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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
MERE-MENTION.

A petition asking that the name Of
Theodore Roosevelt be placed on the
primary ballot in Nebraska as a candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination was the political sensation
of last week. 1t is commonly believed
that 1t Is the purpose Of Roosevelt to
stand for the nomination as against
Mr.. Taft. .... The Southern's vesti-
bule train. No. 3S. was wrecked near
Kings Mountain, N. C., on Thursday
afternoon by brake beam that had
been dropped by a'freight train. Four
steel cars were thrown Off the track,
but no one was hurt. The presi-
dent on December 81, signed the res
olution abrogating the treaty between
the United States and Russia. ..... The
executive committee Of the Southern
Cotton congress met in New Orleans
last week and adopted the Rock Hill
plan John Anderson's plan) for re-
ducing the cotton acreage to seventy
five per cent Of the acreage this year.
The plan provides for the securing Of
pledges from the farmers. The
president last week sent to congress a
message in which he urged the imme-
diate establishment of a rural parcels
post system. 80. The war department
last week let contracts for 100000
80 calibre cartridges. 80. Rev. G. V.
T. Richeson, the Boston pastor who is
in Jail awaiting trial on the charge Of
numbering a young woman named
Avis Linnell, cut himself last week
with piece Of tin; but as to whether
with suicidal intent, there is much diff
ference Of opinion. go. Charges are
being brought against the keepers Of
Cook county, Illinois,. charitable insti-
tutions to the effect that they are gull
ty Of robbing the inmates under their
charge. -. The president has refus-
ed to pardon 'Chas. w. Morse. 80.
New York city Is willing to put up
100000 for the entertainment of the
Democratic national convention.
There were a few Santa Claus TRACE
dies throughout the country this year,
but not so many as usual. .....
The governor Of Texas freed twen-
ty-five convicts on Christmas day and
the governor Of Alabama freed twenty
six. The Italian-Turkish war con-
tinues to drag along, with more or less
fighting in Tripoli. Senator Ken
yon Of Iowa, has introduced a bill for
bidding the transportation of whisky
into dry states. Admiral George
Dewey, the hero Of Manila bay, cele-
brated his 74th birthday Tuesday.
BY the amalgamation Of a number OF
Canadian banks the new institution has
paid-up capital Of $15,000,000 and
assets aggregating $210,000,000.
John Houlihan, levee foreman, was
shot to death on a crowded street In
New Orleans on Tuesday. No one saw
the murderer or heard the report Of
his weapon. The Salvation Army In
New York fed $4,000 unfortunates on
Christmas day. . Boston has another
murder mystery in which a young
woman Is the victim and three young
women and a doctor are charged with
her murder. All Of the parties hall
from Manchester, N. H. :. There were
eight violent deaths in Birmingham,
Ala, Christmas day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
THE DICTIONARY CONTEST.

There has been lot of interest In
the dictionary contest since the last
issue of The Enquirer, and as will be
noted from the statement of the
standing of the contestants as publish
ed below. many coupons have been
returned.
Several contestants have gone at the
work Of collecting coupons with ad-
mirable energy and system and are
going after coupons as soon as they
come into the hands Of subscribers,
but still 1t Is fair to say that from now
on II Is anybody's book.
Each edition Of the Enquirer in
cludes in round numbers 2,400 papers
and counting the coupons at ten votes
each. that would mean that a single
edition would be capable of yielding
"a, 900 votes, several times more than
have been returned from all the edi-
tions heretofore containing coupons.
Including today's issue. there Will
be five more papers containing cou-
pons, and that will mean very close to
1875, 900 votes from which the collec-
tors will be able to build up their
respective chances. But Of course this
Is only a possibility. as a matter Of fact
each contestant Is dependent mainly
upon his or its immediate neighbor-
hood, and although no neighborhood
has been worked with thoroughness so
far, some Of them are making very
good showing.
The standing of the contestants up
to this morning was as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
TAX COLLECTIONS.

