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1 • u TEK PKEB8IMD miOUBR WALTKMOBO, ft ft now nra A Plain Statement of IH C Wagon Value S OME farmer saves money every time an I H C wagon is sold. Not because it costs less money to begin with, but be- cause of the length of service it gives, an I H C wagon is the cheapest wagon you can • ^ it e 1<>nsrer a . lasts the cheaper it is. That is why it is economy to buy the best wagon^—one that will outlast any ordinary wagon. When you buy an 1 H C wagon Weber Columbus New Bettendorf Steel King you invest in a wagon built of the highest grade materiaHvhich experience and care can * select or money can buy, built in the most thorough, painstaking manner, by skilled work men, in factories which have modern appli- * ances for doing work of the highest standard at the lowest possible cost. All lumber used is air-dried in sheds with concrete floors. This insures toughness and resiliency. All metal parts are made of espec ially prepared steel, guaranteeing the longest service. Each wagon undergoes four inspec tions before being shipped so that it reaches the purchaser in first class condition, ready to be put to work at once, and able to carry any reasonable load over any road w here a wagon should go. Weber and Columbus wagons have wood gears. New Bettendorf and Steel King have steel gears. The I H C dealer know’s which wagon is best suited to your work. When you •ee him get literature from him, or, write Hamster Company of America (Incorporated) s. c IHC: The purpose of this Bureau Is to furnish, free of charce to all. the be»t information obtainable _ on better tarminft. If you have any worthy quev “ lions concerning soils, crops, land drainage. Irri gation. fertilisers, etc-.esahe your inquiries specific and send them to fHC Service ffcireau. Harvester Building. Chicago. USA N- •w W E have been trying for years to get an a alarm clock that didn’t ring like a fire alarm or tick like a trip hammer and we’ve found it at last in Big Ben, the clock they have started to advertise in the big magazines. We have placed one in our win dow.—Look at him when you walk by, or come in whenevt; you can and hear him ring you good morning. •: $2.50 S. Finn Jewelry Company FIRST COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEET ING WAS HELD AT SNIPERS. Continued from page on*. Urst. and after returning Mr. Smith Mid he would take the t position. __ ^ , , J l arK Smith^abUlty *** th *"^*^"~fdtdMe after mb imerral for ihw befareSividrr’r •udk»cc Cer- to thank them for the vote | tl' ations for our college! and would stand for I better common schools which should run eight or - . nice months and more competent teach er*. He was backed at home by one of the strongest clubs in the county. He said-that he* felt sure that he would go to Columbia >whq said , that Col. HiH’g I record A. A. IVttereou, Jr. tendent of education. He A. A. Patterson, Jr. was a cet>-to hare the pleasure of alderwior*. and he got the appolnt- me:-. "Now gentlemen, you can do M you please about It. You can condemn me If you wish, I do not care. I .hall still be Jake Polk if jou defeat me.*’ In reference to voting for Col. Hill for township .commissiory>r. he w™ still looking for ability, and he went to Attorney General Lyon was the best in the State while he was dispenser. He defeated the Senate bill to a.udl- e* representative J. L. Kohertaon. J. L. Robertson began by stating that man was lacking who could 'provide for three township net be inspired with such pleasant tors which would have cost surroundings e« the fields. It* reference to educational ters he thought the children should jCUbsed trouble over the county. | elect-him to hts second term, be liberally taught. He ^bought ( Mr 1‘olk's time was out but by office he held two years ago. tain rumors had reached him that i him here. He baa pleaded with It .was reported that his boobs had more than two thousand 1 boja and been made up in Hampton. They Klrla over the county to taka (ad- had never been out of the coun-i ^niMfe of their opportunltlea for ao^ ty.l a ' curing an education, although ho He spoke of the great wealth of T«t been able to rlait avary the big saw mills In timber, which achool. ( 1 could not be taxed sepc-rately from I D*- Black was sorry to havo Uo the land accordlr* to law. He be- defend himself op so/ne charges re lieved he would have been re-elected fleeting on hit 'honest)\ Ha naked two years ago but for tlfese ru- .Chairman Howell to read an affl- mors. He does not feel that he davit from gAsistant treasurer, B. was treated right, sud he feels | E Jones to show Just how the people had asked him to step school appropriaMon'Is