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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
STATEMENT.

On January first the active manage
ment of the E. H Aul1 company and
The Herald and News was assumed by
Messrs. John K. Aull, James L. Aull
and Humbert AulI, the three sons Of
E. H. Aun. Mr.. James L. Aull takes
charge of the active business manage
ment of the plant.
This does not mean that l have
severed my connection with the pa
.pef or that 1 have been retired. My
name will still remain at the head of
this column as editor, and l will be
in position to do better work for the
paper than heretofore The boys have
consented to relieve me OF tae details
lot the business end and much of the
ther work. They are practical prin-
Hrs and practical newspaper men,
aving been brought up, so to speak,
n the printing office.
I shall expect them to throw all the
energy and yigor of youth into the
business and The Herald and News,
and bespeak for them that encourage
ment and cooperation which their ef-
forts may deserve. 1t shall be the
purpose of The Herald and News to
play the glad game and to advocate
those things which tend to the pro-
gress and development of the COM
munity and the uplift of the people
This arrangement places The Her
aid and News in position to be bet
ter newspaper than it has ever been,
and no effort will be spared to make
it such.
Mr. John K AuH Will cover the Co.
lumbia news and write such editorial
a@aatter as he may find time. I will
be in the Office and continue to write
editorials and such other matter as
may be of interest to tae readers Of
the paper.
With this. brief statement I wish
everybody everywhere a happy and
prosperous New Year.
E. H. Aull.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

For weeks before a session of the
legislature convenes there are al
ways predictions as to what will be
done and what will not be done, and
there are always lots of opinions and
advice as to what should be done.
The several weeks before the coming
session have been no exception to the
rule. 1t strikes US the best thing the
legislature can do is to go quietly at
the work in hand, get through with it,
and adjourn. We have often wonder
ed what would happen if all the bills
introduced should become laws. There
may be few new laws needed, but
we are already overburdened with
laws.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
NEW YEAR GREETINGS.

We trust that all our readers had a
happy Christmas, and our wish for
each and every one of them is that the
year upon which we have just enter
ed may be better than any year in
their lives which has gone before,
! In the life of the nation and in the
life of the State, the year just past
was one of remarkable progress and
advancement. South Carolina has had
twelve months of unsurpassed mater
ial prosperity; educational activities
have increased and broadened, and in
every line of endeavor our people have
gone forward. Newberry county has
maintained her record as one of the
best counties of a progressive State,
and the people of the county have
just cause for congratulation.
The record of the year is an incen-
tive to Increased endeavor to make
this year even better, as it should be
for stagnation is death, and each
succeeding year ought to be better
than the one which has past. A
healthy moral and commercial life
can grow only out of moral and ma
terial progress.
We want to see the people of the
county seat and the people of the
county work together this year for
better town and a better county.
We want to see a community of in
terest.
To this end The Herald and News
pledges its best endeavor. The Her
aid and News wants to see Newberry
grow, broadened out and upbuilded
by a united people working for those
things which are for the common
good. The Herald and News will
strive earnestly to do It's part.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

In the mater of tuberculous hos
pital, advocated by Gov. Blease in an
interview given out by him from Co.
lumbia some time ago, it might not
be out of place to suggest that por-
ton of the land purchased the past
year by the State Hospital Commis-
sion would be admirably suited for
such an institution.
In order to secure adequate water
supply for all time the commission
purchased some three hundred acres
near Killians, a station on the South
ern Rally 4y, about ten miles above
Columbia and two miles from the site
of the new State hospital for the in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

s&aa, and not adjoining lands. TIE
Eolin trac; contains about one hun
dred and twenty acres and has on it
good substantial residence of eight
looms which could be used, with a
small expenditure in the way Of re-
gairs, for the hospital Only small
portion this land Will be absolutely
necessary to the water supply, but the
whole tract was purchased because it
would have cost nearly as much to Sc
cure small portion. 1t is a healthy
location and was used at one time by
the family of Mr. Lumpkin as res
idence on account of its healthfulness.
If the, State should decide to make
the experiment of tuberculous hos
pital it had occurred to US that the
experiment could be made in this way
without The outlay of great deal of
money. Then, too, it would be suf-
ficiently close to the State hospital for
the insane that the physicians in
charge of that institution could be of
service to the tuberculous hospital.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
NOTHING UNUSUAL
CALLS FOR VISIT
Lind's Desire to Talk to President
Not Bred of Any New Develop
ments in South.

