davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12

Mac. A teraz znow chca mnic O.
brac. Mole zniszczone cia1o, mole
stargane silly, potrzebuja spoczy1nl
ku chocby W grobie. smierc ME
ma ola mnie mic strasznego pc tax
ciezkiej piracy, pc tylu bolesnyclh
p~rzejsciach, bedzie ona ola mnie
prawdziwem Acknowledgement. U
mieram jake czfoWiek uczciwy,
i'm predzej sic to stanie, TEN le--
piej. Jestem przysposobiony ma
smierc W kazdej chwili. Ale jesz.
cze jedno. kochany doktorze, u
praszam pana 0 wanna przys1uge.
49, Coz to takiego?
Czy zechcialbys pan szcze-
RE i otwarcie odpowiedziec ma
jedno zapytanie?
Co pan cheese Wiedziec2
- Jak d1ugo j~eszcze Eye moge?
- Aleu-.
= Prose-, bez zadnego ale,
przerwaf mu Robert. Badz pan.
lyle bezwzglednym, badz pan lyle.
niedelikatnym j poWiedz mi pra-
VIDE! Zalezy mi ma TEN bardzo
wiele, zebym Wiedzial, lie mi jesz-
|cze czasu do zycia pozostaje. Me.
|pojmuje ola czeggo sic par wa
CHASE. Czy sadzisz pan, re odpo-
wiedz twoja skroci me zycie, sen
j spokoj mi 6dbierze? Q ME! cier
pliwie i spokojnie, z czolem wy
|pogodzonem mi przez pana. Vice.
prosze, NOW pan dlugo jeszcze.
Eye bede?
Chess vice pan koniecznie.
|dowiedziee sic teggo
- TAX koniecznie.
No vice - rzeM doktor Pc.
Esepnym g1osem, mozesz pan
rye jeszcze oko1o trzech miesiecy,
jezeI sic bedzieszestaral unikae
S@IE&9&H-GEs%% - @&%A4E EE&-EIASE
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12
wszelkich wzruszen!
- A jezeli ME?

g A Jezell ME?
Wtenczas natychnliastowa
smierc nastapic moze.
Dziekuje panu, kochany do
ktorze, "a te przestroge, kt6ra
mnie pocieszyla.
Glosne 1kanie przerwa1o move
Roberta, DO PAM Ursula zas1oni-
la twarz rekoma glosnym wy
.buchnefa p1aczem.
- Kochana Urszulo, rzekl
Robert, schylajac sic do plaza
.cej kobiety. 49, ME place, Ivy mic
ME pomoga. Oczekuj tax odwaz-
nie, jak ia chwili naszego rozfa-
czenia. zycie twoje, ma jak wiesz
jeszcze eel jakis. Gdy ia umree,
masz ty jeszcze jedno zadanie do
spefnienia. Gdy nadejdzie ostat-
MIA moja godzina, ME powiem ci
badz zdrowa, ale do widzenia DO
tam W innym lepszym swiecie,
znajdziemy sic znowu.
Clos Roberta Vallerand byl mo
cny j spokojny. Widac bylo, re o
czekiWa} sWego konca bez obaWy
j troski.
PAM Ursula stfumila lkanie
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12
1RRIIARUS' Piialek, ddnia Ego MIzesnia, 1919.
ciemniej: PAM Berth jecha1a "
bolesnych pograzonarozmysla--


