Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

| tain TO ShelDy narQ-SuTluCSu ioou 'N
its letting on Wednesday August SOth.
According to the state papers, the
distance is 1905 miles. The new route
for the hard surface is not learned
definitely, but the surveyors in cutting
out the curves have evidently shorten
| cd the distance somewhat between
Shelby and Kings Mountain. 1t is al
so stated that on this date contract Will
be let for Is miles of road in Ruther-
ford county. 1t is known. that the dis
tance between Forest City and Ruther-
fordton will be let, but just what the
other project is, is not Known.
Thurman Hoyle of No. 10 township was
before Recorder Falls last week for
carrying a heavy lead slingshot and
having half gallon of whisky in his
possession. On account OF being
cripple Judge Falls let him off with
$50 fine. "Red" Fortenbury was given
80 days on the roads for being drunk.
........... Mr. James A. Wilson whose farm
is Just east of the Cleveland Springs
hotel is the first to produce opcn cot
ton bolls this season. He gathered
the boil August 18th. Mr.. Wilson has
70 acres in cotton which he says is by
far the best cotton ever grown on his
place. He reports no evidence of boil
wceyils. Pruett of upper
Cleveland was tried before Recorder
Falls Saturday for manufacturing IL
quor and having 1t in his possession.
He was sentenced to eight months on
the roads and fined $1,000. Notice of
appeal has been given. Mrs. f. c.
McSwaii died Friday morning at
o'clock at her country home near Pat
terson Springs and the funeral services
were held Friday afternoon from Sui
phur Springs Methodist church by Rev
3. Wilson, assisted by Rev. w. o.
Johnson, in the presence of large
concourse of relatives and friends...-.-..---
]. f. Jenkins is making survey of the
county with view Of learning how
much coal is needed to supply the
demand. His report will go to the cor
poration commisison. Raleigh, which
has been designated by Mr.. Herbert
Hoover to handle the coal distribution
in North Carolina Until the situation
is relieved, the coal viii be distributed
through government channels.
Gastonia Gazette, Aug. 10. John
Sock, alias Jake Hefner, seventeen year
old youth and a native of CASTOR
county, was hailed before United States
Commissioner S. S. Morris Monday on
charges of raising u. S. postoffice
money orders. Several orders which
had been issued at Gastonia and Dallas
were raised and presented here and at
Belmont for the purpose of obtaining
their new face value. When in the act
of presenting a money order at the
local postoffice money order window,
the defendant was taken in custody by
Postmaster Francis Slate and In
spector S. w. Pardum. M. c. Cohen,
United States Deputy marshal was
notified at Charlotte and came to Gas
tonia Immediately to make the arrest
In the trial before Commissioner Nor
ris, young Sock submitted, and was
bound over to the next term of Federal
October The bond was fixed at $1,000
In default of the bond, the defendant
was placed in the CASTOR county Jail to
await the term at Charlotte. Among
the money orders that were raised
which were found on Sock, was one
raised from Sc to SEQ, and one from 81
to $40, and one from 50 to so. The one
that was cashed at Belmont was raised
from 81 to $40....~-.~Squlre Morris heard
the case of the state against the two
young men. Everett Howell and 0dell
Sims Monday afternoon. The magis-
trate dismissed the defendants on ac-
count Of there being lack of evidence
TO back up the young lady's story. The
youths were charged with giving in
toXicating liquor to a minor. In NUM-
cipal court Judge Capps was forced to
dismiss the case for lack of jurisdic-
ton. The crime was committed out
side the city limits of Gastonia. The
first story the young lady told was
almost entirely different from the one
she told yesterday afternoon before
Squire Morris. This fact kept evidence
out of the magistrates reach and it
was impossible for him to find prob
able cause. 1t is expected that Solici-
tor A. r. Woltz, of the Fourteenth Ju-
dicial district will bring up new bill
and that the case will have another
trial at the CASTOR Superior Court
The next term convcnes August p.
The young lady, Nellie Wilson, testi-
! fled that the young men picked her up
ON FRANKLIN Avenue Saturday night
and that they stayed out all night.
She admitted being drunk but denies
any misconduct. The boys swore that
they never saw the girl until Sunday
morning when she accosted them on
the street and asked them to take her
to cafe and back to the p. d. n.
station. 1t was = question of who to
believe and who to discredit Twice