Scraps and Lots Bring$10 000 Prosecution Fund Vote
In Massachusetts a finance committee favors Christiansen bill to spend 10 000 toward prosecuting alleged state dispensary grafters with a 15 000 amendment. The plan uses dispensary funds not a direct appropriation. Boston scene notes long legal delay ending in state treasury turn of 10 356 with 2 396 original claim. New York reports corset advocate Mme Cecile Jacques pitches male fashion belting in public lectures. Washington highlights a penal code amendment making crop report falsification a crime, backed by southern Democrats and farmers. Additional items cover treasury office racial tension, Panama bond case denial, and looming financial panic legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Mauldin
Finance Committee
Christensen
W. J. Johnson
Boston
Massachusetts
Ellis Gray
Mme. Cecile Jacques
Paris
London
Mme. Jacques
South
House
Department of Agriculture
Holmes
Wall Street
James
Kentucky
Washington
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Orangeburg
Cooke
Chicago
Lillian Wright
Civil Service Commission
Supervising
Taylor
South Carolina
Cortelyou
George W. Austin
New York
Panama
Gould
Austin
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Panel Seeks Probe Into Panic Bank Cash Policies
Senators on the finance committee urge a congressional inquiry into banks that did not issue circulation during the recent panic. They argue the failures worsened the panic and led to widespread suspension of cash payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Jamaica ginger sale barred in Atlanta amid demand surge
Yorkville reports Atlanta acting to halt Jamaica ginger sales as liquor drinkers increasingly rely on it as a substitute. The piece notes farm road resolution support from the Farmers' Union but sees no immediate action, urging initiative for good roads and noting Dr. T. A. Crawford's echoed sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Jamaica
Farmers’ Union
T. A. Crawford
Taxing posterity for roads raises lasting questions
The writer questions the view that the county should avoid bonding for road improvements by denying taxing future generations. He argues the real issue may be personal selfishness and urges readers to consider how ancestors and descendants would judge a generation that failed to advance infrastructure.
Senate race grows with two new South Carolina candidates
Greenville’s Joserh A. McCullough and Spartanburg’s John Gary Evans announce bids for the U S Senate seat to succeed Latimer joining six hopefuls including Latimer Henderson Martin Dargan. The paper urges readers to wait and watch, wary of money in campaigns and encouraging voter scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joserh A. McCullough
Greenville
John Gary Evans
Spartanburg
United States Senate
Senator Latimer
Latimer
D. H. Henderson
0. B. Martin
Prof
Dargan
Messrs
Henderson
Evans
McCullough
Martin
York County
Why cotton growers should bale to better quality
A columnist urges southern cotton producers to improve bale packing to reduce tare and loss during transport. He compares dirty torn bales sold locally with well packed Egyptian cotton shipping, arguing that stronger bags for low grade cotton could raise market value and prevent waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Liverpool
Poor packing blamed on farmers as costs rise
The piece argues that inefficient packing leads to higher charges and that farmers cannot blame others. It suggests the farmer bears responsibility for the poor packing and must pay the consequences, noting any advantage goes to unknown parties not the cotton farmer.
