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Straps and |'acts. fi ? Columbia State, Wednesday. A ^ communication from Confederate vet- ? erans read in the house last night ? brought charges against the manage- " ment of the Confederate home in Co- F lumbia. The petition asked the house to investigate fully the way in which F the Confederate home had been man- ^ aged during the last two years. The c communication was referred to the A committee on ways and means on mo- c tion of Mr. Lumpkin of Richland. ? Mexico City, February 4: Intense excitement was aroused today when the reports of a night session of the senate were made public, containing j; part of speech by Senator Caiero, formerly the Mexican ambassador at Washington. The senator was quoted as saying: "For months I lied to the United States government by informing the state department that the Mexican revolution was a trivial affair and would be over in six weeks, you gentlemen know it will never end so long | as Francisco Madero remains presi- | dent." ? Columbia, February 5:* After two j and a half hours debate, the house kill- < ed by a vote of 60 to 56 the Rembert inheritance tax bill, one of the big measures before the general assembly, r The bill if it had passed would have effected profoundly the system of taxation in South Carolina. The bill was opposed on constitutional and other grounds. Its advocates held that its passage would lift the tax burden from the shoulders of the masses. They declared that the state had a right to b tax the right of succession, which was i an acquired and not a natural right. v ? Washington, February 5: To sim- v plify the parcel post service and make it more convenient for the general pub- y lie. Congressman W. W. Griest, of P Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill to o permit the use of ordinary postage n stamps of any denomination on parcel post packages when the words "parcel 6 post" are written on the cover of the p package. Since the beginning of the c parcel service much difficulty has suited from requirement that distinctive stamps be affixed. In hundreds r c instances people have placed the ordi- s nary postage stamps on packages, and t( in consequence have suffered financial loss. a ? Washington, December 4. Despite 1 the check in the movement of the cot- b ton boll weevil during the last year on j account of the unusual climatic conditions of the winter of 1911-12, the insect has made a net gain of 7,300 b square miles, according to a repun i made to the department of agriculture a by W. D. Hunter and W. H. Price in charge of the southern field crop insect investigations. The total area in- o fested with the boll weevil in 1912 was c 278,800 square miles, as compared with v 271,500 in 1911. Texas with 11,060 square miles led all other states in 1 the area of Infected territory gained t during the year. Alabama came second ^ with 9,100 square miles; Florida third with 2,200 square miles and Mississippi F fourth with 370 square miles. o ? Brazil sent to the United States u 100,000,000 pounds more of coffee in c 1912 than in the previous year, while v Colombia added 25,000,000 to her quota a and Venezuela 14,000,000 pounds, according to figures by the bureau of do- *! mestic and foreign commerce. The to- * tal exports from Brazil to this country r last year were 676,000 000 pounds; Co- t lumbia, 81,000,000 and Venezuela, 38,- f 000,000 pounds. Of India rubber there came to these shores from Brazil last t; year 48.000,000 pounds against onto- t 35,000,000 the year before. On the other g hand, Brazil bought from the United States $425,000 worth of agricultural 1 implements in 1912 against $380 000 a worth in 1911; 629,000 barrels of wheat \ flour against 524,000 barrels; and of illuminating oil. 24,000,000 gallons B against 22,000 000 gallons. u ? Spartanburg, February 6: James .Tnhnsnn alias "Portland Ned," the E yeggman In the South Carolina peni- ^ tentiary serving a ten-year sentence for the robbery of the safe of the Enoree Manufacturing company In 1902 b and who figured conspicuously in the p now famous "dictagraph stories" of v the recent summer as the prisoner whose rich Chicago relatives were go- P * Ing to pay C. P. Sims and S. J. Nlcholls v lawyers of this city 515,000 to get out t of prison, according to the story told . by the detective, has appealed to the peonle of Spartanburg to address com- t munieations to the governor in his be- o half asking for a pardon. Johnson t served a term of seven years in the a Federal prison in Atlanta for this same j, Enoree robbery, it being charged that s stamps were taken by the yeggmen. At b the end of this term in Atlanta he was t arrested again, being brought here for _ trial. 0 ? The taking of testimony before the d legislative committee on the charges t brought by the governor in his inau- v gural address with reference to statements made by Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the University of South Carolina, was begun in the supreme court room Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, i Among the witnesses summoned were j. Dr. Mitchell. Dr. D. B. jonnson, presi dent of Winthrop college, and ex-Gov. a Martin F. Ansel. The specific charge t made was that Dr. Mitchell had tried to q influence the general education board to give money to the university and p deprive Winthrop college. There was a large crowd present. Senator Weston, s of Richland county, is the chairman of 1 the committee. Dr. D. B. Johnson president of Winthrop colege, was on the a stand for several hours this afternoon, a The sum and substance of his testi- I mony was that Winthrop college would \ have received between $250,000 and a $400,000 in place of $90,000 from the C Peabody fund if it had not been for e the interference of the University of c South Carolina through Dr. S. C. Mit- a chell and other southern colleges. t ? New York, February 4: John Paul t Farrell, a janitor, confessed today he a sent Bernard Herrera last Sunday, the r bomb which resulted in the death of Mrs. Herrera and injury to Miss Nina j Fughtman, a boarder. Then he as- r tonished the police by calmly reciting how he had sent the bomb which did t the killing of Mrs. Helen Taylor, a year t ago, adding she was his daughter. He t also testified the bomb intended to kill j( Judge Rosalsky was sent by a man r known to him as "Tony." Unmoved by ( the knowledge that his recital might t send him to the electric chair, Farrell r placidly took a pencil and drew the t diagrams, explaining how he had plan- c ned the mechanism of the bomb. He said he began the bomb after Mrs. j Herrera had notified him that a negro a had been engaged to take his place, j Like the bomb he sent Mrs. Taylor, c and Judge Rosalsky, the bomb was en- v closed in a pasteboard box. Farrell a frvnfoasc/i that tha man was known as < "Kid Walker," who, Farrell alleged, to ^ be the traitor of his daughter, Mrs. v Taylor, was shot down on the Bowery t nearly twenty-six years ago. v ? Sofia, February' 6: The main ob- c ject of the Bulgarian armies, apart * from the reduction of the fortress of Adrianople, was disclosed in dispatch- a es given out by the war office today. s The plan Is to reach the Dardanelles straits and clear them for the passage j of the Greek fleet into the sea of Marmora. Then the Greeks will attack v Constantinople directly from the sea. 1" From reports of the fighting north of a the peninsula of Gallipoll, it may be f seen that one of the columns of King Ferdinand's troops is marching t