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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
MASTERING IN
NEW COMPANY.

Capt Merton Or aig. of Louisville,
was in the city Saturday and admin
istered the oath of allegiance to
twenty-five young men of this city
and vicinity who were applicants for
the organization of a local company
of militia Capt. Craig was ordered
bacK to Louisville Sunday and Lieut..
David W. Murray was appointed mus
tering officer in his stead. Monday
night Lieut.. Murray administe red the
oath to ten more applicants. The oath
was taken separately on each occasion
and does not have a legal binding I'M
til all applicants take it at one time.
Next Thursday night Lieut.. Murray
will muster in the remaining eight
men, all will take the oath together
and an election of officers will follow.
Three days after all the applicants are
mustered they will receive their
equipment.
The local company of militia will
be the only one in the Fourth con-
gressonal district and the only one
since the Murray Post, in this city.
in 1861
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Rev. WaltOn'S Good Success.

The many friends of Rev. T. F.
Walton, formerly of this city, will be
glad to learn of his good success in
mis- two new pastorstes. He has just
closed twelve days meeting at Eben-
ezer, KY, where he received twelve
members into the Presbyterian church.
At Mt. Carmel, the other church in
his charge, he closed an eight days
meeting on November % and re-
ceived nine members into this church,
making a total of twenty-one in the
FIVE weeks Rev. Walton has been in
these two field. Not being able to get
anyone to help him he has been hold
ing all of the meetings alone, doing
all the preaching himself.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
THE WEDDINGS
OF DECEMBER.

Brandenpurg, KY, Dec. 10 (Spe-
cial. MIR. and Mrs. s. p. Voolfolk
announce the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of their daughter.
Annie Lou, to Mr.. Marvin Pate, of
Paducah, to be solemnized December
20 at O'Clock p. IN. at the Methodist
church, the groom S father, the Rev. E.
E. Pate, assisted by Rev. 7. L. Crandell,
officiating. The grooms brother,
walter, will be the best man, Miss
Tennessee Hamilton, maid of honor,
little Hester Voolfolk, the brides sis
ter, ring bearer, lex Haynes and Rex
Voolfolk, of Dallas, Texas, ushers.
After the ceremony reception for the
near relatives and intimate friends,
will be held at the brides home.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Payne-JOIly Wedding.

Mr.. Frank P. Payne, of this city,
and Miss Ada Jolly, of Hardinsbdrg,
will be n arried this afternoon at 3
O'Clock at the home of her brother,
Frank Jolly, who lives near 81 ardins
burg. The ceremony will be- per :
formed by Rev. ]. T. Lewis, Of
Irvington. There Will be no attend
ants and only the near friends and
relatives of the contracting parties
will be present. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs Payne Will take short
wedding trip. They will return to
this city. where they will reside.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Santa's Little Girl.

Dec. 12 1903. Dear Santa Claus Il
am going to write you a few lines
about what l would like for you 10
bring me Christmas. Some candies.
nuts and little ring, bureau and a
doll that will go to sleep and a bed
for my doll. would like set of
dishe Please don't forget me. am
a little girl seven years old,
Your little girl,
Eddie l.. Pate.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Wants a Little Gun.

Dec. 10, 1908, Mattngly, KY, Dear
Santa Claus Il thought would write
and tell you what / would like to
have Christmas. Some ire crackers =,
nuts, candies, and little gun that
will shoot, Roman candles, a little
story book, to read through winter
days. l am little ten year old boy,
please don't forget me.
Your little hoy
Handen n. Pate.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
MRS. II. NOOK
PASSES AWAY.