Dispensary Funds Controversy Affects Receivership Bid
Editorial comments on Lester representing Fleischmann & Co in seeking a receiver for dispensary funds. The piece argues the wind up commission rightly holds funds, defends public trust, criticizes delayed action for private gain, and questions the receivership strategy as bold but unwise. It notes Fleischmann & Co may owe the state and cites future hearings and broader implications for civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Fleischmann & Co
Winding Up Commission
Commission
Pritchard
Ullman & Co
Lyon
Printing in Yorkville 1840s to 1855 firsts and early presses
A veteran printer recalls Yorkville publishing history from 1840 when his father started the Yorkville Compiler using a Ramage press. He describes ink balls, wool rollers, then composition rollers in 1849, plus lists Charleston daily and weekly papers and early state publications, noting Yorkville firsts in machine printing and steam power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Grist
Enquirer
Yorkville
Wm. C. Davis
Benjamin Franklin
Charleston
Charleston Courier
Charleston Mercury
Southern Patriot
Charleston Evening Transcript
Evening Transcript
Courier and Mercury
Southern Baptist
Catholic Missionary
Southern Christian Advocate
Columbia
South Carolinian
Southern Chronicle
Temperance Advocate
Edgefield County
Hamburg
Edgefield Court House
Edgefield
Abbeville
Anderson
Sumter
Orangeburg
Barnwell
Colleton
Laurens
Horry
Willamseburg
Yorkville Enquirer
South Carolina
Battleship Fleet to Pacific Rumors Stir St Petersburg
St Petersburg papers focus on the American battleship fleet's voyage to the Pacific and claim Japan is stockpiling materiel for war. They say the US is negotiating with Russia over Nahodaby in Maritime Province and tie Taft's visit to the matter, though well informed quarters deem the report baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Pacific
Japan
United States
Russia
Nahodaby
Taft
Local Advertisements Bulk Yorkville and Surroundings
Local business notices list farm hires and rentals near Yorkville seven miles away. Executors seek probate discharge February 24 for Thos N Jackson. Stores promote spring styles, groceries, insurance, savings, millinery, seed oats, guano, flour, hay, mules, hardware, and farm supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Johnson
Yorkville
Cartwright
Templeton Place
S. M. Jackson
Admr
Thos. N. Jackson
J. L. Williams & Co
D. E. Boney
First National Bank
Yorkville B. & M. Co
J. W. Dobson
M. W. White
Clover M’s'g. Co
Dobson Bros
York Supply Co
York Drug Store
Dr. Hess
Yorkville Hardware Co
Thomson Co
Carroll Furniture Co
Royal Baking Powder Co
Royal Baking
Va.Car. Chemical Co
Laws, cock fighting ban debated. veterans home questioned
The piece notes ongoing debates on a liquor purchase trace bill and proposed cock fighting prohibition. It questions Confederate veterans home viability while expressing support for veterans’ debt recognition. It also reminds subscribers to settle dues promptly with the clubmaker as subscriptions are payable when signing up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice
Representative Epps
House
Senate
Rock Hill
Enquirer
Petit jurors drawn for second week of court term
The following petit jurors were drawn to serve during the second week of the approaching term of the court of common pleas and must report to the clerk on Monday February 10. List includes B L Jenkins Bullock's Creek J N McElwee 66 Catawba R L Sturgis Catawba J M Cherry 2200 Catawba A S Barron York J McFadden Ebenezer T Ford King's Mountain J By Roach Ebenezer G Kimbrell Fort Mill C A McKnight King's Mountain W H Jones Fort Mill BR FiGH Fort Mill W M Anderson Catawba P M Caldwell Broad River W A Oates Ebenezer J J Jackson King's Mountain D D Branch Bethesda J C G Witherspoon Catawba N M Williams Catawba I S White Catawba W D Wolf Fort Mill B R Smith King's Mountain S J Paris Ebenezer W B E Smart Bullock's Creek A K Sherer Bullock's Creek W L Hicklin Catawba A C McKnight Bullock's Creek H A Elliott York D J Smith Broad River J H Drennen Catawba T W Courtney Catawba H J Sherer Bullock's Creek T M Ferguson York We Be Mell occ York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