straight for the city of Gallipoli. The 1 column has occupied the villages of Medeste. Charkeui, Kavak and Bulair, . on the neck of the peninsula. It had * not yet, however, come into contact i with any large force of Turkish troops. % of which there are said to be 70,000 on the Gallipoli peninsula. These, l the opinion of military experts, should c be able to offer a hard resistance to s the Bulgarian advance from the north. t The guns of the Dardanelles forts also can be trained toward the land side. On the whole, the Bulgarians have a 1 severe task before them. t ? Columbia State, Wednesday: John t Y. Garlington of Laurens, president of the Seminole Securities company, serv- g ing a sentence of three years in the ^ state penitentiary, was paroled yesterday by the governor of South Carolina t during good behavior. Garlington was t convicted in the Richland county court in 1910 on the charge of breach of trust with fraudulent intent. James Stobo t Young, the secretary of the Seminole c company, was convicted at the same c time and was sentenced to serve one year in the penitentiary. Young was v iater paroled by the governor. The overnor granted the parole to Garngton during good behavior and acording to the statement filed with the ecretary of state, "on the condition hat he never leave the state for a peiod longer than five days and on the urther condition that he never visit a awdy house in this or other states." 'ollowing the conviction in the Richmd court before Judge George E. rince the case of Garlington and roung was appealed to the supreme ourt. A decision was given later afrming the sentence of the Richland ourt (Tltf \lorhrUlr tfnquiw. Jntered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. . G.t/~<l\ FRIDAY. FEBRUARY L 1931/ As to whether the state warehouse il'l will become a law is problematical, n the opinion of The Enquirer it is ery doubtful as to whether the bill pould have passed either house last ear except for reasons of political ex'ediency. and only then with certain f the house and senate 'eaders being norally certain that the measure could e and would be thrown out by the suireme court. Then again, at that time otton was low and now it is bringing very good price. The same political onditions do not exist now, and be ides the measure has been so drawn as o meet the supreme court objections nd everybody understands now that If he bill goes through It wiil really mean usiness. From what the editor of The inquirer could learn during a short tay In Columbia, many members of ioth the house and senate are giving he matter very careful consideration, nd as a rule there is a desire to study he whole thing carefully. The speech f Senator McLaurin, the leading hampion of the bill in the senate, deals vith fundamental principles rather han details; but the objections of hose who are inclined to oppose the >111 for one reason or another, relate irinclpally to details. One of the main ojections for instance, that is being irged, is the alleged tax of twenty-five ents a bale for inspection, grading, weighing, etc. This is c'aimed to be n unjust imposition. On the other land those who are inclined to support he measure assert that the average niddle men cost on a bait of cotton beween the producer and the spinner is rom 17 to 110 a bale, and the so called ax of twenty-five cents a bale is inended incidentally to reduce this cost o as to save a larger proportion of hat sum for the producer; but actully to provide means to regulate the alue of cotton in such manner as will ive the producer a much larger profit inder any and all circumstances than 3 possible under present conditions, iut as yet there has oeen but little iscusslon of details on the floor of ither the house or senate. All this will >e threshed out later, and the whole iroposition will be disposed of in some ray. either on the merits of the principles involved, or in accordance with arious other considerations that acuate representatives in the casting: of heir ballots. It is practically certain hat if the financial stress on account f the low price of cotton were as great oday as it was a year ago, the gener1 assembly would put this bill through n a shape that would be reasonably atisfactory to a majority of the memers. But there is no such stress at his time, and if the plan is discarded iow, there will be little more agitation n the subject until the bottom again Irops out of the price of cotton, and hen the people will again be asking rhy something was not done. Rock Hill Record Again. After reproducing the paragraph hat appeared in The Enquirer recentY with reference to Editor Schwarar nd the Rock Hill postmastershlp, and he democracy of The Yorkville En[Uirer, the Record of last Tuesday prints the following: Now, who knows from that last entence how much of a Democrat 'ho P!nrmir<?r is? Has The Enquirer always been a fair nd impartial paper?giving all sides i square deal? Does It ever speak a lind word for its own town of Yorkdlle? Has it not for over two years illowed its love and admiration for 'oleman L. Blease to overshadow everything?even when the good name >f one of its own fellow-citizens was it stake? To say nothing of the posiion of the paper back in the days of 76. or thereabouts, a time which ried men's souls?a period which was i most unhappy one for The Enquier. Of course that is past history; but it s held to this day against The Enquier's assumption of pure Democracy. Coming, however, down to present imes. In its issue of January 28, here appeared an editorial in regard o Senator Tillman's charges that the egislature is dominated too much by ailroad influence, in which Editor Jrist stated that Tillman has no right o run up and down the country and nake charges unless he can prove hem, and he should either show up >r shut up. Now, Just two years ago, Governor Jlease made outrageous charges igalnst a commission created by the egislature. a member of which said ommisslon (Hon. J. Steele Brice) ras from Editor Grist's own town; :nd yet, when Governor Blease made Wacpa ftKorrroe otroinot thic PfimmiRSinn lobody ever heard of Editor Grist rriting or saying through his paper hat Governor Blease should not run ip and down the state and make harges unless he proved them, and le should either show up or shut up! Yet The Enquirer claims to be a fair nd impartial paper and not a partian sheet! Is that Democracy? Having inherited a tendency to beng very matter of fact in all his lews, and having been taught from lis youth up to try to be as accurate is possible In all his statements of act, the editor of The Enquirer has leoome accustomed through force of labit to pay very little attention to oose and extravagant statements that le recognizes as having no foundation n fact. Consequently we have paid cry little attention to the frequent nore or less venomous fulmlnatlons >f the Record, whether we had occailon to regard them as representing he real sentiments of the editor or as laving been inspired by designing jeople who, having failed In efforts to tse us, would play for even by trying o injure us. The question as to whether we ever tpeak a kind word for the town of forkville is respectfully referred to hose who are best qualified to answer he same. We will observe, however, hat if we have ever said a kind word hat is not true, we were not aware >f the fact, and if the fact should be ailed to our attention even now, we rill do our best to correct It. The Yorkvllle Enquirer was the flr^t paper In South Carolina to propode the name of Wade