News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Harietta Nook, for
merly of this city, at Clevela nd.
Miss, on December Z. Death was
due to pneum onia. after an illness of
only six days. The funeral was held
last Wednesday morning at 9:30 and
the interment was in the Clevelan d
cemetery
Mrs. Nook is survived by three
children, Chas NOOK, of Louisville,
Frederick Nook, of st. Louis, and
Mrs. j. NJ. Wells, of Cleveland, Miss.
Messrs Chas. Fred and Jake May,
Fred Walters, and Mrs Chas May,
of this city, are cousins of her late
husband, Jacob Nook. who died in
1872 and is buried in the Murray
graveyard, in the eastern end of town.
Mrs. Nook came to this city from
Cannelton, Ind, about 1862. Mr..
Nook was wagonmaker and when
he died she conducted a millinery
store In the eighties she sold her
property here, valued at several
thousand dollars, and removed with
her children to L ouisville. After
wards she went to Newport, KY, and
hen to Cleveland, Miss, about three
years before her death. In 1900 sne
made visit to this city.
Mrs. Nook was about sixty-hve
years of age at her death. Both she
and her husband were members of
the Presbyterian church in this city.
She was woman of beautiful
christian character and is kindly
remembered as such by many old
friends and acquaintance in this
CITY
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or hundred
ether accidents, are every day occur
rences. 1t behooves everybody to have
reliable Salve handy and there's
none as good as Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema
and Piles disappear quickly under its
soothing effect. 25c, at-Short 81
Haynes Drug Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Sells Three Fine Steers.

VIM. Kendall, of IIvington, shipped
three fine steers to Dan Brooks at
Louisvills Monday. One weighed o.
200 pounds and the other two 2, 200
each. They are the finest specimens
of Shorthornes ever shipped from this
section and Mr.. Kendall will reali re
a handsome price for them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Death of Byron DOwell.

Bewleyvillc, " Dec. l5-(Spe-
oiaI. BYRON Dowell, of Dick, Meade
county, died of pneumonia Friday.
He is young man and was making
a successful start in life. He MARI ed
Miss Ida Shuniate about five years
ago and leaves her and three children.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Recovering From Burns.

Bewleyville, KY, Dec. 15-(Spe-
cial). Elmer Wilson, whose face and
eyes were severely burned, the first of
the month, by dropping lighted
match on a shell from which the shot
had been removed, Is recovering un-
der the at tention of DR.. Walker.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
cLovERpoRT, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1908
To Have January Meeting.

lrvington, KY, Dec. 10. - Especial. }
The pastors AMI many laymen of the
newly formed breckenridge associa-
ton of Baptists Will have fifth Sun
day meeting here on January 81,
1904. The meeting will begin on Fri
day and continue three days.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Came Near Being Fatal.

Brsndenburg, KY, Dec. 10. Special. }
-pauley Greenwell was badly burned
last week by lighted powder. his hair
eyes brows and lashes being burr ed.
Had not an older brother smothered
the flames they would have proved
fatal to Young Greenwell.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Will Raise Angora Goats.

John Richardson, OF High Plains,
near Big Spring, imported 100
head of sngora goats from Texas last
week They cost him about $40 each.
He now has them on mis- farm near
Big Spring.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Will Move TO Oklahoma.

Raymond, KY, Dec. Is. Especial
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Robertson. of
Frymire, will soon leave for Oklaho-
ma. They are good citizens and will
be missed In the community.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
New Store at MattingIy.

Nobe Pate Is making arrangements
build big storehouse at Mattingly.
When the building is completed he
will carry a full line of groceries and
dry goods.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
GregOry.MattingIy.

Mr.. Thomas Edward Gregory, and
Miss Clara Mattingly, daughter of r.
T. MattinSly, both of this city, were
married by Father Brey at his resi-
dence last Wednesday morning at o
O'Clock. 1t was very quite affair, only
the nearest relatives of Miss Mating
ly being present
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Will Meet at Chicago.

Washington, Dec. 10. Chicago was
today selected by the Republican
National Committee as the place for
holding the next national convention
of the party, and June 81. 1904, was
fixed as the date. The vote stood !:
Chicago, 43; Pittsburg, 7, aud st.
Louis, /.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
SirOccO Personal Notes.

Sirocco, KY, Dec. Is Especially.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Reed, after
visiting relatives here several months,
will soon return to their home in
California.
Mrs. SallIe Mills and family have
moved to Vine Grove.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Mrs. KendaIPS Mother Dead.

Irvington, KY, Dec. 10. Especial. }
Many here sympathize with Mrs.
John Kendall in the loss of her moth
er, who died at her nome near Ext on
of pneumonia.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-12-16
Clinton Walls Dead.