Pass Christian, Miss, Dec. 30
President Wilson has given permis-
sion to John Lind, his personal rep
resentative in Mexico, to come here
from Vera Cruz for conference on
Mexican affairs.
MIR. Lind asked through the State
department whether he could have
all aboard the cruiser Ches-
ter, which was to leave Vera Cruz
today, and messages passed between
Sacrctorv Daniels Of the navy and
the president by which the Chester
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

A year brings many changes. AS
we take stock, as it were, in the be-
ginning of this new year, the inven-
tory will bring gladness to some, and
for others it will hold sadness. AS
the human mind regards blessings,
some few have been greatly blessed,
while into the lives of others great
sorrows have come since a year ago.
Whatever the record, however, it is
writ, and it is for us to start again,
With faith in an All-wise> Ruler, who
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Tie frsE man you hear knocking this
year send him out to Gum Springs.
He is not needed in Newberry. We
are going to organize boosters club
and We want only few true and tried
members, and they will give the spirit
to the remainder of the town.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
FOR BAPTIST HOSPITAL
Committee Named at BennettsTille
Organize in Columbia.

Columbia, December 31.-The trus-
tees of the South Carolina hospital,
who were recently appointed by the
Baptist State convention in Bennetts-
Vile to establish and maintain a
hospital, held their first meeting in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

We do not agree with Prof Hand
that the State should go outside its
borders to select school men. We
believe South Carolina has men who
are competent and our own people
know conditions better and under
stand our people better.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Let everybody get busy now and
play the glad game. 1t is a great
game and beats football and baseball
and basketball and all the other ball
games. Nothing like it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Start the new year right by sub
scribing to The Herald and News, if
your name is not already on our mail
ing list, We are going to make the
best paper We have ever made.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

We notice that the Columbia cor
respondent Of the News and Courier
says that Senator Johnstone, of New
berry, is being urged to run for gov
ernor. The boys who are in say
the water is fine and the swimming
good.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Conditions in Mexico do not seem
to improve. About the only prospect
of peace down there seems to be the
determination of the Federals oy the
rebels, and of the rebels by the Fed
erals.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

New York should put some of her
alienists on trial and determine if it
were safe for so many of them to be
out of Matteawan.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
Out of Politics.

can effective and responsible school
administration must be taken out Of
politics. There is no more reason for
putting the State superintendency OF
education irto a political campaign
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Prof. w, H Hand is in the main
correct, if a little severe, in his crit
icism of the school system Of South
Carolina, or rather lack of system.
There is no doubt that our school laws
need revising. 1t is impossible to
reach the ideal, yey We might approx
innate it a little closer than we do.
1t is true, as he says, that too Of
ten people do not vote for men for
position on account Of their fitness for
the position. This is true, not only Of
school officials, bat Of all other posi-
tions to be filed by popular election,
and if you take the State superinten-
dent of education out of the general
election it might be true that State
board would not always be governed
BY fitness. we are I'll human ard are
governed largely by our prejudices.
Unfortunately We still loo, upon a
State superintendent OF education and
a county superintendent as a minor
Office and too frequently conclude that
any fellow is qualified for the position,
and if he is a good fellow and good
hand shaker he gets the vote, regard
less of his peculiar fitness for the
position.
We have not yet realized that the
education of. the children of the COM
monweaith is a big business, and we
are spending lots of money in it and
too frequently without intelligent di-
rection
Taking these officers out Of the pop
uIar election might help matters, and
then it might not. 1t is worth con-
sidering. fac education of the child
ren is now taken over by the State
and the State should go about the
matter in a business way. Two and
half million dollars a year is a
pretty big sum, and it should be hand
led to the best advantage of the chill
dren. With all this money we pay our
school officers and our school teachers
100 little for any Of them, especially
in the common schools, to think OF
making the work profession for life,
and we can't expect the best results
so long as those engaged in the work
are there only temporarily. The fault
lies largely with the parents. They
need to be walked up. They need to
see the light Then there will be
something doing. Agitation of the
right kind will do good.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Happy and prosperous New Year to
everybody.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

