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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
THE CITY WAS THE SUCKER.

The people Of Paducah do not need
any additional evidence Of the ineffici-
ENJOY of the Democratic administration
of Paduoah. They have been getting
nothing else but evidence of this de-
s-ription for the past several years,
and now they have another glaring
sample of it. Last night by order of
the board of aldermen. the council
having previously passed on it, Mr..
Terrell, the contractor, was ordered
given back the $500 check he deposit
ed with the city as a forfeit when he
bid on the brick street. Either the
city, through its laundering boards, so
drew up the specifications, and the
contract that Mr.. Terrell refused to
sign, that it could not legally hold
back the $500 forfeit money, or else
Mr.. Terrell, who has always had a pull
with the Democratic Office holders,
used his pull to the detriment of the
taxpayers and got his money back. II
either instance the people have gotter
the hot end of it, II it was pure ig
norance and inefficiency that enabled
Mr.. Terrell to get back the $500 for
felt, the boards deserve the unqusli
efid sympathy, as we'll as oensure o.
the taxpayers; and if it was done only
because Mr.. Terrell has a pull, they
are entitled to prompt and inc xorablt
condemnation.
The city seems to have been wei
skinned in this prick street job. Al
ter msny weeks of "fooling around
the board finally did manage to get
bids in for the work. Mr.. Torrell's bio
was then not in the proper form, and
il il had been on a government job oil
on any other kind OF job where bid
ding is required to be done in bust
ness like way, it would not have beer
considered at all There was another
bid much lower, but the boards seemed
to want Mr.. Terrell to have the job
and new bids were ordered.
When these bids were opsned Mr.
Terrell apparently had the lowest. He
like the others, had put up $500 as q
forfeit in case he was awarded the
work and refused to sign the contract,
and then fatty refused to sign the SON
tract. The city, after wrangling some
more. kindly agreed 10 give Mr.. Ter
rell another chance, and advertised the
third sims for more bids When these
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
CUT OUT COUPON.
SUNS COUPON.

number is good until O'Clock tonight
the second until the same hour tomor-
row night, ana the third until next
Monday.
For Wednesday nights prize the
second number, 17ll, is now good I'M
til O'Clock tonight, as the first num-
Der did not show up by that hour last
night. If I'LL is not handed in by
tonight. 1889 will then get the prize
if presented by tomorrow night at o
o'clock.
The prize 10 be given away this ey-
ening is a fine s25 graphophone.
The paid attendance last night was
about 300, the largest of the week,
and tonight will doubtless be greater.
= The Red Men will have burlesque
parade tonight. IL will form at First
and Broadway a. 1880 and the line OF
march will be out Broadway to the
carnival grounds. A number Of gro
tesque costumes will be seen and at.
tractive speoialties have been arranged
for IL
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
AT THE FAIR.
for it.

Yesterday was Paducah Day at the
county fair sni the people were out
in force and filled the big grand stand
to the overlooking mark. So dense
was the enormous crowd that many
had to seek places behind the judges
stand in the encl osure of the race
track, many standing in the track.
The races were begun shortly after
two O'Clock and were finished by five.
There were many starters in all races.
which were principally running
races, and much excitement was man
ifested in the contests. The free acts
on the track IN front Of the grand
stand were all good and there was
something doing" every minute.
The street car company could hsrd-
ly handle the business in the after
noon and every available car was Sc
cured to handle the Broadway trade.
A member of the street car company
stated that nearly three thoussn d
were ont in the afternoon, the large
crowd Of the week. The grand stand
has q comfortable seating capacity
of something over two thousand but
people were even hanging onto rafters
in their endeavors not to miss any
thing.
The fair promoters were pleased to
see the interest taken in their at
tempts to plesse, and are confident
that next year they will eclipse any
fair every given here.
First race: Half mile dash; Tom
Gilmore, The Rush.
seconi race: Special half mile
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

