Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-28
Views and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More OF
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know--Condensed
Ecr Quick Readino,

Boxing fans over this section are
beginning to display keen interest in
the championship bout between Jack
Dempsey, world champion and Georges
Carpenter, Fl ench champion which is
to be held at Atlantic City, Saturday,
July 2. While most fans around these
parts want Dempsey to win because he
is champion and because he is an
American the Frenchman is not with
out his hackers. Some of the dopesters
say that Carpenter will win but most
Of them are for Dempsey retaining the
championship bacon.
Amt II So?
A jackass looked over the wall
And shifted the luscious clover
But feared to jump because he'd fall
Before he could get over.
Just then a bee with vicious sting
: AEghted on his hide;
Friend Jackass made frenzied spring
And reached the other side.
We all can gain the desired thing
BY striving main and might,
But oft it takes misfortune'S sting
To make us win the fight.
Dangerous Bridge.
That's a dangerous bridge over the
branch between Turkey Creek bridge
and Sharon on the Yorkville- Sharon
road" said one this morning. "There
are big holes at the approaches on
both sides. A car coming up to it on
either side at moderate pace is likely
to be precipitated into one Of those
holes and then bounced off into the
creek. Then there may he q damage
suit against the county. 1t is moth
ing to me because l am not going to
bounce off, I go slow--just creep
along when l get there. But every
body doesn't. 1t ought to be fixed"
Will Exhibit DistiIery Outfits.
Sheriff Quinn said Saturday that he
will probably make an exhibit Of cap
tured stills on the courthouse lawn on
the Fourth of July.
Il have quite a number of different
styles and varieties locked up in the
Jail and in my office and it occurs to
me that they might be Of interest to
people who have never seen anything
of the kind.
1t was suggested to the sheriff that
If he could arrange 10 put the distil-
leries in operation and disperse the
product, he would probably over
shadow most other attractions Of the
day; but he did not seem to take on
TO the idea.
by the way" said the sheriff. Il am
going 10 have to get trained pig Ike
the one they have been telling of down
in Florida. Down in f5ullock's Creek
township this morning, we ran upon
a box of mash buried in the ground.
1t was not only buried; but 1t was
covered over with an oil cloth and that
in turn was covered with leaves.
johnson discovered it while laking
about with a shovel. Yes, it is getting
to where we need a trained pig with
which to run them down.
Answering Back.
At a baseball game in Il certain
York county town few days ago two
little boys were "ragging" at, each
other.
You are Just 4 rotten, little egg,
finally said the Juvenile champion Of
one of the teams to the juvenile
champion Of the other team.
That may be so, parchie," said the
champion Of Team No. .. 81 might be
IL rotten egg as you say: but III tell
you I'm sure hard boiled .:..
Did You Know That
Four million men were in the Amer
lean forces during the world war?
There were 3O9,7S1 in the revolution
There were 2,772.40S in the Union
forces during the war between the
states.
There were 100000 in the Confcdcr-.
ate forces, actually engaged?
There were 2SO.5G4 in the Spanish
American war?
OF the four million in the World war
3Oy1 900 were national army men?
The total number of regulars was
$4,000?
The total number of national guards
men was $4,000?
The total. American dead in the
World war, was 71.1lS.
The total wounded was 22l'O5O?
Newspapers and Aviation.
I.leutaL r; .Shcaiy Of Charlotte, VIII"
was i'm Yerkviile last Friday and VINO
made arrangements with the American
Legion whereby he will fly in I"rkV'ie
July was. talking to Views ana III
teryiewS: a bout newspapers and AVA
1ion. you know" he said, people In
the south especially arc not taking uh
TO flying like people in other sections
of the country arc doing. They appear
to be leCry about going up III lhe
clouds. ! argue that the newspapers
arc responsible for il. Every time ai'
ncrOplane accident occurs one rea"S
columns and columns in the news
s,,perS about it, If Il man 1T Killed III
= plane his picture is printed In Inc
ncwspaD Dcrs and articles are prlnlc"