Stephensport, KY, Dec. l5.-(Spe-
c;al. Clinton Walls, after several
days illness died, Saturday morning.
On Monday his remains were inferred
in the Union Star cemetery at IL. q.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Grants Greatness as General.

In his recent volume of -Reminis-
cences," covering sixty years of pub
lie life, the Honorable George S. Bout
well has many entertaining anecdotes
to relate concerning his old associ-
fates in politics and government Mr.
Boutwell, admired Gen. Grant in all his
capacities, and considered him far SUI
iperior in military affairs to Sheridan
or Sherman. He ranks Sheridan above
Sherman as a commander, and as
sures us that Sheridan, in spite of his
denials, did say, after his return from
Europe at the close of the Franco
Prussian war that either of our arm
les at the close of the war Civil war;
could have marched over the country
in defiance of both the French and
German forces combined. "-Leslie's
Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Gen. Stewards Record.

The Ohio State Journal says of the
newly elected commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R.:
Gen. Thomas J. Stewart of Norris
town, Pa, was a short-service man.
but this was not his fault. He was in
his 18th year when he enlisted in the
13Sth Pennsylvania infantry, in 1865,
and twice before this he had run away
from home to enlist, but was brought
back by his father on both occasions.
The third time he seems to have elud-
ed parental authority, and went into
the war when all of its horrors had
been pictured in blood.
His service in the Grand Army of
the Republic has been remarkable.
He has been assistant adjutant gener-
al to the national commander and has
held all the other offices of his post
and department. His occupation for
many years has been that of secretary
of the Soldiers home at Erie, Pa.
though at present he is of the cabinet
of Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania, being
adjutant general of the National
Guard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

side of a house, you know that the
sensation is thrilling. But that is as
commonplace as walking upstairs COM
pared with the sensation of climbing
ladder that rests against nothing The
tremendous leverage puts a strain up
on the lower end of the continuance
that will search out a flaw If there is
any there, and pun of wind may shift
the center of gravity and capsize the
whole apparatus.
Some years ago a good deal of at
tention was attracted to the heroism
of a fire-engine driver who turned his
galloping team against an elevated
railway pillar to avoil running down
some people in his way. His engine
was wrecked, his horses were fatally
injured, and he himself was killed.
But exploits of that sort have ceased
to be exceptional 1t seems to be an
understood thing that an engine-driver
under such conditions shall save 9TH
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
The Escape from Libby.

The escape of 100 Union officers
from Libby prison on the 10th of Feb
ruary, 1864, was perhaps one of the
most thrilling and daring incidents of
it's nature during the war of the re-
beIlion.
1t required fifty-one days to make
the tunnel from the cellar of the pris-
on to the opening under the tobacco
shelter. Case knives, chisels and files
were the instruments used in making
the tunnel. Having managed to find
access to the cellar" said one of the
officers, 1--WE commenced relieving one
another as opportunity offered. The
excavated soil was drawn out in spit
tOOn which was attached to cord; the
soil was concealed in shallow layers
over the floor of the cellar and COW
cred with straw. The atmosphere in
the tunnel was so close that we could
remain in it only for a short time, and
the candles would go out. At one
time we got so close to the surface
of the street that a small hole broke
through, but fortunately was not dis
covered by the guards and was of
great service, admitting air. The tun-
mel when completed was about sixty
feet long, and opened into an old to-
DdCCO Su0u DeyOHU the llue VI luS
guards.
"As soon as the way was clear the
officers emerged slowly in small
squads of two snd three, and saun-
tered off until they got clear of the
guards, making their way toward the
Williamsburg road by the shortest
route. 1t was a dark night, and the
fact that all the rebel soldiers whom
they met were habited in army coats
of Uncle Sam, which they had taken
from the supplies sent to the Union
prisoners, was of great help to them.
In order to elude the pursuers who
knew they would soon be on their
track they scattered as much as pos
sible, and frequent were their hard
ships and narrow escapes from the
rebel cavalry who were bushwhack-
ing the next morning in every direc-
ton. Washington Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