The outlook for tax collections was
pretty gloomy on the 18th instant
when a statement from Treasurer
Neil was published showing that only
a little less than $4,000 had been col
lected up to that date; but since then
the situation has been improving.
From December Is up to last night
the collections were $1,000, making a
total of about $4,000 up to date. and
Treasurer Neil said this morning that
although he could not say certainly, he
would not be surprised If the aggre-
gate reached 100000 by tonight.
The greater part of the $65.000 re-
ferred to has come from the larger tax
payers, who have been coming to the
front this year with rather more
promptness than usual. The treasur-
er has been very busy during the past
few days and expects his office to be
crowded again tomorrow.
The one per cent penalty goes on
after tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

There are books and books, some
written to please, some to instruct,
some to sell and some to crafty the
ambition of the writer's. Many are
read and cast aside. many are cast
aside without being read, and some
ence Poe writes a book the object Is
to instruct. and uplift, and his pro-
ductions Invariably belong to the class
that not only entertain, but that are
worthy to be read and studied. When
Mr.. Poe made hurried trip of south
ern Europe some years ago. he follow
ed the long established custom and
wrote book; but that book was more
than a mere description of sights by
the way. 1t told in entertaining and de-
lightful style how the rural classes of
southern Europe lived, emphasized the
things in which the people of the old
country were still far ahead of the
southern farmers and taught lessons
that were of inestimable value to all
the book. 1t took rank at once among
the most creditable productions of
southern authorship. Now Mr.. Poe
has published another book. 1t Is just
from the presses of Doubleday. Page
& CO.. and where Half the World is
Waking Up" is the significant and ex-
pressive title. This new book Is un-
doubtedly an outcome of the one just
the material that Mr.. Poe gathered on
his trip around the world year ago,
and that material is handled i'm man.
ner remarkable for its broad compre-
hensveneSS Much of II is practical
ly the same as that which appeared i'm
the Progressive Farmer at the time;
but most of II has been carefully re-
vised and elaborated. Where of course.
the original letters could not be i'm
proved upon. which was the case in
many instances, they have not been
touched. This hook deals more es-
pecially with Japan. China. the fhil-
ippineS Manchuria. India, Burma. etc.
and each Of these countries Is dealt
with. with equal power and interest.
But our readers will find it impossible
to get a satisfactory idea of this book
from anything we could say. The only
way to secure the fullest pleasure and
benefit from such a work is to possess
a copy of II. and the way to do that is
to address the publishers. Doubleday,
Page & CO.. New York.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

1t it practically certain that the
next session Of the general assembly is
going to be a very warm one. about
the warmest that the state has expe-
enced for years. The outlook is that 1t
will be a battle royal between Gov
ernor Blease and his opponents. There
will be message after message and hot
sayings without number. all having
their origin in a desire to get political
advantage, and the looker-on who
will be able to stand by and judge
each proposition that arises squarely
on its merits without losing his head
will be man of unusual fabric.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

entitled under military usage to re-
ceive honor from the army as though
in active service. On the other hand,
as a retired officer, he is liable to pun
ishment by a military court for Of
fenses committed against the army.
His offense consisted in calling upon
the army to rise in rebellion. Orders
were sent early in the day to Gen.
Trevino at Monterey to have Reyes
brought to the capital at the earliest
possible date. 1t is expected that he
will arrive here by the last of the
present week, and that little time will
be lost thereafter in placing him ON
| trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

Mr.. w. :. WilkersOn. of Hickory
Grove was in YOrkville Wednesday.
having come down on little private
business, and the reporter had few
moments talk with him on various
matters of interest.
One of the things that was upper
most i'm Mr.. Wilkerson's mind was the
condition of the public roads. 1t has
been pretty generally conceded that as
supervisor of roads in Broad River
township. he has done more with the
money available than any other super
visor: but he is not at all pleased.
MY roads have gone all to pieces" "
he said why some time back | had
some of them smOOthe and even and
looking to me as II they were almost
aS firm as this concrete sidewalk: but
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

While we frankly confess that we
feared the contrary. we feel 1t our
duty to acknowledge that the prohibit
ton laws, up to this time. have been
enforced as we'll in York county by
Governor Blease as by Governor An
sci. There is not nearly so much blind
tigering in Yorkville today as there
has been in times past. and from the
think the condition has grown any
worse in any other part of the coun-
~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

