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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

which the state agrees to contribute
500 out of general appropriation fund
to every district that votes special tax
and how the state and county stand
bound to double any amount that may
be raised by any means for the build
ing Of a school house. That Is, If any
district will raise $500 with which to
build a school house, the state will
contribute $3.50 and the county will
contribute $3.50. He described In detail
the wonderful strides that had been
made by Ohio and other states in i'm
proving the rural school facilities by
means Of special taxes, consultations,
and bringing the children from the re-
moter parts of the district to school
by means Of special conveyances at
public expense.
The purpose of the Trustees asso-
citation will be to enlist the co-opera-
tion Of all trustees in behalf Of special
tax elections, in behalf Of practicable
consultations Of schools, and in the
erection Of better school houses. The
association will do its work largely
through special committees on legisla-
ton and other objects, and will work
as a unit towards the ends sought to
be attained. 1t is expected that the as
sociation will be called to meet in con-
vention at least twice year and as
much oftener as appears to be desira-
BILE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

The question of competition in the
merger suit-the idea of the old Three
Cs competing with the Southern-re-
minds us of the story of the would-be
customer who, on being told by the
merchant that eggs were thirty cents
a dozen, declared that the fellow across
the street was selling at 25 cents; but
when told to go across the street had
to admit that the other fellow did not
have any eggs in stock. The Southern
could deliver the goods; but the old
Three Cs could only do so with great
difficulty and in very unsatisfactory
manner. There was really very little
competition, if any at all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

Judge Kennesaw Mountain Lands of
Chicago, the man who imposed the
$29,OO0,O00 fine on the Standard Oil
company, is in the lime light again.
There are a number of people before
him charged with violation of the in
ternal revenue laws through failure to
pay the tax required for the manufac-
ture and sale of liquor. The revenue
officials compromised some of the cases
on the payment by the accused of the
taxes due. Judge Lands is kicking
at the idea of having his court used as
a kind of a blackmailing machine for
the collection of debts. He holds that
if a crime has been committed in con-
nection with neglect to pay the license,
then the offender should he punished
for the crime; the collection of the
money is of no consequence TO the ends
of justice. He has laid down to the
revenue officials in ultimatum to the
effect that if he learns of their COM
promising any other cases, he will
thereafter discharge every defendant
who comes before him charged with
this offense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
CREAMERY MAKING GOOD.

The report Of Manager Bridges to
the directors Of the Yorkville Cream
cry association at their regular month
ly meeting in the First National Bank
yesterday, showed that the enterprise
is coming along better even than its
most enthusiastic friends have been
hoping.
The report to December l, included a
whole months expenses with only
three weeks Of actual operation, and
the credit side Of the ledger was only
$29 shy Of the debit side.
In all the creamery handled 1921
pounds Of whole milk, which yielded to
the association 956 pounds of butter
and $19.05 worth Of buttermilk.
OF the butter produced, SCI pounds
had been shipped, 147 pounds had been
sold on the home market, and 24S
pounds remained on hand on December
1. The total expenses for the month,
covering full four weeks with only
three weeks Of actual business, were
$114, while the receipts amounted to
sos, leaving $29 deficit.
The first days milk receipts were only
S67 pounds. From that day on there
was a slow, but steady increase up to
the last of the month, when the re-
ceipts amounted to 1,600 pounds.
The increase in receipts Is still go
ing on steadily and Manager Bridges
believes that by the end of the present
month he ought to be getting some-
thing like 10000 pounds of whole milk
a week.
Altogether during the month the
creamery has had only twenty-seven
regular customers, bringing milk, and
the amount of whole milk they brought
ranged from about 300 to 400 pounds
upward.
Mr.. Cal Gordon furnished the largest
amount of milk and received the larg-
est check, $26.45, for the milk Of five
cows during three weeks. Mr.. S. L.
Ferguson received the next largest
check, $20.97. From these the amounts
ranged downward.
Both Mr.. Ferguson and Mr.. Gordon
have long been selling considerable
quantities of butter to the retail trade,
and both say that they have gotten
very considerably larger returns from
the creamery than they have ever got
ten before, not even taking into con-
sideration the relief they have had
from the work Of churning, etc.
Several Of the farmers who are fur
nishing milk have been impressed with
the advantage Of separating their milk
at their homes and delivering only
cream, and have bought separators
Others are contemplating the purchase
of separators without further unnec-
essary delay.
The silo idea is also spreading and
the directors of the association at their
meeting yesterday took steps that
will result in the association being
able to supply silos to all who may de-
sire them and at close prices.
The feeling among the people who
have been bringing milk to the cream
cry Is generally enthusiastic and all in
terested seem to be Of the opinion that
within a few weeks more the enter
prise will be established on a sound
and profitable basis. This consumma-
ton all are now looking for months
earlier than any Of them dared to hope
would be possible when they first en-
barked upon the enterprise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

