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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
NOTICE
To Land Owners Of Turkey Greek
Drainage District Of York and Ches-
ter Counties, South Carolina.

To Land Owners of Turkey Greek
Drainage District Of York and Ches-
ter Counties, South Carolina.
WHEREAS, the total assessment for
w draining the above District, ex-
ceeds the average of twenty-five cents
per acre on all lands in the District,
the undersigned Board Of Drainage
Commissioners of said District hereby
give notice that they propose to issue
Bonds for the construction Of the
drains and levees and other improve
ments through Turkey Creek Drainage
South Carolina, to the amount Of One
Hundred and Fifteen Thousand ($115,-
000.00) Dollars, in denominations Of
Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, and
bearing six per cent interest, payable
semi-annually, on the first day Of jan
uary and Of July, and which said Bonds
shall mature twenty years from date
thereof, and the same to be dated be-
tween this date and the 18th Of March,
1919. -,
Any land owner having land assess-
ed in the said District, and not want
ing to pay interest on the Bonds, may.
within thirty days after the publica-
ton of this Notice, pay the County
treasurer OIL IOTk Souulyp VI Inc
County Treasurer Of Chester County.
|thesfuli .amountrof his aseessment, and
have hfs lands released tllerefrom, as
provided by law.
CLAUD INMAN, Chm,
JOHNSON CAMERON, ~
a A. D. STEADMAN,
Commissioners Of Turkey Creek Drain
age District of York and Chester
Counties.
York, s. C., Jan. 13, 1919. ST. st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
LEI lUSSERVE YOU

- See The Enquirer Office for Type
writer Ribbons Of All Kinds.
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TAX NoTICE-l9ls
Office of the County Treasurer Of York
County,

Ottlce OF the County ireasurer OF foTk
County.
York, s. c., Sept. II. 1918.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the
A>TAX BOOKS for York County
will be opened on TUESDAY, the
18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1918, and
remain open until the 31ST DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1918, for the collection
of STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL and
LOCAL TAXES. for the fiscal year
1918, without penalty; after Which
day ONE PER CENT penalty will be
added to all payments made in the
month of JANUARY, 1919, and TWO
PER CENT penalty for all payments
made in the month Of FEBRUARY,
1919, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty
will be added to all payments made
from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1919,
to the 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1919,
and after this date all unpaid taxes will
go into executions and all unpaid Sim
gle Polls will be turned over to the
several Magistrates for prosecution In
accordance with law.
All of the Banks of the county will
offer their accommodations and facili-
ties to Taxpayers who may desire to
make use of the same, and shall take
pleasure in giving prompt attention to
all correspondence on the subject.
All Taxpayers appearing at my of
fee will receive prompt attention.
Note-The Tax Books will be made
up by, Townships, and parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite mat
ters IL they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
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More real estate transfers are being

More real estate transfers are being
recorded in the office Of the clerk OF
the court since January l than during
the same period in the history OF the
county. And it is to be noted that
good prices are the rule, rather ehan
the exception, one hundred dollars an
acre not being uncommon.
Referring to the activities Of various
kinds of criminals, as reported to him
within the past week or two, Sherlff
Quinn said: There was such a no
ticeable subsidence of crime during the
war that there was reason to hope
that we were entering upon better
times; but now 1t Is beginning to look
as II criminal activities were only De-
ing held in check for the time being
and that now it is all coming to the
front at once"
A good many people have the idea
that so much Of a school districts
fund as may not have been used before
the last day of the year in which 1t be;
came available. reverts to the genera
fund. This, of course, Is mistake
While l. is q fact that few school dis
tricts have anything left over at the
end Of the year, where they do have q
surplus that surplus Is no less availa-
BILE, for when once school moner Is
|apportioned to the credit Of trustees
that money can be checked out only
on the warrant of the trustees.
Mr.. John Williams, supervisor OF
Ebenezer township, was in Yorkville on
Wednesday on business. Discussing the
condition of the Yorkville-Rock Hill
road with The Enquirer, he made 1t
clear that he fully appreciated the
oukwar rd situation and the need tha1
something be done to protect the large
amount of labor and expense that mad
been devoted to this road. But under
the law, you know, l have nothing to
do with the road, and no right to ex-
pend Ebenezer townships money or
il. understand that something is to
be done in the way of putting the road
in shape within the next few days.
Auditor Love came up from hin
home and took look over his ofhce
last Tuesday, afterhaving been down
for several days with the influenza. He
was really not sufficiently recovered tc
be able to do anything-hardly mt te
attend to business; but he had the
work of taking returns on his mind SC
strongly that he was unable to keeI
away. AS soon as he gets well enough
Auditor Love hopes to make new ap-
pointments at some of the places he has
not yet been able to visit In the
meantime all who have not yet done
so will do we'll to take advantage OF
the first opportunity to make their
returns at the office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
CLOVER CUlllNGS.
corre,nondence of The Yorkville Enquirer


