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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
FIGHTING THE cosrAoUx.
QuarsHtiae Regulations Being Enforced
81 5enat Tsrre.

The Bonne Tero Star. In speaking
Of the small pox situation nj that
place. saysi
While most 0: our people are In.
clined 10 accept quarantine conditions
philOsophieally and ss matter OF
public necessity, tho Constable aud bis
deputies have had trouble In plenty
with some who had the disease and
didn't want 10 be placed uDdcr re-
siraIat.
Under the rules aud regulations as
iirss laid down II was ioss1 that nu-
msrous families expected the connly
to furnish their tables with all the lux
uIies Of the season, aud Il was quick y
realized by The authorities that, u the
county hsd to feed au eutiTe faulty W
order TO keep Que member 10 quaran-
TIM, tbs expouce was going 10 be very
great. Asother fcalrre was the fact
that quOranlined persons would ger
out ~ suite Of stringent rules. These
being tie eondiiioas the County Beard
Of Health concluded to establish a
"pcn house." aud for that purpeso
The Bonnie Ter.e FafmlHg a Cattle
Company offered the bouse on The
chicken farm aud the use Of big
tent. These were put in eondiiou TO
receive patients Wednesday, and the
family Of Nr. Tom Kidd was placed
In charge u The place 90 attend and
feed the pGIIcHgs 81 so much per bead.
The ncw rules made necessary By
the peat house afs 10 .Ae effect that
parties who expect ihe county To sup.
port ,hem will 10 taken TO the pest
house. The county viii furnish nefhlaE
90 private homes
Any person caught on the AlFcel
with small pox sill DO lAkeu 10 tho
pet aoase without further preIimlpa-
Fies.
u a family can support themselves
their house win be quarantiBed when
any member has snail pox aud n
guard will be senl QUO or more times
= day 10 order them such things a.
they may wish.
Judge Saffell, setting for the State
and County Boards Of Health. Is lie
tefmined 20 stamp DOT this disease in
The shoSiost possible time, aud he has
given bis entire time the past few days
10 getting things 10 shape. lie will
tolerate no further monkey business
On the part of anyone, aud bis inslrnc-
lions are that the quarantine rules and
regulations mnsi be rigidly enforced. |
ledge Saffell has the aappoFl Of the !
commuaky In any measure be may
THAI will aid In quickly and /,
effec'uslly stopping the eonlsgion.
Nearly 81 our stores are using dis
IhiecisHis Of some description and the
Feat Master il prepared to enforce the
government rulcs II persons from 10.
iecied houses come TOTO ihe post Office |
stier mail.
Several new cases were reported
iIaring She week aud = few Of the
older cases have been discharged, the
houses fun,igaied. etc.
DIR. 7. o. Son was appointed quar-.
aniine physician the flrsi Of The week,
but on secounl of his Illness we under
stand il viii be given to Dr. Evans,
whO il out.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
"FIDDLINj saR 4"
Former 0UveFnor Taylnr OF Tennrsz-e,
the Gnoss IIanorist. WIZ b.
Tier. January Goth.

Former Governor Robert Taylor Of
Tennessee. faniIiatly known rs ''Fid-
ding Bob" the great humorous lee
,grer aud entertainer. wili be at the
Opera House 10 Farminston Thursday
evening, January S0,h, assisted by =
iine male quartet. This Is lie fourth
ei she series Of entertainments ar
ranged for By The local Union Enter
tainment Course, and Is one Of the
best Of The series. Gov. Taylor Is
known by reputation from one end Of
the county to the other, is one OF the
most popular entertainers 10 the United
Stsies, and draws large crowds Wher.
ever lie goes. Many from neighbour.
Ing towHs arc expected to attend, and
persons cssiring sca.s will have TO pur-
rhase tIekels early.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