handled In the ! aside so that these charges could fhe treasurer's office and to prove woodlands at.l county He heTped defeat the be investigated. He hoped the peo- that It Is impossible'for anyone to |bill front the senate relative to ' pi c would give him their support secure a cent of the achool fund tcational mat- the stock law, which would have if they were sure he deserved it and except on a voucher properly sign- thoy should be tr-ught to be men .const t< he went on a few minutes and women ra well as ladles and Ri'i’ g gentlemen. He favored good roads ai\d drainage. He would do -all that he could to get drrlnage. Con federate soldiers should have more money Ir« recognition of their serw- ires to the State. He was In favor absolutely of progresslveuesa and in { retrenchments In peying taxes. Helflf^ district was present some of his experiences, vhile in the legislature. OWGRESH. H. I -eon lauiscy. H Leon Larisey*, of Charleston, (candidate for Congress from the fd by trustees, which voucher must <\ W. IVITuni. r< * n,a > n lh * treasurer as a W ,, . . voucher which is open for inspect- 'r lei!uni was absent, on ac- lon 0 f t ) ie public r4 aror time, count of his h&vlng been accident- ftffldavlt wslll .♦cu^d to off- slly shot t^y a small boy. rifle. „ r „ mo r that certain of (the l 1'airman Howell made Mr. ^**1- school funds had been Improperly excuses over his enforced ab- p a j d ou t to members of the county j board of education. To show why -sence. 1>. I*. Smith. the sehool terms 'are shorter now said that we are taxed from Alpha accorded time for a speech Just to Omega. If elected he promisee his best services for the office. Henry K. fttrkfclard. before dinner. He wished to be elected to Congress In order that he might do something to secure drrJnage for this county by na- D. L. Smith, the Incumbent, was than formerly, the speaker said that next ( introduced, and if the In 1*°7 the county voted out the people would hear him he would dispensary which reduced the fund go on and reason with them, but M.000. | When 8t. Pauls was cut If there was so much prejudice It » n addltlonsJ 12,000 was I lost, would be useless to make an appeal. Th e legislature I passed a building t . _ His reasons for e.ccept|ng the posl-,*^ requiring that 5 per |cent of H. K. Strickland, of Lodge by t «°n a l aid. Nothing has ever begn tlon of county auditor were seven— ! the school fund be set aside for telling one cr two good Jokes, which done w ith this in view, I although the oldest 34 years and the young- ' sehool houses over the county. This Illustrated his youthful looks, stat- Bai,llon « ef dollars have been spent est 1« months. The legislature j *'*■ another $1,000, making e. to- ing that e< man's ability was Judg- 1 h) the United States In other see-, lected him because they wanted a t * 1 ot H2.000 deducted. Dr. Black ed by his hat band. The speaker t ^ on » of the country to irrigate the man to fill the bill. Any man in 1 *! referred to the contract between him did not favor taklr* appropriations or to drain the Everglades the county would have done b* he and Mr. Smoak to handle the school from the colleges but wp« in fa- I" Florida 'None of this has been did. He accepted the position af-I hooks, by which the county book vor of giving every cent possible to done for the First District of South ter consulting s number of promi- (depository wss placed Iwith The the common schols. He favors mak c ' aroI i na . because you have tagfl no nent cltlxens and advised by them pre « cfl d Standard.* The commla- ing the constitutional three mill tax or<> In Congress to get it for you.> he decided to do so. | (■‘or* paid Mr. Smoak is a percent- a state tax to be apportioned among No credit should be given Congress- | The tax book* were in a most a 8« for handling the books, which &H the counties. Favors state 111:1,1 Ware for establishing rural deplorable condition he said and *■ P a td by the book concern, certificates for teachers, for teachers delivery routes for this waa he turned to the treasurer's dr.pli- I The speaker was a4 first oppos- from dishonest agencies. Favors “one automatically in spite of your cate book which he had and showed *d to employing a rural school su- rural police and Torrens system 'eongressmaix ja number of errors, ar<l said he. P , ' rv * sor * **** f** heard a very able of land reglstra-tion. He explained ,n reference to opening up the "if there are not three to a. page address by Dr. 8. C. Mitchell ^ at how this system will result) in Edisto river, Mr. Legar? .claimed I will resign from the race.” They ( Wl**- ^ ^h® am o u *U paid Miss great savings to our people 'from fbr the recent survey, when