Hampton for governor, having done so as far back as 1868. If ever In all Its history before or since, it ever gave Itself over more completely to the promotion of any political cause than it did for the election of Hampton and the redemption of the state from negro rule, the complete tiles of The Enquirer do not show the fact. And after the fight was nearly over with the result still more or less In doubt; with two governments in Columbia, both claiming to be the duly constituted government, and both claiming the right to tax the people, and many people hesitating about what to do for fear of losing their tax money, The Enquirer not only urged the people to pay the Hampton tax; but the then proprietor of The Enauirer was the first man to pay his own taxes to Hampton's tax ' collector. Not only that, after the ' proprietor of The Enquirer had paid 8 his taxes in full, when it was obllga- e tory to pay only half, and after all c had been collected that could be col- 8 lected, he went down Into own pocket 1 and made a further voluntary contrl- 9 bution to make York county's quota * even $5,000. It Is easy enough for thoughtless, 1 careless people who have nothing? 1 not even a reputation at stake, to c lightly make charges about The En- 1 qulrer's past political record. It has <3 been done more than once; but no- 8 body has ever been able to show up 8 anything discreditable to that record 1 and back the showing with facts. And nobody can do It now, although the flies of The Enquirer are open to ^ those who desire to try. Ordinarily public opinion does not undertake to hold the sons responsible for the alleged shortcomings of the father. But * we waive that, and accept that law c which says that the Iniquities of the e parents shall be visited upon the chll- ( dren even unto the third and fourth r generation. If there is anything real- ' ly discreditable to L. M. Grist's conduct of The Yorkville Enquirer In the past, the present publishers will glad- . ly welcome the penalty on their own e heads. But we hope the people who 8 undertake to make the charges will D accompany the same with something more substantial than grudges that have been handed down to this from the last generation. Now, as to that stuff about, "(Hon. J. Steele Brice) from Editor Grist's own town," we do not see what that has to do with it Surely the editor of the Record does not assume that The Enquirer is called upon to act as guardian for Hon. J. Steele Brice, or anybody else. We do not think it necessary; but the fact that the Record has blundered into this matter again, makes it appropriate for us to make a little explanation of one of the many cases in which we had been wronged and wherein we had decided to keep quiet. After a visit to Columbia about a year ago, the editor of The Enquirer, ? without any regard for the probable c political effect, saw proper to write a letter in which he gave his impres- c sions of the general situation down there as he saw it, and very much to t the surprise of the writer, Hon. J. S. 1 Erice replied in a long communication r in which he used this sentence: a "As I now recall, you published r Blease's outrageous and false charges s against the commission about a year ago in your paper, without comment, 1 thus leaving the public to draw the conclusion that they were probably t true." Although we were quite well aware ? that Mr. Brice's memory was at fault, we did not see proper to say so In r our purposely moderate reply; but 8 Instead wrote Mr. Brlce a note calling f his attention to the error and suggest- \ lrig that he might look over the flies a of the paper and see It for himself if ? he desired. Our Idea was that he c could make the correction himself f If he desired to do so. In reply he s sent a courteous note that was mark- t ed "Personal," and we let the matter l drop; but now since the Record has f seen proper to revive It, we beg leave j, to reproduce for Its special and par- c ticular benefit, the following paragraph from an editorial In The York- J ville Enquirer of January 27, 1911, the g Issue in which we printed the message I in which Governor Blease made al- ^ t leged charges against the Ansel wind- * ing-up commission: d "Although all the acts and opera- J tions of the winding-up commission * have not been in accordance with our c Idea of what should have been done, s we have entertained no suspicion of e dishonesty, and we entertain no such 1 suspicion now. On the contrary we v believe this commission has been discharging its duties in accordance with ' its own best judgment, and in that ? judgment we think it has been honest ^ and conscientious." j The foregoing is our reply to what r the Record has t say. If we have 8 dodged anything we are not aware of ^ it. We have tried to be full, fair, frank and specific. However, any 1 question that may not have been * properly covered will receive further * attention if the same be made to ap- a pear necessary or desirable. But now r since the Record has been trying for v so long to put us on the defensive ? with its small bantering, we propose c that the hunted shall turn hunter for Just a little while. t While at a meeting of the county e board of commissioners recently, look- 1 ing after the collection of a bill against * the county, the manager of The Enquirer's advertising department, being c this same writer, noted a bill of the ' Rock Hill Record against York coun- J ty for advertising the treasurer's tax levies. The said bill was for 22 squares, $22. The itemization was ( correct. The law fixes the price to be paid for advertising at $1 per square lor me ursi maei uuu emu uv wuw Pv. ^ square for each subsequent insertion. e The law also fixes, or attempts to fix what a square is, in such a manner that the same advertisement will cost exactly the same in each newspaper, regardless of the size of the type. The writer turned to the bill of The Yorkvllle Enquirer, which had been in the hands of the commissioners for some days previous, and looking up this advertisement found that The Enquirer had it charged 14 J squares, $14.50. Remembering, as the writer did, that this advertisement was first printed in The Enquirer, and reprinted in the Record, this struck the writer as a little strange. He made certain other investigations that showed that the charges of the Record were in the same relative proportion to the charges of The Enquirer on all other advertisements. The thing looked serious. The writer knows that The Enquirer's charges for legal advertising have been the same during all the dozen or more years since the present law fixing the rate for legal advertising has been in effect. The writer knows also that unfriendly persons have all along been doing a lot of ir esponsible talk about the alleged 10ft snap that The Enquirer has had n the matter of legal advertising, etc. The constant effort is made to show hat The Enquirer gets more of it than mybody and charges more than any>ody. As a matter of fact this writer cnows that The Enquirer has never mt forth any special effort to get this )U8lness at all, and also he knows hat The Enquirer has not charged iny more than the Record. But an dea occurs to us.