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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
COTTON BOIL PEST SPREADING
TO EASTERN SOUTHERN STATES
Louisiana Man Takes Hopeless View
of the Situation---l His Pessi-
mism Warranted!

From all reports now being re-
ceived from the depths of the
cotton-producing belt of the
South, the boil weevil is this
season becoming more alarming
than ever in it's inroads into the
heart of the belt. In regard to
the destruction which it is work
ing in certain portions of the
South, the New York CONNER
cial has this to say:
THE boil weevil has almost
entirely destroyed the cotton
crop in the western part of Texas
and the eastern part of Louisi-
ana, according to statements in a
newspaper interview with Col.
James Willbanks, published in
Washington. He says that the
weevil is getting worse in those
sections every year and that it
moves steadily northward and
eastward. He is very pessimis-
tic over the situation, fearing
that no remedy for direct appli-
cation to the pest will ever be
found and that sooner or later it
will be impossible to raise any
cotton in the South at a profit.
But for all this, he has himself a
suggestion to offer for extermi-
mating the insect--as follows:
" / believe the only way to
kill the pest for good is to burn
all the cotton stalks after crop
has been harvested and let the
land be sown for the next year
in some other crop. Of course
this would cause a cotton famine,
and prices would reach civil-war
levels, when cotton sold for So a
pound; but this would be cheaper
in the long run if we could finally
get rid of the weevil.
+. " Already many fine planta-
tions in Louisiana and Texas,
where the land is not suitable
for anything but cotton, have
been abandoned because the
weevil has made it no longer
profitable to work the land.
1t must be admitted that as
yet nothing has been discovered
in the way of direct treatment
that promises an determination
of the boil weevil, but it has
been found possible to minimize
the extent of the damage caused
by it, and, in some instances. to
check the snread of the pest
these things, chiefly through i'm
proved methods of cultivation
and treatment as directed by the
experts of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. SO
there is no occasion for such a
hopeless view of the situation as
this Louisiana man takes. T."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
MIR. Russell Withdraws.

A telephone message was re-
ceived in Fort Mill Tuesday from
Mr.. j. A. Russell in which he
stated that he would not enter a
second primary for the nomina-
ton for clerk of court. Mr..
Russell gave as his reason for
withdrawing from the race his
unwlllingness to enter scramble
for the nomination in which it
would be necessary to resort to
the tactics of ward politicians.
Mr.. c. G. Moore has been de-
clared the Democratic nominee
for the office.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Much Farm Work Done.

The farmers of York county
have been blessed with several
days ideal weather for cult
waiting their crops during the
last week. Thursday and Friday
of last week and Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week have witnessed the de-
struction of thousands Of acres
of the grass which ten days ago
appeared to have the upperhand
In many cotton and corn fields.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
SPECULATION ON MAIN STREET
OVER THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Friends OF the Candidates Talking of
Their Favorites- Mcleod Leads in
Straw Ballot


Straw Ballot.
Up to the last ten days there
had been no marked interest in
Fort Mill over the selection of
the Democratic nominees for the
various State offices, but since
the biennial county-to-county
canvass of the candidates was
begun at Sumter last Wednesday
and as. the tour of the State
brings the candidates closer to
York county the interest which
was certain to crop out sooner or
later is manifest in many places.
Naturally the interest of the
majority of voters centres in the
race for governor, the most i'm
portant Office to be bestowed this
year upon favorite son, though
an occasional reference is made
to the candidacy of B. B. Evans
against Fraser Lyon for attorney
general. No one has been heard
to venture the opinion that
Evans will defeat Lyon, but
Lyon is not popular in Fort Mill,
as was clearly shown in the
primary two years ago when he
ran for the office without op-
position and a large number of
voters here scratched his name
off their tickets.
This year everyone seems to
be at a loss to guess with any
degree of certainty who will be
the nominee for governor. Here
tofore, for the last 20 years, the
drift of public sentiment toward
this or that candidate has been
so strong that one did not have
to go far aheld to gather suf-
fclent information upon which
to base more or less accurate
estimate of the one, two, three
leaders in the voting.
Now there are three candi-
dates for the governorship who
are out-and-out advocates of
Statewide prohibition, Messrs.
teatherstone, Richards and
! Hyatt. Formerly there has been
but one prohibition candidate
and he has polled the entire vote
OF that wing of the party. In
the present campaign, however.
the prohibition vote doubtless
WILL be considerably split between
the three candidates with the
chances seemingly in favor of
Mr.. teatherstone, though Mr..
Richards seems to have made
some headway since the cam
paign opened.
There are two local optionists
asking for the governorship.
Messrs. Mcleod and Blease
Neither believes that it would
be fair or in line with the
principles of the party to force
prohibition upon the five counties
IN the State which voted for the
county dispensary last year. Two
years ago Mr.. Blease made a
credltable race against Governor
Ansel. Both claimed to be local
optlonists. This year Lieutenant
Governor Mcleod and Mr.. Blease
are in accord on the liquor ques-
ton, but are men of very different
personality and different con-
ceptions of the office to which
they aspire.
Monday morning in an effort
to ascertain the favorites among
the gubernatorial candidates the
The Times took a straw ballot of a
small number of business men on
Main street, the following being
the poll of the 80 voters who
were asked to Indicate their
choice:
I
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
mistake at the same time.

