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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
officers Of the New NortonvIIe Coal
/ Company Have Been Elected.
I11r. Y. N. FisherIs President-ti0, 900
Worth of New Machinery to
Be Purchased.
NoRToNvILLE ON A BOOM

The organization Of the Nortonville
pal 90. has been perfected. The
osmpany has q capital stock of 600,
900, Is incorporated under the laws OF
Delaware. has opened nicely equip
Aped general Office at Nortonville, Ky,
and also maintains an office at Dover,
Del.
The officers Just elected are f. NJ.
Fisher, president; ]. b. Trice, vice
president; John T. Edmonds, secre-
tary; W. S. Elgin manager. The di.
ectors are II. NJ. Fisher. J. B. Trice,
7. Edmonds. W. +. Paxton, W.
Kennedy. W. S. Elgin and Ira
t,ith.
Messrs. Trice, Edmonds. Smith
pd Elgin are residents of Hopkins.
tille and Messrs. Paxton, Kennedy
Ind Fisher Of Paducah.
They have authorized their pcanager
30 sink shaft and purchase the latest
Felectrical mining machinery which OK.
penditure will amount to over go, e.
900. They will commence at once
and push work night and day until
the completion of plant which will
be one Of the finest in Kentucky.
The town site OF Nortonville was
| laid out In '73 but the Messrs, Norton
Pulsed to sell any Of the property.
The new company will stake Of the
and have q sale OF lots about
IS. Many persons are making
,alries In regard to lots and some
les will be made at once, privately,
supply the pressing demand.
I The hotel has been remodeled inside
and out at n expenditure Of over tl,-
900 and is doing a good business.
Eighteen guests registered for adj
mission on July 4. This company will
Spush matters and the town Of Norton
willie will be one OF the liveliest towns
| in Kentucky from now on.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
Mr. RUSSELL PROM0IED.
WELL KNOWN SUPERVISOR
MADE A ROAD MASTER.

Mr.. James Russell, the well known
Illinois Central supervisor Of the
North End of the Louisville division,
has been promoted to Roadmaster
Of the Peoria division Of the L @.
Mr.. Russell is well known here and
has many friends who will be pleased
to learn that he has received deserv-
cd promotion. His district on the
Louisville division was from McHen-
ry to Louisville, and from McHenry
to Paduoah Supervisor Martin CIahen
works. He is succeeded by Mr.. P. J..
Lonergan, of jackson, Miss.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
MRS. LEATA HoBsoN SUES MR..
JOE HOBSON.

Mrs Leats Hobson this morning
through, Lightfoot and Yonts, attor-
neys, filed petition for divorce
against her husband, MIR. Joseph Hob
son. the well known shoe hummer and
son of Circuit Court Clerk II. H. Hob
son.
In the petition she alleges failure to
provide for herself and children, and
asks the court for an absolute di-
vorce, such alimony as the court sees
fit to bestow and the custody of her
three children, Herbert H., aged q
Joe f., aged 5, and Leila, aged 3 IL
years.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
WEEKS NEWS In THE BUSINESS WORLD.

are very good, with loans reaching big
lgures.
All the stores closed yesterday on
account Of the holiday. In the large
cities throghoat the country the stores
closed today also, giving their en-
ployes three days for recreation.
The building under construction to
progressing very well, and there arc
many contracts being let each day,
Business in real estate circles is . little
quiet.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
HEAD SEVERED.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WHICH
BEFEL A LAD NEAR
FULTON.

Willie wilmuth, aged II years, was
killed by an Illinois Central train at
Thurman, near Fulton, night before
last while watching a team Of horses.
He was looking under a train when he
fell forward and his head was cut of.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

Amsterdam, N. j., July Sat IL
O'Clock Friday night a frightful acct
dent occurred on the Mountain Lake
Railway electric road running about
five miles north Of Gloversville to q
summer resort. Two cars were com
ing down grade, one behind the other,
when the motorman on the rear ear
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
SUICIDE NEAR FULTON.