Clover, January 22.-There was a
house to house canvass on Sunday al
ternoon for the Armenian-Syrian re-
lief work. The people responded no-
orally and Mr.. w. T. Beamguard. who
has charge Of the canvass in this part
of the county, reported on Sunday
night a total of 1927. Some money
has come in since and he thinks the
figures will be about $500. There are
some districts which have not yet been
canvassed; but Mr.. Beamguard wishes
them to 60 right on with this work as
soon as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. B. Williams,
of Lincolnton, n. c., spent the past
week here with their daughter, Mrs.
Sam Jackson.
Mr.. Carl Knox, of the navy, who is
stationed at Charleston, is spending
few days here with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. George w. Knox.
day from Greenville where she visited
her brother, Capt. ]. w. Campbell, and
also her daughter, Miss Addie.
Rev. A. A. Mclean, of Lenoir, \. {,
former pastor of the Presbyterian
church here, spent few hours In
town Tuesday en- route for LowryVllle.
Mr.. NJ. L. Ford was business visi-
tor to Marion, n. G. Monday.
Among those who attended the fu-
neral of Rev. w. B. Arrowood at Sha-
ron Monday were Mr.. and Mrs. 5. A.
Robinson, Messers. S. j. Clinton. X. A.
jackson and Rev. j. E. Berryhill.
Mr. w. D. Peay and family, of Ches-
ter, are visiting the family Of Mr.. w.
/. Brison, here.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Bradford, Of r.
F. D. No. 2, spent Tuesday here with
the family of Mr.. r. L. Hogue.
Miss Lila Jackson has succeeded Miss
Ruth Agnew, resigned, as teacher OF
the fifth grade in the graded school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Armstrong were
visitors to Rock Hill Monday.
Mr.. William Campbell, Of the Poln'
section, spent Wednesday here with
his sister, Miss Sallie Campbell.
Among those who are sick with in
fiuenza are Mrs. r. L. Wylie, Miss Mar
garet Ford, Master Dan and Little Miss
Ethel FarriS.
Miss frankie Neill and Mr.. w. h
Mitchell, Of Spartanburg. were married
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. u. NJ. Neill here, on Sunday
afternoon. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. P. Grier, the pas
tor of the bride.
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tablished at 10 cents each way. There
were lots Of protests, not only in Co.
lumbia but all over the state. The is
sue was the fragrant violation Of volun-
tary agreement rather than the price
of the fare. Thinking people, or many
of them. were of opinion that the pass
age was really worth ten cents and
more, for that matter, and there was
reason for question as to whether the
street railway company could break
even on a five cents fare, even with
crowded cars. But there was the un-
disputed and undisputable agreement.
The general assembly took the matter
up and promptly passed a bill to COM
pei the street railway people to stand
by their promise and haul people to
and from the camp for cents each
way. After the adjournment Of the
general assembly the railroad people
got after the governor and he vetoed
the bill. leaving the street railway to
continue to charge 10 cents in the
meantime. Among those who appear
ed before the governor in behalf Of
the veto was Col. A. G. Dalton, of the
army, then located at Camp Jackson;
but it is not of record that any Of the
private soldiers were in the delegation.
The matter has been talked all over
the state ever since the veto, and the
house was quite ready for the veto
when the matter came up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24