ciemniej. PAM Berlin jecha1a "
bolesnych pograzona rrozmysla--
mach. MyslaIa o.sWem przysz1emn
spotkaniu sic 2 Robertem, ktoreggo
[niegdys tax szalenie kochala, q
ktory teraz biskim mial bye gro
blu. Hez zdarzen zasz1o w ostat--
mich dziesieciu latach, a jakiez o
lkropne zajscia sproWadza moze
|jej odWiedziny j jej pytania! Nal
gorzata przewidywa1a swa wake
2 Robertem, zdaWalo jej sic, ze
s1yszy iuz jego wyrzuty ioskarze
MIA, ale postanowila %stanoWczo,
ME cofnac sic, dopokad ME osiag
ME swego celu, dopokad sic ME
dowie, gdzie jest jej c6rka. Vol
nym k1usem jechaI ociazaly ru--
max pc samotnej drodze pc leWej
stronie szumia1y fale rzeki, pc pra
wei Wznosify sic -malownicze Wzg6
RIA, kt6rych zielen juz ostre PREY
mrozki jesienne by1y zmrozily.
.Tylko stado krukoW ozyWialo
SVEN krakaniem cisze tel pustej
okolicy. w tenn pojawi1 sic jakis
ciemny punkt ruchomy 0 kilkaset
krok6w Cd pojazdu. lynn punktem
czarnym by1 to idacy zwawo przez
srodek drogi cz1owiek. Pow6z to-
cyl sic szybko "a MIN j d~osiegna}
go niebawem. Pieszy wedrownik
us1yszawszy pc "a SODA turkot j
zgrzyt lie nasmarowanych osi i
tetent kopyt konskich, umkna1
sic spieszno z drogi i spojrza4 pc.
"a siebie. Pc ubiorze poznac by.
To- po MIN zeglarza.ZGdy pojazd
by1 cd niego tylko 0 kilka kro-
k6w oddalony, zawola} ma w6zni
&c, czyby mu ME zechcia1 wska--
FAC drogi do zamku Viry.
49, Dziesiec krokow tn ztad
zwr6c sic pan W prawo i. potent
idz pan ciagle pod gore, odpo-
wiedzia1 w6znica i przejechal oko
10 pieszego wedrowca, W kt6rym
czytelnicy zapewne LeopoldaLan.
guier poznali.
= Ten jedzie takze ma zamek,
. mruknaf oswobodzony wiezien
i wiezie kobiete, ktorej twarzy
z 20 "a welona Widziec ME mo-
g}em. Moze ia osoba przeszko-
dzi mi do rozmowienia sic szcze--
RE i otwarcie zzwujaszkiem. Mech.
licho porwie te wiedzme! Ale kt6z
to moze bye? No, dowiem sic pre-
ciez tego.
Po:jazd znikna1 Ia skrecie dro-
81. Wkr6tce doszed1 Languier do
;ciezki polnej, ocienionej krzeWa-
mi jerzyn i glogu, ktore pozba--
wione juz wprawdzie zieleni lis
cia, byfy obsypane Garment czer
wonemi jagodami, kt6re Opatrz-
nose ma pokarm ola ptaszat pre-
%znaczy1a.
Zostawmy teraz Malgorzate Be
rtin i samotnego Wedrowca ma dro
DE, prowadzacej ich do jednego
celu, a. przeniesmy sic mysla ma
zamekViry, Nazywa on ten skrom
ny, bez zadnego stylu zbudowany
czworograniasty, dwupietrowy bu
.dynek, zamkiem, lubo ME zas}u--
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12