And now they are putting out story
in which it is intimated that Governor
Ansel appointed Mr.. John G. Richards
railroad commissioner at the solicita-
tion of Senator Tillman, on the under
standing that Senator Tillman will do
all he can to land Governor Ansel as
one of the judges of the recently Gre
ated Federal commercial court. AS to
what the actual facts are, of course
nobody knows; but color comes to the
story because Mr.. Richards is known
to have been a friend and political pro-
tege of Senator Tillman, and it seems
natural that Governor Ansel would not
object to winding up his political ca
reer in a lifetime judgeship.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
THE CORN CLUB BOYS.
Remarkable Achievements In South
Carolina This Year.

Carolina This Year.
Several years ago when a South
Carolina farmer produced 80 bushels Of
corn on one acre he was satisfied.
Today the boys Of the rural districts
are better farmers than their fathers
and these boys will be the farmers Of
tomorrow, and one of these boys has
produced over 22S bushels of corn on
one acre of land.
Some remarkable results have been
attained by the 5000 members of the
Boys Corn club in this state. These
clubs are under the direction Of the
United States farm demonstration
work.
The State, through its correspond
ents, has secured a census of the work
by the Boys Corn clubs. The boys IN
these clubs are from to II years Of
age.
First of all there is Jerry Moore's
record breaking yield of 22S bushels
and pecks and Hannah Powders
yield of 120 pushels. The State has
received reports as to the corn clubs in
twenty counties Of the state.
This year there were 142 boys to
produce more than rs bushels per
acre.
There were AZ boys to produce more
There were "a boys to produce more
than 10 bushels to one acre.
There were II boys to produce more
than l15 bushels on one acre.
There were II boys to produce more
than 120 bushels on one acre.
There were eight boys to produce
more than 125 bushels on one acre
There were seven boys to produce
more than 130 bushels on one acre.
There were four boys to produce
more than $50 bushels on one acre.
The best yields by counties and the
boys who made them, are as follows:
Abbeville-R. II. Carwile, sc 2-3 BUSH
els.
Anderson-Robert McGhee, "a BUSH
els, "a pounds.
Aiken-Walter Fulmer, 144 bushels.
Barnwell-Wilson Johns, 167 bushels.
Chester-T. F. Wilks, 80 bushels.
Cherokee-Solon Stacy, 10S bushels.
Horry-Lloyd Floyd, 130 5-14 BUSH
els.
Lee-Eldridge Nixon, 77a bushels.
Spartanburg-Malc McAbee, 11S
bushels.
Dillon-Harvey Edwards, 1928 BUSH
esl
Florence-Jerry Moore. 22s bushels,
I3 pecks.
Greenville-Chas. H. Higgins, SO
bushels.
Oconee-Ryon Mason, rs bushels.
Nawberry-I. M. Smith, Jr., 1O4
bushels.
Orangeburg-Luther Weitz, ia BUSH
els.
Edgefeld-Roy Smith, 1193 bushels.
Clarendon-Furman Broadway, 163
bushels.
Fairfeld-J. c. Willing, Jr, 1O2
bushels.
Greenville-Willie Johnson, 113
bushels.
Laurens-Willie Wolf, 97.6 bushels
Lexington-Guy Taylor, 102 bushels.
York-Ray Bankhead, 73 bushels and
ci<y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

