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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Some York County Items.
(Yorkville ENQUIRER. J


The candidates for governor
will speak in Rock Hill, on Tues
day night. August d. The State
campaigners will speak at York
vile. Thursday. August 9th.
Mr.. J. f. Burns has rendered
to the governor his resignation
as a member of the York county
board of supervisors of registra-
ton.
Judge Moore on Wednesday
refused motion for a new trial
in the case of Thad f. Turney
convicted of manslaughter in
two cases last Thursday. Turney
was sentenced to serve ten years
in the State penitentiary.
An election was held at Sharon
yesterday on the question of
whether or not the levy for
school purposes should be in
creased to four mills on the dol
lar. The increased levy was
voted unanimously, 81 to %.
A gentleman of Rock Hill.
whose l2-horse crop was almost
completely destroyed by the hail
storm. was in Yorkville this
week in quest of Irish potatoes
with which he intended to plant
his devastated fields. He got
only few potatoes here. A
number of farmers in the hail
stricken district are planting
Irish potatoes, and if nothing
prevents, York county will prob
ably make the largest Irish
potato crop in her history.
According to several people
who have recently traversed the
hail storm districts of Bethel,
Catawba and Ebenezer town
ships, some of the cotton in the
stricken territory appears to be
making some headway. The
leaves are growing on the dam
aged stalks, and if early frost
does not kill the plants, a great
deal of cotton will be made. In
many places, however, there is
as yet no sign of living vegetation
even the trees and bushes being
quite dead.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Adjournment This Fall.

Members of Congress who are
standing valiantly by the admin
istration in the effort to complete
its legislative program despite
the approaching campaign, while
admitting they are weary of leg
islative duties and anxious to
get home to their districts. have
resigned themselves to the con-
clusion that there is little hope
OF adjournment before fall.
Both houses of Congress al
ready are having trouble in rally
ing a quorum for the transaction
OF business, but the party whips
are keeping constantly at work
calling members back to Wash
ington and they hope to expedite
what business remains as rapidly
as possible.
Some senators and representa-
tives are permitted to go home
from time to time to look after
their political fences, but it is
the aim of the Democratic lead
ers to keep a quorum present at
all times from now on.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Fort Mills Big Day, Aug. 5--Come
Norwood Offers Big Reward.

A reward of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the man
who early Thursday shot DIR.
James H. Mcintosh, well known
physician of Columbia. was
offered late Thursday by J. w.
Norwood a Greenville banker.
Citizens of Columbia launched a
campaign to raise 81. 900 for the
arrest of the assailant. who is
supposed to have escaped in an
automobile.
The shooting was the i'm
mediate subject for attacks on
lawlessness in South Carolina by
candidates for the. United States
Senate. Governor Blease in his
speech expressed regret that
Doctor Mcintosh had been the
victim of such an attack. Doctor
Mcintosh was recently drawn
into the Senatorial situation be-
cause of his opinion in a well
known parole case. 1t was said
Thursday night that he would
recover.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Notes From Flint Hill.
Times Correspondence.

lines Correspondence.
This section was visited by a
very refreshing rain last Sab
bath evening which greatly re-
vived the suffering crops.
We wish to correct the error
made in the Gold Hill letter last
week concerning our school.
Instead of this being our first
summer school, as was stated in
the letter mentioned above. last
summer was the first summer
we have not had summer
school for forty years.
The school promises to be a
great success under the manage
ment of Miss Bland, of Cooper,
N. G. There are now fortysiX
pupils on roll and we hope to
increase our number within a
short while. We will begin our
new school building the second
week in August and hope to
have it completed in time for the
fall term.
Mr.. Ross Boyd and Misses
jamie and Zettie Boyd have just
returned from visit to the
Point section and were ac-
companied home by Miss Mary
Boyd of that section.
Miss Blanche Robinson leaves
Tuesday morning for few days
visit near Yorkville.
Mrs. Roger Merritt, who has
been very i'll. is slightly i'm
proved.
The Y. w. AS. will meet
Friday afternoon at 8 O'Clock at
Flint Hill church. b. ID.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Open Big Ditch Aug. is.

War department officials are
perfecting plans for the opening
of the Panama canal to com
merce on August Is. The vessel
which would be given the honor
of leading a fleet of merchant
men through the great water
way had not been determined
upon, but it was probable that
the Cristobal, war department
steamer, would be selected.
No ceremony will attend the
actual opening of the big ditch
to commerce. That will wait
until the official opening in
March, 1915, when an inter
national fleet of warShips will
pass through.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
James Cansler iii.