Wien 3 peWnoscia, szanov

Wien 3 peWnoscia, szanoW-
ma PAM, odpowiedzial bur
mistrz, = ze ma zamku, oprocz
s1uzby jest tylko jakas MENDOZA
rzadczyni, zaufana panaVallerand
Bylem niedawno W Viry, " pew
nym urzedoWym interesie.
- Vice co teraz poczac, we
stchnela pocichu wdowa, przejeta
niewyslowiona Ottawa. - Co sic
mog1o STAG z ta dziewczynka?
- Togo ME wien, - odpowie-
dzia} urzednik, = ale jezeli topa
MIA tax bardzo zajmuje, to moe
pan VaHerand m6g1by uwiadomic
pania o tenn.
= TAX, dziekuje panu "a te ra-
de, udam sic niezw1ocznie do ME
go.
= Urzednik, grzeczniejszy niz
wieksza Geese jego koleg6w, wstal
Ii odprowadzi1 pania Berth az do
drzwi swego bi6ra.
Malgorzata idac pc w%schodach
ledwo sic ma nogach utrzymac
! zdola1a, tax by1a mocno wzruszo-
ma.
- Jak s1usznie ufa1am w milo
sierdzie Boze = mysla1a idac. =
Wszystkie przeszkody zostaly usu
niete. Zamiast, re chcia1am udac
sic do Ameryki szukac Roberta,
znajduje go tutaj! Zamiast pod
ROXY pc "a dalekie mora, nam
do niego tylko kilka kilometrow
drog1. Ale czemuz zyje on sam?I
pomysla}a znowu z przerazeniem.
= Czy moja c6rka ME lyle, Tub
czy ja opuscif i pozostawil W ne
dzy? To by1ohy okropnie, niego--
dziwie Ale badz, co badz, wkr6t
&c dowiem sic o tenn, a jezeli on
zlym byl ojcem, ia TEN lepsza be
de ola niej matka!
Przybywszy do hotelu, W kt6 :
rym zamieszka}a, zapyta}a gospo-
darza czyby jej sic m6g} wystarac
sic 0 pow6z konie.
- Bardzo chetnie, jezeli PAM
zadowolnisz sic lichym ekwipazem
Romilly to ME Paryz! Lecz dokad-
zyczysz sobie PAM jechac?
- Do zamku Viry mad Sekwa
ma.
Do naszego. deputowanego,
pana Roberta Vallerand. So to cal
klein 10 kilometr0w. Me potrzeba'
vice dwukonego pojazdu. Pojde
sam do d~or6zkarza i wybiore ola
ipani karyolke.
- Prosze, uczyn to pan, ale jak
mona najspieszniej.
Gospodarz odszed1 i pc p6lgo-
dziny, kt6ra sic Malgorzacie VIE
cznoscia zdawa1a, powr6ch z sta
rym obszarpanym pojazdem, z
woznica W modrej bluzie.
= Mozesz PAM siadac, -rzeA,
l. pojazd ME wyglada wprawdzie
bardzo pokaznie, ale kon jest mo
cny i woznica trzezwy.
PAM Berth wsiad1a i pojazd pc
toczyl sic droga, pc mad brzegiem
rzeki.
= Czy zamek Viry ley tuz pc
mad rzeka? = spytala Ma}gorzata
w6znicy.
= Tax, PAM, - odpowiedzial:
T. 0 cztery kilometry ztad skreci
my ma prawo, a potem przybe--
dziemy do pana Vallerand. Nasz
deputowany stoi ma ostatnich no
gach jak to m6wia: pomimo swe-
go ogromnego majatku ME pozy-
je dlugo.
Wdowa ME pytala sic Q mic vie
cej. Spojrzala ma sW6j zegarek,a
ten wskazywal try kwadranse ma
czwarta, Powietrze bylo posepne
i zimne; sniezne chmury zaWislly
pc mad 1emia i robi1o sic coraz
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12
otar1a oczy. Glory zwroci1 S
znOWu do lekarza.

otar}a. oczy. Glory zwroci1 sic
znowu do lekarza.
Me moge take zapewne my
slec oddaleniu sic z domu, pred
ia moja do innego swiata podr6--
za?- rzek1.
Me m6glbym pod zadnym
Warunkiem zezwolic ia to, - cd.
powiedzia{ stanowczo lekarz.
= za1uje bardzo, DO w tym ra-=
zie MUSIC zlozyc moi mandat, ja-
kos deputowany.... a by}oby tam
tax wiele ola mnie do c%zynienia!
Ale coz poradzic? Zapewne zasta-
,pi mnie wkr6tce ktos godniejszyi
tenn sic pocieszam. Czy wolno mi
przyjmowac odwiedziny?
Zapewne, rozrywka jest pa
nu %potrzebna.
- Czy pan juz napisa1es recep
|te?
TAX, ley tam IA stole.
- Ursula jedzie jutro do Ro-
milly, to mi lekarstwo przywiezie.s
iU1ag ualszy nastap1.)
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12
(Ciag dalszy.)