knoweth and who doeth what is bes;,
and with the determination to act we'll
our part. however great or however
humble uaat part may be.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

and the direction of the education of
more than $4,000 children of the
State?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

Again we wish for our readers a
year of peace and of happiness and
of prosperity, and again The Herald
and News pledges its efforts and its
endeayors to those things which may
be helpful to the people Of Newber-
ry, of Newberry county, and of the
State. We shall try to make the pa
per a better paper than it has ever
been, and We ask the cooperation
and the encouragement of our peo-
pie.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
PROF H4NDS'S PLEA
TO BETTER SCHOOLS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
Flowers Member Highway Board

By an opinion handed down by
the supreme court last Tuesday W !.
B. Flowers is restored as member
of the county highway board. In
creating the board last April Mr..
Flowers was made a member and
was commissioned and entered upon
the duties Of his Office. In June
County Judges Wilkerson and
Sturtevant dismissed Flowers with
out authority. He took the matter
to the supreme court and has won.
The board is now composed of w.
B. Flowers, Meadville, Frank Dick,
Brooktield, and F. A, Trumbo, Of
Linneus, with the county highway
engineer an ex-officio member. At
torneys G. G. Bigger and Judge
O. F. Libby, of LacIede, represent
ed Mr.. Flowers.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
VIII Crab Killed

Will w. Crab, who formerly
lived in Laclede, was killed by a
Rock Island train last Saturday at
Partridge, Kansas. He was en-
ployed as a brakeman on the Rock
Island and was standing at a
switch waiting to let his train on
the main line. He got too near the
track and was struck and instantly
killed by passenger train. He
had been on the Rock Island about
two years. He lived at Pratt,
Kansas, and leaves a widow and
two children, the youngest only
few months old. The balance of
the Crab family live in Oklahoma.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
Big Sale

The P. E. o. organization in
conjunction with the Freshmen aud
Senior classes of Laclede high
school, will sell at the Rest Room,
all day Saturday, February 28, all
sorts of foods. The proceeds of
this sale will be used in making
payment on the new piano bought
for the school. The P. =. O..
organization is to be much COM
mended for the interest it's mem
.bers have taken in the school this
year and in the purchase of the
new instrument, as it has already
contributed a sum of $50. 90 toward
the payment of the instrument.
The enthusiasm of the high school
students is also commendable, as
they have, by diligent effort, raised
a sum for the payment of the piano
to the sum donated by
the ladies.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
CarOthers & Allen
Are doing til Whati

Are DONG IL WnaCF
Giving you absolutely free each
day a copy of the St, Louis Times
with each 10 cents or more cash
purchase. There is not a day in
the week that you don't spend ten
cents or more, so why not drop in
and spend a dime or more with us
and get a copy of the best St.
Louis daily papers coming to La
clede. We will have these papers
each morning through the week
at z o'clock giving you
the earliest st, Louis paper possible
for you to get. We will give only
one paper to a family each day.
The first issue Of this paper begin
Monday morning February 23,
and is yours absolutely free with
each dime or more you spend.
CAROTHERS & ALLEN.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20

