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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
4
A collection of humorous anecdotes from the Philadelphia Ledger and other papers features a Russian wolf chase tale with a twist, Zeb Vance jokes about a Rhode Island senator, a Florida alligator anecdote, a burglary misstep by Mike and Pat, and quick quips from Nickerson and Baker. Also includes May speakers and light witticisms on oysters and marriage.
The June 22 issue lists district summer school enrollment for teachers including Gertrude Sherer of Blacksburg Roxa Carnes of Dwight Hattie Craig of Lancaster Ola Culp of Lancaster and many others The instructors include Prof A R Banks and Prof Dye Attendance is expected to rise next week Also reports on local social events weather and a Fourth of July planning update from Gastonia Gazette with notes on a crime and a funeral procession and community reunions
The Yorkville Enquirer piece recounts General Lincoln and Prevost maneuvers near Charleston in May 1779. Captain Matthews on John's Island leads a small force of about 75 men facing two thousand British troops, aided by loyalist spy Fenwick who guides a midnight British crossing to trap the Americans. Matthews is captured after a night siege. Captain Barnwell resists with 17 bayonet wounds before surrender. Notable acts include James Black's brave stand and Mary Ann Gibbs saving infant Lt. Col. Fenwick, later noted in the Gibbs family anecdotes. To be continued.
A Kansas City Star report notes Oklahoma’s decline of open gambling over six years. Boss gamblers jailed in Oklahoma City, Guthrie ended big games, while religious zeal and new conservative leadership displaced old frontier gamblers. The former boss cites farmers changing habits as key to the shift.
Profile of Luther Burbank the plant breeder from Santa Rosa California. The piece paints him as a tireless innovator in fruit and flower breeds, noting his stoneless prune and potato achievements, his workshop style to show subtle plant differences, and his dream of cheaper, improved varieties for the poor. It recounts his life, birthplace Massachusetts, age about sixty, and his grounds at Santa Rosa and Sebastopol.
A critique of W D Howells and a columnist discussion how dogs have long served as literary heroes. The piece playfully counters harsher views about dogs while acknowledging wolves and foxes as rivals, arguing dogs’ loyalty and role in human society despite faults.
Real estate listing details a large farm portfolio near Yorkville and Tirzah. Highlights include 451 acres with a 12 stalls barn, 100 bales cotton produced in 1905, 17 room dwelling, 40 acres timber, 75 acres bottom land, 10 horse farm open, mineral prospects. Numerous smaller parcels listed with varying acreage, dwellings, and timber. J C Wilburn, Attorney, handles sale notes across Yorkville area.
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