We congratulate tbs Rome .Teree
Democrat neglsseT on rounding cat lie
twelfth and entering upon It's thlrteenh
year. whioh Il did last week. Mr.. Is.
A. boy, who has bern ldsnllIied with
the papeT in enc cspscisy or another
.iirru II uas ziss;sd aud Is editor snsi
proprietor ainee 1890 has scasnn 10
congratulate himsels gu tie sneeess be
Aas ssAIeved and the fsir prospects,
thai lie beiore him. While dIffsrssg
widely siaug pailiiesi iinss, car souial
saleniiies have Dot hacE Gssspraaa, and
va nod Il In OUT heart 10 wish him
eyen murs material ascscss than be
has RET attained,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

CoNKLM- VASsicKLE--Mlss Gussln
Pearl vahSickle aud Capt. Charles q.
CeukliG we're married at the hume Il
the brides paTe1,s IN Dssoio, Wed.
nesdny, January IS, lp02, Rev. Firth
stfinger oi the First Congregational
Church officiating. The bride Is a
daughter Of Dir. add Mrs. s. G.. Van
Sickle, formerly of this city, and dur
Ing her residence here was oue Of osr
mOst popular young ladies. Capt.
C0akliu Il Que Of Desolo's progressive
young men, holding position with
the Missouri Pacific hallway Company.
Mf. and AIRS. Cohklin left for st. Louis
to-day "wednesday, xherc they -iIi
win be sendesed reception ~ tbs
hosne Ss lhs gfaom's ppreais. FrUm
that city they viii leave for tour Of
several weeks Through the Southern
States, after which ihey will DC at
home 10 their friends In DeSoio. THE
IIaEs joins their many friende In wish.
log the young couple a happy sad
prosperous life.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RETROSPECTIVE.
rweay Year, Ago rAss Week


l.uIhcr Mn Of iloane Terre died 81
pueumoHia, aged "a ycas.
lion. Reed McCogmics Of jefferson
esan,y r.alisd Farmingsan and bougai
a Gay a Isenman wagon.
Hugh Long returned from bis swamp
hunt, easily carrying all hls game.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Presbyterian congregation expressing
iheir confidence ia and lore for Rev.
g. ". Harlan, who had served them
so long As q minister.
Mr., Thomas Long Of Blackwell was
10 town.
Aiss llennie STAN returned home
from visil 10 friends In Frederick
town.
Jay Could, II, 81. IloSie and sew
eral other distinguished railroad OIL
eialI passed Though iiismatok.
Higgins Bros. q Co. were getting
up their county map aud historical
sketches Of persons 10 the coanty.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

laIs role ahall 10 deemed guilty Of ,
misdemasnor, sRd. nnon conviction,
shall be iiaed nst iess than two dcllass
nor more than Ian dollars,
II. Tbs prssisioas Of these rules
and regulations shall take effect and
bs 10 fall force from and sitter their
passage.
by. order Of the Board Of Health,
January 8, 1909.
Gro. NJ. wusox, Chairman.
SAIL L. AssrRy, Secretary.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

The Bonnie TeFre Democrat Register
says; "Ol es1Ese several new cases
have developed since our last Issue.
bat many Of the afflicted have also
folly recovered, 20 that the number Of
cases to-day Is not In excess Of toe
ialAl reported last week--bclwecn
fifty and sixty"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Marriage licences were Issued durIns
the week as follows;
lltb. w. A. Wood Of Flat River
and siiss Eva Ststler Of EAst Bonnie
Terra.
18th, Joseph shsssen aud Airs
Emma McCien ahanol Dealogr.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
NOTICE.

I, the undersigned, hereby give no
tsce that | will cot be responsible for
any debts or contracts made by my
wife, Eta Crawley.
SAg'L l.. cRAwLEY.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Rov, ". j. IIeys, pastor Of the N.
=. Church, South, will begin next
sunday a series Of sermons to yauug
meu End wsmen. The first suhFci
will be "Aioses as au Example to
Yupng Mcn. 4"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