Senator Carlisle. of Spartanburg, II
is said, will introduce a bill in the next
legislature having for its object the
restriction of the operations of wild
cat stock jobbing operations. He has
in mind law now of force in Kansas
Of corporations must be based on the
real thing. Under this proposed bill,
it will no longer be practicable for A
to get title to stock by using BIS hard
cash as collateral without at least
first advising B Of what is intended
There is some need of law to safe
guard investors in South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

One hundred and hfty-eignt mar
riage licenses had been issued from
July / up to December Is. when the
list was last published, and since then
the rumber has gone up to 215 or 81
within the last fifteen days. The IL
censes issued from December IA 10
date were as follows:
Dec. 15.-John Witherspoon ana
Frances Jennings, (Coloredo
Dec. 15.-William P. Weaver ana
Sarah Frances Roberts.
Dec. 15.-Link Mitchell ana Letnia
Wilson, (Colored)
Dec. 15.-William G. Menters and
Catharine Benton.
Dec. 15.-John Whitesides and
Nancy Mitchell.
Dec. '16.-Johnson Clark and Lucia
Littlejohn, (Colored.)
Dec. 16.-Frank G. Stewart ana
Dec. I6.-Jim Childers and Patsy
McGn, (Colored.)
Dec. 1S.-Bonnie E. Milton and FL
la May Allen.
Dec. 1S.-Brooks Long and Mary
Guthrie.
Dec. 1S.-George C. Martin and
Winnie Glover.
Dec. 1S.-Ike Watson and Emma
Setter, (Colored.)
Dec. 19.-Edward L. Bales ana
Ellie Culp.
line Snider.
Dec. 19.-George Armstrong and
Mary Setter, (Colored.)
Dec. 19.-John L. Wilson and Ethei
Mcdaniel.
Dec. 19.-Sam Good and Angelina
Dee, (Colored.)
Dec. 2O.-Hiram ]. Osborne and
Lila E. Kimball.
Dec. 2O.-Dick Workman and Mary
Jane Whitman. (Colored.)
Dec. 2O.-Clarence o. Mccoy and
Della May Osborne.
Dec, 2O.-Henry Phillips and violet
McCollum. (Colored.)
Dec. 2O-Ed Montgomery and Mag
gle White. (Colored.)
Dec. 2O.-John Ed Mitchell and
Mary Robinson.
Dec. 2O.-Preston A. H. McSwain
and Mary Quinn.
Dec. 2O.-Jackson Barry and Daisy
Miller. (Colored)
Dec. 21.-Jackson Crawford ana
Fannie Carter.
Dec. 21.-JOhn anu Mai
tina Steele. (Colored)
Dec. 21.-John Bratton ana SUSIE
Clark. (Colored.)
Dec. 22.-Walter Patton and KOS
sic Moore, (Colored.)
Dec. 22.-Dudley Patton and Annie
Barber. (Colored)
Dec. 22-Andrew Durham and Liz
zie Cathcart. (ColoredO
Dec. 22.-Wllliam Withers and
Elizabeth Porter. (Colored.)
Dec. 22-Flato d. McCord and Ma
mie Turner.
Dec. 2S.-Joe Brown and Meyer
Roddey. (Colored)
Dec. 23.-Israel Patterson and
Daisy Blair. (Colored)
Dec. 23.-Augusta Moore and Fran
ces f. Lowry. (Colored.)
Dec. 23.-Moses steele and Sarah
Wylie. (Colored.)
Dec. 23.-LonZie Conner and Lizzie
Long.
Dec. 23.-Reuben Burris and Car
rie Hunt (Colored.)
Dec 23.-Mannis Cassell and Kate
Kenion. (ColoredD
Dec. 23.-William Russell and Mary
Patton, (Colored)
Dec. 26.-Walter Houston and Gal
ther Hoyle. (Colored.)
Dec. 26.-Moses Peters and Beau
Meta Massey, (Colored.)
Dec. 26.-Joe Wilks and Mary Will
liams. (Colored.)
Dec. 26.-Dave Woods and Minnie
Beckham, (Colored.)
Dec. 26.-Horace Thomasson and
Dorcas Weeks, (Colored.)
Dec. 26.-Devies Russell and jean
nette Bailey. (ColoredD
Dec. 26.-James Dorsey and Matte
Sanders. (Colored)
Dec. 26.-Arthur Gwin and Laura
Wallace. (ColoredO
Dec. 26.-William n. Little and Ad-
die Nitherspoon, (ColOredO
Dec. 26.-Robert y. McGhee and
Matte Ramseur
Dec. 27.-Green Miller and Sis
Wilkes. (ColoredD
Dec. 27.-William Gardner and Eu-
nice Estes. (COlored.)
Dec. 27-Robert Turner and Mat
tie Biggers.
Dec. 27.-Hyder Massey and Matte
Pailey, (ColOredD
Dec. 27.-Kirk Lowry and Maggie
Blake. (ColOredD
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