The flying machine inventor and
the porth pole crank still flourish.
These two classes of enthusiasts mean
we'll but they have in their years Of
perilous ana costly experiments &C
complished perhaps least of all the
workers in the cause of science. The
public is about ready to believe that
flying machines and perpetual motion
will never be successfully invented II
there is any advantage to be gained
by discovering the North pole, it has
yet to be shown.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

the $500 as q guarantee that he would
sign and then refused to sign. The
contract was let to him again at this
advance, and now his s5C0,in addition,
has been given back to him. making
him somewhere $4,000 better of than
he would have been had he been made
to do the work ct the price in the sec
ond bid, at which figure the contract
was let to Kim.
The city has accordingly lost much
time, the cost of advertising and other
expenses, the $500 forfeit, snd in ad-
dition had to pay the contractor some
where near $500 more than he first
agreed to do the work for. This is
this idea of the crowd in office of bust.
ness methods. and of properl- repre-
senting the interests Of the taxpayers.
Had it been the government, or any
thing else that goes about such things
in business-like manner, it would
not only have kept the $500 forfeit,
but would as we'll have made the con-
tractor lose the difference between the
bid he refused to sign the contract
for, and the one he finally did sign,
which would be somewhere near $500
in this case, according to reports.
~ L.r
ing q pull. There is modern saying
about "if you catch sucker bump
him" and the city has been the suck.
er and got bumped, and always will
as long as the present crowd is allowed
to remain in Office and gouge the peo-
pie through graft and pulls. There is
no business sense exhibited in any
thing they do. although there are some
good business men on the boards. They
ought to be shelved by the people in
November. IL is the only way to pro-
tect the taxpayers. Competition in
bidding on municipal public work is
gradually diminishing because con-
tractors have gotten 50 they do not
want to go to the trouble to bid on
certain kinds of work in Paducah |
that friends of certain men
in the boards are determined their IA
vorites shall have the jobs at all haz-
ards There are contractors here on
whom the boards without hesitation
pile contracts enough to require
months and months more than the
time specified for completion and then
extend the time to suit the contrac-
tors convenience for finishing the
work Some streets were recently com
pleted by one contractor which were
started three years bafore. This sort
of business is due TO pulls, and pulls |
should be eliminated from city govern
ment and the way to do it is to Dust
the present crowd from office.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

dash: Blarney Girl, owned by O. b.
Lescher, Paducah, Macy Russell /;
Major.
Third race: Paducah handicap and
. sixteenth mile. Equslize won it,
Fourth race; Paymaster won this
pace in straight heats, Sam II Taper
Most of the business houses closed
early Yesterday in order that their
employees could go out and enjoy the
fair. Tho races were exciting and
were square. The shows at the fair
rgounds should be better patronized,
as there are some excellent ores.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
The LINE Is CLEAR
Trains Running Over the Burn
ed Trestle.
Only a Few Bones of the Two Dead
Trainmen We're Re.
covered.
WRECK WAS UNUSUALLY BAD

The wreck near Calvert City yester.
day which cost the lives Of Engineer
Dulapey and Fireman @. l.. Hutton,
has been cleared away and the track
prepared for traffic. At 4:25 yester.
day afternoon the first train crossed
the bridge and it was the Louisville
and Fulton accommodation train No.
12l which arrived here late. This was
followed by No. lOl,t fast cannon
ball passenger train and later the
freight trains began to move but are
still in pretty congested condition.
The freight service was probably
the worst crippled yesterday on ac-
count Of the wreck although much in.
convenience was caused the passenger
trains in going over the l.. and n.
road. The loss of passenger and
freight patronage on the divisions AZ.
fected by the wreck will amount to no
mean sum.
1t is impossible to estimate the dam
age done by the wreck but both en-
gines will have to be practically re-
built The merchandise destroyed by
fire will cut a big figure 10 the dam
age also and this added TO the expense
of delays and loss of patronage in the
few hours the division was tied up
will mount high into the thousands.
The remains Of Fireman Hutton
were recovered first but the only
few charred remains Of the body and
lower limbs were recovered Engineer
Dulsney was burned entirely mp and
one piece Of bone, Q comb, piece Of
watch chain and collar button were
all the means OF Identification discov.
cred in the wreckage.
Engineer Dulaney's wife will leave
today for Grand Fork, North Dakota,
where she has relatives.
Eye witnesses who saw the wreck
age yesterday morning state that IL
was the worst they he'd witnessed in
years The engines met jus. at the
edge Of the trestle and rebounded
slightly, leaving the south bound en-
CINE hanging over the edge Of the
burned bridge and the engine Of the
north bound falling down with the
burning bridge and cars.
Relatives Of G. l.. Hunt, the FIRE
man killed in TIE Calvert wreck We'd
nesday night, have been telegraphed
concerning the disposition OF the re-
mains and have instructed that the
body be sent TO Cumberland Furnace,
Tenn, for burial His name proved
to be Hunt, not Hutton, and his faith
err is a doctor.
This morning portion of leg and
other charred portions of the body
along with Engineer Dulaney's watch,
were taken from the debris Of ths
Calvert City wreck. The laborers are
still at work going over the debris and
il will be some time before the wreck.
age has been cleared entirely away.
Orders were given Undertakers
Nance and Spalding this afternoon, to
ship the body of Engineer Dulanev to
South Dakota, his former home Sun
day or Monday. The order was given
by the local lodge Of Maccabees of
which he was member. The remains
of the wreck are still at the undertak-
er's awaiting instructions from rela-
tives.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