B. L. Jenkins
Bullock’s Creek
J. N. McElwee
Catawba
R. L. Sturgis
Ceees
York
J. M. Cherry
A. S. Barron
McFadden
Ebenezer
Ford
King’s Mountain
Roach
Bullock's Creek
A. K. Sherer
T. W. Courtney
H. J. Sherer
T. M. Ferguson
Local social notes and movements in Yorkville area
Mrs. J. K. Alston visits Spartanburg friends while Mrs. W. B. Williams visits relatives in Union. S. S. Faris of Rock Hill No. 6 is bedridden with measles. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Massey relocate to a Rock Hill farm. Mrs. Robert S. Poag visits relatives near Guthriesville. Rev. W. C. Ewart departs for King's Mountain for a presbyterial appointment. W. G. Turner moves from north of Yorkville to the Blairsville area. J. W. Goforth of Yorkville No. 4 learns his sister Alice Lee Goforth died in Cherokee county. A Tampa clipping notes John Turner, linked to W. A. Cook & Co, killed a monster bald eagle and gifted it to Mr. Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Alston
Spartanburg
W. B. Williams
Union
S. S. Faris
Rock Hill
B. H. Massey
Old Point
Robert S. Poag
Guthriesville
W. C. Ewart
King’s Mountain
W. G. Turner
R. L. Simmons
Yorkville
S. A. Gilfillen Place
Blairsville
J. W. Goforth
Yorkville No. 4
Alice Lee Goforth
Cherokee County
Tampa
Fla
Turner
John Turner
W. A. Cook & Co
Riverview Road
Cook
Prowling Bird Shot at 75 Yards Measured 6 Feet 8 Inches
A hunter named Mr. Turner killed a large bird, measuring 6 feet 8 inches across, with a 32 calibre six inch barrel pistol at 75 yards. The creature bore sheep wool in its claws, implying it preyed on local flocks. The rest of the page praises Rev. F C Hickson as editor for Union Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Rice
Rice
Hickson
the Times
The
Times
Union County
South Carolina
F. C. Hickson
Mr. Hickson
Cotton Market Steady As Prices Range 114 To 119
Market notes indicate good cotton sold yesterday at 12 cents while no top bids appeared by noon. The Enquirer reports prices today between 114 and 119 with U D C award papers in disagreement over best entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. D.C
Maggie Gist
Fannie Wardlaw
W. C. Ewart
G. W.S. Hart
Wardlaw
Mr. Hart
Mr. Ewart
Gist
J. G. Wardlaw
Dorothy Montgomery
Annie Ashe
Yorkville school district extension repeal bills filed
Senator Brice introduces measures to repeal the act enlarging Yorkville school district to two and a half miles and restore its limits to one mile from Congress and Liberty streets. A refund bill for 1907 1908 taxes on outside property is proposed plus a change to the board trustees meeting time. Dr Sage also files a repeal of the extension act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
General Assembly
Brice
Congress and
Liberty Streets
York County
The
Enquirer
Sage
The Speculative Market Shifts in Cotton Trading
An Associated Press report describes a volatile day in the cotton market with an early advance based on census figures followed by a sharp decline. March and May futures fell to 11.15 and 11.21 as bear pressure and stop orders activated, ending with a steadier close after late covering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Censis
New Orleans
Houston
Wild Hogs Once Roamed South Carolina Woods Says Latham
John T. Latham recounts in Yorkville how wild hogs infested the area around 1861 with hundreds roaming the forests. He describes packs of five to twenty animals, stories of men and a possum hunt where the hogs chased them up trees, and notes that locals could not confirm their wild origin though they were consideradas dangerous and numerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorksville
John T. Latham
Latham
Yorkville
Enquirer
Mr. Latham
Hog infestation and wildlife decline near Turkey Creek
The account recalls untamable hogs that fed mainly at night and fattened after the mast. After the war freed African Americans hunted them, eventually killing the herd by about 1875 in the Moore Allison Wallace Gill lands and Gaston Harshaw woods between Turkey creek prongs. Wild turkeys in the same area were also killed out years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Latham