Jim Newton, well known farmer
Of near Fulton committed suicide
Thursday by taking morphine. He
lived but a short time after his con-
dition was discovered,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
STREET CARS TELESCOPED.

lost control and it ran into the first
car, telescoping it. The cars ran for
some distance on the track and then
left 1T and overturned, falling on the
passengers, who were crushed under
meath.
Eleven known were killed and thirty
three injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

Clearings this week, e611,145.
Same week last year, $780, 1857.
Increase, eS0,7ss
B-siness Is little dull on account
Of the holiday, and the warm weather.
Wholesale trade Is about normal with
collections only fair. Retail trade is
good with almost all houses. The
statements Of banks, issued this week,
show all the local institutions to have
had Q good six months. The deposits
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
FATALLY HURT BY A HORSE

Hopkinsville, July 5,-The l2-year-
old daughter of Samuel Cook of Crof-
ton was knocked down and perhaps
fatally injured by runaway horse
driven by DR.. Eugene Croft.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

The Paducah Gun clubs tournament
was well attended, and one Of the
best ever given. There were few WIS.,
iting marksmen, but the home boys
we're out in force and did some good
work. There we're eight events in all,
and all entered we'll.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

Mrs. william Settle and children
will today return to Ensley, Ala, af'
ter a visit to Captain Henry Bailey
and family.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
NOTHING IN IT.
lords FRIENDS SAY A RE.
PORT ABOUT PRIMARY
~ Is FALSE.

(nkfort, July 6.-Friends Of Rail-
Commissioner McCord say they
nothing about the report pub
Yin . local paper that they would
Nhe call for . convention in Co.
hlled on and substitute . pri-
4 election instead. The matter
bver even been discussed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

The street car company must have
had five or six Thousand paid farei
from yesterdays traffic. The bes
business caine after supper, when thu
heat was not so great.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
He Was Beating Her A. t-z
Secured the wedsoa and a bs I'm
Fired. Xe6sa id
,urr non A M y nd corr crmuv~ t6:10pm SEN
WILL PROBABLY s4 ACQUITTED

The youngest pcsson ever chargod
with muzvaer in Paducah is Susie FRA.
ser, q coFsred girl Who'll will be eleven
years old Christmas dve next. She
shot her uncle, George Jones, ct 10f7
Broad street yesterday afternoon
shortly befose O'Clock, and he died
ct 4 o'oloob this nsIning from ths
wound.
The girl was presented iDpelice
court this morning on chasge- Of
wilful murus-. : ID not seem to- be
frightened. Coroner Deal, whs, had
been at the house in9-estigati,s the
case. took her into the indge's office
and questioned her and is satisfied
that she will be scquittcdy
The girls story is that she had been
living with her aunt, Lizzie Jones,
wide Of the deceased. for some tune
Her father, will Ffsser, Nsss-at' Bear
Springs, Tenn, rsaS Dovsrs;
Yesterday Jonesgsvs hkswifs . dol
lar and told her to have littls Noursh
of July. Late m'ths afssrnoon, he
found her drinking a 'MobleY' s-sal-
oen, it seems, and on e. ~ home
began quarreling,- 7ks ~. ~ been
lift at home with ~ naAo' dunine
their absence, and IL. $685. Dat the
mother took it from,hse' ~. me and
the man came in and snGann1 q their
alteration. Jones began absulhs heF.
and then start& TO strike ~. she
evidently knew ss.swas coming and
gave the child \ Hssirl. Jenssthssw
her to cot in ", ,yner Of the room
and was choking buy seating her when
the girl went to Sean- drawer near
by and taking out a 32-calIbes eli
acting pistol fired one lshs'-ruR FOL
uncle. The bullet struc c se 1s,ss
right side coming IS, Sngton R
groin. N .;vs sxc,
Then she ran an All go i've eAe'
Jones started aff Iade. ForSks
her just outsideiite smmer we ,l.rk
ed tho pistol ow frst-clr 90
three times, ." fnver, Co ,efs
him not to D to Nkou, as ST. -.
&C. d. b tIUHt -
1t seems This lcsssle =
was shot. aa's, ure resort b nep O.
with III lie. The hessi -
s Ssa ana ,rksng newly =
p phs.isi.nsN .,.rrt.s .sso@@ 8 -
,r,ted the ~ .estra, OF St. ~
was at once SlUl.Sunde the entire =
The girl was lock ed pavilion.
morning declared to che of Week3
no one told her to get the plstalroo!
do the shooting, and that she W
sho. a pistol in her life before, Z I
didn't know how to use it, 1t ohanc
ing that she was able to make it e
off, She said the reason she shot hel
uncle was that she was afraid her ar
would be killed as he often beat As
Judge Sanders continued the V :.
until tomorrow morning, and Couo
Attorney Graves said that il the 81
depce was as he had heard it, thR:
will probably be no warrant issy
against the girl, Is owing to her
aud lack Of Judgment, she doubfl
did what she believed was right,
no jury would convict her. u
Coroner Peal will hold an inq y
this afternoon at o'clock, and u
, girl will no doubt be aoquitte|
Meanwhile she Is In the lookup. 4
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