There will be so much politics dur
ing the next session of the general as
sembly that we fear the members will
have but little time or inclination tC
consider legislation along the lines
suggested by the conference of South
ern governors in New Orleans recent
ly. However. if this should not be SC
if some member proposes a practi-
cal bill in accordance with the New
Orleans suggestion, or a bill that will
give promise of practicability. with
proper study and amendment. and the
house and senate will devote itself Sc.
riOusly to the subject. South Carolina
will be in a fair way to make a new
record as leader of southern
thought in the direction of common
betterment Deep earnest considera-
ton of this cotton problem promises
much more than is likely to come out
of most of the things that are being
pushed forward for public attention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

Mr.. ]. H. Buchanan. who was fol
81 years editor and proprietor of the
Chester Reporter, died at his home in
Chester last Tuesday after a long pc
riod Of bad health. Mr.. Buchanan was
born in Chester in 1885, served
through the Civil war In the Confed-
crate army. and his lifetime reputa-
ton was that Of a good citizen and
Christian gentleman. He leaves only
one child. Mrs. w. A. Corkill, Of Ches-
for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

The Spartanburg Herald says it has
direct confirmation from T. B. Fielder
that the latter has written his book
and that the same will be distributed
throughout South Carolina on or
about January 8. when the general as
sembly convenes or a few days pre-
vious thereto.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

Just preceding the holidays Gov
ernor Hooper, Of Tennessee had him.
self committed to the penitentiary as a
prisoner in order that he might make
a personal inspection of the manner
in which the institution is being run
and get at first hand an idea of the
sideration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Mamie Mcconnell of Yorkville
is visiting friends at Warrenton, Va.
Mr.. Geo. Hart of Greenville, spent
the Christmas holidays in Yorkville.
Miss Iula Mcknight of Yorkville No
3. is spending the holidays in George
town.
Mr.. Hoyt Reid of Abbeville. spent
the holidays in Yorkville with the fam
lily of Mrs. w. @. Ewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Love Of Clark s
Fork. have broken up their old home
and moved to Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. Jenkins OF
Norfolk, Va, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Jenkins, in YOrkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

We have no objection how seriously
the various executive officials take
themselves, nor how much credit they
claim for keeping things in order; but
IL 1t were not for the fact that we have
such a splendid citizenship. things
would be very different in this coun-
fry
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
sALESDAY FOR JANUARY

Salesday for January will be held
next Tuesday, instead of Monday, the
reason being that Monday being the
first day of January Is a legal holiday.
The parties who have been adver-
tising the Darwin lands to be sold on
the first Monday, have instructed that
the date of sale be changed to the
first Tuesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

There has been very little change In
the cotton situation during the past
ten days and the trade seems to have
no well classified idea as to what may
happen. One of the most disturbing
elements in sight just now Is the
threatened lockout of 160 900 Man
chester weavers involving long and
expensive labor war. The weavers are
wanting more money and the manufac-
turers are thought to have resort
ed to the lockout in anticipation Of a
demand with which they do not want
to comply. There is feeling that this
trouble may he adjusted with less fric-
tion than otherwise for the reason
that the profits in cotton manufacture
are greater than for some time past.
While there is no doubt of fact that
there is large surplus Of cotton to be
carried into next year there is a COM
mon feeling that there is not much
probability that this surplus will be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
LOCAL lACONlCS.
Second Crop Oats.