Turkey Creek
Moore, Allison, Wallace and Gill
Gaston and
Harshaw
Court Calendar for February Term Listings
February term court convenes Monday February 3 with numerous cases listed, including W F Jackson versus Southern Railway and Fred R Black versus John Byers, among many civil actions against railways and utilities. The docket includes firms such as Catawba Power Co and Southern Railway Co, with multiple defendants and cross suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Jackson
Southern Rail Way
Fred R. Black
John Byers
B. B. Quick
Millfort Mill Co
KR. Key
West Union Tel, Co
Isaiah Gadsden
Catawba Power .Co
Minnie Ratteree
Alice Adams
J. R. Wallace
Catawba Power
Three C s Railroad Bonds Debate In York County
Senator Brice introduces a bill to establish sinking funds for the Catawba Ebenezer and York townships to retire bonds for the Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago railroad. The Rock Hill Herald notes the Ann White chapter U D C dinner opposed the Confederate Home and re elected officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice
Catawba, Ebenezer
York
York County
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Rock Hill
Herald
Ann White
W. W. Gill
H. M. Dunlap
W. L. Roddey
Samuel Johnson
Maj. Beckham
South Carolina News Highlights rope in Charleston and Spartanburg
Rev Dr Alexander Sprunt left Charleston's First Presbyterian Church to assume pastorate in Raleigh North Carolina. In Columbia a case saw Dewit Jeter plead guilty to an assault with intent to kill on S Farrar, a prominent planter, with a seven year sentence. Henry W Thomson, Spartanburg stockbroker, pleaded guilty to fraud involving 4900 dollars in bonds, the judge reducing an 18 month term to 9. The scheme involved misdirected stock transfers and forged firm names, culminating in the sale of 50 shares of Alken Manufacturing stock through Augusta and Spartanburg intermediaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Sprunt
First Presbyterian Church of
Charleston
Rock Hill
Raleigh, N. C
Union
News and Courier
Dewit Jeter
Farrar
Henry W. Thomson
Spartanburg
United States
Brawley
United States District Court
Columbia
York
William McGowan
Thomson
Federal
Atlanta
S. Morgan Smith Company
Alken Manufacturing Company
Alken
S. C
Smith Company
Alken Company
Augusta
Georgia Loan and Trust Company
C. O. Smith
Nineteenth UMW Convention Opens in Indianapolis
The nineteenth annual United Mine Workers convention opened in Indianapolis Indiana on Tuesday. The union reports 300096 members.
Monthly Ginners Report Shows Cotton Ginned in 1908
Census figures show 10,337,607 bales ginned by January 16 1908, down from 12,176,199 last year and 9,989,634 in 1906. The report lists round bales and Sea Island totals with state breakdowns for Florida Georgia South Carolina and counts by ginneries and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
United States
Sea Island
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Farmers Union of South Carolina Reorganizes at City Hall
The Farmers Union met in Columbia with 24 counties and 106 delegates. President C S Barrett presided as officers were elected including B Harris as president A J Perritt vice president J W Reid secretary treasurer. Resolutions urged passage of Richards bill repealing agricultural lien law and a labor contract law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union of
South Carolina
C. S. Barrett
National Union
B. Harris
Pendleton
A. J. Perritt
Darlington
J. W. Reid
Snartanburg
W. E. Bodie
Saluda
B. F. Earle
Greenville
A. F. Calvert
Abbeville
S. Quinn
Cherokee
W. B. Parks
Edgefield
J. C. Stribling
Anderson
O. P. Goodwin
Laurens
J. Frank Ashe
York
T. C. Willoughby
Florence
L. L. Baker
Lee
State Farmers’ Union of
Richards
Columbia State
Legislative elections fill several state offices in joint session