The jury which was out on the case
of Cook against Allen when the last Is
sue of The Enquirer went to press, re-
ported after celebrating about two
hours with a verdict for the defendant,
The personal injury suit of P. B. Big
CART against the Aragon Cotton mill
was compromised on the agreement of
the defendant to pay the plaintiff the
sum of $1,050.
Th suit of ]. B. Fewell VS.. the South
ern Power company for alleged dam
ages, punitive and actual damages,
arising out of the erection Of second
pole line on the company's right of way
across his lands was compromised on
a basis of admitted actual damage,
and the defendant paid the plaintiff
the sum of SIS.
Upon the assembling of court for the
third week of the term yesterday morn
ing, petit jurors answered to their
names as follows:
il. McGill, J. j. Bryant, ]. R. Mer-
ritt, c. L. Moore, ]. Meek Burns. n. w.
Holland, Geo. B. Anderson, w. B. Nc
Gill, j. S. PleXico, J. p. Hutchinson, j.
R. Duncan, w. T. Beamguard, r. B.
Cunningham, NJ. r. Falls, w. T. Will
liams, NJ. B. Love, A. l.. Jonas, j. E.
Armstrong R. NJ. Barnett, G. C. Nc
Farland, G. F. Sherrer, K. Z. Barnett,
A. ]. Griffin, ]. E. Roddey, J. P. Brown,
T. n. Wood, ]. F. Adkins, c. c. Bla-
lock, C. G. Sweat, S. A. Boyd. w. j.
Beamguard, E. L. Ford, B. d. Culp,
j. B. Hogue, Sam Youngblood.
J. A. Oates was returned by the
sheriff as not found" and the follow
ing were excused: ]. L. McGill, j. E.
Armstrong, R. NJ. Barnett, ]. E. Rod
dey. ]. B. Hogue, B. d. Culp.
Under an order of court the follow
ing extra veniremen were drawn from
the seven-mile box: R. j. Mackorell,
w. L. Brown, R. L. Devinney, r. w.
Bales, r. NJ. A. Robinson, r. T. AL
lison, w. H. McCorkle, l. w. Johnson,
w. H. Alexander.
The first case taken up yesterday
was that of Hambright vs. Hambright,
involving the title to about IL acres of
land near Kings Mountain. The case
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

Before we have a school inspection
law we should have compulsory edu-
cation. South Carolina is one of the
few states in the Union, one of few
civilized governments where a parent
is permitted to bring up children in
ignorance. And it might be added, a
compulsory education law is needed
principally for some of the white peo-
pie. The negroes do not neglect 10
send their children to school.-Spar-
tanburg Journal.
That is straight to the point, and
since there is no hope for compulsory
education law on the initiative of the
politicians, we must wait until the vo-
ters themselves can be educated to the
point of demanding the necessary leg
islation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

That school improvement idea is
good one and needs to be helped along
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Nichols Of Ches-
ter, will entertain a number OF triends
at their home in Chester, on Saturday
evening, December the seventeenth,
from 8 to 10. in celebration of the 25th
anniversary Of their marriage.
There is a movement on foot to con-
solidate the twelve white schools In
district No. 5, of Catawba township
into three schools, and there Is said to
be a pretty strong sentiment in favor
of getting appreciable benefit from the
law under which the state and county
are to double any amount raised by
local people for school houses.
The rain of Sunday and which has
continued at intervals since, is most
acceptable to this whole section as
breaking a long drought that had be-
come a source of inconvenience and
uneasiness. The ground has been so
hard as to seriously interfere with the
fall blowing that many farmers were
anxious to get done, and then also the
water in many of the streams had be-
come distressingly low. 1t is believed
that the present rain VIII anord entlre
relief to the situation.
ne SOuIn SdTOllHd
the Methodist Episcopal church, South,
convenes in Charleston today, and the
members of the Yorkville Methodist
church are especially concerned at the
outcome. This church has suffered
quite severely during the past few
years from death, removal and changes
of membership; but still includes
brave little band which is sticking to-
gether solidly, and which appears
more determined than ever in fighting
the good fight that is bound to win In
the end. AS to just how much help
this church has asked of the confer
ence, we have not been advised, and
of course, we have no information as
to the intentions Of the conference
with regard to this church; but we do
not think there Is any question OF the
fact that there is lots of promise In
the local field and that the conference
will make a serious mistake If it loses
sight of the fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
IMPROVEMENT OF CORN.
Subject is Interestingly Discussed In
Clemson Extension Work.