are in a better condition now. Ackerman $2o0 Is pi;1d by the lawyers fees for examination of 1* was done by Senator Tillman I For three times he had filled the ou f of the Peabody fund, while titles. He was in favor of making an ' 1 Congressmen Lever. He discus 4 positiona made vacant because of fh* county pays $350. i Only one- the holders of mortgages p*.y tax- f be life Insurance money trust death. He wca treasurer in place fourth the dispensary fund cai> be es on them, makingt.this record for •bowing that the South is being of his father; representative after , Ul,ei f * n on ® y® t,r - Df- Blacks time taxes a condition precedent to col- held to lay up s reserve In six Hon D. C. Sanders, deceased; rtu«, ai, d he w:« forced to •lop. lection. He would try to forca Northern cities.! He was instru- djtor ! after R. R. Black, daoeSAcd. waB before he got | through the Colleton Cypress company to\® ental in having pcesed in several and he accepted this place afeer open up the run of Little jSaftte- Southern States laws requiring the it could. not be filled by another, hatchie for health conditions. • J**al reserve to be invested in the The statement had been made that He favored allowing the voters South Carolina should have lie Lad made the term of office six of the county the privilege of saying • Uf, h a law. Mid with his drainage months longer than Mr. du Bols" who should be county highway com- * aw ' it would mean the salvation term which was false. I mlssioner, and would favor putting 01 ,he Str.*e. If elected he would ( Mr. Smith regretted that he did this office where the people could , 0 , n 'v ^ or * B ®° on d term and not have more time in which to enter into a fuller defense of his FOR COUNTY TREASURER. J. L. l^yosk*. The first speaker for county treas- say who should serve them. Strickland closed with liberal plause. G. W. Way. Capt. G. W. Wcy, who was for- a( rt would then step down and out. ap- COUXTY AUDITOR. J. E. nryan. The first speech after position but he-would keep hammer ing away on it during ihe cam- pMgr/. ' COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EDUCATION. L. C. TVulgrtt. y L. C. Padgett, ’of ftmonks, OF was dinner merly representative. was the Wap b y J. E. Bryan, cs/ididt.te for next speaker. He was unfortunate ‘county auditor. Mr. Bryan said the In regc-rd to securing at> educa- duties of county auditor would keep tion for when a boy he wety to the j,j m busy only three or four months . war, but he would do hia beat | n jbe office, aaS the balance of .the first speaker for county super- agaln as he hr-d done before. t be time Ir* going about over the Intendent of education It was his There is not much ehance to county looking up property not on first political speech, and r.t th? reduce taxes for the expenses of (ax books There r.re enough dogs outset he wanted to state that he the government must be paid. not taxe4] (o pay the sa i ary of the considered it quite an Important of- our schools kept up and good , ‘f iads county amlitor. The Singer Sewing flee He hud three high tor.~d com- J >uI,t - feared RT f f pend,r,3: Machine Company has several him'- petltors and no officer hall done too much money on roads in com- dred sewing machlnr?* in the county his dut}' more conscientiously than r.nd never pays a cent of taxes on Dr. H. \V. Blaek. He wr* lu th^ . them.) So it is with other con- race because be did not think Dr "**• w V. Glover, and he would parisdn to the amount spent ih educating our children. , There urer was J. L. Lyons, of Smoaks. He had been railed the fun maker of the campaign party, but people would find If he w&s elected he had plenty of sense. Six years igo he was a candidate for county treasur er. but that race wre mostly for fui>, now it is purely a business propo sition. He Is a better man now than then. Since that time he has been converted and the grace of Je sus Christ wss worth more to him than the treasurer's office. He would appreciate any votes he might receive at Sniders. R. E. Jonre. Treasurer R. E. Jones was next in troduced. He was glad to be able to report as t« his work vjs county treasurer. There have beta four foremen of the ax^nd Jury, Wm. Hiers, John Y. Beach, John E. Kin- the action of the last legeslaturf in appointing the highway a com missioner instecd of allowing hirn to come before the people. "Tak a soon sunimor* Mr. Smoak to seo his annual settlement with the Comptroller General. The report* of form his duties be would step down and out. hr,ve been too many changes ir< our cern8t if e i P0 tpd he would see that Black’s physical condition fitted road law. BjR^he p ' pr ° vr i B a j| taxable property would be plae- him to hold