- Since the law fixes :he price per square to be paid for idvertising, and since the law fixes vhat a square is, and since both the Record and The Enquirer have on file svery advertisement that either of hem has ever printed, exactly as it vas printed, and since the county >oard of commissioners has all the >ills rendered and paid, let us have a ittle investigation of this matter. An investigation by the grand Jury will lo. And let it be understood that If ilther paper has undercharged the :ounty, the county shall make good, ind if either paper has overcharged he county the paper so overcharging, ihall make good. But the principal eneflt of the investigation will be to establish what is legal and right, to he end that both papers may hereafer live up to the same. Now, of :ourse, this little matter has nothing o do with the more or less political luestlons discussed above; but after l11 the real test of anything is right, ind there are few better tests of right han the busihess test. BASIS OF THE CHARGE. overnor Blease Tells Why He Attacked Dr. Mitchell. The governor on yesterday sent in he following message to the general issembly, giving the reason for his harges in connection with the Mitchill-Johnson controversy: Jentlemen of the General Assembly: Look and listen while your clerk eads: To the Trustees Peabody Education Fund: "At a meeting held in Atlanta, Ga., in the 16th of April, 1909, there were >resent representatives of eight southirn states. At the meeting there were lix presidents and four heads of chools of education. "It was the unanimous belief of hose present that there is no greater vant in the held of southern educaion than the need for high school eachers. We could produce statistics - - - -4-UII-U *Uin tnd other evidence 10 eawuiiBii iu? iroposltion, but we believe the facta ire already well known to you. "It is quite true, and we believe hat it is quite evident, that this will :ontinue. though we trust that adeLuate provision will be made to sup)ly the demand after some yeara "In every one of the universities epresented, a beginning has been nade to supply this need. These beginnings, in spite of the very meagre lupport which the universities have teen able to supply, are full of promse. It was apparent from the intefhange of opinions that the specific :onditions and needs of the several iniversities varied, and on this ac:ount we do not present in detail a >lan for expenditure. "It is our opinion that the widest ind most permanent good will be acompllshed by encouraging the schools if education in the several states. "We believe that the school of eduatlon in the state university is the tatural medium through which this teed of high school teachers should te supplied, and we feel assured that t is the most economical method of neeting the demand. Separate teachrs' colleges we consider beyond the ibility of the states. The excellent lormal schools supply a training inufflclent in extent, and in some cases lo not admit male students to regi^ration. "We believe that the young man rained in the state universities and 1 in ltd c^hnnl IOiVIIIK laivcu LUC VUUIOV tu <vU if education, Is best prepared to serve lis state as high school teacher. "If, as we confidently believe, the teed of high school teachers is urgent, and a school of education in the tate university Is the best and most easlble method of supplying this need, ve most earnestly request your honortble body dontte $100,000 to each tate university in those states particpating in this fund, for the training if white teachers and the remaining or the training of negro teachers in ame states. "The use of the Peabody fund up tq his time leaves a record of beneficence n the well established systems of nornal schools throughout the south, and his proposition, if accepted by you, I'lll widen and perpetuate this beneflent Influence. "(Signed) Frances P. Venable, Prescient, University of North Carolina; S. Mitchell, President, University of iouth Carolina; Patterson Wardlaw, )ean, Department of Education, Uni'erslty of South Carolina; Brown lyres, President, University of Tenlessee; John W. Abercromble, Presilent, University of Alabama; A. Casvell Ellis, Professor of Education, Tniversitv of Texas: Andrew A. Kis annon, Chancellor, University of Misissippi; Alex B. Coffey, Dean, Teachrs' College, Louisiana State Universiy; David C. Barrow, Chancellor, Uniersity of Georgia." Did you catch the words, "And the emaining for the training of negro eachers in same states"? Did you lear the second name to the paper, "S. '. Mitchell, President, University of iouth Carolina" Is "the training of legro teachers" "education of free negroes?" Please refer to that part of ny inaugural address, published in 'our Journal, referring to this matter. I send you this message, incorporatng the paper quoted above, because, rom what I have seen, I fear you vould never, never see it unless I hould send it; and I am satisfied that i great many people of this state will lever see it, anyway. If this agreement is carried out, vhere would your girls' college, the ;reat Winthrop, come in for her share >f this money? There may be a paint brush used, md it may have white paint on it; here may be all kinds of quibbling explanations and references to Mr. 3eabody's will, but the words, "For he training of negro teachers in same itates" will never die. All praise to Dr. D. B. Johnson, the llstinguish ;d president of Winthrop, or his mr. ily fight for the noble wonen and lovely . daughters of South Carolina against the unholy alliance. Very respectfully, Cole L. Blease, Governor. Columbia, S. C., Februuary 6, 1913. Dictagraph Reed Disappears.?After ighting six months for fame and forune by organizing a national detective igency, E. S. Reed, dictagraph expert, ias disappeared from Atlanta. Behind le leaves a trail of unpaid bills and >ersonal debts which caused his furliture and rugs in his Candler building )fflce to be levied on and carried away Monday by a bailiff. Reed made his ludden exit avowing his intention of jeginning work In other fields and regaining the money lost in his venture n Atlanta. He declared that he would epay every man to whom he owed noney and many say they believe he vill. From Nashville, Tenn., he wrote o J. Lee Barnes, proprietor of the Hoel Majestic, saying he would remit as loon as possible for the bill of $85 he wed. Mr. Reed had been living at he Majestic for about four months. Irs. Reed, who was with him, attract d great attention in society. The career of Reed has been a most varied ind romantic one. From his early 'outh he has done extraordinary detec? 1. + r%naf /A?. ive worn, turn wnuiu mc jmoi tc?v 'ears has gained a great reputation by lis work with the William J. Burns gency. Posing as a millionaire conractor, he laid the plot that brought to Ight the Atlantic City graft scandal, iy his operation of the dictagraph he nade exposures in the Blease invest! ration in South Carolina that attracted lation-wide attention. It was Just folowlng this occurrence that he came to Ulanta last July and started the esablishlng of his detective agency.?Atanta dispatch, February 4. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS C. E. Spencer?Offers several varieties of long staple cotton seed, including "Lewis," "Hartsvllle" and "Webber" for sale. Jackson Bros., Clover?Announce the close of their special sale and return thanks to customers for their patronage. D. M. Hall, Yorkvllle 1?Has mules horses, shoats, pigs and milk cows for sale for cash or on good paper. J. C. Wallace, Yorkvllle No. 7?Wants to rent or sell the T. P. Moore residence, near the Lockmore mill. First National Bank, Sharon?Publishes its statement of condition at thej close of business February 4th. First National Bank, Yorkvllle?Prints Its statement showing condition at the close of business February 4th. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.? On page four publish a number of testimonials in regard to the curative qualities of Doan's kidney pills, sold by York Drug Store. Yorkvllle Opera House?Will present next Monday night, "The Yankee Doodle Boy," a musical comedydrama in three acts. Clinton & McElwee, Clover?Invite old time fiddlers and dancers 10 a nadlers* convention at Clover opera house on February 14th, 7.30 p. m. Thomson Co.?Wants you to remember that its syndicate sale closes tomorrow and invites you to spend the day with It. Loan and Savings Bank?Aims to satisfy its customers, as a pleased patron is its best asset. Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Will close its big sale tomorrow night, and tomorrow will have a special sale of fleeced underwear. First National Bank, Yorkville?Says that as you devote your life to earning money, it is a good plan to save a part of it for use in later years, when earning days are passed. Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Announces the coming of an expert cutter with a line of samples from Strousse & Bros., high-art tailors. Cloud Cash Store?Clearance sale ends tomorrow. Special sale of shoes all day at 25 per cent discount. Shieder Drug Store?Gives prompt attention to parcels post orders, and wants to talk to you about paints, oils, varnishes, etc. J. M. Stroup?Invites men who would dress well, to visit his store on Feb. 11th and 12th, and see the tailoring display of Strauss Bros., tailors. Palmetto Monument Co.?Suggests to you that you place an order for a monument now to be delivered before Memorial day. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Makes a few remarks about the good qualities of Lynchburg turn plows, and all sorts of farm hardware. D. E. Boney, Manager?Prints a letter from Gaston & Hamilton, Chester, relative to the payment of a life Insurance policy. W. H. Herndon?Sells Covington seed planters. It is a time, seed and money-saver. He wants you to see It before planting time. Sam M. Grist?Reminds you that your property may be burned and advises you to insure it against loss. York Supply Co.?Can furnish you with building supplies, including celling, shingles, paints, locks, iron roofing, etc. Quinn & McGill, Clover?Want you to see them before you buy mules or horses. They have them and they are for sale. Old George, the Butcher?Offers stock powders at reduced prices. Coffee at 4 J pounds for a dollar, and asks a question. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?For Saturday and Monday quote special prices on overalls, hickory shirting, outings and men's overcoats. I. W. Johnson?Invites you to come to his store for coffee and tea when you want the best. AIbo sells cot lOiene, snowanu, io.ru, eic. The bill introduced by Senator Beamguard Intended to put in the statutes a general law to cover the matter of providing public cotton platforms and weighers to preside over the same, has been killed In committee. Mr. Hutchinson has Introduced In the house and Mr. Beamguard has introduced In the senate, "A bill to enlarge the discretion of the county supervisor of York county as to building and working certain public roads in said county. The Enquirer has not yet been able to get a copy of this bill for publication. The fall sowing of oats in York county Is so far advanced, that many farmers whose oats are now showing up nicely and giving fine prospects, are fearful that a freeze or very heavy frosts will seriously damage or destroy the crop. Some of the farmers are considering the advisability of either grazing the oats or mowing them back to retard the growth. It is important to patrons of the parcel post to know that only postal money orders will be received in payment for parcel post guides and maps, stamps, checks, bank money orders being non-acceptable. The guides and maps of the parcel post can be secured by writing to the Chief Clerk, PostOfflce Department, Washington, D. C. They are not for sale at the Yorkville postofflce. Parcel post guides cost 55 cents each and the maps 20 cents each. However, patrons must be Informed that the maps are useless without the guides and the guides are useless without the maps. Postmasters, upon request, will furnish to the public Information relative to changes in the parcel post guides and regulations. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Mr. Truman D. Turner, proprietor of Turner's stable, says that while of course he cannot say whether or not those alleged Charlotte tigers referred to in the last issue of The Enquirer, operated at his place as stated, he does know that if they did so operate, he knew nothing about it, else he would have run them out. ? Raymond Wilfong, a negro laborer in the employ of the Victor Cotton Oil mill lost an arm yesterday while feeding the seed crushing machine. His hand was caught between the rolls and his arm was drawn in up past the elbow where it was cut off by the ma cnjne. surgical auenuun wtu piuvided as soon as possible, and everything was done that coujo be done for the injured man, who though still in a serious condition, will probably recover. JURY CASES NEXT WEEK On the call of Calendar 1 during the first part of the week, cases were announced ready for trial as follows: No. 6. David Lee vs. W. L. Hill. 29. Edna White vs. Seaboard A. L. railway. 33. E. L. Baker, admrx. vs. W. Bonner McGill, et al. 35. J. H. Thacker vs. J. M. Hughes, et al. Cases Nos. 36 to 48: Sam'l. McCullough et al., vs. E. G. Neely, C. A. McCord, D. L. Cochrane, W. P. Locke, J. H. Hayes, D. P. Lesslie, Jno. T. Snecer, A. H. Jordan, N. B. Williams, et al., J. T. Cornwell, Jr., M. H. Lesslie Jas. M. Simpson, J. C. Sterling, et al. Attorneys, W. M. Wilson, McDow, Spencer & Spencer. STORY OF OLD CASE A member of the York bar, who by the way has no personal Interest In the matter, has undertaken to unravel the history of the case of Dickey vs. Orr, which has been pending on Calendar 2 for twenty-four years, and which was mentioned In The Enquirer of last Friday. The result of the attorney's investigations have been sent to the Columbia State by the Yorkville correspondent of that paper as follows: On the first Monday (salesday) in March 1867, R. H. Glenn, as the sheriff of York county, by virtue of certain executions against Andrew Wherry, sold as his property a tract of land lying in York county, known as Sand Tuck, on the headwaters of Fishing Creek, bounded at that time by the lands of Robert McCreight, D. R. S. Blake, William Wylle and others and containing 170 acres. Under an arrangement previously entered into between R. L. Crook and William A. Dickey, Crook bid off the land for himself and Dickey, Dickey furnishing the purchase money. The sheriff conveyed the land to Crook. By direction of Dickey, Crook conveyed one-half interest in the tract to S. J. Dickey, the sister of William A. Dickey. In 1868 William A. Dickey died, leav ing as helrs-at-law hie widow, Martha i Dickey, William E. Dickey and Mariet- r ta Dickey, now the wife of E. L. Corn- p well. John S. Dickey and William E. t Dickey were the children of a former s marriage. e John S. Dickey died a minor, leaving 1; as his only heir-at-law William E. c Dickey, his brother. r Martha M. Dickey died, leaving as s her only heir-at-law her child, Mariet- t ta Cornwell. t April 6, 1868, John Dickey, the father 1 of William A. Dickey, was appointed by p the probate court of Chester county as 1 his administrator. John Dickey, as ad- c ministrator received as part of the as- r sets of the estate certain unpaid notes against R. L. Crook. c R. L. Crook, by the direction of John e Dickey, in consideration of notes to I the value of 1300 conveyed to S. J. 1 Dickey March 1, 1871, all his interest t in the tract of land, to be held in trust r for the heirs-at-law. 1 S. J. Dickey, June 17, 1872, conveyed \ to John Dickey, in consideration of $1, < one-half interest in the tract to be held a n trust for the benefit of his nephew.