(Ciag dalszy.)
Pc :sniadaniu zazada1 osobnego
pokoju, rzucif sic ma 16zkoi spal
przez dwie godziny, podtem ably
swoja role dostatecznie ,odegrac,
udaf sic do kilku gospodarzy ma
wsi i targowa1 sic z mimi o zboze.
Naturalnie ME zawarl zadnego in
teresu, ale ia obiad poWr6cif do
karczmy, a pc zachodzie s1onca u
dal sic W dalsza droge do Romilly
Chcia1 sic o st6sownej godzinie
przedstawi6 W zamku Viry mad
Sekwana, W ktorym podlug opo-.
wiadania owego urzednika, depu-
towany, Robert .Vallerand Jamie
szkiwa1.
Ma4gorzata Berlin wsiad1a ma
dworcu wschodnim do wagonu pc
ciagu tego, kt6ry o pierwszej z
po1udnia miaf stanac W Romilly.
Przybywszy TAME, wysiad1a i ka
za1a sic s1udze kolejowemu zapro
wadzic do najznaczniejszego no
telu w tenn ladnem, ma1em MAS
teczku, kt6re sic amfiteatralnie 70
zlega mad brzegami Sekwany, W
tenn miejscu, posianej ma1emi wy
sepkami zielonemi, co bardzo ma
lowniczy sprawia widok.
Pokrzepiwszy sic nieco obiadem
zapytala o droge do merostwa.D Ola
niej najwazniejsza by}o rzecza,
czy Robert Vallerand zyje i czy
powr6cif Ameryki, DO W tym ra
zie spodziewa4a sic, re bedzie mo
g1a odebrac cd niego swa c6rke.
Przybywszy do bi6ra, rzek}a do
burmistrza, pokazujac mu owe ma
stemplowanym paplerze naplsane
swiadectWo.
- Moi panic, pred dziewietna
stu laty zapisana zosta}a W urze-
die stanowym w Romilly, dziew
czyna nowonarodzona ma imie Re
natv, corka Roberta Valerand i.
Ma}gorzaty Berthier. Me przy--
chodze, ably sic pytac pana, gdzie
sic to dziecko %znajduje, DO tego
wiedziec pan ME mozesz, ale mo-
re bedzie panu wiadomem, co sic
stale Z jej ojcem.
- Pan Robert Vallerand?-za-
wolaf urzednik.
= TAX czy umar}?
- O ME PAM.
Ma1gorzata zadrza}a z radosci.
- Czy jest j~eszcze w Ameryce?
Pan Robert Vallerand powro
Gil juz pred pieciu laty z Amery
XII i Jest obecnie deputowanym w
Romilly.
W Romilly - zawo1a1a z
wzrastajacem w~zruszeniem:
- Czy mieszka tn W miescle?
- Me, PAM. On mieszka W zam
ku Viry mad Sekwana, pomiedzy
Romilly i Contains.
- Czy to ztad niedaleko.
- Tylko oko1o pieciu kilome--
trow drogi.
= Czy jest W domu.
- TAX, pani, BIO z przyczyny
choroby ME m6g1 bye obecnym
PREY rozpoczeciu sejmu, ley bar
dzo chory W Viry.
- Bardzo chory!- powtorzy-
la wdowa.
- Lekarze bardzo sic niepoko-
"=- -
ia.
- Niejestze wiadomem panu,
czy ma zamku Viry u pana Rober
ia Vallerand ME znajduje sic milo
da panienka.. jego c6rka, kt6rej
swiadectwo urodzenia panu co do
piero pokaza}am?
Malgorzata drza1a, wymawiajac
tc s1owa. Jezeli odbierze potaku-
jaca odpowiedz, to mic jej juz ME
przeszkadza1o, %jeszcze tego same
go wieczora uscisnacl swa c6rke.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12

