Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-29
A halr.breed cherokee Indian made

his appearance in this city Tuesday
lie gave his name as O. NJ. Wilson
and says his mother, whose nader
name was Jam CsusIey, moved from
this county to the far West in 1910
| Wilson claims to have been an at
tache Of the Buffalo Bill show and
latterly "mediciue man" at Atlanta
Ile was on his way TO Kelly's station
where, he says, he was under contract
with man named Owen TO start q
medicine company. lie explored the
woods between Eere and Clarksville
for weed, which he called chalakaui
that is a sovenign remedy for snake
bites, but found only two of the plants.
Kirk wood churh, near Hickory
Wild Academy, in the First district,
will be dedicated on Sunday week,
the Sth of July. Preaching morning
and afternoon, with dinner on the
ground. The dedicatory sermon will
be preached by DR.. j N. Prestridge, a
distinguished Baptist minister Of
Kentucky.-Tobacco Leaf.
Mrs. Margaret Buchanan, of Lou
isvile, arrived in the city Wednes-
day night with Miss Sue Wood and
had to be lifted from the train.
While at Bowling Green she was
standing in the isle of the car when
a coupling was made, the jar knock
ing her down and brusing her con-
siderably.
The school board determined to
put in new heating apparatus in the
public school building, if the rock
under the building can be removed
without blasting. The contemplated
improvements will cost about $1,000
and are very desirable.
G. A. Hide, Nashville piano
drummer, met with a runaway ac-
cident, Monday afternoon. His horse
got frightened and dashed OF with
the buggic tearing it TO pieces. Meth
err Hide nor the animal were hurt,
however.
From rumors that reach the city it
is manifest that our candidates are
fast getting the pot to boiling. The
discussion here Monday will be large
ly attended, and then the fight will
be hot 10 the finish.
Mrs. Owen,wh lives near Palmyra,
went to Clarkville, Wednesday, and
sworc out warrant against her SON.
in-law, Il. +. Sanders, charging him
with numbering his wife. The arrest
caused considerable excitement.
Misses Julia Arnold and Alice
Yost were reelected 10 the position
of teachers in the public school at
the meeting of the trustees Monday
afternoon. Miss Sarah Dagg was
also elected.
Forbes Il Bro, sent out to Charles
Barker yesterday traction engine
and separator with patent band-cut-
ter attached, the first ever used in this
county. The entire outfit cost $2265.
The grand jury at Frankfort, Ky,
Wednesday, returned four indict-
ments against our fugitive Treasurer,
James w. Tate, charging him with
Twenty young society gentlemen
dancing club last night
and will give semi-monthly dances
at Fleming's Cave throughout the
summer.
Penny Turner has received his tel
cphone instruments. The bells will
be here in day or two, and next
week the exchange will be running
in full blast.
Our colored base ball club walloped
Trenton, Monday, TO the tune of Is TO
l6. Next Tuesday they win meet
the Nashvillcs at Sharp's field.
a fine COW was knocked from the
track near Trenton, Wednesday, by
the north bound passenger train
and fatally injured.
There will be a picnic and bran
dance near Crofton on the 4th, and a
moonlight hop at night. A large
crowd from the city will attend.
A call meeting of the Royal Arch
Chapter will be held tonight to work
in the past and most excellent degrees.
Our washee- washee fellow citizens
around on Seventh street are delight
ed at the nomination of Harrison.
Marriage license was issued Tues
day to Mr.. j. A. James and Miss
Annie Hopson.
Mcclure Kelly has accepted the
position of stenographer with Landes
Il Clark,