James Cansler, of Tirzah, a
candidate for railroad commits
sioner is seriously ill in Column
bia hospital. Mr.. Cansler's con-
dition is such that he will
probably not be able to resume
his tour of the State with the
campaign party. In fact, his
friends are apprehensive as to
his condition. Mr.. Cansler's
numerous friends in his own
county. and thousands through
out the State. regret to learn of
his misfortune. which has be-
fallen him. He is i'll with a
complication of diseases and is
in a critical condition according
to the advices of his physician.
Rock Hill Herald.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Who Is
w. F. Stevenson? !?
tPolitical ADVERTISEMENT

For what does he stand noto-
rlously? First. economy. Do
you know that Congress in the
last two years has spent 1852
600, 10000 on creeks and rivers
and harbors? This has not helped
the people of the Fifth district
one penny. South Cardinals
share of that money according
to population would be S4S. .OOO-
10000. If they had put that on
our post roads instead of in
creeks and harbors and rivers
every man in South Carolina
would have a good read at hand
During that term our whole
State government has cost only
$2O,COO.00. We would have about
two and a half times as much
for our roads as it takes to run
the whole State government, and
instead of its being used to bene-
TIT our roads it has been dumped
into creeks and rivers and har-
bors, and almost none of it has
been seen in South Carolina.
They have just passed a bill
through the House carrying $780,
600, 10000 and the Senate will
add to it. Stevenson says, cut
down that steal," as Ben Till
man calls it, and build roads to
the farmers doors.
What does the farmer say
about this? Give Stevenson a
chance, and he will do his best.
not only to put the Fifth dis
trict on the map" but to put the
farmers of the Fifth district on
the map also.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Must Clean the Streams.

The special attention of all
land owners who have running
streams of water through their
lands, is called to the provisions
OF the drainage Law enacted by
the last Legislature. and apply
ing especially to the streams in
York county.
The law in brief requires all
land owners and their agents in
the county of York, between the
5th day of July and the 18th day
OF August in each year, to re-
move from the running streams
upon their lands all trash, trees,
RATS, timber, snags, overhang-
ing limbs and any other objects
that obstruct the natural flow of
the water, and any objects that
tend to collect extraneous matter
and cause RATS. If any land
owner happens to be sick, or any
unavoidable necessity arises and
his township supervisor so rec
ommends, the county commits
sisners can give such land owner
an extension of time to clean his
stream beyond the 18th of Aug
asst.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Millions to Move the Crops.

Money from the Federal treas
ury will be deposited in national
banks throughout the country
again this fall to facilitate the
movement of crops and promote
business generally. Secretary
McAdoo has announced that he
will put out approximately $34,-
600, 600 and that he stands ready
to increase the amount to any
extent necessary to meet the
country'S needs.
The Secretary's estimate of
what will be needed is based on
replies from 5000 national banks
to a recent treasury department
circular asking whether any un-
usual demand for money was ex-
pected this year and for what
purpose. Last year the depart
ment inaugurated the custom of
distributing funds in the crop
handling centers, depositing ap-
proXimately $34, 100000 of the
$50. 600. 900 that SECRETARY McA-
doc had decided to use for the
purpose.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
Off on a Camping.

A charming party of young
ladies, chaperoned by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Ruff and Miss Fannie
Wilson, will leave tomorrow for
the Fort Mill club house on the
Catawba river, where they will
camp for week. In the party
will be: Misses Mary Roddey,
Frances May Milling, Mary Viii
son. Mary Craig, Jennie Stead
man Culp, Lula Fewell, Mary
Hope Crawford, Jennie Lee Kerr
and Sadie Bell: Rock Hill Rec
ord, Thursday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30

Boyden Minis, chemist of
Columbia, has succeeded in
growing European grapes in his
garden at his home, 914 Barn
well street, and is of the opinion
that the grapes can be grown
extensively in South Carolina.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.

