turnout: G. B. Porter. Lowryville; 5.
NJ. Porter, Chester; +. \. and w. l..
Porter, Hope, Ark. The deceased was
member of company +, Sixth South
Carolina regiment. and made splendid
soldier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
Homicide In Fort Mill.

Charles Watson, colored of Fort Mill,
was committed to Jail yesterday after
noon, charged with the killing OF VIII
Tillman, another negro, few miles
from Fort Mill Wednesday night. Wat
son does not deny the killing, but says
that he and his son did 1t, because of
Tillmans alleged wrong to Watson's
15-year-old daughter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
Cotton Seed Bread.

Mr.. ]. F. A. Smith Of Yorkville No. l,
left at The Enquirer office on Wednes-
day, a specimen of cotton seed flour,
brought over to him by his son, Robert,
who is working for the Southern Cotton
Oil company in Charlotte. The flour
was duly mixed, half and half with
wheat flour and made into biscuit in
the usual manner, and the product was
good and palatable bread that was up
to the standard in every thing except
color, which is that Of the ginger cake.
Mr.. Smith So IS he had a number OF
friends at mis- home Sunday to eat OF
this bread and all pronounced 1t to be
axcallapt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
New Auditorium For Rock Hill.

Rock Hill Record: Messrs. Barber
and Sykes have awarded to J. ]. Kcl-
ler & Co., contractors, contract for
the erection OF a $4,000 building on
the rear of the Barber lot, the build
ing of course to front on Hampton
street. AS previously announced, this
building will have three store rooms
on the ground floor, with an audito-
rum and a number Of offices on the
second floor, and when completed Will
add very much to the looks OF that
part Of the city. Messrs. Keller & Co.
were also a few days ago awarded
contract at Greenwood for the erec-
ton of a $4,000 apartment house at
that place to be built of brick, with
three stories and a basement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
YorkvilIe VS.. Chester.

Chester Reporter, Thursday: The
Chester High school baseball team will
play Yorkville on the local diamond
tomorrow afternoon. Last Saturday
Chester was defeated at Yorkville, but
as the locals went into the game with
a patched-up lineup they feel confident
that the tide of victory will set the 9TH
er way this time. Mr.. James H. Glenn,
who is teaching in the Yorkville Graded
schools, will do the twirling for the
Yorkville boys, while Mr.. Briggs Will
pitch for Chester
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-05
FOREST FIRES
COST s2,500,000
ARA Burnt Estimated at 100,
900 Acres-Much is Priv
ately Owned.

MISSoULA. MONT. August g.
The forest service bureau here esti-
mated to-day that forest fires are now
burning over at least 10o.oe acres Of
Idaho and Northwestern Montana,
with a possible loss of timber esti-
mated at s2.5oo,0oo
The situation is most serious and
more than 1900 men are now fighting
the flames on the fire lines In alter
mating relays,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
who was here two weeks age, an-
thorized the forestry officers to take
emergency measures II necessary, and
1t Is apparent to-day that the $4,000
on hand for lighting fires will not be
half enough. All necessary expense
will be incurred. with the expectation
that q deficit equal to the present ap-
preparation will be incurred.
The known damage already is esti-
mated at $225. 00o. Or this amount
the loss to private holdings is believed
TO be about s175.00o. About 1900
OF the 100000 acres now burning Is
privately owned.