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BOIL wEEvlL CONTROL.
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ton begins the bolls will be large
enough to resist the migratory weevil
say late in July. There is plenty OF
rimeeafter June 5th to, develop Drop.
Ninety-nine per cent. of weevils will be
out of Information by June 5th and all
of these should be dead. Planting should
not be extremely early, I say late in
March. The very early or late plant
ing of cotton is dangerous. Cotton
sheds about sixty per cent. of its frult.
The loss OF a few squares in early June
should not affect yield. The plant,
however, rcmarkkably reacts on the
stripping of the squares. This stripping
is always followed by an increase IN
the height of the plant and closely
followed by the profuse development OF
new squares. So pronounced has been
this acceleration and stimulation ana
fruiting that it seems probable that
even with no weevils present the re-
moval of all squares early in June
would actually result in the increase OF
the yield of cotton. Mr. Smith calcu-
lates that if this method had been uni
versally used in Florida this season
the cotton crop outturn would nave
been increased over $1,000 per acre.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17
PROSPECTIVE MILLIONAIRE.
Aiken Linotype Operator Expects to
Benefit From Browning Estate.

"Yes, am still on the job" Robert
Ursery Of Aiken, linotype operator, and
one OF the principal heirs to the $50
million dollar Browning estate in Tex
rs, told a Columbia Record reporter
when he asked if he was still working
at his trade, in spite Of great riches
which will soon be his.
The Browning estate is that of the
late Thomas Browning of Texas, who
46 years ago left this state to seek his
fortune. He found it in Texas, in oil
fields. There he died several years
go leaving an estate estimated at $50
million dollars. Texas authorities as
well as the u. S. government, in whose
trust the estate is now being held,
have since been searching for kins-
people of the late Browning. Mr.. Ur-
scry, one of the few who. have thus far
proven their claims to the estate, is
q son of Thomas Browning's nephew.
While he has not yet come in pos
session of any part Of the estate, he is
justified in feeling as he does, he said,
since advices from his attorneys, Mes
srs. Brown and Sims, of Barnwell, are
that the red tape which surrounds the
settling of the estate. is rapidly being
cleared and that settlement will soon
be made.
"Of course / feel different" Mr.. Ur-
scry said, who wouldn't when he is
expecting to receive more money and
property than he had been able to con-
ceive of, so much that he will. not be
able to spend even the interest from
it. But" he continued, 81 may con-
tinue right on working"
In a quiet, unassuming manner, al
though with his eyes piercing into the
far off future, Robert Ursery thus
made his summary on how it felt to
be a prospective millionaire. Mr.. Ur-
sery is married and has one child.
Considerable interest has developed
in the case in parts Of Georgia and
throughout his state, particularly in
Aiken and Barnwell counties, where
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greatest claim to. 1fas famss and. from in
dications the Neptune ghost bids fair
to outlast all others.

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greatest claim to. fang, sand. from in
dications the Neptune ghost bids fair
to outlast all others.
A party of newspaper men visited
The house at 2:30 o'clock one morning
recently, and announced that while
they experienced something of a SEN
sation of NAL de mer, they saw no
evidences of ghosts.
They explained that the illusions
were the result of a combination of
the principles OF mechanics, physics
and optics. This, however, failed to
make any great impression on be-
levers in "ha'nts."
The photographer who made a pic
ture of the house confessed that he
had queer feelings and that the house
seemed to be doing a new version Of
the tango, though his lens caught IL
quietly enough, although at a rakish
angle. ....' e.
The house. is tipped over in such q
way IS to give a towcy-of Pisa effect,
and people walking o. standing on
the. aoor inside, watching people out
side. gain an impression that is indeed
unusual. The rolling waves of the
Atlantic. the tipay carccning house,
the distorted view Of rasscrs on the
beach. ,erd IL give those inside a
topsy- tnryy gcc,.ng, and this may in a
measure explain tn odd sensations eX-
pcrienced wh'ca some skcptics dub as
notl;ug more. nor less than unromanttc
and matter Of fact s"%sickncss.
Tacy cya3ain the inability 20 remain
in thc room. IS. the rGtural craving
for ah" thgt ono has in the prelim-
mary stages CT ,4nal de mer. Be
that as it may. no one seems able
to remain in the, house FOR more than
a few minutes and very few Of them
evidence the SLIGHTEST desire to return.
The Drunken House.
The little house., standing like
drunken figure In the sunlight, has,
for all the scientific. theories and eX-
plantations, achieved an appearance
and atmosphere sinister and forebod-
ing. It seems to hold a bit of a sar-
donic smile up its sleeve, if you can
understand hdt q. house cam do that,
as if it were saying: "Well, no matter
how you figure it out, I've certainly
got you guessing"
And so it has. Though several
weeks have passed since the storm
responsible for this queer freak in
architecture. interest in the house re-
mains at fever heat, and no visitor
to Jacksonville, however transient his
stay, leaves without first paying his
respects to Neptune beach.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17
WORLD WAR TROPHIES.
South Cardinals Share to Be In
CHARGE of Special Board.