karpch's Cleanup Shoe Sale.
Martin. your best photographer,
Buneriek fashion plates al Eugcl's.
"FIppLlNG BOB, " JAN. 30
Probate Court is in session this wIsk
February patterns iust In at Kugel's
Kraal at Klein's by the gallon, bali
ariel and barrel.
MB. Il fugaIe spent tho past week
Ia FredrricktoRn.
Miss Iicruhe Mccormick visited 10
IrOndalo last weak.
Wanted---A good buggy horse. APP
pIy to Charles iiierse.
Choice line oi cvaporated aud dried
fruits NJ Klein Grocer Co.
For the best meats 60 to Aulsen &
Albaugh's City Meat Market.
A little money goes a long wsy nj
Karseb's Cleanup Shoe Sale.
Pancake -four aud maple suryp, the
bssi, al O'BauBoR & ShenrIOgk's.
You will fluid Martin i= the Peoples
Beat Photographer Phone III,
Buekwhest aud pancake -four and
maple syrup at Klein Grocer Co.'S.
Mr. Lee Meuleor Of fredc.!sLlowa
spent Monday and Tuesday in town.
For clothing, underwear, shoes, hats
aud caps, see Mccormick, Sproit Go.
Ellis Malkin O: Colorado Springs,
Colo, Ia in Pennington on business
buy your groceries of o'Bannon &
shearlock, 1hey =As,= a complete
line.
Superintendent 7. r. Gravss Of the
Doe Run Lead Co. Is very sick with
pnsnmo1ia.
For feed, potatoes, apples and all
kinds Of prodsce 60 10 Mccormick,
spralt 4 Co.
Miss Susie Doughty Ia visiting tho
fsHiily OF her brother, Ellis Doughty,
ia 81. Louis.
Currauts, seedless raislns, ci,roa, !
orange aud Lemon peels at E.s.b Gro.
Get Company's.
Tee Chase q Sanborn's Seal and !
Special coffecs. FoF sale only By lie 1
Klein Grocer CO.
Mrs. W. A. Cloud and her children |
have returned from a visit with rela-
tiSes Ia Vt. Louis.
sra. Edward Eyerxolc Of Po,osi
visited here last week, the guest Of
relatives and friends.
All odd pairs aud broken sixes Of
sbees 80 st big reductions nj ksrseh's
Cleanup Shoe sale.
Fresh fish every Thursday at Aut-
sen q Alb=agh's meat market, oppo.
sile the Court House.
Miss Laura Morris, who hss been
trimming al Some Ierrc, Ia apsudiag
several weeks at home.
Conc and sea ,ae 1909 line Of wall
paper. II 10 iine aud cheaper than
syes.---GeofFr w. Jonss.
Mira. LaeIs4s White entertsined al
number us .;vr friends Tuesday after. |
nocn with hafFssksaseh.
Everything Il sweet, freah and eless
II Asisea h AstsHgh's City Nest Aiar.
kcs. GIVE ihesa . trial,
Nss Dress fSec'ts, Donssssscs, Cam
1un fsannsls and FiauneIes,s ii lie 4
%Fsss ssss<Nr NsfFrss<s = w. 80 Il
Mr.. II. d k.ssar has returned
home ttozx N 1,epls. wh1fa ttle was
~ ssssxsxsaw ~ sreasmxss /
y s l ~, t5f =
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

My turkeys have taken FIRST promi.
ums at the kansas Stale pssw and KaD-
sas City shows and the Lees summit
fair. Aleo ie. white rlymoth Rocks,
Second hsuse north Of the new school
building. Mira. d. brTTEREiKLp,
Pennington, ho.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
NarmiRgteR Times
THURSDAY, JAN, 10, 1909.
couHTY OFFICERS.
COURTS

Cincuf, COUEr-i u. Fox Juigr-5ccond
Mondays n say ana SuVsmhcr
CoUNtYTCou Mondays IN Februa.
~, MAJ. august and November.
PRoRkEE Cougr-ssrJuu Mondays Ia Jan
aarY. April. July and Octuiur.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