The proper observance of few i'm
portant factors relating to the breed
ing Of corn will result in securing in
creased yields Of a better grade of
corn than the original seed. This
gain can be easily secured If one will
devote a little time and patience in
making the prorer start in the right
direction.
The first thing to be done in the
breeding Of corn is to go, through
field before the crop has been gather
ed and select about one hundred Of
the best formed ears that point down.
ward from the most vigorous look
ing stalks, but in order that any fu-
ture increase in yield may be brought
about by these selected ears, they
should be taken from stalks which
have not been favored by fertile
spots in the field or had more distance
in the drill from which to draw an
extra supply of plant food. After
having made the above selection the
ears should be "shucked" and placed
on a large box or table in order that
each individual ear may be carefully
examined.
In making this examination one
should consider the following points:
Q.) All the ears which are to be
planted in the breeding patch should
be as much alike in every respect as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

- The 18th annual convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
came to a close in Georgetown last
Friday with the election Of officers
for the ensuing year. The officers
chosen are as follows: President,
Mrs. August Kohn; first vice presi-
dent Mrs. J. Walter DOar; second vice
president. Miss Emily Graham; third
vice president. Mrs. ID. b. Alexander:
fourth vice president. Mrs. Allison
Lawton: recording secretary, Mrs. G.
J. Willing: corresponding secretary.
Miss Alice Earle: treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
j. Perry; registrar, Mrs c. f.. Gra-
ham: recorder of crosses. Mrs. w. H.
Fowler: auditor, Mrs. McCue. The
next meeting of the convention is to
be held in Greenwood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

The calling Of Calendar 1, last Sat
urday, resulted In the arrangement ol
the following roster for the balance ol
the present term of the court OF COM
mon pleas:
Monday, December 5th.
40. ]. M. Hambright VS.. M. A. Ham
bright ct al.
Tuesday, December 9Th.
90. w. E. Ferguson VS.. So. Rwy Co.
%. Mackorell Bros. VS.. So. Rwy. co.
"a. Mackorell Bros. VS.. So. Rwy. Co.
25. J. NJ. Stroup vs.. So. Rwy. co.
Thursday, December 9th.
SO. County Commissioners VS.. Kate
J. Hutchison.
Friday, December 9Th.
27. w. A. Connor VS.. J. L. Bird.
Al. David Lee VS.. w. L. Hill.
40. David Lee VS.. w. L. Hill.
Monday, December 18th.
As, ]. H. Duncan vs.. So. Rwy.. Co.
46. S. E. Steele vs. So. Rwy. Co.
Tuesday, December 18th.
35. Mary F. Grist VS.. Postal Tel. and
Gable Co.
A. Peggy Moore VS.. w. U. Tel. Co.
AZ. w. F. Setter VS.. ]. B. Bigger.
Wednesday, December 18th.
so. C. H. Branson VS.. Fort Mil Mfg
Co.
81. Glenn G. Allison VS.. So. Rwy. Co
Thursday, December 18th.
5S. Annie Lyle Roddey Poe VS.. Jno
A. Steele ct al.
60. ]. E. Roddey ct al. VS.. Jno. A
Steele ct al.
g. Ed Fewell vs.. Allen Hall.
Friday, December 18th.
63. NJ. E. Dunlap ct al. VS.. So. Rwy
Co. ct. al.
64 Ed Fewell vs.. ]. A. McFadden.
Saturday, December 18th.
IS. Eli B. Springs VS.. So. Rwy. Co.
sc. F. w. Lucas VS.. Victoria Cotton
Mills.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

The comptroller general talks as If
he proposes to put it up to the general
assembly to either provide him with
the means to enforce the income tax
law or to repeal it. The income tax
receipts this year amounted to only
about $4,000 and the comptroller
thinks that it should have gone to at
least $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