Governor Harvey has recommended
to the national commander OF the
American Legion the appointment OF
the governor of South Carolina, the
adjutant general of the state, the state
commander of the American Legion,
A. S. Salley, Jr., secretary of the state
Historical society, and Mrs. James H.
Holmes of Charleston, a gold star
mother" as the war trophy distribu-
ton board of South Carolina, to have
charge of the ALLEGATION Of trophies
acquired by American arms in the
World war among the several coun-
ties of the state.
These trophies, 100000 of them, are
now stored at Port Newark, y. j., and,
under a special act of congress, re-
Gently passed, they are to be distribu-
ted among the states of the Union on
the basis of percentage of man-powcr
participation of each of the states in
the Union.
South Carolina sent 64,739 men into
the World war in the various classes
of service which is 1.S6 per centum
of the whole. Congress made an APP
propriation of $250,OOO for the Great
ing transportation and freight charges
| of the trophies 20 the various destina-
! tions in the~various states.
South Carolina, under the ALLEGATION
is entitled to receive the following:
Thirty trench guns and mortars, 81
vehicles, 1876 machine guns, $50 rifles,
666 bayonets and scabbards, 80 arm
insignias, 16 machine gun badges, 143
wound badges, 6S large feed bags, 7
paper saddle bags, paper knit bags,
1O2 paper musette bags, Is assorted
bits, 80 machine gun belt boxes, II
hrceching paper boxes; 1865 belt
buckles and hooks, 10 round tin cans,
81 machine gun water cans, 126 can
teens, carriers, 104 cases, 81 chev-
rons, 1SS feed containers, % covers,
81 grain sack fillers, 8 folding forks
and spoons, 20 grenade throwers, 81
holds. 1872 plain helmets, 9S helmets
ornamental with eagles, 1 machine
gun repair kits. 15S knapsacks 1906
saber knots, uhlan lances. % French
lanterns, 1897 side eagle ornamental
helmets, 4 armor body plates 3 picket
ropes, s flexible. hand saws. 8 spurs, II
stirrups. curcingles, S blow torches
. harness traces, 81 trimmings for he'll
NETS. 276 empty shells G5OmmD, 81
empty shells G7Omm>, and 75 brass
cartridge cases.
1t is not announced when this board
will be appointed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

- Representative John J. McSwain
from the Fourth South Carolina dis
trict, declared at Greenwood Saturday,
that he was glad for the sake Of the
country and for tie sake of the Dem
ocratic party that the Democrats did
not get a. majority in the house in the
recent election" Mr.. McSwain deliv-
cred an address in Greenwood Satur-
d"y mogning at the presentation of a
fag to Blake school by the Junior Or
der of American Mechanics. with
Jess than a majority in the house, the
Democrats will not have the RESPONSE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

A school for women politicians has
been opened in Akron, Ohio.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

- "If my colleagues in the United
States senate could have seen me in
my kitchen the morning after l was
appointed senator, hunting my old
apron to put on before preparing my
own breakfast, undoubtedly theywould
have exclaimed, what are we coming
to-" Thus spake Mrs. William II.
FELTON,, first woman member of the
senate in a recent interview. "The
call of the age is for partnership in the
family, in the church, in state and ma
tional affairs, between men and wo-
men. 1t is not myself" she said,
speaking of her appointment, "it is the
recognition of womanhood and what
It will mean to the Incoming genera
tons"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

Like Mamma From Heaven.-Belief
that tho extraordinary number Of
rabbits found this season is special
dispensatior of providence to take
care of them, is current among the
negroes in those sections south Of
Greenwood, where crops were practi-
cally ruined by the boil weevil. They
believe that rabbits are as certainly
sent of heaven as was the mamma and
quail that fed the Israelites in the
wilderness.
Yes sub, de Lawdll pervide. Look
what He done gone an done fur de
niggers whut de boil weevil ct up. Dey
amt no end er rabbits dis year an all
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TAX NoTICE-1s22- 1923.
Office of the County Treasurer of Yorl
County.