Boyden Minis, chemist of
Columbia, has succeeded in
growing European grapes in his
garden at his home, 914 Barn
well street, and is of the opinion
that the grapes can be grown
extensively in South Carolina.
An election was held last Fri
day to decide the question as to
whether or not the Hartsville
school district should vote an
increase of from 5 to Z mills tax
for the benefit of the schools.
The vote was almost unanimous
ly in favor of the increase.
Fire of an unknown origin
Thursday morning destroyed a
large number of restaurants and
workshops in the colored section
of the city of Chester. The loss
approXimated 5000. with little
insurance.
The many friends of Hon. O.
l.. Sanders, who has been seri-
ously sick in a Columbia hospital
for some time, will be glad to
learn that his condition has i'm
proved to such an extent as to
permit him to return to his home
at McConnellsville. York News.
The encampment of the four
Columbia companies of the
National Guard will be held in
Batesb urg during the first week
in August. 1t is possible that
other companies will join with
the capital city militia and par
ticipate in the manoeuvres to he
held there.
Needs of the farmers in the
devastated district of York county
will be discussed at a meeting of
the Bethel Retirement associa-
ton, which is to be held July 80
at Bethel church, near Clover.
A report on the damage by the
hail storm will be submitted.
Commissioner Watson of the
State department of agriculture
will attend the meeting.
r. Beverley Herbert and Colin
S. Montieth, counsel for the
Columbia Chamber of Commerce,
have filed with the interstate
commerce commission in Wash
ington brief setting forth the
claims of the chamber in the re-
hearsing of It's case against the
railroads in the matter of freight
rates to Columbia.
There will be big meeting of
farmers at Rock Hill August 20.
Addresses will be delivered by
w. w. Long, State agent for the
United States farm demonstra-
Stration, work. Commissioner
Watson and DR.. Cyril G.. Hop
kins of the University of fIllinois,
one of the best known authori-
ties on the use of limestone.
Acting under orders issued by
Governor Blease in his speech at
the Colum bia theatre Friday
morning. Chief State Constable
Eugene l.. Kibler in the after
noon closed the bullets at the
Ridgewood. Columbia and Metro
politan clubs. Chief Kibler
stated that the orders he left
with the management of the
clubs We're that the buf'ets were
to remain closed until further
orders.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30

Miss Mary Boyd is visiting her
sister. Mrs. j. ]. Stewart. in
Gonover. N. G.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-30
PROGRAM
For Fort Mills Celebration Wednesday, August S.
9 A. M.

Formation of parade at Harris store White Order
of parade Mounted Marshas Tzah Cornet Band Company
lst Infantry N. G. S. c.. Company K Infantry N c.
Woodmen of the World Boy Scouts of America
bles Bicycles Parade will $50 down White
Trade street and thence through Springs Elliott
to picnic grounds.
10 a. Horseback crownng of Queen by
winner.
III Contests for boys IL old and under
Threeegged Race 5O-yard Dash.
Contests for girls II old under Race
Dash Flag Relay Race.
Contests for boys Race Three
legged Race, Relay Race, 5O-yard Dash.
Contests for girls Is Race Ball Relay
Race. Baseball Throw
Contests for boys all ages Broad Jump Foot Race.
Contests for girls all Nail Driving Contest Potato Race
DINNER to 3 O'CLOCK
p Bicycle Races.
3'O Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop Sham
tie between Companies H. and X 1st Infantry, N. G. S. C.
p m Baseball: Fort Mill vs. Matthews.
$50 p. Amusements Main Auto Hill Climbing
White and Confederate Tennis grounds
w. f. Lewis.
p Lawn Party in Confederate Park ad fnium
Prizes will he offered in each contest.
Numerous amusements will be shown on the grounds
Marsnas: L. M. Massey, Frederick Minis Lewis Lester
r. Therel Herbert Harris Charlie Boyd Smith Henry
Windle, Ernest Crane l.. S. Matthews.
Judges of Contests ]. B. Elliott. c. P. Bankenship L.
Meacham
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
Marshall County's Tax Bin