IIIISUdhG dL Int Same tlme.
To install this system has
necessitated the employing of a
large number of additional
telegraph operators and the
expenditure of large amount
of money for line wire, signals.
etc, but the officials of the
Southern railway believe that the
expenditure is warranted be-
cause of the safety it affords
their patrons from accidents due
to collision.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
RICHARD w. BURKE,
Social Democratic Candidate for Member of Congress,
from the Eight Congressional District.


Mantowoc his
school of hard what schools
He taught school for after which time he spent fifteen
small farm and MILL While
studied
ManowO
civil
that having three well contested
with Tubs Mfg
he
taken this the last The Tub Mfg Co. being
Michigan
Michigan
Hamilton
Mfg Co. and the Iubfs Mfg in the United States
politics originally affiliated
assisted organizing the Socialist local in
Maniowoc.
He held Manitowoc
under
synlpathies wholly olers
his elected
bills which platform
will which welfare
bills which
all
decisions
ability.
this Certain this is
under an alleged regulation which does regulate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo O.
We, the undersigned, have known +.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, kINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, Toe.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
REAL. ESTATE REPORT.

The following Real Estate Report is
furnished US by the Manitowoc County
Abstract Company, which owns the
only complete Abstract of Manitowoc
county.
Arthur II. George and John w.
George to Sam a. Norris lot 10 and II
blk 293 Manitowoc, $1,000.
Henry Burmeister to John Burmeist-
err 20 a sec 10, 40 sec 30 Two Creeks,
81.
Thomas Wunck to John +. Koresky
lot Is blk l. Manitowoc, 81.
William Ninmer to William Bens-
man S74 sec Schleswig, $4,000.
William G. Green to Walter J. Green
lot blk in Chas. Gruhle's Resubd
of lot 10 of subd of sec 81 Manitowoc,
81.
John Bankert to Ernst Voleske 40 a
sec 30 Rockland, 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nerein lot I
blk 800 Manitowoc, 81.
Friedrich Sachse to Dominic Wag-
ner and Fred w. Gosse 100 a sec II
Centerville, 81.
Martin Nesodziany to Paul Peaschek
40 a sec 20, 20 sec IS Newton 81.
Marg Schneider to Martin Niespozi-
aey "a sec % and "A Newton $4,000.
Martha +. Rehbein to Martin Mes
poziany 30 n sec % Newton, $4,000.
Manitowoc Land and Fuel Co. to
John f. Reimer lot blk La Manito-
voc, 81.
Auguste Noble to Mary Schneider
lot l6 blk POI Manitowoc, 1925.
Two Creeks Trading Co. to II. L..
Randall lot = of j. G, Scheuer ct nj
subd of Gov. lot , sec II Two Creeks,
81,
II. l.. Randall to Ann Randall, G.
II. Randsll, f. G.. Randall and Truman
d. Randall an ind I-5 interest in lot ,
OF j. G. Scheuer ct al subd of Gov. lot
3 sec / Two Creeks, 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20