passengers, and takes no account OF
the substantial contribution made to
the lists of dead and wounded by the
trolley lines In five years American
railroads killed over ten thousand of
their men, and wounded over one hun
dred and sixty thousand. Compared
with that record the casualty lists of
the Spanish, the Philippine and South
African wars fade into insignficance.
The roll of dangerous occupations is
endless. And nowhere does vacation
seem any less popular because it in
wolves the risk of death. Men may
strike for higher wages, for comfort,
for shorter hours, for points of pune
tilio, for any one of thousand things,
but nobody ever strikes for safety. In
deed the tendency is often precisely
the other way. In England, a genera
ton or so ago, some reformers learned
with horror that the operatives in GER
tain factories were working under con-
ditions that destroyed their lungs and
left them on an average only half
dozen years of life. In their effort
to stop this sacrifice they found their
most persistent opponents among the
men they were trying to benefit. These
men were willing to die, but they were
not willing to invite competition by
making their vocation attractive to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
A Mar Incident


Capt. Ira B. Gardner, a Maine vet
eran, tells the following story:
Il lost my right arm at the battle
OF OccoQuan Creek, Va, Sept. 10, 1864,
while serving under Gen. Sheridan I'm
mediately after l was wounded l was
taken to a nearby farmhouse and laid
in the hallway to await the arrival of
surgeons to amputate my arm. The
floor was a very uncomfortable rest
ing place for my head, and I asked the
woman of the house for a pillow, for
which I gave her SIS. In due time the
surgeons arrived and performed the
operation and 1 was sent to Winches-
ter, from which place l returned to my
home.
Last year my wife and / came down
to Virginia and looked over the battle
field at Occoquan Creek. where 1 was
SO seriously injured While walking
about found the house in which l was
laid after being wounded, and the
woman who ministered to my wants
and gave me the pillow / began to
talk to her about the war, and she said
that although there had been between
300 and 400 soldiers treated in her
HOUSE,, only one had ever given her
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
DANGEROUS OCCUPATIONS: i,
RISK THEIR LIVES DAILY IN
PURSUING THEIR ORDINARY AvOcATIONS


bull. There are athletes in America
to-day who are willing to take the
risks of such. contests whenever called
upon, and no feats of horsemanship in
a Roman arena ever surpassed those
that are performed by American caval-
ry troopers, both in the regulars and
in the national guard.
The dangersof railroad-workers have
been diminished of late years through
the general introduction of safety ap-
pliances, but they are still greater
than those of a soldier in the field. In
the year 1900 two thousand one hum
dred and fifty employees were killed on
the railroads of the United States, and
thirty-six thousand six hundred and
forty-three were wounded. On an aver
age the American railway system de-
mands the lives of eight of its work
ers, and mains a hundred more every
day in the year. That is exclusive, of
course, of the smaller slaughter of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
A Soldiers First Vote.

my first vote" said the Captain,
was for Lincoln in 1864. Our divi-
sion was near Atlsnta. and the ballot
box was in the rear end of an army
wagon. We were even then preparing
for the march to the sea, and the regi-
ments voted as they were concentrat-
ing for the new movement. When we
knew that Lincoln had been reelected
Sherman cut loose from the Atlanta
line, and jubilantly we marched east
ward and southwark. We had done
our best for Old Abe at the polls, and
we proceeded to do our level best in
the field. l never go into an election
booth now without thinking of the old
army wagon near Atlanta and my first
vote.'-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
(d dll PffreIdles

any money She said that if she re-
membered right it was Capt. Gard
ner of a Maine regiment, who made
her present of IS. / informed her
that that was my name and that 1 was
the officer she referred to. She said
if l was Capt. Gardner she would
show me something that would inter
est me- She led my wife and me
back to the spot upon which l had
been laid thirty-seven years before
and pointed out stains which, she
said, were caused by my blood. The
woman said she had tried many times
to wash away the blood stains, but
without success. gave the woman
$40 then and mailed her a check for
S25 upon my return home. 1 related
the fact of finding the woman to my
father, who also mailed her q check
for $25, and we agreed that the woman
should not want as long as either of
us lived
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Cow Kisses Woman in Court.