- c William E. Dickey and David Dickey 1 Chambers, until they should arrive at a the age of 21 years. t John Dickey died May 16, 1887, leav- t ing a will, in which he attempted to t devise the land to A. T. Orr, wife of i W. D. Orr, and after her to her chll- t dren. A. E. Orr is now in possession, c The suit is against A. E. Orr and F. H. Barber and W. P. Ferguson, executors of John Dickey. A. E. Orr is being sued for possession and $100 damages for withholding possession, and F. H. Barber and W. P. Ferguson for $3,000, the value of the land and rent from June 7, 1872, to the death of John Dickey. This case has again been continued. Mr. Cherry, who has also been retained in the case as counsel, expects to revive it at the spring term of court ABOUT PEOPLE v Miss Eunice Orist, of Torkville, is visiting relatives in Bennettsvllle. Mrs. Henry Stokes of Yorkville, is spending some time in New Orleans. Miss Lizzie Craig of Rock Hill, is the guest of Miss Nannie Smith in Hickory Grove. Mrs. S. M. McNeel has returned to Yorkville, after spending several days in Richmond, Va. Mrs. J. M. Ferguson left Tuesday for Baltimore, Md., where she will undergo treatment. Mrs. Henry B. James and children, left Tuesday morning for their home at Yadkinville, N. C., after spending a month with Mr. James in Yorkville. Dr. J. D. McDowell and daughter, Miss Mary Alice, of Yorkville, are spending several days in Baltimore and Washington. j Dr. B. G. Black of Yorkville, is suffering from a serious attack of appen- $ dicitls and physicians are considering 0 the desirability or tatting mm away ior v an operation. \ v . ( THE COURT HOUSE BILLS Two bills have been Introduced by y the' York delegation to correct over- I sights in the act under which the coun- e ty of York voted 175,000 worth of bonds I for the erection of a new court house, s One of the oversights already referred r to, was that the original act provided ( a levy of one mill to pay interest on the bonds and retire the same, when ? only one-half mill is necessary for the purpose, and another oversight result- ? ed in failure to give the commissioners j power to condemn land for a new site ^ in case one should be deemed necessary or desirable. The bills which will pass virtually as prepared for the delegation , are as follows: ? Fixing the Levy at One-Half Mill. u Section 1. That Section 2 of an act " entitled, "An act to provide for an elec- ? tion on the issue of $75,000 in coupon bonds by York county, for the purpose I of erecting a court house, and to empower the board of county commission- c ers to condemn land for a site for r same," appearing as act 512 of the e statutes at large of South Carolina for $ 1912, be amended by changing the pe- ^ riod at the end of Section 2 to a com- f ma, and adding thereto the words, ^ "And said bonds shall not be liable for 8 state, county or municipal taxes," so t that when said section is amended it . shall read as follows: Section 2. In case a majority of the 8 votes cast at said election be in favor of their innuin&r of the said bonds, the ? county board of commissioners shall \ issue coupon bonds of York county in t an amount not to exceed $75,000, payable twenty (20) years after date, and ( bearing a rate of Interest not to exceed four and one-half per centum per an- r num, and said bonds shall not be liable v for state, county or municipal taxes. t Sec. 2. That section 6 of said act be c amended by striking out the word p "one" between the words "or* and r "mill," on the third line of said section, c and inserting in lieu thereof the words, c "one-half;" so that said section, when t amended, shall read as follows: I Section 6. For the purpose of pay- a ment of the interest on said bonds and * to provide a sinking fund for their re- I demption and retirement in case they c are issued, a levy of one-half (J) mill i be, and the same is hereby, assessed on t all taxable property in said county un- fc til said bonds and interest thereon -j have been paid, retired and cancelled, i Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of a acts inconsistent with the provisions of \ this act be, and the same are hereby, y repealed. c Giving Power to Condemn. r Section 1. That the present court house commission of York county, towit: John G. Anderson, W. S. Wilker- ' son and J. S. Brlce, and their certain J successors in office, be and they heresy J are authorized and empowered, if in * their Judgment the same be deemed ad- * visable, to obtain by condemnation, if 11 necessary, or by purchase, or other- r wise, if advisable, a site for a new ? court house building for the use of York d county, or said commission, if deemed * expedient and necessary, may by pur- d chase or otherwise, or by condemna- d tion if in their judgment the same be * advisable, acquire the lands adjoining ? the present court house site, or so much ' thereof as may be necessary for a site F for a new court house building. If the v said commission find it necessary to ? condemn any property for said court 1 house building, then and in that event v the said commission shall condemn the 0 said property by the same method and ? mode of procedure that is provided in d Section 1933 of Code of Laws of South a Carolina 1912 for condemning rights of C way for public highways, and the lands so condemned shall be vested in York h county in the same manner and as ef- a fectually as lands are now vested in d said county for county purposes; that ti is to say, that the absolute fee of the b land so condemned shall be vested in ti York county. s Sec. 2. That if in the Judgment of v said court house commission it shall be j deemed advisable to obtain a new site y for the new court house building, then M the said court house commission, to- p gether with the supervisor of the coun- j ty and J. Thornwell Crawford, and in p case he refuses to serve, then some ti other citizen of the county to be named v by the supervisor of the county, or a f, majority of the said named five per- tl sons, shall, after due consideration and n due notice in one or more newspapers e of the county, sell said present court b house building and lot to the highest p responsible bidder for one-half cash ti and the balance on a credit of twelve j, months, with interest thereon from the h date the purchaser is given possession ;? of same, and secured by a bond of the f< purchaser and a mortgage of the t< nromlqoo On sn]H with loDVP tfl the DUT- n ........W.w ww -w ...... w, chaser to pay his entire bid In cash, g The bond and mortgage, if given by y the purchaser, shall be executed to the u court house commission, their certain 0 successors in office and assigns, and {, may be sold and assigned by said com- ^ mission and converted into cash for ^ the uses and purposes herein stated. 