The influenza situation at the
Church Home Orphanage has been on
the increase instead Of the decrease
during the past week. There were
eighty cases on hand yesterday; but
none Of them were especially serious
there being no pneumonia. There are
four trained nurses In attendance, two
from Camp Wadsworth. one from
Shelby and one from Atlanta. The To-
cal Red Cross is doing what 1t can IN
every way, especially in the daily
preparation of soup and other suitable
food for the patients
The old frame building formerly
used by the local congregation OF the
Associate Reformed church. having
been sold to Mr.. ]. F. Kell. Is being
torn down for re-erection in Rock
Hill. This building was erected short
ly after the organization Of the Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian congre-
CATION in Yorkville in 1853, and 1t was
used continuously by that congrega-
ton until it went into its present hand.
some new building in 1913, period or
sixty years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24

Speaker Clark Talks Sense.-Speak-
er Champ Clark declared in the house
during debate of the diplomatic ap-
propriation bill Wednesday in favor
of "every American soldier being with
drawn from Russia and the rest t
Europe" He answered criticisms OF
the course Of Ambassador Francis of
Russia by saying it came. from men,
bers ignorant of conditions there.
General Dupont in a recent inter-
view," said the speaker. said our boys
would be kept over seas for another
two years. He made enough money
out of selling powder during the wal
TO fill this house with one dollar bills
and he says our boys will be needed
to help tear down barbed wire and po-
lice Europe.
IF the Belgians and French want
the wire torn down let them do 1t them
selves. After we licked the Germans fol-
them they surely can police Europe
themselves. The most sensible thing
that President Wilson has said was
that he was going to bring those SOL
diers home"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Mrs. w. z. Wells, Clover-Will appreciate re-
turn of q lost gold watch.
C. F. Sherer. Real Estate-offers 5-room
house and lot and the J. w. P. Hope prop
Carolina Bond & Mortgage Co.-offers to loan
money on town and country property Ap-
ply to c; 2; Spencer York. or c. w. F.
j. NJ. Stroup-Talks about winter goods and
reminds you of the law of averages as 1t ap-
plies to the cold weather yet due.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Opened its clearance sale
Wednesday and is well pleased with the big
Peoples % Bank Trust Co.-ofers its services
to farmers in filing applications for their
nitrate of soda. Mr.: J. h, B. Jenkins, Jr.,
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co-Opens up weeks
sale of odds and ends of seasonable goods
tomorrow with a sharp reduction in prices.
Sherer ouinn.-Want to serve you with the
best quality of goods for your table.
J. K. Allison-Reauests Enquirer subscribers
on his club to pay up before February lst
JEFF D. Whitesides-Requests all who have
subscribed to The Enquirer on his club to
pay at their earliest convenience.
j. A. Marion-Attorney and counsellor at law.
Office opposite the courthouse. Telephone
No. 126.
Feinstein Bargain House-Talks about It's be-
ing the growing store, having grown from a
small beginning Of three years ago.
Star Theatre-Will have a good drama on to-
day and tonight. serial picture tomorrow.
A Fox drama on Monday.
York Hardware Co.--Wants you to see 1t for
farm hardware of the kind you will soon be
needing. It wants to serve you.
York Motor Car Co.'S specializing on Ford
and Hupmobile work and promises better
service than heretofore.
York Hardware & Supply Co.-Asks you to
call on It for various kinds of feedstuffs and
also for -four.
York Furniture & Hardware Co.'s receiving
a big stock of various kinds Of furniture. a
portion Of II of high class quality:
Carroll Supply Co.-Has a car Of Obelisk Hour
and says 1t is the best Also reminds you
that It is handling Dodge automobiles. 80,
Mrs. j. M. Ferguson-Is receiving new milli-
merry of various kinds and asks the ladies to
call and see the new goods.
Calotabs-The nausealess calomel the best and
surest remedy for colds, grippe and influenza.
Thos. w. Boyd, Co. Supervisor-Publishes q
statement Of disbursements by the board OF
commissioners for six months ending Decem-
Der 81, 1918.
McCill Bros, Bethany-Are showing an espe-
cially nice bunch of mules and ask all inter-
ested to come and see them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24