Office of the County Treasurer of York
County.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ TAX BOOKS for York County
will be opened on MONDAY, the 10Th
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1922, and will
remain open until the 31ST DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1922, for the collection Of
STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL and LO-
CAL TAXES, for the fiscal year 1922,
without penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT. penalty will be added to
all payments made in the month Of
JANUARY, 1923, and TWO PER
CENT. penalty for all payments made
in the month of FEBRUARY, 1928, and
SEVEN PER CENT. penalty will be
added to all payments made from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1923, to the
18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1923, and
after this date all unpaid taxes will go
into execution and all unpaid Single
Polls will be turned over to the several
Magistrates for prosecution in ac-
cordance 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 are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite mat
ters if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY f.. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
90 At
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Optics and Not "Ha'nts"

While Jacksonville has had its full
quota of so-called haunted houses in
years past, the Neptune shack has
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17
Friday, November LIZ 1922.


yo' has ter do is ter go huntin' when
yo' gifts hongry," Enoch Moon, colored
farmer, told a. newspaper man yester-
day, while cajoling him into buying a
rabbit. "Coss de Lawd sent desc
rabbits. Didn't He send de mamma and
de quails fur de chillun Nv Israel. An
He sent desc rabbits whut de niggers
gwinter live on dis winter. OATS Iwhut
all de niggers believe" .i ~.
From all sections come reports that
rabbits are more plentiful than they
have ever been, and the negroes are
firmly convinced that it is a Divine
dispensation for their beneft,-,Green-
wood Dispatch. N&
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

- One profession into which women
appear to, be swarming is that of sta
tistics. Banks and investment houses
especially. employ raany statistical
clerks, as we'll as research workers and
graphists. .n' - ISL. '' ..-'- "'
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bility of Initiating legislation" said
Mr.. McSwain, "and yet at the same
time they. will have votes enough to
keep the Republicans on the defen-
sive, / ,tIiIoy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

A honeybee, Achievement Girl,
worth $500. is owned by a man in
Armenia, North Dakota. She is prize
queen bee, q member Of colony which
last summer set one of three worlds s
records for. honey production. She is
being sent to Alabama where she will
pass the winter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17
HAUNTED HOUSE
Thousands Visit GhOStly Place Near
~ Jacksonville,
IMPOSSIBLE TO EEaAIN IN One ROOM
Ghost Pulls Of Hair-r raising Stunts in
Broad Daylight.

Broad Daylight.
Thousands of people have thronged
Neptune beach, eighteen miles from
Jacksonville, Fla, writes cores
pondent, during. the past few weeks
visiting. the one-room shack, when
has recently acquired the reputation
of being the rendezvous of "ha'nts."
The house, situated directly on, the
beach at Neptune, which is really a
coNtinuation of Pablo and Atlantic
beach, was damaged in, a recent storm
the front pillars giving way md ieaF-
ing the small structur t'Itjng toward
one corner a; an angle OF about p
degrees. e.
Following the storms. the owner
anxious &to save the little furniture
stillin the house, s"nt a negro to re
move it,, The negro, shaken wifi
fright, rqturnod to the owner, report
ing the presence Of "ha'Dts." He de-
clared tkat the furniture would no'
bulge, and that ne became Violently
i'll and was thrown to the floor when
he entered the snack Needless TO
say, furniture movers Of tho colored
persuasion could not berinduccd to
tackle the JOB, though visitors have
been much attracted.
The Ghost Remains Invisible.
Investigations were made, and one
person after another leit the structure
confirming the report that the place
was haunted, and that il was impossl-
BILE to remain in the one room for any
length of time.
After a few days il became noised
about that electrical shocks were'felt
by some and that in certain cases peo-
pie had been thrown to the floor.
Opinions differed regarding tho' elsc-
trical element, with the result that
many were frightened who would
have braved any supernatural report.
So far the supernatural feature has
been confined to the sensations eX-
perienced, and "the life of the party
has not at any time been visible to
the naked eye.
The ghost, contrary 10 the usual run
of spirits. pulls off his hair-raising
stunts in the daytime. Visitors at
night claim that the creepy sensa-
tions experienced are much more acute
in daylight when the surroundings are
more easily distinguished.
The Sunday following the first visi-
tation. some enterprising persons, see
ing the possibilities, obtained pcrmis-
sion from the owner to operate the
shack as a commercial proposition, but
on Monday authorities placed them un-
der arrest on the charge of doing bust
ness without a license. They reaped
a harvest, however, during the short
time they were in business. The house
had been roped off so that the
'ha'nts" might not be visible, except
to those paying the entrance fee. The
civil authorities, evidently proud OF
their own particular ghost, felt that it
was public property, and that any en-
counters with said ghost should not be
confined to the idle rich, but should
be free for all.
Optics and Not "Ha'nts"
While Jacksonville has had its full
quota of so-called haunted houses in
Iears mast. the Neptune shack has
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

