Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-07-25
LANCASTER.

squire w. II. Kinuaird IL visiting In
Columbus, o. Mrs. Margaret Gill aud
Mrs. w. II. kinnaird have gone TO
Barbourville to visit relatives.
Success 70 the Daily Interior Jour-
nal. Tell Huffman aud Keller 10 send
II TO me. ] claim the right to see il. as
] was the first man who paid for the (.
j., many years ago.
The blue and the gray, Jailer Ross
and Capt. Mike Salter. were on police
duty Saturday night and no shots were
hred. guess they decided not To shoot
while thus employed
An outdoor entertainment will be
given by the Ladies' Christian Aid
Society next Thursday evening at Mrs.
Jennie Vests, Stanford Avenue, for
the benefit Of the church.
Seven ladies were examined az Miss
Eliza Lusk's Office for school certificates
last week. The report has not been
made on the papers, but most OF them
will get fret class certificates,
Among the many excellent men
named for representative, T. II. Robin.
son has been favoraby spoken OF. on
account of his valuable service ia the
democratic party Some one should be
nominated at once.
GeorgeArnold sent u kissing bug to
Capt. Landram. IL looked like an
overgrown spider, had four white spots
on the back and barked like apup. The
poor thing died after kissing Billy
Hamilton, there being no nectar on the
iatter's lips, which Is necessary to the
existence of the aforesaid bug.
Our Col. J. w. Miller Is not the man
mentioned In your last issue In refer.
ence 10 the man over the river. who
said that he would not support Goebel.
because h. Is reliable and would en-
force doctrines To which he objected
Where does that J. w. Miller residey
City Marshal +. NJ. Walker was ar
rested Friday on the charge OF commit
ting assault aud battery, by striking
Jack Benge. whom be was taking TO
Jail. The trial is re, for Tuesday. There
Is difference OF opinion as TO his guilt.
The trial OF Mat Cheatham, charged
with handing saws 10 the prisoners In
jail. was passed till Thursday.
The last issue Of the Record had my
head on horse, which was drawing
the Central Record into the democratic
camp. IL was a splendid cartoon drawn
by that excellent artist, n. Clay Sui
ton. IL might have been improved by
making the feet and head larger and
the ears longer. When | challenged
Capt. Landram he selected a quart OF
whisky each, rs the weapons and,
PROBABLY, | can down him.
The fight being made by the Com.
mercial Club OF Stanford for the South.
ern railway will not be likely TO mate
rialIze. Though the route, which they
propose, may be as short as the one by
our city and may be less expensive In
bridge building, il is also true that by
that route they run through a country
that Is easily accessible TO other rail
roads, while. on our route, from Burgin
10 Crab Orchard, 1t opens up country
much more remote from other roads,
which will furnish 10 the Southern an
abundance OF freight, consisting Of live |
stock. farm products and lumber. Our
people are still hopeful.
w. @. Dunlap, who was with the
Rough Riders in the Cuban expedition,
writes his mother, Mrs. Il. +. Walter.
from Alaska. He enlisted In the regu-
lar army at san Francisco. and several
companies were sent 10 that country 10
remain two years. His company will |
go about 500 miles up the Yukon river
and build fort They were eight DAYS
on the steamer, ST Paul, the place OF
destination being 2,lOO miles from San
Francisco. He is delighted with his |
trip and his many friends here Join him
In hoping that he will get some of the
yellow metal while there.
About midnight Saturday, Sheriff
Sanders aud Deputy Ward lodged Gin
Prather in Jail, charged with MORALLY
wounding Robert Burton, at Paint
Lick, on saturday, by firing IS callbre
ball into his bowels Prather stated to
me that he was sitting on box whit
Ting and he and Burton were talking
about their dogsn when Burton knocked |
him OIL the box, jumped on him and
picked up his knife which had fallen. |
That he afterwari sent To him and went
to him for his knife, and he refused TO
give II up; that they met In the after
noon, when he asked Burton several
times for his knife, when he drew a
knife and advanced on him In threat
sling manner and he fired; that he then
went and surrendered TO William Fish.
A witness says that Burton threw up
his hands and asked Prather not TO
shoot him. The dying statement OF
Burton is said To be, that, when Prath-
or drew his pistol, he threw up his
hands and asked him not TO shoot.