Mrs. FL. E. Foster was in Lacledt
Friday.
Miss Louise Bregner was in L a.
clede Tuesday,
Mrs. Grace Fali was a Brookfield
visitor Thursday.
Leroy Kerr came home from
Lincoln, Nebr., Saturday.
Fred Frederick of Creston, Iowa,
visited his brother, Lewis Frederick
and family last week.
Mrs, Anna Jonker of Brookfeld
visited her sister, Mrs. Grace Fall,
and family last Friday.
Miss Mary Foster who is teach
ing school near Meadville spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folk here.
The social announced for last
Saturday night was postponed
until Saturday night of this week,
February 81, at the Forker church.
Mrs. Lottie Cole visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Smith in
Sumner Monday and we are glad
to hear her mother is improving
some.
Six, fourth grade pupils from
the Forker school went to Laclede
last Friday evening and took part
in the spelling contest with the
corresponding grade. Four of the
Forker scholars stood up the
longest. who were Misses Hazel
and Marie Fay, Elizabeth Frederick
and Florence Frakes.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
Talk Consolidation

County Superintendent Joyce
and ] Frank Page, superintendent
of the Laclede schools will lecture
at Sunny Point school house on
Friday night and at Bruner school
house on Saturday night of this
week, their subject being the con-
solidation Of country districts with
a view to afEording better school
facilities. The patrons Of these
districts are urged to attend the
meetings.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
Death Of Mrs. A. A. Welsh

The community was shocked on
learning of the death of Mrs. A.
A. Welsh which occurred at the
family home three miles south OF
Laclede on last Friday afternoon,
February IL, 1914. Heart trouble
was the immediate cause.
Louisa NJ. McVeigh was born in
Woodstield, Ohio, January II.
1841. In that, one of the most
substantial and leading states Tin
the union, she grew to womanhood,
attended the schools of her day i,
aud moved in the circle of society
which developed the best type of
young womanhood.
On January 10, 1867, she was
united in marriage with Mr.. Alex
A. Welsh, the now bereft husband.
Soon after their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Welsh came to Linn county
and located south of Laclede where
they have long lived and are well
and favorably known. They not
only for many years have watched
with delight, but have have done
their part to help develop the agri-
cultural, commercial, !, educational
andssocial conditions which we now
enjoy.
To that union were born four
children, two of which died in
infancy, and Albert o. and Cecil
Welsh, both of>this vicinity.
When a young woman she pro-
fessed saving faith in the Lord and
all these years she has lived a
faithful christian life. A woman
much beloved for her works of
faith, benevOlence and charity, she
quietly passed to rest at the age of
70 years and 26 days. In her
death she leaves to mourn her de-
parture a faithful and loving hus-
band, two sons, and a large circle
Of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the
home Sunday afternoon. conducted
By Rev. J D. Mendenhall, and the !
were laid to rest in the !
Iaclede cemetery.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20