AN UNUS UALLY LARGE BELT
Messrs. George o. Hart and Son
this afternoon received for the Kilgore
Heading factory one of the largest
pieces of betting ever brought to Pa.
ducah. Il is 100 feet long and 80
inches wide.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

There we're fally $50 people at the
Jolly Pathnnders' celebration across
the river. The best of order prevailed
and not q drop of intoxicating liquor
was sold. Some gamblers attempted
to start few games, but their para
phernalia was thrown into the lake as
soon as they started up
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
VISITING IN FRANKFORT.

Frankfort, July 5.-Former Senator
william Lindsey Of New York is WIS.,
iting old friends here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
The Heat Kept Many People Indoors
on independence Day.
The Parks and Lagoons, However, Had
Very Happy and Enthusias-
tic CrowdA
GUN TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS

Fourth of Jaly was quic51y eele-
brated in Paduc&h and there was o hol.
idsy air throughout the city tAae was
accumulated by the severe heat which
Kept many people indoors.
Hundreds of people, however, went
to the park, to the jolly Pathsnders
celebration across the river, ard to
neighsoring cities to spend the day
with fsiends or relatives, while the
boats and trains all brought goedly
numbers to the city TO spend the day.
All in all, however, the crowds
were disappointment
The postoffice was open the same as
on Sunday, the ranks, railroad officcs
and most of the public buildings were
closed, and there was. no session Of the
courts, with the exception Of br Isl
sitting Of circuit cou-s.
The Illinois Central shops and most
of the factories were closed, and most
of the business houses kept open but
short time. The. Fourth Was re-
markable for the unusual heat, which
detractsd in no small way from the en-
joymens Of the anniversary.
Conductor Jack Morthland, of the
N, O. and st. L. railroad, is suffer-
ing from painfully burned hand, re-
sulting from the explosion Of q gsso-
line stove aboard his caboose day be-
fore yesterday at Lexington, Tenn.
It had just been filed with gasoline
when II exploded. DR.. Hessig, Of the
city, has charge Of the case. The
caboose was burned by the confagra-
ton following the explosion.
A. the park yesterday there was. o
good crowd, especially at night, when
the street car service was wholly in
adequate to handle the people. They
went to the park clinging to the sides
and platforms, and the cars ran until 3
o'clock this morning. The La Belle
park stock gave two matinees in
the afternoon to crowded houses, and
a performance to a packed house at
night
The Dick Fowler had nice excur-
sion yesterday. There were very few
went from Paducah TO Cairo, but at
many of the way stations and at
Cairo about $50 people were picked
up and taken to Columbus, KY. It
was one of the incest crowds handled
by the boat officers this year.
Charles, tho ten year old son of Mr..
Saunt Bryant, foreman Of the N,
O. and st. L.. was painfully burned
Thursday night by the premature ex-
plosion Of q toy cannon, the fuse OF
which ne lit. He was struck by the
wad and his face was powder burned
but his injuries are not serious.
There we're fally $50 people at the
Jolly Pathfnders' celebration across
the river. The best of order prevailed
and not drop of intoxicating liquor
was sold. Some gamblers attempted
to start few games, but their para
phernalia was thrown into the lake as
soon as they started up.
The Paducah Gun clubs tournament
was well attended, and one Of thu
best ever given. There were few Wis
iting marksmen, but the home boy
were out in force and did some goct
work. There were eight events in all
and all entered we'll.
The street car company must hav
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
TO ENFORCE AN

OLD JUDGMENT.
A Judgment was this morning died
in circuit court in the case Of J. 3.
Rehkopf and Sons against Nilson,
Morris and Co., Judgment for the
plaintiff.
h The judgment filed Il to enforce an
judgment on attachment ;
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