the position. He ed oi^the tax hooks, and he thought said that conditions would r*vt . - . . „ . the owners ^bf timber should | pay have hern as-thev are Unpeople all H 1 ® 8 ® gentlemen have been publl»h- Uxes. over the state had been dn to' ed and J 1011 " re famMar with them. II ('art**** thfir job He rrltlriKcd the text I He here went into detail an to the some of the road money and give it | ‘ # # book adootlona many of those accounts keep#, »howing how to the schools." said the speaker. M - rarter said ,h ® county au- .i! hard It is to keep then) nJl straight. He favors making It optional as to d ltor s office did not need a speech J™* 8 t * ach,n « lmpra< ^ e *l 8ub - WhelJ , he got BO he could not per- whether or not a mar* works the maker but a careful compete!* book J n . .. . road or pays the commutation tax lt**P*r. He had gone to t* 1 * ' ,h f J ,!. h * t w** f*!.. He believes money is wasted 'and Carlisle Fitting sehool at Bamberg , “°° ey ,n th S 'S* 001 J squendered by our colleges. (More a ® d to Richmond Business College I* 8 **”’•* deal is lo B ‘ by iiu- money in common schools wouM Savannah. He therefore, felt he waa c,a,m * i Jt would make them feeders for the colleges. »ble to fill the office, R.nd would h ‘“ > " fn ~ * h * In closing, Capt. Way stated that thank the voters for their consider- he was an old man and would like •tlon. ___ to round out his career ra s mem- I J* B. Dodd. her of the house, and If elected or 1 *• B. Dodd did not intend to . defeated he would iwver be a candi- ®»ko a speech. He felt he could | **** 8, * t,l^^ J , 8lnc * P ^ • B,ao11 date again. I | fill the office with credit, and he been in office. J. T. Polk. knew he would make as honest an ! The speaker eiitidaed the eontw officer as the county ever had. The ty board (for employing s> rural Hon. J. T. Polk, the present mem- e.qditor’s office is a most impor- *cbool supervisor. He thought I It ber of the house, was next Introduc- taut one. 'He is one of three offl--} woo,d have been I better to have ed. He began sA once to d^cuss to'draw the Jury, and a man , 8 P® n t tbe money In helping, soma the road law* When elected ^ wo wko could be bought would be a w **k achool. It ahould not be nee- years ago he found a road law whi a dgpgerous man in this position.. | etsary to employ e. person to • do caused the roed work to begin at jj a vaa a good accountant and h&d , *hat we have already employed a Weaterboro and go out to the line. |j ad considerable experience in ill-, county superintendent of education The demand wss for a highway com kind* of single and double entry , 1° d <>- Mrv. Padgett was the reeipl- mlsslon, and he opposed such com- book-keeping. He was therefore, t of applr.use at the conclusion of have been better for the courVy for the county superintendent of education to borrow the money. Tliere is no law for It, he knows but there hate been several sessions of the has his speech:) Hugo S. Strickland. Hugo 8.'Strickland, began by say- OOUNTY HH.HWAY CWMMWHION- ER. J. F. Addiaon. J. F. Addiaon announced bis can didacy for county highway commis- eiooer, a thing which Mr. Hill aald he would not gat If he got [ 1U People are tired of Sweat now and it la the wrong time for Berries, was a parting remark which con vulsed the audience with laughter. F. J. Berry. F. J. Berry of Smoaks, waa. next introduced. He waa not a speaker but a business man and he would give a business administra tion if elected. G. W. Sweet. O. W. Swea.t be»sn by stating that the county executive committee had done more than the delegation who had tried to say who should have mission while the supervisor, and M w#1 . QU&! , fled fl , any of hig com _ county commissioners were in office. „ cep( as tf) lookB , and The next session there was a. propo- h# wotlld yJ<lJd on , y to Mr Jory , B sitiop to create a county highway wbo . wag a j wa ye a handsome man. , _ I . „ commission, he was opposed to it, explained how he happened to i n * h® l> ad In'ended to run this race this office, and had placed the of- as the plar. proposed was only a come In the race so late, along the without mentioning a name, hut he J flee In the primary. He believed swapping of men. He lost, out and same lines as is shown In his card l ,nd t 0 * r ? Mr. Padgett had he could build roads faster than the highway commission waa cr ®* published in this issue. He was Jumped on things which Dr Black the> are now being built. He made ated. Then the speaker said he winning on the merits of his 7 1-2 n °r the county board of education a mild attack on Cpl. J. W. {Hill, tried to get an amendment through hat ar*d t. heart as big as a Pull- could help as they are not runnir.