On account of sickness Elias
Hudnell has changed the date of
his public sale from February % to
Friday. February p. Il win be
held at bis home in the northwest
part Of town.
The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Miss Effie Mahurin is visiting
friends in Brookfeld this week.
Mrs. O: E. CalIoud was over
from Brookfeld on business last
Tuesday.
Herold Standby and Jules Hilton
are at the automobile show in Kan
sas City.
Mrs. B. E. Bigger Of Hannibal
is here visiting Attorney and Mrs.
G. G. Bigger.
F. R. Power and Edgar Barton
are attending the automobile show
in Kansas City.
The American Reading Circle
meets next Tuesday evening with
Mrs. G. G. Bigger.
Miss Katherine Moore spent last
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
at New Cambria.
Miss Ella Hancock has returned
from spending several weeks with
home folk at Queen City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. O. Dye of
Clarence spent Sunday in Laclede,
guests of R. 7. Dye and family.
Miss Locelle Bigger, of Marce-
line, arrived yesterday for a visit
with her cousin, Miss Viva Cay
wood.
Robert and Oliver Finney of
near Bucklin are visiting their
brother, Ed. Finney, and wife in
Laclede.
Mrs. John Keydash of Bosworth
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs.
Mendenhall at the M. E. parsonage
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Western of
Linneus were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. HOman in haclede, returning
home Sunday.
Mrs. Eva Sullivan is here from
Montana visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Weatherlv and
other relatives.
P. W. Markham was over from
Brookfeld on business connected
with the Laclede electric light
company Tuesday.
Thornie Lamme was down from
the Missouri Wesleyan college and
spent few days at home return
ng to Cameron Tuesday.
John Stark, of Columbia, has
a position with his uncle,
Harry Landree, and will spend the
on the farm in the north
suburbs of LacIede.
Mark Bryant of Moberly repre-
jenting the Triple-Link, the official
PAPER of the Odd Fellows, was in
4aclede Tuesday, guest of Rev.
and family.
w. R. Frakes, one of the well
,nown and prosperous farmers of
he Forker vicinity, was in Laclede
N business last Saturday and
allied and renewed for THE BLADE.
Geo. E. Haight. who has been
n the employ of a telephone COM
any at Des Moines, Iowa, for
everal years, has resigned and
ame home Monday. He will rest
nd visit with home folk for
7hile.
Notwithstanding the incIemeney
f the weather the all-day meeting
f the Ladies Aid Society at the
ONE of Mrs. Foreman last We'd
esday was we'll attended and was
success in every particular. In
ddition to the much work done in
be way of quilting and sewing
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The Laclede blade., 1914-02-20
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

y
tian church next Tuesday night.
"A fine four cylinder Henderson
= motor cycle for sale See J. w.
Anderson.
o. A. Potter shipped car of fat
lambs from Elm Grove Farm to
market the first Of the week.
White Orpington eggs rs cents
per setting. Apply to A. B..
Johnston at the poultry house.
Pasture for yearling cattle and
other young stock; hay and other
grasses; watered daily. Inquire at
Mill or phone 80.
y A house and four acres of
ground, FIVE miles northeast Of
LacIede, for rent by A. Fl. Farrar,
route 4, Brookfeld.
Those wanting lunch served at
public sales should see W. s.
Watson. He is prepared to give
good service at any size sale.
Harry Landree and family and
Miss AlIene Skulley, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Landree's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Stark on
route three.
Leroy Kerr, who has been in
the employe of the freight depart
ment Of the Burlington at Lincoln,
Nebr., has resigned his position
there and returned to his home
near Forker and expects to spend
the coming season farming.
John Mccormick, born in Ireland
90 years ago, died at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Kate Tooey in
Brookfeld last Saturday. He first
came to Brookfeld in 1860 and
helped grade and construct the
Hannibal & st. Joseph railroad
and afterwards was in the mer-
camille business there.
The members of the P. 3. o.
society delightfully."- entertained the
B. /. LIS and few invited guests
at Woodman hall on Friday night
Of last week. Progressive games,
delicious luncheon served in
courses, after which several re-
spending to toasts appropriate to
the occasion, were enjoyable feat
ures of the evening.
Mrs. Geo. Moran entertained
the L. Fl. S. juniors last Tuesday
evening with surprise party for
her daughter Amy, the occasion
being Miss Amy's birthday. A
very enjoyable evening was spent
during which the class presented
her with beautiful hand mirror
as a memento of the occasion.
Dainty refreshments we're served
at a seasonaple hour.
A. E. Common, who formerly
lived on farm northeast of La
clede and is well known here, will
hold public sale at his present
home near BuckIin next week and
about March 1st will leave with
bis family for Scotland, his old
home. He will be abroad six
visiting his mother and
other relatives whom be has not
seen for twenty-five years
The DeMoss entertainers on their
annual tour, viii be
II the Christian church in LacIede q
IN next Tuesday night, February Q
a. It win be an evening Of song, a
music and reading Among the I
lew features shown is an anvil b
.horus from the opera. Il Trava- '
ore, " in which two little black $
miths hammer on an anvil while a