Myself and associates have an option
upon large tracts of land in the eastern
part of Rusk County, that we can sell
very cheap during the next sixty days.
Also have some good Iowa, Minnesota
and Dakota six per cent farm mortga-
ges, just as good as any and better than
many, for sale.
A. Z. SCHENIAN.
One of our exchanges tells of an old
Irishman who had a boy of whom he
was very proud, and decided to find out
the trend of his mind. He adopted a
novel method by which to test him.
He slipped into the boys room one
morning and placed on the table a bot
tie of whiskey, bible and a silver dol
lar. "Now," said he, when that boy
comes in if he takes the dollar he is
going to be business man; if he takes
the bible he is going to be a clergyman:
if he takes the whiskey he's no good,
and going to be drunkard." Then
he hid behind the door to see which
his son would choose. In came the
boy whistling. He ran up to the table
picked up the bible and put it under
his arm, then snatched up the bottle,
took three or four drinks, picked up
the dollar and put it in his pocket, and
went out smacking his lips. The Irish
man poked his head out from behind
the door and exclaimed: "B'Jabers,
he is going to be a politician"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Bertha Holzer left Monday fol-
Milwaukee.
Mrs. John Egan was Milwaukee
visitor on Sunday.
Rev. J. T. O'Leary is visiting rela
tives in Milwaukee.
Rev. f. c. Potter was visitor at
Sheboygan Monday.
Atty. L. j. Nash was home from
Madison over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Dempsey left Monday
on a trip to Milwaukee.
Mrs. Chas. Seibert, who has been il
for some time, is improving
Mr.. Frank Under left Saturday on 8
business trip to Milwaukee.
Mrs. H. G. Kress is visiting with rel
atives and friends at Ripon.
Mr.. Jos. Krall of Franklin was a call
err at the PILOT Office Friday.
Mr.. w. Ii. Hampton of Cato made q
call at the PILOT office Friday.
Mr.. Jos. Stipek of Branch was call
err at the PILOT office Saturday.
Mr.. A. w. Hanson took in the vehi.
Gle show at Chicago last week.
Mr.. Jos Knox of Osman visited with
relatives in this city on Sunday.
Mrs. B. Morris left Wednesday for 3
visit with relatives in Chicago.
Miss Carrie Smith left Friday for 9
visit with friends at Milwaukee.
Mr. Anton Hrdina of Gibson made a
call at the PILOT Office Saturday.
Mrs. Jos. Grove of Milwaukee visit
ed relatives in this city on Friday.
Mr.. N. f. Nelson of Liberty was 8
caller at the PILOT office Tuesday.
Mr.. Elton Gibson has returned from
visit with friends at Kansas city.
August Gerpheide from Marinette
spent Sunday with his family here.
Mr.. Jos. Miller returned Friday even
ing from hunting trip up north.
William SEEKER of Milwaukee spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mr.. Jas. Carey of Grimms was acall.
err at the PILOT office Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Svetlik of Kossuth was a
caller at the PILOT Office Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brady were Wis.
iting relatives at kaukauna Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Baird of Duluth is Wis
iting with her sister, Mrs. Al. Hook.
Mrs. j. Haney and daughter were
visiting relatives in the city last week
Miss Vivian Pratt and her mother
from Amigo are visiting friends here
Miss Elsie Luhman leaves today on a
visit to relatives in Washington state
Mrs. A. G. Becker visited her son,
Dr. Becker, at Milwaukee last Fri
day.
Miss Bessie Paine returned Friday
f,,n,,, ,-;c;t uyith f,;anl- Chalay
gan.
Mr.. Frank Shimon of Franklin was
a caller at the PILOT Office Thursday
last.
Miss Genevieve Hayes of Milwaukee
is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wits.
Mr.. Paul Schuette transacted bust
ness in Milwaukee and Chicago this
week.
Mrs. Walter Killen of Cato was Wis
iting relatives and friends in this city
Friday.
Mr.. Stephen Shimek of Manitowoc
Rapids was caller at the PILOT office
Saturday.
Gordon Hall was operated upon for
at the hospital Saturday
evening.
Miss Amanda Hanson, who had been
here on visit returned to Milwaukee
on Monday.
Mr.. Albert Havlicek of Kossuth was
in the city Friday and made the PILOT
office a call.
Mrs. 5. Thompson and daughter, Mrs.
Herman Meyer, are visiting relatives
in Chicago.
Miss Lucy Fechter departed for Sc
attic, WASH, on Monday for visit
with her sister.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Our Investments
East wisconsin
TusteeCo

consist only of Wisconsin mum
icipal or school bonds, and first
mortgages upon Wisconsin real
estate worth double the amount
secured thereby.
EMIL BAENsCH, President.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Bring in Your Subscriptions Now.
5000 Fine for Officer

