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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25
PRAIRIE FIRE SWEEPS
COUNTRY NEAR tRoQUolS

lroquois. s.. D., Sept. 20.-A diBas
trous prairie fire, which was set By
sparks from a railroad locomotive.
swept over o wide extent OF territory
west OF Iroquois. A strong wind was
blowing from the. south and the fire
made great Roadway through the dry
and ~undergrowth. whichSburned
like tinders Hundreds Of farmers
turned out to fight the fire and dele
cations Of fire fighters also went to
the scene from Huron, Iroquois. Ca
YOUR and other towns. BY a hard fight
the flames were extinguished. Had
II not been for the assistance received
from outside sources the losses from
the hre would have been much great
er. Among those who were losers by
the fire We're John Farrell and Joseph
Murphy. The former had nine stacks
of grain destroyed, while the latter
lost a number OF hay stacks and d
large quantity Of barley which was in
the stack. The fire was one OF the,
worst to sweep over this region in
many years and created much exicte-
Inent and alarm.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25

Discovery Of asprehistoric Turkish
bath In Ireland suggests again the
thought THAT most Of the things about
which modern civilization boasts are.
ancient. An automatic machine was
In 3 To supply sacrificial water in
an ancient Greek temple Queen
Maria Theresa had an elevator in her
house at luxembourg at least as early
as 17T7, and an omnibus was running
In Paris in 1862, In 1867 Robert
Hooke conveyed sounds to a distance
by distended wire-rtelephoned, in
fact.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25

For 20 miles around Vitry lie Fran
co.'s. the Chalons district M France
experienced a terrific hailstorm early
In the evening of May 81. So violent
and long was the storm that the
ground waH covered to q depth Of
several inches with hailstones, Many
persons were injured and two military
aviators WHO Sere returning from
Rheims raced with the approaching
storm and standed just as II broke.
The aeronIanes were badly damaged
by the hal and one OF the pllo5s was
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25
'DAUGHERTY NOW OUT
FOR COMMISSIONER

Pierre, s.. ID. Sept. Pop. Nv. Danghz
crtys present assistant attorney general
and attorney for the railroad commits
|sioners, today his candidacy
for the republican nomination for rail4
road commissioners from the Second
district. 20 succeed f. C.. Robinson OF
|Groton Mr. Daugherty Is a resident
of Dell Rapids.
Mr. D~augherty is generally q
Eceded to be one of the best posted men
in the state ON the legal phases or rail-
road and commerce Regulation. Dur
ing the legislative session last spring
he was urged by many friends To- come
out as d candidate for circuit Judge.
In h Sioux Falls district and he y
that line.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25

vtarted In Kamloops. British colum,
bia.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25
STATE BAPTIST MEETING
SIOUX FALLS. OCT & eTO 4.

Sioux Falls, s.. ID, Sept. 30.-The 32d
convention Of the South Dakota BapA
list association viii be held at the City
1913. The program for the Ave days
contains the names OF some OF the lead
Ing minds In the Baptist church ia the
United States. The convention proper
VIII be completed with the Saturday
gatherings but the meeting will hold
over Sunday when special church SER
vices viii be held.
on the program will be found such
well known names as Rev. samuel
Zanes Baton. r. ID, or P~hiladelphia:
Rev. Horace w. Tilden, u. D., Rev. Cs
Il. White. ~. D., of New York city;
Rev. u. ID. Proper. d. ID, or Omaha;
Rev. wv, X. Chalmers, 10. D., OF Phila-
delphia; Miss r. Jean Batty, OF Chi
cage; MISS Ina Shaw, Of Topeka. Kan.
Don Smaller Matthews, ID. d.. uf the
University Of Chicago, and Rev. Frank
Peterson, y. d.. Of Minneapolis,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25
ONE FARMER DECLARES
HUNTERS APE WEI nME

Webster, s. d.. Sept. 20.--Fred ii.
Russell, a farmer living some miles
from town, is a rare exception to the
usual run OF farmers. who during the
prairie chicken shooting season almost
invariably forbid town hunters from
uespassing upon their land while
hunting chickens. Russell has issued
the Following public notice:
There are about 20 coveys of chick
ems on my farm and all resident hunt
ers are welcome TO hunt on my farm.
Put your horses In the barn ana feed
them plenty Of oats out of the north
granary, and no charges."
AS a result OF this evidence OF hos
pitality, the Russell farm has become
a fayorite hunting place for residents
OF Webster aud other sections Of the
county. AS q usual thing farmers de-
clare that as the prairie chickens
which assemble on their farms have.
been fattened on grain belonging to
them they are entitled to them and
forbid hunters from invading land on
pain of being arrested for trespass.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25
OLD TRAIL PICTURE IN
HISTORICAL COLLECTION