0 And the court house commission shall jr have the right to reject any and all bids ^ if said property does not bring the up- g, set price as agreed upon by the said a five persons, or a majority of them. And the county commissioners of York county are hereby authorized and empowered and required to execute a deed to the purchaser upon his bid being ac- si cepted, and, upon the purchaser com- lj plying with the terms of sale, and, M upon being informed by the said court- t? house commission when possession of q said property can be given to the pur- ft chaser. In case of the sale of the pres- N ent court house site and building, the gi proceeds of sale realized therefrom tr shall be turned over to the said court ci house commission to be used by them m n the purchase of a new site for said tew court house building, and the sur>lus of said proceeds of sale shall be ised by the said court house commlsilon in the purchase of furniture and quipment for the new courthouse milding. And the said court house commission are hereby required to nake a full and complete itemized itatement of their receipts and dis>ursements of said proceeds of sale to he board of county commissioners of fork county, a copy of which said retort of receipts and disbursements lereunder shall be filed in the clerk of court's office and made a permanent ecord therein. Sec. 3. In case the said court house commission deem it practicable and expedient to erect the new court house tuilding on the present site, then and n that event the said commission are lereby authorized and empowered to nake such disposition of the old court louse building as in their Judgment vill be to the best interest of York tounty. They may use the material of laid old building, in case it can be lone, or any portions or part thereof, n the erection of the new building and tell and dispose of the remainder of he material to the highest bidder, or urn over said old material to the couny commissioners of York county for ise of the erection and construction of mlldlngs on tne poornouse lann, u? lispose of said material In any other nanner as shall be deemed most advantageous and to the best interest of fork county. Sec. 4. In case the present site Is seected for the erection of the new court louse building by the said commission, hen the county commissioners of Tork county shall rent & temporary court louse, and shall provide quarters for he court house officials and the county ecords, and provide for temporary court room proper, and the county >oard of commissioners are hereby auhorlzed and required to pay such expense so Incurred out of the ordinary :ounty fund. Sec. 6. That in the 'event the said commission acquire property under the irovlslon of this act by condemnation, he costs of said condemnation proceedings shall be paid by the said court louse commission. Sec. 6. In case lands be acquired lereunder by condemnation, the said commission shall not be required to accept and pay for the lands so acquired except at the option of said commlsilon. And In case of refusal of said commission to accept said property afer it is condemned, said condemnation >roceedings shal be null and void. Sec. 7. This act shall take effect from he date of Its passage, and all acts ind parts of acts inconsistent therewith are hereby repealed. LOCAL LACONIC8 Jeath of Mr. T. P. MoConnell. News has been received of the sudden leath of Mr. T. P. McConnell, which ccurred at his homo near McConnells'ille, yesterday morning. The deceased vas a brother of the late W. H. McDonnell of Yorkville, and served hrough the civil war in the samo com>any with his brother. He was 71 ears of age. The funeral took place at jowryvllle this morning. He is surviv)d by two sisters, Misses Sallle and dattle McConnell of McConnellsvllle, ind one brother, Mr. Sam McConlell of Chester. Charged With Flogging Viola Rogars. Fort Mill Times, 6th: Ike Brown and Tom Welsh, two negroes, were arrested it the plant of the Charlotte Brick com >any Monday afternoon by Constable r. C. McElhaney and Police Officer Colharp upon a warrant charging the legroes with having taken part in adninistering the severe flogging to Villa Rogers one night several weeks igo. Brown and Welsh were given a tearing before Magistrate McElhaney md afterwards taken to York Jail to iwalt trial on the charge named. ntsrested in Alfalfa. Columbia State, Thursday: Citizens >f Rock Hill who wanted to And out nore about how to grow airaira, visnd the National Corn exposition yesterlay for that purpose. Among them was V. P. Adams, superintendant of the arm operated by J. M. Cherry, a well mown planter and business man of that iectlon of the state. Mr. Cherry bears he reputation of being the largest rrower of alfalfa in South Carolina, ind both he and his superintendent are mxious to keep up this reputation. Vhile here yesterday at the exposition, tfr. Adams held a long conference vith one of the agricultural experts on he general subject of alfalfa growing. Confederate Pensions. While in Columbia Tuesday night a epresentative of The Enquirer met up vith Capt. Iredell Jones, chairman of he York county pension board. The aptain has been undergoing a very >ainful and difficult operation that was tecessary to save his eyesight, and the iperation is believed to have been successful; but it will be months before he captain will be permitted to read, n the meantime Captain Jones is only ible to find his way about the statelouse and other places he wants to go. le is remarkably cheerful, however onsiderlng his condition, and his mind s on the old soldiers. He was anxious hat The Enquirer give expression to tis request that the old soldiers of fork county at once prepare and send n to the pension board the names of ill the pensioners?soldiers or their vidows who have died during the past rear. He wants each man who knows ?f a death to send in the information. >eath of Wm. A. Fishor. Fort Mill Times, 6th: The death Wednesday of Mr. Wm. A. Fisher roved a shock to the people of Fort dill and vicinity. Few people, except he members of his family and nearby riends were aware that Mr Fisher was II. His death resulted from pneunonia from which he had suffered only , few days. The funeral service, conlucted by the Rev. F. L. Olennan of he Methodist church, was held Thurslay afternoon at the late home of the leceased in the western side of the own, and the burial was made in the ity cemetery. Mr. Fisher was about 6 years of age and spent the greater art of his life in this community. He fas a veteran of the war between the tates and did valiant service during he four years of that great conflict He as a member, and for many years an fflcer, of the Fort Mill Methodist hurch. Mr. Fisher is survived by a aughter, Mrs. W. T. Parks, of this city nd several grandchildren. >eath of Wm. Dickson. Mr. William Dickson died at his ome in Yorkville Thursday morning fter a protracted illness with Bright's lsease and was buried Thursday afernoon, the services being conducted y Rev. Henry Stokes with the assisance of Rev. T. P. Burgess. Mr. Dickon was a native of Salisbury, N. C. < fhere he was born in November, 1829. re moved to Yorkville while still a oung man nearly 60 years ago, to t fork at the tailoring trade, and on "ebruary 4, 1863 was married to Miss lyra Howell, who survives him. When 'ort Sumter was fired upon he voluneered his services to his state and rent away with the Jasper Light Inmtry, the first'company to leave for he front. He was not permitted to see luch actual fighting, however, or rath- j r to participate in it. Tailors were adly needed and at Charleston he was , ressed into service to work at his ( rade; but spent most of his time mak- | ig caps for the soldiers. After the war j e resumed his trade in Yorkville, but j iter moved to the country and farmed ir a number of years, finally returning .