* [the present courdy highway com- to create ten township commission ors iratead of the two. He lost out in the effort to place the county highway coumlssloner in man car. ' E. M. Jones. E. M. Jones announced he was for representative Mr. Strickland hrd his speech divided Into sever* nl heads. ' The first is the se lection of trustees. He would com il,e primary. * • ( _. - L* ^ rnisslon no trust, e till he had gone Mr. Polk created some merriment’ on his merits 8.nd was 51 years old. in reciting how little a man was Be was a buslr.^ss man, and a poor able to do when in the legislature man, having nothing but a good He said r. mar* wirould get up here w if®. house full of children and a before you people and make a great d®*r conscience. If elected he speech, but he would cot dare to would give the office his personal do K before these men. We will a J^ p, ' on end b<>ln *. a . pra ® ,,cal every,school district should get never get men who combine talent book-keeper, he wpuld keep the Kbr , rP ' , f f ), r ^-hcol funds into a district and personally In spects! conditions. The second was • hq* vlsltatlcr* of shhoedt. If he could not have the priv(Kge of goin to every school he wou!d\not he !n the race The third thing Is thr.* Its The mlssioner, whom he charged with not recognizing the township com missioner in his township. If elect- in their township than the town- ed ho would have no more to do ship commissioner. slgr* any ctn'm unless he were sure it was the tight thing to do. Then he would give his entire time to the duties of his office. ' The speaker closed with an apt anec- FOK SHERIFF. T. H. Oaldwetll. Two years ago T. H. Caldwell was In. the race for probate Judge but waa defeated. He was the first man to enter the race, the first to file his pledge, the first to speak and he hoped to be the first ,13 the race for sheriff. L. <1. Owens. ^ L. G. Owens briefly announced his carsildaey for sheriff, andhoped and patriotism to represent us till books straight, and serve the peo- for , h thing is empiovitn* the right those who do their best get more Pie day or night as they might call of t^her. Tnd C wouid Jot ( consideration. He knows he does on him. - >• t ■not possess absolutely to represent N. l*u>iolal*\ • this county, but heroes his best. 1 C. N. La-ngdale was glad to be j The necessity RTOse t o appoint here and announce his candidacy. - for Colleton county an auditor, an.l He Is th^oHy plow boy in the A j H-A-t. • rfenstklaue i _ D no . „ rhildr. iM th<>y . a PP 0,nt ® d ^ ac k Smith.’ When r*®*. *nd his' opponents, c-re a lit-! d ote. lacking several minute* of ha\ a to be remembered on the 27th. , Mrs. T. P. Baker and two chiidr.« AU(1}Tor dll Boi|| dled he voled tie worried, Wause they f®»red Hw, ugpd hla nniP A. J. Gatch, of Round, announ * .Virginia and Charles, will ,ea ® f or the late R. R. Black, who #as the plow boys would stick together. la»t week his candidacy for the of- ! tomorro w folr her home lb V irgin- flce of township dlmmissiouer of la Oloter township'. I * ». » i i •• Mr. Gatch Is a young business. Miss Belle Sanders will j^Ve To be physically and mentaJly the office, and any man who offers ( to “ f h a t every district would get of for an office wher- he knows he “ ' 4 **' 11 *~ . „ wss sug- cannot fill it is a traitor.He township commiMtooer a year Bt ock. gested, but he wss not to be* had sppke of hia ednc&tionsl quallfica- represented to be a fine bookkeeper. The professions are all organised when he died he made up his mind and the ft^mers are and should be. that the next man he favored w'ou'l He felt he w&s qualified to fill E. H. Ulmer. E H.'Ulmer was not here m an orator, and if elected he would see man conducting a mercantile busl- Thursday of this week for a ------- . uerform the duties n**. near Ro«£l. He was appoint-> vlbit t0 Mr. H. B. Hardy at Black- ^f^P 3. iinly w. friends. > home. • a square deal. He would like to try the office, and show .by exam ple what he could do tod not by been at that time. Ha then asked D. L. Hons, and of hia having served as!P r ® c ®P t - ' _ not tahe the po- maglstrr-te two yeara. f Hia record f* r - B. W. Black, told by Mr. Smith la open for Investigation. Mr. Lang- 1 The last speaker waa Dr. H. W that be would have to come home dale closed with a good joke. i Black, the present county auperin- J. >1. Padgett, J. .Milligan Padgett Renounced his candidacy for sheriff. He felt ha was physically the best qualified to fill the position. He ia the youngest man in the race. 4 He waa magistrste of his home ( township and the performance of these duties made him feel that ha would be at home in the sheriffs Continued on Page eight. w, d , .* h\