ConlrAstoB here have been taking
advantage Of ;he unusually iue wea-
tier ioE the past two weeks, doing
considerable bricklaying and other
work on buildings in process Of cree
lion and repair
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Misses Elsie and Adele Cayee will
give a reccplloalhis (rhursdayl sitter.
room tu their friends from three 10 five
at their handsome ncw residence,
Wedges God bea-e.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
NOTICE

Subscriptions received for ever
magazine or newspaper published
L. 5. CT foreign. at Peiiy's
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
Notice to Contractors.
Or Mondav, Februarv sd nos

Soiios q hereby given that IN obedience
10 an order 81 tho Eoanty Ccrrf ~ 81. fran.
cuts county. Missouri. the undersigned win
On Monday, February Sd, 1909,
At Tire Cpurt House door IA Pennington,
between 10 luurs Of or 70 O'Clock a. Isi. Hnd
ao'cinck p. m. OF that das, let. iiy public
ostcry, 70 the trwest ana baat bifu@r, the
contTari for the construction ana eoniule.
ZION OF the approaches 70 the highway
bridge over Biz River on Bonne Terre and
kFancb Village rUad, CONSULTING OF 90
g1n.c yards Of r0ck ali On ndFi beast end and
etf cuhte yards OF dirt cut, ana .sbt cubic
yards OF diff enf 90 sauthwess end. together
with posts and rnillngs, rip rap, retaining
wallis, uiaeadam ans gravel, ~ fully set
forth In profile ana specification adopted by
the Couty Court, md on file In the County
Clerks oGire. All the material to he fur
nished BY TIE contractor. The successful
bidder must give bond ard enter into eoa.
ss=cs for the faithful performances OF tine
worf. Sne tDunay court reserves the right
TO reject any and all blds.
sam L l.. AsDERY,
January 9, i9s2 Road 4 Bridge UOm'r.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Tho maoy iIienhs Of Dr. A. l..
Evans were pleased to fluid that he
WAS able to be out Thursday OF this
week. The DocioT Il thoroughly con
yiuccd that be had small pox. ---Bonne
Terro Democrat Register.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Mr., j. C. McClanahan Of Sandy.
Nevada, who has been visiting relatives
and friends near Knob Lick. rsturns
homo this week. Mr. aIcClr :alIan is
a native Of this comfy, bas has been
West over twenty Year,.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Rob Boswell Il spending s couple OF
weeks at Fulton, by, visiting his bro
Their, Jease, and other friends.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
TEARING OUT

Our Store Front will not
interfere with business. We
have lots of New Goods III
all departments, and are
clearing out all Winter
Goods at very Low Prices.
So come right along; you'll
find us at The Old Stand
where YOU have done bust
ness with us so long.
COLE s. NIXON.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Mr.. JEFF u. Mitchell iook his tlaugh-
ter, Miss Myra. 10 81, Louis a couple
Of weeks since 10 have al operation
performed for tamur. Tho operation
was very successful, and her mother
has been at the hospital With her since.
MIR. Mitchell, who reiaTnod home
week age. went bsek TO ~. Loals :als
wesa. lie received wosy ossr the
long distance phone Tuesday that hIs
daughter Is a.siag well, and hopes she
will &c AUTO 10 como home In short
time.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Mrs. Byars, the Eso,her Of the little
slx-ycar' oil gisl who los, her way aud
wandered far from home on Tuesday
Vf last week, while attempting to 30
10 a neighbor's for assistance for her
sick mother, died that same day or
night.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

So many Inquiries have been made
IN regard 10 smother travelling library
that sirs. Jennie Heidelberg has been
prevailed upon TO take eaarge Of as
cssipg enc. Contributions may be
sent to this Office OF to- Mrs. Heidse-
burg and as soon as the anount (s9 }
Is raised, library will be ..--icred.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

4 lot OF Lsdies', Misses and Child
tcu's Rubbsrs at IS eentS pair a,
Karsch's Clean up Shoe Sale.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

VIC are headquarters for groceries
aud provisions, fine coffee, teas and
spices. Mccormick, Sproli & Co.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

5cIt Iieal, who has been eoinurning
IN Colorado foe several months. Ia here
on a visit among old friends.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16

Joseph Kennedy of Fort Smith,
Ark, spea, several Days here visiting
tho family Of Rev. G. W. Harlan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
MURDERER CAUGHT
Arthur Jones, CoIored, Caught at
Cartervi!Ie, III.
He Was Brought Through the City
Yesterday Enroute to Princeton.