Marshall county's tex bill. outside a
the city of Marshalltowns local taxes,
will jump from last years bill Of $e74.-
1884 to ss54,e3s,s7, an increase Of
ss0.l63.S3 in our taves for county, state
and township purposes. Out OF that
tax bill the state WI! get one seventh
of the money and one fifth OF the tax
increase, more than half the increase
is in county funds. and a fourth of it
in the township funds.
An increase in the valuation OF lands
from an average for the county Of
secs 10 $3.50 per acre had something
10 do with this tax increase but not
much. for i, affected only the few funds
which are fixed BY law. In most Of the
funds the taxing boards could have re-
duced the levies accordingly, and they
had plenty Of notice IN the general
letter sent ou- by the executive cpun-
ell of the state last August, but the lar
ger money was needed for larger public
service. For general state purposes the
increase is very small only $2,56I.s SIS
for the whole county. The last !egisa-
ture added three new funds, amounting
10 s5,s3s.32 in each, which were levied
for extension Of agricultural Work at
Ames for new buildings at our state
institutions and the same amount for
extension Of the capitol grounds.
County Gets Most Of Increase.
Most Of the increase in our taxes this
year or s47I16.25 Of 1t, is found In
| the county funds. However, seI, 1881
Of the county fund increase was fxed
by law in the county road funds. and
sel04e4 in the county school fund
which neither the board of supervts-
ors nor the governor could have chang
| ed Many of the county expense leviet
were reduced but the board deemed II
| wise TO Increase the bridge fund b!
s17.5ss.Os, so as TO have more money
with which to build permanent con
crete bridges.
| out Of it's total bridge fund last veal
! the county was compelled to spend hai
! of it on temporary repairs. leaving Tor
| small an amount to get ahead on per
| ,1,anent construction. Thus. while more
! than half OF the total increase In Mar
shall county's tax bill this year goes
hack 70 the county, almost all or j
goes into county roads and concrete
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
RUTH SIEG DIES.
Long Suffering Due to Tuberculosi is
Ended BY Death.


Death at s:I5 Friday night brought
TO an end three years Of suffering due
% pulmonary tuberculosis, and claimed
Ruth Marcia, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
George L. Sieg, 10s North Fifth street
The young woman died in the room in
which she was born or Sept IS. 1899
At the close Of the school year of
1911 at Drake University, Des Moines,
Miss Sieg returned home suffering from
the effects of severe cold. which failed
to yield to medical treatment, and
which developed into the pulm onary
trouble She was sent 70 the state
sanatorium at Oakdale, where she re-
manned for six months, and where a
slight improvement became noticeable
for time. II has been realized for
many months, however. that the end
was only a question Of time.
| Miss Sieg was reared and educated
| in this city. and was graduated from
the Marshalltown high school with the
class Of 1903 She entered Drake that
fall, and was in school until her junior
year, when illness overcame her. Miss
Sieg has been a patient sufferer, and
her death will be deeply regretted 3!
many friends thruout the city.
| Miss Sieg was a member Of the Con
gregational church. and for some time
was a teacher in the mission Sunday
school that the church founded.
In addition 70 her parents Miss Sies
is survived by three brothers and on'
sister-Stanley B. Seg, Of Des Moines
Lee P. Siee, Of Iowa city: W. Russell
Sieg, Of Waterloo: and Mrs. T. S
Greenwald Of Cincinnati The latte
has been in the city three months as
sisting in the care Of her sister.
The funeral will be held at the hom'
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
B. F. Martin will conduct the service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
Scott Funeral At liseomh.

Funeral services for John W. Scott
were largely attended from the ChrE-
tian churcn at Liscomb Friday after
noon at o'clock. Rev George Biers-
born. assisted by Rev. w T. Clark,
officiating Mrs. Biersborn and L. l..
Bixby sang. The pail bearers were j.
E. Scott, Of Ocneyden, a son: j. q.
Scott, q brother, Mesdames w. c. o.
Bryon, Mrs. D. B. Elliott, Mrs. f. l..
Burkhart, and Mrs. Thomas Haggon.
the latter Of Conrad, all sisters. Many
beautiful floral offerings were sent by
friends. In addition to the son from
Ocheyedan there were present at the
funeral from. a distance Mrs. Lee Gun
ningham, daughter, OF Sidney, Mont.
and Mrs. Spoor, of Ocheyedan, Mrs
SCOTS mother
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
AT THE CHURCHES

