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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
3
Cotton brought eight cents yesterday on this market. Various local notices report church events, school matters, new residences, postmaster appointments, and a district stewards meeting in Rock Hill. Also included are real estate offers, a Valentine gift promotion, obituaries, and a lighthearted remedy column.
A committee of prohibitionists, formed at an earlier conference, met in the city to finalize the contents of an address to the State and issue a call for a State convention. The address will be prepared immediately and issued in about ten days. The State convention is planned for mid April.
Yorkville columns call for action against idle loafers after a Sunday brawl and a shooting risk, urging fines or public works to curb gambling and liquor selling. The piece warns of rising disorder and questions when the town will act to prevent further violence on prominent streets. The State notes SC cotton mill growth with 13 companies and $2.16 million capital this year.
Three Columbia men Col Willie Jones WS Pope and PH Haltiwang acted as bondsmen for Col WA Neal and paid the state 2800.41 to cover his shortage. Today Neal reimbursed them in full, ending the matter.
Jackson Mississippi February 7 the senate today passed a concurrent resolution exempting all cotton and woolen factories established in Mississippi from taxation for ten years A poll shows the measure will pass the house
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