We would be glad to see the people
of York county compel the general
assembly to repeal or modify that act
whereby the state and county are
bound to double any amount that pa
irons may raise for the erection of
school buildings. We would not be
as objecting to the law.
Far from it. 1t is a good thing. But
there is so much of a challenge in it,
we cannot understand why it is our
people do not take it up. We think
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

A. Royal of Virginia, now claim the
land under this will. Other claim
ants declare that the land did not
pass under the will but was sold for
debts by equity court in the settle
ment of the Downs Calhoun estate
and that his two sons bought it, Diff
fculty in determining the issue has
been encountered because the court
records were destroyed by fire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1910.

occupied yesterday afternoon, and had
not been concluded up to the hour Of
going to press.
The next case will be that Of w. E.
Ferguson vs.. the Southern railway,
commonly referred to as one Of the
flood cases." the issue being the res
possibility Of the railroad for goods
destroyed at Kingville by the big flood
Of 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

Chester county has adopted the
right idea with regard to money re-
ceived from candidates left over at the
close of the campaign. After all eX-
penses have been paid, the executive
committee returns the surplus pro rata
to those who paid it in.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

Everybody with a grain of sense
knows that Senator Tillman is not go
ing to resign; but notwithstanding his
positive statement along that line, we
look for repeated future revivals Of
the story.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06

The graft cases cost Chester county
$3.50. It would be nothing more than
right for the general assembly to pay
it back out of the states share of the
recovered graft.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
Chr aturkrille Gnqrlirrr.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1910.

It is announced that in speech at
the New Haven Chamber of Commerce
on December 13, Mr.. T. r. will tell how
the November landslide occurred.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
CALENDAR ONE.

The calling of Calendar l, last Sat.
urday, resulted in the arrangement OF
the following roster for the balance OF
the present term of the court of COM
mon pleas:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06

known Wall stree, men .~id To be be-
hind &C and Mr.. Mad Pherson herself
was made one % the ir-ctofs 10 Ia.
been organiz~d about fhrec month- and
- proving s,scce-siul
az course tn. di-hSa-hing feature IL
confined To the s,N houses which ar.
served from thu. on. basement hand
trtEC,, collects tn. q hes from the dumb
Matters Outside houses do tot have
lhi- service n ~" ii-S Of b-eakaS" IN
lringlnS dishes through toe street would
bs too .,r"a'. BIT there i a considerable
ou' -,a" demand for the other services
~" Cpa:raGy'- -cherIc IL 30 introduce the
sam" -'rvI," into "'Eer large groups Of
a"artT"..' no .~rs and gradually 20 eN-
i"uh - SCOPE They nov ,a.l Stamps.
postcards aud special dei,verv stamp.
tD IA" :"7aa'- ~ 'E".r face 'ai':r lheY
Iu'rnn g. adj III" sale ot tobacco Cigar-
ana Cigarettes snd To provide valet sss.
vice. ans itid:ng -nn. shining. pressing and
:" on. They particularly specify 'na' ~"
iT- sha. ba offered To 'ITir employees
And tn"r oSP' / sample week = r.rrysa
fire." 10 n" tenants who are heritat,ng
whether :" '"v - o: not They already
har" on ;hsir books aboT' "tghty o.:' Of
th' 80 families M the house
~ervCn;s who can't get aloag with one
mistress NAV feel called upon 10 pity this
young :nau who has no. one but eIgn'v
hOu-okeeTer> 20 please. But he -se"IS
Ia be bearing ny well He saws h" finds
the women reasonable and not too hard
In rlea-a They know what 'haY want.
they know how they want II done and hs
doesn't seem TO iird nat axtTaordInary.
nf course he has troubles OF his own.
Ihe Job of finding servants has 70 fall on
has shoulders when the ernpattied house
kesp@rs upstairs shift i, from theirs.
But his Young life doesn't s"srn to be
h.ighted ESen in the basement. whore
the las; vestiges OF the domestic prob
lem may he discovered. -hs ntmos-
phere - far above normal in he matter
of cheerfulne-s The dish washing cont
pany has a motto Of its own. which they
lose no opportunity OF bringing before
the tenants. II IL: Always al your ser
vice