Special Agent T. E. Brents, of
Oklahoma, paid fine of $3.50, in
Guiding costs in circuit court this
morning, as the final act in connect
ion with the charge of adultery,
made against him about year ago.
His case had been set for the April
term of court. but Mr.. Brents ap-
peared before Judge Parish this fore
noon, and entered a plea of nolo con-
tendere-aEd was then fined. Mr..
Brents stated that he denies the
charge, and that he will continue to
deny it, as long as he lives but that
he had been advised to plead nolo
contendere. Sero will have his
second trial in Bayfield, county. The
two men, it will be remembered,
were bound over to trial, on the
strength of the charges made by two
women from Odanah. h.-Ashland
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Old When Paid Advance.


The Commercial Club of this
city has received assurances
from the Omaha Railway com
pany that if the present negotia-
tions with the Northern Pacific
Company are carried out as con-
templated, there will be a Union
station buiitat Ashland Junction.
Vice President Clark of the
Omaha informs the officers of
the Club that plans are already
made and have been submitted
to the Northern Pacific. The
Commercial Clubs at Ashland
and Bayfield, have been asked to
join in the request to the two
roads.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Raised the Wages

A very agreeable April fool
joke was played on the large
crew at the Dynamite works
on April 1st. They were notified
of an advance in wages. equal to
a 10 per cent increase all along
the line. In the poorer paid
grades the increased amounts to
more than 10 per cent. For
example the men who have been
getting $1.75 per day were in
creased to $500 per day. The
increase took effect last Friday
April 1st.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Stick by the Town.

PatfOnlze nome industry, not only
to be patriotic to your home town,
but from an economical standpoint.
The following illustration should
prove the above assertion. A short
time ago, a citizen went to large
city and purchased from a furniture
company bill of furniture amount
ing to $4,000 or there abouts, pick
imp out good quality of furniture,
carpets etc. Upon delivery of the
same, it was discovered that some
o. the furniture was from fire sale
and has been revarnished and other
wise worked ove". A strenuous
protest was entered by the pur-
chaser, and the best settlement that
could be made was a return of the
furniture and due bill given on the
firm, payable only in trade.
Time and money both were lost
and general dissatisfaction prevailed.
How much more satisfactory
would it have been to have gone to a
local dealer, and if he did not have
what you wanted in stock pick from
his large catalog.
Your home merchants stands ready
to give you complete satisfaction
and guarantees every article he sells
thus placing the purchaser in abso-
lutte security.
And he should sell you better
goods at less cost in the long run
than any outside merchant. Why?
Because be doesn't have high city
rents, high city clerks, and nigh city
insurance..
A dollar spent in Washburn is a
dollar toward her advancement. A
dollar spent out of Washburn is
dollar toward her deterioration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
To Move Store

|. Berman has recently made
a deal for a lease of the Kinney
Building, which is now occupied
by A. l. Lien. The building is
to be thoroughly overhauled and
agreat many repairs made. Mr..
Berman expects to put IN large
line of gents furnishings as soon
as be goes into the new store.
Mr.. Lien who expects to build a
store will vacate the building
about the 18th of July, and Mr..
Berman will move his store about
August 1st.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07

Sam Bailey is having his house on
lower Bayfield, street treated to
new coat of paint. Mr.. Bailey is
one of the first to begin spring paint
ing and the example should be fol-
lowed by others.
w. A. Drowlev, of Menomonie,
brick man of many years of exper-
ience, was in the city the first of the
week for the purpose of looking over
the plant in this city with view to
taking the management of the plant.
Mr.. Drowley was quite favorably
impressed with the conditions as he
found them and believes that there
is good opening for the plant in
this city. He has proposition un-
der advisement and will be heard
from again within a short time.
The plant will be operated during
the coming season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07