Services at the churches. and sermon
subjects Of pastors, have been an
nouncsd for Sunday as follows:
Congregational, Rev. b. F. Martin
Morning. "Fatherhood and World Re.
demption." in recognition Of fathers
day; vespers. Transforming Power 81
Peace
St. Paurs Episcopal Rev. H. AZ. Bah.
in-No preaching services on account
OF the annual diocesan convention al
Council Bluffs. Sunday school at usu-
al hour.
Central Church of Christ Rev. C. H
Notwithstanding, THE New Life
evening. Without Christ
Friends. Rev. l. y. Rch-Morning
The Church Household Of Faith in Ac-
tom" evening, no service owing to
Sibbitt meeting at Methodist church.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Subject for l0:45 service, "Mortals anc
Immortals."
Presbyterian, Rev. James p. Linn
Morning. Builders; evening. Iron in
the Blood"
Methodist. Rev. R. F. Hurlburt-
Morning. Reciprocal Giving and Re-
ceiving;" evening. Mrs. Mary Sibbit'
will give an address upon the white
slave traffic.
Bethany United Brethren. Rev. Z. r
Pilgrim-Morning Gods Blessing rs
sential to Success" evening. fht
Church That God Honors and ths
World Respects
Baptist, Rev. A. F. Colver-Morning
The Vision of a Village Youth" even
ing Lingering Lot"
State Street United Evangelical, Rev
E r. McClelland-Morring. The init
mate Relationship OF Christians Il
Each Other and to Christ evening
What Shall I Do With Jesus?'
First United Evangelical Rev. c. 6
Zeigier-Morning. The Christian Sab
bath and Its Proper Observance eve
ming. The Ascension.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16

Grimes, the former principal OF tins
school, and his assistant Miss Hazel
Bussey, were seated at one table. 4
large mirror, on which stood vases OF
lilies of -the-valley and large oou-
quet of Killarney roses, the senior
flower, formed an attractive center
piece, and the table was lighted WITH
candles.
The banquet was served by the girls
of the freshmen class, and during the
courses music was furnished by an or
chestra Miss Bussey acted as toast
mistress. and appropriate responses
were made by Misses Frances Collins.
Hazel Grouse, Edith Bridgeman, and
Howard Nicholas. Wendell Dennis. Carl
Grouse and Mr.. Grimes. The remainder
OF the evening was spent in a social
way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16

vacancy caused by the Resignation q
George w. Darling. subject to the pvi-
mary election to be held Monday. June
I. y. A. HILL.
Editor Times Republican: Please an
ncunee that I will be candidate for
the rspublican nomination for super
visor for tAs term bsSinHins Jan. l.
1915, d. G. MAYTAG.
I will be Q candidate for supervisor
for the term BEGINNING Ian. !, 1915.
subject to the wishes Of the republic
can voters at the primary election on
June I. w. A. NICHOLS.
will ba q candidate for the Tspub.
lican nomination OF supervisor. to NIL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16

bridges, which may be considered as
county investments.
Townships Hold On.
Under the new road law the county
has taken over from the townships all
the main travelled roads and the bridge
expense. and II was for this reason
that the legislature increased the
county road levies and the Supervisors
increased the bridge levies, but the
township trustees In Marshall county
are determined that no county road
shall outshine . township road. hence
they have increased their township
road funds from s3o13O.32 last year
10 sss.52sss this year. to be spent on
Is per cent less roads with no town
ship bridge expense.
Both the general township and
teachers expense funds show an in
crease. all Of which was considered
wise public policy by the township
trustees, but could have been avoided
in spite Of the increase in land valua-
tons had the trustees 80 desired
Thus. while Marshall countys tax
bill shows an increase Of sso,163s3,
which !s 30 per cent. sls4s2sl OF the
increase goes TO the state, s47.I1s.25 to
the county. and s13.bs4.53 to the town
ship funds.
OF the state funds all were fixed by
the legislature. either by fixed miliage
levies or by appropriating money
which had to be raised by taxation. OF
the county increase $2e,52.3s5 was
fixed By law in the school and road
levies. which are approx mately 5000
higher than they would have been had
| land values not been increased by the
! executive council.
OF the township funds increased
valuations had nothing 60 do with in
creased taxes because the levies could
| have been reduced mad the trustees
| reconsidered their earlier tax meet
/ ings. and 1t was contemplated in the
| new road law that the townships would
! not need SO much road moneys when
the county took over their main trav-
!; eled roads and their bridges.
| Comparison Of 1913.1914
| The apportionment OF state. county
and township taxes. and the funds FOL
which they were levied. comparing las'
year with the present year. is shown by
the following figures:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
/, oeal Farmers. Attention!

We still have some unspecihed re-
ouirements on sweet corn and late CAD
bage. and shall be glad to confer with
you regarding growing some OF these
profitable crops. Phone us and we can
mail contracts for your consideration.
With the increasing prospect of de-
cltning prices on ordinary field produce
before fall, these offerings are now
more attractive than ever. Phone No.
7. Western Grocer Mills.