Pierre, s.. D., Sept. 20.-The depart
ment of history has come into pos
session OF q large picture of an old
trail between Fort Pierre and Dead
wood. The wagons, oxen. cowboys and
freighters make the scene n of uii-
usual interest now, when Such scenes
are no more The whole outfit in the
picture belonged TO Tex Hemple. a d
nous old freighter, who now lives
looking the Missouri. For more than
40 years he has been in this country
and drove the stages and ~freiEhting
teams all through pioneer days to
Deadwood. he is shown in the Pic
ture riding o horse In the foreground.
about two feet wide. II. is an enlarge
ment Of a photograph taken in 1885
by r.. l., Kelly, a photographer in
Pierre since the early days.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-25
BOY FATALLY SHOT
WHILE on HUNTING TRIP

Lake Preston. s. Dy Sept. 23.-While
hunting near Lake Henry. Ray ver-
ley. aged 16. nf5 Lake Preston vas ac-
.cldentalty shot by boy companion
and fatally wounded, Mo blame IL att
tached to- b boy whose gun did the
fatal work.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. Joe Moore Of Charlotte, is vis-
iting friends in Yorkville.
Miss Bessie Pegram Of Gastonia, is
spending several days at her home In
Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Darby of
Lowryville, visited Mrs. j. H. Wither-
spoon in Yorkville this week.
Miss Grace Castles of Spartanburg
Whiteside In Hickory Grove.
Miss Katherine Goodson Of Con-
cord, N. c., is the guest Of Misses
Fannie and Maude Stroup in York
vile.
Miss Nancy Witherspoon Of the Col
lege for Women at Columbia, Is spendi
ing several days at her home in York
Vile.
Misses Fannie and Maude Stroup of
the Presbyterian college. Charlotte,
arrived in Yorkville last night to
spend Easter.
Mr.. ]. L. MCCARTHY has returned to
his home on Yorkville No. 8, after q
visit of three months to relatives in
Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Commissioners Watson has appointed
Mr.. ]. c. Wilborn, of Yorkville, a del
egate to the National Drainage con-
gress to be held in St Louis on April
1912.
The following York county Wood
men represented York county in the
state meet at Greenville this week:
Max c. Bryant, w. H. Hope, ]. E.
Parker, George Ayres, Isom and Will
son, Walnut Camp. Rock Hill; ]. A. C.
Love, Clover; Preston Goforth, Beth
any; Leslie Smith, F1lbert; John E.
Carroll and D. T. Woods, Yorkville;
Lester Good, Sharon, - Good,
Hoodtown; A. r. McElhaney and s.
w. Parks, Fort Mill; Thos. w. Boyd,
LESLIE, Chestnut Camp, No. S2.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
FORT MILL SCHOOLS

The current issue of the Fort Mill
Times has the following letter from
Superintendent Of Education John e.
Carroll on the subject Of his recent
visit to the schools Of the township:
Yorkville, March 1S.-Continuing my
Journey, l next reached Gold Hill,
which is also in District No. 80 and un-
der the supervision of the same board
of trustees as Flint Hill. Mr.. John L.
Ratteree and Miss IneZ Smith are the
teachers in charge. There were some
fifty or sixty pupils In attendance
ranging all the way In size from six
year-old tots to grown-up boys and
girls. The building Is above the aver
age in size and arrangement but 1t
needs a fresh coat Of paint inside and
out. The grounds could be improved
wonderfully with a little work. and
the heating is poor. In the primary
room the stove was out Of commission
and an open Fireplace was carrying 95
per cent of the heat up the chimney.
The open place Is fine for venti-
lating purposes but for heating good
sized schoolroom it Is just about as ef-
fective as a ten-cent brass lamp. New
blackboards and more books for the IL
brary would aid the teachers In their
work. So far as I was able to judge
in the short time at my disposal, the
teachers are doing their work intelli-
gently, and the number of children In
the higher grades Is encouraging. /
would like very much to see the local
Improvement association get busy and
stir up the enthusiasm of former years
when Gold Hill was the leading coun-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21