II5giWaI W~caI1e=lnasto mianno,ttylko2 q
taczajacy ogrod byI.rzecz1syyW1iissc,iie
piek1nym. parkiem, pefnym cieni
stychs emodwiieeczznyceh CUSTOM
ME za1ozony opasany Wysokim
murem. Przez stojaca ciagglIe ot--
Worem furtke ogrodoWaa, moggllka
dy dostac sic do parku. Polozenie
calej te.posiadlosci bardzo bylo
piekne. Dwor zbudoWany ma szczy
Gle dose Wysokiego pag6rka, PIANO
wal mad Gala okolica. 2 okien na
''poludniowa strone Wychodzacych
MISUNDERSTANDING, plynaca wsrod.
kWiecistych brzegow. Ku po61nocy
ciagne1a sic nieprzejrzana okiem
plaszczyzna, uWienczona ma kran-
each widnokregu ciemnym lasem,
majacym kilka tysiecY. hektaroW
Iobwodu. Do drzwi wchodoWych
zamku, proWadzilo sosm stopni
granitoWych, ocienionyeh manic
Item, ma czterech flaraehrozpos-
tartym. Przestapiwszy prog, wcho
dzi}o sic do sieni, Wylozonej tat
lami z drzewa debowego, a ztad
do obszernego salonu wygodnie,
ale ME szbytkownie urzadzonego.
Ma eleganckim zegarze, stojacym
mad k%ominkiem, wybila wlasnie;;
druga godzina 2 poludnia. Ma ko1
minku z rozoWego marmuru, pail
1y sic klody drzewa bukoWego, a
pred ogniem siedzia1 W Wygod--
nym fotelu czloWiek, kt6ry ma
pierwszy rzut Okla wygladaI jakl
starzec zgrzybia4y rzeczywiscie, a
mial dopiero lat czterdziesci i kill
ka.
M1ody starzec mia1 wlosy i bro
de zupelnie siwe. Ma jego wychu-
dfej twarzy widac bylo slady d1u
gich cierpien, a jego zapad}e
wg1ab oczy swieci1y goraczko-
wynn blaskiem. DWie osoby opr6cz
niego znajdowa1y sic W salonie, ko
beta MENDOZA, bardzo smutna II
powaznie wygladajaey cz}owiek,
z 1ysina Ia glowie i z wstazka or
derowa w dziurce cd guzika PREY
surducie. Kobieta opierala sic O.
budwoma rekoma 0 porecz fotelu
1ysy mezczyzna stal .oparty OIL
gyms kominka. Glory s~tarzec
by1 to Robert Vallerand, jego go
sciem byl doktor Tallandier, je--
go lekarz, a kobieta Ursula SOL
lier, zaufana pana Vallerand jak|
ia burmistrz W Romilly nazwa} a
w1asciwie %rzadczyni domu.
= Kochany doktorze, mo-
viii Robert s1abym g1osem z smut
nym ussmiechem - daremnie usi--
}ujesz wm6wic we mnie to, czego
sam ME wierzysz! Lube, ME jest
TEN uczonym, jak pan lekarz,
znam gruntoWnie moja chorobe,
wien co sadzic o niej ME podda
je sic nadziejom zWodniczym. Roz
decie serca robi %gwa}towne poste
py,a takiemu cierpieniu Gala wa
sza umiejetnosc zapobiedz ME jest
w sta1lie. Jest to koniec!
Pan Tallandier spuscil smutnie
glove, pc leach PAM Urszuli ply
ne1y Ivy jak groch DUE.
Vallerand uja1 reke Slekarza
m6wi1 dalej.
- Milczysz pan, kochany przy-
jacielu, i juz mi ME przeczysz!
Wide pc twojej mimic, re mi stu
sznosc p~rzyznajesz!
- Moi Boze coz panu nam
odpowiedziec! - zaWolal lekarz.
- Ma wieczne watpliwosci ME
doWierzana pana, trudno dac jaka
kolwiek odpowiedz.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-09-12

Me pozw6lcie waszym dzieciom
cierpiec. Jezeli So lekliwe, bojaz-
live, maluchne, albo zlosliwe, daj
Gle i'm HOLSTER Rocky Noun
tain herbaty = lagodnego lecz
skutecznego lekarstwa ola dzieci
35c. w apiece Brown a. Og1.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Injured at Races
Anister Wheeler Knocked Down
By Racing Car at Darlington
and Severely Injured