NERDAY's TEMPERATURE.
! FdA, seemed much hotter than
= bNas. The minimum wss 2
H,mum was os; This morn
ANt WA "a, with indioa-
rUd jpne 'ovi'~tsast
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Charles, tho ten year old son of Mr..
Saunt Bryant, foreman Of the N,
@. and st. L.. was painfully burned
Thursday night by the premature ex-
plosion of toy cannon, the fuse Of
which ne lit. He was struck by the
wad and his face was powder burned
but his injuries are not serious.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05
REPORT OF UNION RES
QUE MISSION FOR JUNE

ninistered in 90 homes x.tSsa =, bowers $500
wv rsns01. H,sscisl virtue e winter $50
fixing Of illustrating this Ydea p wel X a
The oongusr N.~ws sk Y TOR ae9y 100 se.sS X
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-05

The Dick Fowler had a nice excur-
sion yesterday. There were very few
went from Paducah TO Cairo, but at
many of the way stations and at
Cairo about $50 people were picked
up and taken to Columbus, Ky. It
was one of the incest crowds handled
by the boat officers this year.
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The readers of this paper will be pleased to
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Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
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acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the
ton and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its cura.
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case that it fails to cure. Send fol
list of testimonials.
Address, 81. aENEI i CO., Ioieoo, 9.
Sold Of Druggists. IS cents..
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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THE
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee and Chicago.
No. 6.
Day Express-Leaves the Twin
Cities every morning. The Mis-
sissippi River, the Dells Of the
Wisconsin River and the Wiscon-
sin Resorts in daylight-Milwau-
kee at TOO P. NJ. and Chicago at
9:25 P. M. Buffet arlor Cars and
Dining Cars. Electric lighted train.
No. z.
Night Express - Leaves the
Twin Cities in the early evening,
arrives Chicago at TOO A. NJ, in
timefor eastern connecting trains.
Electric Lighted, Dining Cars and
Sleeping Cars.
No. 4.
Tho Pioneer LimIted-Costliest
and handsomest train in the world,
leaves the Twin Cities later in the
evening, arrives Chicago 9:30A.M.
Has Buffet Library Cars, Compart-
ment Cars, Standard Sleepers and
Dining Cars-a train that has
no equal in the world. Its fame
reaches around the globe. Elec-
trio lighted train.
Ask your nearest ticket agent
for through tickets and baggage
checks via the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Ry., or for maps, time
tables or other information, address
W. B. DIXON,
Northuestern Passenger agent.
81. PAUL, MLNN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10
BOY Is MISSING.
Thirteen 'Year-0Id John Blakemore
Has Been AWAY from Home 3 DAYS.

John Blakemore, a l3.year.old boy
living at 52l south, Fiflh West street
has mysteriously disappeared from
home. He has been gone three DAYS
and no trace OF him has been found
though searching parties have secured
the city. His mother has no fear Of
foul play, but she is considerably wor.
ried about the absence Of her boy. HIS
nlaymates suggest that most likely he
Went away yoluniarilr actuated by
desire 10 see the world.
Saturday morning was the last time
that the bow was home he pleved
around tho lot IN his usual wav most
or the mornlnr and then Joining a
crowd 81 bows who live In the nelrhbor.
hood he lcft tho house That was tho
last seen o. him. and none of the boys
with whom BE- was PLAYING knows any.
thing about when ~ when he left them
4 search was instituted but no trare
has been discovered,
Mrs Blakemore last nlght reported
the matter 10 the police giving q de-.
scription % The missing hoy. he is only
Is wears old with a light comniexion
and wearing a suit Of dark clothes. no
would be readilv recognized bv the Fac,
that the n'idd'e finger on his right
hand is missing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10
An Almost Inactive Summer is Ex-
pected by Brokers.
MANY WILL TAKE VACATION
DAILY west Continues 20 be the Fess
ture-sunshins, Century and
Cariss Participated

A summer OF almost unprecedented
inactivity and dizziness In Utah mining
stocks is expected by many Of the
brokers and not few are now pre-
pairing TO take extended vacation trips
In speaking Of the very evident lack
OF interest on the part OF the public
In mining stocks q well known broker
said this morning: "rhe business
transacted on the board is by no means
as large as the daily totals would lead
one TO believe. II one in every five
transactions recorded is an out and out
deal In which some money and stock
changes hands III miss my guess. Very
few people are investing In mining
stocks at present, and yet now Is the
time TO buy almost any of those listed
on the exchange. think the summer
VIII be an extremely dull one but II
there Is any startling news concerning
any one property brought TO light II Ia
almost a certainty that many stocks
VIII BOOM"
This morning transactions Involving
16,625 shares and over $l3,924 were re-
corded and as was the case yesterday
Daly-West was the feature, At prices
between 1850 and stb.l0 sales OF no less
than 22b shares were made.
Con- Mercur was dealt IN nj sl,94 and
sunshine, Sacramento, South Swansea
and Century participated In the days
business. The session closed with the !
Following quotations and transactions
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10
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Big Electrical Interests Sold.