pendent warehouses 2,252,011 bales in
cluding 33,2S0 bales OF lirters compar-
ed with 2,669,079 bales on January 81,
and 3,200,615 Sbaleszon December 81.
Imports were 34,040 equivalent 500
pound bales compared with 52,253
bales in January and 25,075 bales In
December. Exports were 5S0,911 run;
ming bales, compared with 900,844
bales in January and 1,391,SS bales In
December. Active spindles numbered
3O,51S,619, compared with 30,335,563 In
January and 80, ,146,756 in December. or
these 11,739,9S5 were in cotton growing
states and 1S,77S,634 in all other states.
Consumption and cotton on hand on
February % was distributed as fol-
lows: In cotton growing states 1885,
I'll bales were consumed in February;
S7e462 bales were in manufacturing
es lplishments on February %, and
2,O47,021 bales in Independent ware
houses. In all other states 231, ,222
bales were consumed, 1,0S4,086 bales
were in manufacturing establishments
and 204, $50 bales were in Independent
warehouses. OF the imports 29,S99
bales came from Egypt; 1857 bales
from Peru; 2,457 bales from China
and 317 bales from all other countries.
OF the exports 166,726 bales went to
the United Kingdom; 1887 bales to
Germany, 26,991 bales to France; A.
450 bales to Italy and 129,927 bales to
all other countries. DO
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21

Because of the delay occasioned by
the meeting in the court house yes
terday the court house site will not
be sold salesday in April as originally
decided upon. Although the under
standing is that 1t is still the purpose
Of the commission to sell the present
site, II this purpose Is carried out an
nouncement Of the fact will be made
later. s.' .Ha'.sf
Special attention 10 called to the no.
tice in another column making an
nouncement of moot court entertain
ment to be held in the court house
next Monday night for the benefit Of
the ]. Marion Sims memorial fund,
pay part Of the expense Of suitable
memorial to this great South Carolina
physician and surgeon II the balance
Is raised by subscription, and Of course
the purpose In view Is most worthy. In
all the list of great physicians who
have contributed to the well being Of
mankind in demonstrating the means
to conserve human life, and to lessen
the terrors Of childbirth, none, stands
higher than that Of DR.. Sims, and
while the people of other states, and
even of foreign countries have shown
their appreciation by proper tributes.
South Carolina has done but little of
a substantial nature. The cause Is one
that may well enlist the support of a
grateful people, and 1t Is hoped that
the people of Yorkville and the COM
munity will go out to the entertain
ment next Monday In sufficient num-
bers to crowd the court house to It's
capacity. ... ... l.....rr . ..
The Enquirer was in error in its
statement last Tuesday to the effect
that the only bid made for that $30,000
loan Of the county was made by the
Peoples National Bank Of Rock Hill.
Savings Bank of Yorkville. The re-
quest of the commissioners for bids
contemplated straight interest on the
entire amount. The bid Of the Loan
and Savings bank was In accordance
with the proposal and they offered to
lend the money at per cent In two
installments-$15,0 900 at once and $15,-
600 on June 1. The Peoples National
Bank offered a 81 per cent dte-
count proposition contemplating $15,-
900 down and $4,000 on July 1. Ac-
cording to the calculations of Mr.. G. l.
Cobb, the bid Of his bank offered the
county an advantage Of $1,000 over the
bid Of the Loan and Savings Bank.
about $4,000 Of the loan to pay past
due accounts, leaving the balance Of
the money in the bank subject to fu-
ture checks The value Of the loan to
the bank and how much the county
must pay for the money actually used,
Of course depends upon what use the
bank may be able to make Of the
county's money while the county Is
paying interest on 1t. The loan, OF
course, Is an advantageous one to the
county, and may or may not prove ad-
vantageous to the bank. The states
ment that there was only one bid was
made on the strength of Information
that was considered authentic; but
which was not verified, and the re-
sponsibility for it, Of course rests with
The ENQUIRER
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21