Mr.. jeff D. Whitesides Of Hickory
Grove, was in Yorkville Tuesday and
incidentally reported a circumstance
which to say the least was curious
He moved a second crop Of oats this
year. The land off which his first crop
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29
Chr 4turArilIe Gnqu;rrr.
Entered at the Postotfice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. s. c.,
FRIDAY. .ECEMBER 20. 1911

Dispatches of the past few days
say Mongolia has declared her indie
pendence Of China and will soon be-
come a dependency of Russia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

The weekly and the semi-weekly
newspapers that took Christmas are
coming to hand again, and the regular
routine Is being reestablished.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

If the resolutions made next Mon
day should be kept, this old world as
good as 1t is now, would be much bet
fer
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
HOW TO GET
" RID OF FLIES

To Gear rooms Of flies carbolic
acid NAV be used as follows: Heat
a shovel or any similar object and
drop i ercon 20 drops of carbollc
acid. The vapor kills the flies.
A cheap and rect reliable fly
poison. one which is not danger
Gus to human life. is bichromatc
of potash III solution. Dissolve
one dram. which can be bought
at any drug store, III two ounces
of water, and add a little sugar.
Put some Of his solution in shall
low dishe, and distribute them
about the house.
To quickly clear room where
there are may flies. burn pvren-
thium powder ~ the room. This
stupcfies the fits. when they may
be swept ~, md burned
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
Subscription Katrs
DOES II PAY YOU
TO ADVERTISE?

The recent rise i'll the advertise
ing rate by the Curtis publications
sets a new mark for magazine adj
vertising. The new rate is as fol-
lows: Ladies Home Journal, 81
per line, $1,000 per inside page,
inside cover pages $, 500, and
$1,000 for the back cover.
Saturday Evening Post s. per
line, $1,000 per inside page, -, 500
for inside cover, and at those
prices the advertising sections are
always filled because ii pays.
1t certainly requires considerable
conceit for a merchant in small
town 10 give it as his opinion that
advertising doesn't pay or that
he can't afford to advertise i'll
the face of these facts. Modern
business men in all lines have come
to the realization that advertising
is not an expense, but an invest
ment and a mighty good one.
There seems to be determined
effort on the part of some people
in the city to swat the fly, but
the most o. people seem to say by
their action Let er 90 Gallager.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15

THE county of Walla Walla, so
the report goes, will buy 500 head
to Craze on the county roads in or
der to keep down the Jim Hill
mustard and other foul and obnox
ious weeds. The sheep can be
bought for s. per head and sold a
little later for 81 to s. per head,
thus earning the county directly a
little pin money and directly doing
the farmers a great favor. ktti-
tas county and even Elensburg
might follow suit in this matter
with profit and pleasure. The al
falfa, not to say somt very I'M
slightly weeds, are about to take
the sidewalks and some wards in
the city, and a few head of sheep
would soon clean up those plaCse
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
Yakima River Well Supply

The Yakima river the wells and soug his alongside
eliminated because OF the quality of the This
the drainage and sewage from the of
Gle EIum and Rosvn and other small also lies be-
tween two ransconnenta railroads. and granting that
the with the increase OF population
would be only OF until would be absolutely
dangerous and out Of the question a water supply.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
i.ural NutirrS

DISPLAY Advertising Rates Ten cents per
line first and five cents per line each subse
quent insertion.
NON Advertisers Rates 10 cents per line first
and each subsequent
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15

All cards OF tn ankS notices OF entertainments
fairs socials etc the objects Of which are
financial gain, will be charged for at regular
rates.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
AdurrtisiHg 1tatrs

DISPLAY No advertisement taken for less
than &i.M for one issue
ONTRACT space i.i. cents per inch each inser
ton
RATES for Surcial position and large space
will be given upuG Application.
CHANGES Twelve changes u year without
charge. All ulh,r DhW'scN charged FOR AT
cost OF compo>.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
l:dituriul 4'hnuphts

EVERY knock at I+ilcnshurg is a
knock at kittitaS valley.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15

A GOOD motto: y nimblc penny
cash, rather than slow siXpensc.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
Engineers Report

The report concluded that without any question thu best
and practical of supply for the city would be the
Nahum canyou The Company legal rights provide for
proximatcv three million gallons of daily sufficient
take Of the CITY Of Elensburg for several vears
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-15
New Water Supply
Lake Gle Elum Supply

The Gle Ilum lake source unfavoraby reI
cause was far IN OF possible revenues, an
ter itself was not entirely satisfactory.