During the automobile races at
Darlington Monday Afiister Wheel
er, Seventeen-year-o boy Of this
city was seriously injured by being
knocked down ~ one OF the racing
cars. One leg was broken In two
places and badly mangled and he re-
ceived other painful bruises. He was
taken to DIR. McLecds Infrlnary at
Florence as quickly as possible after
the accident. II was stated that it was
possible that it would be necessary te
amputare the injured leg, but as TO
this no decision was arrived at last
night.
The accident occurred when Wheel
er attempted to cross the race track.
He was standing behind car on the
side Of the track and started to cross
the track to another car. He did not
see the approaching car that was
tuning UP. and almost as he stepped
out on the track was struck and
knocked down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
WAR RISK INSURANCE.
News for Discharged Soldiers, Sailors
Marines and Other Personnel. BeDe
fcaries Of the Bureau Of War RISK
Insurance and United States Public
Health Service.

All persons discharged from the
military or naval forces residing il
and about this city, can now receive
medical attention and medical exami-
nation for the fling Of applications
for compensation. The United Sta1es
Public Health Service, the medical
advisors to the Bureau Of War Risk
Insurance, have tablished Offices in
Sumter, and Or. II. l. Shaw. whose
address is 24o Church Street, has been
appointed as local government exam
iner. All persons desiring to obtain
insurance or fling application for
compensation under the Bureau Of
war Risk act, must furnish a nedi-
cal certificate of their physical condi-
ton. These persons, by applying tc
Cr. n. L. Shaw at his Office may be
examined and all necessary papers
filed out free Of charge. Such per
sons viii also receive, at the expense
Of the government, medical relief, or
be sent to government hospital or
institution, should this be necessary.
The headquarters for the 5th Dis
trict, which comprises the States Of
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Florida and Tennessee, have been es-
tablished in Atlanta. Persons desir
ing further information Should write
to DR.. j. A. Watkins, 5tta Floor Cham
Der Of Commerce Building, Atlanta
Ca
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

The race track is being put into
condition for the Fourth Of July
Races. A large force Of hands, under
the direction Of Engineer Joseph
Palmer, is at work leveling and grad
ing the track and banking the curves
so that the cars may make the turns
at nigh speed When this work has
been completed the track will be CIV
en- a coating Of road Oil, a car road
having been ordered for that purpose.
The grandstand is being enlarged ana
the whole grounds enclosed with a
high and substantial fence. 1t is the
purpose Of the Race Track ASocra-
ton to make this the best track N
the State and they are sparing no e1-
pense in the effort to carry out this
plan. The races on the Fourth Will
Re the event OF the day in this sec
ton of the State and a big crowd is
expected. The big race Of the Jay
will be the fifty mile event, in which
there will be large number of cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

In business circles the appointment.
Of Assistant Postmaster T. s. Doar, as
Acting Postmaster, has given genera!
satisfaction and a majority Of those
with whom the matter has been dis
cussed have expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Doar is the logical man to
be named as the successor of DR.. Dick.
His long and efficient service as AS
sistant Postmaster has peculiarly httec
him for the position and if it were
left to the ma jority of the business
men of Sumter he would be selected
as the first choice Ii the selection
of a postmaster could be entirely oil
vorced from politics, III practice, as
well as in theory, the promotion o.
Assistant Postmaster Doar would be
certain and the thing to be expected
but unless the usual procedure is
abandoned there will be more poll
tics than business involved IN the Sc
lection, unless the patrons OF the OF
fee take hand in the matter ans
make known their wishes in an en-
pha1ic manner TO the autnorlties ane
the Office holders who have a finger II!
1he distribution of federal offices
There is neither good business nor
! good sense in making the postofnce
the hub Of a political machine that
is expected to operate for the benent
of Office holders and office seekers
The way to keep politics out OF the
postoffce is to put q, man in charge
who is not politician, but man tram
ed in the business that he is to direc1
that is to say man who is famlllar
with the details and routine OF the
postoff1ce business. and gives his time
and ability 10 carrying on the ofhcf
so as to give the public the best pos
! sible service II the many people o.
this city who have said that theE
/ hoped that Mr.. Doar would be named
as postmaster for the full term really
want their wish to come true they can
materially assist il bringing II TO pass
hv sitting down today and writing let
ters to senators Smith and Dial ard
to Representative Lever stating the,f
wishes in plain and unmistakable
I terms
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Boil Weeyil in Jasper
About go Per Cent Of Cotton
Crop Now Infested