Arthur Jones, oolored, who muir
dered in cold blood Boiling Lewis,
white, at Princeton, several weeks
ago, has been arrested and was yester-
day brought through the city en- the
afternoon st. Louis train and taken to
Princeton, where he was jailed.
Jones and Lewis were employed on
the Illinois Central as section hands
and Jones had been placed in tempo
rary charge Of the men. Lewis had
picked'up tool when Jones, presum-
ably to show his authority over the
gang, commanded him to drop it.
Lewis refused and Jones pulled out .
pistol and shot him dead. He imme-
diately skipped out and evaded the
officers until several days ago when a
special Illinois Central detective locat-
ed him near Carterville, Ill, working
in the coal mines. The detective
dressed himself In miners clothing
and secured . position in the mines.
He here was thrown In contact with
Jones and was soon convinced that he
had spotted the right man. Arrest fol
lowed and yesterday be was Jailed as
. resalt. The secret service men sue.
ceeded in pumping the criminal into
. confession Of the crime and o strong
case will be made ont against him.
The identity Of Lewis has not yet
been satisfactorily settled Ms Mrs.
Sarah Lewis, Of Louisville, thinks it
Is her son who had been missing for
some time. The size Of the m ordered
man oorresponded exactly with her
sons size, but the age differed by sew.
eral years. It has been firmly estsb-
lished in the minds Of the residents of
Princeton and vicinity that Boiling
Lewis is not Mrs Sarah Lewis son.
but the matter has not been settled
with Mrs. Lewis who has erected Q
monument over the grave Of the muir,
dered man and still thinks it is her
son.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
SETTLEMENT PROBABLE.
THE CAULKEKs HAVE Mon YET
GONE TO WORK.

This afternoon Captain Mike will.
Jams, superintendent of the marine
ways, sent for the caulkers who have
refused to allow unskilled laborers to
do the roaming and horsing and will
try to adjust the difference with them.
The caulkers still say they will stand
firm and will make no concessions.
Superintendent Williams said yester-
dsy that they could do what they
liked Gut he will probably arrange the
matter to their satisfaction as the ex-
pense Of bringing foreign workmen to
the city would be greater than the
profit lost in the hiring of unskilled
labor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
A MEANS OF ESCAPE
Mayor Yeiser Would Probably Not
Act on Cow Ordinance.
He Would Simply Fail to Sign it CT
Veto it.

1t is probable that should the COW
ordinance pass the board Of aldermen,
Mayor Yeiser will escape running the
risk of offending any one by simply
not acting on the ordinance at all II
he fails to sign it. it will have to be
passed again by the boards with a two
thirds majority, which would also
have TO be done in case he vetoed it.
He stated this morning that he could
do this, and would thus be saved the
risk of displeasing either faction, but
did not say that he would do it.
Nothing is known of any reported
compromise COW ordinance. There is
no possible way to compromise. 1t is
only question Of keeping the COWS
up or letting them run loose.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
BOY DROWNED
colored Youth With a Paducah Fish.
ling Party Loses His Life.
Fell Out Of . Bost About Bay City,
. few Miles Above Here.

News reached the city this morning
on the Evansville packet of the drown.
ing Of Arthur McClain, colored,
who accompanied q fishing party te
Bay City, q few miles above Smith
land.
McClain lived in Greenville. KY,
and had been in Psducah working for
the Martin tobacco firm. There were
several in the party and they left yes
terday for q few days outing, hunt.
ing and fishing. McClain was taken
along Is cook and errand boy and
while riding in boat fell ont and wss
drowned. This is all the information
that could be learned relative TO the
accident and it il not known whether
tine body was recovered or not.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
CENTURY MARK
This Afternoon the Mercury Went
to 100 in Shade.
-Four Degrees Hotter at the Minimum
Than Yesterday.