Col. Manuel Blanche Alcalde, pub
Usher of the New Era, a Mexico City
newspaper, generally regarded as the
mouthpiece of the late President Ma
dero's administration, arrived at San
Francisco, California yesterday with
the assertion that he "is in a position
to prove" that Madero was shot to
death and that Vice President Suarez
was stabbed in the national palace In
the night Of February % and their
bodies taken to the prison in an auto
mobile. "The reported assault by the
guard" said Col. Alcade, was mere
ly a farcical ruse and a part OF the
plot. When the automobile was f1red
upon, guards were only pouring LEAD
into the dead bodies Of the president
and vice president who were murdered
hours before" Col. Alcalde described
himself as an intimate friend or Ma
dero. His mission in this country, he
said would be to expose the plot
which brought about the Diaz uprising
and the deaths Of Madero and Suarez.
ACCOMPANIED by his wife, two small
children and his brother, Joaquain, an
army captain, Alcalde fed from Mexi-
co City February %, taking an obscure
route to Salina Cruz. The party, dis
guised themselves as peasants. On
reaching the west coast port they re-
mained in seclusion twelve days, be-
lieving they would be killed IL discov-
cred by agents Of the new govern
ment. They chartered a barge to
reach Acapuco, whence they took pas
sage with other refugees. Col. Acalde
asserted the news of Madero,s rate
was known in Washington before the
hour named in the official version as
the time Of the alleged attempt to
rescue him,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
a sensible analysis Of the whole situ-
ton as follows: l. ~

a sensible analysis Of the whole situ-
ton as follows: Y
There is much speculation why the
senate Democratic caucus should have
overturned precedent by refusing to
elect Senator Augustus o. Bacon pres
ident pro tempore, and choosing Sena-
tor James P. Clarke in his stead. The
discussion seems pointless, and the
real explanation very easy. 1t invoiv-
es no reflection whatever on Senator
Becon. s..s..
The senate was following its own
precedent in refusing the position of
president pro tempore to Mr.. Bacon.
Not the ancient precedent that con-
ceded everything to seniority; not the
precedent that concentrated the whole
power of senate control in the Afdrich-
Hale band; not the repudiated prece-
dent that, in the house, made Cannon
ism first the menace and then the
downfall Of Republican control.
The senate made new precedent
for itself when 1t defeated Thomas 8,
Martin for chairman Of its caucus, and
chose John Worth Kern for that post
This precedent being established, old
er ones in conflict with 1t were out OF
commission. ,..,. ....r ... ..'
When it came to choosing a presi-
dent pro tempore, the senate simply
followed the new precedent. 1t re-
Quired that no senator should have,
simply because Of seniority, two frst-
class places, to the exclusion Of some
younger senator who could get none,
Senator Bacon was slated for the great
committee on. foreign relations. To
give him the other place in addition,
would be to perpetuate in part, a sys.
tenn that had been formally rejected
when Martin was denied the caucus
chairmanship. e. ...r. ...... - a-.......r.
The Democratic caucus simply stood
by its guns in the matter Of Bacon
and Clarke. Having laid down a new
rule, made new precedent, 1t stood
pat by the new order Of things, as II
must do to be consistent. It did en-
tirely the right thing.
Senator Clarke Is no more progress
i've than Senator Bacon. His selection
was not a progressive triumph. Most
Of the senators who voted for Bacon
indeed, were progressive. But two.
thirds Of the caucus supported Clarke
and in doing so they established firmly
the rule that every senator Is going tc
be. hereafter, as nearly as possible
one ninety-sixth Of the senate. That
is right. It is what the senators ought
to be, what their states intend them
to be, what the constitution contem.
plated. It is not possible, in this an
alysis, to see any reflection on Mr.. Ba.
con, and 1t Is possible to evidence thai
new and better day Of real democ.
racy In the senate has dawned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21

The New York Sun, Republican,
representative Of Big Business in New
York, remarks that the new Demo-
cratic administration has fallen into
the Republican groove without jar.
We hope and believe that this is a
matter Of the wish being the father Of
the thought. The main place for re-
form, of course, is in the revision Of
the tariff, and the understanding is
that the administration is pledged to
secure revision Of the tariff down.
ward or know the reason why. If there
is a good substantial downward revi-
sion, the Sun will not like it, and II
there Is no such revision the people
who elected Wilson will not like 1t. The
question as to whether the Democratic
administration has re lily dropped into
Republican groove will not be un-
settled for long. In the meantime, we
want to say again that we believe the
Suns intimation is SANDER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
COURT HOUSE SITE