AS a sequel to disputed ownership
of Jersey cow claimed by Mrs. Emma
Houghman OF Omaha, Police Judge
King of South Omaha has bound over
Charles Epstine for trial in the district
court on the charge of theft.
Epstine had no proof of ownership
other than his word. Mrs. Houghm2n
asked that the cow be brought into
court The Court consented. AS soon
as the sleek looking Jersey appeared
Mrs Houghton called it by an endear-
ing name and the COW walked up to
her and kissed her. Three times the
experiment was tried, and the COW
each lime rubbed her nose against
Mrs Houghton's face Mrs. Hough-
man explained that she had taught
the cow to do this Justice of ceace
p c. Caldwell gave possession to Mira
Houghman
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Death of Gen. Wager swayne.

Gen. Wager Swayne, soldier and
great corporation lawyer of New York,
died at his residence there recently.
Wager Swayne was born in Column
bus, Ohio, on Nov. 10, 1884; was grad
uated from Yale college in the class OF
1856, and three years later took law
degree from the Cincinnati law
school. He practiced his profession
in Columbus until the outbreak OF the
civil war, when, in August, 1861, he
was appointed Major in the Forty
Third regiment of Ohio volunteers.
He became a Colonel the following
year, and served in the marches and
battles of the Atlanta campaign, loS-
ing a leg at Salkehatchie, S. c. He
was breveted Brigadier General CT the
United States volunteers in February,
1865; a month later he became full
Brigadier, and in June of the same
year Major General. He became
Colonel of the Forty-Fifth regular in
fantry in July, 1866, and in March,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

slip and trampling hoofs may SNUFF out
his life in the course of his FIRST
days work
The soldier in wartime takes a good
many risks, but for the fireman it is
always war. 1t is needless to recount
the hazards of actual fire-fighting.
These are generally appreciated-the
hell of smoke and flame, the forlorn
hopes among caving floors and falling
walls, the rescue-dashes through vol
canic windows into craters of glowing
Goals, all strike the popular magma
ton like the soldiers battles. But the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Comrades Welcomed Gen. HawIey.

One of the most pleasant episodes
of the recent national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic at
Washington was the hearty welcome
accorded to Gen Joseph R. Hawley by
the comrades when he appeared at the
business session and tottered feebly
to the stage. He is the last surviving
member of the Grand Army. His old
comrades gave him a generous cheer
ing. and scores of them seized the op-
portunity to shake hands with him.
Gen. Hawley is chairman of the SEN
ate military committee. He had his
committee room beautifully decorated,
and kept open house there all the
week He was the junior vice COM
mander-in-chief of the National Grand
Army the first year of the organiza-
ton. In public life, as well as in pri-
vate, he has always been a devoted
supporter of the order.
Gen. Hawley's health is rapidly fail
ing, and his retirement from public
life must soon take place
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Soldiers Good Record.

Marching from Maine to the Poto-
mac, under fire on all the famous bat
tleheids of the South. twice wounded
at Chancellorville, starving in Lib
by and ten other Southern prisons.
pursued and captured by bloodhounds.
LING for weeks sick with fever in a
barn cellar, rescued just in time from
the hangman's noose-this is the rec
ord of Capt Nathaniel A Robbins of
company G. Fourth Maine infantry. for
three years with the Army of the Po-
tomac-from Bull Run the first to
Gettysburg-an finally captured by
Lee during the terrible assault on
Round Top Mountain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
The Grand Review.

Blare of bugle and beat of drum,
Thrill the avenue once again.
Once again have the soldiers come
Gray and broken, the marching men,
Here a man, of a company;
Last of aIl-he is old and bent
There a wavering line we see
That platoon was a regiment!
Drums throbbing and bugies sing
Flags blazing above the line.
Comes the cIinking that sabers BRING,
Warming once like the rarest wine,
Comes the rumble of cannon wheels
Clint of button and epaulet;
Lift of filing and trumpet peals;
Far-on CLEAN of bayonet-
What an ARMY A fading linet
Yet its fading is more than grand
This, the memory fair and fine
OF the army that made the land
Shout Till cheering has wholly drowned
Blare of bugle and beat of drum!
Cheeri Till cheers from the sky resound.
Once again have the soldiers come
w. D. Nesbitt. in Baltimore American