- Fifteen masked men entered a mo-
tion picture building in Leipzig, Ger
many, and carried off at the point of
their revolvers, two reels of the sccna-
rio "Todesreigen" (The Dance of the
Dead), in which the misery under the
Soviet government is depicted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

there are large family connections of
Brownings None have been found,
however, who remember the late
Thomas Browning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17

- Halide Edin Hanutn, the famous
Turkish poetess, will make a pyopa-
ganda tour of England and the United
States. s'. t1s. ! 3,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-01-12
MEMBERS AND ALTER
MATES FOR PETIT
JTRV ARE CHOSEN

The members of the petit jury for
the March term are: Charles Bled-
soc, Wallace Holman Of Wilson; Cor
don Lawrence and M. 7. Garnett of
Sailing; Charles Dean, Russell En-
mons, Roscoe Pfitzer, W. H. Brown,
T. M, Hamilton, w. A. Shrout, Joe
Wakefield, Earl Carter and Charles
Clark of Salt River; Thomas Seeley
and Byron Shannon, B. H. Bower,
William Branstetter and Leslie Will
tliams Of Cuivre; Joe B. Wilson and
Robert Ferris of Prairie; E. North
cutt and J. H. Scott, ST., of Loutre; j.
g. Diggs of Linn.
l Alternates: d. W. McKeehan and
w. W. Barnes of Wilson; William
Jones and Ben German of Sailing; 9.
n. Dean, B. Ruckman, w. Fl. Sims, G.
]. Byars, B. F. Adams, George Kel-
lerhals Mike Shire, N. F. Moore, Ed
.Dermody and M. N. Powell of Salt
River; G. G. Moore, ]. H. Davis, R.
Krisctofferson, Joe Dye, G. w. An
drews Of Cuivre; G. r. Gibson and 7.
C. Belts Of Prairie; o. B. Johnson and
Julius Krieger, Loutre; W. B. Flyn of
Linn.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-01-12
MEXICO AUDRAN COUNTY THURSDAY
OF
WOOD MADDOX
SAT. MORNING

The funeral of Wood Maddox, Of st.
Louis, who died Thursday afternoon,
WAS held Saturday morning at IL
o'clock from the home in st. Louis
The burial was in one of the large
cemeteries there. Mr.. Maddox has
been in ill health for some time and
the news of his death saddened wide
circle of friends in this city.
Besides wife he leaves the follow
ing children, Garnet Maddox, Misses
Matte Lou, Miss Madge and Miss
Virginia Maddox. Mrs. R. R. Buck
ner, of this city is sister of Mr..
Maddox.
He was 55 years old in December
and about 20 years ago left this city
and went to st. Louis to reside. He
was a member of the Commission firm
of Campbell Reed & Western Sales
Stables and one of the prominent bus
mess men Of st. Louis. He was held
in the highest esteem by everyone. He
was man of splendid character and
beloved by all who knew him. The
Ledger joins the hosts of friends of
the family in extending deepest SYM
pathy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-01-12
MYERS CLEANING
CONCERN BURNS
TUESDAY NIGHT