Numerous and varied were the
views expressed at a public meeting
held in the court house yesterday at
the instance Of the court house COM
mission, relative to the proper location
Of the new court house; but analysed
as to their true meaning, most Of the
views were based upon the proposition
as to whether the new building should
be located on the site occupied by the
present building or moved to a new
site.
The meeting was held at the in
stance of the court house commission,
and was assembled in response to the
following letter, signed by ]. s. Brice,
Esq, and sent out to various citizens
of Yorkville and the surrounding COM
munity:
You will please appear before
the commission tomorrow morning.
(Thursday the Goth. inst) at 1890
o'clock and answer the two following
questions:
list. Where in your judgment In
the town Of Yorkville, would 1t be to
the best interest Of the county and
building?
"2nd. why would such site as named
by you be the most suitable site?
There will be no questions asked
by anyone except the commission, and
only one person will express their
views at once. The purpose Of such
inquiry is to enlighten the judgment
of the commission"
After the meeting had been called to
order, Chairman Brice called upon va
rious citizens for expressions. ....
Mr.. G. H. O'Leary said he was in
favor of the present site because 1t Is
in the centre Of the town and because
other business property is too high in
price, Asked by Mr.. Anderson, wheth-
er he thought 1t good business to build
on a $4,000 site, when $1,000 or
$4,000 site could be found that would
do just as we'll, he said he would have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
SCHOOL FUNDS TANGLED
Governor Will Not Act With Treasur-
ar and Com ptroller.

Governor Will Not Act With Treasur-
or and Comptroller.
The Columbia Record Of yesterday
prints the following self lf-explanatory
correspondence between Superinten-
dent of Education Swearingen and
Governor Blease:
March 10, 1913.
Hon. Cole l.. Blease, Governor; Hon.
s. T. Carter, State Treasurer; Hon.
A. w. Jones, Comptroller General
Columbia, s. G. ...... r-t..
Gentlemen: The general assembly
has levied a one-mill state tax for
schools. The governor, the state
treasurer and the comptroller general
have been authorized to borrow as
much as $150,000 to carry out the pur-
poses Of the act In anticipation Of tax
collections this fall. "a. ... .-. .
'T am in daily receipt Of letters ask
ing whether the rural graded school
applications, the term extension appli-
cations and the library acquisitions
now. on file with the state superinten-
dent Of education can be paid.
IF the money to settle these claims
cannot be secured. the schools must
close. and some $4,000 white children
will suffer. ..-. ....
IT hereby earnestly request you gen.
tlemen to give this matter prompt at
tention by borrowing $4,000 to enable
school district trustees to carry out
the contracts already entered into,
and to continue their school session as
planned during the months Of March
April and May, 1918.
"Very respectfully,
.V.. &C. u. E. Swearingen, :
State Superintendent Of Education
and Secretary. State Board"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21

try school In this section Of the state.
I can remember a time when her COM
mencements were the big event Of the
year for the surrounding country.
Eureka was the next place inspected.
There I found Miss Mabel Smith
with ten or twelve children In atten-
dance. This little schol Is down among
the river hills in District No. 26. The
trustees are Messrs. w. HI Jones, 8. p.
Sutton and R. 8. Terrence. The build
ing is comfortable, but there is no
equipment. The children need the
broadening Influence Of large numbers.
the neighboring schools at the expense
Of the district. It is impossible to get
up the necessary enthusiasm among
eight or ten pupils.
AT Riverside, my next and last stop.
I found a modern building, very well
arranged and properly equipped with
good desks, globe, maps, blackboards,
etc. The trustees have done we'll by
this school and 1t is up to the patrons
and the teacher to do the rest. With
anything like regular attendance Miss
Epps ought to get good results this
spring. I believe she, Will. ,..
Generally speaking the schools Of
the township are about on an average
with the country schools in other parts
Of the county. There is much room for
Improvement but the conditions are
favorable, and Fort Min is too pro-
gressive as shown by her improved
roads, good churches and well-tilled
farms, to allow her schools to lag.
Z. I thank you, Mr.. Editor, for this
opportunity to reach your readers and
tell them frankly my impressions of
their schools It would have been
easier perhaps, to quietly pass from
school to school, praising the efficiency
Of the teacher and the brightness of
the pupils, interspersing It all with a
few idle compliments for the trustees
and the rleighborhood in general, but
prefer to point out defects and sug-
gest q remedy.