Ridgeland, June l4.--Jasper county
today is facing, ons Of the most
serous problems that has ever pre-
senred ltself-ti1e boil weevll. Within
the last few days soIn5 Of the largest
farmers in the county have estimated
that at least sixty per cent Of the cot
ton pIeanted is at this time infested
with the weevil. Iii some instances cot
ton about two feet high being totally
consumed. The owners stating that
they are unable to find any saua
IN their fields that have not been
punctured. Some Of the farmers g:
even plowing up their cotton and
putting in corn and peas, with. tbs
hope of making at least crop OF
hay on what always had been before
their best cotton land. Other farm
ers are preparing to fight the weevil,
and are making preparations to put
a poison solution on the cotton stalks
under the direction of the county
farm agent
While most of the farmers expect
ed that the boil weevi1 would put in
its. appearance in large numbers this
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

Policeman Chandler arrested James
NIcCrary, a hackman, and two COM
panions-Ernest Ford and Isaac
Wright-who were on the way from
Mayesvilfe Monday afternoon with q
large quantity Of Jamaica ginger. The
ginger was in the usual commercla!
size bottles, but they had attempted
70 cam mouflage the cargo by removing
the bottles from the cartons and PACK
ing them in an ice cream churn.
When arrested McCrary and the two
other men stated that the ginger
.ras the properly Of Ccphas Ford ard
thatt hey weer hired by him to bring
It from Mayesville to this city. Ce-
nhas Ford was arrested about ths
same time on East Calhoun street b.
Policemen Owens and Carrigan. as be
was making a detour TO get into
touch with McCrary before he reach
cd the city on the Mayesville roa@.
II is stated that Ford had informallcn
that Policeman Chandler was WAITING
on the road to arrest the singer
s,1ecial and he was making forced
march to beat him to it and turn II
back. Cephas Ford is the same ne
gro who was recently arrested on ths
charge of offering a bribe to two
the police officers to induce them I"
permit him to carry on his ginger
hootlegging business without inter
ference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

The City Council has under consid-
GRAFTON several bids for the Opera
House property, which were submit
ted in response to the advertisement
recently issued by Council. No state
ment has been made by Council IN
reference to the plans it has III the
event that the Opera House is sold.
Various rumors are aaoat. One is
that part Of the funds derived
from the sale viii be used to pur-
chase suitable lot and erect thereon
& building for city Offices and city
jail. Another is that it is planned to
use the funds and as much more as
may be necessary to build new and
1aodern opera house that will be
credit to the city. The first propo-
sitfon is in the line of economy, the
second will cost the city a great deal
more money than can possibly be de-
rived from the sale Of the present
building The present opera House
ha snever paid anything like fair in
steresr on the money invested, and II
goes without saving that the erection
'of new building at this time, the
cost or matefiai anu fdooi ,aheii iii'o
consideration. will cost great deal
more than the old building, Conse-
ouently the city will have large in
vestment in property that will e<
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so than thf
old. If it is the plan to provide
modern Opera House for Sumter il
might be less expensive to re-mode
the old building, placing the Opera
House on the ground floor, and max
ing some other provision for the city
Offices and Jail. Before any definite
action is taken it would be well fol
City Council to take the taxpayers O.
the city fully into their confidence
and have the matter discussed fully
a mass meeting or otherwise.