Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-11
views and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs OF More Oh
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-condensed
For Quick Reading.

For Quick Reading.
People are not paying their dog tax
es very rapidly; but that is probably
because the books for other taxes are
not open, and won't be open until the
fifteenth. The dog tax, however, which
is separate from al: other taxes, Is due
and payable now. Treasurer Nell saia
the other day that up to that date he
had issued only fourteen TAX tags.
bIIlock's Creek Parsonage.
1--WE are putting the parsonage al
Bullock's Creek in good shape said
Mr.. II. d. Crawford, the postmaster
last Tuesday. 1T will be of bungalow
style and will be quite n honey little
building when it is finished. No we
have not made much headway about
calling a pastor yet. We are waiting
until we have the parsonage ready al
least"
Told Wonderful Stories.
Speaking of the late John Whisonant
(Arkansas John), who died last Satur-
day, a we'll known citizen OF the Pied
mont Springs peighborhood, said to
Views and Interviews:
"He was a pretty well-liked old fell
low; but was especially noted for tell
ing some wonderful stories that we did
not always believe. For instance, one
of his stories was that out in Arkan-
sas cotton stalks grew to be large trees
and many a time he has sat out on the
limbs of a cotton stalk to pick cotton
Case of Bad Check.
The next time anybody gets off bad
check on Sheriff Quinn they VIII know
its The sheriff having advertised GER
tain lands in Fort Mill township Tor
sale for taxes, Penalties and costs, be-
fore the first Monday in October, when
the land was TO be sold he received a
check to pay the bill. The sale was
withdrawn; but the check came back
marked no good. The land was re-
advertised, just before salcsday the
parties at interest sent another cheek
endorsed by Charlotte attorneys. II
was presented by a local attorney
Don't know the Charlotte endorser
said the sheriff to the local attorney;
but if you will endorse the check II
will be all right. The local attorney
endorsed the check and the property
was withdrawn from sale
Potato Houses.
"Why peop'e don't get together ana
erect sweet potato houses strikes me
as strange" said a we'l-known busi-
ness man TO Views and Interviews
few days ago.
81 suppose / know about as much
about sweet potatoes as the next one
he went on. II know that they are
easily and ,cheaply raised. / know tha'
they are not worth much as money
crop-that is at regular digging time
the price goes almost down to nothing
that if you keep them until January
or February you can generally get
fair price for a limited quantity. AS
see il there is not much encouragement
for cash money profit in potatoes. But
with the best you can do at saving po>
tatoes in hacks, the trouble and FISH
always amount to more than you are
roinc TO get out of the undertaking
But it don't cost much to put up
standard potato house, and it seems to
me that ncighbors should cooperate III
the matter. If two or three neighborS
would get together and put up house
on Il cooperative basis, between wha'
they could use on the table, sell on th'
market and feed to hogs they wou!o
find that it would pay"
Questions About the Dog Tax.
All the questions that Treasurer Nei
has to answer don't come from be-
nirhtcd laymen. Listen to this, whicl
came to the treasurer through th'
mails yesterday:
Rock Ill., S. c., Nov. Q, 1921.
Mr.. Harry Neil,
York, SO. Ca
Dear Sir:
noticed your article in the papcr'
rcuuiring all owners of dogs over ST.
months of age to remit YOU $l.25.
| am Just in this predicament, ina
my children are the pOSScSsorS OF
noodle dog that was given to thcn
about three weeks ago. When the dot
was delivered to them there was M
statement accompanying it as to IL
age or parcntagc. The appearance
(from the dog) are that 1T is pup. Du
bv investigation l find that no rccor'
has been kept as to its date OF birli
and YOU are doubtless aware that
has not learned the English language
Now if by an examination of the am
NAL YOU can tell its age | will bring
over to you, but without your assist
ancc in that respect / am at a loss I
know how to act. am afraid II sen
tho money and it should develop 1t is
minor YOU and lSrOaduS Will never re
turn the money.
This dog is a female and nave som
dolicacy iu giving its age more tina
what il actually is for fear OF offend
ing it.
Please advia" me.
Yours very truly
w. NJ. Dunlap.
Hard to Figure.
OF course it is hard for the farmer
to figure out what they are gHnG
do undcr boil wcevil conditions. TIL;