Myers BrothaEs Cleaning and Press
ing concern was discovered in flames
about 11:2O Tuesday night by Mr..
POwell,a night operator at one of the
depots. Mr.. Powell hurried down the
street and found M. T. Myers, one of
the owners Of The business, who turned
in the alarm Someone had turned off
the valves which let the steam into the
whistle and twas almost half an hour
later when the alarm sounded.
The fire company directed two
streams of water on the blaze and ex-
tinguished it in about an hour and a
quarter but not before considerable
damage had been done to the interior
of the building and to the merchandise.
The exact amount of goods lost and
machinery damages will not be ascer-
tanned definitely until an inventory is
taken. The building which is the
property Of Mrs. Susie Tatlow of
Springfield is insured and it is be-
lieved that the loss will be covered.
The loss on the machinery and goods
will be amply covered, Ms Myers said
Wednesday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-01-12
FIRST TELEPHONE
IN AUDRAIN COUNTY
WAS BUILT IN 1886

The first telephone in Audrain
County was built in 1885 and was
from Perry to Laddonia. John G. De-
Laporte was the protector. Mr.. Della
porte was interested in two dry goods
stores at the time one at Perry and
one at Laddonia and the telephone
line was built for the use of these two
stores-nobody had any connections
on the line.
The first city line in Ladodnia was
extended from DeLaporte's to the
railroad station, that kilograms for
Perry might be picked up and sent in
Immediately.
The first county line in Audrain was
built out from Laddonia in 1896. The
Bell Telephone soon after got fran
chise to operate line in Mexico TO
connect the business houses. In lit
tie over year the line was abandon
ed because the patronage was so poor.
Later Dock Graham and Sam Locke
took up the work and another line was
installed.
The first county line out of Mexico.
was the Mexico-Gant line.
When the first line in the county
was built many people ridiculed the
idea of trying to talk to their neigh
bors through q box on the wall but
others more far sighted individuals,
like E R. Locke, insisted that it would
only be few years until every farm
er in the county had one Of thOse
talking boxes"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-01-12
LEDGER'S ANIMAL DINNER
HELD FRIDAY EVENING
AT HOTEL H0xsEY

The annual dinner of the Ledger
Force was held at the Hotel Hoxsey
Friday evening Following the serv-
ing of q five course dinner a confer.
ecne was held etAshieh time d discus.
sion of office problems and plans for
the present year for the Improvement
of the paper were gone into. The Of
flee is being arranged for more eff
ficiency in every department so that
better service can be given the public.
The Ledger is now in its 47th year
under the present management. The
evening Ledger has just entered into
it's 34th year. The loyalty of its staff
in every department has played big
part in its development.
New and more interesting features
will be added during the present year
and the mechanical department has
been augmented with new equipment
and type to improve the work in the
advertising and job departments. Two
outstandingfacts werepresented tothe
conference as an example of what the
force" had achieved through their
work. One was that in 1920 and 1921
the Mexico Ledger carried more Ma
tional advertising than any paper its
size in the United States. The other
was the placing of the Mexico Weekly
Ledger among the outstanding Week
ly papers of the United States by the
department of Journalism at Wiscon-
sin University. Another evidence of
the Ledger's filing its mission was the
fact the paper published more local
advertising each year than any COM
petitor. The Evening Ledger had
doubled its circulation since 1913. The
Weekly Ledger has also shown sub
stantial growth.
Those present at the dinner We're
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams, Ralph
Hutcherson, Severt Davis, David Hol-
lopeter, Everett Torreyson, Miss
Camilla Garrett, Miss Gertrude Fry,
Miss Loula Franklin the Rev. A. A,
Wallace and Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell
White.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-01-12
BOYS
SENTENCED To
PEN|TENT|ARY

Virgil Price, John Kelly and Maur.
ice Arlington, all Of Vandalia pled
guilty to burglary in the second, de.
gree and were sentenced by the Aud.
rain Circuit Court as follows: Price
threeHyears in the State Penitentiary
Kelly, five years and Arlington, five
years.
This is Prices first offense and he
was paroled by the court after giving
parole bond of $1,000 He gave his
age as 81.
Arlington, who is the. Oldest of the
trio being twenty-six years old, pied
guilty here about two years ago tc
grand larceny and was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary but
was paroled.
Kelly, who is only 10 years old, be-
sides pleading guilty to the charge Of
burglary admitted several other Of
fenses.
Arlington and Price stole money
and watches from the restaurant OF
George Dubran in Laddonia and Kelly
stole from the Heneger pool room in
Vandalia.