There was a time when the banking
power Of the country was more in the
hands of individuals than it is now.
In those days the controlling banks of
New York, Boston and Chicago, often
of New York alone, could agree among
themselves and handle the finances of
the country as they saw proper, or as
they desired. If there was 81 great VOL
ume of loans outstanding, and the VOL
ume of ready money available to the
people independent of the banks was
small in proportion. the financial dicta-
tors could call for a settlement with
the result of bringing about a most
tremendous stringency, If not actual
panic. The governors of the New
York banks could do very much as
they pleased, and th.re were none to
say them nay. OF course this same old
crowd still has tremendous financial
power; hut they are no longer su-
preme dictators in the money affairs
of the country. The supreme power
along this line now lies with the re-
gional reserve board. That board can
make money plentiful or not as 1t
pleases 1t used to be that the City
National and other New York banks,
acting together, could force farmers
and others to put their cotton on the
market at whatever 1t would bring.
There has been talk during the past
week or two that such an operation is
now in progress, and that farmers and
others who are holding cotton off the
market are being squeezed to sell.
These reports are being circulated all
over the south; but there is no truth
in them. Chairman Harding of the re-
gional reserve board, will not stand for
anything of the kind, according to re-
ports from Washington. and he wants
to know of authentic cases where
banks are trying to force the farmers
to sell Mr.. Harding evidently believes
that the south is entitled to fair price
for cotton this year, and he proposes
to do his part to see that this fair price
is forthcoming.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24

There is a lot of promise for the
progress Of York county in that COM
munity council proposition, il the peo-
pie will take hold of it in the right
way. BY taking hold of it the right
way, we mean that all classes of peo-
pie must lend hand, the farmers, the
mershants, the awyers, doctors and
the preachers The first bis task is to
improve and perfect transportation
communication among the people OF
the various communities. This means
a whole lot of things-systematic mo-
tor truck traffic, regular schedules,
better roads, means of collecting and
distributing produce of all kinds, the
establishment Of uniform prices for
uniform values etc. OF course it is not
purely a trade proposition. There is
more to it than that. The successful
development of a system such as out
lined will result in development, pro-
gress and uplift of all kinds. The
main thing is to get an intelligent start
without too many initial mistakes. The
proposition calls for the best brains
and abilities to be had, though. Every
body should remember that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24

Doinas of the Irish.-The Sim Fem
ers of Ireland, who elected practically
all the representatives to which
Ireland was entitled in the British
house of commons. and who decided to
occupy no seats in the British house
have organized parliament OF their
own and declared independence OF
Great Britain The Irish parliament
met in London for one day only last
Tuesday, and behind closed doors. The
newspapers were not allowed to pub
llish the declaration Of independence.
The British have sufficient force in
ireland to control the situation and the
Sim Feiners have but few arms with
which to make trouble. Because OF
the murder of two policemen who were
guarding quantity of explosives that
were to be used for mining purposes.
which explosives the Sim Felners
wanted. the Tipperary district was
placed under what is known as the
crimes act and the entire district Is
now under strictly enforced martial
In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
ARolJT PEOPLE,

Mrs. ]. E. Mahaffey and Mr.. Lor-
raine Mahaffey Of Yorkville are both
down with influenza.
Mrs. James H. Glenn Of Chester Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
| T. Allison In Yorkville.
John r. Hart, Esq, was member
of the legislative commmittee on the
inauguration of the governor.
Mr.. w. A. Roach, assistant cashier
of the First National Bank of Fort Mill
has resigned to take a position with
the First National Bank of Lumber
ton, N. c.
Rev. ]. L. Oates and Mrs. J. l.. Oat-
| es. of Yorkville who have been having
quite a severe time with influenza, are
now up and getting along In a salts
factory manner.
The Rock Hill Herald reports that
Mrs. I. A. Bigger of Rock Hill, has sus-
tanned a stroke of paralysis, the extent
of which, though serious, has not been
fully determined.
Miss Annie McPheeters, of Yorkville.
has been quite i'll for some days. and
at times her condition seemed quite
critical, but she appeared to be some-
what better yesterday.
Mrs. Milly Warner, and adopted son,
Mr.. Albert Gump of Baltimore, have
been visiting the family of Mr.. j. c.
Robinson on No. 6 Yorkville and other
relatives and friends In this section
during the past few weeks.
Sergeant Robert Brown, late of the
Quartermaster department of the
United States army, has returned TO
his home on Yorkville No. l, having
secured his discharge from Camp
Johnson, where he has been stationed
for some time.
Zenas c. Grier has returned to his
home in Fort Mill after several months
service in France, having received an
honorable discharge. He Is a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Grier and enlisted
in the artillery branch Of the service,
being assigned to Battery E. fifty
second coast artillery. He was assign
ed to duty in the heavy artillery and
saw service in the fighting In the
neighborhood of the Argonne forest
and elsewhere. He states that his bat
Itery was more or less continuously
engaged In the fighting between Sep
tember 20 and October 10, when they
were withdrawn owing to the fact that
the rapid progress of the infantry made
| it dangerous to continue their fire be-
hind them. The guns Of his battery
were trained on Metz when the armls-
tice was signed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
For the Relief of the Near East.