| > Yorkville and going into the merantile business. He has not been enaged in active business for several j ears past. Mr. Dickson was a quiet i nassuming gentleman, with the good \ Id-fashioned notions of honesty and | itegrity and of a kindly disposition j lat was willing to suffer itself rather , inn take the risk of being unjust to < thers. He is survived by the follow- i jg children: Messrs. Joseph G., James i [.. Charles W., W. W., and W. S. Dick- < in, Mrs. R L. Smith, Misses Mary Lou 1 nd Margaret EX Dickson. ' 1 MERE MENTION James C. Gallagher, the man who j lot Mayor Gaynor of New York, near- ( r two years ago at Hoboken, died [onday in the New Jersey state hospi- " ll for the insane. At the mayor's reuest Gallagher was never prosecuted . >r the shooting Eugene Fox, a " ew York policeman, charged with rafting, has made a confession to Dis- i 1ct Attorney Whitman and compli- l ites men "higher up" in the depart- i tent The New Hampshire legis- 1 lature is deadlocked over the election of a United States senator. Henry T. Hollis, Democrat is leading Three men were killed and six injured in a water pipe trench in Detroit, Mich. Tuesday, when a ten-ton Watergate fell upon the men in the trench Governor Wilson of New Jersey, has declared himself in favor of a radical change in the primary election laws of that state, so as to allow a voter to vote for a first and second choice President Taft on Tuesday signed a bill limiting the interest charges of Washington loan sharks to one per cent a month. The money lenders whose victims were principally government clerks, have fought the passage of the bill by congress for many years Dr. Mary Walker, the noted Washington woman, who wears men's attire by right of an act of congress, was arrested in Chicago on Monday for appearing on the streets in male attire. She was promptly released Chas. L. Brlggs cut his throat in attempting to commit suicide in a Cambridge, Mass., court Tuesday, while the judge was sentencing him to serve four months for larceny A Camden, N. J., boy died Monday from spinal meningitis caused by a blow with a stone received back of his ear, during a street fight The suffragettes of Tvwn/fnn throHten civil war if thev are not given the right of suffrage without unnecessary delay. The contents of thirty mall boxes were destroyed Monday, the perpetrators making their escape The Pennsylvania house of representatives has passed a resolution to amend the Federal Constitution so as to provide for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. The vote was 193 to 3 At Foo Chow, China, Tuesday, twenty persons were killed by a bomb explosion. The bomb-thrower was afterwards arrested by the civic governor of Foo Chow, at whom the bomb had been aimed....Herbert E. Hemphill, an Atlanta, Ga., policeman, committed suicide by shooting himself Tuesday, in a fit of despondency There are 107,262 licensed automobiles In New Tork state, of which more than 20,000 are registered In New York city The present grand jury of San Mateo county, California, Includes six women. A Frenchman claims to have invented a small machine, which Is so powerful as an air current disturber, that It will capsize an aeroplane up to a height of 9,000 feet Two St. Louis children, born four hours apart, have been engaged by their parents to marry Andrew Carnegie is advocating the completion of several links of railroad that will connect North and South America from Chile to New York Colonel Qoethals, chief engineer of the Panama canal, recently placed an order for two dredges for use In the canal after Its completion, In the event "f landslides on the Culebra cut. The two dredges are to cost 3500,000. ? There was passed to a third reading in the house yesterday, a bill creating a banking board, consisting of ho irnvomnr th? state treasurer and the comptroller general. The board will have control over the state bank examiner. The bill was introduced by Mr. W. P. Stevenson. AT THE CHURCHES. FIRST PRE8BYTERIAN. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. TRINITY METHODIST. Rev. Henry Stokes Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. BAPTIST. Rev. J. H. Machen, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. XSSOCTATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. J. L. Oates, Pastor. Sabbath Services?Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7.80 o'clock. CHURCH OF THE GOOD 8HEP HERD. Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, Rector. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 10 a. m. No other service. goto. Hebron. Rev. J. L. Oates will preach at Hebron Sabbath afternoon at S.30 o'clock. Olivet Sunday school at Olivet, (Tirz&h) at 3 o'clock. Preaching1 at 3.30 o'clock. Henry Stokes Pastor. York Mill. Rev. E. E. Gillespie will preach at York Mill Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Preaching At Hickory Grove. Rev. C. Bynum Betts will preach at the Hickory Grove A. R. P. church next Sabbath, 9th, at the usual hour. Horses and Mules. When in need of anything In this line, do not fall to see us. We have it. Come up the driveway between Thomson Co's. and Stroup's. James Broa 7 .ft tf Card of Thanks We wish publicly to express to the neighbors and friends our deep appreciation of their many acts of kindness and tender consideration, during the recent Illness, death and burial of our dear mother. May the loving Heavenly Father who tr?- ?n mi.n DrAvMonp# has seen Ill Ilia Oil nwv A ? W? V*W..VW| ? fit to take her from us, richly bless and reward each one. (Signed) H. E. Hood, W. A. Hood, J. J. Hood, Geo. E. Hood, Mrs. N. J. Beard. TouchJgj|d Hicks and Get $2.50 He front of The Yorkville E^Hi between 7.30 and 8 o'clock,night, February 10, 1913. out and win the reward. have a copy of the Friday's ^^^Rpr in your hand and if you dlscoA^^H actor you win $2.50. On Mond^^Hmt, Feb. 10, Bud Hicks, the "Yani^fRDoodle Boy," will stop in front o^^he Enquirer office, read whatever may appear on the board at that time, after which he will turn and walk to the Yorkville Opera House, where he will appear in the big Comedy Drama With Music, "The Yankee Doodle Boy." To be eligible for the prize you must have in your hand a copy of The Enquirer. Mr. Hicks will appear in front of The Enquirer office between 7.30 and 8 p. m., and it will be worth your while to try for the prize. It will be lots of fun as we don't know if Mr. Hicks Is a tall, skinny fellow or a short, fat guy. He may be dressed as a Rube, and again he may appear In full dress. He appeared in some towns as a fashionable young lady, so you see you will have to be on the lookout for every stranger you see between 7.30 and 8 o'clock, Monday evening, between The Enquirer office and the Yorkville Opera house. Mr Hicks will tell some of his very funny experiences. He says that in ?ome towns the crowds are so great that It requires tne ponce 10 Keep them back. He also says that It is surprising how the ladies always try ind pick him out, and we give a juiet tip to the girls that he is not married, and being very fond of the 'air sex. he always escorts the lucky >ne to the theatre where he has the jest seat reserved for his guest. Well, anyway, this will afford lots of fun on Monday night, so be sure and )e somewhere between The Enquirer )fflce and the Yorkville Opera House 'rom 7.30 to 8 p. m. But don't forget :o bring a copy of Friday's paper. HYMENEAL Married?By Rev. J. L. Oates at his esidence in Yorkville, Sunday afterloon, Feb. 2. Mr. HARLEY DICKSON ind Miss OLL1E STOWE, both of fork county.