Boy Wanted: To learn the print
ing trade. Good wages will be paid
to a good boy that is wiling to work.
Others need not apply.
The first game of base ball of the
season was played on the home
grounds last Sunday afternoon be-
tween local team and the Ashland
Trotters. The game was a fairly
good one and resulted in a victory
for the locals. the score being 5 to 3.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07

In one of the quietest elect
ions ever held in the city, for
the election of city officers,
on Tuesday, G. A. Herring
was elected mayor, his vote
being larger than that of the
other two candidates com
bined. Mr.. Herring is a man
who is extremely popular, and
with his usual push and enter
prise will undoubtedly be a
good mayor. The splendid
endorsement he received
speaks volumes for his stand
ing in the community. There
were no real surprises il the
election, unless it was the
fact tnat the city came within
73 votes of going dry, While
those who had charge of the
no-license campaign expected
a larger vote and the license
campaign managers expected
a larger vote, it can we'll be
said that the experienced po-
litical observers had it figured
out about as the result indi-
Gated. City Treasurer Lee
was reelected without oppo-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Coming Sunday

Mrs. Martha Sandal Eramsen,
the celebrated Norwegian singer
will appear at the Norwegian
Lutheran church Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Bramsen was here
some time ago and gave a musi-
Gale which gave general satisfac-
ton. She has wonderful voice
and the songs that she will sing
are among the latest. Mrs. E.
G. Moore will accompany on the
piano. A collection will be
taken.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Left for Dupont

George Ogren and family,
Thomas Blake, Anton Franck,
Christ Edmonson and Walter
Otell left Tuesday morning via
the Northern Pacific Railway for
DUPONT, Washington, where they
will be employed in the Dyna-
mite plant. These gentlemen
have all been with the plant here
for some years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
1t is Well for Farmers to Keer
Posted.
Only the Best Grain Should
be Introduced Into This
Section.

It would be we'll for all who
contemplate putting in grain to
look into the merits of the seed
grain. Many have undoubtedly
heard of the much exploited
Alaska wheat, and some have
even gone so far as to get it for
seed. We are in receipt of a
copy of a letter from the Mime
sofa College of Agriculture which
should settle the merits of the
famous Alaska wheat. We print
the letter of Prof. Bull, believing
that it will be of interest to all
farmers:
ST. Anthony Park. MINI.
March 80, 1910
Mr.. w. A. Loveland,
5O3 1st Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of March Goth
regarding Alaska wheat is in
hand. Tt is needless to go into
the detailed history of the wheat
as exploited by the papers but
concerning the action of the
Government I will say briefly
that the United States Dept. re-
fused the mails to the promoter
of the wheat. Mr.. Adams, later
released the mails. and subse-
qoently closed them again to him
with fraud.
In a pamphlet published by
the Agricultural Dept. of Idaho.
this wheat was recognized as
having milling qualities about the
same quality as the Little Club
of that country. Tests here
have shown it to be decidedly in
ferior to our Spring wheats so
far as milling is concerned. In
comparison the test in our variety
plots it yielded less than our
Bluestem and Fife varieties.
The Alaska wheat yielding "a
bushels per acre and our Mime
sofa No, 1859. a Bluestem, yield
ing 31.33 bushels and 32.67
bushels respectively for two
years growing side by side with
the Alaska. The Alaska wheat
blighted in the head very great
deal. Yours very truly,
G. p. Bull.
Asst. Prof. of Agriculture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Special Inducements to New Subscribers.
OratOriCaI Contest.

The preliminary contest for
the selection of speakers who
will take part in the Division con-
test, will be held at the Opera
House, Tuesday evening, April
18th, The following young peo.
pile will enter the contest in
oratory. Bert Emerton, Edward
Plant, Ellsworth Alvord, Abe
Segal, Clyde Estabrook and VIM.
Cavanaugh. In the declamatory
contest, Miss Edna Ungrodt and
Master Juel Young have entered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-07
Chi1dren's Parade.

A new feature was injected
into the anti-saloon crusade in
this city which has been used
with marked success other places.
A parade of school children
carrying all kinds of banners,
calling attention to the fact that
the saloons shonld be voted out,
was started, and led by several
ladies marched up and down the
streets. Hundreds of children
were in line.