Mistress-Now Jane, there is no use
of further a"gun en- as to how this
dish should be prepared, but our ideas
on the subject are so different that it
is evident one or the other of us is
crazy
Jane-True for you, ma an it's
not the likes of me us would be after
sayin' the likes o. you would have no
more sinse 10 keep crazy cook,-Lon-
don Tit Bits.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

II G ov. Beckham counts on wait
ing until he secures promises from
those in Graves county and elsewhere
who are familiar with the facts in the
reported release Of Sam CLARK from
the Eddyville penitentiary for $500
contributed to the Democratic cam
paign fund, not TO tell what they
know, he will probably be disappoint.
ed as the other side has forestalled
him ana afiidavits have already been
made to the effect that the charges are
true. There is apparently no answer
to the charges, as pointed out last
night by Major Owen. or it would
have been made long ago by the Gov
ernor,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
GERMAN SYRUP.

We want TO impress on our readers
that Boschee's German Syrup is posi-
lively the only preparation on the
market today that does relieve and
cuce consumption. 1t contains the
specifies, such as pure tar, extracts of
gums, ETC., which have been so highly
endorsed for the cure of coughs, colds
and consumption by the great medical
congresses. The consumptive, whether
his disease is in the throat or lungs,
must have rest at night, and be free
from the spasm of dry and rskinV
cough in the morning. The diseased
parts want rest, healing and soothing
treatment. and the patient needs fresh
air, good food, etc. German Syrup
will give free and easy expeotoration
in the morning with speedy and per
manent relief. Small bottles, 25
cents; regular size, containing nearly
four times as much, 20 cents, At all
druggists. l..
Dubois, Koib & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Ambition Realized.

When Andrew Carnegie was COM
PEELED to borrow dollar to place in
contribution box the other night IL
must have been the happiest moment
Of his life. At last his great ambition
had heen realized. lie was pennIless.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
As Defined.

What is hush money. mammal"
asked small Floramay as she looked
up from her book.
Hush money. my dear" replied the
mother. Is the kind acquired by the
manufacturers Of soothing syrup"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

DAILY AVERAGE, 2I97.
Personally appeared before me this
day E. j. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who affirms that the above
statement of the circulation of The
Sun for The month of Sept, 1903, is true
to the best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURyEAR,
Notary Public McCracken County.
Oct. 1. 1908.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Rest Wav TO kiemorlze.l

To economic time in memorizing a
poem it should be read as a whole;
that is. entirely through each time.
Tests made In psychological labora-
tories show that to memOrize one verse
at a time takes one-fourth longer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
They Certainly Ace.

what are the principal places of in
terest here?' asked the stranger with
in the gates.
"The pawnshops," promptly an
swered the new policeman.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Good for Newspsper Offices.

Asbestos towels are among the curl
osities of the day When dirty 1t 10
only necessary TO throw them into
red-hot fire and after a few minutes
draw them out fresh and clean.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Graduated CHARGES.

Client-"What do you lawyers
charge for your ability or the work
you do?" Briefer-"It depends. II !
win / charge for the work; If lose
charge for my legal ability"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
WAY Of the World,

The genuine artists eats his crust in
his garrett, and paints the picture. and
then the little fellows make a reputa'
ton by copying it, and live in brown.
stone fronts ever afterward.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

The city strains at gnat and swal
lows a camel. 1t orders the few nick
els a month paid for gas meter rent re
funded, and makes contractor q
present of a $500 check.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Innovation IN Berlin.

Berlin has its first female BARRIERS
the vile and daughter of a hair.
dresser. In Bohemia, Hungary and
Scandinavia there are many women
BARRIERS.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Somewhat Inconsistent.

