Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-24
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Garrison. Conrad Hill. II. j. Harshaw.

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Garrison. Conrad Hill. H. j. Harshaw
To Help the Soldiers.
Mr.. q. ". Ruff Of No. I. Yorkvillc.
is the first man to bring in peach pits
in response to the urgent call OF the
government. He brought in quite
generous contribution Of pits to The
Enquirer office yesterday. and was In
structed TO take them to the store OF
Clinton Bros. Il brought these for
starter" he said. and l am going to
bring some more soon.'
Saving Sweet Potatoes.
Demonstration Agents Blair and
Mckeumn are prepared 10 furnish
plans ior potato houses that will actu-
ally keep potatoes. The plans nave
been adopted by the government
ana arc recommended as being abso-
lutely good. provided the instructions
are followed. Houses may be built IN
any capacity OF from 500 TO l,5O0 bush
chs. and at cost OF from $20u To Souv.
As things go now about 80 per cent oil
the sweet potatoes raised in the coun-
ny ur. lost from improper handling In
digging and housing; but by the gov
,rnment method OF handling and nous :
.ng the loss should not he over or ~
per cent.
Paw-Paw an lntoxieant.
Rock Hill Herald, saturday: 4. Mil
wee Calhoun, proprietor OF the Sal-
houn Drug company OF this city. was
before United States Commissioners I.
W. Spencer Friday night At O'CLOCK,
on the charge OF selling intoxicants To
u soldier in uniform. The commission
er held DIR. Calhoun under ponu oi
$500 for trial III the United States
court, which will convene in Green-
willie, october lsL 1t appears from
the evidence submitted at the prelimi-
nary hearing that +. K. Rowell, the
private soldier from Camp Sewer, VINO
suicided here Wednesday night. bougnt
several bottles Of what Is commonly
known as "Paw-Paw." IT the Calhoun
drug store on Railroad avenue, ana
that he became intoxicated by drink
ing the "Paw-Paw." On these alleSa :
tions the charge Of selling intoxicants
to a man in uniform is based, ana on
the evidence submitted Commissioner
Spencer held DR.. Calhoun for trial III
the United States court
Rush of Cotton Seed.
The fixing Of the price OF cotton
seed has resulted in an abnormal rush
/ bic advantage in holding the same, IL
being certain that the price Will he no
higher later on than II is now, the ten
dency Is to convert them into money
as soon us possible. The SITUATION Is
already causing embarrassment IN IN.
lower part Of the state and II IS prom
ising emba rrassment here. The OIL
mills cannot take care OF the seed as
apidly as they come in and none Oh
the mills have warehouse capacil!
sufficient to take care OF the entire
crop at one time. Also but rev OIL tne
mills can make the money arrange,
ments necessary To carry all the seeu
that are being offered. In order 10
regulate the situation to the best pos
siblc advantage. the food administra,
tion is asking that farmers do not load
their seed on cars until the same nave
lbe,n sold. Also the farmers arc ne
| ing especially urged TO avoid th'
wastcfulness that has been so common
heretofore. Farmers can contribute "a
the relief of the whole situation bE
finding out how the mills are clrcum
stanced as to storage room ana holu,
| ing their seed to such time as II VIII
suit the purchasers to receive them
Everybody should realize In tim'
like this that each should work TO th'
advantage OF the other as much rs
possible.
Suicide Of Soldier.
Private p. E. Rowell Of Scotia
Hampton county. stationed at CAM
Sewer, who was at Rock Hill attend
| ing Federal court, took his own life al
| 10 o'clock Wednesday evening at the
residence Of J. II. McManus. coroner
of York county, by shooting himself In
the head with a revolver. Rowell had
been staying at the McManus homo
since he arrived in Rock Hill two days
before Mrs. McManus and B. b. Blan-
ton, a government inspector. also
boa rider at the McManus home, were
the first persons to enter the room IN
which Rowell fired the fatal shot and
he was dying when they reached his
side. 81. NJ. 1oungblood, chief Of po-
lice, and G.. G. Clyburn, patrolman
were in the patrol wagon In front oi
the McManus home waiting for Row.
ell when he fired the shot which ended
| his life. The officers had been to tho
Aragon mill and found Rowell and
another soldier by the roadside, com
| ing to the city. The soldiers were
asked to ride with the officers and did
so. Arriving at the McManus home
Rowcll told the chief that II he would
wait in the street until he could go 10
his room he would return and ride in
to the business section Of the city. The
officers agreed and sat in the machine
waiting for him until some one from
the house came out and told them that
Rowell had killed himself. Rowcll
left n brief note on the table In his
room. asking that his relatives be no.
tilted. and saying that he was driven
10 the act on account Of trouble with
his wife. Letters were also round
which show that Rowell had probably
been paying attention to other women
One of these was from n woman IN
lGrcenville. Relatives Of Rowell. living
near Augusta, wired Rock Hill under
takers that they would claim the body.
which was taken to Scotia THURSDAY
afternoon for interment. following an
inuucst by Coroner McManus