BY instruction Of Mr.. w. T. Beam
guard, Chairman of the Campaign for
the Relief Of War Sufferers in the Near
East, I am making the following re-
port Of what has been accomplished
up to January ~:
In Glover an intensive house-to- house
canvass In the interest of the sufferers
in the Near East, was put on last Sun
day afternoon. AS result or this
canvass $590.02 was subscribed for the
Relief fund, $510.05 of which was paid
in cash.
Mr.. ]. Roy Grayson, principal, has
reported $3.50 cash, raised by the
Filbert school on last Thursday.
Rev. w. P. Grier has reported 500
raised by Bethany church; sl7:S5 rals,
ed by Bethany school and 1856 raised
by Cross Roads school, all in cash.
Rev. H. A. Whitten reports $2.9I
from st. Paul, and $2.91 from New
Zion.
Rev. S. M. Lowry, colored, reports
1885 from the Glover colored school.
Mr.. E. G. Petty reports $55 in cash,
with more to come in, from Bowling
Green.
No reports have been received from
the other parts of the district, but 1t Is
understood that committees are bpsily
engaged in all sections and good re-.
ports are expected from all parts OF
western York. Those who have re-
ported are still at work and all Of them
will doubtless report additional sub
scriptions
Jas. A. Barrett.
1t District Treasurer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
The Fatherless Children of Franco

We cannot afford to lose France from among
the nations of the earth. and so in this SYM
pathetic country of ours there has grown up a
really great organization called the "Fatherless
Children of France"
Through 1t any person or group OF persons
for a small sum, may save and protect a child
of France. $3.50 keeps q child year in its
mothers home. Subscriptions may be paid by
the year, quarter or month, and child may be
assigned upon pledge of years care. Every
school in York county can arrange to adopt a
French orphan. II the privilege of doing so,
appeals to them.
The pledge and the first installment is sent
through the County Chairman to John p.
Thomas, Secretary, Columbia, s. c., and is re-
corded by him. Then subsequent payments.
monthly or quarterly, may be sent directly to
s. T. Carter, Treasurer. Columbia, s. c.. who
Keeps an account with each pledgor. This In
formation applies to individuals as well as to
schools adopting on the installment plan. LOO
orphans remain of South Carolinas apportion-
ment for adoption. This is York county's op-
portunity.
Mrs. ]. K. Aston,
II Chairman York County.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Sneak thieves stole grip and a
$50 overcoat from Mrs. Jane Whites
boarding house last Wednesday after
noon.
While of course everybody has
heard of the "Marsellaise:" but few
local people had really heard it until
that Frenchman, Maj. Edouard Du
Pont sang it last Monday night.
Wednesday was most beautiful
Spring day and people came to York
willie from all sections, especially al
together by the special sale put on by
the Kirkpatrick Belk company. With
the coming of the rain yesterday, a
heavy drenching rain, which set out
in the morning as If it were going to
last all day, conditions were very much
changed. and business was less active
Il al lines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-24
By a vote of 1O1 to 3 the house OF

BY a vote of 101 to the house of
representatives passed over the gov
ernor's veto the bill providing that the
Columbia Gas and Electric company
should charge only five cents fare be-
tween the city of Columbia and Camp
Jackson. The three who voted to sus-
tain the governors veto were Speaker
Cothran. and r. B. Belser and d. d.
Noise Of the Sumter delegation. The
story of the bill goes back to the estab-
lishment of Camp Jackson at Colum-
bia Among other things as an induce
ment for establishing the camp the
Columbia street railway promised to
carry all passengers to and from the
camp at 5 cents each way. The prom
Use was in the nature of plain con-
tract. With the extension of the rail-
way lines 10 the camp the fare was es-