New York, June 1O.-The acquire
ment OF large interest IN the Stanley
Electric Manufacturing company. by
men who control the traction compan /.
les OF New York and Philadelphia and
building up OF an enormous electrical
business In competition with that Of
the General Electric company and the
Westinghouse Electric & Manufactur.
Ing company win attract the attention
OF the financial world, the Tribune
says, and adds.
1T Is understood that the control of
the Stanley company has been taken
over by William G. Whitney. Thomas
Z, Ryan, Thomas Dolan, William l..
Elkins and Z. A. Widener and that
company's plant at Pltts1eld Mass. is
To be increased 10 about six times It's
present size within a few months"
The Stanley c0mpanys capital stock
Is $1,000 900.
Mr., Whitney and the capitalists as
ISOLATED with him were led TO acquire
an Interest In the company, according
to the Tribune. because Of the difficulty
In obtaining prompt delivery Of electri.
cal supplies for their traction compan.
les In Philadelphia and New Jersey
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10
sULU WORKINGS TAPPED.
Electric Tunnel Through Mercur
Hill IN Finished,

Manager Geo II. Dern OF the Con
Mercur company stated this morning
that the 1900 foot electric tunnel built
through the Mercur lin IN order 70
connect the Lulu workings with the big
mill, ls completed TO the drift from In,
cline n from which II VIII be extended
another 400 feet to the foot Of the Lulu
Incline. The big tunnel Will very great
ly reduce the expense Of handling the
immense volume Of ore now exposed
In the Lulu territory and much credit
Is due 10 Arthur II Brown the COM
pany's surveyor and engineer who
planned the tunnel SO perfect were the
calculations that the tunnel which was
worked from both ends was Within a
few inches Of being absolutely IN line
when the connection was made Man
ager Dern Is very happy that the tun-
mel which was projected by himself
while assistant manager Is completed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10
SPIKE AND RAIL

r. X Gordon. city passenger agent
OF the Southern Pacific at San FRANCIS
co, Is IN town today.
The Oregon Short Line passenger de-
partment reports that business IL ex--
ceptlonally heavy on all trains east ana
west and to Butte.
Rinaldo NJ. Hall has been appointed
advertising agent for the Oregon ran
road g. Navigation company TO MI the
place made vacant by the death last
week of Col. Pat Donan.
The Rio Grande Western win run
special to Provo and Springyllle on
Sunday on the occasion Of the memor-
lal services Of the Woodmen Of the
World. A special will leave Salt Lake
at a. m. and the fare has been placed
at SIPS
A. +. Doremus has commenced In
junction proceedings against the ore
gon Short Line Railroad company ana
Flick & Johnson Construction COM
pany to prevent the building OF q grade
and track over his land IN Tooele coun-
~. The track In question was 10 have
bftH ~ ttAlHFihi} ulldil ipA AhN fNi
pose Of transporting the big steam
shoyels 10 the Stockton hills.
The oregon Short Line passenger de-
partment announces that It is now
making connection at Sandy with the
street car service for the summer re-
sort at Wasatch which was opened this
week. Two trains day make 1t con-
venlent for the business man who con-
templates sending his family 10 the
during the hot weather and
desires himself TO visit camp every
evening,
Gen. Manager II. Y. Nudge OF the
Santa Fe system il In Topeka today,
after an absence Of ten days In Colo
RADIO Mr.. Nudge says while he has
no official information to the effect that
Third Vice President Kendrick will
leave the Santa Fe, yet he Is inclined |
10 believe the rumor that Mr.. Kendrick |
has been offered the position OF Euro
Dean representative Of the Westing- |
house Air Brake company, with head
quarters at London al a salary Of $780,
100 q year. Mr.. Kendrick Is now In
Europe having gone there early In
Nay.