Although the author Of book on
the finances Of Turkey has been dec
Grated by the Sultan for his work, the
Turkish press censor has prohibited
the sale Of the volume In Turkey.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
BEST OF THE WEEK
Large Crowds at the Races Yes
terday.
The Sightseers at the Carnival Filled
the Enclosure and beat the
Record.
WEATHER Is VERY FINE
AT THE CARNIVAL.

This was News Boys" afternoon
at the carnival and q number OF young.
sters enjoyed the delights of the great
show as the guests of Executive Com
miteeman II O. Rhodes from O'Clock
until time for them to deliver their
papers They met at First and Broad.
way and went TO the carnival grounds
in body. Their appreciation Of the
courtesy extended them was shown In
the enthusiasm with which il was re.
ceived, and their enjoyment OF all
they saw.
The unusual feature of a wedding
ceremony between acts at the ciroo.
leum attracted large crowd to this
show last night.
Miss Rose Cluckey of Lansing,
Mich, and Mr.. Joseph Metcalf OF Ro-
anoke, Va, were married, according
to previous arrangement At . O'Clock
under the large tent, Rev. J. L. Per.
ryman Of the East Baptist church per.
forming the ceremony.
The prize numbers for last night a's
8495 fret. 237i second and 2970 third
for the fine Morris chair. The first
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

the registration shows heavy Repub-
lcan gains in nearly every city in
the State, and is giving the Demo
Gratis something to think over.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Henry of Navarro was exhorting his

Henry of Navarro was exhorting his
soldiers TO follow the white plume.
But they protested, "our wives
will all want one for their hats"
~ can't help that" replied their
stern leader. Remember, war is
war; besides, it would spoil Mscau.
ley's poem If You didn't.
Pressing forward TO do their duty.
they soon made Irvy famous. Me-
York sun.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

Mamma. Just look ut your clothes
OF you careless boyl There's no u.s.
taking to you -
"ohmy. Now that's real sensihle
Why didn't you think o. thss
kao :-Ph'ladslphia PEess. a
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
ELECTION OF 1899: ". 8. TAY-
LOR, 1874 WIN. GOEBEL. 1871, 33l
JOHN YOUNG BROWN, 1910.
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Saturday. Light
frost tonight.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
Another Member of the City
Committee Sues Ledger.
Attorney Gross Asks s25, 900 Colonel
Caldwell Files Amendment Making
Individual Parties to Suit.
THREE OTHER BIG SUITS

The Evening Ledger now has an
abundance of troubles on its hands.
Several we'll known citizens supposed
TO be putting mp the money with which
to PRINT it have been made parties to
Colonel X. q. Caldwells suit and
will be in other suits yet to file.
1t is understood that So, 600 was
made up to run the paper six months.
Attorneys Flournoy and Harrison,
Reed and Berry end Wheeler and
Hughes this afternoon tled for Colonel
r. G.. Caldwell ali amendment to the
original petition in which he sues the
Ledger Publishing company for S25,-
900 for printing an alleged libelous Or.
ticle about him.
The amendment makes Messrs. b. II.
Scott, James Roger. W. p. Smith,
Charles Q. @. Leigh and +. ". Smith
parties TO the suit and charges that
they have formed parternership to
publish the Ledger paper and further
that the three original incorporators,
Messrs. X. ID. Wilbsnks, s. W Banks
and w. A. Hall were merely secured
as figureheads and that they did not
own any stock and that the stock had
not been subscribed in good faith and
that the corporation was not legal
one in fact that no notice specifying
an agent on which to serve notice had
ever been filed with the secretary of
state.
The amendment sets out further that
wilbauks and Hall have since left the
city and that they had been fraudu.
lently secured to play the role of in.
Attorneys Flournoy and Harrison
this afternoon filed suit for Attor-
ney d. A. Cross against the Ledger
Publishing company for ea5, 900 dam
ages for libel.
Ths defendant. it is alleged in the
petition, printed and published con-
corning the plaintiff libelous and SIAN
derous remarks damaging his reputa
tion and good name together with
causing him much embarrassment.
The article is the same one concerning
the action of several members of the
Democratic city committee "a publish.
ed about Colonel Il. G.. Caldwell, who
has also sued and it is charged Mr..
Cross had acted corruptly and perjured
himself and acted as a slave to Colonel
Caldwell who was dubbed the ozar.
The attorneys stated this afternoon
that tomorrow an amendment similar
to that fled in Colonel Csldwell's
suit, would be filed for Attorney Gross
suing each of the men putting up the
money to publish the Ledger.
Attorneys Lightfoot and Yonts have
been employed by Messrs Harry Saw.
age, Al Foreman and Frank Digel,
three other members Of the Democrat
ic city commit ee, to bring suit for
them against the Ledger company for
s25, 900 damages each for libel, snc
the suits will be filed within day or
two. just as soon as the attorneys can
prepare them.
Che attorneys will sue the paper and
the gentlemen backing it.n The ale
cations of libel are the same as I'm the
other suits filed against the company.
M,Ctrpss-Noy lana thnra is M uGa
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

