Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-16


II would probably cost one hundred
thousand dollars to concrete the road
between Yorkville and Glover. and II
would be worth about half a million
dollars to the country on both sides Of
the road and throughout the northern
part of the county generally.
Demonstration Agent Mekeown
wants a correction of a recently pub
lishcd statement to the effect that the
estimated cost of James W. Drattin's
corn was % - cents a bushel."
There was no estimate about it,"
SAYS Mr.. Mckeown. Every element of
labor and expense that went into the
production OF that corn was calculat-
ed down TO the closencss OF a gnat's
heel and the figures were exact"
Unexpected demands for shipping.
says n Washington dispatch, has pre-
vented the department Of agriculture
from carrying out it's original sched-
ulc of importations OF nitrate from
Chile for distribution to American
farmers. The department has an
nounced. however, that to date more
than 1900 tons have been shipped to
farmers and an additional $500 tons IL
at southern ports. while transportation
arrangements have been made for
more than $4,000 tons in all.
OH the roads in the spring instead Of
in the late summer and fall. Late
summer and fall work loosens the
road bed so as to facilitate its cutting
up in the winter. Spring work puts
the Dad in good shape for immediate
use and admits OF IA thorough pack
ing down of the loose surface before
winter. We continue to do the heavi-
est work in the fall. however, because
we have always been doing II that
way.
The mortality of spinal meningitis
is now less than pneumonia. Physi-
clans who have had experience with
both maladies so declare. AS matter
Of fact, spinal meningitis Is no longer!
q serious matter. provided the disease
Is taken in time and the necessary
laboratory facilities are available.
There Is n serum which, II injected
promptly, will cure 95 per cent Of the
cases: but if n case is allowed to go
three or four days before injection OF
the serum there Is very little hope.
In n community that is isolated from
laboratory facilities. OF course. men,
ingitis Is very serious proposition.
Another draft call has been issued,
this time for 49.S43 registrants. This
call increases to more than 100000
the number Of men ordered to camp
since late in March, and this figure Is
far in advance of the monthly aver
age that sought to mobilize 100000
men during nine months period of
this year. Only a week ago General
Crowder ordered the mobilization OF
10000 men by April &c. The addi-
tically 100000. These 1888 are to
come from every state In the Union
and from the District OF Columbia;
but not even proportion. Nearly half
of them are to come from seven
states. Over 5000 are to come from
Illinois, North Carolina is to furnish
4S1 and South Carolina is to furnish
2S9.
Sydney Rhyme, a prominent farmer
of Rhymes station. about half
mile from Camp Greene. near Char
lotte, was perhaps fatally wounded
last Saturday night by bullet which
came whistling through the window OF
his home and struck him just below
the right eye. Mr.. Rhyme was reading
at the time of the accident. At first
1t was thought that the bullet was the
outgrowth of foul play and then there
developed theory that 1t was prob
ably the result OF the accidental dis
charge of military rifle In the camp.
The wounded man was taken to hos
pital in Charlotte for treatment and
the doctors. who seemed to think the
bullet was imbedded near the base of
the brain. were unable to give much
encouragement 10 hope for the best.
Mr.. Rhyme has a wife and five chill
dren.
able to gather, the only sweet potatoes
that were saved In this county last
winter were saved by means of potato
houses. We do not say that no po-
tatoes were saved in hacks: but scores
OF farmers have told the writer that
they lost their potatoes In hacks and
not one has told him OF saving po-
tatoes by that means. One hundred
and seventy-five bushels Of potatoes
to the acre Is but a poor crop. II is
about the average. Potatoes are worth
about so cents a bushel ut digging
time and on till cold weather. Last
year they sold at one dollar from the
fields. Before mid-winter they were
two dollars a bushel and were difficult
to obtain at that. Good potato houses
would have saved the entire crop.
We hear of a Mr.. Dickson near Bowl
ing Green. who has q potato house
and who saved practically all the po-
tatoes ne had in it. Why will we not
insure the saving OF our potatoes
when it can he done with such a RI
diculously small investment?
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