In a Wednesday joint session the General Assembly appointed officials including Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary of Abbeville, Second Circuit Judge Robert Aldrich of Barnwell, State Librarian Lavinia H. La Borde of Columbia, penitentiary directors D. B. Peurifoy of Saluda and B. F. Thomas of Barnwell, and trustees for multiple state institutions including Orlands Sheppard for the Military Academy, Robert McFarlane and Julius H. Walker for the University of South Carolina, Wille Jones and J. E. Breazeale for Winthrop College, Arthur Kibler and A. L. Dukes for the Colored Normal and Industrial College, and John G. Richards Jr., Coke D. Mann, and Jesse H. Hardin for Clemson College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Eugene B. Gary
Abbeville
Second Circuit
Robert Aldrich
Barnwell
Lavinia H. LaBorde
Columbia
D. B. Peurifoy
Saluda
B. F. Thomas
South Carolina Military Academy
Orlands Sheppard
Bec
University of South Carolina
Robert McFarlane
Darlington
Julius H. Walker
Winthrop College
Wille Jones
J. E. Breazeale
Anderson
Colored Normal and Industrial College
Arthur Kibler
Newberry
A. L. Dukes
Orangeburg
Clemson College
John G. Richards, Jr
Kershaw
Coke D. Mann
Oconee
Jesse H. Hardin
Chester
Train Delay Posting Bill Passes House
The bill by Mr. Douglass of Chesterfield updates law on delayed trains to post times every quarter hour, raising penalties from 20 to 100 dollars. It requires railroads to display delays at telegraph stations once the train is over 15 minutes late and to refresh until arrival, with limits on posting before scheduled arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Chesterfield
News and Courier
North Carolina Cotton Association Ends Session Without President
After a two day meeting the North Carolina Cotton Association adjourned with no president elected. President Moore would serve only for 2500 dollars salary guaranteed, having served two years for 2000 largely in promises. The group re elected Moore but pledges lagged. A state organizer was elected and the body endorsed warehouse storage to hold cotton at 15 cents. Prominent southern planters and businessmen spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Dispatch
Railroad agent R L Long held on two indictments
Mr R L Long formerly Southern Railway agent at Lancaster was arrested in Jacksonville Florida a day or two ago and brought back last night by Constable Hunter to answer two indictments for obtaining money and signatures by false pretences at the next court term Long agreed to surrender without requisition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
News and Courier
R. L. Long
The
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
Hunter
Long
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Aldrich
Fowler
Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Rhode Island
Bankers’ Association
Yorkville, D. C
Br.ocal
W. W. Auten
Bratton
Catawba Power Co
Cairnes
Southern Ry. Co
Hartness
A. L. Railway
E. F. Bell
W. A. Tel. Co
Haines
Wilson
J. D. Gwin
Fincher
Fariker
Talbot
Joe White
Charlotte Brick Co
John Williams
Charlotte Brick
Robertson
Frat. Union of America
Thornwell
So. Railway Co
BR. M. Evans
So. Railway. Co
Gen’l Elec. Co
White
S. A. Line Ry
Steele
A. L. R. Poe
Friedheim
Brown
So. R.—Gar. Div
Armstrong Etc
Adcock
West
Union Tel. Co
Pride Rat‘teree
Richardson
S. A. L. Railway
E. H. Green
Henry Summit
W. L. Hill
D. L. Good
Robert Parrott
Thompson McAbee
J. C. Lilly
Filbert
Lilly
Rock Hill No. 6
Williams
Thomas N. Jackson
Thomas Dews
Peter Jefferys
Jackson
James Jefferys
Dews
M. Linden Smith
King’s Mountain Street
Clover
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Bethel
Fox Hunters’ Club
Catawba Power Company
South Carolina News
Lake Michigan
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Ind
North Carolina General Assembly
Nashville, Tenn
Hamilton Bank of
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Wiltzius
Glanys Vanderbilt
Laszlo
New York Harbor
Orient
Frank Cathorne
Sidney A .John Stokes
Asheville
N. C
Marconi
Reading Railway
Philadelphia
Rio Janeiro
Model License League
Louisville
Bell
United States Army
Mary Pancaria
State Bank of
Boise
Ida
James Bigheart
Big Heart
Okla
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Hungary
Reagan Chapter
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Tea Jones
Cambria
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