Old Sol has reached the century
mark at last. This afternoon at 2
O'Clock the official thermometer regis
tered 100 in the shade and was climb
ing when the observation was made.
This is the hottest Of the season and
but for q slight breeze the heat would
be almost unbearable. The lowest
reached last night was 76, just de-
grees higher than the night befor e.
Many thermometers registered even
higher than this but all do not tally
with the official thermometer in the
Office of Government Observer Will
lam Bornomann.
The weather predictions for Ken
lucky are; Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday with occasional showers. This
will be welcome news to the swelter-
ing public and II is hoped that the
weather man has the correct bearing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
Inspector Begins to Take Out War
rants for Not Paying License.
Fines Assessed in the Assault Case
Against Four Young Men
This Morning.
A FEW OTHER GASES TRIED

License Inspector Ezell has begun
to swear out warrants against those
who have failed to pay their license,
which were due May 1. He will
continue as they fail to comply with
the law.
This morning the Palmer Transfer
company was summoned for failing to
pay license at the proper time and the
case was continued at the request of
the defendants.
The evidence was concluded in the
case against Tony Iseman, Red Hub
bard, Jesse Benson and Eldrith Kyle
for assaulting Beau" Clark, . white
hack driver. The evidence showed
that they had been searching for him
when they came across him about half
asleep in front of the Palmer house.
Iseman aid he was the one man who
did the fighting, and the others did
not hit him, but they were there
with him, and aided and abetted the
assault. Isempn was fined $50 and
costs and the others $40 and costs.
Florence McGanty was acquitted Of
malicious assault and fined go and
costs for o breach Of the pesce and the
malicious cutting case against Mary
Owen. for cutting the MoGanty wo-
man, was dismissed.
Lottie Hamilton, charged with OBJ
tanning pair Of shoes by false pre-
lenses, waived examination and was
held to answer in the sum Of 800.
Ern Bradshaw, colored, for striking
Lonnie Rogers, son of the late Sheriff
Rogers, was fined $50 and costs.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
The D. A. R. Have Begun Efforts to
Secure Possession.
Judge Green, Just Deceased, Owned
the Property, and II Is Desired to
Make 1t Historic Spot
ALREADY STARTED

The Daughters Of the American
Revolution of Illinois have started a
movement to acquire possession Of
Fort Massac, lying at the east end Of
the city limits of Metropolis and
twelve miles from Paducah, the loca.
tion Of the Oldest settlement in the
state Of Illinois. The property was
owned by Judge Greene. of CAIRO. 1t
is proposed to lay out park and
otherwise mark it as . great strategic
point in the history of the country.
History shows that Fort Massac has
been SUCCESSFULLY in the hands of the
Spanish, the French, the English, the
Indians and the Americans. II Is said
to have been built by . struggling band
of DeSoto's men. Il has figured in
great historic events of the Southwest,
and il richer in historic interest
than any point ON the Ohio river. 1t
was commanded at one time by Mod
Anthony Wayne, and ct another BY
George Rogers CLARK. Here Aaron
Burr oame to perfect his plot to make
an empire Of the Southwest. OF the
old fort little il to be seen to-day. The
old ramparts are distinguishahle, and
now and then some relic Of other days
is dug out Of the sandy soil.
There had been talk of preserving
this historic spot for several months,
but the movement that bids fair to re-
suit in success originated 1t Harris
burg, Ill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-12
UNEXPECTED TROUBLE.
A HARD TIME GETTING A JURY
IN THE GREER CASE.

The James Greer murder case In the
Benton circuit court Ia still hanging
fire on account Of the jury
Yesterday out Of thirty Ave names
only four were made jurors, and yes
terday afternoon, before the adjourn
NOM Of court, Special Judge Camp
bell gave to the sheriff seventy.fv
new names. SO far only nine jurors
have been selected, and the judge
hopes to be able to secure the remain
ing three out Of the seventy-five
names.