Chicago has begun crusade against
gratis, and forty-six city employees
are involved to date. She bids fair
to soon be in the same class as st.
Iouis
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


For governor-Col. Morris b. Bel
KNAPP of Louisville.
For Lieutenant Rovernor--J. b. Will
holt of Boyd county.
For tressurer--John A. Black Of
Barborrville.
For auditor--George W. Welsh Of
Danville.
For attorney general-Judge W. NJ.
Beckner of Winchester.
For secretary of state-J. G. Speight
Of Graves county.
For superintendent of schools-Liv-
ingston Mccartney of Henderson.
For commissioners Of agriculture.
George Baker OF Muhlenberg county.
For clerk of court OF sppcals-J.
A. Newman Of Monroe county.
COUNTY.
For representative-Earl NJ. Hazen,
paducah.
CITY TICKET.
Jor J. Read, Mayor.
J. J. Dorian. Treasurer.
will @. Kidd, City CLERK.
Sam Houston. City Solicitor.
Ed. Hubbard, City Attorney
J. +. Householder. City Assessor.
l.. A. James, City Jailor
ALDERMEN.
@. II. Chambl:n.
Geo. Kstterjohn.
Chris Liebel.
Or. Frank Boyd.
Fred Kamleiter.
Tom @. Leech.
J. W. Pratt.
Oscar Starks.
CoUNCILMEN
First wsrd-Clay Warden, Ben
Thomas.
Second ward-w. A. Davis and A.
Grace.
Third wsrd-Harry Hank and Percy
Paxton.
Fourth ward--Charlss Speck and A.
V. Schoheld.
Fifth Ward--E. T.. Bell and
Harry PiKler
Sixth ward-John Herzogg end W.
II. Quarles.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
First ward-M. II. Bradley and
Silss Jones.
Second ward-Harry Williamson
md George ochlschlacger.
Third ward--Julisn Switzer : and
Jake James.
Fourth ward-Race Dippls and L.
Rice.
Fifth ward-Louis Peter and John
Murray.
Sixth wArd-Ed Smith and Boyd
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09

Mr.. Gus Reitz went to Princeton
today 81 noon on business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
Financial.
United States Leather Company.
To the Preferred stockholders:

To the Preferred Stockholders:
qnssgne4 Pays as s mi tee prepared P5 sR
Of United Leather COMPANY. This has been
nittee has today issued Circular stating the principal
81 f NAM the a ,est be
@ Rn Of S {e 'n psF Stn Of Unpaid
BY Leather Company surplus squal than
portion OF surplus being largely represented by first
Company obvious proprtety that preferred
[oe should promy receive some part Of TINS; and to?
debentures or the making
company which holds majority OF the stock.
Assenting Prefered stochoideTs tie Norton trust
Pay ana this Commute under when SnsteS 31
subject the provisions Of the agreement which has bee
% Tr nTA' - So Y "a So J The aEreeIRent pro
vi1es for the giving Of the 50 per
be proper and further provides power to accent Lor o
dividends securities in the treasury OF the
Company might not for long tine permit
dividend on account OF the aTIeaIase ne pm fo
holders and the Company itself but Of the common STOCK
the REsfsr5sd i s be d1ss Of prompt
o. the CTqns o. Of ' fb iDportant soczho1ders
i b ressed NAV he Obtained at the
Morton Trust Company No IS Nassau Street or at me
street. Copies the Agreement also be examined
This Committee invites conference or correspondence.
viii facilitate any stoekhodsr in The de99ss of shares
GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY.
Chairman.
=. DAyIDGE.
EUGENE HORTON.
THEODORE II. HoYT,
GEORGE r.. VAIL,
NATHAN ALLEN,
FRANK HEALY,
GEORGE L NICHOLS,
I. C. MYERS. Secretary,
Street